~Chapter 14 - That Special Girl~
Kagome sat backstage awaiting the moment she would go and make a complete and total fool out of herself. It was only moments away, and oh was she so excited! Not! She dreaded going out on that stage, it went against everything she believed in, everything that she was as a person. Not that she had a problem with that kind of people; she'd give anyone a chance. It just wasn't for her. She felt the most comfortable in her baggy pants, tight t-shirts, and raggedy pair of converse; not the way too tight pair of black leather pants that she now wore, or the matching halter top and high heel boots. At least she had gotten out of wearing that tacky pink suit he had asked her to wear. She was feeling self conscious about the getup to say the least. Oh well, she'd just have to suck it up and take it like an adult. This was what life had thrown at her and she would just have to make the best of a bad situation. With that in mind she stood and made her way to the stage entrance, the time to loose all dignity was at hand, but she marched with her head held high.
Little did she know that a group of suspicious characters were sitting in one of the many rows of the auditorium, waiting for her to make her appearance. Each had on spy wear, which only consisted of thick rimmed glasses. You know, the ones with the mustache and thick eye brows. Everything else that they wore was the same. Oh yeah, no one would notice those four. Everyone in their immediate vicinity kept giving them curious glances and no one would sit really close to them. Inu Yasha, Kouga, Sango, and Miroku each sat there waiting for the right moment to put 'THE PLAN' ,as it was dubbed, into action. They could have done that before Kagome made her performance, but what fun would that be? Miroku had even brought his video camera so that they could watch this over and over and over and over again. Humiliation of a friend is such a beautiful thing. Their mouths fell to the floor as Kagome made her appearance on stage, they couldn't believe their eyes. Gods, what was she wearing?! Inu Yasha turned his head so that the others could not see the small drops of blood that trickled from his nose and the bright blush that reached his cheeks.
Kagome marched on stage doing the best cheerful expression that she could , it was way over exaggerated to be real. Luckily the fans didn't know that though. She began to sing a song about how to be a heart breaker, which she definitely could be in that outfit. If you listened to her though, you could tell that her words held no emotions at all. She felt like such a sell out. All of the dance moves were very seductive and suggestive, which she didn't think all of these preteens should see, and she had to keep checking to make sure nothing fell out of the skimpy top. As the song came to a close the singer's body glistened in sweat and hair that had come loose from her high pony tail clung to her face. This pop stuff was hard work! She left to go backstage where she could change and get ready to leave, never noticing the four mixed in with the audience.
"Was that our little Kagmister? Oh what have they done to her? Oh the horror!" Kouga began to cry out.
"Keep it together man! We have a mission to accomplish." Sango, the creature of 'THE PLAN', stood and began to pace back and forth in front of the others with her hands held behind her back. "Alright men, everyone knows the mission details. We only infiltrate and obtain, no casualties. Got that?"
"Yes sir!" the boys stood at attention.
"Alright, now lets proceed with phase two, make your way into the enemies territory and don't let them see you. This mission is of the utmost importance, but I don't need to tell you that. Everyone knows where we meet?"
"Yes sir!"
"Good luck men, now… dismissed!"
And with that they each made their separate way towards the stage door. Miroku was crawling under chairs, Inu Yasha sliding against the wall, Sango with finger gun held up cautiously looking around for signs of danger, and Kouga running along hiding behind random things (like in the cartoons). Once all three reached the door they each showed their backstage passes to the security guards and made their way back. Each and every person that they saw gave them funny looks, they were still wearing the spy wear.
Kagome walked out of that same door minutes later, dressed in a pair of old jeans and a large hoodie with the hood covering her head. If she was going to have to sing for these people, she wanted to know what they were like. So she figured that she would exit out of the front in disguise and get a look at them. Hojo followed close behind. She made her way around the side of the large auditorium, listening to the commotion as she went. As she reached the side opposite the stage she began to hear confused gasp from the audience, then sudden silence was heard as someone began to speak. Slowly she turned to look in the direction of the familiar voice, not quite believing her ears.
"Hello boys and girls! I'm Inu Yasha and this is my band the Soul Stickers. I guess your thoughts are running along the lines of 'what in the hell are these freaks doing here?', Well allow me to answer you. Ya see, I'm here because I fucked up big time." A startle gasp was heard throughout the room at the singer's crude language. "Eh, sorry, forgot you were a bunch of kids. I'll have to watch that. Any way, I know we're not what you were expecting. None of us are prissy guys, well maybe Miroku there, and we actually have instruments and know how to play them unlike the performers you've seen thus far tonight. That's right, we're giving you the opportunity to see REAL musicians. As for me being a...a..." he was thinking of some other word to use than fuck up.
