HI everyone I decided to do a Inuyasha in Kagome's time chapter for this story I thought it might be cute and tie up the lose ends that make no sense for the next story. So here it is days at school with Inu in tow LOL. Like he'd let her go by herself now that they are one? not bloody likely. Or at least not to her time anyhow so here it is. A small lemon towards the end!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha get over it. How many times do I have to say it? LOL

~~~He followed her to school one day....~~~~~ ( if anyone has a better title for this chappy tell me in your review lol)

It was a beautiful spring day in Tokyo, when Kagome and Inuyasha emerged from the well in Kagome's former time. It has been just over a month since the wedding and they both knew after finding a shard; she needed to get back to catch up on her work. There was still many to find and enemies to vanquish but they had time. Shippo, they had left in the care of their friends so that Kagome could concentrate the next two weeks on her studies. The had promised to visit every other day for a while but the distractions that the kit could concoct they knew she would never be able to graduate in the time frame they wanted with his constant uproar.

Kagome's mother had made it possible for her to be able to take all her finals before spring break and graduate early due to her extenuating circumstances. The school thought she was moving to another country for health reasons and the fact that she was married played a heavy part in it too. But it was set up now that in two weeks they would have her certificate of graduation sitting in her hands before spring break if she passed all her finals. Kagome's mother was proud of her for wanting to finish school. Her baby had grown up so much the last month and a half since she had become married and taken a more family role with the small fox demon. She knew Kagome felt that at this point it was almost pointless but once she set her mind to do something she did it come hell or high water.

The couple walked in to the house that afternoon to find it empty. Her mother had known they were coming back this day so she left a note on the fridge saying she had gone shopping taking grandpa and Sota with her for dinner stuffs. Kagome groaned as she dropped her yellow back by the wall.

"What mate?" Inuyasha looked at her wondering what was wrong.

"My mother went to the story she is gonna over do dinner again," she sighed. "I think she enjoys making enough food for an imperial army." Inuyasha chuckled deep in his chest.

"Ya, she's really weird... but heck you're mated to a half demon, suppose it runs in the family?" he leered at her playfully. It was Kagome's turn to laugh. They bypassed the kitchen and headed strait for the used to be Kagome's room now dubbed their room. They had come strait here after walking all day and both were very tired. Kagome had had problems resting that night because of being nervous about her upcoming tests. But Inuyasha after about an hour of her tossing and turning jumped out of the tree he was resting in above her and wrapped her up in his arms and let her sleep up in the branches with him. Sleeping apart for them was not their first choice any more and Kagome had resigned herself to trees weeks ago. So they had decided that night that they would just have to sleep in the trees together when they were out shard hunting.

They walked up the stairs and found Kagome's room cleaned and the bed pulled down for them. Her mother seemed to always have an uncanny ability to know just what she and now they would need upon arrival. Kagome walked over to her dresser and pulled out a pair of cotton shorts and a large shirt to change into and tossed a pair of boxers at Inuyasha. The hanyou had become accustomed to wearing them to sleep in in her mom's house. They were light and comfortable which left him feeling unrestricted, but kept him covered for modesty sake. Kagome had just pulled the last of her clothing off she felt two strong arms wrap around her waist. A feather light touch of two soft lips caressed her shoulder. The girl smiled and leaned back into her equally as unclothed mate.

"Inu-chan, I'm exhausted," she informed leaning into him. She didn't really have to tell him he could feel her fatigue thru their mated link. She could tell from him in turn that he wasn't that tired or that inclined to want to sleep.

"It's ok, mate. Just wanna to be close to ya a sec. We can wait till tonight after you hada chance to rest and calm down." Kagome nodded her eyes half lidded already. She felt another kiss and let her weight shift on into the strong arms that held her. He knew she didn't have the energy really to dress so he let their set out clothes lie on the ground and pulled her into his arms carrying her to the bed. She leaned into him thankfully and rested her head against his chest under his chin. She then felt him sit on the bed holding her still and laying down pulling her body on top of his. Kagome didn't move on her own at all as he rearranged her into a more comfortable position draped across him. He then settled himself onto the mattress wrapping his arms around her tugging a sheet up over their intertwined bodies. He rubbed her back allowing her to easily slip into a deep sleep a she laid awake beneath her content to feel her inside his soul feel her heart beat and listen to her breathe. He eventually slipped into a light doze feeling more comfortable during 90% to keep half-awake to make sure he could protect his mate.

Later that evening he awoke to the sound of the car pulling up near the shrine. He knew it was Kagome's family returning but he continued to lie there letting his mate sleep. He could feel her not completely rested so he let her dream on while the activity started to pick up in the house. Half an hour later he heard soft footfalls coming up the stairs and toward their door. He knew it was Mrs. H coming to wake them. The knock at the door jolted his mate into consciousness so hard that she jumped. He rubbed her back bidding her to calm her now racing heart beat.

"Come on kids dinner is ready!" she called from behind the closed door.

"All right, We will be down in a minute," Inuyasha called back to her letting Kagome find her scattered sleepy wits. They both heard the footsteps retreat toward the stair well. Her mate chuckled slightly under her ear. "It was just your mom Kagome," he told her softly. "You were sleeping pretty hard there." Kagome nodded.

"Yeah, I was pretty tired I didn't think I was THAT tired though." She looked at her clock beside her bed. "Good god, I slept for 3 hours?"

"Yes love," he answered kissing her nose. "Now shut up and get dressed I'm starving. I lay here and play pillow for you and what do I get? Late for dinner that's what," He grumbled. Kagome laughed.

"All right, OK, I'm getting up!" And she did. They both dressed and walked down to dinner. They both sat at the table greeting the rest of their family as they did. Kagome's mother was now serving rice and fish for the main dish along with a side of fried vegetables. The family started to eat companionably keeping conversation light. Kagome's mother finally wondered if Kagome was going to take Inuyasha with her for a day or two or leave him home for the next two weeks. She decided to ask.

"Kagome dear, are you taking Inuyasha to school with you to show him what it's all about for a few days?" Mrs. H asked curiously.

"Inuyasha and I talked about it and he wanted to come with me. So I don't see the harm in it. As long as your good and let me get my studying done in my classes," she gave him a pointed look, "everything should be fine." Inuyasha gave her an innocent look back that made her laugh nearly chocking on her rice. She began to sputter and cough nearly scaring Inuyasha out of his whits. He was up in a flash rubbing her back seeing if he could help. With tears in her eyes about a minute later she got it under control. He looked at her.

"Learn to chew and swallow mate, you gonna kill yourself!" Kagome returned his glare.

"It was your fault brat pretending to be so innocent while I was taking a bite of food. Laughing sent the rice down the wrong pipe!" He looked sheepishly at her but they all laughed and decided to finish their dinner.

"You will remember to wear the hat I bought you son, right?" Kagome's mother asked. Inuyasha sighed.

"I have to wear that goddamn thing again????" he asked in a huff. He had begun to relax around Kagome's family and in doing so his tongue loosened also. They just accepted it as his way and learned to ignore it just as his family on the other side of the well had.

"Yes you have to wear it Inu-chan. I don't feel like trying to explain to the whole school why my mate has ears," his mate piped in.

"And just what is wrong with me having ears?" Inuyasha asked defensively. Kagome sighed and was about to say something when her mother beat her to it.

"Inuyasha, this is a time of technology not sorcery. No one in this time would believe her and but with proof like you around it could be disastrous. You and Kagome both could be taken away or who knows what. It is safer for people to just think your human Inuyasha. We all accept you for what you are you know that. But outside this house people knowing that could be dangerous for the both of you."

"Kagome could be in danger if people found out about me????" he asked suddenly. Mrs. H smiled hearing the protective tone to his voice.

"It's highly unlikely but it is a possibility. So for both your sake especially Kagome's wear the hat."

"Anything to keep my mate safe," he declared. His mother-n-law nodded.

"And dears," she said to both her new son and her daughter. "Remember to use the terms wife and husband and married tomorrow instead of mate. It will draw less attention. And in two weeks it won't matter at all."

"OK mom," Kagome answered. Grandpa and Sota had been listening to the conversation quietly letting them hash out everything they needed to for the next day. Sota finally broke in.

"Hey since we both have to walk to school can he walk me to my classes pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze?" Sota begged. "I gotta show everyone my new brother!"

"Sota, if we do that it will make me late!"

"Aww come on! I just gotta!" he whined.

"Inu-chan, do you mind if to walk him a few blocks while I go on to school alone? I gotta go to the office anyhow and get you a visitor pass." Inuyasha thought about this carefully. He didn't like leaving Kagome to walk alone thru the large city but she had done it her whole life with out his escort so he figured a few blocks wouldn't hurt. He sighed in resignation. He really didn't want to smother Kagome with is over protective streak.

"All right I'll walk you to school Sota but I'm not staying but a second. I have to get to Kagome right after I drop you off ok?"

"YEA!!!" Sota cried happily.

