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Chapter 2: The Problem with Love
Hojo watched as the very angry girl stormed away from the injured hanyou. It was a strange sight to see. He shook his head and chased after Kagome.
"Kagome!" he shouted after her as he stepped outside. She was fuming in the parking lot. "Kagome! What's wrong?"
She brought her gaze up to his, "It's a tough thing to say. Especially to you, no offense."
"None taken. You can tell me. I won't be hurt by anything you say. Besides, it's better to talk about it than leave it all bottled up inside you." He took her hands in his.
"Well, you know that guy in there that I just kicked?" he nodded, "Well I used to be best friends with him a while ago and … I….used to…uh… love him." She blushed as she said the sentence, "But he was in love with another girl and he never looked at me that way. I was just so happy to see him and I wanted to have things be like they used to but when he gave me that kiss it was like I was on the other side of a mirror."
Hojo sat in silence for a while before he found the right words, "Kagome, do you, you know, still love him?" He watched her face intently as he asked the question.
"Well, that I am not sure of. I mean after 5 years of not seeing the guy I can't judge my feelings for him in 3 minutes. Part of me still loves the man I knew long ago and part of me is vomiting at the sight of him now. I'm just so confused about my feelings." She smiled at the thought of pouring her feelings out to her own boss.
"Kagome, feelings are one of the most confusing things in the world. Sometimes you think you love somebody but you really don't and sometimes you think you hate somebody but you are actually in love with them. But, it is they way feelings are. There are so many different emotions that you experience that you can't seem to understand them all." Hojo said thoughtfully.
"Arigatou Hojo-kun, that made so much sense." She gave him a hug, got back up and ran into the club, "I'll be back!"
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Inuyasha held his shin in pain as Kagome raced out of the club. 'Nothing's wrong with me!' She had said.
He heard someone speak from behind, "Hey dog turd, you know I don't think that she likes you. You sure are one pathetic loser!"
"Shut the fuck up you bastard!" he spat. He got to his feet and limped over to the bar. Why had she refused that kiss? She would have loved to 5 years ago…
*Flashback*
"Inuyasha? Can I talk to you?" a younger Kagome asked.
"Sure." He walked over to her, "What's on your mind?"
"It's a tough thing to say, especially to you." She licked her lips, "You know how I told you that I thought I might like someone?" he nodded. "Well I want to tell you that I don't like this person, I love them." That was a strong word to use, love. Just thinking about the word brought power. "I love you, Inuyasha. I know that you love Kikyo and all but I just had to tell you. I didn't want to keep it secret from you."
*End Flashback*
"What would you like sir?" the bartender asked. He acted as if nothing had happened.
"An appletini please." Inuyasha sighed. He had changed, maybe she had too. The bartender handed him the beverage, which he immediately began to gulp. As he drank from the glass of alcohol someone tapped his shoulder. "What the hell do you want?" he snapped. But his attitude changed once he realized who the tapper had been.
"I want to know what has happened with you over the past five years." She huffed. He looked at her. Boy, she had changed. Her form was a lot more filled in. Her breasts had grown, her curves had taken shape and her face was a hell of a lot more beautiful.
"Feh. Nothing new." He said with his trademark scoff, "I'm the biggest thing since cheese. How about you?"
"Oh, I've completed college, I have a pretty decent job, I'm single, and I still have Buyo." She quickly filled him in on the past five years of her life, " What do you mean you're the biggest thing since cheese?"
"I have ladies kissing my feet, I'm the richest guy alive and I have a degree from Harvard." He gloated.
"It seems to me you have also gotten an expanded ego, you playboy." She said.
"You want to come and see?" he asked, "I'll show you right now!"
"Fine! Let me go dismiss my date." She said competitively. He followed her with his eyes. She walked outside to the parking lot to tell Hojo she'd be leaving with Inuyasha. "Hey Hojo. I'm going to go with Inuyasha so that we can catch up on each other. Do you mind if we finish this date another time?"
"Go ahead. But you have to promise me that you'll make the date up to me." He winked.
