Author's Note: I'm sorry. I had this idea, and skipped it, so I figured I could finish a long chapter. Guess not.
Brief: Music class, they sing. Better if you listen to the songs while reading (so you know what I mean)
Disclaimer: I do not own IY or any songs in this chapter/story.
Chapter 6: Fallen
The lunch bell rang, breaking Inuyasha's train of thought. He got up, as did the rest of the group, and they all headed to coincidentally the same class; music. Together, they walked to the Choir room where a woman in about her forty's was sitting at her desk with students sitting in chairs that were set up in rows.
Mrs. Aizawa looked up, seeing the group of students who had entered. She recognized three –Inuyasha, Kikyou, and Sango- but was unaware of the rest. She pushed up her glasses and looked at the attendance sheet. "I believe that there are… eight new students here?" she asked, looking back at Kagome and her group.
"Yes, ma'am," Kagome said.
Mrs. Aizawa smiled warmly, wrinkles from long years of smiling appearing on her face. "Welcome to our music class, where the angels sing!" she said enthusiastically.
Everyone sweat dropped with the exception of Suikotsu, who was calm as ever. Mrs. Aizawa clapped her hands together in interest. "So can any of you sing or play instruments?"
Miroku spoke up. "Kagome," he said, pointing to her, "can sing as can I, whilst the others play instruments. We both have our own band, though some of the members are high school graduates and do not attend here," Miroku said, sounding professional.
"I see, I see… very good, very good!" the teacher shouted in happiness. "Do you think both bands could possibly play a song for us? I believe we have all the instruments you need," she said, pointing to a room that was filled with different varieties of instruments.
Miroku looked at Kagome as if asking for permission, in which she nodded. "I guess we could, but Miroku, you're going first," she said. "I have to ask someone from home to get me the CD since Ginta and Hakkaku aren't here and can't play."
Miroku nodded, as he, Hojou, Bankotsu, Kouga, and Suikotsu went to grab the necessary instruments for their songs. Miroku looked at the quiet room, and considered asking Mrs. Aizawa something. "Mrs. Aizawa?" he called out.
She looked up from her papers. "Yes, dear?"
"We write our own music, and its rock, so it might be a bit loud? Do you have a problem with the loud music or anything?" he asked.
Mrs. Aizawa waved her hand. "Oh no, I don't have problems with any music. I'm an all-type music woman."
Miroku smiled, going back to setting up the instruments. 'At least we don't have to play some old classical music or whatever…' he thought gratefully.
Kagome, on the other hand, was standing there with Ayame and Rin as she was talking on her cell phone to a gang member.
"So you can bring the CD, right?" she asked, continuing their conversation.
"Yeah, I'll be there in about one or two minutes," Taka's smooth voice sounding through the speakers of the mobile device.
"Great, just find the Choir room and give it to us. Think you can do that?"
"Duh, do you think I'm some kind of baby who can't find their way around the house or something?" Taka said; he was definitely rolling his eyes at Kagome right now.
Kagome laughed. "Okay, I'll be waiting at the door of the room. Bye."
"See you."
Kagome pressed the 'End' button of her Nokia phone and slipped it back in her pocket. Only two minutes later, the loud revving of a motorcycle could be heard and then it turned off.
Taka walked through the hallways, looking for the Choir room. He arrived at a two door entrance, and opened it, seeing a class and his friends among the group. Girls stared at him; he was what you would call 'sexy' or 'beautiful'.
He had black hair that went almost mid-back, tied into a low ponytail with hair bands holding it in different places, going to the tips of his hair. His bangs partly covered his intense yellow-green colored eyes. He had high cheek bones, giving him a look of elegance. You could pretty much tell he was muscular; he was wearing a white wife beater and blue jeans that were fitting around his firm bottom. On his feet were black Converse high tops.
Taka held up his hand, showing a CD in a green case. "Your CD, Kagome."
Kagome walked up to Taka, taking the CD from him, smiling. "Thanks, Taka."
"What? No thank you or goodbye hug?" he said sarcastically, putting on a mock pouting face. Even his fake pout made the girls dreamily sigh, putty in his hands.
Kagome gave him a quick hug, her face being in his chest because of his towering height; a big six feet.
"Bye," Kagome waved.
"BYE TAKA!" yelled the student girls, already becoming a Taka fan club. Taka sweat dropped, and sighed. 'Great, more fan girls…'
Just to make them happy, he blew a kiss at them and winked. Out breaks of 'Oh my Kami, he just blew a kiss to me!' 'No, it was me!' echoed throughout the crowd, making the guys scrunch their noses in disgust. What was so great about that pretty boy?
Everyone turned their attention to the stage, where Miroku, Kouga, Bankotsu, and Suikotsu were ready to play their song. Miroku was standing in front of the microphone with no instrument, preparing to sing. Kouga was standing to the side of Miroku; he was a rapper… of some sorts. Bankotsu and Hojou played the guitar while Suikotsu was on the drums.
