Bleh! The reason why I haven't updated in so long is because my internet has been down. Well..that sucks. Haha. Good thing it's back up again! Mmkay....yeah. :D
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Chapter 24
"Oh! Did you hear? There's going to be this one talent show coming up!" Sango said excitingly as she and Miroku held hands.
Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Inuyasha were walking to the ice cream parlor to drop off Inuyasha to work, and also to get some dessert for themselves.
"Really? When?" Kagome asked as she kept her distance away from Inuyasha.
It had been 2 days since they had last spoken. Kagome had been urged to tell him that she felt the same, but somehow her voice would always sink when she spoke to him.
"I think this Friday. It's going to be amazing though! They've been having try outs since last week. I think today is their last day."
"Oh, that sounds fun. Why don't you try out for something, Sango?" Kagome asked interested.
"Me? I wish! I haven't gotten anything to do during that try out. And plus, I'm not really into performances." Sango shrugged.
"Why don't you and I do a duet, lovely?" Miroku suggested.
Just as Sango was about to reply, she felt a wandering hand.
"LECHER!" she exclaimed as she slapped him across the face.
"Just....a....thought.." Miroku said weakly as he lay on the concrete.
"When will you learn, Miroku. Just because you two are dating doesn't mean you have ALL of the privileges over Sango." Inuyasha grunted as he helped Miroku up from the ground.
"Anyhow, so why don't you try out for something, Kagome?" Sango said as she calmed down.
"Eh.. I don't know...I'd be too shy."
"Ah, c'mon! I bet you'll do great!" Sango winked as she nudged Kagome.
"I'll think about." Kagome laughed.
"Well, you don't have much time because like I said earlier, today's the last day!" Sango smiled.
When they reached the ice cream parlor, Kagome caught Inuyasha's eyes.
'Say it, Kagome...SAY IT!' she thought to herself.
Kagome opened her mouth to say something, but when Inuyasha looked at her, she instantly shut it , then smiled, and walked away.
'She probably thinks I'm a moron or something..' Inuyasha sighed to himself.
"What about you, Miroku? Will you be trying out for the show?" Kagome asked as she received her strawberry milkshake.
"I don't know...I have no talent in anything." he shrugged.
"You could play the guitar.." Sango said playfully as she winked at him.
Miroku looked down and blushed.
Kagome caught the two's personal moment and laughed.
"So how's the coupled life so far?" she asked. Sango blushed.
"It's not so different...I mean, I still look at other guys." Sango said sarcastically just to get Miroku's attention.
His eyes narrowed at her, and she smiled at him. Miroku rolled his eyes and sighed.
"I guess it's not so bad, either. Sure, it's going to be hard not to grope other women...but I think I'll narrow it down to 3 ladies a day." Miroku said as he shrugged.
Sango lifted her fist above his head when she realized what he had done. She dropped her first and they both laughed. Miroku put his arm about her shoulders and kissed her on top of her head.
Sango noticed Kagome's intent look. She looked so lonesome.
"What about you, Kagome? Are things okay with you and Inuyasha?"
Kagome nearly jumped as Sango said his name.
"It's nothing, Sango. I'm fine.." Kagome said silently.
"Lie!" Sango pointed.
Kagome just looked at her, and then looked down.
"I'm fine, Sango..really..don't worry about me." Kagome forced a slight smile on her face.
There was an odd silence between the three as they ate their ice cream.
"I got it!" Miroku and Kagome nearly jumped as Sango's voice broke the silence.
"What?" he asked.
"Why doesn't Kagome try out for the talent show...and then..I don't know. Tell him that you love him there! It'll be just like a movie!" Sango sighed dreamily.
"Whoa! Sango! That's...just odd! I can't tell him that I love him!" Kagome said nervously.
"Why not? You've said it before!" Sango smiled.
Kagome took a deep breath and nodded.
"I know...but...that time was just.." Kagome looked up at Sango and saw the excitement in her best friend's eyes.
"Fine. What would I do?" Kagome sighed.
"Why don't you paint a picture?" Miroku suggested.
The two girls looked at him and raised eye brows.
"On stage?" they said at the same time.
"Sure! Become an artist and let it be known! You could paint how you feel for him! Kagome, you just might be the very next Vincent de Vinci!" Miroku said proudly.
