Now on with the final chapter!
A Cry For Help
By: Trinugrl666
Summary: Kagome Higurashi is your average loner in high school who's got a lot of troubles at home that she keeps to herself. At least as average as you can get when you're attending Takahashi High. Considering she's the only loner, Kagome spends most of her time avoiding the all-to-familiar troubles at school. Though beautiful, she hides herself from the world. When she finds out that her friends from the Internet (Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku) are moving to her town, her life changes for the better. Hopefully.
Epilogue
1 Year Later
Sango sat on the black, leather couch of Inuyasha's new 3-story mansion. Next to her sat Miroku, and across from them, on a matching reclining loveseat, sat Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru could be seen across the room typing away on his laptop computer. "So," Sango said, breaking the ever-long silence. "Is every case that boring?"
Inuyasha snorted. "Sometimes. But hey, we get paid 15 bucks an hour to make someone feel wanted and fix their life at home. It's better than working at McDonalds or some concert hall getting only 7 bucks an hour."
Miroku smiled as he absent-mindedly stroked Sango's hair, which subconsciously reclined against Miroku, loving the feel of his fingers. "Yea, but next time Sango isn't posing as someone's girlfriend. I don't think I'd be able to handle it!"
Sango and Inuyasha both laughed. "Aww, poor baby. Were you jealous?" Sango asked, placing a feather-light kiss on Miroku's nose.
Pouting, Miroku wrinkled his nose and averted hi attention to Sesshoumaru, who was still typing away at his computer oblivious to the conversation. "As a matter of fact, yes! It's not easy watching your girlfriend openly flirt with another guy and pretend it's alright!"
Sango shifted so that she could lay down with her head on Miroku's lap "As much fun as it is to make Miroku jealous, I whole-heartedly concur. The guy was dull as shit. Plus it was hard as hell telling the poor guy we had to 'break up'," Sango said, emphasizing the word's "break up". "I honestly thought he would try to kill himself again."
"Hey, don't look at me! Fluffy is the one that came up with the idea!" Inuyasha defended.
Sesshoumaru immediately stopped typing and slowly spun is chair around, a scowl gracng his face. "How many times must I tell you to stop calling me that despicable name?!" He growled out, clenching a fist.
Inuyasha flinched at his brother's tone of voice. "But Kagome called you Fluffy all the time!"
"Kagome was a special case," Sesshoumaru explained. "She was able to defeat me in a fight. You have yet to accomplish that."
Miroku smirked. "Don't forget that you liked her." He taunted.
Sango and Miroku chuckled until they saw the glares both brothers were giving them. "What?! Are we NOT supposed to talk about how you both fell for the same girl?" Sango asked.
"Yes," Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru said in unison.
Sango rolled her eyes and Miroku shook his head in disapproval. "You know guys, Kags had a lot of admirers. I'm surprised guys weren't throwing themselves at her feat as she walked don't the street. You heard Hiten. She had her own fan-club. Hell, if I weren't so head over heals in love with Sango I would've done anything to date her."
Sango raised an eyebrow. "I don't know if I should be happy or jealous about that."
Smiling, Miroku placed a kiss on Sango's forehead. "After seeing you and getting to know you better, there was no way I could resist."
"Oh god, I think I'm gonna gag," Inuyasha said holding his stomach and dodging a couch pillow aimed for his head.
"Yea well, I'm the one with a warm bed at night." Miroku said smirking.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Big fucking whoop. Sango is somehow able to tolerate your perverse mind. Any other girl would have left you high and dry."
"He's got a point," Sango said pointing at Inuyasha.
Miroku placed a hand over his heart. "Sango! That hurts!"
"Well it's true!" Sango said laughing.
"Kagome's birthday is in a month." Came Sesshoumaru's voice.
The room fell deadly silent. "I know," Inuyasha said, his head bowed.
Sesshoumaru looked at the melancholic group. "What are going to do?" He hated asking them, but it had to be done. They couldn't just sit around and do nothing.
"Inuyasha's head snapped up, tears in his eyes. "What can we do?!" he screamed staind up from his seat. "Dig her up and bring her back to life like some psycho version of Buffy the Vampire slayer?! There's nothing we can do! She's gone and she's not coming back!" Inuyasha slumped back against the love seat, tears still streaming down his face.
"I know, Otouto, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do anything." Sesshoumaru reasoned.
"We didn't do anything last year." Inuyasha said sniffling.
"It was a month after the funeral And we all felt bad that we didn't do anything about it." Sango interjected.
Miroku looked thoughtful for a moment. "I know this chick who's heavily into witchcraft. I'm pretty sure she knows a spell to bring back the dead."
