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2 - Study Buddies and Wolf Demons

They entered the calculus room without saying a word. Kagome had followed Inuyasha there silently on his heels. He was always aware of her presence behind him, making him feel comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time. He went to the back of the room again, where he sat in all of his class. Kagome followed meekly, wonderng if she should sit by him.

"Are you gonna sit or not?" he questioned her in an aggrivated tone. 'Does she not want to sit by me?' he wondered as she sat down next to him.

"I'm sorry," she said with her eyes focused on the desk.

"What are you apologising for, wench?" he said. As soon as he saw the look in her eyes, Inuyasha knew he made a mistake.

"What did you call me!" she yelled with fire in her eyes.

"I called you wench. Got a problem with it?"

"We've just met and you go and called me names already! What a jerk!"

"Hey, if you don't like it, don't hang around me," he told her as he closed his eyes and crossed his arms on his chest.

She was silent. After a minute he opened his eyes to look at her. He could smell salt mixing with the delicate balance of her sugar and vanilla scent as tears streamed down her face silently. He got up, alarmed, and crouched down by her desk. A clawed hand reached up and took her chin in it.

"I'm sorry," he said in a struggled voice.

She looked at him shocked. Then, she started laughing.

Inuyasha was furious that she thought his attempt to help her was funny. "What's so funny!" he yelled so loudly that the students entering the class starred. He looked at them and shouted, "You got a problem or something!" Kagome was still laughing.

"I'm sorry," she said as she suddenly stopped. "I guess I've just been stressed lately and I needed a good laugh. Thanks."

He removed his hand from her face and sat in his seat, not taking his eyes off her. "Then what exactly was so funny, anyway?"

She smiled a smile that made his pulse quicken. "I could tell from your voice that you're not used to saying your sorry. It just struck me as funny, that's all."

"Well, don't make a habit out of laughing at my expense, okay? Next time I might not be so nice about it."

She giggled and sent his heart to his throat. The bell rang and the teacher stood and started teaching.

Later, while they were doing an assignment, Inuyasha looked over to see Kagome extremely aggrivated.

"Hey, are you okay?" he whispered.

She looked mad, and as he glanced at her notebook, he saw why. She had absolutely no idea what she was doing. There were eraser marks and scribbles all over the page and she was doing the problem compleately wrong.

When she looked at his paper, she made an audible gasp. He had finish all of the problems without messing up once! And here she sat, not able to figure out the first problem. 'He must think I'm a complete moron!' she thought as she put her head on her desk.

"Alright, anything you didn't finish will be homework. Have a nice day," the teacher said as the students made their way toward the door.

"Hey, Kagome," Inuyasha said as the walked out of the room.

'Oh, here it comes. He's gonna tell me I'm an idiot and to go back to elementary school!' she thought as she turned to him in the hallway. "Hai, Inuyasha?"

"Um... I was wondering if you needed any help with your homework. Not that I care or anything," he added hastily.

She disregarded the last part. "Inuyasha, I would love some help! Arigato!" she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck with joy.

Her touch on his skin was like fire, burning for more. When she realized what she was doing, she released his neck, her face countless shades of red. He wanted her touch again, more than anything, but he wouldn't impose himself on her. "Okay, can you stay after school?" he said as he walked away to prevent her from seeing his own blush.

"No, I have to catch the bus or I can't get home," she said with a depressed voice.

"I'll give you a ride home. Sango's staying after school anyway," he said as they walked into another room.

"Really?" she questioned as they sat in the back of the room again.

"Hai, we'll go to the library and I try to help you, but I'm warning you, I have a short temper," he replied.

"I would have never guessed," she said sarcastically. He scowled at her, but enjoyed the smile reaching across her pretty face.

The rest of the morning was uneventful, until they were heading to the cafeteria, that is. As they were walking down the hall after their last bell of the morning, by the doors of the cafeteria they saw the wolf demon pack. In other words, the football players. The whole team consisted of wolf demons, and even though they lost every time they played, they were loved among the student body. Except for a few individuals, including Inuyasha.

When he and Kagome approached them to go into the cafeteria, Inuyasha leaned down to Kagome's ear. "Hey, these guys are really perverted. Don't look at them or they might try to hit on you," he whispered gently. She nodded her head and kept her eyes focused on a brick on the opposite wall.

"Hey, woman!" called none other than Kouga himself. He walked over to them and stopped when he heard Inuyasha's low growl. "What are you doing near this girl, mutt face?" the muscular football captain said as he attempted to stare Inuyasha down.

"What's it any of your business?" he replied scathingly. "Besides, don't you already have a woman, Kouga?"

"Feh, Kikyo?" he questioned. "We broke up a couple days ago. Things just didn't work out," Kouga said with a shrug, a little miffed by the intrusion into his personal life. "So I'm free to get any woman I want, and right now I want that one," he said, pointing to a startled Kagome. "So move your hanyou ass and go down wind. Your stinking up the air." The rest of the football team literally howled with laughter as Inuyasha became red in the face. Not for embarassment as the wolf demons thought. He was pissed.

But before he could make a move, Kagome stepped forward and slapped Kouga right across the face. All the wolf demons were stunned by the small girls actions and starred with open mouths. Inuyasha was stunned as well that sweet little Kagome would do something like that.

"Now you listen here," she started. "Keep your hands off me! What do you think I am, property! You think your Mr. Hotshot, don't you? Well, let me tell you something. I wouldn't go out with you and your ego if you were the last person on earth! So stay away from me and Inuyasha and don't insult either of us again! Got that, or can you not hear through that dense head of yours! Now, we're leaving!" She took Inuyasha's hand in hers and dragged him into the cafeteria to find Sango and Miroku.

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-Ash