Chapter 7
"I'm home!"
I called to my mom the next day as I entered the house.
"Morning Kagome!"
I had spent all yesterday and last night in the feudal era, but decided to go home this morning. I'm not going to do what I used to, spending months at a time finding Naraku and the jewel shards. I've been replaced so now I can only visit or else I'll hold everyone up.
And that's how it's going to be whether I like it or not.
Besides, I have a healthy relationship with someone I really care about now so he needs more time with me too. For some reason though, I couldn't bring myself to tell my friends that I was seeing Kai. I don't think I'm ready to tell them…yet.
I climbed up my stairs and started myself a bath. Once it was hot enough, I slipped off my clothes and slid into the steamy water.
"Ah…"
A content smile was displayed across my face.
"This is nice…"
Not as nice as the hot springs, but nice.
Spending time with my friends yesterday was great. I truly missed them. Shippo was devastated that I had to leave, and I know Miroku and Sango weren't joyous about it either. But I told them before that I'd be spending a long time at home, away from them.
Kikyo clung to InuYasha the whole time, as if she were trying to make me jealous. She sat by him and mad sure he only spoke to her. Even when it was time to sleep, she made him sit next to her outside until I was fast asleep.
I don't think InuYasha minded though. That boy would get killed over and over again just to have her throw him that cold smile. I guess it's not that cold since it practically melts his heart everywhere until it's a bloody mess of heart poured all over my shoes just to rub it in my face and say 'Haha Kagome! InuYasha loves Kikyo and not you! Haha'
My thoughts stopped instantly when I noticed that I had squeezed my rubber ducky so tightly its head flew off.
"Oops…"
Calming myself down, I sank in deeper.
"Whatever, I have Kai and he treats me like a goddess. Hmph."
I climbed out of the tuba after cleaning up and drained it. Wrapping a towel around myself, I went into my room and looked through my closet for something to wear. The phone started ringing.
"Kagome! Phone!"
Souta knocked on my door and shouted to me.
"Kay!"
I picked up my room's phone and continued searching my clothes.
"Hello?"
"Morning Beautiful."
A smile graced my lips.
"Hey you. What's up?"
"Nothing really, just wanted to hear my girl's voice. I miss you."
"But you saw me two days ago!"
"Exactly."
"Kai…you're such a cutie…"
I pulled out some gray sweats and a tank top from my closet and threw them on my bed.
"Do you want to go out for lunch?"
"Yeah, sure. I'd love that."
"Cool. I'll pick you up at…12:30?"
"Cool."
"Bye Hon."
"Bye."
I hung up my phone and faced my bed again. Looking down at the outfit I had chosen I grimaced and put them back.
"Those won't work at all."