Disclaimer: Inuyasha is not mine.
From Hatred To Love
Chapter 27- Expression of Feelings
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Kagome couldn't believe what she saw. She blinked several times to make sure she wasn't seeing things. What was Hojo doing here? He too looked equally shocked. She could see his eyes shinning with delight but his mouth hung open and he stared at her.
" What are you doing here?" Kagome asked when she had finally found her voice. Hojo didn't reply, instead he scanned the room nervously and took a step back from her.
" Higurashi," he began. He still looked a bit nervous. " How did you... what are you doing here?"
" Someone invited me," Kagome said and looked at his face. " Are you alright?"
" Fine!" he choked out and shifted uncomfortably. " So did come come with... your... um boyfriend?"
He glanced around the room and looked at Kagome. The miko looked at him in a very surprised manner.
" Boyfriend!" she said as she tried to think of who Hojo was talking about. " Oh! You mean Kouga! He's not my boyfriend, he's just a guy who's a bit overprotective of me. Sorry about what happened with him."
Hojo relaxed a bit and gave her his friendly smile. Kagome smiled back at him.
" So uh..." Hojo's face became scarlet. " Would you like to... da...dance?"
Kagome shifted uncomfortably. She glanced behind her to look for Inuyasha but he had disappeared. She frowned and gave a small huff. ' He's maybe with that girl!' She turned to face Hojo who was looking at her hopefully. She knew that if she rejected him he would be hurt and she would feel guilty for the rest of the night.
" Oh, ok," she said and took his hand as he lead her to the dance floor. Hojo stared at Kagome, he seemed unsure of how to start. Kagome rested her hands on his shoulders and moved to the beat of the music. Hojo followed suite and began to loosen up a little. He slowly moved his hands form his sides and rested them on Kagome's waist. He felt her stiffen and jerked his hands away before blushing.
" Sorry," he said. Kagome smiled which caused him to blush an even brighter shade of red. " Kagome I-"
" What the hell!"
Hojo looked behind Kagome to see a tall guy with long white hair and amber eyes glaring at them. He took a step closer towards them and wrapped his arms around Kagome's waist before pulling her away from him.
Kagome turned her head to the side to face the hanyou as he continued to glare at her.
" What the hell do you think your doing?" he yelled which caused the bangs on Kagome's forehead to fly back. She pulled away from him and frowned.
" Dancing! Can't you see that?" she snapped and folded her arms. " What's your problem anyway Inuyasha? Can't I dance with a friend?"
Inuyasha didn't know how to respond to this. If he told her what he was thinking at the moment he would look like a complete idiot.
" What's the matter, jealous?" Kagome asked teasingly. Inuyasha turned his head away so she would not see that large blush on his face. ' Do you expect me to be happy that you have your arms wrapped around another boy?!' Inuyasha mind screamed.
" Feh, in your dreams!" he said. " Wench!"
Kagome pulled away form him and glared at him, he glared back and soon the two friends were in another glaring contest. Kagome keeping her eyes focused on the hanyou before her while Inuyasha did the same.
Hojo looked over at the two and shifted uncomfortably. Kagome was very close to the boy, so close that their noses were touching but neither seemed to notice. He cleared his throat but no one seemed to hear him, they were still glaring at each other.
" Um.. Kagome?" he began. The miko blinked several times before she remembered that Hojo was still there. She had forgotten completely about him. She tore her eyes away from Inuyasha and gave Hojo a fake smile.
" Sorry Hojo," she said and nudged the hanyou behind her who was now growling. " This is Inuyasha. Inuyasha I believe you know Hojo."
" Nice to meet you," he said and tried to smile warmly but this Inuyasha guy scared him a bit. He was giving Hojo a deadly look for the longest while and it made him feel rather uncomfortable. Inuyasha simply took a step behind Kagome and continued to give Hojo an unfriendly look.
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha. He looked like if he was ready to jump on Hojo and tear him to shreds. She already knew Inuyasha was protective of her, she had learnt that a long time ago but she never thought that he would actually attack someone if they showed interest in her. She could see the fire in his eyes and he pressed his lips together and began to give a low growl.
