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A/N: WHEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT LOTZA REVIEWS!!! I am soooo HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!! XP. I'll put some feedback right now.
Evil-Miyu: Wait and find out! He'll show up |pretty| soon.
K: *shmiles* I'm glad you like my story.
Lily: Hahaha, well, it |was| pretty obvious I guess. And so you're right! *shimles*
Angel-Ashley87: Hahaha! How adorable!! Well... I can't cook ramen either unless it's in those cups. But then I tend to spill or trip or something. *sigh*
EvilBunnies1: Hahaha, well here's your update!
Hope you guys won't be too disappointed!
Oh yes... my italics and underlines and bolds aren't showing, so until I get some help *hint hint* these signs will show if they're italicized, underlined, or in bold.
|...| = italicized [...] = bold _..._ = underlined
On with the story!
Flowers in Bloom
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Chapter 4
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"Hmm... do you want to make sugar cookies or chocolate chip ones?" asked Kaoru.
"Well... sugar cookies are a |little| plain... though they're still good. But who knows if they like chocolate?" said Kagome.
"Who can resist |chocolate|?!"
"Haha, that's just the piggy you Kaoru."
"Well at least I can stay slim."
"Hey! Are you calling me fat?!"
They both headed downstairs, joking around. Kagome ran her hands through her hair lazily as she help up the piece of paper in her hand.
"Soo..." she started, "we'll need... ¼ cup of brown sugar... ½ cup of white sugar... 1 ½ cups of chocolate chips... 2 cups of flour... 1 teaspoon of salt... and 1 teaspoon of baking soda," she stated.
While Kagome listed off the things on the paper, Kaoru ran around the kitchen collecting the items.
"There," said Kaoru, as she took out the baking soda and set it next to the rest of the ingredients. "Let's just hope I don't burn anything |this time|."
"Hahaha! Yeah! Remember when we baked cookies for your grandpa last year and the oven caught on fire?!"
"Shut up! That wasn't |my| fault! There was a bit of oil on the bottom of the oven!"
"That |you| spilled!"
"How can you spill oil in an |oven|??"
"Well... maybe the door was open and you were holding a bottle of Veggie oil and you tripped?"
"Psha. Like I would do that."
"Actually... you would."
"Don't rub it in!!"
Kagome was choking on her laughter as Kaoru turned around in a huff. After a while, they both fell down laughing.
"See! You can't deny it!" said Kagome.
"Oh shush. We should start baking the cookies now."
"Alright, alright. Now... it says here..."
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"All done!" stated Kaoru proudly.
"Yeah, and they're only a little scorched," teased Kagome.
"Hey! That part was your fault. You were the one pigging out on the leftover chocolate instead of looking at the clock!"
"But you were the one-"
"Do you want to beautify it?"
Kagome blinked at Kaoru's last statement.
"Beautify what?"
"The basket! No duh."
Kaoru picked up the 'basket' next to her. Actually, it was a hatbox with handles on the sides that Kagome and Kaoru tied on.
"I think it'll do. They'll probably throw it away later anyways," said Kagome.
Kaoru nodded, and put down the 'basket' to get some plastic covering to put on top. While Kaoru's back was turned, Kagome sneaked a cookie (one of the not so burnt ones) and popped it into her mouth before Kaoru turned around.
"Hey... did you eat a cookie?"
"Roh. Mry broo roo brank rat?"
"Because your mouth is full AND because you have some chocolate on the corner of your mouth."
Kagome swallowed and wiped her mouth, the smiled innocently at Kaoru. Kaoru just smiled and said, "Come on, let's go over."
"Fine, fine."
"We still have some left over ones so we'll split it and you can take some home."
"Yeah. Sota will love that."
"How is that brat anyways? I haven't seen him in a while."
"Yeah, well, I think his school starts tomorrow. And he's really psyched to start 2nd grade, so he's doing pretty well."
They made their way to Kaoru's next-door neighbor. Kagome politely knocked on the door 3 times, seeing as there was no doorbell. There were a few moments of silence as Kagome and Kaoru stood quietly at the door, waiting for someone to answer. Just as Kagome was about to knock again, a white haired boy stood before them. Kagome blinked in surprise as Kaoru whispered in Kagome's ear.
