InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Shingetsu Incorporated ❯ Welcome ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter 1: Welcome

“Kagome!”

‘Is someone calling me?’

“Kagome!”

‘What is that? Sounds like it’s getting louder.’

“KAGOME!”

“AH!” Kagome cried as she jumped about a foot up off her bed.

With a hand against her heart, Kagome turned around to see her mother standing beside her bed with her hands on her hips and a slightly annoyed look on her face.

“Kagome…I thought you were getting up twenty minutes ago. You turned the alarm off in your sleep again, didn’t you?”

Kagome looked at her mother and laughed sheepishly.

“Eh…Hai, Mama…”

Mrs. Higurashi sighed at her daughter.

“The clock is going on the other side of the room before tomorrow so you have to get up to turn it off from now on.”

“Yes, Mama. It won’t happen again.”

Mrs. Higurashi smiled.

“Alright, now start getting ready or you’ll be late for your first day. I’ll have breakfast ready when you come down.”

She kissed Kagome on the cheek before leaving the room.

Now alone, Kagome sat up on her bed and looked around her room, or rather her new room. She had only been living in this house for a week, after all.

‘Why did grandpa have to get sick? I was perfectly happy where I was, now I have to start over in a new school, and in my senior year too!’

She sighed as she leaned forward and rested her elbows on her knees. A small smile broke out on her face as she rested her chin on her hands.

‘Well, I suppose it’s not all bad…I finally got away from Hojou.’

With new determination Kagome stood up and walked to her closet to retrieve her school issued uniform and then her underclothes before going to her shower.

‘I just have to think positively. I can still have a great last year, even though I don’t have any of my friends here with me. That just means I’ll have to make new ones!’

Walking to the bathroom, Kagome sported a bright smile that showed no signs of leaving her face.

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Meanwhile…

“Inuyasha!”

“Nooo…fiv e more minutes…”

“I let you have five more minutes ten minutes ago. Get up!”

- Snore -

“Oh for the love of- Inuyasha, get up now!”

This time the order was punctuated with the violent ripping away of Inuyasha’s sheets and blankets. The boy, clad only in his boxers, awoke with a start when his warm bed covers were torn away and he was hit with the cooler air in the room.

“Damn it, Inukigo! It’s cold!”

“Tough shit. You’re lucky I didn’t send Tenshi up here,” Inukigo replied, threatening him with the pair’s large, white akita, “Now, hurry up and get ready, or I’ll throw you in the shower myself. A very cold shower. Move it!”

“Alright! I’m going, I’m going,” Inuyasha said as he got up and collected the pieces of his school uniform and clean boxers before he went to shower.

Inukigo smiled at him and ruffled his hair as she passed him on her way out the door.

“I’ll have breakfast ready for you.”

“Thanks, nee-chan.”

“No problem,” she replied as she walked down the hall.

A few minutes later, Inuyasha walked down the hall as well towards the bathroom. Ten minutes later he was finished with his shower and was towel-drying his waist length hair. He lifted his head and sniffed slightly, then nearly drooled from what he picked up.

“She’s cooking bacon…”

Doubling his efforts, Inuyasha quickly finished drying his hair then pulled on his clothes. He deposited the used towels and his boxers in the clothes hamper on his way out the bathroom door and ran down the stairs. He sat down at the table just as Inukigo was laying down his plate, fork, and glass. He mumbled a quick ‘itadakimasu’ before he started eating. Inukigo shook her head and smiled seeing him enthusiastically dig through his bacon, eggs, and toast. (AN: Despite my interest in Japanese culture, I have no idea what a typical breakfast would be, so I just stuck with what I know).

“Glad you like it,” she commented as she went to retrieve her own breakfast, as well as a plate with extra bacon and eggs.

Unable to speak because his mouth was full, Inuyasha gave her a thumbs up and continued eating. Inukigo sat down, then spoke again before beginning her meal.

“I might be late coming home today. I’ll call to let you know if you have to make dinner.”

Inuyasha swallowed his food before replying.

“You’ve been working late a lot lately. Something big going on?”

Inukigo nodded as she swallowed a mouthful of orange juice.

“Yeah. We’ve been working on a presentation for a big potential buyer, who is coming by the office today. Remember, I told you that I was in charge of this one?”

“Oh yeah, now I remember. Nervous?”

“A little,” Inukigo admitted, “This is the first time that Sesshoumaru has put me in charge of something so big. I just don’t want to mess it up.”

