III. Miko
"I had heard she was beautiful, but I didn't know just how…divine she was," Ichijou said.
"She didn't smell quite human," Seiren said, thoughtfully. "And her aura...it was so pure, the purest I've ever sensed."
"She is certainly very powerful," Kaname put in. 'I wonder else she is capable of,' He thought to himself, glad that another had become a prefect, meaning that there was one more person to protect his precious Yuuki.
"She looked very tasty," Aidou said, earning himself a hit on the head from Kaname.
Ruka and Rima said nothing, not wishing to discuss the new girl.
"Ah-achoo!"
Kagome absently rubbed her nose. Someone must be talking about me, she thought (1).
She surveryed her surroundings, briefly admiring the beautiful scenery. This was definitely a very good school environment, so much better than the polluted air of the city. Also it was quiet and peaceful.
She vaulted over the balustrad of the balcony from which she had been standing, landing on her feet like a cat before running through the trees.
Kagome loved the feeling of the wind blowing in her hair; it gave her a deliecious sense of freedom. She had missed the danger and excitement of the Feudal Era, and this was the closest that she would ever get to having that sense of adventure again.
Suddenly, detected something at the edge of her senses. She slowed to a stop and spread out her senses.
Two Day Class students hiding in the bushes. No doubt trying to take pictures of the Night Class.
Kagome sighed. They just never give up, do they?
Placing both hands on her hips she stepped out into the moonlight and shouted, "Omae-tachi! Wandering around on campus after hours is strictly pohibited. It's dangerous at night."
"We just wanted to take some pictures of the Night Class," one of the girls said, giving her the look of a wounded puppy.
"That's what I thought," Kagome muttered.
"Isn't is okay to take just a few?" the other girl asked.
"No, it isn't!" Kagome cried. "Nothing justifies your being here after school hours when it is not allowed. Besides that is an invasion of privacy."
With that she grabbedAnd started to drag the two girl to the chairman's office.
Then she sensed two dark auras coming up behind them. Kagome released the girls as she formed her whip of purity and lashed out at the dark presence. She heard a resounding thwack, followed by a cry of pain or surprise, she couldn't really tell.
"Who's there?" Kagome called out to the darkness as she pulled roughly on the whip; but whoever it was still managed to keep their feet planted on the ground, or wherever they were.
"Oi-oi, that was rather dangerous, you know," a cocky, arrogant voice said.
Two figures stepped out of the shadows, one of which had the glowing whip attached to his wrist, with an amused and slightly pained expression on his face.
Vampires, Kagome realized as she recognised them from the Night Class.
These two were powerful, but not as powerful as Kuran Kaname or her brother. Probably about the same kind of power level of a lower upper level youkai. And by their similar auras, she could tell that they were related. Brothers, or perhaps cousins.
The vampire that currently had her whip of purity wrapped around his wrist, and lightly singing it, had blonde hair and bright blue eyes, and porcelain skin; whilst his companion had light red hair, brown eyes and olive skin.
Kagome recognised the blonde to be the one that had shouted out to the Day Class girls earlier.
"Senpai-tachi, shouldn't you be in class right now?" Kagome asked.
"We're on a break," the blonde vampire replied. "You're that new student, and prefect. Sorry we didn't introduce ourselves earlier, watashi namae wa Aidou Hanabasa, and this is my cousin Kain Akatsuki."
"Yo," Kain said.
"Aidou-senpai and Kain-senpai from the Night Class!" Kagome heard one of the girls exclaim.
"Wahh! Lucky!" the other girl cried.
The two girls clapped their hands together in excitement.
Kagome allowed her whip to dissolve.
"Higuarshi-Taishou Kagome desu. And I think think the two of you should be returning to class, Aidou-senpai," she said
"We only came to say hello, since you are new. You're so cold, Kagome-chan," Aidou replied, with an innocent look that Kagome didn't trust one bit.
Aidou smirked as his eyes glowed with a red light, and also gained a prefatory look. He began to walk slowly up to her.
Kagome watched him warily. She had seen that look countless times on demons, and it never meant anything good. For her at least.
"May I suck your blood, Kagome-chan?" Aidou asked in a husky, seductive voice whilst gently grasping her hand.
"Suck...blood?" one of the girls exclaimed. "He's a vampire?"
"He's joking, right?"
