The next morning was definitely cloudier than the previous, and a light rain was drifting down, quickly and effectively soaking all that was left uncovered.

'InuYasha, I insist.' Kagome was saying as they walked to the train station. 'We can go back after this, but right now, this is important.'

Kagome was hiding under the umbrella, and after much dispute, InuYasha had joined her, with much complaint, mostly involving "weakling" and "little showers".

'But we've already wasted four days. What if something important comes up?' InuYasha shot back.

'Even if something comes up, Miroku and Sango can handle it. They have more power than you give them credit for.'

InuYasha huffed. 'That's not what I meant.'

'So you're worried about them?' Kagome asked.

InuYasha shifted uncomfortably, having effectively trapped himself between a rock and a softhearted place once again. 'Forget it.'

'If you're so worried, you can go back now, and I'll be there this afternoon, if that's what you want.'

'I said; forget it!' InuYasha snapped, effectively ending the conversation as they stepped into the bustling train station. 'Remind me, why are we taking this metal contraption?'

'Because I don't really want to get wet.' Kagome said simply, pushing their way over to the ticket processors.

'I could have just carried you, you know.'

'But then I would have gotten wet.' Kagome said. 'Thanks anyway.'

After a brief hiccup at the processor gates, ('why can't I just go over it?') they made their way down the stairs and onto the surprisingly tightly packed train that had just arrived.

'I don't really understand how you were planning on taking this thing,' InuYasha said, looking around, staring suspiciously at the wrist straps dangling from the metal bar attached to the ceiling of the train. 'And are you planning on returning it?'

'No!' She said, hanging her head a little, 'We're just going to ride on it until it takes us to the place we need to go.'

'Are you sure you need to go to the training session today as well?' InuYasha asked, edging a little closer to the corner of the compartment that he was already standing in, and looking around over the top of her, watching as the train grew more and more tightly packed, flatly ignoring the odd strange look he got.

'Yes.' Kagome replied, 'this is the important one.' Her gaze turned unreadable, almost scared, and he frowned at her.

'What are you looking at me like that for?'

'Nothing,' Kagome said, shaking her head a little, 'nothing.'

Suddenly a loud and clear 'Doors Closing!' came over the speakers, followed by three short beeps, and the doors closed.

'This would have been easier if we'd done it my way.' InuYasha grumbled, clearly annoyed at the tightly packed people. 'And all this just so you didn't get a little water on you.'

'I'm sorry, alrig-whoah!'

The train lurched forward, knocking more than one person off their feet, and sending Kagome stumbling headlong into InuYasha's chest. 'Oof!'

'Are you alright?' InuYasha asked, already gaining the look that he was about to break his way out.

'I'm fine.' Kagome said, first attempting to step back, then to find a wrist strap, finding both to be a failure.

The compartment of the train seemed to be a little wobblier than usual, she found herself to be leaning against the ever immovable InuYasha, her hands flat against his chest.

'I still don't see the point of this,' InuYasha said, only slightly haltingly, wrapping one arm around her to hold her steady. 'This thing is slow and noisy.'

Kagome, on the other hand, could suddenly see a very big point to the train. 'Fine, we can do it your way on the way home. Are you feeling up to it?'

InuYasha was equally as suddenly sure he was feeling up for anything. 'Of course I am. What do you take me for?'

InuYasha wasn't sure whether to be shocked or to be angry beyond belief, and as such, he had turned a blotchetty red, and was more or less speechless on the verge of an explosion.

Kagome had turned a very deep shade of red, and was equally as quiet.

Some of the class for that day had been dedicated to wrapping bandages, but the rest had been set aside for the review, and CPR training.

Kagome successfully completed the course, passing with a ninety-two per cent score on her test, having concentrated on this two-day course more than anything she had done in quite a while, school-wise.

'Hey!' Came a voice from behind them. 'Uh, Higurashi-san!'

Kagome paused and looked back, to see the girl from yesterday hurrying towards them, waving a piece of paper in her hand.

The girl had pulled on a long, grey cape, and was wearing an oversized witches hat of the same colour, and was waving a cheap plastic wand with a star of the end in her other hand.

'Yes?' Kagome managed.

'You dropped your certificate.'

Kagome looked down to her hand, as if expecting the offending paper to materialize there, however it remained stubbornly in place. 'Oh. Thank you.' She said, instead opting for taking it from the girl, rather than relying on teleportation.

'So what do you think?' The girl said, swishing her cape a little at InuYasha. 'Do you recognize me?'

The direct question seemed to throw InuYasha. 'You're the girl from yesterday.'

'That's me. I'm Nagato.' She smiled broadly. 'Who are you?'

'I'm-'

'Sorry, but we really have to go.' Kagome cut him off. 'C'mon.' She said to InuYasha, turning on her heel and dragging him down the hall.

'But-!' The girl said as she disappeared out of sight around a corner.

'Why was Nagato dressed like that? Was she trying to be a sorcerer or dark priestess or something?'

'That's not actually her name. Do you remember how I said that some people like to dress up as book characters? Well she's one of them. And the character she was dressing up as is called "Nagato", not her.'

'Oh. Well that seems stupid.'

'Some people find it fun.'

'It still seems stupid.' InuYasha gritted his jaw. 'Just like that class.'

Kagome returned to her deep shade of red. 'It was useful.'

'No, it wasn't.'

'I could have used some of those bandaging techniques a week ago.' She said, looking at him meaningfully.

'Keh.'

'And, what if,' Kagome said haltingly, unable to continue.

'"What if"s never helps anybody, Kagome.' InuYasha said shortly.

'But they keep us prepared for what could happen.'

'That's just it, it's not gonna happen.'

'But what if it does? What if you pick a fight with someone too strong for you? What if Miroku, Sango and I can't be there to help you?' Kagome shuddered slightly. 'What if you say you can take someone, and I find you later d-, gone on the battlefield?'

'That won't happen.' InuYasha said flatly. 'I'm not that weak.'

'I never said you were!' Kagome very nearly exclaimed. 'I'm only, I just, worry.'

They passed through the front door, only to discover that the misty rain from earlier that morning had escalated into a fairly solid downpour.

Kagome sighed and shook out her umbrella.

Hey, all! Latest chapter, wasn't sure if I was going to put it up today, so you're lucky you didn't have to wait another day!

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