“You’ll do great, I’m sure of it. You’re the best marketer that the company has,” Inuyasha praised.

Inukigo blushed lightly and smiled.

“Thanks.”

“Don’t mention it,” Inuyasha said, shovelling more food onto his plate.

They both went back to eating, until Inukigo glanced up at the clock on the wall.

“You’d better pick up the pace, Inuyasha. You have to leave in fifteen minutes if you want to get to school on time.”

She looked back to Inuyasha’s seat at the table, only to see that he wasn’t there anymore. She leaned over in her chair to look around the wall and just caught a glimpse of Inuyasha as he ran up the stairs to comb his hair, brush his teeth, and grab his things. Inukigo looked down and saw Tenshi looking back up at her. The dog snorted and shook her head, earning a laugh from Inukigo and few pieces of bacon. Inukigo collected the dishes from the table and brought them to the sink to wash them. She was just finishing when Inuyasha came back down over the stairs. Before he got to the front porch she called out to him.

“Got your keys?”

There was a pause, in which she pictured him patting his pockets looking for the questioned object.

“Yeah!”

“Money?”

Another pause.

“Yup!”

“School bag?”

Another pause…then Inuyasha’s footsteps as he ran back up the stairs. Inukigo sighed as she put the dishes on the rack to dry, then dried her hands. She walked across the kitchen and was in the front hallway when Inuyasha came back down, this time with his bag slung over his shoulder. Inukigo was about to open her mouth to ask a question, but Inuyasha cut her off.

“Yes, I have everything in there. I checked,” he said as he affectionately patted Tenshi on the head.

“Good,” Inukigo replied, leaning against the wall as he walked by.

She watched as he put on his sneakers, then spoke again before he went out the door.

“Have a good day, otouto.”

“You too, nee-chan. Good luck with your presentation.”

Inukigo smiled and waved to him, then he was gone out the door. Turning around to go up the stairs and get ready herself, Inukigo cringed at the thought of what was waiting for her upstairs.

“Damn,” she cursed, “I hate business suits.”

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The walk to school went by quickly, and Inuyasha found himself on the grounds of Shikon High with ten minutes to spare before his homeroom started. He walked through the school doors, then went in the direction of his locker, waving and nodding acknowledgement to those who greeted him as he passed. He turned a corner, and was about to keep walking, but then he saw her standing in front of his locker waiting for him. He turned and was about to make a quick get away, but it seemed that he was too late.

“Inuyasha!”

He sighed and his shoulders dropped. There was no point in running, she’d only be after him for the entire day. He sighed again when he felt a weight latch onto his arm.

It was around this time that Kagome came walking by this particular corridor. She had just stopped by the office to pick up her schedule, but now she was totally lost as she searched for her homeroom. She looked up the hallway, and the first thing that caught her eye was a very good looking boy with long, waist length silver hair, and dog ears perched atop his head.

‘Hanyou?’ she thought as she looked at him, ‘A very handsome hanyou at that. I wonder if he could help me find my homeroom.’

She was about to walk towards him, but at that moment, he turned slightly, and Kagome caught sight of the girl hanging off his arm.

‘Damn, he’s taken. Oh well, I’ll just have to find someone else, I guess,’ and she turned and began walking away.

“Inuyasha, I tried to call you all weekend, but I couldn’t get through…”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

“There’s a reason for that. I finally got around to blocking your phone number this weekend, Kikyou.”

The black haired girl glared up at him.

“What kind of boyfriend does something like that to his girlfriend.”

Inuyasha sighed again. Would this girl ever leave him alone?

“Kikyou, I’m not your boyfriend, and you’re not my girlfriend. We haven’t been going out since school started. I broke up with you, remember?”

Kikyou looked like she was going to start crying, but Inuyasha just rolled his eyes. This girl had been with him for almost a year, you think she would have figured out that he could tell when she was faking by now.

“But, Inuyasha, those things that I said back then, I didn’t really mean them…”

Inuyasha glared down at her, already fed up with the girl.

“Cut the crap Kikyou. I believe your exact words were ‘I don’t know how I tolerate him sometimes, but it will be worth it when he turns eighteen and his trust fund opens up.’ I don’t see how I could misunderstand that.”

Kikyou went on trying to defend herself, but right after she started talking, Inuyasha’s attention had been diverted elsewhere. A scent, very faint, but very enticing, drifted to his nose. Sniffing tentatively, he found that he couldn’t place the scent, but he wanted very much to know who it was coming from. Without hesitation he pulled Kikyou off his arm, and began quickly walking down the hallway. He heard Kikyou’s protests from behind him and called out over his shoulder.

