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Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha or American Idol. If I did I'd be so rich that I could afford a new computer.

Author's Notes: I got one review. Yay? But, I'm sick, so hey, here goes. (Doesn't it seem like I only update my fics when I'm sick?)

Chapter 2: The Real Auditions.

...Sesshomaru, Kaede, and Miroku, the three by-now-famous Japanese Idol judges. "Your name is...?" Miroku asked her.

"Ka...Kagome Higurashi," Kagome managed to get out. She was so nervous she nearly forgot her own name.

"Age?"

"Fifteen."

"And ye will be singing..." Kaede waited for Kagome to finish the sentence.

"My Will by dream," Kagome answered. [People, I'm drawing a blank on Japanese songs here. You can help me out in this department by giving me the names of some, can't you?]

"Okay then. Start singing," Sesshomaru said, a bit rudely. He looked very bored, like he had other places he would rather be.

A bit startled, Kagome started singing:

"sotto mezameru
hakanai omoi zutto
donna toki demo negau yo
anata ni todoku you ni to...

'ato sukoshi' to yuu kyori ga fumidasenakute
itsumo me no mae wa tozasarete-ita no
aitai aenai hibi wo kasaneru tabi ni
tsuyoi tokimeki wa setsunasa ni naru yo-"

They stopped her right in the middle of the song, everyone staring at her like she was an alien. "That..." Kaede stuttered, "That was wonderful. Ye have real talent. Ye will go on to the next round." Sesshomaru and Miroku nodded along dumbly. Kaede held out a pink sheet of paper saying that she had passed the auditions.

Kagome screamed and hugged Kaede, Sesshomaru, and Miroku, but ended Miroku's hug quickly when he tried to feel her up. Was that normal? Stay calm, she thought, you don't want to slap him and get kicked out. She ran out of the room, saw Rintaro, and hugged him, then shoved the pink paper in his face.

"I see I made a good choice. Congratulations, Kagome!" he said. How did he know my name? Kagome wondered, confused. I don't think I ever told it to him...Ah, well.

She dialed up her family quickly, and got Souta on the phone. "Souta, I got in! I made it past the auditions!"

"I knew you would, Onee-san! Kagome got in!" he shouted. Next Kagome's mother came on the phone.

"Kagome, I'm so happy for you! Maybe you'll...WIN!" she sounded like she was going to faint from happiness.

"Um, yeah, I could. I doubt it though."

"Don't be such a baka, Onee-san! Of course you'll win! You're the best!" Souta interrupted. Kagome grinned at his comment.

"Arigatou Nee-chan [Isn't that what it is? Hm. You tell me.], but I don't know. There are other talented people in Tokyo, plus this is just the first stop on their tour of five other cities!" She could hear Souta sighing on the other end.

"Don't worry so much, Ane. If you don't win, that means they're crazy!"

Kagome laughed. "I'm going to go now, I'll be home soon! It's a good thing everything's taking place in Tokyo besides the auditions, so I won't be too far away! Bye!" She hung up the phone and went to talk to some of the other contestants. Some people who made it sang for her, and everyone that was chosen was incredibly talented. Kagome started to worry even more, and she smiled to herself when she imagined what Souta would say. 'They're all awful! You'll definitely win!'

Then she heard Rintaro clapping for attention. All of you will be requested back here in two weeks! In the meantime, go home, or you could stay in a hotel if where you live is too far away, but we won't be paying for you. Everyone's auditioned now, so you can leave! Bye!"

On her way out the door to catch the train back home [I don't know if a train goes anywhere near the family shrine, but you see, I have this book, Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy World, and it talks about how crowded the train is in Tokyo. Yes.], Rintaro stopped Kagome. "Congratulations again, Kagome. It's really odd for someone as young as you to make it. How old are you?"

"Fifteen."

"That's amazing! I thought you were even older! You're very talented for someone of your age."

Kagome was surprised. "Have you ever even heard me sing?"

"No, but you must be somewhat talented to make it past the auditions. They can't just let you in on looks, you know." Kagome turned red. It was getting a bit strange now, what he was saying. Why was every guy hitting on her? There had been many more than just Rintaro and Miroku during the wait for them to call her number. Somehow I don't think Kagome Sawamura sounds very good, Kagome thought, blushing already.

"Right, well, I, um have to go now if I want to catch the train. See you later, Rintaro!"

"Two weeks! Don't forget!" He called back.

--

Kagome ran down to the train station, and got there just in time to see the 9:00 PM train leave. Wonderful, she thought, Now what'll I do? Just then, Miroku rolled up in his car. "Need a ride?"

"Oh, no," Kagome told him. She didn't really feel like getting in a car with Miroku, it was a very strange offer. "My...my mom is going to pick me up here."

"Well, I'll wait with you here. I don't want anything bad happening to a future star before her career even takes off. A deserted train station is kind of a shady place to be hanging around at night."

"Um. Thank you. I'll just call her so that she doesn't forget now," Kagome said, looking at her feet. Had he really just said a future star? She took her cell-phone out of her pocket. Now that she thought of it, she should have remembered it was there and called right when she had seen the train leaving. When her mom picked up, Kagome had a very loud conversation with her so that Miroku would hear. "HI MOM. DON'T FORGET TO PICK ME UP AT THE TRAIN STATION!"

Unfortunately, her mother thought Kagome was yelling because she couldn't hear, and yelled back. "WHAT? I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT PICKING YOU UP AT THE TRAIN STATION!" Kagome could see Miroku smirking a little out of the corner of her eyes.

"WELL, YOU SAID YOU WOULD. COME PICK ME UP!" After she had hung up, Kagome sat on a bench and sighed. "My mom. Always had a bad memory."

"Ah," Miroku said. "Well, would you like to sit in the car? It must be cold out there."

"Actually, I'm fine," Kagome told him, shivering. She couldn't forget about her 'hug' with him. Miroku stepped out of the car then, and Kagome started to get worried for some reason. He had said it himself, a deserted train station is a shady place to be hanging around at night. But all Miroku did was sit down next to her and give her his jacket. Kagome smiled. "Thanks." Then he put his arm around her. "Um..." Kagome trailed off. As long as he wasn't doing anything...

Then she felt his hand on her breast. A car rolled up just in time, and Kagome jumped off of the bench and away from Miroku's hand. "Hey! Look! It's my mom! I have to go! I'll see you in two weeks! Bye!" And she ran off to the car, blushing madly.

Miroku watched the car disappearing into the distance. Now why do they always do that... he wondered.
There, now you have my second chapter up. Thanks to Mel, who reviewed and gave me her ideas for the judges, which I used! This turned into an interesting chapter...I think Kagome could charge against Miroku for sexual abuse...Hmmm...