Tangled
1

Behind the velvet curtains, a woman stood peering out at the crowd. Her sapphire eyes were accented by a few strokes of black eye shadow, matching her sleek black hair that lay a mess down her back. She bit her lip, ignoring the urge to sweep the choppy bangs from her eyes. For her mind was off in some land between nerves and a gut clenching fear. Even though she was nervous for her appearance on stage before most of the student body, only one thing was on her mind.

And that one thing was him, Inuyasha.

She could make him out in the middle of the crowd, surrounded by his friends. His white hair was so distinctive; she could pick him out anywhere. She sighed, lowering her eyes downcast as she remembered how she had broken the faint hope of any future with him. The speed bumps that they had to ride over were higher and left bumps in their lives, but somehow they got through it.

She knew the drill, he did it everyday. She could hear his snickering as he walked by, sticking out his leg to kick her locker closed. She stopped it and replaced it to its original stance.

"Try something new next time." She grinned as she let out her coy comment.

"I'll do what I want, wench." He shot back, still heading down the hall with his smirk on his face. She gave a short chuckle before closing her locker, only to meet with the face of the one whom had it bad for her—secretly, of course.

"Hello beautiful." He said giving a charming smile.

"Uh, you just missed Inuyasha. He went that way." She said pointing to where she saw him heading.

"I'm right where I need to be," he responded stepping closer to her.

"Uh, okay." She said uneasily looking around for help. But before she could get anything under control, she felt his arms wrap around her and dip her low. She would've protested, but his lips connected with hers and she fell into a state of shock. She stood there, or at least as much standing as she could do as he kissed her.

When he finally pulled back, staring down at her with his cocky grin, she was still left speechless by his abrupt actions. She opened her mouth to say something when she heard Inuyasha coming back around the corner, yelling out to Kouga about some new woman of his. But then he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw whom he was holding.

"What the…" He whispered to himself as he looked at their position. Kouga gave a lopsided grin before pulling Kagome back up and giving her a peck on the cheek.

"See ya babe." He bid his farewell and left the two to stare at each other, nothing coming to them. Kagome tried to say something, but it was no use. He finally just turned and walked away, giving her a disappointed look.

"What have I done?" She whispered before she fell to the ground.

At the memory she closed her eyes, trying to regain the focus she had gained for a few seconds. She could hear the announcer calling her. She could hear the applause. And she could feel her body picking up her guitar and following her band mates on stage.

"Don't worry Kagome, we'll do fine. It's just like how we practiced." Sango, her friend reassured her as she gathered her drum sticks in her right hand. She nodded at her friend, walking out into the dark stage. She kept her eyes downcast, trying to block out the audience as their eyes bore into her. But most of all, she could feel his eyes on her.

"Thank you for the round of applause, now settle down so we can hear the Quiet Noise perform." The announcer said, making his point across to many people. Kagome plugged her guitar into her amp and took a deep breath. She approached the microphone standing before her and took a deep breath.

Show time.

"This song is called 'Wow'." She said before the guitar queued up. Her hands ran along the strings, letting the soft melody ring out before the drums and bass came in, fulfilling the sound.

"Don't be scared of anything at all, everything we have is all we need. All the spotlights streaming into angry skies, means there's no one watching as we leave." Kagome sang into the microphone, her eyes closing slightly as she let the words take on pictures and emotions. She didn't know if she was trying to serenade him, or just venting with the song as a diguise.

"Say the first thing that comes into your head when you see me. If it looks like it works and it feels like it works, then it works. With the sun on your face, all these worries will soon disappear." She glanced over at him. "Just follow me now."

She looked away from him, focusing on the patch of floor at the edge of the stage as she strummed the chords. This song was supposed to be her version of fun, but so far, it was nothing but making her feel scared. She took a deep breath as she went onto the next verse. She needed this song to be good, and with her timid voice wasn't going to do anything.

"I find careful patterns in the snow. It seems you did come round but changed your mind, if you'd just take ten more steps to me; I won't ever ask you again." She raised her eyes and scanned the crowd, stopping for a moment on his face.

Just because I couldn't say doesn't make me a liar. I noticed a change in the tone of your voice, it's so clear. My role in this mess is not something that I can be proud of."She winked at him, almost implying the line."But it's all going to change." She let the music ring out, the vibrations dying out as she looked at him through her shadowy bangs.

Slowly the crowd began to stand up, but even though, she could still see his amber orbs staring back at her. Her band mates were heard stomping over to her in hysterics, pleased with the outcome of their performance. They grabbed her shoulders, jumping up and down and squealing with laughter.

She was dragged away, her friends exclaiming loudly at how good they were. Thenthe announcer returned to the stage, grabbing the mic off of the stand.

"That was an exhilarating performance, and a wondrous wrap to an eventful evening. We welcome you all back tomorrow for yet another night of talent. Thank you all for coming, and good night." He said in a hearty tone as everyone began to rise from their seats.

But amidst the rising humans, one boy sat, still staring at the stage where the woman had just been. His golden eyes still motionless. Even though there were many calling out his name, he was still frozen in his mind, with one thought going through his mind.

We need a new song.


Yeah, okay. So I put in a new song cause I realized what shit Maroon 5 was.
Well, I always knew that. I just hate them with a passion.
So I put in my new-found band!
So it's mainly the same.


Crowned King


Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or the song for that matter. The song is 'Wow' by Snow Patrol. They're a good band, check them out.