"A selfish, arrogant, pig headed, stupid..."
"Thanks a lot Kouga!" he gritted out through clenched teeth. "Like I was saying, I made a mistake and ended up hurting someone I really care about. This song is dedicated to that person, who's hopefully listening, other wise I'd be making a jacka...oops, sorry, out of myself for nothing. I hope she can forgive me though, cause I didn't mean the things that I said and I'd really like that chance to make it up to her. Ready guys?"
"Yes sir!"
"Oh, stop it with the commando stuff already! This is serious!" Many sweatdrops were seen through out the audience, creating a big puddle on the ground.
Kagome laughed, it was really them. What were they doing here though? Was Inu Yasha talking about her? He couldn't be, but who else then? No one she could think of. Was he sorry for the things that he had said to her? Did he really care about HER, or was this just some mirage? Something that she was seeing in her mind? In a few moments she would wake up and find herself asleep back stage or something. That had to be it. What she was witnessing was just so un-Inu like.
"Come on Kagome, let's go." Hojo knew who these people were and was told by Naraku to keep them away from her. Like Kagome however, he had no clue as to what they were up to.
"No, I want to see what's going on." She didn't even look at him, she couldn't take her eyes off of the stage.
Inu Yasha scanned the audience looking for Kagome, he didn't see her anywhere. Was he too late? No no no, she still had to be here. She just had to be. He gave the signal and the music started. With eyes closed he focused all of his energy into the words that began coming out of his mouth.
"A star up in the sky goes slowly passing by,
The lights below...they spell out your name.
You're comfort on my mind and you're with me all the time.
And lot's of feeling that I can't explain.
I won't spend another night alone.
I won't spend another night alone.
Out of every girl I meet, no other can compete
I'd ditch em all for a night with you.
I know you don't believe you mean this much to me
But I promise you that you do.
If I had one wish this is what it would be...
I'd ask you to spend all your time with me,
That we'd be together forever.
We'd buy a small house in south central L.A.
Raise lots of kids then we'd both join a gang
Just as long as we're together."
Kagome was totally entranced by the lyrics, she didn't hear or see anything that was around her except for the boy on stage. Feet moving of their own accord, she slowly began walking forward. Before she could move too far Hojo had her by the arm and dragged her towards the exit. She struggled against him, there was no way that anyone would take this away from her. Inu Yasha was pouring his heart out to her, she couldn't leave.
"Kagome, come on."
"No! Let me go." She held onto the closest thing to her, which happened to be the back of someone's seat, and desperately tried to fight Hojo off. No one had noticed the two yet.
"The things you make me wanna do
I'd rob a quik-e-mart for you
I'd go to the pound and let all the cats go free
Just as long as you'd be with me.
I won't spend another night alone.
I won't spend another night alone.
YEAH!"
The whole time Inu Yasha had been singing an image of Kagome's face his mind. As the last lines were sung he opened his eyes, hoping Kagome would be running towards him with open arms. He was slightly disappointed though, that was until his name was shouted out loud enough for all to hear.
"Inu Yasha!!" By now the hood hiding who Kagome was had slid off of her head, leaving a clear view of her distressed face.
"Kagome!" He was off the stage running for all he was worth before the song was even finished. It took the others a minute to catch onto the fact that something was going on.
"Let go of me Hojo!" She was still holding onto the chair with one hand, but that hand was about to loose it's grip.
"Come on Kagome, this is what's best. You don't need to see that looser. He doesn't even have any fashion sense!"
"That's it, you're now officially gay. NOW LET GO OF ME!!" With a force that she didn't even know she possessed she managed to bring both hands up and shove the boy holding her to the ground. She stood there dumbfounded a minute by her own actions before turning just in time to see Inu Yasha reaching her.
"Well, I guess I shouldn't try to come to your rescue anym...humph..." Kagome launched herself at him, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. "Does this mean that you forgive me?"
"No." Her face was buried in his shoulder and hair.
"Oh." His grip loosened on her a little, and he was just waiting to be rejected.
"It was a good start though."
"What else do I have to do?"
"I don't know." She looked up to meet his eyes, they held something she had never seen in them before. "Was that song, was it really for me?"
"No, it was for the fifteen year old in the front row. Of course it was for you!" He tightened his grip slightly and she smiled up at him nervously.
"Does that mean, does that mean, that you..." She couldn't even finish her sentence, afraid of loosing the moment.
