I will always remember the day that it happened. The day that my life changed forever. I wake every morning to know that I can never change my past. The flames will always be in my mind, along with the smell of the smoke. The loneliness after it all.
8 years have passed since that day. I’m 17 now. I live with someone I dare not call family. My evil uncle Akki, who'd rather get drunk then work and take came of me or my little brother Sota; Kagome Higorashi is my name.
I go to Akuma High School and I’m in 11th this year. I’ve been told I’m not that bad to look at so I guess I’m pretty, but I hide it all under my baggy cloths. I hide away from everyone. I’m sort of a loner as you might call it, but I like it that way. Who needs friends right? All they do is want to get to know you and that’s not what I want. All a friend will do is make everything worse for me. Or at least that’s what I thought….
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Inuyasha Takahashi’s the name. I’m 17 years old and I’m about to go to yet another new school. I know this school is going to be just like all the others I’ve been to. I know its full of hanyou haters. Every schools got them, so why should this one be any different?
This will be my 6th new high school since freshman year. My dad thinks its because I’m a bad kid but my mom knows its because I don’t take hanyou haters very well. I’ve been expelled from all my other schools because I’ve gotten into fights with a fair share of demons and humans. My dad says this is the last one he’s sending me to that’s in town. If I get expelled from this one I'm off to a boarding school. I just thought that I was going to go to this school, get into a few fights and then boarding school for me but boy was I wrong……..
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KAGOME
Beep Beep Beep bee…….
I sighed as I turned off my alarm and got out of bed. I went to my private bathroom and got my shower and brushed my teeth and hair. Then I went to my closet and picked out my baggy black jeans and my baggy dark green hoodie and slipped on my black and green world industry sneakers. I went downstairs as quiet as I could, to see Sota already at the door waiting for me and acting as look out.
“Ready?” I asked him and he nodded.
I grabbed my backpack and keys to my truck and went out the door as fast as we could. I stopped at a McDonald’s on the way to school to get Sota and I some breakfast, dropped him off, and headed for school. I pulled into school and parked my truck and ate my breakfast while listening to my Madina Lake CD. I sighed for the 2nd time today.
School was going to be the same as it was yesterday and the day before that and I knew it. I smiled slightly as ME vs. The World started to play. I took a quick look around and started to sing along.
Sometimes I try not to hate myself
For everything I never said when you were here
And so I’m
Burning up the photographs
Of what was our perfect past
Cause I’m still here
But I’m barley holding on
Where did I go wrong
Choking on the difference
Between me and the end of the world
And ever since you’ve been gone
I’ve been torn apart
I know that you cant hear me but
I’m still hurt and I wish you were here
So hurt hat I try to burry it
Pretend that you didn’t exist so I can be strong
But I feel sick
And I feel diseased
'Cause everyone abandons me
And I can't move along
'Cause I'm barely holding on
Where did I go wrong
Choking on the difference
Between me and the world
And ever since you've been gone
I've been torn apart
I know that you can't hear me but
I'm still hurt
And I wish you were here
I can not pretend you didn't exist
Misery is just a state of mind
Hiding from the world's no way to live
So I'll convince myself that I'll be fine
I'll be fine
But since I lost you I'm barely holding on
Where did I go wrong
Choking on the difference between
Me and the world
And ever since you've been gone
I've been torn apart
I know that you can't hear me but
I'm still hurt
So I look up to the stars
And wonder out loud
Why everything I had in life
Has fallen from my arms
Can you even hear this song?
I'm screaming at the clouds
Screaming to a galaxy
That never cared at all
That I need you here
I never noticed the car that pulled up 2 parking spots away or the boy watching me as I sang, I just got out of my truck and went inside of school with a sigh. Sigh number 3.
I sat down in the back row of the empty class room. This was my first block and it was math. I always get there before everyone. It beats being at “home.” I took out my sketchbook and started shading in a drawing I had been working on. I heard voices out side the class room. It sounded like the principal showing around yet another new kid, pitching the whole “ our school is the best in town” thing.
I was surprised to see the 2 walk into the room. I just went back to sketching till I heard my name.
