This chapter contains music from Good Charlotte these are the ones that will be used. If you want to listen to them to get a sense of the songs here are the links. Desclaimer: Music does not belong to me, but to Good Charlotte and Co.
Music:
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I do not own Inuyasha or the characters performing(Good Charlotte) in this fanfiction especially in this chapter. All rights belong to the brilliant and wonderful Rumiko Takahashi :D
Just Rockin' it Out
It was a Wednesday afternoon, the Halloween Dance was in two days, but the Good Charlotte concert Kagome was invited by Houjo was today and she was getting herself prepared. Inuyasha, however was not pleased with this. He was at home walking back and forth thinking of a way to keep her close to him. "Damn!" He would say when he came up with nothing then started to think again. It wasn't getting the tickets that were the problem, he and Miroku can easily get a hold of the best tickets; it was the fact on how to look after Kagome without looking like him then it hit him. He looked to the closet with a smirk. "Of course!" He ran up to the closet and swung it open.
There. All his disguises he has used during all his missions and many more he hasn't used. The agency was also known for its amazing disguises, no one was ever able to discover their identity. He and Miroku can disguise themselves as different people going to a rock/punk concert and cheer on their favourite band. This was a simple task, how come he didn't think of it sooner?
He scanned through the special closet picking out clothing articles and accessories he could use and threw them all on his bed. He reached to his phone and dialed up Miroku's number. "Hey, Miroku, I've got an idea. Two people are going to that concert with Kagome." He announced as soon as his partner answered.
"Is it what I'm thinking?"
"It's exactly what you're thinking," he reassured with a smile.
"Awesome," he responded. "Let me see what I have." Then he hung up.
Inuyasha placed the phone on the receiver and walked back to his bed and stared at the costume. "Alright, let's begin."
Higurashi Shrine-
Kagome was ready and waiting for Houjo's arrival. She's wearing a black sleeveless v-top shirt which had a message saying, "WE BELIEVE," in green writing and a black skirt with a belt that had MADE written in the heart shaped buckle. She had black bracelets and a black and white striped fingerless glove that reached up to her elbow. She also had a plain, green, stylish, loose tie with a simple black chocker around her neck. As for her hair, it was parted to the right side and straightened down with a green ribbon attached to a small ponytail that peaked out of the left side. On her face she wore just shiny gloss on and a little bit of blush on her face. Kagome packed her purse with the same lip gloss, coin purse, cell phone, a digital camera, autograph booklet and other stuff a girl needed.
"So, Kagome, call me once you get there, call me after and let me know how you're coming home," her mother reminded. "And this time, come home at a decent time, right after the show is over. You have school tomorrow don't forget."
Kagome nodded. "Don't worry I will." Suddenly the doorbell rang making her jump with excitement. "It must be Houjo." She ran up to the door and opened it. "Hey Houjo," she smiled.
"Hi. Wow, you sure look different," Houjo bowed, shyly and held up a small gift. "Here."
Kagome blinked. "Houjo, you didn't have to get me anything. You already invited me to the concert, isn't that gifted enough?"
"Uh…well…I thought it would be natural for a gentleman to give gifts before an outing," he replied.
Kagome took the gift and smiled. "Thank you, that's very sweet." And he blushed. Kagome took note of Houjo's style. He was wearing a white shirt with a message saying, "Rockin' it out with Good Charlotte," and tight black pants. His hair was straightened and combed to the side giving it a bit of a punk/rock style.
"So are you going to open it?" he wondered.
"Oh, okay." Kagome un-wrapped the gift and found a golden picture frame. "Oh…it's pretty," she commented. "Thank you."
"That's not all, after the concert something will be inside of there for you to remember," he added.
"I can't wait."
"So shall we go?" he spoke, offering an arm.
"Um…yeah. Mom, I'm leaving," Kagome announced.
Her mother came and greeted Houjo. "Alright, you two be careful," she cautioned.
"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen," he reassured. With that Kagome hooked her arm with his, waved to her mother one last time and left.
Miroku's Abode-
He had finished his costume and had just put it on. He walked over to the mirror and checked himself out. There. No one could tell it was him. Satisfied with his look, he grabbed whatever stuff he needed then left.
Sango was outside playing with Kirara when she heard her neighbour's door open. She turned around and saw a strange person come out of Miroku's door and run down the street in a hurry. "What the hell? Who was that? Is someone else living with Miroku? No, he's told me, it's only him and his uncle, so who on earth was that?" she pondered, getting idea then sighed. "No way, that couldn't have been him. Must have just been a visitor," she shrugged, and continued playing with her brother and Kirara.
Inuyasha's Residence-
Inuyasha too had finished dressing up and was ready to leave. Komaru came running down with something in his mouth, but his pal wasn't paying attention. He packed whatever he could in his knapsack then heard Komaru whimpering. "Okay, Komaru, don't worry I'll be back. Wish me luck," he winked then left. The dog sat at the door with the hat in his mouth which his owner forgot and sighed. He dropped the hat and walked away to the kitchen.
At the concert-
Kagome and Houjo entered inside, they got their tickets ripped and a purple ribbon wrapped around their wrists. The other fans wore other colours, blue was general admission, green was the tower seats and the purple ones were both general admission and backstage.
