Hey guys! Sorry it's been a while. I've been super busy with my school, but anyways I'd like to thank everyone for reading this story:
Bunny, I can't tell you if Hojo marries Kagome, cuz that'll ruin the end of the story, but I'm glad you like it and thanks for reading this AND The Bet. And that's for the positive criticism.
Eee, I'm glad you liked this story as well as the bet and I want to thank you for submitting a review. It really boosts self esteem to get positive feedback for reviewers. I'm glad you like the way I set my stories, and probably after the next two chapters, the action will really start building up!
Eartha, Yes there will definitely be tension between the two, but I'm not quite sure when I'm going to let them meet. Either this chapter, or the next. I have it in my plans for the next, but I might just throw him into this one. Thank you for reading this story AND answering my question. You don't know what a big help you were. I wanted to put sakuras in later part of the story, but I was afraid that I might be putting in something other than a flower. But anyways, thanks for reading the story!
Ice dagger, yeah Inu's dad is sick, but don't worry. That part of the plot will unfold later! Thanks for reading, though!
Geminidragon, I'm glad you enjoyed! Thanks for reading!
Well, that's all I feel like doing now. If you submitted a review and I didn't comment or thank, well here goes: Thanks a bunch for reading I'll comment you in the next chapter (sorry really lazy person here ;P) but don't worry I will comment to you. I promise. But anyways, on with the chapter. Oh, and I don't own Inuyasha! P.S. IT'S ALL IN KAGOME'S P.O.V.!
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Focus On REAL Life
Chapter Three: The Thing About Life Is…
By: Candy2323
The thing about life that you have to understand, is that it is never fair. I know, you've always heard the phrase No one ever said life was fair, but come on. Whoever said that should've been shot in the head. I mean I've heard of the phrase life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. First of all, what the hell is a box of chocolates! Second, life isn't like a box of chocolates, it's more like a basket of rotten, cracked eggs! Wanna know what I am raving about, well here: grab a chair and sit down. I've got lots of explaining to do. It starts like this…
The morning was like everyone morning, comes too early and too loud. See at first I'm all snug on my stack of hay, well as snug as you can get on a stack of hay, when all of a sudden a loud scream erupted into my ear. And during the middle of a good dream, too! Life sucks! But anyways, back to the morning. Not only did Souta and Shippo think it funny to wake me up by screaming, but make sure that I stay up by dumping freezing cold water on me while I try to summon up the courage to strangle them! Mad, you ask. No more like furious. And to make matters worse, they ran behind mom. Plus she protected them while fussed at me for dripping water on her newly swept floor! For goodness sakes, it's a dirt floor! But anyways, after a less than filling breakfast I was told by my parents, mainly my mom, to be home no later then noon. My fiancé wanted to come and see me! Just grand! Like my like can't get any worse. And then it does. As I was walking along the dirt trail to Sango's house I see her crying in front. Rushing up to her I don the only thing a good friend would do, I ask her what the matter was.
"The worse thing in the world happened to me today."
"And that would be," I ask skeptically. The worse thing in the world to happen to Sango was when a bee stung her on her nose and she walked around the village with a big red nose for a month. We still call her Red Nose.
"My, my mother said I had to get married," she sniffed. Ok, this was weird. Not only was I engaged, but now Sango was too!
"Yeah, looks like your parents and mine think alike," I said. She looked up and me with her red puffy eyes and asked a shaky "really."
"Yeah. To, get this, Hojo Futigama."
"She's making you marry no personality," she said, a smile slowly forming on her face.
"Yeah, yeah. No need to rub it in," I said.
"Haha, you and haha thick skull, that's like a ha match made in haha heaven," she laughed, tears streaming down her face.
"Yeah yeah very funny. And who are you engaged to, huh?" The smile immediately fell from her face and her eyes started to water again.
"Kouga Hioshea."
"You're engaged to Wolf. As in Wolf the butcher!"
"Yeah."
"Haha you're engaged to the haha the haha the butcher haha," I fell onto the floor laughing as I imagined Sango spending the rest of her life stripping meat off of an animal. Don' get me wrong, Sango is a tomboy and all, but gosh does she loves animals! Once she put herself in front of the arrow of a hunter just to keep him from killing a cat. Then she took the cat home and kept her as a pet.
