I'm baaaack~! This time with a longer chapter! Y'all better be happy.

So, the poll is still going for whether or not I should put a lemon, and so far the lemon is winning. Go ahead and vote, you guys!

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The auditorium was the largest place in the school other than the gymnasium. InuYasha's Science class filed in as one of the last classes to arrive. They sat in the 3rd to last row. InuYasha had brought his backpack. Usually, he'd have left it in his locker, but he knew what this assembly was about.

It was about Mating season and demon courting.

You'd think that they'd only send the demon students to something like this, but humans had been brought as well because of the fact that a few of them were being courted by demons and thus, deserved to hear about what to expect.

He glanced at Kouga. The black haired wolf demon was staring longingly at Kagome, who was smiling and chatting with Sango and Kikyo. InuYasha crossed his arms over his chest as the principle came onstage.

The principle was a woman, about 5'7'' in height. She had black hair that was shoulder blade length with natural orange highlights and dark blue eyes. She wore a white button up shirt under a short black coat and black knee-length skirt with black knee length boots. A black mark started behind her left ear and swirled around her neck, disappearing under her shirt.

"Students, can I please have some silence?" the students started to quiet down. "Thank you all for coming. As you all know, I'm Ms. Honda, the school principle and a demoness myself. So, as many of you know, Mating season is just two weeks away." There was a chorus of groans from the demons while the humans looked around in confusion. The principle laughed. "As expected. Now, since Mating season is so near, Alpha demons will be trying to court Betas- male, female, even maybe some humans. So, I'll be explaining how courting and mating works."

As the principle talked, the student to InuYasha's left stood up and moved to the row behind him. Naraku took his place. A large square bandage was on his cheek, where Sesshomaru had hit him. InuYasha swallowed and turned all of his attention to the principle.

"The first gift is always the same-an obi with the Beta's name stitched in Kanji. A special spray is put onto the Obi to destroy the Alpha's scent." She chuckled. "I bet some humans are wondering how a Beta knows whether or not to accept it." Several humans nodded. "Well, it's simple, really-our inner demons. Somehow, the inner demons within Betas can tell who sent the gift, and tells us whether or not to accept it. With humans, though they don't have an inner demon, their consciousness can tell. No one really knows how; that's just the way things are.

"The second gift-well, it differs between what the Alpha deems worthy for his Beta. It could be a sword, a comb, a bow, maybe some prayer beads-the possibilities are endless. It's always the same Alpha who sent the obi that sends the next gifts, so the Beta, if he or she accepted the obi, must accept this gift.

"The third gift is always jewelry. Necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings-you never know. The jewelry always has the Alpha's and Beta's birthstones in it. The Beta must once again accept.

"The fourth is a note, always received the Friday before Mating season, tells the Beta where to meet the Alpha, and how to tell him apart from other Alphas who may or may not be there to wait for their Betas. Once they meet up, the Beta goes home with the Alpha and stays there until Mating season starts. Once it begins, they mark each other and the Alpha impregnates the Beta. This is why School will be let out for the entire season-which is about 2 weeks, give or take. Then, once the Beta is around…" she thought for a minute. "5 months pregnant, I think? They'll be allowed to stay home until the child is born. Questions?"

Several hands were raised. She smiled. "Yes, Mitsumi?"

A girl stood up. She had hair exactly like the principals and stone grey eyes. She wore a shirt similar to the principles with grey jeans and black tennis. A mark similar to the principle's swirled down her neck, but hers was blood red.

She was Ms. Honda's daughter, Mitsumi Honda, InuYasha knew. Like all students, he knew that the principle's mate was killed when Mitsumi was merely a kitten, and that Mitsumi was mute, but able to communicate telepathically. She had excellent grades, as well.

'what if you're not sure on whether or not to accept the first gift?' a feminine voice echoed in his mind.

"I'm glad you asked that," Ms. Honda said, "In all honesty, I suggest listening to your inner demon. They haven't failed before in giving wrong choices when it comes to mates, so I'm sure they won't fail with all of you. Anymore? How about you, Miroku?"

InuYasha was surprised when Miroku was called. The black haired student stood up. "What if a human is trying to court another human, but a demoness won't leave him alone about being his mate?" Three seats down from Miroku, a female wolf demon blushed slightly.

"Then just let the demoness know you're not interested. Most will understand, but there are the occasional ones who'll throw a bit of a tantrum and attempt to hurt you. Anymore?" No hands were raised and Ms. Honda excused them back to their classes.

The day passed by slowly. At the end of it, InuYasha didn't bother waiting for Kouga. He walked to a park nearby and took out his obi. He examined it in all of its beauty. He closed his eyes.

'Accept it,' he heard his inner demon whisper excitedly, 'it's from our future mate! Accept it!'

InuYasha opened his eyes and examined the obi again before wrapping it around his waist and tying it, admiring the redness of the fabric. He walked home, oblivious to the golden pair of eyes that followed him with approval. He was also unaware of the ruby red eyes that glared at the obi, filled to the brim with hate.

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