"I, I lo..."
"Don't worry Kagome, I'll save you. You keep your filthy hands off of her you freak!" Hojo had grabbed Kagome and pulled her away before Inu Yasha could finish what he was about to say.
"YOU IDIOT!" Inu Yasha reached over, pulled Kagome away, and then bashed Hojo upside the head, knocking him unconscious. Before anyone else could interrupt them he held Kagome close to him and brought his lips to hers. She didn't even have time to register it all, but when her mind caught up she noticed the warmth that she felt pressed against her lips and slowly began to return the kiss. It was like there was a fire running through their veins, the earth seemed to spin around the two.
Cat calls and cheers could be heard from the audience and the band members left on stage, neither of them seemed to notice though. Miroku had thrown his arms around Sango and was now swinging her around in circles. Kouga was happy for them, but he stood with a frown upon his face. Miroku had Sango, Inu Yasha had Kagome, what about him? Life was so unfair.
Eventually the two pulled away to catch their breath, the world slowed it's spiraling course so that they could catch back up. Both just stared into each others eyes for a moment, not really sure what to expect next. The cheers of the crowd finally caught their attention and they began to blush, the group was running towards them.
"Inu Yasha you sly dog, you did it!" Sango hadn't expected him to go that far, it was so un-Inu Yasha like to actually display public affection. Hell, it was rare for him to show any kind of affections towards another person at all.
"Our little boy's all grown up! WAAAH..."
"It seems just like yesterday he was taking his first steps." Miroku and Kouga held each other and began sobbing over each other dramatically.
"Would you to knock it off!" Inu Yasha couldn't stop his blush from growing even brighter. He started chasing the other two guitarists in circles around the girls.
"So Kagome," Sango began, completely ignoring the others, "you ready to come back now?"
"I, I don't know if I can Sango." Kagome's smile faded and she looked utterly depressed.
"What?! Don't tell me you like it here?"
"No, no, no. I hate it. It's just that, that Naraku, he, I signed a contract. He want let me go so easily. I'm his 'jewel'."
"Well, don't worry. Let's just get out of here and then we'll deal with that. Okay?"
"Alright."
"HEY!! Come on children, we're leaving now!" Kagome grabbed Inu Yasha while Sango grabbed the other two, completely stopping their little game of chase.
As the now complete group walked towards the back gates, they were met by a small army of security guards. Naraku stood at the head of them.
"Why Kagome, where do you think you are going?" His smirk was evil and arrogant.
"She's comin with me, got a problem with it?" Inu Yasha let out something that sounded awfully a lot like a growl.
"Actually yes, yes I do. You see, I know her, she signed her life over to me. Now Kagome, be a good girl and come with me. You haven't forgotten our little talk now have you?"
"No, I...Inu Yasha, maybe I should just do as he says. At least until you find someway to get me out of this mess." Kagome held her head down, she didn't want anyone to see the tears that were nearly forcing their way out.
"ARE YOU CRAZY!? There's no way in hell that I'm leaving you with this creep! You let her go without a fuss or face my wrath!" Inu Yasha had his teeth bared and fist clenched, there was no way he was going to let her go. Not after everything that had just happened.
"That won't be necessary." Myoga popped up out of nowhere right in between everyone.
"Where in the hell did you come from?" Inu Yasha, along with everyone else, was shocked by the tiny mans sudden appearance.
"Well that's not important. Now, like I was saying, there's no reason to resort to violence. Naraku has no claims on Kagome."
"Oh, and how do you figure?" Naraku no longer held his amused look.
"Well, because she sign a contract with me that has yet to expire, making your contract void." It was that simple. Myoga held a triumphant look and stood with his arms crossing his chest. "Well, shall we be leaving then?" He turned to the others and they began to walk away, leaving a fuming Naraku behind.
"I'll get you for this!!"
"I think not, try and I will sue you for all you are worth." That was the last thing said as he stepped into the limo that everyone else had already entered. The driver drove off leaving Naraku standing behind, yelling all kinds' obscenities.
"Thank you so much Mr. Myoga." Kagome reached over and hugged the little old man, causing him to blush slightly.
"Oh it was no problem."
"Thank you all, I would have gone insane if I was stuck doing that much longer. It's nice knowing that you all care so much." Her smile was warm and true, just like before she joined Naraku.
"Are you kidding, I don't know how much longer we could have put up with the grouchier than normal grump much longer. " Miroku pointed to Inu Yasha. "Maybe we should be thanking you."
