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From Hatred To Love
Chapter 19- The Girls' Day Out
Sango was eating lunch with Kagome in Wacdonald's. It was the weekend. It was both girls tradition to eat there every Saturday and to spend the day shopping, Girl stuff.
Sango glanced over at Kagome. She was chewing absently on her pen, brown eyes focused on a book resting on her lap. They had both ordered a hamburger and Kagome hadn't eaten any yet. Sango shook her head; she knew Kagome was doing her homework.
Leaning over the table Sango reached for the book. Kagome didn't even notice Sango's actions and stared down at her homework. Sliding her hand slowly, Sango gripped the book. Kagome looked up allowing Sango to snatch the book away with ease.
"Sango," Kagome wined and reached out of her book. Sango smiled and sat on it. Kagome huffed and folded her arms.
"No Kagome! No homework today, only fun!" Sango said. Lifting herself up slightly, Sango held the book firmly in her hands. "Let's see what you were doing." Sango examined the book before replying. "What were you doing?"
"It you give me back that book, I'll tell you," Kagome said and stretched out her hand. Sango gave a thoughtful look and looked at the book then back at Kagome.
"Hm… a hard choice... very hard...no!" Sango replied and Kagome slumped down on her chair. "Eat! The food's good!"
Kagome stared at Sango and looked down at the sandwich. She'd forgotten all about eating, and it reminded her how hungry she was. She took a sip of her soda and a bite of her hamburger. It tasted so good. Sango smiled and pulled out a crumpled piece of paper out of her jeans. She glanced briefly at her watch and looked at the paper again.
"In about fifteen minutes we'll be heading to the theater to catch a flick and then exactly one and a half hours from now we'll go dancing. After spending one hour there we'll go to your place to sleepover and that's it, for the day!" Sango said happily. Kagome giggled.
'She's so organized sometimes, it freaks me out!'
Sango then took out another paper. Snatching the pen from the table she began to scribble on it. Kagome knew that she was organizing what they were to do when they arrive at the shrine. She ignored Sango's mumbling and continued to eat.
Her mind drifted to Inuyasha. It was so sweet of him to visit her to see if she was okay. She was seeing a different side to him that she had never seen before. He was so caring, so sweet that she could barely believe that she hated him. But sometimes he could be such a jerk, especially when he sneaked into her room and caused her to punch him.
She took a sip of her drink and cleared those thoughts out of her head. Sango was still writing on the paper and mumbling quietly. Kagome shook her head.
"So Kagome what do you think of this?" Sango asked and held the paper up in front of her. Her eyes scanned the paper once more before reading it. "While we're out, we borrow some movies. I've managed to squeeze that in at seven fifteen! Then we..."
"Higurashi?"
The two friends looked up to see a boy looking at Kagome standing right before them. He was tall, his brown eyes looking on with confusion and he had short brown hair. Kagome had to admit the boy was pretty good looking.
"Who?" Sango asked. The boy looked over at Sango and his eyes widened.
"I'm sorry. It's just that you two look like people that I've known before!" he said and looked down. "I thought you were a girl called Kagome Higurashi," he said and looked over at Sango. "And I thought you were Sango Kinata. Gomen I didn't mean to."
He turned around slowly and began to walk away. Sango and Kagome looked over at each other. Kagome shrugged her shoulders and Sango shook her head. She turned her attention back to the boy.
"How do you know our names?" Sango asked with a frown. The boy turned around a look of hope in his eyes.
"Those are really your names?" he asked. The girls looked at each other and then back at him.
"How do you know us?" Kagome asked. Hojo smiled at her.
"It's me, Hojo, from camp!" he said his voice filled with energy. Both girls squealed and beamed at him. Sango stood and embraced him. Kagome did the same. Hojo took a seat next to Kagome and smiled nervously at her.
"Hojo! We haven't seen you since...I can't even remember!" Sango said. Hojo's smile brightened.
"We're so glad to see you!" Kagome said and smiled. Hojo blushed.
"Me too. Why did you two stop coming?" he asked his face now serious. Sango and Kagome frowned. They didn't want to tell him about their school having a special camp. Hojo didn't even know about their abilities.
"Uh," Kagome said and stared at Sango nervously.
"We...we... we've been busy. The school we transferred too gives us tones of homework!"
"Sorry about that," Kagome said. Hojo smiled warmly at Kagome and nodded.
The three spent the rest of their time catching up with each other. Hojo told them where he went to school and asked them were they went but the girls refused to reply and Sango quickly changed the subject. After only ten minutes of talking with each other, Sango checked her watch.
