~Chapter Three~ ~Compared to you~

Kagome sat under the God tree with a sad look upon her face. It was now 4:00 a.m., and sleep had failed to come to her after her out break with Inu-Yasha 3 hours before. She sighed a long sigh. *Who am I kidding? I'm just making myself miserable by continuing to love him, but….I can't help it!! I feel as though my very being can't be alone without him!!! I could stand in the middle of a crowded room, and if he wasn't there, it would be like I was alone in the whole place!! I must be going through a faze or something, but it just feels so……what am I saying!? Inu-Yasha has no feelings for me at all!! I'm nothing to him, and yet….I want him to see me!!! I want him to find me and hold me and never let me go!! I'm falling off a cliff with no end to it's depth!! I'll keep on falling until I go so far that I can't see the sun any longer. I can't live without Inu-Yasha….but he could breath with ease in the middle of a pollen field without me around.* She thought to herself. It was so hard to say, or know, but she began to cry right then and there, each of her tears hitting the ground being heard far away by some lonely soul which was Inu-Yasha's.

Suddenly, a voice entered the air around Kagome, and it was almost a burden to hear. "Hey, Higurashi! What are you doing out so early in the morning?" It asked. Kagome looked up to see, who else, but Hojo standing in front of her with a big smile on his face. "W….What are you doing out here!!!???" She exclaimed, almost ready to run away quickly. "I come to your shrine every Saturday morning at 4 to pray." He explained, then his happy expression turned to worry as he saw the tears covering her face. "Higurashi? What's wrong? Did you have a fight with someone or something?" He questioned. Kagome wiped the tears away quickly. "Hojo please. I'd rather be left alone right now." She explained. Hojo shook his head and sat down beside her. "No. I think something's very wrong. Why not tell me about it?" He questioned. Kagome looked up at his face. It always seemed to smile, but the smile wasn't what she liked to see. She didn't feel anything when she was with Hojo. Only an empty emotion, which was nothing compared to what she got with Inu-Yasha!! She cleared her throat. "Um…I think you should do your praying, then leave. Soon it'll be light, and people will wonder what we're doing out her alone like this." She explained, trying not to hurt his feelings. He laughed an unfamiliar laugh, and patted Kagome's back, which made her feel uneasy. "Higurashi! You don't have to pretend anymore! I know you feel the same way about me as I do you! Come lay here with me, or let's go to my place and we can have some fun!" He was starting to sound like a lecher, but nothing close to Miroku!! It was worse!!! Kagome scooted away from him, but he got closer. "Hojo!! Go now!!" She commanded, but he suddenly moved closer, and closer, bring his face up to hers. Inu-Yasha had just gotten out of the well, and was now leaping over to the God tree's branches. As soon as he looked down though, he froze. Hojo reached in and kissed the side of Kagome's cheek, moving closer to her lips. Inu-Yasha was so shocked, and horrified by this!!! It killed his soul and ripped through his heart till there was nothing left there except pain. He lowered his head, and made himself turn away, back to the well. Just after that though, Kagome pushed Hojo away in a swift motion. "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU PERVERT!!! DON'T COME NEAR ME AGAIN!!!" She screamed. She had managed to get him away before his lips met hers. He smirked, and blew a kiss to her. "I'll see yah later Higurashi. You're not gonna be sorry for this!" He explained. Kagome gave him a toxic look, and ran away as Hojo left the shrine. Kagome wiped away the spit he had left on her skin, and a sudden feeling that she was lost in a nightmare came over her. She looked to her house. What was she to do there? She had just been kissed by someone she had no emotion for!! She looked top the well then. It was the only place she could go, where she could at least feel at ease that she was near Inu-Yasha. She ran to it and jumped in. She was lost, but if she found Inu-Yasha, even though he wouldn't want her there, she could at least pretend to be picked up and brought to a safe place where she could live and find peace with her astray soul.