Hey guys. I, know, I haven't finished my other story yet, but this is an idea that I just couldn't pass up! So for any of you that didn't feel like reading it, here's the summary.
Summary: Kagome is a high school student, longing to pursue her dream as a singer. Inuyasha is an artist who is the school reject due to his demon status. Both their parents refuse their dreams. What happens when these to very alike worlds collide?
Well, here it is, hope you enjoy.
Chapter1: She's Got It All
Kagome and Sango walked down the hallways of Hitomi High. (hehe) They'd been friends since junior high. Now they were both in their senior year of high school.
"Sango, why do you want me to do this? You know Im afraid of big crowds." Kagome whined.
Sango rolled her eyes. "Kagome, chill. You'll do fine. At this place, they love people like you. Show you're talent to the world!" Sango yelled, waving her arms in the air for emphasis.
Kagome giggled. "Yeah, whatever." She said, as they neared her locker. Sango waved goodbye at Kagome before she went off to her own locker.
Kagome leaned against her locker and sighed. She wished she could take Sango's words of encouragement to heart. She was nervous as ever about performing on stage. Sango and her had been talking about the new coffee shop down the street from Kagome's house. They held a talent show every Thursday. And guess what today was. Thursday.
Kagome faced her locker and put in her combination. She took out her English books and went started to walk to class.
"Hey Higurashi!" Kagome heard someone say. She turned around and saw Kikyo running towards her. Kagome smiled at her.
"Hi Kikyo." She said. Kikyo nodded and started talking. "Im going to sing at that new coffee shop down the street from Sunset Shrine. You going to be there?" She asked.
Kagome smiled sheepishly and nodded. "I, uh, Im going to sing there too." She said, blushing. Kikyo seemed surprised, but then the look quickly vanished and was replaced with one of smugness.
"So, ya know Im winning this talent contest, right?" Kikyo said. Kagome had a skeptical look. She had never heard Kikyou sing, and she certainly didn't seem like the singing type.
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Sure, whatever." She said, walking down the hall. Hm, shoulda mentioned what she was wearing. Well, I'll do it now. She was wearing a sky blue skirt and a pink and green striped shirt. While Kikyo, was wearing a red tanktop that showed her navel and a black mini-skirt.
"I will win, Higurashi!" Kikyo shouted after her. Kagome continued to walk to her first class. But then, she heard something from down the hall. People... shouting? Was someone getting beat up? Or was that an average argument? Kagome sighed. She didn't think she was ever going to get to class.
Kagome made a left turn and strutted down the hallway. She could see what was going on now. A boy was getting beat up by two other boys.
She ran over to them.
"Hey! Stop! Leave him alone!" She said, grabbing one of them.
He turned around real fast. She realized it was Kouga, the wolf demon from her physics class.
"Why Kagome, how nice to see you. I was just taking care of half dog-turd over there." Kouga said, gesturing to the bruised boy. Kagome looked at him and noticed he was hanyou. He had dog ears that twitched at every sound, and his eyes were amber. He had long waist-length silver hair. He had claws and fangs.
Kagome had heard about how hanyou's were treated. They were hated just for being mixed with two species. To Kagome, it didn't matter if he was cow from Saturn, he was still a person.
Kagome whipped around to face Kouga. "Kouga! You would beat him up, just because he's half-demon?! What the hell is wrong with you!? Go get a life!" She yelled, walking over to the boy and kneeling in front of him.
Kouga cowered behind his wolf demon friend, Ayame. She had been beating the boy up too.
Ayame sighed and waved at Kagome. "See ya later, Higurashi." She said, grabbing Kouga and walking away.
Kagome looked after them before turning her attention back to the boy. She smiled.
"Hi. Im, Kagome Higurashi. Who are you?" She asked. The boy seemed hesitant to answer, but he did.
"Im Inuyasha Takahashi. Why did you do that?" He said. Kagome put on a confused look.
"What do ya mean? Ya mean, back there with Kouga? He's always bullying someone. Im tired of it. And you dont need to be bullied just because you're a hanyou." She said.
Inuyasha nodded. This girl was strange. She was so kind, did she feel sorry for him? That was an obvious answer. The thought made Inuyasha growl.
Kagome quirked an eyebrow. "Why are you growling?" she said.
Inuyasha stood up. "I dont want you're pity. If you feel sorry for me, you might as well just go to class or something. I plan on skipping my first class today anyway." He said.