*WHAP*
"Ya know, you really shouldn't talk about people when they're right beside you." Inu Yasha was holding his hand over the other boy's head, which was now sporting a big ol' lump.
Once they were dropped off at the apartment, everyone pretty much went to bed. It has been one hell of a night after all, after their little number many young teenage girls had try to glomp them on the way out. It seemed that they had succeeded not only in freeing Kagome, but also in acquiring many new fans, turning the auditorium full of kids away from the evils of pop music. That was a lot of work for our young heroes to do in one night. Only two remained awake, each in their own rooms going over the events of the night.
Kagome was having trouble sleeping, she needed to know if Inu Yasha seriously felt that way about her. Not that it was obvious or anything. She also felt somewhat uneasy about being alone, afraid that the big bad Naraku would come in the night and steal her away. So she climbed out of bed, clad in her heart covered pajama pants and white tank top, and made her way to the room next door. She didn't even bother to knock as she slowly opened the door to see if the boy was asleep. There he was lying on his bed, arms behind his head, eyes wide open. She took a hesitant step in and slowly made her way over to the bed.
"Shouldn't you be in bed?" He looked at her as she stood before him.
"Couldn't sleep. What about you, why are you still up?"
"A lot on my mind."
"..."
"..."
He sat up and patted the spot next to him, "Want to sit?"
"Yeah...so what's on your mind?"
"You." He turned away from her to hide the so familiar blush, he seemed to be doing that a lot since meeting her. "And you?"
"You."
The awkward silence followed again, both not really experienced and somewhat shy at the whole girl/boy thing. Finally it was broken by Kagome.
"Did you really mean that?" She refused to look his way, she was too embarrassed and nervous.
"I wouldn't have done it if I hadn't meant it. I really am sorry for saying what I said, it was kinda low."
"Yeah, it was." Gaining enough courage, her eyes looked in his direction. "So what happens next?"
"I don't know, that's up to you I guess."
"So if I wanted to get married first thing tomorrow you'd go along?" Kagome's eyes went all dreamy and she had a scary exaggerated smile on her face.
"WHA?! Wait a minute, don't ya think you're going a little fast?" Inu Yasha's eyes became saucer sized and he was beginning to panic. Just what had he gotten himself into?
"Hahahaha, oh Inu, you should see the look on your face." Kagome was rolling on the bed in a fit of laughter. Inu Yasha was so gullible.
"Jeez woman, don't ever scare me like that again!" He huffed and looked away, crossing his arms across his chest in that classic Inu Yasha pose.
"Hey Inu?" She asked after regaining her composure.
"Yeah?" He gave her a skeptical look, just waiting for some other outrageous comment.
"Can I stay in here tonight?" The color off her cheeks rose and she looked away, it was her turn to be embarrassed again.
"You...want to...stay here...in my bed...sleep with me?" Shocked? Nah.
"I, I'd just feel safer. I know that sounds stupid, it's okay if you say no."
"NO! Uh...I mean that's fine with me." He tried to save some of his dignity, didn't work very well.
Kagome crawled to the other side of the bed and laid down, facing away from Inu Yasha. At first he wasn't really sure what to do, but then he reached down and brought the cover that had been at the end of the bed up, reaching over and cutting off the lamp after he had made sure Kagome was all covered up. He just laid there staring at her back, afraid to make the first move. Kagome became impatient and scooted back until she met his chest, he took the hint and wrapped his arms protectively around her.
"Kagome?" Asked Inu Yasha as he propped himself upon his other arm so that he could get a good look at her.
"Hmm?" She turned to look up at him, eyes already half closed.
"Goodnight." He leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers ever so slightly in a tender goodnight kiss.
"Goodnight"
Both of them fell asleep smiling, Inu Yasha wrapping his arm tighter around Kagome, bringing her even closer. That night they slept soundless and peaceful, enjoying the best night of sleep either of them had had in awhile.
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Well there's chapter 14!! Guess what, only one more chapter and an epilogue to go, woohoo!!! My first completed work. I'm soooo happy. If you decide your going to miss me you can always go read my other story ::hint hint:: Yeah, I've gotten so many ideas I don't even know how I'll ever get them all written. I'm gonna have to start writing them all down. Thanks for the reviews!!! I can't respond to all of the reviews in this one cause ff.net "is experiencing difficulty" Ain't that a bitch. I'm hoping I can even post this one right now. Oh well...Oh and Mitsuko (hope i spelled that right, have nothing to got by at the moment) I'ld love to read your fic. Send it to me pleeeeeeeease!! SuperJoyJoy@aol.com Well adios mis amigos, until next time.
