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Kagome & Inuyasha
Rated: K+
AU
Drabble
Prompt: Notes
Length: 510 words.
Kagome had long ago learned the art of taking notes. There was that special balance between listening and writing, without missing key points. But it seemed that she could never do that in this class. There was just something about how the professor taught, turning history into an intricate tale, that kept Kagome from lifting up her pen. At the beginning of the semester, she had tried valiantly to take proper notes, but she found that the more she concentrated on writing the notes, the more she missed what was being said. So after two weeks of it, she gave up and now she just gave her full attention to the lesson of the day. This was possibly her favorite class. Ever.
During a pause in the lecture, Kagome peeked to her left. She could never tell whether Inuyasha was interested or not. He always kept such a neutral expression during this class – during any class she was in with him, actually.
"Something on my face?" Inuyasha asked, startling her, especially since he was still looking towards the front of the lecture hall.
When she didn't answer right away, he looked over at her, an eyebrow raised. Kagome frowned, turning her head slightly away from him.
"I wasn't looking at you."
He snorted softly, turning his head back as the professor continued, "Of course not."
"If anything was on your face, though, it would probably be that smug, cocky grin you always wear."
Inuyasha laughed quietly, giving her the same grin and a wink when she glanced at him next.
Kagome fought back a smile.
"Are those your notes from math class?" Inuyasha asked incredulously.
They were back at his apartment, about to study for the upcoming test on Thursday, when Kagome opened to her notes from class earlier.
"What do you want me to do? None of it makes sense anyway!" Kagome complained, throwing up her hands before resting her head on the table.
She may know how to take notes, but when it came to math, she had found that taking any was pointless. She didn't understand it in class, so out of class it still looked like mumbo jumbo. Inuyasha was not of the same opinion.
"Try not drawing out a series of doodles depicting your failing grade on the math test," Inuyasha responded dryly.
"Well, never tell me I can't predict the future."
"You can't predict the future, because you are going to pass like you've been doing all semester."
With a long-suffering sigh, Kagome picked herself off the table as Inuyasha scooted his chair next to her.
"Inuyasha, you've been great tutoring me all this time, but I don't think even you could teach me this nonsense in a way that I'd understand."
"Yeah, Yeah. Stop whining and let's just get to it. I want to be able to tell you 'I told you so' before tomorrow morning."
Kagome just rolled her eyes. What was it about the testosterone that just made boys full of themselves all the time? Or maybe that was just Inuyasha.
I am really, really, supposed to be doing homework right now, but I don't know what happened.