10 Or More Ways to Lose Hojou
Author's Note: Special Thanks to Celestial Demon, because if it weren't for her, this chapter would not have been here at all.
Random Comment: Take 5 dimes (10 cents) and put them in a circle (or as close to it as you can). Now, place them in a heads-tails pattern. Now, are you getting frustrated yet?
Its not possible! Heads-tails-heads-tails...oops?! tails again... if you managed to get it into that heads-tails pattern without it messing up... you don't have the dimes in a circle... its that or you have to check the pattern again.
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Kagome blushed furiously, keeping her head down. Inuyasha had insisted that they take his car to school, and she ignorantly agreed. Now, she had no choice, but to sit there as he drove through ever crowded street he could find.
"Inuyasha, what are we doing here?" Kagome asked, through clenched teeth. "I thought we were going to school?!"
Inuyasha grinned mischievously, making Kagome's heart skip a beat.
"Don't worry, koishii," he started, gaining speed. " I just have to get something."
Kagome sighed, and sunk as far as she could. The fact that she was sitting in a convertible didn't exactly help her situation. She could see Yuri and the rest of her friends gawking at her and her new fiancé.
"What on earth do you need to get at this hour?" Kagome muttered, crossing her arms, pouting slightly.
Inuyasha mentally groaned. 'Does she know that she's torturing me?' he wondered, trying to keep his control.
He saw the jewelry store up ahead, and slammed on the breaks. Kagome gripped her seat for dear life, even though she was had her seat belt secure around her body.
" Be right back," Inuyasha said, not waiting for a reply, he hoisted himself out of the red convertible and ran inside the store.
Kagome took a deep breath, and tried to relax.
"Kagome-san!"
She tensed, and the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end. 'Please, kami-sama, don't let it be who I think it is...'
She slowly turned around, and placed on a fake smile.
"Hojou-kun..."
The ebony-haired boy smiled back, and gave her a slight bow. "Ohayo! I stopped by your house to give you this."
Kagome eyed the package that he held before him, and noticed Kagura standing sadly beside the enthusiastic teen.
"Kagura!"
She nodded in reply. "Ohayo."
Hojou didn't seem to notice that Kagome had started to ignore him, but he stood with the package in his hand.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked tentatively. 'Come on, Inuyasha... I don't know how long I can keep from accepting Hojou's 'gift'.'
"Hojou-kun wanted to find you," Kagura replied sadly.
Kagome winced, and returned her gaze to the still-standing boy. She smiled politely and took the package from his arms. She gazed at the shiny packaging, and then back to Hojou. He was waiting for her to open it, but Kagome decided against it.
"I'm back!"
'Never thought, I would actually love to hear his voice!'
"Inu-koi!" Kagome said slowly. Inuyasha seemed surprised, until he saw Kagura and Hojou standing by his car.
His expression darkened when he saw the package in Kagome's hand. From the scent of it, the gift had been from the smiling boy.
"What are you doing here Hojou?" he asked, keeping his anger in check. He really had no idea why he was so angry, but it seemed the thing to do at the time. "Are you hitting on my fiancée?"
Hojou frowned, and shook his head. "Iie, Inuyasha-sama! I was just giving her a present."
Kagome saw Kagura's worried expression, and decided to break the tension before Hojou got injured.
" They were just wondering if they could get a ride, koi," Kagome cut in, ready to get out.
Inuyasha looked at her, and saw the pleading look in her brown eyes. His expression softened, and he nodded.
" Climb in."
Kagome sighed, and gave him a thankful look. As he climbed in, he leaned close, as if to kiss her.
"You owe me."
She nodded, a sinking feeling of dread forming in her stomach. " I know."
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Kikyou frowned as she grasped Naraku's arm. She watched as the happy 'couple' walked down the hallway. Only she knew that they weren't a real couple. At least not yet.
It wouldn't do her any good if she was to stand there and watch.
She had been through the 'ceremony' that Inuyasha had put her through. She loved it, and she wanted to become his wife... but his parents had found a flaw in her, and they forbade their marriage...
"Ready, Kikyou?" Naraku whispered.
Kikyou nodded.
They started to walk towards the couple, and she smiled as they stopped in front of them. But before they could start degrading them, Naraku brushed her from his arm.
"Kagome, koishii..." Naraku said, opening his arms. He began to run towards her. "I just knew you'd come back to Nara-chan!!!"
Suddenly, someone's leg stuck out and tripped the long-haired pretty boy, and sent him flying towards Inuyasha.
Time seemed to slow down, and Inuyasha's expression went from being horrified, to disgusted, then to angry. Kagome, on the other hand kept her expression throughout the whole thing; amused...
As Naraku flew in the air, Kikyou seemed to scream indignantly, while Sesshoumaru tried to push a crying Jaken away from his person. Kagura was kicking Kouga in the shin while Kouga was pestering Hojou for money.
Naraku finally came back on the ground, his body weight pushing Inuyasha down as well. As luck would have it, their lips touched, and time returned to its normal speed.
Silence.
" EEEEWWWW GROSS! "
A collective groan of disgust and horror was heard after the silence. Inuyasha pushed Naraku off of him, and ran straight towards the bathroom. Many of the women who had seen the entire thing began to kick Naraku's unconscious body. Kikyou had fainted sometime before.
Kagome could only smile at her great fortune, and began to whistle a happy tune while she skipped to class.
'This is great... I didn't have to do anything! I wonder where Sango is...'
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"Blah!"
Inuyasha started washing his mouth with whatever he could find, only to discover that the putrid taste of Naraku still hung in his mouth. Suddenly, an idea struck his head, and he raced out of the bathroom in search for a certain miko.
Kagome was sitting in her first class, laughing as Sango began to tell her of her newly acquired stalker.
Suddenly, Sango stopped talking, and seemed to look behind Kagome.
Kagome turned around, and found Inuyasha standing behind her. "Inu? Wha-"
Without any warning, he grabbed her arms and pulled her up into a passionate kiss. After nearly two minutes, he stopped the kiss and looked at a speechless Kagome.
Smirking, he shrugged. "I had a bad taste in my mouth."
Sango hid her smile behind her hand.
' Wow, it seems Souta's not a bad match-maker!'
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Kagome panted, and glared at her own reflection. After that wonderful kiss that she had just experienced, she had excused herself to go to the bathroom. Looking at herself, she was flustered, and her lips were swollen.
She could not believe that Inuyasha had just publicly made out with her... and he wasn't at all ashamed of it!
'Ooh... when I get my hands on that...' Kagome stopped, she couldn't think of any insults at all. Sighing, she thought over the list... and added a new one.
Step 5: Make sure you don't fall in love with said 'boyfriend'
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"How could she do this to meee?"
Kikyou rolled her eyes. "Naraku! This isn't about you!"
Naraku glared at her, and showed her his hands. "How could you say that?!?! I'm the one that broke a friggin' nail!!!"
Sighing, Kikyou sat silently behind the crying man. ' Now what do I do?'
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Author's Note: Short... I know. After that long wait, I could only think of this... but there is only 8 more chapters until the end.
Will be explained in the next chapter.
By the way, this ficcie is mostly about Kagome and Inuyasha... so don't be surprised if I don't write that much about the other couples...