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A/N; Woo! I'm back everyone! How are y'all I know I took forever but hey I needed a break! Anyway here's chapter 24!

From Hatred To Love

Chapter 24- Date With Hojo


Mrs. Higurashi smiled as she sat in the living room watching Souta and Shippo play video games. The two had now become very close and now did almost everything together. Shippo was really opening up to the family, although Mrs. Higurashi still knew that he was attached to Kagome.

"Yes!" Souta yelled out and hopped to his feet. He smiled triumphantly at his new friend. "I won, again! Give up, you're never going to beat me! I'm the master!"

Shippo frowned and looked at the screen. "Let's go again! I know I will beat you this time!"

Souta laughed and plopped down next to Shippo and started a new game. Shippo ended up losing again but asked for one more game before they stopped. Souta shrugged and was about to start another game when the front door slammed.

Mrs. Higurashi looked at the living room door to see who would come through. It was no other than Kagome. Shippo smiled and was about to jump into her arms but paused when he saw the look coming from her face.

With out saying a word to her family she turned to the direction of the stairs and started walking up.

"What's wrong with you?" Souta asked. "Aren't you supposed to be happy? Remember that you have a date with that guy!"

The miko turned around slowly and gave her brother a deadly look. "It is NOT a date! So shut up and mind your own business!" she yelled. Souta's eyes widened and looked in shock as his sister stomped up the stairs.

"What's her problem?" he asked his mother.

"I don't think you'll understand yet."

Souta shrugged. "Girls are weird."


A pair of golden eyes looked from afar at the Higurashi shrine. It was no other than Inuyasha. He was perched up high on the God tree. He had followed Kagome home and was planning on following her through the entire afternoon. At least until that date was done.

Every time he thought about Kagome meeting that boy, he would get angry. Although he had never met the Hojo guy, he didn't trust him and he promised himself that he was going to make sure Kagome would be safe.

Inuyasha had to wait an hour until he saw the miko walking out of the house. She seemed to have calmed down and now had a pleasant smile on her face.

"Let's see who this Hojo boy is," Inuyasha mumbled to himself and leaped from tree to tree, following Kagome.


Hojo was waiting at the movie theater for Kagome. His face brightened up when she came into view. He was glad that she had actually shown up. Kagome smiled and at him and gave him a friendly hug. Hojo blushed at this and looked at her.

"Hi Hojo," Kagome said.

"Hi Kagome," he responded and looked at her before speaking again. "You look nice today."

"Thanks," Kagome said and smiled which caused Hojo to blush again.

"So are you ready to see the movie?" Hojo asked Kagome and looked down at her. She was looking around the area suspiciously. Her eyes were not bright and cheerful as they usually were but dark and angry. Hojo took a step back, never had he seen her act this way before. "Ka-Kagome?"

The miko jumped and averted her attention to Hojo, her face was now like before. Kagome saw the look on Hojo's face and frowned a little.

"Are you okay, Hojo?"

"Fi-fine," he replied. He sighed. "Let's go inside."

Kagome smiled and nodded but glanced behind her one more time. She'd sensed a youkai but not a full one. It was a hanyou and she knew who it was. ' You'll be sorry for following me Inuyasha.'


Sango smiled at the girl sitting across the table from her. The girl smiled back and the two then began giggling softly. It was funny, the situation they were in. They hadn't even known that they had a connection. They met face-to-face yet didn't know who each other were.

"I can't believe you're Sango," Rin giggled.

"I know and I can't believe you're Rin!" Sango responded.

"And we met on the road and didn't even know that... that…" Rin didn't finish because she soon exploded in giggles. Sango smiled and waited for Rin to stop. She herself wanted to laugh too but kept a strait face.

"And I had to say the look on your face when you found out was priceless!"

"I know, I know," Rin said and thought back to that moment.

Flashback

Sango and Miroku followed Inuyasha as he stormed into the mansion. He was growling and continuously swearing since he and Kagome had the argument at lunch. She walked home by herself and didn't want any contact with her three closest friends.

"Stupid wench!" Inuyasha shouted. "Why is she going out on a date with this Hobo guy anyway? What's so great about him?"

