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"Speaking English"

{Speaking Japanese}

[Speaking Youkai]

---Pov---

Chapter 4

---Kagome---

I hear some one running outside in the hall way and they're getting closer to the office. I turn to the doorway to see it suddenly fly open and a teen-age version of Shippou standing there. I stand up and take a step toward him, he quickly run's to me and straight into my outstretched arms. I wrap the now taller than myself kit up in a fierce hug, he returns it just as fiercely while burying his face in my hair.

I look up to see that Logan, the Professor and two girl's standing there with looks of amazement on their faces. I lean away from him and take my hands and wipe away the tears on his face. I see so much loss and love in his eye's. I give him a watery smile as he wipe's away my tear's. I give him a quick hug before I turn to our audience who are still standing there with shocked expression's on their faces. I smile at them and that seemed to bring them to their senses.

"I take it that you know young Shippou, Kagome?" Professor Xavier ask's me.

"Yes I do know him. I used to watch him when he was a lot younger. He even lived with me for a few years, or at least until his father came back from an extended business venture. Shippou I just learned of your father's death last night on the plane trip here. Why didn't you contact me or Sess? We would have come to you. You shouldn't have been alone during that ordeal!" I say softly to him.

"Because it was my fault Gome! With all of my fighting skills and power's I couldn't save him. He wouldn't even let me try to fight them, he sent me away to hide from them and I went. He died because I left!" He says with tears running from his face.

"That was hardly your fault Shippou! He sent you away because he wanted you safe! That's a parent's job, to love and protect their children! It wasn't your fault, no one blames you for obeying your Dad, Shippou. I'm here now and I won't ever leave you alone again kit! I promise you Shippou, you'll never be alone again, you have me and you have Sess. We're still your friends and your family!" I say fiercely.

"You still hang out with Fluffy? Man some things never change. Do you two still train and spar with each other?" He asks me.

"Yep, we still do! And you'll be joining us in our training sessions too kit! Kami knows that you need it. Hows your defense?" I ask him.

"Better than the last time we sparred, but you and Fluffy could probably still get past it." He says with a smile.

"You learnt to fight from her?" Logan asks him.

"Logan I would like you to meet Kagome, Gome meet Logan. Believe it or not she could take you on and probably win too!" He says wearing a grin.

"I highly doubt that kid. She's a regular human, she wouldn't even cause me to break into a sweat in a sparring match." Logan says with confidence in his gruff voice.

"There's no way that she could beat Wolvie! She'd only get hurt if she even tried to fight him!" Jubilee says quickly.

"So you're saying that human's are weak against a mutant like yourself, is that what your saying Logan?" I ask him sweetly, with a smile on my face.

"Uh oh Logan! If I were you I wouldn't answer that." Shippou says quietly.

"Why shouldn't I answer her kid, because I agree with what she said. A human wouldn't stand a chance against a mutant like me, especially not a woman." He says angrily.

"So is it human's in general that you feel are inferior or is it women?" I ask him.

"Lady there's no way in hell that you could even get a good punch on me, much less to defeat me." He says gruffly.

"That still didn't answer my question Logan! Which is it, humans or women in general that you feel are inferior to you?" I ask him in a monotone.

"Both of 'em lady, and women in particular!" He says angrily.

"Logan you just earned a beating from this lowly female human and no isn't an option. Unless your afraid to fight me in a fair fight? I guess you can't really afford a defeat to your ego, especially from an inferior woman." I say in a monotone.

"Dude you're in deep shit. The only time she talks like that is when shes pissed." Shippou says quietly.

"Logan surly you don't intend to fight her?" Professor Xavier asks him.

"You heard her Charles, no isn't an option. I promise not to hurt her." He says.

"Dude, he should be making Gome promise not to hurt you! Logan you just dug yourself in deep. I'm just glad that I'm not you. I've seen Gome take down someone twice your size with four or five moves and lets just say that he was still limping the last time that I saw him and he wasn't a normal human either dude!" Shippou say's quickly.

