Heya! :D Here's the sequel to Love at Shikon High, my first ever story that seemed a pretty big hit and I knew if I didn't make a sequel, I would have some pretty angry messages. Lolz. :) But I actually wanted to make this but I warn you, it's going to be different from what others have done and it'll have my own little spin on it, of course.
I really hope you enjoy!
~Love at Shikon High: Summer After High School~
~Graduation; June 5, 2014
"These last four years of our life have been filled with many ups and downs and has been the so called best of our lives. Since these four years are coming to an end tonight with our graduation, I would like to say this; those people lied."
I laugh along with the rest of our class, and with the audience, as Sachi, the valedictorian, smiles through her speech. She's a half cat demon with deep tan skin and light brown hair with cat ears on the top tipped with black. She's wearing a robe like the rest of us graduating; it's black and so is the hat with a gold tassel.
"Really, these years have been great and have taught us all amazing life lessons that we shall take with us to the future. Whether those lessons were taught in class or out of it, I believe we all learned something we shall keep forever in our hearts and in our minds."
Like how we should get a valedictorian who doesn't talk as much
I stifle a smile at Inuyasha's comment and hope no one sees me.
Inuyasha, don't be mean
I can almost see his eye roll and resist the urge to turn around just to make sure he didn't role his eyes at me. I zone back into her speech, hoping it'll be over soon. I look around at all my class mates and then at the audience and smile at my mom who's sitting with Kaede and Sota with Sayuri Hananyo and her family on his other side. Or, Sayuri's little sister on his other side to be more specific. I turn back to Sachi, already ready to throw my hat up and leave.
"And so, it is my great honor to congratulate you all and wish you the best of luck in the future. Congrats Class of 2014; we did it!" She squeals and jumps up and down. We clap and scream along with her, excited to be done with high school after all these years. Now we just have to get through graduation…
Once we're all sitting again with our diplomas in our hands, Sachi and the principal say a few more words, most of which I don't really listen too. Then, finally, the hats are thrown and there's more cheering and screaming and then we are free to mingle among ourselves, most of which contain tears and laughter and talks about plans for the night or for summer.
I turn around and see Inuyasha Takahashi and my breathe catches, even after all this time. His long silver hair clashes with the dark robe that seems to show off his muscles even through all that shapeless fabric. His golden eyes seem to sparkle with a mischievous light as he looks at me, a smile forming on his lips.
I smile and throw my arms around his neck, laughing when he twirls me up around the air. He sets me down and I kiss him, loving how he lifts me slightly so I'm closer to him. He sets me back down and I turn to hug the rest of the gang.
"I can't believe it!" Ayame Mori says, tears streaming down her face as she hugs me. Her red hair is pulled in its regular pigtails with her diploma in her hand. I brush a few tears from my cheeks. I smile and laugh.
"I can't believe I'm crying about it." I say.
"Me either." Koga Sasaki says, smiling from his place beside Ayame. His blue eyes shine from the lights in the gym and his ponytail is the same as always, making me smile. He walks over and hugs me close and I hug him back, super tight. "Kags, I can't breathe."
I laugh and let him go. "Sorry. You know how emotional I get in times like these." Sango Kimaru comes up, her dark eyes a contrast to the sparkly eye shadow on her eyes. She's smiling, her hair going over her shoulders. I hug her too.
"Kags; I'll see you in like 2 or 3 hours for the party." She says. I step away. She stands beside Miroku Yoshida, who smiles.
"Kagome, you seem very distressed for someone who has just graduated." He says, his earring twinkling slightly in the light.
"I know but…it's an emotional time for me!" I say. Inuyasha puts his arm over my shoulders and I get closer to him.
"You guys!" I hear someone yelling. I look over to see Rin Abe, coming our way with all our family in tow. Her hair is in elegant curls while wearing a purple dress with blue flowers blooming at the bottom of the bubble skirt. It's strapless and beautiful.
"Oh Rin. You look gorgeous!" I say, hugging her.
"And you look sad. Smile girl!" She says, smiling herself. She moves on to the next person and my mom stands before me in a red dress, hugging me as well.
"Oh, look at my baby…" She says, tears streaming freely down her cheeks.
"Oh mom…" I say, crying all over again. I hug her tight.
"I can't believe you're already graduating high school!" She says.
"I know mom…I know… I can't believe it either."
"I mean, I remember you when you were 4 and would dress up in your princess outfits and you'd say that's what you wanted to be when you grow up. Now you're all grown up…" She takes a step back and tries to dry up her tears.