"It's Hojo actually," Miroku corrected. Inuyasha whirled around and glared at the monk.

"Like I care what his name is!"

"I think someone is a bit jealous," Sango commented. Inuyasha growled and hit a nearby vase. He watched in anger as the vase crashed to the ground and broke into small pieces.

A maid immediately scurried to the scene and began to sweep up the fragments of glass, spread all over the floor.

Sango walked in front of the hanyou, with fire in her eyes.

"Will you stop it! Kagome's going out on a date! Get over it!" Sango yelled.

"Don't worry Inuyasha," Miroku began. "Kagome still likes you as more than a friend and one day those fantasies of you and her kissing and..." Miroku cleared his throat before continuing. "doing stuff in your room...on the bed... and-"

"Shut up monk!" Inuyasha snapped and slightly blushed. Miroku smiled and walked up beside Sango.

"Inuyasha!" a perky voice said from behind him. The hanyou turned around and looked at Rin. She was frowning slightly at him.

"What are you doing?" she asked and looked down at the broken vase. She looked behind him and gasped at what she saw. Pushing past Inuyasha, she looked at the two teens standing before her. "I.. I saw you on the road a couple of weeks ago!"

Rin turned around and looked at the hanyou.

"Who are they?" she asked curiously.

"I'm Sango," the exterminator said. "And this is the pervert, Miroku."

Miroku flashed Rin a smile and stepped up to her. He took both her hands and held it in his own and continued smiling. The older girl blinked and looked at her soon to be brother-in-law.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," he began. "I must admit, I've never seen a girl with such beautiful eyes and such a lovely face."

Sango folded her arms and glowered at the monk as he continued flirting with the girl. Inuyasha simply rolled his eyes and counted down the time for the monk to get slapped.

"Um, thanks," Rin replied and wriggled her hand out of his grasp. She looked behind her to see the girl glaring at Miroku.

"I'm-" The twenty-one year old didn't finish her introduction. She froze when she felt a hand stroking her backside continuously. She stiffly turned around and glared daggers at the Miroku.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!" she yelled. This surprised the hanyou and he took a step back. Rin had never yelled before. Well at least not in his presence. She was always so bubbly and happy all the time.

Miroku looked with wide eyes as the girl raised her hand high in the air and brought it down to his face. He only saw stars and felt a burning sensation on his cheek before feeling himself collide with the ground.

"Humph," Rin began. "Now where was I? Oh yes. My name is Rin."

"Rin!" Sango said in shock. "I hear about you all the time from Inuyasha and Kagome! Wow! It's great to meet you! I'm one of Inuyasha's friends."

Rin beamed at the girl and looked around the room.

"Speaking of Kagome. Where is she?"

"Oh," Sango said loud enough for Inuyasha to hear. "She's on a date."

"A date!" Rin said. "Oh no. I really wanted her to get with-" the girl paused and looked over at the hanyou and smiled. Sango cleared her throat and continued talking.

"I bet she must be having so much fun with Hojo. I bet she'll even give him a big wet kiss at the end of the date.."

Inuyasha's eye twitched in anger with every word Sango said. Kagome wouldn't kiss that guy! She would have the worst time! He thought about it for a while and gave a frustrated growl. ' I'd better make sure Kagome's safe so I'll follow her just in case.'

Rin watched curiously as Inuyasha slipped on a hat on his head and looked at the three. "I'm going out! Don't follow me!"

After giving out those orders. The hanyou walked out the door and leaped off before anyone could say anything else.

End Of Flashback

"You know what Sango," Rin said.

"What?"

"I really think Inuyasha should get with Kagome."

"Maybe," Sango began and smiled mischievously. " We should help them out. Just a little."

Rin smiled back. "Just what I was thinking."


Kagome walked out of the theater with Hojo smiling. The movie was a good one. Hojo had paid for everything. Kagome disagreed with him but he insisted. Kagome looked down at her feet. Maybe Sango and Miroku were right. Maybe Hojo did like her as more than a friend. He was treating the event like a date although it wasn't.

