Author's Notes: Hey guys I'm glad you liked my story enough to read the second chapter! Again, I'm so excited to be writing this but really nervous about it too so please review and tell me how I'm doing! Your feedback means the world to me!

I still don't own Inuyasha. Let's begin!

Chapter 2

So by the end of the first week I had gotten into the rhythm of things a little bit better. I could now get to and from my classes without having to look at a map or ask directions. I found out that Inuyasha was in my biology and chemistry classes because apparently he took them last year and failed, and is now repeating them again. I had come up with my running routes for the morning every day. I was starting to feel like I was really settling in.

I was heading over to Sango's tonight to study together even though we weren't in the same courses. We got along together so well it was amazing! She mentioned that she was going to text the others and see if they wanted to join so I didn't know yet if we were going to be hanging out with anyone else yet. All I knew was that I really needed to get this assignment done before it was due tomorrow morning.

I was wearing some jeans and a simple t-shirt and had my hair tied back in a loose bun. I had put in the minimum hair and makeup effort for the day because I knew I would just be studying today. I picked out a light blue hoodie and put it on then stared at myself in the mirror. My pale blue eyes were slightly accented by my mascara and my lips were moisturized by my lip balm giving them a subtle shine. I had my usual one spray of perfume on that was sweet and floral.

I had been getting to know everyone slowly and it made me really happy. This was the easiest transition I had had to a school ever. Granted there were still some bumps along the way like getting lost a couple times, causing me to be late, and let's not forget that awful encounter with that terrifying youkai with red eyes! I had been unable to shake my fear of him and had even had a nightmare about his terrifying eyes this week. There was just something undeniably wrong about him and I couldn't quite place it.

A buzz from my phone drew my attention away from the mirror. I opened my phone and read the message from Sango.

'Hey girl! I just got home so come on over! The others are going to join us as well!'

'Ok be there soon!' I sent my response. Sango lived a few blocks away from me like most other students. The rest of the group was nearby as well some farther because they were on the other side of campus but all within about a kilometer radius of the school.

A cool breeze blew past me and made me think about how much walking home was going to suck when it would be dark and even colder.

I entered Sango's apartment building and when I reached her floor knocked on the door. Miroku opened the door and smiled at me.

"Hey Kags! Good to see you! Come on in."

"Thanks." I responded as I entered the living room to see the two white haired brothers sitting on the couches along with Sango and Shippo. I had met Shippo the day after I met the rest of the group but I had still yet to meet the other two Sango had mentioned named Ayame and Kouga. Shippo was shorter than the other guys, although Bankotsu and Sesshomaru were both extremely tall as it is. Miroku and Inuyasha were both similar heights and Shippo was the shortest of the guys only a bit taller than the girls. Shippo was a fox youkai and sure loved his jokes. He was a fun guy though a little childish. We got along great and even hung out a few times outside of the group. I wasn't interested in him nor was he in me, but we just got along so well.

"Hey guys! So we're actually going to study and get work done right?" I asked teasing my friends.

"Feh! It's barely worth anything for our grade! Certainly not worth my time anyways…" Inuyasha complained. He didn't seem too keen on keeping up with homework but I was keen on making him pass the two courses we had together this time. I dragged him over to the table with me and plopped down and started on the work while ignoring his protests. The others laughed and I even got a smile out of Sesshomaru as Inuyasha battled it out. Inuyasha was definitely losing and we were almost through with the exercises for homework. He really wasn't dumb and could keep up with all the concepts, making it clear to me that his biggest issue was doing the work. Well that just made it more likely I could make him pass this time!

"Oi wench, I'm going over to Kikyo's this is stupid. I'll see you tomorrow!" Inuyasha started getting up and kicked his chair away.

"Not a chance! Come back here and sit down!" I yelled as I tacked him into the couch with a huge grin on my face. The girls burst out laughing at my antics and Miroku seemed a little concerned for my safety. "We have one question left and we're solving it together! Come on you can do whatever you want when it's done!"

"Don't go making such vague promises to young gentlemen Kags or you'll find yourself in some sticky situations." Miroku teased pervetedly. WHAT? My face was instantly red and I shot up off of Inuyasha. "That's not what I meant! I meant he could go see Kikyo!" I tried to reason.

This only made everyone laugh harder at me.

"Keh whatever, I'll finish the stupid problem." Inuyasha walked over to the paper and glanced at the problem then instantly scribbled something onto the paper. "There! Done. Now I'm out of here!" With that Inuyasha was gone.

I shuffled back over to my spot and checked his answer. It was right! I copied it onto my homework and put both the papers into my backpack. I knew I would have to hand in Inuyasha's for him because he wouldn't be bothered to.

Once I got over the embarrassment from earlier we all just started talking about the most random of topics. Sesshomaru was pretty silent as usual but I kept catching him looking at me. How strange… I wonder if I had said anything wrong…

"Alright guys! I have early morning classes tomorrow and it's getting late! I'll see you all tomorrow, I'm going to walk home!" I announced and packed up my things.

"Did you want me to walk you home Kags?" Shippo asked.

"No don't worry about it! It's just a 5 minute walk from here I'll be fine!"

"Alright well then we'll see you tomorrow at our usual lunch spot! Good night Kagome!" Sango said cheerily.

I hugged and said goodbye to everyone individually and hesitated when it came time to say goodbye to Sesshomaru. I really didn't understand our relationship. Sango told me she noticed his difference in behaviour with me as well but you never really knew what that meant with Sesshomaru anyways. And it was so subtle sometimes I thought I was imagining it. He didn't do anything dramatic, just paid more attention to me. I went towards him slowly and hesitantly while making eye contact as if asking for permission to say goodbye to him the same way I did my other friends. He held my eyes as I approached him and nodded granting me permission. I stepped up on my tippy toes and wrapped my arms around his neck. I felt his arms gracefully land around my waist and pull me in slightly. It was a normal hug, why was I overthinking it so much?

I started to pull away and looked at his eyes again. I smiled and said "Good night Sesshomaru, it was great to see you too."

I saw his eyes show a little happiness and heard him say "Good night Kagome. I will see you tomorrow. Be safe."

Instead of letting myself stay there to stare at him and overthink what was happening I just smiled again at him and the rest of the group, waved and left closing the door behind me.

As I left the building the cold breeze hit me again, but there was something different about it this time. Nope, I must still be overthinking things because of my encounter with Sesshomaru. I quickly glanced around to see that there was no one in sight. I knew I was just overthinking things. So I pulled up my hood on my hoodie, turned and started walking home. Only a block later I felt it. I felt that same chill down my spine and the hairs on my neck stick up. I didn't need to turn around or look up. I knew exactly what it is that I felt. I felt the dark and dangerous some pair of red eyes on me that I did my first day of school.

It was him again.

Author's Notes: Ooo cliff-hanger! I'll try to write again soon but it might be a few days before I can get another chapter up. But again please review! Thank you so much to saiya, mona and rose for being my first reviewers! See you guys soon!