Chapter III: The Burning Rescue
Shippou hopped onto InuYasha's shoulder when they were still walking back to Kagome's house.
"What's wrong, InuYasha? A kiss too much for you?" he said with a grin.
"Buzz off, small fry."
InuYasha plucked Shippou off his shoulder and tossed him into a nearby by bush.
"Kagome, InuYasha hurt me!"
Kagome stopped.
"InuYasha..."
"Wha-"
"OSUWARI!"
FWAM!
InuYasha went face first into the ground.
"Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari!"
FWAM! FWAM! FWAM! FWAM!
By the time Kagome was done saying "Osuwari!" InuYasha was more than four feet into he ground. When they had finally got back to Kagome's house, they came out an hour later wearing casual clothes. They walked to the mall and into the jewelry store.
"Mood rings! Do you guys want one?"
Miroku, InuYasha, and Shippou all looked at each other and shrugged because none of them had a clue what a "mood ring" was.
"....I take that as a yes."
When the ring barely touched InuYasha's ring finger, it turned black. Shippou's turned green, which meant he was happy. Miroku's, surprisingly, turned yellow.
"Kagome, what does it mean when it's yellow?" he asked.
Kagome bit her bottom lip.
"Well, it means you're confused. You feel out of place or something."
"Well, this ring certainly does tell my feelings!"
When they came out of the mall, they were all feeling very hungry and...
"Oh my God! Look!" Kagome pointed to a burning condo building. Only one room was burning. A women told the fireman that her son was still inside. Instinctively, Kagome started to sprint to the building.
"Kagome! Where are you going, you stupid girl?! Shippou, Miroku. Go back and get Kagome's mother."
Shippou and Miroku nodded as Shippou jumped onto Miroku's shoulder and they headed back to Kagome's house.
Kagome started to dash up the emergency stairs, thinking to herself.
I've got to get that boy out of there before it's too late!
After this thought, she started to run faster She finally got to the floor with the burning condo. She heard a small cry from somewhere, but she couldn't tell where.
"Keep talking so I can find you!"
Kagome heard the cry once more then found the boy in a closet.
"Come on, it's okay. You're safe now." Kagome said in a warm voice as she picked the little boy up.
Fifteen dreaded minutes later, a shadowy figure staggered out of the building. InuYasha immediately ran to Kagome.
"You stupid girl! You could have gotten seriously hurt! What's wrong with you?! Are you retarded or something?!"
"I..got the...boy...."
After these few words, Kagome fainted into InuYasha's arms. She was taken to the hospital immediately. She was there for a few weeks, then went home. When she opened the door, she was seized with hugs from everyone, except InuYasha. She walked to her room and got into bed, as InuYasha, Miroku, and Shippou followed.
"Miroku, could you turn off the light?" she asked in a weak voice.
"Um, sure."
Miroku had no clue what to do.
"Move you retard."
InuYasha pushed him out of the way and turned off the light.
An hour later, Kagome's mother woke her up and told her she had a visitor. It was the boy from the fire.
"Hey, are you okay?" Kagome asked.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for saving me and all. I got these for you."
He held out a bouquet of flowers.
"Thank you! That's so sweet. Say what's your name? I'm Kagome." she asked as she got a cup of water.
"My name's Hojo." he replied.
Kagome almost spit her water out because of laughter, but held herself back.
"Well, um...I've got to go. Bye!"
"Bye, Hojo!" said Kagome, waving to him as he left.
"What a sweet boy."
Kagome's mother was at the foot of the stairs.
"I think you have a new admirer."
Kagome chuckled and smiled, but it was a forced smile. She walked to her room. Everything was dark and quiet.
"Guys, I'd like to get some sleep."
Kagome flicked on the light to find Shippou sitting on the windowsill, Miroku looking at a "Seventeen" magazine, and InuYasha in Kagome's bed, wearing a pair of her pajamas, pretending to be asleep.
"Miroku, gimme that!"
Kagome snatched the magazine out of his hand as he sighed and smiled.
"InuYasha, osuwari!"
InuYasha fell from Kagome's bed and with a loud crack, was on the floor.
"What in the seven hells what that for?!" he said as he stood, obviously ready for an explanation. But when he turned around, she was in bed, fast asleep.
