Teacher's Pet

Chapter 31: History Lesson

"I hope you had fun yesterday." Sango said the next morning when she saw Kagome getting out of the car with Inuyasha.

"Actually," Kagome pulled a bag out of her backseat, "I did." She handed the bag to Sango.

Sango paused. "What's this?"

"Open it and see dummy." Kagome said.

Sango looked in the bag and saw the watch that she'd been eyeballing on the Internet for the longest. She squealed. "Aaah! You actually got it! You're the best best friend a girl could ask for!" Sango ran and hugged Kagome.

"Yeah yeah. And that's not even your Christmas present." Kagome smiled.

"Ok. I forgive you for ditching me yesterday. Even though I know you were with Kanna and Inuyasha." Sango linked arms with her best friend.

"I kind of figured you would." Kagome smiled as they separated and went to their classes.

"So we have a couple of weeks until Christmas break. What are your plans?" Sango asked walking into History.

"Nothing besides the annual Christmas party. I was gonna take a trip, but I think that's been cancelled." Kagome felt rather than saw Sesshomaru look at her when she said that.

"We missed you in class yesterday Ms. Higurashi. Along with my brother and Ms. Ito." Sesshomaru said as the class got settled down.

Kagome smiled and shrugged. "Well we took a mental health day."

"I'm glad that you are all well enough to be in class."

"I didn't say that, now did I? I just didn't want my attendance marred anymore by something that shouldn't have bothered me in the first place." Kagome opened her text book.

Inuyasha watched Kagome's laid back expression. He knew that she was hurting on the inside, but she wasn't going to show any of her pain. Everyone in the class was confused by what was going on, but they didn't look into it.

"I hope you all did your reading." Sesshomaru said, then began writing on the board.

Kagome looked at her book, knowing that she'd done the reading, but not remembering what it was about. When she opened to the right page, she rolled her eyes. She looked at Inuyasha until he looked at her and she gave him a look that said, "Really?"

He looked down at his book then looked back at Kagome. Inuyasha turned back towards the front and pulled out his cellphone.

Do you wanna leave? Kagome read the text message on her phone, and shook her head. She would stay. She wanted to stay for this discussion.

"Polygamy, students, what is it?" Sesshomaru asked.

Kagome was the first to raise her hand. And she spoke before she was called on. "It's a way for men to have everything they want in life. A way for them to cheat without it really being cheating."

"I guess that would be the modern definition, but I mean the technical definition." Sesshomaru said, wishing that he'd chosen another topic.

"Polygamy is the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time." Another student answered.

"So tell me, Mr. Taisho, where did polygamy begin? Well, more specifically, who started it? I'm almost positive it was a man." Kagome said.

"Yes, Ms. Higurashi, a man, or rather, a group of men, started it. Early followers of the religion who settled in Utah in the 1840s took several wives. They argued that God required them to do so because some Old Testament prophets had more than one wife." Sesshomaru said. Though it was in the syllabus to talk about the religions in history, he really wished that he'd skipped this one.

"Figures." Kagome shrugged. "I'd want my husband to be faithful to me and only me. My husband, or my boyfriend, or whoever I was with."

The class looked at Inuyasha, thinking the message was to him, but Kagome's eyes bore into Sesshomaru's. He looked away from her and down at his textbook.

"What is your stand on polygamy Mr. Taisho?" Kagome asked with a smile.

"As a teacher, I am not allowed to give my opinion on matters." Sesshomaru stated.

"Well what is your opinion on fidelity? It's not directly related to polygamy since in the practice of polygamy, they don't believe that it's infidelity." Kagome's voice was frighteningly sweet.

"My opinion is irrelevant to the topic we're discussing."

Kagome rolled her eyes. –You're irrelevant.- "But I'm simply asking a question, Mr. Taisho."

The class was confused by Kagome deciding to take Mr. Taisho head on, and they didn't understand exactly what was going on.

"But your question has nothing to do with today's lesson. So I don't know why you're asking it." Sesshomaru was ready for this class to be over.

Kagome smirked. "I think you do."

"Kagome!" Inuyasha called.

Kagome's head snapped to Inuyasha and she realized what she was doing. She looked back at Sesshomaru with narrowed eyes and walked out of the classroom with Inuyasha right behind her.

"What the hell was that back there?!" He hissed once they were in the hallway.

"I…I don't know!" Kagome took a deep breath. "I got pissed and got carried away."

"Ya think?"

Inside the classroom, the students were still wondering what was going on, but Sango was the only person only concerned about what was going on with Kagome, which was why she left the classroom not too long after Inuyasha.

"Kags, are you alright?" Sango asked, rubbing Kagome's back softly. "You normally don't lose your temper like that."

Kagome nodded. "I'm fine."

"Good. Now maybe you can explain some of that?" Sango said.

This time, Kagome shook her head. "I can't." She whispered.

Then, the bell rang and Kagome had a pass to leave. As the hallway crowded with students, Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's hand and led her outside to her car.

"What are you doing?" Kagome asked, snatching her arm away from Inuyasha.

"You're going home. You're obviously not ready for school." Inuyasha said.

"Who are you to tell me that?!"

"The guy who just saved your ass back there! Who knows what you would've said to Sesshomaru?!" Inuyasha was tired of Kagome's Superwoman act. "You're hurting! Let it out! Stop putting on this damn façade like you aren't hurt! Holding that shit in isn't healthy!"

Kagome's eyes filled with tears and she smirked. "Façade? Really Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha smiled. "Yeah, well you help me with my homework."

Kagome sniffed and wiped her eyes. "I have a cheer meeting today. And there's a basketball game tonight."

"Dammit Kagome! You're so stubborn!"

"What do you want from me?! I don't know how to be hurt Inuyasha! I let myself stop feeling pain after my dad died! I haven't been close to anyone since then! Nobody's ever been able to hurt me!" Kagome was crying.

"This is what I want from you Kagome. Cry. Be angry. Let it out." Inuyasha said softly. He hugged Kagome and let her cry on his shoulder.

"It hurts so much Inuyasha. It hurts." Kagome whispered.

"Shhh…shhh…" Inuyasha rubbed Kagome's hair.

From the window in his classroom, Sesshomaru watched Kagome cry and he watched Inuyasha comfort her. But he wasn't the only person that was watching. From a position outside, Naraku watched with a smile on his face at the events in front of him played out. It turns out that Kanna hadn't lied to him about the mutt and the miko being broken up. This was excellent news. This meant that he could go through with the next part of his plan.