Okay, here is chapter 7. The time between my updates will grow; school starts for me tomorrow and since im going to be top-grade I'm going to have lots of stuff to get ready for, not much staying up until 6:00 writing or anything. (which is when I do most of my writing)On with chapter 7!
"Hey Sango, do you think we should wait for them?" Miroku asked. They watched as Inuyasha strolled down the hall, on his way to find Kagome.
"Nah, hey, I haven't played in a while, and I don't think you have either, let's go practice." Sango smirked and started for their bedroom.
"I'm fine with that." Miroku followed her and waited for her to come back out of the room with the black two foot long black case.
Inuyasha took Kagome back to her room and then proceeded to wander around the house, but entered the room Sango and Miroku were in and sat down against the wall listening to the two play.
After a while Kagome gave up attempting to find solutions to the problem about her and Inuyasha; she left her room to find Kimi. As she walked into the entrance room she heard music, a violin and a keyboard. She came to a room with a metal door; this is where it was resonating from. The tune seemed familiar, after a few seconds Kagome slowly opened the door and walked in. Sango was handling the violin and playing from memory, and Miroku was on the keyboard, playing the accompaniment perfectly also without sheet music. She spotted Inuyasha leaning against the wall swaying a bit along with the music. Miroku glanced at her, but took no notice otherwise. As she had stepped in they were about five seconds into a new song. Kagome found words forming in her mind, lyrics to Something More by Sugarland. Before she knew what was happening Kagome had started singing along.
'…I'm out the door.
Yeah,
the freeway's standing still today.
It's gonna make me late, and
that's for sure.
I'm running out of gas and out of time;
Never
gonna make it there by nine.'
Miroku stopped playing for a few seconds then regained his composure and began again with a perfect jump in.
'There's gotta be something more!
Gotta be more than
this
I need a little less hard time
I need a little more
bliss
I'm gonna take my chances
Taking a chance I might
Find
what I'm looking for
There's gotta be something more'
Inuyasha opened his eyes and gawked at her. He had never heard her sing; who new she could even pull it off, and not to mention the fact that she wasn't being shy. She hit every note and word on queue.
'Five years and there's no doubt
That I'm burnt out, I've
had enough'
Sango glanced at Kagome but was able to keep her pace; nothing ever stopped her from playing.
'So now boss man, here's my two weeks
I'll make it short
and sweet, so listen up
I could work my life away, but why?
I
got things to do before I die'
Kagome saw Inuyasha staring at her and faltered but picked right back, the fact she could sing this good stumped her just as much as it did him.
'There's gotta be something more!
Gotta be more than
this
I need a little less hard time
I need a little more
bliss
I'm gonna take my chances
Taking a chance I might
Find
what I'm looking for
There's gotta be something more
Some
believe in destiny, and some believe in fate
I believe that
happiness is something we create
You best believe that I'm not
gonna wait
'Cause there's gotta be something more'
All thoughts of Kagome's previous mission and the fact that she or Inuyasha were going to die fled from her mind.
'I get home 7:30 the house is dirty, but it can wait
Yeah,
'cause right now I need some downtime
To drink some red wine and
celebrate
Armageddon could be knocking at my door
but I ain't
gonna answer thats for sure.
There's gotta be something- gotta be
something more!
Gotta
be more than this
I need a little less hard time
I need a
little more bliss
I'm gonna take my chances
Taking a chance I
might
Find what I'm looking for
There's gotta be something
more!
Got to be- got to be- got to be more!'
Sango and Miroku finished the song and then joined Inuyasha in the staring fest.
"Whoa, you're good; like really good." Sango complimented.
"When did you start singing?" Miroku asked as he flipped the switch on the keyboard.
"Um, right now?" Kagome innocently chuckled, this was kind of awkward. "I haven't even heard that song before; I knew the tune, but not the words."
"Where did Kagome go? What did you do with her?" Inuyasha asked half kidding, half not.
"I'm just as shocked as you so give me a break!" Kagome plopped down beside Inuyasha and poked him behind the ear. He winced and almost fell over letting out a yelp. Sango and Miroku started laughing at his reaction to this simple action.
"Works every time." She grinned evilly at him.
"Eh, at least I know it's you, nobody has possessed you or anything." He grumbled and shot glares at the other two to stop their laughter.
"How can you be so sure?" she made an 'ooh'ing noise and wiggled her fingers in his face to tease him.
"I trust the poke," he said with a strait face then started laughing with the others.
"Wow, such a genius remark!" Sango giggled.
"Ah shut it!"
"So how long have you guys been playing?"