"Kagome, I wish you would reconsider this fight. I fear that you will be hurt in it. Please reconsider?" Professor Xavier asks me.

"Professor you should know by now to never judge someones fighting skills until you see them in action. I am the best at what I do and have yet to lose against anyone except Sesshou. If you like, we'll have the fight on Saturday morning. That way we both will have Sunday to recover from the fight. Does that suit you?" I ask him.

"What would suit me is for there to be no fighting between the two of you!" He says angrily.

"If your so dead set against it Charles, then I won't fight her. No matter how much she trys to goad me into it. How about we call a truce Kag and start over?" He asks me gruffly.

I look at him for a moment and then it hits me. He sees Xavier as a surrogate father and doesn't want to upset him. I guess I have no choice but to accept the truce offering from him. I would hate to cause him to fall out with the only father figure that he can remember. His attitude still pisses me off, but I will accept the truce if only to keep the peace. I'll just have to prove to him that humans and certainly not women are not his inferiors, but his equals. I just may have to spar with him in the near future and show him just how inferior his attitude is.

"On one condition. You help me with Shippou's training when Sesshou isn't available, deal?" I ask. While holding out my hand to him to shake on it.

"Deal Kag." He said while taking my hand into his and shaking on it.

"I'm so relieved that the two of you won't be fighting each other. I hope that in time the two of you might even become friends." Professor Xavier says quietly.

"I don't know about that Professor, from what I know about Gome and with what I've learned about Logan. I'd say that the only thing's that they have in common is their temper, stubbornness, and pride. I'd say that these two will constantly be at odds with each other." Shippou says with grin.

"You talk like she's going to be living here dude?" Jubilee says.

"Well even if shes not living here, I'd say that she'll be here a lot any way. Won't you Gome?" Shippou asks me with a hopeful expression on his face.

"Well I guess that none of you have been informed that I'm going to be your new history and mythology teacher. So I will be living here at the school for at least the rest of the school year. Shippou will you introduce me to our two friend's please?" I ask him.

"Oh, sorry about that Gome. I'd like you to meet Jubilee and Rogue. Jube's able to make paffs that look like fire's work shoot out of her hands and Rogue is able to absorb people's memory's and other mutant's power for a brief period of time. So be careful of her bare skin, okay Gome?" He says quickly.

"It's a pleasure to meet you both, especially since you have the patience to deal with Shippou on a daily basis and not strangle him for never being quiet." I say with a smile at the two girls.

"Miss.Kagome, we just heard Shippou speak for the first time since he arrived here right before he broke into a run to come to the office." Rogue says with a southern drawl.

I turn and look at Shippou with a frown on my face. I reach my hand out and stroke his cheek in a comforting motion. He presses his face into my palm and gives me a small smile. I look at him with a questioning look on my face.

"I didn't feel like talking to anyone, at least not until I caught your scent lingering around Logan. You and Sess are the only family that I have left Gome. You two are the only one's who know the whole story of my past, because you two were there and went through it with me." He says quietly.

"Are you and Shippou related Miss Kagome?" Jubilee asks.

"Not by blood, but we are by the heart. Shippou was five years old when I met him so we grew up with each other in a way I guess. At times I think of him as a younger brother, but most of the the time he feel's more like a son to me than anything else. Just like Sesshou feels more like an older brother instead of just a friend." I say with a smile.

I look down at my watch and see how late that it has gotten. I've been here for almost two hours. Oh Kami the cabbie was going to leave the meter running it's going to cost me a fortune to pay him, and Sess is going to kill me for being late for our sparring match.

"Professor I guess that I should be going, as much as I hate the idea of leaving Shippou after such a short reunion. But it would seem as if I'm already late for my next appointment. So unless there is anything else we need to discuss, I guess I'll be leaving." I say politely.

