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Chapter 17

After the lunch bell had rung Sango and Kagome headed off to art while Miroku and Inuyasha went to History. Sango walked with her best friend down the halls. She seemed so happy now that she was with Inuyasha. Now that they were couples that meant that they could double date. It would be so cool!

Kagome pushed the door open and sat in a bench with Sango. Mr. Kascuo entered the classroom.

" Class today I have lots of pieces to mark. I'll give you an assignment but you're on your own with this one." He took out the chalk and wrote on the board, " Paint any scene. It could be at home or in the school grounds. You're being marked on this so make it original."

" Do we have to do it now?" asked a boy.

" Yes, now go!" Mr. Kascuo replied. The class groaned and left making a whole lot noise.

" What do you want to paint?" asked Sango

" I don't know. I want to do it now and get it over with," Kagome looked around the garden. She saw a big Sakura tree and ran to it, " This one! It reminds me of the god tree by the shrine but except it's smaller."

Sango came to Kagome's side, " It's perfect. Lets paint!" They both Sat down on the ground and began to sketch the tree.

" So Kagome is Inuyasha a good boyfriend?' asked Sango.

" Yeah, Why?"

" Just asking," she said. Kagome looked at Sango. She was smiling very strangely. Then was when she saw a tint of mischief in her eyes.

" Sango Kinata you're up to something." Sango gave Kagome an innocent look.

" Why whatever do you mean?" she asked.

" Now you're sounding like Miroku. Tell me what you're thinking." demanded Kagome. Sango still looked at her with an innocent look on her face.

" I'll find out," she said and continued to sketch the tree. Sango just chuckled and continued with her work.

About a half an hour had passed and they were adding the finishing touches to the sketch. Kagome decided to add a lake at the side while Sango added a girl taking shade under the tree.

" Finished," said Kagome and held out her sketch. Sango examined it and smiled.

" Good job Kagome."

" Thanks."

Sango continued to draw the girl while Kagome took out her paints.

" Excuse me," said a voice.

" Yes?" asked the girls, not taking their eyes of their work.

" I would like to know if I could sketch the tree with you.

Kagome turned around to respond but said nothing when she saw who was standing behind them. The paint in which she held dropped out of her hands.

" Hig-Higurashi?" the person said.

" Hojo? What are you doing here?" Kagome asked.

" Aren't you happy to see me?" he asked.

" No it's not that I-I this is my friend Sango," she said avoiding the subject.

Sango turned around and shook his hand, " Nice to meet you Hojo." Hojo nodded his head and took a seat next to Kagome.

" So Kagome, I've missed you," Hojo said.

" Oh," Kagome replied. She didn't want to really see Hojo. She had a feeling what was coming up next.

" So I was wondering, would you like to go to the movies maybe on Saturday?"

Sango heard this, " She can't!" Sango said. Hojo looked at her surprised. Sango was about to tell him when the bell had rung. Hojo was still looking for an answer when suddenly a gust of wind passed them. Kagome gave out a scream when Inuyasha landed on top of her. Kagome then started giggling.

" Leave her alone you monster!" yelled a voice. Inuyasha turned to see a boy with black hair and brown eyes looking at them.

" Who are you?" he asked.

" I am Hojo. Now leave Kagome alone!" Hojo demanded. Inuyasha looked at Kagome and raised and eyebrow. Kagome smiled nervously before looking back at Hojo. Inuyasha rose from on top of her and pulled Kagome to sit up.

" You see Hojo. Inuyasha and I are together," Kagome explained.

" He's your boyfriend?" Hojo asked, his eyes were wide as saucers. Kagome nodded. For a moment Hojo looked like he wanted to kill Inuyasha and then it turned to a sad expression then to a cold glare, " I see. Well I hope you are happy with him." Hojo walked away leaving Kagome feeling guilty. Kagome stared down at the ground not saying a word.

" Hey Guys!" Miroku greeted and kissed Sango on the lips. He realized everyone was silent. Kagome was staring at the ground, Sango was looking rather depressed and Inuyasha had an angry look on his face.

" What's up?" he asked. Sango explained to Miroku what had happened.

" So Kagome you have a lot of explaining to do," Inuyasha said. Kagome looked up at him and smiled innocently. Inuyasha turned away to avoid her gaze.

" You're not getting away from this one," Inuyasha said. Kagome groaned and allowed Inuyasha to pull her away.

Inuyasha lead them to a corner in the cafeteria, " Speak up." Kagome sighed and began.

" When I was in America I had a little crush on him," Kagome said as Inuyasha began growling, " When we were in the ninth grade he finally asked me out. I was so happy. We dated for about ten months before I realized I didn't like him the way he liked me. Although my feelings were not the same anymore I still agreed to go on dates with him, just to be nice and after that I moved here. That's the whole story."

" Did you ever kiss him?" Inuyasha asked.

" No. You were the first person I ever kissed."

Inuyasha smiled and leaded down and kissed Kagome. The kiss lasted for a while until Inuyasha heard a sound and pulled away. He turned around just in time to see Hojo running away.

" What is it?" Kagome asked.

" Nothing."

Hojo walked along angrily. Kagome had a boyfriend. He thought she liked him but it was all a lie. She had just moved about a month ago and there she had a boyfriend already. He had just moved to Japan a week ago because his parents insisted that the education was much better in Japan than America.

He continued walking. He hadn't known the school well so the turned left. He stopped in his tracks when he saw Kagome talking to her boyfriend. The hanyou smiled and started kissing Kagome. Hojo watched in surprise. He then saw the guy turn in his direction. He ran as fast as he could. She was kissing him. That made him want to cry. He slowed down his head hanging.

" Kagome, how can I get you to love me?" he asked himself.

" I can arrange that." Said a voice. Hojo turned around to see a girl with long raven hair, brown eyes and a bandage on her nose standing before him.

" How?" he asked. He just had to get Kagome no matter what.

A/N: Here's chapter 17. I'll be updating on Friday. I know it's a week away but I've got home work. Please review.

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