“ Kagome, there you are, I was hoping you would be here early this morning.” I just smiled up at him and nodded. “ As you can tell we have a new student, and well, it turns out he has all his classes with you.” I set my sketchbook aside and decided to listen. “Your very trust worthy and I know you wont steer the boy in the wrong direction. So I’ll just leave him here with you so you 2 can get to know each other.” I nodded and watched him leave.
The boy sat in the seat in front of me and watched me shade my drawing. ‘why is he watching me?’
I noticed the boy had long silver hair and 2 fury doggie ears on top of his head. He was wearing a long sleeved back shirt with a red short sleeved one over it that said “ FEH, one sound that can mean so much” and a pair of baggy dark jeans and red and black addias. I also took note that he was a Hanyou....
“ So um, nice drawing….” I looked up and him, smiled and went back to shading. “So um..the names Inuyasha….what’s yours?”
“ What’s it to yah?”
“ Huh?”
“ I said what’s it to yah?” I looked up and at him with a questioning look.
“ Just wanted to know the name of the person who’s going to be showing me around this hell whole” I was about to giggle, but I caught myself. Laughing means you get along with the person, and getting along ends with friends....plus he was a Hanyou. I just sighed instead.
“ Kagome.” I went back to shading as the bell rang and a few students came walking into the class room, and soon the class was full.
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All during class Inuyasha tried talking to me. I was thankful when Miroku finally told him why I wouldn’t answer him.
“Hey Kagome”
“ She’s not gonna answer you” Inuyasha looked next to him to see a boy with black hair pulled back into a low pony tail looking at him. He was wearing a pair of baggy dark blue jeans, and a purple hoodie that said “ you have em, I grab em” and on the back it had a big hand print on it and black and purple zoo yorks.
“ What?”
“ I said she’s not gonna answer you dude…well unless you piss her off, then she’s gonna yell at you.”
“She talked earlier.”
“Yeah probably only a few words” I saw Inuyasha turn around and look at me and turn back around.
“ Yeah, so what.”
“ So, it means your no different from everyone else who’s attempted to talk to her.”
“What’s suppose to mean?”
“ Huh?”
“ What cause I’m a hanyou I cant talk to her?”
“ Dude I never said anything like that.”
“What you got something against me?”
“ Dude I don’t care that you’re a hanyou. It’s cool with me. Just saying, she doesn’t talk to anyone. Not even the teachers really get her to talk. She answers some questions but that’s about it.” Inuyasha kind of looked shocked when Miroku told him how quiet I was. I found it kind of funny. What? A girl who barley talks….who cares.
Miroku leaned over and held out his hand.
“ Mirkou, Miroku Souryo.” Inuyahsa looked a little apprehensive but he shoot his hand anyway.
“ Inuyahsa Takahashi.”
“ The girl behind me is my girlfriend Sango. Um, the boy sitting two seats in front of you is Koga, he‘s a wolf demon. Next to him the 2 other wolf demons are Ginta and Hakkaku, and the girl wolf demon in front of Koga, is Ayame. You’ll want to avoid the slut in the front row by the window. That’s Kikyo. She thinks she’s hot and can get what she wants when she wants it.” Inuyahsa just nodded. Sango leaned forward to listen in on the conversation.
“ So, why did you choose to come to Akuma High?” Inuyasha looked back at Sango and smiled.
“ I kinda didn’t have a choice. I got kicked out of my old schools. This is my 6th one since freshmen year.”
“ Damn!” Sango and Miroku said at the same time.
“ I got into a lot of fights. No big deal.” Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders and leaned back in his chair.
“ Why did yah get into a lot of fights?” Inuyasha looked over at Miroku and sighed.
“ I don’t take hanyou haters very well.”
“Oh that’s why you went off on me like that before. Dude its cool with me that you’re a hanyou. There are a few here but if you hang out with me and my friends you’ll be just fine.”
“Alright, cool.” Inuyasha smiled. “ So now that we got introduced and all, what’s with the Kagome girl that’s suppose to be showing me around.?”
“Kagome’s like the loner of the school, she doesn’t talk to anyone. Every year Sango tries talking to her but she just blows her off.”