"Now you three remember don't be late for school," Grandpa warned. "So eat up and get to bed early so you can be ready for a big day tomorrow." The rest of dinner was spent in light conversation about the next day and directions for Inuyasha to find Kagome's school after leaving Sota at his. They finally all finished and put their plates in the sink and since it was a late dinner they all headed up to bed.

Inuyasha came out of the bathroom in his boxers Kagome insisted he wear around him her mom's house. He entered the room to find Kagome on her bed facing the wall. She seemed to be so deep in thought that even with their connection she didn't notice him enter. He had felt something pull at him thru their link that compelled him to hurry and get back to their room. Something that had been bordering bothersome to his mate turned to sadness inside her and he felt the shift and went to her. He lifted the light blanket and slid in behind her wrapping his arm around her and pulling her hole body against his. His other hand held up his had as he propped it on up to look at her. She stayed turned over, but relaxed slightly into him.

"My soul, what's wrong?" he asked softly in her ear. A tear slid out of the corner of her eye and into her pillow.

"Inu-chan, there have been so many changes in my life these past months, and after these two weeks, I will probably never see the people at school ever again. It's not that I miss that life because there was always apart of me missing till I met you. But its like for real saying well by to that life. Before it was always like I was always back and fourth from one life to another. Nothing was every REALLY final until I guess just now in my head. It's hard to say goodbye the only life I knew for most of mine...." she stopped talking lost in thought. Inuyasha nuzzled her neck thru her hair.

"Kagome, look at me," he told her as he helped her turn over. "I know you are having a hard time dealing with this. It's not like we are sealing the well behind us we'll be back to visit. I know it's a big change not having really anything to draw you back on a regular basis. But you told me you would not be in school after this year anyhow."

"I know," she said quietly looking in his eyes. "I maybe would have felt like this just graduating anyhow. It doesn't make it any easier I guess."

"Maybe not but you have me here now, where as you wouldn't have had if you had never fallen in the well, mate." He told her this and smiled wiping her face gently. She smiled back and snuggled into his chest.

"So you'll forgive me if I cry when I leave for good after my test are done?" she asked softly starting to drift. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her up onto his chest he let one hand trace indefinite patterns on her bear upper back that the tank top pajamas left exposed relaxing her mind and body into sleep.

"I guess I could let it go this once," he said smugly. Kagome giggled a little.

"Inu...remember Hojo I told you about?" A low growl was her response. "I'll take that as a yes. Well just remember no one has a clue were all married an everything and my friends at school have been trying to push us together for the last two years. Don't kill him if he tries to touch me kay?" Inuyasha continue growling for a minute but Kagome's hand moved up to the base of a soft ear and started to scratch just so making the gruff sound turn to a soft purr. Inuyasha made no attempt to stop the pleasure sound from coming.

"All right but I am gonna tell him your mine," he commented.

"Fair enough," Kagome mumbled starting to surcome to his gentle ministrations.

"And if he doesn't get the hint after that I get to knock him out," Inuyasha added. Kagome just grunted a positive sounding snort and fell fast asleep. Inuyasha waited till she was in a deep sleep till he let himself fall into his usual half doze.

They were wakened by a knock at the door and the voice of Kagome's mother. "Come on you two or your gonna be late! You didn't set your alarm clock did you?!?!" Kagome rolled out of bed immediately.

"Damn I knew I forgot something!!" she said as she dashed about her room gathering her clothes. She threw off her pajamas as Inuyasha watched her from the bed run around in a blur. Kagome noticed Inuyasha in the corner of her eye still on the bed. She stopped mid putting her skirt on to yell at him. "Inuyasha! get up now! we gotta get outta here!! I don't wanna be late!!!" She pulled up her skirt and ran toward the bathroom but was beaten out by her brother who slammed the door in her face. Inuyasha leisurely got out of bed and walked to the door to see what she was doing. Kagome pounded on the door her brother was behind. "SOTA!!! HURRY UP!!! You better not take forever you little monster or I'll break this door down!!!" she waited a few seconds before continuing waiting for him to appear. She began banging again. "SOTA!! YOU BRAT!!! If you make me late so help me god I'm gonna make you pay!! COME ON!!" The door opened.

"JEEZ Kagome! Can't I even go to the bathroom in the morning too! Its not like you where you take forever to primp and preen you hair just right and you make up or whatever you do in there for hours!!" her brother shot at her as he left the bathroom as Kagome rushed in. Just before she heard Inuyasha in all out hysterics. Sota just looked at him funny and ran downstairs for breakfast. The only voice that could be heard over Inuyasha's laughing was Kagome's promises of retribution once she had time to get around to it. Inuyasha just sent her a flood of his happy love thru their link as he walked downstairs for breakfast still in his boxers. Only once he reached the bottom step Mrs. H turned him right around to go get dressed. So he turned about and went back to Kagome's room to dig in the doors designated for him to find something suitable to wear. He pulled out a pair of jeans and a tee shirt that had a car on it. He looked down at the shoes he would be wearing. Tennis shoes as Kagome called them, but torture in Inuyasha's book. Everything in Kagome's former time felt so unnatural but he suffered thru it wordlessly for her. He was happy she wanted to share her former life with him for these next few weeks. But he could already tell he was going to be happy to be taking her home.

Finally they were all down at breakfast hair brushed and all dressed for the day to come. Their mother had cooked some eggs along with some rice for breakfast and packed each of them a box lunch to take with them. The most interesting part of the morning had been Kagome brushing Inuyasha's hair out and pulling it back into a ponytail. Kagome's mother was still laughing over the chaos that brought about their morning. But they had all finally finished eating and were ready to begin the walk to school just in time to not be late. Mrs. H threw Inuyasha a baseball cap on his way out the door to make sure the day went smoothly. He nodded in reluctant thanks to her as they all called by to her as they ran out the door and down the shrine steps.

Kagome walked down the street with Inuyasha by her side, his arm around her waist. Sota skipped along in front of the pair heading in the general direction of both schools. "You sure you know the way back to my house Inu-chan?" she asked for the second time.

"YES! Jeez woman quit worrying. I can track where you are thru our link love I really don't need directions." Kagome smacked her forehead with her hand. She got a cross look from Inuyasha for her trouble. He caught her hand on the rebound from her forehead and put it down to her side. "Hey now! Don't do that you'll hurt yourself," he told her perplexed. Kagome smiled at him sweetly.

"It' s OK Inu its just a 'I can't believe I forgot that' kinda thing. I wouldn't do it that hard. I just totally spaced the fact you could find me thru the mated link." Inuyasha just shook his head and chuckled low in his throat kissing the top of her head and continuing walking down the street. Sota decided to pipe up.

"You guys is that all you two do? EWWWW. Member what mom said though, none of that mate talk or your gonna freak out the hole school." Kagome rolled her eyes but nodded and looked up at Inuyasha making sure he remembered. He gave her a look that said 'don't worry about it' so she shrugged and leaned into him. They continued a few more blocks and they all stopped. "See ya when I get home 'gome!" Sota said tugging on Inuyasha's arm. The couple pulled apart slightly after a quick kiss on the lips. His hand slid down her right arm until it slid down her hand and then their fingertips touched as he let the boy lead him the opposite way. Kagome caught a sweet look he threw at her before turning toward Sota.

"Bye m...uh... 'gome!" Inuyasha waved. Kagome laughed seeing him trying to not say mate.

"See you in a bit Inu-chan," she giggled as she turned to walk down the other street. They didn't need words really and I love yous would have been a bad substitute for the feelings they sent to each other thru their link. It was an odd sensation when Inuyasha got farther away from her though. A pull that made her want to abandon her current point of destination and find her mate. But common sense over road the instinctive pull and she put one foot in front of the other toward the place of learning she would soon never see again under required attendance.

Two turns, four blocks and 7 minutes later she entered the school gate. She was headed for the school main door when she was stopped by three familiar voices. Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka, her three loyal to a fault but brainless trio that tried so valiantly to get her to hook up with Hojo even after she had told them a year ago that she was hopefully spoken for and until she was sure she wasn't going to go out with anyone else. "KAGOME!!!!" they all yelled and ran to her, looking her over. "We heard that you were gonna graduate early! What's going on??!" then Yuka caught a glimpse of the ring on her left hand.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHhhh" Yuka screamed in her ear. Kagome recoiled.

"WHAT?!?!" the other two girls yelled at her and Kagome was just confused and now deaf.

"YOUR MARRIED!?!?!?!?! OMG!!!" Yuka shouted. The other two now spotted her ring. She was bombarded with questions.

"WHO??" asked Yuka.

"WHEN??" cried Eri.

"HOW??" demanded Ayumi.

"All right Alright. Just calm down you guys. Yes I'm married. I'm going to be moving with my husband so I needed to finish school early. Who? His name is Inuyasha. When? I got married over a month ago. How? Well it was easy I just said I do..." she said sarcastically.

"Kagome....This is so outrageously cool! I'm so sorry your moving away but we have two weeks we can make the best of! And we'll have a party before you go that last Friday night," Eri said excitedly.

