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Chapter 26
Several days had passed and it was finally the day of the talent show. Kagome never stopped practicing her song. Eventually, Sango stopped coaching her and Kagome found herself practicing alone. Not even Miroku was there to help her.
During those several days, Inuyasha, too seemed to be avoiding her. She always saw him speaking with Miroku and Sango, but just as soon as she came to sight, he ran away.
'It's not that I care or anything...it's just..weird..' Kagome thought to herself as she saw Miroku and Sango come out of Inuyasha's car holding bags.
'I wonder what they're up to...' she thought to herself.
Suddenly, Kagome was tired of guessing. She ran downstairs and tried to catch up with Sango and Miroku.
"Sango! Miroku! What're the bags for?" Kagome called out.
The two froze and looked at her with uneasy smiles.
"Oh? These things! You wouldn't be interested." Miroku held up his bag and shrugged.
"Let me be the judge of that." Kagome smiled innocently.
"I'm going to go inside the house.. See you later Miroku. Break a leg tonight, Kagome!" Sango waved and ran inside her house.
Kagome waved, then turned to Miroku and looked at his bag.
"Show." she commanded.
"No." Miroku refused as he clutched the bag.
"Come on, Miroku! You can't hide it forever!" Kagome tugged on the bag.
"Curiosity killed the cat, Kagome!" Miroku tugged back.
"Then I'll die! Now let me see!" and with a final tug, Kagome managed to have grasp.
She looked inside of the bag, and her eyes widened with confusion.
"This is...exactly what I have." Kagome said awkwardly as she held up the pink and white halter top she had bought a long time ago.
"No! It's...for men too.." Miroku said as he turned red.
"And the skirt?" Kagome said as she brought out a white skirt that looked exactly like hers also.
"Kilt! Just...a...an all white kilt." Miroku grabbed both of articles of clothing and stuffed them in the bag.
"Let's just get back in the house." he said as he began walking.
"So their yours?" Kagome assured.
A vein popped onto Miroku's forehead.
"If you must know..yes, they are. You got a problem with that?" his voice rose.
"No.. I just...didn't know...you know, I always thought you were...just...straight.. I never knew you considered cross-dressing." Kagome shrugged as she gave her cousin a light pat on the shoulder.
He paused.
"I AM NOT A CROSS DRESSER!" he exclaimed.
"It's okay, Miroku... I won't tell anyone." Kagome whispered.
Miroku sighed irritatingly and rolled his eyes.
"You know.. You could've just lied and said that they were Sango's..." Kagome said as she opened the door.
Miroku stood outside and realized his mistake.
'DOH! STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!' he thought to himself.
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"I never thought I'd be this nervous..." Kagome said to herself as she stood in front of her mirror.
"...and I never thought I'd be matching with my cousin...literally with the same clothes." she said as she looked at her pink and white halter top with her white skirt.
Kagome sighed to herself. She picked up her phone and dialed Sango's number.
:: RING RING ::
"Hello?" a deep voice answered.
Kagome froze as she had an idea on who it might've been.
"Uhh.. Inuyasha?" she asked out softly.
There was no response. Suddenly, she heard the sound of rustling.
"Hello?"
"Sango?"
"Oh, hi Kagome. What's up?"
"Will you be coming today to the talent show?"
"Of course! The performance is for me, isn't it?" Sango laughed.
"Uhhm..will...Inuyasha be going also?"
There was a strange silence on the phone.
"Sango?"
"Huh? Oh! Yeah...sure..he should be there..." Sango's voice faded.
"Oh, okay..alright, well...is it at the same place where the auditions were?"
"Yep. Just in a different room."
"Oh, will we be going together?"
"Eh.. I don't know, Kagome. I'm going to be going pretty early..earlier than you perhaps."
"Oh..I guess I could just take the bus then.." Kagome said sadly.
"No, no. Don't waste your time. Why doesn't Miroku come with me and Inuyasha...and then drop us off, and then pick you up and bring you?"