"Well I had intended for you to meet the rest of the staff, before you left but if you must leave for another appointment then the others will meet you tomorrow when you bring your things." He says.

"Gome call Fluffy and tell him that I refuse to let you leave me so soon. Please Gome? He'll understand, even if he gets mad over it. I don't want you to leave me alone! Please, please don't go so soon!" Shippou says with tears in his eyes.

"All right kit, but I will have to go back to his house to get some clothes. I didn't come prepared to spend the night." I say to him.

"Why don't you get him to bring you some over here. I know that he's going to want to meet everyone. Especially since you're going to be staying here." He says with a knowing grin on his face.

"Fine, if he agrees to it. But I think that I should go and pay the cab driver, before my bill get's any higher than it already is." I say to him.

I look over at Logan and the two girls next to him, to see that he's looking out the window.

"What cab? The one that you arrived in is gone." He says.

"Gone? He was to wait with his meter running until I was ready to leave. Some one must have paid him, but who?" I ask.

"I don't know, but it might be the guy leaning against the car sitting in the drive way." Logan says.

I walk over to the window and stand next to Logan and look out to see an annoyed Sesshoumaru standing next to his car. He looks up at the window where I'm standing and nods his head. I grin at him and give him a small wave before I turn to Shippou.

"Logan's right about who paid the cab driver. Shippou do you care to go down and bring Sess up here?" I ask him.

Shippou nods his head and quickly runs out of the office door. I turn back to the window and watch as Shippou goes running out to the car where Sess is standing. I watch as Shippou runs up to Sess and gives him a fierce hug and I smile when Sess returns it just as fiercely. I watch the two of them until they disappear from view. I turn to the Professor and smile at him as he's talking quietly to the two girls after he's through talking to them, they both walk out of the office grinning. I walk over to the professors desk and stand.

"I sent Jubilee and Rogue to gather the rest of the staff to come and meet you and Mr.Marusan, before dinner. Logan you do realize that you missed your last two classes and that Remy had to take them over during your absence during his free periods?"He asks him.

"I have to admit that I forgot about them Professor. I'll make it up to Gumbo, even if I have to work on his bike to do it." He tells the Professor.

"I'm sure Remy will understand Logan. I mean its not everyday that you get in an argument that you can't win. I'm just as glad that the two of you decided on a truce. I would have hated for either of you two too have been hurt. I do hope that you and Kagome can get along Logan." He says with a small smile.

Shippou and Sess came into the office and was standing just inside the door way when I noticed that Sess was making a face over the scents that he had picked up on the way to the office. I turn to the Professor and smile at him.

"Professor, is there anyway that we could open a window? Sess is allergic to certain perfumes and colognes, I would hate for him to have an allergic reaction to one on his first visit to the school." I ask him quietly.

"Logan would you mind to open the window for me please? It's a pleasure to meet you Mr.Marusan. I'm Charles Xavier and this is Logan. He's the gym and self-defense teacher here at the school." He says politely to Sess.

"The pleasure is mine Professor Xavier, to meet both you and Mr.Logan, and from what Shippou explained to me on the way up here is that I will be meeting the rest of the staff with Kagome, is that correct Professor?" He asks.

"Yes, it is Mr.Marusan. I think that one or two besides myself may even recognize your name. To tell you the truth I always thought that you would be much older than you appear to be." Professor Xavier says.

"Who knows Professor I may be older than I appear to be." He says quietly.

"Sess, I guess you decided to come looking for me when I failed to show up?" I ask him.

"I had guessed that the kit wouldn't let you leave him so soon, so I brought most of your things with me. I'll bring the rest of it tomorrow and set up your computers then. The phone company will be here in the morning to install your line for it, with your permission Professor Xavier?" He asks quietly.

"As long as either Kagome or one of the staff is with whoever it is that comes to install it, I'm sure that it will be fine." He answers.

"You do realize that we're going to have our work cut out for us in getting Shippou back into shape, don't you Sess?" I ask him quietly.

