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Chapter 8-Truth of her Song
A sigh came from the brunette girl as she looked around the crowd, searching for her friends who had disappeared after the furious boy she was bound to. The talent show was about to commence and there was no sign of either teen. She glanced around once again, through nobody looked like her close friend. Sango didn't want to admit it, but she was starting to think about possibilities that would make her friend unable to attend the talent show.
One of the main reasons that she tried to assure herself was the real reason was the fact that Kagome didn't have a watch. Kagome was not one of the lucky people that was able to keep track of time, and that sometimes got into her trouble. The only problem was that she rarely was over twenty minutes late, and yet she had promised to be there about a half hour ago. When a warm hand dropped onto her shoulder, she looked back to meet two sapphire eyes.
"What's wrong with you?" Miroku asked, making her sigh.
"Kagome still hasn't shown up yet and I'm starting to get worried." She replied.
"Don't fret, Inuyasha's with her. If she was in any danger, he would make sure that she was Oka. If she wasn't safe with him, then I can't tell you who she would be safe with." Miroku gave the doubtful girl a reassuring smile, making her blush slightly before nodding. She didn't respond with words as she looked around the area once again. The noisy crowd that surrounded her like ocean water crowded her vision and made it hard for her to see anything. She sighed deeply as she tried to stand on her tiptoes and look over the swarm's head, but she still couldn't see anything.
When she finally managed to strain herself to see over the hoard, a couple boys came running by her, pushing her back slightly. She stumbled backwards and would have fallen to the ground if Miroku didn't grab under her arms, holding her up.
"Hey, watch where you're going!" Miroku called out, making one of the kids turn around.
"Who do you think you are telling us what to do?" The boy with black hair asked, making Miroku pull Sango to her feet before stepping in front of her and towards the boy. (I was going to use Jaken but he has ABSOLUTLY NO HAIR! Hahaha, no, I was going to be nice to him and give him hair…me…nice…scary…Shutters well he does have black strands…)
"I'm just saying you need to show a little respect for the other people around you. You just shoved my friend and I doubt that you even noticed." He replied. The other two boys that were with the other boy came up, glancing at their friend who was now glaring at Miroku.
"Yea so I didn't notice. It's not my fault she was in my way. She should have moved when I was coming, not my problem she can't shift her feet." The boy replied.
"Hey Gatenmaru (moth demon from when Inuyasha turns demon and kills the bandits…just in case you didn't remember), knock it off." One of his friends said, though Gatenmaru ignored him and kept his heated gaze with Miroku. Sango gently walked up and placed her hand on Miroku's bicep, trying to calm him down.
"It's Oka Miroku, just forget about him." She said, making Miroku relax slightly. Sango felt the muscles in Miroku's arm slowly wind down.
"Hey girl, why don't you shut up and just let him do what he wants. It's not your business anyways, why the hell should he listen to you." Gatenmaru asked, making Sango glare over at him lightly, though it held no effort.
"Because I'm the one you pushed jerk, now just keep going. I don't want an apology or anything from you, just go." Gatenmaru's laughter rang through the air as he found some humor in her statement.
"Well I'm sorry princess, but I don't take orders from anyone, especially from humans like you. Why don't you just go along and let the big boys talk?"
"Why don't you just shut up and leave?"
"You have a big mouth, someone should shut you up." Gatenmaru's voice dripped with iniquity as Sango only stood in front of Miroku and crossed her arms.
"Look whose calling the kettle black." She sighed as his friends laughed, making his eyes narrow. "I don't want to start anything with you; I just want you to leave us alone."
"Come on Gatenmaru, why are you wasting your time on some human?" His second friend asked. Gatenmaru only walked closer to Sango, standing within a foot of her. Sango had to fight back the urge to step away from him.
"Because she's getting on my nerves and trying to order me around." He replied to his friend's question.
"I'm sorry that you see it like that, now please step away from me." Sango said politely, though she was losing her nerve. If there was one thing that Sango hated, it would be people who considered humans unable to be at the same ranking as demons.
"No." Sango gave up being nice and shoved the ignorant boy away from her. He stumbled backwards, landing on the ground. His dumbstruck face now looked up at Sango, who held no signs of being courteous.
"Fine, if you are so stubborn and want to stay here, then I'll leave." Sango shouted, catching a few bystanders' eyes. She quickly walked past Gatenmaru's other two friends, who now only stared at her. Miroku grinned before walking past Gatenmaru, kicking him in the side as he went.
