Sorry for not updating sooner, work has been kicking my ass.
I would like to thank all of you for your kind reviews. I was surprised anyone read it, let alone liked it and wanted to read more. Lol.
Miko of the Dark, Skitzo-phrenic and ChibiNeko-chan, thanks oodles.
But I do have to warn you Skitzo, Fluffy will not be showing up until Chapter Five. I have a whole outline thing, lol. I hope I don't bore you all to death by that point.
Disclaimer: I own nothing... except for this story. And the naughtiness in my head. xD
And now, without further ado... or my big mouth....Chapter Two!
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Chapter Two- Death to Hobo, Hoho and Homo
Following her to 'school' had proven to be an effortless obstacle for the silver-haired boy to overcome. He had never visited this 'place of education,' as Kagome refered to it, but he didn't have to worry about getting lost. Who needs to stop and ask for directions when you have a nose that can catch a familiar scent a mile away? And Kagome's scent was familiar to the hanyou wasn't it?
'She always smells so nice... like lilacs. And why is it that you feel the need to pin-point from which flower the girl's scent comes? Because if she gets into trouble then I have to use her scent to find her..........Hmm, interesting. If you say so.' The mental tug-of-war came to an abrupt end as Inu-Yasha caught sight of the said girl. She had just broken away from her younger brother, Souta, and was now conversing with a few other girls.
"Must be her friends she talks of from this time." He deducted with pride, as if it were a mystery to figure out. He followed back a distance as they began to walk, making their way to a set of steps and into a pair of double doors. He didn't much notice as he stood now in front of the building.
"This is school..." His voice trailed off as he took in the sight, in a slight state of awe. He had never seen anything like this before. Kagome had shown him small buildings used as small stores and some homes near her own, but this... this was amazing. So many people, under one roof. He had always thought of school as some stupid human notion that had them weak. But he stood before it now, and understood something. All the people here were connected in some way. They all had a common purpose...he didn't understand exactly what purpose, with their 'classes' and 'homework' but they all endured it as a whole.
A loud ringing sound pulled him from his reverie, his ears flattening against his head. What was that? He noticed the remaining students taking off in a race for the doors. Then he realized the sound was a signal that school was beginning. His sight roamed, searching for any lingering humans. When he found none he leapt into a near-by tree and got comfy.
A few hours later Kagome re-emerged from the doors. Inu-Yasha was glad. He was bored and he now assumed that school was over. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Never assume. Assuming makes and 'ass' out of 'u' and 'me.' Which, Inu-Yasha felt worse when he realized it was not over, only a break for the teenagers to get lunch. His own stomach growled lowly, not surprisingly. Kagome had finished her food after a few more minutes and began chatting away and laughing. Another growl of hunger. He resisted the temptation to jump down from his hiding spot long enough to steal an unsuspecting kid's meal. Kagome wouldn't be happy if she caught him here... spying on her. She'd probably 'sit' him into the next century.
Lunch was over and he settled himself once again. The rest of the day moved in this pattern: bell, spot Kagome going to yet another class, bell. He flattened his ears down once more before noticing that the students weren't heading for any other classes. Finally! The Hell was over. He remained perched in his hide-out as he saw a girl with short black hair approach Kagome. Perhaps his voyeur ways could still pay off. He smirked and twitched an ear. But in the end it would turn out that those soft, fluffy ears would not like what they heard. In fact, today would be the worst possible day for Inu-Yasha to take an interest in Kagome's school life.
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"Hey," Kagome smiled as her friend greeted her, "how's it going?" It was a simple enough question. .....Or not. Kagome regretted the question after five minutes had passed and she was still standing there, being brought up-to-date with what was going on. She gave a mental sigh, yet blamed only herself. She had been gone for a while this time. And she knew it wasn't over. Well, not until a certain question--
"So, have you seen Hojo lately?" And we have a winner, ladies and gentlemen.
"No." Kagome replied simply. She knew that her friends had been trying forever to hook her up with Hojo. Okay, so maybe she had had a crush on him. But that was before... before... UGH!! She couldn't even think it. It was stupid, really. She was pulled from her thoughts by some persistent tugging on her sleeve.
"Well...here's you chance!" The girl smiled mischievously as she ran off, leaving Kagome alone to meet the aforementioned boy headed her way. And of course, neither of the two heard the angry growl emit from the near-by tree.
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He buried his claws into the branch, a narrowed glare watching the approaching boy. Was that the one Kagome blushed about when she spoke to Sango? "Who the fuck does this guy think he is?" He asked himself as he intently listened as he greeted Kagome and ask her if she was feeling better. 'Huh? Was Kagome...ill? Why didn't I know about it?....Would you have cared? Damn that pesky counter-voice! He ignored it, sinking his nails deeper into the tree, a frustrated snarl escaping him as he noticed the male grab up Kagome's hands in an obvious show of affection. Almost as if he did it everyday... as if it were normal for him.
'It hurts doesn't it?' The asked of him, a hint of sadness ringing through. The hanyou's ear dropped as he nodded a silent agreement. He picked up Kagome's laughter and he saw red. "This wimp is crazy if he thinks I'm just going to stand idly by and let him put his filthy hands on my Kagome!" His anger had returned, but he had removed his claws from the bark beneath him. Then the realization of his words came back...'Whoa! Wait... did I just call that wench.... mine?' His brows furrowed seriously for a moment at his revelation, but that didn't piss him off. Somehow it felt... right... okay. He smiled as he made his way silently up behind the girl.
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"Oh, um... I wish I could go to the movies with you Hojo, but..." she trailed briefly, struggling for a reasonable sounding excuse...
