InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Hanyou Reborn, Kagome's Change of Heart ❯ Smiles And Friendly Gestures ( Chapter 14 )
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By: BlueDayDreamer678 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Drama / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 10.09.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.5K | Visits: 1.3K | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Drama / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 10.09.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.5K | Visits: 1.3K | Status: Completed
Certainly anyone with half a mind could understand why Kagome was nervous. Anyone who knew Inuyasha would be nervous for the poor soul who was unintentionally flirting with his fiancé, his Kagome.
Inuyasha watched with a heavy glare as Kagome stood outside talking with a tall young man. His hair was a fair brown, and his face handsome, yet somewhat plain. Inuyasha let out a growl when the man yet again touched Kagome’s arm, and smiled at her in a sickeningly polite manner.
“Calm down, or you’ll pop a blood vessel,” Sota berated the hanyou. Inuyasha didn’t turn away from the window he was gazing out of as he snapped at the boy.
“He keeps fucking touching her. She’s mine, he can’t do that,” He growled, his eye twitching in his annoyance. He had promised Kagome time alone with the guy, she had told him he was nothing but a friend to her. But to him, it looked as though this man wanted more then that from her.
Kagome laughed as Hojo told her a funny story about his roommate’s misadventures, her eyes ever so often trailing to the kitchen window where she could see Inuyasha watching them. She sighed inwardly, and turning back to Hojo. He was positively clueless of the hanyou who gave him death glares through the window. She was glad for that though, Inuyasha was better to be farthest away from Hojo, who knows what he might do if he goes into a jealous rage.
“Kagome?,” Hojo asked. Kagome blinked, and focused her gaze back on the man before her. He looked at her questioningly, before giving her a kind smile.
“Sorry Hojo, what were you saying?,” She asked. He shook his head.
“Nothing. You seem somewhat distracted, is there something on your mind?,” He asked her, reaching up to touch her arm gently. Kagome smiled at him, and shook her head.
“No, I’m just a bit of a space case today. Perhaps I should try going to bed earlier,” She lied. Hojo nodded, and then she watched as his brown eyes traveled around the shrine, and then to the tree that they stood under. Kagome was watching the branches above them as they swayed, a peaceful and content look upon her face.
“Is something wrong, Kagome?,” Hojo asked, noticing her strange behavior. Kagome’s eyes slid back open to give him a sweet look, and Hojo got the feeling she was somewhere else.
“This tree… it’s as ancient as the legends my Grandfather told. I miss him, but I moved on. Hojo, I think I ought to tell you that…,” She paused for a moment, her gaze sliding back to the branches, and then to a spot on the trunk. Kagome wrapped her arms across her chest, hugging herself, as a small affectionate smile slid onto her lips.
“I‘ve met someone. I guess I really wasn‘t serious when I said I wanted time alone,” She announced. Hojo nodded, and gave a small sigh.
“I’m glad you found someone,” Hojo said. Kagome laughed a little, and her cheerful gaze met Hojo’s, and he couldn’t help but smile as well.
“I am too. I might not have realized it when I was telling you how I wanted time alone, but really I was so desperate for company I was in denial…And then, Inuyasha came back,” She sighed, and hugged her arms closer to herself again.
“Inuyasha… he had always meant a lot to me. I had missed him for so long, and then he showed up one day, and I realized how much I cared for him. I’m sorry if I ever unintentionally lead you on. I didn’t mean to,” She told him, meeting his gaze with her own. Hojo saw the way her eyes danced with an apology and something else, and he couldn’t help but smile back. Before she knew it Hojo had pulled her into a friendly hug, and she smiled to herself returning the gesture.
“You were always special to me. I was so clueless back in Junior high and High school, but now that I think about it, you always seemed to be taken with someone else. Kagome, I’m just glad-,”.
He stopped and pulled back from her his eyes watching something behind her, they widened slightly, and she turned to see what he was looking at.
“Oh, dammit,” She cursed seeing the seething hanyou approaching them. He looked extremely ticked, and before she could stop it he was beside her pulling her roughly against his chest, a growl reverberating from his throat.
“Keep your fucking hands off her!,” Inuyasha all but shouted. Hojo took a step back, as his eyes traveled between the two.
“Um, Kagome?,” He questioned, looking frightful. Kagome shook her head, and smiled apologetically, pushing against Inuyasha’s grip.
“Don’t worry about him Hojo. Inuyasha’s just a big jealous baby,” She said, a teasing tone to her voice. Inuyasha turned his gaze to her, and he saw the warning in her eyes, and he backed off, just a little.
