Midnight Faerie: Mweef, you have been loyal to this story so far. -sobs- I heart you so much!
Cold Kikyou: -sobs more- I luff you too! Thank youuuu!
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Chapter 2: The Good, the Bad, and the Houjo. Part One
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"Look," Kagome said sternly, as if she were talking to two children, "you can't go anywhere. Stay near the shrine, you can explore, but don't go out the gates--"
"I'm not a dog," Sesshoumaru interrupted, glaring at Kagome, "you do not to treat me as one."
Kagome did not try to argue. She knew perfectly well that if she said anything, the taiyoukai would kill her in front of a witness who didn't really care for her well-being. So she sighed. "Please, please, please, don't leave. I... don't know what'll happen if you decided to go off somewhere."
Kikyou studied her surroundings. The area aroudn the well had definately changed. There were concrete strips and colored locomotives running about. In spite of herself, she asked Kagome, pointing to a red runny-thingy. "What's that?"
Kagome traced Kikyou's finger and blinked. "You mean a car...?"
Kikyou nodded.
"It's something used for travel," Kagome explained, "you have to be a certain age before you can drive one... but that's not the point. The point is that you promise me that you stay near the shrine."
Her visitors said nothing, but she took their "hn"s as a yes. "Good, now, I'll go get the family and... um... introduce you... I guess..." As Kagome ran to her home, she thought of happy thoughts. Like Kikyou and her mom getting along, and Sesshoumaru not killing her grandpa or something.
Oh... how wrong these happy thoughts were.
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They had stood there for moments, Kikyou and Sesshoumaru, waiting patiently. What was taking Kagome so long, they could only guess at. Little did they know that the reincarnation had been cornered by Eri and was now being told that Houjo was waiting for her and was willing to go out on a date. Kagome was trying to inch her way out of this situation.
Soo... they stood there, remaining silent, until...
"Kagome! There you are, we we're looking for-- what's with the outfit?"
Kikyou turned to come face to face with a confused girl. She didn't seem like a threat, Kikyou thought. "This is my usual attire. What is wrong with it?"
Oh, another wrong threat.
"Umm... nothing, I guess. Seems sorta cute, I s'pose." The girl, Yuki, brushed off the subject with a wave of her hand. "Not the point, though. The point is that Houjo's wanting to take you out on a date! Well, he didn't really say that but he did say he wanted to take you to the movies to make you feel better. I hear you caught a stomach virus... maybe that's why you look so pale..." she trailed off until she realized a certain silver-haired taiyoukai.
Yuki ran to Kikyou's side and grabbed her arm before pulling her away. "Hey, who's your cute friend? He is just a friend, right? I mean--"
"Sesshoumaru?" Kikyou said, confused. "No. He is not a friend."
"Soo... I've got a chance?"
Kikyou shrugged, confusedly, and Yuki gave a muffled squeal. "Okay-" she turned to face the unmoving Sesshoumaru "-bye Sessy! I'll take Kagome off your hands!"
And with that, they were off. Sesshoumaru's upper lip curled in a snarl. "Sessy?"
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Eri frowned as Kagome gave another rejection to Houjou's offer. "Please Kags?" She asked again, "He'll be so glad!"
Kagome shook her head. "Sorry Eri-chan, but I've got something much more important to do, maybe another time"
She had to look away when Eri gave her best pout. "Aw okay, Kags. Another time then. I'll have to break his heart."
Eri said this so dramatically that Kagome almost felt bad for abandoning Houjo's request... almost. "I'm sorry, but maybe later, okay Eri? Tell Houjo-kun I said that."
Eri sighed, "M'kay Kags, maybe later..."
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"Oh, Kagome, you look... pale."
For the fifth time that day, Kikyou had gotten that response to her appearance. She wanted to scream, "I look like this all the time! And I am not Kagome!" But she just smiled faintly. Something in the back of her mind was curious to see the life Kagome lived.
"Oh, it's just the sickness. Grandpa says that I'll be better in no time." The word felt strange to Kikyou's lips. She didn't remember her own elders. She almost envied her reincarnation for still having hers.
"Is it contagious?" Houjo asked, his eyes softening in more concern than disgust. He neared her, grabbing her hand. "My mom has some stuff that might make you feel better... I mean... if you want..."
"I'm fine... Houmo."
"Houjou."
"Oh... gomen nasai. Houjo.."
Damnit! She couldn't remember that name. It seemed so... bland compared to everyone else she knew: Sesshoumaru Inuyasha, even Naraku had a better name than Houko or whatever...
"Shall we get going, then?" She smiled to the best of her abilites, which may have not been that well, seeing as Houjo twitched faintly.
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Emiyan: Okay, I admit that this story has a bit of Houjo-bashing, but I couldn't help myself! It was sooooo tempting... eheh. -sweatdrops- Maybe a review?
