Chapter Three
~Making Friends~
(Kagome)
S: So where do you want to go for lunch?
KH: Anywhere that InuYasha is not.
S: Since when are you guys fighting?
Kagome sighed. Sango was her best friend, she should be able to tell her what was wrong but she just couldn't. Kagome hated to be the reason the dream team was fighting. Thinking quickly she came up with an excuse.
KH: We're not…it's just my sister will be with him. And you know how Kikyou is…
S: Yeah, you're right. Let's just pick something up and eat on the steps.
KH: Sounds good.
Kagome breathed a sigh of relief. Kikyou and InuYasha wouldn't be anywhere near them since Kikyou liked to go to the lounge or a café for lunch. She hit a few keys to pull up her email and let Eri and her other friends know that they should grab lunch and then meet on the steps for lunch.
Kagome was so glad that they didn't have to stay at the school for lunch, some kids did stay but it was so nice to be able to get out for an hour and walk around. It made going to school on such a beautiful day, slightly less miserable.
Kagome glanced over her shoulder at the new girl, Ayame. The wolf girl was busily sketching an idea for her landscape. Glancing at the clock, Kagome made a quick decision to invite her to lunch. Sliding off of her stool, Kagome walked over to the girl and sat next to her.
"Hi." Kagome said cheerily. "My name's Kagome."
The other girl blinked at her for a moment and then offered a cautious hand to shake.
"Ayame." She said.
"You're new here right." Kagome smiled.
"Yes…" Ayame nodded keeping her facial expression guarded.
"Well…we get an hour for lunch after this if you'd like to come eat with me and my friends." Kagome offered with a huge smile.
Ayame bit her lips while she thought over the offer. Kagome felt her smile falter a bit. Why didn't this girl want to be her friend?
"It's just I should probably find Kouga…" Ayame started.
"Oh!" Kagome gasped as she suddenly remembered. 'Kouga's fiancée.' Kagome suddenly felt terrible. Of course, Ayame wouldn't automatically want to be her friend, Kouga had blown her off earlier to walk Kagome to class.
"Oh, Ayame. I'm so sorry. You must think I'm terrible. Please let me explain. It's nothing really. So not a big deal. I was mad at InuYasha and I wanted to make him a little bit jealous and I didn't even think about it. You must hate me. I feel so terrible. Please come to lunch and let me make it up to you. Say you'll come." Kagome blabbered.
Ayame's face was full of alarm as Kagome suddenly couldn't stop her mouth.
"What are you talking about?" Ayame asked.
"Kouga…You're mad at me about Kouga, aren't you?" Kagome explained.
"No…not mad…I guess I understand, kind of… I suppose I should have expected him to have a girlfriend." Ayame mumbled.
"I'm not Kouga's girlfriend." Kagome laughed.
"But he said…" Ayame started.
"No, no." Kagome giggled shaking her head. "I mean, we've been out a few times but I like InuYasha, which is completely hopeless since he's crazy about my sister but what can I say…"
"Wait! You're not dating Kouga?" Ayame frowned.
"No…he's got this crazy crush on me but he'll totally get over it. You're way prettier than I am and I don't like him that way anyway so… Hey! I can help you. I can help you make Kouga like you...I can totally talk you up and stuff, if you want me to. And Sango can help. She knows all about guys, she hangs out with them all the time. She can tell you all sorts of stuff guys are interested in. She's like the coolest, you'll love her." Kagome was off on another tangent.
Thankfully, Ayame was smiling at her this time.
"Really? Thank you. That'd be great." Ayame grinned.
"Great. So we're friends? We can be friends now?" Kagome asked excitedly.
"Of course. Sorry, if I came off kind of hostile." Ayame apologized.
"No problem. Yay, this is so exciting. I get to play match maker. We can start at lunch. Oh my God, I have to go email the girls and tell them to bring ideas. This is going to be so much fun." Kagome squealed rushing back to her computer.
~Boys Will Be Boys~
(Enju)
"EAT IT MUTT!" Kouga shouted as he launched another attack on InuYasha.
"SCREW YOU WOLF!" InuYasha shouted, dodging then rushing forward to punch Kouga in the face.
