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AN: Sorry that I haven't written in a while... It's kind of discouraging to write other fics and not get them reviewed and it kept me from writing. Oh well, this is really the only fan fic that I've written that people seem to actually like... Guess I should just stick with what I know, ne? Even though I was in a bad mood because of my other fics, I'm writing because I'm happy to say that I don't have cancer! Yay! My doctor wasn't sure if I did or not, but now I know for sure... Anyways, here's the story for you!
Chapter 13
"Higurashi? What are you doing here?" asked Hojo. It was 9:15 on a Monday night, and that left the slow-witted schoolboy wondering why she would visit him so late on a school night (not that she wasn't welcome).
"Hi Hojo, I needed to tell you something. Can you talk?" Kagome asked quietly. She hated the feeling that she was about to break his heart. He was a sweet boy, even if he was a bit dense.
Hojo stepped out onto his front porch and shut his front door behind him while keeping his eyes locked on a silver haired boy in strange clothing standing at the end of his driveway. 'Who the heck is that and why is his hair white? Is he here with Kagome?' Inuyasha could feel the boy's piercing gaze, yet made no move to acknowledge his presence.
"Hojo, I won't be seeing you at school anymore," she started.
"What? Are you moving, Higurashi?" Hojo asked quickly. "Where are y-"
"I'm not moving," she muttered quickly, cutting him off. "I'm dropping out of high school."
"But why? You need a good education if you want to go to college, Kagome." A sudden thought came to him. "You're not sick again are you?! What is it? Cancer? I always knew that you were sick, but I never knew that you were dying! Kagome, you should sit down!"
'Oh my god, this kid is an IDIOT!' Kagome mentally fumed. Surprisingly, she showed no sign of anger on her face as she answered Hojo's questions.
"No, Hojo, I don't have cancer. I'm getting married. See that guy over there? He's my fiancŽ, Inuyasha."
Hojo nearly fell over from the weight of this new information. His mind was racing with possible explanations, comments, pleas, responses, solutions, and arguments, yet only one found it's way out of his mouth.
"W-what?!" His voice was quivering as much as Shippo's did when Sesshomaru decided to pay his half-brother a visit.
"Hojo, I know it may be hard for you to understand, and I may seem very young, but I love Inuyasha and I have no doubts about my choice to be with him. I'm sorry." Kagome said plainly.
"I... I see, Kagome. I hope you are happy with him. May Kami bless you both," he replied solemnly. 'I can't change her mind. I could see her love for him in her eyes when she looked at him. I can't compete with that. It's all I can do to wish her the best and try to move on.' (So the kid's NOT a total moron! Go fig!)
After briefly hugging him, Kagome whispered, "Thank you for understanding, Hojo. I'll miss you."
'I'll miss you, too, Kagome.' Hojo thought as he watched the girl he had almost come to love walk away with the man who now held her heart.
"Well, that went better than I had expected." Kagome chimed while walking hand-in-hand with the love of her life to the well.
"I still say he's weak." Inuyasha added.
"Well at least he didn't try to shoot me with an arrow like someone else I know's ex..." she chuckled. Before she had told Inuyasha her feelings and had them returned (more that willingly, might I add) she never would have made such a comment for fear that Inuyasha would take offense, yet now she knew that he wasn't as touchy as originally thought.
"Okay you got me there," he grinned. All of a sudden, on instinct, he wrapped his arms around his mate and pulled her into a kiss. Kagome returned it without hesitation, silently thanking the gods for the well that took her to her Romeo of sorts.
"What was that for, Inu-chan?" Her laughter resembled the light tinkling of bells and it warmed his heart to hear it.
"Just wanted to make sure that this isn't a dream," he replied before pulling her into another affectionate embrace.
AN: Kinda short, but you can't resist the fluff, can you? I didn't think so.
Chapter 13
"Higurashi? What are you doing here?" asked Hojo. It was 9:15 on a Monday night, and that left the slow-witted schoolboy wondering why she would visit him so late on a school night (not that she wasn't welcome).
"Hi Hojo, I needed to tell you something. Can you talk?" Kagome asked quietly. She hated the feeling that she was about to break his heart. He was a sweet boy, even if he was a bit dense.
Hojo stepped out onto his front porch and shut his front door behind him while keeping his eyes locked on a silver haired boy in strange clothing standing at the end of his driveway. 'Who the heck is that and why is his hair white? Is he here with Kagome?' Inuyasha could feel the boy's piercing gaze, yet made no move to acknowledge his presence.
"Hojo, I won't be seeing you at school anymore," she started.
"What? Are you moving, Higurashi?" Hojo asked quickly. "Where are y-"
"I'm not moving," she muttered quickly, cutting him off. "I'm dropping out of high school."
"But why? You need a good education if you want to go to college, Kagome." A sudden thought came to him. "You're not sick again are you?! What is it? Cancer? I always knew that you were sick, but I never knew that you were dying! Kagome, you should sit down!"
'Oh my god, this kid is an IDIOT!' Kagome mentally fumed. Surprisingly, she showed no sign of anger on her face as she answered Hojo's questions.
"No, Hojo, I don't have cancer. I'm getting married. See that guy over there? He's my fiancŽ, Inuyasha."
Hojo nearly fell over from the weight of this new information. His mind was racing with possible explanations, comments, pleas, responses, solutions, and arguments, yet only one found it's way out of his mouth.
"W-what?!" His voice was quivering as much as Shippo's did when Sesshomaru decided to pay his half-brother a visit.
"Hojo, I know it may be hard for you to understand, and I may seem very young, but I love Inuyasha and I have no doubts about my choice to be with him. I'm sorry." Kagome said plainly.
"I... I see, Kagome. I hope you are happy with him. May Kami bless you both," he replied solemnly. 'I can't change her mind. I could see her love for him in her eyes when she looked at him. I can't compete with that. It's all I can do to wish her the best and try to move on.' (So the kid's NOT a total moron! Go fig!)
After briefly hugging him, Kagome whispered, "Thank you for understanding, Hojo. I'll miss you."
'I'll miss you, too, Kagome.' Hojo thought as he watched the girl he had almost come to love walk away with the man who now held her heart.
"Well, that went better than I had expected." Kagome chimed while walking hand-in-hand with the love of her life to the well.
"I still say he's weak." Inuyasha added.
"Well at least he didn't try to shoot me with an arrow like someone else I know's ex..." she chuckled. Before she had told Inuyasha her feelings and had them returned (more that willingly, might I add) she never would have made such a comment for fear that Inuyasha would take offense, yet now she knew that he wasn't as touchy as originally thought.
"Okay you got me there," he grinned. All of a sudden, on instinct, he wrapped his arms around his mate and pulled her into a kiss. Kagome returned it without hesitation, silently thanking the gods for the well that took her to her Romeo of sorts.
"What was that for, Inu-chan?" Her laughter resembled the light tinkling of bells and it warmed his heart to hear it.
"Just wanted to make sure that this isn't a dream," he replied before pulling her into another affectionate embrace.
AN: Kinda short, but you can't resist the fluff, can you? I didn't think so.