"Mom…" Sota says, rolling his eyes while smiling. He looks at me, and I suddenly realize how old he has gotten. His blue polo shirt shows the slight muscles and his khaki's give him a sophisticated look. He holds Emiko's hand, Sayuri's little sister.
Emiko has medium length light pink hair that has blue tips with curls all over, natural, and has a slightly tanner skin shade than Sayuri. She's wearing a purple dress with pink and white polka dots on it. She's smiling. It's funny how she looks somewhat like Sayuri and yet they aren't even related; Sayuri's adopted.
"Heya." I say to them. I wave at Sayuri, who's standing beside Ginta and Hakkaku with Koga and Ayame. Kiehauna is with Hakkaku and I believe they have something going on but they would never admit to it…well, at least not now anyway.
"Congrats!" Sayuri says, rushing to my side in her sparkling pink dress and long curly pink hair. I hug her back and smile.
"Congrats to you too!" I say, talking about her graduation 2 days before. She smiles big, standing back beside Ginta. He smiles at me. "Congrats. I'll see y'all at Inuyasha's, right?" I ask.
"Hell yeah!" Hakkaku says, already yelling. Kiehauna rolls her hazel mixed with blue and green eyes at me, smiling. Her tan compliments her midnight blue dress with black lace and black and silver heels that match the midnight blue and silver tips of her waist length hair. The diamond on her nose twinkles.
"Congrats!" I call to her.
"Thanks. You too!" She says back, coming to hug me. I hug her back and then I'm being whisked away in the crowd as everyone begins going to their cars. "Bye!" I call to everyone as I walk with my mom, Sota, Inuyasha, and Kaede. Emiko went with Sayuri.
I curl closer to Inuyasha as he throws his arm over my shoulders. I'm flipping through my closet, trying to remember what I had picked out. Also, what accessories did I pick?
"Mom, I'm going to rush home to get ready, okay?" I tell her, knowing we'll have to drop Kaede at her house. Mom smiles, taking my diploma with her for almost no real reason but I'm not going to take it away from her.
"Okay."
"Mom, me and you are going to have lunch tomorrow. My treat." I say, smiling back. She nods her head, trying not to cry.
I start walking with Inuyasha towards his shiny black Camaro. I get in and buckle up, turning to Inuyasha as he does the same. I smile.
"Can you believe we just graduated?" I ask him. He starts driving.
"It's about damn time." He says. I roll my eyes.
"Don't you dare deny how much fun this year has been. Or how many memories we've made." I think about prom, our band gigs, regular school days, dates… "This year went by so fast…"
"You sound as if you'll miss it."
"I will… Inuyasha, do you not understand that we might be separated? Not necessarily me and you but all of us in general. This is the real world now…"
"You're being a Debby downer."
"And you're being a Derek dickhead."
He laughs. "I taught you that."
"No. You taught me who that could be but I made it up." I look out the window, enjoying the familiar feel of his hand gripping my own. I sigh and think, wondering where Kikyo went.
After our big fight, it was almost like she just disappeared…and yet, it's almost as if I know she's out there somewhere, waiting. Japan is an interesting place which means she could be anywhere.
"Earth to Kags!" Inuyasha says, his voice pulling me from my thoughts.
"Yes?" I ask, looking at him; or the side of his face anyway since that's all I can see.
"You're doing it again."
"Doing what?"
"Blocking me out."
"Oh… Sorry." I bring down the barrier around my thoughts and open up the door again. "I don't mean too."
"I know and that's what worries me."
"Aww, you worry?" I tease, laughing at his smirk. "It's okay. Just a defense mechanism I suppose."
"But why from me?"
"You can be scary sometimes."
He gives me a look and I laugh. "So are you in the mornings." He laughs while I give him a look.
"If you didn't stalk me you wouldn't know."
"You invite me over."
"No, you come over."
"Because I can tell when you need me."
"…Yeah. You're a good boyfriend like that." I squeeze his hand as he pulls into my driveway. We get out and he walks me to the door. I turn to him and smile.
"I'll see you in like 30." I say. I kiss him, my arms wrapping around his neck and then I step away, blushing slightly. "See ya." I go to open the door but he pulls me back and kisses me again, lifting me off the ground and pressing me super close to him where air can't even get between us.
I pull back and feel as if I'm gasping for air, aware of how hot is seems. "Inuyasha, I've really got to get ready. I promise I'll see you in 30." I bring my mouth close to his ear when I see his slight frown. "And trust me, you'll like it better that way."
He sets me down and I run my hand over his face, smiling brightly. "I love you…" I whisper. He smiles slightly.
"Love you too." He kisses my cheek and is gone to the car. I go inside, willing my skin to cool from where it touched his.
Focus Kagome, focus… Just get dressed before something really happens.
