## Broadway Troubles ##
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~*~*~*~* SCENE #2 = The Dinner
"Kagome Higurashi?" Inu Yasha asked, when he had took a seat in front of Miroku. He was looking at Kagome with a puzzled look. "What are you doing here?"
Kagome tried to give a small smile, feeling that her muscles twitched a bit as she tried. Inu Yasha was NOT the person she wanted to see tonight. Every actor and actress knew how short-tempered Inu Yasha was.
"Uhm.. Inu Yasha Youkai? (A/N sucky last name, I know!!!) I presume you are the person Miroku was talking about? Could you possibly be his best friend?" Kagome asked, more to Miroku than to Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha raised his eyebrows. Miroku beamed.
"Yes, Kagome-sama. Inu Yasha was the person I'm talking about. I think that you two know each other well?" Inu Yasha turned to look at his best friend.
"Kagome Higurashi? Yeah, I know her. We met each other in that.. movie opening." Inu Yasha said, thinking hard to remember when was the first time he had saw Kagome. Miroku smiled, but instead of pursuing the topic he poked his best friend to look at the girl who had been drinking her drink.
"Meet my love, Sango Taijiya." Miroku beamed, looking proudly at Inu Yasha. Sango blushed quickly and pasted a small smile on her face. Inu Yasha raised an eyebrow and reached out his hand.
"Inu Yasha Youkai, I'm sure you already know that." He added with a smirk. Sango hesitantly shook his hand.
"Sango Taijiya." She muttered.
"Hmmm, so how did you get to meet this perverted friend of mine without me noticing it?" Inu Yasha asked. Sango smiled.
"We met when we were both shopping. Miroku 'accidentally' let his hand through my bottom and I shouted... or scream, whatever you want to call it.. and I slapped him and he apologized and... Yeah, that's how we get to know each other." Sango explained, skipping all the unnecessary details. Kagome giggled.
"What is it, Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked.
"It must be fate that brought you two together..." she said. "Oh, and..." Kagome added, "stop calling me 'Kagome-sama'. Just Kagome will do."
"No, I can't do that, Kagome-sama. See here, I've been kind of a huge fan of you since last year and.. well, who'd ever thought I'd have a girlfriend who works together with you? And besides, I want to call you 'Kagome- sama'." Miroku said. Sango giggled, Kagome sighed, and Inu Yasha rolled his eyes at Miroku's statement.
The group of young people went silent the moment their main courses were served. Miroku soon, however, started to flirt around with Sango, which caused the poor girl (or should I say 'happy'?) to blushed so much it must have ruined her skin cells. Kagome was watching the two of them happily.
"So, I hear you're in for this movie called 'Romeo and Juliet'?" Inu Yasha asked suddenly. Kagome quickly turned around to look at the actor, as if checking he was really talking to her. She nodded her head before replying.
"We just finished shooting today. I'll say the post production will be in about a week." said the actress. Inu Yasha nodded his head in understanding.
"I see. So this 'Romeo and Juliet' thing... you're showing with that dude, Shiro Hojou, correct?"
"Hai. Hojou-kun is a really great actor. He helped me a lot with the settings and the scripts." Kagome added. Inu Yasha smirked.
"Yeah, but he also managed to put a few rumors about you, didn't he?" Kagome choked, remembering the 'accident' that happened about 2 months ago. That was when Hojou had deliberately shouted to the reporters that he was going to go and ask Kagome out that night and he's 99.99% sure that she would accept. This news had caused such a giant wave in the entertainment world because, at that moment, Hojou was still going out with the actress Yura Shikigami. This had caused Kagome to be flooded with reporters for days and angry, teary words from Yura towards Kagome. That was an accident she didn't want to happen ever again. She shuddered just to think about it.
"Hojou-kun was so stupid." She muttered. Inu Yasha's smirk was still pasted in his handsome face.
"Yeah I know. I couldn't believe he was even considered as one of my tough rivals. Feh, I mean... everybody who's got brains would have noticed how far I am above that brown-haired guy." He said confidently. Kagome gagged when he said this, but stopped it just in time before Inu Yasha noticed her. Instead, she tried to change the subject.
"So.. Uhm... how's Kikyo?" Kagome asked, knowing this will definitely changed the course of the topic. Inu Yasha paused for a moment before answering.
Kikyo Miko was a very beautiful actress who ruled the entertainment world right before Kagome walked into it. Kikyo was a very talented, gorgeous, and lovely actress who had had 4 Oscar nominees in her 3 years of acting experience. Kikyo also happened to be Inu Yasha's girlfriend for the last 4 months.
"She's okay. She's currently taking a break for a short while. I think she's somewhere in Hawaii or something..." Inu Yasha finally answered.
"Oh? I didn't know she took a vacation in Hawaii. I thought she was having one in France?" Kagome asked, surprised with the different information she's having. Inu Yasha raised his eyebrows.
"France? Oh yeah... probably. I'm not really that sure."
"Not really sure?" Kagome repeated, finding the answers Inu Yasha were giving her a bit awkward. Inu Yasha's eyes seemed distant.
"She's.. not the person I know anymore..." He whispered.
"Huh?"