Kagome frowned. "I dont feel sorry for you. Well I do, but that's not the reason Im talking to you. You need a friend. And I wanna be you're friend." She said, standing up too.
Inuyasha snorted. "Have it you're way. Im going to PE. It's the only class Im passing around here." He said, walking ahead of her.
Kagome ran a little after him. "Hey Inuyasha, you got any friends yet?" She asked.
Inuyasha nodded. "My friend from my old school. Miroku Takemara. He's Mr. Takemara's son. Well, foster son anyway." He said.
"Miroku? I know him. Perv right? He always flirts with my friend Sango. He has quite a rep for a new kid." She said.
Inuyasha shrugged. Maybe Miroku had more friends then he did, because he was human.
"Well, I gotta go. Im ten minutes late for English. See ya!" Kagome said, running down the hallway.
Wow, she moves fast. Inuyasha thought, as he rounded the corner to the gym.
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Inuyasha threw his backpack down on the floor. He jogged up the stairs to his room and shut the door.
He practically leaped on his bed and and sighed. What a day. A strange one too. He had supposedly made a new friend, and teachers still hated him, even here in Tokyo.
He had moved from Kyoto, due to his dad getting a new job. His mother hand just died and things were getting tough. (Yes, I know in the actual show his mother died when he was young, but dammit, this is my story!)
Ever since Izayoi died, his father had become a work-aholic. He hardly saw him anymore. And not to mention, he hated Inuyasha's longing to be a artist. He hated it with a passion. His mother had liked painting, she had her own studio inside their huge house. Now, in their small little average person house, the only place he could paint was his room.
Inuyasha pulled his canvas and easel from under his bed. He was surprised his father hadn't smelled the paint yet. Especially since it smelled terrible.
He set up everything and and sat on a chair in front of the easel. He started to paint. Slow, steady strokes with his paintbrush. He was using a mix of colors now.
Just then, he heard the door slam and he could hear his father yell. He scrambled around his room to try and put all his stuff away. His father was already upstairs now. He was frantically sliding his canvas and easel under the bed.
The door opened and his father came in. "Inuyasha, what were you doing?" He asked.
Inuyasha swallowed and attempted a smile. It didn't work.
"Oh, I-I just got done with my homework." He stuttered. He could tell his father wasn't buying it. And right he was.
"Why do I smell God damn paint in this room?! I told you I didn't want you painting!" He yelled, walking towards Inuyasha.
Inuyasha stepped back. That didn't get him anywhere, considering his father grabbed him and threw him against the wall. He hit it with a loud THUD.
Inuyasha looked up at his dad. He got up and wobbled. His dad moved closer to him and clawed him in the face. Inuyasha yelled and stepped back against the wall.
"I dont wanna see or smell that shit anymore! You hear me?!" He yelled in Inuyasha's face. Inuyasha weakly nodded.
"Get ready to go to work soon." He said, walking out of the room and downstairs.
Inuyasha walked towards the bathroom and shut the door. Might as well get cleaned up.
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Kagome danced around her room. Her favorite song 'Rakuen' was playing. She twirled and rolled her hips, she loved music.
But her mother wouldn't allow it in the house. Kagome had to borrow Sango's c.d.'s and listen to those. And she played the c.d.'s on the DVD player. Her mother did not allow any music devices in the house at all.
Her mother hated music and the idea of Kagome singing ever since her father died. He loved to sing. He had died 3 years ago when she was 14. Kagome laid back on her bed in pure bliss. The music made her so happy. To bad it wouldnt do the same for her mother.
Speak of the devil, Kagome's mother decided to walk in at that time.
"Kagome! What did I tell you!? I never EVER want to hear this smut in my house! You understand me?!" She yelled at her.
Kagome cringed at her mother's tone. That's what drove her brother away as well. He didn't want to sing or anything, he just got tired of his mother's attitude. He had went to go live with her uncle.
Kagome sat up on her bed. "Mom, I wasn't singing or anything. I just wanted to listen to-
"Shut up! I dont wanna hear it! I never wanna hear this is my house! You will never sing or listen to someone else sing! You disobedient, little twit. You're going to be a doctor. Now go do something not involving music!" She yelled, walking out of the room and slamming the door.
Kagome walked over to her closet. Might as well get ready for tonight.
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Inuyasha walked in the coffee shop. Shito's, the name of the place. What the hell kind of name is that for a coffee shop?Inuyasha always wondered that every time he walked in there. He punched in and walked in the back room. Two seconds later he had an apron on and was ready to go.
