I'm so sorry it took so long for me to get this chapter out, but I've had
problem after problem happen since I put up the last chapter. First I
changed dorm room, and my new room doesn't have internet, so that limited
my ability to update to the weekends. :-( :-( :-( :-( Then my family
decides to go visit my grandparents who don't have internet at all. Then
when I get home this past weekend I put my disk into the drive to upload it
and it corrupts my disk! :-( Fortunately I still had a copy on my school
computer so I had to wait another week to upload it. Sigh. So much stress
for just a few pages. Oh well, those are the breaks.
Reviewer Responses:
Lost Darkness: Oh I see, it was on the 'Just In' page. What had me confused was the fact that it wasn't even on my profile page yet. Thanks for the repeat review, hopefully I'll get more.
Iden's Garden: Calm down, please, I don't want to be the cause of any stress induced injuries. :-) Don't worry too much, unless I get a major idea that I like, the pairings are already set up for pretty much the whole story, and I think you'll be pleased.
Nibzo: Thanks for the praise. I'll send you an e-mail when I post the next chapter.
Anonymous reviewer: Thank you; leave your name next time so I thank you properly.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I do own all of my OCs.
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Ch 3: Almost the Walk Home
Kagome happily walked to her locker from her last class of the day. She opened her locker and started rummaging through her backpack, taking out various books.
"Alright, today turned out to be a pretty good day!" Kagome said to herself as she tossed a few books into her locker and shut it. "I got here on time, lunch was good, I haven't seen Hojo yet, and I have no homework. I am so ready to go home and relax."
Kagome walked toward the front of the school and went out the front doors. She stopped and looked around trying to find Adam. He was leaning against the wall by the gate looking at some papers he had. He looked up to see Kagome walk towards him.
"Hello Adam, how was your day?" Kagome said cheerily.
"Hey Kagome, it was a little slow, but it was alright," Adam replied, "It sounds like you had a good day."
"Yeah, it was a lot better than I thought it would be this morning; I'm ready to go home and relax. What do you have there?" Kagome said looking at the papers in his hands.
"These are just some copies of the paperwork I had to fill out: scheduling info, uniform order forms, and so on," Adam replied.
"You had to order a uniform? They didn't just give you one?"
"Well there are a couple of reasons for that," Adam stated, "they didn't have any in my size, and I wanted a few extras. I'm kinda hard on clothes."
"Yeah I kinda know the feeling," Kagome said with a false smile as she remembered all of the uniforms she had destroyed while looking for the Shikon Jewel with Inuyasha and the others.
"Are you ready to go?" Adam asked, stirring Kagome from her thoughts.
"Yeah, let's go." Kagome said, cheering up and remembering her good day.
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Ayumi, Yuka, and Eri were waiting for Kagome at their usual place, by the tree after their last class.
"Is it just me or did Kagome seem to be in a better mood today than she had been for the past couple of months?" Eri said leaning against the tree.
"Yeah, I noticed that too," Yuka said, "I wonder what could have made her so happy all of a sudden."
"Maybe she got a boyfriend." Ayumi said as she sat down and flipped through one of her notebooks, not really paying attention.
Eri and Yuka looked each other in the eye a little surprised at that thought.
"Nah." they both said in unison.
"She doesn't like anybody in the school like that." Yuka said.
"And as far as I know, Hojo is the only guy that is close enough to Kagome for her to consider a possible boyfriend," Eri said.
"Don't forget about that two-timing, rude, and possessive mystery guy she liked for so long," Ayumi added, still looking through her note book.
"We never got to meet that guy, let alone see him," grumbled Eri.
"Maybe we still have a chance to meet him," Yuka said as she pointed across the courtyard by the gate.
There was Kagome by the gate talking to some guy they had never seen before.
"Who is that!?" Eri said, shocked that Kagome hadn't even noticed them, "I've never seen him around before."
"Wow, he's cute," Ayumi said with a grin, "he doesn't look like he's even from around here."
"He's not a student either, he doesn't have a uniform on," Eri said.
"Actually I saw him in the office earlier," Yuka said, "maybe he's transferring in, or something."
As the girls were arguing about the guy Hojo walks up.
"Hey girls, have you seen Kagome anywhere?" he asks.
"Hi Hojo. Yeah, she is over there," Yuka says as she points towards Kagome.
"You better hurry, I think she is about to leave," Ayumi adds.
"Thanks, I'll talk to you later. Higurashi!" Hojo says as he heads towards Kagome.
"Do you think he even noticed the guy she is with?" Eri asks.
"Not a chance," Ayumi and Yuka say in unison.