Enju sighed and turned her back on the two. 'Pathetic.' It was the same way every year. Those two fought over Kagome, sports, grades, any and everything on the planet. No one bothered to break up the fights any more. They just let the boys tire themselves out.
"Tell me, they're not fighting over that Kagome girl again this year." Jakotsu sighed as he plopped down next to where Enju was stretching.
"I wish I could." Enju said with an apologetic shrug.
"Oh Kami, I just don't get it. I mean really, what does she have that I don't?" Jakotsu pouted.
"Well you know, a rack, for starters." Suikotsu grinned as he dropped down beside his brother. "I'm just sayin'."
"He's got a point." Enju grinned.
"Hmph." Jakotsu snorted tossing his head to the side and flicking his hair out of his face. "Well clearly, neither of them is making any progress with her otherwise they wouldn't still be fighting over her."
"I don't think it's that simple." Enju shrugged.
"Well it should be." Jakotsu simpered.
"Even if she did choose, you still don't stand a chance bro. They're straight." Suikotsu said.
"Shut up Suikotsu. I don't see you making any progress with Kikyou." Jakotsu snapped.
"What's Kikyou got to do with this?" Suikotsu blushed.
"Oh dear…not you too?" Enju frowned.
"Not me too, what? Shut up…both of you." Suikotsu said. "Aren't we supposed to be working on our battle techniques or something?"
"He gets so embarrassed." Jakotsu laughed.
~Elitism~
(Kagura)
Kagura watched Kikyou tap her shiny red nails against the desk top impatiently. Something was really ticking her off which was probably going to be unfortunate for Kagura because when Kikyou was in a bad mood, everyone had to be in a bad mood.
Kagura's eyes moved back to the screen in front of her. 'Why the hell do we have to take Calc 4 anyway?' She sighed before filling in the last answers on their first day pop quiz. Their teacher had wasted no time in letting them know that she was the devil incarnate. Thankfully there were only ten minutes left of class and then she'd be free to roam for an hour.
Wind: So what are you doing for lunch?
Sessh: I'm picking up Rin for lunch.
Wind: You'll be late getting back.
Sessh: No, I have a free period after lunch.
Wind: Oh, that's cool.
Sessh: I guess.
Kagura tapped her fingers against the desk top trying to think of something witty to say. It was so hard to think of things that might impress Sesshomaru. He was impossible to read.
"You talkin' to Sessh?" Bankotsu asked, leaning over her shoulder.
"Get away from me." Kagura growled.
"Touchy, touchy." Bankotsu grinned. "If you weren't such a bitch I might help you score with him."
"Like I need your help, loser." Kagura scoffed.
"You know, hating his best friend isn't scoring you any points." Bankotsu smirked.
"Who says I'm trying to score point?" Kagura sniffed.
"Whatever, Kagura." Bankotsu shrugged, leaning away from her.
Kagura rolled her eyes and shut down her laptop hoping to make sure he'd stay away.
"So where are you girls going to lunch?" Bankotsu grinned, directing the question at Kikyou who would obviously be the one making the decision.
"Anywhere, you're not." Kikyou smirked.
"Cold blooded. What's with you girls today?" Bankotsu asked.
"It's nothing personal. I just need the girls to focus. We have to finalize the plans for my annual back to school party and you're nothing but a distraction and you know it." Kikyou grinned.
"Ah, your annual fall bash." Bankotsu grinned.
"Precisely." Kikyou quipped.
"Well then, I'd hate to stand in the way of a good party. After all, there's always a great lay in the bunch. Invite a couple of freshmen for me. I swear they're stupider this year which is exactly the way I like 'em." Bankotsu said winking at Kaguya.
"You're a pig." Kaguya snapped as a blush lit up her face.
"But I'm also dead sexy. Later girls." Bankotsu grinned and gave a little wave before exiting the room just seconds before the bell rang.
"He thinks he's such a bad ass." Kagura snarled, rolling her eyes.
"He kind of is." Kaguya shrugged.
"Ugh, don't encourage him." Kagura snapped.
"Sorry." Kaguya apologized.
"Girls focus. Find my boyfriend so we can go to lunch." Kikyou snapped.
With a roll of her eyes, Kagura followed Kikyou out of the classroom and let Kaguya deal with locating the hanyou.