His boss, Mr. Taiyo, walked up to the counter that Inuyasha was at.
"Inuyasha, Im gonna need you to supervise the talent show." He said. Inuyasha had a horrified look on his face and Mr. Taiyo chuckled.
"You wont need to judge or anything. Just make sure things done get out of control." He said, walking away to do what bosses do.
Inuyasha shrugged and started wiping the counter. Before he knew it, the stage lights were being turned on and the microphone was being set up.
Another coworker named Sokati walked on the stage. Inuyasha continued to watch.
"Uh, thank you everyone for coming to Talent night. We're looking for some people out there who can really do something amazing. So, put you're hands together for, Kikyou Hamasaki!"
Everybody clapped. That name sounded familiar. He had met or heard of that girl somewhere before.
A girl that could be Kagome's double stepped on the stage.
She smiled and cleared her throat. "Thank you everyone and I hope you enjoy me!" She said, before the music started.
"IF there's PRICE for rotten JUDEMENT!" Kikyou started, and as soon as she did the audience wanted it to end.
"BOO!!!" Everyone yelled. Kikyo looked embarrassed and ran off the stage. (Hehe. All those uppercase and lowercase letters was Kikyou being off key. Hehe.)
Sokati walked back on stage. "Hehe, that was Kikyou Hamasaki's attempt at singing 'I Wont Say Im In Love'. Well might as well bring out our next performer, Kagome Higurashi!" He yelled.
Everyone clapped. Inuyasha was shocked. Kagome? She was going to sing? Well he couldn't miss this.
Kagome walked on stage dressed in a black shirt and blue jeans. Different from what she had wore at school that same day.
Kagome stepped up to the Mich. She smiled at the crowd.
"Hello everyone, Im going to be singing a song I wrote called 'Every Heart'. I hope you like it." She said, as the music started to play.
"Ikutsu namida o nagashitara,
Every heart, sunao ni nareru darou.
Dare ni omi tsutaetara, Every heart,
kokoro mitasareru no darou
Nagai nagai yoru ni obieteita..."
So far, Inuyasha was impressed. He could still smell the scent of fear radiating off of Kagome though. She was definitely better than Kikyou.
"Tooi hoshi ni inotteta,
Meguru, meguru, toki no naka de
Bokutachi wa ai o sagashiteiru
Tsuyoku tsuyoku, naritai kara
Kyou mo takai sora miageteiru
Donna egao o deaetara
Everu Heart yume ni fumidaseru
Hito wa kanashimi no mukou ni
Every Heart shiawase ekabete nemuru
Itsuka itsuka subete no tamashii ga
Yasuraka ni nareru you ni
Meguru meguru toki no naka de
Bokutachi wa ikite nanika o shiru
Toki ni warai sukoshi naite
Kyou mo mata aruki tsuzuketeyuku
Osanai kioku no katasumi ni
Atatakana basho ga aru so sweet
Hoshiitachi ga hanasu mirai wa
Itsumo kagayaiteita so shine
Meguru toki no naka de
Bokutachi was ai o sagashiteriru
Tsuyoko tsuyoku naritai kara
Kyou mo takai sora miageteiru
Meguru meguru toki no naka de
Bokutachi wa ikite nanika o shiru,
Toki ni warai sukoshi naite
Kyou mo takai sora miageteiru
Meguru meguru toki no naka de
Bokutachi wa ikite nanika o shiru
toki ni warai sukoshi naite
Kyou mo mata aruki tsuzuketeyuku..."
Kagome trailed off, as she finished her song. All was quiet. No one spoke. Then the crowd burst into cheers and claped and whistled.
Sokati went back on the stage. "And that was Kagome Higurashi! Dont ya love her folks?" He shouted. The whole crowd screamed and stomped their feet in response. Kagome was turning red. She bowed quickly 3 times and went off stage. Inuyasha saw her run out the door and down the street.
Inuyasha was in awe. Kagome's voice was so beautiful. It could make anyone in the room happy. Inuyasha rested his chin on palm.
She's got it all. Looks, charm, friend's and a voice. She's got everything.
And that's the end of this chapter. Im tired after writing this. Im gonna go listen to 'Every Heart' myself and relax. Well, review. And I want at least 6. Keep a lookout for the next chapter of 'To Sing A Song, To Paint A Masterpiece' Entitled: Not Everything: He's Got It Too.
Oh, and everyone in this story is 17. And Shippo will appear soon enough! Like 3 to 5 chapters from now.
With that said, Sayonara!