The two girls laughed and Miroku's proud expression faded into confusion.
"What?" he asked.
"It's Vincent Van Gogh!" Kagome said as she tried to hold back her laughter.
"And Leonardo de Vinci!" Sango added.
Miroku blushed with embarrassment and ate his ice cream.
"Why don't you sing?" Sango suggested.
"SING! Ah, yes! Kagome! You love to sing! Weren't you in choir when you still went to your old school?" Miroku said excitedly as if singing were his idea.
"I guess so...maybe that would be a good idea." Kagome replied hesitantly.
She looked over at Inuyasha serving a customer. He smiled as he handed the woman her cup of ice cream.
"But... I'm doing this for you, Sango..not for Inuyasha...he has absolutely nothing to do with this!" Kagome said as she turned her head back to Sango.
Sango and Miroku exchanged mischievous glances.
"Sure, Kags. Whatever you say." Sango smiled.
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"Do you have any idea what sort of song you'd want to sing?" Sango asked as she looked through a magazine.
She and Kagome had walked back home. Miroku stayed at the ice cream parlor to hang out with Inuyasha.
"I really don't know...I don't have much time to write a song either, do I?" Kagome said worriedly.
Sango shrugged and frowned.
"Don't worry! We'll find a song. We should probably go now and try out though." Sango got up from her bed and gestured Kagome to follow.
"How would we get there?" Kagome asked as she walked behind Sango down the stairs.
"By car, of course. It's too far to walk!" Sango laughed as she dangled Inuyasha's car keys in her hand.
"Sango! He'd kill you!" Kagome gaped.
"Oh well! I'm doing this for him!" Sango shrugged as she slipped on her shoes.
"Do you...do you know how?" Kagome asked as she placed her flip flops on.
"I've been in the passenger's seat with Inuyasha billions of times! Doesn't seem too hard. And I have my permit...so... I guess we're good." Sango opened the garage door and sat in the driver's seat.
"But this isn't like any car...this car is..." Kagome began as she sat in the passenger's seat.
"...it's weird, I know." Sango finished her sentenced and laughed.
Sango placed the keys into the ignition and started the car.
"Well...so far so good." Sango said to herself.
She began to back up out of the garage and out of the drive-way. Inuyasha's car was s stick-shift, so it took Sango a while to know where to turn the stick.
As she pressed the gas gently, the car zoomed in reverse. The two girls screamed in horror. Immediately, Sango stepped on the break and sent her and Kagome's necks flying forward.
"Are... you... okay?" Sango panted as she tried stretching her neck.
"I... think... I...am...are you?" Kagome said as she clutched her seatbelt tightly.
Sango nodded and forced a smile.
"See...wasn't...so bad." she said forcefully.
"How far is this place?" Kagome asked in a discouraging tone.
"Not too far..." Sango replied.
"Are you ready?" she asked Kagome as she looked towards the road.
Kagome nodded and leaned back. Sango looked at the stick of the stick shift and removed it from 'REVERSE'. She gently pushed it towards the right speeding level and began to drive.
There were several times when Sango would break, but luckily the girls were wearing their seatbelts.
As they passed the ice cream parlor, Kagome ducked her head and Sango covered her face with one hand as she drove with the other.
"Whew...that was close." Kagome said as she lifted her head.
"Tell me about it...I can't even drive with both hands...better yet one!" Sango laughed as she turned her head around to look at the parlor.
"LOOK OUT!" Kagome screamed.
Sango looked back at the road and realized she was driving on the sidewalk. She instantly turned the stirring wheel and was back on track.
"Don't worry, Kagome! Just think of a song to sing for the audition!" said Sango.
"Oh, boy...let's just hope I make it to the try outs." Kagome sighed.
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It was almost closing time at the parlor, and Miroku had stayed with Inuyasha. He was eating some free ice cream that Inuyasha had snuck for him.
"So...she didn't say anything in return?" Miroku asked as he kept his spoon in his mouth.
"No, she didn't. I don't know what I did wrong, either. I thought that our little conversation would solve out everything." Inuyasha replied as he scraped the ice cream from the freezer.
"Maybe words weren't enough for her.." Miroku shrugged.
Though he knew that his cousin was still in love with Inuyasha, he chose not to add that fact at this moment. Miroku had figured that sooner or later he would find out at the talent show.