Inu Yasha suddenly came back to his original self. He looked disgustedly at Kagome and scowled.
"Hey wench, would it hurt you to stop poking your nose to my personal life?" These words flew straight towards Kagome's heart. Alright, she was expecting a treatment like this from Inu Yasha, but still...
"Don't call me that." Kagome said, trying to kept her emotions to herself. "And besides, I didn't try to find out about your personal life, because I'm not even interested!"
"Feh," Inu Yasha said, turning around so that he wouldn't have to face Kagome, "I call you what I want, alright? .. wench. And you DID poke your ugly nose into my personal problems." Inu Yasha added. Kagome silently counted until 10.
"Alright, and I call you what I want to... jerk. And my nose is not ugly and I couldn't care less about your so-called-personal-life."
"What did you say, wench?" Inu Yasha half shouted.
"I said, I call you what I want, jerk. And that my nose isn't ugly, and that I couldn't care less about your stupid personal life, jerk." Kagome replied with the same volume and sarcasm.
Both Miroku and Sango had stopped flirting around and started to stare at their friends.
"Who gave you the permission to call me a jerk?" Inu Yasha snapped.
"Oh, that's exactly the same question I'm going to ask you. Who gives YOU the permission of calling me a wench?" Kagome countered back.
"No one. I don't need permission to call you whatever I want to.. wench."
"Then I don't need permission to call you a jerk either."
"Call me that once more... you're history." Inu Yasha growled, looking angrily at Kagome.
"Yeah? What are you going to do? Beat me up?" Kagome challenged.
"I will if you ask for it!" Inu Yasha snarled.
"Yeah? I wanna see you do it." Kagome said, not a trace of fear on her beautiful face. The two of them stared at each other with such anger on their faces that finally both Miroku and Sango decided to break it up. (A/N They should have done it earlier!!!)
"Uh.. Inu Yasha? Don't you think you... should stop now?" Miroku said.
"Kagome? You don't have to get angry.." Sango muttered to her friend. Kagome raised an eyebrow.
"Angry? Oh no.. I'm not angry at all. I'm just pissed off!" She said, turning her head to look at Sango. Sango gave a dry, scared laugh at Kagome's angry face.
Sango knew perfectly well that Kagome usually wouldn't get angered this easily. However, she DID have a very tiring day. And with all the pressure above her... who wouldn't be touchy?
"Miroku," snapped Inu Yasha. Miroku let out a big sigh.
"What is it now, Inu Yasha?"
"I'm leaving." He stated.
"What?" Miroku shouted in disbelief. Inu Yasha's going to left the dinner just because of a small quarrel with Kagome? Well... that DOES sounded a lot like Inu Yasha's attitude.... still..
"I'm leaving." He repeated. Sango's eyes were wide with surprise. Kagome acted as if nothing was happening. Miroku was about to say something when Inu Yasha stood up, grabbed his jacket, and left.
"Wait, Inu Yasha!" Miroku shouted, running after him. Sango sighed deeply. Kagome just rolled her eyes as she sipped the remaining of her iced green tea.
"I still can't believe you actually challenged him, Kagome." Sango said, poking at the once delicious food. Now it seemed as if she have no more appetite.
"He started it." Kagome said simply.
"Yes, but still... you've deal with thousands of people like him before Kagome. And you've never exploded before..."
"It's a different situation." Kagome said again.
"I know..." Sango replied, "but like I said before..."
"I'm sorry, but I don't think I can stay here any longer. I'm so tired. Sorry Sango, but I'm going home."
And with that said, Kagome stood up, Sango's eyes following her.
"No, Kagome! What happened to the dinner?" Kagome heaved a heavy sigh and shook her head.
"I'm tired. Sorry Sango, I wished I could stay. I just... don't have any more energy. Miroku can send you home, right?" When Sango nodded, Kagome smiled. "Okay then, see ya."
"Wait, Kagome!!!" Sango said, standing up. "How will I explain this to Miroku?"
"I'll talk to him on my way out. I'm really sorry Sango. Bye and don't forget to wake me up for that.. what was it?" Kagome asked absent- mindedly.
"Recording. You're going to record for your new song." Sango replied quickly. She then slowly nodded her head and sighed as she closed her eyes.
"Alright, Kag. I understand you must be tired. I'll explain to Miroku. Have a good rest tonight, okay?" She said worriedly. Kagome made an effort to smile and nodded her head.
"Alright then, see you." Kagome said, as she began to walk towards her car.
~*~*~*~* The Next Day *~*~*~*~
"Mistress Kagome..." came the sound of Kagome's maid from the other side of her bedroom door.
"Yes?" Kagome replied as she gave a big yawn.
"Mistress Sango is here already. May she enter your room?"
"Of course. Tell her to go in." But before Kagome could even finished her sentence, the door opened with a BANG!!! that shook the whole landing. Fortunately, Kagome and the maid had grown accustomed to it, since this seemed to happened every single day.
"Kagome! Don't tell me you just woke up?!?!?!?!" Sango shouted which, again, shook the whole landing. Kagome smiled at her.
"And good morning to you too." She said as sweetly as possible. She then nodded her head towards the maid and she bowed down gracefully and closed the door. Sango quickly pointed out to her watch.
