InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Strength of Bond ❯ Insufferable or Insatiable ( Chapter 16 )

A/N: When I originally wrote this chapter there was one full page of notes on comments from reviewers. Okay, normally I don't take the time to answer reviewers on their comments and such. It's not that I don't want to, I just think it distracts from the story some. However, I cannot actually address them as it causes myself to completely eliminate a part of the story. So, the real gist would have been to give you a full lemon or high citrus alert. You can guess what I choose for you all instead. ::sigh:: I would like to first thank you all for your comments and advice. I do appreciate them, and in no way do I ignore any of them. However, if you do wish to receive a reply or an answer to a question, please do email me or IM and I'll do my best to answer them. I'd rather not have to add author notes to my stories that take up time and space where the story can be. I think you'd all agree that you would much rather enjoy the story than my blabbering comments anyway. ::takes a bow:: Domo Arigato Gozaimasu Mina.

Warning: Lemon in chapter.

Chapter 16

Kagome and Inuyasha were directed into the living room of Sesshoumaru's house where a large flat-screen television stood. The youkai pressed in a few buttons and displayed an unusual channel- 17 A. The miko gaped in surprise to see that the Magera World had it's own television station, of course all magical and directed through different methods.

"This is the news station, Kagome," Sesshoumaru stated as he took a seat in one chair. "Delivered to every member of our world, either by human devices or our own. It is the fastest way to communicate to everyone exactly what is happening day to day, and also allows for everyone to keep informed of important events- such as today." It was a twenty-four hour news station, that dealt in all things from local to international news. It was also completely spelled to be able to speak in any language, eerily similar to the Dalai Lama's abilities to talk to a crowd in person in every language at once.

Kagome and Inuyasha sat upon a sofa, pressed against each other as the watched the telecaster talk about things in other places around the world. Sesshoumaru had told them that the Holy Child would be giving a speech about what happened today. Still, it was anyone's guess exactly what was to be said. It was, after all, the Council's decision to withhold or release valuable information. Kagome turned to look at the elder youkai. "Why are you not there, Sesshoumaru-sama?"

"I was there for a small time while you and my brother viewed your new place. Mostly, the whole group was snapping at each other. I left before a decision had been made."

"Why?"

He turned to glare at the pair of them. "Because there are so many insults this Sesshoumaru can take against his family, before it becomes a personal vendetta and a blood bath." He then turned his head to glare back at the news.

"Oh," she whispered, and turned her gaze upon her bonded. His eyes seemed a bit unfocused, and his skin was more than just a little pale. In fact, she worried that he was going to fall apart at any moment. She leaned into him, pulling his cold claw hands into her own.

Inuyasha glanced down at their intertwined hands and gave hers a soft squeeze before he turned his gaze back to the news. If the council decided to take her away from him, he knew he wasn't going to. Hell, he could survive living in some cave if it meant keeping this slip of a woman with him. Needless to say, he was not going to just hand her over to anyone. Thankfully, the news switched to a scene inside the Magera Headquarters, and he was allowed to drop the subject of why he was so possessive of her after just six days.

The Holy Child stood before a podium, several of the council members stood behind him. All seemed to be very unhappy about what was going to happen. Silence fell over the audience in the press room when the man held up his hand for silence. "Today, an incident occurred in the magical community around the city of Tokyo, Japan. Many reports came in wondering what could have caused such a ripple of power. At this time, the Council does not have any clues to what occurred today. We will, however, work tirelessly to discover it. I would also like to squash any rumors that have begun, as it is uncertain exactly what has happened. As soon as we have news, we shall naturally report it to the rest of the community. Thank you."

The pair gaped at the television in shock. The Holy Child had just lied to every member of the community! Sesshoumaru seemed pleased and turned off the television to glance at them. "As it should be. For now, remember to keep those necklaces hidden from the public until something else comes up. Luckily for you, the Shikon no Tama has not been seen in nearly a millennium and therefore attacks from youkai are unlikely. However, Kagome still will appear to have large quantities of power, and as we all know power draws attention. Keep them hidden and keep them safe and tell no one what has occurred. When the council has finished it's temper tantrum and finally decides what to do, then you can worry."

"Great," mumbled Kagome as she glanced down at the currently exposed jewel, before slipping it back inside her shirt as she had done earlier.

"Inuyasha, I also suggest you do the same with yours. Subduing necklaces aren't rare, but your quality is rather unusual. Better to not draw attention to it."

