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And here it is: Second to last Chapter of InuYasha Boarding School. Enjoy.

Chapter Nineteen

A Little Twist of Fate

May quickly turned into June and school would be out for the summer on June 10. Everyone was excited and happy that there was less homework due to it being so close to the end of the year.

Kagome's friends accompanied her to every round of the singing contest. And as the weeks progressed, it was down to merely 5 girls and 5 boys. Kagome was among them of course…but so was Kikyo. The other three girls were named Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi. Kagome smiled as she talked to them and turned her back to Kikyo.

"So how long have you been singing Kagome?" Ayumi asked.

"Actually this is about my first time," Kagome lied. The three girls looked shocked.

"No!" Eri exclaimed. "You mean you've never sang in front of people before!"

"Well," Kagome admitted. "There was a karaoke night at my school once but that's about it."

"Cool," Yuka smiled. "Well, we'll see you around Kagome. Good luck next Saturday!"

Kagome waved as they exited the building. Then she followed her own friends to the bus stop. Sango furrowed her eyebrow.

"What's wrong Kagome?" she asked.

Kagome looked up, startled. She grinned. "Oh…nothing!" she laughed.

"Yes, there is something, now spill! Come on, give me more credit then that girl! I'm your best friend! I know when you're down!"

"Hey, I'm her best friend too," Rin smiled.

"It's nothing really! I just feel kind of bad about lying to Yuka, Eri and Ayumi. You can understand that right?"

"Of course," Sango comforted.

"I didn't want to tell them about how I was rejected once before. They'd think of me differently. So…I lied."

"Oh well," InuYasha scoffed. "What they don't know can't hurt them!"

Kagome sighed. "I guess so."


"Look at her! Isn't she cute?" Sango giggled.

"Yeah, she's adorable!" Rin agreed.

"I don't know…she's a little bit…odd, don't you think?" Koga asked.

"Yeah, she is," InuYasha wrinkled his nose.

"But good choice anyways Sango," Miroku smiled.

"Yeah," Sesshomaru said dully.

Kagome entered the common room where all her friends were sitting. Koga and Ayame were by the fireplace, Sesshomaru and Miroku were each in an arm chair, InuYasha was on the floor leaning against the fireplace, and Sango and Rin were on the couch.

Sango had something furry in her arms. Kagome cocked her head to one side.

"Hey Sango! What's that in your arms…?"

Suddenly, the furry thing jumped from Sango's arms into Kagome's. Kagome gasped and screamed. The furry thing turned out to be a cream-colored…cat! It had black streaks on its tail and bright red eyes. It made a soft meow noise and snuggled into Kagome.

"Oh my God, it's adorable!" Kagome squealed. "What's it's name?"

"Kirara," Sango answered. "Spelled K-I-R-A-R-A but pronounced like Kilala."

"Cute! So she's a girl?"

"Yep."

"Oh Sango, where did you get her?"

"A friend of mine's cat had five baby kitten's and was selling them. I chose Kirara because she was the only cream-colored kitten. The rest were black with cream streaks on their tails."

"Good choice!"

Kirara nuzzled Kagome's cheek and purred. InuYasha huffed.

"This is so boring. I'm outta here!" he said in an annoyed tone, getting up and leaving the common room.

"He sure is hot-headed," Ayame sighed.

"Got that right," Koga agreed, shaking his head.


Finally, it was down to 3 girls and 3 boys. It was the 2nd to last round of the competition. Only Kagome, Kikyo and Eri remained for the girls, while the guys were Hiten, Ginta, and Hakkaku.

"Congrats to everyone who made it so far!" Mr. Mishawaba grinned. "Now, next week is the grand finale, the most important part of the entire contest! The winner gets a recording deal like I said in the beginning! It will be very hard to choose a winner since every single one of you is so talented! But I'm afraid we must make a choice in the end."

Everyone started to talk but Mr. Mishawaba signaled for silence, and that he was not finished.

"The last round will be by far the hardest. I mentioned that there would be a twist and now I'm ready to tell you what it is."

All ears were listening and no one said a word. There was flicker in Mr. Mishawaba's eyes.

"For the final round you must choose a partner. A partner of the opposite sex however. For example, girls choose a boy and boys choose a girl. It can not be someone in the contest or who was previously in the contest. It must be someone with no singing experience at all. You must work with them and improve them and next Saturday at 8:00…perform a duet with them."

Everyone gasped and started chattering all at once. Mr. Mishawaba concluded, "Until then." And exited. Kagome stood there like stone. Her body had froze up and she couldn't move. Who was she supposed to choose?

"Kagome…Kagome!" Came a voice. Kagome came out of her daze and faced Eri, who was smiling. "Who's your partner gonna be?"

Kagome looked at the ground. "I don't know yet," she responded. Eri's smile faded but she patted Kagome on the shoulder.

"You'll think of someone. Maybe InuYasha." She spotted her friends and ran over to them. Kagome watched her go with a solemn face and sighed.

"Kagome!" she heard Rin call and looked at her friends who were all starring at her.

"Hey guys," she tried to sound cheerful.

"Wow, some twist huh?" Koga said softly. "Making you choose a partner to sing with. It's completely unfair."

"I agree," Miroku added. "Someone with absolutely no experience? How can you possibly find someone who's good but has never sang?"

"That's what I was wondering," Kagome sighed. "Have any of you ever performed before? Or at least think you're good?"

"Not me!" Miroku gulped.

"Don't look at me," Sesshomaru replied.

"I suck," Koga said.

Everyone turned to InuYasha. He blinked before folding his arms. "Ha! Me? I'm worse then any of ya put together!"

