author's note: the song is decode by paramore. In this chapter it's acoustic rather than the original song. Here's link to an acoustic performance that I think would suit it c: watch?v=KVybZvrIbOM and sorry that it's kinda short.

As soon as school ended, Rin grabbed me by the arm and dragged me to the parking lot, along with the rest of the gang. She slung be to my car and dragged everyone else to theirs.

Gosh, I did not want to sing if front of them. The last person, besides Sota, that I sang in front of was my dad. He said I had the voice of an angel. But he was, is, my dad. He's supposed to say stuff like that.

I pulled into my driveway and saw everyone pull into Inuyasha's. I quickly unlocked the front door and raced to my room and grabbed my guitar. Stepping down the step, I remembered I had to pick Sota up from his school. I raced to Inuyasha's and went inside and found everyone sitting on the couch, waiting patiently. Rin was cuddling next to someone that looked related to Inuyasha. Except no dog ears. He had elf like ears and silver hair that dangled across his forehead.

"I need to pick Sota up from school, I completely forgot about it." I panted, holding my guitar against me.

"Oh, Sesshy can take care of that. Won't you?" Rin said, turning to Sesshomaru, I think was his name that Sango said.

He sighed and looked at her and she pouted her lips, cuddling deeper into his chest.

"Fine." He said, grabbing his car keys from his pocket.

He got up and didn't even meet eye contact with me as he headed for the door. Inuyasha clapped his hands together and pointed at the stairs, "I think we have a concert to see."

Everyone cheered and stampeded up the stairs as I lingered behind them, growing steadily nervous. We all headed to Rin's room which was doused in blue things. Blue walls. Blue furniture. Blue everything. Sango held my lyric folder and closed her eyes and flipped through the pages.

"What are you doing?" Miroku asked, sitting in the desk chair.

"Randomly picking a song. I wanna be surprised." She said, laughing and finalizing on her decision. She uncovered her eyes and smiled at the lyrics. "Decode."

I nodded and sat on the bed strapped my guitar around me. My stomach was getting dizzy with butterflies when Inuyasha asked, "Nervous?"

I laughed and nodded and breathed in and out some.

"I need less light; dimly lit places make me feel better when it comes to this." I said, strumming lightly.

Rin stood up and turned off the light and Miroku turned on the small lamp closest to him. I sighed and started to feel a little better.

"Decode, right?" I asked, looking at Sango. She nodded and smiled and said, "Just pretend we're not even here."

I breathed in and out one more time and then began to play the chords.

How can I decide what's right

When you're clouding up my mind?

I can't win your losing fight all the time

Nor can I ever own what's mine

When you're always taking sides

I started out quiet and then as I began to feel more comfortable, I sang louder.

But you won't take away my pride

No not this time

Not this time

How did we get here?

Well, I used to know you so well

How did we get here?

Well, I think I know

The truth is hiding in your eyes

And it's hanging on your tongue

Just boiling in my blood

But you think that I can't see

What kind of man that you are

If you're a man at all

Well, I will figure this one out

On my own

I'm screaming, "I love you so!"

My thoughts you can't decode

How did we get here?

Well, I used to know you so well, yeah

How did we get here?

Well, I think I know

Do you see what we've done?

We've gone and made such fools of ourselves

Do you see what we've done?

We've gone and made such fools of ourselves

Yeah...!

How did we get here?

Well, I used to know you so well, yeah, yeah

How did we get here?

Why won't you show yourself?

I think I know

As I played the strings a little harder, I felt myself bob my head to it.

I think I know

Ooh, there is something

I see in you

It might kill me

I want it to be true

I looked up slowly and saw everyone silent but smiling, even Inuyasha.

"Did you like it?" I asked, growing wary.

"KAGOME! OF COURSE." Rin yelled and bounced up and down. "You have to be the lead vocalist of our band. You have such a beautiful voice."

"Even I can't argue with that." Inuyasha said, grabbing my folder and flipping through the folder. "Also, you have mad skills at writing lyrics." He finished, smiling and handing me back my folder.

"Well, thanks." I said, blushing, smiling and grabbing the folder.

Sango turned toward me and smiled and stood up and started jumping up and down and yelled, "I'm not even in the band, but I'm excited."

"What's the band name?" I asked, setting my guitar down and sitting cross legged.

"Uncharted Thieves." Inuyasha said, smirking at me.

Sango wore their shirt the first time I met her.

I smiled and stood up and sat next to Rin on the floor. "What about Kikyo?" I asked, looking at Inuyasha, wondering about our deal. He shook his head, saying that I didn't have to tell. I smiled at him and nodded my head.

"We can tell her. There's gonna be some cat fights ,though." Kouga said, playing with Ayame's hair. So cute.

"Who's all in the band?" I asked, glancing at them.

"I play guitar, Rin on drums, Kouga on bass and Miroku on rhythm guitar." Inuyasha said, running a hand through his hair.