I swipe on my lip gloss, puckering into the mirror and then poof up my crimped hair to give it some volume. I twirl around in the mirror and smile at myself, happy with the slightly dressy dress, knowing I'll light up the room as usual.
I hear a knock on the balcony door and smile, knowing its Inuyasha.
Come in
He opens the door and closes it. I turn and we look over each other, each in mutual liking. Well, maybe he likes it more.
He's wearing a black button up shirt that has the sleeves rolled up and dark jeans with his usual converses. He looks very sexy.
He looks me over; from my crimped hair, over my slight make-up, down the light blue dress with a dark blue sash under the chest and has dark blue color slashes on the dress along with silver glitter on the mesh over it all to my glitter silver heels. I spin around and smile.
"Ya like?" I ask, smiling as he puts his hands on my waist as I put my behind his neck. The dress that goes mid thigh seems really short and the little spaghetti straps almost seem to enhance the chest more than a sweet heart neckline. I feel hot and I can tell I'm blushing.
"Very much." He says, his voice low. He goes to kiss me but I back away. He gives me a questioning look.
"I just put on lip gloss. You said before you hated the feeling of it along with the taste, although I got a new flavor." I add the last part almost as an afterthought to myself.
"Fine." He says. I put my hands on his shoulders.
"Hey, it'll be gone by the end of the night." I say, smiling as he smiles his crocked half smile that I love. "That's the spirit! Let's go." I grab my silver clutch and my black leather like jacket and go towards the door. "Wait; they're home. Go back out the balcony and towards the front door. I'll meet you there."
"'Kay." And then he's gone. I open my door and walk down the stairs, smiling at my mom, who comes out of the living room to look at me. She smiles and has tears in her eyes.
"You look lovely." She says. I smile, trying not to cry; you can never trust if your mascara really is waterproof or not.
"Thanks." Inuyasha knocks at the door and I walk over, aware of my brother and mom sitting back at the couch. I open the door and smile at Inuyasha. "Hey."
I let him in and bring him in the living room.
"Inuyasha, you look handsome." Mom says.
"Thank you." He says, and I thank Kami he has kept at least a few manners' where my mom is concerned. "And you look beautiful." He says to me, making me blush. He smiles, knowing I am.
"Thanks." I turn to mom, who watches with a smile. "I'll be home later."
"Okay. Have fun!" Mom says, waving as we begin our walk to the door.
"But not too much fun." Sota adds. I give him a look and smile.
"I'll be sure to tell Sayuri that you are dying to see Emiko soon." I smile at him when his eyes widen and he blushes.
"Touché." He says. I laugh and walk out with Inuyasha to his car so we can get to the party before Rin rips my head off for being late.
I hope in the car and look at Inuyasha and find him already looking at me. "Yes?"
"Nothing." He says, facing the front as he begins driving.
"It's not nothing." I fix the bottom of my dress. "But if you want to keep it from me…fine. I didn't wanna know about it anyway." I'm dying to know!
"You're pretty but a pain."
"At least I'm pretty." I tease, raising an eyebrow at him.
"That's because I'm sexy."
I laugh. "Psh, okay, whatever."
"And all those girls know it."
I punch his arm. "Shut up." I say, thinking to those girls who watch him in the halls and blush and giggle when he smiles at them. "But that's okay; I have my own fan club."
He gives me a look and I laugh. "Not funny."
"You know I like you more than them." I say then stop to pretend to think it over. "Well…"
"Kags."
I laugh. "Okay, okay…but they aren't all bad." I think about the 11th grader who's always helping me with my homework. I smile. "Yeah, some are kinda cool."
"The dumbass bastards."
"Inuyasha, green is not your color."
"Keh."
"Inuyasha…" I say in a sing song voice while putting my hand on his arm. "You know I like you more than most of them."
He gives me a sharp look. "Most of them?"
"Well yeah." He parks the car in his driveway. It seems we're one of the first ones here. "I mean, the guy who does my homework is pretty cool. And he's kinda cute…"
Inuyasha gives me a glare and I smile innocently. "I'll kill him."
"You know, if you knew me well at all you'd know that short hair isn't my type. I like long hair." I grab a piece of his hair and pull him close so our noses are touching. "Guess we aren't as close as I always thought." I let him go and open my door, grab my silver clutch and jacket, and then shut the door. I'm at the hood of the car when Inuyasha catches up.
"You're a pain in the ass." He says, a frown on his face. I smile.
"But you love me anyway and we both know it." I grab his hand. "Now come on; Rin will kill us if we're late. Although we look early… Who cares! Let's go." I pull him with me up the stairs and through the door.