' Oh no he wouldn't....' Kagome thought. Expecting the worse Kagome clutched on to his arm which caused him to avert his gaze from Hojo to her. His eyes immediately softened and his face turned scarlet. The miko looked up at him with pleading eyes and tugged him in the opposite direction: away from Hojo.
" Hojo, um it was nice seeing you here but Inuyasha and I have to go somewhere to discuss things! So see you around!" Kagome said.
" Ok see.... ya," Hojo let the last part of his sentence trail off because Kagome was already gone before he could finish.
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" What is wrong with you?!" the miko screamed when they had arrived at the back of the house. No one seemed to be there and it was very quiet except for the slight vibration from the music coming from inside.
Inuyasha ' Fehed' and turned his back on her. The miko didn't seemed to pleased. Inuyasha had ignored her question and she absolutely hated when he turned his back on her when he didn't want to answer a question.
Inuyasha's ears twitched when he didn't hear Kagome say anything. It seemed as if she wasn't moving at all. He slowly turned around to find her leaning up against a wall, arms folded behind her back and her eyes closed.
" You know you don't always have to get so jealous," she said calmly. " I'm not interested in anyone at the moment. Well not anyone you know about."
" What!?" Inuyasha said and was by her side in a instant. " What guy? You'd better tell me Kagome!"
Kagome shook her head but couldn't help but smile at his attitude towards her dating someone.
" Don't worry I was just joking!" she laughed and smiled at him. " If I had a boyfriend I would tell you! You're my best friend Inuyasha. I tell you everything."
The hanyou was touched by her words. She told him everything. He looked into her brown orbs before deciding that he wanted to kiss her. Just one small kiss wouldn't hurt and if she pushed him away..... well he hadn't thought about that part yet. She slowly rested his hands on her small waist and leaned down towards her face.
Kagome didn't seem to mind when he pressed his lips firmly against hers. He was surprised when she began kissing him back before putting her hands on his shoulders. The hanyou pulled Kagome even closer to her when the kiss became more passionate.
Kagome was the one to pull away since she was out of breath. Her face was flushed red and she was panting. Inuyasha looked down at her but she was avoiding his gaze. She seemed to be in deep thought by the look he saw on her face.
" Kagome," he said which caused the miko to look up at him. She opened her mouth to say something but seemed to be at a lost of words.
" Let's go back inside. We.... we've only been here for a while," Kagome suggested when she found her voice. Inuyasha stepped back so she could move away from the wall. She smiled brightly at him and took his hand to lead him back inside.
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" I'm bored," Rin said to the girl sitting on the pink carpet. She rolled over on her stomach and looked at her friend. Sango was too busy reading a magazine to take notice to her. Rin frowned and crawled up to where Sango was sitting.
" Did you hear what I just said?" she asked, rather annoyed that she was being ignored. Sango waved her hands with a cool expression before speaking.
" I heard you, you're bored," Sango said and turned the page. " I know you're worried about Kagome and Inuyasha. They'll be fine. Relax and do and do something with Sesshoumaru."
Rin lowered her eyes and frowned. Sesshoumaru was busy doing some business work. He didn't have time to do anything right now. He was preparing to go on a meeting in Italy the next day and he usually didn't like to be disturbed.
" He's busy," Rin said sadly when she thought of how much she'd miss him. She raised her eyes once more to look at Sango. " So I thought we could have fun together!"
" Okay," Sango mumbled and put the the magazine. She raised herself up to look at Rin with a tired expression. " What do you want to do?'
Rin gave a mischievous gleam in her eyes. She smiled sweetly at Sango and began to stare at the ground. " Let's talk about Miroku."
" The pervert?" Sango sighed and folded her arms. " Why?"
Rin looked at the pink walls with much interest smiling sweetly to herself as she thought of ways to torture the younger girl.
" I was wondering.... nah, it's dumb, never mind."
" What?" Sango asked, her eyes focused on Rin ready to take on what she would say next about the monk. Rin looked over at Sango with the same sweet smile and gave a thinking pose.
" I remember, when I was in high school me and my best friends had lots of sleepovers at each other's houses. Sometimes it was by me or Kajumi or Maki or Yumie or-"
" Yeah I get the point! Now what does this have to do with Miroku-sama?" Sango interrupted and leaned forward.
