Kagome sighed closing her eyes as she sat on the train and looked over her homework. She had finished it but she was still having trouble with the math. It wasn't new for her to have trouble with math, but with the rate at which the course was set, it meant if she didn't learn this crap now then she was going to fail. And that wasn't what she wanted.
As the train stopped she got off and walked to the school trying to remember the way to homeroom. She jumped when Haruhi tapped her on the shoulder. She could this 'boy' was a girl thanks to her nifty little miko powers. Of course it didn't matter to her, she wasn't going to get involved in this students story.
"Are you lost Kagome-san?" Haruhi asked making Kagome smile lightly at her.
"Yes actually. And call me Kagome, san just makes me feel old" Kagome told Haruhi with another small smile. It also reminded her of the past when her friends would call her san… She mentally shook her head and warded off the memories it brought.
Haruhi laughed "I'll show you the way. My name's Haruhi, just in case you didn't know."
"Heh, hi Haruhi. So do you understand the math homework?" Kagome asked wondering if she would help her.
"Yeah I do. Why, do you need some help with it?" Haruhi asked kindly.
"Yeah I do actually. So you think you could help me?" Kagome asked sheepishly.
"Sure. You told Honey-senpai you'd stop by the host club for some cake later right? Why don't I help you for a little bit afterward?" Haruhi asked.
"That would be wonderful" Kagome said gratefully. Haruhi reminded her a little bit of Hojo. In fact, she was thankful for the sense of some normalcy of her old life.
She walked into homeroom and took notice of the faint demonic auras before Haruhi turned and asked "I'm sorry for asking you this but, you're not rich are you? So how are you here?"
"No, I'm not rich, and I have no idea as to how I'm here and who's paying for this. My mom refused to tell me" Kagome answered truthfully. She shrugged and smiled at Haruhi before sitting down. She could feel more than a few demons in this school. But they were so faint she understood why she had trouble sensing them from home. It was too far away. And it only made sense that demons from the past would find a way to come into power and money and migrate into human society. It also made her hope. Maybe the reason she was here was because maybe, just maybe, some of her friends from the past had survived and were the reason she was here.
Kagome looked up surprised as two red-headed twins she recognized from the club yesterday approached her. "I'm Hikaru" The one began making her smiled lightly as she got a feel or his aura so she could tell them apart.
"And I'm Kaoru" The other one added smiling at her as well. "And we were wondering…"
"Why are you here so early?" Hikaru finished.
"So I got here on time, I have to take the train to get here, so it gets me here a little bit earlier then I need to be…." Kagome explained shrugging.
"Why do you need to take the train?" They asked together confused.
"Because I live pretty far away and I'm not rich so I don't have someone that can drive me and my brother to and from school every day" She said just as patiently.
She smiled as Haruhi began scolding the twins about their behavior. "It's really alright. I'm sure Hikaru-" She paused and looked at Hikaru who stared back surprised "And Kaoru meant no harm by it" She said after looking at Kaoru as she said his name. Both twins and even Haruhi looked at her surprised by her ability to tell them apart. She just shrugged at them before turning to face the teacher as he walked in. The rest of her classes were uneventful and she grinned at Hikaru, Kaoru and Haruhi as they offered to show her the way to the host club.
"Thanks for your help…I would have gotten lost if left to my own devices" Kagome admitted as she opened the door to be once again greeted by roses. The hosts looked at her rather shocked.
"'Gome-chan! You came!" Honey said looking surprised.
"Of course I came! I told you I would" Kagome said before turning to the other. "Gomen-sai about yesterday. It's just roses bring up some bad memories, and I just kind of lost it" Kagome said bowing her head apologetically.
"Your apology is accepted my dear princess! We welcome you to the host club! Will Honey be your chosen host then?" The blond asked making her blink. She had been busy study the few demonic auras she had been paying attention to. The most prominent one in the room though belonged to the male sitting behind his computer with glasses.
"EH?" She asked startled out of her thoughts. "No I don't plan on having a host… I was just going to eat cake with Honey-senpai and then Haruhi said…He'd help me with my math" Kagome said making sure not to use the word she. She almost had too.
"That's wonderful!" Tamaki explained, making Kagome wonder what was so great about it. She had no idea why he was getting so excited about this. "Oh! My name is Tamaki. Over there is Mori, that's Kyoya, and those are-" He began pointing to each host as he said their names. As he pointed to the twins Kagome cut him off.
"Hikaru," She said smiling at Hikaru "And Kaoru" She finished looking at Kaoru. "Did I get you two right?" She asked looking at their surprised expressions.
"Yeah….You got them right…." Haruhi answered for the speechless guys.
"Good, I'm glad. SO Honey-senpai what kind of cake am I going to be eating?" Kagome asked looking at the male. He was young looking, and seemed childish, but he reminded her so much of Shippo, even his aura was that of the young fox demon's except of course, he had no demonic presence that she could sense about him. There might have been something if she really tried to pry into his aura but she didn't think it would do her any good to try and do so.
"What kind do you want?" Honey asked looking at her sweetly.
"I prefer strawberry shortcake" Kagome said smiling lightly at the boy as began to become enthusiastic claiming it was his favorite kind of cake as well. Finally after she had finished she turned and walked over to Haruhi.
"Do you girls mind If I steal Haruhi to have h-im explain the math homework to me so I can be on my way?" Kagome asked gently.
"Haruhi still has guests to talk to. You may wait until the host club is done to have him help you with your work" Kyoya told her making her glare at him.
"I'm afraid I don't have that luxury. I have a train to catch so I can be home at a reasonable time. I guess I'll just get your help tomorrow morning" Kagome said, the last part directed at Haruhi. She was about to leave when Honey stopped her.
"Takashi and I will take you home if you want to stay. The club is only open for another hour, and then Haruhi can help you with your homework. It won't trouble us in the least. Right Takashi?" Honey asked.
"Of course" Mori said smiling gently at his cousin.
Kagome smiled gratefully at both of them. "Thank you, Give me a minute to call my mom and let her know" Kagome said pulling out her phone and turning to leave the club. She called her mom and promised to be home by five before she entered the club and sat down again with Honey chatting with him and the girls that were there until the club closed. Finally she turned to Haruhi and sat down with the girl listening to her explain the homework.
Finally Kagome believed she understood it and got up to leave. "Thanks again for taking me home" Kagome murmured looking at Honey and Mori as they led her to their car and let her get in. She gave directions to her shrine before leaning back in the car.
"You live in a shrine?" Honey asked excitedly.
"Yeah," Kagome answered smiling at his enthusiasm.
"That's awesome!" Honey exclaimed. "Do you think we could bring the club to visit? Wouldn't that be fin Takashi?" He asked.
"If it's just the club, and not all of your guests, I'm sure that would be okay" Kagome told him, unable to say no to the male.
"This'll be really cool!" Honey cheered as Mori nodded in agreement. They pulled up to her steps and Kagome waved goodbye before heading up the steps to her home. She opened the door and looked around. "Mom I'm home!" She called. "Souta?" She added before hearing voices in the living room. She walked in to see a familiar group of people standing there. Her mouth dropped open and her school bag dropped from her hands as tears welled up in her eyes.
A/N cliff hanger! I'm sure a lot of you can guess who the group of people is though! And I must say thank you to everyone who favorited/reviewed/alerted my story. I was shocked to wake up this morning and see the number of reviews in less than 24 hours =D. Anyway the next chapter will be up as soon as I can get it to you! Hope you enjoyed though. Does anyone else think the characters are a bit ooc?