“Oh, I. Well, uh,” Hojo stumbled, staring at the pair. Inuyasha glared at him, and then huffed, turning his nose in the air. Kagome rolled her eyes at his antics, and took a step closer to Hojo, giving him an encouraging look.
“Hojo… I suppose I should introduce you to Inuyasha,” She told him. She gestured to the white haired half demon, whom was dressed in his modern clothes, with his favorite red baseball cap sitting backwards on his head.
“Inuyasha is my fiancé, Inuyasha this is Hojo. We went to Junior High school together, as well as High School,” She said, trying to make small talk between the pair. Inuyasha still looked a little hostile, and Hojo seemed to be slowly calming.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Inuyasha,” Hojo said. When he held out his hand, Inuyasha just snorted at it, and returned to glaring at the sky. Kagome chuckled lightly, and turned a humor filled gaze to Hojo.
“You’ll have to excuse him, he has no manners at all,” She said. Hojo smiled at this, noticing the blush that had so subtly made it’s way onto her cheeks.
“So, how long have you been engaged?,” Hojo asked. Kagome smiled at this, and looked down at her right hand, the glittering diamond of her engagement ring twinkling in the sunlight.
“Since last week. I don’t know when we’ll be having a wedding, hopefully soon. Would you come?,” Kagome asked, looking up at him hopefully. Hojo nodded.
“Of course. I’d be happy too,” He replied. Kagome smiled and leaned forward to give him a quick hug before pulling back again. Inuyasha had turned to watch them now, his eyes narrowing and hands flexing at his sides as she did this. Hojo swallowed nervously, but then cast that aside as Kagome reached out to grabbed hold of the man’s hand. The rage and suspicion quickly died from his golden eyes, and was replaced by affection.
“I should probably be going. Please, don’t fall out of touch. I’d really enjoy to attend your wedding,” Hojo said. He turned to smile kindly at Inuyasha. “It was a pleasure to meet you, and I should hope you treat her well. Kagome deserves the very best”.
Inuyasha growled at the man, but Hojo paid no mind as he waved and took his leave. As he disappeared down the steps Kagome turned back to the scowling hanyou, and gave him a warm smile.
“Did I tell you how much I love you this morning?,” She asked him. Inuyasha looked at her in surprise before a grin spread across his lips, and he leaned down to give her a chaste kiss.
“No. But you can now,” He said, his smiled turning smug. Kagome leaned her forehead against his.
“I love you, Inuyasha”.
“I love you too, now let’s go get some lunch,” The hanyou replied. Kagome laughed, and slapped his arm playfully before they started back to the shrine.
Inuyasha watched with a heavy glare as Kagome stood outside talking with a tall young man. His hair was a fair brown, and his face handsome, yet somewhat plain. Inuyasha let out a growl when the man yet again touched Kagome’s arm, and smiled at her in a sickeningly polite manner.
“Calm down, or you’ll pop a blood vessel,” Sota berated the hanyou. Inuyasha didn’t turn away from the window he was gazing out of as he snapped at the boy.
“He keeps fucking touching her. She’s mine, he can’t do that,” He growled, his eye twitching in his annoyance. He had promised Kagome time alone with the guy, she had told him he was nothing but a friend to her. But to him, it looked as though this man wanted more then that from her.
Kagome laughed as Hojo told her a funny story about his roommate’s misadventures, her eyes ever so often trailing to the kitchen window where she could see Inuyasha watching them. She sighed inwardly, and turning back to Hojo. He was positively clueless of the hanyou who gave him death glares through the window. She was glad for that though, Inuyasha was better to be farthest away from Hojo, who knows what he might do if he goes into a jealous rage.
“Kagome?,” Hojo asked. Kagome blinked, and focused her gaze back on the man before her. He looked at her questioningly, before giving her a kind smile.
“Sorry Hojo, what were you saying?,” She asked. He shook his head.
“Nothing. You seem somewhat distracted, is there something on your mind?,” He asked her, reaching up to touch her arm gently. Kagome smiled at him, and shook her head.
“No, I’m just a bit of a space case today. Perhaps I should try going to bed earlier,” She lied. Hojo nodded, and then she watched as his brown eyes traveled around the shrine, and then to the tree that they stood under. Kagome was watching the branches above them as they swayed, a peaceful and content look upon her face.
“Is something wrong, Kagome?,” Hojo asked, noticing her strange behavior. Kagome’s eyes slid back open to give him a sweet look, and Hojo got the feeling she was somewhere else.
