Man, did THIS chapter take me a while to start. I just............didn't know WHERE
to begin. *groans*
I'm kind of sad---but this story will be ending soon (cries) I think that the next chapter (or the next one?) will be the last.
Thank you for ALL the reviews! I'm touched *sniff* deeply, deeply touched.
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REVIEW RESPONSES:
Lady of Chaos 2005- Thank you *grins* I'm glad you thought so! Your question will be answered in this chappie, so don't worry! (I kept on writing "your answer will be questioned," and going, "arghhhhhh that's not right!" It took me a while to figure out what I was doing wrong, lol!)
Fire Maiden Kiya- YAY YOU LIKED THE NAMES! *lets out breath* I was so afraid that everyone would think I was super-corny! Hahaha, yeah, I like Yashinu's fear of dogs, too. It actually kind of reflects the irony in my OWN personality: I LOOOOOOOVE Inuyasha (a half DOG demon), but.....*squeaks* I'm terrified of large dogs *hides*
kagomepotter- I'm glad you thought it was funny................Souta is so AWESOME, isn't he? I wouldn't want a little brother like him, but I wouldn't mind BEING a little brother like him ^_~
The Spider- Yes! Originality is the KEY *does happy dance* I've never read any other reincarnation stories.........would you mind directing me towards a few, if you could? I'd like to see how I perceived the reincarnation thing differently than other ppl...... Thank you so much for the review!
Taquito: I think you're pretty good at English, and don't worry about your spelling (I, myself, would DIE at spelling if not for my trusty spellchecker) Oh, and your thoughts on my story: Thank you thank you thank you! *laughs* I'm glad you thought so. Yeah... maybe I should start a training-bra line named "I'm a big girl now". Hmmm.....
ArissaMay- Thank you! As I said to "The Spider", originality is what I aim for! *is honored* It does the heart good to hear such things from my reviewers! Rocko112- Thank you SO much!!!! I'm glad you liked it, but I honestly DOUBT it's 1 million times better than yours. If you want, I'd love to check your story out for you ^_^ and good luck with your writing.
chibigirl2- Yay you like the first chapter!! AND you came back for the fifth, so you didn't get bored! Righhhhhhht? YAYYYYY!!! Thank you thank you thank you!
sesshomarus-lady12- YAY you think I'm funny! *Cries with happiness—YAY, mom, I made someone LAUGH!!!* *does victory dance*
Ranidia- Yes.....this story really IS sad, isn't it? Hmm...and you're right comic relief can just be........relieving sometimes. I'll try to keep it slightly lighter, and I'm glad you think I made the right decision!
Haunted Hell- WHOA, for once you kept the same NAME, lady! *laughs evilly* Did you keep it that way for ME??? *I doubt it, but I can dream, can't I?* Write some more HARRY POTTER, woman!!
lulu- Yay! Someone loved my story *is happiest person in the world* I know I'm slow at updating, I'm sorry!!!
Kuruma's mate- SOMEONE LOVES YASHINU *sob* Yesssss!!! Mwahahahah! My life's GOAL has been completed (pretty sad goal, huh? lol) And.........as for him changing......you'll see soon ^_^ Thank you!!!!
Priestessmykala- Yay! Your heart is better! Please, I'm open to suggestions, you can tell me ANYTHING! *I promise I don't bite* Even if I might not always use suggestions, I DEFINITELY always will try! :-D I'd love to use your ideas if I can!
lilwiccanchic- Thank you SO much! Dude, I am lamer at reviews than YOU, believe me! I end up sounding like someone teetering on the verge of insanity *kind of like right now* but that's ok, right? *grin*
Dante Gemini- Mmmmmmm....cheese. *sigh* I really feel like some swiss right now. Swiss cheese and ketchup sandwiches *yum* I know it sounds weird, but they're good, I swear! I checked out your story, it was good ^_^
Xtreme Nuisance- Yes, lets ALL laugh at Kagome and her weird bra predicaments *mwahahahahhahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* *evil, evil grin* (makes me glad I don't have a little brother, lol)
Kou Shun'u- I'm very happy that you've come back to read some Inuyasha fics, and I SINCERELY hope I've restored your confidence in them and that you keep reading! Yes, you understand, I was hoping someone would! There are SO many movies like that, ne? The art in your profile is beautiful!
