Chapter 1: The Purple Rose

Inside of time and space wa-ea-ther are time together will be...

Forever. A girl sung softly into a microphone on stage.

The gun fired down at the lighted stage, the observing crowd schreeched and screamed the girl who was singing was dressed in a white gown with bright crimson triangles coming up to the trimly cut waistline the dress turned a new shade of red. A girl that looked identical to the girl who was shot ran to the girl on stage. She had the same pure white dress on except the triangle slits the led to the waist line was green. The crowd was in panic and desperately searched for a sign of where the bullet was fired. No trace of any shot was found. A streacher was pushed down and the girl that sung was placed on it. A breathing mask was pushed on her face and they shoved her outside. Figures pushed around her body one figure a boy with black hair and silver streaks stood out the most before they entered the ambulence the figure embrace the girl and the figure's white shirt was soon turned red. The girls mother slipped into the ambulence. The doctors pushed the boy away and wouldn't let the boy on no matter how much he cussed at them he was outraged he chased after the ambulence but to no evail people shoved him every which way to escape the music house. Soon the music house was empty. The girl with the green streaked dress gazed at the sign in front.

The Purple Rose proudly presents

The singing belle Kikyo Higurashi tonight

At her final debute.

The girl grimanced it was Kikyo's actual final show. The boy walked near the girl and he too looked at the sign.

"Kagome...I." Kagome held out her blood stained hands.

"It would have been me up there if I would have just..." Kagome teared up.

"Shes still alive theres still a chance." There was a sence of false hope spread into the mist. The street suddenly felt so cold Kagome shuddered. 'If Kikyo were here we would be warm.' Kagome thought

teared droplets of saddness callasped down to the ground.

"Inuyasha..."

"What!" he answered snippily.

"I'm sorry I..."

"Stop appaulogizeing shes still alive!" Inuyasha walked away from Kagome and left the street. The funeral was held three days from Kikyo's death she died in the hospital. Her body was creamated and placed into a jar. Kagome had a eearie feeling when she looked at it. Inuyasha appeared at the funeral but only for the creamation. Whoever shot the gun was unknown during the autopsy the bullet that was shot into Kikyo's lower right shoulder hit a major organ (lung) had no finger prints of anykind. Which made all who knew and loved her furious. Her death appeared in newspapers. Kagome picked up a paper and beagain to read.

The singing belle's final debute

Kagome hesistated before she read on...

Kikyo Higurashi (The singing belle) made her final debute at The Purple Rose. A gun was fired at her at 11:20 pm and she died at the hospital at 11:45. Doctors at the hospital could find no traces of fingerprints on the bullets. Kikyo Higurashi the famous singer decided to make Friday her last night of her singing career. Kikyo Higurashi was to attend Oxford next week. Kikyo's sister Kagome Higurashi was to sing aswell after Kikyo was finished singing. No comment could be given from the family but an onlooker said this: "I saw the guy who shot her. He was up in the balconey seat." Police are overlooking the case a new cufew has been made. Please talk to the Police for further questions.

Kagome got up from her bed and glanced around the room. Kikyo's death hurt especially Kaeda the youngest sister. She looked up to Kikyo and now was faced with a traegdy. People at church made donations to Mrs.Higurashi Kikyo's mother for her loss. 'Though money isn't going to bring her back is it!' Kagome's mind raced threw one conflicting thought after another. Kikyo was a beatiful singer she sang at church and eventually a person at her church suggested she try to earn a scholarship to a colledge with her singing career. She did! Then a oppertunity to make extra cash appeared at The Purple Rose they hired her to sing on stage. It made good cash so Kagome joined her to sing. Kagome didn't win a scholarship for her singing but had a fair audience to come to her shows. Kikyo kept to herself much after Mr.Higurashi her father died. But Inuyasha helped her threw it all. All the tears and emotions. Now she to joined him in heaven. Kagome wished Inuyasha would comfort her but that would be selfish Kagome decided. He was Kikyo's boyfriend and wouldn't have been if Kagome hadn't introuduced her to him. Kagome was not jealous of Kikyo being with Inuyasha at first but then she saw her feelings draw to Inuyasha. Before Kagome introuduced Inuyasha she tried to get his attension but Kikyo was his infatuation. But sometimes when Kouga came over to mentor for Souta he'd flirt with Kagome. Inuyasha showed some sign of jealousy when he did and made Kouga get away from Kagome. Hojo was continuously trying to win Kagome's affection. Inuyasha put a stop to it. He sent Hojo away with his tail between his legs. For awhile at least Hojo's percistence was amusing. Kagome's friends pressured her to be with Hojo but her heart made her try to wait for someone who would never come to her.

"Kagome!" Mrs.Higurashi peered into the livingroom."Oh there you are could you please watch Souta and Kaeda I...I have to lay down."

"Yes." Kagome put on a false smile.

"Thankyou Kagome your...ssssoooo mature about this...your my...sssttrong child." Mrs.Higurashi limped up the stairs. Kagome was burning inside she never let her mother see her cry. She cried just as much as everyone but she had to be strong and put on a brave face.

"Yes mom I'll watch them."

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

tomiie789: I'm signing out. If ya like this one check out my other stories. I'll post up a new chapter soon. That is if this is intresting enough to continue. Next chapters (if there are any) will be about the search for the shooter of the gun that shot Kikyo. -!