InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ This Year Might Just Be A Little Bit Different ❯ New Beginnings ( Chapter 1 )

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By: Yami396

This Year Might Just Be A Little Bit Different

By: Yami 396

Hello everybody! I'm Yami 396 and I'm about present to you my first story. If it sucks, I'm really sorry and maybe you who flame can help me.

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any other manga or songs or movies or whatever else I make references to in this story. It belongs to Rumiko Takahashi or whoever else owns whatever else is in here that I didn't make up.

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Kagome groaned and rolled over, tossing her alarm clock halfway across the room.

“I really don't want to go to school today…” she thought. Kagome was in her last year of high school, and try as she might; she couldn't ignore the fact that she needed to choose a college soon. Now that it was the first day of school, Kagome couldn't put it off as she had during the summer.

“Kagome! Mom says you need to come downstairs if you don't want to be late!” Kagome's brother, Sota, yelled form downstairs.

“Mmmpff,” was her answer back to him, as she rolled out of bed to get her uniform out of the closet. She stopped to look in the mirror. A seventeen year old, tall, black-haired, chocolate-eyed, pretty young lady stared back at her. Kagome almost didn't recognize herself. “How am I supposed to choose a college if I don't even recognize my own reflection?” She thought to herself as she got into her uniform.

“Sis, you really are going to be late if you don't stop staring at yourself and get your butt downstairs!” Sota yelled, shattering Kagome's thoughts. Kagome quickly grabbed him, put him in a headlock, and deposited him into the hallway, where she dropped him onto the floor. Five minutes later, she was dressed and ready to go, walking out the door in a complete daze.

“This is my last year in high school. Soon I'll be leaving home and I'll have to support myself. I'll have to get a job and I'll have to find an apartment, or something…” Kagome thought as she crossed into the street. When she was halfway across the street, a flashy black corvette came tearing down the street, right for her. Kagome screamed and dove for the grass by the sidewalk, just missing getting hit by the car.

“Hey! Why don't you watch where you're going? Are you trying to run people over, you jerk!” Kagome yelled, shaking dirt off her uniform. Then, to her horror, the corvette turned around and came back. “Oh, no, what have I done! I shouldn't have said anything. I should have just kept walking like nothing had happened. The police will find my body somewhere far away…” She thought to herself as the car stopped beside her and the front window on the driver's side rolled down.

“You were the one who wasn't paying attention, wench,” the driver said. Kagome couldn't help but stare at him. The driver had long silver hair, gold eyes, and he was very handsome. But the one thing that caught Kagome's attention was the fact that he had dog-ears. She didn't even realize that she was staring at him until he asked, quite rudely, “What are you staring at, wench?” Only then did she realize he had called her a name.

“Did you just call me a wench?” Kagome said, her eyes narrowing dangerously.

“Yes, I called you a wench, you stupid girl,” he said, not in the least bit fazed.

“Didn't your mother ever teach you that it's rude to call people names especially when you don't even know them?” Kagome countered, an expert of quick comebacks, since she always fought with her little brother.

“Oh, and this is coming form the girl who walks in the middle of the street, in her own little a world.”

“I was in the crosswalk! You're supposed to stop for people!”

“Say's who?”

“It's called common sense and courtesy!”

“And I care because…”

“Because you should!”

“Why should I care? You dodged getting run over didn't y—mmpff!” He was suddenly cut off.

“I'm sorry, was my friend being rude to you? He's a bit unrefined, but he's harmless. He just doesn't know how to talk to lady like yourself,” said the person who was sitting in the passenger seat. The young man leaned over to smile at Kagome, pushing the driver into the steering wheel. “Are you okay? You're not hurt, are you?”

“No, I'm fine,” Kagome answered, surprised at his politeness. This one had black hair pulled into a small ponytail and blue eyes.

“Get off of me, you stupid lecher! You're just trying to set yourself up with another gir—mmpfff!” The silver haired one yelled, and was quickly rewarded with another push into the steering wheel.

