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Chapter 1

She felt a gentle breeze brush her face and stir the curtains at her desk. It was carrying a sweet aroma that reminded her of Inuyasha. She sat at her desk and glanced at the calendar near it and looked out her window. "Today's May 8th. I hardly realized." She then placed her head on her hand and began sinking in to thoughts of her and Inuyasha. She could almost feel his touch, his warmth, his presence. And then a voice surrounding her said her name. It was her brother hovering over her.

"Kagome what's wrong???" Souta said with a hint of worry in his tone.

Jolted back to reality she says, "nothing, and why are you in my room??'

"Mom sent me to tell you to come downstairs ....For......BREAKFAST!!." He yelled in her ear as he left the room with an angry teenager sprawling to catch him. Kagome tackled her little brother to the floor and started to tickle him.

" Would you two please stop and come eat your breakfast before it gets cold." Both kids got up and said in unison.

"Gomen Oka-san" Kagome sat down next to her grandfather.

"That was very unladylike of you Kagome" Her mother reprimanded.

"But mother" Kagome whined.

Her mother shot her a quick glance that left her with no room for argument. She decided it was best to remain silent and just take in her everything that was around her. " It is rare for me to come home I should just enjoy it." With continuing silence she ate her breakfast, when suddenly the clock strikes.

"Oh no I'm late !!" She says as she springs out of her seat and runs out the door and down the steps of the shrine.

As she is running through the busy streets, she begins to notice something coming up behind her. It was her friends. So she decides to steady her pace. It just hit her that the weather was beautiful. She hardly notices them speaking to her as they approach the school. All she could think about was how the trees were blooming and the sweet fragrance of new flowers was in the air. It was truly May. The last time she was home the air was still a little bitter from the cold and the leaves were not yet in bloom. "Wow it has been so long." She thought to herself. It was as if she did not recognize her own home. She was wide-eyed and looking around and scanning familiar areas as if she were a tourist. When she finally came back around Hojo was standing right in her path.

" Hey Hojo how's it going" She said

"Nothing much Kagome but my mother bought you these therapeutic sandals for your bunions ." He replied

"Thanks Hojo, I love them." She said "Oh grandpa why can't you come up with a regular sickness"

" So Kagome I saw the preview to that new action movie Spiderman 2. It looks good and I was wondering..."

"Wondering what Hojo" Kagome interjected.

"I was wondering if you would...er... if you would..."

"If I would go with you to see that new movie huh" She interrupted

"Yeah, would you ?" He said

"I don't know I tell you at the end of the day okay."

"Okay, but can I walk you to class " he said

"Sure, that'd be good" She responded

While Kagome sat in class she couldn't help but drift away to random thoughts of home, the feudal era and Inuyasha. She was just so far behind. She did not understand what any of her teachers were talking about. In class she would try to listen and take diligent notes but after a while she wasn't even paying attention anymore. Things started to become automatic. She would just sit in class and the teacher's voice would suddenly become background noise. She sat there in a daze and thought about the hug Inuyasha gave her before she left and the last thing he said to her. His hug was gentle, yet firm and with hat he said, "be careful Kagome". It was as if he was scared to let her go. She thought of how she loved how he felt and the way his skin felt against hers. She loved his voice, even if it was annoying sometimes. She then realized that she needed to stop this nonsense and these thoughts. "What am I doing? I should pay attention. Yet when he says my name and when he's serious...hmmm...I just...seem to...no stop!... I shouldn't think about him. I'll see him when I get back...yeah... I will...Maybe I should stay after and get some extra help before I go home" She didn't even notice that the bell rung signaling the end of the day, only the shuffling of feet as the students rushed at the door. She got up just going with the flow of the crowd the way it had been the whole day, when she noticed Hojo standing at the door waiting for her. "Oh right" she thought.

"Have you decided yet?" Hojo ask

"Hojo I would love to go to the movies with you." She answered

"Great so can I walk you home?" He asked

"I would love that, but I have to catch up in my math and science class."

Kagome turned around and started walking to her math class, but only to be stop by Hojo's hand on her shoulder.

"His grip was go sweet," she thought. It was not like Inuyasha's. It was as if he were afraid to break her or even touch her. His hand trembled a little when he placed it on her. He was nervous and of course she knew why.

"I can help you with those subjects; I'm really good in them."

"Thanks Hojo I'd like that very much." She said

So they both walked down the hall to the study area. They went over math first since Kagome had a slight idea of what was going on in that subject. They began going over science when Kagome realized how late it was. The sun was going down so she decided to go home. Hojo offered to walk her but she declined. On the way home she actually thought of some one other than Inuyasha. She thought to herself, " Hojo is so kind and I don't understand why I don't have any feelings for him. Why don't I like him? Why do I like Inuyasha, when he is so pig headed at times? Then again...

"Kagome where were you!!!!!" Kagome's mom said with a hint of concern in her voice.

"Mom I was at school catching up on my work." She replied

"Why didn't you call and tell me." Her mom said as if she were terrified of something.

"I'm so sorry I didn't realize the time." She said.

Kagome decided to head upstairs. She had never seen her mother that worried before. She was always so, calm, cool, and collected. Why had she become so concerned? She could see the mixture of fear and sadness in her mothers eyes trail her as she headed for her room. "It was as if she were dreading the worst. What was wrong with her? I think I even saw her quiver a little" Kagome thought to herself.

Her thoughts about her mother were cut short as soon as she reached her door. There was some large stain trailing the bottom. What was it? "Oh my god...is this blood? Should I open the door? Of course I should. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid..." She kept thinking that to herself as she felt intense flow of heat course though her veins. Her blood pressure was rising. When she finally opened the door to her room, she felt as if her skin were on fire. She felt herself choke up and without thinking she dashed into her room surging with blood.