A/N: I'm sorry... I haven't updated in a LONG time! Gomen na sai!
PLEASE READ THE NOTE AT THE END OF THIS CHAPTER!
Changing the Mind
Chapter 4 – Report and care
"...S-so you t-t-turn this t-t-to 8 and t-t-then m-multiply it b-b-by pi..." Inu Yasha manage to get out. Kagome nodded her head in understanding. They were sitting at one of Inu Yasha's long desks in his room.
"Oh.... Ok.... So the answer would be..." Kagome typed in some numbers into her calculator. "25.12 square feet?" Inu Yasha nodded. Kagome squealed and clapped her hands.
"Thank you so much!" Kagome gave Inu Yasha a big hug while he blushed.
"Y-y-your welcome!" Inu Yasha gently pried Kagome off his neck. Kagome backed up and roamed through her pack.
"Hey, Inu-Kun?" Kagome pulled a paper and read it.
"H-hai? [yes?]" Inu Yasha said from the book he was reading.
"What's your report about?" Inu Yasha gave her a questioning glare as he fixed his Harry Potter glasses. (A/N: You know, the BIG circle glasses...) Kagome gave him a dead look.
"You know! Our own report for English!" Inu Yasha panicked. It wasn't that he didn't have it done or anything... It was just that... No body liked him on the stage... Kagome saw his expression and smiled.
"Don't worry... I DO still have to help you, right?" Inu Yasha nodded. Kagome sat facing him. "Well, you just gotta know the 8 rules on stage!" Inu Yasha shook his head.
"I-I-I don't know t-t-the 8 rules!" Kagome giggled and took his hands in hers. He blushed. She looked straight through his soft baby violet eyes.
"Relax..." Kagome said in a soothing voice. "Just relax and breathe in..."
*Inhale*
"...And breathe out..."
*Exhale*
"Now, say your name calmly..." Inu Yasha took another breath.
"My name is Inu Y-Yasha..." Kagome smiled and nodded. Inu Yasha eyes lit up.
"There ya' go! You almost made it! Just relax..." Inu Yasha nodded and smiled.
"Now, close your eyes... I'm going to tell you about the 8 rules on stage..." Inu Yasha nodded and obeyed. Kagome saw his eyes lids drop and stared at his cute face.
(A/N: I got this from a magazine! DON'T SUE!) "Ok, imagine... You walk on to the stage. All eyes are on you." Kagome felt him become stiff as she studied his un-relaxed face.
"The director tells you to start. You take two steps forward. Then what? Do you start to scream and cry?" She heard Inu Yasha chuckle.
"Run off stage? Freeze?" Inu Yasha nodded. Kagome smiled.
"Not anymore. You confidently read your lines, dance your moves, and sing your songs. Why?" Inu Yasha had a questioning face on.
"You have me on your side, silly! Now these are the 8 rules...
Number 1, Practice and be prepared-As you've heard, practice makes perfect. With a friend or alone, practice. You walk to the stage. When you get there, think of what you're going to do onstage.
Number 2, Relax-take a few deep breaths to settle yourself down.
Number 3, Believe in yourself-Confidence REALLY shows." Inu Yasha chuckled.
"Number 4, Let it all out-It's almost impossible to over-animate on stage, ok?" he nodded.
"Number 5, Speak LOUDLY and clearly- it speaks for itself, ne?
Number 6, Do your best- You can always be proud if you did your best. It's not the end of the world if you don't make it. There are tons of other opportunities. Like the cliché says: "There are no small parts, only small actors.
Number 7, Be on your toes-the audience, or directors, won't know you messed up unless you tell them. Keep going.
And number 8, Have fun! It's the reason you're trying out right? Having fun is always entertaining..." Inu Yasha opened his eyes to see blue eyes shining and breathed in and out. Kagome smiled and patted his shoulders.
"Relax..."
**Next Day...
Inu Yasha walked down the sidewalk; reading his report to himself. He wore a red T-shirt and blue pants, with his hair tied again, and wore his big circular glasses again.
"Yo! Yasha!" Inu Yasha turned around to see Miroku. Miroku had a blue shirt and pants on, with his rectangular glasses.