“That temper of yours is going to get you in trouble one of these days, you know,” the black haired one said, unmoving. “Would like a ride?” he asked Kagome. “”It's the least I can do for you, since my friend almost killed you.”

Kagome thought about her options. If she didn't take the ride, she probably would be late for school. It she did take the ride, a number of things could happen to her. However, she would be on time if she took the risk.

“We're not going to hurt you. You're going to Tsuki High School too, right?” The black haired one said.

“How do you know I go to Tsuki?” Kagome asked.

“We're going there too. And I can tell from your uniform,” He answered back. Kagome's thoughts were eased.

“Okay, I'll take you up on your offer,” she said, as the black haired one opened up the back door for her. “Hey, what are your names? I'm Higurashi Kagome.”

“I'm Houshi Miroku and this is Toka InuYasha,” the haired one said.

“Nice to meet you Houshi-san, Toka-san.”

“Please, call me Miroku-kun,” Miroku said, looking back at her with a charming smile. “A pretty name for a pretty girl.” He added.

“Okay, Miroku-kun,” Kagome said, smiling back at him. She decided to ignore that last comment.

“Whatever. Just call me Toka,” InuYasha said, backing into a small backstreet.

“Where are you going? The school's that way!” Kagome said suspiciously, pointing to the left. She didn't really trust him yet.

“I know the school's that way. I'm taking the back way. You don't want to be late, do you?” InuYasha said. “This girl is so annoying! I can't stand her! Then why do I feel bad every time I yell at her… What the hell am I thinking! Jeez!” he thought to himself. He abruptly revved up the engine and took off tearing down the street.

“What is wrong with him! Does he want to kill all of us?” Kagome thought frantically as InuYasha's car flew down the street at about 80 miles per hour. Miroku looked back at her and grinned apologetically.

“Oh, yeah, I forgot to warn you. InuYasha likes to drive fast. That's why he likes to drive on the back streets. That was the first thing he did when we moved here; memorized all the back streets,” Miroku said as the car bounced over a pothole. Kagome had to hold onto the door handle to keep from falling onto the floor.

“The last time I drove like this on a public street, the cops caught me and gave me ticket. That's when I decided to drive on the back streets,”

InuYasha said, smirking as he braked hard in front of the school. “Well, here we are. Now all of you get out of my car.”

“Be nice InuYasha. You're addressing a lady,” Miroku said, chiding InuYasha.

“I didn't know you were a lady,” was the sarcastic remark back.

“I was not referring to me. I was referring to Kagome-san.”

“Then you should have said so.”

“Are you two really friends, are do you just give him a ride?” Kagome asked InuYasha, interrupting their bickering. They reminded her of the fights she and her brother had.

“We're friends. We just like to argue,” Miroku answered, smiling. “It's quite fun to see him get riled up.”

“Yeah, yeah, keep talking you lecher,” InuYasha snapped, straightening his uniform. “Hey, Higurashi, make yourself useful and show us around. Miroku's terrible at directions. He gets lost in the mall. His date left him there one time.”

“I'll show around, but only if you promise to stop being mean to me,” Kagome said, trying to strike a deal with the stubborn young man.

“Feh,” was the answer she got. Kagome took this to be a `whatever.'

“Let me see if I can find one of my friends to help me. I'll be right back,” she said, starting to leave. Miroku suddenly grabbed her hand.

“Kagome-san, before you go, there's something I need to ask you,” he said, looking quite serious.

“Yes?” she asked.

“Would you consider bearing my children?”

“What?”

“Don't mind him,” InuYasha said, pulling Miroku away form Kagome. “The idiot's famous for that. It's his pick up line. I think only one girl ever said yes.”

“So violent…” Miroku said, pushing InuYasha off of him. “I was simply asking a question.”

“Yeah, and in five minutes, you'll be asking another girl that same question. You never stop,” InuYasha said back. “Now show us around Higurashi. I'm tired of waiting.”

