Fall Into Me Chapter 8, an inuyasha fanfic

--My mind and I are having issues at the moment. I want to update and my mind is just saying "I'm not gonna help ya, nah nah nah nah nah nah." There was a fight, blood shed, just horrible… Eventually we reached a treaty and here be your chapter! Yay!--
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It had been two weeks since they preformed at the hospital. Things were finally getting back to normal in the traveling bus… well, except with a certain guitar player and lead singer. Sango was the first to really notice it, but Kagome was avoiding Inu Yasha. When they did end up staying in the same room for more than five minutes, Kagome would always leave, a bit of red on her cheeks.

Finally, Sango had had enough. Throwing the raven haired girl into their room, she looked at Kagome, blocking the exit. "Talk."

A confused look played on the girl's face. "About… what?"

"About why you've been avoiding Inu Yasha."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Kagome, don't lie to me. I've seen it! Something happened between you two that you aren't telling me. Now talk!"

A sigh escaped the slightly younger woman's mouth. "There's nothing to talk about. There's nothing going on."

"That's bullshit."

"Why don't we talk about you and Miroku instead? What's going on with you two?"

A bright red blush broke onto Sango's face at the change of topic. "Wh-wh-what are you talking about? There's nothing between me and that hentai! Nothing at all!!"

"Then why is your face oh so very red?" Kagome giggled at her friend, who was currently trying to dig herself out of this hole.

"I… umm… I'm gonna go talk with Kaede. Don't think we're through with this, missy."

"Wouldn't dream of it."

With that, Sango practically ran out of the room, leaving Kagome rolling on bed in laughter.

--Same time with different people--

"What the hell do you want, Miroku?" Inu Yasha had been "forcefully asked" to speak with the pervert in the back room. The violet eyed man looked at the amber eyed one, sitting there with this weird look at his face. "Like I said, what the hell do you want?"

"Well, I'd like to know what happened between you and Kagome."

The guitar player's ears perked up. "Wh-what are you talking about?"

"Well, you two can't be in the same room for more than five minutes without one of you leaving, usually her. You can't seem to talk with her like before either. So what happened between you two?"

"Nothing that concerns you. This is between me and her, so just butt out."

A smile appeared on Miroku's face. "Ah, so something really did happen. Interesting."

Smacking his forehead, the guitarist glared at his friend. "Get your mind out of the gutter, hentai. Nothing like that, not even close."

"Are you disappointed with that?"

A nice loud smack was heard as Inu Yasha growled at the fallen monk. "You baka! I don't view her that way at all!!"

Rubbing his head, Miroku looked at his ticked off buddy. "Sorry! Old habits die hard."

"Well, make them die quickly or I'll have to kill you."

"That's a little harsh!"

Smirking as he sat back, the silver haired man looked at the drummer before him. "Why don't we change the subject to something more entertaining… like you and Sango?"

As predicted, Miroku's face slightly paled. "S-Sango?"

"Yeah, the girl you've been in love with forever yet are too afraid to tell her."

A nice red color took over his face. "Don't say such things, Yasha. I never said I was in love with her. I just have a slight fascination with her… umm… bottom."

After blinking for a bit, Inu Yasha fell face first into the pillow by his side. "I can't believe you just said that."

"What? I'm only being truthful."

"Still, I didn't need to know that. Well, hear it said in that way." Finally raising his head from the pillow, Inu glared at him. "Do I need to keep a closer eye on you so Sango won't rip you apart limb from limb?"

"Now why would Sango do that?"

Sighing, Inu responded, "Maybe if you didn't touch her so often, you might actually go through a day without a concussion."

"Ah, but the sense of familiarity it gives me is so comforting."

Shaking his head, the guitarist stood up and left the room, mumbling something under his breath. "I worry, oh so very much."

As he walked out into the living room area, he found a certain raven haired female sitting there, face a bit red. Curious, he walked over and sat next to her. "Something wrong?"

Looking up at him with big brown eyes, she sighed. "Let me guess. You came from talking with the hentai?"

"Guilty as charged. And you obviously came from talking with Kagome. What did you two talk about that causes you to be so flushed?" Seeing her face get a little redder, he smirked. "Ah, so you were talking about your little crush on Miroku, huh?"

He didn't have any time to react as Sango's eyes narrowed and in one swift motion, he was on the ground, feet in the air as a large lump formed on his head. Her fist was held up as a vein was still popping from it. "I do not have a crush on him! GOT THAT?!?!?"

A fairly agreeable mumble was heard from the now smoking and twitching body of the guitarist. Sango stood and left the room right as the others ran in to see what happened. Kagome only sighed and shook her head as Miroku just looked so confused. Both went over to help Inu Yasha remove his lips from the ground.

Kaede walked in and sighed at the sight before her. "That must hurt."

Shippou was right behind her, just shaking his head. "I warned you not to piss her off! It's your own fault."