Said hanyou grumbled, but tucked the beads under his shirt. This was certainly not the way he expected to start off his adult life. Maybe it would be easier to hand the girl over to the council. He fixed his eyes upon the girl's hold of his hands. No, he couldn't do that. It would be a difficult journey, but he wouldn't mind taking it with her.

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A few days later Kagome and Inuyasha were to be found in their new home, placing various items of their belongings into their new room and living space. Inuyasha's tatami bed dominated one side of the enclosure and took up the majority of the space in the relatively small room. His vanity and dresser were there, as well as his night tables for they matched the bed. Currently, Sesshoumaru, Miroku, and Inuyasha were arguing on how to put up the vertical blinds and curtains to the large window. Sango, Kagome, and Rin could be found in the closet putting away the clothes and shoes of the mated pair.

"Kagome-chan, don't you have anything of your own to put in this place?" Sango asked as she placed a shirt onto hanger and placed upon the rod in the closet. "So far all the things we've brought in, except your clothes, have belonged to Inuyasha."

Kagome nodded her head. "Well my bed at my home is only a twin and other than my school desk, I have no furniture to contribute. I do, however, get to put up my less `girly' items around the room. Still, I have to go through Inuyasha for the items as he seems to have big problems with things not his `style', or so he says."

"But oba-Kagome-chan, why can't you bring your own bed? Rin-chan always sleeps in Rin's bed. Why do you sleep in oji-Inuyasha's bed? Do you get bad dreams like Rin does sometimes? When Rin scared, Rin sleep with Sesshoumaru-sama, but Sesshoumaru-sama says that Rin-chan can only sleep there if Rin is scared." As the girl continued to ramble, Sango smiled lightly while Kagome's cheeks turned darker shades of red.

"Rin," called a cold male voice from the room.

Rin ceased her chatter at her father's voice. "Gomen nasai, Sesshoumaru-sama. Rin-chan will be quiet now."

The girls continued with their tasks, when bickering ensued a moment later in the next room. All three girls headed to the door and peaked their heads out. Their laughter was barely contained as they took a good survey of this unique, and yet highly amusing sight. Miroku was currently flat on the floor, face planted into the ground. A series of bumps were upon his head, and his eyes looked more than a little dazed. On top of his back, however, sat a very ticked off hanyou. Inuyasha, moreover, appeared to be struggling with something tied around his wrists, and his mouth was firmly tapped shut. If looks could kill, Sesshoumaru would have been dead a hundred times over.

Sesshoumaru, for his part, looked no worse for wear, except for a few strands of hair out of place. The window had the vertical beige blinds installed to perfection. Overtop, a black throw had been situated to hide the bars for the blinds and the curtains. Finally, heavy, thick red curtains were hung and framed the edges of the window. It seemed eerily surreal, and when the youkai turned to face the girls, the reality of the situation came to light. "This Sesshoumaru, thinks we are done in here."

The girls watched the youkai turn away from them, and step around the two other males in the room. A shiver ran up their spines as he glided out of the room. Was it possible for a male to actually glide anywhere? Well, apparently it was. The two elder girls looked at each other with helpless looks of, "Even I can't walk like that." They turned back to gaze into the room.

Sango muttered, "Your brother-in-law is kowai, Kagome. Kirei, but definitely very kowai."

Kagome nodded her head and emerged from the closet. The piercing gaze of her mate was enough to send others running for the hills. Still, it was her job to help him, or he would be angry with her. On the one hand, she secretly enjoyed their verbal spars, which seemed to happen at least two or three times a day, but today she was in no mood to deal with them. She knelt down before him and carefully pulled the tape from his mouth.

"That temee! What the fuck was he-" his tirade was cut off by a small hand placed upon his mouth.

"Hush, Inuyasha," she stated to him, and significantly motioned her head toward his niece standing in the doorway of the closet. She felt him relax reluctantly, before she surveyed the damage done by the older sibling. No wounds or holes anywhere. Most importantly no missing body parts or blood. So a bloodless battle. Boy that must have annoyed the younger brother to no end. A bloodless battle meant that he had been bested by his brother in means other than physical fighting. She shook her head and focused on the problem at hand.

Something appeared to be inhibiting his movement. A soft glint of light told her all she needed to know why the hanyou had yet to actually move from his place. A fine, clear wire was wrapped around not only his wrists but his whole body. She tentatively reached out and touched it. The wire glowered green for a moment and then disappeared entirely, setting the hanyou free.

