Chapter Three: Special Delivery

Kagome listlessly poked at her scrambled eggs, ignoring her little brother's early morning jabber. Pushing back the sleeve of her light blue pajamas, she reached out and grabbed the jar of orange juice, slowly pouring herself a glass.

"Kagome!" Souta whined, "Come on, answer the question!"

"What question?" Kagome asked, exasperated, taking small sips of her juice. Her mind was still on Hogwarts and the letter she would be receiving soon.

"Where is Inuyasha?"

"He's in the Feudal Era, where he belongs," Kagome snapped, annoyed. Souta's life seemed to revolve around his hero sometimes.

"Okay, okay," Souta said, as his hands rose in defense. Grabbing his backpack, he stuffed the last bit of his toast in his mouth, walking towards the door. When he swung the door open, he ducked and let out a small cry of surprise. A quite large brown owl flew in, dropped a letter on Kagome's plate, and swooping around the room a couple of times, flew out.

Souta and Kagome both stared at the letter on her plate. The thick envelope simply read, "Kagome Higurashi."

"You should open it," Souta resolutely stated.

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Duh, ya think?" she replied, annoyed with her brother. "And shouldn't you have met your friend at the library 15 minutes ago?"

"Oh, yeah!" Souta exclaimed, nearly running into the wall before dashing out the door.

Kagome slowly opened the envelope, prying off the thick, green wax seal. She pulled out the thick parchment and began to read aloud.

"Dear Kagome,

My name is Albus Dumbledore and I am the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into our school as a teaching assistant.

I am aware of your current situation and I have installed a portal in your room at Hogwarts to get to the Feudal Era. I will come pick you up in exactly one hour.

Looking forward to seeing you while I'm awake!

Headmaster of Hogwarts,

Albus Dumbledore."

"You're not going."

Kagome jumped up in surprise and turned to look at Inuyasha defiantly.

"When did you get here? And, yes I am! Inuyasha, you are not the boss of me!"

"Stupid wench," Inuyasha exclaimed exasperatedly, "Why are you always putting yourself in danger? I have a bad feeling about this. I said you're not going, so you're not going!"

Kagome glared at him. "Sit, Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha slammed into the floor and Kagome stomped off towards her room to pack some of her belongings.

"You're not going!" A muffled yell echoed behind her. Kagome yelled, "Sit! Sit! Sit!" Before slamming her door shut. As she started stuffing her clothes into her backpack, someone knocked on her door.

"Who's there?" she asked.

"Kagome, it's Mom and Grandpa."

Kagome opened the door to face her very confused elders.

"What on earth is going on Kagome?" Ms. Higurashi asked.

Kagome opened her mouth to respond when Inuyasha stomped up behind them and cut her off.

"Yeah Kagome, what's going on?" he asked, annoyed.

Kagome bit her lip nervously. "Well, it's kind of complicated."

"Meaning you don't know," Inuyasha determined, with a smug look on his face.

"No, I know what I'm doing, Inuyasha!" Kagome snapped, sparks flying out of her eyes. Inuyasha blinked and took a step back.

"I can explain," a voice came from behind Kagome, and she jumped up in surprise.

"Hello," the man said in an amused voice, his blue eyes twinkling, "My name is Albus Dumbledore. Would anyone care for a lemon drop?"

After everyone had quieted down and all had been explained, Ms. Higurashi and Grandpa left after voicing their approval, leaving Kagome, Inuyasha, and Dumbledore behind. Kagome and Dumbledore sat on her bed as Inuyasha paced back and forth.

"I'm coming too," Inuyasha proclaimed defiantly. "Someone has to protect her."

"I can take care of myself. I'm not a baby, you know," Kagome responded.

"Well, if you really want to go," Dumbledore remarked, "you can come. You won't even have to disguise yourself! It is a magic school, you know."

"Whatever," Inuyasha growled. "As long as we remember that getting the jewels back is the most important thing."

"Yeah, yeah," Kagome replied impatiently, "So when are we going?"

"How about right now?" Dumbledore asked happily, popping another lemon drop in his mouth. Pulling a big wooden spoon out of his robe, he held it out in front of him. Kagome picked up her backpack and looked at him expectantly.

"On the count of three, touch the spoon."

"One..."

"Is that spoon hygienic? It looks dirty."

"Two..."

"Wait, Kagome, where are we going? I wasn't paying attention."

"Three!"

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Special shout out to my special beta readers! Yay Miranda :D! Thanks Elexsis :)