Sing a Song with Me
Cherry Mecha
Chapter 12: Humiliation
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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the characters from it. I also don't own the songs I mention. Heh.
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A/N: Thank you for all the reviews! That made my day. Anyway, here's the last chapter. I hate to see it go but all things must come to an end. Besides, I was thinking about doing a special where they go on tour. I'll see how it works out. So go ahead and read! Oh and yes Kikyou is coming back. Heh. I'm evil. And humiliation isn't just Kikyou, Inuyasha gets humorously humiliated several times too. Hee hee
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Over the loud cheering from the crowd, Sesshoumaru cleared his throat.
"Are you quite done yet?"
Both couples heard him but took their time breaking apart. Taking a final bow, the group got off the stage. Once in the hallway, Inuyasha and Miroku couldn't help but grin nonstop, not that the girls didn't notice. Feeling the same glee, Kagome spoke,
"You know what this calls for?" Kagome said loud enough for everyone to hear, "A PARTY!"
Sango squealed and began making verbal lists of everything they would need, down to how many napkins should be on each table. Shippo jumped around saying "PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY" over and over. Miroku just grinned. Inuyasha thought for a moment. Have a party in celebration? He liked that. A celebration for the concert, for success, for him and Kagome.
Once Kagome and Sango were done rattling off lists of everything, she calmed herself down enough from her giddy state to speak.
"Sesshoumaru? Can you go and see how many agents and recording companies you can round up in two hours? Tell them that they're all invited to my well house."
Sesshoumaru calmly nodded and left. Inuyasha picked Kagome up and swung her around.
"I can't believe how smart my Kagome is!" He kissed Kagome on the nose repeatedly. She giggled and squirmed.
"Ahem." Miroku cleared his throat. He couldn't keep the grin off his face when he spoke to the couple in front of him, "Are you guys done flirting? We have a party to get ready for." The two broke away, and for the first time, didn't blush in the process. Kagome led Inuyasha out of the concert hall and motioned for Shippo, Sango and Miroku to follow.
They made a stop at the party store and bought streamers and decorations...LOTS of them. Each person carried 2 bags on the way to the place of the party: the well house.
"Well," Kagome said dropping her bags on the floor of the old shine, "Let's get started!"
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An hour later, the well house was completely covered in multi-colored crepe paper. There were streamers hanging from the stairs, the railing, the walls and the ceiling. Kagome stepped back from the well she was decorating and surveyed her work. After giving a satisfied sigh, she scanned the area for the others.
Sango and Miroku were working on decorating the doors, side by side. It was nice to see them finally get along.
"Whe-heee!" Shippo dashed across the room with a trail of crepe paper tailing behind him. Everything he touched became covered in strips of paper.
Looking around again, Kagome frowned.
"Has anyone seen Inuyasha?"
"Mmmmph." A crepe paper cocoon in the far corner of the room moved around a bit. Seeing this, Shippo immediately circled the already enormous pile of crepe paper with another roll and doubled the thickness. Seeing that the moving had stopped, Shippo sat down with a small pant.
"Shippo?" Kagome sweat dropped, "Is that Inuyasha?"
"Nuh-uh. Nope. No Inuyasha here. Definitely not Inuyasha. Actually, I don't even remember knowing an Inuyasha." Shippo shook his head violently.
A growl emitted from the pile and two arms broke through from the sides. The hands pulled off several pieces of paper from the top of the bundle to reveal Inuyasha's very pissed off face. He grabbed Shippo by the shirt collar and held him up to eye level.
"Want me to jog your memory, brat?"
Shippo squirmed and flailed around mid-air. The commotion caught Sango and Miroku's attention and the two walked over. Catching a glimpse of Inuyasha, Miroku burst out laughing.
"Run for your lives! The mummy has come back to life!"
"You'd better run, Miroku!"
"Inuyasha, put Shippo down and leave Miroku alone." Kagome tried desperately to look stern but burst out laughing at the comical site in front of her.
Inuyasha grumbled but complied. Shippo ran for his dear little life as soon as his feet reached the ground. Miroku had wisely backed away and Sango went to finish the door.
Still giggling, Kagome began to unravel the paper around Inuyasha. Halfway through, she stood up.
"You know, Inuyasha," she said thoughtfully "I have always wanted a life size teddy bear."
"TEDDY BEAR?!" Inuyasha looked horror-struck. Kagome resisted the urge to burst out laughing for a second time.
