A/N: Ok…. Here's chapter 7! I wanna here your opinion… :D And thanks for all the reviews you gave me last time.
Chapter 7:
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Kagome and Sango, for the first time in a few months rushed with everything they used to do so leisurely for they were going to be late.
"Where was our demon alarm-clock?!" Sango cried while tying her hair in a high ponytail. It was unusually hot this Monday morning.
"She is always early." Kagome mumbled as she tried to eat her toast and comb her unruly hair at the same time.
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"Hana! Are you inside?" Sango bellowed. The only reply they heard was an "hmmmm"
"It seems that our clock overslept…"
The moment they found their friend, they sweat-dropped.
"It looks like there was a fight in here." Was Sango's precarious statement.
"Nah. I think her roommate just tried to wake her up." Kagome giggled while pointing to the pillow on the i other /i side of the room.
After a few more minutes of inspecting the damage, they finally went to the suspect's bed. Sango stood on the left side of the bed; Kagome, right.
Both of them shared and evil grin. "Pay back!" they murmured in unison. Oh, Hana is in for it now.
"1, 2, 3" They both chanted. "HANA!" They bellowed on the girl's i sensitive /i ear.
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Lunchtime was a blast! It was usually when the group talked about what came up and this was the most eventful one!
"Why are you so grumpy?!" Inuyasha sneered.
"Ha! As if you aren't! You make me look so happy today." Hana quipped. Sarcasm was very present in her voice.
The rest just laughed. "Seriously. Why are you… uh… irritable today?" Kagome asked warily.
She gave the two girls a glare. "Both my ears still hurt like hell; my teacher lectured me for being late, yapping about how I used to be a great example for everyone. A weirdo kept touching my hair and to top it all off, a guy kept passing notes to someone sitting in front of me… I tried to ignore the ass; I didn't even touch the damn note he gave. But because I was sooo lucky, the teacher caught him and gave me a lecture!" she spat through gritted teeth.
The last one made the whole group roar in laughter as they entered the cafeteria.
"Are you done laughing?" she growled out as she sat down.
Everybody finally stopped and joined their friend.
"We're sorry. I'm sure things will-" but Miroku was stopped mid sentence when a guy went to their table.
"Excuse me. You seemed to be in our place." A senior student said with the rest of his friends behind him. Everybody just stared at him as if he was insane.
"The nerve of that ass!" Hana muttered. The senior just smirked. She didn't notice that he heard her just fine, and when Hana was about to tell the guy off, Kagome beat her to it.
"I'm sorry but we arrived here first and I don't see any of your stuff here to signify that this particular table was already occupied." Kagome managed to suppress her anger. What a miracle.
Another guy spoke this time. He was a junior "Stupid. We always eat here. On this spot wench."
That was the last straw. "Who are you calling wench? And stupid? Is that all you can think of? I've heard better from a fifth grader." Kagome glared at him.
"Why you-" but he was cut off when Haru spoke. "Just leave us alone. They are other empty tables that you could occupy."
"What if we don't want to?" the senior student said.
"Well, you could just eat your lunch in the bathroom if you want." Inuyasha growled.
"That is definitely out of the question. What if you and your group just eat there instead?" another guy replied
Inuyasha now stood up with Hana following his lead. Both of them ready to beat the crap out of those, as Inuyasha would kindly put it, bastards.
Miroku, being the more mature one spoke. "We'll just leave then."
"What?" Sango shrieked while the others just stared at him incredulously.
"We'll be expelled if we fight." Miroku said calmly and he stood up carrying Kagome's bag full of food.
"Oi! Are you kidding me?" Inuyasha said. By now the whole student body was watching the scene with curiosity. No one ever stood up to them, even though they were humans.
When Inuyasha didn't get a response. He said to the irksome group. "This ain't over assholes!" And with Inuyasha's last statement, the students were already staring with such open interest.
