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Slay The Music
Scene Seventeen: My Fake Fiancé
Three days. Three whole days. The group was confined into a single hotel room, getting frequent visits from their agents. Kagome sat on her designated bed, with the curtains drawn, as she had been for the past three days. Staring into space, seemingly non-existent in her own body.
"Kagome," Ayame said, hoping to get something out of her, "Kagome, you have to at least eat something."
Kagome looked at Ayame slowly, no recognition at all flashed in her eyes. Her eyes were just two blue-grey voids in place of Kagome's soul.
"Kame-chan, what's wrong?" Ayame asked in all seriousness.
"...I—" Kagome started, a flash of some emotion running through her eyes, "I don't want to be... the cause of this..."
"You aren't," Ayame said, "It's those crazy psycho's out there."
"That are after Inuyasha, because of me," Kagome said quietly.
"Kagome, they're after Inuyasha for the sake of being after Inuyasha."
"But they're also after me so they can break Inuyasha's heart."
"I didn't know you cared so much," Ayame said, handing Kagome a cigarette while lighting her own.
"Whether I like him or not, he has much to live up to!"
"And you don't?" Ayame asked, "Kagome, it's because of you that we're living this lavish lifestyle and selling albums! You're what holds our band together!"
"As nice as that sounds, Ayame, we are still nowhere near as popular as Du:plicate. He has more fans he needs to tend to, more people that would miss him if he was gone," Kagome asked.
"Would you miss him?" Ayame asked.
"To an extent..."
"And this extent goes to where?"
"So we're finally in Korea, and all we get to do is freaking hang out in this place! It's got red carpets, red bed sheets, and red fucking WALLS! And where's the food!?"
"Sango, calm down," Miroku said, tugging on her pant leg to stop her wild rampage.
"Let go of me, Hôshi-sama!" Sango yelled.
"Please, for the sake of all humanity, calm down!" Miroku pleaded.
Sango glared daggers at the "monk". When he wouldn't let go, she sighed and flopped onto the couch.
"What's wrong with me?" Sango sighed.
"Everyone's going a little bit psycho," Miroku shrugged.
Sango looked over at Inuyasha, "Yeah... I think Inuyasha's played that song eighty-seven times..."
Miroku nodded, "I got eighty-six, but it's basically the same thing."
Sango sighed again, "I need something to help relieve all this stress... Korean food..." Sango closed her eyes and thought of all the warm good food she could be eating had it not been for the barrier of the room.
"How about sex?" Miroku asked.
Sango's eyes snapped open, "You pervert!" She threw a pillow at him.
"It didn't have to be with me..." Miroku rubbed his head, cursing Sango's strong aim.
Sango threw another pillow at him, and he fell backwards in false pain.
"Hey! You guys starting a pillow fight without me!?" Kôga asked throwing his own pillow at Miroku who finally threw one back.
"I wanna join!" Ginta said as Sango shot a pillow at him.
Pretty soon, everyone including Inuyasha and Kagome were throwing pillows at each other, ducking behind random objects, and breaking several—rather expensive—vases. Kagome ducked as Inuyasha chucked a pillow at her. Kôga jumped in front of Ayame as Hakkaku attacked her with several smaller pillows. Ginta and Miroku were throwing pillows back and forth from behind tables. Sango was having fun aiming for Inuyasha and Kôga.
"What the hell—?" Kagura stepped into the room.
"Oh, hey, Kagura," Sango said as everyone hid the pillows behind their backs.
Kagura sighed and pulled out a manila folder from her bag. "Everyone, come here," she said pointing to the dining table where everyone took a seat.
"What now?" Kagome pouted.
"I see you're back, Kagome," Kagura said.
"Yeah, well—you know..." Kagome said trying to light her cigarette with a lighter that wouldn't light. "Damn thing..." Kagome cursed as she grabbed for the matches in the middle of the table. She lit the cigarette, "okay, I'm ready to listen now," she said relaxing in her chair and blowing out smoke.
Kagura sighed and opened the envelope. "One of the suspects has been caught. I am not allowed to release his name—because—well they're not so sure themselves."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "figures, damn cops know nothing."
Kôga nodded in agreement.
"And these suspects seem to have a link to Naraku, the drummer," Kagura said.
Kagome raised her hand as if she were in school, "isn't Naraku your dad?"
"Yes," Kagura growled.