"Kagome we have to go now," Sango said.
"Already?" Hojo frowned.
"Sorry," Sango said kindly to him. "But we're on a tight schedule. We have to be at the movie theater in five minutes!"
"Oh," Hojo said. Kagome heard the disappointment in his voice and patted his shoulder. He looked at her and smiled.
"We'll give you our numbers so we can keep in contact."
Hojo looked at little more happy and nodded. Sango stood up and looked at her watch before glancing at Kagome. She scribbled down something on a paper before handing Hojo it.
"Here's our numbers! I'm sorry but we really have to go! You understand, right?"
Hojo smiled at Sango. "Yeah. Okay."
Sango pulled Kagome out of her seat, waved at Hojo once more before dragging Kagome along with her.
"Bye Sango," he said and looked at Kagome with a smile. " Higurashi."
Sango was practically running down the street as Kagome struggled to keep up. "We won't make it in time! I know it!"
Kagome frowned and walked briskly beside her friend. Sango was becoming stressed. She was a neat freak, and a very organized person not to mention her temper; it was the worst and the only part of her, which she expressed fully.
"I'm glad we met Hojo again," Kagome said and Sango didn't smile instead she huffed.
"I think he likes you Kagome," she said. "And don't try to change the subject!"
Kagome shook her head. 'That's impossible, he's just my friend!' she thought.
"Well I don't think so," Kagome replied and Sango rolled her eyes stopping at an entrance to an alley. She gripped Kagome's shoulders and shook her lightly.
"Are you always this clueless?" Sango asked and continued to shake her. "Did you see the way he smiled when you spoke to him and when you hugged him, he blushed. His cheeks were so red that it highlighted his face!" Sango said. Kagome opened her mouth to speak but Sango went on. "And why did he sit next to you? And when you touched him he smiled! I saw him!" Sango clutched her head in frustration. "Geez Kagome, open your eyes! He likes you just like you like Inuyasha!"
Kagome opened her mouth to reply again but stopped when Sango's last words hit her like a ton of bricks.
"I don't like Inuyasha...in that way!" she argued, cheeks beginning to turn red. Sango folded her arms and gave her a smile.
"Oh yeah, I believe you completely," Sango said sarcastically.
"He's a friend to me, no more!" Kagome argued.
"Yup. He's ONLY your friend! That's all that's going on," Sango replied and began to walk off again. Kagome stomped behind her and tried to catch up with the girl.
"Hey! Would you just leave me alone with ' Inuyasha's more than a friend' story?" Kagome said as anger flared up her body. Sango sensed Kagome's anger and glanced back at her quickly.
"Ok, ok sorry! I'm done," Sango said in a defeated voice.
"Good," Kagome responded. "Now that we're done with our conversation, we're late for the movie."
Sango's mouth hung open and she glanced at her watch. Before Kagome could blink Sango took off with speed that she never knew she had. Kagome ran after her for a while but gave an abrupt stop. She'd heard something.
"Sango!" she yelled gaining her fiend's attention. Sango looked back at Kagome. Her face was dead serious and her eyes were scanning the area.
"What's wrong?"
"Do you hear that?" she whispered. Sango focused and tried to block out all the other sounds from the area. That's when she heard someone crying.
"Where's it coming from?" Sango asked. Kagome closed her eyes and tried to listen more carefully.
"There!" she said, pointing at an alley across the road from them. The girls ran in the direction and walked slowly into the alley making sure that they were very quiet.
Both girls looked on and spotted a group of boys gathered in a corner, they were laughing jabbing their foot into something. That was where the crying was coming from. With each movement of a boy's leg the cry intensified.
"They must be beating up some poor kid," Sango whispered. Kagome nodded.
"We should find out who and why they are doing it," Kagome whispered back.
Sango and Kagome walked behind the group. They didn't take notice to them. Kagome cleared her throat and Sango glared at them. They turned around, still covering what they were beating up.
"Hey," one boy said and eyed Sango and Kagome before winking at them.
"They're pretty good looking," one whispered.
"Hey babe, come to see us," one guy said and took a step forward. "I bet we would have lots of fun."
He was walking towards Sango. Kagome looked behind him and only saw a red fur ball. From the minute she saw it she knew it was a youkai. She jabbed Sango and pointed at the fur ball. Sango smirked and turned towards the boy smiling.
"I'm sure we will," she said. "Just come over here."
The boy obeyed and Sango's smirk widened. 'What an idiot.' He was right in front of her. Sango smiled and before he could do anything else, she threw out her fist and hit him on the nose. There was a loud crack and the boy howled in pain, clutching his nose. Blood dripped out and soon covered his hands. He glared up at Sango.
