I don't own "The Reason" by Hoobastank, and um…oh.
"blah" Kurama talking (or other people)
(blah) people –mainly Kurama in this chapter—thinking, when it pertains to the song.
'blah' normal thoughts.
Kurama stepped onto the school stage. Lots of people had already sung. The only people left were him, Kagome, and a duet of Kayko and Botan. Yusuke had already sung something he called "Headstrong", saying something on the order of "back off, I'll take you on, headstrong, I'll take on anyone". It definitely fit him. Kuwabara had sung some…odd…little song about kitties, which had been tuned to "Mary Had a Little Lamb", and played on a violin which screeched and made him exit the building, although he reentered to see Kuwabara's face when the school had forced him off the stage with tomatoes. Hiei had refused to come to the "ningen infested building", so he hadn't sung anything. And now it was his turn.
Placing his tape in the player, he stepped up to the microphone. Closing his eyes, he summoned Kagome's image in his minds' eye, and began to sing.
"I'm not a perfect person
"There's many things I wish I didn't do…
(Leaving Kuroune)
(Stealing so many things)
(Killing so many)
"But I continue learning
"I never meant to do those things to you.
(Leaving her to think I was dead, how she looked when I saw her at her desk)
"And so I have to say before I go
(I might never want to sing to her again, I'd better tell her now)
"That I just want you to know
"I've found a reason for me
"To change who I used to be
"A reason to start over new
"And the reason is you.
(No more thievery, no more killing, no more ripping lives apart. He would be there for her, and never again would he destroy another life.)
"I'm sorry that I hurt you
(I wish I hadn't deserted you)
"It's something I must live with everyday
"And all the pain I put you through
"I wish that I could take it all away
"And be the one who catches all your tears
"That's why I need you to hear
"I found a reason for me
"To change who I used to be
"A reason to start over new
"And the reason is you
(Kagome)
"And the reason is you
(I love you)
"And the reason is you
(I'll never leave you)
"And the reason is you
(I'll never hurt you again.)
"I found a reason for me
"To change who I used to be
"A reason to start over new
"And the reason is you
"I found a reason to show
"A side of me you didn't know
"A reason for all that I do
"And the reason is you…"
Kurama looked out and addressed the audience, his eyes locking with the creamy, tearstained eyes of his love. "I love you, Kagome," he said softly, but still into the mike, so it echoed over the whole stadium.