Kagome sat in her desk, and leaned her head into her palm, struggling to stay awake, as she waited for the final bell to ring. Her long, dark hair tickled her cheek where it fell over her shoulder, and her chestnut-colored eyes peeked up from under her lashes. She flicked her pencil back and forth in agitation, and she glanced at the clock. The teacher was late, as always. She let out a deep sigh, before turning her head and glancing to her left. In the seat beside her, sat her boyfriend, InuYasha. He was slouching in the chair, of course, looking bored and every bit like the teenage delinquent everyone thought he was. But Kagome couldn't have been more in love with him. He was a hanyou, a half demon, with long silver hair and amber eyes, and when he turned his warm gaze on her, she felt her breath catch.

They'd been going out for nearly three years, though no one could ever understand what she saw in him. Her friends thought he was emotionally abusive, and they constantly told her she'd be better off dating someone like Hojo, the high school superstar. He had excellent grades, a nice smile, and he was, sincerely, a very decent guy. He'd shown an interest in Kagome before, and she'd even gone out with him a few times. But as soon as Kagome met InuYasha, she knew she couldn't live without him, and she'd ended things with Hojo.

Her friends were appalled, her teachers thought InuYasha was a bad influence, and even her mother wasn't convinced. "He's just a phase," she said. But when Kagome made it clear that they were serious, her mother didn't have any other choice. She accepted him, a little reluctantly, but in time, she had come to like him, finding his blasé attitude endearing. "He's funny," she said. Except when he lost his temper, which happened often enough. Kagome rolled her eyes. Yeah, he could lose her temper, but so could she. She smiled, as she thought about all the mundane arguments they'd gotten into over the years, practically over nothing. Her mother said it was how she knew that they genuinely cared for each other. "If you don't ever want to kill him, you don't love him" she'd said.

Kagome turned to stare lovingly at her boyfriend. When he noticed, he turned those soft, golden, eyes on her and her heart jumped in her chest. He gave her a playful smirk, never one to openly display his affection to her in public. Which was alright because he made up for it in private. Her heart rate sped up thinking about how they had spent last night in his finished basement, cuddling under the blankets. InuYasha winked at her, and Kagome felt her cheeks heat up as she blushed. Even though, they had been together this long, he could still make her feel so nervous. He noticed her bashfulness and his smile grew. They were pulled from their sweet moment by the bell ringing and the teacher walking into the classroom. A few feet behind, a tall boy, with blue eyes and dark hair, walked into the classroom. You could tell he was a wolf demon, by his long tail, and fur pelt. "Class, we have a new student." Mr. Mushiro gestured to the boy. "This is Koga. He's a transfer student from Sakinota High, in the mountains. It's late in the year, so I expect you all to make yourself available if he needs help catching up."

"I'll be fine." The boy scoffed. Most of the wolf demons all went to Sakinota High, because it was closer to their site. Wolves lived close to the mountains. It was better for their energy levels, to have room to roam.

Mr. Mushiro continued, "Why don't you take that empty seat next to Kagome." He gestured for Koga to walk down the aisle, who moved quickly toward the empty seat. As he approached, he looked at Kagome and flashed a smile. "Hey." He whispered, so softly, that no one else heard him. Kagome nodded back.

"Kagome." She heard the teacher say. She looked up. "Would you mind showing Koga to his next class? I believe you both have history, with Mr. Takahashi."

"Sure." Kagome answered, nonchalantly. Beside her, InuYasha kept his eyes on Koga, who was sitting upright leaning with his elbows on the desk. To everyone else, InuYasha looked unconcerned. But his entire body tensed and his eyes caught Koga's every muscle tick, noting the way his body was angled toward Kagome, how he leaned more to the left, and how his head was inclined in her direction. What was more, his ears flicked towards them both, when Kagome flipped her hair over her shoulder and Koga's heart rate sped up. His claws dug into the desk, nearly splintering the wood, and he had to focus on keeping the growl from working its way up his throat.

Kagome peeked at him out of the corner of her eye, her brow furrowing at his obvious discomfort. Behind her, Koga smirked, and leaned back in his seat. He opened his notebook, and starting jotting down notes, seemingly preoccupied with the power point. The current slide featured an herb called Motherwort, a long-stemmed herb, with purple petals flowering all the way up its stem, used to treat aches and anxiety. InuYasha listened, and when Koga's heartbeat settled into a slow rhythm, he relaxed. Kagome hadn't taken her eyes off him the whole time. She flashed a small smile his way, before facing forward and taking her own notes.

The rest of class was uneventful. The lecture on natural herbs and remedies droned on, and InuYasha had a hard time staying awake. Every time he started to drift off, Kagome would kick him hard in the leg. He'd turn and glare at her, but she just winked, shaking her head and wagging her finger at him. When the bell rang, Kagome stood and placed her book in her bag. InuYasha was by her side in a second, eyeing Koga, who was getting ready to tap Kagome on the shoulder.

"Your name's Kagome, right?" Koga asked.

Kagome turned around, "Yup, that's me. You're Koga?"

"That's me," he replied, flashing another pearly-white smile.

InuYasha growled low and deep in his throat. Kagome heard, and laced her fingers with his. "And this," she raised their joined hands, "is InuYasha," she said. Koga eyed their hands, before looking at InuYasha, and asking, "What's new?"

"Nothing of interest." He replied, glaring at Koga.

Kagome rolled her eyes. "We should be getting to class. Don't want to be late."

The three of them walked down the hall, towards the classroom. Koga walked a little too close to Kagome for InuYasha's liking, so he pulled her body close to his. She smiled up at him and pulled his arm across her shoulders. After a minute, they stopped outside her and Koga's history class. "Okay, this is us. Why don't you go on inside?" She said, nodding to Koga.

