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I was sitting at a table in the library. Completely hidden from all my friends; this was the perfect place to study for the upcoming midterms. I reviewed terms and rules and was beginning to feel really good about my tests later in the week.
"Hey are you coming to the game tonight?" Miroku whispered from behind me. Of course I was completely hidden from everyone besides him. He kneeled down to the right of me and I slowly turned to face him.
"How did you find me? I'm trying to study. Don't you have some kind of tutor session with Sango you should be at?" I said in a yelling whisper. I watched his small grin grow into a large smile.
"I actually just got done with that and I asked her if she was coming to the game tonight and she said no because you couldn't make it. Now, if I remember correctly, you are coming to the game. Also I'm ready for my tests thank you very much, Sango doesn't really help, and it was just the only way to spend some time with her."
'Now the truth comes out.' I thought to myself.
"Okay, first of all, you need to stop that, if that's really the case, because you're wasting her time! Secondly, I need to study, so go away and Third, I have a meeting tonight."
"See, I want to agree with you on everything and I gave you the opportunity to tell me the truth but you didn't. Tell Hojo I said what's up."
I glared at him. He was supposed to be my friend, therefore on my side, but apparently the discovery of my date made him angry. He stood up and walked away leaving me in my hidden study area. I knew that I was missing an opportunity to spend time with Inuyasha but this date could affect my future. Hojo and I could fix everything or this could be the end and I would be alone.
Maybe single isn't such a bad thing, I've spent the last two years of college in this safe bubble with the person that I love but what am I supposed to do when our lives are taking us into two different directions?
I walked into my apartment and all lights were off. Since the sun was setting so much earlier in the day it made the apartment that much darker when I came home. I got a text message form Hojo and checked my phone.
Be ready in an hour and a half. Wear something nice.
I looked up from the text and rushed to my room. What did I have that was nice? I settled for a sweater dress that extenuated my body. I hopped in the shower and got ready for my date with Hojo. He arrived a little ahead of our predetermined time and waited for me outside. When I was finally ready I walked outside, he stepped out of the car and walked to my side of the car opening the door.
"Hey Kagome, you look really pretty tonight."
"Thanks Hoj, where are we going?" I noticed he was wearing black slacks with an argyle sweater; we were definitely going somewhere nice. He closed my door and walked around to the driver's side. Once he was settled he turned to me and smiled.
"My friend in the Honors club has a really nice Italian restaurant that his family owns. I thought you'd like to try it with me tonight." He seemed very eager, almost nervous.
"Sounds great." I didn't know what else to say, here I was all dressed up with Hojo but something was hanging in the air between us; an invisible barrier that hadn't been there before.
We pulled up to the restaurant and it looked like a little house on the outside. Once inside, each table was decorated with white and gold accents with old rustic Italian-like walls. It felt like I walked into another world completely. We were taken to the back porch where one table was set for two. Hojo pulled out my chair for me and helped me settle in. There was twinkling lights all around the porch and trees surrounding the little courtyard in back. We ordered our dinner right and it was delivered very fast. I looked up from my food and discovered Hojo had been staring at me.
"Hojo, this place is beautiful." His eyes smiled at me in pleasure of my compliment.
"I thought you would like this, this is my sorry for everything Kagome. I know now what I did wrong and I want to make it all up to you. You deserve to be treated better. I care about you more than you know."
"Hojo, I care about you too." He reached his hand across the table and held my hand in his. His thumb making small circles and I felt my face turn red. I knew he would figure things out and save this relationship. I had tried so hard to keep us together and I had almost given up. Now he had seen the picture and we could finally be together like I wished.
"Hojo, what does this mean for us now? Are we… together?"
"Kagome, I can't picture my life without you. You have always been by my side and this break has really made me realize how valuable you are. I don't think our break really meant we were over but-"
"but?"
"I'm excited to work through this with you. I feel like we have lots of time."
I didn't understand what our break meant if it didn't mean we weren't together. Maybe he misunderstood what I meant when I had taken back my key. When we finished dinner and got back to the car and Hojo had to stop by the school to pick up a few things from his professor's office. When we arrived we parked a few blocks away and held hands on the way to the building. We turned down a main hall when Sango came out of the bathroom.
"Kags! Hojo! You both look happy!" She grinned at us.
"We're really happy, it's good to see you again Sango!" Hojo said and then he turned to me "I'll be right back I'm just going to the office and then I'll be back down at the car. Feel free to catch up with Sango." He said bye to Sango and proceeded to his professor's office.
"Soo?" Sango prodded.
"Things are really really good Sango! I think things are going to be better now!"
"What about Inuyasha?"
"Well, Inuyasha and I aren't really anything and I can't just leave Hojo when things are finally getting better."
"We'll talk about this later but I hope you think about what you just said. We both know that Inuyasha doesn't openly share his feelings with anyone so please make sure you're doing exactly what you want."
I stared after Sango as she walked away. I had just been slapped in the face with words.
When we arrived at my place Hojo walked with me to my apartment and we went inside. He sat on the couch and turned on the TV. I changed my clothes in my room and opened my laptop. Nothing was on the social networks, no messages or other interactions worth noting. I closed it and walked into the living room and snuggled up to Hojo. He pulled me close and rested his chin on my head as he flipped through the channels.
"Kagome, who is Inuyasha?" Hojo asked.
What was he trying to do? I had spent all night avoiding this question for I had been drunk and I didn't need Hojo finding out about Inuyasha's kindness.
