A/N: So I have no idea what I'm doing. I don't know where the hell this story is even going. If you hate it please tell me, I don't want to post something that I might not even like if no one else does either. But be gentle okay? I've ever let anyone read anything I've wrote ever before…
Kagome looked at her watch, 12:34 PM, damn, only three hours since it happened. It wasn't exactly a big thing. In fact the actual object it involved was only about the size of the smallest nail of the smallest toe on her right foot, which, sadly, was slightly smaller than that of her left. Not that it was her fault that stupid dog had bitten half of her toe off when she was three. She fidgeted with her short green skirt, trying to pull it down to cover more that the measly six inches of thigh it was supposed to.
Three hours ago she had found the last piece of that… aggravating purple stone they called a 'jewel'. It was more like an ugly, round, purple rock. A stupid, heavy, annoying rock that she had carried around for the past three years. If I ever hear anyone say the words 'shikon no tama' again I am going to throttle them, she thought morbidly to herself, and I will certainly never be able to wear purple jewelry again. She groaned and rubbed her ankles before standing up and continuing her trek back to the well, alone. Where was her old entourage you might ask? She had no idea.
After it they had all steadily disappeared. First Inuyasha, with his new black hair left; choosing to retreat into the woods with Kikyo. Miroku was next; he claimed to have found a woman who would actually bear his child, yeah right, the jerk just wanted to ditch me. Sango and her two-tailed cat Kirara had followed him and Kagome had done little to hinder her departure, Sano loved Miroku. Shippo had gone with Kirara saying that he loved flying on her back too much to give it up. No one had offered to walk her to the well. No one had told her that she had done a good job. They just left her, alone.
So Inuyasha got his damnable wish, and I have nothing. Damn it. Hair fell into her line of sight and she brushed it back behind her ear, taking in her surroundings for the first time since she had begun to walk. The old forest rose high above her; covering the path with shade that was only penetrated infrequently by the moonlight. The dim light illuminated only her path, brown dirt in a mostly black forest. She came upon a space in the foliage cover and paused to look up, the stars shone so brightly, so far away and for the umpteenth time that night she felt utterly and completely alone.
A week in her own time. A week was all it took for her to try to throw herself back in that stupid, ugly, rotting, wooden, splintered, ancient, shrine-residing well. And now, for the first time in three years, she was actually in a hospital.
"So you accidentally tripped and fell into the well?" the doctor asked.
"Yes," Kagome replied coolly, "are you trying to imply that I fell into the well purposefully?" stupid doctor. All I needed was some goddamn pain medication and a cast.
"No, no, of course not," He looked down at his file for a minute and took a couple of notes, "Have you been feeling depressed lately Miss Higurashi?"
Only since I broke my arm, she thought sarcastically. "I've been fine, why?"
"Your file shows that when our psychologist examined you for any brain damage ensued by your concussion she discovered that you were clinically depressed."
Psh, what ever gave them that idea? Was it the scars on my wrists from falling on that particularly nasty root in the Edo Era? Could it be the fact that I didn't socialize with anyone anymore? Or possibly the fact that I had obviously thrown myself down a well? I need to get out of this hellhole. "So what if I am? Lots of other people are depressed and they do just fine."
"Miss Higurashi, the severity of your mental condition requires that you stay in the hospital for another week." He pushed his annoyingly round glasses up the bridge of his nose with his index finger.
"What?!" Kagome stood up with a rush throwing her arms out and then wincing as her arm cracked a little, "I will not be staying here for another week."
"I'm sorry Miss Higurashi, but you have no choice in the matter. Your parents have already agreed to your staying." He said as he stood up and grasped his clipboard firmly to his side with his left hand. He then walked to the door and called out into the hallway of the sterile building "Can someone please show Miss Higurashi to her room?"
"Coming." came the distant call of a nurse.
The doctor, turning towards Kagome in a rush said, "A nurse will be here to get you in a minute, I have a meeting to go to, so I'll come check on you in a few hours." She stared after him until she could no longer see him past the door, which was rapidly swinging shut. Bastard.
