Ok, so I'm updating. Yeah me! Lol I'm really happy cause my school gets out on the 21 which means only 7.5 more days of school left! I can't wait for summer! Which means faster updates and new stories since I'll have so much free time on my hands just sitting around bored all day. Haha.

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K, I'll start the story now.

Chapter Seventeen

Singing Audition

"I can't believe only 20 people have made it so far!" Sango said in shock as yet another person was turned away by the judges. It was getting late and the auditions were going to end soon.

"It's so weird how no one can sing these days!" Ayame replied.

"And that horrible people like Kikyo can!" Added Rin.

A girl with bright pink hair pulled into pigtails strutted onto the stage. Her pigtails bounced with each step, making Sesshomaru cringe.

"This should be interesting," he said softly.

The girl smiled for the judges, revealing metal braces.

"Um…name?" one of them asked.

"Sana Miyoshi!" the young girl said enthusiastically.

"Age?"

"17."

"17?" Miroku coughed quietly. "She looks more like 25!"

"Shhhh!" Everyone shushed him.

"And, what song will you be singing for us, Sana?"

"Somewhere over the rainbow, sir," Sana said, smiling wider. Koga burst out laughing and Ayame slapped a hand over his huge mouth.

"Alright then. Begin."

Sana started to sing and her voice was…beautiful! Sesshomaru's jaw literally dropped. The six of them starred in complete and utter awe. How could a girl that looked like…that…sing with a voice like an angel's?

"Somewhere over the rainbow…..blue…birds…fly," Sana sang, putting feeling into each note and word.

The judges all looked at each other and then back at her. When she finished, everyone broke out into a thunderous applause. Even Sesshomaru did. And obvious she was accepted. Now there were 21 people, and Kagome was still on her way.


"Hurry InuYasha! The bus is leaving!" Kagome screamed in fear as they rounded a corner downtown and saw the big city bus pulling away from the stop. "Wait! WAIT!"

They both flapped their arms wildly and chased after the bus. It slowed and finally stopped. They were out of breath by the time they boarded it.

"What's all this?" the bus driver asked, starring at them.

"We…have….to…get to the Theater!" InuYasha told the man.

"Oh…well, pay up, and take yer seats!" he said in a bored tone and pointed to a place for their money. They each dropped in a quarter and walked to the middle of the bus as it started off again. Kagome stood, holding onto a ring dangling from the ceiling, while InuYasha sat on one of the cushioned green seats.

"We'll never make it!" Kagome gulped wearily.

"We will! Have faith Kagome," InuYasha said, but he didn't smile. Kagome blinked and nodded before starring out a window. They were at least six stops away from their destination. How would they ever make it in time?

"Excuse me miss," an old woman next to Kagome said into her ear.

"Yes?" Kagome smiled, facing the woman.

"I heard you say you were going to auditions at the Theater?" she asked.

"That's right."

"And it's 3:45 right now?"

"I believe so."

"Auditions end at 4:00, my dear."

"WHAT!" InuYasha and Kagome cried together.

"It's true. I heard it from my granddaughter, Sana. She's auditioning too! She's a lovely girl! Although her hair could do with a darker color and, oh, when she gets those braces off…"

The woman was rambling on but InuYasha and Kagome weren't listening. Fear had crawled onto their faces and their eyes shone with fright.

"Sorry to interrupt," Kagome said politely to the old woman, who was saying something about how bright pink was not suitable as a hair color for teenagers these days. "But can you tell me how long it will take for this bus to reach the Theater?"

"Well, let's see…I'm guessing maybe 10 minutes?"

"That leaves us five minutes InuYasha!"

"Right! If we run as fast as we can, we can make it!" the look in InuYasha's eyes changed from fear to determination. Kagome eyed him carefully.

"InuYasha…how come you want me to audition so bad?" she asked slowly. InuYasha's face flushed.

"W-Well, I don't know Kag, maybe just because I've seen enough of your sadness and just want you to be happy for a change."

"Oh InuYasha! That's so sweet!" Kagome grinned, let go of the ring, and threw her arms around InuYasha's neck. He gasped and choked, breathing wildly for air. The old woman smiled at them.

"Well, aren't you two an adorable couple!" she laughed. Kagome regained her standing position quickly and blushed, as did InuYasha.

"We're not a couple!" they said in unison.

The woman raised an eyebrow and winked at Kagome, who blinked and scratched the back of her neck. For the next ten minutes, the bus was silent. When it stopped outside of the North Street Theater, Kagome and InuYasha waved good bye to the woman and hurried off.

They rushed inside and asked where auditions were being held.

"Second floor, room 39," the stern looking woman at the front desk told them and they ran off. "But you best hurry! They end in 5 minutes!" She called after them. Kagome bit her lip. She reached an elevator and jammed the button wildly at least seven times. She tapped her foot impatiently, her arms crossed.

Finally, the elevator came down to their floor and they hustled inside.

"Floor 2!" InuYasha said aloud, pressing the button only once. The doors closed and the elevator lifted from the ground. The music inside wasn't helping much. When the doors opened again, Kagome flew out them and searched the hall for room 39.

"Where is it! Oh my God I can't find it!" she yelled.

"Kagome! Kagome, in here!" InuYasha was smiling and waving a hand out to her from back down the hall. She turned around quickly and saw InuYasha in front of a door marked room 39. She rolled her eyes.

"I was in such a hurry I probably missed that room," she mumbled, hurrying back down the hall a few doors. Inside, there was a long aisle with hundreds of cushioned seats to each side. At the end was a large stage, and in front of it was a long table with three judges.

