Author's Note: Hey, everyone so the last chapter you thought it was Kouga that caught Kagome but it wasn't him. If you want to find out who it was read on and please review when your done.

angeLah's Note - BETA reader's note.

Chapter Three

Kagome felt a pair of hands catch her before she fell. When she looked at the guy, that's when she realized that it was the guy that at math class who eyed her suspiciously that crept her out.

"Are you alright?" he asked as he helped Kagome back on her feet.

"Yeah; I'm fine, thank you." she said with a small smile.

"I'm Hojou," he introduced himself as he lifted his hand to greet her with a shy smile on his face.

"I'm Kagome." she said as she lifted her hand to shake his.

Back at Sango's table, InuYasha watched Kagome and Hojou talk with a disgusted look on his face. He mostly thought that she was flirting with him and that made him pretty jealous.

"My friends are waiting for me, but if you're not sitting with anybody you can come with us," Kagome suggested with a friendly look on her face.

"I'd love to" Hojou replied, a bright grin evident on his face.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Kagome said as she took hold of his hand and hurried over where Sango and the others were.

When InuYasha saw Kagome coming, he immediately spotted them holding hands. He was very jealous now and he knew he had to do something.

"Where were you, Kagome?" Sango asked as she saw Kagome heading her way and spotted Hojou standing beside her looking like a shy puppy (angeLah's Note: Bwhah. . .Sorry. I couldn't resist!). "Who's your new friend?" Sango asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Miroku, Sango, InuYasha, I'd like you to meet Hojou," Kagome said.

"Where did you two meet?" InuYasha asked with a bit of annoyance and anger lacing in with his tone.

"I slipped in some water and he caught me just in time. Isn't that kind of him?" Kagome complimented, looking at Hojou from the corner of her eye with a smile on her face.

"If I were there, I wouldn't have let you step in water or let you fall," InuYasha mumbled but was unaware that they heard him. Then he thought he may have said it a bit too loud. "What are you looking at? I'm just saying if I were there Kagome wouldn't have slipped," InuYasha said half yelling; causing everyone in the cafeteria to get his attention.

But then everyone looked away when Sango glared at them - her look was pretty scary. People were mostly scared of Sango because she had the most dangerous look and would always end up winning every fight someone started with her.

It was a while till Sango broke the awkward silence. "So… what's up?" she asked, trying to start a conversation.

"Nothing." everyone at the table replied monotone.

Now it was ticking InuYasha off at the fact that Hojou was already sitting next to Kagome but was edging closer to her every now and then. It was then when InuYasha knew he had to separate them. He got up and walked to the other side of the table and moved Hojou over and sat between Hojou and Kagome. InuYasha knew he had to think of something to say or ask Kagome because it would be too obvious that he was jealous if all of a sudden he separated them.

"Um, Kagome… uh, would you like to come to my house after school to finish our homework?" InuYasha suggested; relieved that he came up with something just in time.

"Sure, I'd love to." Kagome said as she picked up her sandwich and took a bite out of it; oblivious to what was happening. Sango and Miroku had a small grin on there faces, both of them knowing what was going on with InuYasha, as they let out a little giggle.

"What's so funny?" InuYasha asked, knowing that they knew what was going on as he felt his eyebrow began to twitch.

"Oh… nothing," Sango said giggling a bit.

"We'd better put our trays away and get ready for class," Miroku said as he cleaned up his mess and began to stand up.

"I'll see you later," Hojou said as he put his tray away, waving with his free hand as he turned around to walk away.

As the four of them headed down the hall, Kagome noticed InuYasha's troubled face. "Is something wrong?" She asked, concern lacing in with her words slightly.

"Nothing's wrong." he answered automatically, without looking at her.

"Alright," she said, a bit of doubt in her voice but let it slide for the time being. "But if there's anything bothering, you feel free to tell me." Kagome offered with bright smile.

After school InuYasha waited for Kagome so they could hang out later on. He was growing impatient with her. When he spotted her, he felt better that he wouldn't have to wait longer, but his mood was changed quickly when Hojou came right after her and started flirting with her…or that's what InuYasha thought.

"I'll see you later Hojou." Kagome said as waving him goodbye heading towards the direction where she InuYasha before.

'He was just here a minute ago,' Kagome thought with a small frown on her face. 'Maybe something came up so he had to go. Oh, well I'll find out tomorrow.' she thought as she headed home.

"I wonder what happened to InuYasha." Kagome blurted out to Sango on the phone.

"What do you mean?" Sango asked.

"Well we were supposed to hang out after school but he never showed up." Kagome replied.

"Don't you think that InuYasha would be jealous of Hojou?" Sango said with a knowing smirk on her face, but knew that Kagome's didn't see. Though she was pretty sure that she heard it in her voice alone. . .

"But we're just friends. . ." Kagome said slowly, almost hesitantly.

"But I think InuYasha really likes you. I've known for a long time, and knowing InuYasha he tends to get jealous. But he doesn't jealous that easily." Sango replied and then paused. "I'll talk to you later, Kagome. I have to go." Sango said as she hung up.

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"InuYasha! Wait up," Kagome said running to catch up with him. When she got there she stopped to catch her breath.

"Shouldn't Hojou be with you?" InuYasha said rudely, crossing his arms over his chest.

"I just wanted to explain that me and Hojou are just friend's," Kagome said, panting for air but a small frown was tugging her eyes. "You know, you're really being a jerk." Kagome shot to him; her temper building up.

"What did you call me?" InuYasha asked, madly.

Kagome glared. "That's right; I called you a jerk and your really acting like one." Kagome said yelling at him.

"At least I'm not being stubborn," he said back fiercely.

"I am not! How the heck am I being stubborn?" she said steaming with anger.

"You know what?-! I should have left you on the floor when I knocked you down." InuYasha said his face turning red with anger. "At least you weren't talking back then." His glared pierced her down.

"Yeah. You should've. And to think I actually liked a guy like you." Kagome said as she walked way, fuming.

'Damn,' InuYasha thought. 'Why'd I have to lose it back there?-!' InuYasha angrily thought inwardly, as he cursed himself for acting like a fool.

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Author's Note:- Hey; hope you liked this chapter; please read and review when your done.

angeLah's Note; Damn. . .That suckkss! Doesn't that suck people?-! -winces- That's so typical of them to get a fight over Hojou. . .-snickers slightly- Well. . . Review?