"It's only because you look so adorable all wrapped up. You'd make the perfect gift." Kagome tapped his nose playfully, to which he answered with a blush. She finished unwrapping a few minutes later and made sure to take out all of the wonderfully masculine pink crepe paper out of Inuyasha's hair.
"I suppose I have to go prepare the food now." Kagome stretched. Upon hearing the word 'food,' Inuyasha's face lit up. Kagome saw this and grinned. "Yes you can come, Inuyasha."
The two walked into the kitchen and Kagome took out two aprons from a drawer. She handed one to Inuyasha and put on the second without paying much mind.
"Uh...Kagome?"
She turned around and looked at the apron Inuyasha now wore.
"'Goddess of the Grills?'" (a/n: I've seen this apron! It's a real one.) Kagome was rolling on the floor with laughter. Inuyasha was looking slightly peeved now. Once Kagome pulled herself together, she patted Inuyasha on the shoulder with a grin. "Can you handle being goddess for a day? My mom's on break."
Inuyasha glared at her but couldn't help but laugh himself. With that, they began their quest to prepare cocktail foods.
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(a/n: WARNING: Crude language between Kikyou and Kagome. Do not read if you are sensitive to cat fights. Thank you!)
Forty-five minutes and 400 finger foods later, Kagome collapsed onto a kitchen stool. Cooking was exhausting. And much to her surprise, Inuyasha was a good helper. He ran around getting ingredients, buttering the pans, timing the baking time, setting the pigs-in-a-blanket on fire...yup, he was a great helper.
After they were done arranging the food in little platters in the well house, the band sat around and waited. Shippo had to leave due to how late it was becoming. After that, the band didn't wait long. Before the hour was up, people flooded into the well house and Kagome and Inuyasha greeted every guest. After lines and lines of people streamed in, another person made her way towards the well house. Inuyasha immediately recognized her.
"KIKYOU?!"
Indeed it was. She was making her way towards them with what one would call a sinister smile on her face. However, it wasn't Inuyasha she approached.
"Hello Kagome. It's so nice to see you again."
Kagome's eyes hardened but her face did not betray her emotions. Being an actress as well as a singer, she forced a smile on her face and spoke politely as she could.
"Yes, Kikyou. It has been such a long time. Why don't you come in and make yourself comfortable? There are refreshments on the tables."
"I did not come here to chat with you. I came to claim Inuyasha."
Kagome's smile was gone instantly. She returned Kikyou's glare and bit the inside of her cheek to refrain from yelling out profanities. When she spoke next, she forced her words through gritted teeth. (a/n: btw, I'm tired of having Kagome back off. I'm giving you a decent fight today.)
"Well I'm terribly sorry HONEY. You can't have him."
"And you think a slut like you can stop me?"
The whole room was silent. Everyone watched in anticipation as they waited for Kagome's reply. When she finally did speak, her tone was one that you would use to tell a three-year-old that the Boogie Man doesn't exist.
"LOOK. I don't want to humiliate you today. I have no patience. Unlike you, some of us have moved on and gotten a life. So please take one of your stilettos and shove it up your ass for me." She gave Kikyou a crushing smile. No one dared breathe, especially Inuyasha.
"Well you know what, little girl?" Kikyou stepped up so that she was in Kagome's face, "This is outta your league. Let a mature girl handle this," She gave Kagome a once-over. "And from the looks of things, you're not there yet." Kagome glared at Kikyou and noticed something on Kikyou's face. Her eyes narrowed.
"At least I have enough self confidence not to need a face lift."
Kikyou's eyes filled with hate and she opened her mouth to say something not suitable to repeat. Miroku felt that these were dangerous grounds to be on for girls and cut in.
"Uh...why don't we have Inuyasha settle this? I mean, it is him you are fighting over."
Inuyasha gave Miroku a death glare but the two girls considered it for a second.
"Yeah, why don't we have Inuyasha choose who he wants to be with?" she glared at Kagome, who glared right back.
"I don't need him to prove anything. For your information, he already sang a song dedicated to me this afternoon."
"Well then," Kikyou was clearly jealous but kept it under a cool shell, "he'll just have to sing another song then. For me."
"Whatever." Kagome pushed Inuyasha towards the well in the center of the room. It was elevated and would make a perfect stage. As soon as Inuyasha was standing on top of the well, he gulped. He didn't want to have to sing again, especially in front of Kikyou. Suddenly, it struck him. He knew how to get out of this perfectly.