"Oh you two got the meet and greet tickets? You're so lucky," an Emo fan girl commented.
"Yeah, it's all thanks to him," Kagome nodded.
The Emo girl looked at him and smiled. "He's your boyfriend I'm guessing?"
Houjo blushed, but Kagome corrected. "No, no. He's just a friend."
"For now," he added.
"Huh?" Kagome looked at him. "Oh no, I hope he doesn't see this as a real date. Although, I accepted his invitation and usually it does mean I've accepted to go out with him," she thought. Houjo glanced at her with a smile and she gave back a weak one. He grasped her hand and led her toward the line to backstage. "What am I going to do?" The two hadn't noticed two other people were watching them they finally got up and followed after them.
"Miroku, I need you to go the other side and watch for anything that may seem suspicious. A concert is a big place for things to happen to anyone, mainly to Kagome." Inuyasha spoke.
"Gotchya. Call me when you need anything," he agreed, Inuyasha nodded and watched his friend leave and continued to pursue Kagome and Houjo.
*flashback*
"He's your boyfriend I'm guessing?" the Emo girl guessed.
"No, no. He's just a friend," Kagome corrected.
"For now."
End*
"Why that Houjo…saying stuff like that out loud, nearly boasting," he grunted.
Inuyasha was clearly not himself. If you are expecting your favourite silver-haired hanyou, you thought wrong. First of all his hair was not silver, instead it was black with green streaks. Since he couldn't force his hair to change colour, he put on a wig that looks exactly like his black hair, although, he didn't keep it down it looked way too much like him, so he had it shorter, spiked up at the back and his bangs were combed over one eye which was bothering him a lot. His face was not his as well; he put black eyeliner around his blue coloured eye contacts and his face was pale. He put a fake piercing on his nose to the right and another right over his left eyebrow. As for clothing, he wore a tight silky, black shirt with a leather jacket over it. The jacket had chains and coloured buttons(green and purple). He also wore a spiked bracelet and necklace. His tight jeans were black and had little designs here and there. Yup, the hanyou wasn't himself tonight he also had to make sure he wouldn't act like his old self either which might be the hardest part through all this.
He crept up slowly behind them waiting in line as if he were ready to meet the band.
"Oh my God! I'm so excited! I'm going to meet Joel Madden!" Kagome squealed.
"Hey, there's more than Joel there, you know," he mentioned with a chuckle.
"I know I can't wait to meet all them too!"
The line moved forward.
"Oh yeah, meeting Good Charlotte will be the best!" Inuyasha repeated, as happy as he could, then rolled his eyes. Kagome turned to the teenager behind her and smiled then faced the front. Houjo, however, turned with a raised eyebrow. "What are you looking at, punk?" He snorted.
Houjo flinched as his eyes widened. "Sorry," he bowed, and faced the front.
"Hmph, weirdo."
Kagome pulled out her cell phone and called home like she promised.
Miroku wandered around the place just making sure everything was safe and secured. The young agent was wearing a tight purple shirt with a black long-sleeved shirt under it. He wore tight black jeans as well with chains and had purple biker gloves. His hair was combed up toward the right giving it a slight spiked look and it had blue streaks. He wore small golden hoop earrings on one ear, (like the ones he wears in the Feudal Era), blue and black bracelets and a blue necktie. His eyes were between the deep shades of purple and blue with black eyeliner around them. He had fake piercings on the left side of his nose and one on his tongue which he found very bothersome and continued to pick at it in annoyance.
"Man, is this boring; I want some action," he sighed, lying on a wall to take a rest. "But Kurasaki could appear any moment in here, so I have to keep a close watch." But, how was he supposed to look out for him if he didn't even know what he looked like? Even if he did show up, they didn't know what he looked like. "I just wish he could come out already, so we can shove him in jail and finally take a rest. Ugh I can't relax I need to stay focused." he reminded, and continued to walk around the halls.
Music started and people started to go in. It was obviously the opening band up now. Good Charlotte was still busy greeting their fans. Miroku shrugged and went in to look around. The band that was playing was unknown to him, but he listened while looking around at all the people sitting in their seats and watching. "I wonder how Inuyasha's doing."
Kagome and Houjo were next and were extremely excited. "Houjo-kun, this is the best gift you've ever given me," she beamed, and squeezed him.
"Well I'm glad you like it," he smiled, and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. Then they heard a snort from behind.
"Best gift. What's so great about this band? It doesn't seem like it's her style anyway," Inuyasha grumbled, making it sound like he was impatiently standing in line.
Houjo held her tighter making Kagome feel weird and she kindly shrugged him off. "I don't want him getting the wrong idea," she sighed.
"Kagome, are you happy being with me?" he asked, looking forward.
She looked up at him then she smiled. "Of course Houjo I'm happy."
"With me? Or would you prefer it was Inuyasha who brought you here?"