Miroku finally caught up to the steaming girl, grabbing her arm to stop her from walking. Sango looked back at him with a look of annoyance, but it slowly turned to confusion when she was picked up and swung around in a warm hug.
"You were awesome, and you didn't even have to hurt him like most people." Miroku said, slowly stopping and placing Sango back onto the ground. He kept his arms around her and his hand away from her butt, watching the color of her face change barely.
"I just wanted to get a seat before the talent show started." She muttered feeling slightly flushed with the attention that she was getting from her friend.
"Well even if it was that, you were great. If I was you, he would have had a large mark on his cheek if not worse. But you were smart and barely rough." Sango stayed silent and absorbed the small compliment, looking up at Miroku. Miroku raised an eyebrow as she smiled. "What?"
"You're just funny." When she heard a noise of protest, Sango wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him lightly. "But thank you for the compliment; I wasn't sure if I did the right thing."
"Anything that keeps both people evolved safe is the right thing." Miroku managed out, watching a pair of elderly people pass by them. The woman giggled lightly as the man shifted something in his hand before he walked over.
"Excuse me, but I was wondering if maybe you two wouldn't mind taking a picture for the festival memories? My wife and I are in charge of this for the camp, and we couldn't help but notice you two." Sango looked over at the man, smiling softly when his wife came over. He lightly wrapped his arm around her waist as she picked up from where he left off.
"We were here when the first year of this camp opened up. It was one of the best things that ever happened to me, since it's where I found Myoga." Miroku's eyes widened slightly as he looked at the two.
"Wait; are you Myoga and Kaede Matthews?" The elderly couple nodded, making him laugh. "Now I know who you two are. You're the people who help run this place, right? Your names were on the packet that I got in the mail."
"Well it's good to know that somebody reads those things, I was afraid I made Myoga run off all those for no reason." Myoga sighed at the remark, remembering the miserable day.
"I made over 200 copies of those things, but I did it because I knew it was for the camp." He replied.
"You two must of really liked this camp if you came back to work for it." Sango said, watching Kaede's eyes lighten.
"You could say that, after all, it's where I met Myoga." She laughed lightly at the look on the teen's faces. "Yup, I met him on the bus ride here; he didn't have a place to sit so he asked if he could sit with me. Odd enough, we became companions during the camp and we fell in love. I'm hoping you two can figure out the rest."
"You met on the bus?" Miroku asked, his cheeks threatening to heat up. Sango was past the threats.
"Yes, but enough about us. We saw you two and we thought that you two would be a great addition to the scrapbook at the end of the camp. Would it be alright if we took a picture?"
"Well I guess so, if it's Oka with Sango. San?" Miroku looked over at Sango, who nodded. "Oka, then I guess it's settled. How do you want us to pose?"
"Just stay how you are and look towards the camera." Myoga said, backing up and pulling the camera that he had been fumbling with up to his eye. Both teens shifted slightly and looked towards the camera, smiling nicely. Once the picture was taken, it took a moment before the two could see right again. "Thank you again; I hope that your relationship stays strong like ours." Both teens opened their mouths to protest, but neither said a word as the couple slowly walked away.
"Well that was interesting." Miroku finally said, making Sango nod and pull away. Miroku let go disappointingly, but didn't show it. No silence fell between them as an announcer came onto the stage, making them both sit down in the seats near them.
"Welcome to the annual talent show! I'm Yura and I'm going to be the hostess for this event, now let's get started!" Yura had dark black locks and bright pink eyes, sparkling as she read the first card. "Oka, this first entertainer will be performing a special song for all of you!"
"Let's hope this isn't like American Idol, I hate that show. Too many posers." Miroku said, making Sango smile.
"Well that doesn't seem too bad; maybe this thing will be Oka." Sango replied. The curtains opened and the crowd cheered in excitement as a small boy came onto the stage. A slow rhythm echoed into the audience as he started to screech in a different language. Sango groaned as she covered her ears to keep out the rapid chanting.
"God this is even worse than American Idol, it's like William Hung times twenty! Where's Simon when you need him!" Miroku whispered. Sango would have laughed if she had heard him.
The night was slowly growing as the sixth act finally finished much to the relief of the tormented crowd. Sadly for the crowd the acts that went on stage were anything but talented. Most of the events were either boring likes the book reader named Kagarromaru, or they lacked the true definition of skill like Maya the toe dancer. Throughout the horrible performances, the fear of Kagome and Inuyasha's missing appearance was still stuck in the back of Sango's mind.
