Chapter 23: Harder Time to Fit in

It's Sunday night and Kagome is getting nervous about what might happen at school when she is a half-demon. Will the students make fun of her? Rejected from anyone she talks to? She has no clue as it is. The good side is that Sango and Miroku heard about it, and they accepted her. At least that part is taken care of. Even Sota is fascanated with it. Just thinking about it brings a smile on her face. She turns to her clock and see it's close to midnight and yet she hasn't changed in her pjs or even in bed yet. Her dog ears pick up footsteps from outside of her room. Even its scent tells her who it is. "You can come in, Inuyasha." She calls to him. The door opens and it is indeed Inuyasha. "I brought something for you." He greets as he sits by her on the bed side. She looks to him to see what he has with him. He pulls out a ring box. Kagome seems confused. "If you think you're going to propose to me to married, are we already married since the mating the other night?" She asks him. Inuyasha chuckles and opens it up to expose a gold band with a heart shaped diamond on it. "Mating is the demon way of marriage. It's way beyond the bond of a human marriage, but this ring is a disguse one." He answers her question as he gives it to her. "Let's just say it's a Mate ring." He suggests it to her. Kagome shoulds a small smile and puts it on the left ring finger, which give a perfect fit slightly tight around it, but doesn't bother her. Like he said, the ring changed her appearance to a mere human. "And now you don't have to worry about a thing about it at school." He said gently to her. But hearing it got her thinking. "What about you? Did you have this problem when you first started school?" She asks as she takes off the ring and put it back into the box as she turns back to her hanyou form. "No the school I went to had a strict rule to treat any creature an equal individual, human, hanyou, youkai. All I can say is that I felt I was accepted at that place since day one. So I never once had any consideration of changing my appearance." He explains his experience of fitting in school." Kagome can understand it already. But not it's her turn and is hoping that it doesn't mess as if the ring is gone and there's no way for her to handle anyone's point of view for what they'd think of her. "I think we should get some sleep and be ready for school." She changed the subject. Inuyasha is already for bed, and now has to wait until Kagome is. About 4 minutes later, Kagome came out of their bathroom and they got in to bed. Inuyasha set the alarm for the time they had to wake up. He then snaps his finger and the lights went off immediately. "Night Inuyasha." Kagome snuggles on him. He instinctively wraps her in his protective, and kisses her on the forehead. "Night mate." He responses as soon as slumber consumes them both.

The next morning, right on cue, the alarm goes off but in a gentle way of an iPod playing a song they both know. Inuyasha is the first to wake up. He turns down to his mate to see her so peaceful in her sleep. Amazingly she didn't even heard the alarm, even in a low volume. He rolls his eyes and starts rubbing her exposed as he expected, she purrs like a cat, which gives a smirk. "How does that feel Kagome?" He whispers to her. "I'd do it better on your ears." She avoids that one. Inuyasha isn't taking his hand off her ear, "That's not the answer I was hopping for." Inuyasha comments as he keeps stroking the ear. Kagome's purring keeps going and as such has no choice. "Feeling like the hearing has been rejuvenated." She finally answers. Inuyasha let's her go and goes into the bathroom to shower. Kagome on the other hand goes into the closet to pick a casual outfit. After that she goes into the bathroom to wash up in the sink as well brushing her teeth. Behind her she can hear the shower running, telling her that Inuyasha is washing up. A few minutes later while she brushes her hair and carefully around her ears as well the pigtail style with a ribbon for both sides. "I see you're making yourself like me, even though you're gonna be like a human at school." Inuyasha said as he comes to her side infront of the long mirror as he tangles his damped hair, even though he is dressed in jeans and a red t-shirt on. "But I still have to look acceptable to anything we go for." She replies as she a gets closeby towel and dry the rest of his hair. "Good point, but remember that ring will conceal your hanyou form." He reminds her as he takes the towel from her grasp, stopping her from drying. Kagome pouts, "I wanted to make you more presentable for today, Inuyasha. Stop resisting anything I do for you."

Not taking her advice easily, Inuyasha turns around with a proud smugged look. "The only thing you have to present for me is your mated mark, and that's all that manners." He grabs her and pulls her into his arms. Kagome doesn't seem convinvced about it. "Like that's the only thing that manners to you. What about your family, my family or even our friends?" She looks away from him. Inuyasha narrows, "Kagome I know what you mean, but you're my primary concern, then the family, then my friends. Don't even doubt that. You hear me?" He calmly states as he cups her face to make her look at him. Even with the hanyou powers within her, she's nowhere near Inuyasha's, so there's nothing she can do. She nods. "Good, now let's get to school and get this over with." He ends their conversation and leave their bathroom. They grabbed their belongings and head to his car.

At school, before Inuyasha and Kagome get out of the car. Kagome pulls out the ring and slips it on to make her look a mere human. "I just hope I don't get any unwanted attention." She said to him as they get out of the car and walk into the building. As they walk down the hall, all seems well for the humans to ignore their presence, but youkai are sure about Kagome's cover up. However they catch Inuyasha's red eyed glare, as in 'Mess with her, you mess with me.' They all know by now that she's his mate and they know that law from way back then, which forced them to resume any of their own gossip. Kagome catches Inuyasha's look and takes his hand to calm him down, hopefully. They spot their classroom and enter. As they come in they spot Miroku and Sango in their spot and sit by them. "Morning you two." Kagome smiles to them. "Morning Kagome. So has is it so far? You know." Sango grins up to her. "It depends. One point I'm feeling great and at another point, I assume something bad might happen." She honestly respond to her. Sango nods understandingly, "Let's just positive about it." She advices her in the end.

Meanwhile Inuyasha and Miroku have their man talk. "I bet some of the youkai saw through the disguise." Miroku starts as he leans back. "Don't have to tell because it's obvious to them. And they know that if they do anything to Kagome, I'll immediately know what they did and trust me Miroku, not all of these end well in a good way." Inuyasha narrows his eyes. "They just risk their chances. Putting a cut on their life line." Miroku adds his fact. "That's right and they know the consequences whenever it happens."

The bell rings signaling it's time for class.