Chapter 13: Decisions
Kagome pushed Houjo away hastily.
"What the fuck Houjo?! God! How many times must I tell you!? I DON'T LIKE YOU MORE THAN A FRIEND, SO I DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT TO KISS YOU!!!!! What is your problem?!"
"Kagome...I'm--"
"SHUTUP! Houjo...just please...don't talk to me..."
"But..."
Kagome's rage bubbled beneath the surface. She was seriously getting pissed.
"Please...let me make it up to you. Dinner tonight? Now?"
Kagome couldn't hold it back anymore. She did what she had longed to do for a very freaking long time. She slapped him.
Well, that was invigorating
Houjo's eyes became big, and he stared back at her in complete shock.
"I'm...I'm..." she began, "I gotta go."
She put the books she was going to buy down, and ran out of Erstwhile ashamed. What had just happened to her in there? What drove her to do that to Houjo? Wait. Why was she feeling bad? He deserved it. He KISSED her! After she had told him off, the night before that! It wasn't even 24 hours after the incident, and he tried again! The nerve of him...and then causing her to go on a guilt trip. Maybe not a long guilt trip, but long enough.
Kagome walked along the sidewalk, not sure where to go next. She had been looking forward to Erstwhile, and Houjo had to walk in and ruin it. Maybe she could go shopping or something. She remembered when she used to enjoy it, which was back when she had the time to even do it. So, she looked inside some windows of the stores as she passed them by, and something caught her eye. And she hated seeing it for it caused a chain reaction of thoughts.
Damn red sweater...
InuYasha! She had been gone for a week!? No! That wasn't right...Three days? THREE DAYS??!! God! It felt like an eternity! How was he holding up? Kagome remembered hearing of how when she wasn't there, he didn't fight to his full potential. Oh god! What if InuYasha crossed paths with Naraku while she was gone, and hadn't succeeded? She couldn't and never would forgive herself if that was the case.
And besides from Naraku, what about any other demon for that matter? What if he was seriously hurt, and needed gauze or band-aids or god knows what? Maybe he needed some herbs to help his healing, and no one could help because no one knew which herbs did what, as Kagome did.
What if he's turned into a full demon again, and lost his soul altogether?! If he loses his soul, he won't know friend from foe! He could have slaughtered Miroku, Sango and Shippo, maybe even Kilala!
She felt horrible. If any of this stuff had/has happened...She didn't even want to think of it. Kagome didn't know what to do. She wanted to go back so bad, but there was something keeping her in the present. She couldn't quite place it, but there was an overwhelming feeling.
It was fear. She was scared. Scared of if any of this stuff had happened, how they would all react to her once she got back...What if they wished to not travel with her any longer, all because she did not tell them that she was going. Maybe they thought she was kidnapped in the middle of the night!
Oh great, another guilt trip. Just what she needed...not really. Kagome would go home. She would do whatever she needed to do, then she would gather up her stuff, and head back.
Kagome pushed Houjo away hastily.
"What the fuck Houjo?! God! How many times must I tell you!? I DON'T LIKE YOU MORE THAN A FRIEND, SO I DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT TO KISS YOU!!!!! What is your problem?!"
"Kagome...I'm--"
"SHUTUP! Houjo...just please...don't talk to me..."
"But..."
Kagome's rage bubbled beneath the surface. She was seriously getting pissed.
"Please...let me make it up to you. Dinner tonight? Now?"
Kagome couldn't hold it back anymore. She did what she had longed to do for a very freaking long time. She slapped him.
Well, that was invigorating
Houjo's eyes became big, and he stared back at her in complete shock.
"I'm...I'm..." she began, "I gotta go."
She put the books she was going to buy down, and ran out of Erstwhile ashamed. What had just happened to her in there? What drove her to do that to Houjo? Wait. Why was she feeling bad? He deserved it. He KISSED her! After she had told him off, the night before that! It wasn't even 24 hours after the incident, and he tried again! The nerve of him...and then causing her to go on a guilt trip. Maybe not a long guilt trip, but long enough.
Kagome walked along the sidewalk, not sure where to go next. She had been looking forward to Erstwhile, and Houjo had to walk in and ruin it. Maybe she could go shopping or something. She remembered when she used to enjoy it, which was back when she had the time to even do it. So, she looked inside some windows of the stores as she passed them by, and something caught her eye. And she hated seeing it for it caused a chain reaction of thoughts.
Damn red sweater...
InuYasha! She had been gone for a week!? No! That wasn't right...Three days? THREE DAYS??!! God! It felt like an eternity! How was he holding up? Kagome remembered hearing of how when she wasn't there, he didn't fight to his full potential. Oh god! What if InuYasha crossed paths with Naraku while she was gone, and hadn't succeeded? She couldn't and never would forgive herself if that was the case.
And besides from Naraku, what about any other demon for that matter? What if he was seriously hurt, and needed gauze or band-aids or god knows what? Maybe he needed some herbs to help his healing, and no one could help because no one knew which herbs did what, as Kagome did.
What if he's turned into a full demon again, and lost his soul altogether?! If he loses his soul, he won't know friend from foe! He could have slaughtered Miroku, Sango and Shippo, maybe even Kilala!
She felt horrible. If any of this stuff had/has happened...She didn't even want to think of it. Kagome didn't know what to do. She wanted to go back so bad, but there was something keeping her in the present. She couldn't quite place it, but there was an overwhelming feeling.
It was fear. She was scared. Scared of if any of this stuff had happened, how they would all react to her once she got back...What if they wished to not travel with her any longer, all because she did not tell them that she was going. Maybe they thought she was kidnapped in the middle of the night!
Oh great, another guilt trip. Just what she needed...not really. Kagome would go home. She would do whatever she needed to do, then she would gather up her stuff, and head back.