The girl that was now considered the bearer of bad news was back on the stage, her smile still as perky and bright as it was at the beginning of the talent show.
"Well now our contest is almost finished, but one late entry was accepted by the judges." Miroku guessed it was their hope for real flair. He had sat through the entire show and he was frankly sick of waiting for Inuyasha and Kagome. When he felt a tap on his shoulder, he lazily looked up to see Inuyasha without Kagome. He could tell his friend was breathing hard in an attempt to calm his racing breath.
"Inuyasha, you're here! Wait, where is Kagome?" Miroku asked, looking around his friend.
"Not with me." Inuyasha replied slowly. A sharp pain filled Inuyasha's head as Sango pulled him down by his hair.
"What do you mean she's not with you! Do you not understand the commitment you make when you become a person's buddy? You could end up even marrying them, so you're not supposed to lose them!" Sango screamed, causing Inuyasha to nervously pull his head away from Sango and take a couple steps away from her.
"How do you get marriage from summer camp buddies!" Inuyasha asked, slightly shocked at the enraged girl.
"It's a long story." Miroku said simply, making Inuyasha nod before he rubbed his head.
"Jesus Kags was right; your grip is like a steel hand or something." Inuyasha said.
"Kags?" Miroku asked, raising his eyebrow at his friend.
"Oh um…well whatever! Kagome isn't with me, but she told me to tell you to wait out her. She'll be out soon."
"What do you mean?" Before Inuyasha could answer, the curtains opened, signaling the next act was about to perform. Slowly, Kagome appeared from the shadows, a slightly smile on her lips. Sango looked up at her, slightly surprised.
"Hello...well um…my name's Kagome and…" A couple cat calls were heard from the audience, causing Kagome to blush brightly. Inuyasha glared at the group that of boys who were now making a commotion. He caught a glance of one of the boys in the group, realizing who was in control of the faction.
"Knock it off Naraku; she's scared enough as it is." Inuyasha said, though Naraku only shrugged as another on of his friends let out a howl.
"Hey, that's the kid Gatenmaru! No wonder he was such a jerk, he's Naraku friend." Sango said, watching Miroku sigh.
"Should have known." He said. Sango looked back at Kagome to see her physically wince from the unwanted cheering.
"I'm go-going to si-sing you al-all…" Kagome's voice wavered as she fumbled with her words.
"Inuyasha, she's literally shaking up there! She's not going to pull through with it. Once she tried to perform in front of a couple people and she started to fumble with her words because she was nervous. After that she just ran off the stage." Sango said, making Inuyasha stand up.
"Well then we're going to have to make her stop shaking now aren't we?"
"What are you talking about?" Sango asked. Inuyasha only smirked at her question.
"Come on Kagome, show them whose boss!" When Kagome only looked at him with fearful eyes, Inuyasha sighed loudly. "Wow, and I thought you actually might have some talent. Guess I was wrong about that."
"Hey, I have talent!" Kagome replied, making Inuyasha laugh.
"What is it, shaking?"
"No, its singing you dummy!"
"Well then maybe you're just a chicken."
"I am not!"
"Then why aren't you singing?"
"Fine, the song I'm singing is called 'Everywhere' by Michelle Branch." Kagome's fear was replaced with her determination to show Inuyasha that she was not a coward. Inuyasha sat back down when the beginning intro began to play, slightly smirking. It's not because I want to see her win or that I want to hear her sing, I just wanted to get this over with. The faster she sings the better. His heart begged to differ, though he shoved down its complaints.
"Oh she's starting!" Inuyasha turned his attention to Kagome after Sango's statement.
Turn
it inside out so I can see
The part of you that's drifting over
me
And when I wake you'reyou're never there
But when I
sleep you'reyou're everywhere
You're everywhere Sango could
tell that people were impressed since their eyes watched her like she
was the first person who actually had some ability to perform. Sango
giggled when she looked over at the two boys, who seemed to be amazed
that such a strong voice came from Kagome.
