Hey, school's finally out for me! Yeah, it ended about two weeks ago. I'm happy about that. It's been kind of crazy these past two weeks though which is why I haven't updated. Let me just say, there were some phone calls (coughcough) and then I went to the movies twice with my friends. CARS AND CLICK WERE SO FUNNY!

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Ten wonderful reviews. Thanks everyone! I hope you enjoy this 18th chapter. I'm sorry to say we are nearing the end of my story. I never imagined it would become this popular and I'm so happy! Incase anyone is sad it's coming to a close, don't start the waterworks yet! There's going to be…a sequel! Yep, a sequel. Until then!


Chapter Eighteen

Fighting and…Confessing One's Love!

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.


Kikyo's jaw dropped. She couldn't believe what she was witnessing. Sango grasped Rin's hand and they looked at each other. Ayame had her hand over her mouth, her green eyes sparkling. Koga, Sesshomaru and Miroku were all starring like idiots. The judges had stood and were now looked wildly around.

Kagome withdrew from InuYasha and they stood there for a long time. Finally, they both looked away, blushing madly, and stepped away from each other.

"Sorry!" they said in unison.

"What the hell was that!" Kikyo burst out. Everyone averted their eyes to her. Her face was burning, her cheeks red, and her eyes were black. "InuYasha, how dare you!"

InuYasha blinked in confusion. "What did I---"

"You can't possibly choose this bitch over me!" Kikyo gritted her teeth and stomped over to InuYasha and Kagome. She narrowed her eyes.

"Oh, what, you think you're a better bitch then I am?" Kagome smirked, folding her arms tightly across her chest. "Cause I'm sure everyone in this room agrees."

Kikyo's eyes then widened. "Why you---!"

Her face was so close to Kagome's that their noses were practically touching.

"Now, girls…" the female judge said nervously. Kagome and Kikyo both glared at her and yelled, "SHUT UP!" She gasped and backed off.

"You're just jealous cause I got InuYasha!"

"I had him before you!"

"Yeah, and you chose Hojo instead!"

"Ha! That sorry excuse for a man…"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I though he broke up with you!"

"So you believe everyone you hear?"

"No! In fact, InuYasha told me!"

"HE WHAT!"

Kikyo rounded on InuYasha and hissed. He yelped and stepped back a ways.

"That's enough!" a loud, booming voice came from the front of the auditorium. Everyone turned to see who the voice belonged to. A tall man in a brown suit with black hair and a short black mustache stood there.

"What's going on here?" he shouted to the judges. They all gulped.

"Well, you see sir, um, these two young ladies here, were, um…" one of the male judges stuttered.

"We were fighting!" Kagome said boldly. "Kikyo here accused me of being a bitch!"

The man raised an eyebrow. "Really? Why is that?"

"Because she stole my man!" Kikyo fiercely remarked. Sango held in a giggle.

"I see. Well, let it cease now because I have arrived. Gather all the contestants you three and have them stand on the stage so I can see them!"

"Yes sir!" the judges nodded and rushed off.

Kagome looked at the man. "Excuse me but who are you?"

He smiled. "My name is Takudo Mishawaba. I am the person who decides who makes it to the next round from here on out."

Kikyo gasped. "Oh no! Please do not think poorly of me, Mr. Mishawaba! I did not know you were there!"

Mr. Mishawaba laughed. "Don't worry. I'm not judging your personality. Merely your singing talent." And before he walked off to find the judges, he winking at everyone. Kagome starred as he disappeared behind the curtain.

Once all the contestants were lined up, Kagome counted. 52 people, including herself. 31 women, 21 men.

"Alright! As some of you may already know, I am the judge of this contest, Takudo Mishawaba! I will be judging you by your talent and nothing more! Each week on every Saturday evening you will sing a song of choice or a song you are assigned, and sing it as well as you can! Since there is an odd number of men and women I am very sorry to say I will first hear all the women sing, and kick 10 off! Starting…now!"

All the women blinked in confusion. Mr. Mishawaba sighed.

"I said now girls! Jus sing for me the song you sang for the judges." He sat in one of the auditorium seats and relaxed. "Come on! Hurry up!"