Kagome sat backstage awaiting the moment she would go and make a complete and total fool out of herself. It was only moments away, and oh was she so excited! Not! She dreaded going out on that stage, it went against everything she believed in, everything that she was as a person. Not that she had a problem with that kind of people; she'd give anyone a chance. It just wasn't for her. She felt the most comfortable in her baggy pants, tight t-shirts, and raggedy pair of converse; not the way too tight pair of black leather pants that she now wore, or the matching halter top and high heel boots. At least she had gotten out of wearing that tacky pink suit he had asked her to wear. She was feeling self conscious about the getup to say the least. Oh well, she'd just have to suck it up and take it like an adult. This was what life had thrown at her and she would just have to make the best of a bad situation. With that in mind she stood and made her way to the stage entrance, the time to loose all dignity was at hand, but she marched with her head held high.
Little did she know that a group of suspicious characters were sitting in one of the many rows of the auditorium, waiting for her to make her appearance. Each had on spy wear, which only consisted of thick rimmed glasses. You know, the ones with the mustache and thick eye brows. Everything else that they wore was the same. Oh yeah, no one would notice those four. Everyone in their immediate vicinity kept giving them curious glances and no one would sit really close to them. Inu Yasha, Kouga, Sango, and Miroku each sat there waiting for the right moment to put 'THE PLAN' ,as it was dubbed, into action. They could have done that before Kagome made her performance, but what fun would that be? Miroku had even brought his video camera so that they could watch this over and over and over and over again. Humiliation of a friend is such a beautiful thing. Their mouths fell to the floor as Kagome made her appearance on stage, they couldn't believe their eyes. Gods, what was she wearing?! Inu Yasha turned his head so that the others could not see the small drops of blood that trickled from his nose and the bright blush that reached his cheeks.
Kagome marched on stage doing the best cheerful expression that she could , it was way over exaggerated to be real. Luckily the fans didn't know that though. She began to sing a song about how to be a heart breaker, which she definitely could be in that outfit. If you listened to her though, you could tell that her words held no emotions at all. She felt like such a sell out. All of the dance moves were very seductive and suggestive, which she didn't think all of these preteens should see, and she had to keep checking to make sure nothing fell out of the skimpy top. As the song came to a close the singer's body glistened in sweat and hair that had come loose from her high pony tail clung to her face. This pop stuff was hard work! She left to go backstage where she could change and get ready to leave, never noticing the four mixed in with the audience.
"Was that our little Kagmister? Oh what have they done to her? Oh the horror!" Kouga began to cry out.
"Keep it together man! We have a mission to accomplish." Sango, the creature of 'THE PLAN', stood and began to pace back and forth in front of the others with her hands held behind her back. "Alright men, everyone knows the mission details. We only infiltrate and obtain, no casualties. Got that?"
"Yes sir!" the boys stood at attention.
"Alright, now lets proceed with phase two, make your way into the enemies territory and don't let them see you. This mission is of the utmost importance, but I don't need to tell you that. Everyone knows where we meet?"
"Yes sir!"
"Good luck men, now… dismissed!"
And with that they each made their separate way towards the stage door. Miroku was crawling under chairs, Inu Yasha sliding against the wall, Sango with finger gun held up cautiously looking around for signs of danger, and Kouga running along hiding behind random things (like in the cartoons). Once all three reached the door they each showed their backstage passes to the security guards and made their way back. Each and every person that they saw gave them funny looks, they were still wearing the spy wear.
Kagome walked out of that same door minutes later, dressed in a pair of old jeans and a large hoodie with the hood covering her head. If she was going to have to sing for these people, she wanted to know what they were like. So she figured that she would exit out of the front in disguise and get a look at them. Hojo followed close behind. She made her way around the side of the large auditorium, listening to the commotion as she went. As she reached the side opposite the stage she began to hear confused gasp from the audience, then sudden silence was heard as someone began to speak. Slowly she turned to look in the direction of the familiar voice, not quite believing her ears.
"Hello boys and girls! I'm Inu Yasha and this is my band the Soul Stickers. I guess your thoughts are running along the lines of 'what in the hell are these freaks doing here?', Well allow me to answer you. Ya see, I'm here because I fucked up big time." A startle gasp was heard throughout the room at the singer's crude language. "Eh, sorry, forgot you were a bunch of kids. I'll have to watch that. Any way, I know we're not what you were expecting. None of us are prissy guys, well maybe Miroku there, and we actually have instruments and know how to play them unlike the performers you've seen thus far tonight. That's right, we're giving you the opportunity to see REAL musicians. As for me being a...a..." he was thinking of some other word to use than fuck up.