ssp51201- Eh, I'll get over the weird feeling, don't worry! ^_^! Yes.........a beautiful voice would be SO heavenly. But there are always so many things you want in a partner, and then the person you end up falling in love with USUALLY doesn't have all of them—but that's the beauty of it, you love them anyways, right? But still, a nice voice would DEFINITELY add to a boy's appeal, lol. I hope I find someone to fall in love with too *sighs* still looking for prince charming! Thanks for the review!
pnay-star87- NO! THE MONKEYS ARE OUT TO GET ME *screams in horrors and runs away* (Actually, one of my friends got BIT by a monkey on her leg---ouch, she still has the teeth indentations! Isn't that awful? eek! )
Angelfoxhanyou- *hangs head in shame* the bras are taking over MY STORY! Will try to stop them a little bit. OH NO evil BUNNIES! Complete with the power of reproducing with ground-breaking rates! lol, gosh you gotta love them bunnies ~_^. Thanks for the review, and I hope you keep reading!
MrsInuyasha69- Her thoughts will get clearer as the story goes on, I PROMISE!!! I'm glad you liked it, and I hope it continues to keep your attention! Thank you for the review *happy*
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*Wipes brow of sweat* FINALLY on with the story!!!
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Kagome remained still, unmoving, frozen to the chair.
Yashinu's face was still concealed.
She had absolutely no idea what he was thinking, and almost didn't want to know.
She saw some movement underneath his bangs.
Yashinu snorted vehemently: "I'm SORRY Kagome I CANT HOLD IT IN ANY LONGER!" he burst out laughing, handing her the red bra on his lap.
She looked at him strangely: it wasn't funny.
He snorted again.
OK, so it was a LITTLE funny. But not THAT funny.
Before she knew it, Kagome had joined in on the laughter, realizing that she hadn't so much as chuckled since.......................since she had last seen Inuyasha.
She stopped laughing, and let her gaze stray around the room, desperately attempting to think of something else.
Yashinu noticed the change in her and put his hand on her shoulder, "Hey, Kagome, don't WORRY about it! I have a little brother, too, all right? If anyone understands, it's ME," he sighed, shaking his head, "I don't think I will ever be completely healed from a number of unspeakable things Kit has done with my jock strap. Don't worry, the bra stuff was NOTHING."
Kagome smiled, besides herself.
It made her a little uncomfortable how easily Yashinu could take her mind away from her problems.
"Ok," she groaned, running her hand down her face, "time to get back to work! This time, I'll practice, (ahem)--"
"'I know you love Kikyou, Inuyasha,'" she whispered, holding up the script, even though she didn't need to read it, "' but.................if you let me..........I want to be with you. I will be by your side forever,' "she emitted a short sob, but swallowed it quickly.
She could feel Yashinu's eyes on her back, discerning, trying to understand her.
"Kagome," he sighed with a smile in his voice, "why haven't you taken theatre before? You're so..........passionate. You were MADE to act. If...........if I didn't know better, I'd think you really WERE the Kagome in our story. I've never seen anyone act like that before."
She smiled sadly back at him, murmuring "flatterer," and turning away slightly.
"Ok," he said resolutely, "my turn. (intake of breath) Kagome! Of COURSE I'd want you by my--"
"No, Yashinu," Kagome said, waving one of her hands in his face, "try to be more STOIC. That's just who Inuyasha IS."
Yashinu evaluated her advice for a moment and nodded.
"'Kagome......'" he read the script again, making his voice colder, "Of course I want you to be in my lif-"
"NO! No! He's STOIC, sure, but he's not DEVOID of-" she gulped in, "-of love! Be warmer, warmer!!"
Yashinu cleared his throat to begin again.
"'Kag-'"
"NO!" Kagome said, almost shouting. "That's just NOT it."
She let her head fall on her desk.
WHY had she wanted to do this?
It was just too much for her: it was too much to expect that Yashinu would be able to act exactly like Inuyasha, but Kagome couldn't take anything less.
She heard the scraping of a chair, and felt Yashinu getting up.
Kagome spun her head around to look at him.
There it was.
Finally, she SAW IT! Agitation, anger, it was all written so CLEARLY upon his face!
