~*~So I don't get my ass kicked by my two friends, I'm updating!~*~
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Inu Yasha stared at her, unsure of what to say. He had never thought she'd ask such a question. "Wha-why do you ask?"
She shrugged. "You seem very protective of me and you have this look in your eyes. It's either a very good, close friend thing or something more. I'm not sure, so I asked."
The doggie eared hanyou blinked rapidly, still unable to say anything. 'What should I tell her? I could tell her we are a couple, but it would be in vain. She doesn't remember me. If I told her we were friends, it may stay that way for a long time. I want more then that.' A mental battle was going on in Inu Yasha's head as Kagome sat and waited until he told her what was what. She heard a bell noise, but paid no mind to it.
"Kagome! Could you come down here please? There's someone here to see you."
The said girl got up and went towards the door. "We'll talk about this later, Inu Yasha?" He just nodded, glad for the extra time to think. She smiled and headed down to see who had come to see her, not like she'd remember them, but whatever. Inu Yasha, of course, was close behind.
Kagome came down the stairs and saw a tall brown haired boy standing in the living room with the others. Surprisingly, Shippou's tail had disappeared. The tall man turned and smiled at her as if he knew her. "Higurashi? Do you remember me? I'm Hojo, from school."
Kagome walked up to him and looked him over. 'He seems familiar…' She then shook her head. "I'm sorry. I don't really remember much of anything."
Hojo just smiled. "Well, I'm here to help you remember. I heard about what happened and I just had to help somehow."
Kagome looked at this guy as if he had twenty heads. 'Is this guy for real? He smiles a lot. Could he be a demon like Inu Yasha and Shippou?'
Speaking of the devil, I mean hanyou, Inu Yasha came and stood beside her, glaring at Hojo. "Don't worry, Hobo. Kagome has us to help her remember."
Kagome could feel that Inu Yasha didn't like this guy at all. Totally oblivious, Hojo's smile never faded. "It's Hojo. I don't believe we've ever met. Who are you?"
"Inu Yasha… Kagome's…" What was he to Kagome anyway? He never did answer her upstairs. This was the moment he was supposed to answer that long awaited question. What was he going to say?
He didn't have to say anything. Kagome spoke for him. "Inu Yasha's my very close friend, if you know what I mean. We were just talking about it upstairs. He's been telling me all about how we met and everything."
Inu Yasha and Hojo stared at her and blinked in shock. A smile spread on the hanyou's lips. 'Did she just say what I think she said?' His smile grew as he placed a protective arm around her waist and pull her close to him. To his delight, she didn't pull away.
Hojo was just purely shocked- so shocked he couldn't smile. 'Did she just say what I think she said?' He sent a somewhat glare at our dog demon. 'What did he tell her? Maybe he filled her head with lies and is just using her absence of memory to use her to his advantage.' He was filled with rage at this thought.
Just as everyone thought there was going to be a fist fight between the two by Kagome, Kaoru entered with a smile on her face. "Ah, I see you finally met Kagome's special someone, Hojo. He's not from around here, so that's why you haven't seen him before. Lemonade?"
Leave it to Mrs. Higurashi to find the lemons and make lemonade. (joke) Hojo was shocked. 'So he's the one I hear the girls talking about. The stubborn, selfish, two-timer. What can she possibly see in him?' (::blinks few times:: even I can't believe he's that dumb. Let's think Hojo boy… the whole amnesia thing ring a bell?)
Annoyed, Hojo put on a fake smile. "I'm sorry, but I promised my mother I'd run to the store for her. I'm glad you're back home, Higurashi, and I hope you get your memory back soon… real soon." He sent a glare at Inu Yasha, before he turned and left.
A sigh escaped Kagome's lips as she moved out of Inu Yasha's protective hold. "I'm glad he's gone. That guy gave me the creeps. Who was he anyway?"
Kaoru smiled. "He's a boy from your school that has a small crush on you, my dear. A nice boy, but a bit… oblivious to the obvious. Now, would you like some lemonade?" (author falls down anime style)
Kagome smiled. "Yes, thank you very much." She took a glass Kaoru handed her and drank it. "It's very good!"
"I'm glad. I made it just the way you like it."
"Arigatou." Kagome finished her drink and gave it back to her. She turned to the others and smiled. "I'm sorry, but I'm a little bit tired. I think I'll go upstairs and lay down for a bit. Maybe later I could ask some more questions?"
The gang all nodded. "Of course, Kagome-sama. We'll answer anything you ask of us."
A smile was their reward. "I can tell. We must have been the best of friends, all of us. I'm glad you were all around to help me."
She then turned and went up into the room that was said to be hers. The raven haired beauty dove under the covers and curled up into a ball. 'I wish with all my heart to remember them and what happened. I feel like a stranger to my own life, my home. I feel… lost.'
A single tear rolled down her face. She gasped when she felt a warm hand gently brush it away. She looked and was met with beautiful golden eyes gazing back at her. His eyes held so much emotion in them. "I came to answer your question."
"Inu Yasha, it's okay. I think I know the answer."
He sat down on the floor but kept his eyes on her. "No, let me explain. You should know more and I think you should know this. It's about what we are to each other, what we went through and how we met. I want to tell you just about everything about us."
~*~I think that makes for a good cliffhanger, don't you? Yes I am evil. Thank you. Come on! I'm up to 168 reviews! Gotta break 200! Ja ne!
Allie-chan the Clepto: Can I have my cookie now? *holds out hand like innocent Shippou*
Poe's Hier: Yes, I have been picking away at a story over at fictionpress.net under the name Snooptopian. And I write poetry.
ShawShank: Don't worry. He won't be that way for long. You know him and his little temper.. hehehe
Okay, now the updates will be delayed a bit… I only have written up to the chapter after this. *sweatdrop* I'll start picking at it again as soon as I can. Just be warned it will take awhile.
Ja ne!~*~
