A/N: I don't own InuYasha or Phantom of the Opera. I just give the characters hell whenever I feel like it. Oh, and some knowledge of PotO is recommended, though I hope not vital.

'words'-thoughts

"words"-dialouge

Words-singing

Cast

Phantom: Sesshoumaru

Christine: Kagome

Raoul: InuYasha

Meg Giry: Sango

Carlotta: Kikyo

Piangi: Naraku

Joseph Buquet: Miroku

Mme. Giry: Kaede

Andre: Jakotsu

Firmin: Bankotsu

M. Reyer: Hiten

Chorus Girls: Yura, Kagura, Kanna

Male chorus: Kouga, Souta, Kohaku

Ch.1 Wandering Child

With feasting and dancing and song

Tonight in celebration

We greet the victorious throng

Returned to bring salvation…

Sesshoumaru heard the chorus erupting into the Hannibal finale. Any minute now Kikyo's screeching soprano would once again reveal the reason she was cast as La Carlotta. If ever he suspected type casting, it was then. He shuddered as he finished applying the extensive makeup required for his part. He cast one final look in the mirror before changing into his costume. One fake green eye and one real gold one stared back at him. He sighed into the empty room. 'Time to go to work.'

Meanwhile, on stage, Kagome was entrancing the crowd. Anyone who heard her sweet tones immediately forgot the world around them, and more than once during rehearsals InuYasha had forgotten his cue because of it.

FLASHBACK

Kagome (singing): …There will never be a day when I…won't…think…of…YOU!

Inuyasha: … …. blink blink … …

Stage hand: Yo, baka! Your cue! Stop drooling damnit and sing!

END FLASHBACK

Nobody had let InuYasha forget it for a long time and always gave him a hard time whenever it happened again. Tonight, opening night, everyone was praying he would remember. Kagome prayed most of all, as she let out the last note of the measure she prayed. She never thought it was her fault he kept screwing it up. She always believed his sorry excuses that the lights were in his eyes or he didn't hear his cue. 'Come on 'Yasha! You can do it Raoul!' she prayed.

She smiled as his rich baritone swept towards her and she went into the last measures before the cadenza. 'I can do it, I've done it a hundred times before…' Smiling, she let the music take her.

Off stage, Sesshoumaru felt electricity run the length of his spine. Yes, little Kagome had really bloomed. Everyone in that theatre adored her. Everyone, that is, except for Kikyo. 'No surprises there' said the nasty little voice in Sesshoumaru's head. 'God forbid someone upstage her.' He didn't need to be a demon to sense the loathing pouring out of her from behind her mask of indifference. He smirked inwardly as he moved into place. InuYasha was a fool to not know what he had. A fool to waste the love so apparent in Kagome's eyes whenever he walked onto the room or joined her on stage. More than once he had seen the hanyou outside the stage door with Kikyo engaging in tonsil hockey. Kagome would be devastated if she knew, but the only way she would know was if he decided to tell her. It was not his place to meddle and she was human, albeit one with an exceptional voice. Why should he be concerned with the hanyou's affairs, be damned that he was his half brother?

Bravi Bravi Bravissimi

His voice slid in a whisper around the stage causing the audience to stir and try to search for the source hidden behind the curtains. He waited for his next cue when he would get to abuse that idiot of a hanyou. Through the mirror on stage he could still see without yet being seen. As InuYasha/Raoul exited the stage after Kagome/Christine's protests, he waited for the rolling of drums before…

Insolent boy! This slave of fashion,

Basking in your glory.

Ignorant fool, this brave young suitor!

Sharing in my triumph!

On stage Kagome froze, let Sesshoumaru's tenor wash around her before replying.

Angel I hear you. Speak!

I listen!

Stay by my side, guide me.

Angel my soul was weak, forgive me!

Enter at last

Master!

Sesshoumaru smirked as he became visible to the audience through the glass. Every face turned to him waiting…

Flattering child you shall know me,

See why in shadow I hide.

Look at your face in the mirror.

I am there inside!

Kagome's eyes looked into the mirror, pure rapture evident in her voice as she moved towards it with her arms outstretched.

Angel of Music! Guide and guardian!

Grant to me your glory!