Hearing this Inuyasha moved forward and listened more intently for her answer. The fan-girl stared at Houjo, smile faded then turned away. "You've been my friend for a long time Houjo-kun, and Inuyasha's been my friend for about 3 months now. I see you both as dear friends to me. So, I wouldn't care which one of you brought me here; I don't consider this a date. I'm sorry if you thought that I meant "yes," but I had no clue you invited me here on real date. Again, I'm sorry for leading you on," she replied, not looking at him but Houjo stared at her a little shocked.
"Loser," the hanyou mumbled, making them hear a grunt.
"Kagome, I didn't mean to put you on the spot, I'm sorry. I hope I haven't ruined your day," he responded sadly. Kagome still couldn't bear to look at him, so he grasped both her hands and lifted it up to his face thus she finally turned to look, now was staring into his eyes. "Kagome, I'm sorry, really. I didn't mean to confuse you. Just forget about what I said. We'll make this date only between friends, I promise," he smiled sweetly.
Kagome continued to gaze at him and grasped his hands tighter. "Okay," she finally smiled. Oh how badly he felt like kissing her just then. Her curved lips were just perfect. How can any man not fall in love with her? He sighed and set all means of kissing her right then and they both just stared.
"Can you two get a move on? It's your turn now; I want to see Good Charlotte before they decide to continue this meet and greet thing till after the show," the impatient teenager behind them murmured.
"Oh sorry," they both reacted, turning to him then moved beyond the curtain to meet the band.
Inuyasha stood there, arms folded, waiting for the two to come out. Should he enter with them? Anything could happen beyond the black curtain. It was taking too long. He shrugged ready to enter when the curtain opened itself. Houjo held it open waiting for her to exist.
"Enjoy the show you two," one of the band members waved; It was probably Joel, because Kagome was waving like a mad woman.
"Don't worry we will," she grinned and gasped when Joel smiled back at her. She turned and left the room with a smile plastered across her face. "Oh my God! He smiled at me!" She squealed, fanning herself with the autograph book.
"Wow a smile," someone snorted, rolling his eyes. Kagome zipped around to the teenager but he was gone, probably to get his signing. She shrugged and followed Houjo. Inuyasha slowly walked out of his hiding spot and sighed. "Man, I have to keep my mouth shut,"He reminded.
Everyone was in their seats. The agents met up and were sitting behind Kagome and Houjo as they admired the photos they took of each other and that band.
"So anything?" Inuyasha spoke.
"No, everything seems fine. Anything on your side?" he whispered, hoping she didn't hear her name.
"Nothing, just annoying stuff," he grumbled.
"Annoying? What annoying stuff?" Miroku wondered.
"Boring conversations between a guy and a girl."
"Oh!" Miroku nodded. "He means between Kagome and Houjo." He looked down at them. "Probably stuff he didn't want to see or hear," he chuckled.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing," he defended, shutting up. (A/N: Inuyasha and Miroku had taken a look at Kagome's ticket a while back and got themselves tickets sitting behind them)
Finally the lights went dark then blue and purple lights fading in, making everyone in the go quiet. Soon, white smoke formed on the stage and music began. *Once Upon a time: Battle of Life and Death In this World.* The opening song to their second album. It was sung in Japanese, so at least most people could understand what they were singing. The opening song was basically talking about life and death battling each other as said in the title. The crowd, mainly girls including Kagome, began to scream when the band popped out of the ground.
Inuyasha was already bored; Was she really willing to sit through this whole thing? " I swear. The things I do to protect this girl," he sighed.
"Konnichiwa Tokyo!" Joel shouted. "Hajimashite!" Kagome and nearly everyone else shot up from their seats and began screaming. "Let's start off with one of my personal favourites." A familiar beat came to Kagome's ears and she squealed.
"I really wouldn't have guessed Kagome liked these type of songs." Miroku spoke over the music. His partner shrugged and continued watching her smile and Houjo enjoying it with her. The lead singer began to sing "The Chronicles of Life and Death."
You come in cold
You're covered in blood
They're all so happy you've arrived
The doctor cuts your cord
He hands you to your mom
She sets you free into this life
And where do you go?
With no destination, no map to guide you
Wouldn't you know
That it doesn't matter, we all end up the same
Everyone began jumping up and down singing along. Miroku had actually liked the song even though he didn't know the lyrics, but he couldn't help but enjoy it. Inuyasha wasn't enjoying it at the least, especially the scene in front of him.
These are the chronicles of life and death
And everything between
These are the stories of our lives as fictional as they may seem
You come in this world
And you go out just the same
Today could be the best day of your life
And money talks, in this world, that's what idiots will say
But you'll find out, that this world
Is just an idiot's parade
Before you go
You've got some questions, and you want answers
But now you're old, cold, covered in blood
Right back to where you started from
Kagome and Houjo had grasped their hands together, faced each other and began singing along while jumping up and down.
These are the chronicles of life and death
And everything between
These are the stories of our lives as fictional as they may seem
You come in this world
And you go out just the same
Today could be the worst day of your life
The instrumental part came in and the two of them were performing air instruments. Houjo was playing an air guitar and Kagome was playing the drums. The hanyou crossed his arms and rolled his eyes again. Miroku noticed but paid no mind, for now.
