"Okay, kids," Pirate-Sensei finally said, noticing how the restless children squirmed in their seats. "We're all done. It's free time. As you can see, there are lots of toys in the room. Go have fun, make friends, but remember, be nice and share. No fighting."
Of course, no one heard her. Kids scattered all over the room. Inuyasha trotted to his beanbag chair. Kagome followed him, and Yucky-Miroku followed on his hands and knees, trying to look up her skirt and see what color panties she wore.
After Kagome kicked Yucky-Miroku, Pirate-Senesi put her in the time-out chair. Kagome was miserable. It was Yucky-Miroku's fault for being so mean. Now everyone got to play but her. She tried not to cry as she stared ahead at the wall.
"Suwves you wight!" Someone hissed in her ear. "You bwoke my sowd."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome gasped. She glanced over her shoulder to make sure she hadn't attracted the attention of Pirate-Sensei. Then she dropped her voice. "You're not supposed to talk to me when I'm in the time out chair."
"Why?"
"I was bad!"
"Why?"
"Because Yuckie looked at my skirt so I kicked him."
"Why?"
"Because he looked up my skirt!"
"Why?"
"Inuyasha, stop!" Kagome giggled. Every time Inuyasha asked his question, he widened his eyes as big as they could go and cocked his head, twitching his little white ears. He looked so cute, just like the little puppy dogs Kagome saw in the pet store.
"Let's go on a jew-ney," Inuyasha whispered. He pointed at Pirate-Sensei, who was distracted by trying to separate a couple of fighting kids.
"To where?"
"We can look fow yuw sistew. The pwestess."
"My sister's not a priestess, silly!" Kagome laughed. "She only talks about them." But she crawled out of her chair after the little dog-demon. After all, Kikyo-Onesama went to school, too. She was gone all day. Now Kagome was at school, and she could play with her sister during the day too!
"Where do the big kids go to class?" Kagome asked as she and Inuyasha crawled towards the door.
"I don't know," He answered. "We'll have to find out."
Neither of them noticed a curious Miroku trailing closely behind.