Monday, August 15, 2005

YEAH! More XD
More of my AU story is coming up! I just want to ask:
How was the first chapter? Too long? Not good enough?

Here's chapter 2:

**~Chapter Two~**
Hotaru waved to Kouga as they left him. Hotaru's mom had just dropped him off at the store and now Hotaru, Hotaru's mom and Hotaru's sister were heading home.
"So..." Hotaru's sister, Harumi, started with a smirk. Hotaru already knew it was about Kouga. "Who is he? How did you guys meet? Come on! Tell me! Don't leave anything out!"
"His name is Kouga," Hotaru stated. "We met at lunch when he helped me."
"Did you trip over your feet again?" Harumi asked with a smile and before Hotaru could answer, she added, "Clumsy girl."
Hotaru blushed. "No! I didn't trip!" she exclaimed. "It was Naraku again."
"Naraku? Again? You should report him to a teacher," Hotaru's mother, Kiyomi, piped in.
"It's not that easy," Hotaru said with a slight sigh.
*~*The Next Week After Lunch*~*
All four girls headed off to P.E. with smile on their faces. They changed into their P.E. uniforms quickly and headed out to class.
"Today, we find out if Miroku has the same P.E. as us," Sango said with a slight frown.
"Let's hope he isn't..." Kagome said.
All four of the girls began to look around.
"So far so good," Riniko said. She knew about Miroku and his perverted ways, because she had a few classes with him.
"OH NO! THERE HE IS!" Hotaru exclaimed, pointing towards the field.
The other girls looked there and groaned. Miroku was there, walking toward them too.
"Hey girls," Miroku said as he reached them. "How are you guys?"
"Fine," Sango lied.
"Yeah," agreed Kagome and Riniko.
"I'm tiered..." Hotaru said, yawning. "I was up late writing another story."
"Really?" Sango asked. "Which one? Or did you start a new one AGAIN?"
"It was that one original love story," Hotaru said with a smile.
"An original love story?" Riniko asked excitedly. "You HAVE to let me read it sometime."
Hotaru blushed. "It's not very good though..." she said in a small, shy voice.
"I bet it is!" Riniko exclaimed.
"Hey look! It's Shippo!" Kagome exclaimed.
They all looked to see little Shippo running toward them. He stopped in front of Riniko and their eyes met. Riniko blushed and so did Shippo. The rest of the girls giggled.
"Hi... my name's Shippo," Shippo said in a shy voice.
"I'm Riniko," Riniko introduced, blushing a bit still.
"What's the hold up?" a voice asked.
Everyone turned to see that it had been the voice of Inuyasha. Hotaru and Kagome looked at one another, then Inuyasha spoke again.
"Hey Kagome," he said with a small smirk.
"Um, hi Inuyasha," Kagome said, quite a bit shocked that Inuyasha was being nice to them, much less saying hello to HER.
Inuyasha nodded at the others and carried on his way.
"What class do you have with HIM?" Hotaru asked, her voice a little sly and very demanding.
"Math," Kagome said, keeping her voice as monotone as she could manage.
Hotaru and Riniko shrugged.
"Hey! It's Kouga!" Kagome said, looking over past Riniko and Hotaru. Indeed, there Kouga stood. He didn't notice them though. Hotaru ran over to Kouga and they talked for a short while, before coming to the group.
"Hi you guys," Kouga said with a smirk.
"Hi Kouga," Riniko and Sango said, the same hint of bitterness in their voices.
"Hello Kouga," Kagome said with a smile.
"Kouga, this is-" Hotaru started.
"Miroku and Shippo. Don't worry, I know," Kouga interrupted.
"Hey! Don't interrupt her!" Sango snarled angrily.
"Sorry, it's a bad habit of mine..." Kouga said.
"It's okay, I don't mind," Hotaru said with a big smile.
*~*After Class*~*
Everyone began to go their separate ways. Riniko and Shippo went off to Biology, Sango and Kagome went off to French, Miroku went off to Math and Hotaru and Kouga went to Writing.
"So, is today a good day?" Hotaru asked for the fifteenth time.
"Yes, It is," Kouga answered for the fifteenth time.
