Teacher's Pet
Chapter 35: Attitude
"So, what's the plan for today?" Tsubasa asked.
"You going home." Inuyasha mumbled and frowned when Kagome elbowed him in the ribs.
"Nothing much." Kagome looked around. Everyone had already eaten breakfast and they were slowly getting dressed. All of the bathrooms downstairs were occupied and Tsubasa and Kagome were the last two to take a shower. "Um…I guess you can shower in the guest bathroom upstairs."
Inuyasha was about to protest but Kanna interjected, "Kagome, I need your help picking out something to wear."
Kagome smiled, knowing what Kanna was doing. It would look suspicious with just her and Tsubasa upstairs, so she volunteered to go as well. "Sure. I'll help you pick out something after I get out of the shower. Come see what you might want to wear. Follow us, Tsubasa."
Tsubasa got up and followed Kagome and Kanna up the stairs.
"Inuyasha, what's going on?" Miroku asked when he came out of the bathroom and saw that Kagome and Tsubasa had gone upstairs.
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha played dumb.
"Oh come on mutt brains. Kags is totally into that new guy." Koga said, scoffing.
"Well…um…" Inuyasha didn't know what to tell them. Before he got a chance to answer, Kagome called his name from upstairs. He ran away from everyone without a glance. "Yeah?"
"We have to tell them that we broke up." Kagome said, sitting on her bed.
"What?!" Inuyasha screeched.
"I don't think that will work, Kagome." Kanna said.
"Why not?" Kagome asked.
"Because that would only raise more questions. And you'd have to come up with another story." She explained.
"Hm…Kanna has a point. Tsubasa already knows we aren't really together." Kagome tapped her chin. "I don't know what to do."
"What to you want to do?" Kanna asked.
Kagome shrugged. "I told Tsubasa that I just got out of a relationship, so I don't want to be in another one so fast. But I don't want to flirt with him when I'm supposed to be with you. That's trampy on my part."
Inuyasha nodded and frowned when Kagome punched him in the arm.
"We'll just play it by ear until we figure out what to do." Kagome sighed.
"What are we going to do today?" Inuyasha asked Kagome.
Kagome shrugged again. "I have no earthly idea. We normally just chill and watch movies until someone comes up with a game to play."
Kagome took a shower while Inuyasha and Kanna waited in her room. Kagome came out in a towel and Inuyasha instantly perked up. "Yash, could you hand me my bra, please?" Kagome pointed to her bra on the bed.
Inuyasha turned around and when he turned back around, Kagome had already gotten dressed. "How the hell did you do that?"
Kagome smirked. "Skills, young lad." She was putting her favorite cucumber melon lotion on when Tsubasa walked in.
"What if we all go over to my house? I have an indoor pool." Tsubasa suggested.
"Well we have an indoor pool and a game room, so I think my house might be better." Inuyasha said quickly, not wanting to be one upped by Tsubasa.
"That's cool too." Tsubasa shrugged, not really caring what they did.
"Um Tsubasa, could you give us a minute?" Kagome said.
"Sure." Tsubasa left the room and headed back downstairs.
"What the hell is your problem inviting everyone over your house?! Do you not remember just who the hell you live with?!" Kagome hissed through her teeth.
"Relax Kags. He went to America to visit our dad." Inuyasha explained. "He won't be back until New Year."
Kagome opened her mouth to say something, then she paused. America. They were supposed to go to America for Christmas. They'd had everything planned out. "He bought two tickets…one for each of us. I wonder did he use the other ticket."
"You don't really want to know." Kanna said. "Sometimes ignorance really is bliss."
Kagome nodded. "You're right. And this isn't the time to be sad." Kagome put a smile on her face. "Sango and Ayame are gonna flip their lids being in his house."
Inuyasha and Kanna both knew that even though what Kagome was saying was true, her smile was fake. The three friends went downstairs and Inuyasha told them the plan for the day. As expected, Sango and Ayame were excited, but Kagome seemed to be in a different place. And Tsubasa was the only person that noticed.