"Promise. I'll see you later!" she took off like a bullet back into the club. "Okay Inuyasha lets go." She was surprised when she saw that it was not Inuyasha in front of her. It was Kouga again.
"You want to come home with me instead?" he smirked, "We could have a little sleepover."
"In your dreams wolf!" Inuyasha had returned, "She's coming with me!" He led Kagome outside to his car and they both got in. As Inuyasha started up the car he noticed that Kagome was staring at him intensely. "What?"
"Nothing. I was seeing how much you've changed." She simply stated, " You're face is almost the same as it used to be."
"Of course it is! I'm a hanyou, I don't age quickly." He barked (Ha ha! Hanyou, barked!)
"So. Are you still with Kikyo?" she questioned quietly.
"Hell no! I broke up with that bitch a week after graduation! She was insanely jealous of you and I couldn't take it anymore. You're my friend, I couldn't let her talk about you that way. She was always saying how much of a slut you were and accusing you of trying to attack her. I'm sorry she said that about you." His face softened as he pulled out of the parking space and began the drive home. They sat in silence for a while.
"So you really still have Buyo? How old is that thing? 50?"
Kagome chuckled at the question, "Yeah. Buyo is pretty old and he's very fat. He never likes to diet. How's the ice prince?"
"Sesshomaru? He's still icy. He's got a fiancé though, her name is Rin Hirohito. They are supposed to get married in spring. He just made this big business deal with Tamahame Industries and Nagatome Co. today but he wasn't able to attend the meeting." Inuyasha said.
"Really? I work for Nagatome Co. and I was at the meeting for the pact." She informed him, "I'm Hojo's assistant so I have to attend every meeting that he does. That Naraku is one creepy guy though."
"Yeah, he is. He's always coming over to my house for meetings with my brother. I don't know why he can't do it in his office. I think that they're just to lazy or something." He shook his head. "Kagome? Do you still love me?"
End Chapter 2
A/N: That's it for now! Please review! Adios!
Chapter 2: The Problem with Love
Hojo watched as the very angry girl stormed away from the injured hanyou. It was a strange sight to see. He shook his head and chased after Kagome.
"Kagome!" he shouted after her as he stepped outside. She was fuming in the parking lot. "Kagome! What's wrong?"
She brought her gaze up to his, "It's a tough thing to say. Especially to you, no offense."
"None taken. You can tell me. I won't be hurt by anything you say. Besides, it's better to talk about it than leave it all bottled up inside you." He took her hands in his.
"Well, you know that guy in there that I just kicked?" he nodded, "Well I used to be best friends with him a while ago and … I….used to…uh… love him." She blushed as she said the sentence, "But he was in love with another girl and he never looked at me that way. I was just so happy to see him and I wanted to have things be like they used to but when he gave me that kiss it was like I was on the other side of a mirror."
Hojo sat in silence for a while before he found the right words, "Kagome, do you, you know, still love him?" He watched her face intently as he asked the question.
"Well, that I am not sure of. I mean after 5 years of not seeing the guy I can't judge my feelings for him in 3 minutes. Part of me still loves the man I knew long ago and part of me is vomiting at the sight of him now. I'm just so confused about my feelings." She smiled at the thought of pouring her feelings out to her own boss.
"Kagome, feelings are one of the most confusing things in the world. Sometimes you think you love somebody but you really don't and sometimes you think you hate somebody but you are actually in love with them. But, it is they way feelings are. There are so many different emotions that you experience that you can't seem to understand them all." Hojo said thoughtfully.
"Arigatou Hojo-kun, that made so much sense." She gave him a hug, got back up and ran into the club, "I'll be back!"
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Inuyasha held his shin in pain as Kagome raced out of the club. 'Nothing's wrong with me!' She had said.
He heard someone speak from behind, "Hey dog turd, you know I don't think that she likes you. You sure are one pathetic loser!"