~Beat 'em Off With a Stick~
(Sango)
Long brown locks swayed from side to side as Sango strolled leisurely through the hallway. It was lunch time so the building was far less crowded than usual. Opening her locker, Sango took off her uniform jacket and hung it on the rack since outside it was such a nice day. Shutting her locker, Sango nearly jumped out of her skin to see Miroku's grinning face where the door had once been.
"Good afternoon beloved." Miroku greeted.
"Why are you still following me? Go to lunch." Sango shouted. Usually, she wasn't prone to such outbursts but this kids was getting to be seriously annoying.
"You never told me your last name." Miroku grinned, seemingly unfazed by her exasperation.
"Why does it matter? It's not like you use my first name as it is." She asked with a frown.
"I'm just curious."
"Just call me Sango, okay?" She answered, beginning to walk away from him.
He sighed. "Fine…just Sango. I was wondering if you…what's with the death glare?"
"It means get away from me." She growled.
"Your glare is very sexy, smoldering actually." He grinned.
"Miroku?" Sango asked, stopping and turning to face him with a smile.
"Yes?" His voice was hopeful at the smile she gave him.
"If I could kill someone with just my mind, I would end you, understand?" She asked sweetly.
"You are just so beautiful."
"Argh!"
"Wait! Sango, don't leave!" Miroku called as he hurried to catch up with her.
"What do I have to do to get rid of you?" She sighed.
"Go on a date with me."
"Forget it."
"InuYasha would never have to know." Miroku grinned.
"What does he…" Sango trailed off as she remembered the fact that she had misled Miroku earlier when he'd asked if InuYasha was her boyfriend.
"Look Miroku, you seem like a nice guy but InuYasha would tear you to shreds so let's just not gamble with your life like that. I mean, you met his brother. They can be awful scary."
"I think you're worth it." Miroku murmured.
Sango paused. Despite how irritating this kid was the way he'd said that had been somewhat sweet especially since the look on his face told her he genuinely meant that. Sango sighed. She still didn't want to go out with this guy but perhaps she could be a bit less brutal with his feelings. It did take a lot of courage to ask someone out.
"Miroku-" She stared.
"SANGO! There you are." Kouga's voice came booming down the hallway.
'Now what?' Sango cringed internally.
"Hi Kouga." She said with a smile.
"Just the girl I need to talk to. What's up new kid?" Kouga greeted. "You don't mind if I steal her do you? Great thanks."
Sango rolled her eyes, it wasn't like she or Miroku had really been given a choice. Her arm was caught in Kouga's grasp and she was now being hauled down the hall towards the front doors. This was good considering she needed to be getting to lunch and she had gotten away from Miroku but there was no telling what the wolf demon wanted.
"What can I do for you Kouga?" She asked.
"I need your help."
"With?" She implored.
"Kagome."
"With Kagome?"
"Yes. I'm taking her out tonight but you know that's not going to be enough to steal her from mu…er, InuYasha. I need your help." Kouga explained.
"And why should I help you?" Sango sighed.
"I'll treat her better than InuYasha ever has."
Sango nodded, that was certainly true.
"I don't know."
"You don't have to do anything really, just give me some pointers and let me know when I do stuff she likes so that I can keep doing it, ya'know."
Sango had to smile at the pleading look on his face.
"I really shouldn't be getting involved but fine. I'll help you with Kagome. But only because she needs to get over InuYasha."
"Yes! Thank you. You're the best." Kouga grinned and bounded away.
'Finally, I can go to lunch.' Sango cheered internally.
~Male Bonding~
(InuYasha)
InuYasha yawned as he leaned against the lockers waiting for Kikyou to finish her makeup. She was taking her precious time primping in front of her locker mirror and he was hungry. They were going to try out some new sushi bar that had opened near the campus and he couldn't wait to begin inhaling his meal. He gave an irritated sigh, where the hell was Bankotsu? He was annoying as hell but he was better company than Kagura and Kaguya. InuYasha would take fighting with Bankotsu any day over listening to Kagura and Kaguya discuss who was in enough to come to Kikyou's annual fall bash and who was out.
