Music From My Heart

Summary: Kagome finished the jewel and is trying to start her life over. She transferred schools in her freshman year, now in sophomore, and is living with Sesshomaru who adopted her after her family moved to London with the man Kagome's mom remarried. Kagome not wanting to leave stayed, the other reason being because she hated her new 'father.' Kagome heard Lili's voice and ended up in the contest, the problem is Kagome gave up music when her father died; her mother hated hearing music because her late husband was a famous musician and taught Kagome how to play various types of music styles and how to play different instruments. After a while Kagome's mother forbid Kagome to play music and had their last name changed so she wouldn't have to be bothered by people looking for any relatives of the famous musician that died. But will Kagome participate in the contests and fallow her passion in music, or will she reject it and fallow her mother's wishes and never play music again

Crossover: Inuyasha/La Corda d'oro

Pairing: Kagome/?

Rating: M

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Chapter Six

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A few days had passed since that day in the lunchroom, when everyone saw Kagome stand up for herself against Yunoki's fan girls. The day after, she got the shock of her life, hearing so many girls from both schools praise her and even formed a fan club made from freshmen, who were often picked on.

There were still a few music school students who thought she acted out of line but that really didn't bother her at all. The one thing she was grateful for was that Yunoki, Kazuki, her friends, and Ryotaro didn't hate her or were even afraid of her. This included the rest of the contestants for the competition… although, Len seemed like he really didn't care.

Now, here she was in her P.E. uniform standing next to Ryotaro and in front of Len who was sent by Kanazawa to give her something concerning the Music Competition.

"Thank you Tsukimori-Kun." Kagome bowed, and smiled at him. Kagome looked down at the paper, and it read:

Seiso Acadamy music contest

First Selection

Kagome continued to stare at the sheet, "Ehh, it's started already..."

"Apparently so." Len said in a calm voice.

"so two weeks...alright." Kagome looked up form the paper and saw that Len was still standing there. He looked really out of place in the Gen Ed section, Kagome almost smiled, seeing he was uncomfortable being here too.

"Thank you again." Kagome smiled to him, making Len take a small step back in shock. He wasn't used to people genuinely saying thank you.

"Your welcome..." Len said, suppressing the small blush on his cheeks, "I better get going before class starts again." He bowed and left in the other direction.

As he was walking away, Kagome looked at the sheet again with Ryotaro looking over her shoulder as she thought aloud, "I still wonder about the theme of the first round, though…"

"It doesn't say?"

"Apparently not…" She replied before shrugging, "Oh, well. I'll still practice every song I know by heart until then."

After Ryotaro took in Kagome's expression, he noticed that she was pretty calm despite she only had two weeks until the first round of the competition starts. "You're awfully calm despite that you have so little time until then."

"I'm just slightly rusty right now but I think I'll be able to give it my all when the day comes. It's nothing to really be worried over. I also don't want to lose my head just because some of the music school students think I don't belong."

Ryotaro watched as Kagome waved to him, and made her way to class with her two friends by her side, he couldn't help but let his eyes darken, "hmmm."

Kagome looked at him curiously, "What wrong?"

"Oh, nothing… it's just…" Ryotaro sighed before saying, "It's just that you're taking this a lot better than most put in your position… especially after what happened at lunch with that fan club…"

"At first, I was kinda scared…" Kagome confessed, gaining a curious look from Ryotaro before continuing, "Most tend to be afraid of me because of how serious I can be when it comes to standing up for myself. That often scares even my own friends away from me."

Ryotaro looked at her with a sad look before he put his hand on her head and messed her hair up, and started walking away, "Just...don't overdo it."

Kagome smiled, "Don't worry, I won't...!" She watched as he walked away, and another student came and started talking to him, something about practice being canceled.

Making her way back to the locker room, Kagome looked at the sheet she was given before coming to a decision, 'I'll just practice most of my favorite music pieces until I hear what the theme for the first round is…'

The day soon ended as Kagome made her way to the front gate to leave for home. Kagome planned to change so that she can take a quick trip to the storage place her mother bought so that she can get all of her father's music sheets to practice with and maybe choose for her piece in the first round.

She was stopped when she heard Kazuki call out to her and asking if she was heading home.

"Hey, Kazuki! Yeah, I'm heading home for a while before going to pick something up. What about you?" Kagome was happy that Kazuki was still with her even after what had happened in the cafeteria recently.

Kazuki grinned, "I'm on my way to practice. Since the theme for the first selection is already selected, then I guess I have no choice but to practice." Turn to make his way back to the school, Kazuki waved, "Let's do our best for the first round of the contest."

Kagome waved back with a smile. Just as she was about to continue heading home, she stopped abruptly and turn to the direction Kazuki left, "Wait! Kazuki! What's the-" seeing that he was already out of sight and out of hearing range, Kagome finished hopelessly, "the first selection's theme…?"

Sighing Kagome started to make her way home, not even two minutes after she started walking her cellphone rang.

Are you aware of what you make me feel, baby?
Right now I feel invisible to you, like I'm not real..
Didn't you feel me lock my arms around you?
Why'd you turn away?
Here's what I have to say...

The sound of it flouted thew the air, the lyrics made her smile sadly, this song represented how she felt with Inuyasha. She shook her head ridding herself of those thoughts and flipped open her messenger bag and started digging around looking for her phone.

I was left to cry there, waiting outside there
Grinnin' with a lost stare,
That's when I decided...

Why should I care?
'Cause you weren't there when I was scared
I was so alone...
You, you need to listen!
I'm start-

Kagome flipped open her cellphone, "Hello?"