He listened to each and every woman, most of the time with his eyes closed, and finally, when the last one sang, he announced who was off.

Two red heads, five blondes, and three brunettes. Kagome stood triumphantly in her place and was glad she wasn't one of the girls who had run off the stage in tears. Some people truly believed they had talent.

"Congratulations to all of you who made it! Next Saturday I will eliminate 5 girls and 5 boys. Until then!" He clapped his hands loudly and left the auditorium.

There was much chatter as Kagome rushed down to her eager friends.

"We're so proud of you Kagome!" Rin smiled, hugging her friend.

"Yeah, you out sang them all!" Ayame added.

Kagome blushed. "Thanks guys. I hate to admit it but…I think Kikyo was better then me." Everyone gasped.

"No freakin way!" Koga snarled. "That bitch can hardly carry a note much less out sing you!"

Kagome smiled. "Thanks Koga but I'm still a little unsure. How about we go out to dinner to celebrate?"

Her friends agreed and they left the building and headed to the local McDonalds. After ordering, they went to a nearby park and sat under the cherry blossom trees. It was silent for the first five minutes.

"So," Miroku said stiffly. "What was it like?"

"What was what like?" Kagome asked. Miroku looked surprised.

"The kiss Kagome! What was your kiss with InuYasha like?"

Everyone fell silent and stopped eating. Koga had a fry half way into his mouth. Ayame stopped drinking her soda. Sango and Rin nearly chocked on their hamburgers. Sesshomaru didn't even bat an eyelash however.

InuYasha and Kagome both turned very red but tried to hide it. "I-I don't know what you mean Miroku! It was just a peck! Besides, InuYasha kissed me."

Upon hearing this, InuYasha's eyes widened and he frowned. "WHAT! You came onto me! You were practically slobbering all over me!"

"WHAT! Why you…!" Kagome glared daggers at InuYasha, who gulped and winced at her terrifying look.

"Now, now!" Rin said, setting down her burger and pushing the two apart.

"Stay out of it Rin!" InuYasha growled. "I wanna settle this!"

Rin returned to her spot on the grass and Sango whispered to her, "I think things are back to normal."

They both sighed and finished their meal while watching the former love birds go at it.


It was down to 10 boys and 10 girls. Mr. Mishawaba clapped for all the finalists. "I'm so proud of everyone of you that made it this far! Now, there is going to be a little twist for the finale. But I can't announce what it is until there are only 3 boys and 3 girls. And that time will soon come! Now, until next week!"

Mr. Mishawaba left and Kagome smiled. She was a finalist! She couldn't believe it. She congratulated all the other finalists (except for Kikyo of course) and then hurried back to the boarding school with her friends.

As she came up the stairs to her floor she stopped. Hojo was standing in front of her dorm room door getting ready to knock.

"Hojo?" Kagome asked, approaching him. He jumped, startled, and grinned at Kagome.

"Oh, hey Kagome! I was just about to knock and see if you were here! I wanted to ask if you could come get some coffee at the café on campus! Oh, and I heard you made it into the top 10 girls. Congratulations!"

"Thanks Hojo. Coffee? Um…well, I'm a little behind on homework…"

"Oh, that's ok! I can help you! We can work on it at the café!"

Hojo looked so eager and bright that Kagome just couldn't turn him down. And besides, he was a nice guy.

"Sure Hojo. Let me grab my backpack and we'll go get some coffee."

The young boy's face lit up. "Great! And it's all on me! You can order anything you like! A scone or maybe a muffin…"

Kagome laughed. "Thank you Hojo. I'll be right out." She entered her dorm room, slipped her leather backpack onto her shoulders and then followed Hojo to the campus café.

It was dimly lit and there were many students here. A little two person table was by a window and they chose that one. A waitress walked up to them.

"What'll it be?" she asked dully.

Hojo smiled at Kagome. She blinked. "Um, I'll just have some water."

"I'll have whatever she's having!" Hojo grinned.

Kagome forced a smile. "But I thought you wanted coffee?"

"If water's what you want, water's what I want!" Hojo said.

Kagome giggled at his innocence. "Ok."