"You really think so?" Inuyasha leaned on the glass table.
"Perhaps. It's worth a shot to try something else." Miroku scooped another piece of ice cream form his cup.
"Yeah, but what?" Inuyasha was cleaning a cup used to blend milkshakes.
Miroku's eyes shifted to a mischievous gaze and he smiled slyly.
"What about that talent show?" he said innocently.
Inuyasha finished drying the cup and placed it underneath the shelf.
"That thing that Sango was yapping about?" he turned to Miroku as he wiped his hands on his apron.
"She wasn't 'yapping', Inuyasha. She was informing." Miroku replied professionally.
"Feh. Whatever. You'd think it'd work?" Inuyasha placed his apron on the rack and turned off the lights.
"Sure. Like I said before, it's worth a shot."
"But today's the last day."
"Then we'd just have to go now, won't we?"
"Alright...but I don't know what I'd do."
"Then THINK! We don't have much time!" Miroku ran out of the parlor and waited for Inuyasha to follow.
"Hopefully this will work...I can't bear to lose someone I love...again." Inuyasha said to himself as he shut off the lights of the parlor and locked the door.
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"This is it?" Kagome asked Sango as she parked in the lot.
"Yep, that's what it says. See for yourself." Sango handed Kagome a piece of paper.
Kagome looked up at the building where the auditions were being held.
'Why does this place look so familiar?' she asked herself as she walked in.
"Hello? Anyone here?" Sango called out as she saw no one in the building.
"Ah, yes. Hello there. Are you here for the try outs, young lady?" a man came out from the shadows.
"Well, my friend here is interested. Have we come too late?" Sango asked.
"I'm afraid try outs have ended nearly an hour ago.." the man replied.
He looked at the disappointed faces on the two girls and sighed.
"But if you promise not to tell anyone, I'll make an acceptance." the man smiled and Sango leapt for joy.
"Did you hear that, Kagome? An acceptance! It's destiny that you're suppose to be up there!" Sango walked into the audition room and waited for the old man and Kagome to enter also.
"You look familiar...have you been here before?" the man said as he observed Kagome's face.
"I've thought that too, but I can't recall it from my memory.." Kagome said as she thought about the man standing in front of her.
"You're face looks so familiar to one that I have seen in the past...have you ever come here with a friend?" the man asked.
Suddenly, Kagome remembered where she was. She remembered the building and the man. This was the place where she taught Inuyasha how to dance.
"Yes! I was! I was here with a friend. His name is Inuyasha. He is a friend of yours too!" Kagome said suddenly.
"Ah, yes. Inuyasha...and from what that young woman says, you're name is Kagome." the man gestured her to follow him into the room.
"Oh, sir." she said right before they opened the door.
"Hm?"
"Please don't mention my visits with Inuyasha in front of her...you see...they were sort of like private meetings." Kagome said shyly.
The man smiled and nodded.
"If you wish." and he opened the door to a room with mirrors. It was exactly like the one Kagome and Inuyasha had practiced dancing in.
The man sat himself down in a chair and Sango nodded happily to Kagome.
"GO KAGOME!" Sango yelled. She blushed as her voice echoed in the room.
Kagome raised an eyebrow, but laughed at her best friend's excitement.
'What song should I sing? What song, what song, what song?!' Kagome thought to herself quickly.
"Okay..you may begin." the man said as he broke the awkward silence in the room.
Kagome nodded and cleared her throat.
'This is for you, Inuyasha...'
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"WHERE THE HELL ARE MY CAR KEYS?!" Inuyasha yelled as he ran upstairs and downstairs.
"Now, don't panic, Inuyasha. They'll show up any time soon." Miroku lifted up the cushions of the couch and frowned as he say no sight of car keys.
"WELL THEY AIN'T SHOWING UP NOW! DAMN IT! WHERE COULD THEY HAVE GONE?!" Inuyasha exclaimed as he looked through all of the drawers.
"Now.. Deep breaths, Inuyasha. It'll be fine.. We should fine them in no—" Miroku's sentence was cut off as he saw something under the couch.
"WHAT?! DID YOU FIND THEM?!" Inuyasha asked as he suddenly had a leap of hope.
"I found something.. I found something!" Miroku called out.
"WHAT?! ARE THEY THERE!?"