He was getting ready to tell Kikyou he was going to leave her when a movement at the end of the hall caught his eye. 'Who's that? I know that kid, don't I?' InuYasha leaned forward trying to get a better look at the kid. 'Who the hell is that? I thought everyone would be gone by now?'
"Hey, Kikyou, I'll be right back, okay?" InuYasha said.
"Fine, whatever, we'll just leave without you." Kikyou groused.
InuYasha gave her a 'what the hell' look and then decided it just wasn't worth the fight.
"I'll meet you there." He sighed, pushing up from the lockers and leaning in to give his girlfriend a kiss.
"Hey!" She snapped holding up a hand in front of her face. "Freshly applied lip gloss. Don't mess it up."
"You're kidding me." He muttered, turning to the side and pressing a kiss to her cheek instead.
"Love you." She grinned.
"Yeah, yeah love you too." He groused, bounding down the hall.
The kid had rounded the corner by now but it was easy for InuYasha to catch up.
"Hey you!" InuYasha called.
"Me?" Miroku asked, turning around.
"Yeah, I do know you. Miroku, right?" InuYasha asked.
"That's me." Miroku grinned.
"You were hanging out with Kagome this morning." InuYasha said.
"Yeah, you're Inu…uh, you got detention right? What's your name again?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah, first detention of the year." InuYasha laughed. "I'm InuYasha."
"Are you by any chance on the battle team?" Miroku asked.
"I am. Are you trying out?"
"For sure."
"That's cool. Have you started looking for a partner?" InuYasha asked. "Because that's really important. It's actually kind of make or break."
"Really?"
"Yeah, I mean, I'm good but without my partner, psh, the competition would just be brutal."
"That good, huh?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah, she is. Have you met her? Her name is Sango. She and Kagome are best friends."
"Er…I think Kagome pointed her out…"
InuYasha nodded, distractedly as his stomach reminded him that he was wasting time. He was going to say later to the kid in front of him when an idea struck him.
"Where are you going for lunch?" InuYasha asked.
"Uh, I don't really know the area so…"
"Great! Do you like sushi?" InuYasha grinned. He could use some male company since Bankotsu was nowhere to be found and Sesshomaru was checking up on Rin.
"Sushi's good." Miroku shrugged.
~Out in Public~
(Sesshomaru)
Sesshomaru stared at the sky enjoying the gentle breeze and the warmth of the sun though no one would ever know looking at the lethargic expression on his face. Rin's company was pleasant as usual but eating on the steps was annoying. There were too many people milling about having pointless conversations. It was twice as annoying having people stop and gawk at him every few seconds as they recognized him as the daimyo's heir.
His eyes drifted downward to a particularly chatty group of girls. He easily recognized the voice of Kikyou's younger sister, Kagome and her friends Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi. There was a girl he didn't recognize with them. She was clearly a wolf demon though unlike the irritating Kouga and his yappy friends this girl was rather quiet.
He listened briefly to their conversation before rolling his eyes at the stupidity of it. Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi were currently debating whether or not they were invited to Kikyou's party while Kagome was naming dresses the wolf girl should wear to catch Kouga's eye. 'Pathetic. Where is the slayer? Surely, she will bring a few brain cells to the group.' It was rare that the loud mouthed Higurashi girl was seen without her best friend.
Much like clockwork, Sango came hurrying up to the group.
"Sorry I'm late. I had to deal with stupid boys." She breathed as she dropped down next to Kagome.
"Have you met Ayame…" Kagome began to jabber.
Sesshomaru tuned them out again and refocused on Rin.
"Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin asked, leaning around him and squinting at the group of girls.
"Yes?"
"Is that Sango-san down there?" Rin asked.
"Yes."
"Can I go say hi?" Rin asked, hopefully.
Drawing the attention of those girls was the last thing Sesshomaru wanted but if Rin wanted to say hi…
"Go ahead."
"Thank you, Lord Sesshomaru. SANGO-SAN! SANGO-SAN!"
Sesshomaru held back a cringe as the girl began shouting and hopping down the steps. He still couldn't decide if he was disappointed or relieved that his ward so idolized the taijiya. She'd even expressed an interest in some weapons training in the future.
"Rin-chan! What are you doing here?" Sango smiled, getting up and making her way up the steps to meet the girl.
