A/N: (off watching inuyasha movie) read and review

Disclaimer: don't own inuyasha

Chapter 2 – Hello

"Kagome! It's time to go to school!"

"Oh my gosh! I'm going to be late! Oh no!" Kagome rushed downstairs from her bedroom. She grabbed her things and ran out through the door. "Bye, Mom! Bye, Grandpa! See ya, Souta! Don't forget to feed the cat!"

Kagome raced down the street talking to herself. "Don't be late! Don't be late! Don't be-whoa!" Kagome stumbled and tripped into a boy.

"Oh! Um, I'm so sorry for t-"

"What?!? You again!" remarked the boy.

Kagome just looked at the boy. It's that boy from school. He seriously looks like Inu-Yasha. He even sounds like Inu-Yasha, too! You think that he'd be different. It's been three months since he's been my classmate, yet he never once used my name! Kagome was getting angry at the thought.

Trying to protect her pride, Kagome got up without a word and put her hands on her hips. "Well," Forgetting that it wasn't Inu-Yasha.

"Well, what?!?" the boy snickered.

Kagome was growing mad. Seriously mad. "Inu-Yasha!"

Everyone stopped and stared at her.

"What are you saying!? Man, you're weird." The boy turned around and started walking away.

Kagome started feeling the embarrassment crawling around her. Everyone just stared at her. Man, I'm really losing it.

Kagome arrived at school just on time. She slowly walked to her first class. Kagome just couldn't stop thinking to herself about what happened.

"Hey, Kagome!" Yuki, called.

Kagome's friends ran toward her.

"Um…Kagome?" Akari stared.

Ayumi waved a hand back and forth in front of Kagome's face. "Earth to Kagome."

"Do you think that she got one of her illnesses from last year? Explained Akari.

"You don't mean it, do you?" Yuki questioned.

"That be bad. I feel so sorry for her. I mean, getting sick all the time." Sympathized Ayumi.

Kagome stopped walking as she got back from her thoughts, and hearing her friends talking. "I'm NOT sick. I was just thinking, that's all." Kagome sounded faded.

"Thinking about what?" Teased Ayumi.

"Oh! Nothing really." Kagome replied.

"Maybe she's thinking of asking Hojo out, finally!" Taunted Akari.

"No I wasn't!" Shouted Kagome."

"Look! He still has the hots for you. Maybe its time!" Yuki remarked.

Then the three of her friends pushed Kagome into Hojo as he was walking out.

"Oh…um.. Hi, Kagome."

Kagome looked back at her friends.

"Go for it!" They cheered in the background.

"Sorry about that. Um, Hojo, I didn't mean to-"

"It's okay. Kagome. Um, I was wondering, would you like to go to the movies this Saturday."

"Oh, um, I don't know. I, um…"

"You're not sick are you, Kagome?"

Grandpa! "Oh, it's nothing like that. I mean, I'm feeling much better and all." It's just because I can't. But it's not like Inu-Yasha can come and drag me back. But still, that boy is oddly familiar in a lot of ways.

"Kagome…"

Kagome's friends quickly rushed to her. "Kagome! Stop spacing out!"

"Huh. Oh...um…"

"Hi, Hojo!" Yuki greeted.

"Kagome says yes." Added Ayumi.

"Hey -" Yuki covered Kagome's mouth. Kagome started struggling.

Akari intervened. "She'll see you on Saturday!"

"Um…okay." Hojo began to walk away. "I'll see you on Saturday then."

"Why'd you do that for?!?" Kagome shouted.

"You'll thank us later, Kagome." Akari replied.

"Don't worry…Oh! Don't tell us that you're still hung up on that jerk, are you Kagome? Didn't you guys break up or something?" Questioned Ayumi.

It's Inu-Yasha. "Me? No. No way! Don't worry, we're through." Kagome tried to smile, but still, her thoughts wandered elsewhere. Inu-Yasha.

"Okay. That's good. You're better off with Hojo anyway." Yuki smirked.

"I don't know." Kagome responded with a sigh.

A/N: (still watching) review! puh-lease...