Ch. 38 A Tale of Two Maidens (Plus a Car and a Mailbox)
I turned to Sango "let's go" she nodded.
"Bye Miroku" we waved to Miroku and headed out of the mall since, well the point of cheering me up would not work well why Inuyasha was in the vicinity.
"So you're really going on a date with Hojo?" Sango asked as we got back into my car.
"Yep" I nodded, then turned to her and raised an eyebrow "why?"
She giggled, "nothing, he's smart and cute and athletic, in stuff but um I'm just trying to picture you with Hojo" she giggled again and started the car.
"It's MY car let ME drive!" I stomped my foot on the floor as she pulled out of our parking space.
She shrugged her shoulders "too late now, we're already going, might as well let me finish" she smiled a bit.
"No, me drive now" I pleaded, (for heaven's sake I could have hopped out of the car and pushed, at the rate we were going)
Sango shook her head.
I crossed my arms and pouted, "Kagome wants to drive"
Sango looked at me, "well isn't it too bad that Kagome is not here"
I reached over and tried to grab the steering wheel (do I even need to tell you how stupid that was?)
AS a result Sango veered the car into a mailbox (You know the blue ones that that are out by the streets, for heavens sake, why would you put a mailbox there?)
I screeched loudly as we collided.
"Oh my gosh" Sango said as she undid her seatbelt (seatbelts save lives, not mailboxes)
I stepped out of the car inspecting my baby (um this may sound like a guy thing but that's what I call my car) and the poor mangled mailbox.
"Oh shoot what am I going to do?" I put my hands on top of my head
Sango gave me a wild look, "YOU? What are you gonna do? I just crashed your car into a mailbox!"
I gave her a shocked look, "but it wouldn't have happened if I hadn't yanked on the steering wheel!" I shouted at her (I would tell you what I was thinking, but clearly I wasn't thinking)
Sango shook her head, "But you wouldn't have yanked on it if I had just let you drive"
I felt tears well up in my eyes, first Inuyasha now this, "But Sango I shouldn't have tried to grab the steering wheel" I felt a tear slip down my cheek.
Sango now too, had tears streaming from her eyes, "I'm sorry Kagome" She moved to hug me.
"I'm sorry too Sango" I hugged her and we stood in the middle of the malls parking lot, hugging and crying.
When a security guard walked by (what a coincidence) a few seconds later he just looked at the car smashed into the mailbox (ok, so now it looked more like a toaster) then to us and just shook his head as if he didn't want to get involved with this (I don't blame him)
After we had calmed down, I patted Sango on the back and stood up, "It's no big deal Sango, my mom doesn't care, she'll just get it fixed and tell me to be careful" I said smiling, trying to get Sango to cheer up, even though I wasn't sure why she was sad.
Sango gave me a bit of a dry look, "why do I have a feeling that you've done this before?" she ended the question by raising an eyebrow.
I grinned sheepishly, 'Ok so I've hit a light posts, in my day big deal, oh, wait there were those telephone poles, and that three-car pile up, and that whole pool incident' I cringed, gladly remembering that Sango couldn't read my mind.
We finally got into my car, and I (as in ME) started the car. I drove a little bit slower than usual, not saying that I drove slow, or even at the speed limit, but I did drive pretty slow; only eleven mph above the speed limit.
I turned into my driveway and switched off the car, 'Ok Kagome deep breath' I inhaled deeply and stepped out of the car, 'mom won't be mad, she's never mad, but there's only so many times you can wreck a car and get away with it" I reasoned with myself as I ambled up the walk towards my front door.
I never made it.
Souta opened up the door and ran out, followed by one of his little friends, knocking me over as they went.
Then they saw the car, they both stopped dead in their tracks and stared at it as if I had painted it bright orange and covered it with railroad crossing signs.
Souta slowly turned to me-his jaw still agape- and mouthed the words "moms going to kill you"
A/N Ok it seems I have confused a few of you, that was not the end I was just letting you know how this will end, ok just had to be clear on that.
*Dances around the room* I'm not grounded I'm not grounded! Whooooooooooooooo! Ok I'm over that, so he he um yeah…ok
I'm sorry, your probably use to this but I had something REALLY REALLY REALLY important to say but I can't remember. Gosh darn it!