"You bitch!" he yelled before looking back at his friends. "What are you waiting for, get her!"
Sango shook her head as her gaze darkened. Kagome sighed and took a fighting stance. The thugs charged at them.
"This is going to be one hell of a workout!" Sango said. Kagome smiled. The two girls prepared themselves and waited for the men to arrive.
"Ow my nose."
"My head."
"My whole body is aching."
Sango dusted off her hands before giving a chuckle. Kagome gave another sigh. All the thugs were lying on the ground either unconscious or winning about the aches and pains that they received. The girls had, of course beaten the crap out of them.
"Let's see if the kid's okay," Kagome suggested and began to walk towards the shivering fur ball. She knelt down next to him and examined it carefully. Using one hand she stroked it earning a whimper.
"It's okay, I won't hurt you," she whispered. The fur ball then rolled out and a small kutsune with red hair, tied in a ponytail with a blue ribbon, a bushy red tail and tattered clothing was lying before her. Those thugs must have beaten the kid up really bad because of the bruises surrounding his body. Kagome frowned as she examined him.
"You're beaten up pretty bad," Kagome said. The kutsune shivered and closed his eyes in pain when Kagome delicately touched his tail. She opened her arms to him with a sad smile. "We have to take care of you, come on."
The kutsune stared at her suspiciously at first but when the stranger opened out her arms and smiled at him he couldn't help but feel safe and hopped into her arms. Kagome made sure not to squeeze him or hold him too tightly when she walked towards Sango.
Sango looked in horror while Kagome brought the kid towards her. His hands clutched on to her clothes while his eyes were shut tightly as if he was in deep pain. Sango looked sadly at all the cuts and bruises all over his body. She was enveloped in anger and glared at the thugs. 'If they were to get up, I gonna kick their asses so bad...' Sango thought and grumbled to herself.
"Maybe we should head to your place now and take care of him," Sango said and touched his face softly.
"I think that's the best solution now," Kagome replied. Kagome walked ahead of Sango and turned out of the alley. Before leaving Sango walked up to a boy and gave him a hard kick causing him to whimper in pain.
"Jerks," she mumbled and ran to catch up with Kagome.
Kagome sighed and stuck a bandage on the boy's face. She looked him over. He was properly bandaged and his wounds well taken care of. Kagome had gotten rid of his dirty clothing. Sango gave him a bath and gave him a small shirt and pants. They were now in Kagome's room making sure that he was all right. He was quiet the whole time. That scared the girls a little but they ignored it and hoped that he would speak later.
"Are you hungry?" Sango asked. He didn't reply and looked away nervously. Sango pushed a bowl of ramen towards him. He looked at the meal with wide eyes before attacking it and began to eat at a rapid pace. The girls looked at each other and then at the kitsune in astonishment.
"I take it that he doesn't get fed often," Kagome said.
"Mm-hm," Sango agreed. After of couple of minutes the boy finished eating and gave out a large burp for someone his size. Both girls kept back a laugh.
"So," Kagome began and smiled at him. "Was that good? Do you want more?"
He nodded his head and for the first time, smiled at them. Kagome and Sango squealed. They were getting somewhere.
"Can you tell us where your parents are?' Sango asked and crawled closer towards him. The kitsune bowed his head.
"There're...dead," he replied as tears began to fall out from his eyes. Kagome's mouth widened. "I live by my own if you want to know."
Kagome blinked and Sango frowned. He lived on the streets if he lived on his own. There's no way that a kid could get money to live in a place by himself, unless he stole. Kagome gathered the crying boy in her arms and delicately ran her hands along his bushy tail.
"It's okay," Kagome whispered. "Sango and I will take care of you from now on."
"By the way," Sango began. "What's your name?"
"Shippo," he sniffed and curled up closer to Kagome.
"I'm Sango and that is Kagome."
The boy smiled at them both and closed his eyes, enjoying the warmth coming from Kagome's body. He gave a loud yawn and clutched tighter onto her clothes. He liked these girls already; he had a feeling that he wasn't going to have to live on the streets anymore. Kagome and Sango would take care of him and everything else.
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A/N:; I don't like this chapter to be honest. It took me too long to type it up and come up with the idea. I know no Inuyasha and Miroku in this chapter but I wrote this because the idea was bugging me for weeks and it was getting very annoying.
Fan: That's a great idea that you gave me. I think I'll use part of it but I won't tell which part. I love that idea! Thanks a lot!
Review please so I'll know what you think!
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