"I know femina, but it will be good to spend time with that mischievous kit of your's again. And with him in residence here I won't worry as much about you being attacked by some of the students." He says.

"Surly you're not worried about me being attack by the students! They're kids Sess they wouldn't do that." I say quickly.

"You're partially correct Kagome, most of the students won't even think about it, but some of the students have been so traumatized by humans that they hate all of them. Some would sooner attack you than look at you. That has been my biggest fear since I hired you. That is why this is on a trial basis. If you're attacked by some of the students and hurt I would never forgive myself. I won't allow you to stay if it puts you into danger from the students or the staff." Professor Xavier says earnestly.

"Professor, I know that you and Sess are worried about my safety from the students.. But I feel like my being here will hopefully be a positive experience for them. Maybe I can show them that not all humans are the same, just like all mutants are not the same. I want these kids to have a better future than there past. I want these kids to be able to be kids and be able to enjoy it. I also want to see Shippou get married and have a family and for his kids to grow up in peace and with no fear of being persecuted because they are different." I say honestly.

"That sounds like a fantasy story Miss.Higaroshi, and also something that will more than likely never happen in any of our lifetimes. Maybe in the far future. But as I'm sure you'll learn shortly, most of the students strongly dislike normal humans. Mainly because of how they have been treated by them in the past. You can't expect them to just accept you because you say that you want to help them." Says a dark skinned woman with white hair who was standing just inside the door with the rest of the staff.

"Then I guess that part of my job will be to convince them that I want to see them safe and to see them happy. I also know that it will be far from easy to convince them of that, I knew that when I sent my application here in the first place. But then again I've always been taught that anything worth having is worth fighting for lady." I say heatedly.

"You're right about that Miss.Higaroshi. Thats why all of us are here to begin with, because these student will need an education to survive in the outside world. And maybe with you here we can get rid of some of the fears that some of the students have about humans in general. Hi my name is Scott Summers, I teach shop and auto repair. Its nice to meet you. This is my wife Jean Gray Summers, this is Ororo Munroe, this is Hank McCoy, this is Remy Le Beau, and this is Logan." He says with a smile.

"Its nice to meet all of you. Please call me Kagome and this is my best friend Sesshou Marusan, he brought some of my things so I can stay here tonight." I say with a smile on my face.

"Tonight? I thought that you were just coming to meet the Professor today and were going to move in tomorrow." Hank says quickly.

"Well that was the original plan Mr.McCoy. Until Shippou changed them for me." I say with a grin.

"What does Shippou have to do when you move in here?" Jean asks me.

"Because I refuse to let her leave me even for a night. She's here and if I have anything to say about it she's going to stay here!" Shippou says quickly.

"Shippou? You're talking? But since when?" Scott asks him.

"Since I first smelt Gome's scent lingering around Logan." He answers.

"Thats great Shippou! I take it that you know Miss.Kagome then?" Hank asks.

"Since I was five. She's like a second mother to me, she always protected me from people who tried to hurt me. She and Sess both made sure that I learned to defend myself from them." He says happily.

"If she like a mother to you then why didn't she come to you when your Father died?" Ororo asks.

"Because I never told her about it Miss. Munroe. Gome didn't find out about Dad's death until last night, she didn't even know that I was here. I don't care if you are one of my teachers Miss. Munroe I won't let you attack her physically or verbally. You don't have the right to put her down because she's not a mutant. Gome wants everyone to be happy and safe. She's a miko and protecting people is her job and her mission in life!" He says angrily in my defense.

I turn and lay my hand on his shoulder and as soon as he sees me he starts to calm down. I smile at him and then I turn to the weather witch who is glaring at us. I can feel her hatred toward me for being human, Shes going to be my biggest obstacle here at the school. I guess that making her like me will be next to impossible, but then again I've alway's enjoyed a good challenge. Time to accept whatever happens next!

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