They were about to go out of the cafeteria without resorting to more crude words but sadly, the senior student who was most likely the "leader" grabbed Hana.
"You seemed to be a feisty little demon." The leader said as he grabbed Hana's chin, forcing her to look at him.
"What the hell do you want?!" Inuyasha scowled. He seemed really ready to get expelled.
"Get your hands off of her!" Haru growled. He was swiftly loosing his temper, and that was not an often occurrence.
The senior just ignored them. "So you're Hana..."
"Don't talk to her with such familiarity!" Sango replied with her clenched fist up in the air.
The gang was ready to take them on. But they saw that their friend could handle him. They could feel her aura flare which Kagome's miko powers reacted to.
"Idiot! Let me go dammit!" she snarled. Her claws seemed to glow red.
The people around them gasped besides the Inu-tachi. It was, after all, the first time they seen her react like… like a demon. She was always calm and quiet. Most of all, not only did she have the guts to say that in front of him but also she cursed! Hana Yoshihito cursed! They have never heard her say anything more than what is necessary.
When she finally got loose of his hold she walked to her friends. But he was a very stubborn mule and grabbed her again.
She pulled his offending hand away with such force that she gave him a scratch and some burns due to her red poison.
When she heard footsteps coming near, she turned around to see him following. A growl escaped her lips and she told him "Damn you! Back off git! "
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The group was silent for a few seconds. But Miroku broke the awkward silence with his laughter. "You should have seen the face of everyone! They stopped everything they were doing when they heard you curse… You have left them in the dark for a while now."
The rest joined too. It did look hilarious. Their forks in mid air, mouths wide open and eyes as huge as plates.
"I couldn't resist. He was such a fuc-" she stopped and took a deep breath to calm her nerves.
Sango laughed even more. "Did you know that he was one of the school's most sought out guy… well next to Sesshoumaru and Haru that is..." smiling slyly at Kagome and Hana.
Kagome didn't comment on that and she just kept silent, trying to ignore Sango while Hana remained oblivious to what Sango meant.
"Ha! They should call him the school's assh-" she sighed.
"That guy is making me curse a lot… Hey! I know where we can eat lunch from now on." Her mood shifted quickly. From angry to excited. Hana dragged Kagome and Sango towards an area.
She had been sniffing the air every now and then… as if she was looking for someone. "Aha! Over there!" she said softly. The men just followed. "She has such weird mood swings." Inuyasha grumbled as he stared at her. He felt like she was really his cousin. 'Shit! I'm getting soft!' the hanyou thought, never noticing the familiar scent in the air.
"Hey, where are you taking us?" Kagome whined, "I'm starving…"
"We're here!" she announced.
"Hey, I never notice this area before." Sango trailed off as she admired the place. It seemed to be a very peaceful location.
'Maybe we should just come here every lunchtime.' Sango thought wistfully.
"This place looks awfully familiar." Kagome mumbled to herself.
"What are you doing here ningen?" Sesshoumaru remained seated against the tree.
"Hello dear cousin!" she said as he snorted.
"The gang and I just wanted to eat somewhere else youkai." Kagome said. Her cynical side seemed to be working finely in front of him. 'It must have been because of the earlier encounter with the arrogant dolts.' She thought.
You could actually see sparks flying. Not the nice kind of sparks. So Hana did something to stop them from murdering each other…
The whole group froze. Including Sesshoumaru. Hana didn't just sign her death, but she was actually choosing where her funeral would be held.
"Taisho-san…" Haru cautiously started.
"Be a good sport and give her a break will ya?" Hana said, still tugging on his immaculate hair.
And he did! Sesshoumaru complied!
Kagome harrumphed except Sesshoumaru had a very precise idea of what she just grumbled.
"I am not what you accuse." He all but growled.
"Ha! Riiiight!" she retorted childishly.
"This Sesshoumaru does not lie." He heatedly replied.
"Well this Kagome does not lie either." She quipped.
