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Dressing the Part

Chapter 3

Arousing Suspicion

Kagome was petrified. Miroku and Kouga had left her lunch. They had invited her to come, but she wanted to meet her roommate and settle in. She wanted to assess how bad her situation was before she went into full panic mode.

Her hands were sweaty as she walked down the corridor Miroku had said would lead to her room. She timidly rechecked the room assignment on the slip of paper she was given. It matched the number of the door she was currently standing in front of.

She slowly inhaled. After grabbing the door knob, she turned it and opened the door. This was NOT good at all. She saw him. Listening to a pair of head phones, he was sitting at a chair to one of the two desks in the room. Between the music he was blasting and the book he stared at intently, he didn't notice her arrival.

Taking the chance, she surveyed his features. He had silver hair. She inwardly groaned as she noticed his lean yet muscular stature. Suddenly he turned. That's when she saw them. Golden eyes. He had golden eyes. It wasn't necessarily the color, but the untamed passion, the fire those entrancing pools of gold contained.

"Who are you? You must be the new kid. Higurashi, right?"

"Yeah." She couldn't open her mouth for any conversation involving actual words. He simply took her breath away. She was doomed.

"I'm Inuyasha. Inuyasha Taisho. Need any help?" The boy across from him was obviously struggling, so Inuyasha decided offering to help the new kid would be the best way to start off on the right foot.

"No that's okay. I'm..." Before she could finish Inuyasha heaved the heavy yellow back pack off the smaller boys shoulder and placed it on the previously vacant chair belonging to the other desk. "So...do you know where I could find my brother?"

Kagome didn't miss the confused look on "You have a brother? What year is he?"

"Souta's a freshman."

"Oh. We don't really see too many freshmen in this wing. Mostly you'd see juniors rooming in this wing. I'm a senior myself."

"So why do they let you room in a junior wing?" Inuyasha's smirk made Kagome go weak.

"I don't."

"What? Aren't you my roommate?"

"Sorry to disappoint you, but I room in the senior wing with Miroku. You have met Miroku right?"

"Yeah. He was the guy who... Wait. If you're not my roommate, then what are you doing here?"

"First off, I wanted to see what kid was so special that they'd let him in mid-semester."

"And...?"

"I was hiding from your actual roommate."

Once again confusion struck Kagome's pounding head. "You're an idiot. You know that right?" `Why do the cute ones have to be dumb as a rock?'

"You don't know Jakotsu. The guy is obsessed with me. If he combs campus looking for me, the last place he would expect to find me would be here." Kagome saw the boy check his watch. When he noticed the time his eyes widened. Hastily he grabbed his book and CD player. "It's been nice chatting with you, but I gotta go. He'll be back in about thirty seconds. Later." With that he closed door and silently wished the poor kid luck.

"Jakotsu?" How strong must he be if a boy like Inuyasha was afraid of him? Was he a bully? How will I survive with these boys? At least her cover wouldn't be blown because Inuyasha caught her drooling all over him.

Then, just as abruptly as Inuyasha left, another boy walked in. At least she thought he was a boy. "Oh, I'm sorry I wasn't here to welcome you. I was just looking for one of the only decent guys on campus to look at."

Suddenly it all clicked for Kagome. Miroku and Kouga's laughter and Inuyasha's fear made sense to her now. Jakotsu was into guys.

Now he was really looking at her. His intense gaze was making her uncomfortable. At that very moment, a look of realization dawned on him.

"Your name's Kagome, right?"

"Yep. That's me. Kagome Higurashi."

"If I were you I would have said my name was Taro or something."

Oh no. "What did you say?" Kagome didn't like where the conversation was going. She knew something bad was about to come out of Jakotsu's mouth

"Oh come on. Give me some credit. I've dressed up in enough drag to know when to spot it."

Oh crap. Kagome felt tears form in her eyes.

"Oh don't cry. I won't tell." These words shocked her, but the next sentence was unbelievable. "I'll even help. I finally get someone here to talk about guys with."

Kagome was so overwhelmed with shock and relief, she flung herself at Jakotsu in order to hug him. However, he was definitely not expecting it. They ended up on Jakotsu's bed with Jakotsu on top of Kagome. "I owe you so big."

Just then who should walk in but Miroku. "Hey, Kagome did you want any...lunch." He certainly did not expect to see the two positioned the way they were. He recovered from his stupor as the two separated. "Jak, I told you to let him settle in before you try to jump him!"

Apparently, some of the other students in the hall had heard. Kagome knew it. The rumors would spread like wildfire. Great. Just great.