InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ One Question ❯ Chapter 7

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One Question

Chapter 7

A/N: final chapter that I am going to upload today… so let me know what you all think.

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Kagome woke up the next morning with a blistering headache.  She was grateful that today was Friday.  Her only day off, but at least, it was a day off.  

She made her way to the living room and was surprised to see InuYasha.

“What are you doing?”

He got up off the couch and stretched, “well, I was sleeping until you scared the crap out of me.”

“That’s not what I meant.  What are you doing here?”

He looked at her confused, “I crashed here, but not before we made sweet love.”

Kagome’s face blazed red, “you have better be kidding.”

“I was,” InuYasha laughed, “but your face was priceless.  You really can’t remember anything?”

Kagome shook her head.

“Hm, I will have to remember that the next time we go out,” he said as he put a finger to his chin.

“Next time? InuYasha, I don’t have time to just go out and do jello shots with you.”

He lifted his shoulders, “your loss.”

He picked up his coat, “I’m outta here.”

Kagome looked at him, not understanding the complete change in his behavior, “wait… you can stay for breakfast if you want.”

He laughed at her, “Kagome, it is almost one in the afternoon.  I am going to pick up Ariana, and I have a date that I can’t be late for.”

Kagome looked at the clock and her mouth hung open, “Oh my gosh, I can’t sleep this long!”

He smiled as she swung into her bedroom, before he made his way to the door.  He had a little girl he was looking forward to see after all.

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Kagome looked at the glistening white marble floors and the tall ceilings.  It was weird to see such a restaurant like this in Japan.  She would never have guessed how much Japanese and American culture shared, whether it was the food, the clothes, or building design.

She took in a deep breath and looked at the tall glass of water as she circled her finger around the top; she knew she had just made the worst mistake of all.

“Kagome.”

She turned to see him bustling towards her.  

He looked just as she remembered: tall, dark haired, with his dark brown eyes.  It seemed to her as if no time had passed at all, albeit she did just see him about a week ago.

“Hojo,” she replied as she stood to embrace him in a hug.

He was always a good friend, always there when she needed him.

“So,” he began as he waited for her to sit and immediately he followed, “I can’t believe it has been five years!”

She laughed softly, “I know.  I have been hearing that a lot.”

He smiled reassuring at her, “well I am glad that you are back.”

She nodded her head, “I think I am too.”

He laughed, “You don’t sound so sure.”

Kagome tilted her head as she thought about her reply, “it’s just that there are still a lot of loose ends that need to be mended.”

Hojo nodded at her, “Oh, I see,” he told her politely, not wanting to pry if she didn’t want to divulge the information.

Kagome smiled at him.  That was one thing she could always count on from him, he always thought about others around him.  A person didn’t see that too often these days.

Kagome took in a deep breath, knowing this would hurt him, “So, I have a daughter now.”

He looked wide-eyed at her, recovering his stuttering, “Oh, well I am happy to hear that.”

Kagome smiled sadly at him as she pulled out her cell phone to show him the picture of Ariana that was saved as her background, “well thank you.  Yeah, she will be four in about two months.”

“Wow,” Hojo replied.

Kagome cringed.  This was the last thing she wanted to do to him, “I know it’s sudden, and I am sorry I never told you.”

Hojo nodded his head, “Kagome, I am just glad that you are being honest with me.  I know that’s a hard thing to do,” he replied as he placed his hand over hers.

Kagome smiled at him, she was glad to have one man in her life that never let her down.

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InuYasha couldn’t help but look at her.  With the way she wore her hair in long curls and a small amount of makeup she really looked like Kikyos replica, but that was gone as soon as he saw her glasses, and he knew it was Kagome, but still… he had never noticed how much they really looked a like.  

‘She seemed like she could sure clean up well, at least,’ he thought to himself.

He was about to go over and say hello when a tall man entered the picture.  He looked nice, from all appearances, but there was something about him that just made him feel jealous.  Of what, he didn’t know, but the more he saw them interact, the less he seemed to enjoy seeing the man sitting with Kagome.

Maybe it was because there was a man that could potentially take Kagome away from him and in turn, Ariana as well, or maybe that was what he wished to believe.

He saw Kagome look at the man sadly, and then take out her cell phone.

It was hard to judge what the man was thinking, but he seemed to have a horrible look on his face.

Immediately he remembered meeting him the other day.  It was that Hojo guy that she was so excited to see.

He decided he had seen enough and turned back to his table just in time to see his date walk in.

She had nice hips and just a small amount of cleavage showing in her dark blue dress.  It was the one he bought her after all.

“Makoto,” he called to her as she made her way to the table.

She smiled with a small blush aligning her cheeks.  She was a bit younger then him, twenty-one, but he loved the way she viewed the world.  She was always so passionate; something that he hoped could rub off on him.

“I am glad to see you, InuYasha,” Makoto replied as she kissed his cheek.

His smile was dashing, “Likewise.”

She opened her mouth to say something, but InuYasha completely missed it because at that moment, Kagome and Hojo walked out of the restaurant, and InuYasha couldn’t help but notice that they were holding hands.

“InuYasha?” He heard Makoto ask him cautiously.

“Huh?” He turned back towards her, just noticing that he missed what she said.

She looked down at her hands, “I was just asking what you were in the mood for…?”

He took in a deep breath, suddenly at a loss of appetite, “We can get whatever you want babe,” he told her with a fake smile.

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He dropped her off shortly after they had finished eating, and he just felt like walking.  

This raw feeling he had just kept encompassing him.  

‘Who was Hojo to Kagome?’  

She told him that he was just a friend, but a guy that was just your friend did not have the privilege of also holding your hand.

He hung his head as he let out a deep breath.

“I am glad.”

He looked up and was surprised to see Hojo and Kagome in front of her apartment door.

She smiled at him, “you were always too nice to me.”

He rubbed the back of his head as a blush came to his cheeks, “Well, honestly, Kagome, there was always a reason for that…”

“Huh?” Kagome asked him.  She didn’t understand why he suddenly got so flustered.

“Kagome, I –”

“Kagome!”

Kagome turned her head to look at who had just yelled her name and was surprised to see InuYasha.

“InuYasha?”

He looked at her and smiled, “Well, what do we have here?”

Kagome and Hojo glimpsed at each other quickly, before quickly turning away and blushing.

“Oh, InuYasha, stop turning everything perverted.  We are just friends,” Kagome huffed at him.

Hojo looked at her with his eyes wide.

InuYasha cringed.

He felt bad for the other man.

Hojo let his head fall, “she’s right.” He agreed as he looked at him as well.

Kagome looked at Hojo, noticing his appearance, “Hojo, are you feeling okay?”

He took in a deep breath, “Yeah, I think I have just had a long day.  I guess I should call it a night, huh?”

He told her with an awkward chuckle.

Kagome looked at him a moment longer, “I suppose, but we should definitely do this again,” she told him with a smile.

He smiled sadly at her, “Of course.  See you, Kagome.”

He turned to InuYasha, “InuYasha.”

“Hojo,” InuYasha acknowledged, and then the man walked away.

InuYasha watched him walk away; knowing that he had just completely crushed the other mans dreams.

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A/N: Poor Hojo.  Never seems to work out for him does it? This is the last chapter that I am going to add today.  Let me know what you think :)