"I found......" Miroku dug underneath the couch.
Inuyasha leaned closer as he became eager to think that they were his keys.
His heart sank as Miroku crawled back up with a triumphant smile on his face.
"I found a quarter." he said smiling as he held up the coin.
A vein popped from Inuyasha's forehead and he punched Miroku on the ground.
"That..would've...bought...us...a...short..trip..on..a..taxi" Miroku groaned as he lay on the floor.
"Forget it! I'm tired of wasting time looking for my keys! I'm going to drive it without them!" Inuyasha grabbed a pin and ran to the garage.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!" Inuyasha's scream was heard by Miroku.
Miroku ran to the garage to find Inuyasha's mouth dropped and his eyes widened. Inuyasha stared at the empty garage. His car wasn't there.
"Where could it have gone?" Miroku asked.
"HOW SHOULD I KNOW?!" Inuyasha nearly fainted as he looked at the tire tracks on the cement.
"And we're running out of time." Miroku looked at his watch. Inuyasha creaked his neck towards Miroku and looked at him angrily.
"FORGET IT! GO HOME, MIROKU!" Inuyasha shooed Miroku away as he mourned over his lost car.
"But what about the–" Miroku's words were cut off as Inuyasha growled at him.
"CAN'T YOU SEE THAT MY CAR IS GONE?! I'LL WORRY ABOUT THE STUPID AUDITIONS LATER!" Inuyasha nearly bit Miroku's head off.
Miroku forced a smile and inched himself away. He then began to walk home.
'I'll never understand the love between a man and his car.' he sighed.
'....though maybe I would if Aunt Higurashi would buy me one.' his shoulders arched as he slouched his way back home.
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"THAT WAS AWESOME!" Sango clapped vigorously as Kagome finished her song.
Kagome blushed and smiled.
"I must admit myself, young Kagome that you were quite good. Congratulations, you've made it in." the man smiled at her and Kagome jumped with joy.
"Thank you, sir!" she smiled as Sango jumped on her back.
"Wait a go, Kags! You were perfect!" Sango laughed as Kagome smiled back.
"You really think so, Sango?"
"Of course! Can I have your autograph?" Sango held out a pen.
Kagome laughed as the unlocked the door to the car and began to drive back home.
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Chapter 24
"Oh! Did you hear? There's going to be this one talent show coming up!" Sango said excitingly as she and Miroku held hands.
Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Inuyasha were walking to the ice cream parlor to drop off Inuyasha to work, and also to get some dessert for themselves.
"Really? When?" Kagome asked as she kept her distance away from Inuyasha.
It had been 2 days since they had last spoken. Kagome had been urged to tell him that she felt the same, but somehow her voice would always sink when she spoke to him.
"I think this Friday. It's going to be amazing though! They've been having try outs since last week. I think today is their last day."
"Oh, that sounds fun. Why don't you try out for something, Sango?" Kagome asked interested.
"Me? I wish! I haven't gotten anything to do during that try out. And plus, I'm not really into performances." Sango shrugged.
"Why don't you and I do a duet, lovely?" Miroku suggested.
Just as Sango was about to reply, she felt a wandering hand.
"LECHER!" she exclaimed as she slapped him across the face.
"Just....a....thought.." Miroku said weakly as he lay on the concrete.
"When will you learn, Miroku. Just because you two are dating doesn't mean you have ALL of the privileges over Sango." Inuyasha grunted as he helped Miroku up from the ground.
"Anyhow, so why don't you try out for something, Kagome?" Sango said as she calmed down.
"Eh.. I don't know...I'd be too shy."
"Ah, c'mon! I bet you'll do great!" Sango winked as she nudged Kagome.
"I'll think about." Kagome laughed.
"Well, you don't have much time because like I said earlier, today's the last day!" Sango smiled.
When they reached the ice cream parlor, Kagome caught Inuyasha's eyes.
'Say it, Kagome...SAY IT!' she thought to herself.
Kagome opened her mouth to say something, but when Inuyasha looked at her, she instantly shut it , then smiled, and walked away.
'She probably thinks I'm a moron or something..' Inuyasha sighed to himself.
"What about you, Miroku? Will you be trying out for the show?" Kagome asked as she received her strawberry milkshake.
"I don't know...I have no talent in anything." he shrugged.