Before the silver haired man could comment, the manager walked over to the much nicer raven haired female. "Kagome, your mom's on the phone. Why don't you take it in the back?"

"Hai. Arigatou." Taking the phone, Kagome indeed walked to the back of the bus and closed the door to her room behind her to block out the other noises.

After much difficulty, Inu Yasha finally got off the ground and rubbed the back of his head. "I don't know what hurts more, my face or my head. Oh, and my back. That is really not a comfortable position."

Miroku just blinked. "What did you say to her anyway?"

"I value my life too much to repeat it at the present time."

The blinking continued as a very loud bang was heard from Kagome's room. "NANI?!?!?!" Both males looked at each other before heading over to the room. Before either one could knock, the door flew open wildly, whacking Inu Yasha hard in the face, sending him back a couple feet. Kagome looked over and immediately felt bad. "I'm so sorry, Inu Yasha. You alright?"

Holding his nose and blinking rapidly, the man replied. "I'm okay… can't seem to smell at the moment. It'll fix itself, don't worry."

"Glad I wasn't standing there…"

Kagome shot Miroku a look that clearly said "shut up or you'll feel and look worse", thus causing him to indeed shut his mouth. Walking over to him to look at his injured nose, she pressed her finger against it lightly, getting a very small reaction from the male. "Well, I don't think it's broken, just banged up a bit. I really am sorry, Inu Yasha."

The close proximity caused a slight blush to form on his face as the guitarist backed away a bit. Clearing his throat, he pointed to the cell phone still in her hand. "You in the habit of ignoring conversations?"

Giving him a curious look, Kagome's eyes went wide as she raised the phone to her ear. "Gomennasai. Mata denwa shimasu. Minnade soudan shinaito ikemasen. Sayounara." After hanging up, she turned to the confused silver haired man. "Sorry, my mom doesn't speak English very well. So instead of the regular small phrases I taught you guys, I have to go all out Japanese."

"Oookay… What did she want?"

"Oh! My cousin Koharu is getting married!"

Miroku's ears perked up. "Koharu? The same…"

"What about Koharu?" All eyes went to the woman who just entered the hallway. Suddenly, Miroku didn't look as excited as he was before, but rather very, very nervous. "Umm, well, ask Kagome. I'm gonna go count the gum under the seats or something." Before anyone could say anything, the drummer was gone from sight. Eyes wide, Inu Yasha looked back at Kagome, who was shaking her head. "Sango, Koharu is getting married next week."

"Ah, so that little 'I'm gonna bear Miroku's first child' finally found someone else? Poor guy." With that, she turned on her heel and marched into their shared room, slamming the door hard behind her.

Sighing, Kagome looked over at the still confused guitarist. To answer his unasked question, she shook her head. "Miroku used to date Koharu for a long time. She was the only one to say yes when he asked if she would bear his child. That was when she was eleven."

"How long have you known Miroku?"

"Since I was sixteen, so almost ten years now."

Taking a step back, Inu Yasha looked a bit surprised. "So you're twenty-six?"

"Well, I will be in about two months. Why? I look younger or something?"

"Well, yeah. I thought you more around twenty-one, possibly younger."

"I'll take that as a compliment. Hey, now that I think about it, how do you know Miroku?"

"I've known him all his life."

Smiling a bit, Kagome leaned against the wall. "You make it sound like you're a lot older than you look."

"I am a lot older than I look. Perhaps one day I'll tell you just how old." With that evil smirk, the silver haired man walked away from the puzzled singer.

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The bus stopped unexpectedly as the band members looked up from their individual tasks. "What's going on, Kaede?"

The old woman looked at the young singer. "Well, I received a phone call awhile back asking for an opening act for this strange new group. The one they had… well, he only has one song prepared."

Sango looked up from her magazine, puzzled. "What kind of singer only has one song prepared for a show?"

"Doesn't matter. We have two songs we haven't used yet, right?"

"Right."

"Well, get out there and start practicing!"

Sighing, the crew all grabbed their selective gear and headed into the concert hall. When they entered the hall, there was already a man on stage. "No no no! Do you want me to sound off key the entire time? Now get it right."

"Yes sir!"

As the large amount of people milled around the stage, fixing last minute things, the man turned to see who had come in. "What the…?"

Kaede stepped forward. "This is Shikon No Tama. We were called in for an opening act?"

The man raised one eyebrow before realization hit him. "Oh, right. Sorry about that. We were pretty much called in last minute too. Give us a few… minutes…" His sentence stopped as the man's eyes fell on a certain female who was currently looking around the room. The brown haired man jumped off stage and walked right up to her, causing her eyes to turn to him. "And who is this lovely goddess?"

Blinking rapidly, she raised one eyebrow. "Me?"

"Yes, my lady, for there is no one else who comes close enough to compare to your beauty. A name?"

As a blush entered her cheeks, she replied, "Sango."

"Ah, a lovely name for such a siren. I'm Takeda Kuranosuke. You might know my stage name better though: DaPrince."

