LOVING TEARS
Disclaimer: You should all know this by now- Inu-Yasha and original characters do not belong to me. They are the creations of Lady Rumiko Takahashi. Although the new characters of this fic and the story line are the results of my disturbing imagination and caffeine overload....
Chapter 4: After-school activities
After the last chat with her so-called friends during lunch period, Kagome doubted she would be able to handle another interrogation period from them. She was already too worried with all the work she had to make up form the days that she missed. At least she was not too far behind. Her mind just could not handle three teenager asking questions she was not ready to answer not to mention the pressure that they tended to place upon her. So she avoided them to the best of her abilities for the rest of the day. What a way to return to school.
As she stepped out into the afternoon fun, shielding her eyes, she took a deep breath. "At long last, I'm Free!" With those words said, she readjusted her backpack and began her trek home.
'What a great day for the park!' Kagome thought, as she took in a deep breath. 'Too bad Inu-Yasha is waiting for me to get home. If I take too long he will be furious and search me out. He can be so childish sometimes,' Kagome thought with an annoyed huff, not aware of the golden eyes that followed her every move.
"I can't believe it has been a whole week since I have seen the others. Wonder why Dog-boy is still here and not well-hopping? Oh well, might as well enjoy it while I still can --" she thought out loud, when she was interrupted by someone calling out her name as she turned the corner.
"HIGURASHI, PLEASE WAIT!" Houjo exclaimed as he tried to get Kagome's attention
"Huh? Oh, hi Houjo, how are you?" Reluctantly answered Kagome as an out-of- breath Houjo ran up to her.
"Hello Higurashi-chan, you know you really shouldn't walk alone with you current condition. May I walk you home?" Houjo asked with a hopeful smile.
"Umm, what condition?" asked Kagome although dreading the response that would undoubtedly humiliate her.
"Well, your grandfather mentioned you were suffering fro-"
"Oh, Houjo-kun, I can assure you that I'm fine; and yes, you can walk me home. If only to place your mind at ease" responded Kagome.
Meanwhile about ten meters away hidden among the foliage, one would find a very jealous inu-hanyou. He kept a certain couple under a very watchful eye. 'Who the hell is that? W-what!?! How can she allow him to walk her home? Could she actually like that twit?' Inu-Yasha seethed as he kept eavesdropping on their conversation.
"Higurashi-chan, I was wondering that since you were feeling better, maybe we could go out and catch a movie on Saturday." Asked Houjo nervously
Kagome by this point had been engulfed in a mental search to find a good excuse in order to ditch him. Unfortunately for her, she was so engulfed in her own thoughts to have noticed that she was about to cross a busy road. Well, not until Houjo pulled her back as she saw her death by a white Volkswagen beetle causing both teens to stumble into some nearby shrubs. How ironic, all this time she thought she was more likely to die at the hand of those from the Sengonku Jidai instead of in the present by an exported car.
At that moment, a very confused Kagome found, to her disbelief, to be held in two arms very securely although a bit banged up. At first, she thought it was her loyal hanyou that had followed her and saved her from her death, yet again. Although, once she breathed in the boy in question's scent she made a disturbing discovery. The one that held her in a tight embrace was not her silver haired prince charming, but the guy that she had wished to have had enough common sense to know when he was not wanted. 'The fates must really enjoy messing with me.' Kagome thought somewhat depressed. When all of this finally clicked through her brain she pried herself of the boy who wore an all too familiar Miroku-like grin. To say the least, that kind of smiles on Houjo creeped her out. 'He looks as creepy as Naraku! No way, can he be a reincarnation? Oh god, I surely hope not!' she can't help but shudder at the thought.
'Oh, what a great day this turned out to be!' thought an ecstatic Houjo 'Not only do I get to ask out Kagome-Chan but she ends up in my arms!' with that final thought he could not help but grin like a Cheshire cat. At that moment he felt Kagome pull apart from him. 'Oh well, all good must come to an end.'