Instantly, he hopped up from his position to his feet, and the hentai still pinned to the ground groaned. "About time," he mumbled and swiftly bounded to the door of the room. He was almost out the door to, no doubt, `pound' his brother, when he stopped. He shook his head and sighed as if debating to himself on some issue, before he turned back around and returned to the girl. More gently, and far more deliberate he said, "Arigato, Kagome." It was barely above a whisper, but she heard, and a faint dusting of pink flared upon her cheeks, which darkened significantly as he placed a short, sweet kiss to her forehead. Then he was gone.

Kagome remained frozen in her spot, her mouth open in shock. Miroku, on the other hand, finally made his way to a standing position and slyly shied over to Sango. "Thank you, Sango-chan. Can I also kiss you?" A loud smack resounded and a certain hentai monk staggered out of the room, a happy grin on his face, accented by a red hand print.

~~~-Lemon in this section-~~~

A soft nuzzle awoke her. Slowly she drifted from dream land to find herself encompassed in the embrace of Inuyasha, his chest molded to her back. Hot breath wheezed softly as he buried his face into her neck, his left hand sliding the cotton strap of her night gown out of the way. Kagome reveled in the touch, sinking back into his warmth. This was becoming the norm for her to wake up due to him, either in a soft subtle way like now or in a loud ruckus of cursing and swearing. "Ohayou gozaimasu, Inuyasha."

A soft grunt and nip at her shoulder was her answer this time. She groggily opened her eyes to glance at her alarm clock. "It's seven in the morning. What's the deal waking me up?"

"Gakkou," he mumbled out, his hot breath panted upon the exposed flesh of her shoulder.

"Gakkou?" she asked in a confused murmur.

A soft chuckle followed. "You start school today."

"Nani?! But we did all that moving! I'm too tired to go to school!" she snapped, fully awake now.

"Well if you don't want to go, I guess we'll just have to do something else." His tone suggested exactly what the hanyou had in mind, and it certainly meant no good for the innocent miko. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head as Inuyasha bit down upon her shoulder, drawing blood this time. A soft moan answered his ministrations as he lapped upon the newly exposed wound. His hands shifted down her body to attempt to remove her clothing.

That is until their door flew open and in invaded a certain overly-cheerful monk."Ohayou, Inuyasha, Kagome! It's a beautiful morning, is it not?"

Inuyasha lifted his head from his task to glower heatedly at the hentai houshi. Blood oozed from the hanyou's mouth, his fangs bared in a very predatory display. Red swirls of color had entered the normal honey orbs, giving them a dark amber look. Needless to say, any normal person would have run screaming from the room, but of course Miroku is definitely not a normal person.

The intruder immediately paused in what he was going to say next, when he finally glanced at the pair in bed, and the appearance of how they looked. A very, lecherous grin spread across his face. "Please, don't let me interrupt you. Carry on."

Inuyasha's snarl was enough for the Bouzo to take the hint that he was most certainly not welcomed. The smile left his face, and his skin turned an ashen-gray. "I was just go-going to tell you I-I was making… breakfast for Ka-kagome-sama's first day of school. Heh… uhh… I'll just be on my way, now and leave you to to your… uhh… waking rituals." The monk quickly fled the room slamming the door closed behind him.

"We need a lock," grumbled the hanyou as he returned to lap at the girl's shoulder, seemingly unfazed by the whole incident.

Kagome, however, was anything but fine. In fact, she was rather rattled, more so than when innocent little Rin had invaded their room each morning they had stayed at Inuyasha's family home. It was one thing for a little girl to run in and demand attention, quite another for some hentai man to come in and ask to watch them. She sighed, moved away from her bonded's touch, and slid from the bed. "A lock is the least of our problems, but I have to agree that one is most certainly needed. That's one wake-up call I never want to experience again."

She yawned and stretched her arms, allowing the knee-length, green, cotton night gown to ride up a few inches. "I guess I'll go take my bath now," she stated, not looking at him. She moved the straps of her gown back up to her shoulder, and headed to the closet to grab some clothes.

"Oi! What about me?!" snapped Inuyasha, sprawled across the bed. He was dressed only in flannel pajama pants that were pulled up to cover his boxers. Bare chest accented by the kotodame combined with his eyes glowing with an ethereal light, he looked every bit the seductive predator he truly was. Of course, that whole scene of him was purely in vain, as the girl had not once even looked at him.

Kagome called from the closet, her back still to the provocatively positioned hanyou. "What do you mean `what about me'?"

He sat up upon the bed, all thoughts of seducing her back into his bed nicely, gone. "I've gone four days without getting anything from you except more frustration than I can handle! What happened to the day after our wedding?! We're very well married and mated now, and yet you still find reasons to avoid me!"

Kagome blushed scarlet from her forehead down to her feet. "Well… we can't exactly do that… without a lock. I mean first it's Rin coming in at any moment at your brother's, and now it's a pervert roommate who does the same thing."

"There's a lock to the bathroom."

She sighed, pulled on a robe, and held her clothes for the day in her hands. "But I have to get ready for school."

"We can make it quick," he stated easing out of the bed, just as she emerged from the closet.

