Behind Enemy Lines
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
Chapter 21: Friends?
It had not been but two days after the Cat's surprising rise and already attitudes were changing around her. Of course they weren't nice but many stayed away from her and no longer taunted.
Another surprise was that Naraku and his group seemed to accept her, well all except Tsubaki. The dark miko was very angry still and her wounds had not yet healed.
From his table Sesshomaru watched as Grace sat in one chair holding a book up to her face and another where she rested her feet. Her school bag lay at her side and her lunch lay barely touched on the table.
Around her everyone seemed to simply walk blindly past.
Beside him he heard the fox stop his game and turn to look in her direction. With a curious eye the kit stood, taking his things and walked over to one of the empty seats beside her and plopped down making her look up quizzically as he began to pull out Calculus homework.
Curiously the girl put her book down and leaned over his papers pointing to a few mistakes here and there as the fox quickly erased then changed his markings.
After a moment she sat back and resumed her book, occasionally stopping to check answers again.
Raising his brow, Sesshomaru watched as Bankotsu took another seat next to her followed by the twins, Kanna and Hakudoshi.
Grace looked at them then shrugged as if it were a normal occurrence. Bankotsu asked her something and Sesshomaru was shocked to see them strike up a conversation. But it seemed to be almost more than that. The friendly way the other boy smiled at her and leaned toward her made him want to growl.
He sat back with a shake of his head as his brother and the trio sat down.
"Hey, Sessh. Where's Shippou?" Kagome asked cheerily noticing the kits usual seat was empty.
Sesshomaru nodded in the kits direction and his entire table seemed to take a collective gasp.
"What is he doing?" Inuyasha whispered, still tending to his wrist as he leaned close to Kagome. Sesshomaru shrugged.
"It seems as if he's receiving help on his Calculus homework."
The miko rolled her eyes then glared at him.
"Well yeah, but, why is he way over there? Why would he ask for her help?"
The elder looked at the young miko in surprise. The anger in her voice made him start. Had he ever heard Kagome so venomous before?
Looking at the others he noticed they had the same thoughts. He raised his eyebrow and gave her a logical answer.
"The Cat is in his Calculus class. Why would he ask those who aren't?"
Kagome stared at him like he'd grown a second head then looked back at Shippou who was laughing at something Bankotsu had said. Her blue eyes narrowed at him as she huffed.
"Well duh, but, she doesn't even like him!" Her voice was shrill and made Sesshomaru growl. What was with her? She was being petty.
"Does it truly matter Kagome?"
She stared at him for a moment then shoved away from the table and stormed from the cafeteria, leaving her friends in wonder.
Inuyasha looked at his brother then at Sango and Miroku who shook their heads in the same confusion.
"So the Cat's got friends? What's the big deal?" Inuyasha asked looking back at the table where Grace was sitting as Bankotsu stole her book from her.
She glared at him playfully and snatched it back, snapping it quickly across his head. The scene was almost comical had the two Tashio brothers not been over analyzing things.
Could she really have developed…dare they say it…friends?