"Kagome," he said, growling slightly, "my father is a professor, didn't I tell you that? But I didn't mention, I'm sure, that he is a JAPANESE FOLKLORE professor! And, I assure you, that after asking him, that there are NO LEGENDS about a girl named 'Kago' and a half demon named INUYASHA! Absolutely NONE."
Kagome gulped in deeply.
Yashinu took in a heavy breath and continued, "I don't know WHAT this Inuyasha person is, but I'm not him. Can't you SEE THAT?"
Kagome stood up, silently, staring at him.
He crossed his arms, "Can't you SEE that I can't be EXACTLY like SOMEONE ELSE?" he whapped his head around and faced the other direction, "idiot."
The tree outside of Kagome's window gently brushed upon it: silence ensued.
Yashinu's eyes widened. "Oh my goodness, Kagome, I'm so sorry—I didn't mean to—I----"
"Now THAT..........." she interrupted, eyes sparkling, ".........is Inuyasha."
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"Kagome, of course I want you in my life forever," Yashinu whispered, his eyes hazing over a bit with the shyness that overcame Inuyasha whenever he was expressing his feelings.
Kagome even swore that his hair looked silver in a certain light.
She shook her head.
"Whoa," she paused for emphasis, "that was GREAT! You've finally caught Inuyasha!"
Yashinu grimaced unevenly, Kagome couldn't read his expression.
"All I had to do was try to understand YOU better..........and it seemed that Inuyasha came naturally."
Kagome tried not to think too deeply into his comment, and nodded.
She had to change the subject.
"Er, Yashinu? Have you finished the poem yet?"
She didn't know if she imagined it, but Yashinu paled as the words came out of her mouth.
"The poem—that you wanted at the end of the play, Kagome?"
"Yes. As you know---it is a tragedy. In the end......" she trailed off, ".....Kagome and Inuyasha are separated. The poem shouldn't be too hard for you, given your track record, to write something absolutely bulging with angst and sadness. Have you given it a try yet?"
He shifted uncomfortably.
"Gods, Kagome, it's getting late! I'd better head home. See you in school tomorrow!"
"Are we practicing right after school?"
"No!" Yashinu hiccupped in alarm, "I mean........um, no, Kagome.......later......maybe after dinner. Bye!"
"Yes, bye Yashinu," Kagome sighed as she watched him walk out of sight.
What was that all about?
She wished she could understand Yashinu like it seemed he understood her.
How did he read her so well?
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It was the end of another GLORIOUS school day. (a/n: note my sarcasm)
The last bell rang, and Kagome stretched her arms, throwing one last look of supreme distaste at her physics book.
"Urghhhhhhh...." she groaned, getting up groggily from the desk.
Ayumi ran over to her, beaming. "Kagome-chan! We haven't gone out together for a long time---let's meet Eri and Yuka at the park!"
Kagome nodded, yawning, "all right, Ayumi. Lead the way."
They walked off of the campus area, Ayumi gibbering on excitedly about how she had recently joined a DBZ fanclub with Hojou.
Kagome's attention turned on and off, and she made sure to nod at the appropriate places.
"Oi, Yamamoto!" she heard from a distance.
While pretending to continue to listen to Ayumi, Kagome slowly let her eyes rest on Yashinu, who was waving to the boy who had called out to him, but seemed to be in a hurry to get to wherever he was going.
'OHhhhh yeaaaaaaaaaaaah,' Kagome realized, 'for some reason, he ALWAYS runs away right after school. I wonder........'
Ayumi, contrary to her ditzy persona, HAD noticed that Kagome wasn't paying attention and started waving her hand in front of her face.
"Kagome? Kagome? Hellllllllllloooooooooooooooooo?" Ayumi repeated.
"Hmm? Ah, Ayumi. Listen, I'm gonna have to cancel Wacdonalds today......" she shot a glance at where Yashinu was riding off to on his bike, "I have something to attend to........"
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(a/n: Hehe, I was going to end the Chappie there, but I figured I'd tell you what he did first ^_^)
Yashinu opened the door to a HUGE sleek, black building Kagome had never seen before.
She looked up for a sign of verification around the building, but saw nothing except the fluorescent shine of blackness hitting the sunlight.
As she cautiously opened the door after he had gone inside, Kagome tried to shake off the feelings she had the other day when she was around Yashinu.