"Is this the guy you were talking about?"
Kagome didn't answer, but just stared at the guy in the doorway.
"What do you want," he snapped.
Kagome, still not moving, blinked at the boy stupidly. Kaoru just smiled nervously and handed over the hatbox.
"We just baked you some cookies to welcome you to our neighborhood. She," Kaoru pointed at Kagome with her thumb, "lives just about a block away. We hope you're doing well in your new home."
"This isn't my home," he snapped.
Kaoru's smile faltered, but never left her face. "Excuse me, what?"
"I'm just here to help my family move in," he said, almost as if her were bored.
He took the hatbox from Kaoru hand and stepped aside. Then, with an exaggerated sigh, he asked, "Would you like to come in."
To Kagome, it sounded a little strange coming |from| him... but just |him| was even weirder. 'He reminds me of that guy at lunch today, but still looks nothing like him...' she thought.
"My name is Kaoru, and this, is Kagome."
"Sesshomaru."
They both stepped into the house, coming into a well-lit hallway. It was kind of narrow because of the cardboard boxes that lined along the wall, and Kagome and Kaoru had just enough space to stand next to each other without being squished.
"Sessho! Who is it?" yelled a muffled voice from somewhere inside the house.
"Don't [call] me that! And it's just more 'welcome to the neighborhood' people."
"Oh really?" the owner of the voice stepped out of a room just down the narrow hall.
"Whoa. Both of you have white hair? That's just freaky."
"What???" At that time, Kagome had been staring at the floor, but hearing Kaoru's statement, Kagome's head shot up only to find |him|.
"It's YOU!"
"Oh hey. I think I remember your name..." he said. After a moment of shock, Kagome shook her head and asked, "What?"
"Your name. You're in my history class right. Mmm... isn't your name... Kikyo? Yeah, that's it. Kikyo. But you seem really diffe-"
"I'm _not_ Kikyo," said Kagome stubbornly.
She hated it when people mixed them up. Kagome believed herself nothing like Kikyo. |Nothing|. Because |she|... was _|better|_. Kikyo was always so damn cold. It's a wonder how she gets all those guys.
"You look like Kikyo."
"I'm |not| Kikyo."
"Are you sure? You look like Kikyo."
"I'm her sister."
"Oh. Then I have no interest in you."
"EXCUSE ME?!"
"I |said| I have |no interest| in you."
"Who asked you anyways?!"
"You did!"
"I did not!"
By then, Kaoru was just blinking stupidly at the two, bobbing her head back and forth between the 'rivals'. Sesshomaru was long gone by then, probably stuffing the cookies in the trash along with all the other gifts.
"That's just RUDE you ignorant... PIG!" yelled Kagome. Her face was red and her hands were balled into fists. "First," she began, "you |laugh| at me just because I fell down, and now, you're being a total rude BAKA!"
"Keh! I'm not the baka. Who was the one that fell down on their face?"
Kagome blinked in surprise. So he DID remember her! Kagome inspected him, glaring at him up and down. Kaoru just stood silently, wondering what would happen next. Silently, she was egging on the white haired boy. Nobody that got Kagome this mad got away with it. Last time this happened, Miroku had smacked Kagome's ass, and in 30 seconds his whole face was puffed up like a blowfish.
Kagome was seriously pissed off. She was ready to kill that boy. Glaring daggers, Kagome looked around, thinking of a way to piss him off too. When her sight landed on his hair, she couldn't help notice two little lumps. Unconsciously, she stepped forward, and before she knew it, she was touching them.
"Oooh! What are these? Are they real?" she asked.
"They're my |ears| dimwit." He said as he flinched back a little. Kagome took no notice and beckoned Kaoru over. Soon, Kaoru was in front of the guy along with Kagome, touching his ears.
"No way. They gotta be fake," said Kaoru.
Kagome totally forgot the whole incident before, and she was giggling as she pulled on one of his ears. The guy was getting frustrated. |EVERYONE|... or basically every girl... always felt his ears like there was no tomorrow! He swatted their hands away.