"I can't believe your married!!! And you didn't even tell us..."Ayumi pouted.

"Ayumi it was spur of the moment and he had just proposed to me like a few days before my mother threw something together for us it was just his and my family that's it. IT was very intimate and small he wanted it that way." 'Not to mention you guys would have gone nuts seeing all my friends from the other side and Inu's ears ....' she thought.

"I guess its ok then..." Ayumi told her with reluctant forgiveness.

"So when do we get to meet your mystery man?" Yuka asked.

"He'll be here in a few minutes which reminds me I gotta get to the office to get his visitor pass for the week. He wanted to see my school and what I study all day," she told them moving toward the doors. They followed her still chatting about what they had been up to what she had missed in her classes and such. Kagome smiled and nodded listening to the normal events of their lives, boys they were fawning over or dating, so much home work it left there head spinning, and going out on Fridays. She listened to it all with a detached ear thinking about how much more her life was complicated and how they would all probably crack under all the pressure that she had been under the last two years. She walked into the office and proceeded to fill out the papers for the school visitor pass and then handed them to the secretary. She handed the girl a pass and watched the four girls leave the office.

About 10 blocks the away Inuyasha was being paraded thru a 6th grade classroom like he was show and tell. Sota held fast to his hand and all his friends wanted to meet his new brother in law. He looked so strong and cool and at Sota's request lifted up 4 of his friends at once throwing even the teacher for a loop. After a few minutes of show and tell Inuyasha gave Sota a look. "Ok squirt, I need to go to your sister," the half demon announced as he made a break for the door. "See ya later kid," and with that he left. Sota's friends stared after the hanyou for a moment then looked at Sota.

"You are so lucky!!!" his friend yelled.

"He is soooo freaking cool!!" another said excitedly. Sota just smiled as the teacher tapped her desk with her hand and called order tot he class. They all sat down and took their seats to start the day.

Kagome had just exited the school door to await Inuyasha's arrival as she felt him moving closer to her. She closed her eyes concentrating on their link. She stayed in a daydreaming state for a minute or two till a familiar male voice broke her trance. "Hey there Kagome! I can't believe you back! I heard you were graduating early what's going on?" Hojo asked putting his hand on her shoulder turning her around. 'Oh great...' Kagome thought.

"Hey Hojo..." was all she could get out before he hugged her. Just then she felt Inuyasha round the corner to her school. 'Fantastic....dear god just don't kill him Inu...' She could feel his temper flare seeing her in his arm. It was controlled...barley but controlled.

Inuyasha had taken the 10 blocks in an easy jog following his sense of direction thru their link not even bothering to look at street signs. He was tireless in his brisk pace as he hurried toward his mate. The pull that kagome felt was amplified for a demon those instincts ran deeper than their link and blood share. His he was born with and he was in full pursuit of his love. It took him only 3 minutes to run the distance, enough time for Kagome to stand out on the front step of the school telling her friends she would see them in class as school was about to start and then get cornered by Hojo.

Kagome pulled away from Hojo seeing a hurt look cross his face. "Hojo I'm married now," she stated simply trying to put some breathing room between her and the boy. But he held on to her hands.

"But...when? To who?" Inuyasha came up just behind her in time to answer the question. He slipped an arm around Kagome's shoulders and looked directly at Hojo.

"To ME," he said darkly. Hojo immediately let go and stepped back. Kagome tried to save the feelings of the poor boy in front of her. As much as she tried to skirt around it he never got the clue even her friends had tried to push them together.

"Oh..." he said sadly.

"I'm sorry Hojo. I it was very sudden about 2 months ago that he proposed and then we were married while I was still out sick. We are moving for health reasons. The said it would be better if we found a....warmer year round climate. Isn't that right dearest?" asked pleadingly to Inuyasha.

"Of course, love," he answered her softly. Inuyasha was confused slightly but forgot about it quickly as the situation escalated. Hojo looked at them.

"But what about all the times we were supposed to..." The man just couldn't take a hint. Kagome decided to give it to him strait.

"Hojo there really was never an us beyond what my friends pushed me into. My heart always belonged to Inuyasha. It just took us a long time to be able to tell each other cuz of hectic circumstances." Hojo looked like he was getting mad. She hopped he was going to back down but luck was not on he side today.

"Yeah the two timing must have been hell," Hojo shot at her bitterly.

"Now you listen here. I never said that to them. They drew so many conclusions on there own it's not funny. God sakes I never had to say anything Yuka Ayumi and Eri have imaginations that could put fairytales to shame. You know that! I would appreciate it if you kept out of it," Kagome answered his pot shot politely. Inuyasha tightened his hold on her and drew her into his side protectively. He didn't want to take the boys' head off for Kagome's sake but he was making it really really hard not too. And upsetting Kagome wasn't winning the idiot any points. Inuyasha decided to restate his claim on Kagome.

"Listen here BOY, She is mine. If that doesn't sit well with you that is tough shit. Get over it." Kagome was thankful for the back up suddenly.

"Oh, this is just dandy, cussing and possessive. Why in the world you married THAT I'll never understand. You deserve so much better..." Kagome interrupted him.

"HOW DARE YOU!! You don't talk like that about him asshole," she blurted. The sudden overwhelming protective streak that Kagome had developed had surprised her. Inuyasha just had a smug grin on his face as if he had expected it. Kagome just accepted the fact that this was a new part of her relationship and welcomed the feelings of protectiveness toward her bonded soul mate. Hojo wasn't going to stop there though.

"See what I mean where is that sweet girl that I used to know? His foulness has rubbed off..." he was cut off by a good slap across the face from Kagome.

"I told you don't about him like that," Kagome said moving back to Inuyasha's side. Hojo was too stunned to respond for a moment. So Inuyasha decided to end it.

"Boy, this is over. If you come near her again or talk to her like that again you will force me to kick your ass. I didn't rip you apart right now for her sake but I think you're running on thin ice with my m....wife now too. Watch your step,.... 'asshole'" he repeated in her tone of voice. He then turned and led Kagome Inside the school leaving a starring man. Hojo believed the man that he would hurt him if he came near his wife again. The dense boy finally took a hint and self-preservation kicked in and he resolved to stay away from his former thought to be girlfriend and her newly acquired husband.

Inuyasha felt Kagome seething underneath his arm around her shoulders. He led her down a quite hallway and pulled her to a stop too look at him. "Kagome, just ignore that bastard. He ain't worth the time it takes to shit terds that high." He was still angry she knew he was but he also wanted her to calm herself before going into school and getting down to business. Kagome got a good laugh and leaned into him letting the tension slip from her. 'That's my girl,' he though as he reassured her thru their link not needing words. Kagome sighed.

"I just couldn't believe I used to kinda like him even just as a friend. Who knew he would turn out to be such a possessive jerk." Inuyasha snorted at this comment knowing it was exactly what he was at times.

"If that's what he is what the hell am I?" He looked at her with a smile on his face.

"Oh you're a possessive jerk, but I chose you so I'll just live with it from you. It's others that get on my nerves. He didn't even have a claim on me and he thought he was my boyfriend or something! Asshole," she grumbled but finally let it go. "Come on Inu-chan class has already started. Let's get to my math class." They started down one hall and turned right into the math wing of the school where most of the classroom doors were open and she proceeded to the third door on the right. Before she went in she turned to Inuyasha. "Remember let me do most of the talking ok? I don't wanna get throw out of school cuz of your mouth," she whispered. He snorted but nodded. Kagome then took his hand and walked into the room and up to where the teacher was sitting behind her desk. Inuyasha saw the older woman about mid 50's still teaching she had white long strait hair and had just started the day's lesson. Kagome and the strange white haired gentlemen got her attention.

"Forgive my tardiness Mrs. Asari," she said with a bow. "My husband is here to observe my classes if that is ok with you." Mrs. Asari looked at Inuyasha and was slightly disturbed he didn't remove his hat but nodded.

"Congratulation Kagome, We had no idea you were engaged. I will expect you in my class on time for the next week and a half till next Wednesday," the teacher told her. Kagome bowed again.

"Yes ma'am," she replied.

"And what is your name young man?" she asked Kagome's husband. The students in the room had had their eyes glued to the late couple.

"My name is Inuyasha," he told her plainly doing as little conversing with her as possible.

"All right then Inuyasha you may take a seat next to Kagome and participate in our activities if you like. But please do not interrupt my class or I will ask you to leave." She looked at Kagome. " I assume this is only for a few days?" Kagome nodded in response. "All right then Nari," she said looking out in to the students. "Please move over to this empty seat on the left and let Inuyasha take you seat for while he is here." So Nari got up and went to the other seat and Kagome and Inuyasha settled into their desks. The teacher got up and went to the black board and proceeded to start to do the first problem in the lesson.

