Teacher's Pet

Chapter 30: Skip Day

"I'm not going to school today." Kagome mumbled, rolling over in her bed. Inuyasha had spent the weekend there, comforting his bed friend.

"Yes you are. You have to."

Kagome sat up and shook her head. "I think I've earned the privilege to miss a day. And you have too. And Kanna. I'm calling her. We're going to skip school today."

Inuyasha was about to protest, but when he saw the sadness behind Kagome's pupils, he knew that he wasn't going to be able to talk her into going to school, at least not on that day. Thirty minutes later, Kagome and Inuyasha were in the car on their way to pick up Kanna.

"So what are we going to do?" Kanna asked from the back seat.

Kagome shrugged. "I was thinking we go outside of the city and do some shopping."

"Fine with me." Kanna said and looked in the rearview mirror into Kagome's eyes. "How are you?"

Kagome shrugged again. "I can't go to school today." She shook her head. "I can't face him."

"We don't expect you to Kagome. We'll spend the day with you, even though you kinda forced us to." Kanna said with a smile.

"Whatever. You didn't wanna go to school anyway." Kagome said, taking a road that her father used to go on whenever they needed to escape from everyone around them. After about an hour and a half of jumping conversations, Kagome pulled up to a large building with a lot of cars in the parking lot.

"Where are we?" Kanna asked.

"This is the mall that my dad used to bring me to whenever we needed to get away from the hustle and bustle of our lives." Kagome got out of her car and smiled. "They have everything here."

"Oh great. Shopping." Inuyasha said with faux excitement.

"We're getting Kanna a new wardrobe. And we're gonna get us a few things too." Kagome said, locking her car door and walking towards the building. Once they were inside, Kagome immediately started picking things out for Kanna. "I like this on you. You're pale and dark colors look really good on you. And they contrast with your hair." Kagome picked out three dresses and two shirts, with matching skirts.

"Kagome, I…I can't pay for any of this." Kanna said gently.

Kagome snorted. "Who said anything about you paying?" She handed Kanna the clothes in her hand. "Now go try these on." Kagome pushed Kanna into the dressing room and was pleased when she came out. "I knew I was right. I have an eye for these things. If I didn't want to be a lawyer, I'd wanna be a model. Or a clothes designer. Doesn't she look fabulous, Inuyasha?" Kagome pinched Inuyasha.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. She looks great." Inuyasha was only half interested in the pale girl standing in front of him and his best friend.

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Boys." She shrugged. "We're getting those, but we're nowhere near done." The trio walked from store to store, Kagome picking out clothes and having Kanna try them on. Whatever she approved, she bought for her friend. Kagome picked out a few things for herself and Inuyasha, and some things for Sango as well, knowing that her best friend would be upset about her missing school with Inuyasha and Kanna. Kagome had no doubt that Sango knew that she was with them. She was actually surprised that she hadn't gotten a text message. As if Sango had heard her, Kagome's phone vibrated with a text message.

Where are you?! And I know you're with Inuyasha and Kanna.

Kagome rolled her eyes again. This wasn't going to be easy. When Kagome spotted a watch in the window of a jewelry store, tears came to her eyes.

"What's wrong, Kagome?" Kanna asked.

"Christmas is in a month. And I bought Sesshomaru a watch just like that." Kagome said.

"Kagome, that watch is over four hundred dollars." Kanna said.

Kagome sniffed and shrugged. "I bought it two weeks ago. It's engraved and everything."

"Hey Kags, they have soft pretzels over there." Inuyasha pointed to a soft pretzel stand.

Kanna and Inuyasha watched Kagome's eyes grow three times their normal size and she sprinted towards where Inuyasha pointed.

Inuyasha chuckled and shook his head. "That girl and her damn snacks."

Kagome came back with a bag with four pretzels in it, and one in her hand.

"You bought us one?" Kanna asked.

"Uh…yeah…sure." Kagome handed them the bag and watched them get one each. She was just glad that they didn't get her cinnamon pretzel out of the bag. Then she really would've been sad. Kagome scarfed down the pretzel that was in her hand and the last one in the bag before Inuyasha and Kanna had finished their pretzels. They just stared at her. "What? I'm hungry."

"You're hungry, as in present tense?" Kanna asked.

"Umm…yes?" Kagome said with a smile on her face. "Contrary to popular belief, I don't eat like a bird."