“She wasn’t always like this. She only started acting distant about 8yrs ago. She lost her mom and dad in a fire. The only person she really talks to is her little brother Sota, and he hardly talks also.”
“Wow, so she doesn’t really have family?”
“She lives with her uncle.”
“ You 2 just gave me a challenge. I’m gonna make Kagome my friend.”
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INUYASHA
I followed Kagome out of class and she still didn't say anything to me. I went to my locker and she went to hers. I put my books away as fast as I could, and stood next to her locker waiting for her. When she got her books she looked up at me with a look that said ‘what are you doing here’.
“So what class do we have next silent bob?” she slammed her locker shut and started walking down the hall. I could have sworn I heard her mumble asshole before she started walking away. I chuckled as I followed her.
Turns out we had science next. Miroku was in this class also. I wasn’t at all surprised to find out she had her own table to herself. I sat next to Kagome and smiled at her.
“ They never should have given me this class. You know how many perverted comments you can make about science.” I chuckled a little.
“ I sure do” shouted Miroku across the room.
The teacher came in and told everyone to take there seats and all that jazz. I stayed in the seat next to Kagome. The teacher told the class that I was new student and just left it at that. He went straight to teaching us about something I didn’t really care about, so I decided to talk to Kagome.
“So, Kagome, or may I call you Kags?”
“No.” I jumped a little cause I didn’t expect her to say anything.
“What?”
“No.” I chuckled.
“ No what, Kags?” She glared at me and mumbled that she didn’t want to be called Kags.
“Awwww why not. I’ll let you give me a nick name.” I gave her my best smile. In all my other schools, all the other girls fell for it. It didn’t really seem to be working on Kagome though.
KAGOME
‘If he calls me Kags one more time I’m gonna hurt him’ I tried glaring up at him but that only seemed to make him laugh and smile more.
“Come on Kags, you can give me a nick name also. What’s it gonna be, huh? Inu,?”
“How about stupid dog.” I folded my arms and rested my head on the table within my arms. ‘I can’t believe I just said that’ I mentally smacked myself for saying anything. Normally when people bothered me I could just ignore them,especially Hanyou's, but there was something about Inuyasha that just got under my skin. The guy is like those bugs from the Mummy that crawl under your skin and eat you from the inside.
“Stupid dog?” I heard Inuyasha start laughing after he repeated what I said. “ That’s a good one. Stupid dog.” he kept saying it as if it were the funniest thing he ever heard. After he repeated it for the 8th time I finally had enough. I looked up at him with anger.
“ Would you shut the fuck up already!!!!” I exploded.
“Kagome, Inuyasha. Would you 2 like to finish your lovely conversation out in the hallway?” our science teacher asked.
“Sure why not. Its not like I’m listening to you anyway.” Inuyasha said as he leaned back in his spiny chair. The teachers face got really red and he pointed towards the door.
“Out! Both of you.” I glared at Inuyasha as I started to gather my stuff. I started to walk out the door but the teacher stopped me. “I’m very disappointed in you Kagome. Your usually quiet in my class and you’re my best student. I expected more from you” with that said, he let me go my way out the door.
I went straight to my locker and put my books away. ‘get a hold of yourself Kagome. Don’t let the stupid dog boy get to you.’ I sat down in front of my locker and pulled my sketchbook out again and started working on my drawing once more. I started to hum It’s a Hard Knock Life.
“ A girl who knows Madina Lake songs also knows It’s a Hard Knock Life, what a shocker.”
I looked up at him with a questioning look and then went back to my drawing. ‘how does he know I listen to Madina Lake? I could have sworn there was no one in the parking lot this morning. Come on Kagome, just ignore him. You do it to everyone else.’
Inuyasha sat down next to me and started watching me draw again. What was with this guy? You would think he would get the idea that I don’t want to talk to him, or even be around him for that matter.