"Hey Kagome, can I ride with you and Inuyasha and Kanna?" Tsubasa asked.
"Sure." Kagome smiled and grabbed her keys. "Koga, are you driving or is Miroku driving?"
"Miroku. You know I hate driving when it's snowing." Koga said. Everyone knew that Koga was the worst driver out of their group. He'd totaled two cars and was working on trying to get his mother to buy him a third. Even though it surprised everyone that his mother allowed him to drive her own car.
"Yeah, you're right." Kagome walked out of the door with everyone following her.
"So, Inuyasha, where do you live?" Tsubasa asked when they were in the car.
"I live in a condo not too far from here with my brother." Inuyasha answered. "Why?"
"Just asking. We're moving soon and I thought maybe you lived in a house and there might have been some for sale around you." Tsubasa said.
"No. There are a few empty condos. But I don't think you'd want to live in those." Inuyasha didn't want Tsubasa to even think of living in the same building as him. It would be too weird. Especially since both of them wanted Kagome.
"Why do you think I wouldn't want to live there?" Tsubasa was curious.
Inuyasha shrugged, not really having an answer to the question. Luckily, Kagome turned the radio on and let some music cover the awkward silence. She bobbed her head to the music and Tsubasa started singing in the backseat.
"Woah! Tsubasa you can sing?!" Kagome laughed.
"Yeah. I normally don't sing in front of people, but I've been singing since I was little." Tsubasa blushed.
"You're pretty good." Kagome said, then began singing the female part of the song. When the male part came on, Tsubasa picked up singing and he and Kagome were singing together.
"You two sound really nice." Kanna said.
"Thank you." Tsubasa and Kagome said together.
"Kanna, you can sing, too, can't you?" Kagome asked.
Kanna's eyes got huge and she shook her head furiously.
"C'mon Kan. I feel like you can sing and normally I'm not wrong about these things." Kagome smiled, encouraging Kanna.
When another song came on, Kanna sang a little bit of it and Kagome smiled as bright as day. "See? I knew it! You sounded terrific!"
Kanna's face turned red. "I'm so shy, I've never sang in front of anyone else."
"Kinda figured that. But you're coming out of your shell, little lady!" Kagome joked.
Finally, they pulled up at Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's condo. Just as Kagome was about to press the button so she could open Sesshomaru's personalized garage, Inuyasha grabbed her hand. She immediately realized the mistake she was about to make and smiled weakly at Inuyasha, thankful that he caught her. Inuyasha got out of the car and ran to press in the code to open the garage. He got back in the car and looked at Kagome, who was anxiously waiting for the garage door to open completely. She sighed with both relief and sadness when the garage was empty.
In the backseat, Tsubasa was wondering what had just happened. It seemed as if Kagome had a remote to open the garage door to the condo where Inuyasha lived. He shook it off and filed it away mentally to ask about later. Instead, he commented, "Wow. Most condos don't have personalized garages. And this is a three-car garage for just one condo. That's pretty nice."
"Yeah. My brother spared no expense when he found somewhere to live." Inuyasha mumbled.
"'Spared no expense'? You've really been paying attention to me, haven't you?" Kagome smiled, getting out of the car.
"This is where you live?!" Koga was in awe.
"Just wait til you see the inside." Inuyasha was smug. He'd never really felt anything special about the condo where he lived with Sesshomaru, but seeing the look on Koga's face was priceless. Inuyasha reached in his pocket for his keys and his eyes widened. "Uh, Kags, can I talk to you for a sec?"
"Can't you do that when we get inside? It's freezing out here." Ayame complained.
One look at Inuyasha and Kagome knew that he'd left his keys inside of the condo. She shook her head. "I told you that you should keep them with you." She hissed, slyly taking her key to the condo off her key ring and sliding it into Inuyasha's hand.
Again, everyone missed the exchange except for Tsubasa. Something was definitely going on here, and he was determined to find out just what it was.
Inuyasha opened the door and said, "Welcome to my humble abode."
Everyone walked in after him and Kagome. They made a few trips to get their clothes out of the cars and they food that they'd brought for the next day's pot luck dinner.
