Thank you all for the reviews. I started getting all my reviews for this
and my other story and it just motivated me to go upstairs and write. Now
for all of you that are reading my other story chapter 12 might not be up
until Saturday or Sunday because im going away. Im going to bring my laptop
to write the chapter but im not sure if ill be able to update where im
going, I don't have wireless internet yet. But it will definitely be up on
Sunday at the latest, and if I update on Sunday you'll probably get chapter
13 right away on Monday then.
SORRY for the late update on this story and my other too. My dad went to Florida and my laptop went with him, with out my knowledge. I went to go get it from his car and I found out her had gone to Florida for a business meeting or something. Nobody ever tells me anything in this family. Oh, and then to make things better, since I just got my laptop I didn't have much saved on it and my dad decided he would use it for his work so he DELETED ALL MY STUFF including my chapters I had for this and living to die and a biology essay. I swear, I seriously need to chain this down in my room and put a lock on it. Now I have to rewrite the chapters and rewrite the essay. Grrrrrrrrrrr.
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Disclaimer: Come on people, if I owned inuyasha then would I be here writing fan fiction? I don't think so, all I own are my other characters
Chapter 3: Reunited part 2
The next morning, bright and early, Jakotsu was shaking her awake. "What time do you come in everyday, you're always here when I get here. Ayame was never on time. Not that you should be late. I was just wondering" Jakotsu immediately began his incessant chatter. Kagome groggily got up off the couch where she had been sleeping. She stumbled into the bathroom to take a shower while Jakotsu was busy going through all the clothes she now had, courtesy of kouga, trying to decide on what she would wear today.
Kagome took a quick shower and then put on her robe and semi-dried her hair with her towel. Once she walked out Jakotsu was already shoving her back in to get dressed. So, kagome got dressed and then she was shoved into the chair before the vanity so Jakotsu could dry and style her hair. "You could just leave it down today" kagome told him but it didn't matter. Jakotsu was gonna do whatever he wanted with her, no matter how much she objected.
Today he had her wearing a pair of professionally faded black jeans with a light gray tight tee shirt and he put her hair in a simple high ponytail. "What are we doing today?" kagome asked him. Usually she didn't have to dress up during the day while she waitresses, she only had to get fancy for when she sang. Jakotsu just stared at her for a minute and then slowly said "We, as in you, I and kouga, are going to go meet the people holding the event this weekend to plan out the specifics" kagome just nodded her understanding, even though she didn't want to go sit around with a bunch of rich snobs for hours on end to plan some stupid event.
"This means you have to behave yourself. You have to make a good impression" Jakotsu told her seriously. Kagome was about to retort that she COULD behave herself when kouga walked in. "Uhhh, Jakotsu the plans have changed. We're not meeting them at their house now we're making it a lunch meeting, therefore she'll need something nicer to wear" he said. Jakotsu went, grumbling, back into kagomes closet while kouga turned to her. "Kagome, you will need to, um..." "Yes, yes I know, be a good little girl and behave. Jakotsu's already lectured me about it" she cut him off.
"Good, good. Well then all I have to say is that we'll be leaving in about an hour, so make sure you two are ready. Being late would not make a good impression on them" he told them. Kouga then left to do whatever hotel managers did during the day. Kagome just turned back to Jakotsu as he came out of her closet with a black mini skirt and a black suit style jacket. She slipped the skirt on and then put the black jacket over her gray shirt, not buttoning it. Jakotsu came over to button her jacket. Kagome just knocked his hands away. "You need to make a good impression. Now let me button the jacket" Jakotsu told her sternly. "No. I hate things buttoned up or zipped" kagome said back to him.
Jakotsu, ignoring her, went to button the jacket up again. Kagome just fought back. They continued like this for half an hour, both struggling over the jacket. Finally after five more minutes kouga came in while saying "Jakotsu, I was wondering whi..." he stopped when he saw the two rolling around on he floor. "What the hell are you two doing?" he asked them. They both looked up, Jakotsu gripping the front of kagomes jacket and kagome gripping his hands. Both their hair was messed up and it looked as though Jakotsu was getting a black right eye.
"Dammit, just button it" Jakotsu and kagome continued, totally ignoring kouga. "Hell no" they continued to roll around on the floor, kagomes hair now undone from its ponytail, was impairing her vision. Kouga walked forward, grabbing both of them trying to pull them apart, now joined in the rolling around. All of them yelling different things. The racket brought attention to them and hakkaku an ginta came running into the room. "Ahhh, what are you all doing?!?" they inquired. "Help me get them apart" they heard kougas voice from the ball of body parts.
Within the next minute or so ginta and hakkaku holding back Jakotsu while kouga was holding back kagome. Somewhere between the beginning and where they were now the fight had turned from the buttons o an all out verbal abuse war. "You unshapely, uncivilized, no style sense twit" Jakotsu started yelling at her. "Me? ME? You're calling me that? Look at yourself you damn hypocrite, you..." kagome started to retaliate when kouga finally intervened again. "You two need to stop now!"
They both finally stopped their struggling and looked at kouga. Everyone was silent for a full minute before... "Uhh, you can let go now" kagome finally said. Kouga slowly let go of is hold on her while the other two let go of Jakotsu. They all looked at each other and then "so, which tie goes better with this suit?" kouga asked what he had originally come in to ask. "That one" kagome and Jakotsu both pointed to a different tie. They both looked at each other and then started fighting all over again about bad taste and style. Kouga just looked skyward as though asking for help.
"Uhh sir, we agree with Jakotsu on the tie thing. You should wear this one" Ginta and hakkaku whispered to him. Kouga nodded and put the tie the three men had chosen on. "Oh, yeah, side with him" kagome turned on the three. They all just started at her as if they were little boys who had just gotten caught doing something naughty. "Fine, ill just go sit in the car since obviously my opinion doesn't matter. Ill just let you girls pick your outfits out and do your make up by yourselves" kagome told them while walking out the door. The four men just watched her walk out before turning to each other.
"Well, im ready, how about you Jakotsu?" kouga asked. "Yes, just let me brush my hair, now that that little twit messed it all up. Oh, and she still hasn't buttoned that damn jacket yet" he started to rant to himself as he went into the bathroom to grab a brush. Kouga just shook his head as he, ginta and hakkaku walked out. "We should be back by four. We'll eat at noon and then we'll discuss everything after that. If it looks like we're going to be longer then I'll call you. But we should be back by four if everything goes right" kouga told them while walking out to the car.