"BUT," a masculine voice cut in before she could get it out, "she's not." A gasp of surprise was then heard from her friend had run off, along with the other two friends she had apparently dragged back with her. Kagome, however, was not all that surprised by the interruption. She knew who it was. She smiled inwardly, having been saved from Hojo. 'Oh, admit it. You've been gone a day and you already miss him terribly. Not to mention the fact that he's the reason you won't date Hojo anymore.' A light shade of red stained her cheeks as she turned to meet the already scowling glare.
Her friends had made their way to him by now. Admiring his body, well... what they pictured his body would be under his haori, and standing on tip-toe attempting to grab his ears to figure out if they were real. The hanyou absently swatted their hands away, causing soft whimpers from all three. This was the only indication he gave that he even knew they were there. He was staring a Kagome. She waited for the rampage to begin, but was surprised as that golden steel glare melted to pools of warmth. 'H-he's smiling. But he never smiles. Oh Kami... he must be REALLY mad. He's cute when he smiles...'
Her thoughts began to float her away from reality as she became lost in his softened expression, her blush deepening a shade darker. This daydream was ruined as she felt a hand upon her shoulder, which caused that smile to fade quickly... as if it had never graced the hanyou's lips at all.
"And you are?" Inu-Yasha asked coldly, obviously agitated by the small action.
"I'm Hojo. Kagome's boyfriend." He extended his hand politely, never noticing the whimpered protest from the girl beside him. "And you?"
The dog-boy's eyes narrowed into a death glare as the word 'boyfriend' rolled of the other's tongue so contently. He knew that words meaning.
"Remove your hand, Hoho." His head motioned to the small appendage resting on Kagome's shoulder.
"Hojo." The boy corrected, still beaming, gaining him a few stifled giggles from the three girls who had now become their audience.
"Feh, whatever." The hanyou rolled his eyes in annoyance.
Kagome had watched the introductions, hoping that Inu-Yasha would behave. Should have known better. But it wasn't his utter disrespect for other that had her frozen at the moment... it was the fact that if she didn't know better... she would swear that the hanyou seemed to be jealous of Hojo, but she quickly dismissed that, thinking it stupid. This saddened her a bit, yet she managed to fake a smile to both boys, deciding to intervene before a severe maiming befell Hojo.
"Inu-Yasha," she started calmly, "there is no need to be rude. Hojo is a friend."
"A little too friendly for my liking." Flexing his fists by his side, his voice growling from clenched teeth. "Now, remove your hand, Hobo, or I'll remove it for you... permanently." The last word was spoken with a hopeful grin. He was begging this weakling to give him a reason.
"Hojo." He corrected again, making no move to correspond with the command, in all of his stupidity and naivety.
"Heh..Inu-Yasha...," she removed the hand for him just as the said took a step forward to make good on his threat, "walk me home, please."
Three things occurred from this turn of events. One, Inu-Yasha stopped in his tracks in order to give Hojo a smug grin, as if winning some unspoken battle. Two, the three girls witnessing all of this gasped in shock and bewilderment- had Kagome just picked this other guy over Hojo? And three, Hojo's shoulders slumped forward with rejection as he only then took the hint that he would not be accompanied by Kagome to the movies.
Inu-Yasha's focus was pulled away from his defeated foe as Kagome was sweeped away by the other girls, who began bombarding her with questions. Inu-Yasha blinked a few times, confused, before twitching an ear toward them.
"Is he the cute one you've told us about?"
"Are you two dating?"
"What's up with his clothes?"
"Are those ears real?"
"Have you guys done it?"
"Is he a good kisser?"
It all hit her so quickly, she didn't know what to do with the three of them just throwing questions around. She blushed, knowing very well that Inu-Yasha could hear every word. She tried to fend them off by telling them that they could talk later, but to no avail. They wanted details and now. They kept begging and whining until the young miko could handle no more. "Yes, he's the cute one I talked about before. No, we're not dating...he loves someone else. What's wrong with his clothes and ears?! I like them. No! We haven't done anything. And I have no idea if he's a good kisser!" She regretted every word after she had stopped, a bit out of breath from the outburst. Her friends stared in disbelief for a short moment before smiling.
"YOU LIKE HIM!!!!!!!!"
Kagome's face went bright red at this. She began stuttering protests but they refused to believe her. And Inu-Yasha blinked at all this information. He hadn't expected her to do that. 'She thinks I'm cute... even my ears. But what did she mean about dating? ...Kikyo? But she said that we weren't dating because I loved someone else... so if I didn't love Kikyo we might date?' The images and thoughts rushed into his mind, allowing him no time to attempt to slow or stop them. But he didn't want to... He smiled again. It sounded nice to him, but Kagome seemed a bit peeved by the whole situation. 'She's probably embarrassed... at least she doesn't hate me.'
He then noticed some shifty movement beside him and turned to see a completely lost Hojo. His grinned immediately returned as he leaned forward, mere inches from the other boy's face. "Touch her again, Homo... and I'll kill you."
With that he walked off, catching Kagome by the arm and tugging her free of the girls' grasp. The four that remained looked back and forth between one another, wondering if all of that had really just happened.
"It's Hojo...," the boy called out as the two rounded the corner.
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Woot! Chapter Two is over!
Good? Bad? Really, really sad?
Lemme know, dammit! D
Or I'll light all your heads on fire with my mind!
Mwuhahahahahaha! o_o Okay, I'm done
Don't miss the next exciting episode of Connected Hearts: Chapter Three- Jealousy Anyone?