InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Successor ❯ The Beginning. ( Chapter 1 )
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
By: truemetalofsteel 
Exchange student arrives, some characters are introduced.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Romance / Fantasy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.28.2008 | Updated On: 04.28.2008 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 203 | Status: Work In Progress
Exchange student arrives, some characters are introduced.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Romance / Fantasy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.28.2008 | Updated On: 04.28.2008 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 203 | Status: Work In Progress
Author's note: Well, here it is. My first piece of work on this site. Review please, I won't complain if I get some compliments, criticism, or ideas. Or flaming, for that matter. Flaming is awesome. But don't complain at the lack of action/romance/anything, really, in the first chapter, it's really just meant to be a bit of an introduction. And needless to say, I don't own Inuyasha, or anything else in this story, save for the OC, Dillon.
“Of course, Sir.” The boy responded after a moment, bringing his books to the desk nearest the front and setting them down. “Now then...” The teacher began as picked up his textbook and opened it to a page, “If we could all open up our books to page thirty-seven, we can begin today's lesson.” Multiple simultaneous groans could be heard throughout the room at that moment, followed by the sound of books being opened.
His eyes roaming at the various faces, Dillon began to tone out the voice of the teacher at the front of the room. Every now and then, he'd catch a couple words and jot them down onto a paper in front of him, only to turn his attention back to nothing in particular once more. Eventually, the already anticipated bell of the school chimed, and the students began quickly flooding out the door, to their own lives.
Apparently in somewhat less of a rush than the others, Dillon took his time, picking up each book individually before making his way to the door, but he was stopped by another teen, with short brown hair. “You're going to Kagome's house, right..?” The boy inquired. “As far as I can tell... Why do you ask?” Dillon asked in return, lifting his head to examine the person in front of him. “Oh, no reason, just.. Drop these off to Kagome for her sickness, tell her Hojo sent them.” With that, Hojo gave a slight blush and dropped some medicinal herbs into Dillon's hands before running out the door.
Shaking his head with a confused look upon his face, Dillon made his way through the crowds, to the parking lot of the school. For a long period of time, he examined a small piece of paper in his hand before giving a disgusted sigh and crumpling it up, and placing it in his pocket. Almost in answer to his silent prayers, a female voice rang out behind him, “Konnichiwa, Newcomer!” Turning on a heel to look behind him, Dillon saw three girls about his age, each carrying a stack of books. Giving a smile, and a half-hearted wave, he opened up his mouth to greet the three, “Uhm.. Ha-Ha-Hajim...-” Before he could get the words out of his mouth, he was cut off by a giggle from the girl in the middle, “Don't worry about it, we can just speak english.” She began in a matter-of-fact tone, “You looked frustrated, so we came to see what the problem was.”
Giving another long sigh, he noted, pulling the paper out of his pocket again, “Well, see.. My plane arrived just this morning, and the people I'm supposed to be staying with, they just picked me up from the airport and dropped me off here, I have an address for the house, but that doesn't really help, considering I don't know where I'm going.”
“Don't worry, short stuff, I know where you're going and it's right on the way, we can walk you there.” One of the girls replied with another giggle, “I'm Ayumi by the way, and these are my friends Yuki and Eri.” Each of the others gave him a short nod in greeting. They began to walk out of the parking lot, Dillon following close beside them as they set out towards the Higurashi Residence. Engaging in idle conversation as they walked, it didn't take long to get to their destination.
“Well, this is it.” Eri began with a wide smile, “Say hello to Kagome for us.” Each giving a slight bow, they turned around, and started to walk off down the road again. “Thank you, and I will!” Dillon called out, before slowly walking to the step of the mid-sized house, and knocking on the door three times.
A long moment passed, and no one came to the door, so he gave it a few more sharp raps, and a sickly male voice could be heard shouting from inside, “I'm coming, I'm coming!” As the door slid open, Grandpa was ranting on about apparently nothing, as far as Dillon was concerned, “-I told you I'm not going to stop selling my replicas of- Oh, why hello there!” He began, beaming pleasantly, “I trust you found the house okay, sorry about not bringing you here earlier, we were going to, but your plane arrived at an odd time. Well, come in, come in, we were just about to have something to eat, Ms. Higurashi prepared a very special meal to welcome our new housemate.” Still smiling, he turns and walks down a hallway, beckoning for Dillon to follow.