"I'm gonna get started on something to eat." Kagome said, walking straight into the kitchen.
"How do you know where the kitchen is?" Koga asked.
Kagome pinned him with a flat look. "I've been over here before, duh. Inuyasha and I have had to come here to work on projects and stuff."
"Has Mr. Taisho ever been here while you two were here?" Ayame asked, excitedly.
Kagome shook her head and continued to walk into the kitchen. Sango and Ayame followed her, taking everything in.
"Hey maybe we should go in Mr. Taisho's room!" Ayame whispered so Inuyasha wouldn't hear her.
"NO!" Kagome said a little too loudly, hitting her head on a shelf in the refrigerator. "Ow." She rubbed her head and grabbed what she needed to make spaghetti.
"What's the deal, Kags? We're not gonna touch anything." Sango said.
"He's a dog demon. He'll be able to smell anyone who's been in his room." Kagome responded.
"Yeah, and you're a miko. You can cover our scent before we even go up the stairs." Sango was so excited about the idea of going into Sesshomaru's room that she didn't even notice the nervous look on Kagome's face.
Kagome had no argument for Sango, so she just shook her head and turned to grab a pot.
"Soooo…are you gonna do it?" Ayame asked, smiling from ear to ear.
Kagome sighed. Tsubasa was in the living room and he heard what was going on in the kitchen. He could hear the unease in Kagome's voice so he decided to go in the kitchen to try to diffuse the situation.
"Uh Kagome, you need some help in here?" Tsubasa poked his head in the kitchen.
"Yes!" Kagome said smiling, grateful for his help. "Um…here." Kagome handed him the pot in her hand. "Put some water in this and some salt then put it on to boil."
"Aye aye captain." Tsubasa saluted with a smile and did what Kagome told him to do.
Ayame watched Tsubasa, temporarily forgetting about wanting to get into Sesshomaru's room. He was cute. Really cute. And a real sweet guy. Perhaps it was time to take her interests from Koga to someone else. "So Tsubasa, where are you from?"
"Okinawa. But I moved to Tokyo when I was 5." Tsubasa answered politely, moving to the next task Kagome had given him, which was chopping up a clove of garlic.
"You're a junior, right?" Ayame continued questioning him.
"Yeah. I could've graduated this year, but I decided not to."
"Me too. I have a few extra credits that would have put me up. If I take my senior Literature next semester, I can actually still graduate this year." Kagome joined the conversation.
"Yeah, we all know you're a brainiac Kags. I'm talking to Tsubasa." Ayame said.
Kagome frowned, but didn't say anything to Ayame about how rude she was. Sango glanced at Ayame, knowing what she was thinking. Sango shook her head. That girl was desperate for male attention.
"What do you like to do for fun?" Ayame took a step closer to Tsubasa.
Tsubasa shrugged. "Read, mostly. I play football and basketball. I've been the best quarterback at my school since I was a freshman."
"Oooh football and basketball?" Ayame got even closer to Tsubasa. He was at the cutting board, still chopping ingredients that Kagome told him to chop. "That's really impressive." She brushed her shoulder against his arm.
Kagome and Sango looked at each other, then looked at Ayame. They both shook their heads, not surprised by Ayame's antics.
After about an hour of Ayame interrogating Tsubasa, the spaghetti was finally done.
"Everyone come make your plate." Kagome called to the boys in the living room. They had been playing Inuyasha's Xbox, waiting on the food to be ready. They all filed in and grabbed a plate and went back to the living room. Kagome grabbed the remote and changed the channel to her favorite television show.
"Seriously, Kags? Spongebob?" Sango laughed.
"That man is my life and I love him. Don't be jealous because you can't have what we have." Kagome said.
"You need some serious help." Inuyasha shook his head.
They talked and ate and laughed for a couple of hours. Each of the guys got three helpings of spaghetti, Kagome was the only girl that got more than one.
"Who's up for a swim?" Ayame asked. Kagome had made sure that they'd all packed swimsuits before her friends even got to her house. They never knew what they were going to do, so it was best to always be prepared.