*Sigh* "Oh well."
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As Kagome and Adam turned to leave, Kagome heard the one thing that would ruin her day.
"Higurashi!"
"Oh no," Kagome said as she stopped and rubbed the bridge of her nose.
"Huh?" Adam said with a confused look on his face.
Kagome turned around to face the boy that had yelled at her. She had the fakest smile on her face that Adam had ever seen.
"Hi Hojo," Kagome said in a voice so sugary that you'd need to see a dentist after hearing it.
'Ha ha, I see now.' Adam thought with a smile.
"How are you Kagome?" asked Hojo.
"I'm fine Hojo," Kagome said still using the fake smile.
"I'm glad I caught you before you left.," Hojo started to say.
'Please don't ask me out, please don't ask me out," Kagome was screaming in her mind.
".Oh, hello there," Hojo said, as he finally noticing Adam standing behind Kagome, "who are you?"
'Yes! A distraction,' Kagome thought as she started to introduce the two boys, "Hojo this is Adam, he is an exchange student that is staying with our neighbors. Adam this is Hojo."
"Nice to meet you," Adam said holding out his hand to Hojo.
"Likewise," Hojo said shaking Adam's hand, "Where are you from?"
"Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA," Adam answered, "I'd guarantee you've never heard of it. I hadn't until I moved there."
"You're right," Hojo said with a dippy look on his face, "Anyways, Kagome, since today is such a lovely day, I was wondering if you would like to go get a soda or something."
"Umm, uh," Kagome fumbled for an excuse so she wouldn't have to go.
'Oh boy, she really doesn't want to go with him,' Adam thought, 'this guy must be really dense to not see it.'
"Well Hojo," Kagome started to say, but was interrupted by Adam.
"Actually, I asked her if she could show me around since I'm new here, but she has to go do some things for her grandpa up at the temple."
"Yeah! I've got to help Grandpa clean the shrine today. Sorry Hojo." Kagome piped up.
"Oh ok."
"I have an idea though, why don't you show me around instead Hojo?"
"Umm. sure," Hojo said reluctantly.
"Great lets go," Adam said as he winked to Kagome, "Well catch you later Kagome, and tell your grandpa I said hi."
"Bye guys," Kagome said, 'and thank you Adam,' she thought as the boys left.
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Blarg!!! Why, why did this chapter take so long!? It's not even that important to the story line or that long, but I HAD to write it. I am such a baka. But what I think doesn't matter, it's what you think that matters so review and tell me how much of a dummy I am, any criticism is good even flames, I'll at least know someone is reading.
Reviewer Responses:
Lost Darkness: Oh I see, it was on the 'Just In' page. What had me confused was the fact that it wasn't even on my profile page yet. Thanks for the repeat review, hopefully I'll get more.
Iden's Garden: Calm down, please, I don't want to be the cause of any stress induced injuries. :-) Don't worry too much, unless I get a major idea that I like, the pairings are already set up for pretty much the whole story, and I think you'll be pleased.
Nibzo: Thanks for the praise. I'll send you an e-mail when I post the next chapter.
Anonymous reviewer: Thank you; leave your name next time so I thank you properly.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I do own all of my OCs.
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Ch 3: Almost the Walk Home
Kagome happily walked to her locker from her last class of the day. She opened her locker and started rummaging through her backpack, taking out various books.
"Alright, today turned out to be a pretty good day!" Kagome said to herself as she tossed a few books into her locker and shut it. "I got here on time, lunch was good, I haven't seen Hojo yet, and I have no homework. I am so ready to go home and relax."
Kagome walked toward the front of the school and went out the front doors. She stopped and looked around trying to find Adam. He was leaning against the wall by the gate looking at some papers he had. He looked up to see Kagome walk towards him.
"Hello Adam, how was your day?" Kagome said cheerily.
"Hey Kagome, it was a little slow, but it was alright," Adam replied, "It sounds like you had a good day."
"Yeah, it was a lot better than I thought it would be this morning; I'm ready to go home and relax. What do you have there?" Kagome said looking at the papers in his hands.
"These are just some copies of the paperwork I had to fill out: scheduling info, uniform order forms, and so on," Adam replied.
"You had to order a uniform? They didn't just give you one?"
"Well there are a couple of reasons for that," Adam stated, "they didn't have any in my size, and I wanted a few extras. I'm kinda hard on clothes."
"Yeah I kinda know the feeling," Kagome said with a false smile as she remembered all of the uniforms she had destroyed while looking for the Shikon Jewel with Inuyasha and the others.