Rin is dressed the same with strappy stilettos and a big smile. "Hello!" She calls from her perch on the stage in the living room setting up microphones.
"Heya!" I call, taking Inuyasha with me to the kitchen. "Heya you guys!"
Ayame is wearing a bright green strapless dress with black booties. Her hair is straightened around her shoulders as she stands beside Koga who's wearing a green shirt with dark jeans and his vans.
Sango is wearing black shorts with a red crop top with a black undershirt. Her black wedges and long hair give her that bad ass look. Miroku has his hands on her waist. He's wearing a dark purple shirt, jeans, and dark purple vans.
Sayuri is wearing her pink sparkly dress with pink heels with her hair in curls at the bottom while Ginta stands beside her in a gray button up with a pink vest, jeans, and his gray Nike's.
Kiehauna is wearing her dress with her hair in its normal waves. Hakkaku is stuffing his face beside her while wearing a fake tux t-shirt, shorts, and his normal Nike's.
"Heya!" Sayuri squeals, smiling at me. I smile back and head towards the cookies. I take a bite as she talks. "Did you see how cute Emiko and Sota look? We'll be sister in laws by the time we're like 37."
I laugh. "Oh Sayuri; you're crazy."
"Duh." Kiehauna says with a smile. Sayuri smacks her but smiles. "Ow! Don't bruise me for telling the truth."
"I'm not crazy. I just get overly excited sometimes." Sayuri defends herself.
"Sounds like someone else I know." Sango says, giving Miroku a not good look as his hand inches towards her backside. He takes his hands away and smiles.
"My dear Sango; you are too good at catching me." Miroku says.
"That's because you're all ways doing it." Sango growls.
"Come on you love birds." Ayame says, earning a death glare. "What?"
"Like you have any room to talk." I tell her, earning a blush.
"What about you?" She counters. I shrug and grab Inuyasha's arm and smile.
"That's between me and him." I say, earning hoots and hollers. I laugh and shake my head. "Chillax you guys; I swear y'all are just plain crazy."
"Well duh." Rin says as she walks in with bright smiles. "I need a muscled guy to go lift the speakers up for me."
"Guess she's talking about me." Koga says, winking as he passes me. I roll my eyes and put my hand on my hip and give Ayame a look.
"In your dreams wolf breathe." Inuyasha says, going to the living room.
I go and sit next to Ayame and smile. "So, how are things?"
"You know how it is." She says with a laugh. "I just can't believe how after all this time, they still have arguments and such."
"I know!" I say shaking my head slightly. "Makes me so irritated that I can't even hang out with my best friend Koga without Inuyasha freaking out."
"You call my name?" Koga says as he appears besides me. I loop my arm through his.
"Yes, yes I did. Where's Inuyasha?" I ask. His blue eyes twinkle and he smiles slightly.
"He got held up."
"Did you tie him up or something?"
"No. He just wanted to do the job so I let him. But that would've been a good idea." I bump my hip against his, trying to keep the smile off my face. He laughs. "C'mon Kags, you know it would've been funny."
"Not as funny as if y'all both got tied up, together." I say, laughing with Ayame, who sits beside me. Koga smirks.
"Oh ha-ha, very funny." He says with sarcasm dripping in every word.
"Thank you, I try." I smile and elbow his side, making him hug me tighter. I laugh and kiss his cheek. "I gotta go check on Inuyasha; for all I know, he might just be tied up." They laugh and I walk into the living room to see Inuyasha being ordered around by Rin. I smile.
"Rin, you sure are bossy." I say, earning a mock glare.
"You're telling me." Inuyasha huffs as he moves the speaker for the 3rd time.
"To the LEFT Inuyasha." Rin says, rolling her eyes. "If I had the strength I'd do the work myself."
The door bell rings and I smile, slowly walking to the door while Rin runs around.
"PLACES, PLACES EVERYBODY! The guests are here!" She yells, running from the kitchen to me where she stands at my side, smiling. "Open the door; we are ready."
"Hope so because here they come." I say, opening the door to the giant crowd of ready to party graduated seniors; begin with the partying!
I walk in the kitchen, trying to cool off from dancing. I take a sip from my water bottle and go to get a cookie when Sayuri comes rushing to my side.
"Heya!" I call, smiling. "What's up?"
"Well, Sentenza, Agent Heartnet who says he doesn't mind us calling him Train, and Kagami are here. It's so totally crazy out there but you saw all that I'm sure." She sighs and eats a piece of cookie from the table. "Plus, I saw some chick trying to move in on my man so I decided to come in here to escape the thoughts of homicide that were invading my head." I laugh.