When he acted like Inuyasha now.............it was almost as if he was a different person.
All of the sudden, he had understood what she wanted.
All of the sudden, he had understood. . . . her.
She shook her head, 'No. I don't want to think about it.'
She was barely on time to see Yashinu lead himself into another door, this one said "154" on it.
She walked to the door and hesitated.
Why was she doing this? What was compelling her to be such a........such a SNOOP?
She gulped in.
'Oh, well. I DID get THIS far. I suppose I should just finish this.'
Slowly, she opened the door.
She was amazed to find that the inside was completely dark.
Almost starting to call out Yashinu's name, Kagome had to slap her hand over her mouth to make sure that she didn't blow her cover.
What was Yashinu doing in this weird, black building in a COMPLETELY dark room?
Kagome almost jumped backwards when she heard a sound.
She was ready to run away, but the sound glued her to the spot.
What WAS it?
It was like nothing she had ever heard before..........but it made her feel something.
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(((((((((a/n: What Kagome is hearing is the theme "Miko Kikyou." (remember to take out the spaces when you copy and paste it!)
http:// students. cs. byu. edu/ ~ag332/ Sound%20Editing/
(remember to take out the spaces when you copy and paste it!)
^ go there, and press the button that says "Inuyasha-Miko Kikyou-Shinto Preistess Miko" OR "inuyasha miko.zip" if you wanna hear it.
Listen into it ---it is HONESTLY one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.........)))))))))))))
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It was a thickly thin sound, raising itself up into a high pitch, and then flowing gracefully, painfully, rapidly to a lower quivering vibrato.
Before she had even realized it, Kagome had closed her eyes.
She could hear the soft plucking of strings in the background.
Almost if her hand had a mind of its own, her finger went up to trace the skin beneath her eye.
It was wet. She was crying.
How was this happening?
The song. What was that song? She had heard it before........almost as if in a dream.
What was that noise, that heady, vibrating clout of music that permeated.......almost REEKED of pain, of love lost, of bad circumstances?
The music.......the music was her feeling.
How she felt for Inuyasha and his loss.
With all the strength that she had, Kagome opened the door, just a little bit further.
The room was not completely dark. There was one round light in the center, almost like a stage light, cascading down on the angel-like Yashinu.
His eyes, too, were closed, his eyebrows furrowed in concentration, his cheek laying down on a smooth, caramel colored violin.
Was it a violin? It was similar to one at least.
Yashinu was sitting up on a backless stool, his feet propped up on the chair's legs and bent slightly, his hair covering one of his closed eyes, almost seeming to be blown to the side with the power of the music.
The shadows in the room carved out his face like a pained statue of a Greek Adonis, speculative and beautiful in his dark showcase.
Before Kagome could do anything to stop herself, she walked over to the boy.
Her hand raised itself, shaking with indecision, but ultimately landed softly on Yashinu's shoulder and grasping it.
The music stopped instantly, Kagome's eyes widened: the trance was broken.
It almost seemed as if the room had gotten darker, as if she had committed a heinous crime.
Yashinu spun around madly, revealing a damp gleam in the corner of his eye, and he looked at Kagome, stunned.
He looked at her strangely:
Not as if she were a friend, as he did before; not as if she were someone he was working with; not as if she were even someone he KNEW: he looked at her like he would look at someone who had just committed rape.
The gleams in his eyes shook powerfully, and he looked so hurt, his eyebrows raised in terror.
His eyes narrowed vehemently.
His voice came out thick, cold, and slow: "What are you doing here?"
Kagome opened her mouth and gulped in.
What was she doing there?
How would she answer a question that she herself didn't know the answer to?
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*Whew* DONE! FINALLY! Omg, I'm SO SORRY I made you guys wait so long. I get SO lazy, I can't help it. This chapter REALLY made me like Yashinu more.........I LOVE MUSICIANS!!!
I hope you like him too.
The next chapter will most probably be the final one.......unless I decide to make it into two to make the ending more effective. I probably will, actually.
I hope I answered most of your questions!
PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE REVIEW!
************Reviews keep me motivated ;-)!
PS- PLEASE check out my Sango/Inuyasha fic, "Just for a moment." It's not bad, I promise! Just give it a chance.............at least it's different, right?
