Chapter 21!!

"I don't think that would be a problem." Sensei Kamijinchi agreed. Students began streaming into the room causing a quiet chorus of "Uh-oh."'s from the Crew and Kagome. Sensei Kamijinchi waited for them all to assemble in the back of the room before speaking. "Welcome to Ancient Japan History!" he said in English, causing his students to look at him in surprise. Whispers came from both sets of students as they looked at each other.

Sensei Kamijinchi cleared his throat, causing everyone to quiet down. "Do any of you know any legends from Japan?" Sensei Kamijinchi directed at the group in the back of the room. Several hands went up making the sensei look at them in surprise. "You." He said, pointing at Jess.

"The legend of the hanyou and the Jewel of Four Souls." Jess told him.

"So you've been to Higurashi's shrine have you?" Sensei observed. They nodded their heads. "Okay, good. Right now we're taking notes about that. You don't have a tour guide yet, do you?" Sensei Kamijinchi questioned.

"No, but could we request Becca please?" Ms. Nagle questioned. Sensei Kamijinchi raised an eyebrow and stared at Becca.

"You mean Frueh? You know her?" he asked.

"Yes, she attended our school along with Chris, Lyndsi, Ashley, and the rest of them." Mrs. Lister finished.

Sensei Kamijinchi turned to Becca. "Do you know the school well enough? Or would you like Higurashi to help you?" he asked her in Japanese.

"Yes please." Becca replied back in Japanese.

"All right, remind me to write notes for you girls to your teachers. Now, most of you are good with English, right? Can we please test it out?" Sensei Kamijinchi requested in Japanese.

"Yes Sensei Kamijinchi." They replied in English.

"Okay. My name is Sensei Kamijinchi. You may call me Mr. Kamijinchi, or Mr. K. if you wish. If you're wondering why I am fluent in English, I taught in New York. Now, who knows who the hanyou traveled with?" The Crew's hands went up (A/N: I'm making Kagome a part of the crew, k?) along with a couple of the WHS students. "Wow…you all know this? Okay, when I pick on you, name one. Higurashi!" Sensei said, (A/N: Hell, I'm gonna call him Mr. K too.) pointing at Kagome.

"The miko err…priestess from the future." Kagome said.

"Good! Geraldi!" Mr. K. said, pointing to Amanda.

"Shippo the fox demon!" she said.

"Nice! Frueh!"

"Kyoinu, Inuyasha's twin." Becca said, a blush creeping into her cheeks.

"Great! Harris!"

"Miroku, the::cough:: hentai ::cough:: monk." Chris said, earning laughter.

"Okay….Wilson!"

"Sango, the taijiya…err…demon slayer." Lyndsi said, correcting herself.

"Nice save. Still more? Martin?"

"Kirara the cat demon!" Larissa squealed.

"Okay, umm…you." Mr. K. said, pointing to Ms. Nagle.

"Kouga the wolf demon."

"Amazing. Lafferty?"

"Lady Kaede, the village priestess of Musashi Domain." Kristy pointed out. The teacher looked at them in shock. If he hadn't been young, Becca would have thought he was having a heart attack.
"Wow, you must spend a lot of time at the shrine. I'm impressed." Mr. K. finally said.

"Thank you Sensei." They said in unison.
"All right, answer the questions at the end of the chapter. Complete sentences. May I see one of the teachers in the back up here?" Mr. K. asked, sitting down behind his desk. Mrs. Nagle walked up to his desk, and the two started speaking in hushed tones.

Kagome, Becca, Lyndsi, and Chris zoomed through the work. Then they read the questions to the rest of the crew, who finished them quickly. Then, Becca raised her hand. "Frueh?" Mr. K. asked.

"Could I read the chapter to them? They can't read the Kanji, and they look pretty bored." Becca pointed out.

"Good idea Frueh. Could you help her Higurashi?" Mr. K. asked. "Hai Sensei." Kagome answered him.

They both got up and stood in front of the group. "Hey, wake up guys, we have something to do." Becca said, causing several people to jump awake.

"Alright, let's see how many of you paid attention yesterday at my shrine. We have some questions for you. Question one: What was the name of the jewel that the miko Kikyou protected?" Kagome questioned.

"The queen of the dykes." Randall coughed, causing laughter from some of his friends.

"No you big oaf, it was the Jewel of Four Souls. Now shut up." Kira snapped from the back.

"Thank you Kira." Becca said appreciatively.

Kagome and Becca collapsed on the ground after the tour of the school. It had been hectic, students running every which way. Everyone had gone back to the hotel, much to the relief of the two girls. "The one day I forget my lunch." Kagome sighed.

