Chapter 5
He is a bit of a klutz
(A/N Well, here is the 5th chapter. Because you all reached quota and over in reviews! And remember to keep reviewing. I love the reviews I get! Anyway here you go!)
SOUNDS/sounds
Thoughts
Telepathy
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"Hey, Kagome," her friend Eri said, sitting down beside her in class. "Why so down?"
"It's nothing," Kagome said, chewing on the end of her pin. "I'm just tired is all."
"And the fact that you don't have a date to go to the dance," Sango said, sitting down on the other side of Kagome. "Kagome, face it. It's written all over your face. That sounded weird. Note to self never use those to sentences together again."
"You don't? Seriously," Eri asked, looking at Kagome glare daggers at Sango. "Why don't you go with Hojo? I don't think he has a date yet."
"I keep tell you I don't think of Hojo in that way," Kagome huffed, crossing her arms. "The boy is nice but he's just not what I'm looking for."
"Then what are you looking for," Ayumi asked, sitting down behind Kagome as Yuka sat down in front of Kagome. "Hojo's cute, thoughtful, caring, smart, cute…"
"You already said that," Kagome sighed. "Listen, I really don't want to go out with him."
"Oh, but, Kagome," Yuka spoke up, "you should really give him a chance. Well, if you don't go out with him who would you like to go out with?"
"How about Kappei Yamayuchi," Kagome said, tapping her chin as her friends stared a hole through her.
"Kagome, think of someone you would actual meet here in the school," Sango sighed patting the day dreaming girl in the back. "Not a super cute voice actor who does anime voices."
"Not to mention he's way older than you," Eri added as the other girls nodded in agreement.
"You're right," Kagome moaned, stretching her arms into the air. "But I can dream can't I? Hehe!"
"Now seriously, Kagome, who would you go out with here in the school," Yuka repeated the question.
"I don't know," Kagome said, looking down at her desk. "I just haven't found anyone yet."
"High standards," Ayumi whispered to Eri.
"I heard that," Kagome snapped.
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Later that day after lunch Kagome forgot her gym bag. The teacher told her to go to her locker to get it and hurry. Kagome quickly ran down the hall to get her bag but as she cut the corner she ran into someone. They both hit the ground, hard. Kagome looked up to see a black haired boy with his hair slicked back feeling around for something on the ground. She then spotted the boy's glasses, she picked them up, and held them out.
"Here," she said as the boy took them and put them on. "I'm really sorry."
"I-it's fine," the boy said, picking up his books. "Wasn't l-looking where I w-was, uh, going."
"I wasn't either," Kagome said, helping the boy up. "Bye."
Kagome quickly sped off towards her lock. The boy looked down at the ground and saw a small pendent on the floor. He picked it up and looked it over finding the name Kagome on it. He went after her, looking for her but she was already long gone. He pocketed it and turned around almost running into the wall.
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A few hours later back at the shrine Kagome heard Inuyasha bark at someone or something. The bark was soon followed by a loud scream and yelling. Kagome quickly ran to the door and opened it to see the boy she ran into in the hall earlier, trying to pull his briefcase out of Inuyasha's jaws. Kagome quickly yelled at Inuyasha to let go of the case. Inuyasha growled at Kagome but never let go of briefcase.
"He's not letting go," Kagome yelled, running off the steps. "Just get over here before he tries to take a bite out of you!"
"B-but is my f-favorite briefcase," the boy yelled, looking at Kagome. "It's h-has my name wr-written in real gold on th-the top of it!"
"Would you rather loose your hand," Kagome shouted, putting her hands on hips. "Get over here! He'll leave it alone after a while!"
The boy quickly dropped it and ran towards the house. Kagome stepped aside to let the boy in. Kagome closed the door as she watched Inuyasha tear the briefcase to pieces. She sighed as she looked at shaking boy in front of her.
"What are you doing here," Kagome asked, looking at the boy straitened out his black uniform.
"Well, uh, y-you dropped this wh-when we ran into each o-other," the boy said, pulling the small pendant out of is pocket. "I a-asked around for where you l-lived so I could g-give it back to y-you. Hehehe."
