And the second part...
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"Here, why don't you borrow this from me?"
Kagome sat at a bench accompanied by a chocolate haired boy. The boy handed her a handkerchief, which she took as gracefully as she could and wiped the grime that had stuck to her face when she fell. The wet tears that had moistened her face previously helped the dirt cake onto her skin more effectively, to her annoyance. She kept her eyes low on the ground as she rubbed the soot off her red, blotched face.
Embarrassment from her last encounter with this new character had erased almost all of her previous depressed thoughts. She wondered what the brown haired boy must have thought, seeing a girl, crying pathetically, walking and tripping along the road. Her cheeks burned with humiliation. Out of all things, she hated to be humiliated.
"Hey, Kagome, are you sure you're okay?"
Kagome turned and smiled, graciously handing the now dirty cloth back to its owner. She replied as cheerfully as she could, "Oh, I'm fine, Hojo-kun. Thank you for the handkerchief."
Hojo, surprised by this sudden display of happiness, paused before taking the handkerchief. Relief then flooded to his face, showing that he was now confident that his kindness had gotten through to her. He smiled back broadly, stuffing the cloth back into his pocket, not noticing the grime it was covered in. Suddenly, his face fell, as if remembering something unpleasant. Kagome stared blankly in surprise.
"Once again, Kagome-san, are you sure you're fine? I know why you are not in school right now, Kagome..."
Kagome froze.
"Don't get too close to that Inu Yasha. He has nothing but a bad reputation you know, in fact, he—"
"How do you know about what happened with Inu-kun?" Kagome demanded shakily. "No one was there, no one!" Shock riddled Kagome's features.
Hojo paused, looking at Kagome inquisitively. He then continued talking as if she had never interrupted him. "Kagome, he is not someone to be trusted. That boy does not have a clean past. His reputation is that of a man no one should cross swords with. There have even been rumors saying that his hands have been stained with blood once." He looked back at Kagome, his eyes desperate. Kagome was frozen in surprise by his sudden wave of strange behavior and emotions. 'What's going on?'
"Kagome," Hojo said, placing his hand on Kagome's. The girl sucked in her breath at the invasion of her privacy. Hojo ignored it.
"Kagome, you may not have known me until today, but I know you very well," Hojo continued, proceeding holding Kagome's hand with both of his. "I know of everything that happens to you. I know what activities you do everyday. But this...Kagome you mustn't get involved with Inu Yasha. I don't want you to get hurt, I—"
Kagome pulled her hand free of Hojo's grasp and stood up, backing away. What was with this guy? She felt shivers down her spine when she recalled his words, "I know everything that happens to you". He must be some kind of psycho! Kagome stepped back further until she was a good three meters away from him.
Hojo's face fell and revealed for a second what might have been annoyance. "Kagome, why won't you listen?" he said, standing up and taking a step toward Kagome. Kagome stepped backward at the same time. Her heart sped up.
She felt as if she was dealing with a rabid dog. He was unpredictable and his intentions were unclear. She analyzed how this situation was much different than a situation with Jake Scotman. Unlike Hojo, his purposes were lucid and his movements assumable. Kagome could handle that. But this was different. This time she felt the fear turning her body cold and accumulating a icy sweat all over her.
For each step Hojo took, Kagome took one also. The three meters between them remained three meters, until Kagome had met a barrier behind her. Her head hit the wall hard. She glanced about her with panic. There was no where else she could go.
A slight smile grew on Hojo's face. "You can't run. You have no choice to listen to me now."
Kagome grimaced and flattened herself as much as possible against the hard wall. With each advancing step Hojo took toward her, her heart pounded ten times faster. 'What's going to happen to me?' she asked herself as she turned her face to the side and closed her eyes tightly, waiting for whatever was soon to come.
He placed his right hand next to Kagome's ear. Kagome flinched, her body tensing.
"Kagome, I don't want to hurt you, I want to help you," he sighed, trying to sound regretful, but letting his annoyance leak through instead. He lowered his face so that it was level with Kagome's. Kagome pursed her lips. Hojo's nose grazed her cheek. She felt his breath on her neck and shivered, letting a tear fall down her face.
He moved his head so that his lips barely touched her ear and whispered, "Do you remember?" Kagome stiffened, turning her head to face him. He grinned and repeated, "Do you remember dear Hojo?"
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Keep goin'!! ^^;;;;;