"I'm having lunch with Sesshomaru-sama. Would you like to join us?" Rin offered.
'Say no.' Sesshomaru thought.
"Oh, I probably shouldn't. I promised Kagome I'd eat with her but another time, huh." Sango grinned.
'Good.' He thought, reclining against the steps.
"Hey Sessh!" Bankotsu's voice broke into his calm.
"What are you doing here?" Sesshomaru drawled.
"Babe watching. I think I'm going to ask that fighter chick out. I'll take her to Kikyou's party. What do you think?" Bankotsu grinned.
"Really? We're back to this again?" Sesshomaru asked shaking his head.
"I guess I could take Kaguya but where's the fun in going out with a girl you've already screwed, right?"
"You better be planning to end this conversation before Rin gets back within earshot."
"Don't worry, I'm not going to poison the mind of your little girl. She will continue to grow up in her delusional world where guys aren't jerks with one thing on their mind."
"Good."
"What are you going to do when she wants to start dating?"
Sesshomaru just glowered at his friend.
~Young Love~
(Miroku)
Miroku couldn't believe his luck. He was currently sitting in a booth with the hottest girl in school her two gorgeous friends and InuYasha. The girls were busily planning what had been described to him as what was annually the hottest party of the year. And he was invited. InuYasha had told the girls to add his name to the list which was unbelievably awesome. The invite had made Miroku feel a tad less scornful towards the hanyou. InuYasha was a nice enough guy but he was clearly cheating on Sango with Kikyou.
Miroku paused to wonder if Sango knew about this. Was it wrong to use it to his advantage? After all, InuYasha had been pretty nice to him and given him instant access to the inner circle. Miroku chewed slowly savoring the delicious salmon roll currently in his mouth. He didn't want to stab InuYasha in the back by stealing his girl but Sango was his dream date and InuYasha was clearly hooking up with the hottest girl in school, surely he could let go of Sango. Nodding to himself, Miroku decided he needed to observe the situation further and then make his move. Sango had made a good point earlier about how scary InuYasha's brother was and he was pretty sure InuYasha's claws were just as dangerous.
"So who are you bringing to the party?" InuYasha asked.
"I can bring a date?" Miroku asked.
"Of course you can." InuYasha grinned.
"Only if she's A-list material." Kaguya cut in.
"Shut up Kaguya." InuYasha growled.
"InuYasha this is a very exclusive party we can't just let anyone show up." Kaguya argued.
"And I'm sure InuYasha's new friend knows that." Kikyou snapped to silence them both. "Don't you."
Miroku felt like a deer caught in the head lights as Kikyou turned her scrutinizing gaze onto him.
"Er, yes, of course." Mirokou stammer nervously. "I just, uh, I'm taking my time making my selection. Since I'm new and all. I still have to figure out who is available."
Miroku glanced sideways at InuYasha to see if there was any reaction. Kikyou had made it quite clear that she would be the feature on the hanyou's arm; did that mean Sango was free?
"Oh there are lots of pretty single girls. Kagura the list." Kikyou barked, snapping out her hand to get the guest list from her friend. "Take your pick."
Miroku had to admit he was intimidated by Kikyou, even when she smiled. Her smile made him feel even more like he was in the middle of a set up. He looked over the list nervously. This list was essentially everything he'd ever wanted but this still felt somewhat like a trick considering he couldn't match any names to faces. He scanned for Sango's name but didn't see it. He then scanned for the only other name he really knew and didn't find Kagome on the list either. He frowned, didn't Kagome say Kikyou was her sister earlier?
"Er, is it just assumed that Kagome is going?" He asked.
"Kagome?" Kaguya echoed.
"She's not invited." Kikyou stated matter of factly.
"Oh…" Miroku said. He didn't really know what else he was meant to say. He found it odd that Kikyou wouldn't invite her sister to her party.
"If you want to take her though. I'm sure Kikyou will let you." InuYasha shrugged.
"She's not invited InuYasha." Kikyou repeated.
"She's technically an A-lister or are you two not sisters?" InuYasha asked.
"Why does it matter so much to you?" Kikyou snapped.
"Um, I didn't mean to cause a fight. It's that big of a deal." Miroku said. His eyes darted between the two nervously as he could sense some underlying tension coming up.