Blush gone and just a curious eyebrow raised, Sango questioned, "You named yourself Prince?"

"No no, DaPrince, not just Prince."

"Riiiiight…."

A man from on stage called over to them. "Hey Takeda! It's all set for you to do a run through."

Sighing, the said man gazed at the stage, then returned his focus to Sango. "I apologize for this cut off introduction, but may I speak with you later?"

Caught kind of off guard, Sango's eyes went a bit wide. "L-later? Umm…."

"She'd love to!" All eyes then turned to the singer, who was smiling brightly at the two. "Is there a piano room somewhere?"

Takeda took this time to nod, just now realizing there was more than just Sango. "Y-yeah, a practice room at the end of that hallway."

"Great! She'll meet you there after rehearsal, won't you Sango?" The look Kagome was receiving would have made her fall to the floor laughing if it wasn't in front of everyone else. 'Time to play a little game.'

Seeing Sango could not speak at the moment, Takeda just smiled. "I shall hurry there, my lady." With that, he stepped away and headed for the stage, leaving a bright red female behind.

After a moment, Sango turned sharply to her best friend who was trying so hard not to burst out into a big smile. Pointing her finger at her, Sango said sharply, "You. Follow. Now!" Without waiting for an answer, she began dragging her friend out the first set of doors, leaving the rest of the group behind. "Talk!"

Kagome finally smiled brightly. "It's the perfect time, Sango! You should have seen Miroku's face when that guy started talking to you! He's so into you, it's not even funny."

Taking a deep breath, the keyboard player did her best to put her temper in check. "For the last time, there is nothing between me and that hentai. And I have no desire to meet this Kuranosuke guy later to have a chat."

Taking on a concerned look, Kagome gazed into her friend's eyes. "Sango, all joking aside, I know you like Miroku, but won't do anything about it because you doubt yourself."

"What the..?"

"Don't interrupt. You think because of his perverted ways, he won't keep you with him for long. Since you don't want to be hurt, you won't let yourself even try for him. Plus there's the fact you don't know for sure how he feels. Sango, if this is in anyway true, the only way you're going to get over him is to date other guys. Maybe this Princey guy can be the first. At least give it a try?"

Not able to argue back, the slightly taller girl sighed. "You really think I should give this a try?" Seeing Kagome nod, she sighed again. "Alright. What harm could it do anyway?"

Giving her friend a hug, Kagome walked back with her to meet the others, who had given their equipment to the stage hands. Miroku was the first one to stand and walk over to the women. "Are you alright, Sango?"

"Just fine. Lower that hand and you'll never eat solid foods again."

Clearing his throat as he backed up, Kaede snuck in there. "Well, do we need to go over the songs, or do you guys want to relax?"

Inu Yasha finally spoke up. "Since we haven't gone over the songs before, let's head over to a practice room and try them out."

"When did we decide which ones to do?" For once, Shippou actually spoke up. He was met with a smack on the head from a certain silver haired male. "That's why we're gonna rehearse, idiot. To see which ones work better."

"Kagome! He hit me!"

Rubbing her temples, Kagome looked at the shorter male. "Shippou, how old are you?"

"Fifteen."

"Then act like it."

Inu Yasha suppressed a laugh as Shippou mumbled something and walked off. Kagome sent him a glare, however, clearly saying 'back off the kid'. Gulping, he walked with the band to the practice room.

After about an hour, they had figured out what they wanted to perform and had worked it out a few times until it was comfortable for all of them. A light tap was heard at the door and all turned to see Takeda smiling at them. "Nice job, guys. I didn't get to hear it all, but the part I did hear was pretty good."

Kagome smiled from her spot. "Arigatou. We were just going to hang out in the bus for awhile. We'll leave you two alone." She turned to the guys and gave them a small, but evil glare. "Right, guys?"

"R-right. Let's go, guys. See you later Sango." Before the female could protest, they had all left, leaving her alone with his royal highness.

It was at this point when Sango really got a good look at the man before her. His brown hair was pulled back in a semi-high ponytail as his deep brown eyes bore into her. He was a few inches taller than her, as well as a few years older. Since it was only a rehearsal day, he wore denim jeans, a white t-shirt and a blue and white over shirt, unbuttoned. 'He's actually quite good looking. Why didn't I see that before?'

Takeda smiled at her and walked over to stand right in front of the keyboard player. "Well, since we couldn't really talk before, I thought why not now? If I happen to insert my foot into my mouth, it's because I'm actually nervous."

"Nervous? Why? It's just a friendly chat."

A confused look took over his features. "I apologize, Lady Sango. I did not mean for this to simply be a friendly chat, as you put it. I actually had a question for you."

--Somewhere else--

A male and female were sitting on the couch watching as a certain drummer was pacing back and forth, obviously troubled. "Miroku, you're gonna put a very long hole in the floor. Calm down!"

