Teacher's Pet
Chapter 39: Kagome's Fury
Kagome had made sure that Tsubasa fell asleep before her. She sat in a chair, watching Ayame's sleeping form. What was she going to do with her when she woke up? Kagome looked at the time on her phone. It was going on 8am and Kagome hadn't gotten any sleep. She'd peed the liquor and coffee out of her system and she was just waiting. The young miko noticed that Kanna began to stir.
Kanna turned over onto her side, then back on the side she'd just turned from before she finally decided to wake up. She rubbed her eyes for a few seconds, trying to remember where she was and what had happened last night.
"Well good morning." Kagome said with a smile.
"I think I might have a hangover." Kanna rasped.
"I would imagine you do. But luckily for you, your best friend is a miko and I have the perfect remedy for demon hangovers." Kagome hopped up from her chair and went into the kitchen. She put another pot of coffee on, knowing that everyone would be waking up soon. Kagome poured Kanna a cup of coffee and blew on it after she'd infused her breath with her powers. "Here." Kagome walked back into the living room and handed Kanna the mug. "This should do the trick."
"Thank you." After taking one sip, Kanna immediately perked up. Her headache was gone and her throat wasn't dry. "What'd you do?"
Kagome shrugged. "A little trick I learned when my mom went through her grief drinking phase. It's not as strong for humans, but it still works for them."
"You made this up yourself?" Kanna asked, taking another sip of coffee. Normally she hated the dark bitter liquid, but this coffee was wonderful!
"Yep." Kagome said. "But we have a problem. Ayame tried to put a passion spell on Sesshomaru last night."
Kanna's eyes got wide and she gulped down the coffee that was in her mouth. "She did what?!"
"She snuck upstairs when everyone was asleep and tried to cast a spell on Sesshomaru. But I'm really sensitive to spells and Sesshomaru's hella powerful so it woke both of us up. I knocked her out and Inuyasha brought her downstairs."
"What are you gonna do with her?" Kanna asked.
"It depends on how she is when she wakes up." Kagome said. Both of them looked at Ayame.
Inuyasha woke up next. He scooted to where Kagome and Kanna were sitting and talking. Kagome gave him a cup of coffee and he joined in on the conversation. "She's bat shit crazy Kags. You've gotta do something about it."
Kagome took a deep breath. "I know. I've let this go on for too long. She's been like this since we were younger, but it's never been this bad."
"What are we talking about?" Sango woke up and asked.
"Ayame. She tried to put a spell on Mr. Taisho last night." Kagome said. This wasn't something she would keep from Sango because they would all have to face this and Ayame when she woke up.
"That bitch is crazy. I told you that when we first met her." Sango said.
"You were drunk as shit last night. Why don't you have a hangover?" Inuyasha asked.
"Because Kagome told me to pee throughout the night to get more of the alcohol out of my system." Sango said, getting up from the couch to go brush her teeth.
Tsubasa was the next one to wake up and Kagome told him what was going on. "Is that why you and Mr. Taisho were in the kitchen when I woke up?"
Kagome nodded. "I was trying to diffuse the situation and make sure everything was ok."
Miroku and Koga woke up next and Inuyasha filled them in while Kagome was in the bathroom. Everyone took turns taking a shower and watching Ayame.
Finally, around 11, she woke up. The first thing she did was grab her head. Everything from last night was swirling around in her head. She glared at Kagome. "You!"
"What?" Kagome frowned.
"You stopped me from getting Mr. Taisho, bitch!" Ayame growled.
"You're sadly mistaken. Se-Mr. Taisho is too strong for a spell like that to work. Hell, that wouldn't have even worked on Koga." Kagome scoffed.
"Hey!" Koga protested. "I'm pretty strong!"
Kagome laughed. "Yeah yeah."
Ayame hopped off the couch and charged at Kagome. Instead of using her powers like she could have done, Kagome chose to actually fight her. Maybe she could beat some sense into her. Ayame ran right into Kagome's fist and fell on the floor.
"Damn!" Inuyasha roared.
Tsubasa took a step to pull Kagome back, but Sango grabbed his arm and shook her head. "No. Ayame's had this ass whooping coming for a long time. She needs it."