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru stared at Miroku slack-jawed while Sango stood up and slapped him across the face. "Don't even joke about that! As much as I want her back I would never do something so stupid! You don't know what you'll be bringing back! She's better off where she is! We answered her cry for help! We helped her get through her roughest days. We were lucky to have her and I will NOT let you tarnish her name with some voodoo spell that turns her into some Zombie!" She screamed, tears streaming down her face in waves. "The only thing we can do for her know is remember the fun times we had with her, to not let her memory fade away with time and tears, to keep her in our hearts and our thoughts. Other than that, there's nothing else we can do. "
Miroku rubbed his cheek. "I was only kidding, Sango. I'm not an idiot."
Sango huffed while wiping the tears from her eyes. "You're an asshole." She whispered.
Miroku smiled slightly. "True. But I'm your asshole. And it makes all the difference in the world." He said, relieving the tension in the room.
Inuyasha quirked an eyed brow at the hugging couple and leaned toward his brother. "Are you confused?"
Sesshoumaru nodded and sat down on the love seat next to his brother. "When is Hiten supposed to get here?" He asked Inuyasha, deciding to change upsetting subject.
He should be here in a few minutes. I think he's bring Kouga too." Inuyasha answered. "And if Kouga's coming, that undoubtedly means that the annoying red-haired bitch is coming."
Sesshoumaru leaned back in his seat. "Which means practice is going to be VERY bad."
"Yup," Inuyasha agreed.
"Great. We have a gig in 6 months and we're hardly even ready." Sesshoumaru said loudly, smiling all the while.
Miroku, Sango, and Inuyasha stared at Sesshoumaru wide-eyed, their mouths agape. "You got us a gig!" They all exclaimed in unison before bursting out in screams of joy.
"Hey, what's all the excitement about?" Came voice from the entrance of the elaborately decorated living room.
Sesshoumaru smiled at Hiten and Kouga. "Oh nothing much. They're just psyched that we have a gig in 6 months."
"Ha ha! You fucking rock dude!" came Hiten's reply, followed by a howl of excitement from Kouga.
Sesshoumaru made a motion as if he were shining an apple. "I know. But we have to practice. We're playing a set at the Japanese Festival coming up. I sent a tape I recorded of you guys playing 'Anywhere' so there is no audition necessary, but they do want that song to be played. And because it is a Festival they don't want anything too hard. So Inuyasha, 'Ghost of You' will be played acoustic and slowed down a bit with the rest of you singing back up." Sesshoumaru explained.
"No problem." They all agreed in unison.
Inuyasha sat down on the love seat again. "So how many songs are playing?" he asked.
Sesshoumaru sat down next to his brother. "5 in the set and then an encore of 3, so in total 8. We have 2 and need 6 more. Any ideas?"
Inuyasha smiled. " 'First Love' is definitely getting played, same goes for 'Simple and Clean'." Inuyasha said. "So Sango you'll probably be singing half of the songs."
Sesshoumaru nodded. "Ok, that makes 4."
" 'You and Me', 'Your Song' and 'Come What May'" Miroku said.
"And finally, 'What Hurts The Most'" Hiten said.
Sesshoumaru nodded. "Sounds good. Now we just need to do a line up."
They all looked thoughtful for a moment before Kouga spoke up. " 'Ghost Of You', 'Anywhere', and 'What Hurts The Most' should be the encore. They're the ones we do the best."
"Agreed." Sango and Miroku said in unison.
"We should probably start with some upbeat songs. So our dance remix for First love should be first, followed by 'Simple and Clean' also the dance remix version." Inuyasha said.
"Then 'Your Song', 'Come What May' and 'You and Me'" Sesshoumaru said, finishing up the line-up.
"Okie dokie." Sango said, jumping off of Miroku's lap. "Let's get started!" She then picked up her guitar and ran toward the practice room. Miroku, Inuyasha, Hiten, Kouga, and Sesshoumaru laughed before following the excited girl.
It was pouring out , but it didn't stop the crowd from cheering on the band that was playing.
Saigo no kisu wa
Tabako no flavor ga shita
Nigakute setsunai kaori
Ashita no imagoro niwa
Anata wa doki ni irun darou
Dare wo omotterun darou
Sango sang her heart out as she danced to the music her band was making. She written this song for Miroku only 7 months ago and here she was singing it in front of a crowd of people. People were even dancing on the small, slippery dance floor that was provided for them.
You are always gonna be my love
Itsuka dareka to mata koi ni ochitemo
I'll remember to love
You taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Ima wa mada kanashii love song
Atarashii uta utaeru made
Sango danced her way over to Inuyasha who was playing the keyboard and singing back up with her. They both sang into a single microphone. Inuyasha was swaying slightly to beat provided by Miroku while singing and playing. Sango was snapping her fingers and dancing while she Sango with her eyes closed.