PPS-any Xangans—check out mine and I'll check out yours! I'm new at this........you guys can help me!
I'm kind of sad---but this story will be ending soon (cries) I think that the next chapter (or the next one?) will be the last.
Thank you for ALL the reviews! I'm touched *sniff* deeply, deeply touched.
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REVIEW RESPONSES:
Lady of Chaos 2005- Thank you *grins* I'm glad you thought so! Your question will be answered in this chappie, so don't worry! (I kept on writing "your answer will be questioned," and going, "arghhhhhh that's not right!" It took me a while to figure out what I was doing wrong, lol!)
Fire Maiden Kiya- YAY YOU LIKED THE NAMES! *lets out breath* I was so afraid that everyone would think I was super-corny! Hahaha, yeah, I like Yashinu's fear of dogs, too. It actually kind of reflects the irony in my OWN personality: I LOOOOOOOVE Inuyasha (a half DOG demon), but.....*squeaks* I'm terrified of large dogs *hides*
kagomepotter- I'm glad you thought it was funny................Souta is so AWESOME, isn't he? I wouldn't want a little brother like him, but I wouldn't mind BEING a little brother like him ^_~
The Spider- Yes! Originality is the KEY *does happy dance* I've never read any other reincarnation stories.........would you mind directing me towards a few, if you could? I'd like to see how I perceived the reincarnation thing differently than other ppl...... Thank you so much for the review!
Taquito: I think you're pretty good at English, and don't worry about your spelling (I, myself, would DIE at spelling if not for my trusty spellchecker) Oh, and your thoughts on my story: Thank you thank you thank you! *laughs* I'm glad you thought so. Yeah... maybe I should start a training-bra line named "I'm a big girl now". Hmmm.....
ArissaMay- Thank you! As I said to "The Spider", originality is what I aim for! *is honored* It does the heart good to hear such things from my reviewers! Rocko112- Thank you SO much!!!! I'm glad you liked it, but I honestly DOUBT it's 1 million times better than yours. If you want, I'd love to check your story out for you ^_^ and good luck with your writing.
chibigirl2- Yay you like the first chapter!! AND you came back for the fifth, so you didn't get bored! Righhhhhhht? YAYYYYY!!! Thank you thank you thank you!
sesshomarus-lady12- YAY you think I'm funny! *Cries with happiness—YAY, mom, I made someone LAUGH!!!* *does victory dance*
Ranidia- Yes.....this story really IS sad, isn't it? Hmm...and you're right comic relief can just be........relieving sometimes. I'll try to keep it slightly lighter, and I'm glad you think I made the right decision!
Haunted Hell- WHOA, for once you kept the same NAME, lady! *laughs evilly* Did you keep it that way for ME??? *I doubt it, but I can dream, can't I?* Write some more HARRY POTTER, woman!!
lulu- Yay! Someone loved my story *is happiest person in the world* I know I'm slow at updating, I'm sorry!!!
Kuruma's mate- SOMEONE LOVES YASHINU *sob* Yesssss!!! Mwahahahah! My life's GOAL has been completed (pretty sad goal, huh? lol) And.........as for him changing......you'll see soon ^_^ Thank you!!!!
Priestessmykala- Yay! Your heart is better! Please, I'm open to suggestions, you can tell me ANYTHING! *I promise I don't bite* Even if I might not always use suggestions, I DEFINITELY always will try! :-D I'd love to use your ideas if I can!
lilwiccanchic- Thank you SO much! Dude, I am lamer at reviews than YOU, believe me! I end up sounding like someone teetering on the verge of insanity *kind of like right now* but that's ok, right? *grin*
Dante Gemini- Mmmmmmm....cheese. *sigh* I really feel like some swiss right now. Swiss cheese and ketchup sandwiches *yum* I know it sounds weird, but they're good, I swear! I checked out your story, it was good ^_^
Xtreme Nuisance- Yes, lets ALL laugh at Kagome and her weird bra predicaments *mwahahahahhahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* *evil, evil grin* (makes me glad I don't have a little brother, lol)
Kou Shun'u- I'm very happy that you've come back to read some Inuyasha fics, and I SINCERELY hope I've restored your confidence in them and that you keep reading! Yes, you understand, I was hoping someone would! There are SO many movies like that, ne? The art in your profile is beautiful!