"A selfish, arrogant, pig headed, stupid..."
"Thanks a lot Kouga!" he gritted out through clenched teeth. "Like I was saying, I made a mistake and ended up hurting someone I really care about. This song is dedicated to that person, who's hopefully listening, other wise I'd be making a jacka...oops, sorry, out of myself for nothing. I hope she can forgive me though, cause I didn't mean the things that I said and I'd really like that chance to make it up to her. Ready guys?"
"Yes sir!"
"Oh, stop it with the commando stuff already! This is serious!" Many sweatdrops were seen through out the audience, creating a big puddle on the ground.
Kagome laughed, it was really them. What were they doing here though? Was Inu Yasha talking about her? He couldn't be, but who else then? No one she could think of. Was he sorry for the things that he had said to her? Did he really care about HER, or was this just some mirage? Something that she was seeing in her mind? In a few moments she would wake up and find herself asleep back stage or something. That had to be it. What she was witnessing was just so un-Inu like.
"Come on Kagome, let's go." Hojo knew who these people were and was told by Naraku to keep them away from her. Like Kagome however, he had no clue as to what they were up to.
"No, I want to see what's going on." She didn't even look at him, she couldn't take her eyes off of the stage.
Inu Yasha scanned the audience looking for Kagome, he didn't see her anywhere. Was he too late? No no no, she still had to be here. She just had to be. He gave the signal and the music started. With eyes closed he focused all of his energy into the words that began coming out of his mouth.
"A star up in the sky goes slowly passing by,
The lights below...they spell out your name.
You're comfort on my mind and you're with me all the time.
And lot's of feeling that I can't explain.
I won't spend another night alone.
I won't spend another night alone.
Out of every girl I meet, no other can compete
I'd ditch em all for a night with you.
I know you don't believe you mean this much to me
But I promise you that you do.
If I had one wish this is what it would be...
I'd ask you to spend all your time with me,
That we'd be together forever.
We'd buy a small house in south central L.A.
Raise lots of kids then we'd both join a gang
Just as long as we're together."
Kagome was totally entranced by the lyrics, she didn't hear or see anything that was around her except for the boy on stage. Feet moving of their own accord, she slowly began walking forward. Before she could move too far Hojo had her by the arm and dragged her towards the exit. She struggled against him, there was no way that anyone would take this away from her. Inu Yasha was pouring his heart out to her, she couldn't leave.
"Kagome, come on."
"No! Let me go." She held onto the closest thing to her, which happened to be the back of someone's seat, and desperately tried to fight Hojo off. No one had noticed the two yet.
"The things you make me wanna do
I'd rob a quik-e-mart for you
I'd go to the pound and let all the cats go free
Just as long as you'd be with me.
I won't spend another night alone.
I won't spend another night alone.
YEAH!"
The whole time Inu Yasha had been singing an image of Kagome's face his mind. As the last lines were sung he opened his eyes, hoping Kagome would be running towards him with open arms. He was slightly disappointed though, that was until his name was shouted out loud enough for all to hear.
"Inu Yasha!!" By now the hood hiding who Kagome was had slid off of her head, leaving a clear view of her distressed face.
"Kagome!" He was off the stage running for all he was worth before the song was even finished. It took the others a minute to catch onto the fact that something was going on.
"Let go of me Hojo!" She was still holding onto the chair with one hand, but that hand was about to loose it's grip.
"Come on Kagome, this is what's best. You don't need to see that looser. He doesn't even have any fashion sense!"
"That's it, you're now officially gay. NOW LET GO OF ME!!" With a force that she didn't even know she possessed she managed to bring both hands up and shove the boy holding her to the ground. She stood there dumbfounded a minute by her own actions before turning just in time to see Inu Yasha reaching her.
"Well, I guess I shouldn't try to come to your rescue anym...humph..." Kagome launched herself at him, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. "Does this mean that you forgive me?"
"No." Her face was buried in his shoulder and hair.
"Oh." His grip loosened on her a little, and he was just waiting to be rejected.
"It was a good start though."
"What else do I have to do?"
"I don't know." She looked up to meet his eyes, they held something she had never seen in them before. "Was that song, was it really for me?"
"No, it was for the fifteen year old in the front row. Of course it was for you!" He tightened his grip slightly and she smiled up at him nervously.
"Does that mean, does that mean, that you..." She couldn't even finish her sentence, afraid of loosing the moment.
"I, I lo..."
