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I do not own any of the characters of Inu- Yasha. Only Rumiko Takahashi can own them. I really want to though. *sighs* I wanna be with Miroku….. Or Inu- Yasha…… *drools at just thinking about them*
By the way, arigato to all who wrote me reviews! I got some great ideas and I will somehow incorporate them with the story.
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Chapter 3- To Go To School, or Not To Go To School, That is the Question
School? They had to go to school?! How was that gonna work?! Everyone but Mrs. Higurashi and Sota thought at the same time. Including Kagome surprisingly because she could not imagine Inu- Yasha or the gang going to school.
"Well, lets all start planning," Kagome's mom said clapping her hands together. "I'll go and call Kagome's and Sota's school and enroll you all then we can go shopping!" She started planning everything out loud as she walked to the house, a light bounce to her step.
Kagome groaned and looked at the others. What were they gonna do?
Inu- Yasha went up to her and placed his hands on her hips and nuzzled his nose with hers. "Don't worry, Kagome. We'll see through all this. I was actually kinda wondering about this school thing anyways." He smiled down at her upturned face and she slightly smiled back.
Sango and Miroku, on the other hand were dreading it. How were they gonna spend time together planning for their wedding if they were gonna go to school. Miroku placed a gentle hand on Sango's waist and she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Well," Sango said quietly so only Miroku could hear, which was pretty low due to the one full yokai and the one hanyo that both had great hearing, "I guess we'll just pray that we have the same classes. Then we can sit next to each other and plan in secret until we have to tell the others."
Miroku nodded solemnly. He was dreading having to go to school. Even though Sango would be there too. He guessed he was just going to have to tough it out like Inu- Yasha.
Shippo on the other hand was excited to death about school. Even though he was going to have to go the same school as Sota, and not with the others, he had ways of making the activity "fun." He grinned evilly and looked around to make sure nobody thought he was planning anything.
He noticed Sango and Miroku in each others arms. That was odd. He was just gonna have to ask them both what the big deal was.
One question popped into his mind though. How was he gonna hind his tail? His Kitsune magic wasn't strong enough to have a spell last all day. Shippo came to the conclusion after a brief moment that he would just have to say that his tail was a big game he got when hunting with his father on a camping trip. Now his ears, he would just have to say they were a birth defect and that's why they look sort of like an elf's. He pat himself on the back mentally for being so smart.
Inu- Yasha thought the same thing that Shippo thought about, but only for his ears. How was he gonna hide those? He could wear a hat, but they were not allowed in school. Kagome said so. He could say that they are the latest fashion from some foreign country, in which Kagome would have to say some possibilities. That might work…
Kagome looked up at Inu- Yasha from his shoulder. He must be thinking of something because his face was making the funniest poses!
Kagome both dreaded and loved the idea of her best friends going to school with her. That meant that she wouldn't get bugged to death about hooking up with Hojo. That was the best outcome of them going, but what if they don't do well? Would Inu- Yasha try to kill a teacher if he got in trouble or he was wrong on a math problem?
Her eyebrows furrowed in deep thought and Inu- Yasha took the moment to kiss her forehead. She looked up at him and smiled one of her cute, sweet smiles and he gave a smirk back.
"Don't worry, Kagome. Everything will be fine. This will all work out in the end." Inu- Yasha said softly. Kagome only hoped he was right. After she didn't answer him, he went on saying, "I will try my best in this school. I'll just think of it as a mission."
"I hope you do well, too." She said in the same volume.
Inu- Yasha called back to the others, "Come on, lets get going on this shopping and prepare for school."
All nodded in agreement and they all set off for where Mrs. Higurashi was. They found her inside, on the phone having a conversation with the principal of Kagome's high school.
Kagome turned to the others and motioned for them all to go to the living room and wait for her mother to be done with the necessary calls.
While waiting, they all chatted about what might have caused the well to disappear. This fact worried them all to the brink of insanity. That is, until school came concerned.
"I think it was a demon." Sango said matter- of- factly.
"I think it was some weird spell on the well that made it only last until it fulfilled it's mission." Miroku said. Everyone stared at him as if he had suddenly sprouted bunny ears and grew buck teeth. "What?"
Everyone shook their heads and decided the matter was closed and the next issues was about school.
"Now, I hope you guys are ready," Kagome looked around worriedly, "because this is gonna be a tricky deal. School is different from everything else. There you must follow directions and rules, and if you don't you'll get in serious trouble. Mom is going to be making sure we all get the same classes."
