AN: Sorry I haven't updated for this story in a while! I apologize so
much!! Ok, let me get to the replies, and then the story!!
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WhiteFlower200: I did update, well, now I did. :P
Strawberrylover: stop thinking again! Headaches are terrible!! Yeah, I know my cliffhangers are evil, but I'm an evil person! That's what you get when you meet a good writer, it turns out to be an evil person! Lol. If that makes any sense. Nah, I was kidding. I'm not THAT evil. * Wink wink * Laterz, please keep reading! Glad you like it!
TenkunoMeiou: What do you mean, I must review? Uh... little confused here... heh, sorry. It might just be 'cause I'm a little brain dead... please keep reading, though!
Inuyasha's(): I'll explain it all in this chapter, don't worry!! I will write more, but PLEASE keep reading!!!
Palmtree-Epiphany: YAY!!! Lol, I got another big WOW!!!! Lol. I just love my big WOW's!!! lol. Sorry, it's true, though. I like wows. They are cool, and they make me feel special. I can't figure out that word, either. But, yeah, I'm brain dead right now... hehe. Wells, uh... oh yeah!!! Please keep reading!!! Glad you like it!! Thanks!!
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Chapter Seventeen-Truth
Kagome stared at Inuyasha blankly, her mouth open, her eyes wide, and her heart stopped. "W-what...?" She pulled her hand out of his, and held it in her other one. "What are you talking about?"
He sighed and looked down at the floor, "I went to see Kikyo, because I was still mad that you had a mate-and it wasn't me-so I went to see her again. But, when she told me that I was her only mate... I looked at her neck and saw the two marks there."
Kagome placed her hand on her chest, feeling her heart twist. In the four years that she had been gone, Inuyasha had made Kikyo his and fully his until he dies. There is no replacing Kikyo, and for Kagome... there is no replacing Inuyasha, either.
She got up and put her hand on her head, "I-I got to go. I have a meeting with a record company-yeah, that's it. Good-good bye Inuyasha..." She walked out of her room as fast as she could, not hearing him call her name as she fled down the stairs, got her shoes, and ran out the door.
Kagome ran all the way down the steps, almost flying off of them, missed a few, and tears fell from her eyes. Inuyasha was taken, and so was she. They weren't made to be together after all. She stopped running. She was at the bottom of the steps, and she sighed, letting her shoulders drop. People walked past her on the sidewalk, and she turned left and walked to the crosswalk.
Kagome waited with a crowd of people for the light to turn green, and once it did, she walked with them across the street. She was just a few blocks away from where she was to meet Emily and Jake before going to the record company. She placed her hand on her head, where was she supposed to go?
She sighed and looked up and saw Emily and Jake waving at her. She smiled and waved back, walking faster to them.
"Hey!" Emily said, giving Kagome a big hug. "I didn't think you would come! You're so late!"
Kagome laughed and hugged Jake. "I'm sorry, I had a little trouble before I got here."
Emily and Jake frowned and noticed Kagome's red and puffy face. She had been crying, and they could see it written all over her face. "What happened?" They demanded.
Kagome sighed, "can we just get to the record company? I want to get that over with first, then I'll tell you."
They exchanged glances, and then nodded.
~*~
The record dealer, Mr. Thomas, smiled as the band played in the booth, and Kagome bounced her head, waiting to sing her song.
"If I let go/ will the pain disappear?" She sang. "If I hold on/ will I shed more tears/ if I let go/ will everything slip away/ if I hold on/ will I ever be able to say/"
The band played louder, nodding to the music, and enjoying it. Mr. Thomas was enjoying it, also.
"You are breaking me/ tearing me in two/ the pain is too much/ but I/ I still love you/" Kagome sang, and Mr. Thomas smiled.
The band played the verse notes, and Kagome waited a few seconds before she sang again.
"If I let go/ will you still be in my sight/ if I hold on/ will everything be alright/ if I let go/ will you hate me more/ if I hold on/ will this be like it was before/"
The band switched notes to the chorus again, and Kagome waited one... two... three...
"You are breaking me/ tearing me in two/ the pain is too much/ but I/ I still love/ you are breaking me/ tearing me in two/ the pain is too much/ but I/ I still love/" The music slowed a bit. "You are breaking me/ tearing me in two/ the pain is too much/ but I/ I can't believe that I/ I still love you."
The band ended it with a final note and Mr. Thomas clapped. He turned on the speaker so they could hear him. "That was great, Jewel Shards." He said, still clapping.
Emily, Jake and Kagome took a deep breath and smiled.
"Now I need to hear your other song you had prepared, if that's ok."
