InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Shiver ❯ Shiver I ( Prologue )

Shiver

By Gin

Disclaimer: I in no way, idea or form own the concept of Inuyasha. All fics with a similar story line to this is coincidence.

Author's Note: Read, Review, and Enjoy ^-^. Any questions please ask at Gin_SSDD@hotmail.com

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Twenty minutes thirty seconds left no twenty-eight. Hey did the clock just skip back three seconds? If she keeps talking like that I'm going to fall to sleep. Kagome Higarashi thought as can be seen prior was counting the seconds of what time this class ended. The tragedy of it was it was the first of the day. Meaning there were several more to go.

Trying not to fall asleep the girl tried to focus her glazed eyes from the monotone and stance teacher to her pencil she was lightly tapping on her desk. A year ago I would've been dieing to get back to class but now I don't know what I want. Or what I want I can't have. You don't know what you had until it's gone. I just feel like I'm missing something. Unexpectedly she let out a sigh that was a little too loud and it made a few heads turn to gaze at her. Turning a slight red she let her raven bangs hide her face and focused on her pencil.

It's amazing how fascinating a pencil can be when you're stuck in a boring lecture; what it was about Kagome wasn't even sure anymore. The monotonous voice of the teacher made all of her word's content lose meaning. The girl was now looking at the pencil swinging it back and forth, letting the metal cup that held the eraser flash in the sunlight, as she swung it softly in and out of a stream of morning rays, that leaked through the blinds of the classroom. After awhile she went to just drumming the eraser of the pencil on her desk her mind in some happy place far away from the dismal lecture. Don't think back to them it's all over. Don't you dare! Focus on something else girl, like that geometry test or the history test on… no don't think about that it's on the Feudal era. Let's see um, what were the formulas I was suppose to memorize I can't even remember I should have said them aloud… The last time I was reciting formulas for a test like this he (Inuyasha if you can't already guess) got so mad…. Stop it! You well know that thought like that will do nothing. You are over… over all of it…

"Kagome!" At this the girl jumped up dropping he pencil on the ground. "Kagome I would like it if you saved the drumming for music; if I recall the band will have auditions later this month." Ko-sensei (the teacher) went on smirking behind her rimless glasses and tight bun. There were a few giggles as Kagome nodded and picked up her pencil putting it down then folding her arms in a subtle gesture of sedition. Ignoring or perhaps unaware the teacher turned back to her monotonous lecture. Kagome went on to figure that as she had her little subconscious argument, her heightened feelings about him, and all of them had made the tapping of the pencil into a rather loud banging. Damn, he's gone and still causing me grief… But isn't that the problem he is, they all are gone. I can't even sense....

Kagome didn't bother looking up; she was now caught in her own memories. She didn't notice a soft knock on the door and one of the elder male teachers leading in two nervous looking teenagers. She didn't see her teacher raising her glasses with irritation irked that her lesson was once again disrupted. But as the other educator explained about the two students her aggravated façade melted and she partially smiled. Nodding to the other teacher as he left she gestured for them to follow. The two newcomers stayed back leaning on her desk while the she walked back to the middle of the room.

"Class I'd like to introduce two new students. Lesada Shippou, and Lesada Sango. They just moved here so I hope you'll welcome them. Now unfortunately time is almost…" The bell rang and the teacher sneered at the clock, "ok class is over. Now for homework read chapter 4-5 with notes there will me a quiz tomorrow. Thank you."

She turned to the two who were still standing around her desk as if it was their only lifeline. "Now my name is Ko-sensei if you need anything just ask. Who did they say was going to show you around?"

"Higarashi Kagome," Shippou replied still leaning against the desk.

"Yes," the teacher said her tone dropping. Well she's right over there" Ko-sensei said, "Good luck, you'll need it with that one." she said finally turning and leaving the last half of the sentence said under her breath. She didn't even notice the boy narrow his teal eyes after she muttered the statement. He was still looking through the door after she was gone.

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"If you keep that up people will either think you're really deep and mysterious or about to tear them to shreds." Said a voice accompanied by a new set of weight on his shoulders. This got the boy out of his stare.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that you were looking at the teacher then the door with…" she copied the look mockingly over scrunching her face into an intense glare that would put the most hardened warrior off: brows furrowed, nostrils flared, her mouth turning into a thin line as her eyes gazed right into his she push on him a little so her face was inches from his.

