Disclaimer: Come on, do I really have to say it
again?! *Lawyers glare threateningly* Uh...heh, heh...
Inuyasha does not belong to me... but Ejineko does!!

...jerks...

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Last Time:

Ejineko's curiosity grew when he noticed that
Sesshoumaru was looking over at Naeomi. 'What the-
?!'

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Chapter Three: Sesshie's got cramps?!

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Naeomi sat alone, picking at her lunch and trying
to sort through the confusing thoughts running
rampant in her brain. 'What's going on here?
Sesshoumaru accused me of... I don't even remember
what the word means anymore, I haven't heard it in
so long... of being a miko...'

Taking a deep breath, she tried to run through the
exact events of that morning.

*** Flashback *** (A/N: I have always wanted to do
that!)

"Naeomi, Sesshoumaru, would you come see me for a
moment?" Ejineko stopped them as they walked on
opposite sides of the hall past his office.

Once they were inside, their teacher all but
shoved a drink into their hands. Not wanting to be
rude, they accepted it without complaint. "Please,
sit down."

"I have noticed that there seems to be some
tension between you two. Being a demon as well,
you can guess how the hostility coming from you is
distracting to say the least." He smiled lightly.
"I would like to ask you politely to keep your
personal issues away from my classroom."

Naeomi and Sesshoumaru had taken several sips by
now. It didn't taste or feel like anything more
than water. "Sure. I don't have a problem with
that, as long as he doesn't bother me." Naeomi
huffed.

"Well... actually... I was going to ask the both of
you to work together on the next big project
that's coming up. Something of a test, you could
say. How about it?" Ejineko looked at them
expectantly. Naeomi had to think on this a moment.
Sesshoumaru was unbearable, but not even she could
deny he was intelligent. 'Well... if it was only for
a week or two... who could it hurt?'

"Sure," she finally grumbled. "Why the hell not?"

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A few moments later, Naeomi was hit with those
wonderful things we like to call cramps. Bad.

At the same time, Sesshoumaru doubled over in pain
as well. "Wha- what's going on?!" Naeomi had
experienced worse, so she stood upright and looked
over at the taiyoukai.

"Something wrong, Sesshoumaru?"

"You- you wench! You've done this to me! I'll get
you back, miko!" Startled, their eyes met.

'Did he just call me a-'

'Did I just say she was a-'

"Miko?!" they exclaimed at once.

*** End Flashback ***

"I don't care what he called me!" Naeomi slammed
her fist onto the table. "He can say whatever he
wants to, it doesn't matter to me!"

'That's a lie,' another voice appeared in her
head. 'You didn't like it when he called you
miko.'

"What in the world is going on here?!" Naeomi
covered her head with her arms.

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Sesshoumaru watched the confused girl with
disgust. "What an idiot." And yet, he felt
slightly guilty, as if he had done that to her.

'I'll find out what's going on here.' He took one
last look at Naeomi as he turned away. 'For Naeomi
if no one else...'

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A small way away, Naeomi felt oddly comforted, as
if someone was trying to make her feel better.

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Ejineko watched the Inu demons with growing
amusement. 'Everything is working out just as I'd
hoped.'

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A/N: Oh, yeah, I feel pretty good about myself
right now. Please, review! Flame me if you must...
let me know you have at least read this and
thought it was horrible... *goes off to cry*