Kagome whirled to face the two girls. Her eyes glowed a pearlescent pink as she turned her gaze to the two Day Class girls. Their eyes glowed the same pink colour that Kagome's own eyes were glowing, before closing and falling to the ground in a deep sleep.
Aidou used this distraction to pull her against his body with the intention of biting her neck. However, before he could lay a fang on her, Kagome had dropped down and swiped his legs out from under him, causing him to fall on his back.
Aidu groaned.
"Kindly keep your hands and your teeth to yourself, senpai," Kagome said, evenly as she stood up. "You should very well know that drinking live blood is strictly prohibited on campus. Also I didn't give you permission to address me so familiarly."
"Causing trouble again, Aidou?"
Kagome turned to see Kaname walking up to them.
Aidou quickly jumped up onto his feet, shaking like a leaf; a frightened expression on his face.
"I'll take charge of these fools. The chairman will be wanting a report on this," Kaname said. "I deeply apologise for my classmate's behaviour, Kagome-san."
"It's quite all right, Kuran-senpai," Kagome replied. "You are not responsible for his actions."
Kaname then turned to Kain, who had a worried sheepish expression on his face. "This is your responsibility as well, Kain. You should have stopped your cousin."
Another vampire that had escaped Kagome's notice dropped down from one of the trees, landing beside the girls.
"As for the two girls, we'll erase their memories and-"
"That won't be necessary, Kuran-senpai," Kagome interrupted. "I have already wiped their memories. They will remember nothing of tonight when they awake."
Kaname blinked in surprise. He turned to the vampiress crouched by the two Day Class girls.
She nodded, confirming that their memories of the night had indeed been erased.
"Then we shall take them to the chairman."
"Please do."
Kaname began to walk away, pushing Aidou and Kain in front of him. He paused and turned back to face Kagome. "And since I am well acquainted with your cousins, you may call me Kaname."
Kagome smiled. "Hai, Kaname-senpai."
Kaname smiled back.
"Well, I should be getting back on patrol," Kagome said.
With that she backflipped into aa nearby tree and began leaping from branch to branch in the opposite direction.
Aidou and Kain looked on in amazement at her reflexes, before being given a push in the direction of Chairman Cross's office.
"What happened, Kagome-chan?" Yuuki asked.
She and Kagome had met up at the fountain in the school courtyard. Yuuki had noticed right Kagome's slightly disheveled appearance.
"I had a bit of a run in with Aidou Hanabasa," Kagome replied.
"Oh, you better watch out for him, I know he's tried to suck my blood at least ten times by now," Yuuki said.
"Thanks for the warning, even if it is a bit overdue," Kagome ruefully replied.
"He didn't suck you blood, did he?" Yuuki asked, concern on her face.
"Never laid a fang on me."
Yuuki blinked in surprise.
"I knocked him down before he had the chance," Kagome explained.
There was a a pause before Yuuki suddenly dissolved into giggles.
"I can't believe you did that to Aidou-senpai," she said before she started giggling again.
Kagome raised one eyebrow, not sure as to what so funny about it. Kagome turned towards the east just as the sun was beginning to rise. Time for them to get a few hours sleep before classes started. Yuuki said so when she noticed the direction Kagome was facing.
They both went to their seperate dorms. Kagome had a room to herself, which was nice and after changing into her night clothes, Kagome set her alarm, and climbed into bed, falling into a light sleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Later that day, Yuuki had fallen asleep at least five times during classes, causing the teacher to scold her and make her take supplementary classes.
Kagome had also taken supplementary classes with her, but by her own choice as she had wanted to catch up with the rest of the class. Just because she was the new student, it didn't mean that she could use it as an excuse to slack off.
Zero had also fallen asleep during class, but had somehow managed to avoid being told off. And had apparently sneaked off somewhere when no-one was watching him.
"How can you stay awake in class, Kagome-chan?" Yuuki asked as they packed up their wiriting utensils.
"Oh, I'm used to staying up at all hours during the night, so the kind of schedule we're on doesn't really affect me," Kagome replied.
Yuuki blinked in surprise. She began to wonder what Kagome had been doing to be able to adapt so well to long day.
"It's almost White Day(2)," Yuuki sighed.
Oh, that's right, I forgot about it. With everything that's been going on, I'd lost track of times, Kagome thought to herself.
"You know, you're really pretty, Kagome," Yuuki said. "I bet you'll get heaps of gifts."
"I doubt it," Kagome replied, as she stood up from her seat. "I'm not really that pretty."