"She's right. She eats like three football players and a fat baby."

Kanna laughed at Inuyasha and Kagome frowned. "Whatever." Kagome said. "Time for more shopping!"

Again they followed Kagome in and out of stores, watching her pick up countless items and buying them. Kanna was about to ask Kagome where she got the money from, but she remember that Kagome had told her that her mother put money in her account to keep her away. It was sad, but Kagome didn't seem to let it bother her.

"Whew!" Kagome said as they were loading bags into her car. "I'm tired!"

"Well…it's after three. We've been here all day. I would imagine you're tired." Inuyasha gave Kagome a look.

"What? I like to shop." Kagome shrugged. "It's a gift."

"It's a quick way to being bankrupt." Inuyasha corrected.

"Not really. I know how much to spend. It may seem like I'm just grabbing stuff without looking at the price, but I actually do. I have a set limit in my head about how much I'm gonna spend before I even walk into the mall. And I rarely exceed that limit." Kagome said. "Plus I calculate everything in my head before I get to the register, so I know exactly how much I'm gonna spend in a particular store." Kagome's stomach growled. "Let's go to my favorite restaurant around here!"

They got into the car and Kagome drove them to a small restaurant with a sign in front that said, 'You bring the appetite, and we bring the food'. Once they were inside, they were greeted by a young demon with gray eyes.

"Hello there." He smiled at them. "My name is Tsubasa, and I will be your server today."

"Hi Tsubasa." Kagome smiled at him. He was cute, not that she was looking.

Tsubasa smiled back at Kagome. "Please follow me to your table." He led the three to a table and placed the menus in front of them. He lingered for a few extra seconds in front of Kagome. "I'll be right back to take your drink orders."

"Well he's obviously into you." Kanna said with a smile.

Kagome shrugged. "Eh. I guess. He's cute, but I'm nowhere near interested."

Inuyasha laughed and shook his head. "You'd better not be."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Kagome pouted.

"Nothing, nothing at all. Hussy." Inuyasha laughed again, this time Kanna and Kagome joined in with him.

"Whatever. You're just jealous that he's not hitting on you." Kagome stuck her tongue out.

"No, no, no madam. I'm actually glad that he isn't." Inuyasha said with a snort.

"Don't snort. It's unattractive." Kagome laughed.

Kanna laughed. "You two are hilarious. I can see why you're best friends."

"Oh hush. You're my best friend too, Kan." Kagome smiled at her just as Tsubasa was walking back to the table.

"What would you all like to drink?" He asked the table, but was only looking at Kagome.

"I'd like a strawberry lemonade, please." Kagome said, not looking up from her menu.

"Sprite." Inuyasha said, even though the waiter still wasn't looking at him.

"Pink lemonade." Kanna said.

"Alright. I will go put these in and then I'll be back for your food orders." He turned and left the table after staring at Kagome for a few more seconds.

"He didn't look at either of us, Kagome." Kanna pointed out.

"Huh?" Kagome looked up from her menu.

"And Kagome wasn't looking at him, either." Inuyasha said, amusement in his voice. "She's oblivious to the people interested in her sometimes. Once, we went to the mall and there were a good five guys trying to get her number. She didn't even notice them."

Kanna shook her head. "You're really something else."

Kagome smiled. "Uh…it's a gift?"

"I don't know what I want to eat. What's good here?" Kanna asked Kagome.

"Everything here is good. One week my dad and I came and got every single thing on the menu. But my favorite thing to get is the mushroom ravioli. That's pretty much my favorite thing to get anywhere, though." Kagome answered.

"I think you got everything on the menu in a day, not a week." Inuyasha said.

Kagome stuck her tongue out at him. "Oh kiss my ass."

"Bring it here." Inuyasha playfully suggested.

Kagome rolled her eyes. Tsubasa came back to the table with their drinks. His hand was shaking lightly as he placed Kagome's drink in front of her.

"Are you all ready to order?" Again, the question was addressed to the entire table, but his eyes were only on Kagome.

"Yes, I'd like the mushroom ravioli." Kagome finally looked up from her menu and looked into Tsubasa's eyes with a smile.

Tsubasa's breath left his body when Kagome looked into his eyes. Her gorgeous blue eyes bore into his and went straight to his heart. "O-ok." He wrote her order down on his notepad.

