Hi again! Here's another chapter. The story is called Meetings, so as you can guess there will be a lot of first impressions/introductions going on within the chapters. It's fun to delve into the heads of different characters and think about how each person might act when meeting certain characters.

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Meetings

Chapter 2

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho.

The second time she saw him was at school.

He was sitting at a picnic table by himself while a gaggle of girls peeked at him and giggled obnoxiously behind a tree.

Rolling her eyes, the miko strode in his direction while the seemingly oblivious kitsune turned a page in his rather large textbook. Even from far away she could see the copious amount of notes he was taking as he worked.

"Doing some light reading?"

Green eyes shot up at her, widening in surprise as he took in the woman he met not too long ago. She was smiling impishly at him as she plopped herself none too gently onto the bench across from him.

He grinned back. "Just a bit." His pencil dropped down next to his notes and his arms crossed in front of him. Leaning back he asked, "What are you doing here, Kagome?"

Kagome's smile widened as she watched him give her a once over before meeting her eyes again. Choosing to ignore his question for now, she replied, "What are you reading about?" before promptly reaching over and closing the book in front of him. Amusement danced in her eyes as she read the front cover. "Japanese Myths and Legends, hm?" He had the decency to look a bit sheepish as she added, "Learn anything interesting?"

She's pretty bold ignoring our questions and intruding on our research like that.

Kurama inwardly groaned, his eyes closing in brief annoyance before staring at the woman in front of him again. The kitsune had been napping ever since he met Kagome, so he shouldn't be so surprised that he chose this very moment to reawaken, however the extra voice in his thoughts never ceased to aggravate him.

"Yoko giving you trouble, Fox?"

The glare he pierced her with was meant to make her nervous, but he should have known better as she laughed it off. "You may as well call me, Kurama, though my human name is Shuuichi. I find that "Fox" gets to be a little tiresome to hear after a while. It's hardly original."

The vixen in front of him bent forward and leaned her head on her hand as she continued to chuckle. "Kurama it is." Azure eyes glanced behind him however when she noticed the same obnoxious group of girls start creeping closer. She nodded in their direction, signaling to the young man they were no longer alone.

Eyes rolling, Kurama began packing up his things as he stood. He looked down at Kagome as he moved to the side of the table, reaching out a hand to help her up. "Care to walk and talk? We can find someplace more...quiet. I have a little bit of time before I have to head to my next lecture."

A dazzling smile answered his question as the young miko took his hand. "Why not. I'm all done for the day and don't have too much studying to do. Besides, I think I owe you a coffee." She winked at him as they walked away from the girls that had disturbed them. Fierce glares trailed after Kagome as she walked. "You never answered my question though. Did you learn anything interesting?"

A cheeky grin flitted across Kurama's lips before he stared down at the slightly shorter woman. "I think I figured out who has prettier hair than I do."

Her musical laughter filled the air as they made their way to the cafe on the corner.

Still pretty short, but I really like writing this story. It's so much lighter than After the Innocence. Not that that story is particularly dark, but it's definitely not...happy...at the moment.

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