Disclaimer: I do now own any of these characters from Inuyasha or Free!. They belong to Takahashi Rumiko and Ouji Kouji, respectively.

Chapter One: Tumble into the Unknown

She never meant for this to happen. Darn Sesshomaru and his "brilliant" idea for me to gain experience in acting as a male. WHILE JOINING THE SWIMMING TEAM. But unfortunately for Kagome, her mom and brother were just absolutely delighted that she can still go to a school that dismissed all her absences in middle school, and even a prestigious one at that. Samezuka Gakuen, huh? It certainly seems impressive from all the rumors and especially now that she is standing outside looking at the swimming pool. Seeing as this was one of the only schools that will accept her bad attendance record, Sesshomaru made sure to get her enrolled, as a male student of course. That wasn't too hard because of Sesshomaru's power and influence. No one knows that she is a female. But another part of the reason why she agreed is because she has heard that Samezuka's swimming team is one of the best. Having always loved swimming, she couldn't help but also want to join the swim team. Not to mention the huge pool they have! Just seeing the pool was enough for her eyes to gleam from excitement. The team seems pretty strong; maybe I will have some good challenges!

Her hand brushes through her long hair that is tied up in a ponytail. Wearing the regular Samezuka uniform, she came to see how the pool would be like in the morning, when no one would be here yet. Disguising herself as a male had been relatively easy. Just by binding her chest, lowering her voice, and tying her hair up, she is surprised at how androgynous she looked. But never mind that, she should get to class soon, seeing as how students are slowly trickling in to the school grounds.

As she casts one last glimpse at the pool, a hand suddenly grabs her shoulder. Instincts and years of training inevitably lead her to grab the hand and flip the person over her shoulder.

"ITTE!" a male voice sounds into the air as he hits the ground onto his back.

Looking down, she sees dark red hair surrounding vibrant red eyes glaring up at her. He is wearing a Samezuka swimming jacket unzipped so she can see his chest and abs. At seeing that, she averts her eyes away.

"What the fuck was that for?!" He growls as he sits up, ignoring the pain spreading through his back and legs.

"Sorry! It was a habit! Are you okay?" Kagome panics and went over to him to lend her hand to him.

He stares at her hand. After a while, he makes a barely audible "tch" before he grabs her hand and hoists himself up onto his feet.

"I'm really sorry for that!" Kagome bows in apology and smiles weakly at him.

He is taken aback by the sincerity shown on Kagome's face, and then rubs the back of his head. "It's fine. I'm also at fault for startling you like that." He stares back at Kagome's face and comments, "But I don't remember your face around here. Are you new?"

"I just transferred here today, and I was just looking over the campus. I'm Higurashi Kagome." Kagome answers with a smile, relieved that she is forgiven.

"I'm Matsuoka Rin. And I must admit, I wasn't expecting a scrawny, girly-looking kid to be that strong," Rin teases her, referring to the throw earlier.

"W-what? I-I'm not girly at all! I'm a guy!" Kagome stumbles over her words, her heart pounding from the possibility of being discovered so easily. But then she gives a small smirk and retaliates with "And I wasn't expecting someone like you to have such a girly name. Rin-chan~"

A/N: I was debating whether to have her in Iwatobi or in Samezuka. But regardless, she will interact with both of the teams. Not sure whether to have this be in the first or second year of the anime…. Hmmm, we'll see. Pairing is also unsure yet. But since she is in Samezuka, Kagome might end up with Rin. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it! Feel free to message me for questions or comments~