They went over her homework and were brought their glasses of ice water. When they finished, they walked back out into the bright sunshine.

"It's such a beautiful spring day!" Kagome breathed in a breath of fresh air.

"It's not nearly as beautiful as you," Hojo mumbled. Kagome blushed. Hojo picked a rose from a rose bush and handed it to Kagome. She smiled.

"Thanks," she whispered.


InuYasha leaned against an oak tree with his arms behind his head. The shade kept him cool on such a sunny day. He sighed in relaxation. Hearing a familiar laugh, he popped an eye open.

His jaw dropped and he jumped up when he saw who the laugh belonged to. Kagome and Hojo were walking along the path leading this way, Kagome laughed and Hojo gazing at her. InuYasha hid behind the tree and watched in anger. Why was Kagome with him?

Suddenly, they stopped in front of the oak tree. InuYasha held his breath.

"Hojo, what is it? Why did you stop?" Kagome asked, looked at Hojo. He was starring at the ground, a look of desire glinting in his eye.

"Kagome…I…" He swallowed. Kagome blinked. "I…I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU!"

Kagome dropped the rose. Her eye twitched. InuYasha fell backwards but not loud enough for anyone to hear. He got back up and had to restrain himself from killing Hojo. He was sweating. Who did this guy think he was!

Hojo grasped Kagome's hands in his. "Kagome, I've always loved you! Ever since I came to this school! I dated Kikyo to try and make you jealous but I see it didn't work! You're the most beautiful and talented girl in the entire school! You don't belong with anyone but me! We're perfect together! And that's why I was wondering if…if…YOU'D GO OUT WITH ME!"

Kagome's jaw dropped. She couldn't believe her ears. Was this Hojo! The same, shy, little Hojo? Kagome couldn't even speak.

"I…I…"

"Please say yes Kagome! We belong together!" Hojo continued, gripping her hands tighter. But InuYasha had heard enough.

"Get away from her!" he snarled, coming out from behind the tree and breaking up the couple. Hojo yelped in surprise.

"I-InuYasha!" he gave a weak smile.

"InuYasha!" Kagome said in surprise, also smiling but for a different reason.

"You don't belong with Kagome! Kagome belongs with whoever she chooses! You aren't perfect for each other and you should go back to Kikyo for all I care!" InuYasha snapped.

Hojo gulped. "You don't know if that's what Kagome wants! Kagome?" Hojo looked at her from behind InuYasha hopefully.

Kagome looked at her shoes. "Hojo…you're sweet and very flattering and I had fun today. But…you see…I don't think we're right for each other. I belong with someone more like…more like…"

Her head was screaming InuYasha but she couldn't say that. "More like me. That's right! I need someone more like me."

InuYasha nodded in agreement but Hojo wasn't convinced.

"More like you? But I'm everything like you! We understand most things and have the same point of view on a lot of situations. Kagome…" His eyes grew small and sad. "…I love you."

"But she doesn't love YOU!" InuYasha yelled.

"InuYasha, that's enough!" Kagome frowned. "Thank you but I can handle it from here." InuYasha looked at her and nodded, stepping aside. Kagome smiled weakly at Hojo. "Hojo…I'm really sorry. You're a great guy and there's a lucky girl out there whose perfect for you. But that girl isn't me. I'm sorry. I had a nice time at the café and I hope we can still be friends."

Hojo sighed. "Thank you Kagome. For the date today I mean. It was nice. I'd love to be friends, and I'm sorry things won't work out in…that way." He face InuYasha and smiled. "InuYasha, you're a lucky guy."

And with that, he continued down the path towards the dorm rooms. InuYasha watched him go. "What did he mean by 'You're a lucky guy'?"

Kagome smiled, linking arms with InuYasha. "I don't know, but he's right."

InuYasha half smiled and they walked along the path that way.


Ohh how cute! I know I'm mean cause I'm leaving it there but this story will be ending soon! Never fear however! There's a word everyone on this website loves: Sequel! And I'm sure there will be one! As long as I get lots and lots of reviews! It's as simple as pushing the review button at the bottom of the page! Come on! You can do it! I trust you!