Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the song "Identity Crisis," by Element of Surprise.
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Lightning flashed in the raging clouds above, illuminating Kagome's surroundings as she stumbed out of the forest. She fell to her knees once she reached the middle of the meadow. The merciless rain hid the tears that streamed down her face.
"You idiot! If you had died, who would we have to find the shards?!" Inuyasha yelled at the fuming Kagome.
"Well, why don't you just go get your precious Kikyo and have her be your new tama detector?!" Kagome retorted, her hands clentched at her sides as she glared at the hanyou.
"At least she isn't a worthless excuse for a miko and can protect herself!" Silence. Kagome looked down at the floor.
"I know..." She whispered, and fled the hut, disappearing into the storm.
"Damn him!!" Kagome yelled, pounding her fists on the ground, sobbing. A shot of thunder above her punctuated her outburst. She went still and opened her pain-filled grey eyes. Her rippled reflection in the puddle in front of her met her gaze. She could almost see Kikyo's face hidden within her own in the water. She smacked the surface of the puddle angrily, distorting the refection.
Words from a song she had heard back home floated through the turmoil in her mind. She let out a forced laugh at how close the lyrics fit her situation. She started murmering the words, before standing up and singing them out loud. The thunder and pouring rain seemed to accentuate the words as she sang them.
Look at your life. Is it your life?
Have you lost your identity?
Don't stand their looking spell bound,
As if you don't understand the question at hand.
She closed her eyes and raised her face towards the sky. Kagome paid no heed to the stinging rain that assulted her face. With everyone gone and Inuyasha back at Kaede's hut, she felt free to let all her frustration and agony out. Eyes still closed, she spread her arms, letting the rain soak her clothes and hair. The action caused the wound in her shoulder to reopen, soaking the bandages and her wet uniform top a dark red. She flinched from the sudden pain, but ignored it. The injury made her look like Kikyo after Naraku had attacked her the some 50 years ago...and she hated it.
'I'm so sick of it all...I just...can't take it anymore...' She thought, before nearly singing the chorus at the top of her lungs.
'I just wish he'd understand....' She thought, not noticing the hanyou in question standing behind her at the edge of the meadow, listening to every word she sang.
Waste another night. Are you with me?
Underneath light. Are you with me?
Hold each other tight. Are you with me?
Waste another night. Are you with me?
Kagome gave in against trying to stop her tears, and let the flow continue. She concentrated on the next verse, trying to get her mind of the pain from her shoulder. But the physical pain was nothing compared to what she felt inside.
This time it's what I want.
I can't wait for you.
Your holding on to what I'm not.
And done this for so long.
Underneath it all, this makes more sense in my mind.
"I'm not Kikyo...why can't you just understand that?!" Screaming the question at the top of her lungs, Kagome opened her eyes and glared at the storm raging above her. Its fury only matched her own.
Inuyasha grimaced at the pain that controlled her voice, both in song and spoken word. He moved towards her, but she didn't notice him. She was too ensnared in the song and her own grief.
High expectations lead to disappointment
You try to hide what's still obvious to me.
Now you find your self with questions
Figure out a way to reach the answers are so discrete.
Flinching when he heard that verse, he stopped and stared at her. Kagome was wrapping her arms around herself - whether it was from being cold or needing comfort - he didn't know.
Everything he had said before came back with a vengence, tearing him up inside.
"Damn tama detector!"
"You're nothing like Kikyo!"
"At least she isn't a worthless excuse for a miko and can protect herself!"
Look at your life. Is it your life?
Have you lost your identity?
Don't stand their looking spell bound,
As if you don't understand the question at hand.
Kagome brought her hands up and studied the blood that dripped from them. She looked down at the pool of blood, and once again saw Kikyo face staring at her own.
"Maybe I have lost my identity...just a replacement for Kikyo..." She whispered miserably. Her words were not lost on Inuyasha.
He turned towards the forest and jumped into the treetops. Kagome turned in time to see the red of his haori disappear into the forest canopy.
Waste another night. Are you with me?
Underneath light. Are you with me?
Hold each other tight. Are you with me?
Waste another night. Are you with me?
She wiped her eyes again, drying her face of tears, even as the rain still streaked in place of the tears. Wiping her hands on her clothes, she started walking back towards the village.
As she passed by the tree he hid in, she slowed her pace. She could tell he was there...hiding from her. Kagome whispered softly the remaining verse, knowing he would hear it with his demon hearing.
This time it's what I want.
I can't wait for you.
Your holding on to what I'm not.
And done this for so long.
Underneath it all, this makes more sense in my mind
She disappeared into the forest, leaving a confused hanyou to think about what she had said.