By now, they were the only ones standing. Sango decided to share the food, Kagome bought, to everyone. And when the group finished eating their lunch, the two were not even near finishing their "conversation"
RING RING RING
That signaled the end of their lunch break. "Come on love birds. We don't have all day." Inuyasha grunted. No one could ever imagine what great pleasure irritating his half brother brought to him.
Kagome and Sesshoumaru never stopped glaring at each other. But the rest of the gang's conversation did the trick.
"Sure. Sango and I will help you decorate the gym for the up coming ball." Hana said.
"Huh." Kagome said as she quickly followed her friends, totally forgetting about Sesshoumaru, and her unattended hunger.
"I'm sorry, I can't. I had prior appointments together with Kagome." Sango said, trying to look really sad.
"Uh… huh?" Kagome blurted out.
"We have to go to your mom's place right?" Sango was on the verge of elbowing her.
"I don't-" but Kagome was completely cut off when Sango grabbed her hand and shouted over her shoulder "I'm sorry but Kagome and I are going to be late!"
'They are definitely up to something. Scrap that. She is definitely up to something.' Hana thought.
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"What was that about?" Kagome asked in between pants.
Sango took her seat and answered "Think about it Kagome! If they will be too caught up with their tasks, they will surely forget about dates."
"So? We don't need a date for this dance…" she asked, obviously not following her best friend's train of thoughts.
"Since they will be spending half the day decorating and all, they might as well come to the dance i together /i ." Sango emphasized the last words with such force.
"Oh… She will not like it when she finds out that you are setting her up and with Haru of all people!" Kagome argued.
Sango just had this wistful look on her face as she retorted. "They like each other… But Hana obviously doesn't even know it while Haru is just too… hesitant to approach her. The way the two banter… Its so clear that they have the hots for each other "
"Well, that's just like your predicament with Miroku! Exactly the same." She teased. Oh but Kagome was not disappointed when she saw hat very bright blush on the older girl's cheeks.
"And you can't lie to me… besides, your blush tells it all!" Kagome smirked when the said blush got impossible redder.
"Y-Your digressing Kagome!"
"Who says I can't"
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Time flew by so quickly and it was now a few more hours until the party begins.
"Michi-kun!" Hana usually used that nickname if she wanted something from him.
"Gomen! Oka-san called to... uh… talk to me 'bout something. Since we're off all day, maybe I can come at uh… before the ball... help a bit and uh… I'll make it up to you! I promise." she distractedly ranted on while hurriedly keeping her belongings.
"Hey! Why don't I just accompany you to the ball?" Haru just stared at her in disbelief. 'Did she even realize what she was yapping?'
"Oi! I got to go now." She walked towards the door, still digging through her bag. "Where is my bloody phone?" she grumbled.
When he recovered from his 'shock', he ran up to her. "Well, aren't you lucky to go to the ball with such a dashing gentleman like myself," he smirked, "many would do anything to be you right now…"
Hana froze. She can clearly see the mischievous glint in his eyes. 'I have a nice retort for that!'she thought.
"You? Gentleman? That can't be in one sentence. It's grammatically wrong." She quipped.
"Will I pick you up miss or shall we meet here instead?" he feigned.
"Here." She replied aloofly.
He quickly replied before she could change her mind about the arrangements. "Six o'clock then."
"Whatever."
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KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.
"I'm coming!" she shouted.
"Since when have you knocked? And I thought you'd get lost going to our shrine." Kagome grumbled as she made her way back to the living room. She never noticed the demon – male demon – standing on the doorway.
When she felt eyes boring on her back, she glanced over her shoulders only to gawk at the creature before her.
'I thought Hana was going to pick me up…' she thought.
"Hana was unable to fetch you due to some personal matters so I come to fulfill her task."
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A/N: I'm back! Let me know what you think of this chapter! And if there are any errors, sorry! I was kinda in a hurry to post this :D Thank you for the reviews and keep sending me more of them…
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