Chapter 7
The fall dance
(A/N Well, here it is chapter 7! I hope you like!)
SOUNDS/sounds
Thoughts
Telepathy
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"You asked him out," Kagome's whole family asked in unison.
"I sure did," Kagome said with a smile. "You should have seen how happy he was. He was down right speechless."
"I knew you liked him," Souta said, crossing his arms. "You just didn't want to admit it."
"Up yours," Kagome snapped.
"Now, Kagome, there is no reason to snap at your brother," her mom said, patting the girl on the shoulder. "Tomorrow we'll go out and buy you a dress for the dance."
"Really," Kagome's eyes widened with excitement.
"Hai," her mom said, walking in the kitchen to start dinner.
"My own grandchild is growing before my very eyes," her grandpa said all teary eyed. "Soon you'll be married and have children."
"She's only in middle school, Gramps," Souta said, looking at the emotional man before him.
"Yeah, don't think I'm getting married anytime soon," Kagome said, going up stairs. "There are still a lot of things I would like to do before I do that."
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Later that night Kagome sat up in bed writing in her diary the only light on was her lamp. She was writing down what she had done that day. She was half way through when the light turned off. She sat the diary down.
"Turn it back on," Kagome spat.
The light clicked back on. Kagome started to write again but this time the diary jerked out of her hands and thrown across the floor. Kagome growled in irritation. What was he playing now? She stood up and walked over to her diary. Then it moved away from her, sliding across the floor. Kagome ran around the room about 5 times before she caught hold of it.
Kagome started back towards her bed when something long and slender cut along her cheek. She then heard it landed into the wall behind her. It was her pencil stick strait out of her wall like a dart would. Kagome put a hand on her cheek and found blood. Then the light bulb shattered. He had enough of toying around. Kagome was then thrown onto her bed on her back.
Didn't I tell you, baby doll, the youkai asked angry. "Didn't I tell you not to go anywhere near that boy ever again?"
"Up yours," Kagome snapped trying to get up. "I'll do what I want when I want!"
"Not while I'm around," he growled, running an unseen hand down her side. "You're mine, Kagome. No one else can have you."
"Why are so jealous of him," Kagome asked with a huff. "What has he got that you're so jealous of?"
"Think, Kagome, think reeeeally harrrrd," he spat, grabbing her chin again. "What is the one thing he has and I don't?"
"A visible body, a nice personally—" Kagome barked.
SLAP!
"EEH! Wrong answer," the youkai hissed. "Try again."
"Me? He has me and you don't," Kagome hissed, feeling the side of her face burn from the slap.
"Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner," the youkai chuckled. "Now get the this through that pretty, little head of yours. You are mine. You belong to no one but me."
"You don't own me," Kagome yelled. "I'm not your property! I'm not something that you can take and call it your own!"
"You are wrong again," he laughed, running his fingers through her black hair. "You are in my territory which makes you mine and I will get what I want from you sooner or later."
"I have one question for you," Kagome said, felling his breath on her neck. "What was green imp that here a few weeks ago?"
"'Green imp?'" his voice sound puzzled. "What 'green imp?'"
"You mean you don't know," Kagome asked as she felt him get off her.
The only imp I know of belongs to— he thought before turning back to Kagome. "Did he have a staff with two heads on it?"
"Hai," Kagome said slowly.
"Shit! What's that bastard up to?" He spat.
Kagome then felt his presents leave the room. What the hell just happened? Kagome rolled over on her bed. That did not make any since. Was not the imp working for him? Kagome reached up to her lamp. There might not be any bulb but to leave it on with no bulb was a waist of energy and dangerous.
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It was the night of the dance. Kagome put on her new purple and magenta dress; the torso was decorated with a floral design. She waited by the door for Hotaka. She suddenly heard Inuyasha bark and someone scream bloody murder. Souta quickly opened up the door for him. Hotaka ran in holding his chest trying to catch his breath. He then straitened out his red tie and dark blue suit.
