Chapter Seven: A Whole New Hojo
Disclaimer: Don't own them, just love 'em.
"Where's my shoe Mom!" Kagome was bent under her bed. "Inuyasha help me up!"
Inuyasha helped Kagome up and then walked over to the desk and picked up her shoe. "Is this what you're looking for?"
"Yes! Thank you! Thank you!" She jumped up and gave him a kiss on the mouth. "You might get more later…"
Whoa, Inuyasha thought, all that for a shoe. I might have to do that more often.
"Mama! Inuyasha found my shoe. I'm ready to go now." Kagome looked around the house. "Where are you mama?"
"Right here dear!" Kagome's mom yelled from the front door. "Someone came by to drop off your school work. Come see who it is."
Kagome walked to the front door. Hojo was standing there talking to Kagome's mom. Kagome stopped in her tracks. No one at her school knew she was pregnant except her teachers and her best friends. Might as well let Hojo know now, thought Kagome. She walked towards them. "Hi Hojo! What are you doing here?"
Hojo looked up at Kagome's voice, but he stopped at her stomach. "Whoa Kagome! You've grown…bigger, since I last saw you. What have you been eating? You're still sick aren't you?"
Oh Grandpa, Kagome thought, I told you to stop making up sicknesses for me. She looked up. "Hojo, I haven't gotten fat, I just got pregnant."
"What!" He stepped back. "How did you get pregnant!"
Kagome blushed. "You don't really expect me to go through the process do you?"
"Oh no! I meant who got you pregnant and why have you been doing it anyway?" He looked at her mother. "You're a very bad parent, letting your daughter go out and get pregnant."
Kagome looked shocked at what Hojo just said to her mother and her. He was usually so understanding. Then she got angry. How dare he say that to her mother and right in front of her no doubt? "Hojo, if you're going to act like that in my house than you don't really need to be here. Get out of my house!"
"Oh Kagome I'm sorry! I didn't mean to offend you…..Not! Of course I'll get out! You're sullied! I'll just go date that seventh grader; she's more of catch than you are now. I bet you don't even know the father."
"Yes, I do! He's right—"
"Kagome stop. He doesn't deserve an excuse. I don't know what you ever saw in this guy." Inuyasha was leaning against the door jab in a similar get-up that he wore to the doctor's office. He looked at Hojo. "You heard her, get out, before I throw you out."
"I'm going, I'm going." He looked at Kagome one last time. "So, you got yourself a bully for your baby's father. Hope you have a nice life, slut."
"Hey! He's not a bully; he's ten times the man you are!"
"Did you just call Kagome a slut! You asshole! Get out of my house!" Kagome's mother screamed at Hojo.
Everyone stood in stunned in silence looking at Kagome's mom; they never heard her scream before, much less cuss. Hojo ran out the door when she gave him a murderous look.
"Mom," Kagome whispered when everything was getting really silent. "I didn't know you cussed! Whoa! Way to go!"
I'd hate to get on her bad side, thought Inuyasha.
"It was nothing you two. Are you ready to go now Kagome? The store will close soon."
"Oh yeah!" Kagome rose on her tip toes and kissed Inuyasha on the cheek "I'll see you later. Tell everyone when you go back, that I miss them and will be back soon."
"All right. I'll see you later on tonight." Inuyasha walked them to the door. "Bye."
