Disclaimer: I've said it once, I've said it a million times, I don't own Inuyasha or anything for that matter except a manga and hope that some day I'll live in Japan and not get washed away by the rain.
---Scars
by Inu-Chan
Please
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A little girl sat in the corner of the room with her thin arms wrapped tightly over her legs. Her small mind could barely comprehend what was happening but there was a voice inside her, dreading what was going to happen next.
"You little brat!" The woman standing over her slurred in a drunken state, glaring at the girl. "It's all your fault he left!"
"Mama, please-" The child was cut off when a fist connected with her already bruised body.
"Shut up!" The woman yelled at her, shaking her fist as the girl screamed. "If you'd for once just shut up, he wouldn't have left!" She turned and looked around the room before resting her gaze at the child once more, "Clean up this mess, dammit!" She sent an icy glare at the girl again before grabbing her coat and walking out the door, leaving her daughter to weep and 'clean up' the shattered beer bottles and spoiled food on the floor.
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A teenage girl stood in front of her floor length mirror, observing her battered body with dull, blue eyes.
"Kagome, get your lazy ass ready for school, now!" The sound of her mother's impatient voice reached her voice and she cringed. The headache due to her beating had yet to go away and the yelling from the first floor only caused her head to pound more.
She tore her gaze away from her reflection, to her slightly ajar bedroom door and back again before putting on the only gift her mother gave her. The make up served to hide what she had been doing to her for years, ever since her father left.
She pulled on her new uniform, grabbed her book bag, walked downstairs and made a grab for the front door.
"Kagome," a woman with short brown hair and menacing brown eyes stood behind her, glaring daggers into the back of her head.
The younger woman looked at her mother with eyes devoid of emotion. "Goodbye, mom." Her mother nodded slightly and turned away, walking into the kitchen with a tight smile.
She pulled the door close behind her and started down the shrine steps that were left to her mother after her grandfather's death. Kagome had met the man three times in the entirety of her life. The first time when she was born, the second when he was admitted into the hospital for his progressing cancer and the final time when he was resting peacefully in a casket.
By the time she'd reached her new school, she was asking herself, 'When will I be able to finally be free like that?'
Kagome walked into her new classroom, after obtaining her schedule and locker assignment from the principal. The room was almost empty except for a few chatting students and the teacher. She watched as the man began falling asleep at his large desk and decided to find her own seat. She went to the back, away from all others in the room. She dropped her book on her desk and stared out the window at the birds. She was more than jealous of their freedom. She needed it, after all.
A frown was set on her face as her gaze fell on a group of giggling girls who were staring at her. One girl stood and marched over to her with a grin set upon her cruel face.'New girl, this should be fun,' she thought as she approached Kagome.
"Hi, my name's Kikyo," she introduced herself with an air of confidence as she flipped her hair. "Who might you be?"
Kagome met her brown eyes with an unblinking stare and saw right through the sweet facade she put up, "Tell me why you want to know," She didn't wait for the other girls answer. "No, let me guess. For libel? Or just slander where the only truth is my name?"
The girl seemed taken aback, but recovered quickly at the sight of more students piling in the room. The all stopped and stared, wondering why the most popular group of girls were staring at their leader with confusion and anger to the new addition to their class. "Well, well, well seems the new girl's got some brains. We'll have to fix that." Kikyo grinned broadly as their classmates started 'ooh'ing at the threat.
Kagome glanced around the room then back at Kikyo with an irritated glare, "I'd continue this worthless exchange of words, but I have better things to do than listen to your empty threats." She took to staring out the window again. She concentrated on the dancing leaves swaying in the wind, not bothering to keep her attention on the girl gawking at her along with the rest of the class.
Kikyo's face contorted in anger and took a menacing step towards Kagome before getting ready to scream another threat, "You little-"
She was cut off as the bell rung and the teacher shouted for everyone to get in their seats. She threw another glare at the oblivious Kagome who was still staring out the window before stomping to her seat.
"Class," the teacher started, his small figure at its full height was barely taller than the 3-foot desks. "We have a new student with us, Kagome Higurashi. I'd like you all to give her a warm welc-"
The classroom door burst open and a boy with long silver tresses gripped onto the handle fiercely. He had a wide grin on his face as he let out loud deep breaths. Another boy suddenly appeared by his side. His hair was in a loose ponytail, one that was being pulled on by a girl with long brown hair. The boy with the dark hair gave the teacher a placating grin and began explain their tardiness while still trying to catch his breath, "Sorry Myouga-sensei, we woke up late and then there was a giant ogr-"
A small, wrinkled hand went up and his head shook, "It's Myouga, no need for the sensei. Miroku, you are more than aware of that." His hand gestured towards the class, "There is no need for an explanation, I doubt you have any viable excuses anyway."
He got back onto the desk and turned towards blackboard, all the while shaking his head.
The two boys then allowed knowing smirks onto their faces, ignoring the sounds of girls swooning as they made their way to the only remaining seats. Around Kagome.
The girl made her way for the seat right next to her, rolling her eyes at the show the two boys had out on.
"Hey," She whispered in an attempt to get Kagome's attention.
Seeing her effort to get the new girl to look her was being ignored, she quickly wrote a note on dropped it onto her desk after folding the paper into a minuscule size. She watched with dismay as the note was pushed to a corner of the desk without a second glance.
"Sango, leave her alone," The boy with silver hair and amber eyes told her in an irritated tone. "Can't you see she's stuck up like the rest?"
"Inuyasha, shut up." Sango glared at him before looking at the girl again with a frown and sighing before turning to the front of the class to see what Myouga was teaching.
Throughout the day, Sango tried fruitlessly to talk with the girl who happened to be in nearly all her classes and was dubbed Kagome. Finally, she'd seen her getting her things out her locker when the final bell rang.
"Hey!" Sango stood a few feet away yelling to get her attention, but was still being ignored. With a growl of frustration she screamed, "Kagome!" and watched as said girl looked at her with a frown. Instead of paying attention to whatever she was about to say, Sango stormed to Kagome's locker, "Why do you keep ignoring us?" She asked referring to the two two boys that were also in the majority of her classes, Inuyasha and Miroku. "All we're trying to do is be your friends!"
Kagome gave her a sad smile before telling her, "That's too bad, I'm not allowed to have any friends."
She then turned and walked out the school doors with Sango staring at her back with a shocked expression. 'Not allowed to have friends?' Kagome's words echoed in her head.
"What the hell is wrong with her?" Inuyasha asked, walking towards Sango's confused form. He heard the conversation with his sensitive ears and was also disturbed by what the mostly girl had said. He smirked as an idea formed in his head, one that wouldn't allow his true intentions to shine through, "Maybe we could get her to break some rules?"
He found Miroku and Sango grinning at him knowingly, nodding in agreement at the undeveloped plan to get Kagome to socialize.
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AN: Yeah, it's kind of short, but hey! I tried didn't I? And look! I went an entire story without putting in jokes. Ahhhhh, I truly am good. And conceited, yes! And in 9 days its my birthday, I bet none of you can guess how old I am! You'll be surprised, I don't act my age. Am I immature for my old age? Or am I mature for my youth? That was stupid but anyway, press the button and make me happy! And yeah, the whole thing with her mom. You just couldn't picture her doing those things to Kagome, anyone for that matter, but they never said anything about her father and I suck at making characters up even if I do have the general idea. You can't count Chio, he's Miroku's twin for God's sake! The description for how he looks is exactly like Mr. Hentai Houshi himself except with light blue eyes and blonde spikes, same personality, too!
Oh and has anyone read the manga Alice 19th? Kyo is just too cute!