"Hey, Hotaka," Souta said with an evil grin on his face. "Can I talk to you for a moment, while Inuyasha cools down some and Kagome finishes getting read?"
"I-I guess so," Hotaka said, scratching the back of his head.
"Okay, well, you do one little thing to hurt my sister and you're in big trouble," Souta said, crossing his arms as Hotaka stared at him. "Kagome and I have a cousin, see? And if you do anything to her, well, he has no problem going back to jail. Catch my drift?"
"H-hai," Hotaka stuttered as he knees knocked together.
"I'm glad we understand each other," Souta said, walking off. "Have a nice time."
Hotaka waited about 3 more minutes when he saw Kagome come down the steps she looked like goddess to him the purple and magenta gown. She wore purple eye shadow, red lipstick, her hair was down like always but shined more, and on her wrist was a gold bracelet. She walked up to him in her purple high heel shoes and smiled.
"Hotaka, you ready to go," She asked, taking his hand as he nodded.
"Hold on," Her mom said, coming into the room along with her grandfather. "I want a picture of you two together."
The two teens looked at each other and shrugged. Why not, it would not hurt anything. Kagome and Hotaka posed for the picture. Her mom took it and she then handed it to Kagome and Hotaka as they waited for the instant picture to develop. As the picture started to come in clearer, Hotaka, started to notice something in the top right hand corner of the picture. It was shadowy and very blurry.
"What is this up h-here in the corner o-of the picture," Hotaka asked, pointing at it as Kagome's eyes widened.
"Oh, it's, uh, nothing really," Kagome said, trying to sound calm. That jerk! He'll try anything to get me away from Hotaka.
Damn right I will, the youkai said in her head.
"Okay, Hotaka, let's go," Kagome said in a hurry, pulling him to the door as Hotaka handed her mom the photo. "We better hurry before Inuyasha catches us."
"O-okay," Hotaka said as he was pulled out the door.
Kagome and Hotaka quickly ran across the courtyard but Kagome had not figured on running his high heel shoes. She tripped taking Hotaka with just as Inuyasha reached caught up to them. Inuyasha grabbed hold of Kagome's foot and started to pull her across the ground. Hotaka quickly got up and hit Inuyasha in the face. The dog let go with a yelp letting go of Kagome foot.
Kagome quickly got back up with Hotaka's help. Kagome was missing her shoe and Inuyasha was already heading towards them again. Hotaka quickly picked Kagome up bridal style and ran towards the step he quickly made down them. Leaving Inuyasha up on the landing.
Just around the block Hotaka sat Kagome down and looked at her foot. It was only a small cut and it was not deep but she still was missing a shoe. Kagome took off her other shoe and started down the sidewalk with Hotaka. She looked up him and saw as cut on face and it was bleeding.
"Hotaka, did Inuyasha get you in the face," Kagome said, reach up to the cut. "You're bleeding."
"N-no, when we landed I-I hit my face on the ground," Hotaka said, holding a hand over his cheek. "Well, c-come on lets go, K-Kagome."
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When they got to the school Kagome and Hotaka ran down to her locker. They may not go with the dress but at least they were shoes. Kagome slipped on the dusty old sneakers and stood back up. Kagome wrapped her are in Hotaka's and the two quickly headed for the gym to meet with the rest of their friends.
When they got there Sango was in short black dress, with lace up boots they came to her knees, long back fingerless gloves, and her was spiked with red highlights. She was dancing a sweet-faced boy named Miroku. He was the one Kagome wanted to call in and help get rid of the youkai but her grandfather would not allow him to help. Then there was Kagome's three other friends. Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka were doing nothing more then being wallflowers. Akari had bagged a date with Nanashi and Daisuke was trying to get one. Kagome got some looks as she walked out on the floor with Hotaka.
Not so much for going out with Hotaka but coming to a dance in old, dirty sneakers. Kagome did not mind. She was having too much fun and to top it off she was the only one without bad cramps in her feet. Half way through the dance Hotaka pulled out medium sized, black jewelry box out his pocket. He then handed it to Kagome.