But these are the chronicles of life and death
And everything between
These are the stories of our lives as fictional as they may seem
You come in this world
And you go out just the same
Today could be the best day of
Today could be the worst day of
Today could be the last day of
Your life
It's your life
Your life
The song ended erupting a loud screeching cheer from the crowd. Inuyasha winced clenching his teeth. "Damn did they have to be so loud?" His ears were sensitive and having these piercing screams weren't helpful. He twitched his ears to get the ringing out of them then that's when he noticed... "My ears, they're not hidden," he quickly pulled out a mirror and gazed at them. His ears weren't showing that much because of the style of hair he put. Thank Kami, they were simply little lumps. He hid the mirror back giving out a loud sigh.
"Okay, this next song goes out to all those celebrities..." Music starts and everyone screams to the recognizable tune. "Who complain about living the hard life. And you know what? Who gives a shit!" Joel continued getting another scream. "1..2…1,2,3,4!"
*Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous*
Always see it on TV
Read it in the magazines
Celebrities who want sympathy
All they do is piss and moan
Inside the Rolling Stone
Talking about
How hard life can Be
Inuyasha actually decided to listen to the lyrics and couldn't help but agree.
I'd like to see them spend a week
Living life out on the street
I don't think they would survive
He nodded. "No, they wouldn't. They always got agents all over the world saving their asses every moment of the day."
If they could spend a day or two
Walking in someone else's shoes
I think they'd stumble and they'd fall
They would fall...
Fall...
Everyone sang along with the chorus loudly and started bobbing to the base.
Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
They're always complainin'
Always complainin'
If money is such a problem
Well they got mansions
Think we should rob them
Everyone quieted down listening to the singers and musicians play the next versus.
Did you know if you were famous
You could kill your wife
Theres no such as 25 to life
As long as you got the cash to pay
for Cochran
Did you if you were caught smokin crack
Mcdonalds wouldn't even wanna take you back
You'd always just run for mayor of D.C
I'd like to see them spend a week
Living life out on the street
I don't think they would survive
If they could spend a day or two
Walking in someone else's shoes
I think they'd stumble and they'd fall
They would fall
Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
They're always complainin'
Always complainin'
If money is such a problem
Well they got mansions
Think we should rob them (Joel held out the mic to the crowd and they repeated after him)
(Rob them) Him
(Rob them) Crowd
(Instrumental)
They would fall(they would fall)
They would fall...
The band jumped to the clash of the drums with a sudden explosion of fire behind them then continued singing the chorus.
Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
They're always complainin'
Always complainin'
If money is such a problem
You've got so many problems
Think I can solve them
Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
We'll take your clothes, cash, cars and homes
Just stop complainin'
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
When the music stopped another roar of cheering filled the stadium. Inuyasha agreed with all the lyrics. "Those damn celebrities seriously complain too much. Why does everyone treat them like their gods, they're humans just like us."
"You mean pure humans like us; You're half of one, don't forget," Miroku corrected.
"Shut the fuck up!" he replied, then slouched in his seat. Another song had started "The River," but he ignored it and continued to watch Kagome and Houjo dancing. "Look at those two acting like couple of brats," he snorted.
Kagome heard him this time and turned to him. "Hey, you're the one who was in line in back of us earlier. Why are you always making fun of us?" she frowned, making Houjo turn after.
Inuyasha flinched. "Damn, I said that out loud again?" Miroku too waited for his answer. "Why do you care what I say? Why don't you continue watching your show?" He answered.
Kagome folded her arms with a pout. "Why don't you stop being such a loser?"
"A loser?!" He repeated angrily.
"Yes, a loser," she reassured.
Inuyasha clenched his teeth. "Here I am watching over her and she's calling me a loser. Well, she's actually calling this character in front of her a loser, but still."
"Um, can we quietly turn back and watch the show?" Houjo cut in shyly.
"Yeah, sorry Miss if my friend here is bothering you in anyway," Miroku bowed politely.
Kagome puckered her lips once more and tilted her head at the rude teenager. "Do I know you?" She asked.
"K-know me? I don't know you. So why are you asking such a stupid question?" He responded a bit nervous.
"It's just that you remind me of someone I know, who acts quite rudely like you," whe answered.
"Do you mean Inuyasha?" Houjo guessed. The said person glared at him for mentioning his name.
"Ya, that's it, Inuyasha! You two are close in character, so I just thought I knew you, but you're not him. Inuyasha is more selfish, arrogant, hostile, loud and an overprotective jerk. But you're just a rude stranger that likes to mock others for fun." Kagome described.
They both turned away and sat down facing the stage. Inuyasha's heart was stabbed with imaginary arrows every time she had said a negative quality about him and was ready to pounce on her while Miroku was chuckling.
"Kagome, I didn't know that's how you thought of him; I thought he was much closer to you," Houjo stated.
"Oh, well…" Kagome started making Inuyasha calm down. "Even though he may be rude, he still has his good points of course," she added.
"What are his good points?" He asked curiously.
"I don't know, he's indeed helpful in ways I can't explain," she smiled lightly to herself, thinking back at his house and how he promised to protect her from…She stopped her thoughts not wanting to think of "him" right now. "Oh and he's mysterious. There are things about him that I don't know, like where he's from, his family or just about his past. He's very secretive about that, but I don't mind; It makes me think, and I like that about him." Houjo gazed at her in wonder as Inuyasha relaxed and gave a light blush.