Someone was just walking off the stage.

"Well, that's it!" a woman with short blonde hair said. "No more auditions! We're done! 4:00, people, time to go!" She stood, along with the other two male judges.

"Wait!"

Everyone in the audience turned and looked at the back door. Rin, Sango, Ayame, Koga, Miroku and Sesshomaru did as well and gasped. But their shocked faces soon turned to ones of joy.

"Kagome!" Rin shouted, smiling broadly. Kagome returned her smile and waved as well.

"What!" the woman asked.

"I want to audition," Kagome stated firmly. "I came as fast as I could. Please let me audition!"

The woman frowned. "I'm sorry, but you should have come sooner. Auditions ended…" she looked at her watch. "One minute ago. You're too late."

"But…" Kagome's eyes welled up with tears of disappointment and anger.

"She said you're too late!" an all too familiar voice said smugly. Kikyo smirked from the audience. "We don't need you to make a fool of yourself with that pitchy voice of yours! We need talented people like me!"

Kagome scrunched up her face. "Don't tell me you made it Kikyo!" she screamed. And when Kikyo continued to smirk evilly, she knew it was true.

"Please now miss. I truly am sorry. We'll have auditions again sometime." The woman smiled weakly and started up the aisle, the two men following close behind.

"Stop!" InuYasha growled. And the three of them did. They looked up at him and starred. "Now hear me out you three! A few years ago, this girl beside me was deeply hurt because some asshole "professionals" told her she couldn't sing! And ever since, she hasn't sung a single note except for once at a karaoke night! All we're asking is that you give her a chance and if she isn't good you can tell her so! But if she is…accept her. Fair as that."

InuYasha crossed his arms and glared. The judges all looked at each other. They consulted one another before looking back at Kagome. The woman was smiling.

"All right. We'll give you a shot but you've only got one! So, I hope your song selection is good. Come along now, up on stage. I've got a hair appointment at 4:30 and I intend to be on time!"

Kagome gulped and nodded and bustled onto the huge stage. Many lights blared at her face and she had to squint to see.

"Alright now. Name?"

"Kagome Higurashi."

"Age?"

"16."

"Song?"

"You Raise Me Up," Kagome smiled a little. "It's been one of my favorite songs ever since I was little, when my mother would sing it to me as a lullaby."

"Ok. You can start at any time."

"Don't I need a microphone?"

The woman blinked at her. "No…just sing your heart out, dear. As loud and lovely as you can make it."

Kagome nodded and took a deep breath. She waited a few seconds before beginning:

"When I am down,

And oh, my soul so weary;

When troubles come and my heart burdened me;

Then I am still, and wait here in the silence;

Until you come, and sit awhile with me."

She couldn't believe it. The sound coming from her mouth was…good! It wasn't horrible like she had expected but actually sort of enjoyable. She saw pleasant looks on everyone's faces…except of course Kikyo's. InuYasha gave her a wide grin and she grinned back.

"You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

You raise me up: To more than I can be."

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"You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

You raise me up: To more than I can be."

Kagome was singing her heart out, like the woman had told her to. She was having fun and liked to see the relaxed faces of the audience. And she was getting all the high notes as well!

"There is no life---No life without its hunger;

Each restless heart, beats so imperfectly;

But when you come and I am filled with wonder,

Sometimes I think, I glimpse eternity."

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"You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

You raise me up: To more than I can be."

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"You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

You raise me up: To more than I can be."

Kagome took a deep but silent breath for her finishing line:

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"You raise me up: To more…then I can….be."

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She held the last note for a long time and finally she stopped and sighed. She stood there, waiting. It was quiet in the giant room and the hundred or so people in the seats didn't make a sound. It was as if the heavenly voice of this young girl still hovered in the room; and no one wanted it to fade away.

Suddenly, there was a soft clapping. Everyone glanced around to see who it could be. And there he was: InuYasha, clapping from the front row. And towards the back, Kagome's six friends stood and started to clap as well and soon everyone was on their feet and applauding wildly.

Kagome couldn't do anything but stand there and breathe heavily, smiling, her cheeks rosy.

"Well I must say Kagome, you have one of the best voices we've ever heard!" the woman said gladly. Kagome's jaw dropped and she squealed. "So, obviously, you're accepted!"

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" Kagome cried, tears streaming down her face and landing on the wooden stage beneath her. But the one she knew she should be thanking was sitting down there in the front row.

Kagome hurried off the stage and ran into InuYasha's outstretched arms. He swung her around happily, shouting, "You did it Kagome! You did it! I'm so proud of you!"

Kagome could barely talk she was so flustered and happy. "Th…Th-Thank you s-so much InuYasha! I-I couldn't have done it without you! Y-You m-made me believe in myself and now…I made it th-through!"

The rest of their friends were hurrying down the aisle to congratulate Kagome. They were about to the middle when they stopped dead in their tracks. InuYasha had stopped swinging Kagome and now they were gazing into each other's eyes. And slowly, very slowly, they came closer and closer to each other until…their lips met…in a kiss.

Sorry, but that's where I leave you for now! It might be awhile until I update again but my prediction is not next Thursday, but the one after that! Cause I get out on the 21, a Wednesday, and the Thursday after that I'll probably, maybe, update! It depends on how many reviews I get ;)! I bet no one was expecting that to be the end of the chapter huh? Don't worry, I have much more planned…hehe. I have fun with this story.