I lost someone who I was very fond of yesterday... Life's just not fair sometimes :'( I'm getting over it now though

Inuyasha: Professor at Shikon High

Chapter Twenty Five: Welcome to Shikon!

Disclaimer: Doesn't belong to me

Claimer: You can't have Koharu :P Even if she is evil... lol

"K-Koharu?"

Koharu turned to face them, a smirk on her lips. "Miss Higurashi and Miss Wolfe- please sit down. The same goes for you, Sango and Rin. Class has started and the four of you are tardy. Hand in an essay on a heroine or female figure of your choice from the past. You are lucky I'm letting you off the hook which just essays, since it is my first day here."

Kagome refused to listen. "What are you doing here?"

"How rude," a few girls murmured.

But Koharu shook her head at them, deceivingly kind. "No, it's alright," she told them, "There are always people like that each year."

People 'like that'?

"What the hell?" Ayame asked. "Are you implying something here?"

Some girl coughed, "anger management issues," and Ayame narrowed her eyes. Since when was everyone on the side of a teacher they've just met? So what if she was exotically pretty? Her attitude was that of a hyena!

"I'm implying nothing," Koharu assured them. "Now go on along to your desks, and take out your textbooks so I can start my lesson. Alright class: everyone read from pages two hundred thirty-four to two hundred fifty and write an essay on…"

"I'm going to hurt her…"

"Ayame, calm down a sec," Kagome reasoned. "If you get violent, you'll just get expelled and she'll have the last laugh." The four- Kagome, Sango, Rin, and Ayame- had finished all their classes and exhausted from the load of homework they were given on their first day back from their little vacation, they walked to the parking lot.

"What are you guys talking about?" Sango wanted to know. "I get that she was being bitchy, but why is Ayame so hyped? I mean, she's a professor, too, so scolding us is-"

"Sango. We weren't fair to you. We're sorry," Kagome said. "Let's all meet up at my house right after we change and I'll tell you what I've been meaning to for a while now. Okay?"

Sango and Rin were a bit confused but agreed. "Sure."

So when they were all in Rin's room (which, if you've forgotten, is in Kagome's house) Kagome opened her mouth. "I don't really know where to begin… I mean, there's so much… How about I start with our first day at the carnival?"

"You mean the one where we first met Koharu?" Sango asked.

"That's the one. Anyways, when I went to the bathroom Koharu threatened me about getting close to Inuyasha but that didn't seem like that big of a deal. If could have just been a spur of jealousy. But it didn't end there. She constantly pretends to be an angel in front of you guys and will send me these disturbing looks whenever she gets the chance. Not to mention her flirting with Sesshomaru as well." Kagome looked to Rin, who nodded. "I told Rin all this because she was involved, seeing as Sesshomaru was messed with, too. I also told Ayame because she and I were fighting, and when we forgave each other and all that, she still needed an explanation."

Sango blinked. "So I was the only one left in the dark…?"

"San, it's not like I would have kept it from you forever. I just needed to take it all in myself before I could tell you because you're so composed and careful that I knew this would throw you off. And that's not all."

"There's more?"

"Yeah, actually. And it involved my kidnapping." So then she broke out into everything involving Naraku and Inuyasha's parents. Even Kagura and the roller coaster.

When things fell silent, everyone jumped out of their skins when Sango burst out laughing. They watched, confused, until Sango calmed down and wiped the tears from her chocolate eyes.

"I'm sorry," she apologized. "But Naraku- your kidnapper- wore fur coats and sold hot dogs at a snack stand at a track meet?" Then two minutes later: "Kagome, I'm sorry," she apologized a second time, but this time she no longer was giggling. "This is serious. The only reason why I was laughing was because I was traumatized and wasn't in my right mind for a little bit."

"Um, it's alright..."

"And I'm not mad. I mean, I might have been if you intended to never tell me, but that's not the case. And besides, I shouldn't get all jealous and everything when there are way more important matters at hand."

Rin jumped in, "and as for me, well, I'm just glad you're okay."

Ayame closed her eyes and lay down on the floor, being all dramatic. "Oh, what tangled webs we weave," she heaved, with an accent.

Kagome, Sango, and Rin snorted.

Then Sango sighed. "Leave it to us to turn a serious and life-death conversation into a laugh."

Rin grinned. "We're so weird, huh?"

"No, you're weird," Ayame corrected. "I'm the only normal one."

"Anyways, before we get off topic again," Sango intruded, "Koharu really is a scheming, two-faced, inside-ugly, green wart-ed, yellow skinned conniving-"

"Anytime now," Ayame yawned.