"Kagome, you sound like you have feelings for him," Houjo noted. Inuyasha sat up closer to listen again.
"Feelings for Inuyasha? No. I don't have anything like that at all." she defended, waving her hands with a blush. "To 'like' Inuyasha would be crazy and besides even if I did, he wouldn't fall for a stupid, weak girl like me," she thought with a sigh.
"Are there good things you like... about me?" he wondered bashfully, breaking through her thoughts.
She turned to him and smiled. "Of course there are good things I like about you. If there wasn't, I wouldn't be hanging out with you Houjo," patting his shoulder making him blush.
"What are they?"
Kagome blinked, but answered, "I can't tell you that; I don't like admitting that stuff to people right in front of me," she blushed lightly.
"Oh yeah, of course, I understand."
The hanyou furrowed and sat back folding arms again. Miroku noticed. "Too much for you?"
"I'm just tired of listening to this crap; I want to listen to the band," he replied.
"Yeah right, you don't even like this band."
"Keh." was his response. Miroku shrugged and faced the front.
"Alright Tokyo, for this next song... We need anything that gives off light should it be a cell phone, a lighter, a camera, pull out anything. I want to see this whole fucking stadium to be lit," Benji demanded. Soon enough flickers of light started to fill the room. Kagome and Houjo pulled out their cell phones as many others pulled out lighters. Music then started getting a low cheer. "We Believe"
There's a woman crying out tonight
Her world has changed
She asks God why
Her only son has died
And now her daughter cries
She can't sleep at night
Downtown
Another day for all the suits and ties
Another war to fight
There's no regard for life
How do they sleep at night?
How can we make things right?
Just wanna make this right
The crowd cheered and waved their lights to the chorus.
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
In this love
We are all the same
Human in all our ways and all our pain
(So let it be)
There's a love that could fall down like rain
(Let us see)
Let forgiveness wash away the pain
(What we need)
And no one really knows what they are searching for
(We believe)
This world is crying for so much more
Kagome tugged at her shirt that had said, "WE BELIEVE" for encouragement. "We believe..." he started.
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
In this love
Inuyasha and Miroku didn't wave anything but were listening. Many of their songs had strong messages in them and they enjoyed those.
(Instrumental)
So this world
Is too much
For you to take
Just let it down and follow me
I'll be everything you need
In every way
Joel held out the mic every time he said we believe and waited for their repetition
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
In this love
(In this love)
We believe
(In this love)
"This song is absolutely amazing, it always touches my heart," Kagome sighed, holding her hand to her chest.
"I agree...It's not the only thing touching my heart," Houjo replied then thought watching the girl beside him glow.
The song finally ended and the band continued to sing more songs after that.
"I'm getting tired. Can we leave now?" Inuyasha grumbled.
Miroku finally snapped. "Oh can you stop complaining? Show's almost over, at least I think it is." Something suddenly caught his eye. "I'd rather stop complaining about the band and what's happening between those two down there," he pointed.
Inuyasha decided to follow his direction when he noticed Houjo had put his arm over Kagome's shoulder. She didn't move, but he could tell she was uncomfortable. "Why doesn't she say anything?"
"This is strange, the other night at Inuyasha's house; he put his arm around me and I didn't feel anything weird, but as soon as Houjo's arm even graced mine I feel uneasy. What can this mean?" She pondered, looking up at him. Houjo sensed her stare and looked down to her with a smile. She blinked, gave a nervous smile in return and turned away quickly. Houjo scooted closer to her and their bodies touched making her feel even more uncomfortable. "That's right; I don't trust men as much even if it is Houjo. That's probably why I feel awkward. The difference between Houjo and Inuyasha is that I trust Inuyasha more," and she blushed at the thought.
Houjo thought she was blushing because of him and grinned to himself. "Yes! Kagome does have secret feelings for me after all. Maybe she was just shy when I asked if she was happy with me," and soon he also blushed from his thoughts.
Inuyasha would have interrupted if Good Charlotte hadn't spoken out.
"Hey Tokyo, we have a surprise for you all." A scream responded when the chords started. "Yeah, we all know this song. Well guess what, we love Japan so much, we made a version in Japanese." Another much louder scream erupted.
"Oh great, lets see how bad they're going to sing in Japanese," Inuyasha grumbled, still angered about the two's position below him.
Joel began to sing Japanese to the song 'Predictable.'
Nani kagachigau
Mata kanjiteru kanjiteru
Ore konna ni matta no hajimete janai
Kanashii iiwaketo misekakenokitai
Kouna rutte wakatteta
Nande anata oireta wakaranai
The crowd cheered at the end of the Japanese verse and danced around to the chorus. Yes, Kagome was waiting for the moment to jump out of Houjo's arms and used the song as an excuse.
I knew it all along
It's so predictable
I knew something would go wrong (something's always wrong)
So you don't have to call
Or say anything at all
So predictable (so predictable)
Houjo got up and followed suit oblivious to why she left their position.