"So does that mean you want me to sing in your band?" I asked, looking at all of them, smiling.

"Duh!" Rin yelled, throwing a pillow at me.

Walking down Inuyasha's yard holding my guitar and lyric folder, heading to my house, I saw Kikyo pull up into the garage in her pink bug. Her windows were rolled down blaring some pop song. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion as she looked at me. She got out and put her shades on top of her head.

"What were you doing here?" She asked, her hands on her hips as her purse dangled down her arm.

"I'm not allowed to see my neighbors? You don't even live here, Kikyo." I replied, putting my lyric folder in my back pocket.

"Remember what I told you at lunch? I'm not playing nice anymore. If I see you one more time with my boyfriend, and I think it's more than just friendship, I'm seriously going to beat the shi-"

The front door opened and there stood Inuyasha, his hair dripping from just finishing a shower. He glanced at me first and then to Kikyo and her stance, which anyone could tell was a pounce stance.

"Come inside, babe." He said, holding the door open.

"Later, freak." She smiled and winked at me. She walked toward Inuyasha and flailed her arms around his neck and started making out with him. Right there, in front of me. She had her hands in his hair and her tongue shooting daggers down his throat. He stood there, taking the abuse, not doing anything. His hands and arms fell limply at his side.

The moment I went back to walking to my house, Inuyasha pulled Kikyo back and smiled and shimmied her inside the house. I opened the door to my house and went straight up the stairs and into my room.

Why do I even care? I already knew they were dating.

I dropped my guitar in the corner and flopped on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

My phone chimed in my pocket; I reached for it and saw a text from Inuyasha. We all had exchanged numbers after I sang.

Hey, sorry about that. She doesn't know her limits sometimes.

I sighed and texted back.

It's fine.

My phone chimed again.

You really do have a good voice, the band will be better off without Kikyo. She only joined so she could see me more often.

A knock on the door erupted through my thoughts. My mom opened the door and said, "You got a minute?"

I nodded and put my phone in my pocket and set it on vibrate.

We walked down the stairs and into the kitchen and I sat down by the counter while she started making dinner. She turned on the oven and started to boil some water in a pot.

"How do you like the move? She said, turning the stove to a higher temperature.

"It's been going good. I mean it's not perfect but I have had a good time here with my friends." She nodded and faked a smile.

"How are you liking the move? I asked as she put something in the oven and set a timer.

She was silent for a couple seconds as she debated the question. She hesitantly answered,

"It's been okay." She nodded to herself and went back to stirring the noodles in the boiling pot.

Ever since dad died, she does that a lot. Nods to herself once she answers a question, hesitantly answers and doesn't answer fully. She wants to make sure it's a good answer or whatever, before she says it. I don't really get it.

"How do you think Sota likes the move?" She asked, draining the noodles and setting the pan in the sink.

"I think he likes it. He probably does miss his friends, though."

My phone chimed in my pocket and I ignored it. Probably just Inuyasha talking about Kikyo.

"Hopefully he makes some good friends here." She said, taking out the food in the oven.

My phone chimed again and this time mom noticed but didn't say anything.

Another chime.

"You wanna get that?" She asked me sternly as she set down the food on the counter.

I pulled out my phone and sure enough one was from Inuyasha.

Our deal is still on but I won't make you tell Kikyo, we can do that.

The other was from Sango.

Omg the band is gonna go so far with you (: kiky-ho is horrible. I don't even know why her and Inuyasha are still together, she doesn't even make him happy anymore.

I walked up to my room and picked up my guitar and started writing down lyrics that came to my head instantly. I texted Sango back.

Yea, why are they even still together? She acts like they're together but he doesn't. If she doesn't make him happy, then why does he stay? Ugh, I don't get it.

I finished writing the lyrics to it and smiled slightly and put my guitar up and sauntered over to the bed, when my phone started to ring. Sango.

"Hellooo?" I asked, pulling the covers up to my chin.

"Sounds like you missie have a crush on someone." She said, smiling on the other end.

"No! I was just curious." I replied, blushing.

"Well, when they first started dating like two years ago, they were both pretty happy. Then I don't know, it just kinda stopped. He stopped acting happy around her. If anything, he was and is still today, happier when she's not around." She said, sighing.

"He needs to be with someone that makes him happy, not that gets jealous every two seconds from someone just talking to him."

"Oh trust me, Inuyasha gets plenty jealous himself. You haven't seen it, but you will when the time is right." I could tell she was smiling from the way her voice sounded. "I ship you two."

"Well, I ship you and Miroku. I will get you two together in less than a week, I hope. I may need a little bit more time for him but it'll happen." I said, turning off my light.

She yawned and said, "I'm gonna go to bed, school tomorrow." I heard a click on the other end. "Bye, dog demon loverrrr."

She was gone before I could that I wasn't.

I laid down again on the bed.

Well, he does have pretty cute ears.