Shaking his head, Miroku kept on pacing. 'I know I've heard of that guy before. But where from and why?'

Inu Yasha shook his head at his friend. The poor idiot just kept pacing back and forth, lost in his own thoughts. 'At least he's not smiling. Means it's nothing perverted.'

After about a few more minutes of this, the bus door opened as a slightly dazed Sango walked in. Miroku immediately stopped pacing and looked at her. "You alright, Sango? You look out of it."

The female only nodded as she walked over to Kagome, take her arm and walk her into their room, confusing everyone, including Kagome! Once in the safety of their room, the singer looked at her still dazed friend. "Sango-chan?"

The old Japanese reference snapped her out of her thoughts. "Oh, umm, I need your help."

"With what?"

"With what to wear tonight on my date."

Blinking a few times, Kagome's eyes went wide as her jaw dropped. After absorbing it fully, she smiled and jumped up and down. "Of course I'll help!! Oh! I'm so excited! Let's take a look at what you have."

"Umm, Kagome-chan? Could you do me another favor?"

"What is it?"

"Could you keep Miroku from finding out until after I get back?"

Stopping what she was doing, Kagome looked at Sango and sighed. "Sure. I don't know why, but I'll try."

"Thanks."

"No problem. Now, about your wardrobe…"

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About an hour later, Kagome came out of the room and motioned for Inu Yasha to come over, which he did. "What is it?"

"Could you take Miroku out for a bit? Like, go see what's playing at the movie theatre?"

"You going to tell me what's up when I get back?"

"Probably."

"Alright. Do I have to take the brat too?"

"Nah, he's with Kaede. Thanks so much, Inu Yasha. I owe you one."

"I'll put it on your tab." With that, he walked over to the fallen monk and picked him up off the couch. "Let's go see what's playing at the theater."

"Why? We can probably look it up on the internet."

"Don't question. Just walk, monk."

At that point, the silver haired man practically pushed Miroku out of the bus, causing Kagome to sigh. 'Jee, that's not suspicious or anything.' Shaking her head, she waited until she couldn't see them anymore before throwing the door open. "Sango, you look great! Come on out here."

On command, the raven haired woman came out of the room, but in a far different look than usual. Her top was two different shades of pink which was cut off at her waist by a dark green skirt that tied in the back and fell to her ankles. (A/N: Think her regular outfit in the show) Her hair was down as usual, but a white ribbon held it together towards the ends. Her make-up consisted of pink eye shadow and some lip gloss, causing her lips to sparkle slightly.

With a borrowed small wallet which she had in her skirt pocket, Sango was ready when the knock on the bus door came. Kagome eagerly ran over to open it. "Good evening, Kuranosuke-san. Sango? Come on. Your date's here."

After taking a deep breath, Sango walked over in some Japanese sandals she also borrowed from Kagome and came to the bus door. The man's eyes went wide as he saw her. "Lady Sango. You look… breathtaking." With that, he handed her a white rose, which she gratefully accepted. Taking his arm, which he had presented, Sango waved at Kagome before walking off with Takeda.

It was at that moment Miroku and Inu Yasha returned from their little trip. Sango and date were out of sight when the boys came dangerously close to the bus. "Hey guys. So what's playing?"

Miroku was the one to answer. "Well, the only good thing Inu Yasha and I can agree on is Shrek 2." (A/N: I don't owe that, but GO SEE IT!!!)

"That's fine with me. Let me go grab my money and we can head out now, possibly catch some dinner afterwards." As Kagome made motions to go indeed find some money, Miroku's question stopped her. "Where's Sango?"

Stopping dead in her tracks, Kagome looked at him for a moment before answering. "Umm, she's not here."

"I got that, but where did she go? She shouldn't be out alone in a strange city."

"Umm, well, rest assured. She's not alone."

That got his, and Inu's, immediate attention. "Oh? Who is she with?"

"Well, we better hurry if we're gonna catch that movie."

"Kagome…. Who?"

Knowing she was trapped, she sighed. "Takeda Kuranosuke."

Thinking for a moment, Miroku's eyes narrowed in slight anger. "That singer from before?" He didn't need her to answer. Without another response, the drummer took off out the door and into the night, leaving Kagome to call after him.

Inu Yasha placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her from chasing after him. "Let him go. It's hard for him to know he might have lost her."

"So I was right. He likes her."

"No, you'd be wrong."

Confused, Kagome looked up at him. "Huh?"

Without looking at her, Inu Yasha answered. "He doesn't like her. Miroku loves Sango. He has for a long time now. Sadly, he just won't admit it."

Shaking her head, she looked at the man next to her. "I need a comedy, now that real life is such a drama. Movie?"

"Sure. It's only down a few blocks."

"Cool." As the two began their walk, Inu Yasha looked over at her out of the corner of his eye. "Hey, Kagome?"

"Hmm?"

"Are we okay now?"

"What do you mean?"

