The Shimotos Boarding School

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Chapter Four: Mistakes We Make

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The day after Kagome's scary little flashback, she found herself in Saturday detention curtsey of their beloved History teacher. Apparently, after warning them for talking, they were not allowed to sing to each other either.

Damn.

The only thing that didn't suck as bad though, was the fact that Sango and Miroku, (Along with Kikyo) had been forced to join them. Kagome and Sango would be there for the next 4 Saturdays, Miroku and Kikyo for the next 2, and Inuyasha had the next 8 or so.

He had decided to pull a prank on the janitor involving an apple, lots of hairspray, duct tape, and a cherry-flavored condom.

The janitor would be out of rehab in about 4 weeks.

Unfortunately for the poor, defenseless teacher that had to watch over them one Saturday, this was going to be the longest fucking day of her life.

They were all currently sitting at a table in the library. Moping around was deemed the proper mood, and they were tired as hell.

But then again, after Kagome punched Kikyo, Sango jumped up and down on her ribs, Miroku body slammed her against a wall, and Inuyasha gawked on her face, three of the four guessed that they had sort of deserved it.

Kikyo of course, had only slapped Sango and did not feel she was supposed to be there. Neither did Inuyasha.

"I don't fucking deserve to be here!" Inuyasha yelled at the librarian, (Mrs. Anyo) as he grinded his teeth and slammed his fist on the table.

"YOU SPIT ON ME!" Kikyo screeched, making everyone shutter at the loud pitch so early in the morning.

"Only because you where being a bitch to Kagome!"

"She punched me!"

"Only because you slapped Miroku." Kagome put in.

"Miroku body slammed me against a locker!"

"Only because you slapped my poor defenseless little Sango." Miroku added.

"SHE JUMPED ON MY RIBS!!" Kikyo exploded.

"Only because you where being a bitch to Kagome."

Mrs. Anyo was already on the verge of crying. She was praying to anyone that would listen that this day would be over and she would escape with all of her limbs.

"STUDENTS!" Mrs. Anyo practically screamed, gaining the attention of the 5 aptly named 'students.' "Today you will remain in this room. You can read, talk, and do as you wish, but NO fighting, and NO leaving this room!"

"This is the fucking breakfast club all over again isn't it?" Kagome put in, making Sango laugh. Mrs. Anyo sighed deeply. "I will be in the other room, and if I here ANY noise beyond quite talk, you will be here for the next THREE Saturdays. Um, after you serve the next 4 to 12."

"Damn," Miroku said, smirking, "I guess that will stop us!"

Mrs. Anyo gave another deep, dramatic sigh and turned around walking away. Before she left the room, though she turned around and gave them a wary look.

"Please don't kill anyone and blow up anything..." She stated, looking like she actually believed they would do such thing... Which they were already planning in Miroku's little black-notebook that he had entitled, "How to take over the world if 12 easy steps."

"Damn." They all replied in unison, besides Kikyo who was glaring at some random book looking rather pissed of at the world.

"I'm tired." Miroku then stated, stretching out his arms and yawing. Kagome nodded and Inuyasha also yawned. Sango looked a little indifferent. She walked over to a bookshelf and soon disappeared.

"Well, there's nothing YOU can do about it is there?" Kikyo stated back, a bit crabby at her lack of sleep. She was a little surprised though as Sango came back carrying two huge sleeping bags. One was a dark green color and one was a bright pink hue.

Kagome then went to the same spot that Sango had disappeared to and towed four soft pillows back plus a brown teddy-bear with pink ears and blue eyes.

Miroku grabbed the teddy bear from Kagome's grasp and hugged it, nuzzling into its fuzzy nose. "My teddy-weddy, Bam Margera!!" He purred. ()

Kikyo had her mouth gaped open a little as she watched enviously as they started to spread out the sleeping bags and pillows.

"No way!!" She cried, "If you don't share, I'll- I'll, um, tell Mrs. Anyo!!" She knew she sounded like a 5-year-old, but she was really too tired and bummed that she had not though of bringing sleeping bags to care.

Kagome spread her pink sleeping bag and got in, putting the pillow down to were her head would soon go. To Kikyo's dismay, Inuyasha got into Kagome's sleeping bag. Miroku and Sango soon followed the example.

Kagome watched as Kikyo stared at them. She had envy in her eyes and she could tell that Kikyo had probably not gotten a lot of sleep the night before. Kikyo didn't look as bad as the day before, but large black circles were still visible under her eyes. She felt more regret weld up in her chest as tears started to form in Kikyo's eyes when Inuyasha had cuddled into her sleeping bag with her.

'Why the hell am I being all soft? Shouldn't I hate this stupid bitch??'

Kagome sighed. 'But I don't hate Kikyo though, and that's a big problem considering Inuyasha wants to see her burn in hell!'

Inuyasha pulled her tightly against her chest and muttered a small, but loud enough for everyone to hear, "G'night Kag-Chan, my lover." Kagome closed her eyes and pretended that she didn't care that Kikyo was on the verge of tears.

"Yah..." She muttered a bid sadly, "Goodnight."

Kikyo had suddenly lost all traces of crying though, and she had anger and hatred rid in her eyes. "I will do something bad to you if you sleep in here!" She seethed, sounding a bit pathetic but she really couldn't help it.

Miroku snickered, and Kagome looked over at Sango. She could tell that Sango felt a bit bad for Kikyo as well. "What will you do to us, Kinky-yo!!?" Miroku snorted.

Inuyasha laughed. "Kinky-yo!! I have to write that one down!!"

Kagome nodded dully, again acting as though she was indifferent.

Kikyo started to sniff a little bit. "Mrs. Anyo!!!" She then called out, her voice making Inuyasha shudder.