"Do you have any idea what time it is, Kagome?" She almost shrieked. This was another thing you should be aware from Sango, she's always ON TIME for everything! ... that could be cool, and scary at the same time!
Kagome yawned again. Definitely 10 hours of sleep weren't enough for her.
"I know, I know. But I'm not even supposed to step foot on the studio until another 2 hours! Relax!" Sango rolled her eyes. Kagome slowly walked over to her gigantic bathroom and asked Sango to choose her outfit, as usual.
Sango turned around, and began to jog towards Kagome's closet. And when I said 'jog' I meant 'jog'. Kagome's room was so large you could practically run around it and play tag without bumping into any of its furniture. A gigantic king-size bed stood in the center of the glistening white room. A beautiful, enormous window that faced the beautiful garden gracefully sprinkled sunlight all over the room. A set of television stood grandly right in front of the small living room a few meters away from the bed. A mini refrigerator filled with snacks and drinks shadowed itself behind one of the many cupboards Kagome had put. To put it in a simple way, Kagome's room was a dream room any girl would have wanted.
Sango opened the carved, oak door that lead toward the room-sized closet. The room was covered in either clothes or mirrors. Sango blinked over the sets of clothes Kagome had. It had never failed to surprised her even though she went here almost every day. Everything was put in order, shirts and tops on one side, pants and shorts on the other, skirts on another, and long-dresses in a special place. Every thing was ordered in their color. Sango looked around and placed her hand on her chin, thinking hard. Deciding finally that a simple clothe was all Kagome will need for the afternoon, she walked up towards what looked like would be the perfect one for her best friend.
~*~*~*~* On the Way to the Studio *~*~*~*~
"I still feel bad about yesterday Sango." Kagome apologized for the thousandth time that day. Sango cleared her throat to tell Kagome that she got the point already as she checked and rechecked her watch. Kagome gave a side way glanced towards the slightly annoyed girl.
"How did Miroku reacted to yesterday night?"
"Oh, he's just irritated with Inu Yasha."
"He's not angry at me, is he?"
"Oh no. He said that it's not your fault in the first place. And he's planning on another meeting for all of us. And if you don't want to, he said that we don't have to invite Inu Yasha."
Kagome didn't reply this, which caused Sango to looked up at her.
"Kagome?"
"What?"
"Do you want to have another dinner or lunch with Miroku or not?"
"Sure, I'd love too."
"With or without Inu Yasha?"
Kagome hesitated before answering. Finally, as the studio came into view, she shrugged and said,
"I couldn't care less if he's there or not." And both stayed silent until Kagome parked their car.
~*~*~*~* On the Studio *~*~*~*~
"I - Inu Yasha?!?!?!?!" Kagome couldn't helped but to shout the moment she had entered the studio.
Inu Yasha's face twitched the moment he saw her.. not to mention Kagome's.
"Anybody cared to explain why SHE is here?!" Inu Yasha shouted over to the crew. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Miroku popped out beside Inu Yasha, which caused Kagome and Sango to freaked out.
"Inu Yasha, Kagome-sama has her own business to attend to you. So shut up." Before Inu Yasha could reply him, Miroku was already off standing beside Sango.
"Hey, Miroku. I didn't know you're going to be here." Sango said, happy to meet her boyfriend. Miroku smiled.
"Are you happy to see me? Coz I'm happy to see you.." Sango blushed. Kagome smirked.
"I... I'm just... AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGH!!!!"
SLAP!!!!
WHACK!!!
BUMP!!!
..... And there goes Miroku off flying like a shooting star with Sango chasing after him to give him another blow.
Inu Yasha, after seeing his friend taking off to the moon, then turned around to look disgustedly at Kagome again.
"And would YOU care to tell me why you're here?" Inu Yasha snapped. Kagome scoffed. Just how impolite could he be?
"I'm recording my new song, why else would I be here? And besides, what's weird is that YOU are here."
"Feh. I wouldn't be here if Sesshoumaru didn't forced me to accompany him." Kagome's eyes widened in shock.
"Sesshoumaru? Your brother?" She said in disbelief. She had almost forgotten about the fact that Sesshoumaru Youkai was Inu Yasha's brother. Sesshoumaru was a very famous actor who had won a lot of awards for his entertaining career. Unlike Inu Yasha, Sesshoumaru was quiet, patient, and understanding. Rumors had it that Sesshoumaru was now taking the route for directing.
Inu Yasha rolled his eyes.
"How many Sesshoumaru-s do you know?"
"What is Sesshoumaru doing here?" Kagome asked. Despite her raising career, Kagome had only managed to see Sesshoumaru once, since he had rarely showed up in any parties and meetings.
"Feh. Why else? Rin, of course."
"Aaaah. Of course." Kagome said, her eyes twinkled in delight. Why else would Sesshoumaru be in a music studio? Of course it's because of his girlfriend! Rin was a very famous singer who Kagome had always admired. She's just a few years older than Kagome and she's very beautiful and sweet.
Seeing the twinkling excitement from Kagome's eyes, Inu Yasha laughed, which caused Kagome to came back to earth.
"What?" Kagome snapped.
