Kagome awoke the next morning and found InuYasha asleep. "InuYasha, InuYasha, wake up, Sleeping Beauty" she said. InuYasha woke up and asked "what is it, Sesshomaru? Wait…" Kagome asked "when the hell did I become your brother?" InuYasha replied "I was having a dream where he showed up, Kagome." "Oh, ok" Kagome replied, "I just wanted to say that breakfast was ready." InuYasha's stomach gurgled loudly and he said "great, I'm famished." Kagome went down the stairs and saw InuYasha leap onto the railing and start sliding. "Uh, InuYasha, that's not a good ide--." InuYasha's feet slipped out and the railing hit him in the crotch. As he slid the rest of the way in pain, he got another groin hit from the newel post at the end. He groaned and rolled off the railing. "InuYasha, are you okay?" Kagome asked. "Gracefully done" Sota said. Kagome said "Sota, please, you're not helping." InuYasha got up and said "I'm okay." Kagome's mom was heard yelling "dad, if you're going to smoke, smoke outside, damn it to hell!"

At breakfast, Kagome's mom had fixed some French toast. "Wash up" she reminded Kagome. Kagome said "got it, mom." With that, she and InuYasha went to get washed up. "Now don't go ape with the foaming soap this time" Kagome said. InuYasha said "it's such good sculpting material." He then donned a black beret and, in a French accent, said "I've been a foaming soap sculptor for many years." Kagome said "we don't need any sculptures, Mr. Artist." After washing up, they sat down at the table and Kagome asked "grandpa, why do you always smoke at the table?" InuYasha, still using the accent, replied "oh, mon dieu." Kagome said "I know it's French toast, InuYasha, but I don't think you'll need the accent."

After breakfast, Kagome said "well, I'm off to school. I'll be waiting for whatever study session you've concocted, InuYasha." InuYasha replied "I'll be ready." With that, Kagome went off to school. Her school day went like any other. However, during lunch, she was on her way up to her classroom as she passed another room when she heard crumpling paper and a voice inside say "oh, bloody hell." She knew that voice could be none other than Professor Alex Derus, the science instructor from America. She went in and called "Professor Derus." The professor looked up and said "oh, Higurashi. Good to see you. I hope you're enjoying that boat you won." Kagome replied "yeah, that boat is awesome. Anyway, what are you up to?" The professor went to what appeared to be some paper on the desk and said "well, I'm trying to make an origami crane, but it's not easy." He picked up a section of it and said "getting this crane to stand upright without its boom coming apart has been problematic." Kagome saw that the professor appeared to be straightening up an origami tower crane. The professor said "I head that Hojo was ill, and I heard that an origami crane brings good fortune…or something." Kagome saw lights on the paper tower crane light up and witnessed a motor rotating the crane. "That's impressive, professor; I've never seen anything origami with working lights and motors. However, that's not the kind of crane we use to represent good fortune. The crane we use is the stork-like bird." Kagome then guided the professor through folding the right kind of origami crane. From there, the day went as normal as ever.

After school, Kagome got back to her house. "I'm home" she said. Her mom said "oh, hi, Kagome. InuYasha is waiting with…quite the study session for you." Kagome, unsure of what to expect, said "okay, I'll go up and see what it's like." She went up with a death-sentence walk. She passed Sota at the top of the stairs, and he said "sis, it's only a study session, not a death sentence." "I know, Sota," Kagome said, "but I don't know what kind of study session this is. I hope it's not the same kind of study session we had to do in school." Sota said "oh, for fuck sake—." "SOTA, LANGUAGE!" Kagome's mom called. Sota said "sorry, mom." Kagome got to her room and saw InuYasha with a small white board. "Okay, Kagome" he said, "let's begin." Kagome closed the door of her room. InuYasha proceeded to close all the drapes and lock the bedroom door. Kagome asked "any reason why you're doing all this?" InuYasha replied "we can't have any outside distractions or interruptions."

