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Mr. and Mrs. Taishio were in the kitchen, talking about Kagome. "Well, she's an awfully sweet girl, but, Inuyasha doesn't seem to like her too much, vise versa.." She said, eye's downcast.
"Give it time dear, I'm sure they will get to know each other in their own time. Who knows, they could get to even be the best friends in the whole universe, nothing is impossible." He told her soothingly.
"But.. Inuyasha, he will make this hard on her.. I feel so sorry for
that poor girl." She looked at the salad she was currently making for her
own pleasure.
"Well, she'll learn a couple new things too. Like how it is like, in the outside world. Its a cold, cold, world out there." As he said that, she added the croutons, and also added one last thought on the subject,
"And maybe Inuyasha will be there to keep her warm."
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Grave Of The Fireflies
Forth Shot
The Piano's Song
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She opened the book, not really needing to, because she had already memorized the song. She just did it to make it look professional. She sat up straight, and closed her eyes, and let the music overflow her body with much serene, calm, feelings. Nothing, could ruin this moment. Not even that Inuyasha boy...
Her finger tips moved gracefully across the key's. But, before she continued, she got up and shut the door. On the back of the door, it said, "Sound Proof Room."
She grinned. No one could hear outside.. which meant.. she could do something, she NEVER does in front of anyone..
Sing. In her voice. The only thing she used it for anymore..
She sat back down, and she let her finger's move across the key's, reciting
the first line. Despite her rarely using her voice, it was beyond beautiful.
"Been a fool, been a clown,
Lost my way from up and down.
And I know, yes I know,
And I see it in your eyes.
That you really weren't suprised at me at all,
Not at all.
And I know by your smile it's you."
Oh yes, it felt wonderful to use her voice again after so long. She couldn't really remember the last time she used her voice like this, but she loved it. She knew she would be spending a lot of time in this room...
"Don't care for me, don't cry,
Let's say good-bye, Adieu.
It's time to say good-bye, I know that in time,
It will just fade away, it's time to say good-bye."
Singing is one of the only thing's in life that made her happy. It made her feel alive, and free. Like the wind. (Un)fourtunatly, she did NOT hear the door crack open...
"I stand alone, and watch you fade away like clouds,
High up and in the sky.
I'm strong and so cold,
As I stand alone.
Good-bye, So long, Adieu."
Suddenly, the door shut, and she heard that. She turned around, and saw the one person she did not want to see at the moment, Inuyasha. Her mouth then slammed shut.
Inuyasha was in shock. He heard her.. she could speak.. but.. why didn't she want to? And didn't her profile say she was a mute? He then remembered what it said, exactly on this subject..
"She's mute. Or so it seems to be."
He looked at her with awe, and then he realized, what song exactly she was playing! It was the one he was trying to learn. He smiled. He rarely did it, but he counted this as one of those rare moments.
He sat down next to her on the bench, and said what he was planning to say later, "I'm sorry about earlier. I..don't know what came over me. Since you will be living with me from now on, I hope you find it somewhere in your heart to forgive me.." Yes, Inuyasha had been taught how to give a polite apology, and this was one of them.
She nodded.
'She nodded? Why didn't she talk?' "If you can sing, you can talk.. why won't you talk?" Inuyasha asked, very curious.
She pointed to individual letter's on the music. 'P' is the first letter she pointed to. Then an 'A'. Next, a 'S'. Finally, a 'T'.
Inuyasha spelt it out, and said, "Past."
She nodded.
"Your's?"
She nodded again.
"What happened?"
She instantly froze, but had enough will-power to point to more letters. 'N', 'O', 'T' stopped for a minute, and Inuyasha repeated, "Not."
She continued on. 'T', 'E', 'L', 'L', 'I', 'N', 'G'.
"Telling. Not telling, huh? Oh well, maybe one day.." He looked in her eyes again. He couldn't help but look at them again.. gaze into their depths. You would feel as if you were looking into her soul. "...one day, could you sing for me again?"
She smiled, and nodded. "Good." He left the room, and closed the door behind him
Maybe, just maybe, he would get along with that Kagome girl.
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Inuyasha fell onto his bed, and looked up at the solid ceiling. "Hmph. Damn. School is tomorrow. I wonder how Kagome will make out there.. its pretty bad with fights and all. I'm sure people will tease her about not talking... but hey, that's life, right?" He said to himself.
He groaned. "Oh, fuck. I have to see Kouga again tomorrow." He turned around, and banged his head against the pillow.
"And then I have to deal with all the fan girl's.." He slammed his head again.
"The teachers.." And again.
"Just life itself." Again.
He just closed his eyes, but looked over at the clock first, 4:00 PM. Dinner would be ready in about two hours.. maybe he could take a nap. He yawned, and fell straight away, asleep.
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Kagome had now gone up to her room, and cuddled up in her new fuzzy bed. She loved this family.. they were nice, kind, gentle, spoiling! Except for Inuyasha. He was a rude jerk.
But what side of him did he show her about an hour ago? Would he ever show it to her again?
She secretly hoped so. For some reason, she had a good feeling, that maybe, they would become friends..
She put her covers over her shoulders, and laid on her side. She drifted her eyes closed, and repeated in her mind, 'I hope so..'
Then, she fell asleep.
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The chef's were cooking dinner, the maids' were cleaning, the butler's were taking orders...basically a normal evening for them. One of the maids' were sent up to check on how Kagome was doing, so she opened the bedroom door and smiled.
Sound asleep. The maid walked in, and sat on the edge of the bed. "I hope you have a wonderful sleep, my dear. Your in for a treat if you have to deal with Inuyasha." She then walked out.
If she would have stayed in a second longer, she would have seen Kagome putting a small warm smile on her face.
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AN: Hm.. so Kagome can speak, huh? Will Inuyasha be the kind person he was in the piano room, at the dinner table next chapter? Or, will he just pretend it never happened? And what will his parent's have to say, when school is tomorrow, and they get Kagome in all the same classes as him?
Find out some of the answers in the next chapter!