"Since that night at the hospital, we've both been acting a bit weird. I thought you were mad at me, considering I flushed your pills down the toilet. Are we okay now?"

Still walking, Kagome took his hand and squeezed it as she smiled. "I owe you my life, Inu Yasha. You've been there late at night for my wild out bursts, though I do feel ashamed about that."

Ever since the hospital, Kagome had random fits of withdrawal, which Inu Yasha calmed her down from, regardless if they had avoided each other all day long. Some nights she had become violent. It was then that he would just hold her tightly so she wouldn't destroy anything.

Kagome felt a small squeeze back as they kept walking. "I told you I'd stay by you. I don't go back on my word." As he looked over at her, he was graced with a small smile, which he readily returned. The movie theatre soon came into view and they both walked in for a relaxing time.

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'Blah blah blah blah blah' Sango was definitely zoning out during the dinner, at which time he pretty much talked about the cities he preformed in and who he sang for. 'If I wanted to know all this, I would have asked for his resume.' She had to give the guy points though. Takeda was a perfect gentleman, wearing a teal shirt with a tan vest over it, going nicely with his charcoal gray pants. The restaurant was nice and the food was great, but all they had done was talk about their careers.

Finally she had had enough. "Takeda, forgive me if I'm being rude, but there's more to a person than their singing career."

The man sat back a bit, but then smiled. "I'm sorry, Sango dear. I'm not used to being with down to earth women. What would you like to talk about?"

"Well, tell me about you, not your career. What do you do when you're not singing?"

Placing his card down on the bill, he smiled at her. "Perhaps we could take this conversation to a nicer atmosphere?"

Not quite understanding, Sango allowed him to take her hand and lead her out of the restaurant, into the night sky. Their walk wasn't too long as they came to a lovely garden with a wooden bridge over the small river that flowed through the flowers. Leaning his arms on the wooden railing, Takeda looked out into the garden as Sango stood there with her hands clasped in front of her, her eyes focused on him. 'I wonder what he's thinking.'

As if to answer her question, he began to speak. "Sango, I apologize for my behavior tonight, but it's been so long that I have been able to just be a regular person. Life had been rough for me since the beginning. My mother was left to raise me after my father die when I was only five. I don't remember him well at all, but I have been told I look exactly like him. The only thing I had going for me was my singing. I worked hard to be good at it and eventually it paid off. I got my big break and from there on, that's all I was. I was just a singer, nothing else. Music is my life, Sango, which is why it is difficult to answer your question."

Though slightly moved by his confession, there was a nagging feeling in the back on her mind. 'Though tragic as that is, it sounds just a bit… rehearsed.' Sighing, she shook her head. "I think everyone has a story to tell, a tragedy in their lives that changes them forever."

Turning his head to finally look at her, Takeda pressed the matter. "What's your story? Your tragedy."

Bowing her head slightly, Sango held her gaze with the water below. "Forgive me, but I don't know you well enough to tell you that yet, Takeda."

"That's fair. I won't push you with anything, Sango. Believe that."

Her eyes narrowed a bit. 'That also sounds as if he has said it many times before.' Shifting a bit, she raised her eyes to the man she was with. "It's late. We both have a show tomorrow."

A weird look flashed in his eyes, only for a brief moment. 'Almost like he's annoyed.' But his smile soon came to cover that. "Of course. Allow me to walk you to your… bus."

"Thank you." With that, they turned and left the gardens, walking toward the bus which was not too far away.

The street lights had come on a long time ago, adding to the so called atmosphere. Knowing the gang, they had all gone to sleep awhile ago, possibly Kagome still awake if only to hear how the date went. The bus came into view, but Sango was surprised to see a familiar figure pacing back and forth outside the door. Seeing the figure stop, she knew it had seen her and her date. As they walked closer, she knew exactly who it was. 'Miroku.'

When they were about fifteen feet away, Sango turned to the man with her. "Thank you for the nice evening, Takeda. I had a nice time."

"As did I, Lady Sango. Hopefully we could repeat this another time."

"Perhaps. Good night."

"Good night." Suddenly, he leaned in towards her face, or more directly, her lips. At the last minute, she turned her head so his lips landed on her cheek instead. Takeda seemed disappointed, but shrugged it off. With a small wave, he walked off, leaving her so face her band's drummer.

Taking a deep breath, Sango walked up to the entrance where he was standing. "What are you still doing up, Miroku?"

"Funny, I was about to ask you the same question."

"Huh?"

"Do you have any idea what time it is? You were gone so long, I was about to out and find you!"

Raising one eyebrow, Sango looked at him. "I've been gone about three hours or so."

"Try four hours, fifteen minutes and twenty three seconds."

"Not that you were keeping track or anything."

"Hey! I'm allowed to worry when you don't even tell me where you're going!"

"What are you, my father? Am I supposed to check in with you where ever I go?"

"I didn't say that."

"That's what it sounds like."

"Then you misread my intentions."