Oh well
Thanx
I turned to Sango "let's go" she nodded.
"Bye Miroku" we waved to Miroku and headed out of the mall since, well the point of cheering me up would not work well why Inuyasha was in the vicinity.
"So you're really going on a date with Hojo?" Sango asked as we got back into my car.
"Yep" I nodded, then turned to her and raised an eyebrow "why?"
She giggled, "nothing, he's smart and cute and athletic, in stuff but um I'm just trying to picture you with Hojo" she giggled again and started the car.
"It's MY car let ME drive!" I stomped my foot on the floor as she pulled out of our parking space.
She shrugged her shoulders "too late now, we're already going, might as well let me finish" she smiled a bit.
"No, me drive now" I pleaded, (for heaven's sake I could have hopped out of the car and pushed, at the rate we were going)
Sango shook her head.
I crossed my arms and pouted, "Kagome wants to drive"
Sango looked at me, "well isn't it too bad that Kagome is not here"
I reached over and tried to grab the steering wheel (do I even need to tell you how stupid that was?)
AS a result Sango veered the car into a mailbox (You know the blue ones that that are out by the streets, for heavens sake, why would you put a mailbox there?)
I screeched loudly as we collided.
"Oh my gosh" Sango said as she undid her seatbelt (seatbelts save lives, not mailboxes)
I stepped out of the car inspecting my baby (um this may sound like a guy thing but that's what I call my car) and the poor mangled mailbox.
"Oh shoot what am I going to do?" I put my hands on top of my head
Sango gave me a wild look, "YOU? What are you gonna do? I just crashed your car into a mailbox!"
I gave her a shocked look, "but it wouldn't have happened if I hadn't yanked on the steering wheel!" I shouted at her (I would tell you what I was thinking, but clearly I wasn't thinking)
Sango shook her head, "But you wouldn't have yanked on it if I had just let you drive"
I felt tears well up in my eyes, first Inuyasha now this, "But Sango I shouldn't have tried to grab the steering wheel" I felt a tear slip down my cheek.
Sango now too, had tears streaming from her eyes, "I'm sorry Kagome" She moved to hug me.
"I'm sorry too Sango" I hugged her and we stood in the middle of the malls parking lot, hugging and crying.
When a security guard walked by (what a coincidence) a few seconds later he just looked at the car smashed into the mailbox (ok, so now it looked more like a toaster) then to us and just shook his head as if he didn't want to get involved with this (I don't blame him)
After we had calmed down, I patted Sango on the back and stood up, "It's no big deal Sango, my mom doesn't care, she'll just get it fixed and tell me to be careful" I said smiling, trying to get Sango to cheer up, even though I wasn't sure why she was sad.
Sango gave me a bit of a dry look, "why do I have a feeling that you've done this before?" she ended the question by raising an eyebrow.
I grinned sheepishly, 'Ok so I've hit a light posts, in my day big deal, oh, wait there were those telephone poles, and that three-car pile up, and that whole pool incident' I cringed, gladly remembering that Sango couldn't read my mind.
We finally got into my car, and I (as in ME) started the car. I drove a little bit slower than usual, not saying that I drove slow, or even at the speed limit, but I did drive pretty slow; only eleven mph above the speed limit.
I turned into my driveway and switched off the car, 'Ok Kagome deep breath' I inhaled deeply and stepped out of the car, 'mom won't be mad, she's never mad, but there's only so many times you can wreck a car and get away with it" I reasoned with myself as I ambled up the walk towards my front door.
I never made it.
Souta opened up the door and ran out, followed by one of his little friends, knocking me over as they went.
Then they saw the car, they both stopped dead in their tracks and stared at it as if I had painted it bright orange and covered it with railroad crossing signs.
Souta slowly turned to me-his jaw still agape- and mouthed the words "moms going to kill you"
A/N Ok it seems I have confused a few of you, that was not the end I was just letting you know how this will end, ok just had to be clear on that.
*Dances around the room* I'm not grounded I'm not grounded! Whooooooooooooooo! Ok I'm over that, so he he um yeah…ok
I'm sorry, your probably use to this but I had something REALLY REALLY REALLY important to say but I can't remember. Gosh darn it!
Oh well
Thanx