"You could play the guitar.." Sango said playfully as she winked at him.
Miroku looked down and blushed.
Kagome caught the two's personal moment and laughed.
"So how's the coupled life so far?" she asked. Sango blushed.
"It's not so different...I mean, I still look at other guys." Sango said sarcastically just to get Miroku's attention.
His eyes narrowed at her, and she smiled at him. Miroku rolled his eyes and sighed.
"I guess it's not so bad, either. Sure, it's going to be hard not to grope other women...but I think I'll narrow it down to 3 ladies a day." Miroku said as he shrugged.
Sango lifted her fist above his head when she realized what he had done. She dropped her first and they both laughed. Miroku put his arm about her shoulders and kissed her on top of her head.
Sango noticed Kagome's intent look. She looked so lonesome.
"What about you, Kagome? Are things okay with you and Inuyasha?"
Kagome nearly jumped as Sango said his name.
"It's nothing, Sango. I'm fine.." Kagome said silently.
"Lie!" Sango pointed.
Kagome just looked at her, and then looked down.
"I'm fine, Sango..really..don't worry about me." Kagome forced a slight smile on her face.
There was an odd silence between the three as they ate their ice cream.
"I got it!" Miroku and Kagome nearly jumped as Sango's voice broke the silence.
"What?" he asked.
"Why doesn't Kagome try out for the talent show...and then..I don't know. Tell him that you love him there! It'll be just like a movie!" Sango sighed dreamily.
"Whoa! Sango! That's...just odd! I can't tell him that I love him!" Kagome said nervously.
"Why not? You've said it before!" Sango smiled.
Kagome took a deep breath and nodded.
"I know...but...that time was just.." Kagome looked up at Sango and saw the excitement in her best friend's eyes.
"Fine. What would I do?" Kagome sighed.
"Why don't you paint a picture?" Miroku suggested.
The two girls looked at him and raised eye brows.
"On stage?" they said at the same time.
"Sure! Become an artist and let it be known! You could paint how you feel for him! Kagome, you just might be the very next Vincent de Vinci!" Miroku said proudly.
The two girls laughed and Miroku's proud expression faded into confusion.
"What?" he asked.
"It's Vincent Van Gogh!" Kagome said as she tried to hold back her laughter.
"And Leonardo de Vinci!" Sango added.
Miroku blushed with embarrassment and ate his ice cream.
"Why don't you sing?" Sango suggested.
"SING! Ah, yes! Kagome! You love to sing! Weren't you in choir when you still went to your old school?" Miroku said excitedly as if singing were his idea.
"I guess so...maybe that would be a good idea." Kagome replied hesitantly.
She looked over at Inuyasha serving a customer. He smiled as he handed the woman her cup of ice cream.
"But... I'm doing this for you, Sango..not for Inuyasha...he has absolutely nothing to do with this!" Kagome said as she turned her head back to Sango.
Sango and Miroku exchanged mischievous glances.
"Sure, Kags. Whatever you say." Sango smiled.
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"Do you have any idea what sort of song you'd want to sing?" Sango asked as she looked through a magazine.
She and Kagome had walked back home. Miroku stayed at the ice cream parlor to hang out with Inuyasha.
"I really don't know...I don't have much time to write a song either, do I?" Kagome said worriedly.
Sango shrugged and frowned.
"Don't worry! We'll find a song. We should probably go now and try out though." Sango got up from her bed and gestured Kagome to follow.
"How would we get there?" Kagome asked as she walked behind Sango down the stairs.
"By car, of course. It's too far to walk!" Sango laughed as she dangled Inuyasha's car keys in her hand.
"Sango! He'd kill you!" Kagome gaped.
"Oh well! I'm doing this for him!" Sango shrugged as she slipped on her shoes.
"Do you...do you know how?" Kagome asked as she placed her flip flops on.
"I've been in the passenger's seat with Inuyasha billions of times! Doesn't seem too hard. And I have my permit...so... I guess we're good." Sango opened the garage door and sat in the driver's seat.
"But this isn't like any car...this car is..." Kagome began as she sat in the passenger's seat.
"...it's weird, I know." Sango finished her sentenced and laughed.
Sango placed the keys into the ignition and started the car.
"Well...so far so good." Sango said to herself.