“Soo…., I heard you have a brother. I have one too, he’s older then me though and refuses to let me forget it.” I just stayed quiet. I just keep hoping if I don’t say anything he’ll get fed up and walk away like the rest of the people that have tried talking to me. “So, you like cartoons? I love watching Pokemon. Makes you feel like a 7 year old again. You know, those days you woke up every Saturday morning and sing along to the Pokemon theme song. I swear Ash is going to stay like a 10 or 11 yr old forever.” What is it? The more I’m quiet the more he’s going to talk? Inuyasha started to tap his foot and hum the Pokemon theme, I sighed; this was going to be a long day.
We sat in front of my locker for a while in a sort of silence. Inuyasha kept humming random Pokemon theme songs. ‘he needs to grow up’ I thought after a while. He acts like life is just a breeze.Of course a guy like him could act like that. He could afford to. You could tell that he must have money, the principal didn’t have someone shown around school unless it was a kid with a family that can donate money to it. About 15 minutes later the bell rang. I got up, grabbed my stuff and started walking down the hall to my next class. ‘I hope they didn’t do anything important in science’ I thought as I entered my art class with Inuyasha right behind me.
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Arts my favorite class. It’s the only class that you really can express yourself. I was so happy about this class also because the teacher actually assigned Inuyasha a seat. I smiled on the inside cause he was all the way across the room next to Ginta and Hakkaku. Sadly to say, Koga was next to me in this class and once again he was trying to flirt with me and get me to draw his project so he could pass the class. Baggy cloths or not, this stupid wolf would never leave me alone. He’s told me time and time again this year that he likes the silent type.
I took out my MP3 player and started on my project. We were told to do a painting of something that we could never forget. Something from our past that stays with us forever, and no matter how hard we tried we could never forget. I turned on Photograph, bye Nickel back. Koga leaned over and looked at my picture and smiled.
“ Wow beautiful, yours looks great. You should totally paint mine.” I scuffed at him. “Oh come on, you’ve known me since pre-school Kagome and you know I don’t have a single artist bone in my body for painting… but I do hear that I am great at other things if you know what I mean.” I saw him wink at me and I almost barfed. Why he started hitting on me this year is beyond me.
I tried my hardest to concentrate on my painting but for some odd reason my mind kept going back to Inuyasha. I even accidentally mixed paint together that matched the color of his hair. All through out class I mentally kicked myself every time I let my mind wander to him. Every time he talked it felt like he talked to me and not at me…and I liked it. I shook my head and started working on my painting again. The only things that Hanyou's were good at was lying.
The class went bye fast. Koga tried hitting on me a few more times. I think I heard Inuyasha growl once or twice about it. The bell rang all to soon and so we had to go to lunch.
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I managed to ditch Inuyasha during lunch, or at least so I thought. Well anyway, I went to my favorite place to each lunch..the music room. Yeah I know it sounds weird but it’s the only room that no ones in during lunch. I also like it cause I love music. My dad loved to play the piano to me when I was little. I wasn’t hungry so I didn’t have my lunch.
I sat down at the piano and ran my fingers over the keys. I started playing a few scales to warm up a little. I closed my eyes and started to play with the piano a little. I sighed and let my fingers fly over the familiar keys and started to sing.
(Good Enough by Evanescence)
Under your spell again
I can't say no to you
crave my heart and its bleeding in your hand
I can't say no to you
Shouldn't let you torture me so sweetly
now I can't let go of this dream
I can't breathe but I feel
Good enough
I feel good enough for you
Drink up sweet decadence
I can't say no to you
and I've completely lost myself and I don't mind
I can't say no to you
Shouldn't let you conquer me completely
now I can't let go of this dream
can't believe that I feel
Good enough
I feel good enough
its been such a long time coming, but I feel good
and I'm still waiting for the rain to fall
pour real life down on me
cause I can't hold on to anything this good enough
am I good enough
for you to love me too?
so take care what you ask of me
cause I can't say no
I smiled as I finished. I hadn’t played that song since I was little. I use to sit at the piano with my dad while my mom held Sota and sang to us. I sighed in content at the memory. I never saw the 2 people standing outside the door of the music room that were looking for me…..
I stayed in the music room for study hall also. Lucky for me no one came in. I messed around with a few instruments until the bell rang for my next class.