She walked out into the hallway, leaving Yuuki
Watching her, Yuuki could see that something was troubling Kagome.
Yuuki frowned; this wasn't the Kagome she knew and loved.
Kagome had always seemed so cheerful and self-confidant. Now she seemed older and more cynical. Yuuki wondered what had happened to make Kagome this way.
Sitting alone in the courtyard, Kagome began to contemplate the latest changes in her life. She realised that she had not yet told Sesshoumaru of her new position as a prefect. She knew that her brother did not like to be kept in the dark about anything; and she knew that she would have to confirm to him that the rumours of vampires also attending Cross Academy were true, and the goal Chairman Cross was working for in establishing the academy.
It was nice to see Yuuki again. She had hardly changed, she was still as naïve as ever and very innocent. She was, Kagome thought, like she herself had been over a year ago; and Kagome hoped that she would never lose that innocence.
Kagome's thoughts drifted to Cross's ward. Kiryuu Zero was very much like Inuyasha. They both had the same short temper, although Zero was slightly more inclined to think things through than Inuyasha had been; also he seemed reluctant to allow anyone to get close to him. And like Inuyasha, Zero had conflicting natures within him, battling for dominance. She hated to think what would happen if her lost control of himself.
Not wishing to dwell anymore on Inuyasha, Kagome diverted her thoughts to the Night Class, or at least those that she had seen.
They were each beautiful in their own way, in a similar way that demons like her brother were. And the auras they exuded only added to that beauty.
Kaname's aura was cold and lonely, much like Sesshoumaru. From watching him interact with the adoring girls from the Day Class and his classmates, Kagome had noticed that he treated them a cold indifference. But when he looked at Yuuki, his aura would soften and become warm. Now that she thought about, his aura and Yuuki's aura had felt similar. Oh, their auras were very different, but it felt similar in the way members of a family would, although Yuuki's seemed to be repressed, like they had been sealed or something. Could it be possible that Yuuki and Kaname were related in some way?
Ichijou Takuma was an interesting character. His aura showed a cheerful and optimistic personality. He was very much like Miroku had been, when he wasn't being perverted. But there was also an underlying guilt, that she could not understand. Why did her feel that way?
The vampiress that had apeared after Kaname's arrival, Kagome didn't remember seeing her when the Night Class were going to class. She was most likely acted as the eyes and ears for Kaname, informing him of any rumours that she happened to hear from the way she behaved. She was, Kagome thought, rather like a ninja, and probably acted not only as his spy but as his personal bodyguard.
Kagome had sensed jealousy coming from one of the other Night Class girls, most of it directed at Yuuki, and, to lesser extent, herself. And from the way she had looked at Kaname when she thought that no-one was looking, Kagome could tell that the vampiress was in love with Kaname, even though she knew that Kaname would never feel that same. Kagome understood that pain only too well.
Kain Akatsuki appeared to be calm and passive, unlike his cousin. That Aidou Hanabasa was a little too much like Miroku for her liking. While Miroku had groped her and asked her to bear his child when she first knew him, Aidou had asked if he suck her blood and had attempted to bite her! He was very much the playboy type. So not the kind of boy that she wanted to be involved with. And Sesshoumaru would not approve.
Kagome sighed. Sometimes she thought that she was too popular with boys, both human and non-human.
Japanese words, suffixes and phrase meanings
-tachi - suffix used when addressing or talking about a group of people (e.g. when Kagome says 'omae-tachi', she is saying "you guys")
Japanese customs and superstitions
(1) In Japan, it is said that if you sneeze once, then someone is talking about you.
(2) White Day - March 14, when boys who received chocolates from a girl on Valentine's Day are expected to return the favor by giving gifts, usually more expensive; although boys who didn't recieve chocolates may give a girl a gift.
Sorry it took so long to update. I've been on a residential revision course during the week, and there weren't any computers. Well, there were, but I couldn't use the internet.
I based a couple of things in this story from the new anime series, as I wasn't sure of how to write this particular chapter. Just to let you know, over the next few chapters, Kagome will be getting to know the vampires and Zero, except for Kaname. I know that lots of you want this to be KanamexKagome pairing, but personally I've seen so many of them I wanted to go for something a bit different and I have never been one to follow the crowd.
A note to Iced Lilith, I don't know much about Japanese customs, so you'll have to bear with me on a lot of things. But thanks for letting me know.