"Whatever." Rolling her eyes, she tried to get around him to get on the bus, but Miroku stepped in front of her. "Miroku, move. What's your problem?"

"I know this is not my place to say, but I don't think you should see that guy again."

Both eyebrows shot up on that one. Nodding her head, Sango grew a little annoyed. "You're right. It's not your place to say."

"Sango, just hear me out. That guy has obviously been around! His lines are so old, they hardly work anymore. No offense or anything. He's slimy and a jerk to his so-called friends. He's been in so many magazines about the girls he's been with and it's a very long list! He's a playboy! This is not a guy you should be with! Besides, he looks like an asshole. I don't trust him."

Crossing her arms in front of her, Sango smirked slightly. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you're jealous."

Letting out a small cough, Miroku looked at her with big eyes. "Jealous? Me?"

"Yeah, you're jealous!"

"Oh please. There's nothing to be jealous over!" As soon as those words left his mouth, Miroku knew he had totally screwed up. The look on her face was a big give away. She looked absolutely crushed. Smacking his forehead, he shook his head. "Sango, that's not what I meant."

Shaking her head slowly, he could see tears starting to build up in her eyes. "You asshole." With that, she threw him out of her way and ran onto the bus, slamming her bedroom door closed while he stood out there, staring at the spot she had once stood. 'What have I done?'

Meanwhile, inside the small room, Kagome was having a hard time trying to comfort her best friend as she cried her eyes out.

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All day long, Sango wouldn't look at him, or if she did, it was a mix of sadness and a lot of anger. It told him to keep his distance if he ever wanted children, but also made him feel as if he should comfort her, explain things. He hadn't meant what he said. He was just so angry with that Takeda guy for even looking at her. 'I was jealous.'

While walking around the concert hall, he spotted that singer chatting it up with some female worker. Slightly angered, Miroku marched over there, took a deep breath and tapped him on his shoulder to get some attention. Takeda turned and smiled at him. "Ah, aren't you Sango's drummer in the band? What can I do for you?"

"First, send your little friend here away. We need to have a little chat."

Seeing the serious look in the man's eyes, DaPrince did as he asked. "What do we need to talk about?"

Miroku took his arm and pulled him to a secluded corner near the doorway. Taking a moment, he looked into the singer's brown eyes. "You win."

Confusion snuck its way onto Takeda's face. "Win?"

"Sango. You could probably make her a lot happier than I ever could. But know this. If you hurt her or break her heart in any way, no one will be able to stop me from killing you. Don't think I'm kidding either." Seeing the singer nod, Miroku turned and began walking away. After a few steps, he stopped and looked back. "You know you don't deserve her. She deserves much better."

"I know."

Nodding at his answer, Miroku walked away towards one of the practice rooms. He never knew there was someone at the door listening the entire time. Sango was about to go pound him for cornering Takeda, but after hearing his little speech, she was nearly in tears.

Those thoughts of tears were thrown right out the window as she overheard what Kuranosuke said next. "Damn, thought he was going to try and hit me or something. Oh well. At least I got the girl, and this time I won't just settle for a kiss on the cheek." Hearing him laugh as he walked away, she slumped against the door and sat on the floor for a moment. 'I knew it. I'm just another tally on his score sheet. We'll see about that.'

Standing up, she practically ran over to a practice room to find Kagome. There was something pretty important she had to ask her.

Meanwhile, Miroku was slumped against the wall of a different practice room. "I just want her to be happy, to have the best. If this is what will make her happy, then that's it."

"You do realize you're talking to yourself, right?" Looking up, Miroku came in contact with the amber eyes of his best friend. Inu Yasha walked in and sat beside him. "You know, there's one small problem with your little logic there."

"And what's that?"

"How can Sango choose between you two if she doesn't even know how you feel about her?"

Shaking his head, Miroku sighed. "That's not the point."

"It's the entire point. How do you know she doesn't like you that way? You'll never know unless you tell her your feelings. Miroku, this is the girl you've wanted for so long. Are you really just going to give her up without a fight? Without her knowing?"

After being silent for a few moment, Miroku turned to his friend. "Inu Yasha, I have a favor to ask."

"Shoot."

"About your song…"

Smiling, the guitarist shook his head. "You'll have to run it pass Kagome, but I have no problem with it."

"Thanks. You know where she is?"

"In the next practice room. Sango just walked out of there not long ago so she should be alone. I'll wait right here for you."

Nodding his head, the drummer got up and walked over to his female friend. Seeing she was in fact alone, he waked up to her. "Kagome, I have a favor to ask."

Turning to face him, she smiled. "Oh? What is it?"

"About Inu Yasha's song, could I…?"

Shaking her head, Kagome looked at him with the most serious face he had ever seen on her. "You'd have to mean it. I won't agree unless you absolutely mean it. There's no way you're going to do this, then say you take it back."

After a brief second, he nodded. "I mean it."