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I had gym for my last class. I liked it that way, because I didn’t have to go the whole day being sweaty. The one thing I hated about it was the dress code. Shorts and a short sleeve top. I looked at myself in the mirror and frowned. I wore actual girl cloths, black shorts that were finger tip length and a green short sleeved t-shirt.
I walked out of the locker room and looked around. I saw Inuyasha across the gym standing with Miroku, Sango, Koga, Ginta, Hakkaku, and Ayame. Miroku and Sango must have shown him where the gym was. I sat down on the top of the bleachers on the other side of the gym. The moment I sat down I saw Inuyasha look up at me and smile. Inuyasha was wearing a pair of baggy shorts and a t-shirt.
I saw him say something to everyone. Then he turned around and started coming up the bleachers to me. I sighed for the 5th time today. ‘what’s with this guy? I ditch him and he still wants to talk to me, ugh, I’ll never understand other people.’ He sat down next to me and smiled.
“So Kags, where were you during lunch and study hall?” I shrugged my shoulders hoping he would get the point that I don’t feel like talking to him. No such luck. “ I’m not mad that you ditched me yah know. Its alright.” He smiled at me again.
Today was a free day in gym so everyone just did what ever. The preppy girls gossiped and talked. The sporty boys played basket ball and volleyball along with some sporty girls. The Goths and the emos sat and talked and seemed to be having a good time. The rest of the people that I couldn’t tell what they were just walked around the gym talking.
I just sat on the bleachers the whole time with Inuyasha saying random things trying to get me to talk. Sango and Miroku came up to us towards the end of class and sat down and started talking with Inuyasha. I barley listened to what they had to say. I was half hoping they would just walk away and go have fun, but the other half of me was happy that they were there. It felt kind of nice not sitting all alone for once. Sadly the 5 minute bell rang so we had to go get changed back in our normal cloths and head home. I was surprised when I left the locker room though, cause Sango told me bye and smiled. ‘ugh that stupid dog is rubbing off on them.’
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I got into my truck and went to pick up Sota. I was so happy that the day was over. I smiled when Sota came running up to the truck smiling.
“Kagome, you’ll never guess what happened today.” he said happily as he put his seat belt on.
“Hmmm, you finally believe me that Reptar from Rugrats is the coolest dinosaur in the world cause he can be any color and still look cool?” he smiled and laughed a little.
“Noooo, I got invited to play kickball in the park tomorrow by a few kids in my class.” He was almost bouncing in his seat. “Can I go Kagome? I really really want to go. Please please please.” I sighed.
“Sota… you know..”
“ Please Kagome, tomorrows the day he’s always gone till 9pm. And we’re not going to play pass dark. Please Kagome.” I saw how hopeful his eyes were and I just couldn’t say no.
“Alright, as long as we get back before dark.”
“YYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY” He threw his arms in the air and hugged me. “ Oh thank you Kagome, you’re the best big sister ever.”
“I know. Now lets get going. You know how mad he gets when we’re late.” I saw the smile fall from Sotas face and my heart nearly broke. “ Just keep thinking about kickball tomorrow kido.”
I went to turn the truck on but it wouldn’t start. My eyes went wide as I tried turning the key again. I tried hitting the gas while I turned the key but nothing was working.
“ No, no no no no. Don’t do this you stupid truck, COME ON!” I hit the steering wheel out of frustration.
“ Kagome, what’s wrong with the truck?”
“I don’t know Sota.” I sighed. ‘we are so dead,’ “Sota, I’m gonna get out and push, you steer the truck ok buddy. We’ll be home in no time.” I gave him a sad smile as I got out of the truck and started pushing. We got home 3 hours later.
We sat out in the drive way because we didn’t dare go into the house. We were 2 and a half hours late getting home. We both knew what waited us behind that front door, but it was getting cold so we had to go in.
I was too scared to close the door but I did it anyway. I forced Sota to stand behind me as we walked towards the stairs as quiet as we could.
“ Where have you 2 been?” asked a scary drunk voice from the stairwell. I gulped and looked up. There stood my uncle, drunk as usual. He looked angrier then normal. “ I said, where have you 2 been?” he asked again.