Kouga was joined by Jakotsu at the doors as he was walking out. "Ready?" Jakotsu asked "Yeah, im just worried about kagome. Now we've made her mad" He answered. "We really need this event. It's always pulled in a lot of money and we also get a lot of recognition. We wouldn't be where we are today with out the Tokunawas. Mr. Tokunawa was the one who loaned me the money to start this hotel and he held the first big event we ever had. Just having him here got us a lot of the people that come here and it also got us a lot of our sponsors"
'Hey, I finally got my way for once' kagome thought to herself while smirking in the car. She really hadn't cared about buttoning her jacket or kouga not listening to her on tie advice. Truth be told she had picked the other tie at the last second when he asked just to see what Jakotsu would say. Actually she had agreed with Jakotsu on the ties, just not out loud. She just wanted to make a little difference today. Normally everything was so perfect and planned and she just did as everyone said. Of course today probably wasn't the best day to act out. Now they probably think she was going to be bad at the meeting.
'Naw, ill be just fine at this stupid meeting. Theres other days I can annoy them' she thought as she buttoned up her jacket. Just as she was buttoning the last button kouga rapped on the window. "You wanna move over there hun?" he asked. "No, I think ill drive thanks" kagome answered him while opening the door and grabbing the keys from him before he could say no. She then closed and locked her door. "Kagome this isn't funny. Give me the keys and move over" kouga said through the closed door. Kagome just rolled down the window as Jakotsu got into the front passengers seat. "Come on kouga, get in he back. We're going to be late so move it" she said while smiling innocently up at him.
Kouga having no other choice got into the back seat. "Fine bu..." he was cut off as kagome went from zero to seventy in the time span of about five seconds. "Slow down!" kouga yelled and Jakotsu started muttering abut being too young to die and was gripping the edges of his seat. Kagome just ignored them and went even faster. They were speeding down the highway at eighty when kagome slammed on the brakes. "What did you do that for?!?" kouga all but yelled at her. "I just remembered...where exactly are we going? Where is this place?" kagome asked while turning around to face kouga. The look on his face was half astonishment and half amusement. The cars behind them were now blowing their horns, trying to make them move.
"Get off at the next exit, its on the corner of fifth and main" he said while tightening his seat belt, "And im driv..." but again he was cut off when kagome slammed on the gas again. They were at the restaurant in five minutes. Just as she swerved into the parking lot, nearly missing a few cars, a yell for kouga was to be heard. "Kouga, my boy, right on time as usual" yelled a man in an Armani suit with long whit hair and golden eyes. 'Armani, figures' kagome thought to herself "See kouga, it's a good thing I drove or we would have been late" Kouga just gave her a look that clearly said 'shut up' while they walked toward the man.
'He looks familiar' kagome thought to herself, 'Where have I seen him before....wait...he looks like those two guys I met' Kagome looked at the man carefully. She was broken from her thought however when the man in question walked over to her, extending his hand. "Inutaisho Tokunawa, and you are?" He said while taking her hand in his. "Kagome Higurashi, pleased to meet you" she said with a fake smile. "Quite a strong grip you have there young lady" he said while smiling warmly at her. "Yeah, well, I grew up around guys" kagome said, having a hard time keeping up the smile. Inutaisho noticed this and pulled her a little closer looking into her eyes. 'Something has happened in her past, something not good' he thought. Kagome could see he was about to ask her another question but was saved when kouga came up behind her and laying his hands on her shoulders, directed her away while saying "Shall we go in now, or are you waiting for your sons Mr. Tokunawa?"
"Please, call me Inutaisho, we've known each other far too long for such formalities kouga. And about my sons, they are out of town for me on business, they won't be back until tomorrow. Why don't we go in now, I already made reservations. Shall we?" he said while offering his arm to kagome. She took the proffered arm and they walked into the restaurant closely followed by kouga and Jakotsu. As soon as they walked in a waiter rushed up to them "Your table is ready Mr. Tokunawa, follow me please" And so they followed the waiter to a corner booth in the back. "I'll be right back."
They all sat down and got situated before Jakotsu turned to say something to Inutaisho, but before he could Inutaisho spoke up. "So, kagome, what is someone as pretty as you doing working for kouga here?" he asked jokingly. "I sing on the weekends and waitress during the week" she told him. He stared at her curiously, trying to figure her out. Kagome just held his eyes, watching him trying to figure her out. 'She doesn't seem to be one of those brainless twit kouga usually hires to sing for him. Like that Ayame he used to have, I heard she was fired, about time too, she was a horrendous singer. I wonder what she sings like?' were his thoughts on her.
"Will you be singing this weekend, kagome?" he asked her. "Well that will be decided today from what im told, which isn't very much I might say" she answered him while looking distinctly to Jakotsu. "That's not true, we tell you things you just choose not to listen" Jakotsu immediately retaliated. "I only listen when its important, therefore whenever you open your mouth you can bet I am not listening. Does that tell you something?" she asked him innocently. Jakotsu narrowed his eyes and was about to open his mouth when kouga, sensing another verbal war coming on, cut in "Yes, that is why we are here, to discus the details for this weekend. We need to decide what the menu will be, how many people will be coming so we can ready the rooms, what songs you want,-if you have a preference for the music, what the times will be, the decorations and of course what the entertainment will be"
"Kagome, would you mind singing for me?" Inutaisho asked her. "What? Right here, now?" she asked. "Yes" he said while nodding. Kagome, not really caring what everyone else thought and not being nervous at all began one of her favorite songs. She got through the first verse and chorus and was halfway through the second verse when Inutaisho held up his hand. "Well I think that settles one decision. Kagome you will definitely be singing this weekend and I leave the music choices and sons up to you" he said to her. 'Well, seems like kouga finally found someone with talent, I don't think I've head a voice like that in a long time' Inutaisho thought to himself as they all ordered their food.
As they ate kouga and Inutaisho discussed the plans for everything else, Jakotsu putting his say in every once in a while. Kagome tuned them out as she was used to doing. She ate her food in silence, her mind wandering back to her tormented past as it usually did.
~~Memory~~
"Kagome, my love, you need to get up" naraku had come back into the room. Kagome just pulled the covers tighter over her naked, aching body. Kagome didn't want to open her eyes or get up. She wanted to lay there forever and never get up. She wanted to go back to the welcoming darkness of sleep. Waking up, getting up, facing *him* would make it all real. It would make last nights nightmare real. She wasn't ready to face him after what he had done last night. He had taken her against her will. He had said it was his gift to her on her fifteenth birthday. He had raped her, her body was defiled, dirty and she hated him even more for it.
"Kagome, I know your awake. Now get up and get yourself cleaned. Or do I have to do it for you?" he suggested as he ripped the covers from her stiff body. Kagome quickly grabbed the robe he was holding from him and slipped it on. She then proceeded to walk to the bathroom, the pain between her legs giving her somewhat of a limp. Naraku watched her hobble to the bathroom with a sense of masculine pride at doing that to her. Now she really was his and no one else's. He was broken out of his thought when he heard the bathroom door slam shut.
He regarded the shut door with narrowed eyes before walking over to it and opening it. He had removed the lock on his private bathroom after having to break it down five or six times when kagome had locked herself in. He walked in just as kagome was getting into the shower. Naraku, who hadn't yet taken a shower decided to join her. He quickly disrobed and got in with her before she knew what was going on. Once she did fell him though she turned around to give him the worst look she'd ever given him. "You know, if you leave your face like that it will stay that way" he said jokingly.