"Just checking," Kagome said as she took another drag from the cigarette.
"This is next week's schedule," Kagura said, "Sango, Kikyô will talk to you about a solo publicity shoot that's scheduled on Tuesday. And you guys will be out of here tomorrow, so pack your bags."
"Hell yeah! Korea here I come!" Sango cheered.
"Come on! What is taking you guys so fucking long!?" Kagura yelled from the bottom of the stage.
"We're hurrying!" Ginta called.
"You better be," Kagura muttered under her breath as Hakkaku and Ginta jumped down from the rafters and landed on the first stage gracefully.
"Ayame! Where are you!?" Kagura called up.
"You know, it looks like a mighty long drop from here," Ayame called down.
"Just jump down, for crying out loud," Kôga called.
"Why don't you fucking try jumping down if you're so damn confident, you jerk!" Ayame yelled.
"I will!" Kôga said, taking a huge jump all the way up to the rafter, "It's not so bad up here..."
"You haven't looked down yet, you moron," Ayame said as she glared at him.
"Are you afraid of heights?" Kôga asked.
"Yes," Ayame sighed.
"Well jump down! Then you'll be nice and safe on the ground," Kôga said.
"I'm going to have to do this for the show, though," she groaned.
"That's in a week, you'll get over your fear by then..." he smirked.
She cocked an eyebrow at him, "Oh? How so?"
He stepped closer to her, using his free hand to pull her closer...
"What are you doing!?" She asked as her eyes widened in horror.
Without a word, he closed off the space between them and in that moment he just plain and simple kissed her full on the lips, which caused Ayame to scream. Hurriedly afterwards she jumped down and started yelling at Kôga for doing such a thing. But Kôga wasn't paying any attention... Instead, he leaned against the pole of the rafters and smirked.
"Va-ni-la," he murmured.
Somewhere off in the dressing rooms, a certain hanyô was having his own fun. Shirtless and sweaty, he was once again in loss of his favorite guitar.
"Damn it!" he cursed as he realized the item in question was not in the closet.
"Missing something?" Kagome asked as she walked in with a cigar in her mouth.
Inuyasha looked curiously at the cigar before stealing it from her lips and placing it in his own. "My guitar..." he said bluntly as he took a drag.
"Hey! That's mine!"
"Little girls shouldn't be smoking anyway," Inuyasha said as he took another drag.
"C'mon, 'Yasha! Give it back! And besides, when did you start smoking, you're supposed to be a big alcoholic not a smoker!"
"Just because I like alcohol doesn't mean I can't have a few cigars once in a while. Now, have you seen my guitar or not?" Inuyasha said looking over at the fuming Kagome.
"Only if I get my cigar back," Kagome 'humphed' and crossed her arms.
"Fine, now where is it?' he asked as he tossed the cigar in her direction.
There was a silence between them as Kagome took in the moment of gaining back her cigar.
"It's on the stage," Kagome sighed and was about to leave but Inuyasha's hand stopped her.
"Don't go..." he said in the most serious tone.
"I—Inuyasha?" Kagome turned around to find herself locked in Inuyasha's embrace.
"I'm sorry about all this... I didn't mean for you to be dragged into it too." Inuyasha whispered to her.
"Inuyasha—I—"
"I don't care if you're mad at me..."
"I'm not mad at you," Kagome said looking up into his eyes, "What made you think that I was mad at you? If I was mad at you then why would I be talking to you, silly? Just chill out, it's no big deal."
"It is a big deal, Kagome," Inuyasha said, hugging her tighter, "your life is at stake."
"At least I won't die in vain," Kagome said.
"Wha—?"
"My mother told me a long time ago that if you die for love, then you will live on forever," she said, "so if I die for you, I won't really die."
Inuyasha blinked, "You mean—you..."
"It's very possible that I may have just fallen in love with the lead singer of Du:plicate," Kagome sighed as she quickly planted a small kiss on his cheek. "Kagura's calling me, I gotta go."
And with that, she left the award winning guitarist alone in his dressing room, dazed and confused.
End Chapter.
Sorry! This chapter is late... I'm so horrible at keeping a schedule. I think this chapter fell a bit short too, I think I rushed things a bit... woops. Oh well, the best part of the story hasn't even arrived yet! What is that, do you ask? Ah, well, if you know what I like to write then maybe you already know, but otherwise—I'll never tell! Well, Read and Review!