Imi no nai kotoba kowa retaya kusoku
Ubawareta jikan moo taerarenai kara
Nakutemoii nakutemoii
Yaru beki koto yatta
Ore sachusuru Kyouikiru
Moratta mono wa kaesu
Iranaikara
I knew it all along
It's so predictable
I knew something would go wrong (something's always wrong)
So you don't have to call
Or say anything at all
So predictable (so predictable)
Everywhere I go
Everyone I meet
Every time I try to fall in love
They all want to know why I'm so broken?
Why am I so cold?
Why I'm so hard inside?
Why am I scared?
What am I afraid of?
I don't even know
This story's never had an end
I've been waiting
I've been searching
I've been hoping
I've been dreaming you would come back
But I know the ending of this story
You're never coming back
Never..Never…Never…Never...
Inuyasha listened and he couldn't help but think of himself in that situation. It was exactly how he felt, as a hanyou. It's been hard being accepted by anyone he loves, the only person who seems not to care was Miroku. He shook his head erasing his thoughts and focusing on other things.
I knew it all along
It's so predictable
I knew something would go wrong (something's always wrong)
So you don't have to call
Or say anything at all
So predictable (so predictable)
Everywhere I go for the rest of my life (so predictable)
Everyone that I love
Everyone I care about
They're all gonna wanna know what's wrong with me (so predictable)
And I know what it is
I'm ending this right now…Now…Now…
The song ended and everyone screamed demanding for another song. "Don't worry, this party ain't over!" Benji shouted, getting a strong positive reaction from the crowd, however, someone cursed with annoyance. "Fuck!"
Miroku laughed. "The way the band spoke sounded like it was their last song," he replied, scratching his head with a sweat drop.
Houjo suddenly grasped his crush's hand making her react negatively again. "H-Houjo?" She began.
"Yes?"
"Do you mind? I need to use the bathroom," she stated, making another excuse to stay away from him, just for now.
"You sure? You're going to miss part of the show."
"I know, it sucks, but when nature calls you can't help it," she blushed embarrassingly.
"Oh! Okay, I'll come with you."
"No!" She started loudly and urgently, but quickly turned her tone to a softer one. "I just don't want to get my stuff stolen. Do you mind watching over them?" She pleaded, hoping he'd say yes.
"O-of course, don't get lost now," he cautioned.
"Don't worry I won't," as she began scooting toward the stairs. "I'll be back as soon as I can," she smiled, with a wave of her hand she turned and ran out of the stadium.
Houjo watched her leave in a rush. "I guess she really needed to go." Houjo was ready to turn back and face the stage when he heard the two men whispering behind him. The agents looked to each other with a nod got up and ran out the arena after her. Houjo watched them and tilted his head. "Those guys are weird, especially that rude one. It seems everywhere Kagome decides to go they're-" he paused. "Oh no, I hope they aren't stalkers." He got up and followed after them. "Kagome may be in trouble."
Kagome got out the restroom after freshening up. "I don't feel like going back, if Houjo's going to be all clingy. I thought he said he would make this a friendly date. How is this between friends?" She pouted. She soon began to gaze at the Good Charlotte T-shirts. "Oh I could buy one now before the concert ends, and the line packs up," she nodded and went over to the booth. Inuyasha and Miroku were watching and Houjo not far was watching them.
"Why good evening young lady," the older gentleman welcomed.
"Hello," she waved politely, and took a look at all the shirts. She had seen all these shirts before and was looking for the rare one. Once again they didn't have it, but she asked anyway. "Excuse me, do you have the shirt with the band in animated chibi form that says I heart GC?" She explained.
"Oh I know what you're talking about, but sadly to say we don't have those here. You can order them though, would you like to?" He replied.
She shook her head. "No, thank you though," she bowed and walked away. "Too bad." She shrugged until she heard someone calling her over from another booth full of GC shirts and the other opening bands. "Yes?"
"I heard you were looking for some kind of shirt," he started, once she reached the booth. He had dark hair, and gorgeous green eyes. He was very attractive and she couldn't help but stare, she shook her head and spoke.
"Yeah, I was looking for a rare shirt, but no one has it here," she answered.
"What was the shirt?" Kagome explained it once more and the man nodded. "Oh! I think we actually might have a couple lying in the back somewhere," he stated.
"Oh really? Is it in my size? A small would do for me," she beamed, and the young man chuckled.
"I'm sure we have one in your size, come with me to the back so you can try it on," he signalled.
She paused. "Are you sure I'm allowed?"
"You cutie. This is my personal shop, of course you're allowed. As long as you can keep this a secret," he winked, making her blush.
Kagome's smiled then nodded. "Yes I can."
The attractive young man smiled once more and lured her to the back behind the curtain. The thumping music from the band playing, "Hold On," was heard throughout the halls.
"Where the hell is she going?" Inuyasha wondered watching her leave with the man behind the curtain.
"I don't know, but something's strange going on. Since when do you try on clothes at concerts? If the person doesn't want the shirt and has already tried it on, who would want to buy that shirt after? It would lose it's quality," Miroku answered.