A smile spread on her face as she nodded as well. "Then I have no problem with it. Good luck, Miroku."

"Arigatou."

As he left to go inform Inu Yasha about the change, Kagome smiled. 'This should be one interesting night.'

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The crowd was huge as DaPrince walked onstage with his guitar. Walking up to the microphone, he smiled. "How's everyone doing tonight?" A loud cheer was his response as he nodded. "Alright! DaPrince is in the house! Let's get this party started! I like to dedicate this song to a very special lady here tonight. She should know who she is."

With that, the drummer began as Takeda began to sing.

"Zoom Zoom Zoom
Zoom Zoom Zoom

"Stargazing mega fact

you hit me like an cosmic blast
Giving me a technicolor world
Putting me in overdrive

speed of light I'm so alive
Could you be my super nova girl?

"Instant planetary Mega Stellar Hydro static
Theres no gravity between us
Our love is automatic

"Zoom zoom zoom, make my heart go boom boom
My super nova girl
Zoom zoom zoom make my heart go boom boom
My super nova girl
zoom zoom zoom make my heart go boom boom
My super nova girl
zoom zoom zoom make my heart go boom boom
My super nova girl

"Visions of your pretty face
Send me into hyper space
Caught up in a Planetary world
Breathing in you give me air
I'm living off your solar flare
Could you be my super nova girl

"Instant planetary Mega Stellar Hydro static
Theres no gravity between us
Our love is automatic

As the crowd cheered, Sango shook her head. "Can I crawl under a rock and die?"

"Hopefully no one knew it was for you."

Onstage, DaPrince bowed to the crowd. "Thank you! Now, the next band coming up here is just fabulous. I hope you enjoy them as they make their way cross country to record their first album. Let's hear it for Shikon No Tama!"

The crowd went crazy as Takeda walked offstage and they were about to come on. Miroku held Sango back a bit before walking on. "I wanted to apologize for what I said before."

Placing her finger over his lips, Sango smiled. "My hero." With that, she walked on stage, leaving Miroku so confused. What was even more confusing was the fact Sango was in Kagome's spot. 'She's singing?'

Sango picked up the microphone and smiled. "Thank you! We'll be doing two songs for you tonight, so I hope you like them." Nodding her head, Inu Yasha began with his guitar, signaling when Sango was to come in.

"Do dum dah dah dum dah dah dum chah kay yeah
Do dum dah dah dum dah dah dum chah kay yeah
Do dum dah dah dum dah dah dum chah kay yeah
Do dum dah dah dum dah dah dum chah kay

"Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night toss and turn and dream of what I need

"I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
Larger than life.

"Do dum dah dah dum dah dah dum chah kay yeah
Do dum dah dah dum dah dah dum chah kay

"Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet

As Inu Yasha played his guitar, Sango walked forward with each word, talking them out musically and somewhat mysteriously.

"Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear that there's someone somewhere
Watching me

"Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like the fire in my blood

Sango then broke back into singing.

"Do dum dah dah dum dah dah dum chah kay yeah
Do dum dah dah dum dah dah dum chah kay yeah
Do dum dah dah dum dah dah dum chah kay yeah
Do dum dah dah dum dah dah dum chah kay

As Inu's guitar sang it's last note, the crowd went crazy. Sango smiled and bowed as they applauded and whistled. "Thank you! Now to change things up a bit…" Putting the mic back in its position, she walked over to her keyboard as Kagome moved to a new guitar. Surprisingly, Shippou hopped up to the drums as Miroku walked over to the microphone. Completely confused, Sango looked over to Kagome and Inu Yasha, who both just smiled.

Picking up the mic, Miroku smiled. "Hope you like this next one. It's dedicated to the only woman who's stolen my heart." Nodding his head, Shippou began as Inu and the rest joined.

"So she said what's the problem baby
What's the problem I don't know
Well maybe I'm in love (love)
Think about it every time
I think about it
Can't stop thinking 'bout it

"How much longer will it take to cure this
Just to cure it cause I can't ignore it if it's love (love)
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don't know nothing 'bout love

"Come on, come on
Turn a little faster
Come on, come on
The world will follow after
Come on, come on
Cause everybody's after love

"So I said I'm a snowball running
Running down into the spring that's coming all this love
Melting under blue skies
Belting out sunlight
Shimmering love

"Well baby I surrender
To the strawberry ice cream
Never ever end of all this love
Well I didn't mean to do it
But there's no escaping your love

"These lines of lightning
Mean we're never alone,
Never alone, no, no

"Come on, Come on
Move a little closer
Come on, Come on
I want to hear you whisper
Come on, Come on
Settle down inside my love

"Come on, come on
Jump a little higher
Come on, come on
If you feel a little lighter
Come on, come on
We were once
Upon a time in love

"We're accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love
Accidentally in love

"Accidentally

Miroku looked towards Sango for this verse.

"I'm In Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
Accidentally

As he sang the last verse, Miroku slowly moved over to the keyboard, reaching inside his pocket to pull out something.

