Hojo
Hojo waved goodbye to Kagome heading home. As he turned the key of his home into place he looked up at the darkened windows. Dropping his usual smile he sighed and turned the knob pushing inside. "I'm home," his sad tone was much different from that of his school life. His mother looked up, "Hello dear, good day at school?" Hojo paused and nodded quietly before heading for the stairs. He drug himself into his bed room throwing his backpack to the side and flumping onto his bed. He looked at his clock, 3:45, a picture of Kagome sat in a frame next to it. One of her friends had given it to him, they were so bent on getting them together he was starting to have doubts.
He turned onto his back crossing his arms behind his head staring at the ceiling. How he was deceiving her, Kagome. He had known of her for a long time, since he was a child, but that was 100 years ago. He was a demon, but not an evil one. His grandfather, Honochi, had known old Toutosai and Toutosai, proud of the swords he had crafted from Inu-tashios tooth, had told him of Inuyasha. Curious, Honochi has hunted down this Inuyasha and watched him in his fights against demon after demon. Once confused for Naraku himself his grandfather had fled the scene, not willing to be killed. But he had seen a girl named Kagome and knew of her travels from the future. He passed this information to his son, Hotori, who after meeting Kagome's mother when Kagome was a child, told his son that he was to watch this girl and steal the jewel once it was purified and whole.
Hojo had been helping Kagome from this side of the well, the woman who held the evil mask was directed to the temple by a letter that just happened to find it's way to her home. He had helped her in other ways, giving her those gifts were not just to seem kindly, they held tiny protection and hiding spells. Keeping the demons from finding her in her time. He had gone out at night and waited in the bushes until Inuyasha came, hiding himself from detection. He allowed small demons, carrying jewel shards to pass, they of course were destroyed. He waited on hand, a silent protector, he didn't appear at the wrong times by accident, it was completely set up. He even went to her school to protect her during the days.
Unfortunately after a date or two, he realized he wasn't protecting her out of a sense of duty. He was gradually falling in love with her. He shook his head in anger and sent a small bug demon, a ladybug, to keep an eye on her and warn him in case of an attack. Stupid thing about having to go to school was he actually had to do the homework. He pulled his books from his bag, "Science, Math, and History. Ugh," he lightly growled. Realizing it was a waste of power to keep himself human when he was at home he dropped the facade. He was now a 5'9" black furred fox demon.
"3/4ths squared plus 981.6 is...blah I give up!" an hour later and several homework pages finished the fox demon let himself fall onto the bed putting a paw over his eyes, "Math is pure evil," he rolled on his stomach as his demon minion returned, it told him that Inuyasha had come for her and that they were on the other side. He grinned, "Should I go back and watch em? Maybe talk to Grandpa?" The ladybug looked horrified, " No! Master you'd ruin the time line as we know it!" Hojo shook his head, "No way Matsuri, I wouldn't kill or be killed or anything. Geez, Kagome gets to go back why can't I?" he whined. The ladybug shook her head, "You sound like a whining pup, no offense Master." Hojo eyed her for a second much to her discomfort, " I'm going. End of story, see ya!" He bounced onto his feet and out the door swiftly sliding into his human form. The Ladybug sighed and unfolded her wings flying after him through the open window.
Hojo edged silently towards the well, it was after all almost night and his human form wouldn't be quite welcome after dark. He darted over to the well house and through the door. Jumping over the railing into the sandpit around the portal he stopped listening for the sounds of anyone that may be lurking. The Ladybug demon, panting and out of breath landed on his shoulder, "Master!" she whispered, "You're going to be in so much trouble when you father finds out!" Hojo cast a withering glare at her and she hushed muttering lightly, "You have to have a jewel shard to cross over anyways." Hojo grinned showing her a jewel shard he had snagged and padded over to the well and looked over the edge, "Here goes nothing," he gulped jumping in.
Landing silently he was ported through the light purple bubbles, looking up he saw the starry sky and heard voices, "Inuyasha sit!" Hojo winced at the sound of a body slamming into the ground. Inuyasha muttered darkly and Kagome muttered back. Their sounds were moving farther away. Shifting into his part demon form, complete with fox ears, fox tail, and fox feet, Hojo leaped out of the well. Standing on the edge for a moment he looked around. Inuyasha and Kagome's retreating figures paused a moment and Hojo meeped darting into the forest masking his scent as he went. Inuyasha shook his head and they took off towards the village again.