About three-fourths thru the period Kagome a soft purring sound she knew to well. Inuyasha was asleep. No one else could hear the soft noise but her luckily. But many in her class could tell he was asleep. The teacher was again at the backboard with her back turned to the students and Kagome took the chance to reach over and pull at his arm his head was resting on. His head dipped for a moment then shot up to look angrily at Kagome. A few of the kids around them though were snickering quietly at the scene. Kagome just shook her head and told him under her breath to behave. Inuyasha rolled his eyes but sat up and pretended to pay attention for the rest of the period. After class her Teacher called her to her desk as the other students filed out. Eri waited out side to grab Kagome before her next class to tell her what an adorable man she caught. She had been watching from the back of the room where her seat was when Kagome had come in with Inuyasha. Kagome and Inuyasha walked up to the teacher's desk.

"All right Kagome," the teacher said in a soft tone. "You will be taking your final tests Thursday and Friday. You will take 3 each day in correspondence to what subjects you have when 1-3 periods will be Thursday and 4-6 will be Friday of next week. I have a study plan for you that will help you with the test. I will see you bright and early and on time tomorrow Kagome."

"Yes ma'am and thank you." Kagome took hold of Inuyasha's hand and bolted out the door. Eri stopped her in the hallway.

"Kagome!! Is this him?!?!" She looked at Inuyasha taking all of him in. She didn't give her friend time to answer. "HI! my name is Eri one of Kagome's best friends," she said with a bow. Inuyasha looked at her for a moment then to Kagome. She nodded. He in turn gave a nod of recognition to her statement but said nothing.

"Yes Eri that's my m...husband. He doesn't talk to people much outside me and his family and mine." She told the girl hoping to waylay much more strained interaction between her friend and her mate. Kagome then heard to shrieks behind her and tried not to look irritated. She forced a smile. "Ayumi and Yuka...Hi."

"Kagome, OH he is dreamy!!!" Yuka pined. "How ever did you get her finally catch her Inuyasha?" He looked at Kagome puzzled.

"Catch her? You mean make her my m...wife?" Yuka nodded. "I asked," he said plainly working hard not to add stupid girl at the end of his sentence. Kagome's three friends laughed thinking he made a joke but both Kagome and Inuyasha just shrugged.

"Hey guys I gotta get to my next class why don't you meet us at lunch?" She waved as she ran off yanking Inuyasha behind her trying to escape her friends. She jogged with Inuyasha keeping easy pace with her she went all the way down one hall past the office and into the foreign language's wing where they were taking English. He stopped out side the classroom and turned to Inuyasha. "Ok this is English class. The teacher will be speaking English most of the time and you won't understand him cuz it's a different language. He will probably make you sit in the back too. My desk is in the front of the room."

"You mean I can't sit by you?" he pouted.

"Probably not, but he is going to be speaking English to me so like I said..." He interrupted her.

"I know. I know. You talk I don't. Believe me talk all you want I'm not gonna get in the way to fucking weird for me here! Especially those stupid girls that keep screeching around you there a major pain in my ears!" Kagome giggled and took him into the room. The introduction when much like that last one only in a different language. However the teacher did speak Japanese to him long enough to tell him to sit in the back of the room if he desired to watch, just a Kagome predicted. He let go of her hand reluctantly and found a seat in the back of the room and watched her from the back of the room.

The hole period Kagome could feel Inuyasha's eyes on the back of her head as they were reciting phrases in English. She never seemed to be able to completely wipe the smile from her face as she watched the teacher but could feel the half demon's presence. The hour crept on at a slow pace but Inuyasha passed the time concentrating on their connection so it seemed quite a short time when the bell buzzed for the third time that morning. The English teacher waved Kagome to her desk before his could leave.

"Yes Mr. Doi?" She asked as she walked toward the man. He was a short man even shorter than most of his senior students already loosing his brown hair. He looked at her.

"Here is a study guide for you for your final exam. I assume all of your teachers have prepared one for you." He handed her a packet of papers. "It is good to see you looking healthy Kagome. I do hope the move improves your health." Kagome bowed.

"Thank you Mr. Doi. So do I." She turned and walked from the room taking Inuyasha with her.

"Are you ok Kagome?" he asked her once they were out in the hall.

"What do you mean?" she asked back puzzled.

"That man in there said you were moving for health reasons..." he looked strait into her eyes. "What's going on Kagome?" He held on to her hands tightly. Kagome smiled at him reassuringly.

"Don't worry Inu-chan," she said in a whisper only he could hear. "It was mom's excuse for getting me out of here early. I have missed so much school that Grampa had to make up silly illnesses so they wouldn't get suspicious about my being gone all the time helping you..." Inuyasha looked at her letting it sink in.

"So you're ok? You haven't been hiding some horrid Illness from me?" Kagome snorted.

"As if I could with the link..." she whispered again. It was his turn to chuckle.

"OK. Just makin sure, cuz you've always tried and save me from stuff and it always bites us in the ass!"

"OK OK. I get it but don't worry nothing's wrong! ok?" Inuyasha nodded. "Can we go to my next class now before I'm late?" he let her lead him just down the hallway a short ways to the science center. She stopped short of the room as she always did now to fill him in before entering. "Mr. Endo is pretty cool. He will probably let you sit next to me and help me do my labs even. He is really kick back and doesn't really care about a lot of stuff as long as we aren't gonna blow up the lab or something."

"Well lets get this the hell over with I'm getting hungry," he grumbled. She could tell he was starting to get cranky. Kagome just wrapped her arms around his right one. He looked down at her and his eyes softened as he sighed getting his mood under control. Kagome and Inuyasha walked in to the classroom.

Kagome went up to the teacher and introduced her mate to her teacher. "Mr. Endo, this is my husband Inuyasha he is just looking in on my classes today if that's ok." The man looked at Inuyasha. He wasn't much older than the students he taught. He was young and tall but still shorter than Inuyasha would be in a few more years. They were eye to eye right now. He had blonde hair and blue eyes and looked at them with a genuine smile.

"Ah Kagome! It's so good to have you back finally. Ill give you your study packet now so you can run off to lunch after class. And congratulations on the marriage! It was so sudden. I do hope the move will be good for you." He then looked up at Inuyasha and took his hand in a firm handshake. "And you sir caught a gem there. She has been nothing but a joy to have. It is to bad she couldn't be here more she shows so much promise in the sciences." Inuyasha already liked this man. He had a pretty good judge of character when it came to people, most of the time.

"His name is Inuyasha, Mr. Endo. Can we go sit together in the back till its time for lab?"

"Yes. Yes. He can watch you do our current lab or even help you just no blowing up the lab station now! They are still rebuilding the other building after last year's accident." They all laughed and then Inuyasha and Kagome walked back to the back of the classroom to find a few seats. The teacher started the class putting some equations up as he asked the class to balance out the elements on each side of the equation. Kagome took out her science book and started doing so leaving Inuyasha scratching his head. As she went along she pointed out the element chart and started to tell him how everything was made up of these small things we could only see with special instruments. He was in awe of her knowledge and looked thru her science book with much interest as she finished her work from the black board. The teacher then dismissed them to their labs to pick partners and Kagome and Inuyasha found a station near the door.

The station consisted of a marble tabletop that was very good and non-reactive to any spilled solutions, and there was a gas line for Bunsen burners to cook concoctions over. All the test tubes and utensils were in drawers that lined one side of the table. Kagome explained what they were all for quickly as the teacher set the chemicals out for all the partners on each table and called up one pair at a time to come get the sets of beakers. Kagome went up and brought back a tray for 3 flasks and they were supposed to measure and poor 10ml of 2 at a time into the last beaker to see and record the reaction. However when Kagome bent to one of the drawers to get the measuring cups Inuyasha's over zealous curiosity got the better of him. He reached for the two add-ins and poured them al in at once it turned from blue to black in a second then fizzed and bubbled up pour out a lot of the excess liquid from the reaction much like a volcano. Just as it was about to drip down on Kagome Inuyasha yanked her back as it barely missed her head and landed in the drawer. When he pulled her back she dropped one of the class cups on to the tile floor shattering it. Inuyasha yanked her to him to keep the glass from hitting her.

Once the glass stopped flying Kagome pulled Inuyasha's arm down and looked at the mess all over the table spilling onto the ground and into the broken glass. She looked at Inuyasha. "What did you do???" He gave her a sheepish look.

"I just wanted to help and see what it'd do! I didn't know the fucking thing would explode everywhere!" he said defensively. Kagome just shook her head and began to laugh.

"I'm glad you're taking such and interest but can you let me do this from now on?" Inuyasha nodded. "Now let me down to clean up this mess. The teacher and several of the other lab groups were looking at them as it happened. They all heard Kagome say this to him and laughed to. The teacher chimed in.

"It looks like your husband was a tad to eager Kagome," he chuckled. "But he has got super fast reflects if that had hit your skin you would had to have run to the showers that stuff will burn you from the inside out! Good job their Inuyasha!" The hanyou was taken aback. He had almost hurt Kagome? He was not happy and started to brood but didn't let her go.

"Inu-chan I gotta clean this up!" she told him wriggling.

