It was the last class of the day and Kagome couldn't wait to get home and see Inuyasha. She once again started to day dream about him, while drawing little hearts on the corner of her paper. A smile came to her face as she thought of his protective arms around her, and his strong passionate lips pressed deeply against hers. Earlier that morning had been like a fairy tale. Inuyasha was her prince and she couldn't think of anything else but living happily ever after with him. She had completely forgotten about the day dream between Inuyasha and Kikyo that had come into her mind only a day ago. She could only think of how happy she was with him. Unfortunately she was interrupted from her thoughts by her teacher.

"Kagome, come to the board and answer the equation." Kagome snapped back into reality and realized she had no clue how to do the problem.

"Ummm...ok…" She got up and slowly went to board. She placed the chalk in her hand and began to write out the problem, when the bell rang. Kagome let out a long sigh. Thankfully she was saved from the humiliation. She quickly packed up her stuff and ran out of the room before her teacher could talk to her.

As she closed the door to her locker, she noticed Hojo glance at her sadly then continue to walk away. "Wait up Hojo." She yelled trying to catch up with him. She placed a hand on his shoulder and asked what was wrong.

"Hey Hojo, what's up you look so sad?"

"It's nothing." Hojo couldn't even look at her. He was devastated. Kagome was the love of his life but she didn't have those types of feelings back towards him. In his eyes he saw Inuyasha as half the man he was, and continually wondered why Kagome had chosen him.

"You're upset about Inuyasha right?" She stopped him from walking so that she could talk to him, "Just what are upset about anyway?" Hojo's fists tightened as she asked him what was bothering him.

"He's a jerk Kagome! He has no respect for you and, and I don't even know why you like him!" Kagome had never seen Hojo like this, he was always so kind and good hearted. She knew how he felt though. It was the same thing she felt when Inuyasha went running back to Kikyo.

"Hojo listen, Inuyasha and I do have our fights but who doesn't? I mean he can be a jerk and he can be insensitive sometimes, but if he wasn't then he wouldn't be the Inuyasha I know. His flaws and his perfections make him who he is. I love him for that. I know this must be hard but I can't help how I feel. I really wish that this didn't hurt you as it does." She tried to be as sincere and as nice as she could be.

"Kagome, can I ask you one question?" Hojo asked politely. "Are you happy?" Kagome took a moment and looked out the school window. She noticed Inuyasha waiting there for her. She smiled and turned back to Hojo.

"Of course I'm happy."

"Ok, I guess if you're happy then I'm happy too." He slightly chuckled and his eyes filled with joy like they were only days before.

"Good. Then were friends?" Kagome asked giving him a smile.

"Yeah were friends." He said giving her a hug." Just one more thing, I have wanted to do this for a long time." He leaned down close to her face and gave her a peck on the lips. Kagome's cheeks turned bright pink as he pulled away from her. Her eyes were filled with shock. She never expected him to do that. "Sorry I just had to get that out of my system."

Kagome stood there for a couple more minutes, completely shocked. "See ya around Kagome!" He yelled waving as he walked away. She soon realized that Inuyasha was waiting for her and picked up her back pack that lay on the floor. She swung her bag on her shoulder and walked down the stairs and out the school door.

"What took you so long?" Inuyasha asked impatiently. Kagome didn't even reply she just continued to walk. She was really, really surprised Hojo did that. It totally caught her off guard. Then a thought came to mind. How was she going to tell Inuyasha? She knew she couldn't keep it a secret.

"Hello? Kagome?" Inuyasha said as he waved a hand in front of her head. She blinked and stopped walking.

"Oh, umm what is it?" She asked completely dumb founded.

"What is up with you? You have been totally out of it since school got out. Did something happen?" The moment replayed in her head. She felt bad. Hojo loved her but she didn't love him back. She loved Inuyasha and she knew it would pain him to find out another guy kissed her.

"Inuyasha…I…" She didn't know how to tell him. She didn't want him to be upset with her or him to feel bad. But she knew she couldn't lie to him that would be even worse. "Listen today after school…the reason I took so long…" She took a pause and gazed into his amber eyes, she could see the slight worry and confusion. She grabbed onto him and pulled him close to her and gave him a kiss. "I love you, and only you. I want you to know that." Inuyasha was slightly confused as he held Kagome close to him. She paused for a moment.

"Today Hojo kissed me." She pulled away from Inuyasha and looked toward the ground, she didn't want to the sadness in his eyes.

"He did what?" Inuyasha eyes widened at her comment.

"He kissed me." Inuyasha blinked for a moment before rage and sadness came over him.

"Where, when? WHY!?" Inuyasha's voice became angrier and angrier as he thought of Kagome kissing another guy.

"Today after school, that's why it took me so long. He only gave me a peck on the lips; it was sort of a goodbye kiss I guess." Kagome saw it in Inuyasha's face that he was upset.

"So while I was waiting here, you were making out with some other guy?"

"No, no it wasn't like that, I was-" Inuyasha interrupted her before she could finish.

"Save it! You get all upset when I go running back to Kikyo, and look here you are doing the exact same thing!" Inuyasha's words really, really hurt. It wasn't the same thing. If only Inuyasha would let her explain. Tears began to fill her eyes as she tried to speak again.

"It's not the same. Don't you understand? He kissed me. I didn't even know he was going to do that." She tried to place a hand on his shoulder, but he pulled away. Hurt, she paused as more tears filled her eyes. "I don't love him, I love you!" She wrapped her arms around the back of him and held him as her tears dripped down her face. "I love you, Inuyasha."

He felt her warm arms wrap around his stomach and smelled the salty tears that came from her eyes. Inuyasha couldn't be mad at her, not when she was crying.

"I was only trying to make him see what a great person you were." More tears came down her face as she tried to explain. "I'm sorry, I would never-"

"Just stop." He turned to her and looked into her watery eyes. "You shouldn't have to explain, I should know you would never do that to me." He pulled her closer and kissed the top of her fore head as she cried a little more. They walked back to Kagome's house with Inuyasha's arm around her shoulders and Kagome leaning softly against him.

Once back, Kagome ran up stairs and quickly packed her things for the feudal era. She placed the cloth Shippo had made her in her pocket and closed her yellow bag. She then walked over to her desk and gently folded the note Inuyasha had written her and placed it in the bottle she used for the sacred jewel shards. Kagome walked down stairs and said goodbye to her family before meeting up with Inuyasha at the well house. He quickly noticed the little note folded in the bottle.

"Why did you decide to put it there?" He asked while looking at it hang around her neck.

"So that it will always be close to my heart."