~*~You Stole My Heart~*~
A/N: Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha and co.
Chapter 22: She Can Sing And She Can Dance!
Kagome adjusted the speakers quietly and wiped her brow.
"This is hard work," she murmured. She had changed into a white tank top and short khaki colored shorts with khaki colored hiking boots to match. (Phew! Now that THAT is over with..)
Souta was picking at a few CDs.
"There's nothing good," he complained. "They all suck."
"Then just choose one," Kagome snapped and turned back her attention to the speakers.
'I have a better idea,' Souta thought. He glanced at Kagome and then tiptoed off the stage and ran into the house. When he reached the stairs, he snuck up into Kagome's room.
"I know she keeps a CD that has songs she likes to sing to..starting from the most current to the not so current songs," he murmured to himself. He fumbled around and looked in one of her desk drawers. His eyes lit up when he spotted the CD. "Got it!"
He snatched the disc and ran out of the house.
*****
"Hey, Souta. Would you test the microphone please? I already set up the stereo, so we can play CDs now," Kagome stood up.
"Sure thing, sis," Souta snuck around her, popped in her CD and pressed pause.
He held up the microphone to his face and tapped it gently.
TAP TAP TAP
'It works,' Souta smiled. 'You want me to test it, Kagome? Then, I'll do what you want me to do.'
"And now!" he shouted. "Give it up for Kagome Higurashi! She's going to sing for us two songs!"
Kagome whipped around and glared at him.
"What do you think you're doing?" she demanded. He just passed her the mike. Her eyes became frightened and more serious. "No, Souta! You can't be serious! I-I can't do it!"
"Come on, Kagome," he encouraged her. "You sing great! It's time for you to show everyone that you can sing! Anyways, I can't take back what I just said."
She gripped the microphone.
"I'll get you for this, Souta!" she hissed at him. Souta just shrugged and readied the music.
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Okay, the following songs/lyrics don't belong to me. As for the second song, I just picked it because it sort of matches the relationship between Kagome and Inu Yasha in this story.
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Souta pushed play. The song "Owari Nai Yume" came on. Kagome smiled. It was the most recent song that she liked to sing and listen to. A small crowd formed in front of the open stage (by "open", I mean no roof, no walls, and no curtains. Just a stage floor.) and Souta turned on the stage lights (that opened up out of the stage floor). Kagome took a deep breath and began singing,
"Kokoro no naka no JIORAMA no machi wa
Kibou no hikari de kirameite iru
Kagerou no hane de habataita yume wa
Kimi to boku to no sagashimono
Shinjitsu wa itsumo
Hitomi ni hisonde iru aoku.."
The crowd was clapping along. Kagome smiled and continued.
"Bokura wa doko made yukou
Futari no mirai ima sasuratte
Bokura wa tabi o tsuzukeru
Eien no arika owari nai yume
Kono te o hanasazu oikakete ikitai
Zutto.."
Kagome saw Inu Yasha, Sango, and Miroku smiling at her in the growing crowd. She continued on.
"TAAKOIZU iro no kokoro no umi de
Hikari no fune no aizu ga kikoeru
Hayaku ikanakya hayaru omoi ni
Nani mo kotoba wa iranai ne
Itsuwari wa itsumo
Kotoba ni hisonde iru amaku..
Futari de hitotsu ni narou
Okubyou na nami no ho mo dakishimete
Bokura wa tabi o tsuzukeru
Dakiau sukima
Owari nai yume
Niji o tsukinuketa
Yakusoku no hikari o mezasu..
Bokura wa doko made yukou
Futari no mirai ima sasuratte
Bokura wa tabi o tsuzukeru
Eien no arika owari nai yume
Kono te o hanasazu oikakete ikitai
…Zutto."
The crowd went wild and clapped. Kagome sighed in relief. Another song came on. She moaned.
'I forgot that I had to sing another song,' she thought. "Dear Diary" came on. 'No prob, I remember this song. I used to listen to this all the time when I was a few years younger and it's short too.'
Kagome opened up her mouth and sang softly,
"Dear Diary-
Today I saw a boy and I wondered if he noticed me.
He took my breath away.
Dear Diary-
I can't get him off my mind and it scares me 'cause I never felt this way.
No one in this world knows me better than you do.
So diary, I'll confide in you.."
The audience had grown silent and listened intently.
"Dear Diary-
Today I saw that boy.
As he walked by I thought he smiled at me.
And I wondered-does he know what's in my heart?
I tried to smile, but I could hardly breathe.
