Chapter 5
Nanimokamo

Inuyasha got in the car with Miroku, but before he could put the key in the ignition, Inuyasha exclaimed, "Damnit, Miroku! You just had to record that fucking part of our conversation, didn't you?!"

"Nani?"

"The part where I told you about my ex-plan!"

"Oh, I didn't know I pressed anything..."

"That's right, because you don't know any fucking shit! Because you pressed those fucking buttons, Kagome knows about my ex-plan and she fucking broke up with me."

"Hey, man, I didn't know!"

"Just shut the fuck up so we can go to your place. My guitar is there... I need to get this song fully complete... I need to give it to Kagome!"

"Nani?"

"Just drive fucking quick and when you get home, you can change your message, just make it damn appropriate. You're mother might actually call you and I'm not sure she wants to hear that her son is the greatest horny, humping sex machine..."

"Okaa-sama doesn't even know the number to my apartment..."

"You sure about that," Inuyasha grinned mischevously.

Miroku's eyes widened and turned the car on and practically drove at full speed, "Let's go!"

"That's a good boy."

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Sango was listening to the machine and her eyes were now full of anger, "That... That lying punk! I'm gonna get him with my Hiraikostu! I swear to Budda I will!"

"Exactly, he fucking lied to me when he said he wouldn't... I told him h-how my parents disowned me and, and I thought he actually cared..." Kagome broke down crying as fell to her knees on the floor, crying her eyes out.

"Kagome-chan," Sango said, getting on her knees to comfort her. "Come on, you shouldn't cry over him... He though you were Kikyou. He doesn't deserve tears, right? He just deserves to be wacked!"

"You're right... But I can't help it! He actually made me feel like a person... You know? Ano, I hurt him really bad too, I got him right where it hurt..."

"How could anyone get Inuyasha badly?"

"I told him to go home to his mom and dad... Then I said, 'Oops, gomen, you don't have any parents!' Then I stormed off, stopping to throw his haori at him..."

"Ouch..."

"Hai... I feel really guilty, but I hate his fucking guts, yet I'm so depressed..." Kagome began to cry some more.

Sango hugged her and whispered, "Shh, Kagome, onegai, calm down. I'll go rent some videos, then we'll have lots of ice cream and cookie dough, OK?"

"Mm-kay..."

"I'll be back really quick, OK? Don't do anything you'll regret, onegai."

"Of course... I promise..."

"Great, if anyone calls, it'll probaly be Inuyasha, so, just let the machine get it. If it's me, I'll say so."

Kagome nodded and turned on the TV. Sango left and closed the door behind her.

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Inuyasha waited outside of Sango's apartment building for Sango to come out. Sango walked out and walked to her car. Inuyasha got in with her.

"What do you want," Sango snapped.

"Onegai, Sango," Inuyasha said. "When I said that, I was lying to myself. Kagome won't listen to me, she'll listen to you, tell her, please!"

"No, Inuyasha! You won't believe what you're putting her through. I have to get going, so get out."

"I won't leave, I'm going to explain it all to you."

Sango sighed, "Fine, just don't make me stop in an instant and get in a crash."

"No problem."

Sango began to drive and when she turned the corner, she said, "Well, get started!"

"All right, at first, when I bumped into Kagome, I thought she was Kikyou, duh. Then I came up with a plan that if I dated Kagome, it would be like dating Kikyou!"

"That's a scheme."

"Whatever, so I came up with my scheme and I followed her to the cherry blossom tree in the park where she was crying. She told me that human, Hojo, broke up with her because she's attracted to hanyous and youkai. So, she was all sad and shit. Then she told me her parents disowned her."

Sango and Inuyasha arrived at the store and Sango whined, "Could you please get to the point?"

"The point is, I kept lying to myself whenever I started to think I had feelings for Kagome, like I did when I was talking with Miroku. I love her, Sango. That's why I wrote this..." Inuyasha handed Sango a slip of paper from his back pocket.

Sango opened it, carrying a basket and reading it. She read it to the very end, "That's very sweet, Inuyasha, but do you think it'll work?"

"It has to! If it doesn't, I'll have to take her and lock me and her--"

"Her and I!"

Inuyasha growled, "Her and I in a room until she falls for me again."