A nurse soon bustled in, she clucked her tongue disapprovingly, "Children these days… When I was your age I had to walk to and from school and I was always with my friends. I didn't have the time to be depressed." She pushed her mousy brown hair behind her ears, "I didn't even have time to do all of my homework. Nowadays you all are so bored all the time. No wonder that you all try to commit suicide. You guys just need more things to do. You need more responsibility. Teenagers. Pft." She rambled. "Well here you are, make yourself comfortable. The doctr says you'll be here for a while." She quickly made her retreat.
"I will not be staying!" she yelled but the door had already closed. "Damn it! Let me out of this stupid hospital!" she yelled towards the ceeling. Nothing was working out. Inuyasha was gone, she had a broken arm and the doctor wanted to keep her in the hospital for a week. "I hate this place!" she crashed onto the bed and fumed. Soon tears ran down her face. It just wasn't fair. She had carried around that stupid rock for three years and what had she gotten? A mental condition, a broken arm and a shattered heart. "Damn."
The door burst open. "Miss Higurashi! I'm so glad you're okay! I heard about your broken arm! What happened?"
"Hojo, how many times do I have to tell you to call me Kagome?"
"Sorry Miss Higurashi!"
She sighed; Hojo would never change. "How are you?"
"I'm good, how are you?" she just looked at him and he winced, "Sorry, how did you break your arm again?"
She hadn't told him but she smiled nonetheless "I tripped and fell into the well in the shrine."
"That's terrible Miss Higurashi! Did it hurt very much? I've never broken my arm." He looked sheepish for asking another stupid question but she didn't glare like she might have a few minutes ago. She had come up with an idea. She could use Hojo. He could get her out of this stupid hospital.
"Yeah," she breathed, "It hurt a lot. How is everyone? I haven't seen them in ages." She smiled again and Hojo blushed a faint rose.
"Um, they're fine, College is going great for them. Miss Ayumi moved to China and she's overseeing a computer factory."
"Really? She can speak Chinese?"
"Yeah. She's really good at it. Sort of a natural I guess, it only took Miss Ayumi two years to learn."
"Gosh I haven't seen Ayumi-chan in so long! I wish I could get out of here t see her but the doctors are making me stay for another week." She pouted.
"That would be great Miss Higurashi! Why do you have to stay here for another week anyways?"
"The doctors say I'm depressed. It's so stupid. I'm just angry."
"What are you angry about Miss Higurashi?"
"My… boyfriend, Inuyasha, cheated on me and then he dumped me. It was a month ago." She lied easily. Don't want to sound like a whore. Can't want a new guy after only a week, but I have to still be angry.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Miss Higurashi!"
He will be too, someday. "I hate boys like that, I'd much prefer an nice boy. Someone who I've known for a while." She looked meaningfully at him. He blushed again.
"Oh."
She giggled. "Someone who cared for me the whole time I was sick."
"That would be good." He said. He was slightly flustered.
"You, Hojo. I really like you" she pecked him on the cheek. And pulled back, letting a faint blush color her cheeks. Ick. I can't believe I just kissed Hojo.
"I, um, I…" he trailed off.
Damnit. I thought he liked me. "You don't like me Hojo?" she sniffed.
"No that's not it- I-I really like you but I thought you didn't, you know, um, like me back-" he stumbled.
"You thought I didn't like you? Oh Hojo! Of course I did! I just didn't know if you did too…" Is this too fake? She wondered.
"What about that guy Inutasha-san?"
"Oh, Inuyasha, he was just, he really liked me and I felt bad for him and… do you hate me?" she wailed.
"No! Miss Higurashi, no. I really, really like you!"
"Oh, that's a relief, for a second I thought- can I, um, kiss you?" she blushed red. Ick. This is so cheesy.
"Um, sure." He closed his eyes and leaned forward. Dork. She thought as she did the same, pretending to be nervous. Who closes their eyes when they kiss? She purposefully missed his lips, instead hitting the ridge right below his lower lip on his chin. She pulled back.
"Oops." She giggled and blushed. If I didn't do that on purpose it would be embarrassing. "I'm sorry" she hid her eyes behind her bangs and pretended to be upset. "I'm a really bad kisser. Inuyasha always made fun of me." A tear ran down her face. Think of him leaving. Think about all the crap you've been through and cry goddamnit. Dead puppies, dead puppies, dead puppies. Mental condition, a week in the hospital, broken arm. Come on. The tears were now streaming down her face. "He used me! I wish I never met him!" she wailed.