Should I tell him how I feel or would that scare him away.
Diary, tell me what to do.
Please tell me what to say.."
Kagome closed her eyes and continued singing,
"Dear Diary-
One touch of his hand.
Now I can't wait to see that boy again.
He smiled and I thought my heart could fly.
Diary, do you think that we'll be more than friends?
I've got a feeling we'll be so much more than friends.."
She opened up her eyes again and bowed. Everyone applauded. Kagome smiled.
*****
"That was great!" Sango squealed and clobbered Kagome with a hug when she reached the bottom of the stage stairs. "Why didn't you tell me that you could sing that good, Kagome?"
"You..never asked," Kagome looked away, embarrassed. Sango gave her one more hug and then ran off to the game section-while towing Miroku.
Kagome sighed.
"Should we go follow them?" Inu Yasha asked behind her. She turned around and nodded. Inu Yasha had changed into a red t-shirt and black baggy pants. She stared at him dreamly. He looked so hot..
'SNAP OUT OF IT, GIRL!' she mentally told herself.
"Yeah, let's go!" she said quickly and dragged Inu Yasha along.
*****
"Oh my gosh!" Kagome gasped in surprise. "Rin brought a large version of Dance Dance Revolution here?"
"Uh huh," Inu Yasha grinned. "We're not the only ones who're rich. She made up her own style or model or whatever too. She never showed it to anybody though.."
"Come ON!" she tugged his arm. "Let's go watch the people dance!"
*****
"Sango's dancing against Miroku!" Kagome laughed.
"Miroku's winning to," Inu Yasha pointed out. She laughed harder.
"Who would've thought that Miroku would beat Sango at dancing?" Kagome stopped in mid-giggle.
The song ended and Sango tiredly stopped.
"I can't believe you beat me!" she exclaimed. Miroku shrugged.
"It was just luck. You want a rematch?"
"No way!" Sango backed away a bit.
"I'll dance against you!" a voice shouted. The couple turned and saw Kagome grinning madly.
"You think you can beat me?" Miroku asked. Kagome climbed onto the platform.
"Won't know until I find out," she answered.
"You choose the song," he offered. Kagome looked at the selection of songs and looked at Miroku.
"Get ready," she smiled mischievously. Kagome set up the round, selected a song and then pushed the green button.
"DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION!" the machine shouted out. The song "I Am" started up. (I know, I know. These songs are mostly the openings for the anime.)
Miroku and Kagome began to dance to the rhythm.
"Sagasou yume no KAKERA hiroiatsume
Setsunakute mo ima nara sagaseru darou
Mekurumeku mainichi no katachi kaete
Setsunakute mo tashika na ima o kanjiyou.."
Kagome twirled and spun around gracefully, Miroku did the same, but a little more roughly.
"Mikake yori mo tanjun de dakedo tsutaekirenakute
Iitai KOTO wa itsumo POKETTO ni shimatteru NE
Kodomojimita KOTO nante ima sara ienai
Toki ga kaiketsu suru to ka yuu kedo wakariaezuni
24 (nijuuyo) jikan kimi o shinjiteru yo
Mitsumeteru yo arifureta kotoba demo
Toki wa itsumo isogi ashi de warau
Omoide yori motometai ima o mitsukeyou
Ugokidasanakya hajimannai nayamidasu to tomerannai
Hitoyo kagiri no yume ni amaete itaku wa nai shi
Otome CHIKKU na negai mo sono mama okizari
Ai ga subete SA bokura no jidai wa koko kara
Hajimaru
Sora o tsukinuketeku tori mitai no NE
Oozora mau IMEEJI ga ugokidasu
Arukou michi wa tooku tsuzuku keredo
Itsu no ma ni kagayakidasu DAIYAMONDO
24 (nijuuyo) jikan kimi o shinjiteru yo
Mitsumeteru yo arifureta kotoba demo
Toki wa itsumo isogi ashi de warau
Omoide yori motometai ima o mitsukeyou.."
Over and over, the two twisted and turned and twirled and glared competitively at each other.
"Sagasou yume no KAKERA hiroiatsume
Setsunakute mo ima nara sagaseru darou
Mekurumeku mainchi no katachi kaete
Setsunakute mo tashika na ima o kanjiyou.."
The song ended Kagome looked up at her score and compared hers with Miroku's.
"I won!" Kagome shouted. Miroku bent down and panted heavily.
"Aren't-you-the-least-bit-tired?" he asked.
"Nope," she smiled at him. "You lose!"