The girls all changed into their swimsuits and the guys into their trunks. Inuyasha led the way to the indoor pool.
"Hey Tsubasa, you like my swimsuit?" Ayame took her towel off and showed off her white two piece.
"Uh…sure. It's really…pretty. And white." Tsubasa didn't really know how to answer her question.
Kagome rolled her eyes and shook her head, then took off her mesh cover-up dress. She was wearing a blue two piece. The top was strapless and criss-crossed in the front, and the bottom tied on the sides with a small butterfly in the corner.
Inuyasha and Tsubasa looked at Kagome and they both decided that it was time for them to get in the pool so no one would know about their current predicament.
Tsubasa ran forward first, "Cannonballlllll!" He jumped in the pool.
Everyone followed his example except for Kagome. She got on the diving board and jumped a few times before doing a front flip and diving into the pool.
"Wow that was cool!" Tsubasa said when Kagome emerged from the water. "It looks like you've had training."
"I was a competitive swimmer until I was 12." Kagome said.
Ayame rolled her eyes. "What haven't you done?"
Kagome glared at Ayame. "I haven't punched you in the face…yet." She paused. "But don't tempt me." Kagome finished with a smile.
Kanna and Sango both laughed while Ayame paled in the water.
"Let's play chicken." Sango suggested.
"Ok everyone partner up. Sango and Miroku, Ayame and Koga." Kagome paused when she got to the last two couples. Of course she wanted to be partners with Tsubasa, but everyone would expect her to be partnered up with Inuyasha.
"I'll be partners with Inuyasha!" Kanna said quickly, sensing Kagome's discomfort.
"Ummm…alright. If you want to Kanna." Kagome said, thanking Kanna for her quick thinking. Just as Sango was about to question Kanna, Kagome began on the rules of the game. "No demon powers. I can't use my powers, either. If you fall, you're down. Hand to hand. No punching. Guys, hold onto your chicks! Everybody get it?"
Everyone nodded.
"Alright! Let's start!" The girls got out of the pool and sat on the shoulders of their partners.
Tsubasa wrapped his clawed fingers around Kagome's milky thighs and relished in how silky her skin felt. He turned his nose to the side just slightly and sniffed. God, she smelled so good. Again Tsubasa felt a rise in his swim trunks. He was thankful that he was inside of the water this time.
"Aaaaand GO!" Kagome called. She was glad that Tsubasa went towards Ayame and Koga because she really wanted to put that bitch in her place. Kagome and Ayame linked hands and Ayame tried with all of her might to knock Kagome off of Tsubasa's shoulders. Instead, it was Kagome who emerged the victor. She pushed Ayame off of Koga's shoulders without much effort and she went flying with a squeal. Kagome smirked briefly then she and Tsubasa turned to see Kanna and Inuyasha coming towards them. It seemed that the small, quiet demon had knocked Sango off of Miroku's shoulders.
"It all comes down to this." Kagome said, smiling at her friend.
"The final two. I always knew it would come to this." Kanna laughed.
They linked hands, each one ready to knock the other into the water. After about two minutes of the two struggling, Kagome decided to try something different. She let go of one of Kanna's hands and began tickling her.
Kanna squealed with laughter and fell backwards into the water.
"Victoryyyyyyyyy!" Kagome pumped her fists in the air and laughed.
Kanna reemerged from the water coughing and laughing. "Hey! No fair! You cheated!"
"Ah, ah, ah. I never said you couldn't tickle." Kagome was still laughing.
"Let's play again! This time I'm Tsubasa's partner!" Ayame yelled.
Kagome shook her head. "Nope. Winning team doesn't separate. You all are more than welcome to change partners, though."
"You're making up rules now." Ayame sneered.
"Ayame, you know we've always played like that. Don't act like you're brand new." Sango rolled her eyes.
"Whatever. This is a stupid game anyway." She waded to the edge of the pool and tried to climb out but her foot slipped on the step and she fell back into the pool.
Everyone laughed at Ayame and her stupidity. If she kept it up, they were sure that Kagome really would end up punching her in the face.