Angel of Music, hide no longer!

Come to me strange angel!

The audience waited with baited breath before Sesshoumaru's voice lowered seductively, luring "Christine" to his world beyond the mirror.

I am your Angel of Music. Come to me,

Angel of music…

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"Great show you guys! Kami, can you believe opening night is finally over?" Kagome's excited ramblings made themselves heard over the noise of people trying to take off the sticky stage makeup. Most just smiled at the rookie's remarks, vaguely remerging their own first opening night's.

"Yeah, it was pretty damn good. Even mutt-face over there didn't screw it up." said Kouga, coming up behind Kagome.

Before she could say anything he took her hands into his and smirked at her in his famous cocky way. "So Kagome, how's 'bout you an' me go down to Club Jewel to celebrate an' let me show off my woman."

"She ain't your woman ya' mangy wolf!" cried InuYasha, throwing a powder pouf at the wolf demon.

"Shut up mutt, you had your chance. Now that your busy fucking the prima donna over there, I can finally make Kagome my woman."

Kagome had paled several shades by the time Kouga was done. She wasn't the only one. InuYasha's eyes had snapped up, begging Kagome not to believe a word of it, but it was no use. Kagome didn't see. She turned sharply on her heel to grab her bag by the door before again facing Kouga.

"Maybe next time Kouga. I really need to get home to Shippo."

And with that she left, not even hearing the cheers from her fans at the stage door, tears streaming down her face. Sango made a move to go after her, but was stopped by Sesshoumaru's piercing look as he turned to face her from his mirror. He knew Kagome needed to be alone with the only being that could offer some amount of comfort, and that was her kit. Sango seemed to understand his silent message and nodded her head before turning back towards the wolf and dog she dearly wanted to neuter for causing her best friend pain.

Every pair of eyes, save Sesshoumaru's, were now turned on the snarling pair in the center of the room. Neither blinked as they tried to make the other back down. InuYasha was the first to look away. "Feh." He turned and left out the stage door, Kikyo just behind him in hot pursuit.

"So…anyone else up to going to Club Jewel?" No one responded to Kouga's casual offer. They were still stuck in time about at about five minutes ago. Kagura was the first to snap out of it.

"Sure Kouga-kun." She snuck her arms around his waist as he headed out the stage door. Not to be out done by Kagura, Yura and Kanna ran after the pair. Bankotsu shrugged and he and the rest of the cast made their way out the door and to the club.

Sesshoumaru stayed behind to watch an interesting scene between Sango and her little brother Kohaku. Sango played Kagome's best friend on and off stage. Those two were thick as thieves, Miroku usually bearing the brunt of their antics. Not that he didn't deserve it, the pervert, but now Sango was focused on her brother. He was insisting that he go to the club too.

God forbid anyone threaten Kohaku. Though the boy was of age in human years, Sango refused to let the boy grow up and watched him like a mother hen. Kagome was the same with her little brother Souta, who was in the chorus with Kohaku. It was rather amusing to watch when the two girls double teamed the boys.

He sighed when the two finally left, leaving the room quiet. He thought about what the tactless wolf had said. For a moment, he had wanted nothing more than to draw-and-quarter the stupid wolf. The hurt swimming in Kagome's eyes had torn at him. 'Hmpf. Stupid human, what did she expect. The hanyou is incapable of anything except his own selfish wants.' With that he stood and flicked his long silver hair over his shoulder. Being a taiyoukai, he could alter its appearance for the show, but it was too much of a bother to hide all the time. His facial markings were enough.

Silently he made his way to Club Jewel. Inside it was loud, noisy, and uncomfortably hot. Hiding his disgust he took a seat at the bar. After ordering a drink, he turned to watch the dancers, his long legs stretched out and his eyes lazily half open as he leaned against the bar. He spotted Jakoutsu trying to "cheer up" a sullen hanyou while Kikyo watched Jakotsu, looking very confused. Souta and Kohaku were over in a corner being watched like a hawk by Sango, who ought to have been paying attention to Miroku. Now that Kagome wasn't there he took advantage of it by giving Sango's rear an extra-hard squeeze, of course resulting in a cry of "PERVERT!" that could be heard over the loud music and Souta and Kohaku hauling ass out of the bar before Sango could noticed they were gone. What else was there to see here? He wished he hadn't asked.