"That bad?" Any other time this would've made him laugh but right now it was too important for him to have distractions.

"Yeah," her face changing from the scoffing gaze to her previously bright smile her face fell back into so easily. "Are you going to go talk to her? She is our guide."

"Not just yet, there's something about her... that's... I don't know." He said shortly.

"What are you talking about?" The girl ignoring glances from curious students looked at Kagome who was just staring into nowhere brown eyes glistening. "She looks okay, I mean deep in thought or just sulky but..."

"Not that way I mean there's something *else* wrong." He said putting focus on the else not saying directly what was the problem due to there may be curious ears listening. The girl nodded at this. "All we have to do is stay in here until lunch which is in three periods. So we don't have to bug her. I mean where is she going to guide us to the place where we already are? We also don't know how it will react if she knows our presence" Shippou went on once again the girl nodded.

"Well you waited long enough I guess a few hours won't kill you." Sango said. "Looks like you'll survive without me. Time for a little meet and greet and information gathering." Turning away without another word, she walked off and joined a circle of students. Flashing her smile; he knew it was just simple introductions where are you from, how old are you, etc. They had been through it many times before. Then in all that Sango would try to get some tidbits of information. Easy enough.

Shippou leaned back against the desk he ignored the instincts that told him a majority of the female even some of the males were looking at him. Appraising him probably, it didn't phase him any he was thinking of what could be affecting her in this way. He had a basic task to accomplish and he would. He had to... He let the same ray of sun that Kagome had swung her pencil through to hit his skin his extra sensitive hide let the ray be more powerful and let a the warm feeling spread partly relaxing him. Still the anxiety that he was so carefully to contain was still mini butterflies in his stomach. Still anything natural usually calmed him. But even the warmth barely helped.

The sound of the bell rang once again the fifteen minute break was, there was a rush of feet on carpet and the screech of chairs being moved it seemed no one wanted to be out of place when this teacher walked in. Shippou snuck into a seat behind Kagome he noted that she hadn't left her spot and was still staring into no-where. There definitely was something wrong with her. If only he could...

**SLAM**

The Kitsune moved his head as did Sango who had quickly sat next to him. He tried to ignore the ringing from the loud noise in his ears. He noted that all the students now sat up straight and had ready books and notebooks the quiet and tense of the situation in the room was the thing that mostly got his attention, he had never had a sensation quite like this. Mimicking his classmates he sat straight with his books out. Similar to Kagome he let his mind go somewhere else to what he had to do. But unlike Kagome his thought was self induced. The problem with her was it wasn't.

The periods went by ghastly slow but through some divine miracle the bell rang for lunch.

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"How are we going to introduce ourselves?" Sango had whispered to Shippou a few minutes before the bell rang freeing them for lunch. She could tell he was nervous even though his body was relaxed he had been around for as long as she could remember and after all this time she could kind of sense in a way what her was feeling. "I mean are you going to go Hi Kagome, remember me Shippou from the Feudal Area and this is Sango a relative distant relative of yours and a descendent of Sango and Miroku." She finished whispering he shook his head.

"This is going to take a special touch." He answered back. "We'll get her in the hall then take her somewhere isolated and explain everything."

That's exactly how things were going so far. The bell had rung and Kagome as well as the rest of their class mates were going out the door. It's your turn now. Sango thought as she followed behind the kitsune. The hall was crowded as she followed Shippou who with his agility didn't hit anyone in the crowded hallway while Sango had to struggle to keep up bumping into random people muttering sorry after the impact. Damn his agility...

He suddenly stopped grabbing someone's shoulder. She turned around spacey eyed and looked at the Kitsune not recollection in her eyes her face was just emotionless. Target found... Now comes the hard part.

"Kagome trust me, you have to come with me. Just take my hand and follow me. You can trust me." Shippou whispered into her ear as the three of them moved to the side. Sango felt a slight cold sensation sweep over her skin. She knew that Shippou was using some of that kitsune charm. The cold sensation was what her parents called "the shiver" it was inherited from her daemon hunter/ monk ancestors she could sense when youkai magic was near or being preformed. Youkai magic was always a cold shiver, while human was more of a warm heat on her skin. She had always found it strange when she felt the cold shiver coming from Shippou, he had been with her all her life lived with her family for centuries. But that was not important at the moment. She smirked when Kagome took his hand... She's not even putting up a fight.