Kagome was confused on why Inuyasha just didn't bring her with them, but agreed.
"Okay..that sounds good."
"Okay.. See you then! Good luck, again!" Sango laughed.
"Thanks! Bye!"
:: CLICK ::
As Kagome dropped the phone onto her bed, she made her way to Miroku's room to tell him how she would be getting to the show.
His door was practically closed, but there was still a slight opening. Kagome lightly knocked on the door, but accidentally made it creak itself open.
Kagome's eyes twitched and her eye brows rose as she caught sight of her cousin.
Miroku was standing in front of his mirror adjusting a black-haired wig onto his head.
"Doot-doot-doot-doot-doot..AAHHH!" Miroku screamed as he saw Kagome's reflection in the mirror.
He quickly grabbed the wig off of his head.
"Uhh... Miroku?" Kagome said softly.
"It's isn't what you think, Kagome! I was just...well, you see I....it's just for...err, it's Sango's?" Miroku forced a smile onto his face.
"Uh huh...Sango's eh?" Kagome folded her arms across her chest and shook her head.
Miroku gulped and nodded several times.
"Miroku...you don't have to lie. I told you already." Kagome shook her head as she gave her cousin a comforting smile.
"Wha-what're you talking about?!" Miroku exclaimed as he threw the wig into a bag.
"First a similar outfit to mine...and now this wig. It's pretty obvious, cousin...." Kagome sat on his bed.
"...you're a cross-dresser."
"KAGOME!" Miroku yelled.
"It's okay! I'm cool with this...it's actually pretty interesting.." Kagome looked down at her feet.
"...I mean, sure it'd be difficult to get use to...but you're my cousin and just because you want to dress like a girl doesn't mean that you still don't have your same personality." Kagome looked up at him and smiled.
Miroku sighed to himself and gave a weak smile.
"So what did you come in here for?" he asked as he picked up the bag with the wig and threw it into his closet.
"I just wanted to tell you that you'll be picking me up in Inuyasha's car after he drops Sango and himself there. It's weird...why can't I just go with you guys?"
Miroku sat next to her, and looked down.
"Maybe...Sango has to bring a lot of stuff?"
"Or maybe Inuyasha is just avoiding me...it's the only logical reason.. I mean, after walking away..he must despise me." Kagome sighed.
"Yeah..he probably does." Miroku stretched and laid down on his bed.
A vein popped onto Kagome's forehead. She pat his stomach with her hand hard and he let out a blow of breath.
"I'll see you later, cross-dresser." she mocked as she left his room.
"I'M NOT A CROSS-DRESSER!" Miroku squeaked as Kagome slammed his door.
'Maybe he does hate me..' Kagome was lying on her bed and looked at the pictures she and Inuyasha had taken.
"What if...he doesn't even listen to me as I pour my song to him on that stage.." Kagome looked up at her ceiling.
She closed her eyes as she listened to her song play on her stereo.
"Kagome..." Inuyasha's gentle voice whispered as Kagome stood on the stage speechless.
Kagome had just opened her eyes when she was finished with her song. Her eyes widened as she found nobody in the audience.
"Wh-where is everyone?" Kagome asked herself outloud.
"Does that matter?" Inuyasha appeared from the corner.
"Inu....Inuyasha?" Kagome dropped the microphone and walked towards him.
"Kagome..." he walked towards her and looked into her eyes.
"What're we...what happened?"
"I don't know, Kagome...but I'm just glad that you're here.." Inuyasha grabbed both of her hands gently and held them in his own.
"Oh, Inuyasha! I'm sorry.. I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry for walking away...I was scared, Inuyasha.. I was scared!" Kagome buried her tears into his chest. He held her close and supported her head with his gentle clawed hand.
"It's okay...you don't have to be frightened anymore. I'm here.. "
"Inu....yasha..." Kagome whispered.
Kagome woke up from her bed. She was still in the same position she was earlier. The edges of her eyes were wet from tears.
"It was just..." Kagome whispered to herself as she got up to wipe her tears away.