“This tree… it’s as ancient as the legends my Grandfather told. I miss him, but I moved on. Hojo, I think I ought to tell you that…,” She paused for a moment, her gaze sliding back to the branches, and then to a spot on the trunk. Kagome wrapped her arms across her chest, hugging herself, as a small affectionate smile slid onto her lips.
“I‘ve met someone. I guess I really wasn‘t serious when I said I wanted time alone,” She announced. Hojo nodded, and gave a small sigh.
“I’m glad you found someone,” Hojo said. Kagome laughed a little, and her cheerful gaze met Hojo’s, and he couldn’t help but smile as well.
“I am too. I might not have realized it when I was telling you how I wanted time alone, but really I was so desperate for company I was in denial…And then, Inuyasha came back,” She sighed, and hugged her arms closer to herself again.
“Inuyasha… he had always meant a lot to me. I had missed him for so long, and then he showed up one day, and I realized how much I cared for him. I’m sorry if I ever unintentionally lead you on. I didn’t mean to,” She told him, meeting his gaze with her own. Hojo saw the way her eyes danced with an apology and something else, and he couldn’t help but smile back. Before she knew it Hojo had pulled her into a friendly hug, and she smiled to herself returning the gesture.
“You were always special to me. I was so clueless back in Junior high and High school, but now that I think about it, you always seemed to be taken with someone else. Kagome, I’m just glad-,”.
He stopped and pulled back from her his eyes watching something behind her, they widened slightly, and she turned to see what he was looking at.
“Oh, dammit,” She cursed seeing the seething hanyou approaching them. He looked extremely ticked, and before she could stop it he was beside her pulling her roughly against his chest, a growl reverberating from his throat.
“Keep your fucking hands off her!,” Inuyasha all but shouted. Hojo took a step back, as his eyes traveled between the two.
“Um, Kagome?,” He questioned, looking frightful. Kagome shook her head, and smiled apologetically, pushing against Inuyasha’s grip.
“Don’t worry about him Hojo. Inuyasha’s just a big jealous baby,” She said, a teasing tone to her voice. Inuyasha turned his gaze to her, and he saw the warning in her eyes, and he backed off, just a little.
“Oh, I. Well, uh,” Hojo stumbled, staring at the pair. Inuyasha glared at him, and then huffed, turning his nose in the air. Kagome rolled her eyes at his antics, and took a step closer to Hojo, giving him an encouraging look.
“Hojo… I suppose I should introduce you to Inuyasha,” She told him. She gestured to the white haired half demon, whom was dressed in his modern clothes, with his favorite red baseball cap sitting backwards on his head.
“Inuyasha is my fiancé, Inuyasha this is Hojo. We went to Junior High school together, as well as High School,” She said, trying to make small talk between the pair. Inuyasha still looked a little hostile, and Hojo seemed to be slowly calming.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Inuyasha,” Hojo said. When he held out his hand, Inuyasha just snorted at it, and returned to glaring at the sky. Kagome chuckled lightly, and turned a humor filled gaze to Hojo.
“You’ll have to excuse him, he has no manners at all,” She said. Hojo smiled at this, noticing the blush that had so subtly made it’s way onto her cheeks.
“So, how long have you been engaged?,” Hojo asked. Kagome smiled at this, and looked down at her right hand, the glittering diamond of her engagement ring twinkling in the sunlight.
“Since last week. I don’t know when we’ll be having a wedding, hopefully soon. Would you come?,” Kagome asked, looking up at him hopefully. Hojo nodded.
“Of course. I’d be happy too,” He replied. Kagome smiled and leaned forward to give him a quick hug before pulling back again. Inuyasha had turned to watch them now, his eyes narrowing and hands flexing at his sides as she did this. Hojo swallowed nervously, but then cast that aside as Kagome reached out to grabbed hold of the man’s hand. The rage and suspicion quickly died from his golden eyes, and was replaced by affection.
“I should probably be going. Please, don’t fall out of touch. I’d really enjoy to attend your wedding,” Hojo said. He turned to smile kindly at Inuyasha. “It was a pleasure to meet you, and I should hope you treat her well. Kagome deserves the very best”.
Inuyasha growled at the man, but Hojo paid no mind as he waved and took his leave. As he disappeared down the steps Kagome turned back to the scowling hanyou, and gave him a warm smile.
“Did I tell you how much I love you this morning?,” She asked him. Inuyasha looked at her in surprise before a grin spread across his lips, and he leaned down to give her a chaste kiss.
“No. But you can now,” He said, his smiled turning smug. Kagome leaned her forehead against his.
“I love you, Inuyasha”.
“I love you too, now let’s go get some lunch,” The hanyou replied. Kagome laughed, and slapped his arm playfully before they started back to the shrine.