'`Up Next`'

By AnnaElle

Disclaimer : Sadly I do not own Inuyasha or anything associated with him.

Chapter one

The clapping slowly died down, and a man entered the backstage, "Kagome! That was great, I'm amazed! I can't believe my little sister can dance like that!" he said.

"Ha, Miroku, you've seen me perform hundreds of times before."

"Not like this I haven't!" Kagome walked forward to embrace her older twin brother. "Hey, Kagome, I brought some friends to your performance tonight, they wanted to meet you, do you mind?"

"Uhh, Sure, I guess..." she said, "I was planning on getting home early to tuck Makita and Kaishou in…"

"They won't miss you,-"

"Oh gee thanks."

"heh, Well it won't take you very long ok? Sango, one of my friends, is one of your biggest fans. She actually wants to be a professional dancer like you. Please? For me, Kagome?" Kagome crossed her arms and huffed, "Fine"

"Yay!" Kagome gave him a strange look. "You know you're from a strange family when your twenty three year old brother says 'yay'" "Hey!!" he pouted. Soon, he forgot what he was pouting about when he remembered that he had people waiting outside the door for him. "One sec Kags baby!"

"Whatever, I have to change out of my costume first, and stretch out ok? Then I'll meet your friends. You can find me in the small gym"

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Kagome changed out of her costume and into a pair of black short stretchy shorts, a sky blue T-shirt, and a stretchy black half sweater; she then walked over to the small gymnasium by the theatre to stretch. She was in the middle of touching her toes when she heard people come in, and someone exclaim, "Phoo, what a view!" followed by an abrupt smack. She quickly stood up, and turned around to greet her brother and his 'friends'. Standing at the door were two women, one that looked remotely like herself, wearing a simple sage green dress and another with brown hair and brown eyes, clad in black boot cut pants, and a magenta shirt to match her eye shadow.

"Oh, hello! I hope you all liked the ballet tonight! So you're Miroku's friends?" Kagome asked courteously. Miroku quickly jumped, hearing his name, he stepped up and introduced the two women beside him. He first pointed to the one that looked like Kagome, "This, Kagome, is Kikyou, and this," pointing to the other woman, "Is Sango! The third should be arriving any moment, he just had to find a washroom."

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The three women greeted each other, and Kagome asked if they would like a drink, and if they'd like to get out of the gym. When they arrived in her roomy dressing room, they all took a seat while Kagome asked one of the back stage people to get them some coffees. While they were talking, and asking questions about Kagome's career, one of the other dancers came in the room and told Kagome she had someone waiting outside. Kagome quickly excused herself, and slipped out the door to see who it was.

"Momma!" a little girl with shoulder length silvery, almost snowy white hair, little white puppy ears, crystalline blue eyes, and little fangs, chirped and ran towards her.

"Ah, Makita! What are you doing here sweetums?" she said as she picked up her little girl. "I'm Here Too Momma!" A little boy, who looked the same except shorter hair and amber eyes, squeaked. "Ah! Kaishou, what are you two doing here? Where's Souta?" "Here!" A sixteen year old boy said. He looked like Kagome, just younger and the opposite gender. He was wearing partly baggy blue jeans, and a green, brown, and maroon argyle sweater. "'Gome! Sorry, they really wanted to see you. 'Kii even bit me!" he lifted up his hand to show her the scar. Kagome gasped. "Makita, why would you do that?" she asked seriously and warningly. The little girl in question sheepishly smiled a little and simply stated, "Kai and I felt like something was wrong here, and Uncee Souta wouldn't let us come make sure you were alright!"

"Makita, Kaishou, that still doesn't give you the right to harass your Uncle, Got it?" the two kids nodded their heads yes. "Anyways, since you're here, guess whose visiting!" The three all asked who, Kagome brought them all to her dressing room where here company was still waiting. When she entered the room Makita and Kaishou shouted "Uncee 'Roku!" simultaneously, and ran over to him. When Kagome was able to stand again after being twirled around by her children, she walked calmly into the room, and was about to apologize, when she saw someone, the man who had taken her heart and smashed it to smithereens, sitting on the chair Kikyou was formerly in, with her on his lap and his head resting on the crook of her neck. Kagome was stuck. She felt like she couldn't breathe. And then, the world went dark as she fell to the cold, hard floor.

0x flashback x0

"O-oi! Kagome! Earth to Kagome!" seventeen Inuyasha waved a hand infront of her face.

"Huh? Wha? What's going on?" a sixteen year old Kagome said.

"You totally spaced out Kags… I didn't think going on a date with me would be that boring!"

"What? No! Inuyasha, I just got carried away. Sorry." Kagome looked down at her water sheepishly. "Hey, hey, it's fine Babe. What were you thinking about?"

"Um" she blushed a little, "nothing"

"Then what's the blush for?"

"Wha? Uh." she laughed nervously… He chuckled at her antics, and gently grabbed her chin, lifting her face to look at him, and leaned in for a small kiss. She smiled slightly when he put his hand on hers. Their food came, and they ate awkwardly for some reason. After dinner they went for a walk in the park. "Kagome?" he asked. "hmm?"

"well, I've been thinking."

"Oh?" she asked, worried about what was going to come next. He stopped and turner her around so that she was facing him. He leaned over, and kissed her, a deep, passionate kiss. When he pulled away, she was in a daze. He smirked, and grabbed her hand, stroking his thumb over the back of her hand. "Well, we've been together for what now?"

"Three months." She said timidly.

"Three months. Wow. This is the longest relationship I've ever been in. And, I'm pretty happy, though…" "You want…" He coughed. "Not until you're ready Kagome…" She looked at him, and opened her mouth to say something, but he interrupted. "I love you, Kagome"

the end.... of chapter one ;P

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