"It's okay; I have killing thoughts all the time whenever I catch some girl looking at Inuyasha. Then I remember no girl would want him if they knew him like I did." She laughs and I smile.
"True, so very true." She says, eating the rest of her cookie. I look at my cousin and smile. She freezes. "What?"
"Just thinking about how you're my cousin and I never knew it." She smiles big.
"Actually, I'm not super sure if we're blood related but we might as well be." She loops her arm through mine. "Now come on, our song is supposed to come on and we have to sing it one more time before we go off into the real world. That and I want Ginta to remember who he's with." I laugh and she giggles as we make our way to the stage where Kiehauna, Rin, Sango, Sentenza, Kagami, and Ayame wait to sing our song. Or one of our songs for the moment at least.
"Thank Kami you finally showed up!" Rin says.
"Yeah, you're one of the only reasons all these guys are here to see this." Kiehauna adds, smiling at me. I give her a look. "Well, except for the guy who called for Sayuri."
"Really?" Sayuri asks, sounding excited. "Who was it?"
"I don't know; just some guy." Kiehauna says with a shrug. Sayuri lets go of my arm and peeks on the stage, looking around. "Sayuri!"
"What?" She asks innocently without turning away. "Okay, I see 3 potentially cute guys so it better be one of them."
"Sayuri!" I say, pulling her back to our little group. She pouts a little but says nothing. "Alright you guys, is it gonna be like the first time we performed it, minus Zelda?"
"Yeah. Zelda moved away and she can't even come for the summer because she has that stupid art thing." Sayuri says, crossing her arms over her chest. "But, we'll be fine."
"Yeah, of course we will." Kagami says, straightening her super tight black leather like dress. Her hair is up in a bun bedazzled with black diamonds to sparkle in the light.
"Duh." Sentenza says, leaning to the side slightly in her skinny jeans that are black on one leg and white with black skulls and guns on the other. Her plain black tee and black and red hair give her the bad ass look she always seems to possess. Her face holds no real emotion, her red eyes hidden by her sun glasses.
"Yes, we all know it and we're gonna rock the house. It'll be okay, trust me you guys." Rin says, smiling. "If the guys are begging for us back, then we'll bring out our 2nd number of choice from our gig a month or so back." I think about our show stopper number and smile big.
"Sounds good to me. Are we doing them in a row?" I ask.
"Umm, I suppose we could." Rin says, looking thoughtful.
"Can we just go?" Sango asks. I can tell the stage fright has gotten to her. I smile.
"It'll be alright. You were amazing the bazillions of times we performed it and you'll be amazing now as well." I say, giving her arm a squeeze. She smiles; or what I hope is a smile at least.
"Alright girls; show time." Rin says, eyes twinkling in the light. She skips up onto the stage and begins talking in the mike. "Hello graduates or almost graduates! I present to you a little number from us girls that I know you shall all enjoy, the girls especially. Feel free to dance or sing along!"
She motions us up there and hits the music. It starts up as we give up to our places in front of the mikes. I'm smiling at everyone, aware of how gorgeous we all look. In line we stand like this; Kagami, Sentenza, Sayuri, me, Rin, Sango, Ayame, Kiehauna. I know we won't stay that way though.
What they do, Singing
We all start clapping and dancing to the rhythm, aware of everyone doing the same as we begin our song, Wannabe by Spice Girls.
Rin starts us off, smiling at the audience. Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
I answer back, catching Rin's eye with a smile. So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
Sango calls out, having fun despite her slight fear. I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
Sayuri answers, holding the mike stand to her. So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
Kagami goes for the final line before the chorus is over. She groves down, winking at tons of people. I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha), I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
Then we all take the mikes off the stand and move the stands aside, quickly, and reassemble ourselves in a half circle so the soloist can step forward in the middle.
Kiehauna goes first, flicking her hair over her shoulder. If you want my future; forget my past
Ayame steps up, switching places with Kiehauna; she smiles big, winking at the end. If you wanna get with me, better make it fast
Sayuri swings on up, swaying her hips, while waving her index finger up at the audience. Now don't go wasting my precious time
Sentenza comes up, smirking. Get your act together we could be just fine
Sango comes back up, accompanied by Kagami. Sango goes first. I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
Kagami answers, swinging to the beat. So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
Rin brings up the center, laughing slightly. I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
I walk up front with Kiehauna, putting a hand to my heart while swinging to the music. If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
Kiehauna echoes me. Gotta get with my friends
Ayame is next, eyes sparkling. Make it last forever, friendship never ends
Sango struts to the front, motioning to herself with the line. If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give
Sentenza pulls up, ready to hit her higher notes. Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is
Kagami smirks as we all make our way to the front, swaying in synch. Oh, what do you think about that
I sing next, pointing to some random stranger. Now you know how I feel
Ayame puts a hand to her hip. Say you can handle my love, are you for real
Rin echoes her. Are you for real
Kiehauna smiles at a lucky Hakkaku. I won't be hasty; I'll give you a try
Rin waves to the guys as she sings her line. If you really bug me then I'll say goodbye
Then we all rush to opposite sides, facing each other at a angle so everyone can be seen by the audience, who is going crazy by this point. Me, Sayuri, Kiehauna and Sentenza on one side with Rin, Sango, Kagami, and Ayame on the other.