She began to back up out of the garage and out of the drive-way. Inuyasha's car was s stick-shift, so it took Sango a while to know where to turn the stick.
As she pressed the gas gently, the car zoomed in reverse. The two girls screamed in horror. Immediately, Sango stepped on the break and sent her and Kagome's necks flying forward.
"Are... you... okay?" Sango panted as she tried stretching her neck.
"I... think... I...am...are you?" Kagome said as she clutched her seatbelt tightly.
Sango nodded and forced a smile.
"See...wasn't...so bad." she said forcefully.
"How far is this place?" Kagome asked in a discouraging tone.
"Not too far..." Sango replied.
"Are you ready?" she asked Kagome as she looked towards the road.
Kagome nodded and leaned back. Sango looked at the stick of the stick shift and removed it from 'REVERSE'. She gently pushed it towards the right speeding level and began to drive.
There were several times when Sango would break, but luckily the girls were wearing their seatbelts.
As they passed the ice cream parlor, Kagome ducked her head and Sango covered her face with one hand as she drove with the other.
"Whew...that was close." Kagome said as she lifted her head.
"Tell me about it...I can't even drive with both hands...better yet one!" Sango laughed as she turned her head around to look at the parlor.
"LOOK OUT!" Kagome screamed.
Sango looked back at the road and realized she was driving on the sidewalk. She instantly turned the stirring wheel and was back on track.
"Don't worry, Kagome! Just think of a song to sing for the audition!" said Sango.
"Oh, boy...let's just hope I make it to the try outs." Kagome sighed.
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It was almost closing time at the parlor, and Miroku had stayed with Inuyasha. He was eating some free ice cream that Inuyasha had snuck for him.
"So...she didn't say anything in return?" Miroku asked as he kept his spoon in his mouth.
"No, she didn't. I don't know what I did wrong, either. I thought that our little conversation would solve out everything." Inuyasha replied as he scraped the ice cream from the freezer.
"Maybe words weren't enough for her.." Miroku shrugged.
Though he knew that his cousin was still in love with Inuyasha, he chose not to add that fact at this moment. Miroku had figured that sooner or later he would find out at the talent show.
"You really think so?" Inuyasha leaned on the glass table.
"Perhaps. It's worth a shot to try something else." Miroku scooped another piece of ice cream form his cup.
"Yeah, but what?" Inuyasha was cleaning a cup used to blend milkshakes.
Miroku's eyes shifted to a mischievous gaze and he smiled slyly.
"What about that talent show?" he said innocently.
Inuyasha finished drying the cup and placed it underneath the shelf.
"That thing that Sango was yapping about?" he turned to Miroku as he wiped his hands on his apron.
"She wasn't 'yapping', Inuyasha. She was informing." Miroku replied professionally.
"Feh. Whatever. You'd think it'd work?" Inuyasha placed his apron on the rack and turned off the lights.
"Sure. Like I said before, it's worth a shot."
"But today's the last day."
"Then we'd just have to go now, won't we?"
"Alright...but I don't know what I'd do."
"Then THINK! We don't have much time!" Miroku ran out of the parlor and waited for Inuyasha to follow.
"Hopefully this will work...I can't bear to lose someone I love...again." Inuyasha said to himself as he shut off the lights of the parlor and locked the door.
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"This is it?" Kagome asked Sango as she parked in the lot.
"Yep, that's what it says. See for yourself." Sango handed Kagome a piece of paper.
Kagome looked up at the building where the auditions were being held.
'Why does this place look so familiar?' she asked herself as she walked in.
"Hello? Anyone here?" Sango called out as she saw no one in the building.
"Ah, yes. Hello there. Are you here for the try outs, young lady?" a man came out from the shadows.
"Well, my friend here is interested. Have we come too late?" Sango asked.
"I'm afraid try outs have ended nearly an hour ago.." the man replied.
He looked at the disappointed faces on the two girls and sighed.
"But if you promise not to tell anyone, I'll make an acceptance." the man smiled and Sango leapt for joy.
"Did you hear that, Kagome? An acceptance! It's destiny that you're suppose to be up there!" Sango walked into the audition room and waited for the old man and Kagome to enter also.
"You look familiar...have you been here before?" the man said as he observed Kagome's face.
"I've thought that too, but I can't recall it from my memory.." Kagome said as she thought about the man standing in front of her.