"BUT WILL YOU BEAT ME?!" someone hollered. Kagome looked down and saw-Kikyo.
"What do you want, slut?" Kagome asked wearily.
"I want to challenge you!" Kikyo stomped onto the platform and shoved Miroku aside. "Now choose the song so we can start dancing already!"
"Okay, okay!" Kagome rolled her eyes. "It's just a game. You don't have to be all serious about it."
"Beat this slut, Kagome!" Miroku told her and jumped off the platform.
"HOLD UP!"
Kikyo and Kagome turned towards the voice.
"Rin," Kagome said, surprised.
"Hi to you too, Kagome," Rin smiled and then went over to the controls next to the machine. "That's the reason why I created my new model. To challenge a person's dancing skill more. Now stand still."
She stuck a key into a socket and turned the key towards the right.
"Timing mode," a voice spoke out of the machine. A screen folded out from each side of the machine. One on Kikyo's side and one on Kagome's side. The large screen behind them blacked out.
"Here's how it works," Rin said calmly. "The screen on your side shows you how many points you have. The arrows below your feet will guide you. You have to follow them. Every time you step on the correct arrow, you earn 1 point. The machine can determine your speed too. You see, depending on how fast you step on the arrows, the arrows will light up in the same speed you step on them. If you step slow, the arrows will light up one by one slowly. If you step fast, the arrows will light up one after another quickly. When you gain speed, the machine will tell you and you will gain 10 extra bonus points."
"O~kay," Kagome said slowly. "Is that all?"
"Just one more thing," Rin pointed at the large black screen behind them. "You're going to be timed. Either you dance to the end of the song or you dance to the end of the time limit."
"What do you want to do, Kikyo?" Kagome asked.
"I'd prefer to dance to the end of the song," Kikyo said coolly.
"Then I'll set it up," Rin turned away and set up the controls.
"Choose the song for us, Rin," Kagome called out.
"Okay," Rin smiled. "Good luck!"
She pressed the start button. The screens on the sides turned on and showed: 00000000.
The large screen lighted up.
"Dance Dance Revolution, version 2," the machine shouted. "Ready dancers?"
A set time popped up on the screen.
"Stop when the song ends. The time on the screen shows you how much time left of the song you have!" Rin yelled.
"DANCE!"
"Grip!" came on. The time on the large screen went off. Kikyo immediately started dancing. A crowd started forming. Kagome watched the timer.
'10 minutes,' she thought. Kagome gave herself a nod and just stood.
"Aiiro ni chirabaru nanatsu no hoshi yo
Sorezore ni ima omoi wa tsunori uchikudakarete ai wo sakenda
Nigedasu koto mo dekizu ni yume ni sugaritsuku
Ikasama na hibi nado ni wa mou makenai.."
"ARE YOU BLIND, HIGURASHI?" Kikyo bellowed. "You're supposed to dance already! If you keep this up, I'm gonna win!"
"Shut up, Kikyo," Kagome shot a deadly glare at her. "I can beat you with half of the time!"
"You have got to be kiddin' me!" Kikyo exclaimed. "Oh, well. Suit yourself!"
"Mezameyou kno shunkan wo
Yagate bokura wo torimaku dearou
Musekaeru you na riaru na nichijou
Taisetsu na mono wa … nanda'?!
Zeitaku na sekai no naka ni miekakure suru eien no kakera
Sawatte tsukande bokura no ima wo kicchiri aruitekou.."
'Just a few more minutes..' Kagome stared at the time. Sango shouted.
"Kagome! What are you doing?! Dance!"
" 'Koukai wa shinai' to, saki e susunda
Warau ka, naku ka? Kou ka, fukou ka?
Kekkyoku ima mo wakaranai kedo
Kawarihajimeta mirai ni hirumu koto wa nai
Sore ga jinsei no daigomi to iu mono deshou.."
'NOW!' Kagome gave Kikyo a small smile and then pressed a foot on the waiting, lit up arrow. The next arrow lit up. She stepped on that one. Soon, Kagome created a fast rhythm and the arrows started lighting up faster and faster.
"Girigiri wo ikiru bokura no dashita kotae ga
Chigatta toshite mo omoikomi demo'
Tsuyoku negaeba ii
Honmono ni nareru hi made
Reikoku na sekai no naka de tsubusaresou na aijou no mebuki
Sawatte tsukande bokura no ima ni shikkari kizamikomou.."
"Whoa! Kagome's catching up fast!" Sango shouted. "Go Kagome!"
"Her speed is quickening every 10 seconds too," Miroku nodded. "Do you think she'll beat the slut though?"