"-witch, right?"

Kagome nodded slowly. "From what I can tell."

"Yeah, and she flirted with Sesshy when she knew I liked him!"

"Well, that's too bad for her, because all the guys are taken," Ayame shrugged. "Sesshomaru is with Rin, Miroku with Sango, and Inuyasha is together with Kagome. And hopefully, Koga will soon be with me." She flushed and sat up.

The girls hooted. "Ayame, you're blushing!"

Ayame flamed red. "I am not!" she insisted.

"Yes, you are!"

"UGH, okay, fine, I am! But that's only because it's hot in here!"

"Ayame," Rin said, "it's December. How can it be so hot?"

"Whatever."

"Meh."

"Hmm."

"Pshhh."

*Silence*

"I am kinda sad, though," Ayame admitted.

"For what reason?"

"Well, now my evil plans have to move from Kikyo to Koharu."

Ayame hadn't changed a bit.

"Hey, Kagome!"

She turned around as she was walking to the front doors of Shikon High. "Oh, hi, Inuyasha. What's up?"

"Well, didn't you see Koharu? Isn't it so awesome that she's a professor here now, too?" Kagome saw his excitement and simply smiled. "Are you making her feel welcome? I mean, she is your friend and all."

A girl who hates your guts and is trying to steal your guy?

Some friend.

"Definitely. But uh, she's... Yasha, Koharu is-"

"I'm what?" a bemused voice rang out.

And to Kagome's annoyance stood Koharu- with her gold hair, shiny eyes, sparkly nails and all. Kagome scowled. "Koharu is just the best female teacher I've had since kindergarten!" she sang in a fake, happy voice. "I'm so glad you go to Shikon now. There should totally be more people like you. Though you never did tell us why you came to our school so suddenly, and why you gave me and my friends essays to hand in to you tomorrow."

Inuyasha blinked. "You gave them essays on your first day?"

"Well they were late-"

"By how much?"

"Ten minutes."

Kagome gaped. "That's not true! We came one minute late!"

Inuyasha's expression hardened slightly.

"Well, I need to be firm with my students!" Koharu explained. "If I let them off the hook, the others might think that it's okay to disobey me just because I am a girl. I had to be clear with my rules."

Inuyasha sighed. "Alright, fine, you have a point. Let's all just go to class."

But when Inuyasha started walking, Koharu glared at Kagome and flipped her off.

How can Inuyasha even be friends with a girl like that? Kagome thought as she followed.

Meanwhile, Ayame was on the school's field, warming up for her morning practice with Koga.

She was happy that Kagome was able to help her plan for her asking Koga if-maybe- he would like to be her boyfriend, but to be honest, she really wanted to get together with him before Christmas shopping.

Then all of them could go in pairs, and it would be less awkward for her and Koga. Of course, other than that, Ayame wasn't really one known for her patience.

But Koga made her feel special.

He knew how to make her laugh, how to get her pissed.

He could even make her blush.

He could-

"Boo!"

"AHHH!" Ayame shrieked, falling onto her butt. "KOGA!"

Koga laughed. "Sorry, you looked so serious, and I couldn't resist watching you scream. I really gotcha good this time, huh?"

"Don't ever do that again," she persisted, and rose to her feet. "Anyways, are you ready?"

"As I'll ever be."

"Okay, then. On your marks, get set, go!"

That time, they were so close… closer than they ever were. But Ayame wasn't quite satisfied.

"Let's walk it off," Koga suggested. So they did.

"Um, Koga," Ayame started as they were walking around the track, "about Koharu. Do you like her?"

"Do you?"

"I used to. But not anymore," she answered truthfully.

"Remember how at Shikoku, I told you I had to tell you something about her and never got the chance? It's just that she used to, er, how do I delicately put this… several years ago, she had short hair once because someone accidentally cut her hair wrong. She thought she looked horrible, and for a while…"

"Yeah?"

"Well…"

"Koga, spit it out already!"

He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Okay, okay. Like I was saying, she thought she looked really bad and it made her self-conscious so for a while, she was a

Cross dresser."

…

It took Ayame a minuted for the words to register. Then:

"What the hell?"

AN: okk, for those of you who look like this right now: -_-, don't worry- I'm not just being weird. The crossdressing thing was written for a reason, not just out of randomness. I swear xP It's actually a very important factor to my story, and you'll see why in future chapters.

Ahh the writer's block is killing me! My fingers just wouldn't type- so plz bear with me, my very kind and humble readers ^^;

Lots of Love 2 U as always,

Nyony's Echo