"Go ahead! Start already!" Kagome was getting slightly impatient and wanted Kikyou out and away as soon as possible. She was so sure that he would sing for her again. She wasn't prepared for his next words.
"Tonight, I'd like to sing for Kikyou," he announced to the crowd, then he turned to her "This song describes my deepest feelings for you. The same ones that were there for as long as I can remember. I hope you enjoy this song."
Kikyou shot Kagome a smirk. She wanted to leave with Inuyasha now but stayed just to see the full effects of Kagome's humiliation. Kagome glared right back. Inside, she was breaking down but she refused to let HER see that.
As soon as the song started, Kagome's grin was back at full blast. Luckily Kikyou was so wrapped up in her own ego that she didn't notice the song Inuyasha had chosen to dedicate to her. All the better to watch her horror stricken face later, Kagome thought. Soon after, Inuyasha started singing.
~ Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing
Tired of living like a blind man
Sick of sight without a sense of feeling
And this is how you remind me.
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on different story
And this time I'm mistaken
For handing you a heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong
I've been down
Been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream are we having fun yet? ~
Inuyasha paused briefly to look at Kikyou. She was horror stricken. Inuyasha could have been merciful and stopped the song then but upon singing those words, his anger came back. For the next verse, he tweaked the words around so that they would fit his needs.
~ It's not like you didn't know that.
I said I loved you
But it's not like I still do
It must've been so bad
Cause living with me must've damn near killed you
And this is how you remind me.
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken
For handing you a heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong
I've been down
Been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream are we having fun yet? ~
(a/n: I was actually going to use this song for a separate songfic, like right before Inuyasha loses consciousness when he gets shot? Anyway, I'll see about that.)
As soon as the song was over, Kikyou stomped over to Inuyasha. She held up an accusing finger to his face.
"That was your last chance! Did I mean nothing to you?"
Inuyasha was pretty calm for the day. Even throughout the song, he kept his temper in check. When he heard Kikyou speak, his rage came back at full force.
"I should be the one asking! You left me for NARAKU!"
"And now you're with KAGOME!"
"Don't even THINK of comparing the two!"
"Whatever, Inuyasha. I'm leaving. We could have been happy together."
"But you rejected me. So really, I'm not to blame for any of this am I?"
Without another word, Kikyou spun on her heel and left. Afterwards, Inuyasha let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Kagome walked up to him calmly. The room was silent as everyone waited for her next move. Kagome threw her arms around Inuyasha and the whole room sighed with relief and continued to party, leaving the two love birds alone.
"You scared me." Kagome's muffled voice traveled to Inuyasha's ears.
"Why?" Inuyasha grinned, "You thought I would choose her?" Kagome stepped back and pouted. She crossed her arms and tried as hard as she could not to look like she wasn't worried at all.
"No." She sniffed defensively, "You looked so pissed that I thought you were going to pop a blood vessel." Inuyasha's grin got bigger as he pulled Kagome into a tight hug.
"You won't ever have to worry again," he whispered into her ear, "because..." Inuyasha fumbled for the right words. Could he tell her now? His musings were cut short when Kagome finished his sentence for him.
"Because you love me? I love you, too." Kagome pulled back and smiled at him. Inuyasha just stared at her in shock.
"B-but how...when? And...whoa..." (a/n: Doesn't he have the greatest vocabulary? ^_^)
"You told me a long time ago, Inuyasha. Do you remember what the obsidian on your mother's guitar stands for?" Kagome giggled like a school girl. Inuyasha looked confused. Kagome's smile faded as each passing moment as the confusion on Inuyasha's face only increased.
"You mean you didn't know?" Kagome's voice was barely above a whisper, "I thought you would remember from Princess Mononoke...Obsidian means everlasting love." Inuyasha's eyes widened. Taking it the wrong way, Kagome backed away.
"God! I'm such an idiot!" Kagome felt tears swell in her eyes. She humiliated herself again. She needed to get away, but before she could, she felt a pair of arms snake around her waist. Next thing she knew, she was pressed against Inuyasha again. She wanted to break away, but she couldn't bring herself to. She cried into Inuyasha's shirt in frustration.
"Kagome, I'm sorry I didn't realize it sooner. I was a little surprised at how lucky I was that you already knew."