Shippou hopped onto InuYasha's shoulder when they were still walking back to Kagome's house.
"What's wrong, InuYasha? A kiss too much for you?" he said with a grin.
"Buzz off, small fry."
InuYasha plucked Shippou off his shoulder and tossed him into a nearby by bush.
"Kagome, InuYasha hurt me!"
Kagome stopped.
"InuYasha..."
"Wha-"
"OSUWARI!"
FWAM!
InuYasha went face first into the ground.
"Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari! Osuwari!"
FWAM! FWAM! FWAM! FWAM!
By the time Kagome was done saying "Osuwari!" InuYasha was more than four feet into he ground. When they had finally got back to Kagome's house, they came out an hour later wearing casual clothes. They walked to the mall and into the jewelry store.
"Mood rings! Do you guys want one?"
Miroku, InuYasha, and Shippou all looked at each other and shrugged because none of them had a clue what a "mood ring" was.
"....I take that as a yes."
When the ring barely touched InuYasha's ring finger, it turned black. Shippou's turned green, which meant he was happy. Miroku's, surprisingly, turned yellow.
"Kagome, what does it mean when it's yellow?" he asked.
Kagome bit her bottom lip.
"Well, it means you're confused. You feel out of place or something."
"Well, this ring certainly does tell my feelings!"
When they came out of the mall, they were all feeling very hungry and...
"Oh my God! Look!" Kagome pointed to a burning condo building. Only one room was burning. A women told the fireman that her son was still inside. Instinctively, Kagome started to sprint to the building.
"Kagome! Where are you going, you stupid girl?! Shippou, Miroku. Go back and get Kagome's mother."
Shippou and Miroku nodded as Shippou jumped onto Miroku's shoulder and they headed back to Kagome's house.
Kagome started to dash up the emergency stairs, thinking to herself.
I've got to get that boy out of there before it's too late!
After this thought, she started to run faster She finally got to the floor with the burning condo. She heard a small cry from somewhere, but she couldn't tell where.
"Keep talking so I can find you!"
Kagome heard the cry once more then found the boy in a closet.
"Come on, it's okay. You're safe now." Kagome said in a warm voice as she picked the little boy up.
Fifteen dreaded minutes later, a shadowy figure staggered out of the building. InuYasha immediately ran to Kagome.
"You stupid girl! You could have gotten seriously hurt! What's wrong with you?! Are you retarded or something?!"
"I..got the...boy...."
After these few words, Kagome fainted into InuYasha's arms. She was taken to the hospital immediately. She was there for a few weeks, then went home. When she opened the door, she was seized with hugs from everyone, except InuYasha. She walked to her room and got into bed, as InuYasha, Miroku, and Shippou followed.
"Miroku, could you turn off the light?" she asked in a weak voice.
"Um, sure."
Miroku had no clue what to do.
"Move you retard."
InuYasha pushed him out of the way and turned off the light.
An hour later, Kagome's mother woke her up and told her she had a visitor. It was the boy from the fire.
"Hey, are you okay?" Kagome asked.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for saving me and all. I got these for you."
He held out a bouquet of flowers.
"Thank you! That's so sweet. Say what's your name? I'm Kagome." she asked as she got a cup of water.
"My name's Hojo." he replied.
Kagome almost spit her water out because of laughter, but held herself back.
"Well, um...I've got to go. Bye!"
"Bye, Hojo!" said Kagome, waving to him as he left.
"What a sweet boy."
Kagome's mother was at the foot of the stairs.
"I think you have a new admirer."
Kagome chuckled and smiled, but it was a forced smile. She walked to her room. Everything was dark and quiet.
"Guys, I'd like to get some sleep."
Kagome flicked on the light to find Shippou sitting on the windowsill, Miroku looking at a "Seventeen" magazine, and InuYasha in Kagome's bed, wearing a pair of her pajamas, pretending to be asleep.
"Miroku, gimme that!"
Kagome snatched the magazine out of his hand as he sighed and smiled.
"InuYasha, osuwari!"
InuYasha fell from Kagome's bed and with a loud crack, was on the floor.
"What in the seven hells what that for?!" he said as he stood, obviously ready for an explanation. But when he turned around, she was in bed, fast asleep.