Kicking off his shoes and pushing them neatly to the side with his foot, Dillon fell in behind Grandpa and made his way down the hallway to the main room, looking curiously inside each open door he passed by. Before he even had a clear idea what was going on, he found himself in the arduous embrace of an older woman. He returned her hug awkwardly until she let go, at which point he greeted her politely and dropped down his books on a nearby counter. “Make yourself at home, dear. You're stuck with us for a few months, so you might as well try to enjoy it.” The woman stated with a trace of a grin upon her tender face. “Thank you ma'am.” Dillon replied with a wide smile. She gave a dismissive wave of her hand, “Never mind the formalities, you can call me.. Whatever you like, and him...” She gestures to the old man. “You can just call Grandpa. Also, my son Sota should be somewhere around here...”
With perfect timing, a small boy timidly popped his head around the corner of the hallway, examining Dillon carefully, who noticed him, but didn't pay much heed at the moment, “And what of your daughter? Kagome? I heard she was home sick today, I even had some healing herbs to give to her.” At the mention of his sister, Sota burst out with “My sister went to-!” But stopped talking as he received a stern glare from Grandpa, who seemed overly eager to take over the response, “Kagome is staying with friends at the moment, she should be here... Well, actually, she was supposed to have been here already, for obvious reasons.” Nodding sagely at Grandpa, Ms. Higurashi came back into the conversation, while putting some plates onto the table, “Regardless, you should meet her soon, come eat. I'll be offended if you go to bed hungry tonight.
The four ate a cheerful supper, and after dishes were done, talked pleasantly amongst each other into the night, getting to know each other as much as possible in a short few hours. Eventually, Ms. Higurashi took note of the time, and shook her head with a slight sigh, “Well, off to bed, both of you. You have school tomorrow, and as long as you're in my care, I have basic rules to follow.” She said, her voice stern yet somehow pleasant and caring at the same time. “I haven't set up the spare room yet, so you can just sleep in Kagome's bed for now, since she's not here”
“Of course, thank you.” Dillon said with a smile and a slight yawn, before grabbing his suitcase and bringing it into Kagome's room, sliding the door closed behind him. Changing from his school clothes into his pajamas, he crawled tiredly into the soft bed and pulled the pink covers atop himself. Getting his first real free time of the day, his thoughts naturally drifted to the events that transpired earlier. Soon, however, all thought left him and he fell into a deep sleep, leaving the day behind him.
BZZZZZZZT
Loudly, the second bell of the high school tolled, and students rushed to gather their books and make their way to their last class of the day. “Take your seats, please!” A middle-aged man in the grade 10 math room was heard to shout, though not unkindly. With a welcoming smile on his face, he gestured to a scrawny-looking male standing shyly at the chalkboard, books held under his arm. “We have a new transfer student in today, some of you may have seen him around earlier today, but please give another warm welcome to Dillon, show him around, and make him feel at home here.” Promptly, the rest of the class replied in unison with a loud, “Hello, Dillon.” Some greetings sounding forced, others sincere. “H-Hello, everyone.” He replied in a cautious manner, while giving a short bow. “Miss Higurashi's family agreed to take him into their home..” He began, his lips curling into a slight frown, “But unfortunately, she couldn't be here herself to welcome him.” Turning his head back towards Dillon, he gave a short nod., “You may take a seat, now.”“Of course, Sir.” The boy responded after a moment, bringing his books to the desk nearest the front and setting them down. “Now then...” The teacher began as picked up his textbook and opened it to a page, “If we could all open up our books to page thirty-seven, we can begin today's lesson.” Multiple simultaneous groans could be heard throughout the room at that moment, followed by the sound of books being opened.
His eyes roaming at the various faces, Dillon began to tone out the voice of the teacher at the front of the room. Every now and then, he'd catch a couple words and jot them down onto a paper in front of him, only to turn his attention back to nothing in particular once more. Eventually, the already anticipated bell of the school chimed, and the students began quickly flooding out the door, to their own lives.
Apparently in somewhat less of a rush than the others, Dillon took his time, picking up each book individually before making his way to the door, but he was stopped by another teen, with short brown hair. “You're going to Kagome's house, right..?” The boy inquired. “As far as I can tell... Why do you ask?” Dillon asked in return, lifting his head to examine the person in front of him. “Oh, no reason, just.. Drop these off to Kagome for her sickness, tell her Hojo sent them.” With that, Hojo gave a slight blush and dropped some medicinal herbs into Dillon's hands before running out the door.