"Shut the fuck up you bastard!" he spat. He got to his feet and limped over to the bar. Why had she refused that kiss? She would have loved to 5 years ago…
*Flashback*
"Inuyasha? Can I talk to you?" a younger Kagome asked.
"Sure." He walked over to her, "What's on your mind?"
"It's a tough thing to say, especially to you." She licked her lips, "You know how I told you that I thought I might like someone?" he nodded. "Well I want to tell you that I don't like this person, I love them." That was a strong word to use, love. Just thinking about the word brought power. "I love you, Inuyasha. I know that you love Kikyo and all but I just had to tell you. I didn't want to keep it secret from you."
*End Flashback*
"What would you like sir?" the bartender asked. He acted as if nothing had happened.
"An appletini please." Inuyasha sighed. He had changed, maybe she had too. The bartender handed him the beverage, which he immediately began to gulp. As he drank from the glass of alcohol someone tapped his shoulder. "What the hell do you want?" he snapped. But his attitude changed once he realized who the tapper had been.
"I want to know what has happened with you over the past five years." She huffed. He looked at her. Boy, she had changed. Her form was a lot more filled in. Her breasts had grown, her curves had taken shape and her face was a hell of a lot more beautiful.
"Feh. Nothing new." He said with his trademark scoff, "I'm the biggest thing since cheese. How about you?"
"Oh, I've completed college, I have a pretty decent job, I'm single, and I still have Buyo." She quickly filled him in on the past five years of her life, " What do you mean you're the biggest thing since cheese?"
"I have ladies kissing my feet, I'm the richest guy alive and I have a degree from Harvard." He gloated.
"It seems to me you have also gotten an expanded ego, you playboy." She said.
"You want to come and see?" he asked, "I'll show you right now!"
"Fine! Let me go dismiss my date." She said competitively. He followed her with his eyes. She walked outside to the parking lot to tell Hojo she'd be leaving with Inuyasha. "Hey Hojo. I'm going to go with Inuyasha so that we can catch up on each other. Do you mind if we finish this date another time?"
"Go ahead. But you have to promise me that you'll make the date up to me." He winked.
"Promise. I'll see you later!" she took off like a bullet back into the club. "Okay Inuyasha lets go." She was surprised when she saw that it was not Inuyasha in front of her. It was Kouga again.
"You want to come home with me instead?" he smirked, "We could have a little sleepover."
"In your dreams wolf!" Inuyasha had returned, "She's coming with me!" He led Kagome outside to his car and they both got in. As Inuyasha started up the car he noticed that Kagome was staring at him intensely. "What?"
"Nothing. I was seeing how much you've changed." She simply stated, " You're face is almost the same as it used to be."
"Of course it is! I'm a hanyou, I don't age quickly." He barked (Ha ha! Hanyou, barked!)
"So. Are you still with Kikyo?" she questioned quietly.
"Hell no! I broke up with that bitch a week after graduation! She was insanely jealous of you and I couldn't take it anymore. You're my friend, I couldn't let her talk about you that way. She was always saying how much of a slut you were and accusing you of trying to attack her. I'm sorry she said that about you." His face softened as he pulled out of the parking space and began the drive home. They sat in silence for a while.
"So you really still have Buyo? How old is that thing? 50?"
Kagome chuckled at the question, "Yeah. Buyo is pretty old and he's very fat. He never likes to diet. How's the ice prince?"
"Sesshomaru? He's still icy. He's got a fiancé though, her name is Rin Hirohito. They are supposed to get married in spring. He just made this big business deal with Tamahame Industries and Nagatome Co. today but he wasn't able to attend the meeting." Inuyasha said.
"Really? I work for Nagatome Co. and I was at the meeting for the pact." She informed him, "I'm Hojo's assistant so I have to attend every meeting that he does. That Naraku is one creepy guy though."
"Yeah, he is. He's always coming over to my house for meetings with my brother. I don't know why he can't do it in his office. I think that they're just to lazy or something." He shook his head. "Kagome? Do you still love me?"
End Chapter 2
A/N: That's it for now! Please review! Adios!