For Better or For Worse
Chapter Eleven
Everyone dug into their meals at lunch before discussing anything.
It seemed like the friends were hungrier than they had thought to be.
Rin was the first one to stop and start a conversation.
"So Sango, I heard that you wanted all of us to go to the mall on Friday."
"Ya. I thought it would be a great time considering that the dance is only a few weeks away and everyone free." Sango lifted her head from her food and stared at the group.
"Ok I'll go. I am in the mood to play come games anyways." laughed Shippou.
It was Kagome's turn to speak now.
"Ya I am going to go too. Also about after school today, Sango do you want to go with me to the activities?"
"Sure why not? I can always try out again." Sango laughed.
"Ok thanks. Well I have to go to the library to meet Hojo. I'll see you guys later." Kagome said and left the table and the group.
"Bye Kagome!" yelled Shippou after her.
"I think that Hojo has a crush on Kagome, what do you guys think?" asked Miroku.
"I agree with you there Miroku. He so does and Kagome doesn't realize it." Said Sango.
"I wonder when he's going to ask her out…" said Rin.
"Probably at the dance." Said Shippou.
"Oh ya the dance…" said Sango.
Sango turned to Rin.
"So Rin are you going to ask anyone to the dance?" asked Sango.
"Well I'm not sure yet, but I have one person in mind." She replied and finished her lunch.
"Really? Who?" asked Shippou.
"I'm not going to say." Laughed Rin playfully.
"Oh come on. If you don't tell me you're going to be in for it." Smirked Shippou.
This caught Inuyasha's attention and he looked up from his food to Shippou tickle torturing Rin.
Rin was giggling the whole time while pleading for mercy.
"St…to….op!"
Shippou stopped for a moment and let her get some air and went back to tickling her.
"Ok, ok I'll tell you just stop!" laughed Rin.
Shippou took his hands away from her sides and stared at her.
"So…who are you going to ask?" asked Sango.
"Well…" Rin started to turn bright red.
"Well…uh you see…"
"Spit it out already." said the impatient hanyou.
"I agree with him there." said Miroku and Sango in unison.
"Ok! I was going to ask you Shippou." Rin said while looking downwards to make sure she didn't get any eye contact.
Shippou was in shock and just stood there.
"Give her an answer!" said Sango.
"Oh right. Uh, sure Rin I'll go with you." He said smiling and not noticing how red his face was too.
This made Sango and Miroku laugh.
"You guys…your faces are a perfect matching red." Said Sango.
Inuyasha snorted thinking that the two had had a little too much of something today.
Rin and Shippou had done the same.
"Anyways, so Inuyasha who are you going to ask?" Miroku said.
He look straight up to Miroku.
"Feh."
"I think you should ask Kagome. You guys are a really good couple." Smiled Rin.
"Feh."
"Inuyasha are you even planning on going to the dance?" asked Sango.
"Nah."
"Why not?" asked Shippou.
"I'm not really a dance kind of person. I am not into those things."
"You will be, with Kagome that is." Whispered Miroku not realizing the hanyou's good hearing.
"What did you say!" screamed Inuyasha as he jumped over the table to reach where Miroku was sitting.
"You have five seconds to run away before I beat you to a pulp."
Miroku didn't move. He didn't really think that he was going to do it.
"Five…" said a dead serious Inuyasha.
Sango, Shippou and Rin's eye went wide open after Miroku's did once that word left his mouth.
"Four…"
Miroku stumbled up and ran out of the cafeteria, soon followed by Inuyasha.
"Three, two, one!" Inuyasha ran after Miroku.
The three laughed as the two boys ran down the hall.
Kagome just reached the library doors as she saw Hojo standing outside of them waiting for her appearance.
She smiled and said, "Hey Hojo! So what did you want to talk about?"
He smiled back.
"I was going to ask you if you wanted to hang out with me after school today."
"Oh, I am sorry Hojo, but I didn't make it in time for baseball tryouts and I really want to join."
"Oh, well maybe this weekend then." He said and smiled again.
"Also Kagome?"
"Ya? What is it Hojo?"
"I was wondering if you would like to go with me to the dance."
This shocked Kagome.
Hojo's just a friend. He can't like me. Then why is he asking me this!
"Let me think about it and I'll get back to you." She smiled.
"Ok thank you Kagome."
Kagome just nodded her head.
Inuyasha and Miroku saw the two as Inuyasha was chasing Miroku.
"You get back here Miroku!" screamed Inuyasha.
"I didn't mean it! Inuyasha honestly." Said a merciful monk.
"I don't buy that crap. If you didn't mean it then why'd you say it!"
They kept getting closer and closer to Kagome and Hojo, until Miroku ran right into Hojo and Inuyasha into Kagome.
Miroku shook it off and picked himself up lending a hand to Hojo.
Hojo accepted it and got up.
Inuyasha rubbed his head and looked at how he was positioned with Kagome.
One of his legs were between both of hers and her head was on his chest.
Inuyasha's face turned bright red.
Kagome saw his blush and noticed why, also turning red.
Inuyasha quickly picked himself up from Kagome and then gave her a hand.
"Uh thanks." Said a flushed Kagome.
Inuyasha just snorted.
Miroku laughed as hentai thoughts ran through his mind.
"So what was that about?" asked Kagome.
"Miroku said something that wasn't appropriate at the time." Said Inuyasha.
"At the time huh?" asked Miroku.
Inuyasha growled and ran after the monk once again.
Both disappeared down the hall leaving a speechless Hojo and Kagome.
The bell rang for fifth period.
"Well I have to go meet up with Sango. I'll see you later Hojo!" said Kagome and started to walk down the hall towards the cafeteria.
"See ya Kagome!" And with that Hojo made his way down the opposite side of the hall towards the two boys.