AN—Sorry guys, I'm having finals…talk about STRESS. It's not really bad in middle school but in high school it's HELL. It practically sucks all the fun out of Christmas!!…almost. Except for sometimes Christmas can be just as stressful; buying presents and stuff. But here's your chapter!
I don't own Inuyasha …blah blah blah
Chapter 9-- Inu to the Rescue!
"So…how are your finals going?"
"I don't worry about that stuff; I ALWAYS get A's."
"Must be nice."
Ok…so maybe that was a bit too egotistical.
"I mean…I guess school has always been easy because I was held back a year…well, you know about that."
"I guess…"
She actually didn't know about it. It was a vague and touchy subject.
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It was the first day of sixth grade. Kagome waited with great anticipation. She didn't particularly care about middle school and how everything was suppose to be different…they had too much stupid orientations and tours of the school for her to be nervous about THAT. No, Kagome had something else on her mind.
A week before school started, Inuyasha told her that he had to go with his mother on her business trip. He promised he'd be back when school started.
Kagome hated it when Inuyasha was gone; his mother had to attend meetings in other states often. Kagome's mother always offered to have Inuyasha stay at their house, but Inuyasha was always intent on "protecting the women of his family".
Kagome knocked on Inuyasha's door, but no one answered.
Silly Inuyasha…he's probably running late. They ALWAYS walked to school together.
But as she continued to ring the doorbell…there was no answer.
"Inuyasha!! Come out! I know you're there!" she smiled…but she was starting to get worried.
Finally Inuyasha's older brother jerked the door open and roared, "HE'S NOT HERE!"
Kagome stuck her tongue at him and started to walk to school…Inuyasha was already there. She'd give him hell for forgetting her though! She giggled at the thought of it.
She got at school when the bell rang. She desperately wanted to find Inuyasha, but she couldn't be late the first day of school!!
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Homeroom was pretty lame. A nice looking boy kept on trying to talk to her…which got annoying after awhile.
"Hi, my name is Hojo."
"Kagome."
"That's a pretty name."
"Thanks."
"So I guess we're in the same homeroom."
"Guess so."
"If you need help around just ask. My brother went here two years ago, so I could help."
"Uh, sure…thanks."
Her mind was preoccupied. There was the pesky thought trying to make its way into her brain, and she was trying extremely hard not to let it in.
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Well, there was a 50/50 chance that he had the same lunch as her. Sixth graders all had A lunch, the seventh graders had both A and B lunch…he could've just as easily have gotten B…yes…of course…he has B lunch.
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It was the end of the day. She hadn't seen a trace of him. She ran home.
The trip probably got delayed…no!!! She couldn't keep on giving him excuses!!
HE. WASN'T. COMING.
She lie on her bed…dampening her pillow.
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It was the next day.
"Hey, Higarashi!"
"Oh, Hi Hojo!"
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They were almost at the library. There was a somewhat comfortable silence…soon to be broken.
"Are you going to senior prom?"
"Why?"
"Just wondering, you don't strike me as the type, just wondering…ya know." She spoke rapidly.
An awkward silence fell upon them.
"So are you?"
"I don't really know yet…it sounds kind of stupid and stuff. But maybe it could be…ok."
"Oh…well. If you are, maybe I'll see you there."
"What are you trying to imply?!"
"Uh…that maybe I'll see you there?"
"Oh, um…yeah, probably, I guess…I mean. I'll try to make it."
"Great!"
"But I'—"
"We're here! I promise I'll just take a few moments."
Inuyasha warily followed her in. He decided to wait patiently in a chair. Well that lasted for about half a minute.
He started to wander around. Then his ears picked up Kagome's voice.
"Let GO of me!"
"Aw, come on. You know you want me."
"Leave me alone!"
"Where you trying to go?"
He heard enough.
"What in seven hells are you doing?!?!"
"Well…er."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome's relieved voice sounded out.
Before the creepy middle-aged man could do anything else he found himself slammed into a set of encyclopedias. The commotion raised a bunch of eyes as everyone peeped over.
Inuyasha grabbed Kagome and raced out. He didn't want too many questions. He ran all the way back to Kagome's house. Where he finally stopped.
"Uh, Inuyasha?"
"Yeah?"
"You can put me down now."
"Oh…" his faced turned red as Kagome crawled down from his back.
"Thanks for sticking up for me…there's an amazing number of creeps at the library."
At this, Inuyasha clenched his fists. He couldn't bear thinking of Kagome being violated like that again.
"Well, see you tomorrow." She gently touched his cheek and started to walk away. "Thanks again!"
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"Saaangooo, teeeleephooooone!!"
"Ok, let me get it."
Her mother came in with the phone. She covered the receiver and mouthed obnoxiously, "It's a BOOOOY!"
Sango rolled her eyes at this. She loved her mother dearly, but she always had to exaggerate the littlest of things…especially when it came to guys.
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"I think that guy was eyeing you."
"Mom! He was twelve!"
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She snatched the phone.
"Sango here, this better be good."
"Will you bear my child?"
She hung up the phone and flung it at the wall.
A few moments later, the phone started to ring.
Sango sighed and picked it up.
"What do you want Miroku!?! 'Cause I swear—"
"Sango?"
She froze…
"You're not Miroku are you?"
"Naw, this is Hojo."
"Hojo? Are you sure you have the right number?"
"Yeah, I wanted to know if you wanted to go to Promotional with me."
What the hell did he think he was doing?
"…well, I doubt Kagome is going to say 'yes' anytime soon, so it would be nice to go with you."
So she was her second choice…god this guy had to learn how to talk to girls. But he was a nice guy, so she couldn't be hard on him.
"I'll think about it, ok?"
"Ok!"
Jeez…he acted like she already agreed to go with him. Of course, she wasn't going to say yes…that would be way too weird. But it wasn't as if she had any other person in mind or anything….
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He was on the roof looking at the stars. Did he agree to go to the Prom with Kagome? Well…he couldn't exactly not come…but it wouldn't exactly be with her.
Why was his cheek still tingling?
AN—I know what you're thinking. "Molesters at the library??"…but trust me, there are some pretty SICK people at the library…shudders at recollections
hehe…my mom does the whole "it's a boy!" thing too, like it's so miraculous that a person of the opposite sex would ACTUALLY call me…god forbid
I'll answer comments next chapter…I'm really tired. Sorry this chapter wasn't longer. I'm trying hard to write a chapter at least once a week.