Everyone stood back away from them and Inuyasha even moved the table. Ayame got up off the floor and ran for Kagome again, swiping her claws in the air. Kagome ducked under the swings and hit Ayame twice in her stomach. When she bent over in pain, Kagome took a knee to her face. Ayame's head snapped backwards but she reached out and grabbed a lock of Kagome's hair. Kagome's head jerked forward as Ayame stumbled backwards. Kagome grabbed Ayame's wrist that was holding her hair and brought her close enough to headbutt her. Ayame let go of Kagome's hair and grabbed her head. Kagome took that as an opportunity to roundkick Ayame in the chest. Ayame's body caved in as she flew back a few feet.
"I think you should give up. There's no way you're going to win this." Kagome said, not even breathing roughly.
Ayame, on the other hand, was bleeding from her head and she was on her knees. "No…"
Kagome shook her head. "I can either knock you out again or you can give up this silly whatever it is that you're doing." Kagome walked to Ayame and held out her hand. "Get up. You need to clean your face."
Ayame started crying. "I'm so sorry Kagome! I don't know what's wrong with me!"
Kagome knelt down beside her, rubbing her back. "You like attention. You're a little attention whore. But we'll work on that." Kagome helped Ayame off the ground and both of them walked to the bathroom.
"Did…did Kagome just help Ayame up after she kicked her ass?" Tsunasa was confused.
"Yep." Koga said, going over to sit on the couch.
"Pretty much." Sango said, helping Miroku move the table.
"Why?" Tsubasa asked.
"Because Kags is the single most forgiving being on the planet, that's why." Inuyasha answered, looking through the DVDs he had like nothing had happened.
"Wow." Was all Tsubasa could say.
A few minutes later, Kagome and Ayame came back from the bathroom laughing with their arms around the other's shoulders like they hadn't just had a fight. Kagome had healed Ayame's wounds and helped her get cleaned up.
"Merry Christmas Eve, everybody!" Kagome cheered, throwing her hands in the air.
"What do we want to do first this year: eat or gifts?" Miroku asked.
"We can gifts first this year since we ate first last year." Koga answered.
"Yash, since your favorite color is red, you can be Santa. You have to pass out the gifts." Kagome said, pointing to the huge stack of gifts that was under the television.
"Alright." He grumbled. "Ayame, this one is for you."
Ayame looked at the gift Inuyasha passed her. It was from Kagome, who was sitting beside Tsubasa smiling anxiously. "Well open it, lady!"
Ayame laughed and tore open the gift wrap then opened the box. She pulled out a silver locket with her initials engraved on it. When she opened it, there was a picture of her and Kagome on her 15th birthday. Tears immediately filled Ayame's eyes. "This started out to be worst birthday of my life. My mom didn't tell me happy birthday. She wasn't even at home. My dad was out of town and he didn't call me, either. Kagome threw me a party all by herself and invited everyone."
"That was a kick ass party too!" Koga said, remembering the party.
"Alright. Next gift." Inuyasha said, grabbing the small gift bag to his left. "This is to Koga from Sango."
Koga looked in the back and saw it was an iTunes gift card for $100. "Thanks Sango!"
Koga also got silk boxers from Ayame, a nice watch from Kanna, some headphones from Miroku, a new Xbox game from Inuyasha, and new shoes from Kagome. Ayame got earrings from both Koga and Sango, a coat from Kanna, Wii game from Kagome, a bracelet from Inuyasha, and a picture frame from Miroku. Kanna got some shoes from Sango, a jacket from Miroku, a skirt from Ayame, a phone case from Inuyasha, and a portable DVD player from Kagome.
As the gifts continued to be passed around, Tsubasa got the feeling of just how close this group of friends was. He'd never seen friends that were closer than them. He smiled. Yes, he'd really like to be a part of their group. They all had their quirks, but so did everyone. He was sure he could get used to them and they'd already accepted him as their friend. Finally, it was Kagome's time to receive her gifts.
"This is from Sango." Inuyasha handed his best friend a box.
Kagome unwrapped her gift from Sango and saw it was the perfume she'd been eyeballing. "Thank you, Sang!"
Kagome's gifts continued and she got a heels from Kanna, earrings from Ayame, a bracelet from Koga, boots from Miroku, and then Inuyasha handed her the final box that was in the gifts. It was small and neatly wrapped.
"This is from me." He said.
