Hey Guys. This is the third chapter, I wanted to make sure it's understood: Thoughts are italicized, and so are song lyrics. But the lyrics are

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I don't own Inuyasha. Thank you. Also, I don't own the song used in this chapter, it's called Perfect Scene and it belongs to Mercy Mercedes.

It seemed that Kikyo was avoiding him, the whole second year. And it had continued into the third and final of their high school careers. It bugged the hanyou, but he wasn't letting it get to him, in regards of getting in the way of his music. They'd become like strangers. He was putting it behind him, his crush was just that, a fling of feelings.

But, his getting over it, didn't go unnoticed by the other two in the band. Even though they didn't know the girl, didn't really care to see her after the rumors about their friend had spread, they knew it'd hurt him bad. She'd dropped him, stopped talking to him, and avoided him just because he was the 'hanyou delinquent.'

Kouga and Miroku spoke to each other over the lunch breaks at school when Inuyasha would ditch them for the roof, saying he wanted to think to himself about who knew what. They could only come up with practice and ramen as remedies to the boy's depression. And when that didn't work, then what?

That had been last week. Today, it was a Saturday and usually, there was band practice. But, on this day, Miroku had promised his cousin that he'd listen to her and her friends practice. He invited his friends, for more feedback, since he was only the keyboard player of the band. Kouga could provide more feedback for the bassist, and Inuyasha on the vocals and lead guitar. Or that was the plan, at least.

Saturday. It was Saturday and there was no practice, which meant he could sleep in. A sigh left his mouth as he pressed his face against the pillows some more.

BZZT. BZZT. BZZT.

That damned vibrating. It wasn't his alarm. It was his damned phone, making that annoying sound. He would ignore it. He could, if only he could bury his head far enough under the pillow.

BZZT. BZZT. BZZT.

"Dammnit!" The word came out muffled as he pulled said pillow away from his head and flung it onto the ground. 'The fucker is persistent!' Reaching for his phone, he pulled his finger across the screen and saw a text from Miroku.

Cousin's practice. Higurashi Shrine in an hour.

Confusion came to his facial expression as he reread the message and shook his head. "What the.. Why would I want to waste my sleeping time watching someone else practice?" It didn't make sense why they were going to watch someone else practice, when they could practice their own sounds!

Still, it was something to do, so Inuyasha shrugged away his drowsiness. Just as he pushed his phone back onto the nightstand and stood, his phone began to ring.

Now I might not be the worst or the best, but you gotta respect my honestyyy. That I may break your heart, but I don't really think there's anyone as bomb as meee.

Groaning, he debated with himself on picking up or letting the call go to machine. Sighing with some annoyance, he decided to let Kouga hear his answering machine for the time being, he'd call him back after a shower. "That bastard's probably just gonna ask why Miroku is making us go to his cousin's house, a shrine no less."

That wasn't something he wanted to deal with right now. Kouga's issues about shrines weren't something he could handle.

"That dog-turd!" The pointed eared teen shouted at his phone when he got the answering maching. "You better call me back, asshole!" He shouted again before pressing the hang up button. He was still sitting in his pajamas, in his kitchen, toast and eggs on his plate. His wolf-dog laid at his feet, while Kouga's step brothers ran around the kitchen. "Hey, Ginta, Hakaku.. Do you mind the running? I mean, it's annoying. Really, it's just breakfast, so stop with the noise at such early times." He grumbled. The two looked to him and nodded their apologies. "Sorry Kouga."

An hour passed and Miroku was standing at the top of the Shrine steps, waiting for his inhuman friends to meet him. It'd be so much fun though, if he were the only one. He'd get two girls to himself. Though.. I guess Kagome would be a 4th wheel? Shaking the thought from his head, he looked back towards the house on the grounds. He could just barely see his cousin through her bedroom window.

She was the same age as he, Kouga and Inuyasha. But, because she lived just out of the boundaries for his school, and tested out of his high schools' range, she went to a private school. Today, she was in a simple sun dress of a pale blue with a yellow half knit jacket with short sleeves. She said that it would be a quick session and then the six of them could go to Wacdonald's for lunch, so he hoped the two idiots would hurry.

Just as that hope popped into his mind, his head turned back to see his friends coming up the stairs. Inuyasha and Kouga were always fighting over who would win meaningless battles. They were rivals alright. It'd be funny to see if they both caught the attention of one of the girls. He would like to see them fight over that girl's affections.

"Welcome gentlemen, to Higurashi Shrine." The two huffed, their arms crossed over their chests. "So, why're we here, when we could be practicing ourselves?" Asked a cranky Inuyasha. For once, Kouga agreed, his nose picking up the scent of purifying salts and old artifacts that his ancestors would have hated to come into contact with.

"Your cousin's not gonna put purifying salts on us, is he?" The agitated Kouga asked, still looking around the open courtyard. Miroku blinked and chuckled, "you.. You think my cousin is a boy?"

The two in front of him nodding, blinking their eyes. "Why wouldn't we? You said your cousin was in a band, and had asked if we'd be kind enough to critique." Inuyasha interrupted Miroku's laughter.

"Well, as much as I love my cousin, she is not a he." Miroku laughed out, slapping his knees, as he brought his over-dramatic laughter to a stop. "Anyways, she'd kill me if I called her a guy, just because she can play guitar." His look told them he was serious, but there was a hint of playfulness in his tone. "Anyways, shall we?" He asked as he turned towards the large two story house off the the left of the grounds.