Kagome stopped her sobs almost abruptly but tears still streamed down from her face. She pulled away and looked up at Inuyasha with the slightest tint of hope in her eyes.
"You mean...?"
"Yeah. I love you." Inuyasha grinned as Kagome's joy-filled eyes widened. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. She could feel Inuyasha smile against her lips.
"Save it for later, brother." A slightly amused voice interrupted them. The two broke away but didn't lose contact. Sesshoumaru had brought Sango and Miroku with him as well as an aged woman they didn't recognize.
"This is Ms Kaede from Miko Records. She has a deal that you may be interested in. Ms Kaede?" All 4 heads were turned to the aged woman with interest. The woman cleared her throat and began her well-practiced speech.
"As stated, I am from Miko Records. I have been to your concerts and I speak on behalf of my company when I say that I am impressed. Perhaps you would be interested in a record deal?" Everyone, minus Sesshoumaru's, eyes widened. Kaede took this as her cue and continued.
"Why us, you may ask. Not only do we give you an indefinite contract, we pay you a hefty sum and take care of the expenses for tours, concerts, and so on. Do you need to think about this?"
"No! That's okay!" Kagome squeaked as soon as she found her voice. She exchanged glances with the rest of her group. "We accept. When do we start recording?"
"As soon as possible. But there are regulations. I wanted you to record a full album, which must be a minimum of 9 songs. It's a rule of the trade."
Everyone mentally counted off the songs. My Will, I am, Fukai Mori, Every Heart, Dearest, and No More Words. That was only six. Everyone realized this and looked slightly crestfallen. Sensing minor distress among his brother's friends, Sesshoumaru cleared his throat.
"Jaken and I have finished two more songs. I have brought them with me." He pulled out two packets of paper, labeled 'Owarinai Yume' and 'Shinjitsu no Uta.' Kagome thanked him and took them from him but frowned slightly.
"We're still one short."
"No we're not." Inuyasha took a breath to prepare himself for what he was going to say. "We have 'Change the World,' don't we?" Kagome looked at him, startled.
"You're willing to sing that in front of endless amounts of people until you get so sick of it that your head bursts?"
"Yup." Inuyasha grinned, "I'll sing for you until I get so delirious that I'll beg Shippo to beat me over the head with a stick."
Kagome flung her arms around Inuyasha again and whispered into his ear.
"That's one of the many reasons I love you."
"Can I hear all of them?" Inuyasha smirked as she pulled away and playfully slapped him on the arm.
"You are so egotistical." She couldn't help but grin.
"Ahem," Kaede interrupted with a slight smile on her face, "If you don't mind, I will be leaving now. Come to the recording studios on Monday at noon. I will see you all then." She nodded a good-bye to everyone and left. Sesshoumaru followed shortly after. Sango glomped Miroku and danced in a circle.
"We have a record deal! We have a record deal! YAY!" Miroku looked like he was enjoying this and fought hard not to let his hentai side kick in.
Kagome, on the other hand, had already expressed her great joy for the record deal and just stood contentedly holding Inuyasha's hand. Suddenly, a thought ran through her brain.
"Inuyasha? Besides 'Change the World,' are you going to sing anything else with the band?"
"I'm going to sing wherever you need me to." He replied without hesitating.
"So are you over your fear of singing in public?"
"Do you want me to stand on the well and sing a love song to you?" He arched an amused eyebrow. Kagome pulled Inuyasha down to her level so that she could whisper into his ear.
"It's not so much singing to me as singing with me."
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A/N: IT'S DONE!! Wow. Big load off my chest. But then again, I'm writing another one soon. . Oh well. Anyway, I hope you liked reading this! I certainly enjoyed writing it. I may do an epilogue because I wanted to add a scene with Kikyou in it that I never got to. Anyhow, more on that later! And a reminder ::CONTEST DEADLINE IS IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS!!:: Go to my site:
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Cherry Mecha
Chapter 12: Humiliation
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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the characters from it. I also don't own the songs I mention. Heh.
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A/N: Thank you for all the reviews! That made my day. Anyway, here's the last chapter. I hate to see it go but all things must come to an end. Besides, I was thinking about doing a special where they go on tour. I'll see how it works out. So go ahead and read! Oh and yes Kikyou is coming back. Heh. I'm evil. And humiliation isn't just Kikyou, Inuyasha gets humorously humiliated several times too. Hee hee
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Over the loud cheering from the crowd, Sesshoumaru cleared his throat.