“Be nice or I won't show you around!” Kagome snapped, annoyed by his immaturity.

“Whatever,” was the reply she received. Kagome sighed and showed them to the main entrance. “It's going to be a long year ahead of me if I have to put up with these two the whole year,” she thought to herself. Because she was feeling slightly ill, and that she was once again in her own little world, she didn't realize that one of her best friends was waiting for her on the stairs until she heard her name being called out, “Kagome-chan!” “Oh, it's Sango-chan. Maybe she can help me show these two around,” Kagome thought to herself.

“Kagome-chan! I haven't seen you all summer! How was your vacation? Did you have fun? Did Sota bother you the whole time like you said on the phone? Hey, who are they?” Sango finally noticed InuYasha and Miroku standing there, watching her. Tall and pretty with long brown hair and pink eye shadow accenting her eyes; she was easy prey for Miroku. Or so he thought.

“Kagome-san, who is your lovely friend?” Miroku asked her, stepping closer to Sango. InuYasha rolled his eyes and said, “Here we go again.”

“Miroku-kun, Toka, this is my friend Kineme Sango. Sango-chan this is Houshi Miroku and Toka InuYasha,” Kagome said, introducing them to each other. Miroku stepped forward and grabbed Sango's hands.

“Sango-chan, that is a beautiful name. It suits you well. I don't mean to be forward, but can I ask you to do me a favor?” he asked. Sango glared at him.

“And what exactly is this favor you want me to do for you?” she asked suspiciously, looking at his hands.

“Would you bear my children?” he asked.

“…” Was her reply.

“Ah, too overcome with emotion I see. It's okay, I don't mi—yee-ooow!” Miroku suddenly found himself in as very intimate meeting with the concrete. Sango had flipped him down the stairs. At the sight of Miroku kissing the floor and the look on InuYasha's face, Kagome burst into laughter.

“Oh, yeah! I forgot to warn you! Sango is a black belt in martial arts. And she doesn't like guys hanging over her either,” Kagome said when she had regained some composure. “Maybe I should have warned Miroku-kun.”

“No, that lecher had it coming. He deserved it,” InuYasha said, taking a cell phone out of his pocket. “Hey lecher! Smile for the camera!” InuYasha quickly took a picture of Miroku lying on the floor. “This one I am definitely going to save!”

“Thanks for showing your concern, InuYasha. I'm fine in case anyone wants to know,” Miroku said, gingerly picking himself off the floor.

“You can't say that you didn't deserve that. You deserved all of it,” InuYasha answered back. “So Kineme, you like martial arts?”

“During the Feudal Era, my family and friends were Demon Slayers. I guess that the battle spirit gets passed down throughout the generations. So do the techniques. I can already tell that you're a half-demon,” Sango said.

“So you can tell, huh?” InuYasha said glumly.

“That's a touchy subject for him. He doesn't like to talk that much about it,” Miroku interjected. “He's half-brother is a full demon. They hate each other.”

“Don't bring that bastard into this,” InuYasha snapped.

“Anyway, how about I show you two to the office? The bell will ring soon, and you're going to have to find out what homeroom you're in,” Kagome said, trying to sound cheerful to break the black mood that had descended over them. Miroku nodded, and Kagome proceeded to show them the office just as the bell rang. She and Sango ran to their homeroom to get good seats. Once there, Kagome's other friends, Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka grabbed her and dragged her to the back of the class.

“Kagome! Who were those two stunningly handsome guys you were with outside. Don't bother trying to deny it, I saw you plain as day out there. Tell me all about them! When did you meet them? Are they new here? What are their names?” Yuka immediately began to drown Kagome in questions. Kagome sighed. “I should've known. Yuka loves to get the latest gossip on anyone. And since I just came to school with two guys no one knows, no wonder she's so curious!”

“The one with the black hair is Houshi Miroku, and the one with the silver hair is Toka InuYasha. I met them this morning when Toka almost ran me over. Miroku-kun was nice enough to offer me a ride. Yes, they're new here,” Kagome answered, all in one breath.

