InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cruel World ❯ Chapter One ( Chapter 1 )

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Just a preview, basically. I want to see what type of response i get from it. So tell me what you think in your review.

Kagome and Souta go to their new school

Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.01.2007 | Updated On: 08.05.2008 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 450 | Status: Work In Progress

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYashaor any of the characters. The only thing I own is…uhh…nothing really, so…yea…

Ok everybody, here's the promised remake. There have been many changes to it, and I hope you like it. I'm sorry for those of you who liked how the story already was, but I with the older version I just couldn't see the end of the story. If any of you remember me complaining about my English teacher, I admit, she helped me with my writing some. When I started this story I didn't think of the ending and because of that, it didn't have one. So, I rewrote this story. Kagome is still Akiro, so no worries there, its just pretty much the plot that has changed.

oh and just for a helpful reminder, if you want to understand a few things about what i plan with Cruel World and this new version, just read my account. I try to update it as much as i can, and i put the date of the post, so yea...it's just something for you to understand my way of thinking...it doesn't really matter though, just thought it might help some.

Well anyways, here's the new summary of the story.

(AU)Secrets. There were so many secrets. But like all secrets, they can't be kept forever. No matter how long it takes, every unknown truth will be learned, and when that happens, the consequences for most will be despairing.

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Chapter 1

Everyone has things they don't want people to know about. Some have abusive parents, others have no parents. Some have/had drug problems; others are clean as a whistle. No matter what it is, big or small, we usually just keep it to ourselves, locking it inside, hoping and not hoping that no one will ever find out about it.

Don't think I'm talking of everybody else, because when I say everyone, I do include myself. To not include myself would just be denial of the truth. So, I admit, I have dark secrets, but secrets I'm just not ready to tell. Sooner or later, though, I'll have to, to save all the ones I love.

“Kagome!”

“What?!”

“Hurry up! School is going to be starting soon!”

“Gosh, Souta….If you would stop buggin' me then maybe I won't take so long!”

“Yea, whatever! Just hurry up!”

The seventeen year old rolled her eyes and went back to looking at the selection of clothes that she chose to wear. `Well…at least I don't have to wear a uniform like I did last year, when we still lived in Japan .Even though I liked the black, the thing was hecka itchy! I guess America does have some perks to it…' Thinking of the awful outfit sent chills down her spine, and she thanked who ever responsible for allowing her to dress in what she wanted.

Kagome sighed. Well, it wasn't exactly what she REALLY wanted to wear, but it was close enough. The black, baggy cargo pants and the men's large black shirt was her outfit, with black skate shoes and wrist sweat band, was definitely better than some school uniform.

Sighing once more, she grabbed her backpack and headed out of her room to meet her brother downstairs.

`Let's get this over with…'

With that thought, she headed out the door, towards the all-boys school where both she and her brother were attending.

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A gust of wind blew by, moving the short black hair into the girls face. Even if the cut did look good on her, she was still pissed that she didn't have her long black locks any more. It took her forever to grow it out as long as it had been, which was a little past her hips. Now, though, it didn't even touch her shoulders, just a few inches below her ears. `Damn him…this is his entire fault…' She thought bitterly.

The siblings stood outside their new school, both dreading the days to come. They were used to changing schools every 3 years or so, all because HE kept finding her. Wishful thinking had her hope that she'd be able to finish high school before He showed up again. Kagome knew that a different country, school, and name would definitely keep him searching for a longer time, but she wasn't sure on how long.

She mentally shook her head, knowing it wasn't the time to think of him and what he did to her. Sighing out loud, she looked up at her new school and the people outside. Kagome rolled her eyes, noticing the different groups, and how cliché the whole place was, even if it was just an all-boys school. She could already point out the jocks and preps, the Goths and punks, as well as the nerds and the misfits.

What surprised her, though, was that she could distinctly see multiple demons in all the groups. Back in Japan, there had been separate schools for demons and half demons from the humans. Seeing them all together was sort of weird for her. Glancing at her brother, she could tell he noticed as well, by the shocked expression on his face.

Nudging Souta in the arm, she motioned towards the front doors. He understood, and they headed towards them, making sure not to glance around at the groups and their posse, even when most conversations stopped to stare at them. After going through the doors of the school, it wasn't any different from outside.

Ignoring the curious looks, they walked into the office. Once inside there, they went up to the counter and waited for the woman behind it to look up from her computer. The woman's glasses were riding down her pointed nose, her old wrinkles of her face looking more prominent with her frowning, and her forehead pulled tight because of her constricted looking bun in her hair.

`She looks like one of those exaggerated cartoon drawings you see of the rich and the British.' Kagome giggled mentally, trying hard not to smile at her thought. It seemed that Souta had the same idea, but wasn't able to control himself, and snickered almost silently, but still loud enough for the woman to look up and glare at him, before raising an eyebrow. Kagome knew by the look she wanted to know what they wanted, and so started to talk.