"Are you quite done yet?"
Both couples heard him but took their time breaking apart. Taking a final bow, the group got off the stage. Once in the hallway, Inuyasha and Miroku couldn't help but grin nonstop, not that the girls didn't notice. Feeling the same glee, Kagome spoke,
"You know what this calls for?" Kagome said loud enough for everyone to hear, "A PARTY!"
Sango squealed and began making verbal lists of everything they would need, down to how many napkins should be on each table. Shippo jumped around saying "PARTY PARTY PARTY PARTY" over and over. Miroku just grinned. Inuyasha thought for a moment. Have a party in celebration? He liked that. A celebration for the concert, for success, for him and Kagome.
Once Kagome and Sango were done rattling off lists of everything, she calmed herself down enough from her giddy state to speak.
"Sesshoumaru? Can you go and see how many agents and recording companies you can round up in two hours? Tell them that they're all invited to my well house."
Sesshoumaru calmly nodded and left. Inuyasha picked Kagome up and swung her around.
"I can't believe how smart my Kagome is!" He kissed Kagome on the nose repeatedly. She giggled and squirmed.
"Ahem." Miroku cleared his throat. He couldn't keep the grin off his face when he spoke to the couple in front of him, "Are you guys done flirting? We have a party to get ready for." The two broke away, and for the first time, didn't blush in the process. Kagome led Inuyasha out of the concert hall and motioned for Shippo, Sango and Miroku to follow.
They made a stop at the party store and bought streamers and decorations...LOTS of them. Each person carried 2 bags on the way to the place of the party: the well house.
"Well," Kagome said dropping her bags on the floor of the old shine, "Let's get started!"
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An hour later, the well house was completely covered in multi-colored crepe paper. There were streamers hanging from the stairs, the railing, the walls and the ceiling. Kagome stepped back from the well she was decorating and surveyed her work. After giving a satisfied sigh, she scanned the area for the others.
Sango and Miroku were working on decorating the doors, side by side. It was nice to see them finally get along.
"Whe-heee!" Shippo dashed across the room with a trail of crepe paper tailing behind him. Everything he touched became covered in strips of paper.
Looking around again, Kagome frowned.
"Has anyone seen Inuyasha?"
"Mmmmph." A crepe paper cocoon in the far corner of the room moved around a bit. Seeing this, Shippo immediately circled the already enormous pile of crepe paper with another roll and doubled the thickness. Seeing that the moving had stopped, Shippo sat down with a small pant.
"Shippo?" Kagome sweat dropped, "Is that Inuyasha?"
"Nuh-uh. Nope. No Inuyasha here. Definitely not Inuyasha. Actually, I don't even remember knowing an Inuyasha." Shippo shook his head violently.
A growl emitted from the pile and two arms broke through from the sides. The hands pulled off several pieces of paper from the top of the bundle to reveal Inuyasha's very pissed off face. He grabbed Shippo by the shirt collar and held him up to eye level.
"Want me to jog your memory, brat?"
Shippo squirmed and flailed around mid-air. The commotion caught Sango and Miroku's attention and the two walked over. Catching a glimpse of Inuyasha, Miroku burst out laughing.
"Run for your lives! The mummy has come back to life!"
"You'd better run, Miroku!"
"Inuyasha, put Shippo down and leave Miroku alone." Kagome tried desperately to look stern but burst out laughing at the comical site in front of her.
Inuyasha grumbled but complied. Shippo ran for his dear little life as soon as his feet reached the ground. Miroku had wisely backed away and Sango went to finish the door.
Still giggling, Kagome began to unravel the paper around Inuyasha. Halfway through, she stood up.
"You know, Inuyasha," she said thoughtfully "I have always wanted a life size teddy bear."
"TEDDY BEAR?!" Inuyasha looked horror-struck. Kagome resisted the urge to burst out laughing for a second time.
"It's only because you look so adorable all wrapped up. You'd make the perfect gift." Kagome tapped his nose playfully, to which he answered with a blush. She finished unwrapping a few minutes later and made sure to take out all of the wonderfully masculine pink crepe paper out of Inuyasha's hair.
"I suppose I have to go prepare the food now." Kagome stretched. Upon hearing the word 'food,' Inuyasha's face lit up. Kagome saw this and grinned. "Yes you can come, Inuyasha."
The two walked into the kitchen and Kagome took out two aprons from a drawer. She handed one to Inuyasha and put on the second without paying much mind.