"Me too. Nobody else eats lunch anymore. We can't even steal from them." Becca pointed out. Her friends didn't normally eat lunch, but opted to eat after school.

"Forget something?" Came a voice from the tree that was shielding the two from the sun. Inuyasha leaped from the tree, causing the two girls to jump.

"Your Mom sent me with this." Inuyasha said, holding out Kagome's lunchbox. "

"Awww! Thanks Inuyasha!" Kagome squealed, planting a kiss on Inuyasha's cheek.

"How the hell did you get over the wall? That think is huge!" Becca said, pointing out the huge concrete wall that surrounded the school.

"We jumped it. Here, this is for you." Kyoinu said, jumping down like Inuyasha had.

"Thank you!" Becca cried, glomping the poor, unsuspecting hanyou. When she finally realized what she was doing, she quickly let him go, blushing. "Heh…sorry." She apologized, sweat-dropping. Kagome and Inuyasha snickered at the two's naiveness.

"Hey! Those are the two guys from yesterday!" Came Ari's voice from across the courtyard.

"What the fuck? Those idiots are here?" Inuyasha cursed. The group assembled with Becca as they ate, chattering so fast that even Becca couldn't keep up.

"Can we join you?" Came a soft voice from Kagome's side. Ayumi, Yuka, and Eri stood there, trays in hand.

"Uhh…sure guys!" Kagome said, scooting over. The trio sat down, and Eri and Yuka started shooting questions at the foreign students who in turn shot questions back. Kagome made a move to stop them, but Becca pulled her back.

"Let them go at it. If we're lucky, they'll tire each other out." Becca pointed out. Kagome heaved a sigh.

"Good point. So, how's Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara?" Kagome questioned.

"Damn monk can't keep his fucking hands to himself. Shippo freaked the hell out and thought the shower was attacking me. I think if we make it to that shopping center thing, we'll be lucky. I'm grateful I don't have to wear that damn hat anymore." Inuyasha growled. Kagome giggled and hugged Inuyasha around the waist. Inuyasha blushed slightly and cautiously hugged her back.

"Hey, is anyone looking? I want to go into a tree. The ground hurts." Becca whispered to Kyoinu. They both looked around and noticed everyone was deep in conversation. Becca happily stood up and hopped onto a branch, straddling it. Kyoinu jumped up after her, settling himself in the crook of the same branch. Becca picked up her chopsticks, balancing herself with her other hand. Kyoinu quirked an eyebrow as Becca began eating.

"You're comfortable like that?" he inquired. Becca looked at him, noodles hanging from her mouth. She slurped them up and shook her head.

"Nope, but if I sit like that, I'll fall asleep. I'm dead tired." Becca explained, pointed at Kyoinu's posture. Kyoinu sighed and held out his arms.
"Come here. I don't need you falling out of the tree. The kit's been annoying all morning, and I don't need to worry more." Kyoinu said.

"Fine, but only if you eat something too so I don't look like a pig." Becca said, scooting over and settling herself against his chest. Kyoinu wrapped a protective arm around her waist and leaned his chin on her shoulder. Becca stuffed a spring roll in his mouth and ate a hot dog octopus herself. They both chewed in silence, listening to the chatter of the students below.

"Watch this!" Becca said, holding her toothpick from the hot dog out and dropping it. A curse from Inuyasha answered her. "Bullseye!" Becca cheered. She covered her empty container and held it out, letting it go and exclaiming, "Look out below!" More curses greeted her, making her smile. "Idiot doesn't know how to move." She said yawning. "Hey, if a bell rings, can you wake me up if I fall asleep?" Becca asked Kyoinu as her eyes drooped. Before he could answer her, she was fast asleep, cuddled against his chest.

Down below, Inuyasha was exclaiming a string of profanities and glaring at the offensive food container. He looked up to glare at Becca, but lost his train of thought when he saw the two snuggled in the branches of the tree.

Suddenly, and evil grin spread across his face. "Hey Kagome, do you have that cam-eeera thing?" He asked. Kagome shook her head.

"I have a camera phone." Chris piped up.

"Can you take a painting of that?" Inuyasha asked, the grin growing wider and pointing to where Becca and Kyoinu were snuggled.

When Chris spotted them, his face grew into a grin identical to Inuyasha's. Chris took out his cellphone from his backpack and snapped a picture. Lyndsi saw what he was up to, and tried to grab the phone out of his hand. "Too late, it's already in my e-mail." Chris said triumphantly. Lyndsi sighed, and looked up in the branches.

