Chapter 7

First Day of School

"Okay Inuyasha we're here." Kagome said while panting a little. They stood across the street from Kagome's school. She had run from her house to school with Inuyasha on her back. It was really odd since most of the time it was him that did the running. But it had felt so exhilarating running and hopping from roof top to roof top.

She let Inuyasha slip off her back and turned to look at him. His face was almost completely pale and he had let her hair get road whipped. Strands stood out all over the place, giving him a black halo.

"Inuyasha, are you okay? Did I go too fast for you?" she asked. Inuyasha just ignored her; he was too busy watching the swarm of high school students. He looked like he saw death himself standing across the road beckoning him. In his mind it probably was.

Kagome stepped in front of him, blocking his view, and put her hands on her hips.

"Inuyasha!" she scowled. "Are you afraid? They're just mere humans ya know? They don't bite" she paused to rethink this. "Well…some of them do –"

He jerked his head at the word 'afraid'. "Keh, I am not afraid, Kagome. Why don't you just get of my back will ya!"

Kagome cocked an eyebrow. "If I remember correctly it was you who was on my back, Inuyasha."

"Why don't you just shut up?" snapped Inuyasha.

She just rolled her eyes. This was so typical of him. Kagome licked her fingers. "Fine, Inuyasha, just let me get –" reaching over she started to smooth down his hair.

He slapped her hand away, growling. "I can groom myself, Kagome."

"Yeah, I know you where so good at it in your own body." She muttered sarcastically.

"Hey!"

Kagome was about to say something in return when the warning bell rung. Forcefully, she began to shove Inuyasha across the street.

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"Hey no pushing!" Inuyasha yelled over his shoulder when he stumbled over the curb. He swung around to rant at Kagome but realized that she wasn't there. Actually she wasn't anywhere in sight. Inuyasha smiled, she was getting used to the positive sides of being in the body of a half demon.

"Hey, Kagome!" He jumped when someone tapped his shoulder. Growling, he turned around to confront three smiling girls.

"Oh, Kagome, are you still sick? Your grandfather said you wouldn't be acting normal, he said that you hit your head or something." One of them asked giving Inuyasha a big hug.

"Who the hell are you?" he said while unwrapping himself.

They all gasped and the one that had given him a hug turned to the other two. "It's worse than I thought!" she whispered. She turned back to Inuyasha with a sad smile.

"I'm Yuka, Kagome. One of you best friends. And this is Eri and Ayumi; also your best friends." Each girl smiled when their name was said. Inuyasha remembered them now; Kagome was always talking about them and how they often help her with school. On the way here she had said something about that.

"You got the notes I asked for." Inuyasha said to Yuka.

She smiled "Yeah, you can copy them after school. Oh, and Hojo has been asking for you." She waggled her eyebrows. Eri giggled.

He was about to ask who this "Hojo" was when Ayumi grabbed his hand. "Come on Kagome we need to get to class. Big test you know. Hopefully you can get out of it." She gave Inuyasha an encouraging grin.

Yuka and Eri gave each other a knowing look, rolling their eyes.

And together they walked to their first period class and the closer they got, the tighter the knot clinched in his stomach. Demons he could handle, just a little slashing here and there – no worries. But being surrounded by boy crazed girls – now that he wasn't so sure he could handle. And who was this Hojo?

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"Here, Kagome this is your seat." Eri pointed at a desk behind her and sat down. Inuyasha looked at the desk with its cold metal seat that was attached to a little wooden desk by metal robs on one side. He scowled.

"What's wrong, Kagome?" Ayumi asked. She took her seat on the right side of Inuyasha and pulled some papers out of her bag.

"Nothing." He mumbled and sat down.

Yuka gasped. "Ayumi, you can't be serious. You've been studying for like two weeks already, just put the papers away."

"No." she said. "I need to study."

Yuka rolled her eyes. "You don't need to do anything. You know your going to pass, you always do."

"And maybe you would too, if you actually studied." Ayumi said flatly and went back to studying.

"Whatever." Yuka went and sat behind him. Keh, now I know where Kagome gets her attitude from.

Inuyasha looked around him appraising. There were six rows of desks that were now being filled with chatty teens. The desk on his left stayed empty. A big desk sat in one corner of the room. On one wall was some big rectangular black thing, he couldn't figure out what it was used for. All the other walls were covered with maps and what appeared to be timelines.

"Hey Kagome here comes your boyfriend." Teased Yuka in his ear. Inuyasha growled. Kagome had a boyfriend and she never told me! He turned and looked at the boy in the doorway and he growled again.

This must be that Hojo character that was looking for Kagome. He was tall with black hair, and brown eyes. The boy scanned the room looking for someone. Inuyasha hunkered down in his seat. Please don't see me, please don't see me. He pleaded.

"Hey Hojo, look who's here!" yelled Eri in front of him, she waved her hand beckoning the boy. Hojo looked at Eri and then behind her. Inuyasha watched as his eyes light up when he spotted him. He started towards the empty seat next to Inuyasha.

"What the hell did you do that for?!" hissed Inuyasha.

Eri turned around with a quizzical look. "Chill, it's just Hojo, Kagome. I thought you would be happy to see him, or are you still head over heel for the no good two-timing – Oh, hey Hojo!" She said has Hojo sat down.

"Hello, Eri are you ready for the big test?" he said cheerfully.

She rolled her eyes in response. "No you too. Ayumi has been talking none stop about this stupid test. Am I right Yuka?"

"Totally!" Yuka said.

Smiling, Hojo turned his attention to Inuyasha. "Hey Kagome! I'm sorry about the fall your Grandfather told me about. Are you feeling better?"

Inuyasha couldn't believe this guy. What a wimp! He plastered on a fake smile, Kagome would expect at least this much. "Much better." He said sarcastically.

"That's great Kagome!" Hojo replied. His eyes sparked when he said the name. Inuyasha felt bile rise in his throat. It looked like he was about to say more when a short, chubby woman walked in. This must be the teacher.

"Good morning class!" She said clapping her hands once.

"Good morning Mrs. Kashi." The class responded as a whole.

"Before we start the test I would like to read a passage from chapter 11, if you don't mind."

The class moaned again and set about getting their books out. Something bumped against Inuyasha's elbow. He looked down. It was a folded up piece of paper with Kagome's name on it. He looked over at Hojo who was smiling that goofy smile again. Inuyasha forced down the growl that tried to escape. Unraveling the note, it stated the following:

Hey Kagome,

I was wondering since your feeling better now, if you would like to go the movies with me tonight, or something. I would really like to spend some time with you.

Always your one and only,

Hojo.

(A/N)The end.

Just Joking! But anyway I don't really know how Inuyasha is going to react to the letter. I need your guy's help. So if you have any hilarious ideas for the next chapter or something you would like to see happen in my story – just drop a review and tell me. And if it's good enough I'll use it and dedicate the chapter to you!! Woo-hoo. This sounds like a game show or somethin'.

Tootaloo!