Chapter 10
"Asa?"
"What?"
"You asked him, right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"WHY??? I want to know the answer, duh!!!"
"Well, you'll be happy to know that he's ok with it."
"Yes! Our first dates!!!"
"I'm kind of freaked out... I have no doubt that Ryo is the right guy, but I have this weird feeling... like something bad is going to happen at the dance!"
"It's probably just first date jitters."
"I don't know; my instincts are telling me something's going to happen."
"Remember when your 'instincts' told you that the boys were going to shoot us from behind at that water gun fight at Yuki's birthday party. So the entire time, we were so busy watching our backs, that they came out from the front and we lost."
"Hey, those guys looked really suspicious!"
"Yuki ended up crying because we lost so bad."
"Ok, ok, but when something goes wrong, then you'll learn to trust my instincts!"
"Nothing will go wrong!"
"You just watch."
~~
"Ryo?"
"Yeah, Asa-chan?"
"For some reason, I have a bad feeling about the dance."
"What kind?"
"Like something is going to ruin it."
"Maybe it's nothing."
"Maybe... but I just can't shake the feeling that something's going to go wrong..."
"Well, hopefully it's nothing... I mean, your instincts aren't always right. Remember that time when you thought my mom was pregnant? And you told the entire village and they threw a party for mom and got her presents and everything, but they found out you were wrong?"
"She had the symptoms!"
"She accidentally ate an expired can of beans from your time and you called it morning sickness."
"So my instincts aren't on the money every time, but I have an extremely bad feeling about this!"
"Just ignore it. Nothing'll happen!"
"Alright..."
~~
"Hey Mom."
"Hey."
"I'm so excited about the dance! I mean, I was worried for some reason, at first, but I'm sure it'll be great!"
"You know, you're growing up too fast... remember when you were 3-years old? When you thought that being human would be weird? And now look at you... in high school... with a boyfriend..."
"Mom, it's not like I'm already going to college!"
"I know, but it's not that far off."
"I'm fourteen. You have nothing to worry about yet!"
"I guess. It's just that it was so fun watching you grow up. Maybe we should have another kid..."
"Are you serious???" Asa-chan said, both shocked and excited.
"Yeah, why not? I'm only 40, I can keep up with another kid."
"I've thought about what it'd be like with a little brother or sister... I think it'd be fun."
"So you're ok with this?"
"Yeah."
"Great."
~~
Kagome crawled into the queen-sized bed. (Don't ask how that got through the well.)
"You know, Asayake said that she'd like a little brother or sister..." she mentioned to her husband.
"Really?"
"Yeah. She said that she thought it'd be fun."
"Hm..."
"And do you remember when you said that you wanted a son?"
"Yeah....."
"If she's ok with it, and I'm ok with it, I just need to know if you're ok with it."
"Another baby is a good idea. And it's a little boring around the house when Asa's at school."
"So you want another baby?"
"Yeah, I guess I do."
"Great."
"It might take a while to actually conceive... the sooner we try, the better, right?"
"What, do you mean now?"
"Why not?"
"Not a bad idea." She smiled and kissed him softly. The rest- well, lets try to keep this PG.
~~
Over the next few weeks, Kagome tried to get pregnant, but the tests kept coming up negative.
"I don't understand why it's been taking so long... maybe the tests are wrong."
"Kagome, maybe you should take a test at that doctor in your time."
"You're right, Sango."
"Where would you be without me?"
"Oh, shut up!" (Sound familiar?)
~~
"Well Mrs. Higurashi, we'll call you with the results of your pregnancy test later this week."
"Thank you." Kagome exited the clinic.
"Well Mom? How'd it go?"
"They said they'd call with the results this week."
"Let's just hope that they call soon."
~~
"Oh no!"
"What's wrong Kyouko?" Sana asked.
"My dad's chaperoning the dance!"
"Well, that's ok. As long as I don't embarrass myself in front of your dad."
