Fruits Basket Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Better Than Ever ❯ Old Memories, Hidden Pain ( Chapter 1 )

Better Than Ever (Coming Back)

 

Summary: Never have things been harder for Kagome. Graduating from high school earlier than her peers at the age of 16, she decides to re-visit her old high school two years later. At Kaibara she becomes a TA, to once again roam the campus, stir up old emotions and secrets that should've stay buried. Pairing Unknown. A Twisted Cinderella Version.

 

Author's Notes:

So to everyone who is disappointed in me, I'm sorry. I've given up on Zodiac Love, maybe one day I'll revise it so that it's a better fanfiction piece. This is all you'll get out of me from now on, because I don't think I can actually do a Furuba fanfic.

 

So if you don't like it, don't read.

 

Oh, I almost forgot, I would like to thank those of you who have been making Furuba/Inu Yasha crossovers. You have inspired me, so very much, to make another even though I don't know a thing about Furuba anymore. These fanfics inspired me, Much Too Young by moosegirl13 and Love Hidden Within by gothic fuzzies. Both of these fanfics are on Mediaminer(dot)org. Go ahead, I know you want to read them, go on!

 

The meaning behind the “Twisted Cinderella Version” thing:

So many of you are probably wondering why I have the, “Twisted Cinderella Thing”… I'm not really sure myself. Anyway, whoever I decide to pair Kagome with will be the Prince Charming, not meaning it will be Yuki though I am leaning towards that, and Kagome will be Cinderella. The fairy godmother shall be… Uh, a guy. I know, odd huh? Who cares, its twisted, its my story. If I tell you what I mean… I realize that I'd be giving away the whole story. So read, and find out!

 

Chapter 1: Old Memories, Hidden Pain

 

She smiled; everything looked the same as she had left it two years ago. Girls were bustling around in little groups talking about whatever was in, and whoever the hottest boy in school was. She could remember herself as one of those girls, trying everyday to fit in, she knew she made hard things look so easy. Her car swerved into a parking space, almost colliding with a car trying to get out of the space next to her.

 

“Watch where you're going, bitch!” screamed the driver. She just shook her head at his crude remark, ignoring him as he sped away. Her raven colored hair caught in the morning light, giving her bluish highlights, as she got out of her car. Her brown-hued sunglasses protected her from the bright waves of light, giving her a sophisticated look about her.

 

A little group of girls bunched together stopped whispering as she passed, then they went back to whispering among themselves.

 

“I think I've seen her before…”

“Have you seen her before?”

“Never!”

 

She heard little bits of their conversation before entering the doors of Kaibara High School. Kagome breathed in the air around her, the halls smelled dusty and seemed so full of life. Students walked around, some noticing her and some not. She opted to keep her sunglasses over her eyes, effectively keeping her cobalt eyes out of sight. That would've set her apart from many girls, since most Asians didn't have blue eyes. She wanted to remain inconspicuous. Her stride was steady, her back straight, eyes looking forward as she walked towards the office.

 

“Hello, how may I help you?” smiled the lady at the front. Her hair was in a tight bun, her black hair streaked with grey. She had a crooked smile, her lips quirked upward.

 

“Hello. I was wondering if the Principle was in, I'm supposed to ask him about my TA (Teacher's Aide) position.” Kagome sent the lady a smile, pushing the sunglasses up onto her head.

 

“I'll see.” The lady said, pushing a button. “Mr. Nazuna, Ms. Higurashi is here. Shall I send her in?”

 

“Yes, send her in.” a voice said from the box.

 

“Good bye, dear.” The lady smiled, before returning to her work. Kagome waved back to her, and walked into the office of Mr. Nazuna.

 

Not much in his office had changed since she had been here two years ago. There was a few more paintings, more cups saying `You're the best!', and another couch.

 

“Miss Higurashi. You've grown since I've seen you.” His voice snapped her out of her thoughts.