“Hi. I'm Akiro Shizukana and this is my brother Haku. We're the new students from Japan.” Souta winced slightly at his chosen “undercover” name, as he dubbed it when we were thinking of them a few weeks ago. We had to create a whole new identity because of Him.

They spend two whole months just calling each other their “undercover” names. They didn't want any slip ups at all. This was the first school they decided they should change their names, and the first to be at an all-boys school. With all that they were doing to keep hidden, they knew that any mistakes that were made may ruin everything they had planned.

Pursuing her lips, the secretary turned back to the computer. “Hmm…Ah, yes. You will report to your homeroom when the bell rings.” Clicking a few times, she turns to the printer on the left and grabs the finished papers, and hands them to Kagome. “These are your schedules for the rest of the school year, and if you want to change anything talk to your counselor, their names are on the bottom.” She reached under counter to a hidden compartment, and grabbed two small, blue pieces of paper. Writing down something she handed them over to them, and continued explaining. “When you go to your classes after homeroom, give your teacher that paper, and they'll know what to do.” Turning back to her computer, she said in a bored and dismissing tone, “Welcome to Takeshi High for Boys.”

The siblings looked at each other, shrugged, and headed out the door, and to their homeroom. Since it was ordered by last name and not grade they had the same classroom to go to.

They still got the curious looks and the sudden silence once they re-entered the hall, but they still ignored it. Kagome noted without much interest, the different things posted up on the walls, like dances that were being held with a nearby all-girls school, different fundraisers for the clubs, and a few mentioning about some upcoming school spirit assembly.

Unfortunately, because Kagome was distracted by the posters, she didn't see the person walking in front of her. "Akiro!" She heard Souta say beside her, but didn't look up until it was too late.

"Oof," she grunted, as she ran into the muscled chest in front of her. Stumbling back, she looked up at the guy she bumped into, and almost gasped.

'Oh...my...gosh...' She thought, as her gaze met those golden orbs. They were like molten lava, the fire in them was so intense, that Kagome almost had the urge to fan herself.

"Watch where you're going, Shorty." Her lava god said.

Glaring harder at him, she looked him up and down, which looked to him like she was sizing him up, when she was actually checking him out. Starting at his black shoes, past his jeans that were actually on his hips instead of halfway down is butt, to his rock hard chest covered in a plain colored black shirt, and to the top of his head, where two cute dog ears sat twitching towards any sound that was made in the silent hall. Again, Kagome had to control herself for doing anything stupid or embarrassing, seeing as how she felt like cooing at his puppy ears.

Once she was done, she looked back into the lava that was his eyes. "You're one to talk, seeing as how you also bumped into me...dog boy." 'That's what he gets for callin' me short, the jerk.'

He widened his eyes slightly at the supposed nickname. The guys behind him did the same, except one, who stood to `dog boys' right. He just sighed and rolled his eyes, slightly shaking his head. He took a step forward, and stood in between Kagome and the Lava god, putting his hands up to their chest to push them apart more. "It was both your fault...now let's just go to class. The bell is about to ring, anyways."

Kagome glanced at him, and couldn't help but notice his also buff looking body covered in a tight purple shirt and the same jeans her Lava god had on. His short black hair was pulled back into a ponytail at the nape of his neck, and he had two piercing in his left ear. He also had violet eyes that were softer appearing than that of his friend with the burning gold. Just by looking at him, Kagome could tell he was somewhat of a smooth talker, and maybe even a player, just by the small bruises on his cheek that were probably caused by multiple slaps.

Kagome looked back at the guy in front of her, who still hadn't gotten rid of his scowl on his face. She rolled her eyes and turned back to her brother, nodding forward. Souta started walking, with Kagome right behind him. When she passed by the Lava god, she glared at him from the corner of her eye.

Once they past the small group in the middle of the hallway, the previously quiet hall filled with voices once more. Kagome could somewhat hear the voice of the 'purple dude', over the rest of the student body, as he talked to her lava god. "You're so stupid, sometimes, InuYasha. Did you not notice the holy power coming off of him? If you had pushed him far enough he could have purified your ass. Not only that, but what if the coach found out you got into a fight? You'd be sitting on the bench for a month."

The Lava god, or formally mentioned as Inuyasha, just grunted. "Keh...You worry too much, Miroku. What the coach doesn't know won't hurt him...besides I doubt that little pipsqueak could have hurt me anyways."

Clenching her backpack strap, she tried to hear what Miroku said in reply, but their group had started walking after that and was to far a way for her to eavesdrop on.

'Pipsqueak, am I? I'll show that mutt who the short one is...I just might knock him down a few pegs because of that comment...'

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Hoped you liked the first chapter. There is actually more to it but I decided to just to put this up first to see what type of respond i get from it. The next update will be the rest of the chapter and maybe chapter two as well. That I'm not so sure on, though, because of the small amount of time i have before I loose contact with my computer, when i leave for Utah. So yea...I'll try though.

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