Chapter 10

Moroha returns home from her first day of her new school. AS she walks in, "How was school, Moroha?" Kagome asks her first. "It's ok so far?" Moroha answers as she gets to the dinning room table to begin her homework assignments.

"Getting to the homework alrighty? I thought that the teachers would take it easy on you on your first day of school." Kagome comes up to her daughter to see her going through her backpack. "Just one. My science class wants us to find a fragrance and write a report about it." Moroha answers as she goes to the edge counter to get her fully charged ipad from the charging pad.

"Fragrance?" Kagome is curious. Moroha nods. "Yeah. It's very odd for the class to make us do such a thing. I thought that science class was meant to focus on the basics."

Kagome goes into the fridge to get Moroha a drink since she can see how serious this is. "Did you tell the class about your favorite scent?" Kagome asks her daughter.

Moroha nods. "I did. Lilac."

Kagome smiles. "I know how much you like lilac. That's why you have it in your room." She gives her daughter the drink. Moroha nods, "Thanks mom. But I'm thinking of a different one for the report." Kagome hms at her. "So far Lilac is meant to relieve stress. But I'm thinking of a different scent."

"What kind of different scent do you think you would like to focus on?" Kagome asks as she sits down across from her daughter.

"Well, since I'm on that mission that Grandpa Toga put me and the twins on, I was thinking of a fragrance that would make people very mellow, like not having a care or a worry." Moroha answers truthfully.

Kagome widens her eyes slightly, not alerting her daughter that she really knows what that one scent she wants to focus on.

"Ok, I'll leave you alone so you can get going on your report." Kagome excuses herself and goes into her bedroom. She goes into the master bathroom to wash her face. "Kagome?" Inuyasha asks as he comes into the bathroom seeing her in an unusual state.

"I'm ok. It's just Moroha's science project is something that triggered something. I'm just overreacting." Kagome explains as she takes deep breathes. Inuyasha massages her shoulders to sooth her nerves.

Inuyasha picks her up bridal style and puts her onto their bed. "Now, tell me what was it that triggered inside of you?" He sits next to her.

"Moroha's project is to find a fragrance. Specific scents that has certain properties. She told the class about Lilac. She is trying to find something a similar effect. She is looking for something that caused mellowness. I'm worried about that one." Kagome answers her in an uneasy tone.

Inuyasha knows immediately what Kagome is speaking of. "Marijuana. She can't do that one. It's too much for us demons to tolerate, human could handle it if they're used to it. Half demon might be able to. For Moroha, it'd would be too much for her. Not to mention she's only 14 years old."

Kagome groans. "I don't know why her teacher would want her students to do this. Does she understand about the consequences?" She turns her sight to Inuyasha. "I'll go." He kisses Kagome's forehead and leaves the bedroom.

Moroha browses the internet for the last twenty minutes. So far she hasn't found anything worth her interest. Especially the one that she told Kagome about earlier. "Hey, kiddo." Inuyasha enters the dining room to see her struggle. "Oh, hi dad." Moroha greets with a smile before resuming her research.

"So, what are you doing?" He asks her as he leans over her shoulder. "I'm trying to find a scent that would cause amnesia." Moroha answers him casually. "Really? Why?" Inuyasha grabs a chair and sits down beside her.

"During science class, I could tell that something was off about the room." Moroha places her chin onto her hand's palm.

"How? Is there a difference between that one and the one back at the old school's?" Inuyasha asks her. Moroha hmms, "Yeah. Usually, the one from the old school, there's usually the chemicals and equipment. But the new one is more in tune with nature."

"In tune with nature?" Inuyasha questioned her. "Yeah. It's not just the classroom, but also the entire school itself." Moroha narrows her eyes. "But you and the twins were ok with it, right?" Inuyasha asks her.

"Yeah. For now. I think there's something in that school that would make people forget about certain things. Memories, people. I was thinking what that source is. I just started and I need more time to find it. I could do that for my science project."