"No Kagome let me ok? I don't want you getting that shit on you!" She looked at him. His tone booked no argument so she sighed and let him do it. He got down of the stool he was sitting on and took the broom and dust pan from the teacher and swept it al up into the pan and dumped it into the trash can. He then used the solution the teacher had made to neutralize the chemicals and mopped it up. The teacher thanked him as he passed him to go back to Kagome and he hugged her there in the middle of class. "Kagome," he said to her barely above a whisper. "I'm sorry. I didn't know they were dangerous," he told her guilt written all over his face.

"Inu, don't feel guilty ok?" she said in his same tone so no one else but he could hear. "I know you didn't know. I'm fine. I'm glad you're taking and interest. Now you wanna help me do this right?" He gave her a weary look.

"You think I'm gonna let you handle those after learning they can burn you?" he ask incredulously.

"Inuyasha I have been doing experiments like these all year I need to do this to pass!"

"All right lets do this: You tell me what I've gotta do and I'll handle this shit! Deal?" Kagome sighed again she knew he wasn't going to budge.

"OK OK. FINE," she relented. "Whatever lets just get this lab done so we can get to lunch." He nodded.

The next 20 minutes Kagome and Inuyasha carefully went thru the experiment. Kagome had the patients of a saint while explaining to him what to do. He had followed her instructions to the letter and they procedure was going perfectly now. While Inuyasha added the chemicals carefully now she took notes on the different color changes and figured out the by-products and the amounts of them with each reaction. The bubbles stayed well in the beaker now as he poured them together in controlled increments. Inuyasha watched in interest as he followed her directions looking at the color change slowly. Kagome was explaining what was going on along the way in the simplest terms she could use and the hanyou understood the basics of what was going on of sorts. Finally when there was nothing left to add. Kagome turned in her notes just as the bell rang. She ran back just as Inuyasha was finishing cleaning out the glassware for her. The put it away where it went and both waved at the chemistry teacher and ran off to lunch with their lunches in hand.

Kagome walked thru the crowded hallways pulling her husband by the hand. They finally reached the outside lunch area and Kagome picked a table toward the far side where most of the students didn't bother to wonder. It was a shady spot and as they made themselves comfortable on the wooden bench side by side, Kagome's three friends could be seen running towards them.

"Here we go again," Inuyasha grumbled.

"Oh be nice its only for a few minutes out of our day," Kagome chided. Inuyasha sighed but just settled on eating his lunch and moving closer to Kagome. Her three friends finally made it all the way across the lunch area and came to a stop at their table.

"Hey Kagome," Eri greeted.

"Hi guys," she told the trio as they sat down.

"So how are you classes going?" Ayumi asked Kagome.

"Yeah!" chimed in Yuka.

"Well the teachers all have been ok with Inuyasha sitting in. We had a near disaster in Chemistry when we spilled some chemicals but that was all the excitement for the day. I got my study guides for my first three classes. I am assuming all my teachers made them up for me so I could pass these tests," she told her leaning into to her husband.

"Oh that was nice of them!" Eri replied.

"Oh yeah. I was surprised but glad for all the help I can get!" said Kagome.

"SO! Inuyasha where are you from?" Inuyasha and Kagome froze, while Ayumi looked expectant.

"He's from....Fukuoka," Kagome thought quickly of a city as far away as she could think.

"Oh really that far? How did you meet him?" Kagome was trying to think of a story on the spot. Eri looked like she wanted a good one.

"Well, I..." Inuyasha came to her rescue.

"Her family was friends of my family," he offered. Kagome looked relieved.

"OOOOOH that explains how you guys got together so fast you guys must have know each other for yeaaaaars," Yuka replied.

"Well not exactly my mother knew a relative of his and he just came with her on a trip a year or two ago and we met then. But we kept in touch and visited. And not to long ago it just kinda happened." The three girls nodded.

"So Inuyasha what about your par...OW!" Yuka cried giving Kagome a rather cross look. Kagome had interrupted her question with kick to the shin.

"Don't go their Yuka" she told her quietly. Inuyasha looked at her oddly. He figured it was something either she or he probably wouldn't want to talk about. He had been quiet most of the conversation and was happy to stay that way. The interrogation was making him nervous and he knew Kagome could feel it. Kagome took the initiative to change the subject.

"So you guys," she started suddenly after a bit of an awkward silence. "How are your grades doing?" The two towards the right of the table beamed and Eri looked down at the table.

"Well I'm getting 3 A's, 2 B's and a C," Ayumi responded.

"I'm getting all B's," Yuka said while Eri sighed.

"Well right now I'm getting 1 A, 1 B, 3 C's, and an F," Eri told her. "My grades are OK, but English is really hard! My mom got me a tutor to bring my grade up by the end of the school year."

"Well that's good you got help," Kagome replied. Eri nodded. "I bet you'll bring it up in no time." Kagome patted her hand. The rest of lunch was spent focusing on her friends rather then she and Inuyasha. Every time the tide shifted she would redirect with a question about one of them. They never seemed to catch the hint but Kagome kept the conversation light. She almost wished she could tell them about her other life that would make talking to them so much easier but as much as she liked them none were trust worthy enough. The bell finally rang and the trio threw their trash out and said bye and they went to their classes they had next. Kagome had waved as they left and breathed a big sigh of relief when they left. Inuyasha put an arm around her and felt her lean into him. Inuyasha spied Hojo many meters away staring at them but as soon as he was detected he turned and went to his class. Inuyasha growled slightly.

"What Inu?" Kagome asked.

"That asshole from this morning was staring," he said quietly. "What's wrong?"

"Oh nothing," that was a direct lie and they both knew it.

"Kagome...." he said in a warning tone. "I don't like being lied to!"

"Oh all right," she sighed again. "I just hate lying to them is all, that, and just stressed. Tests coming up and stuff. I just feel so different from everyone around me here. I feel more at home in the past..."

"That's cuz it's your home," he told her gently. She nodded with a giving him a ghost of a smile.

"I always felt slightly out of place here. Just like there was something more waiting for me than collage and a regular life. I think in the long run I never would have felt complete if nothing had ever happened."

"Love, that's cuz you were met for more than this shit hole. This is a place for those twits you call friends without a brain or personality. They've nothing in them. Its like everyone in this damn place is hollow. The only person I have seen worth a damn is that Endo teacher of yours," he told her frankly.

"Your right I know they seem kinda air headed but they have good hearts...." She told the excuses, but they sounded hollow. She suddenly looked defeated. Inuyasha pulled her close for a second and whispered in her ear.

"I know it's hard for you to look at one life against another but you have a new one now. This is a goodbye. Enjoy what you can and finish what you started. And then we'll be back home searching for jewel shards and getting all that shit outta the way. Then we can start the rest of our lives." She smiled at this and they kissed each other.

"Come on, we gotta get going. I'm gonna be late for writing class with Mrs. Hara if we don't run." And Kagome led him in a dead run to the writing classes. Two left turns and 10 class doors down she stopped outside momentarily to fill Inuyasha in. "Now this is a writing class that we perfect our writing in. We basically write papers all the time if we aren't reading something. I think she is gonna have us start a paper today so you'll have to be good." Inuyasha gave her a look. " I know . I know. You have been good all day today. Lets go in." Kagome walked in to the classroom just as the bell rang to begin class followed closely by her husband. Kagome walked to the teacher's desk.

"Ah Kagome, I heard from some of the other teachers that you had brought you husband in today. Always nice to have a visitor. Please take a seat in the back while we conduct our class. Kagome could see his ears falling just about then and the mental picture made her almost laugh outright. But she held in her mirth and walked Inuyasha to the back. She patted his hand and found her seat two rows up. The teacher went into a long-winded explanation on supporting paragraphs in a term paper and proving your ideas thru citing examples. Inuyasha lent an ear for all of 5 minutes and was then drawn inward to focus on their connection. He let his love flow down their link in like a warm golden waterfall filling her. She sat with a soft smile thru the whole class concentrating on the teacher but feeling safe and loved at the same time. Confidence in her abilities seemed to be at an all time high given the situation. The last 1/4th of the period was spent starting a paper that was due at the end of the week. Kagome was deep in thought when the bell rang and would have missed it if a warm clawed hand hadn't come to rest on her shoulder. She felt him nearing but had only acknowledged it on a basic level not enough that it brought her out of her train of thought for her paper. But his physical connection on her skin made her lean her head back into his chest and look up at him.

"Class is over Kag..." he smiled.

"OH! whoops I guess I was thinking pretty hard huh?"

"Yeah careful or you'll hurt yourself," he chided playfully. She smacked him with the back of her left hand on his shoulder. She then got up and went to the teacher to get her packet.

"It was nice meeting you Mr. Inuyasha I presume you will be with us for a few days?" He nodded and bowed. "Kagome here is your study packet I hope it helps you I prepared it specially for you early."

"Thank you Mrs. Hara. I appreciate it. I can use all the help I can get."

"Yes dear it is too bad you have had to miss so much school these last couple of years. Do take care see you tomorrow." The teacher waved as they couple left the room. Kagome sighed. Inuyasha just squeezed her shoulder.