"It doesn't matter I just don't get why she's not invited." InuYasha continued.
"Do you want me to invite her?" Kikyou scoffed.
"That'd be nice." InuYasha shrugged.
"Why?" Kikyou snapped.
"Cause she's fun. What's your deal Kikyou?" InuYasha snarled.
"And I'm not fun?" Kikyou shouted.
Miroku raised an eyebrow. Did Kikyou have some sort of inferiority complex where Kagome was concerned? That didn't make any sense considering she was easily the more beautiful of the two though it was clear who had the better personality. Luckily, boys weren't too concerned with a great personality. Though her obvious temper would explain why InuYasha was cheating on her with Sango. Did Kikyou know InuYasha was cheating but think it was with Kagome instead of Sango? That would make sense considering Kagome's earlier outburst about how much she liked InuYasha and how upset it made her when he ignored her.
"I didn't say that." InuYasha sighed.
"You're not, not saying it." Kikyou argued.
"You're fun Kikyou." InuYasha muttered.
"But not fun enough that you can't get through this party without Kagome there?" Kikyou declared accusingly.
'I wonder if InuYasha pursued Sango first or if Sango pursued InuYasha. That would explain why she is so protective of him and their relationship. She's trying to liberate him from Kikyou. If I want a chance with Sango I'm going to have to find a way to keep InuYasha and Kikyou together.' Miroku thought as he watched the two fight.
"No, I just said you should invite her for Miroku's sake. They're friends and she's one of us." InuYasha explained in an exasperated tone.
"Fine!" Kikyou shouted.
"Fine, what?" InuYasha groused.
"She's invited." Kikyou sighed.
"Good." InuYasha said with a victorious smirk.
"But you cannot talk to her." Kikyou said with a smirk of her own.
A frown crossed Miroku's face. 'Wow. These rich girls don't play.'
"What?" InuYsaha asked frowning.
"You heard me. She can come but don't talk to her or we're through InuYasha."
"Whatever Kikyou." InuYasha sighed going back to shoveling food in his mouth.
Miroku's face was fixed in a confused frown. He wasn't entirely sure what had just happened but now he in some ways felt obligated to ask Kagome to attend the party with him. 'Damnit. Does this mean Sango won't even be there?'
"Er, I'm sorry." Miroku whispered to InuYasha.
"Don't be. Fighting is how we show affection." InuYasha joked.
~Games~
(Naraku)
A smirk crossed Naraku's face as he read over Kikyou's guest list. Every year Kagura saved a copy to her palm pilot and every year he hacked into it and made his adjustments. Even if his sister didn't make it so easy for him, Naraku would find a way to the guest list. Parties were his favorite thing.
As always, he added himself to the guest list. He hated to miss any soirée. All the best life ruining secrets came out there. He'd be able to lurk around the shadows in his monkey pelt and no one would be the wiser except maybe Kagura. She always caught up with him at some point in the party. He was certain she'd like to have him thrown out on most occasions but she also knew better than to test him. He could ruin her faster than anyone else.
A beeping from a monitor pulled Naraku's attention away from his musings. A smile danced across his face at what he saw. Someone, or rather two some ones, had just walked into one of his elevator traps. Swirling around in his chair to his computer monitor he pulled up the student list and did a search to match the faces to names and social status.
'Ayame…wolf heiress…Miroku, ah, the taijiya's little boyfriend.' Naraku assessed with a smirk. Well this was just wonderful. The two new kids must be coming back from their orientation. He snorted. It was stupid. Kaede didn't hold a before school orientation for the new kids. She invited them to her office after lunch to see how their day is going, how they're settling in, and answer any questions they might have. Supposedly this meant they weren't patronized by information they already knew. Naraku thought they just needed to figure it out on their own.
'You're going to be late to class. I hope Kaede told you what do to when the elevator malfunctions.' He laughed to himself as he hit a few keys and killed the elevator's power.
~New Friends~
(Miroku)
Miroku breathed a sigh of relief. He'd been lucky enough to excuse himself early from lunch so that he wasn't at risk of causing any more trouble between Kikyou and InuYasha. From there he had walked back to school and found his way to the headmistress's office. To his delight, a pretty young girl was already sitting there in a plush seat across from the empty headmistress's desk. He'd greeted her and they'd exchanged their views on the school so far once they had realized they were the two new students.