"I'm more afraid of him embarrassing me."
"Don't worry. It'll be fine."
"I doubt it... Well, we have to get to class. Bye!"
"Bye!" Sana said, walking into the classroom and taking her seat behind Asa- chan.
"Asa, I found out that Kyouko's dad is chaperoning the dance!" she whispered.
"Speaking of the dance, every time someone talks about it, there's a bad omen!"
"You're imagining things!"
"I'm not! Did anyone even notice that it's on Friday the 13th?"
"No, probably because it's on the 5th!"
"On the lunar calendar!"
"Who cares what's on the lunar calendar?"
"And, when Kaoru-chan talked about the dance, she was stepping on a crack!"
"So?"
"You know, 'step on a crack, and break your mother's back'! Her mom was going to chaperone, but she called in sick!"
"You are so paranoid!"
"Not paranoid, just careful. And in the cafeteria, Yuki-chan talked about her dress for the dance when she spilled the saltshaker! You have to admit that all of these bad omens can't just be coincidental."
"These 'bad omens' are completely nonexistent! It's all in your head."
"I don't know why I try, you're a total nonbeliever."
"It's not that I don't believe in bad omens, but, simply put, you're being crazy!"
"Fine, believe what you want."
Sana rolled her eyes. "You have serious issues, you know that?"
"I'm being _careful_!"
"Whatever."
~~
"Asayake, could you answer the phone, I'm busy in the kitchen." Her grandmother yelled as the phone rang for the third time."
"Sure Grandma!" Asa-chan ran down the stairs and answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey Asa-chan."
"Oh, hi, Yame-chan*. What's up?"
"I was just wondering if you had a date to the dance."
"Yeah, I do."
"Oh, really- OWW!!!"
"What happened?"
"Well, my dad's fixing the roof, but when I was walking under the ladder, I tripped over a rock."
"Oh...under a ladder? Are you ok?"
"Yeah. So who are you going with?"
"My boyfriend."
"You have a boyfriend!?"
"Yeah."
"Who is it???"
"Well, I doubt you know him because he doesn't go to our school, but he's my mom's best friend's son."
"Is he cute?"
"Very."
"You're lucky. That nerd in class C asked me to go to the dance with him today."
"EWW!! You didn't except, did you?"
"I had to. No one else would ask me."
"Then why didn't you ask someone?"
"I would've, but Kaoru-chan told me that it was better to go with *him*- blech- than to look desperate."
"Well, I happen to know that a certain guy in class B likes you, but is too shy to ask you."
"Who?"
"Keisuke!"
"Really?"
"Yeah. Wouldn't you rather go with him than that dork?"
"Definitely."
"Then turn him down and ask Keisuke!"
"This is great! I just hope the dance won't be a disaster."
"So do I."
"Well, I have to get off the phone. Bye!"
"Bye."
(I know that this chapter seems sort of pointless, but there is a reason for all of this girl talk. Oh, and Yame is short for Ayame.)
"I'm such a good matchmaker!" Asa-chan said, hanging up. "So I fibbed a little, but how is Keisuke going to turn her down?"
*Ring ring*
"Hello?"
"Yes, is this Mrs. Higurashi?"
"No, this is her daughter." Asa-chan said, assuming that the man on the other line was talking about Kagome, not her grandma.
"Well, this is the doctor, and I'm sorry to say that the test turned out negative. Your mother isn't pregnant."
"She isn't?"
"No."
"Oh... well, thank you. Good-bye."
"Good-bye."
~~
"Hey, Mom... the doctor called today..." Asa-chan said solemnly. "He said you weren't pregnant."
"Really? I guess that was to be expected. After all, the other tests had all come out negative."
"But Mom, I'm sure you'll get a positive test soon; I can feel it."
"Thanks, honey. Since the test came out negative, I guess we should just keep trying."