Kagome asked "so, how is this going to go?" InuYasha responded with "well, I've read everything your class went through word for word. So, I've come up with 50 math problems that you'll try to answer. Answer correctly, and you get rewarded; but answer incorrectly, and each reward gets taken with every incorrect guess." Kagome said "uh, okay." InuYasha drew up the first problem. Kagome looked it over, and answered correctly. InuYasha promptly removed the red section of his upper kimono. Kagome thought nothing of that, figuring he was only hot. After a second correct answer, he removed the remaining white portion of the upper kimono. Again, Kagome figured he was only hot. However, upon having a third correct answer, he removed his belt. Kagome was shocked at this and asked "are you doing what I think you're doing?" InuYasha said "you got the answer right, I'm just rewarding you." Kagome asked "you're stripping for my reward?" InuYasha replied "three answers right and three pieces of--." Kagome said "I didn't expect you to be doing that, InuYasha." The study session continued. The fourth answer was given, only to have InuYasha look at it and grab his belt. Kagome realized her mistake and said "hang on." She changed her answer and InuYasha checked it and re-removed the belt.

Soon after Kagome had gotten enough answers correct that InuYasha was now completely naked. Kagome said "oh, my." InuYasha said "we've still got 15 problems to go." Kagome, glancing at his lower unit, asked "after the 15 problems, what are we going to do next?" InuYasha said "well…uh…" Kagome noticed his lower unit extending. "I don't…really…know" InuYasha said. Kagome said "well, your bodyguard is giving me a different answer." She thought "I didn't think he'd be this excited. That shaft of his has got my heart pounding." InuYasha drew up the next math problem and the study session continued from there. After the final problem, InuYasha said "well done, Kagome." Kagome said "well, since we're done, InuYasha, what would--?" Kagome's mother called "dinner is ready!" Sota then called "so get your fucking asses down here!" "SOTA!" her mom yelled. Kagome said "we're coming." Sota yelled "so is Christmas!" Kagome was about to make a comeback at Sota when her grandpa was heard saying "shut the fuck up and let them take their damn time studying." Kagome said "we'll be a few minutes." Her mom said "okay, Kagom—DAD, MUST YOU SMOKE AT THE TABLE?" InuYasha and Kagome started kissing.

After a while, the two came downstairs. "Hey, pizza!" InuYasha said. Kagome said "pepperoni, too. Any special occasion for this, mom?" Her mother said "no special occasion, I just thought that we'd have pizza." After dinner, InuYasha said "I think you're ready to take on that test." Over the course of the next two weeks, the study sessions continued. With each session, InuYasha wound up naked sooner and sooner. Kagome kept getting better and better at her schoolwork.

Soon, test day arrived. Kagome's day went well as she felt prepared. Sure enough, the test came. Kagome pictured InuYasha in the vacant desk next to hers. She imagined him stripping down to nothing. With that, the test went like a breeze. Soon after, it was lunchtime. Kagome was on her way up to her room when she heard Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi talking. "That test went real good" Eri said. Yuka said "I hope Kagome did well. She still doesn't know how Yashey-Washey got those notes." Ayumi said "I know; he was dancing naked for us." Kagome, behind them, was shocked and almost gagged on her Pepsi. "What did you just say, guys?" she asked. The other three turned around quickly and went pale. Eri said "we…said…that we saw him…break-eed." Kagome said "you said 'naked', I heard you." Yuka said "crap" and Kagome continued with "you guys saw InuYasha naked?" Eri said "it was only five songs--." Kagome asked "five songs? You had him dancing naked for you? What the fuck is wrong with you guys? I am so fucking pissed."

Yuka said "we had a deal: no nude, no notes." Kagome spat "you made a deal with him so he could get the notes? That is sick." Ayumi asked "and the deal we made with you for the notes wasn't?" Kagome said "I offered you guys pizza, not getting nude and dancing for you. I can't believe you guys! I thought you guys had more…common…sense." She remembered that they also had crushes on InuYasha. She continued with "I know you're in love with him, but he's my boyfriend." Her algebra instructor walked in and said "Higurashi?" Kagome looked and asked "yes, sir?" The instructor replied "I've seen comebacks from the brink in my day, but this one takes the cake. You got a perfect score on your test." Kagome, shocked at this, asked "I got a perfect score?" Eri asked "is there an echo in the classroom?" Kagome said "I'm just shocked, that's all." Yuka asked "how'd we do?" The instructor looked at three other tests and said "the three of you…failed." Eri slid out of her chair, Yuka gagged on her Diet Coke, and Ayumi said "shit!" The instructor left and Kagome coldly said "justice has been served."