Shaking his head with a confused look upon his face, Dillon made his way through the crowds, to the parking lot of the school. For a long period of time, he examined a small piece of paper in his hand before giving a disgusted sigh and crumpling it up, and placing it in his pocket. Almost in answer to his silent prayers, a female voice rang out behind him, “Konnichiwa, Newcomer!” Turning on a heel to look behind him, Dillon saw three girls about his age, each carrying a stack of books. Giving a smile, and a half-hearted wave, he opened up his mouth to greet the three, “Uhm.. Ha-Ha-Hajim...-” Before he could get the words out of his mouth, he was cut off by a giggle from the girl in the middle, “Don't worry about it, we can just speak english.” She began in a matter-of-fact tone, “You looked frustrated, so we came to see what the problem was.”
Giving another long sigh, he noted, pulling the paper out of his pocket again, “Well, see.. My plane arrived just this morning, and the people I'm supposed to be staying with, they just picked me up from the airport and dropped me off here, I have an address for the house, but that doesn't really help, considering I don't know where I'm going.”
“Don't worry, short stuff, I know where you're going and it's right on the way, we can walk you there.” One of the girls replied with another giggle, “I'm Ayumi by the way, and these are my friends Yuki and Eri.” Each of the others gave him a short nod in greeting. They began to walk out of the parking lot, Dillon following close beside them as they set out towards the Higurashi Residence. Engaging in idle conversation as they walked, it didn't take long to get to their destination.
“Well, this is it.” Eri began with a wide smile, “Say hello to Kagome for us.” Each giving a slight bow, they turned around, and started to walk off down the road again. “Thank you, and I will!” Dillon called out, before slowly walking to the step of the mid-sized house, and knocking on the door three times.
A long moment passed, and no one came to the door, so he gave it a few more sharp raps, and a sickly male voice could be heard shouting from inside, “I'm coming, I'm coming!” As the door slid open, Grandpa was ranting on about apparently nothing, as far as Dillon was concerned, “-I told you I'm not going to stop selling my replicas of- Oh, why hello there!” He began, beaming pleasantly, “I trust you found the house okay, sorry about not bringing you here earlier, we were going to, but your plane arrived at an odd time. Well, come in, come in, we were just about to have something to eat, Ms. Higurashi prepared a very special meal to welcome our new housemate.” Still smiling, he turns and walks down a hallway, beckoning for Dillon to follow.
Kicking off his shoes and pushing them neatly to the side with his foot, Dillon fell in behind Grandpa and made his way down the hallway to the main room, looking curiously inside each open door he passed by. Before he even had a clear idea what was going on, he found himself in the arduous embrace of an older woman. He returned her hug awkwardly until she let go, at which point he greeted her politely and dropped down his books on a nearby counter. “Make yourself at home, dear. You're stuck with us for a few months, so you might as well try to enjoy it.” The woman stated with a trace of a grin upon her tender face. “Thank you ma'am.” Dillon replied with a wide smile. She gave a dismissive wave of her hand, “Never mind the formalities, you can call me.. Whatever you like, and him...” She gestures to the old man. “You can just call Grandpa. Also, my son Sota should be somewhere around here...”
With perfect timing, a small boy timidly popped his head around the corner of the hallway, examining Dillon carefully, who noticed him, but didn't pay much heed at the moment, “And what of your daughter? Kagome? I heard she was home sick today, I even had some healing herbs to give to her.” At the mention of his sister, Sota burst out with “My sister went to-!” But stopped talking as he received a stern glare from Grandpa, who seemed overly eager to take over the response, “Kagome is staying with friends at the moment, she should be here... Well, actually, she was supposed to have been here already, for obvious reasons.” Nodding sagely at Grandpa, Ms. Higurashi came back into the conversation, while putting some plates onto the table, “Regardless, you should meet her soon, come eat. I'll be offended if you go to bed hungry tonight.
The four ate a cheerful supper, and after dishes were done, talked pleasantly amongst each other into the night, getting to know each other as much as possible in a short few hours. Eventually, Ms. Higurashi took note of the time, and shook her head with a slight sigh, “Well, off to bed, both of you. You have school tomorrow, and as long as you're in my care, I have basic rules to follow.” She said, her voice stern yet somehow pleasant and caring at the same time. “I haven't set up the spare room yet, so you can just sleep in Kagome's bed for now, since she's not here”
“Of course, thank you.” Dillon said with a smile and a slight yawn, before grabbing his suitcase and bringing it into Kagome's room, sliding the door closed behind him. Changing from his school clothes into his pajamas, he crawled tiredly into the soft bed and pulled the pink covers atop himself. Getting his first real free time of the day, his thoughts naturally drifted to the events that transpired earlier. Soon, however, all thought left him and he fell into a deep sleep, leaving the day behind him.