Hojo breathed a sigh of relief as Matsuri glared at him. He ignored her and took off, bounding through the trees after the pair. Inuyasha soon offered Kagome a ride on his back and they both leapt into the trees almost on top of Hojo. Startled in mid leap Hojo fell backwards crashing through a limb or two before gaining claw holds on a thick branch. Pulling himself up quickly and darting towards the tree trunk he escaped Inuyasha's keen eyesight.
"Why are you so jumpy today Inuyasha?" asked a sleepy Kagome as she snuggled up to his shoulder her eye half lidded. A hidden Hojo felt himself become jealous and he growled as loud as he dared. Inuyasha's ear twitched and he paused on a particularly dangerous looking branch, turning lightly red at the cuddling, "I hear someone following us, but I can't quite catch their scent," he growled. Kagome clung to his clothing, "Oh come on, I would of felt it if a demon were following us. Lets meet up with the other's before we worry about it." Inuyasha nodded and they took off again with their friendly shadow.
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Reaching camp without hazard, and yet a lingering feeling of being watched, Inuyasha stood cross armed watching the other greet Kagome. "Kagome!" Shippou yelled tackling her and hugging her. Kagome returned the hug, "Hello Shippou." Sango waved and Miroku, nursing a slight wound on his head, nodded to her. Inuyasha flopped down next to the fire glaring all around. "Oh come on Inuyasha, it's not a big deal," Kagome berated.
Miroku raised an eyebrow, "What may I ask isn't a big deal?" he gave a slightly perverted grin. Sango rolled her eyes at him. "He thought he heard something on the way back," Kagome said. Inuyasha gave a growl, "Its still here. I can feel it watching." Shippou looked around nervously and sniffed the air, "But I don't smell anything." " That's why I'm worried," Inuyasha said clinging to his sword.
Hojo, up in a nearby tree but hidden by the flickering of the fire, watched the group suddenly on guard. He held himself against the trunk willing himself invisible. Matsuri even held her breath until the group stopped looking around and started discussing the next jewel shard. They were still alert but at least Hojo could watch them now without being immediately spotted.
(A.N. There, I'm done for this chapter and I'm not sure where to go from here. At least I got the idea I wanted to work with out. Woot for demon Hojos! Anyone have any suggestions go ahead and email me at catlina_13 (at) hotmail (dot) com or put it in a review! And don't forget to review anyways! Review review! It makes me happy and want to write more, yush. *cackle dart away*)
Hojo waved goodbye to Kagome heading home. As he turned the key of his home into place he looked up at the darkened windows. Dropping his usual smile he sighed and turned the knob pushing inside. "I'm home," his sad tone was much different from that of his school life. His mother looked up, "Hello dear, good day at school?" Hojo paused and nodded quietly before heading for the stairs. He drug himself into his bed room throwing his backpack to the side and flumping onto his bed. He looked at his clock, 3:45, a picture of Kagome sat in a frame next to it. One of her friends had given it to him, they were so bent on getting them together he was starting to have doubts.
He turned onto his back crossing his arms behind his head staring at the ceiling. How he was deceiving her, Kagome. He had known of her for a long time, since he was a child, but that was 100 years ago. He was a demon, but not an evil one. His grandfather, Honochi, had known old Toutosai and Toutosai, proud of the swords he had crafted from Inu-tashios tooth, had told him of Inuyasha. Curious, Honochi has hunted down this Inuyasha and watched him in his fights against demon after demon. Once confused for Naraku himself his grandfather had fled the scene, not willing to be killed. But he had seen a girl named Kagome and knew of her travels from the future. He passed this information to his son, Hotori, who after meeting Kagome's mother when Kagome was a child, told his son that he was to watch this girl and steal the jewel once it was purified and whole.
Hojo had been helping Kagome from this side of the well, the woman who held the evil mask was directed to the temple by a letter that just happened to find it's way to her home. He had helped her in other ways, giving her those gifts were not just to seem kindly, they held tiny protection and hiding spells. Keeping the demons from finding her in her time. He had gone out at night and waited in the bushes until Inuyasha came, hiding himself from detection. He allowed small demons, carrying jewel shards to pass, they of course were destroyed. He waited on hand, a silent protector, he didn't appear at the wrong times by accident, it was completely set up. He even went to her school to protect her during the days.
Unfortunately after a date or two, he realized he wasn't protecting her out of a sense of duty. He was gradually falling in love with her. He shook his head in anger and sent a small bug demon, a ladybug, to keep an eye on her and warn him in case of an attack. Stupid thing about having to go to school was he actually had to do the homework. He pulled his books from his bag, "Science, Math, and History. Ugh," he lightly growled. Realizing it was a waste of power to keep himself human when he was at home he dropped the facade. He was now a 5'9" black furred fox demon.