"Yeah." Asa-chan yawned loudly. "I'm a little sleepy. I think I'll take a nap."
"Mm, you should get some rest. I'll wake you up before dinner."
"Thanks Mom."
**
Asa-chan woke up with a start. Where was she? She knew it wasn't her room... it looked like the school gym! But the weirdest part was that she saw herself (not in a mirror) talking to Sana! Now that she thought about it, everyone from school was there. It looked like the school dance.
"What am I doing here?" she asked herself. "The dance isn't until tomorrow!" she tried to make her way through the enormous crowd to get to Sana and herself, but she never bumped into anyone; she went through them!
"What's happening??? Why are there two of me?" She felt like a ghost. No one noticed her. She tried to talk to Sana, but she didn't even notice that Asa-chan was there!
"What is going on??!!" Asa-chan screamed, but no one glanced her way.
"Maybe the other me will know what's going on." Asa-chan said, paying attention to her conversation with Sana.
"It's sort of weird that we're at the dance, but nothing's happening."
"I told you nothing would happen! I just kind of wish that Kyouko's dad would stop asking me questions about me... it's embarrassing!"
"What's taking the guys so long? They're just getting punch!"
"Oh, no, he's coming this way!"
"Who?"
"Kyouko's dad!"
"Ahh, Sana, I was wondering who your parents were; it'd be nice to have their number so I can meet them sometime."
"I see what you mean." Asa-chan whispered to Sana while trying to slip away unnoticed.
"You must be one of Sana's friends."
"Oh, me?" Asa-chan asked, turning to face him.
Kyouko's dad stopped in his tracks. "You aren't related to Kagome Higurashi, are you?"
"Actually, she's my mom. I'm Asayake Higurashi. Did you know her?"
"Yeah, I did. When you get home, could you tell her that Hojo said hi?"
"Um, sure." She said. All of a sudden, she heard a loud clap of thunder. "Oh, great. A storm is coming!"
The music stopped. "Excuse me, Haruno Kaoru, the hospital called to inform you that your mother is extremely sick and that you should go immediately."
"Oh, no!" Kaoru ran out the door.
"Wait a second... wasn't it Kaoru's mom who couldn't chaperone because she called in sick?" The 'ghost' Asa-chan said to herself. The music started up again and everyone started dancing again. Finally, Ryo-kun and Kyouko came back with the drinks.
"What took you guys so long?"
"There's this big scene next to the punch table. Ayame-chan got angry at her date and poured her punch all over him." Kyouko answered.
"Really? What happened?"
"Well, she was talking about him insulting her friends or something like that."
"I'm not surprised. Yame-chan is usually so soft-spoken, but she's got a killer temper when it comes to defending her friends." Sana said.
"And the worst part is that Yuki was standing next to him and she got punch all over her dress. She started fussing about how expensive it was."
"Yame-chan got into a fight with Keisuke...? After I fixed her up with him just after she... walked under that ladder. And Yuki spilled punch on her dress... she knocked over that saltshaker when she talked about choosing it... All the bad omens were true~ the dance is a disaster!"
Suddenly, everything went dark; the music stopped, the lights went out, and there was chaos in the entire building, until someone screamed, and the room went silent.
**
"Asa-chan, wake up!!!"
"Huh?"
"It's time for dinner!"
"It was a dream?"
"Well, apparently."
"Mom, did you know a guy named Hojo, or something?"
"Actually, I did. How did you know?"
"I dreamed about him and the dance and everything started going wrong! And there was a blackout and-"
"It was just a dream. But, I don't think I ever mentioned Hojo... Maybe your miko powers are kicking in. You might have the power of foresight." Kagome joked.
"Are you serious?!"
"No, but it might be wise to talk to Kaede."
"Yeah. I'll go over as soon as I finish eating."
A/N: What do you think? Kind of pointless, right? Well, it'll come together in the next chapter. Sorry for the wait, but my computer's been acting up again. Review! *Sarah*
"Asa?"