Kagome walked to her next class, which was gym. It was across the lunch area toward the front of the school. She went to a building that was across from all the game courts and stopped in front of the door. "Inuyasha this class is gym. That means this is my physical activity period. In here is the girl locker room where I change into my gym clothes. Wait here till I'm done changing cuz only girls are aloud in there. OK? Then I'll introduce you to the teacher." Inuyasha grumbled at this.

"Oh ok fine! I don't wanna see other girl anyhow just you," he grinned evilly. Kagome blushed and laughed as she went into the door. He waited a good 5 minutes before she came out again dressed in dark green shorts and a white shirt lined with the same dark green on the neck line and the sleeve cuffs. He looked her up and down and went over to her. "So where is the teacher?"

"We have to go out to the field and find out number so the teacher can take role call. Then we will do a sport."

"A sport?" he asked confused

"Yeah a game like games people play in teams against each other?" she stated her answer questioning him.

"Ah ok." he said as they were walking out to the field. He has some idea of what she was talking about since they had games they played in the Warring States period too. But he followed her quietly till she stopped on a number and promptly sat down. He looked at her and then just sat beside her waiting for the class to start. Finally a Man came and stood in front of the class. Just as he reached his spot Ayumi came running out toward the group in her same shorts and shirt uniform.

"I'm here! I'm here!!" she was calling. She came and sat down three numbers down and two to the right of Kagome. She waved a she came and sat down. Kagome waved back giving her a small smile. The teacher looked at Ayumi.

"All right I see you Ayumi but if you do that again you will be marked tardy!" he said.

"Ok Mr. Fuma, she replied as she sat down. He took role call up till Kagome and stopped when he saw Inuyasha. He called her up to see him. She and Inuyasha walked up to the teacher.

"Miss Kagome, I see you have brought a visitor."

"Yes Mr. Fuma, he is my husband. He will be visiting all my classes for the next few days with me, if that is ok with you for him to stay," she bowed. The teacher looked him over.

"He may sit and observe but Kagome I want you full out performance these next week and a half this will be what you grade is gonna come from." Kagome nodded.

"Yes sir, thank you. I'll do my best." He nodded and waved her off back to her number to finish role call. Once that was done they separated in too 4 different teams for 2 basket ball games. Inuyasha stood at the sidelines while the one team put on colored pinafores to separate the teams. Kagome happened to be on the team with out the colored garments. They finally set up on the court in formation and Kagome was picked to jump for the ball as well as the other teams pick. Ayumi was on her team and she stood to Kagome's right back a couple of feet. They exchanged looks and nodded. Kagome jumped for the ball when the teacher threw it up blowing his whistle. Kagome end up touching the ball first pushing it in Ayumi's direction. Ayumi promptly took the ball and dribbled down toward another teammate who she passed it off to. The other girl ran toward their basket and made a two point shot. Then it was the other teams turn. Kagome blocked a pass quickly and threw it to the same girl who shot the other basket who again earned them two points.

The game went on with the other team scoring only a few baskets against Kagome's team. It seemed the exercise in the past was good for something her gym grade certainly never lacked any more. Inuyasha watched the dynamics of the game and started to cheer for Kagome. She heard him shouting her name on occasion and smiled as she made a basket herself finally watching Inuyasha jump up smiling. It was almost the end of the game when it started to get down right competitive between Kagome and the other teams team captain. Inuyasha felt the tension between the two and worried a little. The last shot of the game was when Kagome had the ball and she went to make a shot when the other teams captain tripped her up as she was running around her to get to her basket. Kagome fell face first and slid a few feet across the hard ground. Inuyasha was on his feet already before she hit the ground he had seen the girl put her foot out and anticipated what was going to happen next.. One of the other girls was blocking him from getting to her when he just completely cleared her head jumping over her to lift her into his arm. He knew she had hit the ground hard from a full run. The teacher was running toward them also blowing his whistle to stop the game. Inuyasha already had her lifted up in his arms cradling her against his body.

He put his lips next to her ear to talk to her. "Love are you ok?" he asked worriedly only loud enough for her to hear. Kagome was in his arms trying to catch her breath. The girls were crowding around them and the teacher was about to touch Inuyasha when Kagome stuck her hand out towards the teacher and made a motion waving her hand sideways to let Inuyasha have some room to leave. Mr. Fuma stopped short of touching Inuyasha watching what Kagome was trying to tell him. Ayumi was having a cow next to Kagome trying to look her over but Inuyasha was making it impossible for her to see her at all. "Kagome, are you ok??? Hey come on let me see her!" The teacher voice burst in.

"All right you looky loos! MOVE! Give them some room!!" Inuyasha stood up straight keeping Kagome close to him. She could only lay her head on his chest and closer her eyes concentrating on breathing. He moved out of the circle of females and the coach walking over to a bench sitting down letting her rest a moment. After a minute passed Inuyasha asked again.

"Are you ok??" He looked her over trying to find all her scratches. She had a good sized scrap from fore arm to elbow and both knees were bloodied too from the gravel on the pavement. He sighed.

"I'm OK Inu-chan. I just had the wind knocked outta me kinda and just a little scraped up nothing I haven't had to deal with before."

"We need to get you cleaned up," Inuyasha commented as Mr. Fuma and Ayumi came over.

"Looks like your team won that game Kagome!" he called to her walking toward the couple. "Are you all right?" Kagome nodded leaning into Inuyasha as he put a protective arm around her. "Kagome, You gonna be ok? Did you get scraped up?" Kagome nodded.

"I need to help her clean up," Inuyasha stated to the coach.

"Yes well lets see how bout the nurses office?" the teacher asked.

"Yeah I could take you guys there," Ayumi offered.

"No, I don't think I need to go to there just someplace to clean this out if that's ok? But thanks anyway Ayumi," Kagome said.

"All right you can use the teacher's bathroom in the girl's locker room. The bell's about the ring and its apart from the girls locker room so you two can go in there." With that Inuyasha walked the way the teacher pointed to caring Kagome effortlessly. "Third door on the other side of the building..." Mr. Fuma added.

"Kagome Ill see you after school!!! Hope you're ok!!" Ayumi called to Inuyasha retreating back.

"Thank you!! And Ok Ayumi!" her heard his student's voice call back. Mr. Fuma stood to look after the couple. He had seen the man she married clear that girl's head in one leap. He knew that there was something different about that him but couldn't put his finger on it. 'Well,' he thought, 'He's a damn good athlete!' and walked toward his class as the bell rang.

Inuyasha kicked the door to the hallway open then they walked thru a small hallway that lead to the gym office and the bathroom for the teacher. He kicked that one open also and placed her in a sitting position on the toilet and locked the door behind him. He turned to look at her.

"Are you all right, my soul?" he asked. She sighed

"Yeah,"

"It's a good thing you stopped that dumbass teacher from touching me. He just about had his arm taken off!" Kagome nodded and leaned back into the toilet. He went to the sink and found the paper towels hanging in his face so he pulled out a few of those and wet them. He stepped back in front of his mate and took her arm and looked at it before wiping it clean. "My god Kagome! You took half that hard ground with you. This is gonna sting."

"Yeah I know. I can deal just ignore me if I hiss or something." He nodded and started to clean out the scrape. He had a good grip on her wrist so she couldn't pull away but as he started he felt her jerk and hiss thru her teeth. "Sorry love," he apologized but continued. "After I get these clean, I'll clean them like a mate does and they wont hurt ok?" She nodded and gave him a small smile. He thought about trying to talk to her to get her mind of what he was doing. "You know that little bitch tripped you right?" Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Yeah she is a sore looser. Since I have been traveling with you my gym grade has improved because my fitness level has. I've been getting good at sports. And some people just don't like loosing."

"The bitch tried tripped you because she doesn't fucking like loosing?!?!?" Kagome nodded. "Damn, guess some idiot things don't fade over time. Well you were pretty good at that game love." He said as he moved to her knees kneeling in front of her. "I really aught to take her leg off Kagome," he said angrily.

"We don't need any trouble Inu-chan. I love it that you protect me so well but some things I have to take care of on my own ya know?" He nodded conceding that this was hers and she wanted to deal with it her way. He pulled out the debris from her left knee and cleaned it thoroughly.

"Now I'm gonna clean these ok?" Kagome smiled at him and put her palm to his cheek for a minute and let her fingers trail across his cheek as she let go. He bent down and tenderly tended to her scratches with his tongue. She winced the first few times but then a warmth spread into her skin and all the pain and bleeding ceased. He worked on her other knee then her upper arm. After he was done he kissed her softly then hugged her. "All done."

"Thanks that feels loads better." He nodded into her hair. He pulled back and she stretched her right shoulder gingerly. "It got jarred pretty hard when I hit the ground.

"Well take care of it tonight then love till then it should start to feel better before the days over since you do have accelerated healing. Those scrapes will be gone by tomorrow." She smiled.