"3/4ths squared plus 981.6 is...blah I give up!" an hour later and several homework pages finished the fox demon let himself fall onto the bed putting a paw over his eyes, "Math is pure evil," he rolled on his stomach as his demon minion returned, it told him that Inuyasha had come for her and that they were on the other side. He grinned, "Should I go back and watch em? Maybe talk to Grandpa?" The ladybug looked horrified, " No! Master you'd ruin the time line as we know it!" Hojo shook his head, "No way Matsuri, I wouldn't kill or be killed or anything. Geez, Kagome gets to go back why can't I?" he whined. The ladybug shook her head, "You sound like a whining pup, no offense Master." Hojo eyed her for a second much to her discomfort, " I'm going. End of story, see ya!" He bounced onto his feet and out the door swiftly sliding into his human form. The Ladybug sighed and unfolded her wings flying after him through the open window.
Hojo edged silently towards the well, it was after all almost night and his human form wouldn't be quite welcome after dark. He darted over to the well house and through the door. Jumping over the railing into the sandpit around the portal he stopped listening for the sounds of anyone that may be lurking. The Ladybug demon, panting and out of breath landed on his shoulder, "Master!" she whispered, "You're going to be in so much trouble when you father finds out!" Hojo cast a withering glare at her and she hushed muttering lightly, "You have to have a jewel shard to cross over anyways." Hojo grinned showing her a jewel shard he had snagged and padded over to the well and looked over the edge, "Here goes nothing," he gulped jumping in.
Landing silently he was ported through the light purple bubbles, looking up he saw the starry sky and heard voices, "Inuyasha sit!" Hojo winced at the sound of a body slamming into the ground. Inuyasha muttered darkly and Kagome muttered back. Their sounds were moving farther away. Shifting into his part demon form, complete with fox ears, fox tail, and fox feet, Hojo leaped out of the well. Standing on the edge for a moment he looked around. Inuyasha and Kagome's retreating figures paused a moment and Hojo meeped darting into the forest masking his scent as he went. Inuyasha shook his head and they took off towards the village again.
Hojo breathed a sigh of relief as Matsuri glared at him. He ignored her and took off, bounding through the trees after the pair. Inuyasha soon offered Kagome a ride on his back and they both leapt into the trees almost on top of Hojo. Startled in mid leap Hojo fell backwards crashing through a limb or two before gaining claw holds on a thick branch. Pulling himself up quickly and darting towards the tree trunk he escaped Inuyasha's keen eyesight.
"Why are you so jumpy today Inuyasha?" asked a sleepy Kagome as she snuggled up to his shoulder her eye half lidded. A hidden Hojo felt himself become jealous and he growled as loud as he dared. Inuyasha's ear twitched and he paused on a particularly dangerous looking branch, turning lightly red at the cuddling, "I hear someone following us, but I can't quite catch their scent," he growled. Kagome clung to his clothing, "Oh come on, I would of felt it if a demon were following us. Lets meet up with the other's before we worry about it." Inuyasha nodded and they took off again with their friendly shadow.
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Reaching camp without hazard, and yet a lingering feeling of being watched, Inuyasha stood cross armed watching the other greet Kagome. "Kagome!" Shippou yelled tackling her and hugging her. Kagome returned the hug, "Hello Shippou." Sango waved and Miroku, nursing a slight wound on his head, nodded to her. Inuyasha flopped down next to the fire glaring all around. "Oh come on Inuyasha, it's not a big deal," Kagome berated.
Miroku raised an eyebrow, "What may I ask isn't a big deal?" he gave a slightly perverted grin. Sango rolled her eyes at him. "He thought he heard something on the way back," Kagome said. Inuyasha gave a growl, "Its still here. I can feel it watching." Shippou looked around nervously and sniffed the air, "But I don't smell anything." " That's why I'm worried," Inuyasha said clinging to his sword.
Hojo, up in a nearby tree but hidden by the flickering of the fire, watched the group suddenly on guard. He held himself against the trunk willing himself invisible. Matsuri even held her breath until the group stopped looking around and started discussing the next jewel shard. They were still alert but at least Hojo could watch them now without being immediately spotted.
(A.N. There, I'm done for this chapter and I'm not sure where to go from here. At least I got the idea I wanted to work with out. Woot for demon Hojos! Anyone have any suggestions go ahead and email me at catlina_13 (at) hotmail (dot) com or put it in a review! And don't forget to review anyways! Review review! It makes me happy and want to write more, yush. *cackle dart away*)