"Ugh! Whew! Finally made it," Kagome panted as she heaved herself and
her overstuffed backpack out of the well.
Kagome had come back to her own time because she had a math test in school that day. Inuyasha and even Shippo tried to go with her, but she finally convinced them that a little boy with a tail and a "teenager" with dog-ears and pointy teeth would scare everyone. Kagome smiled at the thought and giggled.
"Snap out of it, girl!" Kagome said to herself. "Why are you thinking of Inuyasha, anyway?"
Kagome heard and all too familiar school bells. "Oh no, I'm late! Damn that Inuyasha! Making me think of him when I have a test to take!" Kagome cursed as she ran to the house to get changed and offload her backpack.
When Kagome reached school, she was 30 minutes late. She had math for her first block. Kagome rushed into the school and gave her apologies for being late.
* * *
"Feh! Why did she have to leave anyway? Finding jewel shards is way more important than some stupid math test!" Inuyasha threw his usual fit. He reached up to touch a spot on his head, "And did she have to say 'sit' 10 times?"
Sango stifled a laugh at this and Inuyasha glared at her. "May I remind you, Inuyasha," Miroku cut in, "that you attempted to go with Kagome back to her own time?"
"So?" Inuyasha countered.
Miroku sighed, "You just said that- oh, never mind. I wouldn't be able to get it through that thick skull of yours anyway."
Inuyasha jumped to his feet, "Hey! Are you saying I'm dumb!?"
"Heh, that's exactly what I'm saying," Miroku said slyly.
Inuyasha started beating Miroku over the head. "Too bad Kagome isn't here to sit Inuyasha." Shippo thought out loud.
* * *
Kagome sighed, "I hope I passed. I wonder. if Inuyasha is doing okay without me. Did he find any jewel shards, yet?"
Kagome shook her head. She did it again. She was thinking of Inuyasha. "Deep in thought?" Someone asked.
Kagome looked up and saw Hojo. Oh, no! Kagome thought to herself. I hope he didn't overhear me.
"Um, hi. Hojo." Kagome forced a smile.
Hojo held out a box and Kagome took it. "It's a brace," He commented, "for your back, though it seems like your back is fine."
"Uh, thanks, Hojo." Kagome tried to think of a way to shake Hojo off so she could get back to Inuyasha. "Well. I. gotta go. I have to get home and do my chores."
Kagome turned to go but Hojo grabbed her hand. Kagome slowly turned back to face Hojo. "I- I was wondering," He began, "If you would go to the movies with me tonight. I've been wanting to ask you to go, but you always had some kind of back problem or something else." Kagome just stared at him so he added, "Of course, I understand that if your back is giving you more trouble."
"I, uh." Kagome cut him off. "I'm so sorry, Hojo. I can't. I'm really busy. I have chores and a lot of homework to do from the day's I was. uh. sick."
Hojo looked hurt, "Well, okay. Maybe later?"
Kagome nodded. She turned to leave again when Hojo grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her. Kagome pushed him away. Hojo looked at Kagome longingly and frowned, "Kagome."
"Hojo. I'm so sorry," Kagome tried to think of an excuse. "I just. I don't think this will work out. You're cute and I like you. I really do. it's just-"
"There's someone else." Hojo finished her sentence. "I know. I've never been turned down and I never met a girl that didn't like me that way, but I know how a girl acts when they like someone. Can we at least be friends?" Kagome nodded. "Good. I'd rather be your friend than to not be with you at all. Good-bye, Kagome."
Hojo took Kagome's hand and kissed it. He walked away, leaving Kagome alone.
Kagome had come back to her own time because she had a math test in school that day. Inuyasha and even Shippo tried to go with her, but she finally convinced them that a little boy with a tail and a "teenager" with dog-ears and pointy teeth would scare everyone. Kagome smiled at the thought and giggled.
"Snap out of it, girl!" Kagome said to herself. "Why are you thinking of Inuyasha, anyway?"
Kagome heard and all too familiar school bells. "Oh no, I'm late! Damn that Inuyasha! Making me think of him when I have a test to take!" Kagome cursed as she ran to the house to get changed and offload her backpack.
When Kagome reached school, she was 30 minutes late. She had math for her first block. Kagome rushed into the school and gave her apologies for being late.
* * *
"Feh! Why did she have to leave anyway? Finding jewel shards is way more important than some stupid math test!" Inuyasha threw his usual fit. He reached up to touch a spot on his head, "And did she have to say 'sit' 10 times?"
Sango stifled a laugh at this and Inuyasha glared at her. "May I remind you, Inuyasha," Miroku cut in, "that you attempted to go with Kagome back to her own time?"
"So?" Inuyasha countered.
Miroku sighed, "You just said that- oh, never mind. I wouldn't be able to get it through that thick skull of yours anyway."
Inuyasha jumped to his feet, "Hey! Are you saying I'm dumb!?"
"Heh, that's exactly what I'm saying," Miroku said slyly.
Inuyasha started beating Miroku over the head. "Too bad Kagome isn't here to sit Inuyasha." Shippo thought out loud.
* * *
Kagome sighed, "I hope I passed. I wonder. if Inuyasha is doing okay without me. Did he find any jewel shards, yet?"
Kagome shook her head. She did it again. She was thinking of Inuyasha. "Deep in thought?" Someone asked.
Kagome looked up and saw Hojo. Oh, no! Kagome thought to herself. I hope he didn't overhear me.
"Um, hi. Hojo." Kagome forced a smile.
Hojo held out a box and Kagome took it. "It's a brace," He commented, "for your back, though it seems like your back is fine."
"Uh, thanks, Hojo." Kagome tried to think of a way to shake Hojo off so she could get back to Inuyasha. "Well. I. gotta go. I have to get home and do my chores."
Kagome turned to go but Hojo grabbed her hand. Kagome slowly turned back to face Hojo. "I- I was wondering," He began, "If you would go to the movies with me tonight. I've been wanting to ask you to go, but you always had some kind of back problem or something else." Kagome just stared at him so he added, "Of course, I understand that if your back is giving you more trouble."
"I, uh." Kagome cut him off. "I'm so sorry, Hojo. I can't. I'm really busy. I have chores and a lot of homework to do from the day's I was. uh. sick."
Hojo looked hurt, "Well, okay. Maybe later?"
Kagome nodded. She turned to leave again when Hojo grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her. Kagome pushed him away. Hojo looked at Kagome longingly and frowned, "Kagome."
"Hojo. I'm so sorry," Kagome tried to think of an excuse. "I just. I don't think this will work out. You're cute and I like you. I really do. it's just-"
"There's someone else." Hojo finished her sentence. "I know. I've never been turned down and I never met a girl that didn't like me that way, but I know how a girl acts when they like someone. Can we at least be friends?" Kagome nodded. "Good. I'd rather be your friend than to not be with you at all. Good-bye, Kagome."
Hojo took Kagome's hand and kissed it. He walked away, leaving Kagome alone.