-Kagome-
Just a few more cards and then I can change topics.
Lucky me.
I still can't believe the things some of these people are afraid of. Zoophobia- fear of animals? Oh no, watch out now. We'll throw a bunny at you if you don't!
-snicker-
How silly.
Although, some of them are funny, and others a bit too familiar.
I myself will admit to arachnophobia. But then again, what girl isn't afraid of spiders? With all those long, skinny legs around them, crawling all over stuff.
-shiver-
"Are you cold, Kagome?"
"Hmm?"
"You just shivered."
"Oh, no, just thought of something creepy."
"Ohh... what?"
"Spiders."
Ha ha, he shivered too. Silly monk.
"I wonder why they have eight legs?"
-click-
Oops, dummy, why'd I click on my pen?
I'm still writing.
-click-
"Maybe because they couldn't balance with seven?"
-click-
There I go again.
"That's too goofy."
-click-
"Maybe because ants already had six?"
-click-
Stop it!
"Grasshoppers have six legs too."
-click-
"And I think ladybugs have six too."
-click-
"Hey, do you think all bugs have six legs?"
-click-
"Eight."
-click-
"Nine what, Inuyasha?"
-click-
"Kagome has clicked that stupid pen ten times."
-click-
"Eleven."
-click-
"Twelve!"
-click-
"Geez, will you quit it already?"
"I'm sorry, nervous habit!"
"Why are you nervous, Kagome-chan?"
"School."
"Keh."
"Do you have another test soon?"
I wish. I have three at the end of the week.
-click-
"Should we take that as a yes?"
Very funny, Miroku.
"That's..."
"Enough!"
-gasp-
"Hey give back that pen!"
"Keh, use one of those pencils."
Jerk.
Might as well switch to my last subject if I'm going to be using a pencil.
-sigh-
I hate this class. Too bad I have to pass it. Necessary evil, I guess.
Are they still talking about me?
"Thirteen clicks in how many minutes?"
-tap-
"Not many."
Hmph!
I wasn't that bad.
Ok, that's enough distractions, Kagome. Back to your homework. If two points, (x¹, y¹) and (x², y²) are given, the slope is equal to y² - y¹ / x² - x¹
What?
"Hey! There's only three packages of ramen left!"
-tap-
"Three? Are you sure? I could have sworn Kagome had at least five left."
-tap-
-tap-
"Last night, maybe, but I had two for lunch, remember?"
-tap-
"Two? You knew we were running low, Inuyasha!"
-tap-
"Meanie!"
"Oi, shut up, runt!"
"No need to be rude, Inuyasha. You did know we were low on ramen."
"I was hungry."
"But two?"
-tap-
"They're small!"
I'm staying out of this one.
-tap-
"So if we had five and you ate two, we only have three left?"
-tap-
-tap-
-tap-
"Only three."
-tap-
"Hey, when are your next tests, Kagome?"
"Friday."
"That's in two days."
-tap-
-tap-
"Think we can get back to Kaede's in two days?"
-tap-
"Wow, Kagome, you must be really worried about those tests."
-blink-
"Why's that, Shippo?"
"Look at all the dots on your page!"
Huh? Woah, there are a lot of dots!
"Why'd you make those? Do they help you concentrate?"
Concentrate? Who's been concentrating?
"No I can't think of when I did them."
"Weirdo."
"Inuyasha..."
"Keh."
"How many are there? Ten? Twelve?"
-tap-
-tap-
"You just made two more!"
-tap-
-tap-
"Stop it!"
"I don't mean to!"
"Another nervous reaction?"
"That would make two."
-tap-
"Hey, look at that. Something we say keeps triggering her reaction."
"What are we saying?"
"I dunno, but keep talking."
"Hey, guys, I am still here, you know? I don't think it's any one thing you're saying."
-tap-
"She did it again!"
"Quick, what did she say?"
Great, now they're analyzing me.
"Repeat it slowly so we can catch the trigger, Miroku."
"She said that she doesn't think any one-"
-tap-
"One?"
-tap-
"Hey! It's one?"
-tap-
"Stop it, you guys!"
"Your hand doesn't like the word one."
-tap-
"Stop!"
"Enough, you two!"
-tap-
"Bakas, it's not just one."
-tap-
"Inuyasha's right. It actually seems to be any number we say."
"Any number?"
"I think so."
"Forty three!"
-tap-
"Seventy five!"
-tap-
"Shippo!"
"Gomen, but it's kind of funny, Kagome."
No, it's not!
"You don't even know you're doing it, do you?"
"No!"
"Miroku, do you remember what her psychology book said about phobias?"
"Not really, Sango. What about them?"
Yeah, what about them?
"It said the response of phobic fear is a reflex acquired to non-dangerous stimuli. Her reaction is just a reflex to her!"
"Oooh! Kagome has another phobia!"
Darn Shippo.
"I do not!"
"Weird female."
"Hey!"
"Seven."
-tap-
Stupid hand!
"Where is that... aha! Here it is. You have Numerophobia."
"I'm telling you, I don't have any weird phobia. You guys are reading too much into my tapping."
"Ten."
-tap-
"Interesting."
"What is?"
"Kagome, what if I could prove you have a strange phobia?"
"You can't."
"I can!"
Inuyasha? Since when did he join the mutiny? And why's he so close?
"For any real numbers a and b, if ab equals 0, then either a equals 0, b equals0, or both."
H-how did he know that? Oh kami, do I have to know that?
"See? She's pale."
Where'd he learn it?
"I read it off your math book. You don't just have a fear of numbers. You're afraid of anything to do with that math stuff you're always studying."
-tap-
"See? Just the word math gets to you."
"Poor Kagome."
Hey! I do not have a weird math phobia!
"That's nuts! I'm just worried about my test in a couple of days!"
"Denial."
"It is a sign."
"Argh! I don't believe this. I'm outta here! Shippo, hand me my cards!"
Hmph!
-stomp, huff, plop onto grass-
As if! There's no such thing as a math phobia! Now where was I?
A- Arachnophobia is a fear of spiders. I already did that. Next: Arithmophobia, a fear of...
No
Way
I can't believe this.
Fear of numbers?
Woah.
I can't believe Inuyasha knew about that. He's right, though- that is weird.
Well to quote the hanyou- keh.
Sorry about the delayed update- writer's block.
Hope it was worth the wait though! Let me know what you think.Good, bad, OC, whatever, feedback's always greatly appreciated.
And I have to give aspecial thank you to Numisma for editing this chapter.
Take care guys!
KawaiiChica