 

“Well it has been a couple years, Principal Nazuna.” Kagome smiled at him. Today just seemed to be one of those overly happy days for Kagome, she kept smiling at people.

 

“Yet there have been no students that have surpassed you.” He sighed, running his hand through his hair. If any of the girls in his school showed any signs of having a decent brain he wouldn't have been like this but, most of the girls were busy running after the Sohma boys. He liked to think that the ones who had brains were in hiding.

 

Kagome shook her head, and rolled her eyes. “I'm sorry to hear that. But I was wondering who's TA I would be?”

 

“Oh, let's see… Hm, there's only one open space for a TA at this time. So, I guess, you'll be the TA for Ms. Mayuko Shiraki.” He said in a small whisper.

 

“Can you say the teacher's name again?” Kagome was hesitant to believe what she had just heard. “Did you say Ms. Shiraki?”

 

“Yes, of course.”

 

“Ah,” Kagome was nervous; she needed to find a way out of this situation quickly. She remembered Ms. Shiraki, who wouldn't, she was one scary teacher. She could be scary and mean; she was Kagome's most feared teacher in high school. “Good bye then, I'll see you later, Mr. Nazuna.”

 

Here she was outside Ms. Shiraki's class, her sunglasses back over her eyes. She was trying to decide whether or not to just skip the TA position, or to open the door. Suddenly the bell rang; it was time for every one to go to their homeroom class. “Oh, shit.” Kagome breathed in. She was pushed away by a crowd of students waiting to get into the class. Roughly pushed to the side by hands and jabbing elbows Kagome waited until the flow of students trickled down to a few. Just as she was heading into the class the bell rang, signaling to those who were late to hurry up or their asses would be in trouble. Kagome never did find a seat, since Ms. Shiraki decided to smack her in the head with her clipboard.

 

“Didn't I tell you kids to get in your seats, before I came in?” The class nodded. “So then what's she doing up!?” Her tight ponytail shook.

 

“Teacher, who is she?” asked one student in the back. “She looks new.”

 

“She must be my new TA.” Ms. Shiraki mused, more to herself than the class. “Take a seat here in this empty desk… It's disrespectful to wear your sunglasses in class. Take them off.” Her eyes narrowed at Kagome. A frown tugged at Kagome's lips as she placed her sunglasses on her head. “Ah, Higurashi, nice to see you again.” Sensei's lips twisted into a thin tight-lipped smile, her eyes recognizing her old student.

 

“It's nice to see you again as well.” Kagome replied back, a fake smile on her face.

 

“Class, I'd like you to meet Kagome Higurashi, the resident genius at our school; even though she's already graduated from here. If you lazy slackers even bothered to pay attention, then maybe one of you would've graduated early!” Sensei smacked one sleeping kid in the head. “Who said you could sleep in my class?”

 

“Mm… No one.” Mumbled the kid, his brown hair tousled, he held back a yawn. Sensei gave him a warning and left him alone for the time being. From then on, Sensei ignored Kagome and the sleeping kid for part of the period.

 

Kagome however decided to spend some time inspecting the students in the class, two caught her eye. `The Sohmas…' Kagome thought. She remembered Kyo, the carrot haired kid with the attitude, and… Her breath hitched in her throat, Yuki, his blackish-grey colored hair and purple eyes imprinted in her mind forever. Obviously, he wasn't called Prince Charming for any particular reason; he had a way with words, a way with everything… He could twist his lips into the sexiest grin without any effort on his part. He was in every girls eyes, perfect. He returned her gaze; his eyes seemed to twinkle at her as if inviting her to come closer to him. She turned her head away from him, breaking the stare she had held. She didn't want to see the hatred in his eyes; by turning her head away she missed the look on his face. His face held a smile, his eyes however, told a different story. They told a story of sadness, of longing, of a forbidden desire that seemingly would never be told.

