Disclaimer: I do not own inuyasha or the song 'I remember' by Keyshia Cole
Chapter 1: Greatness in hiding
He walked into the smoky lounge after a long day's work. He had been working from 5 in the morning to 10 into the night. Sesshomaru needed a drink.
He sat down in a booth that was hidden in a dark corner of the lounge. A waitress who looked like she had seen better days approach him.
"You look like you need a nice, stiff one," the waitress said cocking one eyebrow
Sesshomaru thought he was going vomit. He refused to believe the shrew had the audacity to entice him. She was completely out of her league; after all, it was Sesshomaru, the hottest CEO and record producer to exist.
After ordering a bottle of their best bourbon, Sesshomaru rested his head against the top of the booth. He ignored the fact it hadn't been cleaned in years. He closed his eyes until he sense what he'd order had arrived.
As he drank, he started to ponder his life. Sesshomaru had worked hard for most of his life. He created an empire from a record label that started in the basement of his father's house. His label had the three top performers in Japan and United States. He had 10 platinum records that showed his musical success. Sesshomaru practically had the music world in the palm of his hands. Anyone under his label was instantly a star.
Regardless of his achievements, Sesshomaru didn't feel very successful. Most of his platinum records came from a cookie-cutter pop sensation that every girl wanted to be like and every guy wanted to screw (and most likely had screwed). 'Just one great singer,' he thought. If he had just one one great singer and one great hit, then he wouldn't care whatever kind of bullshit he'd released.
While wallowing in his thoughts, Sesshomaru started to notice that people had started piling into the once empty bar. He wondered if he had been spotted and people would approach him for a musical career.
People were always asking Sesshomaru to listen there cassette tapes of their horrible singing. He shuddered at the thought of listening to tone deaf, screeching noises that couldn't be classified as human or demon.
As Sesshomaru started to leave, he realized that people arrived for a different reason.
"Man, I been waiting all week for her performance...," Sesshomaru overheard a guy say. Sesshomaru figured it was just some wannabe singer that couldn't get a record deal but he decided to finish his bourbon and sit through the horror show.
Suddenly, the curtain rose and Sesshomaru saw her.
She had butterflies swarming in her stomach; but once the curtain rose, Kagome's nervousness left her. She walked on stage with a round of applause greeting her.
"Hi, everyone. Tonight, I have a new song I'd like to sing for you" She said happily.
The soft ballad started and Kagome began to vocalize.
OOOhh yeah oh yeah
Oooh, remember
Oooohh i remember,and i wanna know
Where were you, when I said I loved you
And where were you, when I cried at night
Waiting up, couldn't sleep without you
Thinking of, all the times we shared
I remember when my heart broke
I remember when I gave up loving you
My heart couldn't take no more of you
I was sad and lonely
I remember when I walked out
I remember when I screamed I hated you
But somehow deep inside, still loving you, sad and lonely
No one knew, all the pain I went through
All the love, I saved deep in my heart for you
Didn't know, where I would go, where I would be
But you made me leave, and plus my heart it just
It just kept telling me so
Sesshomaru was mesmerized by Kagome. He found her voice was beautiful yet sad. He was drawn in like bees to a flower.
ooooooooooo
I remember when my heart broke
I remember when I gave up loving you
My heart couldn't take no more of you, I was sad and lonely
I remember when I walked out
I remember when I said I hated you
But somehow deep inside, still loving you, so sad and lonely
There was nowhere else to go, oh
Nobody else, to turn to, no
For the rest of my life, I promise myself I
Will love me first, genuinely
I remember when my heart broke
I remember when I gave up loving you
My heart couldn't take no more of you
I was sad and lonely
I remember when I walked out
I remember when I said I hated you
But somehow deep inside, still loving you, sad and lonely
I remember when I walked out
I remember when I gave up loving you
My heart couldn't take no more of you, so sad and lonely
I remember when I stormed out
I remember when I gave up loving you, I was sad and lonely
Once the song ended, everyone stood to their feet and gave Kagome a round of applause. Sesshomaru scanned the crowd to see some people had tears in their eyes.
Sesshomaru wanted Kagome-No, He needed Kagome on his label. She was the ONE. That one great artist he yearned to produce.
