Here is chappie #9! Oh, yeah I just found out it's a leap year! HAPPY LEAP YEAR! Hope you enjoy the chapter...:)
Chapter 9: Old Friends
"Uh, I hate crutches," barks Yuri, using her crutches to go through the grand entrance of the hospital with everybody around her.
"You hate everything that relates to hospitals Yuri," facts Kagome as Yuri kept on making a disgusting face and Shippo spatters out whilst glaring up at her, "Yuri what's wrong, why are you making faces?"
"I'm not upset it just…I tried their food and it was awful. Even their drinks had a bad after taste," complains Yuri remaking ugly features. She then smells her breath by blowing some air out of her mouth, "Ugh, my breath even smells bad from eating it but I couldn't brush my teeth because they didn't have a damn toothbrush, I mean what hospital doesn't have a toothbrush!"
"I have some chewing gum with me that'll make your mouth smell fresh," Mayu hunts for her gum in her purse.
Yuri hesitates a bit, "What flavor is it."
"It's an iceberg flavor."
"I'll take it," she grabs the inch size piece and pops it in her mouth. Walking down the sidewalk two blocks away from the hospital they were heading towards a subway terminal in which made them go into the heart of Tokyo.
"Lady Mayu?" Miroku's mannerly attendance made her look to him, "Since we are already out here may we look around for a bit?"
"As long as the others are fine with it," Mayu gazes at the others as they nod in approval.
"You guys can go but I'm going back to the shrine," suggests the old geezer.
"Come on gramps at least try to stretch your legs out," Souta said as his big sister tried to egg him on to, "It'll be healthy for you."
"Look let the old man do whatever he wants," runts Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha is right let him do of what he wishes," the wise monk said agreeing with the half-demon.
"Do you have to Dad," faintly smiles Mayu, not wanting to go against him.
"I'm afraid so Mayu, I need to sell some more artifacts back at the shrine so you guys go have fun, I have enough money to get on the subway," croaks the grandfather and with that he walks away in his kimono waving good bye. Having had a tour through the big city by crossing roads, staying together, and not getting lost on where they were the gang decides to rest and eat at WacDonalds.
In getting their order of a dozen cheese burgers and everyone grants themselves with their own fries and drink as they sit down filling two tables. One table occupies Inuyasha, Kagome, Souta, and Yuri with the other Mayu, Sango - with Shippo sitting on her lap, Miroku, and Sesshomaru. Not ever tasting fast food before Kagome's friends thought that the food is superb with Sesshomaru just having a non-emotional face as always. Inuyasha already munching down on his third cheese burger.
"Slow down Inuyasha if you eat too fast you'll get stomach ache," warns Kagome as she watches him attacking the burger and, bringing to a standstill, eyeballs her with his cheeks shaped like bubbles as they were stuffed with food. His attitude made her know that he didn't really care and he goes back to his food as she sighs, "Just don't be complaining when you get one."
I'm surprised he hasn't choked yet…
Having her eyes closed Kagome then stares through the window on the other side of the building and sees her three friends Yuka, Edi, and Ayumi trailing outside. They were heading towards the front door. It didn't make it any better as Hojo was being dragged with one of his guy friends tagging along with him. His hands in his pockets.
Oh great…
"Kagome what's wrong?" mouths Sango having peeking over her fiancée's head to see Kagome downtrodden. At that moment the five highschoolers barge in the area and were all talking like chatter boxes until Edi shouts over to the miko in surprise. Waving a hand to her over the crowd, "Hey look Kagome is here guys, Hey Kagome!"
"I haven't seen them in a long time," Yuri sees them over yonder and just remembered something, "CRAP! I can't let them know it's me," she panics in her chair.
"Why Yuri, aren't they your friends as well, you said you hanged out with them along with Kagome before you met us" corrects Sango.
"Yes, when I attended to Kagome's school I was their friends but…something happened a-a long time ago and now they…think I'm dead," that grabs everyone's attention. Kagome had already known of the news long ago. Yuri didn't know what else to say and mumbled, "I-It's nothing to worry about. Just please don't get involved if something comes up."
They obey.
The girls came over all glad to see Kagome in good health as Yuka speaks out, "How are you feeling Kagome? Last time I heard that you had double pneumonia."
Another one of gramps ideas…
Kagome does a fake grin, "Never been better."
"Hey look Kagome's boyfriend is back?" blabbers Ayumi as the others just notice, "hey long time no see," Edi says.
"So when did Kagome tell you guys that he was her boyfriend," smirks Miroku getting somewhere.
Yuka puts her palms on her hips with a achieved smile, "She didn't tell us; we just know because she always talks about him every time we get a chance to see her. And it seems she hangs around with him a lot when she's not at school."
"What things does she say about him," continues the perverted monk intertwining his fingers.
Ayumi claps her hands together, "Well for starters she says that he can be really sweet, kind-"
"Have ya'll met some of my other friends!" interrupts Kagome quickly changing the subject in exposing a sweat drop on the side of her face in embarrassment.
"I met them when I was with Inuyasha they're really nice."