"That would take a long time, let's hope Plan A works."

"Sango, I need your help though, onegai. I'm begging you, you have to help me get Kagome back. If you don't, I'll morn forever!"

"All right, but I have to hit you with my Hiraikostu first, I warned you before. So, that gives me every right to hit you. Besides, right now, Kagome hates your guts, but she likes you a lot still to make her cry."

"Does she love me...?"

Sango looked at Inuyasha, his eyes were full of pain. He was... Telling the truth? Inuyasha was truely asking if Kagome loved him! She looked down at her feet, "She didn't say if she did." Sango pulled out some chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and some strawberry. She shut the door and sighed. "I'll help you... Just, next time, don't go yelling crap over an answering machine, you baka!"

"Of course!" Inuyasha hugged her. "Arigatou gosaimazu, Sango!" He swung her around a little.

Sango gagged, "Inuyasha, in order to help you, I have to be able to breathe and use my muscles."

Inuyasha put her down, "Gomen..."

"Here, go back to Miroku's," Sango said. "I'll call Kagome in sick, along with myself. I'll tell her I'm going to school, but I'll come to your place. Just make sure Miroku calls you two in sick as well. We'll practice at your house since Rin will be at school and Sessohumaru will be at work."

"Sounds great!"

Sango picked up some chocolate chips and strolled over to the video section, "Go home before I change my mind..."

"Hai!" Inuyasha went off, smiling widely. He was going to get Kagome back with Sango's and Miroku's help.

Sango shook her head and picked up a few movies and walked to a line.

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Miroku sat at home, cleaning up all the cans, and he finished his answering machine message. Inuyasha walked in, looking too happy.

"Um," Miroku said, very uncertain of what was going on. "Aren't you suppose to be moping around and now growling at me because I'm talking?"

"Not anymore! We're going to call in sick tomorrow! Sango and Kagome are too! Sango is going to say she's going to school, but come here and work on the song with us! We'll be going to my house from here."

"Who said I was going to help...?"

"You're a reason this all happened, and you're going to fucking help or you'll have a broken neck and you'll join your perverted ancestors in Jigoku!" Inuyasha had him by the collar now.

"All right, all right, I'll help, but only for Kagome-sama's sake."

Inuyasha dropped him and grinned, "I'll be in your room working on the guitar part. I'm gonna spend the night here too, see you in the morning!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"I know you're going to fall asleep on the couch watching american late night shows of Conan O'Brien and porn."

"Ursai..."

Inuyasha grinned and left to Miroku's room. He tuned his guitar and started to figuring out the tune for Kagome's song... Nanimokamo (Everything).

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The next day, Kagome woke up and Sango was making breakfeast. "Ohayo, Kagome-chan," Sango said, cheerfully. She was using a spatula to scramble the eggs so they turned out like they were suppose to be. Still smiling, she looked up at Kagome.

Kagome groaned, "Ohayo... What are you doing?"

"I think you're not really in a state to go to school, so, I called you in sick and I got up early to make you bacon and eggs. I gotta hurry though, I have to go to school soon."

"Why don't you just stay here with me?"

"I gotta make sure no one spreads some gay rumor about Inuyasha and you. I can't have people talking about my best friend. Besides, I need to meet him early so I can hit him with my Hiraikostu."

"OK, that makes sense!" Kagome smiled at the thought of Sango hitting Inuyasha on top of the head with her bone boomerang. She giggled and got up to help with the eggs.

"Iie, go sit! Osuwari, Kagome-chan!"

Kagome sat back down on the couch and Sango brought her a glass of orange juice, an asprin, and a plate of steaming hot bacon and eggs. "Look delicious," Kagome smiled. "Arigatou."

"No problem," Sango smiled back. She grabbed her Hiraikostu and walked out.

Kagome began to eat her breakfeast and sighed as the warmth overtook her body.

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Sango arrived at Inuyasha's house, holding her Hiraikostu. They buzzed her in and Miroku greeted her, "Ohayo, Sango."

"As to you, Miroku," Sango smiled, gripping her Hiraikostu tightly.

Miroku let her in and he groped her, Sango's eyes widened and she turned around and hit him on top of the head with her Hiraikostu.

"Itai," Miroku muttered.