My side starts as we lean towards the other side and they lean back. Yo I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
We switch so they lean forward and we lean back and they sing. So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
We get back into our half circle where we dance and the solo steps forward. I go up to sing the last chorus part, smiling the whole time as I bring it down. I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna (ha) I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
Sango goes up with Rin at her side. If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
Rin sings backup as they dance together, laughing. Gotta get with my friends
Sayuri steps up, motioning towards herself and bringing herself down. If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give
Kiehauna comes forward, shrugging with the line. Taking is too easy but that's the way it is
Kagami comes forward, rapping it out.
So, here's a story from A to Z
You wanna get with me, you gotta listen carefully
We got Em in the place who likes it in your face
You got G like MC who likes it on a...
Easy V doesn't come for free, she's a real lady
And as for me, ha you'll see!
By now we're all up front and dancing together as we sing in unison, laughing and smiling, really getting with the rhythm and song. We jump for the first part and swing our body around for the second part.
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around
We go back to our half circle as Rin steps forward with Ayame, who sings first. Ayame motions to us for the second part of the line. If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends
Rin echoes, shimmying around. Gotta get with my friends
Kiehauna comes forward, swinging her hair around. Make it last forever, friendship never ends
Sentenza goes next, putting her hand on her hip. If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give
Sango takes the last solo line as we all line up at the front, dancing. Taking is too easy but that's the way it is.
We starting singing in unison, dancing and laughing as others sing along and dance out on the floor.
If you wanna be my lover
You gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta
Slam, slam, slam, slam (make it last forever)
Then we jump on the first part and swing around on the second part as we sing in unison to the last few lines.
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Slam your body down and wind it all around
Slam your body down and zigazig ah
If you wanna be my lover!
The crowd goes wild and we laugh and hug each other up on stage, smiling and giggling.
"Okay, what are we singing next?" Sayuri asks, jumping up and down in anticipation. Sentenza puts a hand on her shoulder to make her stop but all it does is make her arm jump up and down. She puts her arm away and rolls her eyes, looking at Rin.
"What's the plan?" Kagami asks, fixing her hair.
"Depends on what the audience wants but I think I have a certain duet I really did like that we practiced for when Ayame was at a tribe meeting, Sango had a competition, and I was sick." Rin says, looking at me and Sayuri.
"Oh no. Oh no, no, no, no, NOOO…" I say, shaking my head more than Scooby-Doo and Shaggy whenever Fred told them to be bait.
"Okay." Sayuri says, shrugging as she peeks out at the audience. I pull her to my side, giving her a glare.
"What?" I ask.
"I had fun when we sang it and it could be a slow down song for them. It'll be fine." She waves her hand and then looks back out at the audience.
"What the hell are you looking for?" Sentenza asks.
"Nothing." Sayuri says, not looking away. "I just thought I saw someone is all… And I was seeing if that hoe left my man alone."
"Who did you see?" I ask, worry creeping in. Sayuri turns to me.
"No one important. Just some guy from my school…that weird creepy guy to be more specific." She says, turning back out. I look at Kiehauna with a confused expression.
"Some new guy from England showed up and has a super mega major crush on Sayuri." Kiehauna says. "He won't take a hint that she isn't interested because she already has a boyfriend."
"And even when he did get it he didn't care." Kagami adds. "He's such a dickhead."
"Hey." Sayuri scolds, not turning around. "I'm sure he's just…filled with liking for me."
"Right; whatever you say." Sentenza says, rolling her eyes.
"I saw that." Sayuri says, never turning back.
"Okay…" I say, still clearly confused. "But I still don't wanna go up there and do that song."
"Sayuri?" Rin begs.
"We'll do it." Sayuri says, turning to us. She smiles at me. "You know we rocked it last time; why not rock it again?"
"But last time it was for some girls' only party!" I argue, refusing to do the song. "Besides, after that number, it won't be as good." Rin pretends to think it over.
"Okay, fine; either you do a solo song or you sing that song. Your decision." She smiles and I give her a look.