Her friends take a view, "wow Kagome you must be really popular outside of school. Oh hey Mayu, hey Souta," advises Edi, the other teens saying hello to Mayu and Souta as they wave back at them in reply.
"I guess so," guesses Kagome.
"Is he related to your boyfriend?" whispers Edi pointing over at Sesshomaru.
You guys could at least say his name instead of always calling him my boyfriend…maybe they don't remember his name though, they've only meet him once but that was months ago.
Getting that out of her mind she went back to reality and answers her, "Yea, that's his older brother Sesshomaru."
"Are you single?" spits out Edi. Yuri growls in fury deep within her throat that Inuyasha gleams across the table at her in hearing and sensing it. Sesshomaru gave Edi a death glare telling her he had no interest and it frightens the girl, "N-Never mind."
"He looks too old for you anyway," Yuka includes layering a hand over her mouth so only Edi could hear. After that Yuka comes across Yuri and makes a strange impression on her face, "Have I met you before? You look so familiar to someone else I use to know."
Ayumi joins her, "she looks almost exact like her."
"No, my name is…Yuki," Yuri lies. If they ever found out that she was still alive they would probably take her to the police to report her that she's not dead. That would lead to her parents coming to see if it's true and taking her home. She would never see her friends again. To hide herself for what she really was…a demon.
"Your name is close to her's as well," Yuka angles her eyes under her deer bangs and frowns in sadness as Yuri felt ashamed of herself in the inside. She was talking about her, missing her dearly as a friend, and thinking she's dead even though she's right in front of her.
Is staying in the Feudal Era, living another life…world…worth giving up my life here as a human? Okaa-san, Otou-san…Edi, Yuka, Ayumi…should I turn myself in? Sacrifice my true form for this?
"I'm sorry that my appearance and name seem to resemble someone. Forgive me for bringing you down."
Ayumi and Edi had their share of sorrow as they knew who Yuka was mentioning but with Yuri's words they shook their heads rapidly and change their emotions, "It's alright we've already gotten over it now, let's just forget that never happen and have wonderful time shall we."
"So what does Kagome call you by," Shippo frees his mouth while standing on Sango's lap. An overall on he had a green shirt under it that blended perfectly with his irises.
"Sorry for not introducing ourselves, my name is Yuka," Yuka makes her full appearance and after her Edi and Ayumi do the same.
"Hey Kagome," a young boy in light brown hair came over in having a tray of food and settles the plastic board on the table next to were Kagome lays.
"Hey Hojo," spoke back the miko as she made a friendly smile towards him as another guy came by with one more tray and places it next to the other set neatly. He had the same color of hair but in a darker shade of brown and no trace of bangs. He sits on the table in starting his meal while the girls take a seat and eat with him.
"How are you feeling on your double pneumonia, are you fully back to health? If you're not I know some things that can help you," helps out Hojo resting on a chair that he brought over to sit next to her. Inuyasha began to get uncomfortable by his actions and tenses up on the other side of Kagome as his intense amber opals see the sickly sight of this male so close to his girl. Especially since Hojo was one of the specific guys that he did not want to lay a finger on her.
"How do you know so many things that can cure illnesses like mine, are you thinking of become a doctor?" queries Kagome having her body turned to him as Hojo abruptly paints his face red on his cheeks, "well no, it's just I worry about you Kagome and when you're sick you're not yourself. I always want to make sure that you're in good care so every time you get sick I go on the computer every night to find facts on how to make you feel better."
"That's very nice of you Hojo but it's okay, really, I'm better now," Kagome heard a perceptible growl behind her and knew who. She could sense that he was getting angry as she sights him at the corner of her eye. His eyes build in a bright fiery gold, the threatening tips of his pearl fangs showing simultaneously. Surprisingly no one had paid attention to the growl but Yuri and Sesshomaru. Both youkai looking over at him in instinctively sensing that the hanyou was trying to protect what was his. His aura growing she sneaks a hand under the table in reaching for his and grasps one on his lap in which it was secretly balled up. Taken aback Inuyasha's face promptly changes in feeling her warmth pour on his fist. Eyes stunned his mouth submissively shuts. In return he releases the building anger in the strength of his hand.
"So Hojo, I've heard that you've been assigned to go to a boy's high school next year of school," states Kagome from her friends gossiping about it to her a month ago.
"Unfortunately yes, but we'll still be able to hang out together," reassuring her.
Hojo never gave up on her every since he asked her out for the first time. Though it was around the same time Inuyasha and Kagome met; the time when she released him from being arrowed to the tree.
"Um about that…Hojo…I-I can't really hang out with you… something has come up," truths the stressed out girl. Seeking her thin fingers into her half-demons palm and holding his hand in a better angle. With a squeeze of Inuyasha's hand as his in return she gave Hojo a depressing expression.
He had a naive look on him as the girls who were eavesdropping the whole time froze.
"Like what?"
Ooohhhh what's Kagome's news to Hojo? Will Yuri turn herself in?
Up coming: Chapter 10: A Choice
See you soon!