"Yeah yeah don't rub it in."
"Why not. You did when you found out I was engaged to Hojo."
"That's different."
"Yeah, I bet it is." But before I can she can reply, I felt a hand touch somewhere where it shouldn't have been. Then the voice of a good friend of my came from behind, as well.
"Hello ladies, it's been awhile."
"MIROKU!" Sango and I shout as we both turn around an smack the lecherous monk. After he was properly punished and lying on the ground, we finally answer with a nice, sweet hello.
Miroku was a nice, decent looking guy. He had black hair that was tied up in the back, a gold ring on his right ear and a long purple robe (what most monks wore). But what separated him from most monks were those wandering hands of his. Thanks to them, most women in the vicinity ran whenever they saw him coming. But his funny and adventurous personality was what kept us around.
"So what's been happening lately," Miroku said standing up as if nothing had happened to him.
"Terrible news Miroku," I said, "It looks like both Sango and I getting married." The look on his face was priceless. I'm sure he didn't care about me getting married. Hell, if it were just me, he'd be cracking jokes all day long. But whenever Sango was mentioned, that's a whole different story. Miroku has liked Sango for as long as I can remember… heck, it was thanks to Miroku that I met Sango. I still remember that day…
" Hi Mioku," an four year old me said as a six year old Miroku walked toward me. I was playing outside in the dirt when he walked up, a great big smile planted on his face.
"Come here, I gots ta show you thometin."
"What is it?"
"Followo me. It's weally cool!"
We left my house and started venturing into the nearby woods. There was a clearing we'd found not too long beforehand, and sitting on one of the stone benches was a small young girl playing with a purple flower. She twirled around when she heard us coming.
"This is what you wanna to sow me Mioku," I said.
"Yeah," he said grinning madly, "Her name is Sango. She used to live cross the village. They moved to the hut cross the path from you."
"Uh-huh."
"Don'cha get it Gome, she gonna be our new playmate." Whoa, back up. First of all there is no NEW playmate. It's been just us two since I was born. And if there was a NEW playmate it'd be a guy like Mioku!
"Why! I tought you wiked it being just you and me," I said tears twinkling in the sun. What can I say, I was four!
"I do Gome, but I tink I'd be nice if she joined. Plus she's a tomboy jus like you."
"I ain't no thomboy!"
"Just give her a chance, Gome," he said.
You could tell from that moment that he'd fallen in love with her. It was as plain as day. Actually, it turned out that hanging with Sango was awesome. She was exactly like me and fit in perfectly with me and Miroku. So that was how the big trio was formed. And from then on, Miroku told me all of his feelings for Sango. I can remember having sleepovers at each others houses and him telling me all of the dreams he had for himself and Sango. He said that they'd married and have 5 children and live in the church all nice and happy like. Well, hate to break the goals buddy, but this is another point to help me further prove my debate on how life sucks. But anyways, back to the story…
"Wh-what did you say?"
"You heard me monk, Sango and I are getting married."
"To who," he said. For a moment you could see pain flash across his face before he hid under a mask of indifference. I don't know why he's so shy to tell Sango about his feelings. It's obvious she feels the same way, but anyways…
"I'm getting married to Hojo ThickSkull Futigama."
"Who's Sango marrying?"
"Kouga Hioshea."
"WOLF!"
"Yeah," she said. Man, what a lovely day.
"Well," I said, "If everyone is done moping around I'd like to go exploring." Sango and Miroku trudged off after me, but crestfallen. As for myself, well, what can I do to change destiny. If it wants me to be miserable, then go ahead. As I skipped along the wall to our secret spot everything around me started spinning and my head started pounding. I started falling backwards, but something caught me before I hit the ground. At first I thought it was Miroku, but I heard him yelling far behind me. Sango was most likely with him.
Turning around, I came face to face with the most beautiful golden eyes I'd ever seen. Then I suddenly realized that some stranger who had fangs, claws, and… doggy ears? Boy oh boy, what a great day this was turning out to be.
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Well, did you guys enjoy. I hope so. I decided to put just a little bit of Inuyasha in this chapter, but next chapter is gonna be a full blown, all out war between Inuyasha and Kagome with Miroku and Sango on the side as spectators! Thanks so much for reading and I should have the next chapter out in about two weeks or close to there. Anyways, thanks again! Bye!
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