Kagome's face fell. "Oh." She left the stage and headed outside to the bus stop. All the girls glared at InuYasha. He looked surprised.

"What!" he asked.

"Nothing," Rin whispered before the three of them ran out to find Kagome.

"What'd I say?" InuYasha asked his friends. Miroku was trying to stifle a giggle.

"InuYasha my friend," he said, slinging an arm around InuYasha's shoulder. "You have a lot to learn about women."

"What the hell did I say?"

"Kagome was counting on you. You could have at least lied," Sesshomaru answered.

"What, everyone hates me for telling the truth?"

"Pretty much," Koga laughed.

"I'll never understand any of you!" InuYasha grumbled.


Kagome sat in her room gazing out the window. It had been two hours since she had gotten back and she couldn't think of a single boy she knew who could or would sing with her. Her head rested in her palm and she sighed.

Sango, Rin and Ayame were out scouting for boys and interviewing them. They were determined to help Kagome win no matter what. But Kagome knew it wouldn't help. No one would want to sing up on stage in front of thousands of people with her…

Knock! Knock!

Kagome turned and looked at the door.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Alright! Alright! Hold on a sec…"

She pulled on a pink jacket and some shorts before twisting the doorknob and opening the door. There stood InuYasha, just like the day of the auditions. Kagome's mouth opened slightly.

"InuYasha? Um…hey! Wh-What are you doing here? I thought you would be eating dinner with the other guys." Kagome rubbed her arm slowly.

InuYasha was studying the floor intently. "Well…I…you see…" He looked around to see if anyone was listening. Not seeing anyone, he too a deep breath. "…Kagome, I…I want to help you in anyway I can…you know that right?...so, um, I-I was thinking maybe, if you don't already have a partner…"

Kagome broke into a wide grin and squealed. She threw her arms around InuYasha's neck and hugged him tightly.

"Yes InuYasha! Of course you can be my partner! I'd want no one else!" She cried. Tears sprang into her eyes. Tears of joy. "Thank you…for making me so…happy."


"Stand up straight! Don't slouch! Clear your throat!" Sango ordered.

"B-But I already t-told you! I can't sing!" the boy whimpered.

"You won't know until you try!" Ayame growled.

"I'm telling you I can't sing!"

"Prove it!" Rin said.

The boy gulped. He was being harassed by the three girls looking for a good enough boy to sing with Kagome. They were outside in the garden, surrounded by lovely rose bushes and daffodils. They were blocking his path either way so he couldn't escape until he sang.

"P-Please!" he moaned.

"Sango! Ayame! Rin!" an angry voice shouted. They gasped and then gulped. Slowly, each turned to face a very fierce looking Kagome. Sango gave a crooked smiled.

"Oh! Hey there Kagome! We were just…um…"

"Harassing this poor boy?" Kagome finished. "I told you I didn't want you to go around searching for someone willing to sing with me! If I had been that desperate I would have gone to Hojo!"

"But Kagome---"

"No!" Kagome held up a hand and shook her head. She walked up to the shivering brown haired boy and smiled at him. "Be on your way. They won't bother you again."

He looked at her before running off down the path. Kagome starred at the dirt path for a moment before looking straight at her friends. They braced themselves for the worst. But, not hearing any yelling or anything, they blinked over at Kagome.

She was…smiling? Ayame was the first to speak.

"Uh…Kagome? Did something happen?" she questioned.

Kagome's eyes were twinkling. "Yeah. I got a partner."

Her friends all gasped. "Who!" they asked in unison. Kagome wagged a finger at them.

"Now, now. First we have to find the others. I want to inform everyone all at once." So, they followed Kagome into the cafeteria where the boys were sitting eating chicken sandwiches. Miroku put down his glass of milk and smiled at the girls.

"Hello ladies," he welcomed them. "Care to join us?"

"Yeah," Rin said. "But Kagome has news."

"Really?" Sesshomaru asked. "Is it good or bad?"

"It's great!" Ayame answered for her.

"Well, it better be cause I've had enough bad news and sadness and stuff," InuYasha said while scratching his head.

"Ok, here it is," Kagome smiled as she sat down. "I found a partner!"

InuYasha pretended to look uninformed while everyone starred at Kagome. Koga was sipping his milk through a straw as he listened.

"My partner is…InuYasha!" Kagome grinned. Everyone gagged and Koga spit out his milk, getting it all over the table.

"INUYASHA!" everyone screamed at once. Kagome continued to grin and nodded.

"Well, good job man!" Miroku said, slapping InuYasha hard on the back. InuYasha grunted and glared at Miroku.

"Thanks," he mumbled.

"Well, InuYasha, we should start practicing. After all, we've only got a week and this is going to take awhile."

"Yeah," InuYasha agreed and they both stood.

As they were leaving, Sesshomaru called after them, "Now don't get tempted you two lovebirds!"

InuYasha stopped and clenched his fists. Kagome was still walking but she turned and looked at InuYasha.

"InuYasha, what---"

"Shut it Sesshomaru!" InuYasha shouted, turning and glaring at Sesshomaru. "Come on Kagome. Ignore him."

InuYasha grabbed Kagome's arm and pulled her out. Everyone watched them leave.

"You really should be a little nicer to your brother Sess," Rin admitted.

"I know," he said with boredom. "Maybe in another 50 years or so I'll consider it."


And so ends the second to last chapter of my story. The faster you review, the faster you'll get to see how the story ends. And trust me, it has a big ending. Major, in fact. I know you all are just dying to see how the final round of the competition goes and if Kagome and InuYasha win or not. Right? RIGHT! Ok then. - Until my next update everyone!