She stared at him a moment, wondering if it would be a good idea to provoke him or not. Deciding that it was too early to be making that sort of decision she blurted out, "What if I don't want to?"

At first nothing happened, except for Inuyasha's darkening features. Then with a tentative sniff of the air, a very cocky grin spread across his face, and he stood from the bed making his way toward his now uneasy mate. "Don't want to? Then I suggest that you stop smelling so sweet with your arousal." He was around the bed now, his arms reaching out for her.

Kagome scrambled to the door of their room, opening the door with shaking hands in an attempt to escape him. When it was opened she glared back at the advancing hanyou, desperately thinking of a way to forestall him. "What about noise in a bathroom? They echo and amplify sound, you know."

"Then we'll just have to be quiet." He now backed her out of the room and across the hall to the bathing chamber.

She stumbled and practically fell through the open door to the bath chamber. "Wait! Miroku and Sango-"

"Can do their own bath time fun in their own bathroom," he growled, and he pushed himself into the room. He watched as she fled to the counter in a feeble attempt to distance him from her. He shook his head and rolled his eyes as he locked the door behind him. "Now, now Kagome, why are you hiding over there? We don't have time to play games. Now are you going to keep fighting this and wasting your `precious' time, or are you going to give in and enjoy the ride?"

She shivered at the heat in his voice and the burning promise in his eyes. She wasn't afraid of him or even intimated by him. Their encounters of the sexual nature were always a highly enjoyable experience. No, she was most afraid of herself and how she seemed to be losing more and more of herself to him. She was also scared of herself and the way he seemed to make her feel.

She pulled her robe tighter around her as he stalked toward her. Her clothes had been abandoned on the counter space, which made it easier to hold her robe closed. When she saw him falter in his footsteps toward her, she eased her strangling hold. With a shake of his head, and a defeated sigh, he turned away from her to the bath and began playing with the faucets to fill the tub with hot water. Confused she merely watched as her mate continued to fill the bath.

When the water began to rise at a decent hot temperature, he turned his gaze back to her. The scent of her fear was slowly ebbing away. It had been the reason he had stopped. He would never take an unwilling girl, no matter how frayed his nerves were for release. Besides, she was his mate and his job was to protect her, not break her. He stood and he watched as the girl coward away from him. "You don't have to get all scared of me, wench. I'm not going to do anything to you."

Her eyes widened into two large pools of gray mist, as he reached under the counter for clean towels. He does all that insinuation and stalking to her, then suddenly backs off?! An irrational amount of anger coursed through her veins. She would be hell bent for him to get her all worked up and then he back off. She grumpily untied her robe and let it drop to the floor.

When he turned back to look at her, he actually took a step back. She was angry at him? What the hell did he do now? "Kagome…" he trailed off as she marched over to him, eyes blazing in fury.

"What are you doing?!" she snapped, and the ears on the poor boy's head flattened. "One minute you're on the verge of jumping me, and the next you act like I don't even exist! Make up your damn mind!"

He blinked at her a moment, before the words registered in his head. "Excuse me?! But you're the one who got all scaredy cat on me! I prefer to have my bitch willing!"

Her anger only seemed to escalate at the name calling. "Well, excuse me for being a little scared! You're the one who was stalking me like I was breakfast or something! And who said I'm not willing?!" It took her a moment too late to realize exactly what she just said. In a flash, she found herself pinned against the wall of the bathroom, a hot mouth consuming her own in a violent kiss.

The kiss was anything but gentle, used to show the stupid girl who really held the control. It was animalistic and wholly wild and primal, and it left the pair of them both shaken and enthralled. She surrendered to him only when his fangs nipped upon her lips to keep her in line when she started to struggle for control. When the soft whimpers from the girl became deeper and her lips and mouth became pliant, he finally softened the kiss. The lessened pressure allowed him to explore her mouth and flavor better, knowing he had one this battle and established his dominance over her. When the need for breath became a nuisance to him, did he pull back to allow the girl to breath.

Swollen lips, flushed cheeks, and glazed over eyes, met each other a moment, before their mouth rejoined each other. This time it was unhurried and far more soul consuming. He slid his right hand down her body, and delved it under the end of her night gown. His other hand held her firmly at the waist, and his body pushing against her into the wall to prevent her movement. As his right hand traveled up the inside of her thigh, his mouth took more of an aggressive role.

She broke the kiss this time and panted heavily, her back arched ever so slightly. She was extremely surprised when her mate lowered his head and traveled butterfly kisses down her chin and then her throat. Her hands wiggled their way up to his shoulders to bring him closer. She gave a shuddering moan when his mouth closed down around one covered breast. The soft cotton plastered to her skin, giving an added rough texture to his slow sweet torture.