"I wonder if they'll go out soon. It's like it's right in front of their aces." Lyndsi said. Suddenly, the bell rang, causing Kyoinu and Inuyasha to jump in surprise. Kyoinu gently shook Becca awake as the students began to reenter the building. The couple jumped from the tree stealthily while Kagome hugged Inuyasha goodbye. The two hanyous vanished, running and hopping over the surrounding wall. Becca and Kagome headed into the building, leading the group. Becca took the chorus students to her last class of the day, chorus. Kagome took the rest of them to her English class.

With Kagome…

"Good afternoon Mrs. Smith!" The class said politely in English.

"Hello students! Could you double up with one or two of our guests?" The teacher asked in English.

"Yes Ma'am." The students chorused. Ashley G., Nick, and Kristy grabbed Ari and Jess, the American students almost immediately starting to point out the mistakes in the book. This was going to be a loooong class.

With Becca…

"Well, it seems that we have another chorus teacher with us today!" Sensei Yasu observed.

"Yes, that's right. I'm really excited to be here." Mrs. Lister said. "My students are too. If it would be okay with you, we'd like to sing too, and maybe perform a song or two." Mrs. Lister said, referring to the chorus as her's. It made the student's hearts swell with pride. Without her, they probably wouldn't be in chorus today.

"I think that would be great! Let's warm up! One, two three!" Sensei said, directing both choirs.

"Do

Do re do

Do re mi re do

Do re mi fa mi re do

Do re mi fa sol fa mi re do!"

"Nicely done! Now, a quick run through our songs, and the other chorus may perform for us!" Sensei said cheerfully.

As the chorus sang through the songs, Becca Lyndsi, Chris, Larissa, Ash, Manda, Alyse, and Josh kept up as best as they could, totally excited that they would be able to sing with their old chorus teacher again. As soon as they had finished singing through all the songs, the teacher had them sit on the risers.

Mrs. Lister motioned for the group to stand. The eight crewmembers ran to join the choir that they had performed in since sixth grade. "What song?" Mrs. Lister questioned. Several people shouted out answers, making it impossible for the teacher to hear. "One at a time!" Mrs. Lister roared, raising a hand for silence. She pointed suddenly at Will. "Pick one." She ordered.

"Graduation." Will said promptly.

"Graduation it is!" She motioned for them to stand straight and tall. When she motioned for them to sing, they did so happily.

"And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives

Where we're gonna be when we turn 25

I keep thinking times will never change

Keep on thinking things will always be the same

But when we leave this year we won't be coming back

No more hanging out cause we're on a different track

And if you got something that you need to say

You better say it right now cause you don't have another day

Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down

These memories are playing like a film without sound

And I keep thinking of that night in June

I didn't know much of love

But it came too soon

And there was me and you

And then we got real cool

Stay at home talking on the telephone with me

We'd get so excited, we'd get so scared

Laughing at our selves thinking life's not fair

And this is how it feels"

Murmurs of "Hey, I know this song!" Came from the Japanese choirs.

"If she doesn't start dancing, we're all set." Becca muttered to Lyndsi, referring to their teacher.

"As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

Come whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever"

Sever girls from the other chorus started to sing along. Mrs. Lister's smile grew wider and wider.

"So if we get the big jobs

And we make the big money

When we look back now

Will our jokes still be funny?

Will we still remember everything we learned in school?

Still be trying to break every single rule

Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?

Can we ever find a job that won't interfere with a tan?

I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye

Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

And this is how it feels

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

Come whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever"

Suddenly, Mrs. Lister started dancing. The chorus kept singing, but hid their eyes in mortification or slapped their foreheads. The other students gaped at the energetic chorus teacher.

"La, la, la, la…

Yeah, yeah, yeah

La, la, la, la…

We will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?

Can we survive it out there?

Can we make it somehow?

I guess I thought that this would never end

And suddenly it's like we're women and men

Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?

Will these memories fade when I leave this town

I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye

Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

Come whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

Come whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

Come whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever"

By the time they were finished singing, almost everyone was laughing hysterically. "I miss that." Manda admitted, wiping laughter-induced tears from her eyes.

"And that would be the WHS chorus, conducted by our wonderful guest, Mrs. Lister!" Becca and Lyndsi exclaimed together in Japanese. The other students laughed at the two's enthusiastic comment, making the laughter contagious.

A/N: Sorry for leaving it unfinished guys. I hadn't realized it! There should only be two or three chapters left, so I'm going to haul ass and try to finish this!

Bec