“Shut up Kikyou. Why don’t you go find Naraku to keep you company? He did a good job of that while we were together, didn’t he?”

He knew Kikyou was fuming, but he didn’t care. All he was focused on right now was that scent that had tickled his senses. It was getting stronger, and when he turned the next corner he saw her. She was standing in the middle of the corridor, looking back and forth, then down at a piece of paper in her hand.

‘Wow.’

Inuyasha was sure that he had never seen a prettier girl. Her hair fell softly down to the middle of her back, and was such a rich colour black that it appeared blue with the light hit it a certain way. He also took note of her trim, curvy figure, and how good her legs looked in her barely-knee-length plaid skirt. Watching her closely, Inuyasha noticed that she looked a little distressed. She was glaring down at the paper in her hand, and he realized what her problem must be.

‘She’s lost.’

Smiling to himself, he decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to go over and talk to her. He made his way over, and when he was right behind her he tapped her lightly on the shoulder.

“Hey,” he said, then continued when she turned to look at him, “I’m guessing that you’re new, ‘cause you look like you’re lost.”

Kagome took a moment to find her voice. The hot guy that she had just been eyeing a few minutes ago was now standing right in front of her and talking to her!

“Yeah…I’m that obvious, huh?” she laughed nervously.

‘Could he have seen me and followed me? No way, get a grip Kagome. You saw that girl hanging off of him. He must have been on his way to his homeroom and had to come this way. Yeah that’s it.’

“Want me to lend you a hand?” he asked, cocking his head to one side.

‘Oh my god, he’s so cute!’

“That would be great. I wouldn’t want to be a bother to you though…”

Inuyasha waved his hand in front of his face, cutting her off.

“Don’t worry about it. Here, let me see you’re schedule,” he said, holding out his hand.

Kagome handed him the piece of paper, and as Inuyasha looked it over he smiled.

‘Too perfect.’

“You have the same schedule as me,” he commented, “Same homeroom too. C’mon, it’s this way,” he said, turning around to go back the direction that he came from.

Kagome’s eyes widened in shock.

‘He wasn’t on his way to homeroom? Did he really follow after me?’

“So, what’s your name?” she heard him ask a moment later.

“Oh, Higurashi, Kagome. What’s yours?”

“Taisho, Inuyasha,” he replied, extending his hand to her.

She took it, then began thinking out loud.

“Taisho…I’ve heard that somewhere before.”

Inuyasha chuckled and released her hand.

“I’m not surprised. Anyone who has heard of Shingetsu Inc. knows the Taisho name.”

Kagome’s eyes widened.

“You’re really a part of the family that owns that company?”

Inuyasha smiled at her, but inside he was growing uneasy.

‘This girl seems nice. Please don’t let her be like the others.’

“Yup.”

“Wow, I’ve never met a famous person before,” she stopped and bowed slightly, “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow. This was unexpected. Usually when girls found out who he was they tried to hang all over him. But this girl was being polite. Inuyasha smiled.

‘This girl is definitely different.’

“You don’t need to do that,” he said, getting her to stand upright again, “Only my brother expects that from people. Besides, we’re here.”

They entered the classroom to find the teacher already sitting at his desk, waiting for the bell to ring. Inuyasha walked up with Kagome behind him, and explained to the teacher who she was, then offered to show her around the school for a week since they conveniently had the same schedules. The teacher agreed and let Inuyasha go to his seat, then when the bell rang had Kagome introduce herself to the class. For the rest of the day, Inuyasha showed her around the school and answered any questions that she had about the classes and teachers. She had also managed to ask him conversationally about his ‘girlfriend’ who she had seen hanging off him that morning. Inuyasha had looked at her funny at first, then bust out laughing. When she asked what was so funny, he explained how the girl was not his girlfriend, but an ex-girlfriend who refused to take a hike.

That afternoon, when Kagome was walking home, she had a bright smile on her face.

‘Maybe starting over in this school won’t be so bad after all.’

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Well here’s chapter 1. It’s a lot shorter than the chapters of my other fan fiction (All Things Come Full Circle, if you haven’t read it), but I’m hoping they’ll get a little longer as the story develops. I’m gonna be updating this one once every week, so chapter 2 will be out next Sunday (that’s august 21st). Hope you all look forward to it. If you have any questions about the story that weren’t answered in the prologue, feel free to ask and I’ll answer them (so long as the answer won’t give away much of the story line).