Inu- Yasha and the Spell of Change
Chapter 4: School?
It was getting to be the end of the summer, and they still hadn't found a cure for the spell placed on Inu- Yasha.... So, naturally, Kagome felt herself leaning towards asking her Mother to enroll Inu- Yasha into school, to give him something to look forward to....
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"Well, this school has a large playground, and library, Inu could learn to read, right?", Kagome's Mother stated, holding up the information booklet for Kagome to see.
"But, I'm partial to this one, listen... It's close to the ocean, and gives the children a chance to learn about it using a hands- on lesson, sounds like fun right?", Kagome cheerily stated.
Sessho- Maru sat across the table, sipping his tea, listening to the silly conversation, "Listen to you two, it won't work...", he stated in a manner of fact tone, "To put a partial dog- demon into a human school is asking for it.",
"Now, why would you say that?", Kagome stated, innocently.
"Well, you really want to hear the truth, hmmm?", Sessho questioned.
"Yes, do tell us why it is a bad mix...", Kagome stated.
"Well, from my experience most human children are cruel, unjust when it comes to those different from themselves.", Sessho- Maru stated, "Even some human parents are that way.",
"I'll bet they won't be to Inu- Yasha.", Kagome stated.
"Fine, don't listen to me, and then see how much trouble he does get into.", Sessho stated, taking another long draught of his tea.
Just as he finished Inu- Yasha came inside from his playing. "Hey, Inu, come here.", Kagome said, gently.
"What?", Inu- Yasha asked innocently.
"How'd you like to go to school for a while?", Kagome stated.
"What's a school?", the little pup asked, curiously.
"It's where you learn how to read, and write, and other things like math, and science.", Kagome stated, "There's other children there your age too.",
"That sounds like fun!", Inu stated, his eyes sparkling with wonderment.
"It is, do you want to go there?", Kagome asked.
Inu nodded his head.
"Okay then, now, go get washed up, it's almost time for dinner.", Kagome stated.
"Okay!", Inu- Yasha stated.
"See, I told you there wouldn't be any trouble from him.", Kagome stated.
"Oh, we'll have to wait and see...", came Sessho- Maru's reply.
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A few days later, it was Inu's first day of school, and boy, was he excited about it. Kagome's didn't start until about a week later than Inu- Yasha's thanks to a broken water pipe, so she walked him to the school. "I'll see you later, Inu- Yasha, and you better behave, got it?", Kagome stated.
Inu hugged tightly onto her in protest, "Y- You didn't say that you'd l-l-leave me here alone!",
"Awe, it's all right, I'll come back later when you get out of school.", Kagome stated, ruffling the boy's hair playfully.
"You promise?", Inu asked.
Kagome nodded agreement before leaving a scared looking little Inu- Yasha in the care of the kindergarten teacher....
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Inu looked up at the lady that he held hands with now, she was plump, and reminded Inu oddly of a partridge. Her cheery face smiled sweetly down at him, her brown locks framing her rounded face. "Her we go, now, hang your things in the closet there.", she stated, "Go set right there.", she chided, scooting him towards a table, "There, don't look so afraid, little one.",
Another woman, who looked the exact opposite of the other came up... "I'm Miss Rhiana.", she stated.
"I'm... Inu....", he stated quietly.
"Well, you make some new friends while I greet the rest of the children.", Mrs. Rhiana stated.
So Inu sat at his table quietly withdraw from the rest of the people around himself, they all were full humans, and Inu- Yasha could tell by the way they smelled.
At recess, Inu sat on the swing and gently rocked himself back and forth, before a couple older kids showed up, they looked like third graders.... "Hey there, what are those on top of your head?", the one bully stated.
"My... My.... Ears....", Inu stated.
"They look like a dogs.", another stated.
"We'll just have to call you mutt- boy from now on, right guys?", the first stated.
The other's nodded, or answered....
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Inu- Yasha walked towards the temple, memories of cutting the kid's cheek with his claws before running away from the school... As he ran, streams of silvery tears streaked his cheeks, he pushed past the people.... It wasn't long before he made it to the partially wooded part of the city...
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Sessho- Maru was laying in the living room, it was so boring without the little pup scampering around asking too many questions, or getting into mischief.... Sessho sighed, as the.... What was it Kagome called the thing?... Oh, yes, phone rang...... He picked it up, annoyed a bit at having to move..... "Hello, this is Miss Rhiana Inu- Yasha's teacher, and it appears that he's not here, and well, some of the kids say that he just.... left...", the female voice stated.
Sessho hung up, and went to see Kagome, a half smirk across his face... "Oh, Kagome, guess who's run away from school?", he stated, a hint of a laugh in his eyes.
".... WHAT?!!!!!", Kagome stated, charging at him.
Before Sessho- Maru knew what hit him, he was being rung like a dish rag. "IT'S NOT MY FAULT, I TRIED TO WARN YOU BUT YOU DIDN'T LISTEN TO ME!!!!!!!!!", Sessho yelled, trying desperately to get her to let go.
Then there came a small sniffle from under the nearby tree... "...", Kagome looked down at Inu- Yasha, anger across her face.
He looked up at her, and hard as she tried, the anger melted into sympathy for the poor, trembling child. Sessho- Maru sighed, relieved at actually being let go of.
"Why'd you leave school like that Inu- Yasha?", Kagome stated.
"The- the kids were picking on me, and I- I don't wanna hafta go back....", he whimpered.
Sessho- Maru finally got to give the all knowing look of triumph to Kagome. "Okay, Inu, I guess I'll have to go, and get your things, maybe you can be home- schooled instead.",
"What do you mean home- schooled?", Sessho- Maru said.
"It's where he learns at home, here....", Kagome stated.
"Oh boy...", Sessho groaned.
So, it was decided that Kagome's Grandpa would assist in teaching Inu- Yasha at home. However, yet, another shard was to found.....
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