On a nearby branch, two amber eyes glowed as jealousy rose to a new level as the worry evaded the heart of the owner who took in all the information before him. 'How dare he hold MY Kagome? If it wasn't for the fact that she would sit me till my back gives. Maybe she does prefer him, but she did save his life... ARRGG! I guess I deserve this for what I made her go through with Kikyo.' (A/N: spelling?) With that last thought he left the two "love birds" and headed for the shrine to brood.
"Thanks for saving me, Houjo-kun." Kagome said as she lifted herself from the grass and began to straighten out her uniform.
"You're welcome. Though you have yet to answer my question." Replied Houjo in a hopeful manner doing the same
"What question?" Asked Kagome hoping to be home
"I asked you if you would like to come with me and catch a movie on Saturday." He stated matter of fact.
"Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't. You see, I promised several friends I was going to visit them." Kagome said with her best impression of an actual apology. "Thank Kami-Sama that I'm going to be with the others that day." She thought thankfully.
"Oh, maybe when you return we do something." He said dejectedly thinking of how a perfect day had met such a tragic ending. At that moment, he noticed Kagome had dropped her pendant in the grass. One could tell it was a priceless heirloom by the way she had been protecting it and its simple elegance. What made him curious was that he had never seen a stone of that kind. The Stone in itself seemed to give off a faint but eerie pink glow. Well, to say the least what happened next was weird. (A/N: Guess he never heard of what happened to the curious cat, huh?) As any kind hearted love- sick fool would do when they notice a belonging to the one that hold their hearts has been dropped, he grabbed it in order to return it (A/N:unless your Helga G. Pitaki, then you add it to the secret shrine in your closet you hold for your love...)
Without any warning he was flashed with a blinding light. The next thing he knew he was in an empty light pink room. His steps echoed as he walked around trying to get his thoughts together. It was useless; there was no escaping this room void of all but the floor. Seeing that there was no escaping this state of limbo, his thoughts headed towards a certain dark haired beauty that held his heart. 'Foolish mortal, pursue the child of light nevermore, else suffer like none before....' He heard an ethereal voice say in the midst of his distress.
Kagome was in shock. Before her was the cutest guy in school; whom just a few minutes ago had not only asked her out, but also rescued her from certain death. This was the same guy that her friends thought she was crazy to continue to turn down for "that no good, two-timing, mystery guy." Houjo held tightly in his hand the Shikon No Tama while he just looked deeply into it. At first she was worried when he would not respond to her, she actually thought he had gotten a head injury or something. That was until she sensed the jewel pulse. Getting a better look at Houjo she noticed his eyes were unfocused, and shallow breathing. It was as if he was in a trance. She then looked once again at the jewel, this time taking a hold of it in order to control it. At that moment, though she missed a flicker of blood red hue as the jewel gave its enchanting pastel glow.
Once Kagome was able to remove herself and the jewel from Houjo's strong grasp and making sure to be out of his grasp she watched as Houjo come out of his trance.
"Ugh... what happened? Where am I?" asked a very confused Houjo
"Are you alright Houjo-kun? You look kind of pale. Maybe its best if went straight home" replied Kagome with worry in her voice.
"Huh? Um, yeah sure." Responded the confused boy
Finally, I'm rid of him! After making sure that he was capable enough not to get killed or lost on his way home she made a mad dash to her own before a certain Hanyou decided to search her out. God knows it would not be the first time...
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BN7: Ok, to all my readers I apologize for taking so long in writing this chappy. My BF, who was supposed to revise and edit my work of art but never returned the copy; so I guess I'm left with this. Please don't go searching for grammatical errors, you will never finish fixing. This I tell you, the culprits to the trashing of the original have been caught and tortured. The bad news is that during one of my hunting trips Yashy escaped. I can't help but to wonder if he had something to do with all this. Oh well, I was getting bored with him any way. Also I will take longer to do my updates since I started college. Yay me!