"...just a dream."
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Chapter 26
Several days had passed and it was finally the day of the talent show. Kagome never stopped practicing her song. Eventually, Sango stopped coaching her and Kagome found herself practicing alone. Not even Miroku was there to help her.
During those several days, Inuyasha, too seemed to be avoiding her. She always saw him speaking with Miroku and Sango, but just as soon as she came to sight, he ran away.
'It's not that I care or anything...it's just..weird..' Kagome thought to herself as she saw Miroku and Sango come out of Inuyasha's car holding bags.
'I wonder what they're up to...' she thought to herself.
Suddenly, Kagome was tired of guessing. She ran downstairs and tried to catch up with Sango and Miroku.
"Sango! Miroku! What're the bags for?" Kagome called out.
The two froze and looked at her with uneasy smiles.
"Oh? These things! You wouldn't be interested." Miroku held up his bag and shrugged.
"Let me be the judge of that." Kagome smiled innocently.
"I'm going to go inside the house.. See you later Miroku. Break a leg tonight, Kagome!" Sango waved and ran inside her house.
Kagome waved, then turned to Miroku and looked at his bag.
"Show." she commanded.
"No." Miroku refused as he clutched the bag.
"Come on, Miroku! You can't hide it forever!" Kagome tugged on the bag.
"Curiosity killed the cat, Kagome!" Miroku tugged back.
"Then I'll die! Now let me see!" and with a final tug, Kagome managed to have grasp.
She looked inside of the bag, and her eyes widened with confusion.
"This is...exactly what I have." Kagome said awkwardly as she held up the pink and white halter top she had bought a long time ago.
"No! It's...for men too.." Miroku said as he turned red.
"And the skirt?" Kagome said as she brought out a white skirt that looked exactly like hers also.
"Kilt! Just...a...an all white kilt." Miroku grabbed both of articles of clothing and stuffed them in the bag.
"Let's just get back in the house." he said as he began walking.
"So their yours?" Kagome assured.
A vein popped onto Miroku's forehead.
"If you must know..yes, they are. You got a problem with that?" his voice rose.
"No.. I just...didn't know...you know, I always thought you were...just...straight.. I never knew you considered cross-dressing." Kagome shrugged as she gave her cousin a light pat on the shoulder.
He paused.
"I AM NOT A CROSS DRESSER!" he exclaimed.
"It's okay, Miroku... I won't tell anyone." Kagome whispered.
Miroku sighed irritatingly and rolled his eyes.
"You know.. You could've just lied and said that they were Sango's..." Kagome said as she opened the door.
Miroku stood outside and realized his mistake.
'DOH! STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!' he thought to himself.
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"I never thought I'd be this nervous..." Kagome said to herself as she stood in front of her mirror.
"...and I never thought I'd be matching with my cousin...literally with the same clothes." she said as she looked at her pink and white halter top with her white skirt.
Kagome sighed to herself. She picked up her phone and dialed Sango's number.
:: RING RING ::
"Hello?" a deep voice answered.
Kagome froze as she had an idea on who it might've been.
"Uhh.. Inuyasha?" she asked out softly.
There was no response. Suddenly, she heard the sound of rustling.
"Hello?"
"Sango?"
"Oh, hi Kagome. What's up?"
"Will you be coming today to the talent show?"
"Of course! The performance is for me, isn't it?" Sango laughed.
"Uhhm..will...Inuyasha be going also?"
There was a strange silence on the phone.
"Sango?"
"Huh? Oh! Yeah...sure..he should be there..." Sango's voice faded.
"Oh, okay..alright, well...is it at the same place where the auditions were?"
"Yep. Just in a different room."
"Oh, will we be going together?"
"Eh.. I don't know, Kagome. I'm going to be going pretty early..earlier than you perhaps."
"Oh..I guess I could just take the bus then.." Kagome said sadly.
"No, no. Don't waste your time. Why doesn't Miroku come with me and Inuyasha...and then drop us off, and then pick you up and bring you?"
