Being friends with Inuyasha was going to be impossible. I had almost every class with him, and he clearly doesn't know anything about personal space. All through my classes he would do a number of things whether it be him staring at me, sniffing me, or even playing with my hair. When he did that stuff it made me extremely nervous, and it made the butterflies in my stomach flutter like crazy. I could tell he wanted to get me alone, but when I told him I needed to go to my room to do my homework; he wanted to come. He told me that we could do our homework together, but I saw the cocky smirk and glint in his eyes telling me he had no intention to do homework. I knew I wasn't going to be able to get rid of him that easily so I told him to wait in the dining hall for me while I went to the bathroom. Except I never came back, I ran to my room as fast as I could.

When I opened my door and slammed it shut, Rin looked up at me in shock. "Is everything okay, Kagome?" She asked.

"Oh…yeah! Of course everything is fine." I lied then quickly locked the door and went and laid on my bed. I sighed in relief feeling the comfort of my mattress. I buried my head in my pillow and when I looked up Rin was still staring at me as if she was waiting for me to confess.

"Kagome?"

I propped my head up on my hands and asked, "Rin, what do you know about demon mates or the rituals of mating with a demon?"

She smiled, "Oh I know lots! Lord Sesshomaru is my mate, and I could probably tell you whatever you need to know. Is there a reason you're asking this?" Before I could answer her she gasped loudly, "Ohmygod! You found your mate, didn't you?!" She squealed.

My mate? That sounded so weird to even say, Inuyasha couldn't be my mate! "I don't really think that he is my mate, I just think Inuyasha is confused." I said.

"Inuyasha is your mate?!" She looked excited at that, "When you mate with him, we'll be like sisters in law!"

"Rin, focus! I'm not going to mate with Inuyasha! I need to find a way to get out of this, or make him see reason. I already had to ditch him today." I sighed.

Rin got really quiet for a minute, "Kagome, maybe you should tell me everything going on between you and Inuyasha so I can figure out a way to help you."

I nodded and told her everything that happened between Inuyasha and me since we met. Including me convincing him to be my friend. Rin looked worried when I told her that part. She sat up on her bed and looked at me with the most serious expression that I've ever seen on her face since I met her. "Kagome, you can't be friends with Inuyasha! He is your mate, you might have convinced him to be your friend but from what you told me about being very touchy with you during you classes he is rethinking that. The longer you hold off on mating him, the worse he will get. His very being wants to claim you."

I felt my whole body tense up, "What do you mean by that? How will he get worse?"

"Well the male mates are extremely possessive early on in the mating, and they will be relentless in claiming their mates. I suspect Inuyasha isn't that different."

"But he didn't seem like that when I first met Inuyasha, I mean later on in the day I could tell he was seeming a little edgy; but not possessive."

She nodded, "That was just the beginning of it, trust me he is going to want everything from you. Heart, body, and soul. It's what every demon expects from his mate. Although each demon is different during the mating process, I wouldn't test him if I were you."

"Mating process? What is that like?"

"It's not a very long process. Basically once your mate finds you, he will want to claim you right away. When he claims you, he is going to have to bite you to leave his mark on you." I looked at her shocked but she quickly continued before I could say anything, "It's not as bad as it sounds, it's actually pretty pleasant. It's no use fighting it, Kagome. It's actually very nice having a mate, they take care of you, and make sure you are happy. They also are very protective, nothing pisses off a demon more than knowing his mate is in danger."

"I'm sorry Rin but I can't accept that! I need to find a way to keep him at bay, until I can sort through my feelings of this whole mating business. Is there anyway to do that?"

She sighed, "There is…but it's going to really piss him off, it might make him more determined to have you."

"I don't care, tell me what I have to do." I said getting off my bed and crossing my arms over my chest.

"I hope you know what you're getting into…" She got off her bed too and headed to the door, "C'mon we are going to go see the nurse."

"The nurse can help me?"

She nodded, "Yes nurse Kaede is very good with these kind situations." I took her word for it, and we walked down the hallway and I made Rin stop everything we were about to turn a corner. I had to make sure Inuyasha wasn't nearby, I'd never get to the nurse if he was. After a few minutes of walking we entered the infirmary. I saw a few kids in hospital beds, and an old women was sitting on one of the beds patching up a kid who had a deep cut running down his arm. She looked up at us.

"Hello Rin, how are you today?"

"I'm very good, how are you Lady Kaede?" She asked.

"I'm well. Is there a reason you've come to see me, Rin?"

She sat on an empty bed and nodded, "Yes actually I was wondering if you still had those prayer beads?"

She arched a brow and smiled faintly, "I do indeed, is that temperamental mate of your giving you problems?" She asked amused.

Rin laughed softly at that, "No actually they aren't for me, they are for my friend Kagome." She said motioning towards me. I gave her a faint smile and sat beside Rin, "She found her mate…or rather he found her. But she doesn't want to mate with him."

Lady Kaede nodded, "I see your problem." She stood up and slowly walked towards a table and opened a box. She pulled out a necklace of black beads, she came over to me and handed them to me. "These beads will help you, I don't know how much you can subdue your mate but they should help control his advances." I wish everyone would stop calling him my mate! I took the beads and put them in my pocket.

"How do they work?" I asked.

"You will need a key word, any word you like. Just make sure to remember what word it is, because once you choose the word, that's it. No changing it. You will have to find a way to put them on him. Good luck with that." She nodded at Rin, "Now if you girls don't mind, I have students to attend to."

"Thank you for your help." Rin said, we walked out of the infirmary and back towards our room. "Are you sure, you want to go through with this? You still have time to change your mind."

I shook my head, "No I'm going through with this! Inuyasha is in for a rude awakening." I said feeling more determined than ever. I'm not his property and he was going to learn that one way or another.

Author's Note: Thank you guys for all the love on this story! And thank you for all the great reviews, you guys are awesome! Please enjoy this chapter and tell me what you think of it! And if you have any suggestions on how Kagome should try and put the prayer beads on Inuyasha, I would love to hear them.