"Nothing." Inu Yasha said, sniffling back his laughter. "It's just funny how people always had those kind of expressions on their faces when we're talking about Sesshoumaru or Rin. I mean, for me personally, I think they're not really THAT cool. Sure, they're great, but not perfect." Kagome nodded her head in understanding.
"So are you two close?" Kagome asked, as she began to walk toward the crew, Inu Yasha following her.
"Yeah, we are now. We used to fight all the time, but since a year ago, we get a long great." Kagome smiled.
"Your relationship kind'a reminded me of my brother." Inu Yasha raised his eyebrows.
"You have a brother?" Kagome nodded.
"Yeah, he's 7 years younger than me and he's really cute, even though sometimes he can be very annoying."
"Aaaah, I know what you're talking about." Inu Yasha said, smiling in understanding. The two of them laughed suddenly at the thought. That was, until someone interrupted them.
"Well, well, Inu Yasha. How come you never told me you were close to Kagome Higurashi?" The two laughing people turned around. Inu Yasha smirked while Kagome stared in awe. There stood before them were Sesshoumaru and Rin. Rin smiled cheerfully when she noticed Kagome.
"Kagome Higurashi! I presume you are here to record your new song, right?" she said. Kagome nodded.
"I'm also here to record my new song. Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha were accompanying me."
"I can see that." Kagome said, laughing.
"I hope Inu Yasha didn't say anything rude to you." Sesshoumaru said teasingly. Kagome laughed again, forgetting the accident that had happened yesterday night.
"Oh no. We were just talking about my brother.." Kagome began.
"Kagome! Are you ready to 'break a leg'?" the recorder shouted. Kagome looked up and shouted,
"Yes I am!" And then she turned around and smiled at her newly made friends. "Well, see you guys later then." And Kagome began to walk towards the recording room. After a few seconds, she disappeared. Inu Yasha sighed.
"Okay then, Sesshoumaru. We can leave, right?"
"Hmmm... I don't know why, but I want to hear Kagome sing." Sesshoumaru replied his brother.
"What?" Inu Yasha asked in disbelief. Rin smiled.
"You know what, Inu Yasha? I want to hear it too. So far, I've only heard it from the radio or TV and they are superb! I couldn't miss an opportunity to hear the real thing!" Rin said. Inu Yasha sighed in defeat.
~*~*~*~* A Few Minutes Later *~*~*~*~
"Alright Kagome! Do your thing!" and the recorder gave her a signal. 1...2...3...
(A/N This song is from Britney Spears. I'm a huge fan of her, and.. well.. I just happened to be listening to this song now, and I really like it. So, bear with me, okay? ^.^)
Kagome took a deep breath and began to let her beautiful, calming voice out.
"You tell me you're in love with me
Like you can't take your pretty eyes away from me
It's not that I don't wanna stay
But every time you come too close I move away
I wanna believe in everything that you say
'Cause it sounds so good
But if you really want me, move slow
There's things about me you just have to know"
Inu Yasha's eyes widened in shocked. He didn't expected Kagome's voice to be this... beautiful... this calming...
"Sometimes I run
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But all I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby all I need is time
I don't wanna be so shy
Every time that I'm alone I wonder why
Hope that you will wait for me
You'll see that you're the only one for me
I wanna believe in everything that you say
'Cause it sounds so good
But if you really want me, move slow
There's things about me you just have to know"
Music took control of everything and everyone in the room as if they were all absorbed by Kagome's voice.
"Sometimes I run
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But all I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby all I need is time
I'll just hang around and you'll see
There's nowhere I'd rather be
If you love me, trust in me
The way that I trust in you
Sometimes I run
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But all I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby all I need is time
Sometimes I run
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But all I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby all I need is time"
Kagome opened her eyes as the song came to an end. When she did, she smiled at everyone's satisfied looks. Then, somewhere on the back, Sango's voice could be heard.
"Kagome, YOU ROCK!!!"
~*~*~*~* A/N *~*~*~*~
Another chapter done. I think this is one of my longest chapter.. =S, well, probably because of the lyric of the song. But I made this ESPECIALLY FOR YOU PEOPLE! Oh well, and if some of you don't know what the song's title is, it's called "Sometimes" by Britney Spears. Alrighty. Sorry for the long update. I've been pretty busy with my life lately. I may not be updating for a few moments coz FINALS ARE COMING!!!!!! Oh someone! Save meeee!
Okay.. By sending reviews, I'll survive the week! =p
Ooookay, I'm crazy. ^.^;
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'drake = well, you know what? In the real world, there's a lot of people like that. Both an actress and a singer. Want me to name 'em? Jennifer Lopez, Hillary Duff, Mandy Moore, Britney Spears, etc. etc. etc. Hahaha, I'm just admiring how multi-talented they are.
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Okay then. That's all for now. Thanks for your support!
~ Shin
~*~*~*~* Disclaimer = No own Inu Yasha. There, satisfied?
~*~*~*~* SCENE #2 = The Dinner
"Kagome Higurashi?" Inu Yasha asked, when he had took a seat in front of Miroku. He was looking at Kagome with a puzzled look. "What are you doing here?"
Kagome tried to give a small smile, feeling that her muscles twitched a bit as she tried. Inu Yasha was NOT the person she wanted to see tonight. Every actor and actress knew how short-tempered Inu Yasha was.