"Higurashi?"

The miko snapped out of her thoughts and looked up to face her friend with her usual pleasant smile. Hojo again blushed and smiled back at her.

"Is something wrong? You seem so distant today."

"No, nothing," she replied. "I'm having a great time. Thanks for inviting me out."

Hojo's face turned even redder. "It's no big deal. I really like you Kagome. It's fun spending time with you."

"Eh?" Kagome said. Hojo blushed and turned away.

"Nothing. Ready to get something to eat?" he asked.

Kagome smiled at him and was about to reply but her response turned into a small squeak when a hand wrapped around her waist and pulled her on a hard body. The miko turned around, ready to yell at Inuyasha for following her but closed her mouth immediately when her eyes caught sight of Kouga.

He tightened his grip around her waist and looked at the human standing before him. The boy was skinny, had brown hair and big blue eyes. What was Kagome doing with a guy like this?

"Kagome," he began and turned her around to face her. "I haven't seen you for a long time. I missed you." Kouga glared at the boy standing before him and pulled Kagome into a tight hug.

Hojo looked at the two and sighed. Kagome struggled against Kouga and put up even more of a fight when she saw Hojo's face.

Kouga let her go and the miko stepped back from him.

"Kouga, what are you doing here?" she asked.

"I saw you with him," he replied and looked over at the small boy before him. He took a step towards Hojo and growled. Reaching his hand out, he grabbed Hojo by the collar of his shirt and brought him face to face with him.

"Listen here you, Kagome is my woman, not yours! Stay away from her or else," he said. Kagome's eyes widened and she came up beside the wolf demon.

"Kouga, put him down!" Kagome ordered. Kouga smirked and did what he was told. Hojo fell to the ground but quickly got up and sped down the pavement, not looking back.

"Hojo!" Kagome yelled after him but he was long gone.

"You don't need a guy like him Kagome. I don't know what he was thinking trying to date my woman!"

Kagome felt her anger boiling up inside her. She wanted to hurt Kouga so bad. He had scared the hell out of Hojo and because of him she might never get to see her friend anymore. Kagome spun around and glared at the wolf youkai. She opened her mouth to speak but closed it.

"I'm going home!" she finally said and began walking off.

"Then I'll take you," Kouga said.

"No!" Kagome yelled. "I'll walk home myself and I don't want anyone following me!"

Kouga looked at Kagome as she walked off down the road. "Okay then," he mumbled and turned the other way and began walking home too.


Kagome spotted Inuyasha at the top of the shrine steps, apparently waiting for her. She glanced at him and continued walking. She was stopped when Inuyasha grabbed her wrist and spun her around to face him.

"What's wrong with you?" he asked. Kagome glared at him.

"You should know, you were there!" she snapped and snatched her hand away. Inuyasha blinked and began following her as she started to walk again.

"Look, I just wanted to make sure that guy didn't do anything to you okay?" The hanyou growled. Kagome turned around to look at him, fire in her eyes.

"Hojo would never hurt me!"

"What's so great about that guy that you have to go out with him, huh? He not strong and he can't even protect you!" Inuyasha pointed out.

Kagome didn't know how to respond. "Shut up Inuyasha! I don't want to talk to you right now!"

"Fine walk away. I guess you have nothing good to say about him anyway!" Inuyasha yelled at her as she continued walking. Kagome stopped when he finished speaking.

"I don't like him that way! Stop being jealous!"

"I'm not! I bet I can make you have a much more better time with me!" Inuyasha said.

Kagome turned around and walked up to him with a small smile on her face.

"Are you asking me out?" she asked.

"No," Inuyasha huffed. "Why would I want to go out with you, wench?'

Kagome frowned and gave the hanyou a deathly look. Without saying anything else, she turned on her heels and stomped off. Inuyasha cringed when she slammed the front door.

"Maybe I was asking you out Kagome. I guess I'm just to scared to do it," Inuyasha whispered. Taking one last look at the house, he leaped off.

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A/N; There you have it a new chapter. I took forever. I was feeling so lazy lately. Anyway next update might be next week ok. By until then.

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