"Come on I gotta get outta these nasty cloths and take a quick shower before I go to my next class I'm gonna be late as it is." He let her get up and try her legs. She wasn't in any pain as she walked out of the office hallway. She walked over to the girl's locker room door and told Inuyasha she would be a few minutes. Inuyasha sat down on a bench a few feet away.

Kagome was at her locker taking out her cloths when the girl who tripped her confronted her as she was half undressed. "Hey bitch, I don't like loosing to anyone specially a sicky like you!" Kagome just sighed and shook her head and kept getting undressed and headed for a shower. The girl looked after her and yelled, "HEY! I was talking to you bitch!" Kagome no longer took offence to this word since that is what she was basically. "You'd better stop and tell my why that freak you married looks so funny and can do such weird ass things. He jump clean over my head!"

"Don't call him that just because he can do something you can't do and well beauty is in the eye of the beholder isn't it?" Kagome retorted. This torked the bully now.

"All right bitch you asked for it." The girl rushed Kagome but she was now standing in a communal shower stall and side stepped the girl's oncoming body as she slipped in a puddle that Kagome had missed. The girl slipped thru the water fully dressed and skidded along the tile floor. She got up and faced Kagome. Inuyasha she knew could feel her rising anger and current upset. She also hoped that he wouldn't come charging in to her rescue.

"Listen, He isn't a freak and if you try to hurt me again you run the risk of getting your self very hurt. He is VERY protective and anyone who has every laid a hand on me has not lived to brag about it. Do yourself a favor and back the hell OFF!" The girl just stood there slightly stunned but then regained her former attitude.

"That's it threaten me with your weirdo hubby out there! Cuz your suck a weakling, you can't take care of yourself!" Kagome could already tell this wasn't going to be good. She didn't want to get hurt again but she didn't want Inuyasha tearing the girl apart either so she gathered all of her strength and called her miko powers to protect herself, and forced the power into her hands. The girl once again ran toward her but this time she used a shield effect in front of herself and the bully's punch bounced off her hand and sent her flying backward. There was a quick flash of pink energy and then it was gone before they could blink. The girl looked at her like she was the devil himself and stood up shaking. "You....you are some kinda witch! And that man of yours must be some kind of demon!!" she cried. Kagome just rolled her eyes.

"Yeah and if you try that again you gonna regret it. And you know if you go telling anyone no one is gonna believe you. A lot of people know me and your gonna be the one in the nut house so let it lie and leave NOW." The girl stared for a minute and then ran from the shower. Kagome just shook her head and continued on to a stall to get her shower. After she was done she dried off and put her regular clothes on and went to join Inuyasha. By the time she had left the showers it was already 7 minutes in to the last period of the day.

Inuyasha ran up to her and took hold of her upper arms to look her over. "What the hell happened in there???"

"Oh my 'friend' from the game came back to confront me while I was trying to get a shower. I avoided her tackle once and then she tried it again. I used my powers to protect myself, and told her if she told anyone about me she would end up in a place for crazy people." Inuyasha just stood there for a moment then burst out laughing. He hugged her.

"That's absolutely hysterical Kagome! Nice!" Kagome let the tension from her confrontation melt from her body as she began to laugh to. "Come on love, let's get to your next class I heard that damn bell thingy ring already." They walked toward her next class with his hand around her shoulder. She led him toward a side building for her art class. Two doors from the corner of the building she paused.

"Ok Inu-chan, this is art class its about studying about drawing and painting and stuff like that Mrs. Ino is really cool. You can sit by me and draw too I don't know what she is doing today but I have a feeling we will probably be drawing another bowl of fruit or something." She grabbed Inuyasha's hand and went up to the teacher's desk as she was beginning the instructions for the entire class.

"Good day Kagome! Glad to have you back my dear. I see you brought you husband with you too. He is the talk of the school you know. The teachers in the lounge are all raving over the handsome devil you caught!" the teacher laughed and smiled at the pair. Inuyasha somewhat took offence to the devil statement but assumed the woman must be kidding as she was generally happy and sweet he could tell. "So go ahead and find your seat by your friend Kagome and take this darling man with you see that he knows gets some supplies to draw today ok?" they started to go toward her seat when she spoke again. "Oh! Kagome please take this study guide for your test. It will be relatively easy since this is art but I will grade this project as a final project in conjunction with you test grade." Kagome smiled and nodded. As Kagome was walking back to her desk Yuka waved at her and then smiled at Kagome as she sat down beside her. "OK class now we are going to start our shading lesson here we have a few objects laid out randomly on a sheet-covered chair. This will be a complete pencil drawing and you will use shading and shadow techniques we discussed to bring 3 dimensional characteristics to you drawing." And then she started to go into detail about the specific techniques to bring out each object. She then turned on a bright light so that all the different things would cast distinct shadows and told them all to begin drawing. The class was a bustle of activity as all the students talked with each other and drew also.

Kagome spent the period showing Inuyasha what the teacher meant with all the different words she was using and after she told him he began to draw. She looked at him as he drew with the pencil she had showed him how to sharpen and with a steady hand formed an exquisite picture right before her eyes. She had also drawn her own as she watch him too. While Inuyasha drew quietly Yuka talked Kagome's ear off as she tried to throw in an interested sounding affirmation once and awhile while her real focus was on Inuyasha's drawing. It was getting close to the end of the period and Inuyasha's picture looked half done.

"Wow Inu-chan you draw really well!" Kagome whispered.

"Thanks love," he told her in a same volume. "My mother always told me I was a natural when I was younger just never had a chance to do anything with it. Wasn't really very useful for anything. Hell never got a chance to do much else other than survive." He shrugged and went back to drawing.

"Well Inu-chan I think that you are very good at it. Its a nice surprised to know." She smiled at him and turned back to her paper and Yuka. She glanced at Yuka's who was about level with hers wasn't saying too much. Her art was passable that was about all.

"Yuka," she said louder than when she was talking to Inuyasha. "That looks nice." Yuka smiled.

"Thanks Kagome yours is too!" she said genuinely. Inuyasha looked over at Kagome's and chuckled.

"It looks ok Kagome," Inuyasha commented. She laughed.

"I know I know. Not my best subject but if I can pass I don't care." The teacher then stood up.

"All right class put your name on your papers and pass them up and I will pass them back tomorrow so you can complete them by the end of the week," she told the class. Everyone wrote their names on the backs of their papers and passed them up by rows toward the teacher who collected them. Inuyasha's happened to be at the top. When she turned it over to see his name she looked directly at him and walked over to them just as the bell rang. Most of the class got their things and left in a hurry for their homes.

"Inuyasha I'm impressed. It is to bad you didn't attend here. I would have loved to have you in my class. You are quite gifted." Inuyasha blushed.

"Thank you Mrs. Ino," he answered plainly. She nodded.

"Bye you two see you tomorrow." They waved as they went out the door followed closely by Yuka.

"That was incredible Inuyasha!" Yuka squealed. "Mrs. Inu is not impressed that often! You must be really good. So do you guys wanna go out now? Me Eri and Ayumi were gonna go to the mall later."

"No thanks. I have so much studying to catch up on," Kagome sighed. As they were walking toward the front gate of the school two more girls joined the trio.

"Hey," Eri said as they all stopped.

"So you going with?" Ayumi asked.

"No, I wish I could but I have so much to do for next week. I'm going to be very busy." Ayumi looked at Kagome.

"I'm glad you your not hurt to bad Kagome you gave us a scare in gym," the girl said.

Eri looked at them. "I have class with that girl who tried to hurt you Kagome. You scared her something good... she says you're a witch." Eri looked deadly serious like she was having doubts about Kagome. The other four in the group looked at her and burst out laughing. Eri looked at them and laughed too. "Yeah, I guess that is pretty silly huh? What a jerk she is!" Kagome once again let them come to there own conclusions and they did.

"Well she did trip Kagome," Yuka popped in. "I heard it from a girl in the hall going to art class. She is just making stuff up now to cover her own butt!"

"Yeah, I bet she is," Kagome said with relief. Inuyasha had a tight supporting hold on her shoulder. The laughter of the two had been forced but it had done the trick.

"Ok gals, I gotta get home. So much to do so little time. Bye!" she told them as she walked toward her home with Inuyasha. They all lived the opposite way thankfully and could walk home in peace. She hadn't anticipated that this day was going to be so draining on her mental and emotional reserves. She would've rather fought 7 demons than had gone to her 7 classes at school this day. After they were out of sight she finally let her shoulders slump and lean into Inuyasha heavily. He simply stopped her and picked her up in his arm and continued his way back the way she had come this morning. He could still smell the path Kagome had taken this morning making it easy for him to find his way back to her house.

"Tough day love," he said as a matter of fact. She nodded in agreement.

"I had no idea that today was gonna be so difficult. So much...."

"You know if you really wanted to go with them we could of. It wouldn't have hurt to skip one night while you still had the chance, mate." She sighed and laid her head on his shoulder.

"Ya, I know but I didn't. Doing all that stuff seems empty any more. And being with them is a strain. I just don't fit in this life any more Inuyasha." A tear dripped down her face. He carefully kissed it away.