"Yes...In an hour? ... but why?...I guess..." Kagome sighed, " I understand, I have something I can do...I will be home then...Bye Aniki." She shut the phone and sighed, Sesshomaru wanted her to come home later, and he didn't even give her any reason.

Not able to think of a reason for Sesshoumaru to want her to be home, Kagome continued on her way to the play where her father's sheet music and other pieces of his were kept. Taking a familiar route, Kagome subtly noticed that more people were walking the streets.

As she got closer to her destination, the shop of another friend of her father's, the Gen. Ed. Musician could hear music playing.

'It's a grand piano…' Kagome thought as she entered the shop of her father's friend, "Minami's Musical Instruments". After opening the door, the music from the piano could be heard more clearly. She lit a breath of awe out after she remembered the name of the piece and its composer, 'Dad's song, 'From the Beginning until Now'… I remember dad playing this piece for mom once, before Souta was born…'

("From the Beginning until Now" is the opening theme to the Korean drama, "Winter Sonata")

Continuing her way to where she can see the end of a grand piano peeking out from around a corner, Kagome gained a surprised look when she saw Ryotaro playing her father's music piece on the piano. She had never thought Ryotaro as a pianist but seeing him on the grand piano, playing her father's song so beautifully and not skipping a single note…

"Wataru Sunzaki's 'From the Beginning until Now'. The song sounds simple but actually require a bit of skill." Kagome turned around to see who had spoken to her, only to see the man she was looking for.

"Minami-oji…" before Kagome could say more, the music stopped abruptly, startling her while turning back around to see Ryotaro staring at her like he was caught doing something that wasn't suppose to.

"Higarashi-san what are you doing here?" Ryotaro asked, his face filled with shock, as he stood up.

"I was coming in to get somethings my father left here. He is old friends with the owner here." Kagome said, a small smile on her lips, but her eyes flashed with longing when talking about her father.

"I didn't know you played pia-" Kagome was cut of by Ryotaro slamming his fist on the wall over her head as he stood over her.

Ryotaro looked at her, his face serious as he spoke again, "About just now… don't tell anyone."

Kagome blinked confusedly, "About you… playing the piano…?" at first she was confused as to why Ryotaro didn't want anyone to know he could play the piano so well but after seeing his expression change slightly, asking her, "I beg you… Higurashi-san… please…"

A part of Kagome almost felt that maybe their situations were similar but she really couldn't be too sure…

The store owner, Minami then spoke to try get Ryotaro to calm down, "Aright, alright, Ryo, settle down. There's no need to threaten her into secrecy."

A pause passed between them as Kagome saw Ryotaro's face redden before he backed away, almost like he was embarrassed.

The store owner chuckled a bit before greeting, "It's good to see you after so long, Kagome-chan. From the look of your uniform, I'm guessing you go to the same school as Ryo here. What can I help you with? Or are you just here for a short visit?"

"A little of both, Minami-oji…" Kagome replied with a smile.

"So you want to tell me why you are here Kagome-chan...the last time I saw you was at your Father's funeral." the elder said, setting a cup of tea in front of her, then Ryotaro, and himself. Sitting down he looked at Kagome who nodded her head.

"Yes, I..." Kagome stopped her sentence, and looked down at the cup of tea, and sighing, she gripped the cup tight before looking up at him with a determined look.

"I want you to give me all of my Father's music things!"

The old man gained a surprised expression while Ryotaro got confused. "Your father's music? What about your mother…?"

Kagome shook her head, "I'm not living with her. I'm staying with an older brother figure of mine… and I'm playing music again without her know…" despite that Kagome felt bad for going against her mother's trust in playing music again, she really wanted to follow her father's footsteps in making music.

How can she just give it up when she had grown up with it? Ryotaro didn't understand, but he could tell she felt really bad about it.

The old man got up from his seat, "I was wondering when this day would come." Kagome and Ryotaro both gave him curious looks, not understanding what he meant.

"Kagome-chan, you are just like your father, stubborn, strong willed to things you love, kind, loving, and have a passion for music. No matter what anyone said your father always played his music from his heart." He motioned her to fallow him. He opened a door that looked like it hasn't been used in a long time, years maybe. Opening the door, he flipped the light switch on.

"I have all of his instruments, and music here...even some of the music he composed...do you have a ride to come pick you up?" He asked, looking from the boxes of music and instrument cases, to where Kagome was standing along with Ryotaro.

Kagome walked into the room, her footsteps soft as she let her fingers glide across the surfaces of the instrument cases that held her father's instruments, including the familiar case that held her father's most prized violin. Her eyes then went over to the few boxes that held binders and binders of her father's sheet music.

Remembering Minami's question about her having a ride, she answered, "No, I don't." Turning to the old man, she asked, "Is it all right if I just take one of the boxes that have his sheet music for now? I'll come for the others another time, along with the instruments…"

Minami smiled before nodding, "That's fine. And since it's almost closing time, I'll take you home so that you won't have to walk the entire way. But before that, stay a little longer for tea and tell me why you decided to take up music again."

Ryotaro didn't hear a word that passed between the two, too much in awe at how many boxes and the instrument cases that were stored in the room. He could only imagine how much music was stored in each box and how the instruments were in such good condition.

This made Ryotaro wonder just who Kagome's father was, exactly…

Was he really such a great musician? What was his name? Was he well-known in the music world?

Yuki Note: The next chapter had been lost...so I have to retype it...it may take a little bit because I have to re-read this fic..then watch the episode and see what I want to do.

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