Kagome, choosing to ignore him, made to get out of the shower. Naraku put out an arm to stop her, "And where do you think you're going?" Kagome just tried to go under his arm. He slammed her back into the wall, "I said, where do you think you're going?" he snarled while yanking her head to face him. Kagome just spit in his face while trying to get away. Too bad the spit washed off in the stream of water, not really having a physical effect on him, but that's not to say he wasn't mad. "I asked you a question and I expect to be answered" he said. "I was getting away from you, you filthy bastard" kagome growled out to him.
After saying this kagome began to fiercely fight him. They began slamming back and forth in the shower. "Guess you shouldn't have taught me to fight back, huh" kagome said fiercely. "No, I like a challenge, makes me want you more" naraku said as he finally trapped her in the corner. And before kagome could respond nastily he had crashed his mouth down on hers, silencing her. Kagome kept her mouth tightly closed. Naraku brought her forward and then slammed her back against the wall. Kagome gasped as she felt her ribs crack and blood run down her back. Naraku took this opportunity to dip his tongue into her mouth. Kagome tried to break free but naraku held her tight. He brought his hands back and they had blood on them.
"You see what happens when you don't obey me?" he said as if talking to a little child. "Now we have to take you to get bandaged up before the party" Naraku shut off the shower and toweling himself off he continued on to kagome. But before he could dry her she had grabbed the towel from him. "I can do it myself" she bit out. "Feisty, but you're hurt, I don't want you hurt even more. You seem to hurt yourself too much" he said. Kagome was about to tell him exactly who was hurting her and what she planned on doing about it when there came some hard knocking on the door.
"Come on you two love birds! Lets go we're going to the club early" came ryougas voice. If there was one person kagome hated as much as naraku it was her older brother ryouga. He had killed her younger brother souta. "Yeah, I thought you two finished that last night, kami knows you were making enough noise" came soras crude remark followed by raucous laughter. "Get out here already!" Hiten yelled just as naraku appeared at the door with kagome in tow. "Hey boys, ill meet you at the club. First I've gotta take kagome to get her back fixed up, she hurt herself in the shower earlier" he told them while pulling a very pissed off kagome behind him.
"In the shower, eh?" Sora said while elbowing naraku with a knowing smirk. The other just laughed. Kagome just glared at them all in turn. She hated all of them. "hat cha glaring at us for kagome? Not our fault you're clumsy. Good thing naraku was there to save you. Maybe tonight she'll thank you in bed naraku" Hiten said while smirking at him. "I'll thank him alright" Kagome snarled out while punching Hiten in the face with her free hand. She went to hit him again when naraku twisted both her arms behind her back. "You alright there Hiten?" Sora was asking between laughs. Naraku turned kagome around as Hiten stood up. He turned to her and while saying "Bitch" he slapped her hard across the face.
"Not too hard now, wouldn't want to hurt her pretty little face" sora said sarcastically while grabbing her chin. "You need to learn some more respect missy" They all laughed and headed for the door. "We'll see you in about an hour then" Ryouga called over his shoulder as they left. "Lets go babe" Naraku said as he pushed her down the hall.
~~End~~
Inutaisho had been watching kagome while he supposedly had been listening to kouga. He didn't know why they still had these meetings, they did it the same every year, well except for the music and singers but that was already taken care of. He, like kagome, could act like they were listening intently when really there minds were on something, or rather someone else. Inutaisho had been watching her. Anyone else would have thought she was listening also, but he saw through the act he was currently pulling. He was watching her eyes. She might have been smiling but her eyes told otherwise. She seemed to be thinking of something, and it wasn't pleasant. He watched as she gripped her fork tighter and her hand began to shake. All of a sudden she looked up while clearing her throat. "If you'll all excuse me I have to go to the ladies room. I'll be right back" she said. Kouga nodded his head and she quickly stood up.
Kagome had to get away from the table. She was loosing her grip, remembering all those horrible memories. Many more scenes had followed after that one, most of them worse. Then at the end she had relived the night of her fifteenth birthday again and it was too much. She had been trying to choke her fork and had looked up. Mr. Tokunawa had been looking intently at her. She had excused herself immediately. Now she was walking around aimlessly, trying to find the bathroom she was supposed to be going too.
Kagome wandered around for a few more minutes before she went back to their table. As soon as she sat back down Inutaisho had looked at her. He noticed she seemed to be fine now, or so someone might think. When he looked closer he saw she was like his eldest son. She wore a mask to cover what she was feeling and thinking. Inutaisho, though, after many years of dealing with his two sons could see that something was really bothering her and he intended to find out what. But all too soon, before he could talk to her it was time to leave. They were walking outside and shaking hands. He made sure to talk to kagome last.
As kouga and Jakotsu were walking to the car Inutaisho yelled "Kouga, you don't mind if I borrow this beauty for a minute. I have some sheet music in my car that I'd like her to have. I think she would do justice to these songs" Kouga just nodded yes and then yelled back "Alright, we'll meet you at your car. Where are you parked?" Mr. Tokunawa pointed to the right while saying "Theres a small business over there. Im in that parking lot" Kouga looked confused for a minute before saying "Why are you parked over there?" Mr. Tokunawa just laughed and said "Good luck getting over there in your car through that traffic" and then he grabbed kagomes arm and started walking away.
In that brief instant when he had grabbed her arm naraku had flashed across her minds eye while she heard 'I promise it won't hurt...much' and then she was walking with Inutaisho to his car. What she didn't know was that Inutaisho had seen the look in her eyes when he grabbed her and had immediately let go. Kagome hadn't noticed this though. Now they were standing at the street corner while the traffic roared by. Kagome turned to Mr. Tokunawa while saying "Mr. Tokunawa, you don't really have music for me do you?" He looked at her and then smiled.
"No, actually I do have music for you but I also have a question. I didn't want to ask it in front of the others, I figured you wouldn't answer. Actually I don't think you'll answer me now but im going to ask anyways" He said as they came to his car. Kagome looked up at him, face blank, waiting for his question. "What troubles you? Others might not see I but I do. I know something has happened and it's always better to talk about it" he told her, staring into her eyes, looking for a reaction. Kagome looked back at him, she had never told anyone her past, but for some reason she felt as if she could tell him. She opened her mouth and Inutaisho really thought she was going to answer him. He had only met her once but he felt as if he had known her for a long time. 'She looks familiar but I can't place her' he thought to himself.
Kagome felt like she'd met him before. She wanted to tell him, she felt as if she could actually trust someone and that someone was him. 'Yes, I can tell him, I will tell him' she resolved. She opened her mouth to start when a horn beeped and both of them spun around to see kouga and Jakotsu pulling into the lot. In that instant kagome knew she was being foolish. She could never tell him, she didn't even know him. Inutaisho watched as her eyes became hard again and he knew she wouldn't talk now. "You have music for me Mr. Tokunawa?" she asked him.