Disclaimer: You should all know this by now- Inu-Yasha and original characters do not belong to me. They are the creations of Lady Rumiko Takahashi. Although the new characters of this fic and the story line are the results of my disturbing imagination and caffeine overload....
Chapter 4: After-school activities
After the last chat with her so-called friends during lunch period, Kagome doubted she would be able to handle another interrogation period from them. She was already too worried with all the work she had to make up form the days that she missed. At least she was not too far behind. Her mind just could not handle three teenager asking questions she was not ready to answer not to mention the pressure that they tended to place upon her. So she avoided them to the best of her abilities for the rest of the day. What a way to return to school.
As she stepped out into the afternoon fun, shielding her eyes, she took a deep breath. "At long last, I'm Free!" With those words said, she readjusted her backpack and began her trek home.
'What a great day for the park!' Kagome thought, as she took in a deep breath. 'Too bad Inu-Yasha is waiting for me to get home. If I take too long he will be furious and search me out. He can be so childish sometimes,' Kagome thought with an annoyed huff, not aware of the golden eyes that followed her every move.
"I can't believe it has been a whole week since I have seen the others. Wonder why Dog-boy is still here and not well-hopping? Oh well, might as well enjoy it while I still can --" she thought out loud, when she was interrupted by someone calling out her name as she turned the corner.
"HIGURASHI, PLEASE WAIT!" Houjo exclaimed as he tried to get Kagome's attention
"Huh? Oh, hi Houjo, how are you?" Reluctantly answered Kagome as an out-of- breath Houjo ran up to her.
"Hello Higurashi-chan, you know you really shouldn't walk alone with you current condition. May I walk you home?" Houjo asked with a hopeful smile.
"Umm, what condition?" asked Kagome although dreading the response that would undoubtedly humiliate her.
"Well, your grandfather mentioned you were suffering fro-"
"Oh, Houjo-kun, I can assure you that I'm fine; and yes, you can walk me home. If only to place your mind at ease" responded Kagome.
Meanwhile about ten meters away hidden among the foliage, one would find a very jealous inu-hanyou. He kept a certain couple under a very watchful eye. 'Who the hell is that? W-what!?! How can she allow him to walk her home? Could she actually like that twit?' Inu-Yasha seethed as he kept eavesdropping on their conversation.
"Higurashi-chan, I was wondering that since you were feeling better, maybe we could go out and catch a movie on Saturday." Asked Houjo nervously
Kagome by this point had been engulfed in a mental search to find a good excuse in order to ditch him. Unfortunately for her, she was so engulfed in her own thoughts to have noticed that she was about to cross a busy road. Well, not until Houjo pulled her back as she saw her death by a white Volkswagen beetle causing both teens to stumble into some nearby shrubs. How ironic, all this time she thought she was more likely to die at the hand of those from the Sengonku Jidai instead of in the present by an exported car.
At that moment, a very confused Kagome found, to her disbelief, to be held in two arms very securely although a bit banged up. At first, she thought it was her loyal hanyou that had followed her and saved her from her death, yet again. Although, once she breathed in the boy in question's scent she made a disturbing discovery. The one that held her in a tight embrace was not her silver haired prince charming, but the guy that she had wished to have had enough common sense to know when he was not wanted. 'The fates must really enjoy messing with me.' Kagome thought somewhat depressed. When all of this finally clicked through her brain she pried herself of the boy who wore an all too familiar Miroku-like grin. To say the least, that kind of smiles on Houjo creeped her out. 'He looks as creepy as Naraku! No way, can he be a reincarnation? Oh god, I surely hope not!' she can't help but shudder at the thought.
'Oh, what a great day this turned out to be!' thought an ecstatic Houjo 'Not only do I get to ask out Kagome-Chan but she ends up in my arms!' with that final thought he could not help but grin like a Cheshire cat. At that moment he felt Kagome pull apart from him. 'Oh well, all good must come to an end.'