“My…my truck broke down uncle Akki. I’m..I’m sorry.” he walked down the stairs and grabbed the front of my shirt.
“ Sorry? Oh your sorry. Sorry to your Uncle Akki are you. Well guess what sweet heart, sorry doesn’t cut it.” I could smell the alcohol on his breath. “ I’m just going to have to teach you that sorry doesn’t cut it, don’t I Kagome?”
“N..No, please no.” tears formed in my eyes. He grabbed Sota by the back of his shirt and dragged both of us towards the one place we both fear. He opened the door to the basement and shoved both me and Sota down the stairs, Sota landed on top of me so he didn’t get hurt to bad.
“Sweet dreams kiddies.” I heard him chuckle as he closed the door and all the light vanished, then I heard the lock click. Sota clung to me and cried. I just pet his hair and hummed a song, hoping to calm him….
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The sound of the lock unlatching is what woke me the next morning. When I heard the front door shut a few minutes later, I woke Sota up. We went up the stairs, up to my room and saw that it was only 6am. I went down stairs to clean up a bunch of beer bottles that I knew would be there, while Sota got a shower.
I was sore all over from how I slept sitting up all night. I threw away all the bottles and went back upstairs. Sota was already dressed and was laying down on my bed. ‘ poor kid doesn’t deserve to live like this. He deserves better.’ I went and took a shower and dressed in the bathroom. I came back out and it was 7am. I walked over to Sota and sat next to him.
“Alright buddy, bus or walking?” he looked up at me and smiled knowing what I ment.
“ Bus!!!” he jumped up.
“ Alright, bus it is. Go get your shoes on.” he jumped off my bed and ran out the door to his room to get his shoes. I put on my black and white world industry sneakers to go along with my black and white hoodie. I also was wearing dark baggy jeans. For the 1st time I slipped on a black and white head band so my hair wouldn’t be in my face.
Sota and I both had cereal for breakfast and then headed out the door. It was a little chilly so we huddled together at the bus stop. 5 minutes later the bus showed up and we were off to school.
We got off of the bus at my school and I walked Sota to his and then walked back. I had just enough time to go to my locker and get into class before the bell rang. I sat in my seat and sighed. I closed my eyes and leaned back in my chair. My quiet moment was ruined a few seconds later.
“Good morning Kags. Isn’t it a B E A U TEE FULL morning?” I looked at him and put my head down on my desk. “Come on Kagome, I’m not even a morning person and I think it’s a nice day.”
‘you didn’t just spend the night in a basement with your crying brother, trying to tell him everything’s ok.’ I thought. I looked up at Inuyasha and noticed that he was wearing a jacket with black and red stripes on it and baggy black jeans with black and red zoo yorks.
“What, no drawing today?” I grunted at him and he chuckled.
“Why do you insist on talking to me?” I grumbled out. He looked kind of taken back at my question but recovered.
“ You just looked like you needed someone to talk to, yah know?” I shrugged my shoulders. “ Everyone’s gota have friends.” I shrugged my shoulders again and thought about what he said all threw class. ‘friends ruin things..not help them. And Hanyou's are no good.’ I didn’t listen to a thing the math teacher was saying. I think it was a lesson on probability, but who cares.
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I went right to my locker after class still in thought. I never noticed Inuyasha standing next to me. I closed my locker and turned and ran right into him. Inuyasha caught me just in time so I wouldn’t fall.
“ Um, thanks” I mumbled before I went around him and headed off to science with him right behind me. My cheeks were a little pink after that. ‘ugh, what is wrong with me? Come on Kagome, he can do whatever he wants, just ignore him.’
I sat down in my seat and 2 seconds later Inuyasha was there. Why wont this boy just leave me alone? I don’t need friends. All a friend will do is take your secrets and stab you in the back with them. Hanyou's are the worst of them all.
“So Kags, are we gonna have a repeat of yesterday or are we gonna stay in class today? Hmm?” I glared at him and just looked at the front of the room. Miroku came back to us smiling.
“What’s up Inuyasha? You like the school?”
