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No chemistry in chemistry
"Ahh, lets see here," Mr. Baoshu said, "Kagome, you will be paired with Eri. That leaves Hojo and Kana. Oh wait, Kana isn't here today. Well, Kagome, I guess your friend Sam will have to be partners with Hojo."
"Is that really necessary?" Kagome asked, "I could just be partners with her, it would be so much easier."
"No, no," Mr. Baoshu said, "she will get more out of this experience by meeting new people, so she will be partnered with Hojo. He'll help her, right Hojo?"
"Of course, Mr. Baoshu, I would be honored," Hojo said happily.
"You see then? She'll be fine, now off with you all," Mr. Baoshu said and shooed them all away.
Sam walked to a lab station with Hojo and began to watch him set it up. Hojo started a Bunsen burner and put a test tube with a liquid in it above the burner.
"What does that do?" Sam asked as she reached out to touch the Bunsen burner.
Hojo grabbed her hand and said, "No, no, my love, don't touch that. You'd hurt your pretty little fingers." Sam snatched her hand away from him and began to glare at him. She continued until he grabbed her hand again.
"Don't worry, sunshine," Hojo said, "I'll be careful."
"Let go of me!" Sam yelled and yanked her hand away from him once again. Sam grabbed the nearest piece of paper she saw and wrote 'HELP ME' on it. She crumpled it up and threw it at Kagome. It hit Eri in the head. Eri looked around puzzled, then saw the paper on the ground and picked it up. Eri uncrumpled it then confusedly looked at Sam. Sam pointed to Hojo, which caused Eri to swoon.
Eri came over to Sam and Hojo's station and said, "Hojo, you want ME to help YOU? Well, I'd be honored."
Hojo looked up at her and said, "What are you talking about? I'd never ask you for help; Sam is the one for me." Eri looked at her feet and started crying. Then, she looked back at Hojo and glared at him.
"Well," she said, "if that's how you feel, then fine. Get Sam to help you with this!" Eri picked up the tongs and used them to pour the contents of the test tube over Hojo's head. Hojo's eyes widened and he began to dance around while hitting himself on the head.
"Ow! Ow!" he cried, "Get it off!" Hojo ran to the classroom sink and stuck his head under it while running the water. "Ahh," he said, "much better."
Sam walked over to him and said, "Here, let me help you with that." She grabbed the sink's spray nozzle and began to spray Hojo all over with it.
"No! That's good enough," Hojo said. He started running away from Sam and the hose. He ran all around the classroom with Sam chasing him.
"But, I thought I was the only one who could help," Sam said as she chased him. She continued to spray Hojo until Kagome grabbed the nozzle away from her.
"I think you've made your point," Kagome said. She put the nozzle back in place at the sink.
"I think I'm going to stick with you, Kagome. Sam is just a little rough around the edges," Hojo said. He stood in front of Kagome dripping water on the floor.
"Hojo, you look like a wet dog," Kagome said and glanced at Sam. She started laughing, but was interrupted when the bell rang.
"Well, I guess that's enough for today," Mr. Baoshu said and scratched his head as the students began to leave the classroom, "but come prepared to work harder tomorrow!"
The rest of the week was seemingly uneventful. Hojo avoided Sam and Kagome except in Chemistry when he was still Sam's lab partner. However, he ignored her since he didn't want a repeat of the water incident. Sam only started a couple fights which was defiantly an improvement for her. And of course, Kagome was watching her most of the time, which ended all of the fights extremely quickly. The end of the week signaled the beginning of spring break for the next week for the students.
Author's Note:
I'm sorryx20! Please forgive me… you know you don't want to kill me otherwise it'll take twice as long for me to update. I know… you don't wanna hear about how busy I've been. But look! I've changed… isn't my writing style a lot better? You know it is… even though it's a short chapter. I've just been busy. You all know the demands… high school… classes… clubs… friends… having a life (jk!)… my boyfriend (yay!). I promise that the next chapter won't take me a year. And I keep my promises. This chapter is dedicated to a VERY persistant fan who wanted the next chapter and who brought my story back into my line of sight. Here is the summary for the next chapter (or two)
It's finally spring break for Kagome! So, instead of going back to the Feudal Era, she decides to take Sam on a trip. But where and how are a mystery to Sam, so she has to just hope for the best, and hope that Kagome hasn't lost her mind. Stay tuned for the next chapter of To Walk A Mile: Tokyo on three eggs a day.