"Uhm.. Inu Yasha Youkai? (A/N sucky last name, I know!!!) I presume you are the person Miroku was talking about? Could you possibly be his best friend?" Kagome asked, more to Miroku than to Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha raised his eyebrows. Miroku beamed.
"Yes, Kagome-sama. Inu Yasha was the person I'm talking about. I think that you two know each other well?" Inu Yasha turned to look at his best friend.
"Kagome Higurashi? Yeah, I know her. We met each other in that.. movie opening." Inu Yasha said, thinking hard to remember when was the first time he had saw Kagome. Miroku smiled, but instead of pursuing the topic he poked his best friend to look at the girl who had been drinking her drink.
"Meet my love, Sango Taijiya." Miroku beamed, looking proudly at Inu Yasha. Sango blushed quickly and pasted a small smile on her face. Inu Yasha raised an eyebrow and reached out his hand.
"Inu Yasha Youkai, I'm sure you already know that." He added with a smirk. Sango hesitantly shook his hand.
"Sango Taijiya." She muttered.
"Hmmm, so how did you get to meet this perverted friend of mine without me noticing it?" Inu Yasha asked. Sango smiled.
"We met when we were both shopping. Miroku 'accidentally' let his hand through my bottom and I shouted... or scream, whatever you want to call it.. and I slapped him and he apologized and... Yeah, that's how we get to know each other." Sango explained, skipping all the unnecessary details. Kagome giggled.
"What is it, Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked.
"It must be fate that brought you two together..." she said. "Oh, and..." Kagome added, "stop calling me 'Kagome-sama'. Just Kagome will do."
"No, I can't do that, Kagome-sama. See here, I've been kind of a huge fan of you since last year and.. well, who'd ever thought I'd have a girlfriend who works together with you? And besides, I want to call you 'Kagome- sama'." Miroku said. Sango giggled, Kagome sighed, and Inu Yasha rolled his eyes at Miroku's statement.
The group of young people went silent the moment their main courses were served. Miroku soon, however, started to flirt around with Sango, which caused the poor girl (or should I say 'happy'?) to blushed so much it must have ruined her skin cells. Kagome was watching the two of them happily.
"So, I hear you're in for this movie called 'Romeo and Juliet'?" Inu Yasha asked suddenly. Kagome quickly turned around to look at the actor, as if checking he was really talking to her. She nodded her head before replying.
"We just finished shooting today. I'll say the post production will be in about a week." said the actress. Inu Yasha nodded his head in understanding.
"I see. So this 'Romeo and Juliet' thing... you're showing with that dude, Shiro Hojou, correct?"
"Hai. Hojou-kun is a really great actor. He helped me a lot with the settings and the scripts." Kagome added. Inu Yasha smirked.
"Yeah, but he also managed to put a few rumors about you, didn't he?" Kagome choked, remembering the 'accident' that happened about 2 months ago. That was when Hojou had deliberately shouted to the reporters that he was going to go and ask Kagome out that night and he's 99.99% sure that she would accept. This news had caused such a giant wave in the entertainment world because, at that moment, Hojou was still going out with the actress Yura Shikigami. This had caused Kagome to be flooded with reporters for days and angry, teary words from Yura towards Kagome. That was an accident she didn't want to happen ever again. She shuddered just to think about it.
"Hojou-kun was so stupid." She muttered. Inu Yasha's smirk was still pasted in his handsome face.
"Yeah I know. I couldn't believe he was even considered as one of my tough rivals. Feh, I mean... everybody who's got brains would have noticed how far I am above that brown-haired guy." He said confidently. Kagome gagged when he said this, but stopped it just in time before Inu Yasha noticed her. Instead, she tried to change the subject.
"So.. Uhm... how's Kikyo?" Kagome asked, knowing this will definitely changed the course of the topic. Inu Yasha paused for a moment before answering.
Kikyo Miko was a very beautiful actress who ruled the entertainment world right before Kagome walked into it. Kikyo was a very talented, gorgeous, and lovely actress who had had 4 Oscar nominees in her 3 years of acting experience. Kikyo also happened to be Inu Yasha's girlfriend for the last 4 months.
"She's okay. She's currently taking a break for a short while. I think she's somewhere in Hawaii or something..." Inu Yasha finally answered.
"Oh? I didn't know she took a vacation in Hawaii. I thought she was having one in France?" Kagome asked, surprised with the different information she's having. Inu Yasha raised his eyebrows.
"France? Oh yeah... probably. I'm not really that sure."
"Not really sure?" Kagome repeated, finding the answers Inu Yasha were giving her a bit awkward. Inu Yasha's eyes seemed distant.
"She's.. not the person I know anymore..." He whispered.
"Huh?"
Inu Yasha suddenly came back to his original self. He looked disgustedly at Kagome and scowled.
"Hey wench, would it hurt you to stop poking your nose to my personal life?" These words flew straight towards Kagome's heart. Alright, she was expecting a treatment like this from Inu Yasha, but still...
"Don't call me that." Kagome said, trying to kept her emotions to herself. "And besides, I didn't try to find out about your personal life, because I'm not even interested!"