"He's a transfer; he plays for our lacrosse team."
"Yeah I've heard, are you two friends?"
"We're acquaintances, who told you about him?"
"Oh just saw Kikyo the other day and she had some pictures of the beach trip."
I leaned up and turned to face him. I wasn't sure where this conversation was headed but I could tell Kikyo was up to her usual ways. She couldn't get Inuyasha's attention so she had to ruin my relationship with Hojo.
"Are you hanging out with Kikyo now?"
"Kind of, she's a really nice girl."
Stunned by his response I laid back down and turned my attention to the television. Was I going to lose to Kikyo? No, but I also wasn't to win Hojo back by being jealous.
Sango leaned on the wall outside of the Lacrosse locker rooms. The game had ended with a win for the school and she knew that Miroku would want to celebrate. Their relationship was quite weird. He talked to her all the time but she'd kept hearing rumors about him flirting with other women. It made her decide the relationship wasn't even a relationship at all, more a friend with strange, not exactly benefits by their true definition. In other words, she wasn't giving anything to Miroku.
In a moment she was swept up into the air by Inuyasha. He hugged her tight as he laughed into her ear.
"Sango! Thank you so much for being lady luck tonight!"
"Put me down!"
Inuyasha put Sango down and looked around the area.
"She's not here." Kikyo said.
Without noticing Kikyo had managed to conceal herself behind a wall long enough for Inuyasha to show.
"Who's not here?" Miroku asked as he came out of the locker room. He smiled when he saw Sango and walked up to here.
"Kagome. Is that who you were looking for Inuyasha?" Kikyo battered her eyes and looked at Inuyasha. He turned away and picked up his bag.
"I'm gonna go home guys, see you later." He gave a half smile to Sango and Miroku before leaving out the doors.
"Do you really not have any decent social skills?" Sango spat towards Kikyo. She smiled back at Sango and proceeded out the same way Inuyasha went.
"Let's go to your place, you made me dinner right?"Miroku said as he grabbed hold of Sango's hand and lead her away from the locker rooms.
The next morning I woke up in my bed. I looked at my bed stand and on it was little hand written note from Hojo.
Kagome,
I'm sorry I had to leave you so early this morning. I meant every word I said last night and I hope you did too. Let me know what you're dinner plans are tonight and if that doesn't work for you then tomorrow works as well. Hojo.
I folded the letter up and put it in my drawer. I checked my clock and it read 8 am. I hurried and got out of bed to go for a morning run. I put on my tennis shoes last and went outside. It was starting to get very cold in the mornings 'I'll have to start going to the gym' I thought to myself as the cold air felt like it was ice stabbing my lungs. I didn't realize but I had ended up in front of Inuyasha's house. No lights were on which meant that the game must have lead to a victory party. I slowed my pace as I thought about him. I felt a rush on the inside as I imagined those Amber eyes on our first meeting. The way Inuyasha looked at me and befriended me was more memorable than when I first met Hojo.
Once back home I got ready for my day and walked to the library. I made a small stop at the coffee shop on my way and saw Kikyo towards the back. She was on her laptop typing at a very fast speed. I ordered my coffee and walked towards her. She ignored me as I stood looking down at her.
"Is there something I can help you with Kagome? Or are you just enjoying the view." Her eyes still glued to the computer.
"I don't know what you're trying to do but I'm not interested in Inuyasha. So if you want him, fine. But don't think you can just stick your nose into Hojo's life. We're together again and it's going to stay that way." She stopped typing and put her laptop screen down towards her chest but not completely closed.
"It's flattering that you think I would waste my time trying to come in between you and Hojo. I am happy to hear that you don't have any feelings for Inuyasha but it will break his heart to find out." Her eyes were as black as the hot coffee I held in my hand but for some reasons the black of her eyes seemed to burn me a little more.
"Don't even pretend that you don't know Inuyasha likes you, I've also heard plenty of stories about you and him lately. I hope they're not true, I would hate to be you and break Hojo's heart right after breaking Inuyasha's heart." She got up and put her laptop in her bag. In one swift movement she was right in front of me. I took a step back and glared at her. "Although, lucky for you, I do want Inuyasha so maybe Hojo won't find out about you're little secrets; from me, at least."
"What secrets?" I whispered.
She raised her eyebrows at me and placed one of her hands on her hip. I gripped my coffee a little harder. The heat wasn't affecting me anymore; I had my eyes locked on Kikyo.
"The kiss" she whispered back to me and walked out of the coffee shop. I stared at the spot she had been standing in for a few more minutes. This was not good.
"Hey Kagome!" Sango chirped as she walked into the copy shop. I had a few hours in the early afternoon to study before work and was now quietly studying some more since no one used the copy shop on the Saturday after a winning game. I looked up at her and could feel that my face wasn't happy even though I moved my mouth into some sort of formation similar to a smile.
"What.. happened?" Sango knew me better than anyone and could tell right away that I was upset.
"I think Hojo is going to find out about Inuyasha and me" I said. I looked back down at my textbook and read over the last paragraph again.
"Okay, so?" She sat at a table and leaned her head back as she put her hands through her hair.
"So Sango I really care about Hojo. I don't want to hurt him." She leaned up a little and rolled her eyes.
"Yes let's not hurt the boy that's ignored you and bailed on you. Let's miss out on our chance with Inuyasha." I stuck my tongue out at her.
"I'm happy you said our chance. I don't want a chance with Inu, but I'm happy you still have one at least." I winked at her.
"Oh ha ha" She said back to me.