"Yo..." Inu Yasha went back to reading again. Miroku chuckled and patted his best friend's back.
"Relax, Inu-boy! It'll be ok..."
"Easy for you to say..." Inu Yasha muttered as they walked inside the school halls.
**
"Ok class... We will head out to the gym's stage now, behave out there!" Ms. Akane said as her class walked out of her class to present their paper. Inu Yasha nervously walked out of the door and followed the group of kids.
He spotted Kagome out in front. Kagome wore a blue tang top with mini turtles decorated, wore a tight jean skirt, blue sandels, and had her hair up in a ponytail. She was talking to Sango, Eri, Misuki, and Ayumi; laughing at some jokes.
"She looks so... pretty..." Inu Yasha mumbled to himself, forgetting his nervousness. Kagome, feeling the stare, she turned around and saw Inu Yasha blushing and placed his report in front of his face.
He peeked out of one of the corners of his report to see Kagome smiling and gave him thumbs up. Kikyo, who was walking behind Inu Yasha, saw everything. She placed a disgusted look on her face as she stared at Inu Yasha.
"Ok class! Will go A, B, C order from last names! Tasuki Amarochi, you're up! After Tasuki will be Sango Chisei!" Ms. Akane yelled over her class as they took their seats from the chairs that were spread out the gym.
Inu Yasha sunk in his chair. 'Why...me?' He thought as he waited for the letter 'T' for his last name. Next came Sango Chisei, Eri Dongo, Ayumi Fuyumi, then Misuki Gakki... He stopped pondering in his thoughts when he heard something.
"Ok! That was great Misuki Gakki! Next is... Kagome Higurashi!" He sat up straight in his chair. He watched as she came behind the curtains and took a deep breath. She stared at the audience and smiled. He listened to her report as she took glances of the crowd, then to her paper. He didn't listen to what she said. He just stared at her face as she made little faces when she messed a sentence and smiled. 'K-kawaii...'
Kagome smiled and gave a small bow. She walked off the stage calmly.
"All right, next is..." Ms. Akane looked through her pile of paper. "The next person is Inu Yasha Takahashi! Now, continue! I got to go use the restroom." Ms. Akane left. Inu Yasha gulped and got a hold of his shaking knees and walked up the stairs to go on stage.
Inu Yasha stared at the bored looked audience. He took 2 steps up. He panted heavily. '...Relax...' He heard Kagome's voice in his head. He took a deep breath.
"M-m-my report is a-a-about..."
"GETTING OFF THE STAGE!" Kikyo and her gang cried. The class laughed as Inu Yasha panicked, sweat dripping off his temple.
"W-w-well, I-I-I-I..." Inu Yasha managed back. A guy stood up.
"YEAH! GET OFF THE FREAKING STAGE!" Some more popular, stuck-up KIDS were yelling at him.
Kagome looked around her to see Kikyo smirking back at her. Kagome frowned. She looked back u p at the stage to see Inu Yasha struggling to speak.
Kagome stood up, catching Inu Yasha's attention. '...She...is...going to make fun of me...' Inu Yasha thought. (A/N: Inu Yasha does NOT stutter in his mind!) Inu Yasha's expression turned sad as he watched Kagome.
Kagome smiled at him. She ignored the other yelling and placed both of her hands around her mouth. Sango and Kagome's gang watched Kagome with amusement and listened to what Kagome had to say. Inu Yasha leaned forward, to listen what Kagome had to say something bad to him.
Kagome took a deep breath.
. .. ... .... .....
"YOU CAN DO IT INU YASHA!" Popular kids stopped and stared at Kagome. Even Inu Yasha's eyes were wide as extra large eggs. Kagome smiled at him.
"I SAID YOU CAN DO IT! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND GO ON!" Kagome continued yelling as Kikyo frowned. Kagome's gang smiled and stood up and joined their leader. (A/N: Yep! Kagome's the leader of her gang!)
"YEAH INU YASHA! YOU CAN DO IT! READ YOUR REPORT!" Kagome smiled at Inu Yasha. He blushed and smiled back. '...She's the only person...who really does cares...'
**Lunch...
Inu Yasha sat at the table in the corner of the cafeteria. Miroku just munched his sandwich like usual. Inu Yasha just looked down at his lunch box and fixed his glasses up higher.
