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Written For: Everyone who reads this; I am so sorry about the wait!

Six Months Later

XI. The Tutor

Acheron was not kidding six months ago when he said he had a tutor for her and wanted her to go to college. Kagome is still perfecting her English, but has been in classes for the past four months. The school experience in New Orleans is very different from the one in Japan. Especially with the informality of her tutor.

Nick Gautier is sarcasm and familiarity defined. He reminds her of a strange mixture of Inuyasha and Miroku. It hurts, but it is bearable.

He goes to the same college as she, and its library has become their meeting place.

XII. Studying

It is official: Kagome hates articles. Sure she can blame it on the early mornings making her less able to retain information, it still does not change the fact that she hates articles. Mainly the definite ones. Japanese is just fine without them, why can English not be?

She sighs as Nick hands back her report marking all the missing articles. "I hate English..."

"So did everyone who created it, obviously," Nick quips.

Kagome smiles and begins rewriting her paper due next hour.

"By the way, Ash is gonna be bugging you tonight after you finish up."

She sighs. "Why?"

XIII. Teasing

Nick shrugs. "Ash is Ash. Even when he explains something, it takes a while to figure it out." He pulls out a book and plops it down in front of her. "Told me to give it to you."

It takes her three seconds to realize the book is a dictionary. She glares as she pulls it toward her. There is a slip of paper inside. "What's this?" she asks only for Nick to shrug.

Thought you could use it. Also, look up "asking".

She flushes and crumples it. "You can tell-"

"Nope. I ain't playing the messenger for your flirting."

XIV. Quick Escape

"You did it for Acheron," Kagome points out.

"Because it's Ash. Like I knew there was a message in it." He packs up his books and pens. "You should finish that paper. Class starts soon."

She grumbles at him in Japanese as he slings his backpack over his shoulder. He takes a step away only to pause.

"By the way... I never took you to be a woman who didn't know how to ask."

"Liar!" she yells as she throws the balled up note at him.

Nick laughs all the way out, and despite her anger, she looks it up.

XV. Vampires

Kagome barely remembers her classes that day as her mind is stuck on what Acheron had written on page one-hundred-and-eight next to "ask" in the small dictionary.

How much do you know about vampires, Kagome?

She knows Acheron and Nick might as well personify the supernatural: Nick has his locked deep inside, yet Acheron's oozes off him. And she figures that this is probably why he needs her help, yet she cannot help feeling weary about the supernatural.

Though she has only a basic understanding of vampires. She sighs as she knows this means more studying.

These are perfect drabbles: only 100 words. Again, if anything seems off in any way, please let me know.