On a nearby branch, two amber eyes glowed as jealousy rose to a new level as the worry evaded the heart of the owner who took in all the information before him. 'How dare he hold MY Kagome? If it wasn't for the fact that she would sit me till my back gives. Maybe she does prefer him, but she did save his life... ARRGG! I guess I deserve this for what I made her go through with Kikyo.' (A/N: spelling?) With that last thought he left the two "love birds" and headed for the shrine to brood.
"Thanks for saving me, Houjo-kun." Kagome said as she lifted herself from the grass and began to straighten out her uniform.
"You're welcome. Though you have yet to answer my question." Replied Houjo in a hopeful manner doing the same
"What question?" Asked Kagome hoping to be home
"I asked you if you would like to come with me and catch a movie on Saturday." He stated matter of fact.
"Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't. You see, I promised several friends I was going to visit them." Kagome said with her best impression of an actual apology. "Thank Kami-Sama that I'm going to be with the others that day." She thought thankfully.
"Oh, maybe when you return we do something." He said dejectedly thinking of how a perfect day had met such a tragic ending. At that moment, he noticed Kagome had dropped her pendant in the grass. One could tell it was a priceless heirloom by the way she had been protecting it and its simple elegance. What made him curious was that he had never seen a stone of that kind. The Stone in itself seemed to give off a faint but eerie pink glow. Well, to say the least what happened next was weird. (A/N: Guess he never heard of what happened to the curious cat, huh?) As any kind hearted love- sick fool would do when they notice a belonging to the one that hold their hearts has been dropped, he grabbed it in order to return it (A/N:unless your Helga G. Pitaki, then you add it to the secret shrine in your closet you hold for your love...)
Without any warning he was flashed with a blinding light. The next thing he knew he was in an empty light pink room. His steps echoed as he walked around trying to get his thoughts together. It was useless; there was no escaping this room void of all but the floor. Seeing that there was no escaping this state of limbo, his thoughts headed towards a certain dark haired beauty that held his heart. 'Foolish mortal, pursue the child of light nevermore, else suffer like none before....' He heard an ethereal voice say in the midst of his distress.
Kagome was in shock. Before her was the cutest guy in school; whom just a few minutes ago had not only asked her out, but also rescued her from certain death. This was the same guy that her friends thought she was crazy to continue to turn down for "that no good, two-timing, mystery guy." Houjo held tightly in his hand the Shikon No Tama while he just looked deeply into it. At first she was worried when he would not respond to her, she actually thought he had gotten a head injury or something. That was until she sensed the jewel pulse. Getting a better look at Houjo she noticed his eyes were unfocused, and shallow breathing. It was as if he was in a trance. She then looked once again at the jewel, this time taking a hold of it in order to control it. At that moment, though she missed a flicker of blood red hue as the jewel gave its enchanting pastel glow.
Once Kagome was able to remove herself and the jewel from Houjo's strong grasp and making sure to be out of his grasp she watched as Houjo come out of his trance.
"Ugh... what happened? Where am I?" asked a very confused Houjo
"Are you alright Houjo-kun? You look kind of pale. Maybe its best if went straight home" replied Kagome with worry in her voice.
"Huh? Um, yeah sure." Responded the confused boy
Finally, I'm rid of him! After making sure that he was capable enough not to get killed or lost on his way home she made a mad dash to her own before a certain Hanyou decided to search her out. God knows it would not be the first time...
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BN7: Ok, to all my readers I apologize for taking so long in writing this chappy. My BF, who was supposed to revise and edit my work of art but never returned the copy; so I guess I'm left with this. Please don't go searching for grammatical errors, you will never finish fixing. This I tell you, the culprits to the trashing of the original have been caught and tortured. The bad news is that during one of my hunting trips Yashy escaped. I can't help but to wonder if he had something to do with all this. Oh well, I was getting bored with him any way. Also I will take longer to do my updates since I started college. Yay me!