Just
tell me how I got this far
Just tell me why you're here and who
you are
'Cause every time I look
You're never there
And
every time I sleep
You're always there
'Cause
you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
That makes me believe
I'm not
alone
I'm not alone
Miroku could tell that Kagome had
fallen into the song, heart first. Her voice had gotten stronger as
she went on, and she seemed to get confidence by the looks on the
audience's faces. Miroku stole a quick glance at his best friend to
make a comment, though he stopped when he realized Inuyasha was
staring at Kagome. Maybe he's not as cold-hearted as he wants
everyone to think he is…Or maybe Kagome just has a really big ice
pick. Miroku laughed at his own thoughts before listening to the
next verse.
I
recognize the way you make me feel
It's hard to think that you
might not be real
I sense it now, the water's getting deep
I
try to wash the pain away from me
Away from me
'Cause
you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
That makes me believe
I'm not
alone
I'm not alone
I
am not alone
Whoa, oh, oooh, oh Inuyasha was stunned to say the
least. He couldn't believe that the lovely voice that now glided
through the air was Kagome's. He tried to shake it off, but the
song called to him, pleading to be heard by the boy. What he didn't
realize was that no matter how hard he tried, he was listening with
open ears.
And
when I touch your hand
It's then I understand
The beauty
that's within
It's now that we begin
You always light my way
I hope there never comes a day
No matter where I go
I
always feel you so
'Cause you're everywhere to me
And
when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
That makes me believe
I'm not alone
'Cause you're
everywhere to me
And when I catch my breath
It's you I
breathe
You're everything I know
That makes me believe
I'm
not alone Kagome was finishing her song when she caught Inuyasha's
gaze. She blushed slightly at the attention, though she kept his
stare with her own as she sang the final lyrics.
you're
in everyone I see
so tell me
Do you see me? As the song
died down, the crowd roared in excitement, clapping for the only act
that had been good. It took Kagome a moment to break her gaze from
Inuyasha's and realize that the cheering was for her before she
smiled and bowed slightly, keeping her modesty in mind. She finally
stepped off the stage, the crowd still roaring for the excellent
performance until Yura came onto the stage again, a white piece of
paper in her hand.
"It looks like we have our winner! Come back up here Kagome." Kagome, who hadn't heard any of the acts before her was surprised when she heard her name called. She glanced over at Sango before she walked back up onto the stage. The crowd went silent for a moment as she smiled weakly, the attention stealing her voice from her. "Congratulations Kagome, you win the prize!"
"Prize?" Kagome repeated, making Yura nod.
"Of course, we give a prize to the winner every year." Kagome blinked before the girl grinned and continued, facing the crowd. "Now, the prize this year is a free dinner at Monique's night restaurant! You can bring a couple of friends and can get into the dance club for free. Hope you dance the night away with the special someone." Yura winked before the boys in the crowd started howling.
"Thank you." Kagome slowly took the pass that the girl handed her before she jumped off the stage. She smiled before she started giggling in the excitement that just hit her. She walked towards her friends until Gatenmaru and one of his friends from before stopped in front of her.
"Hey Kagome, nice singing up there." JaMyoga said.
"Thank you, but I really got to get to my friends now, so if you'll excuse me." Kagome pushed passed them but Gatenmaru grabbed her arm, making her wince.
"How old are you?" Gatenmaru's friend asked, pushing Kagome forward.
"It's none of your business not let me go!" She said, trying to pull away from Gatenmaru. He only smirked as he started to move his other arm around her. Before he could finish the act, Inuyasha jumped over Kagome and punched Gatenmaru in the face, sending him flying backwards, growling slightly when Gatenmaru stood up again. Gatenmaru's nose was now bleeding, making Inuyasha smirk slightly.
"What the hell are you!" Kagome didn't understand the question, though a chill ran through her spine when Inuyasha answered.
"I'm the kid who will kick your sorry ass if I see you again." The threat hung in the air as the two boys retreated, trying to get away from Inuyasha. Kagome sighed in relief as she ran over, jumping on Inuyasha's back. He stumbled slightly, not prepared for Kagome's weight.
"Thank you so much Inuyasha!" She said, making Inuyasha roll his eyes.
"Yea whatever, I just didn't feel like getting in trouble with Shessomaru because I didn't help you." He replied, shoving his heart's reasons away. There is no way that I can let her get any closer than she is now. But no matter what I do to her, she just seems to bounce back and try even harder. Now I can't even watch another person touch her without trying to help her, this is getting insane!
"You just didn't want Kagome to get hurt." Miroku replied, making Inuyasha swing around. Kagome had to throw her arms around her arms around his neck to keep herself from falling backwards.