"Feh," Inu Yasha said, turning around so that he wouldn't have to face Kagome, "I call you what I want, alright? .. wench. And you DID poke your ugly nose into my personal problems." Inu Yasha added. Kagome silently counted until 10.
"Alright, and I call you what I want to... jerk. And my nose is not ugly and I couldn't care less about your so-called-personal-life."
"What did you say, wench?" Inu Yasha half shouted.
"I said, I call you what I want, jerk. And that my nose isn't ugly, and that I couldn't care less about your stupid personal life, jerk." Kagome replied with the same volume and sarcasm.
Both Miroku and Sango had stopped flirting around and started to stare at their friends.
"Who gave you the permission to call me a jerk?" Inu Yasha snapped.
"Oh, that's exactly the same question I'm going to ask you. Who gives YOU the permission of calling me a wench?" Kagome countered back.
"No one. I don't need permission to call you whatever I want to.. wench."
"Then I don't need permission to call you a jerk either."
"Call me that once more... you're history." Inu Yasha growled, looking angrily at Kagome.
"Yeah? What are you going to do? Beat me up?" Kagome challenged.
"I will if you ask for it!" Inu Yasha snarled.
"Yeah? I wanna see you do it." Kagome said, not a trace of fear on her beautiful face. The two of them stared at each other with such anger on their faces that finally both Miroku and Sango decided to break it up. (A/N They should have done it earlier!!!)
"Uh.. Inu Yasha? Don't you think you... should stop now?" Miroku said.
"Kagome? You don't have to get angry.." Sango muttered to her friend. Kagome raised an eyebrow.
"Angry? Oh no.. I'm not angry at all. I'm just pissed off!" She said, turning her head to look at Sango. Sango gave a dry, scared laugh at Kagome's angry face.
Sango knew perfectly well that Kagome usually wouldn't get angered this easily. However, she DID have a very tiring day. And with all the pressure above her... who wouldn't be touchy?
"Miroku," snapped Inu Yasha. Miroku let out a big sigh.
"What is it now, Inu Yasha?"
"I'm leaving." He stated.
"What?" Miroku shouted in disbelief. Inu Yasha's going to left the dinner just because of a small quarrel with Kagome? Well... that DOES sounded a lot like Inu Yasha's attitude.... still..
"I'm leaving." He repeated. Sango's eyes were wide with surprise. Kagome acted as if nothing was happening. Miroku was about to say something when Inu Yasha stood up, grabbed his jacket, and left.
"Wait, Inu Yasha!" Miroku shouted, running after him. Sango sighed deeply. Kagome just rolled her eyes as she sipped the remaining of her iced green tea.
"I still can't believe you actually challenged him, Kagome." Sango said, poking at the once delicious food. Now it seemed as if she have no more appetite.
"He started it." Kagome said simply.
"Yes, but still... you've deal with thousands of people like him before Kagome. And you've never exploded before..."
"It's a different situation." Kagome said again.
"I know..." Sango replied, "but like I said before..."
"I'm sorry, but I don't think I can stay here any longer. I'm so tired. Sorry Sango, but I'm going home."
And with that said, Kagome stood up, Sango's eyes following her.
"No, Kagome! What happened to the dinner?" Kagome heaved a heavy sigh and shook her head.
"I'm tired. Sorry Sango, I wished I could stay. I just... don't have any more energy. Miroku can send you home, right?" When Sango nodded, Kagome smiled. "Okay then, see ya."
"Wait, Kagome!!!" Sango said, standing up. "How will I explain this to Miroku?"
"I'll talk to him on my way out. I'm really sorry Sango. Bye and don't forget to wake me up for that.. what was it?" Kagome asked absent- mindedly.
"Recording. You're going to record for your new song." Sango replied quickly. She then slowly nodded her head and sighed as she closed her eyes.
"Alright, Kag. I understand you must be tired. I'll explain to Miroku. Have a good rest tonight, okay?" She said worriedly. Kagome made an effort to smile and nodded her head.
"Alright then, see you." Kagome said, as she began to walk towards her car.
~*~*~*~* The Next Day *~*~*~*~
"Mistress Kagome..." came the sound of Kagome's maid from the other side of her bedroom door.
"Yes?" Kagome replied as she gave a big yawn.
"Mistress Sango is here already. May she enter your room?"
"Of course. Tell her to go in." But before Kagome could even finished her sentence, the door opened with a BANG!!! that shook the whole landing. Fortunately, Kagome and the maid had grown accustomed to it, since this seemed to happened every single day.
"Kagome! Don't tell me you just woke up?!?!?!?!" Sango shouted which, again, shook the whole landing. Kagome smiled at her.
"And good morning to you too." She said as sweetly as possible. She then nodded her head towards the maid and she bowed down gracefully and closed the door. Sango quickly pointed out to her watch.
"Do you have any idea what time it is, Kagome?" She almost shrieked. This was another thing you should be aware from Sango, she's always ON TIME for everything! ... that could be cool, and scary at the same time!
Kagome yawned again. Definitely 10 hours of sleep weren't enough for her.