"I can't wait! Mom said it was okay and my sister is inviting her boyfriend over, so she'll leave us alone!" Hotaru said excitedly.
"That's good," Kouga said. "I think..."
Hotaru laughed. "But Harumi, my sister, will probably be weird in the car," Hotaru warned. "She likes to make fun of me. And her boyfriend won't be over until 15 minutes after we get home. So prepare for sister hell."
With that, the two of them burst out laughing.
"That's my sister for you," Hotaru said with a wink as they reached their classroom.
*~*After School*~*
"Thank you for inviting me over Mrs. Suzuki," Kouga said in the car as the Suzuki family(and Kouga) were going home.
"Please, Mrs. Suzuki is too formal, call me Kiyomi," Hotaru's mother said with a smile. "And it's no problem. I'm glad Hotaru has someone to study with."
"YEEAAAAAH, but I bet you two'll be together in no time," Harumi said with a smirk. "Just think, little Hotaru, having a boyfriend." She snickered when she was the blush on her sister's face.
"Harumi! Don't scare our guest!" Hotaru said loudly, trying to cover her blush with her hands.
"Me? Scare? I would never..." Harumi said with a smirk. "Embarrass you in front of guests? Yes, that I would do."
"We're home!" Kiyomi called to the two arguing sisters and the silent Kouga as they reached a house that had a big welcoming environment.
"And this is home!" Harumi said, getting out of the car. "Make yourself at home! You'll need to know the house when you take Hotaru out on dates."
"HARUMI!!" Hotaru exclaimed loudly with a big blush on her face. Kouga was blushing as well.
"You know... you're right! She's too ugly to date!" Harumi said with a smirk.
Before Hotaru could say anything, Kouga spoke up. "You shouldn't call your own sister ugly!" Kouga said with a glare.
"Oh you think she's pretty?" Harumi asked.
"Yes! I'm amazed she doesn't have a boyfriend already!" Kouga said, getting very annoyed with Harumi, while Hotaru was turning red from blushing.
"Do you feel alright Hotaru?" Kiyomi asked, oblivious to the argument Kouga and Harumi were having.
Kouga turned to look at Hotaru, but when he saw she was blushing, he blushed too.
"Like I said, Hotaru and Kouga, boyfriend and girlfriend," Harumi said as a car drove up.
"Is that Kenshin?" Kiyomi asked.
A man with red hair stepped out of the car. "Hello Harumi," he said with a smile.
"KENSHIN!!!!!" Harumi yelled, hugging him.
"Well it IS Kenshin!" Kiyomi said, walking over to the couple hugging.
"That's Harumi's boyfriend, Kenshin," Hotaru whispered to Kouga, finally getting her voice back. "He's nice, way nicer then my sister."
Kenshin walked over to them. "Hello Hotaru. Who's this?" he asked, being polite.
"Hello Kenshin," Hotaru greeted. "This is my friend, Kouga. Kouga, this is Kenshin."
"Nice to meet you," Kenshin said, reaching out his hand to shake Kouga's.
"Likewise," Kouga replied, shaking Kenshin's hand.
"GUYS! GET YOUR BUTTS IN THE HOUSE!" Kiyomi yelled from inside.
All four of them walked inside the house. Kiyomi stood smiling in the kitchen right to the right of where they came in.
"Make your self comfortable Kouga!" Kiyomi said with a smile.
"Thank you Kiyomi," Kouga said.
"YEAH! You'll be here a lot to pick Hotaru up on dates!" Harumi said, running away when she saw Hotaru turn red. Kenshin quickly followed her.
"Come on, I'll show you to my room," Hotaru said with a slight smile. Kouga returned it as they walked up the stairs and into a room.
The room was kinda girly. It's walls were pink and it's white carpet was covered by a dark blue rug. There was a desk next to a closed door with a Macintosh(YAY! MAC!) computer on it. There was a bed against the right was and a bookshelf on the other side of the desk. There was also a dresser that was next to the bed.
"Sorry. It's a little crowded," Hotaru said, blushing and looking down.
Kouga walked up to the desk. "You got a Mac?" he asked, observing the Mac.
