A/N: Well what do ya know, looks like I won't be needing Achilles' Last Stand after all... o.o
Ah well, sorry for the false alarm then. Anywho, I really only have a fuzzy idea of what I want to do here so... yeah. On with "Best Of My Love."
Disclaimer: I dun own it.
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Kinetics:
Track 20: Best of my Love
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Inuyasha stared blankly for a second, fighting to regain a lost portion of himself. It was strange... knowing you're insane, but not being able to do anything about it. He wondered why he wasn't in an asylum yet...
The part of him that was him knew that Kagome would never let that happen. God, that gave him some depressing thoughts. What if he never recovered? Would things ever be the same? If he didn't, would Kagome still be around? He tried to sigh, but his mental blocks stopped him. Damn this was frustrating!
Still, it seemed he had found an outlet in music... He strummed a few chords experimentally, and began to play a slow, melancholy tune...
Every night, I'm lyin' in bed,
holdin' you close in my dreams,
thinkin' about all the things that we said,
fallin' apart at the seams,
We tried to talk it over,
but the words come out too rough,
I know you were trying,
to give me the best of your love,
Beautiful faces,
Loud empty places,
look at the way that we live,
Wastin' our time,
on cheap talk and wine,
left us so little to give
that same old crowd was like a cold dark cloud,
that we could never rise above,
But here in my heart,
I give you the best of my love,
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Kagome was shocked. She still hadn't moved from her spot at the top of the stairs, for fear of scaring the troubled boy. She silently slinked into a sitting position on the top step, resting her head in her hands. Could this really be what it sounded like? She could hear Inuyasha, still singing, and wondered if he knew she was there.
Oh-oh-oh-ohh, sweet darlin',
You get the best of my love
Oh-oh-oh-ohh, sweet darlin',
you get the best of my love,
I'm goin' back in time,
and it's a sweet dream,
It was a quiet night, and I would be alright,
if I could go on sleeping,
Kagome shook her head furiously. She refused to believe that was it. The Inuyasha of old would never want her to give up.
But every morning, I wake up and worry,
what's gonna happen today,
You see it your way, and I see it mine,
but we both see it slipping away,
You know we always had each other baby,
I guess that wasn't enough,
But here in my heart,
I give you the best of my love,
Yeah, here in my heart, babe,
You'll always have the best of my love...
Kagome smiled. She knew that in that broken shell of a man, somewhere, her Inuyasha was trying to say something. She got an idea.
Smiling, she stood and made her way down the stares. Kagome took a second to gaze at the young pseudo-guitarist. "That was never really my favorite Eagles song," she said.
She could tell there was something Inuyasha wanted to say to her, and it was killing him. She walked over to him, set the guitar aside, and sat in his lap, wrapping his arms around her loosely. It was a little painful for her, to sit there and feel none of the warmth she was used to, but she had to do it, for his sake.
After a few minutes, Kagome's silent prayers were answered, and Inuyasha's grip tightened ever so slightly. Smiling softly, she leaned into him and began singing.
I used to hurry a lot,
I used to worry a lot,
I used to stay out 'til the break of day,
Oh, I didn't get it,
it was high time I quit it,
I just couldn't carry on that way,
Ohh, I did some damage, I know it's true,
Didn't know I was so lonely, 'til I found you,
In the long run,
Inuyasha closed his eyes and rested his head on Kagome's shoulder. He was glad just to have her here with him, even if his world was crumbling. Wait... glad? He felt just a tad bit more confident, as if he had just won back part of himself. He was glad... And he wanted to sing.
(Inuyasha)
You know I don't understand,
why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
(Kagome) Coz all the,
debutants in Houston baby,
couldn't hold a candle to you,
(Both)
Did you do it for love?
Did you do it for money?
Did you do it for spite?
Did you think you had to, honey?
Who is gonna make it, we'll find out,
In the long run, (in the long)
I know we can take it, if our love,
is a strong one, (is a strong one)
(Kagome)
Well we're scared, but we ain't shakin',
(Inuyasha)
Kinda bent, but we ain't breakin'
(Both)
In the long run,
ooh I want to tell you,
It's a long run,
In the long run,
In the long run,
(Inuyasha)
Gonna find out, f-f-f-find out,
Long, long, long run,
Long long long,
Oooh, run, run, run baby,
Run, run, run, baby,
Long, long, long
Ohh, my baby, It's a long run...
Kagome laughed, and smiled up at the young man. He attempted to smile back, but she could only notice a slight twitch at the corner's of his mouth. There was one other thing she had noticed too. The glint was back, very faint, but definitely back in his eyes.
"Everything'll be alright, baby," she whispered. He just nodded, desperately holding on to that thought.
"Listen, it's getting late. Will you be alright by yourself?" Inuyasha looked hesitant a bit.
Kagome smiled softly and turned to leave, but a strong hand held her back. From behind her, she heard Inuyasha say one word. "Stay."
The longing and the sorrow in his voice was almost too much for Kagome to bear. She gazed into his eyes, where the glint had gone from a small, weak happiness to an incredible want, swallowing up all of Kagome's soul.
"Stay," he said again. Kagome sighed, and hugged him fiercely.
"Of course I'll stay..."
She smiled when she felt his arms wrapping around her, and gave him a gentle squeeze. And he squeezed back.
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A/N: WAY TOO SHORT!! . Ahh well, there should be some longer chapters on the way, starting with the next one ^.^
I spent a good ten minutes in my room last night, flipping through some of my CDs, and put on "Best of my Love" for the hell of it. Before the song had finished, I had already decided to scrap my Achilles' Last Stand/Dust in the Wind flashback chapters. Ah well, who knows, maybe they'll show up in Lost Prophet... o.o
So, yeah, now that the story's back on track, you can all expect to see chapter 21 by Tuesday. I'm not making any promises though... .