"You're face looks so familiar to one that I have seen in the past...have you ever come here with a friend?" the man asked.
Suddenly, Kagome remembered where she was. She remembered the building and the man. This was the place where she taught Inuyasha how to dance.
"Yes! I was! I was here with a friend. His name is Inuyasha. He is a friend of yours too!" Kagome said suddenly.
"Ah, yes. Inuyasha...and from what that young woman says, you're name is Kagome." the man gestured her to follow him into the room.
"Oh, sir." she said right before they opened the door.
"Hm?"
"Please don't mention my visits with Inuyasha in front of her...you see...they were sort of like private meetings." Kagome said shyly.
The man smiled and nodded.
"If you wish." and he opened the door to a room with mirrors. It was exactly like the one Kagome and Inuyasha had practiced dancing in.
The man sat himself down in a chair and Sango nodded happily to Kagome.
"GO KAGOME!" Sango yelled. She blushed as her voice echoed in the room.
Kagome raised an eyebrow, but laughed at her best friend's excitement.
'What song should I sing? What song, what song, what song?!' Kagome thought to herself quickly.
"Okay..you may begin." the man said as he broke the awkward silence in the room.
Kagome nodded and cleared her throat.
'This is for you, Inuyasha...'
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"WHERE THE HELL ARE MY CAR KEYS?!" Inuyasha yelled as he ran upstairs and downstairs.
"Now, don't panic, Inuyasha. They'll show up any time soon." Miroku lifted up the cushions of the couch and frowned as he say no sight of car keys.
"WELL THEY AIN'T SHOWING UP NOW! DAMN IT! WHERE COULD THEY HAVE GONE?!" Inuyasha exclaimed as he looked through all of the drawers.
"Now.. Deep breaths, Inuyasha. It'll be fine.. We should fine them in no—" Miroku's sentence was cut off as he saw something under the couch.
"WHAT?! DID YOU FIND THEM?!" Inuyasha asked as he suddenly had a leap of hope.
"I found something.. I found something!" Miroku called out.
"WHAT?! ARE THEY THERE!?"
"I found......" Miroku dug underneath the couch.
Inuyasha leaned closer as he became eager to think that they were his keys.
His heart sank as Miroku crawled back up with a triumphant smile on his face.
"I found a quarter." he said smiling as he held up the coin.
A vein popped from Inuyasha's forehead and he punched Miroku on the ground.
"That..would've...bought...us...a...short..trip..on..a..taxi" Miroku groaned as he lay on the floor.
"Forget it! I'm tired of wasting time looking for my keys! I'm going to drive it without them!" Inuyasha grabbed a pin and ran to the garage.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!" Inuyasha's scream was heard by Miroku.
Miroku ran to the garage to find Inuyasha's mouth dropped and his eyes widened. Inuyasha stared at the empty garage. His car wasn't there.
"Where could it have gone?" Miroku asked.
"HOW SHOULD I KNOW?!" Inuyasha nearly fainted as he looked at the tire tracks on the cement.
"And we're running out of time." Miroku looked at his watch. Inuyasha creaked his neck towards Miroku and looked at him angrily.
"FORGET IT! GO HOME, MIROKU!" Inuyasha shooed Miroku away as he mourned over his lost car.
"But what about the–" Miroku's words were cut off as Inuyasha growled at him.
"CAN'T YOU SEE THAT MY CAR IS GONE?! I'LL WORRY ABOUT THE STUPID AUDITIONS LATER!" Inuyasha nearly bit Miroku's head off.
Miroku forced a smile and inched himself away. He then began to walk home.
'I'll never understand the love between a man and his car.' he sighed.
'....though maybe I would if Aunt Higurashi would buy me one.' his shoulders arched as he slouched his way back home.
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"THAT WAS AWESOME!" Sango clapped vigorously as Kagome finished her song.
Kagome blushed and smiled.
"I must admit myself, young Kagome that you were quite good. Congratulations, you've made it in." the man smiled at her and Kagome jumped with joy.
"Thank you, sir!" she smiled as Sango jumped on her back.
"Wait a go, Kags! You were perfect!" Sango laughed as Kagome smiled back.
"You really think so, Sango?"
"Of course! Can I have your autograph?" Sango held out a pen.
Kagome laughed as the unlocked the door to the car and began to drive back home.