"Yeah," Hotaru said, looking up.
"Dad used to hate Macs," he said, laughing as though he was remembering something. "One time, we walked into a computer store. He thought they sold Windows, but it was a Mac store. We both just laughed and tried to find a Windows store."
"Sounds like you guys had fun together," Hotaru said with a smile.
"Yeah, he was like one of my best friends," Kouga said, a hint of sadness in his voice Hotaru could detect.
Hotaru put a hand on Kouga's shoulder. He looked at her and smiled.
"We should get working on that homework," Kouga said. "You said you needed help, right?"
*~*About an hour later*~*
Kouga and Hotaru were working on their homework peacefully. That is... until Hotaru asked Kouga one question.
"Did you really mean it?"
Kouga looked up from his english homework. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"Did you really mean... that I was pretty?"
Kouga's face turned beat red, and he looked at the floor, as though it were the most interesting thing in the world.
"Yeah," Kouga said. "I meant it."
"Well... that's a first," Hotaru said, her voice having a dark hint to it. "No one ever thinks I'M pretty. I'm just Hotaru. Just Hotaru, the average girl no one cares about. Naraku's hell to deal with every day, Kikyo's a pain to look at, and Inuyasha's mean to me at times. Most people just don't seem to care... not about me."
Kouga was silent for a moment, taking in Hotaru's words.
"Well then," he started. "Those people are stupid. Naraku, Kikyo, Inuyasha, and everyone who doesn't care about you." Hotaru looked up a little. "You're nice, sweet, smart, and pretty, not to mention the best writer I know. What's not to care about?"
Without warning, he felt two arms wrap around him. Hotaru was... crying? Kouga wrapped his arms around the crying girl. He comforted her until she had stopped crying.
"Thank you..." Hotaru whispered.
*~*The Next Week*~*
Kagome entered math class. Once again, only Inuyasha was there.
"Hello Inuyasha," Kagome said to him.
Inuyasha looked up from a piece of paper. "Yo Kagome. What's up?"
"Nothing," Kagome answer, then noticed the paper. "What's that?"
Inuyasha looked at the paper. "I don't know. Someone left it here."
Kagome looked at it. "Do you know who wrote it?"
"No, why would I say 'someone' if I knew who it was?" Inuyasha asked kinda annoyed.
"I was just ASKING!" Kagome exclaimed. "Gosh." She sat down in her regular seat. Inuyasha sent her a glare and she returned it.
*~*Art Class*~*
Shippo and Riniko were already there when Hotaru entered. Since Riniko was at Shippo's seat, Hotaru sat down in her own seat. She looked around at everyone. They had got to keep their seats with minor adjustments.
Then, Naraku entered the classroom. 'Oh yeah...' Hotaru thought, 'He's in this class... and worse... he sits across from me. UGH! And I was ENJOYING this class.'
Naraku sat down across from Hotaru and she pretended to be getting something out of her backpack.
"Why hello Hotaru..." Naraku said with a small evil smile.
Hotaru looked up from her backpack. Inwardly, she groaned. But on the outside, she remained emotionless.
"Hello Naraku," Hotaru said, with no feeling.
"Hotaru..." Naraku said in a menacing voice that sent shivers down Hotaru's spine.
"What?" she asked harshly.
"My... why so harsh today?" He asked.
Hotaru resisted the urge to say, "You, as always", but instead stayed silent.
'Riniko, get over her, NOW!' Hotaru thought bitterly, surprising a glare that threatened to release itself.
Naraku gave her another evil smile before going silent. Hotaru wondered why he wasn't bugging her. A second later, Riniko came and sat next to Hotaru.
"Hi Hotaru!" Riniko said with a smile.
"Hi..." Hotaru said in a small voice. She didn't want Naraku to listen in to their conversation.
Riniko searched her backpack for a piece of paper. When she found it, she wrote something down, then folded it up and gave it to Hotaru. On the front, it said 'Do not open until you get home.' Hotaru nodded and put the paper away, right as the teacher came in.