He lifted her higher up to gain better access to her, lolling his tongue over the fabric before giving soft playful nips to the tip with his fangs. His right hand slipped delicately along the flesh at the apex of her legs, strategically avoiding the fabric of her underwear. He switched his attention to the neglected globe of flesh, as the girl's hands reached up into his mane of hair, one getting dangerously close to one of his twitching ears. He bit down harshly upon the other breast to still her questing fingers and she cried out a whimper.

His right clawed hand ripped the underwear, letting the scrap fall to the floor, before his hand shifted restlessly over her belly and thighs. His ear twitched toward the sound of the bath water and internally sighed with annoyance. He reluctantly dragged his hand out from under her night gown and lowered her back to the floor. He took her lips in a soft kiss before he disentangled himself from her and walked over to turn off the water.

"You are insufferable," she complained behind him.

"Iie, Kagome. I'm insatiable." He turned around to face her and his mouth dropped open ever so slightly. She stood leaning against the shower handles, holding the nozzle in her hands. Dark, luscious waves of hair descended over one shoulder hiding part of her nude form from his eyes, the Shikon no Tama glinting seductively between her breasts. He swallowed hard, unsure how that had happened.

"I think you are over dressed, Inuyasha. You can't soak in the tub before you take a shower, and you most certainly cannot do that in your clothes. That is unless you want to."

He grinned softly. "I think I created a monster." Ever so slowly, he pulled down his pants, watching the girl's eyes darken and refuse to turn away. It was a bit self-conscious to undress before her, especially her penetrating stare that bored far deeper into him. It was as if she was not only trying to see him physically undress, but mentally as well. His hair tumbled forward as he drew his boxers down his lean, muscular legs. When the offending garments were off, he kicked them away and returned his gaze to his mate. She was flushed red from head to toe and the scent of her arousal permeated the air.

He stalked back to her, and was happy to note that no fear scent entered her thickening sweet smell of pleasure. Whatever held her back earlier seemed to be forgotten. His lips crashed down upon hers in a mind-shattering kiss, sweeping away her senses like the waves tumbling at sea. He guided her with him to a small stool. There he eased himself onto the seat and pulled her form against his own body. His hands slid to her thighs, and dragged along her sides.

She gasped, breaking away from his mouth and savored the rush of his wet kisses that began to trail down to her shoulders, and dragged her nails along the flesh near the rosary. Her eyes unfocused for a moment as one of his hands returned to the neglected task between her legs. She hissed in surprise and wiggled her body away from his wandering hand when he touched the moist center.

He didn't seem to notice, though, as his hand continued to stroke her between them, his mouth descending down the middle between her two pert breasts. He nuzzled the pink jewel and placed a sweet kiss underneath it before he licked the twin globes of flesh beside it. Then he dipped his head lower, his other hand pressing into the small of her back to make her arch back for him to reach his destination. His tongue dipped into her belly button, and her hand slipped upon the switch for the water in the shower nozzle.

Warm water spilled from the end in a soft steady flow between their bodies. Inuyasha sputtered a moment as the water accidentally sprayed directly into his face. "So is that how you want to play?"

Kagome giggled softly, muttering an apology that went unheard as his fingers fondled the bundle of nerves between her legs. She gasped and dropped the shower head, water spraying upon their legs and the floor. Neither noticed, however, as they were too enthralled with each other. Her mouth panted heavily by his ears as he brought her up into his lap, his hand never ceasing its caress. Her hips bucked against his hand harshly as his fingers delved into warm heat. She was lost in a wash of sensation, and barely contained her scream as she climaxed upon his fingers.

"I want to be inside you," he hissed into her ears as she finally came down from her high. His eyes were glazed and his body drunk on the scent of her spent pleasure. His hands returned to her hips and lifted her up into his lap, carefully insuring that the small stool did not tip over. He felt her lock her legs behind him as he slowly lowered her onto his shaft. Both gritted their teeth in an attempt to keep quiet at the feeling of their bodies joining together.

Inadvertently, her fingers found their way to the top of his head and felt one soft triangular ear. He gave a small start, but buried his face between her breasts and moaned harshly, his hips bucking into her. Kagome smiled and groaned as she continued to stroke his ear gently, adding more rubs the harder he slammed back into her.

Soon the ear was forgotten as he plundered her core of all its hidden secrets. Soon they were lost in their own reality, as they tried to push each other onwards toward that special destination when their bodies would be one. Their auras glowed and swelled around them, and attempted to meld their two souls closer to each other. Their vow of being quiet, however, was broken when their bodies finally reached the edge of their ride and crested over it, their lover's names upon their lips. Energy slipped from the girl, into the boy and the auras slowly calmed each other, the girl's blue growing weaker as his red enveloped hers more tightly. The Shikon no Tama glowed ever so slightly as well and when it's light faded, the magenta pink of the jewel lightened just a little.

