Well sorry about the small hold up. Things love to keep getting in my way of writing this story. This time its school, intramural basketball, and a pain in the ass cold. I know this chapter is short and says a lot of stuff you already know but its fun that its building the suspense. To those who didn't realize this. The new teacher, Tai Azuma, is the same person that was watching IY and Kag before.

Stephanie - True, he could be a demon but what makes you think he's old? As I thought I described him like a young man. Just wondering.

Radhika - I'll see what I can do about the fluff. No promises though but trust me there will be more fluff by the time this story ends.

Sango13 - About the naming of the chapters, usually I know what's going to happen in the next chapter so I have a good idea for the name and I use it. If I'm ever not sure about the next chapter, then I don't leave a name.

hikariko - Okay I won't answers the first set of questions you asked, like you said, but I will tell you this. If I put Hojo in the story it will only be a small part, nothing big. I just don't like the guy. How do you say that a person with red eyes smokes or someone around them does? I don't understand this connection. As for sleep, I do sleep but am usually lacking in it.

DarkInuyasha - I never said the red eyes sort of thing was suppose to be scary. His eyes are red for a reason. I must say it makes him stand out in the story just like its suppose to.

Takerus Lost Angel - You say you had a cold for you Bday. You didn't send it to me did you? I've been having really bad coughing fits lately. You did this on purpose didn't you? Just so I'd be sick on my Bday as well. lol. Well I hope you're feeling better and I hope I get better as well.


Mystery Man Update - Okay everyone seems to be asking about this. I've done a little planning and as it is now the full truth behind Tai Azuma will be revealed in 7 chapters. This is very tentative and may become longer. As it is set, all but one chapter leading up to that has a fight in it. So to break it up I might throw in a fluff chapter or two or even spend a chapter back on Miroku and Sango just to push their relationship a little farther. All the chapters leading up to the full truth will have some interesting things related to him though.

Note about Last Chapter's Questions - Okay, mostly everyone went with how I felt and Inuyasha will not be given a last name. This will probably go for any other story I write unless its an AU. Whenever an author writes an AU I believe it is appropriate for a last name. Okay, other than that the game I spoke of was "Phantom of Inferno," which has the name Reiji Azuma in it. As I'm sure you noticed, I broke it up giving mystery man the name Azuma, while giving Reiji to another student.

Disclaimer: You can download a lot of things online but you can't download the actual Inuyasha, which is why I don't have or own him.

A Wish From the Heart

Chapter 28: Myth or Reality?

Inuyasha and Kagome took their seats in the classroom. They were sitting in the middle row near the window. They talked a little before the bell rang and the teacher walked into the room. "Okay everyone please calm down and be quiet," Mr. Azuma instructed. Once everyone had settled down he spoke again. "Now as you heard me say in the auditorium, I just recently graduated from Tokyo University so I'm a little new to teaching. Also I don't know who any of you are so I'd like to go around the room and everyone introduce yourself and just give me a little background."

Slowly everyone introduced themselves to Mr. Azuma. When it came Kagome's turn, Inuyasha watched as he seemed to smile a bit more. "I'm Kagome Higurashi. I'm a senior. I live at the Sunset Shrine and I took this class because I really enjoy myths and legends," Kagome said. She slightly lied at the end. She did like myths but she had taken the class for an easy grade.

"So you live in a shrine," Azuma said. "I'm sure then that you've heard a lot of myths?"

Kagome seemed to give a small laugh. "Yes, my grandfather never stops talking about them." Introductions continued around the room. Inuyasha didn't like the guy but he still acted civil for Kagome's sake and introduced himself for the second time today. Luckily the teacher hadn't asked him about staying with Kagome or anything.

Once all introductions were done, Mr. Azuma sat back on his desk while talking to his class. "Okay, seeing as how this is your first day back and my first day I don't think there's a big need for work." Everyone cheered at this. "I didn't say we were going to do nothing!" the teacher yelled over the noise. The class quickly sighed and quieted down. "Thank you. What I'm going to do is tell you one of the many myths I know. This one just happens to be my favorite. What's surprising about this legend is that all but 2 characters have names. The two that don't, happen to be the main characters. This is called the Legend of the Shikon Jewel."

Kagome visibly stiffened at this. "There is no way he's going to tell what I think he is," she thought.

Inuyasha who had been relaxing and almost ready to fall asleep was wide awake at this point. He sat up in his seat with his eyes trained on the teacher.

"It started a long time ago with a miko named Midoriko. She was said to be one of the most powerful mikos ever to exist. She was able to purify demons and for that she was hated by demons. Finally many joined together and fought her. The battle was long but in the end neither won. In the end, Midoriko forced her soul out of herself and lock it along with the demon's in a small pink jewel that would become known as the Shikon no Tama. For a long time, nothing was known of the jewel until the 16th century when it was protected by another miko by the name of Kikyo."