Could it be part of the spell? The miko part of her should be protecting her from that kind of control especially from a youkai. Well they all thought it was to block out her power. The most important thing will be to get it back. Sango thought following the pair as they went across the hall and out an exit to a deserted outside patio. It was too cold even with the sun shining for any sane students to be out, so they should be alone. Stopping in a corner where a tree hid them from sight of teacher or student Shippou stopped and released her hand gently. The wind was picking up gently blowing anything that was loose on their bodies making it even colder. But all three seemed to be ignoring it.

"Kagome, you have to focus on me." Shippou began.

"What are you talking about I'm looking at you aren't I? Who are you?" She replied in a normal tone but Sango sensed a shiver radiating from inside her. The spell is hiding what Shippou is... His power... She doesn't know who he is...

"Not in the way I want you to. Kagome, it's me Shippou. I'm just older." Sango jumped when his brown tail appeared and started swinging back and forth behind him and his ears became pointed as well as his canines and the pupils of his eyes became slitted. Kagome just looked at him confused her face was twisted as if she was trying to remember something, the shiver now was pounding. She's fighting it... Seeing him like this, their history is helping her to remember. "That's it Kagome. Remember going back in time a year ago. You got the Shikon jewel and gave it to Inuyasha." At that name her eyes opened wider. "Inuyasha, you remember him, he's here. You just can't sense him. You're under a spell that is blocking your powers and ability to see us as we are in this day." Shippou's hands were now radiating a blue light that moved like fire around his hands.

"Inuyasha???" Kagome whispered her face still confused.

"The spell is winning." Sango warned, the blue light in Shippou's hands brightened and he grabbed the girl's shoulders. The sapphire flame moved from his body to her's it seemed to move slowly the cringe on Shippou's face showed that the spell was fighting him; but slowly the fire consumed the girl in a blue aura. Shippou was breathing harshly now.

Sango let out a gasp as a warm heat started to burn on her skin along with Shippou's shiver. It was Kagome... The blue fire was turning purple as their power mingled Shippou leaped back with a yell as the purple turned into pink, Shippou's shiver was completely gone now, it was only Kagome.

"Shippou!" Sango ran to him he was now on his knees breathing heavily but his eyes were focused on Kagome who's pink glow was now fading.

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"It worked... The spell broke." He said smiling breathlessly.

"Shippou? This isn't possible is it really you?" Kagome spoke up, "and Sango? How can it be? What's going on."

"Well that's Shippou. I'm Sango but not the one you know, call it a family resemblance." Sango spoke up Shippou was still breathing harshly trying to get to a normal rhythm of breath back. "What just happened is a little hard to explain. From what we know you returned a year ago to here after the jewel was reassembled. But then someone or something in that time put you under a spell, your miko powers were blocked and you were forced to keep thinking about the past and not the present. Someone didn't want you to focus on the present and they wanted to torture you."

"How could you know all this?" Kagome asked astonished. It was like waking up from a dream everything before was haze but now it all clear.

"My Dad was actually the first to figure it out. He's good at sensing bad spirits and spells. He went to your shrine to check up on you for... that doesn't matter. You see they wanted to wait to see you, so that there wouldn't be any messing with time, and you needed time to get your life in order, so that's why they sent my Dad... Then when he found out he tried to talk to your family but they were under illusions and thought you were fine... Let's just say he wound up having my Mother bail him out of jail... That's why it's taken us so long to break it. I'm sorry it took so long." She said quickly to the girl amazingly all in one breath.

"The point is that we need you to come with us to figure this out. I also don't know how much longer Inuyasha will let us stay here sensing the undoing spell I did." Shippou said rising to his feet slowly realizing Kagome by now was lost by the chopped details of Sango's story. He was surprised how nervous she was around the girl. Usually she was cool as a cynical cucumber. He would have to address that later.

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Inuyasha was here... Wait now she could sense it... He wasn't far. But how could he after the wish he made. She wasn't thinking about who was out to get her or what they were planning. The only thing she really cared about at this moment was seeing Inuyasha again. She could fell him he was so close... When she thought he was gone forever.

Author's Note: What do you think? Please review and give me your opinion. It does get a little more heavy in later chapters. So if you want me to e-mail you when I update tell me so, either in your review or e-mail me at Gin_SSDD@hotmail.com