Gift
Hojo was ready. Kagome was at school today and he'd been waiting to give her his gift—a bracelet. He'd gotten it out of a machine. But it was the thought that counted, he always said. He hurried down the hallway to her classroom, just barely remembering to smile at all the people trying to tell him hello.
"Kagome-chan!" he called out, waving. Some of the other students stopped to watch but he didn't notice as he went over to her, bubbling with excitement.
"Hello, Hojo-kun," she said softly.
"Here, Kagome-chan, I got this for you!"
"Oh…Th-thank you…"
"Will you go out with me this weekend?"
"Um… sure, Hojo-kun…"
Kagome could hardly believe it! From the moment she'd heard herself saying those three dreaded words, "Um…. Sure, Hojo-kun," she'd known it was all downhill from there. She wasn't even sure why she agreed, except that he'd actually given her a real gift for a change instead of orthopedic shoes and she'd been caught off-guard. Too bad it was the ugliest bracelet she'd ever seen!
And now he was late! Just as she was thinking about turning around and leaving the restaurant, she heard her name being called. With a grimace and a sigh, Kagome turned to face her fate.