A/N: This chapter is going to be written on Faith and Hojo. The last time they were mentioned Faith was trying to steal Inuyasha away from Kagome because if Faith couldn't be happy neither could Kagome. Kagome ended up loosing her baby at that time. Things might be better for Kagome and Inuyasha since they are planning their marriage, but that doesn't mean that Faith can let go.

Disclaimer: I do no own Inuyasha, even though I wish I did, I don't so don't turn me in for fraud.

Chapter 16

Faith's Ultimatum

Faith and Hojo are enjoying a nice romantic dinner at Faith's apartment. Things seem to be going better between the two of them, so much so that Hojo wants to take things to the next level but doesn't know if Faith is on the same page as him.

"Faith, can we talk?" Hojo asked her while pushing his plate away from him.

"Sure, talk away." Faith said moving closer to him.

"Well, I was just wondering how you felt about me." Hojo said swallowing hard. He had a feeling that this little talk wasn't going to go well.

"I love you Hojo, you should know that." Faith said looking a little hurt.

"I do know that, but how many others do you feel that way towards? Before you answer let me explain myself. Faith, I want to marry you, but I'm just afraid to. Faith, I love how you're a huge flirt and how you seem like a sex addict, I just want a guarantee that you love only me."

"And how am I supposed to prove that?" Faith couldn't believe what she was hearing. She was surprised about how deeply he actually care about her with how much they argue and even dislike each other at times. Faith never thought that this day was ever going to come. She was willing to do anything as long as it meant that she would be marrying Hojo.

"All I want is you to stop flirting with everyone you see. I want you to prove to me that you only have eyes for me. If you succeed then we can start making wedding plans, you fail we're through, for good. I'm sorry Faith, but I can't keep doing this. I love you, I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I just need to know you feel the same way. I'm not asking you to completely change. As far as I'm concerned once you prove to me that you can do this for me you can start flirting occasionally. I just need to know you only have eyes for me, and that you're not just flirting to try and replace me.

"Okay Hojo, I'll do it. I mean, how hard could it possibly be? I love you, and if all I have to do is stop flirting for a while so you know I love you and only you I'll do it. I'm willing to do anything for you Hojo, anything at all."

"You know what?I changed my mind." Hojo said putting his hand in his pockets. "You don't need to do that. I need to get some air. I'll be right back." Hojo got up and left, leaving Faith slightly heart broken.

"I can't believe I let him do that. I'm sure I deserve it and everything though. I did do a lot of shit to Kagome that she didn't deserve. So maybe Hojo is just trying to give me a dose of my own medicine. I just can't believe that I let him do that to me though. Let him get so close, closer than I let anyone else. Sure, I took him from Kagome, but she's a lot happier with Inuyasha, so I guess I did something good through all of that. Wow, I'm such a bitch! Kagome was one of my best friends and I took everything that was once good in her life away from her, almost everything that is. I didn't succeed in taking Inuyasha from her. I don't think I even apologized to her and meant it! I should call her and apologize to her right now." Faith thought to herself.

Faith was desperately looking for her phone when Hojo came in. He noticed that she was busy, doing whatever, so he just kept to the shadows of the room. He saw Faith quickly dial a number and waited impatiently for someone to answer.

"Come on, come on." Faith whispered completely unaware that Hojo was in her living room hiding in it's shadows.

"Hello?" Finally came a voice on the other side of the line.

"Hey Kagome, before you hang up I need to tell you something."

"You better make it quick, you're already testing my patience by just being on the phone." Kagome said pissed off.

"Kagome, I can understand you're pissed, you have every right to be. I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry."

"What?" Kagome said shocked. "What did you just say to me?"

"I said that I'm sorry, and I want you to know that I mean it." Faith said humbly.

"For what?" Kagome said a little less shocked and a little more pissed.

"I'm sorry for everything. For taking Hojo from you, making you loose your baby, and trying to take Inuyasha from you. Kagome, I am so sorry. And no amount of words I say can explain it. We used to be the best of friends. I don't even know why I did all of this to you. You didn't even deserve any of it. I feel like such a bitch. You have no idea how sorry I feel. I'm not telling you this so we can be friends again, I'm not telling you that I'm sorry so you'll forgive me either. I'm telling you that I'm sorry because I am and I want you to know that."

"Wow… I can't believe you called me for this. This isn't like you, not even when we were friends. What brought on this change of heart?"

"Hojo." Faith said grimly.

"Really? I guess he's not only good at breaking hearts he's also good at fixing them." The girls laughed.

"Anyways, I'll let you get back to your evening. Maybe I'll talk to you later."

"Indeed you just might." Kagome said in a deep tone, making the girls laugh again.

"Anyways, I'll talk to you later. Bye."

"Bye."

The girls then got off the phone with one another, and once Faith had hung up the phone Hojo wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder.

"That was quite unexpected, but I would like to know what part I played in the whole thing." Hojo said in Faith's ear.

"Oh, you're back." Faith turned around and kissed him. "Well, when you went outside to get some air I just started thinking how big of a bitch I was to Kagome, and that you're right in not wanting to marry me."

"But I never said that, I didn't even think that. The reason why I needed to go outside and get some air is because I needed to go get this." Hojo pulled a red ring box out of his pocket and got down on one knee. "Faith, I know we've had our ups and downs, and I want to have all of them with you. You're my everything Faith, I love you. Will you please do me the honor and marry me?"

"Yes Hojo, I will I will!"

A/N: This is probably will be the last chapter on these two completely, but I will have them featured in other chapters. I hope you enjoyed it. I know it's been long of me to update… but I finally had time… so here you go!