"What?"
"You asked him, right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"WHY??? I want to know the answer, duh!!!"
"Well, you'll be happy to know that he's ok with it."
"Yes! Our first dates!!!"
"I'm kind of freaked out... I have no doubt that Ryo is the right guy, but I have this weird feeling... like something bad is going to happen at the dance!"
"It's probably just first date jitters."
"I don't know; my instincts are telling me something's going to happen."
"Remember when your 'instincts' told you that the boys were going to shoot us from behind at that water gun fight at Yuki's birthday party. So the entire time, we were so busy watching our backs, that they came out from the front and we lost."
"Hey, those guys looked really suspicious!"
"Yuki ended up crying because we lost so bad."
"Ok, ok, but when something goes wrong, then you'll learn to trust my instincts!"
"Nothing will go wrong!"
"You just watch."
~~
"Ryo?"
"Yeah, Asa-chan?"
"For some reason, I have a bad feeling about the dance."
"What kind?"
"Like something is going to ruin it."
"Maybe it's nothing."
"Maybe... but I just can't shake the feeling that something's going to go wrong..."
"Well, hopefully it's nothing... I mean, your instincts aren't always right. Remember that time when you thought my mom was pregnant? And you told the entire village and they threw a party for mom and got her presents and everything, but they found out you were wrong?"
"She had the symptoms!"
"She accidentally ate an expired can of beans from your time and you called it morning sickness."
"So my instincts aren't on the money every time, but I have an extremely bad feeling about this!"
"Just ignore it. Nothing'll happen!"
"Alright..."
~~
"Hey Mom."
"Hey."
"I'm so excited about the dance! I mean, I was worried for some reason, at first, but I'm sure it'll be great!"
"You know, you're growing up too fast... remember when you were 3-years old? When you thought that being human would be weird? And now look at you... in high school... with a boyfriend..."
"Mom, it's not like I'm already going to college!"
"I know, but it's not that far off."
"I'm fourteen. You have nothing to worry about yet!"
"I guess. It's just that it was so fun watching you grow up. Maybe we should have another kid..."
"Are you serious???" Asa-chan said, both shocked and excited.
"Yeah, why not? I'm only 40, I can keep up with another kid."
"I've thought about what it'd be like with a little brother or sister... I think it'd be fun."
"So you're ok with this?"
"Yeah."
"Great."
~~
Kagome crawled into the queen-sized bed. (Don't ask how that got through the well.)
"You know, Asayake said that she'd like a little brother or sister..." she mentioned to her husband.
"Really?"
"Yeah. She said that she thought it'd be fun."
"Hm..."
"And do you remember when you said that you wanted a son?"
"Yeah....."
"If she's ok with it, and I'm ok with it, I just need to know if you're ok with it."
"Another baby is a good idea. And it's a little boring around the house when Asa's at school."
"So you want another baby?"
"Yeah, I guess I do."
"Great."
"It might take a while to actually conceive... the sooner we try, the better, right?"
"What, do you mean now?"
"Why not?"
"Not a bad idea." She smiled and kissed him softly. The rest- well, lets try to keep this PG.
~~
Over the next few weeks, Kagome tried to get pregnant, but the tests kept coming up negative.
"I don't understand why it's been taking so long... maybe the tests are wrong."
"Kagome, maybe you should take a test at that doctor in your time."
"You're right, Sango."
"Where would you be without me?"
"Oh, shut up!" (Sound familiar?)
~~
"Well Mrs. Higurashi, we'll call you with the results of your pregnancy test later this week."
"Thank you." Kagome exited the clinic.
"Well Mom? How'd it go?"
"They said they'd call with the results this week."
"Let's just hope that they call soon."
~~
"Oh no!"
"What's wrong Kyouko?" Sana asked.
"My dad's chaperoning the dance!"
"Well, that's ok. As long as I don't embarrass myself in front of your dad."