Inuyasha blinked and looked back to the booth. "Why isn't the guy coming out, he can't be watching her try on clothes unless he was some kind of pervert," he frowned. A sudden thought crossed his mind. "Hey, don't we know that guy from somewhere?"
Miroku placed his hand under his chin and pondered. "Now that you mention, yeah..."
Houjo, hiding on the other side of the wall noticed two things: Kagome going behind the curtain and the two men watching her. "I knew it. Those two are stalking Kagome, I better put a stop to this. This would make her like me more once she realizes I saved her from perverts."
When Kagome followed the attractive young man behind the curtain, she stopped when she noticed more men about 5, sitting or lying around, and they all looked up at her making her feel uncomfortable again. All the men stood up making her react and she backed up. "I think…I uh…changed my mind," she spoke nervously. She continued to back up until she bumped into the young man. She looked up at him and he smirked.
"But I thought you were dying to have the shirt," he chuckled, placing his hand on her waist and feeling her up in places he shouldn't making her cringe.
"No, no. I don't want it anymore. Now if you can excuse me, I'm missing the show," she responded wearily. She tried to turn and leave the area, but he held her.
"I don't think so," he replied and she struggled.
"Let me go!" She demanded.
"Fine," he shrugged. The man threw her into the arms of the other men who gagged her before she could let out another sound. She looked around desperately for anything until she noticed several young women gagged like she was hidden more in the back and she struggled again. One of the men threw her with the other women who whimpered in fear.
The agents who waited were beginning to get worried or just impatient. "She's taking too long even for a girl trying on clothes. It's a shirt for crying out loud." Inuyasha stated.
"You're right; There were cases about men who lure women to the back of their shops and they never return. They're kidnapped and brought to a place called 'Play' House," Miroku noted. He continued this until he met his partner's hard glare. "What?"
"Why the fuck did you not mention that earlier, Miroku? Gees! You're good for nothing sometimes," he grimaced, boxing him on the head. The intellect himself didn't know why he did not mention it. "Come on, let's get Kagome." Inuyasha said getting up, Miroku nodded and followed.
Houjo stood there in shock. "Those two. They're Inuyasha and Miroku. Why did they disguise themselves are they really stalking perverts?" He was getting worried about Kagome. One was about her disappearance and two Inuyasha and Miroku were stalkers. He got up and followed after them angered.
The men gazed at all the women with wide grins. "Good, I think we got ourselves a really good catch. She looks exquisite," a man commented, taking a dirty gaze at Kagome's body making her cringe again.
"They all look good," another smiled, stroking another girl's arm in ways he shouldn't.
"Ya, ya you'll have your time with them once we leave. I think though that's all we can get for now. Their boyfriends, friends or other will get worried," The young attractive one stated, picking up one of the girls which was Kagome and the men picked the other girls ready to pack them in a mini-truck outside the emergency exit.
Kagome prayed, shutting her tear filled eyes and that one person appeared in her mind. "Inuyasha..." The men dragged all the girls further to the back toward the mini-truck until the agents, still disguised, crashed in holding guns up.
"Release Kagome and the other girls now!" Inuyasha demanded with a growl.
Kagome's eyes widened at the two strangers from the concert holding up guns. "How did he know my name?" The men frowned at their interference.
"Did you hear what I said?" He growled more loudly. The men who were unarmed by holding the women dropped them, and faced the two intruding men. The women still couldn't move since they were tied and were also afraid of get shot, since the other captivating men pulled out their own guns and other weapons.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" The leader, the one who lured Kagome to the back, frowned.
"Since you've asked," Miroku started. Both men tore off their disguises revealing two extremely familiar men. Kagome's eyes widened even more at the faces. "Inuyasha!"
"Well here you are Kagome, getting yourself into trouble again," he smirked. Kagome didn't even bother wondering why he and Miroku were in disguises, but was just glad to see him and felt like crying, but she decided to try and get herself free.
The girl wasn't the only one to recognize the faces. "It can't be. Its Inuyasha and Miroku," the leader stated in shock. He definitely knew who they were; they were part of that damn Shikon agency. They had caught many of his other associates while he managed to get away, but here they were again.
"Ya, it's been a long time, hasn't it?" Miroku smirked, and finally remembered who he was. "Your friends miss you, Saka, don't you want to reunite with them?" He mocked.
Saka frowned once again. "I'm not afraid of two; you're out numbered this time. Fellas attack!" He directed. The men held up their guns or stood in a fighting stance. Inuyasha and Miroku positioned themselves as well.
"You guys should know us by now, we don't need back up!" Inuyasha snorted. The two skillful agents ran at them. Inuyasha was trying to make his way to Kagome by simply knocking guns out of their hands or knocking them out. Miroku began fighting some too reaching the other ladies. They weren't using guns until necessary, if they did it would cause a commotion.
One of the men caught on to where the silver-haired one was headed and smirked. He grabbed the struggling girl making Inuyasha halt.
He growled watching Kagome fight for life. "Let her go, or I swear I'm going to kill you!" He threatened, holding up his gun.
"Are you sure you won't just kill her too?" He replied with a grin. Kagome's squinted eyes were looking straight at him begging for help and he clenched his fist in anger. He could not bear to see her struggling like this, it hurt him way too much.