He saw Kouga and Kagura dancing and had to fight his lip curling in disgust. Really, some people had no shame. And he wished to court Kagome? 'I think not.' A possessive growl escaped his throat, low enough none could here it. 'What are you doing? This Sesshoumaru has no intentions towards the human. Why should I care if that stupid wolf claims her?' But his blood boiled at the thought of Kouga's claws on Kagome in any way. Trying to drown his thoughts, he ordered several more drinks from the bar.

Far from drunk, or even tipsy, he paid and made his way out of the bar. It would be unseemly for a youkai, a taiyoukai at that, to be drunk. Walking out into the cool night air he tried to rid his mind of Kagome Higurashi. She was human, he was a demon. That was that. God knows he didn't want to plague the world with another InuYasha, but the thought of her bearing his children held it's merits. He smirked. Was his father passing his curse down to him after all? 'Humans-'

His musings were cut short by a terrified scream from deep in a dark alleyway. His eyes pierced the darkness to see a human girl child, no older than eight years old by her scent. Her scent. It was terrified and marred by blood; hers and someone else's. Blood covered her delicate body from head to foot and was smeared across her pajamas, face, and legs. She was backed into a wall and surrounded by five lesser demons, their claws already dripping with blood. Some the girl's, some not. Her eyes darted in every direction, desperately looking for a way out. Brown connected to gold as one demon lashed out and tore into her shoulder with the tips of his claws, clearly enjoying her keening cries of pain as he licked the blood off slowly.

"Well, you disgusting little bitch, I guess you will be good for something else after all. You will make the most delicious meal when we're through with our…fun." His sick laughter bounced off the alley walls as the girl let out a whimper of fright.

Sesshoumaru stopped breathing. Altogether too familiar fear and pain swam in her eyes, tears glossing over her cheeks as her eyes begged him to stop the pain.

Without thinking, Sesshoumaru released his demon blood. His eyes bled a deep red as he tore through the first four demons, leaving them to die writhing in their own blood. He turned to the remaining demon, the one whose claws were still dripping with the child's blood. His demon side roared to have the blood of the demon who would harm such an innocent pup.

His poison claws met flesh. He felt skin and bone melting, and enjoyed the feel of it pooling in his palm. But it wasn't enough, not nearly enough. A red bloodlust hazed over his mind as he called out his poison whip and savagely lashed it out the bodies until they resembled nothing more than stinking piles of ashes and shreds. 'How dare they hurt a pup. How dare they cause her pain. How dare THEY' He continued beating the ashes and snarling that no one would EVER hurt his pup again…

He paused when he heard another small whimper. The girl was teetering on bruised knees, clutching her shoulder, barely conscious. He took a calming breath and willed his poison whip to disappear. He breathed deeply to let his eyes return to their normal gold before he turned and knelt down in front of her, opening his arms. She launched herself into his arms and, wrapping her uninjured arm around his neck, sobbed into his shoulder. She was thoroughly covered in blood and it began to rub onto the right side Sesshoumaru's face, mixing with her tears. As he stood with her in his arms, he heard sirens approaching.

He adjusted the small girl, allowing her to rest her small head on his shoulder and go into a light doze as he waited for the police to show up. Two minutes later a car pulled up, red light and siren, causing the girl to snap awake in alarm. He turned to face the police officers exiting their patrol car. A female officer took one look at the girl and ran back to her car to call for an ambulance while her partner began to question Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru told him of finding the girl surrounded and of killing her attackers without any qualms in doing so. During the conversation he let his masking spell slip out of place to reveal a blue crescent moon on his forehead, and two magenta stripes at each cheekbone and wrist.

The officer did a double take when the man before him was revealed to be a demon. Human vigilantes were one thing, demons were an entirely different story. The officer was interrupted when his partner walked over with a blanket in her hands. Sesshoumaru nodded and she wrapped the blanket around the now sleeping little girl. He sensed she wasn't telling him something. She wouldn't meet his eyes directly. She merely kept stroking the girl's hair. His golden gaze pierced her gray one until she sighed in defeat.