"Hey..." Inu Yasha looked up. His eyes widened.
"Can I sit next to you?" Inu Yasha nodded as he scooted over to the right so Kagome could sit to the left of him. Inu Yasha just stared at his lunch.
"Aren't you going to eat Inu-kun?" Inu Yasha shook his head 'no'. Kagome sighed and smiled at him. Inu Yasha saw the smile at the corner of his eye and melted into it. Kagome reached for his lunch box and grabbed it away from his stare. She opened it and got 'her' chopsticks out and started eating his rice.
"Hmmm! This is soooo good!" Kagome checked Inu Yasha from the corner of her eye. He looked at her curiously. "Oh my goodness, Inu Yasha! This is so good! Do you want some?" Kagome moved his box back to him. He took it and eagerly ate his food. Kagome giggled. After Inu Yasha ate his food, Kagome spoke up.
"You did a great job!" Kagome patted his back. Inu Yasha shook his head.
"N-n-no one was l-l-listening to me..." Inu Yasha stared at his box again. Kagome frowned but quickly placed a smile on.
"I was listening. I thought it was great!" Inu Yasha looked away from her. Kagome frowned. She gently grabbed his left shoulder and made him face her. Inu Yasha looked into her shining blue eyes to see many emotions. She smiled as he blushed. He could see the faded make-up she putted on. '...No matter what, she's a beautiful goddess...'
"Listen, if you work very hard, maybe these people will appreciate it one day..." Her voice... It was soothing him somehow.
He nodded and smiled back. He felt his heart beat going faster as she came in closer to his face.
"HIGURASHI!" Kagome and Inu Yasha looked up at...
"Kikyo?" Kagome stood up in front of Kikyo. Inu Yasha just watched. Kagome's gang came up behind her. "What is it?" Kikyo's gang, Kaguya, Tsubaki, and Yura, were behind Kikyo, snickering. Kikyo pointed to Inu Yasha and Miroku.
"WHY are YOU hanging out with THEM?" Kikyo said with disgust in her voice. Kagome took a short glance at Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha frowned. '...She's going to stay on Kikyo's side...' Right when Inu Yasha was about to stand up, Kagome said something that he never expected.
"Because they're cool..." Every one stopped and faced the 2 gangs, Venom's (Kikyo) and Goddesses (Kagome). Everyone gasped or jaws dropped. Kikyo blinked in surprise.
"W-what? What did you say?" Kagome's gang smiled. Kagome smirked.
"I said that They. Are. Cool. Meaning, I like to hang out with them instead of a slutty wench like this trash bag here standing in front of me." Everyone "oooooo" –ed and laughed. Truth, everyone didn't really like Kikyo's gang. Kikyo batted her eyelashes with a shock expression.
"You... You mean... You're," *points to Kagome* "chosing THEM over US popular people? Rich?" Kagome smiled when she saw Inu Yasha's eyes.
"Yep! Them! T.H.E.M." Kagome spelled 'them' out for Kikyo. Kikyo got back her cooliness.
"Well, I'm not surprise... You are pretty much a nerd yourself..."
* "ooo" from crowd*
Kagome laughed. "Well, I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't graduate from this high school... You ARE pretty much a stuck-up, stupid, dumb, bitch who didn't know what's three multiplied by six..."
* "OOOOOOOOOOO!!! Dang!!! THAT WAS DEEP!!!" from the crowd*
Kikyo fumed and turned away, and out the doors of the cafeteria. Kagome calmly sat next to Inu Yasha as people patted their backs. Inu Yasha turned to Kagome.
"T-t-thank you..." Kagome had a question mark on her face.
"For what?" Inu Yasha smiled.
"F-f-for everything..."
(A/N: Please read the note down there! It's very short!) ~*
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A/N: These are just answering YOUR questions. Okay:
-Miroku MIGHT not be a pervert in this one
-I know Inu Yasha is a wimp, but think about how he will save her! Romantic, ne?
-I know you feel bad for Inu-kun for stuttering, but it's a good thing in this fic! I'm positive it's a good thing!