"Don't touch me!"
"Gomen, gomen..." they said together. He could tell they didn't mean it. They had a silly look on their faces as if they were just brushing it off. They still eyed his ears temptingly as if they were going to leap on him any second and start pulling his ears off.
"Soo..." started Kagome, "why do you have those for ears?"
"Because I'm a hanyou." He stated proudly. "Not like you humans. But not like a youkai either..." he mumbled the last part.
"OH! I've heard of those! Only cause my grandfather is all about ancient stuff," said Kagome.
"Aren't they like half demons?" asked Kaoru.
"Yeah. None of them are real though."
"What do you |mean| they're not real. |Hello|. I'm one."
"Haha. Sure. They're just props. See?"
Kagome pulled on one of his ears.
"Ow! Bitch! Stop that!"
"What? They're fake... aren't they?"
"Kagome... I think he's being serious."
"Huh? What made you think that."
"BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT COMING OFF MY FUCKING HEAD! NOW LET GO YOU-!"
"Well I'm sooo SORRY."
"Keh!"
"Kaoru! Let's leave this freak alone." She yelled, mainly at the guy in front of her.
"At least I'm not a Kikyo wannabe!" he yelled back.
"I TOLD you! I'm her SISTER! I can't help it if I look like that bitch!"
By then, Kagome was already out the door and was yelling from the sidewalk. The guy slammed the door with a huff, and Kagome and Kaoru stood outside.
Kaoru was next to Kagome with an amused expression.
"What?" snapped Kagome, obviously still pissed off.
"Oh... nothing..." sang Kaoru.
She obviously had something in mind.
To Be Continued
Hahaha. That was a pretty long chapter. And sorry if the dialogue was a little weird. Hmmm... I'm a bit stuck right now. I'm not |completely| sure what I should do next. *sigh* Oh well. Anyways, can any of you guys tell me how to do the italics, underline and bold stuff? I used to save it onto web and then upload it but recently it's not working. ::Help! PLEASSEE!!!::
OH yeah! Review!
A/N: WHEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT LOTZA REVIEWS!!! I am soooo HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!! XP. I'll put some feedback right now.
Evil-Miyu: Wait and find out! He'll show up |pretty| soon.
K: *shmiles* I'm glad you like my story.
Lily: Hahaha, well, it |was| pretty obvious I guess. And so you're right! *shimles*
Angel-Ashley87: Hahaha! How adorable!! Well... I can't cook ramen either unless it's in those cups. But then I tend to spill or trip or something. *sigh*
EvilBunnies1: Hahaha, well here's your update!
Hope you guys won't be too disappointed!
Oh yes... my italics and underlines and bolds aren't showing, so until I get some help *hint hint* these signs will show if they're italicized, underlined, or in bold.
|...| = italicized [...] = bold _..._ = underlined
On with the story!
Flowers in Bloom
~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~
Chapter 4
~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~
"Hmm... do you want to make sugar cookies or chocolate chip ones?" asked Kaoru.
"Well... sugar cookies are a |little| plain... though they're still good. But who knows if they like chocolate?" said Kagome.
"Who can resist |chocolate|?!"
"Haha, that's just the piggy you Kaoru."
"Well at least I can stay slim."
"Hey! Are you calling me fat?!"
They both headed downstairs, joking around. Kagome ran her hands through her hair lazily as she help up the piece of paper in her hand.
"Soo..." she started, "we'll need... ¼ cup of brown sugar... ½ cup of white sugar... 1 ½ cups of chocolate chips... 2 cups of flour... 1 teaspoon of salt... and 1 teaspoon of baking soda," she stated.
While Kagome listed off the things on the paper, Kaoru ran around the kitchen collecting the items.
"There," said Kaoru, as she took out the baking soda and set it next to the rest of the ingredients. "Let's just hope I don't burn anything |this time|."
"Hahaha! Yeah! Remember when we baked cookies for your grandpa last year and the oven caught on fire?!"
"Shut up! That wasn't |my| fault! There was a bit of oil on the bottom of the oven!"
"That |you| spilled!"