Tachidomaru jikan ga
Ugokidasou to shiteru
Wasuretakunai koto bakari
Ashita no imagoro niwa
Watashi wa kitto naiteru
Anata wo omotterun darou
After singing with Inuyasha she skipped her way in front of the drums and turned to face Miroku singing the verses with all the love she could muster. The cheers from the crowds were energizing her, making her sing better than she ever had.
You will always be inside my heart
Itsumo anata dake no basho ga aru kara
I hope that I have a place in your heart too
Now and forever you are still the one
Ima wa mada kanashii love song
Atarashii uta utaeru made
You are always gonna be my love
Itsuka dareka to mata koi ni ochitemo
I'll remember to love
You taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Mada kanashii love song
Now and forever
You are always gonna be my love
Itsuka dareka to mata koi ni ochitemo
I'll remember to love
You taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Mada kanashii love song
Always gonna be my love
Sango walked to the end of the stage and picked out a little girl from the crowd. The girl smiled and ran to the steps the led to the stage. Sango held out her free hand, beckoning the girl to her. Without hesitation the girl briskly walked over to Sango and took her hand. Sango smiled as she twirled the girl, encouraging her to dance. "Kid's only!" She yelled into the mic, waving her hand for them to get onstage.
Inuyasha, Miroku, Kouga, and Hiten smiled as a wave of kids rushed to the stage, eager to dance with the band. Sango twirled and smiled as the children did the same. She did a few dance moves and smiled even more as the children once again followed her lead. Sango held her hand out for another little girl and twirled her before dancing her way to a young boy and dancing with him.
You are always gonna be my love
Itsuka dareka to mata koi ni ochitemo
I'll remember to love
You taught me how
You are always gonna be the one
Mada kanashii love song
Always gonna be my love
Now and forever
Be my love
I'll remember to love
You taught me how
Now and forever
Sango placed the mic back in it's stand and swayed her hips while clapping, encouraging the children on stage and audience to do the same. She grabbed the mic from it's stand and stood in front of the dancing children, an arm outstretched as she finished the song.
The children walked off stage and ran to their parents, smiles on their faces. Inuyasha, Miroku, Kouga, Hiten, and Sesshoumaru walked over to either side of Sango. Sango took a breath before talking into the microphone. "How is everyone tonight?" She asked the crowed, getting a few cheers, whistles and the occasional 'good' or 'alright'. Sango looked at her band-mates. "I didn't hear anything, did you?" She asked them a smile on her face. Getting 'no's' from them she looked back to the crowd. "I said, how is everyone tonight!" This time, everyone erupted into cheers and whistles.
"Much better," Sango said smiling. "My name is Sango, and this is Inuyasha, Kouga, Hiten, Miroku, and Sesshoumaru. Together we are 'A Cy for Help'." She introduced. "Now this is our first gig, and I think I speak for everyone when I say that there is no other crowed we'd like to play for more than you guys!" The crowd erupted into more cheers. "Now we're gonna play another song, and I expect to see every one of you dancing!" She yelled over the cheering crowd.
Sango took the microphone from it's stand as Inuyasha and the others walked back to their instruments. This time Sesshoumaru joined them with a guitar. She walked over to him and hit him slightly with her hip, causing him to smile.
When you walk away
You don't hear me say please
Oh baby, don't go
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
You're giving me too many things
Lately you're all I need
You smiled at me and said,
Don't get me wrong I love you
But does that mean I have to meet your father?
When we are older you'll understand
What I meant when I said "No,
I don't think life is quite that simple"
When you walk away
You don't hear me say please
Oh baby, don't go
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
The daily things
that keep us all busy
all confusing me thats when u came to me and said,
Wish i could prove i love you
but does that mean i have to walk on water?
When we are older you'll understand
It's enough when i say so,
And maybe somethings are that simple
When you walk away
You don't hear me say please
Oh baby, don't go
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before
When you walk away
You don't hear me say please
Oh baby, don't go
Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight
It's hard to let it go
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before
Hold me
Whatever lies beyond this morning
Is a little later on
Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all
Nothing's like before
Inuyasha grabbed a bar stool from the side of the stage and placed it behind the microphone stand. They just finished up 'You and Me' and we getting ready to perform 'Ghost of You'. Inuyasha sat on the stool and lowered the microphone so it was lined up with his mouth. "Hope you guys are having fun!" he said into the microphone placing his acoustic guitar on his lap, earning him cheers. "Were gonna slow it down just a bit with a song I wrote for a friend of mine who couldn't be with us tonight. I hope you guys like it."
Inuyasha looked down at the strings of his guitar and strummed the first few chords of the song before singing.
And I will wait until the end
When the pendulunum will swing back to the
darker side of our hearts bleeding
I will save this empty space next to me like it's a grave
Where I lay a place for us to sleep eternally together
Inuyasha sang into the microphone with all of his heart, memories of Kagome flashing behind his closed eyes. Parent's in the crowd hugged their children close to them as the swayed to the music coming from the stage.