"Don't worry Kagome, I'll save you. You keep your filthy hands off of her you freak!" Hojo had grabbed Kagome and pulled her away before Inu Yasha could finish what he was about to say.
"YOU IDIOT!" Inu Yasha reached over, pulled Kagome away, and then bashed Hojo upside the head, knocking him unconscious. Before anyone else could interrupt them he held Kagome close to him and brought his lips to hers. She didn't even have time to register it all, but when her mind caught up she noticed the warmth that she felt pressed against her lips and slowly began to return the kiss. It was like there was a fire running through their veins, the earth seemed to spin around the two.
Cat calls and cheers could be heard from the audience and the band members left on stage, neither of them seemed to notice though. Miroku had thrown his arms around Sango and was now swinging her around in circles. Kouga was happy for them, but he stood with a frown upon his face. Miroku had Sango, Inu Yasha had Kagome, what about him? Life was so unfair.
Eventually the two pulled away to catch their breath, the world slowed it's spiraling course so that they could catch back up. Both just stared into each others eyes for a moment, not really sure what to expect next. The cheers of the crowd finally caught their attention and they began to blush, the group was running towards them.
"Inu Yasha you sly dog, you did it!" Sango hadn't expected him to go that far, it was so un-Inu Yasha like to actually display public affection. Hell, it was rare for him to show any kind of affections towards another person at all.
"Our little boy's all grown up! WAAAH..."
"It seems just like yesterday he was taking his first steps." Miroku and Kouga held each other and began sobbing over each other dramatically.
"Would you to knock it off!" Inu Yasha couldn't stop his blush from growing even brighter. He started chasing the other two guitarists in circles around the girls.
"So Kagome," Sango began, completely ignoring the others, "you ready to come back now?"
"I, I don't know if I can Sango." Kagome's smile faded and she looked utterly depressed.
"What?! Don't tell me you like it here?"
"No, no, no. I hate it. It's just that, that Naraku, he, I signed a contract. He want let me go so easily. I'm his 'jewel'."
"Well, don't worry. Let's just get out of here and then we'll deal with that. Okay?"
"Alright."
"HEY!! Come on children, we're leaving now!" Kagome grabbed Inu Yasha while Sango grabbed the other two, completely stopping their little game of chase.
As the now complete group walked towards the back gates, they were met by a small army of security guards. Naraku stood at the head of them.
"Why Kagome, where do you think you are going?" His smirk was evil and arrogant.
"She's comin with me, got a problem with it?" Inu Yasha let out something that sounded awfully a lot like a growl.
"Actually yes, yes I do. You see, I know her, she signed her life over to me. Now Kagome, be a good girl and come with me. You haven't forgotten our little talk now have you?"
"No, I...Inu Yasha, maybe I should just do as he says. At least until you find someway to get me out of this mess." Kagome held her head down, she didn't want anyone to see the tears that were nearly forcing their way out.
"ARE YOU CRAZY!? There's no way in hell that I'm leaving you with this creep! You let her go without a fuss or face my wrath!" Inu Yasha had his teeth bared and fist clenched, there was no way he was going to let her go. Not after everything that had just happened.
"That won't be necessary." Myoga popped up out of nowhere right in between everyone.
"Where in the hell did you come from?" Inu Yasha, along with everyone else, was shocked by the tiny mans sudden appearance.
"Well that's not important. Now, like I was saying, there's no reason to resort to violence. Naraku has no claims on Kagome."
"Oh, and how do you figure?" Naraku no longer held his amused look.
"Well, because she sign a contract with me that has yet to expire, making your contract void." It was that simple. Myoga held a triumphant look and stood with his arms crossing his chest. "Well, shall we be leaving then?" He turned to the others and they began to walk away, leaving a fuming Naraku behind.
"I'll get you for this!!"
"I think not, try and I will sue you for all you are worth." That was the last thing said as he stepped into the limo that everyone else had already entered. The driver drove off leaving Naraku standing behind, yelling all kinds' obscenities.
"Thank you so much Mr. Myoga." Kagome reached over and hugged the little old man, causing him to blush slightly.
"Oh it was no problem."
"Thank you all, I would have gone insane if I was stuck doing that much longer. It's nice knowing that you all care so much." Her smile was warm and true, just like before she joined Naraku.
"Are you kidding, I don't know how much longer we could have put up with the grouchier than normal grump much longer. " Miroku pointed to Inu Yasha. "Maybe we should be thanking you."