ssp51201- Eh, I'll get over the weird feeling, don't worry! ^_^! Yes.........a beautiful voice would be SO heavenly. But there are always so many things you want in a partner, and then the person you end up falling in love with USUALLY doesn't have all of them—but that's the beauty of it, you love them anyways, right? But still, a nice voice would DEFINITELY add to a boy's appeal, lol. I hope I find someone to fall in love with too *sighs* still looking for prince charming! Thanks for the review!
pnay-star87- NO! THE MONKEYS ARE OUT TO GET ME *screams in horrors and runs away* (Actually, one of my friends got BIT by a monkey on her leg---ouch, she still has the teeth indentations! Isn't that awful? eek! )
Angelfoxhanyou- *hangs head in shame* the bras are taking over MY STORY! Will try to stop them a little bit. OH NO evil BUNNIES! Complete with the power of reproducing with ground-breaking rates! lol, gosh you gotta love them bunnies ~_^. Thanks for the review, and I hope you keep reading!
MrsInuyasha69- Her thoughts will get clearer as the story goes on, I PROMISE!!! I'm glad you liked it, and I hope it continues to keep your attention! Thank you for the review *happy*
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*Wipes brow of sweat* FINALLY on with the story!!!
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Kagome remained still, unmoving, frozen to the chair.
Yashinu's face was still concealed.
She had absolutely no idea what he was thinking, and almost didn't want to know.
She saw some movement underneath his bangs.
Yashinu snorted vehemently: "I'm SORRY Kagome I CANT HOLD IT IN ANY LONGER!" he burst out laughing, handing her the red bra on his lap.
She looked at him strangely: it wasn't funny.
He snorted again.
OK, so it was a LITTLE funny. But not THAT funny.
Before she knew it, Kagome had joined in on the laughter, realizing that she hadn't so much as chuckled since.......................since she had last seen Inuyasha.
She stopped laughing, and let her gaze stray around the room, desperately attempting to think of something else.
Yashinu noticed the change in her and put his hand on her shoulder, "Hey, Kagome, don't WORRY about it! I have a little brother, too, all right? If anyone understands, it's ME," he sighed, shaking his head, "I don't think I will ever be completely healed from a number of unspeakable things Kit has done with my jock strap. Don't worry, the bra stuff was NOTHING."
Kagome smiled, besides herself.
It made her a little uncomfortable how easily Yashinu could take her mind away from her problems.
"Ok," she groaned, running her hand down her face, "time to get back to work! This time, I'll practice, (ahem)--"
"'I know you love Kikyou, Inuyasha,'" she whispered, holding up the script, even though she didn't need to read it, "' but.................if you let me..........I want to be with you. I will be by your side forever,' "she emitted a short sob, but swallowed it quickly.
She could feel Yashinu's eyes on her back, discerning, trying to understand her.
"Kagome," he sighed with a smile in his voice, "why haven't you taken theatre before? You're so..........passionate. You were MADE to act. If...........if I didn't know better, I'd think you really WERE the Kagome in our story. I've never seen anyone act like that before."
She smiled sadly back at him, murmuring "flatterer," and turning away slightly.
"Ok," he said resolutely, "my turn. (intake of breath) Kagome! Of COURSE I'd want you by my--"
"No, Yashinu," Kagome said, waving one of her hands in his face, "try to be more STOIC. That's just who Inuyasha IS."
Yashinu evaluated her advice for a moment and nodded.
"'Kagome......'" he read the script again, making his voice colder, "Of course I want you to be in my lif-"
"NO! No! He's STOIC, sure, but he's not DEVOID of-" she gulped in, "-of love! Be warmer, warmer!!"
Yashinu cleared his throat to begin again.
"'Kag-'"
"NO!" Kagome said, almost shouting. "That's just NOT it."
She let her head fall on her desk.
WHY had she wanted to do this?
It was just too much for her: it was too much to expect that Yashinu would be able to act exactly like Inuyasha, but Kagome couldn't take anything less.
She heard the scraping of a chair, and felt Yashinu getting up.
Kagome spun her head around to look at him.
There it was.
Finally, she SAW IT! Agitation, anger, it was all written so CLEARLY upon his face!