"We're not sure yet, but we just received a report of a murder. An entire family except the daughter. It was assumed the daughter was kidnapped when they couldn't find her body and there were signs of a struggle in her bedroom-"

She was interrupted when another squad car pulled up and two officers and a man stepped out. The man walked over to the group, eyeing Sesshoumaru before flashing a badge. He took one look at the sleeping girl in Sesshoumaru's arms, before nodding at the two officers who had remained by the car.

"That's the girl. Rin Seno. Female, age: seven years, date of birth: January 1,1998. " One of the officers pulled out a manila folder, opened it, and began writing. He looked at the sleeping girl in the youkai's arms and sighed. "Poor thing. I can't tell too much or the department will have my ass, but she's had a bit of an ordeal. Both her parents and her older brother were murdered in front of her by some renegade demons who were part of a gang that are known for human murders. Damn…and on her seventh birthday too-"

Just then the ambulance pulled up and two paramedics hopped out, but it seemed Rin had other ideas. She resisted being taken from the demon and cried out when they tried to take her. Sesshoumaru growled and, still holding Rin, got into the back of the ambulance settling the girl on his lap. She fell back into a pain induced sleep, fisting a tiny hand in the demon's silver hair which had somehow managed to remain free of blood. Sesshoumaru marveled at the size of the tiny hand compared to his own, and felt a rush of tenderness for the child. 'Humans. Making me soft.' He growled softly startling the paramedic checking Rin's vital signs. 'But I'll be damned before anyone harms her ever again.' He swayed slightly back and forth, rocking the child as the ambulance hauled ass to the nearest hospital.

Later that night at the hospital Sesshoumaru paced the hall outside Rin's room. They had kicked him out to bathe the girl and dress the gash on her shoulder. With his hearing, he could hear her whimpers and the crooning of the nurse trying to calm her. He growled. They weren't telling him anything. As if sensing his distress, the doctor walked out of the room. Sesshoumaru had him pinned to the wall before the man could even blink.

"Ahh, um, yes…Mr.Taisho," the man stuttered as he tried to adjust his glasses. "It seems Rin will heal just fine, if the gash were any deeper it would have gone into muscle. She has a few other minor scrapes and cuts and she's refusing to tell how she received the wounds or to even talk for that matter, but we don't expect her to just yet. She's seen so much tonight…she's lucky you happened upon her when you did. She's expected to make a full recovery, with more than her fair share of emotional and physical scars. But, she will be up and about in a day or two. Since she has no home or next of kin, it's been requested she stay here-"

"I will take the girl." He snarled at the thought of some stranger taking her.

The doctor smiled warmly at the fiercely protective youkai in front of him…wait, make that taiyoukai, judging by his facial markings. 'Yes, he will make a fine father for the girl. If the rumors of his personality are true I think she's just what he needs.'

"I was hoping you would say that. She's been looking around trying to find you and pointing at the door since you left the room. Now, if you call this number, they'll tell you who to contact about getting the adoption papers…"

Ten minutes later, Sesshoumaru walked into Rin's room and sat beside her bed. He noticed she still clutched the blood stained blanket the officer had given her, a death grip on its corner. Slowly the girl opened her eyes and hesitantly moved her free hand toward the edge of the bed. He lightly took hold of her hand before speaking. Looking directly into her eyes he asked her,

"Rin, how would you like to come and live with me?"

Slowly the girl met his gaze. He saw emotions dancing around in the chocolate brown orbs. Just as slowly, she smiled. Sesshoumaru felt his heart grow light as the small child laughed and nodded her head. He smiled for the first time in years as he held the small hand in his, his new daughter drifting back to sleep.

A/N: So what did you guys think? This is my first fan fiction on my own (with excellent guidance from my dear friend Fae) and I'm kinda nervous. I have yet to see a PotO/InuYasha fic. So, at one in the morning and after an all nighter of typing, it seemed like a good idea. Tell me what ya'll think. Any and all CONSTRUCTIVE criticism will be taken seriously. Flames will just be received with a smile and kicked to the side. Oh, erm, about Sesshy's last name. I couldn't think of one so I borrowed one that I've read in about ten other fics. If anyone has a problem with it, please tell me and give me a possible substitute, ok? Thanx all!