"Hell yeah!" Inu Yasha slapped him on the back. He looked up at the two dancing competitors. "Go Kagome! Kick this slut's ass!"
Kagome paused in mid-step, gave him a thumbs-up, winked, and then continued dancing.
"Mezameyou kono shunkan wo
Yagate bokura wo torimaku dearou
Musekaeru you na riaru na nichijou
Taisetsu na mono wa … nanda'?!
Zeitaku na sekai no naka ni miekakure suru eien no kakera
Sawatte tsukande bokura no ima wo kicchiri aruitekou.."
"She's catching up. Just a few more points.." Sango said under her breath.
'This wench is going to beat me!' Kikyo pouted. She tried to quicken her speed, but only succeeded in tripping. "AH!" She toppled onto the arrows.
"Oh, bad!" the machine shouted out. Kagome continued to dance.
"Come on Kagome!" Sango, Inu Yasha, and Miroku urged.
"..Saigo ni, warau tame bokura no ima wo kicchiri aruitekou."
The song ended. Kagome slowly stopped and panted. She looked at Kikyo's score and then looked at hers.
"Kagome got 100 more points than Kikyo!" Sango jumped up and down happily.
"That proves to show that Kagome is a great dancer," Miroku grinned.
"And a great singer.." Inu Yasha added.
*****
"Here you go, one bowl of ramen," Mrs. Higurashi handed Inu Yasha a bowl. He took it eagerly.
"Thanks," he smiled and eagerly ate. Kagome, Sango, and Miroku laughed.
"Ramen lover," Sango teased.
"Ramen freak," Miroku added.
"Hey, guys, look over there," Kagome pointed to something. The group looked over the puppeteers and laughing children to the monkey tamer stand. The tamer was out on a break, but the monkey was still there, held in a cage. Kikyo was poking around at it.
"Trust Kikyo to poke around at everything," Kagome snorted. The group continued to watch. The monkey was getting annoyed and soon, mad. Kikyo just continued to poke around. It bit her finger.
"OOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHH!" she hollered. She glared at the animal. "You barbarian!"
Kikyo shoved the cage. It rattled. The monkey inside screeched and stuck it's hands through the bars and put a firm grip on some of her hair. It yanked. Kikyo screeched and toppled onto the ground. The only thing that caught her last second was the monkey. It was still holding tightly onto some of her locks.
"Let go!" she hissed. The monkey screeched and yanked again. "OW!"
After a few more minutes, Kikyo finally got rid of the monkey.
"I have split ends now," she whined as she glimpsed at her hair. "WAH!"
*****
The festival finally came to a close and all the guests had left.
"Thank you so much, all of you," Grandpa bowed to Sesshoumaru, Rin, Inu Yasha, and Kikyo.
"You're welcome, sir," Sesshoumaru returned the bow.
"You're welcome, Grandpa," Rin giggled and left with Sesshoumaru. Kikyo just walked off and mumbled something about monkeys and split ends.
"Well, old man, I gotta go. It's been a pleasure," Inu Yasha bowed and started to walk off.
"Bye to you too, our dear son-in-law!" Grandpa waved. Inu Yasha stopped walking and turned around.
"Would you please stop saying all that crappy stuff!" he snapped.
"But you are going to marry our Kagome, aren't you?" Grandpa frowned slightly.
"We know you like her too!" Souta added. "You would be a great and cool brother-in-law!"
"Ah, grandchildren.." Mrs. Higurashi sighed.
"Grandpa, Souta, MOM!" Kagome screamed in embarrassment. She rushed over to Inu Yasha. "Well, bye. See ya at school on Monday. Hehe."
He gave her a small smile and then headed down the steps. Kagome turned around.
"Don't say those things again!" Kagome stomped her foot.
"But really, Kagome, aren't you going to marry him?"
"Yeah, you should. I want him as my brother-in-law!"
"And I want grandchildren!"
Kagome's face turned beet red and she shouted, "STOP IT!"
*chirp* *chirp*
"Okay, let's clean up this mess," Grandpa looked around and walked off.
"Yup," Souta followed him.
"And I better clean up the food booths," Mrs. Higurashi smiled and then hurried off. Kagome stared after them.
She rubbed her forehead, "I have a headache…"
A/N: Yay! The festival is over! Now we all await the prom… (oh, another thing. Naraku has red eyes because he just does. When I watched a music video, his eyes were red and so that means that they ARE red. Okay, I'm getting really hyper…) ^_^ Review!