“ Yeah its ok. No hanyou haters yet so its all good for me.” he smiled and I couldn’t help but look up at him. His face seemed to glow whenever he smiled.
‘Ugh, Kagome, get a hold of yourself. Stop thinking like that. It must just be a trick of the light is all. There’s nothing special about Inuyasha..’
The teacher came in and Miroku walked back to his seat. I saw that the teacher looked at me and Inuyasha, as if asking us with his eyes, if we were going to have a repeat of yesterday. I saw Inuyasha smile a little and I knew what he was thinking. ‘If I end up getting sent out again I’m gonna kill him.’ I thought as I glared up at Inuyasha. He just smiled down at me.
“Alright class, continue with what you were doing yesterday. Inuyasha and Kagome, may I see you both at my desk?” We both got up and walked up to the teacher. “First I’d like to say that I hope we don’t have another incident like yesterday. You both missed something important, and you might have to work after school to finish the project everyone’s working one. If you haven’t noticed everyone has a partner and I guess you both can figure out who your partners are.”
“ You can’t be serious?” I said as I looked over at Inuyasha. He had a stupid grin on his face.
“ Oh, but Kagome I am. Inuyasha shall be your partner if you like it or not. I know you’re a good worker so you might not have to do the project after school, but that’s only if you can pick a subject and work together.”
“What kind of project?” I asked in a monotone voice.
“You need to research and present to the class an animal. Any animal you want. Some other students are doing fictional ones. You just have to put a paper on my desk and tell the class about the animal by Monday. Today’s Tuesday so you both have enough time. Now off with you 2, go pick an animal and do your research. I have books in the back and we have computers all around the room.” I sighed and walked back to my table with a oh so happy, smiling Inuyasha right behind me.
“ So, partner, what animal should we do? Lions, tigers bears?”
“ Oh my.”
“ Hehehe, at least you got where I was going with that.” I shook my head and went to get a book from the back. I started flipping threw it and Inuyasha decided he wanted to point out every animal that he thought was cool or lame.
“ Oh, I love Lions. Ugh who likes deer. Oh look that wolf looks cool.” I just rolled my eyes as I flipped the page. Then we landed on a page about dogs and Inuyasha smiled. “ We should do a report on dogs.” I rolled my eyes again.
“What, wanna learn about your heritage or something?” I grumbled out and he playfully glared at me.
“Maybe, you never know. Fine we could always do it on CATS.”
“Ha ha, your so not funny stupid dog.” he chuckled when I used his “nickname”.
“At least I’m getting more out of you then just saying no.” my eye’s opened wide as I realized I had been talking to him. I never noticed…and it was nice talking to him though. When I talk to him, it feels like I’ve known him since forever, and not just meeting him yesterday. ‘ your getting soft Kagome. Come on, no friends. You know what they do….a friend is the whole reason your living with that drunk asshole of an uncle.’ I sighed.
“Whatever…what animal Inuyasha?” he frowned when my tone turned serious.
“Um, I don’t know.. You choose.”
“Alright, we’ll do it on dogs anyway.” I walked over to the computers and started looking up facts about dogs. Inuyasha just sat and watched me. For the rest of the class Inuyasha stayed quiet while I did the research....figures.
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I went right to my locker, leaving Inuyasha behind, and went straight to art. I put down my things and got out my painting and sat down. I just needed to clear my head. I had gathered everything I needed to finish my painting when the bell rang and the class filled up. (don’t worry you’ll find out what her painting is. Its really important to her past.)
Inuyasha came and went to get his project. He picked up his painting and turned around, bumping into Koga.
“Hey watch where your going dog breath.” Inuyasha glared at him.
“Maybe you’re the one that needs to watch where there going wolf turd.” Koga met Inuyasha’s gaze with anger.
“What did you just call me?” Koga put down his painting and balled up his fists.
“I said, WOLF TURD.” Inuyasha did a cocky smile when he heard a few “ohhs” threw out the class. Koga drew his arm up and was about to swing forward.
“Koga sit down before you hurt yourself.” I said, not even turning around.
“Huh? Oh, hehe I knew you cared about me Kagome.” he smiled.
