Hōjō

A schoolmate of Kagome who seems to have a crush on her. Kagome's school friends think that Kagome and Hojo should be together, but Kagome is conflicted with her feelings between Hojo and Inuyasha. Hojo is always under the pretense that Kagome has a fatal illness, said by Kagome's grandfather (a.k.a. "Grampa"), to say instead of telling Kagome's secret of going through the well into the feudal era. In short, Kagome is attracted to Hojo, but only if he isn't under the pretense that Kagome has an illness.