Chapter 31: Presentation Day Part One.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha!

A/N: I don't own the song in this chapter but the idea to the music video is mine.

The first three classes flew by for Kagome and the others without much happening other than Naraku constantly staring at Kagome. It was now lunch time and the group sat at their original table talking about the choir presentation that was about to happen.

"Ugh, I am so nervous!" Kagome groaned falling against Inuyasha dramatically making him grunt but his lips twitched into a crooked smile. Her friends snickered at her good naturally but totally agreed with her, they were nervous as well.

The bell rang so the group went to throw their trash away and headed for the gym where the presentation would take place.

After the first couple of students went it was Kagome's turn. She walked on stage feeling so nervous. She looked out in the crowd, found Inuyasha and instantly felt better. As the music started she took a deep breath and started singing.

'Skies are crying
I am watching
Catching tear drops in my hands
Only silence
Has an ending
Like we never had a chance.

In the music video Kagome was leaning on the railing of a bridge looking down into a river. When she sang 'catching tear drops in my hand' there was a close up of her hands as rain drops pooled in them.

'Do you have to
Make me feel like
There's nothing left of me?'

As Kagome sang she walked off the bridge with her fist on her chest.

'You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper.'

As Kagome walked across a lawn with an old looking house in the background different sizes of glass hearts started to fall, hitting the ground shattering upon contact with the ground. There was a close up of Kagome's feet as she stepped on the fake glass as she walked up the stairs going into the old house.

'As the smoke clears
I awaken and untangle you from me
Would it make you feel better
To watch me while I bleed?'

Kagome was standing in a long black, smoky hallway with rows of windows on either side of the hall with see throw white curtains. The smoke slowly clears away and when she sang 'while I bleed' she started walking down the hall. It was so dark in the hall that you could hardly see her, only clearly seeing her as the occasional lightening strike.

'All my windows
Still are broken
But I'm standing on my feet.

Kagome continued walking down the hall, the lightening strikes happening more often as the storm outside grew more powerful. Once she passed a set of window they would shatter like someone had thrown something at them from the outside. The shards of glass floated around her as the wind whipped her hair around and the rain came in from the broken windows making her wet. Kagome reached the end of the hall and walked outside in the dark as the storm raged on.

'You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

Kagome continued to walk until she was in the middle of a huge field. As the storm continued on, whipping her hair and soaking her long red short sleeve dress she had on. The lightening struck the ground all around her-each one illuminated her for brief periods before going back in semi darkness. When she sang 'I will be rising from the ground' she looked up at the sky reaching one hand above her head as if she was trying to grasp something.

'Go run, run, run
I'm gonna stay right here
Watch you disappear
Go run, run, run
Ya it's a long way down
But I am closer to the clouds up here.'

As she sang the storm slowly ended-Kagome looked up at the partially blue sky, the sun shining in her eyes. The raging wind turned into a gentle breeze-barely ruffling her still wet hair. As she sang 'go run, run, run' she looked directly into the camera bringing her raised hand down to stretch out in front of her like she was trying to take the camera.

'You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper'

Kaogme was standing on top of a skyscraper with broken glass all around her. When she sang 'rising from the ground' the broken glass started to float up forming into the hearts that fell on the ground and shattered earlier in the video. As the video ended the credits rolled giving credit where it was due. Everyone clapped as a small smile curled Kagome's lips.

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