"Yes, I'll get them for you" he said, while promising himself he'd talk to her later. He pulled out a folder from his car and handed it to her. "I don't care about any other songs you want to sing or what you have the band play but I would like you to sing these songs. It would mean a great deal to me" he said holding her eyes with his. His eyes captured kagomes curiosity. They had earlier too. That golden color. The same as the two boys in the park. "I will, sir" she answered him. He nodded and then extended his hand "Well, kagome, it was a pleasure meeting you and I hope we meet again soon" Kagome took his hand and responded "It was an honor to meet you too, sir, especially after all the good things I've heard about you" They let go and kagome walked away to kougas car.
"Get the music?" Jakotsu asked as she got in the back seat this time. Kouga was driving this time. "Yeah" was her simple answer. She was silent the whole way home, looking at the music. When they got back to the hotel kouga and Jakotsu went off to order everything and to tell the workers what needed to be done. It was Wednesday, everyone would be arriving on Thursday night, with the whole event starting Friday afternoon. Kagome went to her dressing room and sat on the couch still looking through the music.
The words were beautiful and she couldn't wait to sing it with the band tomorrow at practice. She got up and went to go take a shower and then put on a pair of loose white pants with a plain white shirt as well. She came back and sat on the couch picking up the music again. She couldn't take her eyes off it. She looked at the clock and saw that nobody would be down to have dinner with her for another few hours or so. She stood up, and taking the folder of sheet music and words with her, left her room. She wandered around until she found the room she was looking for.
Earlier that week she had bee wandering around the huge hotel, going through the room that ere seldom used, most on the main floor where there weren't any hotel rooms for guests. She had stumbled upon an old grand piano. Kagome, in her spare time in narakus capture had taught herself to play. Over the past couple of days she had gone out and bought new strings for the broken ones and had been tuning the piano, another handy trick she had taught herself at narakus. It had been the one thing he had let her do, play the piano. More then she would have liked he had sat with her while she had played, and he had often made her sing for him too.
Now she had finally finished with it and was ready to play it. She sat down and took out the sheets of music. She cracked her fingers and then laid them on the keys. She was about to play when she heard voices outside. She got up, looked out into the hallway and saw workers at the other end directing other workers around. This room was at the end of a hall and they weren't coming this way. Kagome ducked back in and shut the door. Sitting back down on the bench she arched her back and then began to play. She played the song through once and then looked at the words as she played it through a second time. Now she began to sing.
The words came easy, as did the keys. She played and sang the first song and then continued to go through and learn the other three as well. At the end of three hours she had gone through all the songs at least five times. She absolutely loved them. One in particular was her favorite. One thing kagome did notice about these songs was that they seemed to be in her memory, in her very soul. When she went to look to see what they were called on her way back to her room she was perplexed but not really surprised to see they didn't have names. For some reason this just seemed right to her.
She was walking down the hall to her room when she heard knocking. She rounded the corner and saw kouga, Jakotsu, ginta and hakkaku standing at her door with dinner. Normally they just came in but today they were knocking because they were holding the food, all the other workers being to busy to bring them dinner. Kagome rushed forward and opened the door for them. Once they were all sitting around her room, ginta stretched out on the couch, hakkaku in the black leather chair , kouga taking the other one and kagome on the floor, kouga spoke up.
Kagome already off in her own little world of memories expecting them to be talking about the weekend didn't hear him the first time he called her name. "Kagome?" she looked up to see them al staring at her. "Yes?" she asked "Where were you when we got hear just now?" he asked. "Oh, I got bored so I went for a walk" she told him simply. "You had the music Mr. Tokunawa gave you. Why?" Ginta asked, having already been informed about the music being one of the music directors. "I was going over it, you know learning it so I would have a fell for it tomorrow when we practice" she said. "Good, good. Finally someone who takes there job seriously. Ayame never prepared n advance, and was always late" hakkaku nodded approvingly of her behavior.
After that the talk turned to business again. But this time kagome actually listened instead of returning to her past. Actually it was good she listened too because she was frequently asked questions and her opinion, especially when it came to the music and the songs. They had to plan everything out tonight so they could run right through practice tomorrow. "Kagome, I'll be here early tomorrow to get that music so the band can learn it before you sing with it. You keep it tonight to memorize the words and all" Hakkaku said on his way out. Ginta nodded his head in goodbye and walked with hakkaku down the hall, discussing the music for tomorrow again, even though it was already planned out. Koga stayed behind.
"Kagome, are you alright?" he asked softly. Kagome looked at him closely before answering. "Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?" Kouga looked at her and then slowly said "I don't know. You seem...troubled" he struggled to explain it. Even he wasn't exactly sure of what he saw wrong with her. "You're different kagome, a good different, but I can't help feel that theres something troubling you, deeply troubling you. You know im always here to talk to. Talking usually helps problems, even if its just to get the weight of carrying that problem by yourself off your shoulders. Sometimes others can see the solution when you can't" he told her while smiling a bit.
Kagome just looked at him. She was overwhelmed. She wasn't used to people actually caring, or asking her if se was alright. She looked at his concerned face and said "Some problems can't be fixed, kouga. Some problems are better left alone, especially ones that are in the past" He looked at her, her eyes were so sad in the moment, but only that moment. Once he had blinked her eyes ere back to their blank state, though he thought he saw a change, a bit of a spark that hadn't been there before. In that moment when kagomes eyes had shown her true sadness, just for that second, she had decided she would put the past behind her and live her life. She wouldn't let narakus shadow haunt her for the rest of her life.
Kagome went to bed, heart and soul feeling much lighter then it had in years with her new resolution to start over. She slept that night, with no dreams of naraku, just a peaceful sleep she had never had before. She woke up the next morning ready to take on the world. She got up off the couch just as Jakotsu walked in. "Go take a shower" he said while going to her closet to pick out her outfit for the day. Kagome went in and turned the hot water on, letting it run over her body she decided she had never enjoyed a shower quite like she was today. She got out and didn't even argue once with Jakotsu as he made her wear a pair of gray pants and a plain white shirt like the one she had on the other night or when he pulled her hair into a French twist.
Together she and Jakotsu made their way to he stage. Once they got there kagome and kouga sat at a table and ate breakfast as they watched ginta, hakkaku and Jakotsu organize the band. They listened as the band practiced, kagome wincing every once in awhile when they didn't get it right. Kouga noticed this and just smiled while shaking his head. They finished their breakfast and then went to calm down Jakotsu who was going crazy over the bands outfits and freaking out on them. 'Talk about having a nervous breakdown' kagome thought 'and over clothes no less'
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Well there you go. Again sorry for the late update. For those of you who are reading my other story the next chapter should be out by this weekend. I just started rewriting it but im going to go as fast as I can, plus I've got a general idea, seeing as how I've already written it once.