In Kagome's room, she and her band mates were getting ready for practice. Of course, the girls hadn't really known there would be boys coming to their practice, but they did like to look good while practicing. It was more practice to know how they should look come a time when they were going to be in a show. Or, at least, that was what the red-haired bassist said as she applied eye liner to her eyes.

"Kagome, did you set up the equipment last night?" Sango asked as she brushed on some sheer gloss on her lips before smacking them together. The girl in question was looking over her reflection in the mirror and then looked to her cell phone on the dresser. Taking it in her hand to tell Miroku, they were going to the garage off the kitchen in the back of the house, she looked to Sango and nodded. "Of course I did!"

Their make up finished, the three girls passed Kagome's brother, who held the family cat in his arms and Sango's brother, who also held a cat. The boys shook their heads and went about their business. It didn't take long for the girls to move down the stairs and into the garage, making sure to shut the kitchen door. The cats hated the music's sound and so did Kagome's grandfather.

When Miroku opened the garage's side door, he saw his cousin tuning her guitar. But, his gaze immediately left her to find that of the girl behind the keyboard. She was a beauty. Her hair was a deep brown, and it seemed, had she let it down, it would reach her bottom or even passed it. The make up on her face was light, just a touch of gloss and some eye shadow.. Perfect.

Kouga was next to come in. He was eager to get in and get out and away from the shrine. His eyes scanned his surroundings. The girls all seemed to be good looking. The dark haired one, who he assumed was the guitarist was especially cute. But, she was the shrine maiden here, a human who seemed to know how to do dangerous things. She lived at a shine, for heavens sake. But, his eyes landed on the bassist. She was.. A wolf, like him! She looked great. The eye liner made her emerald eyes pop, the pale pink gloss on her lips looked natural and showed just how beautiful she really was.

..He was in love at first sight.

Then, the hanyou walked through, just as Kagome turned to fix the mic. It seemed her brother hadn't adjusted it when he helped her the night before. But, she couldn't blame him much, he was on the short side. Her chocolate hues caught his molten gold and she smiled. "Hey guys, thanks for coming. I hope you can help us and maybe give us some feedback." At her words, the other girls looked up. They hadn't known there would be anyone here!

Matching blushes crossed Sango's and Ayame's cheeks as they caught the boys staring at them. "Oh! Uhm, I'm Kagome by the way." She said with a wave. "But, I bet Miro's already said I'm his cousin and this is my shrine."

Next, Sango waved. "I'm Sango Taijya, and I'm on keyboard. Uhm.. Kagome didn't say there'd be an audience.. Today." Ayame nodded in agreement, but she got over her shyness quickly enough. "Hey there guys! I'm Ayame Ai, obviously, the bassist." With the girls' introductions out of the way, they waited for the boys.

Miroku, who'd already taken a seat on the couch that faced the girls, spoke up; "I'm Miroku Houshi. I'm related to Kagome, via her mom's little sister." His smile was polite, but his eyes were held on Sango's form. He couldn't stop looking at her, though, he knew he should try. He needed to listen and see if she would need pointers on the keyboard.

Inuyasha looked from Kagome and keh'd, "I'm Inuyasha Taisho. Miroku's been my best friend since elementary, I guess." He'd not admit it, but that Kagome was kind of cute with her guitar hanging around her slim form. Shaking his head a bit, he looked to the last one to give his introduction.

When Kouga didn't speak, Inuyasha whacked him one. "Hey, Kouga! Speak, it's not hard to say your name, right?" That got the tanned male to look at his companion with a blank face for a moment before his crystal blues turned back to the girls. "Oh. Oh yeah! I'm Kouga Ookami. It's nice to meet you ladies." Like Miroku, he flashed a smile, though his seemed devilishly dashing. It caught Ayame off guard and had her earlier blush returning.

Once the boys sat down, the girls began to strum out a tune, Sango in the background pressing the softer keys. When the time came, Kagome began to sing;

Well it's on my mind.

I'm heading back in time.

And when I think of all the songs we used to play and then I

Think of you and it's alright,

I think of you and it's alright.

Miroku's indigo hues never left Sango, looking down at her deft fingers as she played out the tune, making the sound of drums come from the speakers for the keyboard. It was great. The keyboard was something useful to bands nowadays. One wouldn't have to lug around a set of drums everywhere. And it seemed to him, Sango was great at what she did.

Well it's this sort of thing that gets me to lose my mind

And it's the flash flashy eyes that make it worth while.

And it's every time with we, we get together

We just fall in love again..

Hearing the lyrics, Inuyasha couldn't help but to feel that Kagome was looking to him, and singing to him. He liked her voice, it was good. The silver haired teen tried to keep it professional, but he couldn't help but to think how soft her voice felt to his sensitive ears.

All in all it's the perfect scene

And there's not anywhere I would rather be

And it's now or never when we're chasing our dreams

And oh we're getting close now, don't turn away.

Kouga couldn't help but to eye Ayame as she strummed her bass ever so lightly. She seemed to have a good handle on the instrument, not that he was really paying attention to it, when he couldn't concentrate on anything but her face. A soft sigh left, him, unbeknownst to anyone else.

A few minutes later, Kagome sang the last strands of the song and gave the audience a soft smile. "Well, did you guys like it?"

A/N: So? Should I continue? RXR