Kagome eyeballed him suspiciously, but didn't say anything. She unwrapped her gift and saw that there was a black velvet box. It was too big for a ring, and Kagome couldn't help the rush of relief that flooded through her. There was no telling what Inuyasha would do with a ring. Kagome opened the box and saw a gorgeous sapphire necklace. "Yash this is beautiful!" Kagome breathed. "Thank you!"
Inuyasha flushed slightly. "No problem."
Kagome looked at her phone for the time. It was almost five. "Alright, we need to clean up so we can eat and head out. We can go back to my house and chill or whatever." They all nodded in agreement and began to pick up the spare pieces of wrapping paper and throwing them all in the trash. Kagome, Sango, and Kanna went to the kitchen to begin warming up all the food.
"That necklace Inuyasha gave you was pretty damn pricey." Sango said.
"I know. I hope it didn't set him back too much." Kagome gnawed on her lip.
"You know he doesn't care, so there's no point in worrying yourself with it." Kanna told her, taking the aluminum foil off of the dish that was in front of her.
"Kanna's right. And if you make a fuss about it, it might hurt his feelings." Sango added.
The girls gathered the food and took it to the dining room, setting places for everyone. They called everyone else to come in and eat.
"I think this has to be the best Christmas celebration we've ever had." Miroku said.
Kagome smiled and nodded. "I think you're right."
"Mmhmm!" Sango agreed, her mouth full of macaroni and cheese.
Everyone laughed at her and continued eating, keeping up talk about what they were going to do for New Year.
"Well, I'm moving soon. So we can have a New Years party at new house. I'm thinking about convincing my dad to get one of the available condos around here." Tsubasa said.
"That's really cool, Tsubasa." Ayame said.
"I don't know how I feel about that." Sango answered honestly. "I mean, no offense, you're hot and all, but I don't think I really know you that well. We spend the night with every party we have and I know none of us will be in no condition to drive."
"It's alright, Sang. If he tries anything, I'll just zap him." Kagome joked. She felt no ill will coming from Tsubasa, though Sango's concerns were legitimate with anyone they'd just met.
Sango laughed. "Alright. We'll all just hide behind you." Everyone else nodded their heads in agreement.
"Well hell! You'd better not try anything then 'cause everyone else is useless." Kagome told Tsubasa with a smile. "Even though we have four demons in this group!" Kagome glared at all of the demons, who all laughed at her in return.
"I wouldn't hurt any of you. You're all cool people." Tsubasa speared a piece of ham and ate it.
"I'd like to think that I'm the coolest and everyone has followed in my footsteps." Koga said, puffing his chest out.
"Oh please! You'd still be a dork if it wasn't for Miroku!" Kagome cried.
"Wolf brains was a dork?" Inuyasha asked.
"Dork doesn't even begin to explain what Koga was." Sango laughed.
"Koga used to be too afraid to talk to girls. He started sweating and hyperventilating when he was approached by one." Kagome laughed too.
"That's until Miroku convinced him that there was nothing to be afraid of." Ayame said, petting Koga's head. "We're not gonna bite."
"Unless you like it, of course." Kagome smirked and Tsubasa couldn't help the spike of arousal that ran through him. The thought of Kagome biting him turned him on.
Two and a half hours later, they were finished eating and had cleaned everything up.
"Everybody packed and ready to go?" Sango asked her friends.
"Yep!" Kanna answered with a smile. She was still quiet, but she was beginning to talk a little bit more. She wasn't as painfully shy as she was when they'd first met her.
"Alrighty then. Let's go." Everyone filed out to the cars they'd come in. Just as Kagome was about to pull off, she remembered that she'd left her purse inside of the condo. "I'll be right back. I just left something." She hopped out of the car and ran back inside the condo. Right beside her purse, on the living room table, was a small wrapped present. It was blue, the same color as her eyes. There was a small card on it that read, 'Miko'. She immediately knew who it was from. Kagome grabbed what she'd come in there for and left.
Sesshomaru had watched Kagome enter his home for her purse. He saw her hesitate when she saw the box. He heard her sigh. And in the end, he watched her pick up her house and leave without even reaching for the present that he'd given her. Sesshomaru growled in fury. Dammit! He'd never felt so angry and confused about his life. He knew what he'd done had hurt her but she had to forgive him! She had to! He knew that he would have to make her understand just why he'd done it. He sighed. That was a feat in itself and he knew that it would be difficult. But Sesshomaru, former Lord of the West, was determined to win back the young human miko he'd fallen in love with.