Suki

Chapter 15

Goodnight Osaka

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Kagome or Kouga or Sango or Ayame or Miroku or Sango or Sesshomaru or Naraku or Kikyou or that creepy old guy for episode 147 or any other characters I forgot to mention. That being said Read!

Kagome stood in what seemed like a vast expanse of nothing, but then in front of her stood Inuyasha. "Inuyasha!" she yelled wrapping her arms around him. "Kagome," Inuyasha said softly, "I can't stay long my time's almost up." Kagome looked and saw an hourglass that was now almost empty. "No, don't leave!" Kagome yelled in tears. Inuyasha slowly disappeared in front of her.

"No!" Kagome yelled waking up. "Whoa," she said to herself, "It was just a dream." Kagome looked out her window and sighed. "Inuyasha," she thought to herself, "I hope you're alright, wherever you are."

Inuyasha stood on a stage in front of a large group of people at a nightclub and sang:

The Dawn Is Breaking…

A light is shining through…

You're barely walking…

And I'm tangled up in you Yeah

I'm open, you're closed

Where I'll follow you'll go

I worry I won't see your face

Light up again.

Even the best fall down sometimes

Even the wrong words seem to rhyme

Out of the doubt that fills my mind,

I somehow found you and I collide.

Collide…Collide…

The curtain pulled in front of Inuyasha's face just as people began to applaud. A short stubby man approached Inuyasha and said, "Kid, that's the best performance I've seen here in ages." "So I got the job Naraku-san?" Inuyasha asked. "Get the job?" Naraku said laughing, "I won't just give you the job. You'll be staying in the suite upstairs. It'll be great! I can charge extra because you sing in English! I'll bet you'll rake in 10,000 yen (U.S.: $100, Canadian: does it even matter?) a night! Pretty soon everyone will know that my club is the best in Osaka!"

"Happy 16th Birthday Kagome!" Everyone yelled filling the room with confetti and gifts, but she still barely cracked a smile, "Thanks everyone!" she said. But inside she was crying for Inuyasha. And once everyone left and she was all alone that's exactly what she did. She cried until the pain threw her into sleep.

"Happy 17th Birthday Inuyasha!" Everyone in the room yelled. The room was filled with smoke and young scantily dressed girls. "But, Naraku," Inuyasha said, "My birthday isn't for another 3 months." "Who cares?" Naraku said, "Everyday can be your birthday when you're this good at what you do."

One of the girls, a tall girl with long blonde hair grabbed Inuyasha by his sleeve and pulled him out of the room. "Come on, dog boy (Inu means dog in Japanese)," she said, "Give me a little bark!" "Way to go Inuyasha!" Naraku yelled.

The woman pulled off her shirt and threw Inuyasha onto his bed. "Uh…" Inuyasha said, "Whatever your name is…" "Don't talk" the girl said kissing him. "I'm just not really…" Inuyasha said but she didn't listen. So, seeing no other option Inuyasha rolled off his bed and said, "Please ma'am seriously. I'm just not ready." "Are you sure?" she said. "Yeah, sorry." Inuyasha said embarrassed as she walked out the door.

The girl closed the door behind her and took off her blonde wig. It was Kikyou. "Inuyasha!" she said to herself pulling out a gun from behind her. "Next time." She said, "I'll be a little bit more convincing."

Inuyasha sighed as he fell back on his bed. Then someone appeared who looked exactly like him except with long black hair instead of silver. "Oh no." Inuyasha said, "Not you again." "Now, now," he said, "You know the rules Inuyasha. Once a year you get a visit from me, your conscious. Now, the old Inuyasha I saw last year would never refuse sex with a tall, blonde 15 year old."

"You know," Inuyasha said annoyed, "How exactly are you my conscious? All you ever do is tell me the exact wrong thing to do." Inuyasha's conscious appeared on Inuyasha's left shoulder as a demon. "Is this better?" he asked laughing, "If I were you which I sort of am I'd ask that broad to come back in here and I'd bang her like a Salvation Army drum."

Inuyasha looked towards his other shoulder, but saw nothing. "Why are you looking for an angel?" his conscious yelled slapping him in the face. Inuyasha growled and tried to grab the little devil but he disappeared and reappeared in front of him (regular size). "Why would I do something like that?" Inuyasha yelled.

"Oh, I see," Inuyasha's conscious said, "You like that Kagome girl don't you?" "What, no way!" Inuyasha yelled blushing. "Come now," his counterpart said, "Right now you're wishing she was the girl in here taking her top off. Don't you?"

"Why you!" Inuyasha yelled throwing a punch toward him, "I'm getting really sick of this really fast!" His conscious avoided the punch giggling. Then he looked at his watch and said, "I think you jinxed it. Looks like I've got to go. Toddles." He walked away and disappeared as quickly as he appeared. Inuyasha sighed and said, "I hope Kagome is all right though."