Please review. It is greatly appreciated and if I have my laptop I usually update quicker because when I get your opinions I feel motivated to write right away, so review, review and review some more.
Ja ne
FoxyWolf
SORRY for the late update on this story and my other too. My dad went to Florida and my laptop went with him, with out my knowledge. I went to go get it from his car and I found out her had gone to Florida for a business meeting or something. Nobody ever tells me anything in this family. Oh, and then to make things better, since I just got my laptop I didn't have much saved on it and my dad decided he would use it for his work so he DELETED ALL MY STUFF including my chapters I had for this and living to die and a biology essay. I swear, I seriously need to chain this down in my room and put a lock on it. Now I have to rewrite the chapters and rewrite the essay. Grrrrrrrrrrr.
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Disclaimer: Come on people, if I owned inuyasha then would I be here writing fan fiction? I don't think so, all I own are my other characters
Chapter 3: Reunited part 2
The next morning, bright and early, Jakotsu was shaking her awake. "What time do you come in everyday, you're always here when I get here. Ayame was never on time. Not that you should be late. I was just wondering" Jakotsu immediately began his incessant chatter. Kagome groggily got up off the couch where she had been sleeping. She stumbled into the bathroom to take a shower while Jakotsu was busy going through all the clothes she now had, courtesy of kouga, trying to decide on what she would wear today.
Kagome took a quick shower and then put on her robe and semi-dried her hair with her towel. Once she walked out Jakotsu was already shoving her back in to get dressed. So, kagome got dressed and then she was shoved into the chair before the vanity so Jakotsu could dry and style her hair. "You could just leave it down today" kagome told him but it didn't matter. Jakotsu was gonna do whatever he wanted with her, no matter how much she objected.
Today he had her wearing a pair of professionally faded black jeans with a light gray tight tee shirt and he put her hair in a simple high ponytail. "What are we doing today?" kagome asked him. Usually she didn't have to dress up during the day while she waitresses, she only had to get fancy for when she sang. Jakotsu just stared at her for a minute and then slowly said "We, as in you, I and kouga, are going to go meet the people holding the event this weekend to plan out the specifics" kagome just nodded her understanding, even though she didn't want to go sit around with a bunch of rich snobs for hours on end to plan some stupid event.
"This means you have to behave yourself. You have to make a good impression" Jakotsu told her seriously. Kagome was about to retort that she COULD behave herself when kouga walked in. "Uhhh, Jakotsu the plans have changed. We're not meeting them at their house now we're making it a lunch meeting, therefore she'll need something nicer to wear" he said. Jakotsu went, grumbling, back into kagomes closet while kouga turned to her. "Kagome, you will need to, um..." "Yes, yes I know, be a good little girl and behave. Jakotsu's already lectured me about it" she cut him off.
"Good, good. Well then all I have to say is that we'll be leaving in about an hour, so make sure you two are ready. Being late would not make a good impression on them" he told them. Kouga then left to do whatever hotel managers did during the day. Kagome just turned back to Jakotsu as he came out of her closet with a black mini skirt and a black suit style jacket. She slipped the skirt on and then put the black jacket over her gray shirt, not buttoning it. Jakotsu came over to button her jacket. Kagome just knocked his hands away. "You need to make a good impression. Now let me button the jacket" Jakotsu told her sternly. "No. I hate things buttoned up or zipped" kagome said back to him.
Jakotsu, ignoring her, went to button the jacket up again. Kagome just fought back. They continued like this for half an hour, both struggling over the jacket. Finally after five more minutes kouga came in while saying "Jakotsu, I was wondering whi..." he stopped when he saw the two rolling around on he floor. "What the hell are you two doing?" he asked them. They both looked up, Jakotsu gripping the front of kagomes jacket and kagome gripping his hands. Both their hair was messed up and it looked as though Jakotsu was getting a black right eye.
"Dammit, just button it" Jakotsu and kagome continued, totally ignoring kouga. "Hell no" they continued to roll around on the floor, kagomes hair now undone from its ponytail, was impairing her vision. Kouga walked forward, grabbing both of them trying to pull them apart, now joined in the rolling around. All of them yelling different things. The racket brought attention to them and hakkaku an ginta came running into the room. "Ahhh, what are you all doing?!?" they inquired. "Help me get them apart" they heard kougas voice from the ball of body parts.
Within the next minute or so ginta and hakkaku holding back Jakotsu while kouga was holding back kagome. Somewhere between the beginning and where they were now the fight had turned from the buttons o an all out verbal abuse war. "You unshapely, uncivilized, no style sense twit" Jakotsu started yelling at her. "Me? ME? You're calling me that? Look at yourself you damn hypocrite, you..." kagome started to retaliate when kouga finally intervened again. "You two need to stop now!"
They both finally stopped their struggling and looked at kouga. Everyone was silent for a full minute before... "Uhh, you can let go now" kagome finally said. Kouga slowly let go of is hold on her while the other two let go of Jakotsu. They all looked at each other and then "so, which tie goes better with this suit?" kouga asked what he had originally come in to ask. "That one" kagome and Jakotsu both pointed to a different tie. They both looked at each other and then started fighting all over again about bad taste and style. Kouga just looked skyward as though asking for help.
"Uhh sir, we agree with Jakotsu on the tie thing. You should wear this one" Ginta and hakkaku whispered to him. Kouga nodded and put the tie the three men had chosen on. "Oh, yeah, side with him" kagome turned on the three. They all just started at her as if they were little boys who had just gotten caught doing something naughty. "Fine, ill just go sit in the car since obviously my opinion doesn't matter. Ill just let you girls pick your outfits out and do your make up by yourselves" kagome told them while walking out the door. The four men just watched her walk out before turning to each other.
"Well, im ready, how about you Jakotsu?" kouga asked. "Yes, just let me brush my hair, now that that little twit messed it all up. Oh, and she still hasn't buttoned that damn jacket yet" he started to rant to himself as he went into the bathroom to grab a brush. Kouga just shook his head as he, ginta and hakkaku walked out. "We should be back by four. We'll eat at noon and then we'll discuss everything after that. If it looks like we're going to be longer then I'll call you. But we should be back by four if everything goes right" kouga told them while walking out to the car.
Kouga was joined by Jakotsu at the doors as he was walking out. "Ready?" Jakotsu asked "Yeah, im just worried about kagome. Now we've made her mad" He answered. "We really need this event. It's always pulled in a lot of money and we also get a lot of recognition. We wouldn't be where we are today with out the Tokunawas. Mr. Tokunawa was the one who loaned me the money to start this hotel and he held the first big event we ever had. Just having him here got us a lot of the people that come here and it also got us a lot of our sponsors"
'Hey, I finally got my way for once' kagome thought to herself while smirking in the car. She really hadn't cared about buttoning her jacket or kouga not listening to her on tie advice. Truth be told she had picked the other tie at the last second when he asked just to see what Jakotsu would say. Actually she had agreed with Jakotsu on the ties, just not out loud. She just wanted to make a little difference today. Normally everything was so perfect and planned and she just did as everyone said. Of course today probably wasn't the best day to act out. Now they probably think she was going to be bad at the meeting.