"This song is called 'From The Inside' (Do not own. Linkin Park), I wrote it when I was fourteen so it might not be as good as it would be if I wrote it now," Miroku spoke.
Rin slipped in their CD for them, and then pressing play. Two guitars started playing loudly in synch. Miroku started singing, obviously very talented.
(Miroku singing, Kouga rapping/talking)
"I don't know who to trust, no surprise
Everyone feels so far away from me
Heavy thoughts sift through dust and the lies
Trying not to break but I'm so tired of this deceit
Every time I try to make myself get back upon my feet
All I ever think about is this
All the tiring time between
And how trying to put my trust in you
Just takes so much out of me
Miroku started singing louder, but not quite screaming.
Take everything from the inside
And throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time
I won't trust myself with you
He started singing quieter, people watching as they enjoyed his voice.
Tension is building inside steadily
Everyone feels so far away from me
Heavy thoughts forcing their way out of me
Trying not to break but I'm so tired of this deceit
Every time I try to make myself get back up on my feet
All I ever think about is this
All the tiring time between
And how trying to put my trust in you
Just takes so much out of me
Take everything from the inside
And throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time
I won't trust myself with you
Miroku started screaming this verse, taking energy from his body, Bankotsu, Hojou and Suikotsu playing furiously, causing them to sweat.
I won't waste myself on you
You, you
Waste myself on you
You, you
I'll take everything from the inside
And throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time
I won't trust myself with you
Everything from the inside
And just throw it all away
'Cause I swear for the last time
I won't trust myself with you
You, you
The music ended with the guitars playing shortly, as the students applauded their well done. Mrs. Aizawa looked at the group of boys amazed, and clapped enthusiastically.
"Bravo, bravo!" Mrs. Aizawa shouted. "I haven't heard something so good for years," she complimented.
They all smiled, glad their music was liked. They hadn't played for a while, focusing on their racing and enemies.
"And now, for the girls?" she sounded out.
Kagome, Ayame, and Rin walked up the stage as they set up their instruments. Kagome was singing, Ayame on a guitar, and Rin on the keyboard. The drums and bass were Ginta and Hakkaku's spots, where as the CD will substitute them for the band.
"This song I'm going to sing is called 'Going Under' (Don't own. Evanescence), and I wrote it when I was about fourteen or fifteen," Kagome said.
The bass played, as Kagome sang in a haunting voice, surprising everyone in the room. Where had that voice been hiding?
"Now I will tell you what I've done for you
50,000 tears I've cried
Screaming, deceiving, and bleeding for you
And you still won't hear me
Going under"
Kagome's voice became louder, as Ginta's deep voice backed up her voice. Rin started playing her keyboard, making the song sound complete.
"Don't want your hand this time, I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once (wake up for once)
Not tormented daily, defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reach the bottom"
Kagome sang, pouring her heart into the lyrics. After all, she wrote this and it was inspired by her own feelings…
"I'm dying again
I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through,
I'm going under…"
She started her haunting voice again, singing the next verse and captivating the ears of the students in the class, before passing by students stayed outside the doors and listened in.
"Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies"
She whispered the next line, giving the song a ghostly tune.
"So I don't know what's real and what's not"
Kagome went back to the normal haunting voice, as Inuyasha listened intently. 'She sounds like a fallen angel…' he thought.
"Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore
I'm dying again
I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through, I'm…
So go on and scream
Scream at me, I'm so far away
I won't be broken again
I've got to breathe
I can't keep going under
I'm dying again
I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through, I'm
Going under
Going under
I'm going under…"
Kagome put the microphone back in its stand as the class and Mrs. Aizawa stared at her, speechless.
Mrs. Aizawa slowly began to clap, smiling widely. Soon after, the whole class was screaming and clapping for their song; it was awesome.
Kikyou smiled sadly as she clapped. 'Kagome sings well. She must have written that song about…him' Kikyou thought, not wanting to even say his name mentally. He had hurt Kagome so much… Kikyou's eyes filled with tears as she remembered Kagome's confession; how she looked so much like… a fallen angel. Beautifully broken.
Inuyasha turned to the side to look at Kikyou, whose eyes were shining because of her tears. 'Why is she crying…?' he asked himself, nervousness balling up in his stomach. It hurt when she cried.
"Hey, Kikyou… why are you crying?" he whispered to her.
Kikyou jumped and looked at Inuyasha, blinking away the remaining kept-in tears. "Oh, it's nothing… just… thinking about Kagome."
Inuyasha leaned back on his seat. 'Kagome? Did something bad happen to her before? That song sounded like she was talking about someone… but who could it be and what did they do?' he tried to put the puzzle together, but he didn't have enough pieces yet. Besides, he'd only known her for barely a day, if you didn't include the mall encounter.
She was one mysterious girl.
Really sorry about the short chapter; I promise the next one will be LONG. I probably can't promise I won't procrastinate, but I'm trying my best.
-Green FR00TL00PS