 

“Kagome, pass out these papers.” Sensei handed her a stack of papers to hand out to the students, effectively snapping her out of her reverie.

 

“Sure, Sensei, whatever.” Mumbled Kagome, taking the papers.

 

“What did you say?” inquired Sensei, her thin eyebrow rising.

“I said, yes Sensei.” Kagome sighed, giving a packet of papers to one student.

 

“That's what I thought. Class, these papers are due in three days. Hand them in finished and get full credit, unfinished packets will get zeros.” Sensei said, a smirk rising on her lips. Groans came out of the throats of many students. “I almost forgot… you'll have a final next week. Don't forget to bring pencils.”

 

“No one uses pencils anymore, its all about mechanical pencils now!” said a boy in the front.

 

“Shut up, if you care to repeat that again a week from now I'll be sure to take ten points off your paper.” Sensei smiled. The bell rang, signaling that everyone would now go to their next class. “Don't forget tomorrow is Valentine's Day, no skipping homeroom.” However, not many students heard her over the loud noise of stomping feet and chatter.

 

Kagome however had, a depressive mood settled over her. In her mind she relived all her Valentine Days so far in her life, her heart clenching at each painful memory. There had been one Valentine Day that had been very much painful, the most of the current lot, when she had been at the tender-age of fourteen. She remembered shyly coming up to a senior who was standing alone in the halls, rushing past him and pushing the box of chocolates into his hand. She blushed and rounded a corner to hide behind the row of lockers, once her blush had went away she peeked around the bend. To her horror, she found the senior surrounded by a group of friends who laughed at his expense. The boy, Yui, held the box unable to say anything. Her heart had broken that day, but not because of Yui, but because of his friends who seemed to mock her before her eyes by laughing at her token. Thankfully, her heart had mended before the year was over.

 

During this whole time Kagome had been stapling packets for the oncoming classes, when she ran out of papers to staple, she began stapling together pieces of paper.

“Lunch break, Higurashi.” Ms. Shiraki, also known as Sensei Shiraki, spoke to Kagome who was still replaying memories.

 

“Hm, oh, yeah… Okay, I'll see you later, Sensei.” Kagome walked slowly to the door, gently sliding it open. “Bye.” She said again, this time softly. Her feet lightly tapped the tiles of the hallway; realizing no one was out in the halls, she broke into a run. Something inside of her needed to be let out, she didn't know how to let it out, she just needed to run. She closed her eyes and ran down the length of the hallway, not caring for the moment. She wished she was free as a bird, free like the way she was running. And then, everything seemed to stop…

 

Reality hit her; she had just ran into someone. Huffing she jogged backwards before reaching the person she had accidentally hit while having her moment. “Hey, are you okay?” she asked, taking big gulps of air in between words, her hands on her knees. Kagome's head hung down, the sloppy ponytail her hair had been put in began to fall out. Finally she turned her head towards the person, pushing hair from her eyes to see him. She was sure it was a him, anyway. “Are--,” she cut herself realizing who she was talking to. “Shit,” she swore under her breath. “You're okay. So… I gotta go.” She took off running, where did the promise she made to herself two years ago stand.

 

“Kagome, wait…” his voice began to drift, his words no longer willing to exit his mouth. Here he was, Yuki Sohma, Prince Charming telling a girl to wait. His violet eyes flashed, his hand unconsciously rubbed the spot where she had touched him.

 

There's so much I didn't say. Your eyes are telling me things. There's so I much I need to tell. But, how? There's so much waiting…

 

Tea Room -

 

So there you have it, the first chapter to replace Zodiac Love. I hope everyone likes it… There will be a lot of flashbacks on Kagome's part, and a lot of sadness. There will be some painful memories, and yes there is a secret Kagome is keeping. It may be from herself or someone else… You'll never know.

 

Everyone, keep reading and reviewing and I'll eventually update. But, phew, I didn't expect to get out a little over a thousand words today.