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Scientific Method
Chapter 44
Kagome was lying motionless on her bed. Her brown eyes stung and no more tears would dare come. It was ridiculous really. She got the despair and rejection out of her system. She finally had an emotional cleansing, but it only left her hurting physically. Really nice…
She shouldn't cry because of men any more. She felt as if she had been doing just that for...forever. Wasn't she fed up already?
Why was fate so cruel to her? She idly wondered how it was possible for the Shikon shards to remain pure under her watch. Those people just had to be nasty dark to taint them because she felt very depressed and dark right now and they still glowed innocently. Damn! She sincerely trusted most of those people after some time… they really must be a mess inside and very good actors. At least Koga's shards were pure…
No more men! She chided herself.
A soft knock on her door made her freeze. She had done her best to remain hidden from her mother, since she didn't want to make her upset, but apparently she hadn't been successful. It was no surprise; her mom was a very good mother.
"Kagome," her mom called softly, tentatively, maybe thinking she was asleep, but apparently Kagome wasn't convincing. "Hojo's mother is here, she wants to speak to you."
Kagome almost screamed out of surprise, fear and horror and quickly hugged her pillow closer. This couldn't be happening! She shook her head from one side to the other, fighting it… or hoping her mother would get the hint and leave…but no.
"Kagome?"
"Mom," Kagome whined, "Please…I don't want to see her, please! Tell her I'm sleeping, I beg you."
Kagome's mother frowned and while she thought her daughter's behavior was very rude, she wisely chose to refrain from questioning her now. At dinner, she will have to explain herself, for sure.
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Kagome remained on her room for hours and only walked out when Souta came to look for her. She knew her mother wouldn't let her skip dinner and she chose to come down willingly rather than have her mother come in search for her. That would be too embarrassing,
When Kagome sat by the table a small, white envelop waited next to her bowl and she glanced up at her mother questioningly, "What's this?"
Her mother glanced at it curiously and with a shrug said, "Hojo's mother." After the small explanation, Kagome's mother kept her eyes on her daughter, demanding an explanation.
Kagome sighed and timidly shared, "Hojo and I had a misunderstanding today. I don't think it that serious… we'll probably talk about it tomorrow." All the while, slender fingers opened the envelope and a moment later a simple, home-made golden invitation appeared.
Since when was she invited to family events…awkward…
Kagome shrugged it off and promptly devoured her oden.
To be continued...
JeniNeji's Note:
Update! 2 of 3. I am at home...yeah. I was working and a migraine hit me so hard that I had to go home...so, you almost missed this update, and the next. Thankfully, I feel SO much better after a long, quiet nap. Thanks for the reviews!