"Come on, come on
Spin a little tighter
Come on, come on
And the world's a little brighter
Come on, come on
Just get yourself inside her

"Love ...

At that point, he got down on one knee and looked directly at her, causing Sango to be a bit startled.

"I'm in love."

As Inu Yasha hit his chord, Miroku placed a single white rose on the keyboard and smiled as the crowd went wild.

Sango looked wide eyed at the rose and then at the man smiling before her. She could feel the tears rolling down her face, but she didn't care. Coming around the keyboard, she brought him to his feet and there, right in front of everyone, kissed him with all she had in her, delighted by the fact he was kissing her back as he wrapped his arms around her. Kagome and Inu Yasha were so happy for their friend as the crowd applauded even louder than before.

When the two finally broke apart, they were slightly red as they bowed to the audience, then took offstage with the rest of the band. Standing back there was a not so thrilled Takeda. "What the hell was that, Sango? You're supposed to be my girl, not some pathetic drummer's little whore!"

Before he could say anything else, his face was met with her fist, sending him back to fall against some big fat guy with mop-like hair. The big guy fell against the wall, knocking over one of the extra lights from the shelf. With a nice loud crash, the stage light now had a body to control, for it was stuck on the mop's big head.

Takeda looked up at Sango with wide eyes as she grabbed him by his collar. "Listen up, Princey and listen good. Don't you ever talk to me that way again or I'll make sure you'll really hit those high notes… permanently." Punching him again, his head hit the back wall, knocking him out. The whole band was wide eyed and took a step back from the ticked off woman.

"Wow! That was some nice punching, girl. It was like Bam! And he's out! Did you see that Puss?"

A Spanish accent filled the room then. "Yes, Donkey. If I wasn't down to my last life, I'd take my chances. I like my women feisty."

"Weren't you seeing that girl from the Kit Kat Club?"

"We had a few… disagreements."

"What? The fact you lick yourself in public?"

"Remind me why I work with you again?"

The band looked over and their eyes went even wider as a gray donkey and an orange cat in boots, a hat and a sword on his hip walked by, bickering back and forth. Kaede just looked at them, not surprised at all. "What did you expect with a band name of 'Obnoxious talking animals'?"

Inu Yasha and Kagome exchanged glances then shook their heads as the band began playing onstage.

"Uno, dos, quarto, hit it!" The guitar began as that voice began again. "This is Donkey, y'all."

"She's into superstition
black cats and vodoo-dolls
Sing it, Puss!"

"I feel a premonition
that girl's gonna make me fall
Here we go!

"She's into new sensation
new kicks in the candle light
she's got a new addiction
for every day and night

"She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain
She'll make you live a crazy life but she'll take away your pain
like a bullet to your brain

"Upside-inside-out
she's livin' la vida loca
She'll push and pull you down
livin' la vida loca
Her lips are devilred
and her skin's the colour mocha
She will wear you out
Livin' la vida loca
Livin' la vida loca
Livin' la vida loca

"Hey Donkey! That's Spanish!"

"Woke up in New York City
in a funky cheap motel
She took my honey she took my money
she must have slipped me a sleeping-pill

"She never drinks the water
makes you order french champagne

"Shrek!"

"Once you've had a taste of her
you'll never be the same
cause she'll make you go insane

"Come on! Oh, livin that loca. Break it down!"

"Upside-inside-out
she's livin' la vida loca
She'll push and pull you down
livin' la vida loca
Livin' la vida loca

"She'll push and pull you down
livin' la vida loca
Her lips are devilred
and her skin's the colour mocha
She will wear you out
Livin' la vida loca
Livin' la vida loca
Livin' la vida loca"

The crowd was on their feet with excitement as Shikon No Tama just blinked. "Umm, I think we should get out of here."

"I agree. Besides, the two love birds might need some time alone." Kagome smiled as both Miroku and Sango blushed.

When they all got to the bus, Sango pulled him back a bit, unsure of how to say this. Looking at the ground, she bit her bottom lip out of nervousness. "Did you mean it?"

Smiling kindly, Miroku lifted her chin to look into her beautiful brown eyes. "Every single word. Sango, I've loved you since the beginning. Don't ever question that. I would die for you if need be."

A smile was what he received as well as a kiss from her before boarding the bus and taking off to whatever lies before them.

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--This chapter was inspired by the movie Shrek 2 and it's wonderful soundtrack, which I do not own. Let's see… "My Super Nova Girl" by Proto Zoa from the Disney movie Zenon, "Holding Out for a Hero" specific version by Frou-Frou, "Accidentally in Love" by Counting Crows, and "Livin La Vida Loca" specific version by Antonio Bandares and Eddy Murphy. Minus the first song, all of these can be found on the Shrek 2 soundtrack.

Hope this chapter made you all happy! It better! It's twenty pages long! About twelve of just story, no lyrics. Wow… Ja ne!--