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This song so kicks ass. I highly suggest you listen to it, you can find it at MP3.com or at their website:
www.eosband.com
Love it? Hate it? Review! ^.^v
Lightning flashed in the raging clouds above, illuminating Kagome's surroundings as she stumbed out of the forest. She fell to her knees once she reached the middle of the meadow. The merciless rain hid the tears that streamed down her face.
"You idiot! If you had died, who would we have to find the shards?!" Inuyasha yelled at the fuming Kagome.
"Well, why don't you just go get your precious Kikyo and have her be your new tama detector?!" Kagome retorted, her hands clentched at her sides as she glared at the hanyou.
"At least she isn't a worthless excuse for a miko and can protect herself!" Silence. Kagome looked down at the floor.
"I know..." She whispered, and fled the hut, disappearing into the storm.
"Damn him!!" Kagome yelled, pounding her fists on the ground, sobbing. A shot of thunder above her punctuated her outburst. She went still and opened her pain-filled grey eyes. Her rippled reflection in the puddle in front of her met her gaze. She could almost see Kikyo's face hidden within her own in the water. She smacked the surface of the puddle angrily, distorting the refection.
Words from a song she had heard back home floated through the turmoil in her mind. She let out a forced laugh at how close the lyrics fit her situation. She started murmering the words, before standing up and singing them out loud. The thunder and pouring rain seemed to accentuate the words as she sang them.
Look at your life. Is it your life?
Have you lost your identity?
Don't stand their looking spell bound,
As if you don't understand the question at hand.
She closed her eyes and raised her face towards the sky. Kagome paid no heed to the stinging rain that assulted her face. With everyone gone and Inuyasha back at Kaede's hut, she felt free to let all her frustration and agony out. Eyes still closed, she spread her arms, letting the rain soak her clothes and hair. The action caused the wound in her shoulder to reopen, soaking the bandages and her wet uniform top a dark red. She flinched from the sudden pain, but ignored it. The injury made her look like Kikyo after Naraku had attacked her the some 50 years ago...and she hated it.
'I'm so sick of it all...I just...can't take it anymore...' She thought, before nearly singing the chorus at the top of her lungs.
'I just wish he'd understand....' She thought, not noticing the hanyou in question standing behind her at the edge of the meadow, listening to every word she sang.
Waste another night. Are you with me?
Underneath light. Are you with me?
Hold each other tight. Are you with me?
Waste another night. Are you with me?
Kagome gave in against trying to stop her tears, and let the flow continue. She concentrated on the next verse, trying to get her mind of the pain from her shoulder. But the physical pain was nothing compared to what she felt inside.
This time it's what I want.
I can't wait for you.
Your holding on to what I'm not.
And done this for so long.
Underneath it all, this makes more sense in my mind.
"I'm not Kikyo...why can't you just understand that?!" Screaming the question at the top of her lungs, Kagome opened her eyes and glared at the storm raging above her. Its fury only matched her own.
Inuyasha grimaced at the pain that controlled her voice, both in song and spoken word. He moved towards her, but she didn't notice him. She was too ensnared in the song and her own grief.
High expectations lead to disappointment
You try to hide what's still obvious to me.
Now you find your self with questions
Figure out a way to reach the answers are so discrete.
Flinching when he heard that verse, he stopped and stared at her. Kagome was wrapping her arms around herself - whether it was from being cold or needing comfort - he didn't know.
Everything he had said before came back with a vengence, tearing him up inside.
"Damn tama detector!"
"You're nothing like Kikyo!"
"At least she isn't a worthless excuse for a miko and can protect herself!"
Look at your life. Is it your life?
Have you lost your identity?
Don't stand their looking spell bound,
As if you don't understand the question at hand.
Kagome brought her hands up and studied the blood that dripped from them. She looked down at the pool of blood, and once again saw Kikyo face staring at her own.
"Maybe I have lost my identity...just a replacement for Kikyo..." She whispered miserably. Her words were not lost on Inuyasha.
He turned towards the forest and jumped into the treetops. Kagome turned in time to see the red of his haori disappear into the forest canopy.
Waste another night. Are you with me?
Underneath light. Are you with me?
Hold each other tight. Are you with me?
Waste another night. Are you with me?
She wiped her eyes again, drying her face of tears, even as the rain still streaked in place of the tears. Wiping her hands on her clothes, she started walking back towards the village.
As she passed by the tree he hid in, she slowed her pace. She could tell he was there...hiding from her. Kagome whispered softly the remaining verse, knowing he would hear it with his demon hearing.
This time it's what I want.
I can't wait for you.
Your holding on to what I'm not.
And done this for so long.
Underneath it all, this makes more sense in my mind
She disappeared into the forest, leaving a confused hanyou to think about what she had said.
This song so kicks ass. I highly suggest you listen to it, you can find it at MP3.com or at their website:
www.eosband.com
Love it? Hate it? Review! ^.^v