Later, in her weightlifting class, she was doing bench presses. She imagined InuYasha spotting her. "Come on, you can do it, Kagome" his imagined form said. Kagome completed her set of ten presses and InuYasha's voice echoed through her head with "excellent, Kagome, you are awesome." She then heard Sesshomaru's voice echo in her head with "oh, big deal, brother. She's still a weak human." Kagome got fire in her eyes as she thought "weak, am I?" With that, she adjusted the weight on the bench press bar to total 410 pounds (185.97 kg). Eri asked "uh, Kagome, do you know how much you're trying to lift?" Kagome calmly said "yes, why?" Yuka said "we're only saying that it looks a little heavy." Kagome started to perform more bench presses, now with the added weight. After class, the coach said "Miss Higurashi, I must say that you're probably lifting more weight than I've ever seen any young lady lift before. I'm impressed at your progress." "Thanks, coach" Kagome replied. However, in the locker room, Kagome's friends were very concerned. Ayumi asked "uh, Kagome, are you okay?" Kagome "yeah, I guess so. Why wouldn't I be okay?" Eri said "well, when you go straight from 30 pounds (13.61 kg) to 410 pounds (185.97 kg) on the bench press, we think there's something going on. Boyfriend trouble?" Kagome said "no boyfriend trouble. I feel okay." As she got back into her uniform, Yuka said "Kagome, your biceps: they're…they're…a lot larger." Kagome looked and said "wow, so they are." They finished changing and Eri said "well, don't overdo it, okay? We just worry about you."

The very next class was orientation day in auto shop class with Miss Brown. "Welcome to auto maintenance, guys" she said. The lesson went without a hitch and Kagome and Miss Brown were having a nice brief chat. "I've heard that you're dating another instructor here" Kagome said. Miss Brown replied "yes. I'm dating Professor Derus." Kagome said "wow, that's awesome." After her chat, Kagome headed for home. Upon arriving, she saw InuYasha sitting outside on a lounge chair wearing only a red swimsuit (the same shade of red as his kimono), his usual necklace, and a pair of sunglasses. He was holding a glass of mango juice that was decorated with a cocktail umbrella. Kagome asked "InuYasha, what are you doing?" InuYasha tipped down the sunglasses and said "I'm just enjoying the warm weather, Kagome." He sipped the juice and asked "oh, how'd your test go?" Kagome said "I got a perfect score!" InuYasha finished the drink and said "that's great, Kagome!" He got up and went to hug Kagome, only to stop in his tracks with a look of concern. Kagome asked "InuYasha, what is it?" InuYasha rolled up one of Kagome's sleeves and asked "what the heck did you do to yourself?" Kagome said "well, during weightlifting class, I imagined you coaching me through bench presses, but when I got the ten presses completed, I heard Sesshomaru's voice echo in my head--." InuYasha said "oh, jeez." Kagome said "yeah, he was calling me a weak human, and that's why my biceps--." "Exactly how much weight were you pressing after hearing his voice?" InuYasha asked. Kagome replied "around 410 pounds (185.97 kg)." InuYasha had a stunned look on his face. "Are you out of your mind?" he asked. Kagome said "no. Besides, if someone called you weak, what would you do?" InuYasha replied "I would first make sure that someone wasn't Sesshomaru and then scoff and say 'what do you know?'." Kagome said "good point. Besides, I have to consider what humans are like."

InuYasha refilled his glass and said "well, next time you hear him in your head, ignore it. You know how he detests humans anyway." Kagome said "that's true, but what about that girl he hangs out with." InuYasha replied "well, he's exempted her from his line of hatred, especially since he fell in love with her--. Crap!" InuYasha slapped his hand over his mouth as Kagome asked "Sesshomaru is in love with that girl?" InuYasha said "crap" and Kagome said "so it is true. You'd better tell me now, InuYasha, or I will--." InuYasha cracked and said "oh, all right, yes. He's in love with that girl. I was supposed to keep it between us brothers, but--." Kagome said "I'll keep it a secret as long as your brother doesn't call me weak anymore." InuYasha asked "how am I supposed to tell him that and survive? 'Hi, Sesshomaru, guess what; I accidentally blabbed our secret to my mortal friend'. He's going to kill me!" Kagome said "he won't have to know why he should stop calling me weak, just tell him he can't call me weak. Maybe if you do so in front of his lover, she'll do the rest." InuYasha said "that's a good idea." With that, he got another glass and cocktail umbrella and poured Kagome some mango juice. "To my brother and his lover" he said, raising his glass. Kagome said "oh, okay." As they toasted Sesshomaru and Rin, Kagome said "I didn't expect you to toast them, or pour me a drink."