" Well when we were together we usually watched movies or play games. My favorite game was Dare. There was no truth in this game because it was boring. I remember daring Yumie to go and kiss the next door neighbor and she did it! Those were the days," Rin sighed. " Anyway, I would like you to call Miroku, invite him over and kiss him! What do you say?"
Sango's mouth hung open as her face slowly turned to an unhealthy red color. She struggled to find the words to express her emotions but they were hard to find when she was remembering the first time that she had kissed the monk.
" I... I can't," she said.
" Oh come on! You're so boring. Please...." Rin begged, clasped her hands together tightly and widened her big gray eyes. " Please. I only want to have fun."
Sango looked away. Sure she was willing to kiss Miroku. She had liked it when they kissed, a lot but that had been almost a month ago and Sango's shyness had returned when it came to expressing her emotions with him. Also he had gone back to his ways of groping her.
" I... I fine," Sango sighed. Rin squealed and ran towards the phone and tossed it to Sango who caught it with ease. The twenty two year old plopped down next to the teenager and smiled as Sango slowly dialed the number. ' Ohh. She and Miroku are way easer to get together than Inuyasha and Kagome,' she thought.
" I can't believe you're making me do this," Sango said and waited as the phone rang. " I really don't want to ki..... oh hello Miroku-sama. I uh..."
The person on the other line blinked several times before scratching his head and giving a bewildered look.
" Sango my dear," he said and gave a lecherous grin when she spoke again.
" Can you come over to Inuyasha's place now, please."
" Of coarse. Why do you need me? Do you want to have some 'fun' with me because I've been waiting an awfully long time for you-"
The monk stopped speaking when Sango slammed the phone down leaving only the dial tone.
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" Why did you need me here so urgently, Sango," the monk asked as he walked behind her. They were in the garden at the back of the house.
The exterminator slowly turned around to meet his gaze. She gulped when she thought about what she was about to do. She fisted her hands at her hands and leaned closer towards the pervert. She squeezed her eyes shut and placed a small kiss on his lips.
She pulled away quickly, her eyes now fixed on the grass. Miroku only look surprised for a moment. He stepped up to Sango, reached out his hand and patted her backside. The girl's mouth hung open but this only made Miroku's perverted grin wider.
" My dear Sango, I didn't expect you to do something like that," he began his hand still resting on her butt. " You always seemed so innocent."
" Miroku-sama," Sango said softly and smiled innocently at him. " I do feel uncomfortable when we do things like this. What also makes me feel odd is when you insist on resting your hand on my butt," she was still smiling. She put one hand on his shoulder while the other rested on his cheek. " Don't you ever, ever, ever TOUCH MY ASS AGAIN!"
This sudden outburst caused Miroku to step back but this didn't stop Sango from making her move she drew back that hand that was on his cheek and slapped him strait across the face leaving a red hand print.
" Miroku I'll admit I really like you a lot but I don't think I'll ever be able to trust your wandering hands!" she screamed.
" You, you like me a lot?" he repeated.
" Uh," Sango said when she noticed when had come out of her mouth. " I didn't mean that way!"
" Yes you did," he said as the perverted smile came back on his face.
" No I didn't! I, I-"
" You have no excuse for what you said," Miroku said with a grin and gave her a short kiss. Sango was shocked and jerked her eyes away from his face. " How about we take this slow."
" Nothing goes slow with you."
" I'd like to take you out tomorrow," he said.
" Fine whatever."
" EEEEE!" someone screamed from the bushed. Rin rushed out form her hiding place and jumped on Sango giving her a big hug. " I knew it! I knew it! Rin the matchmake strikes again!"
Rin!" Sango screamed her anger evident in her voice. " You, you.... now I know how Kagome and Inuyasha feel."
Rin smiled and straited herself. She winked at the two before walking away. She began jumping up and down when she had arrived at the front door. Rin smiled mischievously with a gleam in her eyes.
" Now only Inuyasha and Kagome left. I can't wait to start planning!"
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A/N; I know you expected longer chapters and better ones too. But the laziness still hasn't left me. I have a new idea for a new story and I could type it up in spear time but I'm sooooo lazy. I can't get over it. It sucks! Anyway I'll try my best to update sooner.
Neogirl