Write your questions and review! Thank you very much! –Loving-miko-to- hanyou! _-!
PLEASE READ THE NOTE AT THE END OF THIS CHAPTER!
Changing the Mind
Chapter 4 – Report and care
"...S-so you t-t-turn this t-t-to 8 and t-t-then m-multiply it b-b-by pi..." Inu Yasha manage to get out. Kagome nodded her head in understanding. They were sitting at one of Inu Yasha's long desks in his room.
"Oh.... Ok.... So the answer would be..." Kagome typed in some numbers into her calculator. "25.12 square feet?" Inu Yasha nodded. Kagome squealed and clapped her hands.
"Thank you so much!" Kagome gave Inu Yasha a big hug while he blushed.
"Y-y-your welcome!" Inu Yasha gently pried Kagome off his neck. Kagome backed up and roamed through her pack.
"Hey, Inu-Kun?" Kagome pulled a paper and read it.
"H-hai? [yes?]" Inu Yasha said from the book he was reading.
"What's your report about?" Inu Yasha gave her a questioning glare as he fixed his Harry Potter glasses. (A/N: You know, the BIG circle glasses...) Kagome gave him a dead look.
"You know! Our own report for English!" Inu Yasha panicked. It wasn't that he didn't have it done or anything... It was just that... No body liked him on the stage... Kagome saw his expression and smiled.
"Don't worry... I DO still have to help you, right?" Inu Yasha nodded. Kagome sat facing him. "Well, you just gotta know the 8 rules on stage!" Inu Yasha shook his head.
"I-I-I don't know t-t-the 8 rules!" Kagome giggled and took his hands in hers. He blushed. She looked straight through his soft baby violet eyes.
"Relax..." Kagome said in a soothing voice. "Just relax and breathe in..."
*Inhale*
"...And breathe out..."
*Exhale*
"Now, say your name calmly..." Inu Yasha took another breath.
"My name is Inu Y-Yasha..." Kagome smiled and nodded. Inu Yasha eyes lit up.
"There ya' go! You almost made it! Just relax..." Inu Yasha nodded and smiled.
"Now, close your eyes... I'm going to tell you about the 8 rules on stage..." Inu Yasha nodded and obeyed. Kagome saw his eyes lids drop and stared at his cute face.
(A/N: I got this from a magazine! DON'T SUE!) "Ok, imagine... You walk on to the stage. All eyes are on you." Kagome felt him become stiff as she studied his un-relaxed face.
"The director tells you to start. You take two steps forward. Then what? Do you start to scream and cry?" She heard Inu Yasha chuckle.
"Run off stage? Freeze?" Inu Yasha nodded. Kagome smiled.
"Not anymore. You confidently read your lines, dance your moves, and sing your songs. Why?" Inu Yasha had a questioning face on.
"You have me on your side, silly! Now these are the 8 rules...
Number 1, Practice and be prepared-As you've heard, practice makes perfect. With a friend or alone, practice. You walk to the stage. When you get there, think of what you're going to do onstage.
Number 2, Relax-take a few deep breaths to settle yourself down.
Number 3, Believe in yourself-Confidence REALLY shows." Inu Yasha chuckled.
"Number 4, Let it all out-It's almost impossible to over-animate on stage, ok?" he nodded.
"Number 5, Speak LOUDLY and clearly- it speaks for itself, ne?
Number 6, Do your best- You can always be proud if you did your best. It's not the end of the world if you don't make it. There are tons of other opportunities. Like the cliché says: "There are no small parts, only small actors.
Number 7, Be on your toes-the audience, or directors, won't know you messed up unless you tell them. Keep going.
And number 8, Have fun! It's the reason you're trying out right? Having fun is always entertaining..." Inu Yasha opened his eyes to see blue eyes shining and breathed in and out. Kagome smiled and patted his shoulders.
"Relax..."
**Next Day...
Inu Yasha walked down the sidewalk; reading his report to himself. He wore a red T-shirt and blue pants, with his hair tied again, and wore his big circular glasses again.
"Yo! Yasha!" Inu Yasha turned around to see Miroku. Miroku had a blue shirt and pants on, with his rectangular glasses.
"Yo..." Inu Yasha went back to reading again. Miroku chuckled and patted his best friend's back.