Kagome looked through the window to her friends, and they gave her a thumbs up and she nodded. Kagome smiled to Mr. Thomas, and he smiled, turning off the speaker.
Emily started, and after five seconds, Jake played with her, playing the same note over and over. Then, the note changed and Kagome sang.
"Can I move on/ and forget the past/ forget the heartache/ thinking that this would last/ would my dreams let me/ what about my heart/ will I stick together/ or be torn apart/"
They changed the notes.
"If I can't do anything/ let me fall/ make things worse for me/ and make me small/ don't try to help me/ just/ let me fall/"
They played the beginning notes for a few seconds, and then went into the verse notes.
"My feet have moved/ but my heart stayed/ my mind still wanders/ although I have changed/ I've changed for the best/ or that's what I think/ but depression gets to me/ so my heart sinks/"
They changed to the chorus note.
"If I can't do anything/ let me fall/ make things worse for me/ and make me small/ don't try to help me/ just/ let me fall/"
They changed the note again to a different one.
"Let me fall/ to the ground/ let my body/ crack in sound/ let me fall/ to the ground/ let my body/ crack in sound/ let me fall/ to the ground/ let my body/ crack in sound/"
They changed it to the chorus note again.
"If I can't do anything/ let me fall/ push me down/ make me small/ don't lift me up again/ just/ let me fall/"
They ended with a few more notes, and Mr. Thomas nodded and clapped again. He turned the speaker on, "that was great!"
Kagome sighed, closed her eyes and lifted her head up. "This is tiring. Are we finished?"
Mr. Thomas nodded, "yes, and once you get out of there, I have something to tell you before you go."
~*~
Kagome, Emily, Jake and the other guitarist (AN: her name is Erica, sorry I didn't put her in, she doesn't talk much and isn't that social with the rest of the group) walked into Mr. Thomas' office and saw him sitting on his desk, his elbows on the desk, and his chin rested on his hands. A smile was on his face, and he motioned with his hand for them to sit down.
They took a seat, all of them looking quite nervous and anxious to hear what he would say to them.
He leaned up closer to them, and sighed. "I made a copy of your songs that you played and sung very well today. I really enjoyed them. I hope that the rest of your album will be just as great."
Everyone held his or her breaths. "You don't mean...?" Emily asked.
He nodded, "you've got yourself a record deal."
Erica, Emily and Kagome screamed. Even Jake screamed, but not like the girls. They all stood up and group hugged, laughing and screaming, hopping around like crazy students.
There was a knock on the door that broke the silence. They all let go of each other when the person walked in. It was a man, and Kagome frowned. It looked like the man that had told her about Sota when he was hurt.
"Sorry to bother you, Mr. Thomas, but I must speak with Miss Kagome Higurashi," the man said.
Kagome looked at Mr. Thomas, who also looked confused by this man's appearance, but he nodded. Kagome looked at the man, and walked to the door that was open for her to walk out. The man closed it behind him, and he touched her back, waving his other hand to down the hall. "Shall we walk?"
Kagome nodded and he led her down the hall. "What is this all about?" She asked him.
He sighed, but said nothing.
"You are the same man that told me of my brother's injuries, who are you? Really? Are you Naraku? If you are, I will not do anything for you." Kagome said, looking at him furiously.
The man stopped walking, Kagome stopped also, and he glared at her with cold eyes. "Do not call me that man."
"Then who are you?" Kagome asked him, giving him the same look.
He turned his head to look away from her, "I am... Naraku's reincarnation."
Kagome gasped, and then frowned. "Wait... doesn't the person of the incarnation need to be dead before someone to be incarnated from him?"
"Yes."
"Then... who is that taking the shards of the jewel?"
"That is one of Naraku's incarnation, he made himself a clone before he died."
Kagome felt a weird sense in her, telling her to run. Yet... she felt another urge telling her to stay. She didn't know which one was telling the truth. "How did he die?"
"An illness killed him."
Kagome nodded.
He looked at her, "I may be Naraku's reincarnation, but that doesn't mean I am anything like him."
Kagome looked at him, and he looked like a nice man. But... she could sense something deeper hidden behind that face of his. Under his skin, there was something more... something that brought him and Naraku together.
As she stood there, trying to figure it out, she didn't realize what she was getting herself into.
~*~
AN: * runs from the knives and other sharps objects being thrown at her * SORRY!!!! I'LL UPDATE SOON!!!! SORRY!!! * Ducks and screams *
RobinluvsAmon
Replies!