He was walking with her now enchanted by her bright green eyes and stunningly red hair that was held up in adorable pig tails. It was a shame she had moved here to meet her fiancé. Otherwise, Miroku would have definitely asked her to accompany him to lunch tomorrow since Sango was a work in progress.
He pressed the button for the elevator since that would be much faster than the stairs and they were both cutting it pretty close to be getting back to class.
"Well, I'm glad I met you." Ayame said as she and Miroku waited for the elevator. "The way things started with my fiancé I was thinking that no one would be nice here and everyone has been so far."
"It was excellent meeting you as well." Miroku grinned. "Might I ask, what did you say your fiancé's name was?"
"His name is Kouga. He's the heir to the wolf demon clan. My entire life has been geared towards being his wife." Ayame sighed dreamily.
"Isn't that a bit medieval though?" Miroku asked. "I mean it's great that you like him but what if you didn't? That would suck being in an arranged marriage."
"I suppose I never thought of that. I've been told he's really great and I'm sure he is. He seems great…just a little reluctant. He likes my new friend Kagome but she likes this guy InuYasha." Ayame explained.
"And InuYasha has two girlfriends." Miroku said somewhat in awe.
"What? I thought he was just dating Kikyou or at least that's what Kagome told me." Ayame gasped.
"Nope, I have it on good authority that he's dating this lovely young woman named Sango as well. She is everything my heart desires but she is quite stuck on him." Miroku said dejectedly.
"Really? Sango didn't seem the sort for cheating." Ayame mused.
"I don't think she knows." Miroku shrugged.
"Oh no. Someone should tell her." Ayame said with a frown as she entered the waiting elevator.
"You think?" Miroku asked, following her in.
"A girl should know what kind of guy she's with. Then again, I would hate to crush her. She seems like such a nice person." Ayame sighed sadly.
"I think she's pretty great." Miroku said leaning back against the wall.
"OH! You know what! We should help her and she'll never have to know. You like her don't you?"
"That I do." Miroku grinned.
"And you seem like a nice guy. What if we fix her up with you? That'll be a thank you to Kagome for helping me with Kouga by helping her best friend."
"That sounds great." Miroku smiled.
"Kagome's going to need someone though…" Ayame said beginning to pace.
Miroku was racking his brain for other guys he had met when suddenly the elevator went dead. He nearly fell over as the elevator shook from the abrupt stop.
"Huh? What just happened? Are you okay Ayame?" He asked looking around.
"Oh no." Ayame gasped taking a step back and bumping into Miroku.
"What's wrong? Are you hurt?" Miroku asked, gripping her shoulders and turning her to face him.
"No, not hurt, just scared." Ayame tried to laugh. "I hate small spaces, especially small dark spaces. I fell in a hole once when I was younger and was missing for hours before anyone found me. I haven't really been a fan of small dark spaces since."
"That sucks, I'm sorry. I'll get us out of here. Just stay still." Miroku said wrapping his arm around her waist to reminder her that he was there with her.
Leaning to the side he found the elevator buttons with his fingers and tried pressing them all hoping to reach the emergency button. It was dead too. 'Crap! Hmm, I wonder if we shout is there anyone around to hear us. I don't want to risk freaking out Ayame though.'
He looked up at the escape hatch above the elevator. 'We could climb out but then what? I have no idea where in the school we are and no idea how close we are to an exit.'
He was looking for another option when the elevator suddenly shot upwards he gave a shout of surprise as he fell over on top of Ayame. He was regaining his balance when the elevator jerked to a stop and his forehead collided harshly with hers. He groaned brining up a hand to rub his sore cranium.
"Er, sorry. Wasn't expecting that." He mumbled, attempting to get off of her when the elevator took off again plummeting downward.
Ayame yelped as they smacked foreheads again. He felt her arms go around his torso and her face pressed against his shoulder.
"Make it stop." She shouted into the fabric of his shirt.
His reply was cut off by the sudden stopping of the elevator and their hard crash to the floor as gravity reminded them that just because the elevator had stopped falling didn't mean they had.
