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Scientific Method
Chapter 41
Kagome was sitting on the ground, watching her friends play volleyball. Her turn had passed and her team, sadly, lost. She didn't care much for those things… she almost helped save the world while in the Feudal Era, this was nothing.
A flash of light caught her attention and she turned with a gasp and wide eyes only to find it was a nice silver necklace from one of the girls playing.
It was happening often lately. Every time she saw something spark her heart would jump from its cage and beat wildly. If it was that she thought it was Tetsusaiga's Wind Scar, Inuyasha's hair or Sesshomaru…she didn't know…she just reacted.
A few minutes later, her heart dimmed and her sadness overwhelmed her.
Six months…and no one had come get her. Was she worth so little? Did they not care in the least for her? No, of course not… they had a new, stronger shard detector. Perhaps…Inuyasha wasn't bluffing when he said she was only a shard detector… maybe… she just didn't want to believe it. Maybe… she truly was that different.
So into her thoughts… she didn't notice that her classmate, Hojo, sat at her side. He remained silent, watching her and the game with a small smile. After a couple of minutes passed without her acknowledging his presence, he finally intervened. "Kagome."
Startled brown eyes slanted his way and she opened her mouth in a silent gasp before hastily composing herself, "Hojo-kun," she whispered with a hand on her chest, "You scared me."
His laugher was like a soft, familiar rumble and she couldn't help but despair, "I've been here for a long time Kagome."
She blinked, "You called me Kagome."
"Yes" he said with a shrug, "Do you prefer Higurashi-san?"
Kagome smiled, "No, Kagome is fine."
To be continued...
JeniNeji's Note:
Not sure if today there will be two updates :/ I am at work, like yeah, the morning shift (T_T). I worked the evening/night shift yesterday and I'm SO sleepy (T_T).