"How can you spill oil in an |oven|??"
"Well... maybe the door was open and you were holding a bottle of Veggie oil and you tripped?"
"Psha. Like I would do that."
"Actually... you would."
"Don't rub it in!!"
Kagome was choking on her laughter as Kaoru turned around in a huff. After a while, they both fell down laughing.
"See! You can't deny it!" said Kagome.
"Oh shush. We should start baking the cookies now."
"Alright, alright. Now... it says here..."
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
"All done!" stated Kaoru proudly.
"Yeah, and they're only a little scorched," teased Kagome.
"Hey! That part was your fault. You were the one pigging out on the leftover chocolate instead of looking at the clock!"
"But you were the one-"
"Do you want to beautify it?"
Kagome blinked at Kaoru's last statement.
"Beautify what?"
"The basket! No duh."
Kaoru picked up the 'basket' next to her. Actually, it was a hatbox with handles on the sides that Kagome and Kaoru tied on.
"I think it'll do. They'll probably throw it away later anyways," said Kagome.
Kaoru nodded, and put down the 'basket' to get some plastic covering to put on top. While Kaoru's back was turned, Kagome sneaked a cookie (one of the not so burnt ones) and popped it into her mouth before Kaoru turned around.
"Hey... did you eat a cookie?"
"Roh. Mry broo roo brank rat?"
"Because your mouth is full AND because you have some chocolate on the corner of your mouth."
Kagome swallowed and wiped her mouth, the smiled innocently at Kaoru. Kaoru just smiled and said, "Come on, let's go over."
"Fine, fine."
"We still have some left over ones so we'll split it and you can take some home."
"Yeah. Sota will love that."
"How is that brat anyways? I haven't seen him in a while."
"Yeah, well, I think his school starts tomorrow. And he's really psyched to start 2nd grade, so he's doing pretty well."
They made their way to Kaoru's next-door neighbor. Kagome politely knocked on the door 3 times, seeing as there was no doorbell. There were a few moments of silence as Kagome and Kaoru stood quietly at the door, waiting for someone to answer. Just as Kagome was about to knock again, a white haired boy stood before them. Kagome blinked in surprise as Kaoru whispered in Kagome's ear.
"Is this the guy you were talking about?"
Kagome didn't answer, but just stared at the guy in the doorway.
"What do you want," he snapped.
Kagome, still not moving, blinked at the boy stupidly. Kaoru just smiled nervously and handed over the hatbox.
"We just baked you some cookies to welcome you to our neighborhood. She," Kaoru pointed at Kagome with her thumb, "lives just about a block away. We hope you're doing well in your new home."
"This isn't my home," he snapped.
Kaoru's smile faltered, but never left her face. "Excuse me, what?"
"I'm just here to help my family move in," he said, almost as if her were bored.
He took the hatbox from Kaoru hand and stepped aside. Then, with an exaggerated sigh, he asked, "Would you like to come in."
To Kagome, it sounded a little strange coming |from| him... but just |him| was even weirder. 'He reminds me of that guy at lunch today, but still looks nothing like him...' she thought.
"My name is Kaoru, and this, is Kagome."
"Sesshomaru."
They both stepped into the house, coming into a well-lit hallway. It was kind of narrow because of the cardboard boxes that lined along the wall, and Kagome and Kaoru had just enough space to stand next to each other without being squished.
"Sessho! Who is it?" yelled a muffled voice from somewhere inside the house.
"Don't [call] me that! And it's just more 'welcome to the neighborhood' people."
"Oh really?" the owner of the voice stepped out of a room just down the narrow hall.
"Whoa. Both of you have white hair? That's just freaky."
"What???" At that time, Kagome had been staring at the floor, but hearing Kaoru's statement, Kagome's head shot up only to find |him|.
"It's YOU!"
"Oh hey. I think I remember your name..." he said. After a moment of shock, Kagome shook her head and asked, "What?"
"Your name. You're in my history class right. Mmm... isn't your name... Kikyo? Yeah, that's it. Kikyo. But you seem really diffe-"
"I'm _not_ Kikyo," said Kagome stubbornly.