Inuyasha slightly stiffened at this. "If he mentions my name its going to cause problems," Inuyasha thought. Since the beginning he had a bad feeling that the story was going to include him as well as everyone else in the group. He looked over to Kagome and saw her paying close attention as well.

"Many demons came for the Shikon Jewel because it was said to give the bearer whatever they desired. The miko killed all demons that came after it but eventually a hanyou came for the jewel. Rather than kill him, she would merely stop him from getting it. After a while they became friends. Some people even say that they were in love with each other."

"She's was just a really good friend," Inuyasha thought. "I know now what true love is and there is only one woman I've ever loved." Inuyasha looked to Kagome as he finished his thoughts. Kagome was looking at him a little pain, probably from hearing what Mr. Azuma said.

As Kagome looked at the warm embracing look in Inuyasha eyes all the doubt she had before was gone. "I can't believe I doubted him just because the teacher mentioned Kikyo," Kagome thought as she returned Inuyasha's look with a loving one of her own.

"Kagome! Inuyasha!" the teacher yelled to them. They quickly turned to look at the teacher. "You're supposed to be paying attention to me, not each other." Kagome and Inuyasha looked down at the ground as they blushed. Some of their other classmates laughed at the couple being caught. "Now back to my story. The hanyou stayed pinned to the tree for 50 years until a mysterious girl appeared. The boy awoke when she called out for help while being chased by a demon. Before the girl could release him, the demon attacked her and tore her side. From her side, the Shikon no Tama emerged. The girl soon found herself held against the tree with the boy. She chose to release the boy."

The class listened to Mr. Azuma continue to tell the story. Even though he mentioned Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Rin, Sesshomaru, and Naraku, he never once mentioned Kagome or Inuyasha. He didn't give an exact account of things that occurred and often skipped things but the main story was still there. Kagome was surprised at how much her teacher remembered. He must have really liked the story if he remembered it so well.

As the class period winded to a close so did the story as well. "The friends fought hard in their final battle. Each willing to give their lives to stop the evil that had plagued them for so long," Mr. Azuma said as he noticed the time. He only had a small time left so he would have to sum up the final battle quickly. "The allies fought Kanna first and were able to defeat her. Next they took on Kagura and during that fight were led to Naraku. During the fight with Naraku Kagura escaped. The final battle carried on for a long while and became a one-on-one fight between Naraku and the boy, hanyou to hanyou. The deciding factor in the fight became the boy's heart and the heart of all those around him. He used his sword one last time combining not only all of his strength but the strength of those around him. The final blow tore Naraku in pieces that he would never again be able to harm a living person again. With the final battle also came the final piece of the Shikon Jewel. The mysterious miko was able to put the jewel back together again. It took them a couple of years to do it but it had gotten done." With that the bell rang for the end of the class. Everyone in the class had been paying close attention to the story. They quickly made their way to get up. "One more quick thing!" Azuma called out. "For myths and legends you have to keep an open mind. To test that I want you to think about what wish could have been made on the Shikon Jewel. It was the hanyou that made the wish so I want you to brainstorm and try to think up what he would have wished for. Okay now have a nice day."

With that everyone piled out of the room. By lucky chance Kagome and Inuyasha were the last ones to leave the room. "I'm sorry if I bored you with the story," Mr. Azuma apologized to Kagome and Inuyasha.

"I wasn't bored at all. I enjoyed the story," Kagome told him. "I don't know why you would think I was bored with the story."

"Well I figured you knew the story well enough already," Mr. Azuma said.

Kagome and Inuyasha started to get worried. "Oh no, he knows the truth doesn't he?" Kagome thought to herself. "Now we're in trouble."

Azuma could see the dilemma on the face and spoke up. "Well you living at the shrine that you do," he told them. "The tree that is within you shrine is said to be the same one that the hanyou was pinned to. I didn't bring it up in class because I didn't want to put you on the spot. You did know about the tree, didn't you?"

"Yes," Kagome said with a bit of relief. "It's just that my grandfather continually talks about ancient myths and such so I stopped paying attention to him long ago. You told the story rather well."

"Thank you very much," he replied. "Now you better get going or you're going to be late for your next class." He watched as they walked away. "That was great. It was fun seeing you squirm like that. You still don't realize a thing." Azuma laughed to himself. "Well just have to see how much you squirm tomorrow." With that Tai Azuma walked back into his room and relaxed at his desk. He didn't care about any other classes he had that day. All he cared about was after school and tomorrow with Inuyasha and Kagome.

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Well this guy is becoming more and more fun to write as I go along. You're probably not going to be surprise but its once again 3 AM for me. Damn why do I do this to myself? Well anyway I gave everyone my plans at the top of the story. I don't know what else to really say. So now for referrals:


So Far Gone by Choco-penguin storyid=1404779

AMV: Emotion www ?v=777 This is a video using Lifehouse's 'Hanging by a Moment' to the anime Vandread. Vandread is my favorite anime so I just had to refer.


Well I think that about it for now so join me next time for:

Chapter 29: How Much Does He Really Know?