Inu- Yasha, Sango, and Miroku all sighed in relief. Shippo on the other hand, he was younger than the others and had to go to Sota's school. He hoped that it would be better than what he thought it was from Kagome's stories.
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About an hour later the gang was all at a department store in the mall finding uniforms, clothes and other necessities.
"Why must one have so many damn clothes?!" Inu- Ysaha pouted while he was trying on yet another ensemble of clothes.
"Because you can't wear the same thing 24- 7!" Kagome told him for the third time. "You need to have gym clothes, school clothes, everyday clothes, formal wear…" She started listing all the different kinds of clothes he needed.
Away from the dressing rooms, Sango and Miroku were looking at clothes together. They got the necessities already and were looking at regular clothes. They would pick out clothes they liked, then try them on and then the other would critic it and say if it looked good.
"These styles are so weird…" Sango said so the other people wouldn't hear them.
"I know. But some look really good on you, My Love." Miroku said in Sango's ear. She blushed slightly as he placed a hand on her hip and pulled her closer. He kissed her lightly on her cheek and they returned to looking around.
Shippo was with Mrs. Higurashi looking for his things.
"Mrs. Higurashi?" Shippo tugged on her dress to get her attention.
"Yes?"
"When will we be done? I can't keep my kitsune spells any longer. I mean, I already have one on me, plus an extra on Inu- Yasha, this is tiring me out…" He furrowed his eyebrows in worry.
Mrs. Higurashi had a placid look on her face that sent shivers up and down Shippo's spine. Something was wrong. And Shippo was going to find out what and soon.
After they all got what they came for, the gang went back to Kagome's home and prepared for a nice meal and a warm bed. But what they were about to endure, was totally different.
As usual, Miroku and Sango were having a whole argument about where they were going to sleep, and Inu- Yasha was fighting with Kagome on why Shippo had to sleep in the same room with him. Something was mentioned on how Shippo was going to go on all night on how he wanted to be with Kagome.
Inu- Yasha was thinking on how nice it would be to be in the same bed as Kagome, sharing warmth and… uh… A slight blush came to his cheeks and when her eyed Kagome, he immediately turned the other way.
Mrs. Higurashi was still acting as if she were in a daze. Shippo was constantly keeping an eye out for her. He didn't want anything to happen to His Surrogate mother's mother.
Why was she acting like this? If it were a demon, Shippo would have been able to smell it. But of course he wouldn't anyway, because he wasn't used to Mrs. Higurashi's sent so he couldn't even if he wanted to.
Off in the Bone Eaters Well's Mini- Shrine, a small cackling voice rose from the depths of where the well once was.
"Those idiot creatures!" The disembodied voice croaked. "How could they be in this world and still be able to live a somewhat normal life?! I sense I must make some 'obstacles' for the little pups… kekekekekekekeke…." The voice trailed off into the evening noises unheard by anyone.
That night, Kagome was in her room, Sango was already asleep in the make- shift bed Kagome made for her. Kagome wondered why she and Miroku were acting so strangely. Sango seemed to want his hentai touch… Kagome concluded that in the morning as they were going to get ready for school she would ask her best friend.
Inu- Yasha lay awake on the couch in the living room. For some reason he couldn't figure out whether or not school was right for him. What would it be like? Would it hurt? Was their a fighting class? A million and one questions rolled around in his mind until he drifted into a dreamless rest.
Shippo, who was next to him had a big grin spread over his face. He was going to go to school! Now he would be able to be with kids his age and he could be himself… mostly… he would have to use a spell hiding his Yokai form. And he was also going to have to hind Inu- Yasha's hanyou form as well.
Next to his feet, he could hear Miroku mumble something about Sango and her body… What is up with everybody?! This was another case for Shippo The Detective to uncover.
With that last thought Shippo dropped off into sleep land.
Mrs. Higurashi was still up, her eyes seemed hallow, almost dead like. She just sat there, staring off into space. She mumbled things about her daughter and that damn hanyou, what to make for breakfast, and how she was going to do all the chores around the house.
To Be Continued…
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Hey There!
Sakura- Chan here! Sorry it took so long to post this chapter of Tear Drops of a Broken Heart! I've been suffering from Crappy- Stupid- Computer- That- Keeps- Breaking- And- Other- Miscellaneous- Problems. I hope you liked this one. Sorry it's so short. The whole idea about getting suggestions was a great idea. I did modify some of them but I will incorporate them all sometime in the story! Please keep on sending them in! 'Till next time, ja ne!