*WHAP*
"Ya know, you really shouldn't talk about people when they're right beside you." Inu Yasha was holding his hand over the other boy's head, which was now sporting a big ol' lump.
Once they were dropped off at the apartment, everyone pretty much went to bed. It has been one hell of a night after all, after their little number many young teenage girls had try to glomp them on the way out. It seemed that they had succeeded not only in freeing Kagome, but also in acquiring many new fans, turning the auditorium full of kids away from the evils of pop music. That was a lot of work for our young heroes to do in one night. Only two remained awake, each in their own rooms going over the events of the night.
Kagome was having trouble sleeping, she needed to know if Inu Yasha seriously felt that way about her. Not that it was obvious or anything. She also felt somewhat uneasy about being alone, afraid that the big bad Naraku would come in the night and steal her away. So she climbed out of bed, clad in her heart covered pajama pants and white tank top, and made her way to the room next door. She didn't even bother to knock as she slowly opened the door to see if the boy was asleep. There he was lying on his bed, arms behind his head, eyes wide open. She took a hesitant step in and slowly made her way over to the bed.
"Shouldn't you be in bed?" He looked at her as she stood before him.
"Couldn't sleep. What about you, why are you still up?"
"A lot on my mind."
"..."
"..."
He sat up and patted the spot next to him, "Want to sit?"
"Yeah...so what's on your mind?"
"You." He turned away from her to hide the so familiar blush, he seemed to be doing that a lot since meeting her. "And you?"
"You."
The awkward silence followed again, both not really experienced and somewhat shy at the whole girl/boy thing. Finally it was broken by Kagome.
"Did you really mean that?" She refused to look his way, she was too embarrassed and nervous.
"I wouldn't have done it if I hadn't meant it. I really am sorry for saying what I said, it was kinda low."
"Yeah, it was." Gaining enough courage, her eyes looked in his direction. "So what happens next?"
"I don't know, that's up to you I guess."
"So if I wanted to get married first thing tomorrow you'd go along?" Kagome's eyes went all dreamy and she had a scary exaggerated smile on her face.
"WHA?! Wait a minute, don't ya think you're going a little fast?" Inu Yasha's eyes became saucer sized and he was beginning to panic. Just what had he gotten himself into?
"Hahahaha, oh Inu, you should see the look on your face." Kagome was rolling on the bed in a fit of laughter. Inu Yasha was so gullible.
"Jeez woman, don't ever scare me like that again!" He huffed and looked away, crossing his arms across his chest in that classic Inu Yasha pose.
"Hey Inu?" She asked after regaining her composure.
"Yeah?" He gave her a skeptical look, just waiting for some other outrageous comment.
"Can I stay in here tonight?" The color off her cheeks rose and she looked away, it was her turn to be embarrassed again.
"You...want to...stay here...in my bed...sleep with me?" Shocked? Nah.
"I, I'd just feel safer. I know that sounds stupid, it's okay if you say no."
"NO! Uh...I mean that's fine with me." He tried to save some of his dignity, didn't work very well.
Kagome crawled to the other side of the bed and laid down, facing away from Inu Yasha. At first he wasn't really sure what to do, but then he reached down and brought the cover that had been at the end of the bed up, reaching over and cutting off the lamp after he had made sure Kagome was all covered up. He just laid there staring at her back, afraid to make the first move. Kagome became impatient and scooted back until she met his chest, he took the hint and wrapped his arms protectively around her.
"Kagome?" Asked Inu Yasha as he propped himself upon his other arm so that he could get a good look at her.
"Hmm?" She turned to look up at him, eyes already half closed.
"Goodnight." He leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers ever so slightly in a tender goodnight kiss.
"Goodnight"
Both of them fell asleep smiling, Inu Yasha wrapping his arm tighter around Kagome, bringing her even closer. That night they slept soundless and peaceful, enjoying the best night of sleep either of them had had in awhile.
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Well there's chapter 14!! Guess what, only one more chapter and an epilogue to go, woohoo!!! My first completed work. I'm soooo happy. If you decide your going to miss me you can always go read my other story ::hint hint:: Yeah, I've gotten so many ideas I don't even know how I'll ever get them all written. I'm gonna have to start writing them all down. Thanks for the reviews!!! I can't respond to all of the reviews in this one cause ff.net "is experiencing difficulty" Ain't that a bitch. I'm hoping I can even post this one right now. Oh well...Oh and Mitsuko (hope i spelled that right, have nothing to got by at the moment) I'ld love to read your fic. Send it to me pleeeeeeeease!! SuperJoyJoy@aol.com Well adios mis amigos, until next time.