*~*After school*~*
Hotaru said goodbye to Kouga, but she had no smile on her face. Kouga had asked her all through writing class if she was okay. Hotaru didn't want to tell him it was Naraku again, so she stayed silent. She had only said two words all of writing class, which were "Hello Kouga". Today, Kiyomi was busy, so Hotaru had to walk home. Of course, Harumi would be with her, but she wanted to be alone for a while. And the path they took home, would cross Kouga's path too.
*~*A Little While Later*~*
Harumi was babbling on about how her day was, but Hotaru was in her own world and not listening. Harumi suddenly stopped and Hotaru bumped into her.
"Ouch, what is it?" she asked, even though it didn't really hurt.
"I see your boooooooooooooooooyfriiiiiiiiiiiend," Harumi mocked.
Hotaru's eyes widened, and she looked around Harumi. Kouga was indeed there, but he looked stressed, even beat up from this distance. He was drooping a bit and hadn't seemed to notice the two sisters.
"Kouga..." Hotaru whispered.
"He can't hear you stupid," Harumi pointed out, "You have to do this." She took a small intake of breath. "KOUGA!!"
Kouga looked up a little. When he saw the two sisters(Harumi waving and Hotaru looking at him worriedly from behind Harumi), he began to walk toward them. Hotaru ran towards him. Harumi followed her.
"Kouga!" Hotaru said as she reached him. He looked horrible. He had bruises on his arms and one of his left cheek. He looked exhausted as well.
Harumi reached him a second later. "Geez, what happened to you?" she asked.
Kouga said nothing. His head drooped and landed on Hotaru's shoulder.
"Kouga... Kouga! You have to tell me what's wrong! I can help!" Hotaru exclaimed. "Please, I want to help."
Kouga was silent for a minute or two, before he said, in a very small voice, "I just got into a fight, that's all..."
"What did he say?" Harumi asked, but Hotaru didn't hear her.
"You got into a fight?!" she asked loudly. Kouga looked up at her. "You need help! Come home with us, okay? I'll call Mom, and she can come get us! We'll take care of you Kouga."
Hotaru could feel the tears brimming in her eyes, but she ignored them. Kouga gave her a weak smile. "I'll be okay. This happens a lot. I'm used to it by now. It's ok-"
"No! It's not okay Kouga!" Hotaru exclaimed. "You shouldn't be used to it! Harumi, call Mom, okay?"
Harumi, who was usually a pain in the but, simply nodded and got out her cell phone. She dialed their number and waited.
"I'm okay Hotaru," Kouga said in a slightly stronger voice. He lifted his head off Hotaru's shoulder and looked her straight in the eye. Hotaru's vision was blurred with tears, but she could still see those beautiful blue eyes she loved. "I'm okay Hotaru," he repeated. He began to walk away, until Harumi tripped him. Kouga fell onto the concrete. Then he and Hotaru looked at Harumi, who was now off the phone.
"I already told Mom, so you stay here," she said in an annoyed voice. "Besides, you're injured and Hotaru OBVIOUSLY likes you, so I won't make Hotaru sad by letting you get away. Can't you see she's already hurt by the fact that you got in a fight?"
Kouga looked at Hotaru. A tear was running down her cheek. Kouga gave her a sorry look and got up off the concrete. "If it means that much to you, I'll stay..." Kouga said in a weak voice.
Hotaru hugged Kouga. He winced a little, but he was the only one who noticed. Tears were flooding Hotaru's beautiful face and Harumi was smiling proudly at her work.
"Hotaru..." Kouga whispered to her, wrapping both arms around the crying teen.
By the time Kiyomi had arrived, Hotaru's tears were gone, but Kouga was still holding her. Harumi and Kiyomi helped Kouga into the car, since they were strongest. Hotaru sat down next to him and Harumi sat in the front, giving them a bit more privacy.
"Do..." Hotaru began in a shy voice as Kiyomi started the car. "Do you want us to... help you... o-or just..." Hotaru trailed off.
Before Kouga could answer the question, Harumi butted in, "He's coming home with us! We'll patch him up and he'll be on his way before you know it!"
"I think you should stay home from school tomorrow Kouga," Kiyomi said from the driver's seat.
"Nah, I'll make it," Kouga said with a slightly painful shrug. "Thank you for your concern though."