She hated it when people mixed them up. Kagome believed herself nothing like Kikyo. |Nothing|. Because |she|... was _|better|_. Kikyo was always so damn cold. It's a wonder how she gets all those guys.
"You look like Kikyo."
"I'm |not| Kikyo."
"Are you sure? You look like Kikyo."
"I'm her sister."
"Oh. Then I have no interest in you."
"EXCUSE ME?!"
"I |said| I have |no interest| in you."
"Who asked you anyways?!"
"You did!"
"I did not!"
By then, Kaoru was just blinking stupidly at the two, bobbing her head back and forth between the 'rivals'. Sesshomaru was long gone by then, probably stuffing the cookies in the trash along with all the other gifts.
"That's just RUDE you ignorant... PIG!" yelled Kagome. Her face was red and her hands were balled into fists. "First," she began, "you |laugh| at me just because I fell down, and now, you're being a total rude BAKA!"
"Keh! I'm not the baka. Who was the one that fell down on their face?"
Kagome blinked in surprise. So he DID remember her! Kagome inspected him, glaring at him up and down. Kaoru just stood silently, wondering what would happen next. Silently, she was egging on the white haired boy. Nobody that got Kagome this mad got away with it. Last time this happened, Miroku had smacked Kagome's ass, and in 30 seconds his whole face was puffed up like a blowfish.
Kagome was seriously pissed off. She was ready to kill that boy. Glaring daggers, Kagome looked around, thinking of a way to piss him off too. When her sight landed on his hair, she couldn't help notice two little lumps. Unconsciously, she stepped forward, and before she knew it, she was touching them.
"Oooh! What are these? Are they real?" she asked.
"They're my |ears| dimwit." He said as he flinched back a little. Kagome took no notice and beckoned Kaoru over. Soon, Kaoru was in front of the guy along with Kagome, touching his ears.
"No way. They gotta be fake," said Kaoru.
Kagome totally forgot the whole incident before, and she was giggling as she pulled on one of his ears. The guy was getting frustrated. |EVERYONE|... or basically every girl... always felt his ears like there was no tomorrow! He swatted their hands away.
"Don't touch me!"
"Gomen, gomen..." they said together. He could tell they didn't mean it. They had a silly look on their faces as if they were just brushing it off. They still eyed his ears temptingly as if they were going to leap on him any second and start pulling his ears off.
"Soo..." started Kagome, "why do you have those for ears?"
"Because I'm a hanyou." He stated proudly. "Not like you humans. But not like a youkai either..." he mumbled the last part.
"OH! I've heard of those! Only cause my grandfather is all about ancient stuff," said Kagome.
"Aren't they like half demons?" asked Kaoru.
"Yeah. None of them are real though."
"What do you |mean| they're not real. |Hello|. I'm one."
"Haha. Sure. They're just props. See?"
Kagome pulled on one of his ears.
"Ow! Bitch! Stop that!"
"What? They're fake... aren't they?"
"Kagome... I think he's being serious."
"Huh? What made you think that."
"BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT COMING OFF MY FUCKING HEAD! NOW LET GO YOU-!"
"Well I'm sooo SORRY."
"Keh!"
"Kaoru! Let's leave this freak alone." She yelled, mainly at the guy in front of her.
"At least I'm not a Kikyo wannabe!" he yelled back.
"I TOLD you! I'm her SISTER! I can't help it if I look like that bitch!"
By then, Kagome was already out the door and was yelling from the sidewalk. The guy slammed the door with a huff, and Kagome and Kaoru stood outside.
Kaoru was next to Kagome with an amused expression.
"What?" snapped Kagome, obviously still pissed off.
"Oh... nothing..." sang Kaoru.
She obviously had something in mind.
To Be Continued
Hahaha. That was a pretty long chapter. And sorry if the dialogue was a little weird. Hmmm... I'm a bit stuck right now. I'm not |completely| sure what I should do next. *sigh* Oh well. Anyways, can any of you guys tell me how to do the italics, underline and bold stuff? I used to save it onto web and then upload it but recently it's not working. ::Help! PLEASSEE!!!::
OH yeah! Review!