"What's this," Kagome asked, looking at Hotaka blush.
"J-just open it," Hotaka said staring down at the hardwood floor of the gym. "I ment t-to give it you earlier b-but we got so mix up w-with Inuyasha I forgot I h-had it."
Kagome looked down at the box in her hand and opened it. She gasped. It was a gold necklace with a large red stone wrapped in gold. She took it out the box to look at it better. It was beautiful. Hotaka then took it out her hands and undid the clasp. He then brought it around her neck and put the clasp back together. Kagome looked down at the stone on her chest.
"It's beautiful! Thank you," Kagome said, giving Hotaka a large hug catching him in surprise he tripped bring Kagome with him. "I'm sorry."
"No it's m-my fault," Hotaka said with a grin. "I w-was the one that tr-tripped."
STOMP!
"OW! OW! OW!" Hotaka yelled, holding his hand that someone had stepped on.
"You have no manner of luck," Kagome said, helping the poor guy up. "What time is it?"
"It's g-going on 11," he said, looking down at his watch. "Do y-you need to b-be back home?"
"Yay, I do," Kagome said, looking up through his glasses and into Hotaka's light brown almost dark amber eyes. "Mom doesn't want me out too late. I have to help her around the house tomorrow."
"O-okay," Hotaka said with a light nod. "I'll take you b-back home then."
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On the way back home every thing seemed to be darker than usual and real quiet. Kagome and Hotaka stuck close together and stayed in as much light as possible. Something just did not seem right. It felt as though they were being watched and followed. They quickly hurried their pace trying to make it back to the shrine. Then it happened. Someone grabbed them and pulled them down a dark alley.
"Hand over whatever cash and jewelry you have," the man said dressed black with a ski mask on, holding up a gun. "Don't even think about screaming."
Kagome and Hotaka looked at each other. What were they going to do? The guy had a gun and he looked like he was willing to use it. Kagome looked up at Hotaka. He was looked down at something. She followed his gaze down to the ground to see a broken glass bottle. Kagome had an idea. She started to undo her gold bracelet.
As the man was preoccupied with Kagome's jewelry, Hotaka quickly bent down for the broken bottle. But before he could stand back up he felt the cold barrel of the gun press against the nap of his neck. He froze.
"Don't even thing about it," the man said, pulling the hammer back on the revolver. "Drop it. Drop it right now."
"No, don't," Kagome said, taking a step towards the mugger.
"Stay back, bitch," he ordered, pushing her back. "Unless you want to see your lover's brains all over the pavement."
"Kagome, d-do as he s-says," Hotaka said, dropping the bottle.
The man then kicked the broken bottle away from them. With the gun still armed he let Hotaka stand back up. He told Hotaka to keep his hands up where he could see him. He then pointed the gun at Kagome's new necklace.
"Take that off," the man barked as Kagome reached around to undo the clasp. "Hurry it up!"
"I'm trying," Kagome said, really trying to undo the clasp. "It's stuck!"
"Dammit, woman," the man yelled, bring the gun to her head. "Get it off your fucking neck right now!"
"L-leave her alone," Hotaka said, looking at the masked man.
"I've had about enough of you," the mugger said, bring the gun to Hotaka's head. "You want to be the hero? Well, then you can die like one!"
The man wrapped his finger around the gun's trigger. Kagome watched in horror. Hotaka was going to be killed before her eyes! What was she going to do? Would he kill her next? She closed her eyes then it came…
(A/N Bwahahahahahaha! A cliffhanger! I'm so mean! Well, I can't wait to get my normal ten reviews or more! Tell me what you all think of it! OH, by the way I drew a pic of Kagome and Hotaka together. If you would like it to be sent to you give me your email address. It's on Microsoft Paint just to let you know. I drew it on paper, scanned it, and then colored it on the computer. Well, Buh bye!)
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