"Sure you don't want me to wait?" He asked, innocently.

"She's sure," InuYasha growled beside him.

Koga's wolf-demon ears pricked at the underlying threat, but he waved at Kagome and strolled into the classroom.

The halls had started to clear when Kagome turned to InuYasha, still in his arms. She took his hand from her shoulder and clasped it warmly in hers. Then she took his other hand, and leaned forward, smiling, "Don't be jealous." She said, coyly.

"I'm not jealous," he griped. But his adorable little ears were flat against his head, making him look sheepish. Kagome also noticed his cheeks growing red, as he blushed.

She laughed. "Good. Because you're the only boy who has my attention." She leaned in and placed a chaste kiss against his lips. As she was pulling back, she felt InuYasha drop her hand and wrap an arm around her waist, pulling her into him. She slammed into his hard chest and felt his lips crash against hers, and her hands came to rest against his chest. He deepened the kiss making her swoon on her feet, one hand coming up to cup the back of his head. When their lips parted, Kagome held a firm grasp on his sleeve, blinking a few times to clear her fuzzy head. InuYasha chuckled. "You gonna be okay finding your seat?"

"Yeah, I think so." She said, breathing deep. "But there better be more of that when I see you again."

InuYasha let out a low growl, touching his forehead to hers quickly before releasing her and walking away. Kagome wore a silly smile on her face when she walked into the classroom. Nodding to her teacher, she went to find a seat. Koga waved her over to the empty one beside him.

As she took her seat, Koga smiled brightly at her. "So, is this teacher any good?"

"Takahashi? Oh yeah, he's the best. This is one of my favorite subjects." Kagome took out her pencil and started tapping the tip of the eraser against her notebook.

Koga laughed quietly beside her. "Are we a little jumpy?"

"No, not at all. This is just how I get when I have to wait."

"Then I'll distract you," Koga turned in his seat, so that he was facing her. She remained facing forward, but turned her head, cocking an eyebrow at him, inquisitively. "So, you and InuYasha...?" he said, jerking his thumb toward the door where he had last seen the half demon.

Kagome smiled, blushing "Yeah."

"How long have you guys been together?"

"Almost three years."

"Long time."

"Not to me."

Koga clasped his hands on the desk and twiddled his thumbs. "So, can I ask you to help me study tonight? History has never been my strongest subject."

Kagome shrugged, "Yeah, sure."

"Will the mutt let you?"

Her eyes narrowed. "He's not a mutt. Don't insult him."

Koga raised his hands in submission, "It's just a joke. I really would appreciate your help, though."

Kagome looked down, thinking.

"I promise, I won't bite." Koga smiled, flashing one of his fangs at her.

Kagome started laughing, and Koga joined in. The teacher walked in and started the lecture. Throughout the period, Kagome stole glances at Koga, to see him meticulously taking notes. His eyes pored over the page, and his pen made neat lines under the key words. He caught her looking once, and winked at her. She smiled back and turned to her own notes.

When school ended that day, Inuyasha was waiting by Kagome's locker. He saw her approach with Koga and his blood boiled. He immediately tensed, and pushed away from the lockers to stand with his fists clenched. Kagome walked up and pecked him on the lips before turning to her locker, her ebony hair falling down her back and tickling his hand at his side. InuYasha's fingers instinctively wove themselves in the tendrils. He loved to stroke her air at night, as she lay sleeping in his arms. His heartrate settled a bit, but his gaze never left Koga, who was leaning against the lockers on Kagome's other side. Koga leaned his head back, narrowing in on where InuYasha clenched his fists at his sides, and when his blue eyes rose to meet InuYasha's amber ones, his instincts screamed: challenge.

He tapped the locker with his palm, "Alright, I'm out. I'll see you tonight, Kagome."

"Bye Koga." She threw over her shoulder.

InuYasha watched the wolf demon walk down the hall. "Did he just say you're seeing him tonight?

Kagome turned to look at him, one hand still in her locker taking out her last book. "Yeah, he needs help with history."

"And you need to help him because?"

"InuYasha? Kagome leaned against her locker, cradling her books in her arms. "It's just studying. What's your problem?"

"I don't want you studying with Koga." InuYasha said, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Excuse me?" Kagome moved her load of books to her other arm, so she could put a hand on her hip.

"You heard me." He said, turning his head and looking down the school hallway. Kagome gaped at him, for a moment, and then her anger flared and she stepped forward.

"You better hope I heard you wrong." She said, pointing a finger at him. "You don't get to tell me who I spend time with."

"So, you'd rather spend time with him than me, is that it?"

"Ugh." Kagome rolled her eyes, turning to get her last book out of the locker. Then, she slammed the locker door shut, making a loud clang. InuYasha's sensitive ears started ringing and he pinched his eyes shut.

"What's your problem, Kagome?" He rubbed his soft ears, and his upper lip curled back in a snarl.

"Right now, you are." She leaned down to grab her bag off the floor, slipping it onto her shoulder. She turned to walk away, but stopped short when she felt InuYasha's clawed hand on her elbow. She inclined her head to glare at him. He was taller than she was, and standing very close, so she had to crane her neck to look him in his eyes.

"LET GO OF MY ARM." She growled.

"Can't wait to hang out with your little wolf boy, can you?"

"We're not "hanging" out, InuYasha, we're studying. Now, let go." He released her arm, and backed away.

"Whatever. I'm so out of here."

"InuYasha!" She called after him, but, he ignored her, storming down the hall and out the double doors. Enraged, Kagome adjusted the strap on her shoulder, hugged her books close to her chest and turned in the opposite direction.