Diz: So, chapter two of the new story! I guess I should get down to business, but remember -- reviews are love.

Disclaimer: Standard disclaimer applies. I do not own InuYasha. This is intended purely for entertainment value and constructive criticism! :D

Perfect Doesn't Always Seem So Perfect

Chapter 2 - "If I kill you, you will die."

Authoress: Dizzy Loser

"What a douchepacker!" InuYasha yelled, clutching the pink slip in his hands, successfully crushing it. His friends and his brother trailing behind him, he entered his next class and threw himself into his seat, throwing the pink slip at some random nerd.

"InuYasha, talking about yourself isn't good for your self-esteem." Sango told him, skipping quite literally into the classroom and taking her usual seat in the back.

"Wasn't talking about myself, Taija, so I'd shut your mouth if I were you." InuYasha demanded, not even looking at her. "Keep it up and I can't be held responsible for my actions."

"Another threat, Taishou? What did I tell you about that?" Rin came into the room behind Kagome and Ayame and heard InuYasha's comment. Threateningly, she stalked over to where InuYasha was seated. "YOU keep THAT up and I will kill you. Do you know what will happen if I kill you?"

InuYasha looked around at his friends, trying to determine if this was a trick question.

Rin answered for him, "If I kill you, you will die." With that said, she went over to her friends and sat down, pulling out her notebook.

Sesshoumaru spared a threatening look at Rin before shrugging Kagura's hands off his shoulders and pulling out his own notebook. "InuYasha, ignore her."

"'If I kill you, you will die!'" InuYasha recited, his voice high and excessively annoying. "What a waste. As if she could kill me!" His eyes looked over at Rin before glancing to her left and staring at Kagome. 'Kinda looks like Kikyou... Ha! Both would flip out if I compared them.'

"Whuutttt?" A loud voice was heard across the room and he glanced over to the cause before instantly gritting his teeth. Beside him, Kouga was also annoyed, clenching and unclenching his fists.

Sango was sitting cross legged in her chair, scratching her head with a dumb expression on her face. "Derrr." Ayame, Kagome, and Rin burst into giant fits of laughter that lasted atleast a good minute.

"Five seconds." Kagome recited like clockwork after her laughter subsided and the four immediately straightened, staring at the door.

As if on cue, Mrs. Eigemen entered the classroom, wheeling a cart full of books in front of her.

"Good morning, class. Ready for World History?" She turned to the class and smiled at the groans that met her. "Well, if that's the case, how about you all receive a failing grade for the rest of the day and sit there and do nothing?"

Silence met her statement, so she nodded and continued. "Like I said last time, today will be the day we start a project worth atleast 30 percent of your semester grade. This means I wouldn't slack off, if I were you."

Reaching into her desk to pull out a thick stack of papers, she looked around the room before starting again. "Yura, come pass a packet to everyone in the room, please."

Nodding, Yura stood up and grabbed the stack. She placed one in front of everyone, throwing Rin's, Ayame's, Kagome's, and Sango's down harder than neccessary.

"Dirtbag cow." Met this action, followed by an amused laugh. Sango sat in her seat, smiling at Yura's glare.

"Thank you, Yura. Now, this is a partner project, so I don't want to hear any complaints about me being an unfair witch-teacher. I'm not... I already assigned partners, however."

Closing her eyes and holding up her hand against the onslaught of protests that met her, she talked on. "Silence. I have a magic pen that loves to write Fs... Yes, I went there! Now, in this project ( if you guys haven't read the packet yet, which you should have, you insolent fools! ), I will assign a pair one country and the pair has to do each of the following things: Make a presentation over said country complete with a posterboard ( no glitter or I will rip out your eyeballs, please ), dress up in the traditional clothing from said country, maybe make a food dish ( I like food ), and type a detailed report over the country. Any questions?"

She looked around the room and went on when she saw no hands raised. "So, moving on-"

"Wait, professor." Rin raised her hand, catching the teacher's nod of approval for her to go on. "In this project, is Japan going to be made available?"

"No, Ms. Higurashi, Japan is not. Atleast no modern day Japan. I'm only assigning the Sengoku Jidai period otherwise known as the Warring States Era, which is only going to one group that I think will excell given the materials. So, I think you guys want to know your partners now, correct? I thought so. When I call your name, pick up your things and move to sit by your partner. No bickering or my stapler will suddenly become airborne. Understood? Good." Mrs. Eigemen adjusted her glasses and glanced down at her paper.

"Miroku Houshi and Kagome Higurashi. Great Britian."

"Kouga Wolfe and Rin Higurashi. China."

"Sesshoumaru Taishou and Sango Taija. Sengoku Jidai Period; Japan."

"InuYasha Taishou and Ayame Wulf. United States."

"Yura Samushi and Naraku Kari. Mexico."

"Kikyou Sayuru and Kagura Kaze. France."

She went through the list until she had read the last pairing. "Right, so you can use the rest of the time to discuss the project and make a plan. This won't be do for a couple weeks, so you have time but not TOO much time." She gave a pointed look to InuYasha who had the decency to look down. "Begin."

"Uhh, Mrs. Eigemen! I don't want to sound rude, but ( speaking as a fierce advocate of the social ladder protocol ) I, logically, should be with Sesshoumaru. I AM dating him." Kagura stood up, smiling at Sesshoumaru ( who looked away ) before firmly staring at Mrs. Eigemen.

"I don't give a rat's left testicle about the social ladder, Kagura. Sit down and talk to Kikyou about your assignment." Mrs. Eigemen told her flippantly, walking to her desk to sit down and grade papers. The class erupted into laughter and Kagura, embarassed, sat down.

"So, Higurashi... Your place or mine?" Kouga grinned at his joke and Rin grimaced, looking to Kagome who shook her head in sympathy.

"How about I-" Rin began her insult, only to be cut off by Kagome who suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"We can all do it in one place." She suggested. Rin, Ayame, Sango, and ( surprisingly ) Miroku agreed. InuYasha and Sesshoumaru looked none-too-pleased.

"I don't think any of your homes are big enough to house everyone." Sesshoumaru plainly stated, his face completely stoic.

"Then we can use yours." Ayame told him, knowing full well Sesshoumaru would rather cut off his hand.

"I don't think so-" InuYasha was cut off from declining by Sango.

"Fine, it's settled. We'll all meet at Mr. Douchepacker and the Ice Queen's house tonight. Say around seven? Saying no is not an option to me, by the way." Sesshoumaru looked bored, but he didn't say anything.

"Perfect. But no skanks." Ayame glared at the boys. InuYasha looked up, gleefully.

"I guess you guys have to stay home, then!" He cheered at his burn before howling in pain. Sango had thrown a particularly large book into his lap, the corner hitting a sensitive area.

"Well, that settles that." The bell rang and the group got up to go to their next class. "See you boys tonight. If I see Kagura, Kikyou, or Yura, hell, if I even see Kanna there, I'm kicking ass and it'll be yours first." Sango told them, patting InuYasha's tear streaked face on the cheek.

End Chapter Two

Q: What's with the animosity between Rin and Sesshoumaru?

A: I honestly don't know. It's easy to have Rin and Sesshoumaru threaten/mock/annoy each other, so I stick to it. It's an easy dynamic to keep up, so I do.

Q: Isn't it tradition to pair up people in group projects with the people they're going to end up with?

A: Maybe so, but I felt it was too overdone. This way, it'll be slightly easier for me to develop character relationships and whatknot.

Q: Do you believe it when people say that the SesshRin pairing is completely dead now?

A: WHUUUTTT? Of course not! How could you suggest such a thing!

Q: Would you like some reviews?

A: Yes, please!