~~~-END LEMON-~~~

Needless to say, they encountered one rather embarrassed roommate and one grinning lecher in the kitchen after their… uh bathing rituals. Their little tryst, however, made them miss the train to her school, and resulted in Inuyasha racing across Tokyo with his mate hugging onto his back and laughing as the wind whipped around her. Yet with all his youkai speed, they still ended up late to the school and they still had to meet with principle before heading to their class. Needless to say, Kagome's good humor disappeared with the knowing looks of the headmistress about why she was late on her first day of classes.

Currently, they traveled down one of the halls of the building and searched for her home room. "Do I have to stay?" grumbled Inuyasha, though the comment held no real bite as he was in a far more jubilant mood than before their bath. His hands, in fact, had strayed to her hips in a very uncustomary display of affection for this society, and he seemed to refuse to remove them no matter how many times she attempted to squirm away from him.

"Just until I find my room." She turned to look over her shoulder at him and noticed his rather wary look as they passed various rooms. "Don't tell me you are afraid of a couple of students and teachers."

"Keh, have you forgotten who you're mated to? I'm not afraid of anything. Besides, I'm a hanyou, girl, and this is a miko school where they teach you how to purify youki."

"So? It won't kill you to be purified, will it?"

"No, but it'll mean I'll be human for awhile depending on how trained and strong the miko is. I'd rather not be human more than I already have to be."

"All right. You can leave as soon as I get to my class."

"Keh."

They traveled together until they found the designated door. It opened before them to reveal an old woman with a patch over her right eye. "Ohayou gozaimasu, Kagome-san. I had expected you half an hour ago." She turned to focus her good eye from the flustered girl to Inuyasha. "You look older pup, though still very young."

"And you look as wrinkled as ever babaa."

To the surprise of Kagome, the woman smiled. "Good to see you haven't changed much, Inuyasha."

"But you seem to have grown older since our last meeting. More gray hair and certainly more wrinkles, Kaede-babaa."

"Good to know you still know how to not compliment someone else, pup. Well, you can pick your mate up at three. Till then she'll be in capable hands."

"I compliment people just fine when I want to." Three eyes peered at him in disbelief. "What? I said when I want to… I never said how often that slight urge comes around, did I?"

Kagome hid a smile behind a hand, as Kaede rolled her eye. Inuyasha sighed before he leaned over and pecked the now startled girl on the cheek before he released his hold. "Ja ne." He departed to leave her to deal with her new teacher.

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Translation and Pronunciation Guide:

Kowai- (koh-why) Scary.

Kirei- (key-ray) Beautiful.

Gakkou- (gawk-koh) School.

Babaa- (bah-baah) Rude way to address an older woman by basically calling her a hag.

Kaede- (kye-deh) Maple Tree.

Ja ne- (jah neh) Sort of an informal short good-bye, see you later.