Feel like you've been waiting for forever to read this chapter? Weeeeeeeeeeell... you're probably right! Lol I'm really, truly sorry guys but it's just been really hectic down here and hasn't been my top priority. So yeah; hope you guys don't hate me too much.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha (Rumiko Takahashi) Leave Out All the Rest (Linkin Park) or Wonderwall (Oasis)
"Hey." Inuyasha greeted, pecking Kagome on the cheek.
Kagome scowled. "You're late."
Inuyasha didn't retort. Kagome had been in a bad mood all day. She snapped, insulted and was generally nasty to everyone who dared to get too close, whether it be a freshman who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time or someone from her own clique. Inuyasha wasn't sure if the massive mood swings were common for Kagome Higurashi (A/N: Ha! See! I CAN spell it right! Lol…), but from the way everyone acted, he'd say they occurred on a regular basis. It was like every other day… only his 'girlfriend' had turned into the she-devil and all of the other students were avoiding her like the plague.
"Nice hat." She sneered at one of the girls walking past, her sarcasm piled on so thick it was impossible to miss. The girl in question turned red with humiliation and walked on, head bowed, removing the offending piece of clothing and pushing it into her bag.
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed…
Inuyasha's phone decided to go off at that exact moment. Kagome's eyebrow shot upwards in disbelief.
"That's your ringtone?" she asked cuttingly.
Inuyasha shrugged. "Sorry, I can change it if you want."
Kagome snorted and rolled her eyes. "Whatever." She muttered and, with a flip of her hair, she walked off; leaving Inuyasha hurrying to match her long strides.
Kikyo had sent him a text message. 'Hey, babe,' it read, 'Sry but I can't cum 2nite. Sumthing came up. Gtg ttyl xx'
Inuyasha's heart sank. He'd really wanted to talk to his girlfriend and had organised for them to go to the mall that afternoon, but apparently their plans had been put on hold.
Kagome was brooding silently, eyes flitting around the classroom for her next victim, fork prodding at the meagre lunch in front of her. Looking at her, Inuyasha's memory flashed back to the afternoon the day before when they'd been singing together. She'd looked so peaceful back then; so much in her own world that the cold mask had slipped right off her face. It hadn't been for long, but he'd glimpsed it; he'd seen the real Kagome.
"Seriously Kagura, what's with you today? Don't you know how to use mascara?"
And now he was right back where he started.
"I have to go." He muttered.
Everyone looked up, startled. Then they all turned to Kagome, who was still blinking in shock that someone had had the guts to leave.
It wasn't long before she regained her composure. "Where are you going?" she demanded.
"Come with me and I'll show you."
He stood up and, slowly, Kagome followed. It appeared her curiousity had won over grouchy reason. The others sitting at the table stayed seated, only following with confused eyes.
They walked in silence through the corridors until they reached the music room. It was small and dimly lit by a flickering bulb hanging at an awkward angle from the ceiling. Shikon High's Music program didn't really get much attention; the only music teacher had quit two years ago and was replaced by a creepy, old balding man with a reputation for flirting with his female students. Ever since the program had slowly disintegrated into a single freshman class taken by a grand total of six students.
"What are we doing here?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha walked over to the dusty upright piano (completely useless; it hadn't been tuned for years and several of the keys simply didn't work) and produced a guitar from behind it. He flourished it with a grin and pulled its strap around his neck.
"I wanted to show you a song I've been writing. You have to swear not to laugh, though. No one else has heard it and… well… you're a musician, so I thought you could give me some pointers."
"You want me to give you advice?" Kagome asked, stunned.
Inuyasha shrugged sheepishly. "Something like that."
"Well, okay." Kagome sank slowly into one of the rickety plastic chairs, moving the rusty music stand out of her way. "But I doubt that guitar will work. Nothing from here works."
"Who said it was from here?" Inuyasha's fingers brushed over the strings and, much to Kagome's surprise, they produced a nice, gentle ringing sound. "It's mine; well, one of mine anyway. I have two."
"Oh."
There was a moment of silence. Kagome vaguely remembered that she was supposed to be snappy and grouchy, but was too intrigued to resume her former temperament. Inuyasha was moving his hands now, fingers stretching to their starting positions, foot tapping a muffled beat into the dirty carpet.
Then he was strumming, up and down, back and forth, the tapping foot never ceasing. He looked up and his beautiful gold eyes met Kagome's. Then, taking a deep breath, he began to sing.
Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
As he played, Inuyasha's eyes never left Kagome's. He'd never noticed how truly beautiful they were, or how many different shades of blue they held. They were the kind of eyes you could get lost in, if you cared to look like he was doing at that moment.