"Who asked you!" He snapped, making Miroku shrug.
"Nobody, but you know I always have to get my two cents in." Sango smiled as Miroku jumped back from Inuyasha, who now took a swing at him.
"Shut up then!" Inuyasha took another swing at his friend, holding Kagome with ease. Kagome noticed this and started to grip tighter around his neck, but realized that he was holding her as if she weighed nothing. When Inuyasha's temper simmered down, Kagome noticed his arm went back under her thigh as if it were always there.
"Inuyasha, you're pretty strong if you can hold Kagome up with one arm only." Kagome could feel Inuyasha tense under her slightly. Apparently Sango had noticed the same thing as Kagome. Before Inuyasha could open his mouth, Miroku was in front of Sango with his witty answer.
"He's really strong since he worked on building his own house." Kagome glanced down at Inuyasha when Miroku was finished, surprised that he lived alone.
"You're sixteen and you live alone?" Sango asked.
"No, I live with him too. We share the house, his dad paid for half of it." Miroku replied slowly, walking into dangerous water.
"Why don't you live with your parents?" Kagome asked innocently, though Inuyasha didn't answer at first.
"I just don't, not like I want to live with my dad. Miroku's much easier to live with, and besides, if I didn't live with him, who would?" Inuyasha said.
"His own parents?" Sango said, making Miroku look away.
"No he wouldn't." Before either girl could ask what was going on, Inuyasha pushed Kagome higher up on his back before he started walking.
"Hey, what are you doing!" She cried out.
"I'm brining you back to the bus. You do realize that they said be back before eight, and its 7:45 right now. Now I suggest you shut up or I'll drop you and let you walk on your own." Kagome stayed silent for a moment, wondering why Inuyasha was carrying her in the first place. Her thoughts drifted back to the conversation they just had.
Inuyasha almost looked angry when we mentioned his parents, but Miroku seemed sad. And why wouldn't they be living with their parents in the first place! Oh and how did Inuyasha jump over me earlier, and how come he's so strong? Ugh, these boys are giving me a headache, and I hardly even know them. It's like the more I spend time with them, the more secrets I find out they have. I knew I should have just skipped this whole trip and pretended to be sick.
"Thank you, Inuyasha." She felt him shift his arms under her slightly as she closed her eyes.
"For what?"
"For making me forget about Naraku and his friends." Inuyasha shrugged slightly, being careful of Kagome's head, which now rested on his shoulder.
"I don't see why you let him get to you."
"That's just how he shows he cares."
"Well he had a pretty lousy way of showing it."
"He probably though it was funny, like a joke." Inuyasha almost dropped the girl on his back at her conclusion.
"That was no joke; he did it to make you lose your nerve. But when I'm done with him, he'll rethink being a jerk."
"No!" Kagome's hands gripped tighter around his neck.
"Jeeze, could you hold on any tighter!" He asked, though stopped when he felt Kagome's body shake against his. Inuyasha looked to the side to see Kagome's face buried into his shoulder. She took a deep breath before she spoke.
"Naraku is not someone to be messing around with, Oka? You don't want to get him too angry either, and I don't want you to go near him. Let's just forget he was even at the talent show."
"Like I'm going to let him keep doing this to you." Inuyasha slowly started walking again, though he didn't need to walk far since they were at the bus again.
"Just promise me to stay away from him."
"I'll stay away from him as long as he stays away from you." He gradually bent down to let Kagome off his back. She climbed down before she walked in front of him, looking up at him with concerned eyes. Inuyasha was slightly taken back from this, not quite sure why she cared about his well being so much. My family has known me my entire life, and the only one who showed me this much care was mom. He looked away from her with the thought of his mother, but she stepped in his line of vision again.
"Promise me!" She said, making him glare at her before softening his gaze.
"Oka, I promise I won't go near him…unless he happens to come within my eyesight."
"Ugh, that's as close as I'm going to get with you." She turned from him and walked onto the bus, not noticing the smirk on his face. The smirk disappeared soon enough when he heard a scream from the bus. Kagome screamed again when she saw the person on the bus rise from their seat and stare right at her.
…And I stop it there! Mwhahahaha! Oh you all know that you love me so much! That's wut u all get for sending me NO reviews! I want to get up to 45 reviews by next chapter, or else I might not write another chapter…
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Chapter 9- Bus Rides Suck
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