"I know, I know. But I'm not even supposed to step foot on the studio until another 2 hours! Relax!" Sango rolled her eyes. Kagome slowly walked over to her gigantic bathroom and asked Sango to choose her outfit, as usual.
Sango turned around, and began to jog towards Kagome's closet. And when I said 'jog' I meant 'jog'. Kagome's room was so large you could practically run around it and play tag without bumping into any of its furniture. A gigantic king-size bed stood in the center of the glistening white room. A beautiful, enormous window that faced the beautiful garden gracefully sprinkled sunlight all over the room. A set of television stood grandly right in front of the small living room a few meters away from the bed. A mini refrigerator filled with snacks and drinks shadowed itself behind one of the many cupboards Kagome had put. To put it in a simple way, Kagome's room was a dream room any girl would have wanted.
Sango opened the carved, oak door that lead toward the room-sized closet. The room was covered in either clothes or mirrors. Sango blinked over the sets of clothes Kagome had. It had never failed to surprised her even though she went here almost every day. Everything was put in order, shirts and tops on one side, pants and shorts on the other, skirts on another, and long-dresses in a special place. Every thing was ordered in their color. Sango looked around and placed her hand on her chin, thinking hard. Deciding finally that a simple clothe was all Kagome will need for the afternoon, she walked up towards what looked like would be the perfect one for her best friend.
~*~*~*~* On the Way to the Studio *~*~*~*~
"I still feel bad about yesterday Sango." Kagome apologized for the thousandth time that day. Sango cleared her throat to tell Kagome that she got the point already as she checked and rechecked her watch. Kagome gave a side way glanced towards the slightly annoyed girl.
"How did Miroku reacted to yesterday night?"
"Oh, he's just irritated with Inu Yasha."
"He's not angry at me, is he?"
"Oh no. He said that it's not your fault in the first place. And he's planning on another meeting for all of us. And if you don't want to, he said that we don't have to invite Inu Yasha."
Kagome didn't reply this, which caused Sango to looked up at her.
"Kagome?"
"What?"
"Do you want to have another dinner or lunch with Miroku or not?"
"Sure, I'd love too."
"With or without Inu Yasha?"
Kagome hesitated before answering. Finally, as the studio came into view, she shrugged and said,
"I couldn't care less if he's there or not." And both stayed silent until Kagome parked their car.
~*~*~*~* On the Studio *~*~*~*~
"I - Inu Yasha?!?!?!?!" Kagome couldn't helped but to shout the moment she had entered the studio.
Inu Yasha's face twitched the moment he saw her.. not to mention Kagome's.
"Anybody cared to explain why SHE is here?!" Inu Yasha shouted over to the crew. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Miroku popped out beside Inu Yasha, which caused Kagome and Sango to freaked out.
"Inu Yasha, Kagome-sama has her own business to attend to you. So shut up." Before Inu Yasha could reply him, Miroku was already off standing beside Sango.
"Hey, Miroku. I didn't know you're going to be here." Sango said, happy to meet her boyfriend. Miroku smiled.
"Are you happy to see me? Coz I'm happy to see you.." Sango blushed. Kagome smirked.
"I... I'm just... AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGH!!!!"
SLAP!!!!
WHACK!!!
BUMP!!!
..... And there goes Miroku off flying like a shooting star with Sango chasing after him to give him another blow.
Inu Yasha, after seeing his friend taking off to the moon, then turned around to look disgustedly at Kagome again.
"And would YOU care to tell me why you're here?" Inu Yasha snapped. Kagome scoffed. Just how impolite could he be?
"I'm recording my new song, why else would I be here? And besides, what's weird is that YOU are here."
"Feh. I wouldn't be here if Sesshoumaru didn't forced me to accompany him." Kagome's eyes widened in shock.
"Sesshoumaru? Your brother?" She said in disbelief. She had almost forgotten about the fact that Sesshoumaru Youkai was Inu Yasha's brother. Sesshoumaru was a very famous actor who had won a lot of awards for his entertaining career. Unlike Inu Yasha, Sesshoumaru was quiet, patient, and understanding. Rumors had it that Sesshoumaru was now taking the route for directing.
Inu Yasha rolled his eyes.
"How many Sesshoumaru-s do you know?"
"What is Sesshoumaru doing here?" Kagome asked. Despite her raising career, Kagome had only managed to see Sesshoumaru once, since he had rarely showed up in any parties and meetings.
"Feh. Why else? Rin, of course."
"Aaaah. Of course." Kagome said, her eyes twinkled in delight. Why else would Sesshoumaru be in a music studio? Of course it's because of his girlfriend! Rin was a very famous singer who Kagome had always admired. She's just a few years older than Kagome and she's very beautiful and sweet.
Seeing the twinkling excitement from Kagome's eyes, Inu Yasha laughed, which caused Kagome to came back to earth.
"What?" Kagome snapped.
"Nothing." Inu Yasha said, sniffling back his laughter. "It's just funny how people always had those kind of expressions on their faces when we're talking about Sesshoumaru or Rin. I mean, for me personally, I think they're not really THAT cool. Sure, they're great, but not perfect." Kagome nodded her head in understanding.
"So are you two close?" Kagome asked, as she began to walk toward the crew, Inu Yasha following her.
