Chapter 2- Dinner and the Invite
Dinner wasn't going very well for Kagome. First of all, she was very late and her mother was sending her death glares that could of frozen Mount Fuji, that is, if it weren't already cold. She was mentally lecturing her about ladylikeness (AN: is that a word?! ) and the amount of time would be considered in 'fashionably late'. However, Kagome merely yawned and tried to ignore her, making her mother madder by the second. Secondly, Hojo wasn't amusing either. Kagome fumed at the memory. When Kagome had arrived, Hojo had TRIED to pull out her chair but ended up in stepping on her toes, practically breaking all of them. And finally, the thing that made her so mad but was drowned in her boredom was Hojo ranting on about stupid men things and boasting about other things that she knew that he could never had done.
"...also, once I shot an arrow, made by me of course, a hundred meters blindfolded and hit the target dead center! I thought it was luck, but my men said it was no luck, just my ability! I mean I'm amazed that I could do that...."
Kagome practically slept the whole dinner away while nodding every once in awhile. She kept eating by herself as he droned on but finally stoped because he choked on a piece of shrimp. ' I hope you choke and die' Kagome thought bitterly as she watched servants try to help him by hitting his back. ( at that time, the Heimlich maneuver was not known ) After he finally coughed up the meat ( AN: Eewww.... ) he thanked the servants and continued on. ' oh no....' moaned Kagome mentally.
After dinner was over, Kagome rushed to the privacy of her room before the idiot could find her. All that talking insanity drove her insane. Her hand was still twitching from wanting to smack the boy. Wearily, Kagome undressed ( AN: BACK YOU PERVS!!!!! )and went to take a long bath. She decided to use lavender oils and jasmine scented soap. The combination was nice, but not too strong for Kagome. She soaked for a while. After he bath, she rinsed and dressed herself in a forest green nightgown and went to sleep.
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The next morning, Kagome was rudely interrupted from her sleep by a maid with bad news. Today she was invited to go carriage riding with Hojo, and her mother sent the maid to tell her that Kagome WOULD be going.' Ugh!' Kagome thought. That meant she had to wear a formal dress; bodice and everything. Kagome hated to wear all the junk. She felt that she weighed more than the carriage itself with the corset and everything. Worst, she was to be accompied by Hojo.
Sighing, Kagome went to the very back of her closet where all her formalities were packed away. She never did like them, her mother always barged in so unexpectantly when she went out, to check her clothing if it was 'appropriate' to her tastes. That's when she tried to hide most of them and keep the formal dresses she liked noticeable. Today she decided to wear something cool, since it was hot outside, even though it was only autumn. She chose a jade colored dress, sleeveless, which its train ( Note: the ribbons and the flounce of the dress ) cut off just below the hem of the skirt, which fell down to her ankles. It was comfortable for her because Kagome could move around in it a lot. Her top was high cut so it only showed her collarbones. She put the dress with a little difficulty and then stood at her full-length body mirror. She looked all right to her. Then she glanced at her dresser where the jade dragon piece was perched. Carefully, she took the necklace and placed it around her neck underneath the dress top. She remembered exactly what had happened when she decided to wear it once and her mother saw. Her mother scolded her harshly and snatched the necklace away, all the while telling her that broken jewelry would reflect her reputation as being poor. Kagome's mother threw the necklace away in the trashcan. But just as soon as her mother left, little Kagome went back to retrieve it. Since then, Kagome only wore her necklace when going out because reason number one was that her mother would not see her with it. Secondly she needed it when she went out incase she ran into her childhood friend. Because her mother would not allow her outside unless there was a particularly good reason, she stayed in the mansion most of her life.
After putting the necklace on carefully, she grabbed a small matching purse that matched her outfit. Then she walked as slow as possible outside to the carriage that would be waiting for her.
Dinner wasn't going very well for Kagome. First of all, she was very late and her mother was sending her death glares that could of frozen Mount Fuji, that is, if it weren't already cold. She was mentally lecturing her about ladylikeness (AN: is that a word?! ) and the amount of time would be considered in 'fashionably late'. However, Kagome merely yawned and tried to ignore her, making her mother madder by the second. Secondly, Hojo wasn't amusing either. Kagome fumed at the memory. When Kagome had arrived, Hojo had TRIED to pull out her chair but ended up in stepping on her toes, practically breaking all of them. And finally, the thing that made her so mad but was drowned in her boredom was Hojo ranting on about stupid men things and boasting about other things that she knew that he could never had done.
"...also, once I shot an arrow, made by me of course, a hundred meters blindfolded and hit the target dead center! I thought it was luck, but my men said it was no luck, just my ability! I mean I'm amazed that I could do that...."
Kagome practically slept the whole dinner away while nodding every once in awhile. She kept eating by herself as he droned on but finally stoped because he choked on a piece of shrimp. ' I hope you choke and die' Kagome thought bitterly as she watched servants try to help him by hitting his back. ( at that time, the Heimlich maneuver was not known ) After he finally coughed up the meat ( AN: Eewww.... ) he thanked the servants and continued on. ' oh no....' moaned Kagome mentally.
After dinner was over, Kagome rushed to the privacy of her room before the idiot could find her. All that talking insanity drove her insane. Her hand was still twitching from wanting to smack the boy. Wearily, Kagome undressed ( AN: BACK YOU PERVS!!!!! )and went to take a long bath. She decided to use lavender oils and jasmine scented soap. The combination was nice, but not too strong for Kagome. She soaked for a while. After he bath, she rinsed and dressed herself in a forest green nightgown and went to sleep.
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The next morning, Kagome was rudely interrupted from her sleep by a maid with bad news. Today she was invited to go carriage riding with Hojo, and her mother sent the maid to tell her that Kagome WOULD be going.' Ugh!' Kagome thought. That meant she had to wear a formal dress; bodice and everything. Kagome hated to wear all the junk. She felt that she weighed more than the carriage itself with the corset and everything. Worst, she was to be accompied by Hojo.
Sighing, Kagome went to the very back of her closet where all her formalities were packed away. She never did like them, her mother always barged in so unexpectantly when she went out, to check her clothing if it was 'appropriate' to her tastes. That's when she tried to hide most of them and keep the formal dresses she liked noticeable. Today she decided to wear something cool, since it was hot outside, even though it was only autumn. She chose a jade colored dress, sleeveless, which its train ( Note: the ribbons and the flounce of the dress ) cut off just below the hem of the skirt, which fell down to her ankles. It was comfortable for her because Kagome could move around in it a lot. Her top was high cut so it only showed her collarbones. She put the dress with a little difficulty and then stood at her full-length body mirror. She looked all right to her. Then she glanced at her dresser where the jade dragon piece was perched. Carefully, she took the necklace and placed it around her neck underneath the dress top. She remembered exactly what had happened when she decided to wear it once and her mother saw. Her mother scolded her harshly and snatched the necklace away, all the while telling her that broken jewelry would reflect her reputation as being poor. Kagome's mother threw the necklace away in the trashcan. But just as soon as her mother left, little Kagome went back to retrieve it. Since then, Kagome only wore her necklace when going out because reason number one was that her mother would not see her with it. Secondly she needed it when she went out incase she ran into her childhood friend. Because her mother would not allow her outside unless there was a particularly good reason, she stayed in the mansion most of her life.
After putting the necklace on carefully, she grabbed a small matching purse that matched her outfit. Then she walked as slow as possible outside to the carriage that would be waiting for her.