"You didn't have to bring by here," Kagome said, taking it out of his hands. "You could have given it back to me at school."
"I-I, uh, just thought I'd br-bring it to you instead," the boy said, rubbing the back of his head. "OH! M-my name's Hotaka Yoshida."
"Oh, like Mt. Hotaka," Kagome asked as he nodded.
"H-hai," He said, looking at the floor.
"You want something to eat," Kagome asked, walking into the kitchen. "Be careful the floor—"
SLIP!
"WHOA!"
BOOM!
"OWWWW!"
"—is wet in here. I just finished mopping. Yadda, yadda, yadda. So on so forth," Kagome sighed, turning to see Hotaka sitting on his sore butt. "Give me your hand."
Hotaka sighed as he gave Kagome his hand. Kagome pulled him up and started back towards the fridge. She pulled out some deli meats, cheese, mustard, mayonnaise, and pickles. She motioned him to come over.
"I have ham and turkey, American and Swiss cheese, and sweet and dill pickles," Kagome said, getting some knives to spread the mustard and mayonnaise. "Over there I have white, wheat, and sourdough bread. The plates are just above you."
"Okay," Hotaka said, opening the cabinet.
"Hey, sis, can I borrow some money for a new game," Souta asked, walking into the kitchen. "Who are you?"
"I-I'm Hotaka," he said, almost dropping the plate. "I g-go to Kagome's school."
"I can see that," Souta said, pointing at his uniform. "So, how'd you make it past Inuyasha?"
"'Inuyasha," Hotaka blinked.
"The dog," Kagome said, putting the knives in the mayo and mustard jars. "You remember him, right?"
"Hai," Hotaka said, looking like he wanted to cry. "He tore up my briefcase with my name on it lettered in real gold."
"If it was real gold why did you bring it in the first place," Souta asked, crossing his arms.
"Souta, don't be mean," Kagome snapped as she and Hotaka started to make their sandwiches.
"I had it with me because I just got out my computer class—No, my clean shirt," Hotaka said, spill mustard down his shirt.
What a nerd, Souta thought. He even has a pocket protector and tape on his glasses.
"Souta, there is some money up in my room in my jewelry box," Kagome said, getting a wet towel for Hotaka. "Take only as much as you need. What's left put it back."
"Hai, ma'am," Souta said, walking out of the kitchen.
"Little brothers," Kagome mumbled. "That should do it."
"I-I'm really sorry," Hotaka said, looking at Kagome through his large frame glasses. "I'm such a idiot I can't d-do anything r-right. I guess y-you think I'm a total geek. I mean even put my glasses together with tape."
"True. He is a bit of a geek. That's okay. Come on into the living room," Kagome motioned back into the living room. "We can eat in there. Just don't knock anything over.
"I'll try n-not to," Hotaka sighed, following Kagome. She's really cute.
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By the time Kagome's mother and grandfather got back to the house Hotaka and Kagome were sitting in the living playing a game of chess on the floor. The two teens never heard them come in that were so engrossed in the game. Hotaka was winning greatly and Kagome let's just say she only had a one knight and king to her name.
It was landslide win for Hotaka. It was not until Kagome started to hit the boy with the game pieces did that know there was some else in the house. Hotaka quickly stood running his back along the sharp pointed edge of the coffee table. Kagome just shook her head. What a klutz she thought as her mom went to get some Band-Aids for his back. While Mrs. Higurashi cleaned up his back, Hotaka told her why he was there. By that time Souta was already back home playing his new game.
The family also found out Hotaka had just started that year for his last year of middle school his other school had fire and burnt down last year. He was 15 years old, the top of his glass, and a member of the chess club. Kagome just glared at him. No wonder why she could not beat him in the game. He also took a computer course out of school for fun. They talked for a little while before Hotaka looked at his watch. It was time for him to get back home.
Kagome told him how to get away from Inuyasha. He shivered just thinking of that dog. Hotaka thank them again for letting him stay over while and for fix his back when he cut his back on the table. He stood up to walk from couch to the only succeeding running his shin into the coffee table. The family sighed as sat back down rubbing the bottom half of his leg. Hotaka got back up missing the table for once.