"What do you mean by that?" Inuyasha is curious at this point.

Moroha pulls something out of her backpack. "I came across this." She hands him a sample dish with a piece of wood.

Inuyasha takes the item. "What's this?" He asks her.

"It came from the tree's branches that was close to the school's room. I even found a few pedals near it. I thought that these could help me out with the mission." Moroha answers him.

"I'll take it to the lab to have it looked at. For now, work on your project." He accepts the item and let's Moroha to take care of her homework.

Inuyasha returns to the bedroom to see Kagome apparently asleep. "Hey." He shakes her shoulder. Kagome moans from the shake. "Inuyasha? What happened? Did I fell asleep." She tries to sit up. Inuyasha is concerned by the way Kagome is behaving.

"Kagome what do you remember the last time?" Inuyasha asks her calmly. Kagome blinks a few times. "I was with Moroha, trying to have a conversation about dinner." She answers her. Inuyasha pulls out his phone and shows her the footage in the living room to see if what she told was true and matches the footage.

He places the part where she and Moroha were together at the table. "I was trying to help her with her science project?" Kagome realized her error in her last sentence. Inuyasha nods. Kagome holds her head. "I don't get it? I could have sworn that something must've been amiss."

"I might know why." Inuyasha said as he shows the piece to her. "What are there?" Kagome asks him. "Moroha found them while she was on her lunchbreak with the twins. A piece of wood and a few flower pedals. I'm going to take them to the lab to get a closer look. She thought that these could help out with not just her project but also the mission. We just started so we need to be vigilante on it from now one."

Kagome nods to agree with him. "If I were to know any better, those two might be the cause the short-term memory loss. I just glad it wasn't permanent." Inuyasha places his forehead onto hers. "I would never forget a moment of us together. We are a team." They share a kiss.

Towa and Setsuna are working in separate rooms in their home. Even if they want to help each other out with homework and projects, they're told to be in separate rooms so that none of them would cheat from each other. Towa decided to be in the dinning room while Setsuna was in the family room at the other end of the house.

Towa is looking through the internet on the ipad. 'A fragrance. I know about the ones that I said at class. But there should be more than that.' She taps her mechanical pencil in annoyance. "Towa, you ok?" Rin asks her daughter.

"No. Sestuna and I have to do a science project on fragrances." Towa answers honestly. Rin smiles. "I see. Well for what you know so far is out of the question since it's quite common knowledge." She said to her white-haired daughter.

"Do you have a certain scent or fragrance that you like?" Towa asks her. Rin nods. "I do. It's something that I hardly let your father come near to it." Towa looks intrigues. "Really. And what is it?" Rin giggles and gestures her to come outside.

Rin leads Towa to her little flower garden that she's so proud of. "It's in here?" Towa asks in surprise. Rin nods. "You know how I am with my garden. I need to be occupied with a hobby so this came to mind." They leisurely walk a few rows of flowers until they stop at one point on the path where there's hardly anything.

"What's is that smell?" Towa plugged in her nose due to being a half dog demon. Rin giggles. "Sorry about that, but this is the reason why Sesshomaru wouldn't even bother coming because of this corpse flower."

"Corpse Flower?" Towa asks as she sees a massive flower. Towa widens her eyes to see a massive plant. "That sends off a stink." She almost gags.

Rin nods even though she has to tolerate the flower's stench. "This is the Stinking Corpse Lily."

"I thought that flowers were supposed to have pleasant scents. But this one doesn't." Towa gags. "Why don't you use this for your project?" Rin suggests nicely.

"I'll think about it. Are there any flowers I can do research on?" Towa asks honestly. Rin turns to her one side. "This garden has plenty to your interest." She only said before leaving. Towa takes out her phone and used the camera to take a picture of the Corpse Lily. After ready a few articles, Towa stops at one point.

"Ok so this is definitely not going to be on my list." Towa said as she heads in a different direction to find a better flower to do research on.