"Shit just got real." Kagami says, looking between me and Rin. I give her a look then turn to look at the audience with a sigh.
"Alright, alright… Fine." I say, walking up there with an excited Sayuri.
I get in my spot with the mike in the front, Sayuri bringing hers slightly towards the back on my right side near the stairs and girls. She gives me a thumbs up and I roll my eyes, looking out at the audience.
"Okay ladies; this is for all of you who know you're in love but deny it." Sayuri says, speaking into her mike as the music starts to play. "And we're here to tell you to get over yourself." There are claps and hoots and she laughs and I begin.
-I won't say (I'm in love) from Hercules:
I put my hands on the mike and look out, sounding wistful as I begin with the lyrics, Sayuri going to sing the Muses part as I sing Meg.
If there's a prize for rotten judgment
I guess I've already won that
No man is worth the aggravation
That's ancient history, been there, done that!
Sayuri sings on, adding a pop-ish beat to the song. She puts out her hip and makes moves to go with the lyrics.
Who'd'ya think you're kiddin'
He's the Earth and heaven to you
Try to keep it hidden
Honey, we can see right through you
Girl, ya can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of
I take the mike out and walk towards the left, shaking my head.
No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
Sayuri takes out her mike and steps forward slightly, swooning and sighing with her lyrics as she sashays forward.
You swoon, you sigh
why deny it, uh-oh
I go towards her spot, saying my last few lines before we switch roles.
It's too cliché
I won't say I'm in love
Sayuri walks to my spot and I click my mike in hers as she sings. She holds her hand to her heart for the 2nd to last line and then sings our her oh with force, hitting the notes with ease.
I thought my heart has learned its lesson
It feels so good when you start out
My head is screaming get a grip, girl
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out
Oh!
I sing the Muses part, swaying back and forth with my right hand on the mike, making up my own moves.
You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby, we're not buying
Hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling
Face it like a grown-up
When ya gonna own up
That ya got, got, got it bad
Sayuri takes her mike out and walks even closer, slowly to the beat.
Whoa: No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
I argue with her, singing the lyrics as I take out my mike to join her up front.
Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love
She shakes her head.
This scene won't play,
I won't say I'm in love
We switch roles and she continues to sing the Muses part as well.
You're doin flips read our lips
You're in love
I take the Meg part, putting a hand to my hip as I roll my eyes.
You're way off base
I won't say it
Get off my case
I won't say it
Sayuri, who's now standing at my side, gives me a look.
Girl, don't be proud
It's OK you're in love
Then we sing in unison, looking out at the audience, our voices almost merging together as hers is slightly higher than my own.
Oh
At least out loud,
I won't say I'm in love…
Sayuri brings her mike stand back up to the front as everyone claps and such and I click my mike in and walk down, smiling at Inuyasha. I walk to him and grab his hand in my own, and look at Rin.
"I'm done for now, right?" I ask.
"Yep. We'll be doing our other song later tonight, if I can fit it in." Rin says, shrugging. "Now, go be with your couples. I'm going to sing a song to go along with this, something we all know." She winks and goes on the stage, high fiving Sayuri as they switch spots. Sayuri skips on down the stairs and slips past us, on the look for Ginta, who meets her halfway in the crowd. I sigh.
"They're so cute…" I say quietly.
"I know." Rin says with a sigh. "The Cheerleader of Love did good…" Then she's gone on the stage to introduce her song.
I grab Inuyasha's hand and take him to the audience, where everyone else already is.
"This is for all my couples out there, especially the guys, who just don't know when you want them to kiss you." Rin says, earning laughs from the girls in the room.
The music starts to play and I pull Inuyasha in the center of the room and put my arms around his neck and he puts his on my waist. I hum along as Rin sings Kiss the Girl from The Little Mermaid.
You seemed to have had fun
I look up at Inuyasha as his thought fills my head. I smile. Yeah, yeah I did
He smirks a little and I roll my eyes as I look around at my friends.
You going to listen to your song?
It takes me a minute to think about what he means but when I do I smile and look down. I lay my head on his chest and he tightens his hold. I already did…
*Sango P.O.V.*
"May I have this dance?" Miroku asks, appearing at my side. I smile at my…boyfriend. It still feels weird to think of him that way.
"Yes." I say, taking his hand. He leads me to the dance floor and puts his hands on my waist. I put my on his shoulders. "Remember the rules." I say, giving him a look. He smiles.
"Sango, my dear, how could you distrust me so?"
"Because I know you as well as I do." I smile when he laughs.
"You crack me up, my love."
I grab his hand that's inching towards my butt. "Miroku." I warn as I move it back up to my waist.
"My hand does what it wants."