"Yeah, we are now. We used to fight all the time, but since a year ago, we get a long great." Kagome smiled.
"Your relationship kind'a reminded me of my brother." Inu Yasha raised his eyebrows.
"You have a brother?" Kagome nodded.
"Yeah, he's 7 years younger than me and he's really cute, even though sometimes he can be very annoying."
"Aaaah, I know what you're talking about." Inu Yasha said, smiling in understanding. The two of them laughed suddenly at the thought. That was, until someone interrupted them.
"Well, well, Inu Yasha. How come you never told me you were close to Kagome Higurashi?" The two laughing people turned around. Inu Yasha smirked while Kagome stared in awe. There stood before them were Sesshoumaru and Rin. Rin smiled cheerfully when she noticed Kagome.
"Kagome Higurashi! I presume you are here to record your new song, right?" she said. Kagome nodded.
"I'm also here to record my new song. Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha were accompanying me."
"I can see that." Kagome said, laughing.
"I hope Inu Yasha didn't say anything rude to you." Sesshoumaru said teasingly. Kagome laughed again, forgetting the accident that had happened yesterday night.
"Oh no. We were just talking about my brother.." Kagome began.
"Kagome! Are you ready to 'break a leg'?" the recorder shouted. Kagome looked up and shouted,
"Yes I am!" And then she turned around and smiled at her newly made friends. "Well, see you guys later then." And Kagome began to walk towards the recording room. After a few seconds, she disappeared. Inu Yasha sighed.
"Okay then, Sesshoumaru. We can leave, right?"
"Hmmm... I don't know why, but I want to hear Kagome sing." Sesshoumaru replied his brother.
"What?" Inu Yasha asked in disbelief. Rin smiled.
"You know what, Inu Yasha? I want to hear it too. So far, I've only heard it from the radio or TV and they are superb! I couldn't miss an opportunity to hear the real thing!" Rin said. Inu Yasha sighed in defeat.
~*~*~*~* A Few Minutes Later *~*~*~*~
"Alright Kagome! Do your thing!" and the recorder gave her a signal. 1...2...3...
(A/N This song is from Britney Spears. I'm a huge fan of her, and.. well.. I just happened to be listening to this song now, and I really like it. So, bear with me, okay? ^.^)
Kagome took a deep breath and began to let her beautiful, calming voice out.
"You tell me you're in love with me
Like you can't take your pretty eyes away from me
It's not that I don't wanna stay
But every time you come too close I move away
I wanna believe in everything that you say
'Cause it sounds so good
But if you really want me, move slow
There's things about me you just have to know"
Inu Yasha's eyes widened in shocked. He didn't expected Kagome's voice to be this... beautiful... this calming...
"Sometimes I run
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But all I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby all I need is time
I don't wanna be so shy
Every time that I'm alone I wonder why
Hope that you will wait for me
You'll see that you're the only one for me
I wanna believe in everything that you say
'Cause it sounds so good
But if you really want me, move slow
There's things about me you just have to know"
Music took control of everything and everyone in the room as if they were all absorbed by Kagome's voice.
"Sometimes I run
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But all I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby all I need is time
I'll just hang around and you'll see
There's nowhere I'd rather be
If you love me, trust in me
The way that I trust in you
Sometimes I run
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But all I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby all I need is time
Sometimes I run
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But all I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby all I need is time"
Kagome opened her eyes as the song came to an end. When she did, she smiled at everyone's satisfied looks. Then, somewhere on the back, Sango's voice could be heard.
"Kagome, YOU ROCK!!!"
~*~*~*~* A/N *~*~*~*~
Another chapter done. I think this is one of my longest chapter.. =S, well, probably because of the lyric of the song. But I made this ESPECIALLY FOR YOU PEOPLE! Oh well, and if some of you don't know what the song's title is, it's called "Sometimes" by Britney Spears. Alrighty. Sorry for the long update. I've been pretty busy with my life lately. I may not be updating for a few moments coz FINALS ARE COMING!!!!!! Oh someone! Save meeee!
Okay.. By sending reviews, I'll survive the week! =p
Ooookay, I'm crazy. ^.^;
~*~*~*~* Special Thanks *~*~*~*~
kitkatfox = YOU'RE MY FIRST REVIEWER FOR THIS STORY! You're sooo cool! Thanks ^.~;
DatChicAnna = Oooooh, reading both of my fics? I LOVE YOU!
Gala = Okay okay okay! I get the picture already! Hhahahha, thanks a bunch for the encouragement! ^.^
AmayaSaria = Heheheh =) thanks!
Sequal x Kira Yamato = you... are... scary.... ^.^;
Twilightkitty = ooops, sorry. Sesshoumaru is paired up with.. Rin! Duh! Hahahah
Kody Leigh = Hehehhe, thanks!
'drake = well, you know what? In the real world, there's a lot of people like that. Both an actress and a singer. Want me to name 'em? Jennifer Lopez, Hillary Duff, Mandy Moore, Britney Spears, etc. etc. etc. Hahaha, I'm just admiring how multi-talented they are.
Anime-babe21 = WOW! You love both of my fics? That is sooo cool! Hahahaha!
Okay then. That's all for now. Thanks for your support!
~ Shin