Kagome sat on a cold park bench in a daze surrounded only by the plants and sparse birds around her until Kouga sat down next to her and said, "You miss him don't you?" Kouga asked. "Yeah." Kagome replied blankly. "Well," Kouga replied, "I might be able to tell you where he is…" Immediately Kagome jumped up and said, "Where is he? How can I get there? What…"

Kouga stopped her and held up a city map of Osaka. "Before I passed out I pulled this out of his pocket. He was a little careless to mark the place he was going." Kagome took the map and got up. "Thanks, Kouga." Kouga then handed Kagome Inuyasha's ribbon and said, "He forgot to take his own stuff with him when he left." Kagome hugged Kouga and ran off.

Kouga stood up and Ayame walked up behind him and put her head on his shoulder. "That was a nice thing you did." Ayame said. "Yeah," Kouga replied, "Now, I just need to think of what to tell her mother."

Inuyasha stood backstage wearing torn jeans with chains and a bright tank top that read: "Crawl to Journals animal Death" "Naraku-san" Inuyasha said, "This shirt doesn't make any sense." "Who cares?" Naraku said, "It's in English isn't it?" "Naraku-san," Inuyasha said, "You don't know a word of English do you? (side note: He's speaking English)" "I didn't understand a word you just said," Naraku said, "Show time in 5." Naraku walked out of sight.

Kagome came running to Inuyasha but then was quiet "What the heck am I supposed to say?" "Kagome?" Inuyasha said. "Uh…," Kagome replied, "I just…uh…came to say hi." "Come on," Inuyasha replied, "You didn't travel 5 hours just to come say hi." "Inuyasha," she said starting to cry, "Come back home! I…we…all of us need you back!" "I can't go back Kagome, I'm sorry." One of the stage hands came in and pulled Kagome away saying, "The show's about to start miss."

The curtain was about to go up and Inuyasha saw Kagome walking away when his conscious appeared. "What?" Inuyasha said, "I thought you were gone until next year." "Yeah well," he replied, "You need to go with Kagome!" "I can't though…" Inuyasha began to say but was interrupted. "Remember what you told me earlier? This is my way of being your angel now go do it!" Just then the curtain raised and Inuyasha knew what to do.

As Kagome was about to walk out the door she looked back at the stage and Inuyasha began to sing:

I know you're out there somewhere,
Somewhere, somewhere
I know I'll find you somehow
And somehow I'll return again to you.

The mist is lifting slowly,
I can see the way ahead
And I've left behind the empty streets
That once inspired my life
And the strength of the emotion
Is like thunder in the air
'Cos the promise that we made each other
Haunts me to the end.

I know you're out there somewhere,
Somewhere, somewhere
I know you're out there somewhere,
Somewhere you can hear my voice.
I know I'll find you somehow,
Somehow, somehow.
I know I'll find you somehow
And somehow I'll return again to you.

Kagome pushed her way through all the people until she reached the stage as Inuyasha continued:

The secret of your beauty
And the mystery of your soul
I've been searching for in everyone I meet
And the times I've been mistaken
It's impossible to say
And the grass is growing
Underneath our feet.

I know you're out there somewhere,
Somewhere, somewhere
I know you're out there somewhere,
Somewhere you can hear my voice.
I know I'll find you somehow,
Somehow, somehow.
I know I'll find you somehow
And somehow I'll return again to you.

Kagome got up on stage and sang herself:

The words that I remember
From my childhood still are true
That there's none so blind
As those who will not see
And to those who lack the courage
And say it's dangerous to try
Well they just don't know
That love eternal will not be denied.

I know you're out there somewhere,
Somewhere, somewhere
I know you're out there somewhere,
Somewhere you can hear my voice.
I know I'll find you somehow,
Somehow, somehow.
I know I'll find you somehow
And somehow I'll return again to you.

Then they both sang a beautiful harmony:

Yes, I know it's going to happen,
I can feel you getting near
And soon we'll be returning
To the fountain of our youth
And, if you wake up wondering
In the darkness, I'll be there.
My arms will close around you
And protect you with the truth.

I know you're out there somewhere,
Somewhere, somewhere
I know you're out there somewhere,
Somewhere you can hear my voice.
I know I'll find you somehow,
Somehow, somehow.
I know I'll find you somehow
And somehow I'll return again to you…

Then their lips met and for that moment nothing else mattered. The whole world stopped turning and everyone bowed to them. They both felt and knew that for years to come they'd have hoped that kiss would never end. But it did end and everyone in the club stood in applause. "Kagome," Inuyasha said, "Let's go home."

Kagome and Inuyasha walked off the stage to see Naraku who said, "Kid, that's the best performance I've seen in my life! I'm gonna give you a raise and…" "I quit!" Inuyasha said and kept walking.

Inuyasha and Kagome were silent but the silence was broken when a gunshot went off in the air. Everyone got on the floor except Inuyasha and Kagome. It was Kikyou. "Inuyasha, Kagome!" she yelled as she pointed the gun at them.

A/N: Well, looks like a tough situation for…well…everybody. And you all know how to find out what happens next.