"You're such a polite boy," Kiyomi pointed out. "Your parents must have raised you right."
Kouga cringed, but Hotaru was the only one who noticed. Kouga didn't answer Kiyomi, so he went silent, watching the scenery pass by outside the car.
~HOTARU'S POV~
I saw Kouga cringe at my mother's comment about his parents raising him right. Then he went silent, looking out the window. I wondered why he had cringed like that. Was his mother a bad mother? Was his father a bad father? It could have been either. But Kouga had said his father was like a best friend! And he said his mother was very nice. Could he... possibly be lying?!
'Why do I care so much? I mean... it's not like we're boyfriend and girlfriend.'
'You wish it was that way'
'Well... I like him, but... it's probably just a crush...'
'You should show him some affection. See how he reacts.'
'But he'll hate me if he doesn't like me!'
'Fine, don't use my idea, dumb ass...'
I sighed and stopped arguing with my self, before turning my full attention to Kouga. I couldn't keep my eyes off him. Damn... why though?!
He looked at me.
'NO! DON'T LOOK OVER HERE!'
He gave me a quizzical look and asked, "What are you staring at Hotaru?" He had said it politely, but that didn't matter to me at the moment.
"Ah... T-that big bruise on your left cheek." That was blunt, I had to add something. "Does it hurt?" That's better.
"A bit," he said, putting his hand on his left cheek and wincing a little.
"I-I'm sorry."
'For what?'
'You, shut up!'
Kouga gave me another quizzical look.
'He's cute when he does that...'
'He's cute all the time.'
'Yeah, he is- HEY!'
'Hah, you admitted it!'
'I hate you!'
On the outside, my face was burning red and I was pissed at myself for admitting that he was cute.
'Now just say he's hot, and I'll drop the subject for now.'
'I already said it when I first saw him! SO HAH!'
'So he is hot?'
'Duh- DAMNIT! YOU DID IT AGAIN!'
'Heh'
"Gr... I did NOT just admit that," I muttered to myself.
"What?" Harumi asked. "That you love Kouga?"
Damn, she was getting annoying again.
"NO!" I exclaimed loudly, my face entirely red.
'You know you do'
'SHUT UP! I DON'T NEED THIS RIGHT NOW! There's a little voice in my head, and I'm going insane! GEEZ!'
"Then what did you 'not just admit'?" Harumi asked me, being as annoying as ever.
Shoot. Better think of something.
'Tell the truth'
"That... I almost failed my last test?" I stated, but it became more of a question then anything.
"Which one?" all there of them asked at once. Kiyomi was worried, Harumi just wanted to make fun of me and Kouga either wanted to know, or wanted to help.
"The math one..." I said, making sure to not turn my statement into a question again.
"Well, I'll help you study if you want," Kouga offered.
I found my face turning red. "No! T-That's not necessary! I can do fine on my own. I-I don't need help."
'Stop denying that you don't want to spend time with him.'
"We're home!" Kiyomi said from the front.
I could have sighed in relief. I noticed another car was here, and I recognized it as my father's.
"Mom, Dad's home. He's never home this early."
"I called him, and he's over for a break."
'She called him to help Kouga! Shoot!'
'He didn't meet Kouga before. This could be bad...'
My father was pretty scrict. He wouldn't tolerate if I become Kouga's boyfriend.
'Which you want to become'
I was snapped out of my thoughts when I felt a hand go around my waist. I nearly jumped and looked at who it was. Expecting to see one of my parents, I was very surprised to see it was Kouga. He gave me a smile and I got very confused.
'Are these... signs of affection?!'
My face went red and I looked at the house. My mother had gone in, but Harumi was smirking at the two of us. I felt Kouga's arm leave my waist.
'No! Keep it there!'
'You're admitting it!'
'No, it's just... he's so warm... I just want to be with him in his arms... with his warmth'
'Girl, you're in love'
"Come on," I heard Kouga whisper into my ear. He was so close, I could feel his warm breath on my neck.
"Yeah let's go," I said with a smile as we both walked into the house, absorbed in each other, not caring what my father would say.
**~End Chapter Two~**
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