Chapter Five

"Hi, we're here for an observation." Becca told the woman at the front desk professionally.

"What class?" The woman asked.

"History." Kagome answered.

"Here, take these and fill out your name and school." The woman said, sliding two visitor's stickers and a pen to them across the counter. Becca took then pen and filled them both out and handed the pen back to the woman and stuck the sticker on her chest. Kagome took hers and did the same. "Okay, you," the woman said, turning to Kagome. "Are going to be in Lecture 326, and you, Lecture 302." The woman turned to Becca, gave her a smile, then turned back to her computer. Kagome opened her mouth to argue, but Becca grabbed her arm and led her away.

"Do you realize that we're in different rooms?" Kagome demanded.

"Yes." Becca replied simply.

"Then why aren't we doing anything about it?!" Kagome snapped.

"Because home-girl was PMSing. It's okay, we can do this. They're college students, not youkai." Becca said, and stopped in front of a door.

"This is you." She said, and Kagome looked at the sign.

"Lecture Hall 326." She read.
"Good luck." They both said together, and Kagome entered the classroom, and Becca went in search of her own class.

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Kagome sat heavily in one of seats in the back. She was content in separating herself from the other students. Everyone was talking loudly, and didn't seem to notice her enter the huge room.

There were a couple of boards on the staged floor, three of them chalkboards, and some whiteboards pushed to the side. She sat and reflected on the conversation Becca and she had had on the way to the school. 'Was I really able to be Inuyasha's mate? Why didn't he tell me?' she thought to herself.

Suddenly, a loud booming voice nearly made Kagome fall out of her seat in surprise. "Sit down and shut the hell up!" The chatter stopped, and everyone dug for pens and notebooks. "Put those things away. We're doing a hands-on lesson today. For those of you who didn't want to get out of bed last week, my name is Professor Kiba." The male voice was straight-forward, gruff, and familiar to Kagome, causing her to glance up.

She gasped and almost fell out of her seat once again. "My outfit's weird, I know, so shut your mouths. Today, we're doing Japanese history. The era we're working on is the Sengoku Jidai or the Warring-States Era. Does anyone know anything about this era?" Kagome tentatively raised her hand in the air. This past year, all the teachers she had for history had brought it up. "Yes…Kagome?" Kagome raised her eyes at the sound of her name and met golden ones that she thought she'd never see again.

"Inuyasha?" She asked, forgetting the question completely. The professor was dressed in his normal fire-rat clothing, bare feet, and the Tetsusaiga at his hip. The only things that were missing were his ears, claws, and fangs.

Professor Kiba's mouth hung open in shock as the two stared at each other. One of the other students cleared their throat, causing both two snap back to reality. The professor shook his head and tried to put a sentence together. "Good. Umm…the Legend of…umm…Inuyasha." He managed to get out. It took him a minute to regain his composure before continuing. "This is what men in the Sengoku Jidai usually wore. The pants are called hakama, and the shirt is called a haori. Any questions?" The professor said, burying his arms in the massive confines of the haori sleeves.

A blonde girl raised her hand. "Yes?" Professor Kiba asked. "Like, where'd you like, get that totally cool necklace?" She asked in a bubbly voice. The professor smirked and looked up at Kagome. "How about we ask our guest?" Kagome shifted uncomfortably in her seat as everyone turned around to look at her.

"They're prayer beads. They were used by mikos, or priestesses to subdue." Kagome explained nervously. The professor nodded, and turned around. Curious, Kagome uttered one word under her breath,

"Oswari."

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Becca sat in a seat in the middle of the room, tapping her pen against the desk. Everyone else was in their own little cliques, leaving her alone.

Suddenly, a girl came over to her and asked, "You're new here, aren't you?" Becca blinked at her in surprise.

"Umm…I'm just here to observe. I'm Becca." She said. The girl looked at her, then smiled.

"I'm Sarah. You'll like the teacher. He's really hot, and really soft-spoken." Sarah said.

"Really?" Becca asked, letting her mind wander. She wasn't really interested in some "hot" professor. She wanted to be running with the Wolf Pack. It was her way of venting. Kagome may cry as her way of venting, but Becca refused to. It had been bad enough when Kyoinu had seen her crying, but nobody else ever had. She always buried herself in other things like work, and keeping Kouga in line. That's why she hadn't fought when she was sent to Japan. Her world was causing her to crack. Her two former best friends had resurfaced, and somehow formed an alliance to make her life miserable. She had needed something to keep herself busy. She hadn't known that all that had happened would've happened.

She was shaken out of her musings by Sarah tapping her roughly on the arm. He's here! That's the professor!" Becca looked up, and took in the man's appearance. He looked bout twenty-four, dressed in black pants and a navy dress shirt. His waist-length black hair was in a braid, and glasses framed his violet eyes. Becca stared open-mouthed at the professor.

"Today, we will be learning a little Japanese history. I, myself, am from Japan. Let's see if anyone can break down my name to English." He said in a calm tone. He took a piece of chalk, and wrote his name on the board. "KYOINU KIBA" He read the name written on the blackboard out loud.

"Prideful dog of the Fang." Becca spoke up, too shocked to realize what she was doing.

"How did you know that?" Sarah asked in her ear. But Becca didn't answer her. She was far too preoccupied with the professor up front. He whirled around and stared at her in shock.

"Very good! May I ask your name?" Professor Kiba asked.

"Becca. I'm observing from WHS." Becca told him slowly.

"Awesome. I'm professor Kiba. Welcome to my class." He said, his eyes meeting hers. Becca was confused. Was it really him? Or the Gods' idea of a sick joke?

She saw an emotion in the professor's eyes and she knew her answer.

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To Kagome's relief, the professor face-vaulted onto the platform. She heaved a sigh, then braced herself for the curing that was likely to come out of the hanyou's mouth. His reaction nearly made her take what would be her third fall from her seat.

He laughed.

As she got over her shock, she quirked an eyebrow, wondering if she had finally knocked something loose. "Crap, damn platform." Inuyasha said, getting up as the subduing spell wore off. She felt the hot tears pinprick her vision and hastily blinked them back. She knew damn well if Inuaysha got a whiff of them, and she'd be in some serious trouble.

He continued teaching as if nothing had happened, glancing up at her every few seconds. To her dismay, he launched into a lesson about the Legend of the Hanyou.

Their legend.

A/N: AIEEEEE!! I know, it's short and crappy!!! I'm sorry!!!!

But: It's up. Finally. Things are only going to get better (I hope) from here. Thank you for the reviews, and keep 'em coming!!!

Bec