"Uh...Kagome?"
She turned around and looked at the apron Inuyasha now wore.
"'Goddess of the Grills?'" (a/n: I've seen this apron! It's a real one.) Kagome was rolling on the floor with laughter. Inuyasha was looking slightly peeved now. Once Kagome pulled herself together, she patted Inuyasha on the shoulder with a grin. "Can you handle being goddess for a day? My mom's on break."
Inuyasha glared at her but couldn't help but laugh himself. With that, they began their quest to prepare cocktail foods.
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(a/n: WARNING: Crude language between Kikyou and Kagome. Do not read if you are sensitive to cat fights. Thank you!)
Forty-five minutes and 400 finger foods later, Kagome collapsed onto a kitchen stool. Cooking was exhausting. And much to her surprise, Inuyasha was a good helper. He ran around getting ingredients, buttering the pans, timing the baking time, setting the pigs-in-a-blanket on fire...yup, he was a great helper.
After they were done arranging the food in little platters in the well house, the band sat around and waited. Shippo had to leave due to how late it was becoming. After that, the band didn't wait long. Before the hour was up, people flooded into the well house and Kagome and Inuyasha greeted every guest. After lines and lines of people streamed in, another person made her way towards the well house. Inuyasha immediately recognized her.
"KIKYOU?!"
Indeed it was. She was making her way towards them with what one would call a sinister smile on her face. However, it wasn't Inuyasha she approached.
"Hello Kagome. It's so nice to see you again."
Kagome's eyes hardened but her face did not betray her emotions. Being an actress as well as a singer, she forced a smile on her face and spoke politely as she could.
"Yes, Kikyou. It has been such a long time. Why don't you come in and make yourself comfortable? There are refreshments on the tables."
"I did not come here to chat with you. I came to claim Inuyasha."
Kagome's smile was gone instantly. She returned Kikyou's glare and bit the inside of her cheek to refrain from yelling out profanities. When she spoke next, she forced her words through gritted teeth. (a/n: btw, I'm tired of having Kagome back off. I'm giving you a decent fight today.)
"Well I'm terribly sorry HONEY. You can't have him."
"And you think a slut like you can stop me?"
The whole room was silent. Everyone watched in anticipation as they waited for Kagome's reply. When she finally did speak, her tone was one that you would use to tell a three-year-old that the Boogie Man doesn't exist.
"LOOK. I don't want to humiliate you today. I have no patience. Unlike you, some of us have moved on and gotten a life. So please take one of your stilettos and shove it up your ass for me." She gave Kikyou a crushing smile. No one dared breathe, especially Inuyasha.
"Well you know what, little girl?" Kikyou stepped up so that she was in Kagome's face, "This is outta your league. Let a mature girl handle this," She gave Kagome a once-over. "And from the looks of things, you're not there yet." Kagome glared at Kikyou and noticed something on Kikyou's face. Her eyes narrowed.
"At least I have enough self confidence not to need a face lift."
Kikyou's eyes filled with hate and she opened her mouth to say something not suitable to repeat. Miroku felt that these were dangerous grounds to be on for girls and cut in.
"Uh...why don't we have Inuyasha settle this? I mean, it is him you are fighting over."
Inuyasha gave Miroku a death glare but the two girls considered it for a second.
"Yeah, why don't we have Inuyasha choose who he wants to be with?" she glared at Kagome, who glared right back.
"I don't need him to prove anything. For your information, he already sang a song dedicated to me this afternoon."
"Well then," Kikyou was clearly jealous but kept it under a cool shell, "he'll just have to sing another song then. For me."
"Whatever." Kagome pushed Inuyasha towards the well in the center of the room. It was elevated and would make a perfect stage. As soon as Inuyasha was standing on top of the well, he gulped. He didn't want to have to sing again, especially in front of Kikyou. Suddenly, it struck him. He knew how to get out of this perfectly.
"Go ahead! Start already!" Kagome was getting slightly impatient and wanted Kikyou out and away as soon as possible. She was so sure that he would sing for her again. She wasn't prepared for his next words.
"Tonight, I'd like to sing for Kikyou," he announced to the crowd, then he turned to her "This song describes my deepest feelings for you. The same ones that were there for as long as I can remember. I hope you enjoy this song."
Kikyou shot Kagome a smirk. She wanted to leave with Inuyasha now but stayed just to see the full effects of Kagome's humiliation. Kagome glared right back. Inside, she was breaking down but she refused to let HER see that.