"I'm more afraid of him embarrassing me."
"Don't worry. It'll be fine."
"I doubt it... Well, we have to get to class. Bye!"
"Bye!" Sana said, walking into the classroom and taking her seat behind Asa- chan.
"Asa, I found out that Kyouko's dad is chaperoning the dance!" she whispered.
"Speaking of the dance, every time someone talks about it, there's a bad omen!"
"You're imagining things!"
"I'm not! Did anyone even notice that it's on Friday the 13th?"
"No, probably because it's on the 5th!"
"On the lunar calendar!"
"Who cares what's on the lunar calendar?"
"And, when Kaoru-chan talked about the dance, she was stepping on a crack!"
"So?"
"You know, 'step on a crack, and break your mother's back'! Her mom was going to chaperone, but she called in sick!"
"You are so paranoid!"
"Not paranoid, just careful. And in the cafeteria, Yuki-chan talked about her dress for the dance when she spilled the saltshaker! You have to admit that all of these bad omens can't just be coincidental."
"These 'bad omens' are completely nonexistent! It's all in your head."
"I don't know why I try, you're a total nonbeliever."
"It's not that I don't believe in bad omens, but, simply put, you're being crazy!"
"Fine, believe what you want."
Sana rolled her eyes. "You have serious issues, you know that?"
"I'm being _careful_!"
"Whatever."
~~
"Asayake, could you answer the phone, I'm busy in the kitchen." Her grandmother yelled as the phone rang for the third time."
"Sure Grandma!" Asa-chan ran down the stairs and answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey Asa-chan."
"Oh, hi, Yame-chan*. What's up?"
"I was just wondering if you had a date to the dance."
"Yeah, I do."
"Oh, really- OWW!!!"
"What happened?"
"Well, my dad's fixing the roof, but when I was walking under the ladder, I tripped over a rock."
"Oh...under a ladder? Are you ok?"
"Yeah. So who are you going with?"
"My boyfriend."
"You have a boyfriend!?"
"Yeah."
"Who is it???"
"Well, I doubt you know him because he doesn't go to our school, but he's my mom's best friend's son."
"Is he cute?"
"Very."
"You're lucky. That nerd in class C asked me to go to the dance with him today."
"EWW!! You didn't except, did you?"
"I had to. No one else would ask me."
"Then why didn't you ask someone?"
"I would've, but Kaoru-chan told me that it was better to go with *him*- blech- than to look desperate."
"Well, I happen to know that a certain guy in class B likes you, but is too shy to ask you."
"Who?"
"Keisuke!"
"Really?"
"Yeah. Wouldn't you rather go with him than that dork?"
"Definitely."
"Then turn him down and ask Keisuke!"
"This is great! I just hope the dance won't be a disaster."
"So do I."
"Well, I have to get off the phone. Bye!"
"Bye."
(I know that this chapter seems sort of pointless, but there is a reason for all of this girl talk. Oh, and Yame is short for Ayame.)
"I'm such a good matchmaker!" Asa-chan said, hanging up. "So I fibbed a little, but how is Keisuke going to turn her down?"
*Ring ring*
"Hello?"
"Yes, is this Mrs. Higurashi?"
"No, this is her daughter." Asa-chan said, assuming that the man on the other line was talking about Kagome, not her grandma.
"Well, this is the doctor, and I'm sorry to say that the test turned out negative. Your mother isn't pregnant."
"She isn't?"
"No."
"Oh... well, thank you. Good-bye."
"Good-bye."
~~
"Hey, Mom... the doctor called today..." Asa-chan said solemnly. "He said you weren't pregnant."
"Really? I guess that was to be expected. After all, the other tests had all come out negative."
"But Mom, I'm sure you'll get a positive test soon; I can feel it."
"Thanks, honey. Since the test came out negative, I guess we should just keep trying."
"Yeah." Asa-chan yawned loudly. "I'm a little sleepy. I think I'll take a nap."