'Naw, ill be just fine at this stupid meeting. Theres other days I can annoy them' she thought as she buttoned up her jacket. Just as she was buttoning the last button kouga rapped on the window. "You wanna move over there hun?" he asked. "No, I think ill drive thanks" kagome answered him while opening the door and grabbing the keys from him before he could say no. She then closed and locked her door. "Kagome this isn't funny. Give me the keys and move over" kouga said through the closed door. Kagome just rolled down the window as Jakotsu got into the front passengers seat. "Come on kouga, get in he back. We're going to be late so move it" she said while smiling innocently up at him.
Kouga having no other choice got into the back seat. "Fine bu..." he was cut off as kagome went from zero to seventy in the time span of about five seconds. "Slow down!" kouga yelled and Jakotsu started muttering abut being too young to die and was gripping the edges of his seat. Kagome just ignored them and went even faster. They were speeding down the highway at eighty when kagome slammed on the brakes. "What did you do that for?!?" kouga all but yelled at her. "I just remembered...where exactly are we going? Where is this place?" kagome asked while turning around to face kouga. The look on his face was half astonishment and half amusement. The cars behind them were now blowing their horns, trying to make them move.
"Get off at the next exit, its on the corner of fifth and main" he said while tightening his seat belt, "And im driv..." but again he was cut off when kagome slammed on the gas again. They were at the restaurant in five minutes. Just as she swerved into the parking lot, nearly missing a few cars, a yell for kouga was to be heard. "Kouga, my boy, right on time as usual" yelled a man in an Armani suit with long whit hair and golden eyes. 'Armani, figures' kagome thought to herself "See kouga, it's a good thing I drove or we would have been late" Kouga just gave her a look that clearly said 'shut up' while they walked toward the man.
'He looks familiar' kagome thought to herself, 'Where have I seen him before....wait...he looks like those two guys I met' Kagome looked at the man carefully. She was broken from her thought however when the man in question walked over to her, extending his hand. "Inutaisho Tokunawa, and you are?" He said while taking her hand in his. "Kagome Higurashi, pleased to meet you" she said with a fake smile. "Quite a strong grip you have there young lady" he said while smiling warmly at her. "Yeah, well, I grew up around guys" kagome said, having a hard time keeping up the smile. Inutaisho noticed this and pulled her a little closer looking into her eyes. 'Something has happened in her past, something not good' he thought. Kagome could see he was about to ask her another question but was saved when kouga came up behind her and laying his hands on her shoulders, directed her away while saying "Shall we go in now, or are you waiting for your sons Mr. Tokunawa?"
"Please, call me Inutaisho, we've known each other far too long for such formalities kouga. And about my sons, they are out of town for me on business, they won't be back until tomorrow. Why don't we go in now, I already made reservations. Shall we?" he said while offering his arm to kagome. She took the proffered arm and they walked into the restaurant closely followed by kouga and Jakotsu. As soon as they walked in a waiter rushed up to them "Your table is ready Mr. Tokunawa, follow me please" And so they followed the waiter to a corner booth in the back. "I'll be right back."
They all sat down and got situated before Jakotsu turned to say something to Inutaisho, but before he could Inutaisho spoke up. "So, kagome, what is someone as pretty as you doing working for kouga here?" he asked jokingly. "I sing on the weekends and waitress during the week" she told him. He stared at her curiously, trying to figure her out. Kagome just held his eyes, watching him trying to figure her out. 'She doesn't seem to be one of those brainless twit kouga usually hires to sing for him. Like that Ayame he used to have, I heard she was fired, about time too, she was a horrendous singer. I wonder what she sings like?' were his thoughts on her.
"Will you be singing this weekend, kagome?" he asked her. "Well that will be decided today from what im told, which isn't very much I might say" she answered him while looking distinctly to Jakotsu. "That's not true, we tell you things you just choose not to listen" Jakotsu immediately retaliated. "I only listen when its important, therefore whenever you open your mouth you can bet I am not listening. Does that tell you something?" she asked him innocently. Jakotsu narrowed his eyes and was about to open his mouth when kouga, sensing another verbal war coming on, cut in "Yes, that is why we are here, to discus the details for this weekend. We need to decide what the menu will be, how many people will be coming so we can ready the rooms, what songs you want,-if you have a preference for the music, what the times will be, the decorations and of course what the entertainment will be"
"Kagome, would you mind singing for me?" Inutaisho asked her. "What? Right here, now?" she asked. "Yes" he said while nodding. Kagome, not really caring what everyone else thought and not being nervous at all began one of her favorite songs. She got through the first verse and chorus and was halfway through the second verse when Inutaisho held up his hand. "Well I think that settles one decision. Kagome you will definitely be singing this weekend and I leave the music choices and sons up to you" he said to her. 'Well, seems like kouga finally found someone with talent, I don't think I've head a voice like that in a long time' Inutaisho thought to himself as they all ordered their food.
As they ate kouga and Inutaisho discussed the plans for everything else, Jakotsu putting his say in every once in a while. Kagome tuned them out as she was used to doing. She ate her food in silence, her mind wandering back to her tormented past as it usually did.
~~Memory~~
"Kagome, my love, you need to get up" naraku had come back into the room. Kagome just pulled the covers tighter over her naked, aching body. Kagome didn't want to open her eyes or get up. She wanted to lay there forever and never get up. She wanted to go back to the welcoming darkness of sleep. Waking up, getting up, facing *him* would make it all real. It would make last nights nightmare real. She wasn't ready to face him after what he had done last night. He had taken her against her will. He had said it was his gift to her on her fifteenth birthday. He had raped her, her body was defiled, dirty and she hated him even more for it.
"Kagome, I know your awake. Now get up and get yourself cleaned. Or do I have to do it for you?" he suggested as he ripped the covers from her stiff body. Kagome quickly grabbed the robe he was holding from him and slipped it on. She then proceeded to walk to the bathroom, the pain between her legs giving her somewhat of a limp. Naraku watched her hobble to the bathroom with a sense of masculine pride at doing that to her. Now she really was his and no one else's. He was broken out of his thought when he heard the bathroom door slam shut.
He regarded the shut door with narrowed eyes before walking over to it and opening it. He had removed the lock on his private bathroom after having to break it down five or six times when kagome had locked herself in. He walked in just as kagome was getting into the shower. Naraku, who hadn't yet taken a shower decided to join her. He quickly disrobed and got in with her before she knew what was going on. Once she did fell him though she turned around to give him the worst look she'd ever given him. "You know, if you leave your face like that it will stay that way" he said jokingly.