I have been searching for traces of what we were
A ghost of you is all that I have left
It's all that I have left of you to hold
I wake in the night to find there's no one there but me
And nothing left of what we were at all
Sango, Miroku, Hiten, and Kouga sang the chorus along with Inuyasha, each with their own pleasant memories of their lost friend. It rained a bit harder, soaking the crowd and Inuyasha as he sang. Tears fell down Inuyasha's cheeks and his voice waivered a bit, making the song all the more beautifully sorrowful.
So Here I am pacing around this house again
With pictures of us living on these walls
I see my breath in the cold of the air that I breathe and I'm wondering
I'm wondering if it's you that I feel
If it's you that I feel here haunting me forever
I have been searching for traces of what we were
Inuyasha, thankful of the rain, sang with a newfound force. He saw only Kagome in the crowd, smiling as though she'd never left. Her soaked, black hair illuminated by the moon, making it look midnight blue. He was in his own world, safe from the pain of living life without his beloved.
A ghost of you is all that I have left
It's all that I have left of you to hold
I wake in the night to find there's no one there but me
And nothing left of what we were at all
And I'm not looking for anything but us
Anything but what we were
And I'm not asking for painted memories
I only want to know you're here
A ghost of you is all that I have left
It's all that I have left of you to hold
I wake in the night to find there's no one there but me
And nothing left of what we were at all
A ghost of you is all that I have left
It's all that I have left of you to hold
I wake in the night to find there's no one there but me
And nothing left of what we were at all
Inuyasha whispered the last verse of the song. Looking up he no longer saw Kagome, but the audience he'd originally been playing for. The crowd of people who were now cheering with tears falling from their eyes from the heart-wrenching song that was just performed. Silently, Inuyasha walked off stage to put his acoustic back.
Sango looked at Inuyasha's back before walking up to the mic. She looked back at the others, seeing Inuyasha standing with his guitar strapped around him, signaling the start of the next song.
Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Hiten, Kouga, Miroku, and Sango walked off stage, the crowd cheering uncontrollably behind them. "God, that was exhilarating!" Sango said, her electric guitar on her back.
Miroku smiled and kissed her forehead. "You were great babe."
"Miroku, stop kissing ass. You're getting laid tonight." Hiten called behind him, earning a swift kick in the ass by Sango.
"Must you be so crude!" Sango asked. "And yes he's getting laid, it's more than I can say for you!" she said smiling.
Inuyasha, Koga and Sesshoumaru laughed. "You walked right into that one, man." Inuyasha said, his arms folded behind his head walked backward so he was facing Sango.. "But I do have a question Sango."
"Ask away!"
"What was the whole hip thing with my brother? I mean, if I didn't know better I'd think that you like him." He said smirking.
"What! I was dancing! And Sess was standing there all stoic and shit so I decided to cheer him up." Sango answered, crossing her arms. "I can't help that I know how to bring out the best in people!"
"Aww come on Inu, cut her some slack. She can't help being surround by all out hotness." Kouga said laughing.
Sango stared at Kouga with her mouth agape for a moment before jumping on his back. Like expected she caught Kouga off guard causing him to tumble backward. She quickly turned them around so thatkouga fell on his face with Sango on top of his back. She then leaned down and whispered into his ear, "Never mess with a chick that can kick your ass."
The other teens laughed at the fallen Koga, making him grumble as he stood up. "Some chicks just can't take a joke."
Sango looked up toward the sky. "Why did you leave me all alone with these jerks, Kags? I swear I'm gonna kick you ass when I'm dead!"
Sesshoumaru laughed. "Tough luck. You're stuck with us."
Sango huffed and got into the passenger seat of Miroku's car. "Don't remind me." She called out of the rolled down window.
"We'll see you guys tomorrow" Miroku said as he walked around the car to the driver's seat. "It's about time I get home and get me some 'after gig sex'." Miroku said waving to his friends.
"Go get her tiger." Hiten said Getting into the back seat of Sesshoumaru's car.
With a final wave and a promise to see them tomorrow, they all went their separate ways. Miroku and Sango to their new home. Hiten, Sesshoumaru, Kouga, and Inuyasha to kick back and relax at the Taisho Mansion. All with the same thought in their heads, 'I miss you Kag.'
The End.
A/N: Ha ha! 'A Cry For Help' is done!! Thank you my faithful readers for sticking with me until the end. Muah! And yes, I know you guys are still mad at me for killing Kagome, but I don't like to end a story without one of the main characters dieing. I Hope you guys have enjoyed the story. Hopefully I will come up with another. Sorry For any Mispellings throughout...which I know were alot :) ::hugs::