As soon as the song started, Kagome's grin was back at full blast. Luckily Kikyou was so wrapped up in her own ego that she didn't notice the song Inuyasha had chosen to dedicate to her. All the better to watch her horror stricken face later, Kagome thought. Soon after, Inuyasha started singing.
~ Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing
Tired of living like a blind man
Sick of sight without a sense of feeling
And this is how you remind me.
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on different story
And this time I'm mistaken
For handing you a heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong
I've been down
Been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream are we having fun yet? ~
Inuyasha paused briefly to look at Kikyou. She was horror stricken. Inuyasha could have been merciful and stopped the song then but upon singing those words, his anger came back. For the next verse, he tweaked the words around so that they would fit his needs.
~ It's not like you didn't know that.
I said I loved you
But it's not like I still do
It must've been so bad
Cause living with me must've damn near killed you
And this is how you remind me.
This is how you remind me of what I really am
This is how you remind me of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken
For handing you a heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong
I've been down
Been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head scream are we having fun yet? ~
(a/n: I was actually going to use this song for a separate songfic, like right before Inuyasha loses consciousness when he gets shot? Anyway, I'll see about that.)
As soon as the song was over, Kikyou stomped over to Inuyasha. She held up an accusing finger to his face.
"That was your last chance! Did I mean nothing to you?"
Inuyasha was pretty calm for the day. Even throughout the song, he kept his temper in check. When he heard Kikyou speak, his rage came back at full force.
"I should be the one asking! You left me for NARAKU!"
"And now you're with KAGOME!"
"Don't even THINK of comparing the two!"
"Whatever, Inuyasha. I'm leaving. We could have been happy together."
"But you rejected me. So really, I'm not to blame for any of this am I?"
Without another word, Kikyou spun on her heel and left. Afterwards, Inuyasha let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Kagome walked up to him calmly. The room was silent as everyone waited for her next move. Kagome threw her arms around Inuyasha and the whole room sighed with relief and continued to party, leaving the two love birds alone.
"You scared me." Kagome's muffled voice traveled to Inuyasha's ears.
"Why?" Inuyasha grinned, "You thought I would choose her?" Kagome stepped back and pouted. She crossed her arms and tried as hard as she could not to look like she wasn't worried at all.
"No." She sniffed defensively, "You looked so pissed that I thought you were going to pop a blood vessel." Inuyasha's grin got bigger as he pulled Kagome into a tight hug.
"You won't ever have to worry again," he whispered into her ear, "because..." Inuyasha fumbled for the right words. Could he tell her now? His musings were cut short when Kagome finished his sentence for him.
"Because you love me? I love you, too." Kagome pulled back and smiled at him. Inuyasha just stared at her in shock.
"B-but how...when? And...whoa..." (a/n: Doesn't he have the greatest vocabulary? ^_^)
"You told me a long time ago, Inuyasha. Do you remember what the obsidian on your mother's guitar stands for?" Kagome giggled like a school girl. Inuyasha looked confused. Kagome's smile faded as each passing moment as the confusion on Inuyasha's face only increased.
"You mean you didn't know?" Kagome's voice was barely above a whisper, "I thought you would remember from Princess Mononoke...Obsidian means everlasting love." Inuyasha's eyes widened. Taking it the wrong way, Kagome backed away.
"God! I'm such an idiot!" Kagome felt tears swell in her eyes. She humiliated herself again. She needed to get away, but before she could, she felt a pair of arms snake around her waist. Next thing she knew, she was pressed against Inuyasha again. She wanted to break away, but she couldn't bring herself to. She cried into Inuyasha's shirt in frustration.
"Kagome, I'm sorry I didn't realize it sooner. I was a little surprised at how lucky I was that you already knew."
Kagome stopped her sobs almost abruptly but tears still streamed down from her face. She pulled away and looked up at Inuyasha with the slightest tint of hope in her eyes.
"You mean...?"
"Yeah. I love you." Inuyasha grinned as Kagome's joy-filled eyes widened. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. She could feel Inuyasha smile against her lips.
"Save it for later, brother." A slightly amused voice interrupted them. The two broke away but didn't lose contact. Sesshoumaru had brought Sango and Miroku with him as well as an aged woman they didn't recognize.
