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A/N: YAY! I GOT 1 MORE REVIEW THAN LAST TIME!!!!!!! (Not counting when my friend reviewed) I don't get as much reviews for this fanfic than my other ones but I guess that's ok. As long as a few people like it! XP I hope you guys will enjoy this chapter!

Flowers in Bloom

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Chapter 3

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Kagome blinked in surprise. 'Wow... he's got white hair!' She tilted her head and leaned forward a bit, but before she could catch his eyes she fell over.

"Oof!"

"Kagome! Are you ok?"

The guy looked over. He cocked his head a little, staring at Kagome in interest with golden eyes. He smiled a little, almost teasingly. Misao, helping Kagome up with Sango, eyed him with interest. The boy just sat there, grinning like them like some retarded fool, his smile growing wider by the second. By the time Kagome had gotten up and finished brushing off the imaginary dust, the boy was smiling like there was no tomorrow.

Kagome cocked an eyebrow at him, and he burst out laughing. Sango and Misao looked at each other, obviously confused. The boy went red in the face, almost falling over, using the bench support behind him to keep him from collapsing. Kagome just stood there, blushing like an idiot. "You... you idiot!" was all she said as she pivoted a 180 on her heel and started walking. Sango and Misao just blinked at the guy and left him, scurrying after Kagome.

"Kagome... are you ok?" asked Sango.

"Pfft. I just fell face down in front of that GUY! And he just LAUGHED at me!!" yelled Kagome in an obvious tantrum.

Misao just laughed nervously. Kagome got like this a lot. She had a bit of a temper problem, but when she was in a good mood, she wasn't harmful. "Well... he was kind of cute," suggested Misao. Kagome just stopped, Sango and Misao stopping along with her. Misao creaked her head around, only to find Kagome glaring daggers at Misao.

"THAT'S WHAT MADE IT SO EMBARRASSING!"

Kagome stormed off, and Sango and Misao just stayed behind, watching her storm around the corner toward the blacktop. Misao sighed.

"Guess I shouldn't have said that, huh Sango."

Sango just shrugged, still a little tense about Kagome blowing up. From where they stood, they could still hear that weirdo laugh.

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Kagome swung her bag carelessly over her shoulder. "Mao... if only I didn't make such a fool of myself I might have at least talked to that guy," she complained to herself. "But he DIDN'T have to be so RUDE about it! He could have at least asked if I were ok... and what was with that white hair. I wonder if it's natu-"

"KAGOMEEE!!!!!"

Kagome whirled around to find Kaoru running towards her. She stopped, waiting for Kaoru to catch up with her.

"Hey, what's up Kaoru?"

"Hey Kagome," wheezed Kaoru. She was still trying to catch her breath. After all, she did just spot Kagome a few blocks away and ran all the way there. After a while, Kaoru caught her breath and asked, "Do you want to come over?"

Kagome shrugged.

"Alright then!" chirped Kaoru.

They only lived a block away from each other and their moms know each other so it would be fine. Both continued walking, talking about how stupid guys are.

"But I thought you were practically in love with Kenshin."

"Well, not in love but I do kind of like him. The down side is that this girl, Megumi, keeps hanging around him and its REALLY annoying..." complained Kaoru.

"Don't you think that it's not entirely Kenshin's fault though?"

"Hmm... I guess your right... but at least he could tell her to buzz off."

"Yeah... guys are so insensitive... just like this guy we saw today... he had white hair and-"

"You guys met a guy with white hair?! Like our age? With white hair? OUR AGE?! "

"Pfft. What's the big deal. I mean... Kenshin's got red hair."

"Yeah, but at least he doesn't look OLD."

"Well neither did that guy!"

"Really?"

"Yes really! In fact he was quite cu-"

"OOO!!! Kagome's got a crush!!!"

"No I don't!"

"Yes you dooo!!"

"No! I DON'T!"

"Then why is your face all red?"

"WHAT?! N-no! My face is not red!"

"Awww, you're so cute Kagome. Getting a crush on a total stranger. With white hair nonetheless."

"I do NOT have a crush on him!"

"Quit denying in Kagome... you know you like him. You wanna hug him. You wanna kiss him. You wanna love him. You wanna-"

"You got that from Miss Congeniality didn't you."

"Yeah... so..."

By the time they had reached Kaoru's house, Kagome's face was red to the top.

"Ahaha! So I was right!" bragged Kaoru.

"No! How could I like a guy I don't even know."

"Well... you MIGHT get to know him."

"Yeah right... he looked like a senior."

Kaoru shrugged, looking almost hopeful, but they both knew seniors rarely checked out sophomores. They usually went for the "innocent" 'fresh'man or some junior or someone their age.

They both headed upstairs toward Kaoru's room, and Kagome flopped onto her bed, immediately picking up a magazine on the floor. Kaoru sat down on the computer chair and turned it on. This was their usual routine whenever someone went over to each other's house. Sighing, Kagome browsed through last month's issue of YM lazily, flipping through the pages, barely bothering to read the words.

Kaoru immediately signed onto AIM, one of her bad habits.

For a few minutes, they sat in silence, apart from the clicking of Kaoru's nails on the keyboard. Kagome, getting bored, sat up on Kaoru's bed and turned around to open the window. She always loved the view of the little area between Kaoru's house and the neighbor's. All was there was a little concrete pathway with rocks around it, and a tree somewhere to the side. Kagome blinked, seeing a yellow bike against the tree.

"Hey Kaoru... did you get a new bike?"

"Hmm? Oh... no. New neighbors moved in yesterday, but I didn't get a chance to meet them yet. My dad says that it's just 2 parents and a kid about our age."

"Ahh... I see. Wanna go make like good neighbors and bring them a box of cookies? We got nothing else better to do."

They both laughed at this idea, knowing how Kaoru can't cook if her life were at risk.

"Hmm... maybe we shall." Smirked Kaoru.

"Let's just hope they'll be edible."

TO BE CONTINUED

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