Chapter One

Keep Walking

Kagome walked out the front doors of her school. It was the Friday of the second week of term and Kagome relished the Spring air of April. She glanced around searching for her two best friends who she knew would be waiting for her.

"Hey Kagome! Over here!"

The raven haired girl whipped around to the sound of her friend's voice, almost dropping her school bag which she held loosely by the straps in her hand.

"Sango! You're ready so soon?" She all but bounced over to her, "Two questions: what do you do to get here so fast and how? Because I could use the help."

Kagome's brunette friend grinned saying, "What do you mean I'm early? You're just really slow. Ayame's already here too."

"What are you on about? I don't se-"

At that moment a bright red head popped seemingly out of nowhere right beside Kagome.

"Hey Kag! You took your time! I got tired of waiting for you so I went to see Kouga." She pointed vaguely around the school building with her thumb, "What took you? You're gonna be late for your kick-boxing lessons!" Ayame said energetically, punching and kicking thin air.

"Woops! I forgot my stuff, give me two minutes!" Kagome cried as she raced back into the building.

Ayame and Sango sweat dropped and shook their heads.

"I betcha that if we didn't wait for that girl whenever she forgot something then we'd always be early for everything."

"You're probably right." Ayame sighed, "Why do we bother walking with her to her kick-boxing lessons when we both have to get to other places as well?"

"Because we're such good friends." Sango shrugged, "Besides, the place I go to practice with Hiraikotso and the mountain area where you go to sharpen your wolf instincts aren't far from Kagome's training area therefore- we're stuck with her."

They both shook their heads, pitying their own unfortunate luck.

He leaned against the school gates carelessly. Watching every student as they walked past him on their way out, his eyes lingered on those with slim figures and short skirts especially. Yes, my friends, if you hadn't figured it out yet, we're talking about Miroku Kazaana. Infamously the most perverted of the male species.

Miroku tore away from his observations when he heard a distant low rumble. He spotted two clouds of dust by the side of the school building and sighed.

"They're at it again," he said under his breath watching the two progress.

As the blurs got closer, some students turned their heads, most of them being new students who had never witnessed this weekly Friday event.

"You're dead dog breath!" was the sound heard from one blur shaped not unlike a whirlwind.

"In your dreams you mangy wolf!" shouted the other silvery blur.

They both stopped dramatically just in front of Miroku and revealed themselves to be none other than Inuyasha and Kouga who were now both glaring at each other fiercely.

"You know I won this time mutt-face!" Kouga spat out, his chest heaving.

"Speak for yourself fleabag! I was way ahead of you!"

This kept on for a while as they hurled insults at each other both claiming to have won.

Miroku calmly stepped between the two, he cleared his throat and said sarcastically, "If you both insist on having a lovers-tiff over a silly little thing like a race which you do every Friday, please at least make way for our fellow students to get through the gates."

PUNCH!

It was only after Kouga and Inuyasha had successfully knocked Miroku out that they moved aside for the crowd of students who had indeed been stopped from getting through the gates by them.

"Owww…" Miroku said feebly as he picked himself off the ground, "I guess I should've seen that coming." Miroku shook his head dazedly though it was almost unnecessary, he had been knocked out so many times by them that he had become immune to the long lasting effects of it.

"Keh! Like you didn't know that we were gonna hurt you for saying something stupid like that." Inuyasha said smugly.

"You're an idiot if you thought you were going to get away with it." Kouga confirmed.

"Okay okay! I get it! Still, the look on both your faces was priceless!" Miroku covered his face with his hands as a weak defence from the oncoming punches.

"We better start heading towards the mountains," said Inuyasha, dusting off his hands. Miroku now in yet another unconscious state.

"Yeah, I told Ayame I'd meet her there. Miroku probably wants to go to his training field as well."

"My lovely Sango will be there!" Miroku exclaimed getting up again, apparently he had heard the conversation.

"Kuso. I just remembered I left Tetsuiga in my locker. You guys go ahead. I'll catch up." Inuyasha said hurriedly as he dashed back into school.

"You heard the man Kouga! Let's go! Our lovely ladies will be waiting for us!" said Miroku enthusiastically.

Kouga scoffed, "Firstly, don't say 'the man' as if he's our boss and secondly I'm the one with a lady waiting for me, last time I checked Sango still hates your guts."

As Kagome hurried round the last corner of the corridor, kick-boxing equipment in hand, she suddenly bumped into someone

"Ouch!"

"Ah!"

"Gome-"

"Watch where you're going wench!" shouted a disgruntled Inuyasha.

"Oh... It's you. I take that back." mumbled Kagome, equally annoyed, she gripped onto her duffle bag tighter.

"What's that supposed to mean wench?" he spat, wondering why he was so annoyed he usually would have settled with a 'Keh'.

"Oh real clever, calling me a wench like you have for the past oh so many years." She said sarcastically, "Watch what you're saying, I'm not one of your sluts you egotistical playboy!"

"Keh, get your facts straight, you see any sluts hanging off these arms?"

"Yeah right after Kik-" her eyes widened and she stopped herself, astounded at her own pettiness. She didn't like to bring up all wounds even if it was Inuyasha. "Whatever Takahashi, I don't need an argument to think about over the weekend. You just keep walking and so will I."

With that, Kagome weaved past him and continued to the front doors, her footsteps echoing in the empty corridor.

Inuyasha shook his head confused, "Kuso, baka wench." he said under his breath.

Why was that such a sore point for him? A moment ago his head had been filled with insults ready for that Kagome Higurashi - oh yes he knew her name, he just couldn't find a reason to actually call her by it – now, he found that he was hating himself.

Why do I still think about her? We obviously didn't trust each other so why does it still hurt? He resisted the urge to slam a fist into the nearest locker. I'm not that weak. I can't be. Why did it have to happen?

Why did Kikyo happen?

Inuyasha shook his head to get rid of the thoughts and kept walking. He didn't have time to think about it, he didn't want to have to.

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Glossary:

Gomen – Sorry

Baka – Idiot

Kuso – Damn it

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