"You get that for gropping me, etchi," Sango nodded and knocked on Miroku's door. "Come on, you lazy bum, we gotta go."

There was some russling from inside Miroku's room and Inuyasha came out with his guitar and Miroku's base in two cases. Sango glanced at Inuyasha, "Yoiwa ii desuka?"

"Of course, I'm ready, you baka," Inuyasha replied, handing Miroku his bass.

"I've got my drum set in the car."

"Good, let's go."

The band set out to Inuyasha's house.

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When they arrived, Inuyasha looked around and gestured them inside. They set up in the living room and Sango looked at her "music." "Could this be any smaller," Sango raised an eyebrow at Inuyasha."

"Hey, this is a rock song that's suppose to be kinda soft. Miroku doesn't have the much, and if you notice, most of the song is quiet," Inuyasha replied.

"Oh, I knew that..."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, it had been forever since he sang. Either way, it was for Kagome. "Let's start."

Miroku started playing his bass a little and Inuyasha strummed his guitar. Sango waited her part to come in. Inuyash began to sing, it was a little cracky, but once they got to the first chorus, he got better. By the time they were in the middle, his voice was perfect.

Miroku looked back at Sango and smiled at her. Sango was playing her drums softly and she smiled back at him, turning a little red. She focused on playing instead of Miroku.

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Later that day, Inuyasha nodded, his fingers sore, along with Miroku's. Sango's hands were sweaty from holding the drumsticks for so long. "I think we've practiced enough," Inuyasha grinned.

"I agree," Miroku replied, shaking his hands, his bass hanging down.

"Break!"

Miroku walked into the kitchen, the bass still hanging down. Sango followed him and sighed.

"What's up," Miroku asked.

"Huh," Sango replied. "Nanimo... I'm just worried about Kagome and the results of this. I mean, what if this doesn't work?"

"Then we go to Plan B."

"Miroku, I'm being serious here. Kagome was really torn up about what Inuyasha said before."

"Inuyasha is pretty torn up too, he doesn't show it well though. When she threw his haori at him that he gave to her, he was torn up about that. And when she said that thing about his parents... That was really, really cold..."

"I know, it was. Kagome regrets saying it, though. She really feels bad about saying all those things to Inuyasha. She really does... You should've seen her last night. Her hair all messed up, snarving down the whole carton of ice cream, still crying even when there was a happy part in a movie."

"That sounds awful."

"Hai, it was."

"Inuyasha spent all night in my room working on the song. He wanted it perfect for Kagome, that's why we've been practicing for five hours. Inuyasha wants it all to be perfect and be like in the movies where he gets the girl and then they kiss and make up."

"Life isn't a movie... If that was true I'd--" Sango stopped in mid sentence.

"You'd what?"

"I'd tell the guy I like that I have a crush on him and I have for a long time without fear. Then he'd kiss me and protect me from the world..."

"Who's this guy?"

"I'm not going to tell you!"

"Come on, I won't laugh..."

Miroku set his hand on the counter and felt another hand under his own. He looked down, it was Sango's. They both pulled away, blushing.

"So, um, let's go back in the living room."

"Hai."

When they walked out, Inuyasha was on the phone. They could hear Sango's message going. There was a beep and Inuyasha began to talk, "Kagome, pick up, onegai? I know I hurt you, but you hurt me too. Either way, we're both in misery. Just... Do me a favor. Go out on the balcony in ten minutes, OK? It'll be worth it, I promise... I love you, Kagome. Ja ne..." Inuyasha hung up and looked at the other two, "We're going in."

Sango and Miroku nodded, packing up the stuff as quickly as possible. They all took the stuff out to the car and drove to the apartment building.

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Kagome looked at her watch, five minutes had passed. She didn't know to do this favor for Inuyasha or not... Kagome decided to do this one favor for him before she would kill him. She walked into the bathroom and brushed her hair. She put on a dark red, spegetti-strapped tank top and a pair of light denim jeans. She looked at her watch again, two minutes left.

Kagome looked around and spotted a new white tulip. She smiled and put it in the pot with the other one. She didn't know what she was doing, but she went and put on some sweet-tasting lip gloss. She checked her watch and she headed towards the window. Kagome took a deep breath and opened the door slowly. She stepped out and saw Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango with insturments.