I slap his face when he pinches my butt. "So does mine."
*Ayame P.O.V.*
"He so was not looking." I tell Koga for the 3rd time as we dance.
"So you say but you weren't looking." Koga growls.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
"Not if he was looking."
I sigh. "Koga, you are so irritating. I don't know why Kagome deals with you and Inuyasha."
"She's gifted if she can deal with that mutt all the time."
I pull his hair. "Watch it; he's my friend too."
"I think that guy who was watching wants to be your friend as well." He mutters, making me roll my eyes.
"Oh just shut up already or I might actually go dance with him instead." I grumble, making him turn his blue eyes on me. "Yeah, you heard me."
"Yeah well, so did he." Koga says, making me punch his arm.
*Sayuri P.O.V.*
"I don't know what you're talking about." I say to Ginta as he gives me a look as I answer his question involving the stupid hoe who was all over him earlier. I deny my jealousy because I'm not jealous…not of her anyway.
"Yes, yes you do." Ginta argues as we dance to Rin's song.
"Hmmm..." I pretend to think. "Nope, can't recall that I do."
"Don't lie Sayuri."
"Lying is not something I do."
"But you are not."
"Lying and evading the truth are two separate things. As are lying and telling the truth. And evading the truth and telling the truth."
"Sayuri…you're making no sense."
"Exactly." I flip some of my hair off my shoulder. I smile bright. "It's one of my specialties." I look around and spot Kiehauna with Hakkaku, laughing. "How cute are they."
Ginta looks. "Ew." I smack his arm and he looks at me with wide eyes. "What?"
"They are cute together." I fix his hair. "Not as cute as us but cute all the same."
He smiles. "You surely are something." I laugh.
"I know."
*Kiehauna P.O.V.*
"Hakkaku, you are crazy." I say, still laughing.
"No, I was seriously gonna jump on the stage." Hakkaku says, smiling.
"I could see you doing that which I think is worse than anything else."
"Not exactly." He thinks it over. "I mean, I could've actually done it."
"Thank Kami you didn't because that would've been a little too scary." I smile showing I'm teasing.
"Oh and you being up there wasn't scary?"
I smack his arm. "I'll have you know that some of those people in the audience were happy to see me up there."
"Most of them being girls, I hope."
"Some were of the male gender."
"Was it that guy? Or that one? That skinny one in the red? Or the short one in orange?" Hakkaku asks, scoping out the random guys. "Please don't let it be the big guy in brown."
"Why?" I ask, confused.
"Because I can't beat him up."
I laugh. "Oh Hakkaku… You're so stupid." I mutter, looking into his eyes. "Do you really see me with any of them?"
"No."
"Good."
"Because I see you with me."
I freeze, and look away from him. "…Alright…" Then he kisses my cheek and I blush and look at him. "It was the short guy."
"I knew it!" I laugh at his excitement.
"Or am I lying?"
"…Curse you and your female smarts." I smile up at him.
"Is it because I'm smart or because you're dumb?" I question, raising my eyebrows at him.
"Man I'ma be thinking about that all night…"
*Rin P.O.V.*
As I finish the last few lines and smile at everyone as the couples disperse, I catch the eyes of Sayuri, who must've overheard what I did.
The past will always catch up to us I suppose…I just didn't expect it to catch up so quickly…
I sigh as I walk off the stage, letting the DJ do his job with the music as I try to enjoy the party like everyone else, even with the knowledge that I still have one more year.
*Kagome P.O.V.*
"I had lots of fun." I say, yawning at the end as Inuyasha stands beside me on the porch. "I just can't believe today was graduation…"
"You should just believe it. I'm glad to be out of that prison." Inuyasha says. I roll my eyes.
"You know, when you do get in prison you'll be so surprised." I smile as he frowns.
"While I'm hanging with you, I won't ever get to be in jail."
I put my arms around his neck and smile big. "Guess you better not leave me then." I kiss his cheek and step back. "Goodnight, I'll see you tomorrow, I'm sure, and please don't wake me up early."
"Keh. Like I'll be up early." He says, rolling his eyes. I laugh.
"Right, right… I forget." I smile and kiss him quick but sweet. "Goodnight Inuyasha."
"Night Kags." He says, smirking as he jumps back in his car.
I roll my eyes and go inside, ready to fall out on the bed from exhaustion. I go to my room, change into my blue shorts and my blue sweatshirt. I hope into bed, snuggling in the covers and pillow, my bun on the top of my head going a little lopsided.
I look at the balcony doors and think of when I first moved here, back before 11th grade, before my whole life changed… I smile. And now here I am, graduated from high school ready to begin the summer before college.
Let the fun…begin.