WhiteFlower200: I did update, well, now I did. :P
Strawberrylover: stop thinking again! Headaches are terrible!! Yeah, I know my cliffhangers are evil, but I'm an evil person! That's what you get when you meet a good writer, it turns out to be an evil person! Lol. If that makes any sense. Nah, I was kidding. I'm not THAT evil. * Wink wink * Laterz, please keep reading! Glad you like it!
TenkunoMeiou: What do you mean, I must review? Uh... little confused here... heh, sorry. It might just be 'cause I'm a little brain dead... please keep reading, though!
Inuyasha's(): I'll explain it all in this chapter, don't worry!! I will write more, but PLEASE keep reading!!!
Palmtree-Epiphany: YAY!!! Lol, I got another big WOW!!!! Lol. I just love my big WOW's!!! lol. Sorry, it's true, though. I like wows. They are cool, and they make me feel special. I can't figure out that word, either. But, yeah, I'm brain dead right now... hehe. Wells, uh... oh yeah!!! Please keep reading!!! Glad you like it!! Thanks!!
Fruitpeach: I got another wow!!! Was that all you could say? Were you speechless or something? Or too tired to think of anything else to say? Wells, I got a wow, I'm happy. Thanks!
Wells, that's it for replies! Please enjoy this chapter!!
RobinluvsAmon ^_^
~*~
Chapter Seventeen-Truth
Kagome stared at Inuyasha blankly, her mouth open, her eyes wide, and her heart stopped. "W-what...?" She pulled her hand out of his, and held it in her other one. "What are you talking about?"
He sighed and looked down at the floor, "I went to see Kikyo, because I was still mad that you had a mate-and it wasn't me-so I went to see her again. But, when she told me that I was her only mate... I looked at her neck and saw the two marks there."
Kagome placed her hand on her chest, feeling her heart twist. In the four years that she had been gone, Inuyasha had made Kikyo his and fully his until he dies. There is no replacing Kikyo, and for Kagome... there is no replacing Inuyasha, either.
She got up and put her hand on her head, "I-I got to go. I have a meeting with a record company-yeah, that's it. Good-good bye Inuyasha..." She walked out of her room as fast as she could, not hearing him call her name as she fled down the stairs, got her shoes, and ran out the door.
Kagome ran all the way down the steps, almost flying off of them, missed a few, and tears fell from her eyes. Inuyasha was taken, and so was she. They weren't made to be together after all. She stopped running. She was at the bottom of the steps, and she sighed, letting her shoulders drop. People walked past her on the sidewalk, and she turned left and walked to the crosswalk.
Kagome waited with a crowd of people for the light to turn green, and once it did, she walked with them across the street. She was just a few blocks away from where she was to meet Emily and Jake before going to the record company. She placed her hand on her head, where was she supposed to go?
She sighed and looked up and saw Emily and Jake waving at her. She smiled and waved back, walking faster to them.
"Hey!" Emily said, giving Kagome a big hug. "I didn't think you would come! You're so late!"
Kagome laughed and hugged Jake. "I'm sorry, I had a little trouble before I got here."
Emily and Jake frowned and noticed Kagome's red and puffy face. She had been crying, and they could see it written all over her face. "What happened?" They demanded.
Kagome sighed, "can we just get to the record company? I want to get that over with first, then I'll tell you."
They exchanged glances, and then nodded.
~*~
The record dealer, Mr. Thomas, smiled as the band played in the booth, and Kagome bounced her head, waiting to sing her song.
"If I let go/ will the pain disappear?" She sang. "If I hold on/ will I shed more tears/ if I let go/ will everything slip away/ if I hold on/ will I ever be able to say/"
The band played louder, nodding to the music, and enjoying it. Mr. Thomas was enjoying it, also.
"You are breaking me/ tearing me in two/ the pain is too much/ but I/ I still love you/" Kagome sang, and Mr. Thomas smiled.
The band played the verse notes, and Kagome waited a few seconds before she sang again.
"If I let go/ will you still be in my sight/ if I hold on/ will everything be alright/ if I let go/ will you hate me more/ if I hold on/ will this be like it was before/"
The band switched notes to the chorus again, and Kagome waited one... two... three...
"You are breaking me/ tearing me in two/ the pain is too much/ but I/ I still love/ you are breaking me/ tearing me in two/ the pain is too much/ but I/ I still love/" The music slowed a bit. "You are breaking me/ tearing me in two/ the pain is too much/ but I/ I can't believe that I/ I still love you."
The band ended it with a final note and Mr. Thomas clapped. He turned on the speaker so they could hear him. "That was great, Jewel Shards." He said, still clapping.