"Relax, Inu-boy! It'll be ok..."
"Easy for you to say..." Inu Yasha muttered as they walked inside the school halls.
**
"Ok class... We will head out to the gym's stage now, behave out there!" Ms. Akane said as her class walked out of her class to present their paper. Inu Yasha nervously walked out of the door and followed the group of kids.
He spotted Kagome out in front. Kagome wore a blue tang top with mini turtles decorated, wore a tight jean skirt, blue sandels, and had her hair up in a ponytail. She was talking to Sango, Eri, Misuki, and Ayumi; laughing at some jokes.
"She looks so... pretty..." Inu Yasha mumbled to himself, forgetting his nervousness. Kagome, feeling the stare, she turned around and saw Inu Yasha blushing and placed his report in front of his face.
He peeked out of one of the corners of his report to see Kagome smiling and gave him thumbs up. Kikyo, who was walking behind Inu Yasha, saw everything. She placed a disgusted look on her face as she stared at Inu Yasha.
"Ok class! Will go A, B, C order from last names! Tasuki Amarochi, you're up! After Tasuki will be Sango Chisei!" Ms. Akane yelled over her class as they took their seats from the chairs that were spread out the gym.
Inu Yasha sunk in his chair. 'Why...me?' He thought as he waited for the letter 'T' for his last name. Next came Sango Chisei, Eri Dongo, Ayumi Fuyumi, then Misuki Gakki... He stopped pondering in his thoughts when he heard something.
"Ok! That was great Misuki Gakki! Next is... Kagome Higurashi!" He sat up straight in his chair. He watched as she came behind the curtains and took a deep breath. She stared at the audience and smiled. He listened to her report as she took glances of the crowd, then to her paper. He didn't listen to what she said. He just stared at her face as she made little faces when she messed a sentence and smiled. 'K-kawaii...'
Kagome smiled and gave a small bow. She walked off the stage calmly.
"All right, next is..." Ms. Akane looked through her pile of paper. "The next person is Inu Yasha Takahashi! Now, continue! I got to go use the restroom." Ms. Akane left. Inu Yasha gulped and got a hold of his shaking knees and walked up the stairs to go on stage.
Inu Yasha stared at the bored looked audience. He took 2 steps up. He panted heavily. '...Relax...' He heard Kagome's voice in his head. He took a deep breath.
"M-m-my report is a-a-about..."
"GETTING OFF THE STAGE!" Kikyo and her gang cried. The class laughed as Inu Yasha panicked, sweat dripping off his temple.
"W-w-well, I-I-I-I..." Inu Yasha managed back. A guy stood up.
"YEAH! GET OFF THE FREAKING STAGE!" Some more popular, stuck-up KIDS were yelling at him.
Kagome looked around her to see Kikyo smirking back at her. Kagome frowned. She looked back u p at the stage to see Inu Yasha struggling to speak.
Kagome stood up, catching Inu Yasha's attention. '...She...is...going to make fun of me...' Inu Yasha thought. (A/N: Inu Yasha does NOT stutter in his mind!) Inu Yasha's expression turned sad as he watched Kagome.
Kagome smiled at him. She ignored the other yelling and placed both of her hands around her mouth. Sango and Kagome's gang watched Kagome with amusement and listened to what Kagome had to say. Inu Yasha leaned forward, to listen what Kagome had to say something bad to him.
Kagome took a deep breath.
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"YOU CAN DO IT INU YASHA!" Popular kids stopped and stared at Kagome. Even Inu Yasha's eyes were wide as extra large eggs. Kagome smiled at him.
"I SAID YOU CAN DO IT! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND GO ON!" Kagome continued yelling as Kikyo frowned. Kagome's gang smiled and stood up and joined their leader. (A/N: Yep! Kagome's the leader of her gang!)
"YEAH INU YASHA! YOU CAN DO IT! READ YOUR REPORT!" Kagome smiled at Inu Yasha. He blushed and smiled back. '...She's the only person...who really does cares...'
**Lunch...
Inu Yasha sat at the table in the corner of the cafeteria. Miroku just munched his sandwich like usual. Inu Yasha just looked down at his lunch box and fixed his glasses up higher.
