A/N: Ok... Blah. blah.. blah. Umm..... On with the chapter..
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. ;;
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Kagome pulled into Sesshomaru's driveway. She walked up the familiar cobblestone walk and up to the golden oak doors. She rang the doorbell and heard the sound of someone running to the door. As the door opened, a little, orange furry tail made its way into view. Kagome smiled at Shippou as he greeted her enthusiastically. "Hi, Kagome. Everyone's down in the basement waiting for you." He gave a cheerful smile and let her inside before closing the door. Kagome passed by the kitchen and saw two adults about the same age as her mom, if not a few years older. Shippou looked at her and said, "That's Sessy and Inu's adoptive parents. They are also my Aunt and Uncle." Kagome passed by them and gave them a cheerful 'Hello.'
The two adults were surprised to see another young lady in the group. "Hello. I'm Kohana. And this is my husband Makoto. Are you the new addition to the band?" the young woman said with a smile on her face.
Kagome smiled and said, "Yes ma'am. It's nice to meet you. My name is Kagome."
Shippou led Kagome down to the basement. As they were walking, she could here the light strums of a guitar, as if trying to adjust the tuning. She entered through the doorway and smiled at everyone. When her eyes reached Inuyasha, however, they misted over and flashbacks of the nightmare returned to her, yet she still kept her cheery smile. Inuyasha noticed the subtle difference in her and wondered about it. 'It didn't happen until she saw me. What did I do to her?'
-Flashback-
She hung up the phone and turned to Inu. "Why are you such a jerk to everybody?", she said while opening her soda can.
Inu was a little taken aback. "What do you mean by that? You only just met me."
"Not so. We 'bumped' into each other the other day at my mom's office. Then you were rude to me when I tried to apologize."
Inuyasha looked at her displeasingly. "Well, you shouldn't have been daydreaming and walking at the same time." He 'humph'ed and crossed his arms across his chest.
-End Flashback-
He felt as though maybe he hadn't said that. Or maybe it wasn't that time. Maybe it was when he asked about her father.
-Flashback-
"I heard that the owner of the record company we are at had committed suicide a little over ten years ago." Inu said.
Kagome's eyes went misty and a tear swelled up in her eye. "That was my father. And he was murdered. There was just no way to prove it since it did look so much like a suicide." She lowered her head to try to regain herself.
The room went quiet. No one spoke. No one moved. Inuyasha looked at the girl. He knew how she felt. Both of his parents died when he was a young boy. Kagome looked at everyone, now with a weak, sad smile, but still, a smile. "It's ok everyone. Really. That was a long time ago."
-End Flashback-
He did know how it felt to lose a parent. More like both.
Kagome walked over to the lead mic, between Inuyasha and Miroku. Kagome gave another smile at Inuyasha and waited for him to start the song. He strummed the first notes of the song, and Shippou and Sango joined in. Then Miroku. Sess backed them up with a soft beat. Kagome's soft vocals echoed through the room.
"Some of the ugliest things took the longest time to make.
And some of the easiest habits are the hardest ones to break.
And I'm not asking for value, nor this pain.
But I am asking for a way out of this lie.
'Cause I can't wait for you to catch up with me.
And I can't live in the past.
And drown myself in memories.
Welcome to nowhere and finding out where it is.
And fixing your problems and starting over again.
You're feeding your ego with what you can see outside.
And you're killing yourself for not speaking your mind.
'Cause I can't wait for you to catch up with me.
And I can't live in the past
And drown myself in memories.
In memories.
I wonder why you make believe
You live your life straight through me.
I can not understand why
You question me and then you lie.
I will not justify your ways.
I cannot show you an escape.
I do not know you anymore.
I never knew you anyway.
'Cause I can't wait for you to catch up with me.
And I can't live in the past
And drown myself in memory.
'Cause I can't wait...
And I can't live in the past
And drown myself in memories.
In memory
In memory."
(A/N: This song is "In Memory" by Shinedown. Good band if I do say so myself. )
Kagome took a few seconds to catch her breath and looked over to Inu. He was thinking of another song. "How about the new one?" Inu thought it over and nodded. He strummed a few strings and tuned the guitar down, then started to play a different tune. This time Inu was singing with Kagome with a solo. ( Wouldn't that be nice to hear or see)
" Send away for a priceless gift. ( Kagome starts off)
One not subtle, one not on the list.
Send away for a perfect world.
One not simple so absurd.
In these times of doing what you're told.
You keep these feelings. No one knows.
Whatever happened to the young man's heart. (Inu joins in)
Swallowed by pain as he slowly fell apart.
And I'm staring down the barrel of 45. (Both Inu and Kag)
Swimming through the ashes of another life.
No real reason to accept the way things have changed.
Staring down the barrel of a 45.
Send a message to the unborn child. (Kag's solo)
Keep your eyes open for a while.
In a box, high upon the shelf.
Left for you, no one else
There's a piece of a puzzle known as life.
Wrapped in guilt, sealed up tight.
Whatever happened to the young man's heart. (Inu's solo)
Swallowed by pain as he slowly fell apart.
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45. (Both)
Swimming through the ashes of another life.
No real reason to accept the way things have changed.
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Everyone's pointing their fingers. (Kag)
Always condemning me
Nobody knows what I believe
I believe.
And I'm staring down the barrel of a 45. (Both)
Swimming through the ashes of another life
No real reason to accept the way things have changed
Staring down the barrel of a 45. (They split up into singing the last verse at different times)"
(A/N: This song is called "45" by Shinedown. One of my favorite bands at the moment. ; )
They both took a minute to catch their breath. The band decided to take a break and talk about various things. Kagome walked over to Inu as he was taking his guitar off and sittig it on its stand. "Inu, Can I talk to you for a minute?"
Inu looked at her. "Whatever."
They walked over to the farthest couch from the remaining group and sat down.
"What do you want to talk about, wench?"
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A/N: So, I kind of left you with a cliffy. Please no flames. I'm gradually increasing my input of words. From about 300- 400 on my first chapter, to about 1,250 or more.
The layout of the songs is not the way I wanted it but it will have to do since the thing is mean and won't do right. Grr.
Anyway. Please review and tell me what you think.
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Sam
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