Kagome, choosing to ignore him, made to get out of the shower. Naraku put out an arm to stop her, "And where do you think you're going?" Kagome just tried to go under his arm. He slammed her back into the wall, "I said, where do you think you're going?" he snarled while yanking her head to face him. Kagome just spit in his face while trying to get away. Too bad the spit washed off in the stream of water, not really having a physical effect on him, but that's not to say he wasn't mad. "I asked you a question and I expect to be answered" he said. "I was getting away from you, you filthy bastard" kagome growled out to him.
After saying this kagome began to fiercely fight him. They began slamming back and forth in the shower. "Guess you shouldn't have taught me to fight back, huh" kagome said fiercely. "No, I like a challenge, makes me want you more" naraku said as he finally trapped her in the corner. And before kagome could respond nastily he had crashed his mouth down on hers, silencing her. Kagome kept her mouth tightly closed. Naraku brought her forward and then slammed her back against the wall. Kagome gasped as she felt her ribs crack and blood run down her back. Naraku took this opportunity to dip his tongue into her mouth. Kagome tried to break free but naraku held her tight. He brought his hands back and they had blood on them.
"You see what happens when you don't obey me?" he said as if talking to a little child. "Now we have to take you to get bandaged up before the party" Naraku shut off the shower and toweling himself off he continued on to kagome. But before he could dry her she had grabbed the towel from him. "I can do it myself" she bit out. "Feisty, but you're hurt, I don't want you hurt even more. You seem to hurt yourself too much" he said. Kagome was about to tell him exactly who was hurting her and what she planned on doing about it when there came some hard knocking on the door.
"Come on you two love birds! Lets go we're going to the club early" came ryougas voice. If there was one person kagome hated as much as naraku it was her older brother ryouga. He had killed her younger brother souta. "Yeah, I thought you two finished that last night, kami knows you were making enough noise" came soras crude remark followed by raucous laughter. "Get out here already!" Hiten yelled just as naraku appeared at the door with kagome in tow. "Hey boys, ill meet you at the club. First I've gotta take kagome to get her back fixed up, she hurt herself in the shower earlier" he told them while pulling a very pissed off kagome behind him.
"In the shower, eh?" Sora said while elbowing naraku with a knowing smirk. The other just laughed. Kagome just glared at them all in turn. She hated all of them. "hat cha glaring at us for kagome? Not our fault you're clumsy. Good thing naraku was there to save you. Maybe tonight she'll thank you in bed naraku" Hiten said while smirking at him. "I'll thank him alright" Kagome snarled out while punching Hiten in the face with her free hand. She went to hit him again when naraku twisted both her arms behind her back. "You alright there Hiten?" Sora was asking between laughs. Naraku turned kagome around as Hiten stood up. He turned to her and while saying "Bitch" he slapped her hard across the face.
"Not too hard now, wouldn't want to hurt her pretty little face" sora said sarcastically while grabbing her chin. "You need to learn some more respect missy" They all laughed and headed for the door. "We'll see you in about an hour then" Ryouga called over his shoulder as they left. "Lets go babe" Naraku said as he pushed her down the hall.
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Inutaisho had been watching kagome while he supposedly had been listening to kouga. He didn't know why they still had these meetings, they did it the same every year, well except for the music and singers but that was already taken care of. He, like kagome, could act like they were listening intently when really there minds were on something, or rather someone else. Inutaisho had been watching her. Anyone else would have thought she was listening also, but he saw through the act he was currently pulling. He was watching her eyes. She might have been smiling but her eyes told otherwise. She seemed to be thinking of something, and it wasn't pleasant. He watched as she gripped her fork tighter and her hand began to shake. All of a sudden she looked up while clearing her throat. "If you'll all excuse me I have to go to the ladies room. I'll be right back" she said. Kouga nodded his head and she quickly stood up.
Kagome had to get away from the table. She was loosing her grip, remembering all those horrible memories. Many more scenes had followed after that one, most of them worse. Then at the end she had relived the night of her fifteenth birthday again and it was too much. She had been trying to choke her fork and had looked up. Mr. Tokunawa had been looking intently at her. She had excused herself immediately. Now she was walking around aimlessly, trying to find the bathroom she was supposed to be going too.
Kagome wandered around for a few more minutes before she went back to their table. As soon as she sat back down Inutaisho had looked at her. He noticed she seemed to be fine now, or so someone might think. When he looked closer he saw she was like his eldest son. She wore a mask to cover what she was feeling and thinking. Inutaisho, though, after many years of dealing with his two sons could see that something was really bothering her and he intended to find out what. But all too soon, before he could talk to her it was time to leave. They were walking outside and shaking hands. He made sure to talk to kagome last.
As kouga and Jakotsu were walking to the car Inutaisho yelled "Kouga, you don't mind if I borrow this beauty for a minute. I have some sheet music in my car that I'd like her to have. I think she would do justice to these songs" Kouga just nodded yes and then yelled back "Alright, we'll meet you at your car. Where are you parked?" Mr. Tokunawa pointed to the right while saying "Theres a small business over there. Im in that parking lot" Kouga looked confused for a minute before saying "Why are you parked over there?" Mr. Tokunawa just laughed and said "Good luck getting over there in your car through that traffic" and then he grabbed kagomes arm and started walking away.
In that brief instant when he had grabbed her arm naraku had flashed across her minds eye while she heard 'I promise it won't hurt...much' and then she was walking with Inutaisho to his car. What she didn't know was that Inutaisho had seen the look in her eyes when he grabbed her and had immediately let go. Kagome hadn't noticed this though. Now they were standing at the street corner while the traffic roared by. Kagome turned to Mr. Tokunawa while saying "Mr. Tokunawa, you don't really have music for me do you?" He looked at her and then smiled.
"No, actually I do have music for you but I also have a question. I didn't want to ask it in front of the others, I figured you wouldn't answer. Actually I don't think you'll answer me now but im going to ask anyways" He said as they came to his car. Kagome looked up at him, face blank, waiting for his question. "What troubles you? Others might not see I but I do. I know something has happened and it's always better to talk about it" he told her, staring into her eyes, looking for a reaction. Kagome looked back at him, she had never told anyone her past, but for some reason she felt as if she could tell him. She opened her mouth and Inutaisho really thought she was going to answer him. He had only met her once but he felt as if he had known her for a long time. 'She looks familiar but I can't place her' he thought to himself.
Kagome felt like she'd met him before. She wanted to tell him, she felt as if she could actually trust someone and that someone was him. 'Yes, I can tell him, I will tell him' she resolved. She opened her mouth to start when a horn beeped and both of them spun around to see kouga and Jakotsu pulling into the lot. In that instant kagome knew she was being foolish. She could never tell him, she didn't even know him. Inutaisho watched as her eyes became hard again and he knew she wouldn't talk now. "You have music for me Mr. Tokunawa?" she asked him.