Hojo tentatively reached over to place a hand on her shoulder and then brought the other up to hug her lightly. "Oh Hojo! You're such a nice guy! I don't deserve you!" Briefly it occurred to her that she was a brilliant actress, she almost smiled.
"That's not true Miss Higurashi! You're a wonderful girl!"
"Hojo?" she sniffed.
"Yes Miss- I mean Kagome?"
"Will you take me out of here early? I know you can if you ask the doctor. I hate hospitals so much, this place just reminds me of him."
"Of course Miss Hi-Kagome."
"Oh thank you Hojo! You are amazing!"
"If I get you out early will you go on a date with me?"
"Of course Hojo!" She kissed him on the cheek again "Thank you so much!"
"Well then I'll just, um go…" he blushed again.
Hojo retreated to the hallway and the door swung shut. Kagome smiled wolfishly. Now all I need is sweet, naïve Hojo to get me out of this silly, stupid hospital. She briefly considered the fact that she had once been that naïve, but she had also had a crush on Hojo once as well. The topic was best left unpondered.
"Oh, Hojo, This is so fabulous!" Kagome squealed. And it was, in a way. Hojo had taken her to an amusement park. Perfect. I can just pretend to have to use the bathroom and take off. Yuka and Eri were here too. Good, the last time they saw me I was a klutz and I had no sense of direction. I'll be 'lost' for hours before they even realize I took off.
The cheeseburger in front of her looked anything but appetizing. The fat from the burnt beef had seeped into the bun and the whole thing looked like it was going to break into tiny pieces if she touched it. She picked it up and took a bite anyway, washing it down with a sip of coke. She almost gagged. Three years without soda and this happens. Ugh. She smiled. "The roller coaster was so much fun!" Actually, it had been. She had never liked them much before, but she found that a little bit of excitement did her well these days. A week and a half without someone trying to kill her and suddenly she was riding roller coaster's for cheep thrills. What next?
"I told you they were fun Kagome-chan!" Eri lectured. Eri was beginning to wear out her welcome. Ever since she had found out she was right about Inuyasha she had been high and mighty, assuming that she was right about everything else as well. It was grating on Kagome's nerves.
"You were so right Eri-chan."
"What do you want to do next Kagome? It is your first time out of the hospital for this long in three years." Yuka asked.
"I bet she wants to spend some time alone with Hojo first." Eri assumed.
Hojo, having been silent the whole time blushed and said, "If you don't want to It's fine…"
"Of course I want to Hojo! But," she said, pretending to be embarrassed, "can I go to the bathroom first?" she blushed and Eri giggled. "I'll be back soon," Kagome walked off.
As she entered the bathroom she heard Eri squeal, "She asked you to be her boyfriend? That is so cute!" Kagome smiled. They wouldn't know she was gone until it was too late.
Kagome slipped out the door on the other side of the bathroom and proceeded to make herself look busy. She bought a water bottle from a stall and proceeded to drink it, marveling at the smooth clean flavor of something without those damnable bubbles. I wonder why I've started to use the word 'damn' so much lately? She pondered. That was always his thing. She walked out f the park. Damn half-demons. Shit. I did it again.
That's how she found herself lost and wandering around Tokyo for a good six hours. Damnit, damnit, damnit! Where the hell am I? She was tired, her jeans were riding up and she needed a map. Damnit.
"Sir?" she asked a man who looked lie he knew where he was going.
"Hm?"
"Can you please tell me where the Imperial Palace is? I'm supposed to meet my group there in an hour."
"Oh sure Miss." He pointed to the left, "If you walk in that direction for a quarter mile you should reach it in time,"
"Thank you so much!" Kagome followed the man's directions and walked left. After five minutes of walking there was a disturbance in her peace.
"So, the Imperial Palace? What has become of you Miko-chan?"
Kagome whirled around.
A/N: So this is the first chapter of the first fanfiction I have ever written for anything. I hate what I did to poor little Hojo but I never really liked him anyway. I don't really know where this story is going still, but life, I think, will go on. Please Rewiew!