"Kagome," he said, growling slightly, "my father is a professor, didn't I tell you that? But I didn't mention, I'm sure, that he is a JAPANESE FOLKLORE professor! And, I assure you, that after asking him, that there are NO LEGENDS about a girl named 'Kago' and a half demon named INUYASHA! Absolutely NONE."
Kagome gulped in deeply.
Yashinu took in a heavy breath and continued, "I don't know WHAT this Inuyasha person is, but I'm not him. Can't you SEE THAT?"
Kagome stood up, silently, staring at him.
He crossed his arms, "Can't you SEE that I can't be EXACTLY like SOMEONE ELSE?" he whapped his head around and faced the other direction, "idiot."
The tree outside of Kagome's window gently brushed upon it: silence ensued.
Yashinu's eyes widened. "Oh my goodness, Kagome, I'm so sorry—I didn't mean to—I----"
"Now THAT..........." she interrupted, eyes sparkling, ".........is Inuyasha."
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"Kagome, of course I want you in my life forever," Yashinu whispered, his eyes hazing over a bit with the shyness that overcame Inuyasha whenever he was expressing his feelings.
Kagome even swore that his hair looked silver in a certain light.
She shook her head.
"Whoa," she paused for emphasis, "that was GREAT! You've finally caught Inuyasha!"
Yashinu grimaced unevenly, Kagome couldn't read his expression.
"All I had to do was try to understand YOU better..........and it seemed that Inuyasha came naturally."
Kagome tried not to think too deeply into his comment, and nodded.
She had to change the subject.
"Er, Yashinu? Have you finished the poem yet?"
She didn't know if she imagined it, but Yashinu paled as the words came out of her mouth.
"The poem—that you wanted at the end of the play, Kagome?"
"Yes. As you know---it is a tragedy. In the end......" she trailed off, ".....Kagome and Inuyasha are separated. The poem shouldn't be too hard for you, given your track record, to write something absolutely bulging with angst and sadness. Have you given it a try yet?"
He shifted uncomfortably.
"Gods, Kagome, it's getting late! I'd better head home. See you in school tomorrow!"
"Are we practicing right after school?"
"No!" Yashinu hiccupped in alarm, "I mean........um, no, Kagome.......later......maybe after dinner. Bye!"
"Yes, bye Yashinu," Kagome sighed as she watched him walk out of sight.
What was that all about?
She wished she could understand Yashinu like it seemed he understood her.
How did he read her so well?
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It was the end of another GLORIOUS school day. (a/n: note my sarcasm)
The last bell rang, and Kagome stretched her arms, throwing one last look of supreme distaste at her physics book.
"Urghhhhhhh...." she groaned, getting up groggily from the desk.
Ayumi ran over to her, beaming. "Kagome-chan! We haven't gone out together for a long time---let's meet Eri and Yuka at the park!"
Kagome nodded, yawning, "all right, Ayumi. Lead the way."
They walked off of the campus area, Ayumi gibbering on excitedly about how she had recently joined a DBZ fanclub with Hojou.
Kagome's attention turned on and off, and she made sure to nod at the appropriate places.
"Oi, Yamamoto!" she heard from a distance.
While pretending to continue to listen to Ayumi, Kagome slowly let her eyes rest on Yashinu, who was waving to the boy who had called out to him, but seemed to be in a hurry to get to wherever he was going.
'OHhhhh yeaaaaaaaaaaaah,' Kagome realized, 'for some reason, he ALWAYS runs away right after school. I wonder........'
Ayumi, contrary to her ditzy persona, HAD noticed that Kagome wasn't paying attention and started waving her hand in front of her face.
"Kagome? Kagome? Hellllllllllloooooooooooooooooo?" Ayumi repeated.
"Hmm? Ah, Ayumi. Listen, I'm gonna have to cancel Wacdonalds today......" she shot a glance at where Yashinu was riding off to on his bike, "I have something to attend to........"
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(a/n: Hehe, I was going to end the Chappie there, but I figured I'd tell you what he did first ^_^)
Yashinu opened the door to a HUGE sleek, black building Kagome had never seen before.
She looked up for a sign of verification around the building, but saw nothing except the fluorescent shine of blackness hitting the sunlight.
As she cautiously opened the door after he had gone inside, Kagome tried to shake off the feelings she had the other day when she was around Yashinu.