“ Dude she just insulted you. You’re a bigger dumbass than I thought.” Koga growled at Inuyasha again. The teacher came in right then and told everyone to take there seats and get started on the projects.
“I’ll get you later dog breath.” Koga picked up his painting and came over and took his seat next to me.
I ignored everyone the rest of class. Koga kept trying to flirt with me. I heard Inuyasha laugh every time I pushed Koga away. At least one person thought that it was funny.
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I got my lunch and then went to the music room and to my sorry dismay, Inuyasha was sitting at the piano. ‘how did he know I would be in here?’ I walked over to the piano and set my lunch down.
“Allo Kags.” he smiled up at me.
“What are you doing in here?” I glared at him and put my hands on my hips.
“ Friends generally have lunch together you know?” he hit a few keys on the piano.
“Friends?”
“Yeah, friends.” He looked up at me and smiled. “Hehehe, I don’t talk to just anyone yah know.”
‘ ugh its only day 2 and he already thinks we’re friends. I gota do something to get rid of him..but what?’
“Whatever Inuyasha.” I picked up my lunch and walked out of the music room. 'stupid Inuyasha, why can’t he just leave me alone. I don’t want any friends.’
I walked outside and sat under a huge tree in the middle of the court yard. I sighed as I leaned against it. ‘why is he so persistent?’
I sat out there all through lunch and study hall trying to think of ways to get rid of the overly friendly dog boy. I couldn’t think of anything. I didn’t want to hurt him, I might not want friends but I’m not a bad person. I liked sitting under the tree, so I decided I’d eat there every day now unless the whether got bad.
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I changed in gym and left the locker room. We had another free day in gym today so I went up to my spot on the top of the bleachers, and was joined 2 minutes later by Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango. I sighed once again and leaned my head against the wall behind me and closed my eyes. ‘why wont people just leave me alone?’
“Hey Kagome, your day going ok?” asked a very shy Sango. You could tell she didn’t expect me to respond. I sighed once again and opened my eyes.
“Its been fine.” I said in a monotone voice. Her face lit up when I replied.
“So, what’s everyone doing after school?” asked Miroku.
“I’m taking my little brother to the park. Him and a few of his friends made plans to play kickball. How about you Kagome?” She smiled at me.
“Um……same thing.” she looked kinda shocked and then smiled.
“Oh my god really? We should so hang out while they play. I thought that I was going to be the only teen girl there being bored.” she said some other things but I tuned her out and looked over at Inuyasha who was watching some sporty kids play volleyball. He saw one of the girls get hit in the face and started laughing. I shook my head and smiled.
“Um…maybe...I don’t know….”
“Well I’ll see you there anyway.” she kept smiling at me.
“If your gonna be at the park then I’m going my love.” Sango blushed and looked away. “Inuyasha, you should come too, it’ll be fun.” Inuyasha stopped laughing.
“Yeah sure sounds like fun.” He looked over and smiled at me. I looked down at my hands with a little pink on my cheeks. 'ugh, why does he have to be so cute. Wait what did I just think. No no no, Inuyasha’s not cute…..ugh’ I mentally smacked myself for those thoughts.
I talked once in a while with them after that, but mainly I didn’t say anything. Once again I liked having people around me, but again I also didn’t. I’m so use to being on my own. Sota keeps telling me that I should try just make acquaintances, you know, just some people to talk to. He keeps telling me that it’s not good to keep to myself all the time. For a little kid he’s really smart.
Soon the bell rang and we all went to the locker rooms. When I got done getting changed Sango came up to me.
“So, about the park thing? I mean, come on, we were friends way back when and we use to have fun. We could have fun like old times. Just us two girls.” I sighed. I remember then also. We use to do everything together..until IT happened. Since then I’ve been on my own. Maybe for one day I could relive the old days.
“Sure Sango, when I bring Sota to the park, we’ll hang out, just like old times. Only I think we can do with out the purple ice pop ending up on my favorite top.” She smiled and her eyes brightened up. She laughed at the old memory.
“Oh my god you remember that. Hey I said I was sorry. Some stains just never come out though.” I smiled back and laughed a real laugh. The first one of many to come.