'Ow. What sort of demon school is this?' Miroku thought.
~A Little Crush~
(Kanna)
Kanna leaned back in her chair and tilted her head forward so that her bangs fell across her eyes. She had just come back from lunch and wanted nothing more than a quick nap to make her day. Unfortunately, school didn't factor in a nap time. She was currently in her history class and thanks to her psychotic brother, Naraku; she knew everything she needed to about Japan's history.
A rustling by her side drew her eyes up to see who dared to sit so close to her. Her eyes widened and a pale pink blush stained her cheeks as her eyes fell on Kohaku. Her reaction to his presence was absurd as always but it was always impossible to squelch her delight when in his company.
She hadn't been sure if he was coming back to school this year. Through all her brother's spying and scheming she had learned that Kohaku had been in a terrible accident over the summer. A part of her suspected her brother had something to do with it. She didn't ask, he didn't tell but it wouldn't be unlike him. Naraku wanted to destroy InuYasha which meant he had to destroy Sango. Kohaku and the demon slayer's village were Sango's entire world so it really wasn't a far stretch to believe her brother might have hired someone to see to it that something went terribly wrong.
A small feeling of gladness coursed through her that Kohaku had made it out alright. She would never speak out against her older siblings but she'd certainly be glad when they graduated and stopped meddling in other people's lives. 'The twins are so juvenile.' Kanna thought to herself. She loved them deeply and was intensely loyal to them but sometimes they were needlessly evil.
"Hi Kanna." Kohaku's voice broke into her thoughts. "How was your summer?"
"It was fine. Yours? There are a lot of rumors flying around about you." Kanna asked.
"It wasn't as big a deal as people are making it out to be." Kohaku murmured, his eyes downcast.
"Then we won't talk about it." Kanna said.
"Thanks." Kohaku grinned.
Kanna quickly turned her gaze away as the blush returned. She hated the butterflies that filled her stomach whenever he smiled. She did not have a crush on him. She refused to have a crush on him.
~Awkward Situations~
(Ayame)
Ayame didn't feel very well as she lay at the bottom of the elevator with a daze Miroku thrown across her. The elevator had finally stopped throwing them around but she was far to banged up to jump up and make her escape. From the sound of it, Miroku was feeling the same way. Since the elevator had stopped jumping around she'd let go of his neck and now had her hands pressed flat against the bottom of the elevator. She slowly began pushing herself up which roused the groggy monk on top of her.
He pressed one hand to his forehead and the other to the floor beginning to push himself up.
"With the exception of the rather risqué position we seem to have landed in, are you alright?" Miroku asked.
'Huh?' Ayame's face lit up in a flaming red blush as she suddenly realized how they were sitting. Her skirt had flow up around her waist and he was currently between her legs, his arms on either side of her shoulders now that he had stopped rubbing his forehead. His face was so close to hers that with barely a tilt of her head she could be kissing him.
"I'm fine." She whispered, remembering his question.
"Good. I'll just…" He started to get up with the elevator chimed and the doors opened behind them.
Ayame had thought her face couldn't get any redder but it had. Right outside the doors was Sango and some other girl that she had never seen before.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? YOU CREEP!" Sango shouted grabbing Miroku by the collar and yanking him out of the elevator.
"Are you alright?" The other girl asked helping Ayame up.
"YOU HAVE A PROBLEM!" Sango was shouting at Miroku behind them.
"Ow! Wait! Sango! Let me explain." Miroku was running away trying to avoid being beaten to a bloody pulp by Sango.
"Er, it really isn't what it looks like." Ayame said to the girl in front of her.
"I'm sure it's not to you but he thinks he's some sort of player." The girl smiled. "It's in his favor that it gets beaten out of him day one. I'm Enju by the way."
"Hi. I'm Ayame. It's very nice to meet you." Ayame said with a bow. "I wouldn't advise the elevator though. We just got stuck and it kept flying up and down. It was scary."
"Hmm, I guess our hacker didn't graduate after all." Enju murmured.
"What was that?" Ayame asked.
"Er, nothing. Thanks for the tip. I'll take the stairs. Actually, you should come with me. You'll need a pass from Kaede for being late."