"I'm positive I won't kill her!" He finally responded, holding the trigger. The man looked frightened at his determination but hid away that fear and kept his firm stance.
"Kagome! Inuyasha and Miroku are-" Houjo barged in and stopped when he took note of the scene in front of him. Inuyasha and Miroku were undisguised that was one, and there were men holding up guns and women tied along with Kagome who was held by one of the men. Everyone stared at him and he smiled nervously. "Oh! Well this is what's happening behind the curtain," he spoke, scratching the back of his head.
Inuyasha took this opportunity to knock out the man that held Kagome and she was released. Everything started back into the action. Her mouth was finally was freed and she spoke. "Houjo, get out of here! You're going to get hurt!" She warned as Inuyasha untied her. Miroku untied some of the other girls too, but some were still too far and guarded to reach.
"There's no way I'm leaving you here like this not when-" he objected, but was interrupted.
"Will you just listen!? Do you want to get killed?!" Inuyasha shouted.
Saka held the gun toward Houjo. "Too late, we can't have a witness speaking a word about this," he stated.
"Oh no, Houjo!" Kagome gasped.
Saka was about to pull the trigger until, incredibly, Inuyasha grabbed his arm and twisted it out. "Oh no you don't," and he punched him in the stomach.
Houjo blinked in surprise. "He saved me."
"Don't just stand there, go!" He spoke.
Houjo clenched his fist. "No I won't."
His rival frowned. "Look this is no time to be a-"
The concert seemed to be over because the sound of a huge crowd was heard and excited fans were piling up at the front.
"Enough! Grab anything you can and run!" Saka shouted out to his men, as he pulled out a smoke bomb.
Everything went up in smoke engulfing everyone in it. The sounds of screaming and coughing filled the backroom. "Kagome, where are you?" Inuyasha called with a cough. She heard his voice and moved toward it. "I'm right here!" She replied also coughing.
Miroku was close to the exit and led the girls out as Inuyasha and Kagome tried to find each other. She was getting closer to him, but the man who held her, arose, and grabbed her once more. She was about to scream, but he held her mouth shut and dragged her away.
"Kagome!" He called once more, but this time he didn't hear a response, but sensed someone beside him. "There you are, are you okay?" He asked, grabbing an arm.
The smoke cleared away revealing a mess, all the men went missing. "Yeah I am," the person replied. Inuyasha recognized the voice, but it wasn't Kagome's. He turned to face the person. "Uh…" Houjo blinked.
He merely frowned and swung his hand off his roughly. "Where's Kagome?" He demanded.
"I don't know," Houjo replied worriedly.
The hanyou who didn't want to believe it yet ran out of the curtain and looked around at the crowd. He soon found Miroku returning the women and explaining everything. "Miroku, did you get Kagome out too?" he asked, actually praying he would say yes.
"I'm uh…not sure. Thought she would be with you."
The crowd cleared away except for one; A young man walked up to them in worry. "Excuse me, have you seen my girlfriend, Akairi? I can't find her anywhere," the boyfriend wondered.
"What does she look like?" Miroku replied. He was good at remembering faces, especially when they were women. The young man described the young girl from head to toe and Miroku nodded trying to place the memory of where he last saw her. "Oh no, I haven't seen her come out with the other girls. Does that mean she was…taken?" Miroku pondered, not wanting to worry the young man yet.
"Hey you guys, Kagome isn't here," Houjo spoke sadly. The two men including the boyfriend turned to him. "I found this." He held out her green ribbon. "It may sound ridiculous, but I saw her have this on before the smoke came."
Inuyasha grabbed the tie out of his hand and inspected it himself. He was right the smell of the man that held her was on it, he could also tell by the ruffles created when he grabbed her. "Dammit! Does it always have to be Kagome?" He growled, turning away not wanting to show an upset face.
"So it means they managed to take off with two women," Miroku defined, with a sadden look. He turned back to the man and noted about his girlfriend's abduction. The young man dropped to his knees and his bangs covered his eyes.
"No! Not Akairi, not my Akairi. It's my entire fault, I should have stayed with her the whole time," he blamed. Miroku tried to comfort the man but it was no use.
"Don't worry, we'll get her back," the silver-haired one spoke. He faced them and clenched his fist. "We'll get them both back!" He promised.
The boyfriend looked up at him, eyes wet. "Oh please! If you do, tell her right away to contact me."
The two men nodded. "Of course." Inuyasha wasted no time and headed back behind the curtain, so he can follow after the scents, Miroku right behind.
"Wait, I'm coming with you two," Houjo declared.
The hanyou turned back to him with a frown. "You'll only get in the-"
"Please, I promised Kagome's mother I'd bring her back home. And why should you be the only one who goes after her? Kagome means just as much to me and more!" He yelled.
Miroku knew what he meant by promising a parent. He too had promised Sango's father to bring her home safely. "Inuyasha…" Miroku nudged.
He grimaced then turned away with a snort. "Don't come haunting me if you die. This was your choice." Houjo gazed at him then nodded following close behind. "Don't worry Kagome, I'm coming for you," Inuyasha said to her in his thoughts.
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