Emily, Jake and Kagome took a deep breath and smiled.
"Now I need to hear your other song you had prepared, if that's ok."
Kagome looked through the window to her friends, and they gave her a thumbs up and she nodded. Kagome smiled to Mr. Thomas, and he smiled, turning off the speaker.
Emily started, and after five seconds, Jake played with her, playing the same note over and over. Then, the note changed and Kagome sang.
"Can I move on/ and forget the past/ forget the heartache/ thinking that this would last/ would my dreams let me/ what about my heart/ will I stick together/ or be torn apart/"
They changed the notes.
"If I can't do anything/ let me fall/ make things worse for me/ and make me small/ don't try to help me/ just/ let me fall/"
They played the beginning notes for a few seconds, and then went into the verse notes.
"My feet have moved/ but my heart stayed/ my mind still wanders/ although I have changed/ I've changed for the best/ or that's what I think/ but depression gets to me/ so my heart sinks/"
They changed to the chorus note.
"If I can't do anything/ let me fall/ make things worse for me/ and make me small/ don't try to help me/ just/ let me fall/"
They changed the note again to a different one.
"Let me fall/ to the ground/ let my body/ crack in sound/ let me fall/ to the ground/ let my body/ crack in sound/ let me fall/ to the ground/ let my body/ crack in sound/"
They changed it to the chorus note again.
"If I can't do anything/ let me fall/ push me down/ make me small/ don't lift me up again/ just/ let me fall/"
They ended with a few more notes, and Mr. Thomas nodded and clapped again. He turned the speaker on, "that was great!"
Kagome sighed, closed her eyes and lifted her head up. "This is tiring. Are we finished?"
Mr. Thomas nodded, "yes, and once you get out of there, I have something to tell you before you go."
~*~
Kagome, Emily, Jake and the other guitarist (AN: her name is Erica, sorry I didn't put her in, she doesn't talk much and isn't that social with the rest of the group) walked into Mr. Thomas' office and saw him sitting on his desk, his elbows on the desk, and his chin rested on his hands. A smile was on his face, and he motioned with his hand for them to sit down.
They took a seat, all of them looking quite nervous and anxious to hear what he would say to them.
He leaned up closer to them, and sighed. "I made a copy of your songs that you played and sung very well today. I really enjoyed them. I hope that the rest of your album will be just as great."
Everyone held his or her breaths. "You don't mean...?" Emily asked.
He nodded, "you've got yourself a record deal."
Erica, Emily and Kagome screamed. Even Jake screamed, but not like the girls. They all stood up and group hugged, laughing and screaming, hopping around like crazy students.
There was a knock on the door that broke the silence. They all let go of each other when the person walked in. It was a man, and Kagome frowned. It looked like the man that had told her about Sota when he was hurt.
"Sorry to bother you, Mr. Thomas, but I must speak with Miss Kagome Higurashi," the man said.
Kagome looked at Mr. Thomas, who also looked confused by this man's appearance, but he nodded. Kagome looked at the man, and walked to the door that was open for her to walk out. The man closed it behind him, and he touched her back, waving his other hand to down the hall. "Shall we walk?"
Kagome nodded and he led her down the hall. "What is this all about?" She asked him.
He sighed, but said nothing.
"You are the same man that told me of my brother's injuries, who are you? Really? Are you Naraku? If you are, I will not do anything for you." Kagome said, looking at him furiously.
The man stopped walking, Kagome stopped also, and he glared at her with cold eyes. "Do not call me that man."
"Then who are you?" Kagome asked him, giving him the same look.
He turned his head to look away from her, "I am... Naraku's reincarnation."
Kagome gasped, and then frowned. "Wait... doesn't the person of the incarnation need to be dead before someone to be incarnated from him?"
"Yes."
"Then... who is that taking the shards of the jewel?"
"That is one of Naraku's incarnation, he made himself a clone before he died."
Kagome felt a weird sense in her, telling her to run. Yet... she felt another urge telling her to stay. She didn't know which one was telling the truth. "How did he die?"
"An illness killed him."
Kagome nodded.
He looked at her, "I may be Naraku's reincarnation, but that doesn't mean I am anything like him."
Kagome looked at him, and he looked like a nice man. But... she could sense something deeper hidden behind that face of his. Under his skin, there was something more... something that brought him and Naraku together.
As she stood there, trying to figure it out, she didn't realize what she was getting herself into.
~*~
AN: * runs from the knives and other sharps objects being thrown at her * SORRY!!!! I'LL UPDATE SOON!!!! SORRY!!! * Ducks and screams *
RobinluvsAmon