Kagome was confused on why Inuyasha just didn't bring her with them, but agreed.
"Okay..that sounds good."
"Okay.. See you then! Good luck, again!" Sango laughed.
"Thanks! Bye!"
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As Kagome dropped the phone onto her bed, she made her way to Miroku's room to tell him how she would be getting to the show.
His door was practically closed, but there was still a slight opening. Kagome lightly knocked on the door, but accidentally made it creak itself open.
Kagome's eyes twitched and her eye brows rose as she caught sight of her cousin.
Miroku was standing in front of his mirror adjusting a black-haired wig onto his head.
"Doot-doot-doot-doot-doot..AAHHH!" Miroku screamed as he saw Kagome's reflection in the mirror.
He quickly grabbed the wig off of his head.
"Uhh... Miroku?" Kagome said softly.
"It's isn't what you think, Kagome! I was just...well, you see I....it's just for...err, it's Sango's?" Miroku forced a smile onto his face.
"Uh huh...Sango's eh?" Kagome folded her arms across her chest and shook her head.
Miroku gulped and nodded several times.
"Miroku...you don't have to lie. I told you already." Kagome shook her head as she gave her cousin a comforting smile.
"Wha-what're you talking about?!" Miroku exclaimed as he threw the wig into a bag.
"First a similar outfit to mine...and now this wig. It's pretty obvious, cousin...." Kagome sat on his bed.
"...you're a cross-dresser."
"KAGOME!" Miroku yelled.
"It's okay! I'm cool with this...it's actually pretty interesting.." Kagome looked down at her feet.
"...I mean, sure it'd be difficult to get use to...but you're my cousin and just because you want to dress like a girl doesn't mean that you still don't have your same personality." Kagome looked up at him and smiled.
Miroku sighed to himself and gave a weak smile.
"So what did you come in here for?" he asked as he picked up the bag with the wig and threw it into his closet.
"I just wanted to tell you that you'll be picking me up in Inuyasha's car after he drops Sango and himself there. It's weird...why can't I just go with you guys?"
Miroku sat next to her, and looked down.
"Maybe...Sango has to bring a lot of stuff?"
"Or maybe Inuyasha is just avoiding me...it's the only logical reason.. I mean, after walking away..he must despise me." Kagome sighed.
"Yeah..he probably does." Miroku stretched and laid down on his bed.
A vein popped onto Kagome's forehead. She pat his stomach with her hand hard and he let out a blow of breath.
"I'll see you later, cross-dresser." she mocked as she left his room.
"I'M NOT A CROSS-DRESSER!" Miroku squeaked as Kagome slammed his door.
'Maybe he does hate me..' Kagome was lying on her bed and looked at the pictures she and Inuyasha had taken.
"What if...he doesn't even listen to me as I pour my song to him on that stage.." Kagome looked up at her ceiling.
She closed her eyes as she listened to her song play on her stereo.
"Kagome..." Inuyasha's gentle voice whispered as Kagome stood on the stage speechless.
Kagome had just opened her eyes when she was finished with her song. Her eyes widened as she found nobody in the audience.
"Wh-where is everyone?" Kagome asked herself outloud.
"Does that matter?" Inuyasha appeared from the corner.
"Inu....Inuyasha?" Kagome dropped the microphone and walked towards him.
"Kagome..." he walked towards her and looked into her eyes.
"What're we...what happened?"
"I don't know, Kagome...but I'm just glad that you're here.." Inuyasha grabbed both of her hands gently and held them in his own.
"Oh, Inuyasha! I'm sorry.. I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry for walking away...I was scared, Inuyasha.. I was scared!" Kagome buried her tears into his chest. He held her close and supported her head with his gentle clawed hand.
"It's okay...you don't have to be frightened anymore. I'm here.. "
"Inu....yasha..." Kagome whispered.
Kagome woke up from her bed. She was still in the same position she was earlier. The edges of her eyes were wet from tears.
"It was just..." Kagome whispered to herself as she got up to wipe her tears away.
"...just a dream."