Kagome bit her lip, "What do you want, Inuyasha?"

"You wanted to hear me sing."

"Ano... Hai..."

"Well, this is for you, Kagome..." Inuyasha began to strum his guitar and Miroku strummed his bass. Inuyasha began to sing, "Find me here, speak to me. I want to feel you. I need to hear you. You are my light that is leading me to the place where I find peace again." Inuyasha's voice was like Jason Wade's (lead singer of Lifehouse) with the smallest touch of Sean Biggerstaff's singing. It was like Kagome imagined.

Inuyasha continued, "You are the strength that keeps me walking. You are the hope that keeps me trusting. You are the life to my soul. You are my purpose, you're everything..." Inuyasha was holding a rose, singing into the microphone and looking into Kagome's eyes. "And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you? Would you tell me, how could it be any better than this?

Yeah...

"You calm the storms. You give me rest. You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall. You steal my heart... And you take my breath away. Would take me in... Take me deeper now?" Inuyasha smiled at Kagome as she slumped into a trance with Inuyasha's voice. "And how can I stand here and now be moved by you? Would you tell me, how it could be any better than this?"

Sango and Miroku really started to kick in now as Inuyasha continued, singing louder. "And how can I stand here and now be moved by you? Would you tell me, how it could be any better than this? Because you're all I want, you're all I need, you're everything, everything. You're all I want, you're all I need, you're everything, everything. You're all I want, you're all I need, you're everything, everything. You're all I want, you're all I need, you're everything, everything.

"And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you? Would would tell me, how could it be any better than this? And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you? Would you tell me, how could it be any better than this?" Kagome ran from the balcony and ran down the stairs. She ran to Inuyasha as he finished off with: "And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you...?" The song ended as Kagome jumped into Inuyasha arms.

"I love you Kagome," Inuyasha whispered. "You're everything... Everything..."

"I'm sorry, Inuyasha," Kagome cried, tears falling on Inuyasha's shirt. "I never meant to hurt you like that with the comment about your parents! I'm sorry... I really am. I love you!" Kagome had just realized what she said. A short amount of time and she loved Inuyasha? Is it possible...? Hai, I guess it is...

"I love you, too, Kagome. You're all I want, you're all I need."

Kagome began to sing a little, "You're everything... Everything..."

"I'd do anything just to hold you in my arms..." Inuyasha whispered.

"You need to stop reciting song lines, it's getting sad," Kagome joked.

Inuyasha held out the rose. It was a beautiful rose, it seemed very pure and it was the same color red as Kagome would turn when she took the rose. Inuyasha bowed. "Here's a rose for thy lady."

"Thank you, good sir." Kagome curtsied and brought Inuyasha back up.

Sango and Miroku sighed, smiling at each other, standing side by side. That's when they noticed they were holding hands. The both pulled their arms away and Sango blushed as red as Kagome's rose.

Kagome looked into those amber eyes and Inuyasha gazed back in Kagome's slate-blue eyes. Kagome's eyes were full of tears of happiness, while Inuyasha's were full of completion and regret for hurting Kagome. Inuyasha leaned down, closed his eyes, and kissed Kagome, tasting her lip gloss. It was sweet and not horrible tasting like most girls' lip glosses.

Kagome kissed him back, taking his scent in. Inuyasha, still kissing Kagome, grabbed the haori from behind his back and place it on Kagome's shoulder. Kagome tugged the haori to make sure it stayed on her shoulders. Sango and Miroku looked at each other, but Sango was still frightened.

Miroku whispered in Sango's ear, "Am I that guy...?"

"Nani," Sango whispered back, still looking at the happy couple--who were still kissing, might I add.

"The boy you were afraid to tell him your feelings, is that me?"

"Ano, I mean, I'm not exactly sure still. I don't quite know if I really do like you or n--" Something silenced Sango. She opened her eyes, it was Miroku, his lips upon hers. She grabbed her Hiraikostu and hit him with it. She pushed her lips away and yelled, "Etchi!"

Miroku rubbed his head and muttered, "She'll never admitt it... Damn it!"

Disclaimer: The song, "Everything" was written and originally performed by Lifehouse on their album: No Named Face. Avaliable in stores. They have a new album out with the hit song "Spin;" the album's called: "Stanley Climbfall."