A week later Kagome, Inuyasha, and Kimiko sat in the garden after having lunch while Sesshomaru sat a bit away from the group and studied the Koi fish.
"I think it is time for you two Inus to continue your education with Myoga. It has been a week since you two stopped. I also believe Kagome shall join you both as well." Kimiko tells that two boys knowing they both can hear her. One looked up and gave her a cold glare not liking to return to his study while the other one voiced his opinion loudly.
"But Kimiko I don't want to! It's not like I am ever going to need to know those things!" Inuyasha whined.
"Inuyasha, do you like power and strength?" Kimiko asked the hanyou suddenly.
"Yea! How else am I going to protect Kagome?" Inuyasha exclaims, causing the female youkai to smile warmly.
"Well, Inuyasha power and strength isn't only based on how strong you are physically. Let me tell you a story, you too Sesshomaru," Kimiko motioned for the quiet demon to come over and he did surprisingly.
"There was once this master swordsman who was the strongest of strong, but he was never educated. He could kill any foe human and demon alike, however, he could barely read, write, or know any kind of history. The swordsman was fine with this because if there was any kind of problem he could simply cut down his opponent. One day though he was traveling through a village and there was a brilliant woman who was well educated and with a smooth tongue. She talked to the swordsman and he was smitten with her immediately. That was when his downfall was inevitable. She asked him if she could read to her one night. The parchment she gave him was cursed and anyone who knew well enough about history and more familiar with the language would have known that anyone who read the script would be cursed to die a horrible death. Of course, the foolish man read the script to the woman and he died painfully, shortly after. Now, do you wish to be the foolish swordsman who lost his life because he never chose to educate himself? Or do you wish to learn to be stronger than the swordsman?"
"I want to be the strongest hanyou to ever be!" Inuyasha exclaimed and grabbed Kagome, "Let's go learn from Myoga," Inuyasha said, pulling Kagome along with him. After they left Kimiko turned to Sesshomaru.
"What do you think, Sesshomaru?" the demoness asked the boy.
"I think the swordsman is truly foolish to trust a person he just met, especially a woman," Sesshomaru told her.
"I suppose you would not understand quite yet what it is like to be smitten with someone. Maybe when you are older." Kimiko said in thought while Sesshomaru simply glared at her getting up to leave.
"Oh, and Sesshomaru I think you are due for some training with me. I say in four days from now shall work perfectly." the maid says to the Inu who nods and leaves.
"So who is Myoga?" Kagome asked the excited hanyou as he dragged her to a random room. He didn't answer her until he seemed content with the room they were in.
"This is Myoga. He is Sesshomaru's and I's teacher." Inuyasha explained while looking at a specific part of the ground. At first, Kagome was confused because all she could see was a seemingly empty room until she felt a prick on her arm, so she slapped at it. When she removed her hand a flattened flea demon floated to the ground.
"Nice to meet you. I am Myoga," the flea informed the girl. Squatting over the Myoga as he lays flattened on the ground.
"Hi Myoga, I am Kagome."
"Myoga, Kimiko sent us to be taught," Inuyasha informs the flea who is now sitting on Kagome's shoulder. And that is what the two did for the next several hours including Sesshomaru who came and sat the farthest away from Kagome and Inuyasha. They finally stopped once Kimiko came to get them for dinner.
"How was class Kagome? Did you like it?" the fox demon asked the human.
"It was good, but Ms. Tanaka already taught us these things at school," she replied.
"Oh, how intriguing," Kimiko answers, wondering what school would be able to teach her the way of politics. Keeping that note for later, Kimiko left Sesshomaru to eat his dinner in his room and lead the other two children to a small but nicely decorated room and left the two children to eat in peace while she went to do some more chores before the children went to bed.
In the middle of eating Kagome looks up at Inuyasha.
"So, why is Sesshomaru always so mean to you?" Kagome asked.
"It's because I am half-demon. My father impregnated his human concubine and he nearly died trying to rescue us both from a fire, where my mother died," Inuyasha told the human girl while looking down and playing with his food.
"Well, that isn't very nice of him. Let's play a prank on him!" Kagome thought excitedly. "And I have just the prank! How about we write the word fluffy on his forehead? But we would have to do it while he is sleeping…"
"I know where his chambers are but he would be able to smell us before we even entered his room."
"Oh...well...um… we could sneak one of his robes from the maids. That should have his scent on it so he won't be able to smell us!"
"Perfect, we can do it tonight when everyone's sleeping."
Inuyasha and Kagome quickly finished their food and started getting ready for bed once Kimiko came and retrieved them.
"Kimiko, can Kagome and I have a sleepover tonight?" Inuyasha asks and gives the caregiver puppy dog eyes, causing her to sigh.
"Fine but only tonight because you behaved well today."
"YAY!" the two exclaimed.
That night the two children pretended to sleep until the moon was high in the sky.
"Okay, I do not hear anyone around. The first thing we need to do I borrow some clothes from the laundry room." Inuyasha says popping up from his blanket and Kagome following shortly after.
The two children quietly snuck around the guards and a few other servants on their way to their own rooms. They quickly came to the laundry room and found two slightly used robes of Sesshomaru's. They then were able to make their way over to Sesshomaru's room without being caught. The two children stealthily put the robes on and snuck into the room to find a sleeping Sesshomaru on his bed which is in the middle of the room. Quietly, Kagome walked over to Sesshomaru's desk and grabbed his ink and a shodo. She walks over to Sesshomaru who barely stirs and starts writing Fluffy in big letters on his forehead. He does not stir at all and continues to sleep deeply. Kagome hands the two utensils to Inuyasha who then gives Sesshomaru a mustache and a little heart on his cheek. Inuyasha puts the two things away once he is done and they both sneak back out and back into their rooms to fall asleep with smiles on their faces.