When he acted like Inuyasha now.............it was almost as if he was a different person.
All of the sudden, he had understood what she wanted.
All of the sudden, he had understood. . . . her.
She shook her head, 'No. I don't want to think about it.'
She was barely on time to see Yashinu lead himself into another door, this one said "154" on it.
She walked to the door and hesitated.
Why was she doing this? What was compelling her to be such a........such a SNOOP?
She gulped in.
'Oh, well. I DID get THIS far. I suppose I should just finish this.'
Slowly, she opened the door.
She was amazed to find that the inside was completely dark.
Almost starting to call out Yashinu's name, Kagome had to slap her hand over her mouth to make sure that she didn't blow her cover.
What was Yashinu doing in this weird, black building in a COMPLETELY dark room?
Kagome almost jumped backwards when she heard a sound.
She was ready to run away, but the sound glued her to the spot.
What WAS it?
It was like nothing she had ever heard before..........but it made her feel something.
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(((((((((a/n: What Kagome is hearing is the theme "Miko Kikyou." (remember to take out the spaces when you copy and paste it!)
http:// students. cs. byu. edu/ ~ag332/ Sound%20Editing/
(remember to take out the spaces when you copy and paste it!)
^ go there, and press the button that says "Inuyasha-Miko Kikyou-Shinto Preistess Miko" OR "inuyasha miko.zip" if you wanna hear it.
Listen into it ---it is HONESTLY one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.........)))))))))))))
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It was a thickly thin sound, raising itself up into a high pitch, and then flowing gracefully, painfully, rapidly to a lower quivering vibrato.
Before she had even realized it, Kagome had closed her eyes.
She could hear the soft plucking of strings in the background.
Almost if her hand had a mind of its own, her finger went up to trace the skin beneath her eye.
It was wet. She was crying.
How was this happening?
The song. What was that song? She had heard it before........almost as if in a dream.
What was that noise, that heady, vibrating clout of music that permeated.......almost REEKED of pain, of love lost, of bad circumstances?
The music.......the music was her feeling.
How she felt for Inuyasha and his loss.
With all the strength that she had, Kagome opened the door, just a little bit further.
The room was not completely dark. There was one round light in the center, almost like a stage light, cascading down on the angel-like Yashinu.
His eyes, too, were closed, his eyebrows furrowed in concentration, his cheek laying down on a smooth, caramel colored violin.
Was it a violin? It was similar to one at least.
Yashinu was sitting up on a backless stool, his feet propped up on the chair's legs and bent slightly, his hair covering one of his closed eyes, almost seeming to be blown to the side with the power of the music.
The shadows in the room carved out his face like a pained statue of a Greek Adonis, speculative and beautiful in his dark showcase.
Before Kagome could do anything to stop herself, she walked over to the boy.
Her hand raised itself, shaking with indecision, but ultimately landed softly on Yashinu's shoulder and grasping it.
The music stopped instantly, Kagome's eyes widened: the trance was broken.
It almost seemed as if the room had gotten darker, as if she had committed a heinous crime.
Yashinu spun around madly, revealing a damp gleam in the corner of his eye, and he looked at Kagome, stunned.
He looked at her strangely:
Not as if she were a friend, as he did before; not as if she were someone he was working with; not as if she were even someone he KNEW: he looked at her like he would look at someone who had just committed rape.
The gleams in his eyes shook powerfully, and he looked so hurt, his eyebrows raised in terror.
His eyes narrowed vehemently.
His voice came out thick, cold, and slow: "What are you doing here?"
Kagome opened her mouth and gulped in.
What was she doing there?
How would she answer a question that she herself didn't know the answer to?
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*Whew* DONE! FINALLY! Omg, I'm SO SORRY I made you guys wait so long. I get SO lazy, I can't help it. This chapter REALLY made me like Yashinu more.........I LOVE MUSICIANS!!!
I hope you like him too.
The next chapter will most probably be the final one.......unless I decide to make it into two to make the ending more effective. I probably will, actually.
I hope I answered most of your questions!
PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE REVIEW!
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PS- PLEASE check out my Sango/Inuyasha fic, "Just for a moment." It's not bad, I promise! Just give it a chance.............at least it's different, right?
PPS-any Xangans—check out mine and I'll check out yours! I'm new at this........you guys can help me!