InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ In The Mirror ❯ Do you? ( Chapter 15 )

Now we look into Kagome's world.

 

 

Disclaimer: Me own Inuyasha? ::brakes out into hysterical laughter:: Oh you people are funny!

 

 

In the Mirror: Chapter fourteen. Do you?

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`'Kagome! Wait up!'' Someone yelled behind me. I turn around to see Houjou running towards me.

 

Oh no, not again. I thought to my self. Ever since he learned about my `break up' with my `boyfriend' he's been none stop. Every day he asks me the same question.

 

`'Hay Kagome'' He said coming up next to me.

 

`'Hi Houjou.'' I said trying to sound tired. I learned that if he thought I was getting sick again or coming down with something he would just say never mind, I'll ask later. And all I wanted to say was just leave me alone! But I never do, I just smile and act like a normal girl. That's what I am now after all, just your normal eighteen year old High School drop out with a stalker. That's what he is now. We don't go to school together anymore, he doesn't live that close to me, and he's always at the shrine every night to ask that same question. I work at the shine every night for my grandfather, who's in the hospital right now for his back. He's been there for the last two weeks; mom's really starting to worry about him. Every night I'm out here, and every night Houjou comes running up the stares at seven forty-five on the dot. It's time to put a stop to this.

 

`'Hay Kagome, do you think we could talk for a minute?'' He asked me in a surprisingly serious voice.

 

`'Sure, actually I need to talk to you about something too.'' I said. he looked at me like I just said I was dieing. `'Is something wrong Houjou? Did something bad happen to someone?''

 

`'Lets sit down.'' We did on the bench under the god tree. `'Kagome? You know I like you right?'' Oh boy, this isn't how I wanted to break it to him, right after he told me he was in love with me. He needed to keep some of his dignity. This isn't going to go well.

 

`'Yes Houjou, but I-`'

 

`'Kagome please, let me say this first, it's already hard enough for me.'' Oh no. `'Kagome I'm afraid to tell you that even though I like you, it's only as a friend. You see I've discovered that I'm in love with Eri. (I think that's the name of her friend, if not call me stupid and keep reading) I'm so sorry to have to tell you this after the break up you just had.''

 

I sweat dropped. You've got to be kidding me. Was the only thing running through my mind. I've always known the Eri had a thing for Houjou, but I didn't think that he felt the same way; he was always after me after all. Wait a minute, if he's in love with Eri then how come he's just telling me now? He's asked me out every night for the passed month.

 

`'Wait a minute Houjou, if your in love with Eri then how come you've been asking me out for the past month?'' He looked down with a little blush on his face.

 

`'Well, I didn't want to tell you all this so soon after your break up with your boyfriend. I didn't think you could take it. I haven't told Eri anything yet. I wanted you to know first so that she wouldn't feel like she was steeling me away from you. I hope you could give us your blessing Kagome. But if it's to much for you right now then I understand and I won't tell Eri anything, I'll wait as long as you need me too.''

 

He said the last part in a hurry. He really was a sweet man, and one of my best friends. He would wait like he said he would. I have no doubt that he wouldn't. But I could see the yearning in his eyes. He wanted to be with Eri as much as I wanted to be with Inuyasha. I couldn't get what I wanted but I wasn't about to deny him because I'm selfish.

 

`'Houjou, you have my blessing and more. I hope you two are very happy together.'' I told him taking his hand into mine. He smiled as bright as any star I've ever seen.

 

`'Thank you Kagome!'' He said pulling me into a hug. I smiled. It felt nice to be in someone's arms again. Just for the briefest second I closed me eyes to imagine it was Inuyasha holding me.

 

We pulled apart and sat there in silence for a few minutes. I thought that he would leave to go Eri's to tell her the good news. But he just sat there looking at the stars with me.

 

`'Do you still love him?'' The question took me by surprise. Love who? Oh, him, now I get it. How do I answer that? Of course I was still in love with him. I had no control over that. But the girls and Houjou know how we broke up. Well not the whole looking for the jewel shards and being five hundred years in the past but they knew the out lines and the fight we had. I couldn't help it, two days after I had been here they all came over to see if I was feeling any better from the latest disease that I had, I couldn't keep track of all of them, and they asked how my boyfriend was. I tried to say that he was fine, but I couldn't get the words out of my mouth. And then I broke down, crying hysterically. Mother came up to see what was wrong and I told them everything.

 

That's when Houjou started to ask me out. Mother wasn't too happy with Inuyasha for awhile, but for some reason lately she hasn't been making mad faces like she use to when ever she heard his name. Like she suddenly likes him again. Oh well, back to the question. I thought about it for a minute and then gave him the only answer I could.

 

`'Yes.'' He smiled again and took my hand in his.

 

`'Is there anything I can do to help? Like maybe go over to him and give him a good punch in the nose for letting you go.'' I laughed. It felt good to do that again.

 

`'No Houjou. No affiance or anything but he's really strong, and he would probably rip you a new one.'' I said giggling, He laughed to.

 

`'That might be true, but it would be worth it if I could tell him what a jerk he was being right now.'' He sighed and got up pulling me with him because he still had my hand. `'I mean it Kagome, If I ever see him on the street I'm going to give a piece of my mind, weather I get ripped a new one or not.'' I didn't worry about that to much, because he would never see him on these streets. The well wasn't sealed, but I'm willing to bet he never comes back. I hugged him.

 

`'Thank you for the thought Houjou, now go to Eri, I'm sure you have something to tell her.'' I said pulling back and smiling. He nodded and turned around, but not before telling me one last thing.

 

`'Remember Kagome, if this guy can't see what's right in front of him then he doesn't deserve you. Call me if you ever need to talk okay?'' I nodded and he walked away. As I watched him walk away I started thinking, he was right. If Inuyasha couldn't see me then he didn't deserve me.

 

I walked back into my house and started thinking about my next trip to the sengoku jidai.

 

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So Houjou's not as dumb as we all think he is. REVIEW PLEASE!