"Remember just run strait for the steps and don't look back," Kagome said, walking to the door with Hotaka. "You look back and you might not make it down those step on your own power if you know what I mean."
"GULP! Uh-huh," Hotaka nodded, looking at Kagome open the door. "Any chance I-i may getting my briefcase b-back?"
"I'll see. Now run! Go, go, go," Kagome said, pushing the boy out the door. "He'll stop half way down the steps!"
"Sayonara! AAAAAAH," Hotaka yelled as Inuyasha gave chase after him right down the steps.
"Well, he seems like a nice boy," her mom said, picking up Hotaka's cup. "Why don't you have him over again, Kagome."
"I don't know," Kagome said, stretching her arms. "He's so klutzy."
"And dorky," Souta added, putting his game on pause.
"Oh, now you two," Mrs. Higurashi said sternly. "There is nothing wrong with that young man. He came all this way to return that pendent your father gave you. Kagome if you play your cards right he might ask you out to the fall dance."
"And be the laughing stock of the school," Souta chuckled mincingly. "Kagome and Hotaka sitting in a tree—"
BONK!
"OWWWW!" Souta yelped.
"Souta," Kagome yelled as Souta rubbed the back of his head. "Knock it off! Geez… Little brothers."
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Later that night as Kagome lied in her bed. She kept hearing something scratch around in the ceiling. She did not need this. Why the youkai could not give her one night's piece was beyond her. After that night a few weeks back it had never talked to her again. And she dared not confront alone.
But those constant noises night after night were bearing down too much presser on her and her brother. What was it that the demon wanted from her? She could not understand why it was haunting her brother as well if it wanted something from her. Could there be something that her brother has that he wants too?
She rolled over and put a pillow over her to block out the sound of that insidious scratching and tearing at the ceiling. She only wanted to sleep. But that thing would not let her sleep and after that night he had spoke to her Inuyasha stopped his howling all together, leaving them at the mercy of this creature. She had, had enough of that blasted thing and its evil doings!
"STOP IT!" Kagome yelled, sitting up in her bed, staring up at the dark ceiling. "JUST STOP IT! STOP!"
The noises came to a complete halt. Kagome continued to stare up at that ceiling for 15 long minutes but to her it felt like hours. Kagome fell back into her soft pillow just wanting to cry. No one outside of the school other than Sango knew of what was going on in the house. She hated it. She hated every minute of it.
What's the matter, Kagome? I'm I keeping you up? He was toying with her.
Leave me alone, she yelled in her mind. Leave my brother and me alone!
Hahaha! He laughed. Leave you and your baby brother alone? What a farce! I can't leave until I get what I want from you.
Then take it already, Kagome screamed mentally. Just leave us alone!
I can't just take it. I've told you that before. You're not ready to give it to me, he chuckled. Until you are ready and I have what I want then I'll leave. As a wise author once wrote "give me want I want and I'll go away" Hahaha!
Knock off the Steven King quotes! Then if it's something you can only take from me why do you haunt my brother, her mental voice was full of anger. Will you at least answer me that?
OOOO! Good question, he said, sounding cheerful about it. I just do it for fun. It's you I want the most from. Your little brother is nothing more than a plaything to me. He's just so much to play with.
You think this is a GAME, Kagome mental voice shouted. We're not a THING for you to play with! We're not a toy! We are living beings!
And has living beings to an immortal you are a toy, the yelled back at her. Toys break, sweet heart. Toys die! You're like a talking baby doll that will one day stop working when the batteries run dry. In other words when your heart no longer beats! So it's best to play with your toys before they run out of power and stop working.
Then every thing went quiet once again. The air grew lighter as the sun started to rise. Even if she did not want to believe it, what the youkai said did made since. A toy is a fragile thing just like a life. Kids play with their toys until they break, until they die. To a toy a human is like an immortal and to the immortals humans are the toys.
(A/N Well that was good right? I hope so. I WANT 10 REIVEWS OR MORE! Now get to writing them plz! Buh Bye!)
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