"Yes, I'll get them for you" he said, while promising himself he'd talk to her later. He pulled out a folder from his car and handed it to her. "I don't care about any other songs you want to sing or what you have the band play but I would like you to sing these songs. It would mean a great deal to me" he said holding her eyes with his. His eyes captured kagomes curiosity. They had earlier too. That golden color. The same as the two boys in the park. "I will, sir" she answered him. He nodded and then extended his hand "Well, kagome, it was a pleasure meeting you and I hope we meet again soon" Kagome took his hand and responded "It was an honor to meet you too, sir, especially after all the good things I've heard about you" They let go and kagome walked away to kougas car.
"Get the music?" Jakotsu asked as she got in the back seat this time. Kouga was driving this time. "Yeah" was her simple answer. She was silent the whole way home, looking at the music. When they got back to the hotel kouga and Jakotsu went off to order everything and to tell the workers what needed to be done. It was Wednesday, everyone would be arriving on Thursday night, with the whole event starting Friday afternoon. Kagome went to her dressing room and sat on the couch still looking through the music.
The words were beautiful and she couldn't wait to sing it with the band tomorrow at practice. She got up and went to go take a shower and then put on a pair of loose white pants with a plain white shirt as well. She came back and sat on the couch picking up the music again. She couldn't take her eyes off it. She looked at the clock and saw that nobody would be down to have dinner with her for another few hours or so. She stood up, and taking the folder of sheet music and words with her, left her room. She wandered around until she found the room she was looking for.
Earlier that week she had bee wandering around the huge hotel, going through the room that ere seldom used, most on the main floor where there weren't any hotel rooms for guests. She had stumbled upon an old grand piano. Kagome, in her spare time in narakus capture had taught herself to play. Over the past couple of days she had gone out and bought new strings for the broken ones and had been tuning the piano, another handy trick she had taught herself at narakus. It had been the one thing he had let her do, play the piano. More then she would have liked he had sat with her while she had played, and he had often made her sing for him too.
Now she had finally finished with it and was ready to play it. She sat down and took out the sheets of music. She cracked her fingers and then laid them on the keys. She was about to play when she heard voices outside. She got up, looked out into the hallway and saw workers at the other end directing other workers around. This room was at the end of a hall and they weren't coming this way. Kagome ducked back in and shut the door. Sitting back down on the bench she arched her back and then began to play. She played the song through once and then looked at the words as she played it through a second time. Now she began to sing.
The words came easy, as did the keys. She played and sang the first song and then continued to go through and learn the other three as well. At the end of three hours she had gone through all the songs at least five times. She absolutely loved them. One in particular was her favorite. One thing kagome did notice about these songs was that they seemed to be in her memory, in her very soul. When she went to look to see what they were called on her way back to her room she was perplexed but not really surprised to see they didn't have names. For some reason this just seemed right to her.
She was walking down the hall to her room when she heard knocking. She rounded the corner and saw kouga, Jakotsu, ginta and hakkaku standing at her door with dinner. Normally they just came in but today they were knocking because they were holding the food, all the other workers being to busy to bring them dinner. Kagome rushed forward and opened the door for them. Once they were all sitting around her room, ginta stretched out on the couch, hakkaku in the black leather chair , kouga taking the other one and kagome on the floor, kouga spoke up.
Kagome already off in her own little world of memories expecting them to be talking about the weekend didn't hear him the first time he called her name. "Kagome?" she looked up to see them al staring at her. "Yes?" she asked "Where were you when we got hear just now?" he asked. "Oh, I got bored so I went for a walk" she told him simply. "You had the music Mr. Tokunawa gave you. Why?" Ginta asked, having already been informed about the music being one of the music directors. "I was going over it, you know learning it so I would have a fell for it tomorrow when we practice" she said. "Good, good. Finally someone who takes there job seriously. Ayame never prepared n advance, and was always late" hakkaku nodded approvingly of her behavior.
After that the talk turned to business again. But this time kagome actually listened instead of returning to her past. Actually it was good she listened too because she was frequently asked questions and her opinion, especially when it came to the music and the songs. They had to plan everything out tonight so they could run right through practice tomorrow. "Kagome, I'll be here early tomorrow to get that music so the band can learn it before you sing with it. You keep it tonight to memorize the words and all" Hakkaku said on his way out. Ginta nodded his head in goodbye and walked with hakkaku down the hall, discussing the music for tomorrow again, even though it was already planned out. Koga stayed behind.
"Kagome, are you alright?" he asked softly. Kagome looked at him closely before answering. "Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?" Kouga looked at her and then slowly said "I don't know. You seem...troubled" he struggled to explain it. Even he wasn't exactly sure of what he saw wrong with her. "You're different kagome, a good different, but I can't help feel that theres something troubling you, deeply troubling you. You know im always here to talk to. Talking usually helps problems, even if its just to get the weight of carrying that problem by yourself off your shoulders. Sometimes others can see the solution when you can't" he told her while smiling a bit.
Kagome just looked at him. She was overwhelmed. She wasn't used to people actually caring, or asking her if se was alright. She looked at his concerned face and said "Some problems can't be fixed, kouga. Some problems are better left alone, especially ones that are in the past" He looked at her, her eyes were so sad in the moment, but only that moment. Once he had blinked her eyes ere back to their blank state, though he thought he saw a change, a bit of a spark that hadn't been there before. In that moment when kagomes eyes had shown her true sadness, just for that second, she had decided she would put the past behind her and live her life. She wouldn't let narakus shadow haunt her for the rest of her life.
Kagome went to bed, heart and soul feeling much lighter then it had in years with her new resolution to start over. She slept that night, with no dreams of naraku, just a peaceful sleep she had never had before. She woke up the next morning ready to take on the world. She got up off the couch just as Jakotsu walked in. "Go take a shower" he said while going to her closet to pick out her outfit for the day. Kagome went in and turned the hot water on, letting it run over her body she decided she had never enjoyed a shower quite like she was today. She got out and didn't even argue once with Jakotsu as he made her wear a pair of gray pants and a plain white shirt like the one she had on the other night or when he pulled her hair into a French twist.
Together she and Jakotsu made their way to he stage. Once they got there kagome and kouga sat at a table and ate breakfast as they watched ginta, hakkaku and Jakotsu organize the band. They listened as the band practiced, kagome wincing every once in awhile when they didn't get it right. Kouga noticed this and just smiled while shaking his head. They finished their breakfast and then went to calm down Jakotsu who was going crazy over the bands outfits and freaking out on them. 'Talk about having a nervous breakdown' kagome thought 'and over clothes no less'
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Well there you go. Again sorry for the late update. For those of you who are reading my other story the next chapter should be out by this weekend. I just started rewriting it but im going to go as fast as I can, plus I've got a general idea, seeing as how I've already written it once.
Please review. It is greatly appreciated and if I have my laptop I usually update quicker because when I get your opinions I feel motivated to write right away, so review, review and review some more.
Ja ne
FoxyWolf