And once again he was captivated by Kagome; the girl behind the mask. The girl no one else knew. The girl who loved music, who played with her heart as well as her fingers.
Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now
And all the roads that lead to you were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me
And after all
"You're my wonderwall…" she sang with him, her voice soft and sweet. He grinned and she smiled back.
Said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me…
Inuyasha's voice trailed off while the guitar kept playing, his fingers still plucking at the notes until eventually they came to a halt. The room lapsed into silence.
"…Wow…" Kagome managed to say. Thousands of comments were pressing against the walls of her throat, fighting to escape through her lips. She managed to swallow them back down. "When did you write that?"
Inuyasha shrugged and scratched his head sheepishly. "Oh, you know… I've been working on it since forever, really. Mom really liked my playing and I decided to write a song for her. Did you like it?"
The comments were choking her again, so Kagome nodded instead.
"I'm glad. You're the first person besides mom to hear it. I was kind of afraid to show anyone. It's a bit corny, you know?"
"It was great," Kagome said honestly. Yeah, it was corny, but in the sweetest of ways. "Your mom must have loved it."
Inuyasha smiled. "Yeah, she does. What about you? Have you written any songs?"
Kagome shook her head. "I'm working on my first at the moment. I'm a little stuck, though."
"Oh, okay. You'll have to show it to me when you're done."
"Sure."
It took both of them longer than it should to realise that they'd just revealed a lot more of their feelings than necessary. Kagome was the first; standing up and flashing a quick, awkward smile as she strode to the door.
"Well… thanks. I'd better get going. Class and all that. See you."
"Yeah." Inuyasha nodded, although his watch clearly showed that they still had twenty minutes before the bell rang.
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Kikyo was outside her locker when Inuyasha went to fetch his books after lunch. There was a boy by her side, but he wasn't the same as last time. This one was clearly demon and clearly having a great time flirting with the pretty girl beside him. As Inuyasha watched the youkai twirled a strand of Kikyo's inky hair around his finger, whispering something to her, making her giggle. His face was hovering dangerously close to hers. Too close, in Inuyasha's opinion.
Without thinking he pulled out his cell phone and texted the first thing that came to his head. His eyes were back on Kikyo before he pressed the send button, watching as she jumped slightly, her ringtone startling her and making her giggle again. He didn't turn away as she read the message, her face twisting slightly in… was it distaste? No; he had to be imagining it.
'Hey Kiks, wat r u doing?'
Kikyo held up her hand to the demon beside her, showing that she had to answer the cell. Well, that was a start. At least she felt obliged to answering. But why did she roll her eyes like that, as though sending a reply to her boyfriend was such a chore?
Inuyasha's phone vibrated. 'Not much. Sry but I've gtg. Class and all that. Ttyl'
Something dark and poisonous twisted in the depths of his stomach. Liar! His thoughts were screaming. He didn't even bother to get his books. Instead he waited until Kikyo and the boy with her to split and followed her, running to catch up.
Kikyo blinked in surprise and smiled widely at him. "Oh, hey Inu." She greeted with false brightness.
Inuyasha ignored her. "Class, hey?"
"What?"
"The text? Jeez, I thought you'd at least be honest with me."
And then something strange happened. Kikyo's lower lip trembled and tears filled her eyes. She sniffed loudly and somewhat dramatically. "Oh Inu, I only did it because I knew you wouldn't want to understand."
Inuyasha was bewildered. "Wha…?"
"I knew you'd get all protective, but I really want this plan to work and Baku's my Science partner and we're really good friends and I knew you wouldn't like it and I just wanted to joke around for a bit…" Kikyo continued to babble.
"Kikyo," Inuyasha said exasperatedly, "Be straight with me. Please."
"I am." Kikyo insisted.
A big part of Inuyasha wanted to believe her. He wanted to hug her and apologise, that he would never doubt her again. But there was a bigger part; a huge part of his brain that refrained from wrapping his arms around her, feeling the bitter sting of betrayal. So instead he gave a small one-shouldered shrug and muttered a 'whatever', walking off to his next class.
"Hey!" Kikyo demanded, "Where do you think you're going? I was talking to you!"
"I thought you wanted me to pretend I don't know you."
"…"
"Yeah; that's what I thought."
Oooh a bit of tension between Kikyo and Inuyasha, our favourite (coughcoughcough) couple! Hahaha.
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JoBrosCupcakeSwirl: Haha thank you! Yeah; I'd love to have a guy like that, too... my cousin's in a band and she's going out with the guitarist... so jealous...
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