“Oh, wow Kagome! You sure are lucky!” Ayumi said, getting that starry-eyed look that meant she was thinking about a certain boy she had a crush on.

“I'm lucky that I almost got run-over?” Kagome asked, incredulously.

“Calm down, Ayumi's just thinking about Hojo-kun again. You know how she gets,” Eri said, smiling. Kagome was about to answer back when the bell rang. The new homeroom teacher walked in. And from the looks of her, she didn't seem like the kind who took any kind of nonsense.

“All right! This is your last year here. It's time to shape up. You're all almost adults now. It's time you learn responsibility. You do something wrong, you pay the consequences. Got it? Yeah, you better get it. Anyway, I'm The Great Teacher Maiyuko. You can just call me Maiyuko-sensei,” she said. Her entire speech left the class speechless. “All right, enough of my lecturing. We have two new students joining us today. Make them feel welcome,” Mayuko went out into the hallway and dragged InuYasha and Miroku into the classroom. Immediately all the girls started whispering to each other.

“Do you think he dyes his hair? I've never seen anyone with silver hair.”

“Do you think he has a girlfriend?”

“Do you think he'll go out with me?”

“Why does it have to be my homeroom that gets the pervert?” Sango said, raising her eyes towards the heavens, asking for an answer. Kagome giggled and Sango glared at her.

“Why don't you tell us about yourselves since the class seems very interested in you two,” Mayuko said sarcastically. “Toka, you're up first.”

“I'm Toka InuYasha. I'm seventeen and I just moved here. No, I do not dye my hair; it's naturally silver. And no, I do not have a girlfriend,” he said. All the girls in the class blushed because they realized that he had heard everything they said. “Can I sit down now?” he asked Mayuko.

“You can sit down when I tell you to sit down. Houshi, speak,” was her answer to him. Miroku flashed his award-winning grin and sauntered up to the front of the class.

“Hello, I'm Houshi Miroku. I don't have a girlfriend either, but…I'm always open,” he said, and all the girls giggled madly. Mayuko hushed them and motioned for him to continue. “My family comes from a long line of monks, so if you want, I can perform exorcisms and I can also tell the girls how many children they'll have,” he continued, while the girls blushed and giggled and the guys complained about how hard it was for them to get a girl to even look at them and how unfair it was that the new guy had all the girls in the palm of his hand. Mayuko once again hushed the class.

“That's not necessary Houshi. Okay, now you may sit down Toka, but only where I tell you. Let's see…Toka, behind Higurashi, Houshi behind Kineme,” Mayuko said, motioning for them to sit down. Sango's mouth dropped open.

Mayuko-sensei, you can't be serious! I don't want that pervert behind me. I don't trust him!” Sango said, hoping to get her or Miroku's seat changed. She had no such luck.

“Kineme, unless you want to argue about this in the office, I suggest that you keep your opinions to yourself and deal with it. Houshi's staying there and so are you. Got that?” Mayuko said decisively.

“Yes Mayuko-sensei,” Sango muttered under her breath. To Miroku, she said, “You touch me and I'll hit you so hard, you won't know what just happened to you.”

“Yes, Sango-chan, I understand. You're in denial,” Miroku said, obviously not taking her threat seriously. Sango groaned and put her head on her desk.

“You see what I mean?” She said to Kagome in a whisper. “I'm really going to have to hurt him!”

“Just don't do it in class,” Kagome whispered back. “You'll get into trouble. Do it after school.”

“Now, now, don't go conspiring about me behind my back,” Miroku said, butting into their conversation. Sango gave him a look of disgust, turned around, and stared straight ahead. InuYasha, observing the whole scene from behind Kagome, laughed. Kagome turned around and smiled at him, causing him to blush. “Why the hell am I blushing for! Just because she's smiling at me! This year's going to shape up real good,” he thought to himself. Meanwhile Kagome was thinking, “Maybe this year isn't going to be that bad at all…”

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