"Are you ready to go?" Adam asked, stirring Kagome from her thoughts.
"Yeah, let's go." Kagome said, cheering up and remembering her good day.
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Ayumi, Yuka, and Eri were waiting for Kagome at their usual place, by the tree after their last class.
"Is it just me or did Kagome seem to be in a better mood today than she had been for the past couple of months?" Eri said leaning against the tree.
"Yeah, I noticed that too," Yuka said, "I wonder what could have made her so happy all of a sudden."
"Maybe she got a boyfriend." Ayumi said as she sat down and flipped through one of her notebooks, not really paying attention.
Eri and Yuka looked each other in the eye a little surprised at that thought.
"Nah." they both said in unison.
"She doesn't like anybody in the school like that." Yuka said.
"And as far as I know, Hojo is the only guy that is close enough to Kagome for her to consider a possible boyfriend," Eri said.
"Don't forget about that two-timing, rude, and possessive mystery guy she liked for so long," Ayumi added, still looking through her note book.
"We never got to meet that guy, let alone see him," grumbled Eri.
"Maybe we still have a chance to meet him," Yuka said as she pointed across the courtyard by the gate.
There was Kagome by the gate talking to some guy they had never seen before.
"Who is that!?" Eri said, shocked that Kagome hadn't even noticed them, "I've never seen him around before."
"Wow, he's cute," Ayumi said with a grin, "he doesn't look like he's even from around here."
"He's not a student either, he doesn't have a uniform on," Eri said.
"Actually I saw him in the office earlier," Yuka said, "maybe he's transferring in, or something."
As the girls were arguing about the guy Hojo walks up.
"Hey girls, have you seen Kagome anywhere?" he asks.
"Hi Hojo. Yeah, she is over there," Yuka says as she points towards Kagome.
"You better hurry, I think she is about to leave," Ayumi adds.
"Thanks, I'll talk to you later. Higurashi!" Hojo says as he heads towards Kagome.
"Do you think he even noticed the guy she is with?" Eri asks.
"Not a chance," Ayumi and Yuka say in unison.
*Sigh* "Oh well."
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As Kagome and Adam turned to leave, Kagome heard the one thing that would ruin her day.
"Higurashi!"
"Oh no," Kagome said as she stopped and rubbed the bridge of her nose.
"Huh?" Adam said with a confused look on his face.
Kagome turned around to face the boy that had yelled at her. She had the fakest smile on her face that Adam had ever seen.
"Hi Hojo," Kagome said in a voice so sugary that you'd need to see a dentist after hearing it.
'Ha ha, I see now.' Adam thought with a smile.
"How are you Kagome?" asked Hojo.
"I'm fine Hojo," Kagome said still using the fake smile.
"I'm glad I caught you before you left.," Hojo started to say.
'Please don't ask me out, please don't ask me out," Kagome was screaming in her mind.
".Oh, hello there," Hojo said, as he finally noticing Adam standing behind Kagome, "who are you?"
'Yes! A distraction,' Kagome thought as she started to introduce the two boys, "Hojo this is Adam, he is an exchange student that is staying with our neighbors. Adam this is Hojo."
"Nice to meet you," Adam said holding out his hand to Hojo.
"Likewise," Hojo said shaking Adam's hand, "Where are you from?"
"Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA," Adam answered, "I'd guarantee you've never heard of it. I hadn't until I moved there."
"You're right," Hojo said with a dippy look on his face, "Anyways, Kagome, since today is such a lovely day, I was wondering if you would like to go get a soda or something."
"Umm, uh," Kagome fumbled for an excuse so she wouldn't have to go.
'Oh boy, she really doesn't want to go with him,' Adam thought, 'this guy must be really dense to not see it.'
"Well Hojo," Kagome started to say, but was interrupted by Adam.
"Actually, I asked her if she could show me around since I'm new here, but she has to go do some things for her grandpa up at the temple."
"Yeah! I've got to help Grandpa clean the shrine today. Sorry Hojo." Kagome piped up.
"Oh ok."
"I have an idea though, why don't you show me around instead Hojo?"
"Umm. sure," Hojo said reluctantly.
"Great lets go," Adam said as he winked to Kagome, "Well catch you later Kagome, and tell your grandpa I said hi."
"Bye guys," Kagome said, 'and thank you Adam,' she thought as the boys left.
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Blarg!!! Why, why did this chapter take so long!? It's not even that important to the story line or that long, but I HAD to write it. I am such a baka. But what I think doesn't matter, it's what you think that matters so review and tell me how much of a dummy I am, any criticism is good even flames, I'll at least know someone is reading.