"Mm, you should get some rest. I'll wake you up before dinner."
"Thanks Mom."
**
Asa-chan woke up with a start. Where was she? She knew it wasn't her room... it looked like the school gym! But the weirdest part was that she saw herself (not in a mirror) talking to Sana! Now that she thought about it, everyone from school was there. It looked like the school dance.
"What am I doing here?" she asked herself. "The dance isn't until tomorrow!" she tried to make her way through the enormous crowd to get to Sana and herself, but she never bumped into anyone; she went through them!
"What's happening??? Why are there two of me?" She felt like a ghost. No one noticed her. She tried to talk to Sana, but she didn't even notice that Asa-chan was there!
"What is going on??!!" Asa-chan screamed, but no one glanced her way.
"Maybe the other me will know what's going on." Asa-chan said, paying attention to her conversation with Sana.
"It's sort of weird that we're at the dance, but nothing's happening."
"I told you nothing would happen! I just kind of wish that Kyouko's dad would stop asking me questions about me... it's embarrassing!"
"What's taking the guys so long? They're just getting punch!"
"Oh, no, he's coming this way!"
"Who?"
"Kyouko's dad!"
"Ahh, Sana, I was wondering who your parents were; it'd be nice to have their number so I can meet them sometime."
"I see what you mean." Asa-chan whispered to Sana while trying to slip away unnoticed.
"You must be one of Sana's friends."
"Oh, me?" Asa-chan asked, turning to face him.
Kyouko's dad stopped in his tracks. "You aren't related to Kagome Higurashi, are you?"
"Actually, she's my mom. I'm Asayake Higurashi. Did you know her?"
"Yeah, I did. When you get home, could you tell her that Hojo said hi?"
"Um, sure." She said. All of a sudden, she heard a loud clap of thunder. "Oh, great. A storm is coming!"
The music stopped. "Excuse me, Haruno Kaoru, the hospital called to inform you that your mother is extremely sick and that you should go immediately."
"Oh, no!" Kaoru ran out the door.
"Wait a second... wasn't it Kaoru's mom who couldn't chaperone because she called in sick?" The 'ghost' Asa-chan said to herself. The music started up again and everyone started dancing again. Finally, Ryo-kun and Kyouko came back with the drinks.
"What took you guys so long?"
"There's this big scene next to the punch table. Ayame-chan got angry at her date and poured her punch all over him." Kyouko answered.
"Really? What happened?"
"Well, she was talking about him insulting her friends or something like that."
"I'm not surprised. Yame-chan is usually so soft-spoken, but she's got a killer temper when it comes to defending her friends." Sana said.
"And the worst part is that Yuki was standing next to him and she got punch all over her dress. She started fussing about how expensive it was."
"Yame-chan got into a fight with Keisuke...? After I fixed her up with him just after she... walked under that ladder. And Yuki spilled punch on her dress... she knocked over that saltshaker when she talked about choosing it... All the bad omens were true~ the dance is a disaster!"
Suddenly, everything went dark; the music stopped, the lights went out, and there was chaos in the entire building, until someone screamed, and the room went silent.
**
"Asa-chan, wake up!!!"
"Huh?"
"It's time for dinner!"
"It was a dream?"
"Well, apparently."
"Mom, did you know a guy named Hojo, or something?"
"Actually, I did. How did you know?"
"I dreamed about him and the dance and everything started going wrong! And there was a blackout and-"
"It was just a dream. But, I don't think I ever mentioned Hojo... Maybe your miko powers are kicking in. You might have the power of foresight." Kagome joked.
"Are you serious?!"
"No, but it might be wise to talk to Kaede."
"Yeah. I'll go over as soon as I finish eating."
A/N: What do you think? Kind of pointless, right? Well, it'll come together in the next chapter. Sorry for the wait, but my computer's been acting up again. Review! *Sarah*