"Well I've been playing since I was able to write, about, oh, fifteen years now. Sango started when she was eight, so that would be twelve years now. She hasn't made much improvement since her second year of playing; she's like a freaking prodigy!" Miroku started folding the legs on the keyboard so he could stow it away in the corner.
"You know, if you got a drummer, you would have a band." Inuyasha suggested. "Just don't start wearing those tight leather outfits. Those things are ridiculous."
"Yes, especially on you." Kagome remarked.
"You've worn one?" Miroku's mouth was hanging open in awe.
"Hell no! I would never put one of those on!" Inuyasha shouted and jumped up.
"Hey Sango, can I see that?" Kagome asked before Sango could get the violin in the case.
"Sure."
"Kagome sat the violin on her lap and felt the smooth wood and began plucking the strings in random orders.
"I could teach you if you want." Sango offered.
"I don't think I'd have enough time." She handed it back to Sango.
"What do you mean? You were just adopted by Aunt Kimi; I think you're going to be here for a while." Miroku asked.
"You don't understand."
"Then make us understand."
"Sorry, I can't."
"Why not?"
"Because I was asked not to and it doesn't matter there isn't anything you can do to change it."
"Well, if we can't do anything about it, what does it matter if you tell us?" Inuyasha reasoned.
"Kimi doesn't want me telling you, and I don't want to tell you. The only one who can do anything about it is me, and the fewer who know the less pain there is."
"Stop with the excuses, just tell us."
"Inuyasha, you saw how bad I was earlier, how many times have you ever seen me like that?"
"Never."
"See, you don't want to know."
"I think we do."
"Fine. I know all about the curse, all of it; even more than you. Like the spirits for instance; they aren't the actual souls of our loved ones, they're really spawned from Naraku, demon souls that broke away from him. They become hostile towards us when the real soul starts to take over. And I know someone died last time." Kagome heard Sango gasp. "Compared to the other thing that's nothing."
"Kagome, what else do you know?" Inuyasha wanted to know more but had a feeling that he would regret asking.
After a long silence Kagome said what she wanted to forget. "You and I are the ones who have to seal him. I know what that means. One of us will die, the other will live, and life will go on as if nothing had happened. Just like with your parents."
"Kagome," Sango started to move to Kagome but stopped when she said more.
"I'm going to try to find another way, so that either of us has to die, but if I can't-" Kagome turned her head on its side and gave Inuyasha a pitiful smile, "I'm not letting you die, Inuyasha."
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, "I don't want you to either. I'll help you anyway I can." He muttered through her hair.
"Thank you. I need to know more, I was actually going to find Kimi when I found you guys, and I still need to talk with her."
"I'll go with you." Inuyasha said as he finally let go of her.
"No, she said not to tell you about it. She can't know I told you. I'll talk to her alone."
"I really don't care what she thinks I should know and not know. I'm going with you!"
"You said you would help me any way you could, so stay here! If she thinks I haven't told you she will trust me more therefore she will tell me more."
"She has a point, Inuyasha." Miroku commented.
"Feh, try not to get her suspicious though." He crossed his arms and gave Miroku an annoyed glare.
"Kay." She walked out the door, then walked right back in. "Um, do you have any idea where she is?"
"Well, Sesshomaru would know." Sango said.
"Okay, so where is Sesshomaru?"
"He's probably wandering around outside, but if Sango hadn't said something I would have told you where Aunt Kimi was." Inuyasha scoffed. "Last time I saw her she was in the maze."
"Maze?"
"Yeah the hedge maze, it's the most annoying piece of crap I ever saw."
"I'm really bad at mazes, especially the live ones." Kagome gave Sango a pleading glance. "Are you any good at them?"
"No, but Miroku is has that thing memorized."
"I'll take you there."
"Um, thanks."
"Don't try anything." Sango and Inuyasha warned at the same time.
"Why would I do that?"
"Because old habits die hard, being perverted as one of those habits." Sango's foot started to tap in annoyance.
"Well, you've nothing to worry about. Firstly, I wouldn't try anything because I am now an engaged man, and secondly, I'm scared of her." Miroku glanced at her from the corner of his eye.
"C'mon, pervert." Kagome grabbed the back of his dark purple shirt.
"Gah! You're choking me!" Miroku gasped.
"Oops, sorry," Kagome gave an innocent smile.
If you have younger sibling, the poke behind the ear really works, believe me I've had it used on me many times before. The reaction for me is very similar to Inuyasha's, so use it if you like! It's also fun to do it to friends (grins evilly) I hope you liked it! REVIEW!
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