"Hey..." Inu Yasha looked up. His eyes widened.
"Can I sit next to you?" Inu Yasha nodded as he scooted over to the right so Kagome could sit to the left of him. Inu Yasha just stared at his lunch.
"Aren't you going to eat Inu-kun?" Inu Yasha shook his head 'no'. Kagome sighed and smiled at him. Inu Yasha saw the smile at the corner of his eye and melted into it. Kagome reached for his lunch box and grabbed it away from his stare. She opened it and got 'her' chopsticks out and started eating his rice.
"Hmmm! This is soooo good!" Kagome checked Inu Yasha from the corner of her eye. He looked at her curiously. "Oh my goodness, Inu Yasha! This is so good! Do you want some?" Kagome moved his box back to him. He took it and eagerly ate his food. Kagome giggled. After Inu Yasha ate his food, Kagome spoke up.
"You did a great job!" Kagome patted his back. Inu Yasha shook his head.
"N-n-no one was l-l-listening to me..." Inu Yasha stared at his box again. Kagome frowned but quickly placed a smile on.
"I was listening. I thought it was great!" Inu Yasha looked away from her. Kagome frowned. She gently grabbed his left shoulder and made him face her. Inu Yasha looked into her shining blue eyes to see many emotions. She smiled as he blushed. He could see the faded make-up she putted on. '...No matter what, she's a beautiful goddess...'
"Listen, if you work very hard, maybe these people will appreciate it one day..." Her voice... It was soothing him somehow.
He nodded and smiled back. He felt his heart beat going faster as she came in closer to his face.
"HIGURASHI!" Kagome and Inu Yasha looked up at...
"Kikyo?" Kagome stood up in front of Kikyo. Inu Yasha just watched. Kagome's gang came up behind her. "What is it?" Kikyo's gang, Kaguya, Tsubaki, and Yura, were behind Kikyo, snickering. Kikyo pointed to Inu Yasha and Miroku.
"WHY are YOU hanging out with THEM?" Kikyo said with disgust in her voice. Kagome took a short glance at Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha frowned. '...She's going to stay on Kikyo's side...' Right when Inu Yasha was about to stand up, Kagome said something that he never expected.
"Because they're cool..." Every one stopped and faced the 2 gangs, Venom's (Kikyo) and Goddesses (Kagome). Everyone gasped or jaws dropped. Kikyo blinked in surprise.
"W-what? What did you say?" Kagome's gang smiled. Kagome smirked.
"I said that They. Are. Cool. Meaning, I like to hang out with them instead of a slutty wench like this trash bag here standing in front of me." Everyone "oooooo" –ed and laughed. Truth, everyone didn't really like Kikyo's gang. Kikyo batted her eyelashes with a shock expression.
"You... You mean... You're," *points to Kagome* "chosing THEM over US popular people? Rich?" Kagome smiled when she saw Inu Yasha's eyes.
"Yep! Them! T.H.E.M." Kagome spelled 'them' out for Kikyo. Kikyo got back her cooliness.
"Well, I'm not surprise... You are pretty much a nerd yourself..."
* "ooo" from crowd*
Kagome laughed. "Well, I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't graduate from this high school... You ARE pretty much a stuck-up, stupid, dumb, bitch who didn't know what's three multiplied by six..."
* "OOOOOOOOOOO!!! Dang!!! THAT WAS DEEP!!!" from the crowd*
Kikyo fumed and turned away, and out the doors of the cafeteria. Kagome calmly sat next to Inu Yasha as people patted their backs. Inu Yasha turned to Kagome.
"T-t-thank you..." Kagome had a question mark on her face.
"For what?" Inu Yasha smiled.
"F-f-for everything..."
(A/N: Please read the note down there! It's very short!) ~*
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A/N: These are just answering YOUR questions. Okay:
-Miroku MIGHT not be a pervert in this one
-I know Inu Yasha is a wimp, but think about how he will save her! Romantic, ne?
-I know you feel bad for Inu-kun for stuttering, but it's a good thing in this fic! I'm positive it's a good thing!
Write your questions and review! Thank you very much! –Loving-miko-to- hanyou! _-!