"I'd like the full rack of ribs. Extra sauce on the side." Inuyasha placed his order and watched Tsubasa write it down.

"I just want a salad." Kanna said. She'd looked at the prices of the items on the menu and knew that she wasn't going to be able to afford anything.

Kagome looked at Kanna, and like she could read her mind, Kagome rolled her eyes. "She'll have the garlic chicken breast with mashed potatoes."

Tsubasa looked from Kagome to Kanna and back, then wrote down what Kagome had said and walked away.

"I'm paying for everyone. I invited you, so it's only right for me to pay." Kagome told Kanna.

"Actually, since Kagome did all the shopping, I'm picking up the tab on this one." Inuyasha argued.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha and frowned, but decided against going against him. She shrugged. "Whatever."

They talked for the twenty minutes it took for their food to be brought back to the table.

"Now be careful, these plates are very hot." Tsubasa said, placing Kagome's plate in front of her.

Kagome looked up at him and smiled. "Thank you."

Once Kanna and Inuyasha had gotten their food, Inuyasha told Kagome, "Ya know, you're really nice to people. And you smile a lot. That could be taken as flirting."

Kagome nodded. "I know. I've tried not to smile, but I just like being nice to the people that deserve it."

"But…how can someone tell if you're flirting then?" Kanna asked, cutting into her chicken.

Kagome smiled. "I'm different when I'm flirt. It's actually kind of difficult to tell. When I met Sesshomaru I-" she paused since she hadn't said his name all day. Kagome shook it off and continued talking. "When I met him, we were at a pizza place/bar type thing that me and Sota love to go to. He invited me to the bar to him when Sota went off to play with you," she looked at Kanna, who looked down at her plate, "and we started talking." Kagome shrugged. "It's in the conversation whether or not I'm flirting. I'll make eyes, but I rarely make the first move."

"That's 'cause you don't have to. Guys always approach you." Inuyasha took a bite of his ribs. "These are delicious."

"Yeah, but we don't wanna see you eating them." Kagome said, frowning and stabbing a ravioli with her fork.

"How'd you know I'd like the garlic chicken?" Kanna asked.

"Because you like garlic. You're like the only person I know who actually likes garlic like that. I use it to cook, but I'm not that big a fan." Kagome popped a ravioli in her mouth and chewed it slowly.

"What are you thinking about?" Inuyasha wondered.

"Why do men cheat?" She asked bluntly.

"I couldn't tell you Kagome. I've never cheated."

"Never?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha shook his head. "Well I've never been in a relationship long enough to cheat, not saying that if I was in a long relationship that I would cheat."

"Hmmm…well you're no help." Kagome ate another ravioli.

Tsubasa walked to the table to check on them. "How is everything?"

"Fine, thank you." Kanna said sweetly.

"Actually, I have a question that I was hoping you could answer for me." Kagome caught his arm before he could walk away.

Tsubasa's heart sped up at the casual contact, and Inuyasha noticed. "Y-yes?"

"How old are you?" Kagome asked him.

"I'm 17." He answered, blushing lightly.

"Have you ever been in a serious relationship?"

"Define serious." Tsubasa said.

"Well, serious or not, have you ever cheated in a relationship?" Kagome skipped her first question.

Tsubasa shook his head. "I don't see the need to cheat. If I want to leave the relationship, then I will. But cheating is unnecessarily damaging to the person who's been cheated on."

"Good answer. That's all I needed. Thank you." Kagome let his arm go, not seeing what Inuyasha was seeing, and went back to eating her meal.

"Gl-glad I could help." Tsubasa bowed and left the table. When he got to the kitchen, he smacked himself for bowing.

"Did he just bow?" Kanna laughed.

"Yeah. He was so nervous about Kagome wanting his attention that he bowed." Inuyasha laughed with Kagome.

"You two are ridiculous." Kagome shook her head.

An hour later, they were all done with their food and ready to go. Inuyasha picked up the check and Tsubasa came to the table right as they stood up to leave. "Um…if it's not too much trouble, I was wondering if I could ask you for your name."

"You can ask all you want. That doesn't mean you're gonna get an answer." Kagome smiled and walked away.

Tsubasa watched the attitude in Kagome's walk. He liked a challenge. He smiled and went back to the kitchen, determined to find out everything he knew about the beautiful woman that had just left the restaurant.