"This is Ms Kaede from Miko Records. She has a deal that you may be interested in. Ms Kaede?" All 4 heads were turned to the aged woman with interest. The woman cleared her throat and began her well-practiced speech.
"As stated, I am from Miko Records. I have been to your concerts and I speak on behalf of my company when I say that I am impressed. Perhaps you would be interested in a record deal?" Everyone, minus Sesshoumaru's, eyes widened. Kaede took this as her cue and continued.
"Why us, you may ask. Not only do we give you an indefinite contract, we pay you a hefty sum and take care of the expenses for tours, concerts, and so on. Do you need to think about this?"
"No! That's okay!" Kagome squeaked as soon as she found her voice. She exchanged glances with the rest of her group. "We accept. When do we start recording?"
"As soon as possible. But there are regulations. I wanted you to record a full album, which must be a minimum of 9 songs. It's a rule of the trade."
Everyone mentally counted off the songs. My Will, I am, Fukai Mori, Every Heart, Dearest, and No More Words. That was only six. Everyone realized this and looked slightly crestfallen. Sensing minor distress among his brother's friends, Sesshoumaru cleared his throat.
"Jaken and I have finished two more songs. I have brought them with me." He pulled out two packets of paper, labeled 'Owarinai Yume' and 'Shinjitsu no Uta.' Kagome thanked him and took them from him but frowned slightly.
"We're still one short."
"No we're not." Inuyasha took a breath to prepare himself for what he was going to say. "We have 'Change the World,' don't we?" Kagome looked at him, startled.
"You're willing to sing that in front of endless amounts of people until you get so sick of it that your head bursts?"
"Yup." Inuyasha grinned, "I'll sing for you until I get so delirious that I'll beg Shippo to beat me over the head with a stick."
Kagome flung her arms around Inuyasha again and whispered into his ear.
"That's one of the many reasons I love you."
"Can I hear all of them?" Inuyasha smirked as she pulled away and playfully slapped him on the arm.
"You are so egotistical." She couldn't help but grin.
"Ahem," Kaede interrupted with a slight smile on her face, "If you don't mind, I will be leaving now. Come to the recording studios on Monday at noon. I will see you all then." She nodded a good-bye to everyone and left. Sesshoumaru followed shortly after. Sango glomped Miroku and danced in a circle.
"We have a record deal! We have a record deal! YAY!" Miroku looked like he was enjoying this and fought hard not to let his hentai side kick in.
Kagome, on the other hand, had already expressed her great joy for the record deal and just stood contentedly holding Inuyasha's hand. Suddenly, a thought ran through her brain.
"Inuyasha? Besides 'Change the World,' are you going to sing anything else with the band?"
"I'm going to sing wherever you need me to." He replied without hesitating.
"So are you over your fear of singing in public?"
"Do you want me to stand on the well and sing a love song to you?" He arched an amused eyebrow. Kagome pulled Inuyasha down to her level so that she could whisper into his ear.
"It's not so much singing to me as singing with me."
~*~*~Fin~*~*~
A/N: IT'S DONE!! Wow. Big load off my chest. But then again, I'm writing another one soon. . Oh well. Anyway, I hope you liked reading this! I certainly enjoyed writing it. I may do an epilogue because I wanted to add a scene with Kikyou in it that I never got to. Anyhow, more on that later! And a reminder ::CONTEST DEADLINE IS IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS!!:: Go to my site:
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Kitty demon: DIE KIKYOU! Whoops. You didn't hear me say that. ::Looks around for Kikyou fans:: And thank you! I'm 14 (and 15 days) now! And I hated 'Serena' for a good portion of my life. I was named after Sailor Moon for Christ's Sake! Then I got over it. hehe. And I'm sure you're name is very pretty too.
Ice Dagger: I wish all the cute boys in the world would dress like Inuyasha. I can dream can't I?
Laura-chan: I feel like that all the time except I can't say it because I'd get maimed by Kikyou fans. LOL. I hope you liked what I did to her here.
Miaka Kiri: I was glad that was the only song with male vocals. It would have been hard to explain Kagome singing more of them. . And yup, I had always imagined Inuyasha singing that to Kagome, which was why I wrote the fic in the first place. It came out much more differently than I expected.
Aelinwen Elentari: Yup. Guys are too thickheaded. I made Inuyasha do all of the things that normal guys wouldn't because I hope they would now get a clue. As you can tell from this chapter, Inuyasha was a bit clueless as well, but that can only be expected of a guy. ::sigh::
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