"What is it Kikyo?!" Mrs. Anyo yelled, hurrying into the room prepared for the worst. But instead of finding the burning books in a corner like she thought they would do, she found the four troublemaker on the floor... in sleeping bags... causing no trouble!

She sighed in relief. "What is it Kikyo?" She asked again in a normal voice. Kikyo look surprised, she stood up from her previous position on her chair and took a step forward. . "Doesn't it bother you that they are going to sleep through their punishment?"

"Nope!" Mrs. Anyo said happily, making all of them flat out stare at her in shock. They had expected her to blow up or something and punish them.

"They aren't fighting, killing people, setting fires, or blowing things up!! They are being nice and quiet..." She got twinkles in her eyes and looked like she just had an epiphany. "Keep up the good work!!" She called, running back out of the room and hoping she didn't miss any of her soap opera.

"But-" Kikyo started, then stopped. She sat back on her chair and stared at her hands.

Inuyasha chuckled and called out mockingly, "Sucks to be you, Kikyo-yo!" Inuyasha then kissed Kagome's head, and resumed a comfortable position.

They all fell fast asleep within minutes, leaving Kikyo pretty fucking pissed and a little depressed. She had seen the way that Kagome had looked at her.

With pity.

Her eyes narrowed. She didn't want anyone's pity. She didn't need it! Getting up she stalked over to the drinking fountain. She had noticed when she had walked in that three ice-cream buckets had been neatly placed on the floor next to it.

She slowly started to fill them up and about a half and hour later, she was standing over them with a look of pain on her features.

"I don't need anyone's pity..." She stated, before pouring the water over their sleeping forms.

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-Half and hour later-

"STUDENTS!" Ms. Kidioshi boomed, her face turning beet red.

"YOU BROKE 2 OF HER RIBS!"

They were in a large office, each sitting on a chair in front of a very flushed Ms. Kidioshi. Inuyasha stood up, his face a little red as well. His hair still looked damp and his clothes were wrinkled. "SHE POURED WATER ON US!"

Ms. Kidioshi sat up in her large leather chair. It groaned slightly, like all dead animals should.

"The whore got what she deserved!" Kagome reasoned all sympathy for Kikyo momentarily gone by the fact that she was fucking cold as hell. "We were just sleeping, minding our own business, and she pours water on us!! What the hell?!"

"You are not supposed to SLEEP during Saturday detentions! You're supposed to be punished!! Hello!! Purpose of all Saturday detention!! Lack of sleep equal punishment!!" Ms. Kidioshi called, moving her hands around franticly.

"Mrs. Anyo didn't seem to have a problem with it." Sango said, trying her hardest not to burst out laughing. She failed miserably, and barely suppressed loud giggles.

"You broke 2 of Miss Kikyo's ribs, her nose, and somehow, somehow, managed to break her middle TOE!!"

Miroku snorted at this.

"I didn't mean to BREAK it! Just dislocate it or something."

Ms. Kidioshi rubbed her temples as she leaned back in her chair. After a moment of silence, she cleared her throat and said, "You four will remain in your dorm until we decide your punishment. If you leave, I swear to god, I will make sure the last years you spend at this boarding school will be the worst of you LIVES!"

The four students looked at each other, sighed, and stood up.

"Like we even believe in god." Miroku called at her, right before they left the office.

Ms. Kidioshi glared at the now closed door. Damn them. Those four always seemed to give her newly sprouting grey hairs. And they had gotten even worse since that Higurashi girl had come.

Standing up she walked over to the large file cabinet in the corner. Taking the key that was on a string around her neck, she opened it and took out four large file folders.

She sat back down at her desk and went though the information again. Yes, things had defiantly gotten worse since Kagome arrived,

"But she has reason to be the way she is..." Ms. Kidioshi told herself in a bit of a sad tone.

Her eyes ran over what was recorded of Kagome's past. Drug Rehab, Suicide Rehab, Abuse Rehab, Anorexia Nervosa Rehab... it seemed the girl had spent almost her entire life in a rehab center or being beaten to a pulp by her newest boyfriend. Her eyes came over the last page, and she felt herself go ridged.

Sighing, Ms. Kidioshi closed the file folder and laid her head on her desk.

"How could a father do that to his 5 year old?" She asked, before closing her eyes and deciding a small nap was in order.

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As they walked back to their room, Miroku had suggested they go visit Kikyo in the Hospital Wing of the school, but even Inuyasha had rejected the idea.

When they got to the room, they all went and sat on the couch. Kagome popped in a DVD, (Little Nicky). They all sat, watching the screen for a while, but Kagome knew none of them were really paying attention to the movie.

They were all too encased in their own thoughts.

Sango had finally gotten up with Miroku a little bit later and told them they were each going to bed.

Kagome grabbed the remote and turned off the movie. "Do you regret hurting Kikyo that bad?" Kagome murmured, looking over at him.

He sighed, and nodded. "I felt pretty bad when she started crying. I was surprise she had lasted that long, though. Almost like she was used to it or something..."

Kagome nodded.

"Do you remember yesterday, when she had walked into class looking like shit? How she had black circles under her eyes and bruises on her arms, her skin was completely red and her hair was all fucked up... I kind of think I know what's going on..." Kagome told him really softly.

Inuyasha's eyes widened and he looked over at her.

"How?" He asked, bewildered.

Kagome's eyes darkened and she lowered her head. Her bangs covered her face and she was staring at her arms. Rubbing her right hand over her left arm, she shivered and felt a solitary tear role down her cheek.

"Because it happened to me as well." She whispered, "And I was just the same way Kikyo is right now. She looks so lost and confused."

Inuyasha felt his palms tighten.

"She had to wash herself raw... but the impurity won't ever go away. You can never forget those mistakes that you have made..."

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Next Chapter: Belonging Somewhere