"Saying goodbye to this life mate?" he asked as he felt her sense of loss.

"Yes I think that is what it is. But," she sniffled, "the life I have to look forward to makes giving this up worth it." she said. Inuyasha smiled.

"I'm glad you feel that way. I don't want you to regret anything."

"Never," she swore fervently.

"Never," he echoed her promise. They were quiet the rest of the walk home which only took a few minutes. He realized that Kagome was asleep in his arms as he ascended the shrine steps. He figure a nap was in order after all the challenges she had faced in one day. "My brave and strong but fragile mate," he said in a low tone. "What'll I do with you huh?" he asked the sleeping girl. In return he just got a soft snore which made him chuckle. He tapped his foot on the door and Sota opened it about to pounce him but a stern look form Inuyasha made him stop. He just walked inside without a word passed Kagome's mom making sandwiches in the kitchen for snacks and proceeded up to their room. He laid Kagome out on the bed and crawled in behind her and laid down spooning against her back with her and held her while she slept.

An hour later Kagome's eyes blinked open to find she was in her bed with Inuyasha wrapped around her. "Have a good sleep mate?" she heard in her ear. She smiled feeling the warm glow of his love flare in intensity with in their soul bond.

"Yeah I guess I needed that. I feel a lot better." He could tell her mood had elevated quite a bit since their walk home. She also had no more pain in her shoulder. She was still a bit stiff in her knees and right elbow as she stood up and stretched. But all in all she felt very renewed. "Thanks," she told him sweetly. He smiled at her.

"Anything for you my soul," he answered softly. "Are you hungry?" he asked.

"Yeah, let's go eat huh? I bet mom made sandwiches already."

"Oh she has I saw them on the way in," he said smiling. "Come on," He took her by the hand and ran down to eat a snack. They ate and caught up with her mom and Sota telling one another about their day. Inuyasha relayed about how amazed he was about her school and subjects and how he was going to enjoy attending with her that week. Kagome smiled at him. They relayed the confrontation with Hojo and then the one in gym when her mom asked her about her scrapes. Her mother looked unscathed by these revelations. She just nodded her head and told her she was proud of her daughter for handling them so well. She also commended Inuyasha for taking such good care of her daughter. They both blushed but kept on in the conversation for a few more minutes.

Finally it was time to start studying. Kagome went up by herself and Inuyasha stayed to talk to Mrs. H at her request. Sota had run off to play video games for a while and grandpa was still out visiting a friend from earlier who hadn't come home yet leaving the two alone.

"Inuyasha I needed to ask you something," Kagome's mother started. Inuyasha grew uncomfortable.

"ok.." he said his voice tentative.

"Well I wondered if you knew if Kagome was pregnant or not. I don't think she is. But I would want to know if she was." Inuyasha felt relieved.

"No, she isn't. She can't be."

"Why not?" Kagome's mom asked incredulously.

"Well, male demons can choose when they want to have kids...." he put it in the mildest terms he could. She looked like she understood though.

"Oh ok, that makes sense then I'm glad you two can wait till thing settle down and your ready." She smiled. Inuyasha nodded. "Ok better go be with you mate there she gets frazzled over homework easily," she laughed. Inuyasha remember more than once in the two years they had been traveling together when a book of hers nearly missed hitting him. He laughed along with her. He turned and ran up stair toward their room.

He entered the room to find her deep in studying. Not wanting to bother her he found a few things to look at and he settled himself on just watching her softly eventually while she worked. She poured thru a few books and study guides taking a few hours. They took a break for dinner which grandpa joined them fore finally, which was followed by more studying. Toward 8 o'clock he could tell she was getting tired. He went up behind her and wrapped his arms around her as if to say 'that's enough come to bed'. She read him like one of her books and got up and kissed him.

"Time for bed?" she asked

"Morning comes to fucking early here," he grumbled. She laughed.

"OK well let me put all this stuff away and you get in bed and I'll be right there ok?"

"Good," he said putting on his boxers and hopping gin to bed. She put on her night cloths also and snuggled up against him. He leaned down to kiss her and started with a sweet sweep of his lips on hers but turned into a passionate deep kiss that swept them both up in desire for each other. Slowly he took relieved her of her top and bottoms of her PJs and she helped him toss away his boxers on to the floor. The sheet that covered them was the fabric that touched there bodies as there was nothing more between them and the length of there bodies rested against the other naked and warm. They continued to kiss as Inuyasha's hands found sensitive places behind her neck and around her breasts, and Kagome's roamed her lovers back trying to hold him as close to her as she could. The touches turned more intimate as he stroked her inner core slowly bringing her pleasure as he helped her ready for further progress. She in turn held him in her hands following his rhythm. Once she was close to her peak he turned on his back pulling her with him holding her to his chest. He then let her sit up and she looked at him with endless passion and love in her deep brown depths of her eyes. He smiled as did she. They had no need for words as their souls did all the talking. She took him into herself slowly and rocked to meet his hips. An ancient dance of love took over the tempo of their bodies and they danced together a dance of desire and emotion. The surging feelings from themselves and the other bought both toward the cap of a large surging wave that would eventually crash in on them taking them into each other. The wave crested as they lovers found bliss on a higher plain than any body could inhabit. They were one soul and one being for a brief eternity and then they began to come back to themselves in separate bodies but still one always. He held her against him still connected with her. She welcomed the embraced as she would the air she breathed. Her eyes never opened after they found paradise. But she felt his protective love engulf their soul and she fell into a deep sleep. Inuyasha stayed awake for a while longer stroking her hair and keeping watch like he always did. Finally he let the days events finally seep into his tired bones and let himself drift off into a deep sleep for the first time that week. "Good night my love," he said. She didn't answer out loud but her heart did filling his with the golden warmth of her love as he let himself sleep in the comfort of her arms.

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That entire week went much as the first day did except with out much of the same confrontations. He behaved especially in Mrs. Asari's class. He even managed to stay awake the rest of the week. In Mr. Doi's class he got used to sitting in back and even picked up a few words from the odd new language Kagome named English. In Mr. Endo's class there were three more experiments that they conducted over the week and he still wouldn't let her go near the chemicals after the first day's incident. But he was very careful listening to her instructions explicitly and completing them perfectly. At lunch everyday he put up with Kagome's friends incessant chatter and gossip which he thought was absolutely asinine and felt thru their link Kagome just put up with any more also. Mrs. Hara's writing class was boring for him also about as much as her math class first period so in that as in the other he sat letting himself rest deep in there connection letting her feel his presence. Gym became his favorite period because the teacher after Tuesday actually let him participate in the games they played. Inuyasha loved being on Kagome's team in 3 different sports their team was almost unbeatable. And the unfortunate incident with the bully was quickly forgotten and the bully was written off as a liar just as quickly. And his second favorite Period was art where the teacher fawned over his talent. She even went as far to have him sign his picture and hang it in the school's office as one of her very favorites. He was proud of that even though he didn't ever go there or would never be back again. It just felt kinda good to be known for something else other than being able to tear people limb from limb better than anyone else did.

Then the second week Inuyasha just walked her back and fourth to school leaving her to go to her classes by herself. She sourly missed him but somewhat adjusted to his absence all day for the moment knowing it was only for a while. The next day he sat out all day in a tree near the school so she could feel him closer which she appreciated to no end. The school even let him join her for lunch everyday.

She studied every day for ten days on the packets she got for hours every night catching up on everything and memorizing facts and figures and formulas. Thursday she went to school a nervous wreck but with Inuyasha near she calmed herself and took the first three periods tests with a fairly decent surety of herself. Friday began the same way full of tension and worry but by the time she got to school again Inuyasha's steadfast support worked wonders again and she went in to take her last tests and by the after noon she got the results.

She stood in the office nervously in front of the dean. She waited for him to tell her if she graduated or not. Inuyasha sat on a branch just outside the office with his eyes closed concentrating on his link with his mate. The dean looked at the paper in front of him and looked at her with a big smile. "Congratulations Kagome, you passed. Here is your diploma graduate." He got up and handed her a piece of rolled up paper and shook her hand. Kagome's joy flowed down the bond in a tidal wave. Inuyasha just smiled.

"That's my girl. I knew you could do it," he said out loud to himself. She ran out of the school after shouting a thank you to the dean and threw herself into her mate's arms. He spun her around easily and threw her up feet in the air and caught her.

"I DID IT!!" she shouted to him in glee. He laughed.

"Yes you did mate. I knew you could." She beamed and kissed him.

"Inuyasha?"

"Yeah?"

"Let's go home now. I wanna go home." His smile grew ten fold.

"You read my heart mate let's go home," and with that, a quick pack job and a good bye to her family they disappeared down the well in the blue light to start there an uninterrupted life together in Feudal Japan.

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Well folks that ends Loving saying and being as one this one took me forever to write I hope it was worth the wait please review and I will get to work on that chappy of protection where they defeat Naraku. Laters, LJ