Chapter 4

Inuyasha was still quite hesitant but Kagome started to pull Inuyasha's long mane of hair towards her classroom door. She stopped right before entering, turned around, and gave Inuyasha yet again another reassuring look.

"It's going to be perfectly fine Inuyasha! Don't you worry, now all you gotta do is follow my EXACT directions, and when I say my exact directions, that's what I mean. If you mess up, I'll "sit" you!"

THUMP!

Inuyasha had fallen face-first into the ground, and created a slight earthquake that would hit relatively high on the Richter scale. Suddenly students everywhere started to glance around, holding onto their lockers for balance. Kagome started to imitate the other students, just so nobody wouldn't notice Inuyasha on the floor, and that he was the cause of all the chaos.

"Kagome, were you intending to do that as a warning so I wouldn't mess up, or was that just another accidental "sit" that your going to apologize for?!" Inuyasha barked at a smiling Kagome.

"No no Inuyasha, I pay more attention to that kind of stuff, I purposely "sat" you so you wouldn't mess up, now you know the consequences!" Kagome attentively replied as Inuyasha massaged his near-crooked nose. She grabbed a hold of his uniform and spoke as loud and as clear as she could.

"All you have to do is mix in with the rest of us, now this is my history class Inuyasha, so don't worry because you'll know everything that the teacher is going to be talking about. When she asks you your name, just tell her, and when she asks your previous school, just tell her you went to Western Private School, that's it. She won't ask anything further, just for you to start paying attention and to leave off from your last curriculum, and LUCKILY, Western has the same curriculum we do. That's all, just be nice and polite, and mingle with the students. Got it?" Kagome took a deep breath after all that talking, she had told Inuyasha everything he needed to know, and she was sure he'd be just fine.

Inuyasha simply nodded, he had thoroughly processed everything that Kagome had said, except for the "curriculum" part, and he had no idea what she was talking about. But Inuyasha wasn't worried, he was a smooth talker, it wasn't hard for others to like him because of his nature. Before he could get distracted and forget what Kagome had explained to him, he found himself being pulled into the classroom.

It was like something he had never seen before; it was filled with chairs and desks, noisy teenagers, pictures on the walls, and had the sun's rays flowing pleasantly through the window. Inuyasha looked around in awe, if he was a moron, he could call it beautiful. Back in the feudal era, no architecture could match the poise and perfection of this modern-day "simple" classroom. His thoughts were interrupted by an older woman's face being shoved towards his direction.

"You must be Inuyasha! It's very nice to meet you, my name is Mina Matsumoto, I will be your history teacher for the semester," she said, she had a very firm handshake and a bright smile. She seemed pretty nice, and for Inuyasha to have such a conclusion about an individual, this was big. Obviously Kagome had done Inuyasha's work for him, and for this he was very grateful.

Kagome eyed Inuyasha; she cued to smile and gestured to shake hands back. Inuyasha did as told, "It's nice to meet you too Mina, I'm looking forward to being apart of your class this year?" he said as he eyed Kagome and secretly asked for approval of his words, he got a thumbs up in return. Mina beamed back; she liked Inuyasha very much and immediately started to introduce him to the rest of the class.

As the class progressed it seemed as Inuyasha was a hit with the other students, and that his Tessaiga was claimed to be a gift of the god's for the other male students. It turned out that today was the due date for the samurai style art projects, and Inuyasha wasn't the only one who was holding a samurai sheath in his hands. Though, Inuyasha was carrying the only REAL sword wasn't known to the rest of the students, they just admired the detail on the sheath, saying it "looked so real". Inuyasha seemed to be enjoying himself and Kagome was happy that he could have fun with her in this world.

Class ended not too long later and Inuyasha grabbed a hold of Kagome's hand just as the bell rang.

"Thanks for that Kagome, it really meant a lot, I didn't think humans were that interesting until today!" Inuyasha laughed as he laced her hand with his. Kagome giggled and with a look in both in directions, took off his cap and tweaked his ears, and simply said "you're welcome."

Inuyasha gave Kagome a disapproving look, and then grinned as she put his hat back on. Inuyasha was really having a good time, something that he thought wasn't possible in this world, but he knew that he didn't belong in the atmosphere. He stopped at the end of the hallway and pulled Kagome closer to him and whispered lightly in her ear, "Kagome, I can't stay anymore."

Kagome looked Inuyasha straight in the eye, slightly hurt, and said, "But why? You're enjoying this aren't you Inuyasha? I mean you're having fun with me, and I like having you around with me, all the time."

Inuyasha smiled at Kagome's sincere words, "I am having a good time Kagome, but I'm a hanyou, and you guys are all humans, I could easily be discovered by someone, and you know that." Inuyasha said as he stared long at Kagome's eyes and she quickly looked away, knowing that he was right.

Kagome was being stupid this whole time, she knew that it was a mistake to bring him here, if one of the students jokingly took off his hat as a friendly joke, he would be in trouble. And what if he felt a sudden urge to protect Kagome against something that he thought was dangerous, he'd determinedly pull out his tessaiga to reveal a 7-foot blade, scaring the students to death. Kagome bit back her tears; she knew it was a mistake, a stupid mistake.

Why am I crying? Oh my god, he's looking at me, I can't show him I'm crying, he'll think I'm a baby! Kagome quickly turned around and lifted her sleeve towards her face, feeling Inuyasha's warm touch, and his fingers wipe away her tears. He placed his arms around her and held her tight, and placed his head on her shoulders. I even forgot that what kids would say if they saw his claws or fangs! How could I be so stupid?

"Hey Kagome, listen up, I'll come get you for lunch, and you'll see Tokyo in a way you've never seen before, okay? Now I'll only do that if you stop your crying, you know I can't stand you crying…" Inuyasha said as he turned Kagome around, he lifted her chin up and gave her a dazzling while smile. Kagome smirked; she quickly blew her nose and laughed her tears off.

"Okay Inuyasha, just tell my mom to remind you to be here in the courtyard at 12 pm. Now, off I go, I have arithmetic next, and I have to pay attention. See you!" Kagome said as she started to walk off, Inuyasha stopped her in her tracks, and pulled her into a warm embrace.

"Kagome, I need you, remember that." He said as he wrapped one arm around her waist and had the other on the back of her head, covered in her raven-colored long tresses. Kagome had her head buried in his chest and simply nodded; she blinked a tear away, pulled out of the embrace and silently walked towards her next class.

Inuyasha stared at her disappearing body, she was walking further and further away and could barely make her figure out anymore.

Kagome, I would have stayed, I'm sorry I lied… I have to do something, there's a strong jyaki in the air…

And in the blink of an eye, he shred his uniform and was back in his fire rat robes, Tessaiga grasped tightly and a look of determination in his eye. In a swift and silent motion he was jumping towards the blazing sun…