False Pretense

Description: He had fallen for her and her him. But he screwed up, when it came to it he dumbly rejected her to uphold a reputation, but will he cave in when they start spending even more time together because of a band? SessKag, mainly

Recap: He looked at the clock, and decided he should leave, and gathered his things and headed out the door to meet Kagome at her house, where all the equipment had been, he also wanted to ask her a little something. Something rather important..

Chapter 17. Just A Nervous Habit

As Sesshoumaru arrived at Kagome's, and was climbing the stairs, he was running through ways to ask her like crazy 'Kagome I-.. No.. Kagome would you like to-.. No.. DAMNIT ALL!' He had a rather bothered look on his features, but quickly erased them when he caught Kagome's scent, then came to sight, she was waiting for him..

"Sesshoumaru, hurry! We gotta go, and I need help hauling all this stuff!" She yelled to him, and he was instantly at her side taking the heavy speaker into his own arms.

"Sorry, I'm a little slow this morning.. Sort of." He said to her as he headed to the car that was already mostly loaded, and loaded the speaker into it. He went back to Kagome, and took the last of it and loaded it into the car, and got into the back seat. He then heard Kagome and her mother walking up to the car, and he watched them get in. Kagome's mother was going to drive them to school, so they could transfer everything to the bus, so they could get dropped off at the beach.

The car ride was relatively silent, because Sesshoumaru pulled out his notebook, and began working on a new song. When they arrived at the school, Kagome turned in her seat and said "Sesshoumaru, we're here." and turned back around and got out of the car, as Sesshoumaru put his notebook away, and climbed out of the car as well. They were met there by the other band members in the school's lot.

"So, everything's here?" Bankotsu asked, looking at the pile of equipment on the ground.

"Better freakin' be, all that crap was so heavy! I was lucky Sesshoumaru could help cause my mom can't lift any of it." Kagome exclaimed as she boarded the bus with a speaker.

"Lemme help.." Sesshoumaru ran up behind her to make sure she didn't fall.. Or break the speaker.

Sango turned to Rin, and Ayame. "He's dying to say something to her, you know."

"What's that?" Ayame asked. Rin nodded in question.

"I can't put my finger on it.. But it's big I just know it." Sango answered and looked at the bus. The other girls looked to the bus as well.

On the bus Sesshoumaru took the speaker from Kagome and went to the very back and put it on a seat next to the window. He Looked back at her.

"Kagome.." He said, she looked back.

"That's me." She answered sarcastically.

"Heh, yeah… Um.. I have a question I need to ask you.. You know.. In private." He stuttered, and looked nervous. This alarmed Kagome. He was NEVER nervous or scared of anything but his father.

"This is pretty private Sesshy- Kun, no one can hear us, I'm sure. What's up?" She asked cautiously, not to unease him into not asking her.

"I, I wanted to ask you if.. If you'd want to.. Be my date to the dance tonight? My official date I mean, cause I know we're performing and stuff.." Sesshoumaru stammered out the words with the smallest of the small blushes on his face, unnoticeable to Kagome, but he knew it was there, he could feel it.

"Sesshy- Kun.. Really?" Her eyes bulged a little, and she had a wide grin on her face.

"Yeah.. Unless someone already asked you." Sesshoumaru looked away.

"No, no one really has, I mean.. That'd I'd really go with." Kagome sounded excited, and she hugged him tight. Sesshoumaru cracked a smile, and wrapped an arm around her. He was happy.

"Alright. Now that that's out of my system. Let's get this thing done. I just want to finish this song. It's the last one I need to write." Sesshoumaru exited the bus, and used his demonic speed to finish loading the bus of the rest of the equipment. He was impatient and wanted to just get there, set everything up, and sit down and write.

They were on the bus and suddenly Sesshoumaru heard a squeal from Sango, Rin, and Ayame. He knew Kagome was not in that mix, and he knew why not, and why they were.

"Kagome, that's so cute!" Ayame squealed. Sango and Rin nodded. They looked almost envious. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes, and Bankotsu yelled back at them to keep the squealing to a nil. They told him to shut his mouth. He glared. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes, and continued his writing, being sure to block everyone out to concentrate.

After a while he noticed they were close to the beach and he had a few lines left, to just write down. When he was done he didn't bother to show anyone, but rather he unloaded the bus so the bus driver could leave and go back to his real job.

After a while, everything was set up and ready to go, and sound checked, and tuned. All that was left to do was wait. Every one got into their bathing suits and went into the water since the life guard was there. Everyone but Sesshoumaru that is. He would later. For now he was writing yet another song. The song he completed on the bus, he called "Punk Rock Princess" which made him think of Kagome. He read over the lyrics again, to make sure there were no mistakes. When he didn't find any, he went through his head with the song figuring out music that could go with it.

Maybe when the room is empty,

Maybe when the bottle's full.

Maybe when the door gets broke down,

Love can break in.

Maybe when I'm done with thinking,

Maybe you can think me whole.

Maybe when I'm done with endings

This can begin, this can begin

This can begin.

If you could be my punk rock princess,

I would be your garage band king.

You can tell me why you just don't fit in

And how you're gonna be something

Maybe when your hair gets darker,

Maybe when your eyes get wide,

Maybe when the walls are smaller

There will be more space

Maybe when I'm not so tired,

Maybe you could step inside

Maybe when I look for things that

I cant replace, I cant replace

I cant replace.

If you could be my punk rock princess,

I would be your garage band king.

You could tell me why you just don't fit in,

And how you're gonna be something.

If I could be your first real heartache,

I would do it over again.

If you could be my punk rock princess,

I would be your heroine.

I never thought you'd last,

I never dream you would.

You watch your life go past,

You wonder if you should.

If you should be my punk rock princess,

So I could be your garage band king.

You could tell me why you just don't fit in,

And how you're gonna be something.

If I could be your first real heartache,

I would do it over again.

If you could be my punk rock princess,

I would be your heroine.

Whoa! you know!

You only burn my bridges

Whoa! you know!

You just cant let it sink in!

You could be my heroine,

You could be my heroine!

He thought of a few different music choices but couldn't settle. He'd go over them later with everyone when they were getting ready for the dance. He shrugged and went back to writing. He had plenty of time until everyone arrived at the beach. He heard everyone having fun, and yelling, and squealing. He knew he would later, and waved back at Kagome who was waving at him. She motioned for him to get in with her. He shook his head and waved the notebook for her to see. She shrugged. He smirked.

He continued writing, this one was dedicated to his mother. Even though it wasn't true. He still thought of his mom. He wrote it on her loneliness, and the way his father told him that she felt inside sometimes. They were best friends, his father and mother and she confided in him. He called it "Me And The Moon". When he finished it he looked it over, and smiled. He knew his mother would love it.

It's a good year for a murder

she's praying to Jesus, she's pulling the trigger

there's no tears, cause he's not here

she washes her hands, and she fixes the dinner

but soon they'll be coming to rush her away

no one's so sure if her crime had a reason

reasons like seasons

they constantly change

and the seasons of last year

like reasons have floated away

away with this spilt milk

away with this dirty dish water, away

seventeen years, and all that he gave was a daughter

"it's me and the moon," she says

I got no trouble with that

but I am a butterfly, you wouldn't let me die

"it's me and the moon," she says

and it's over, but it just started

the blood stained the carpet

her heart like a crystal

she's lucid and departed

a life left behind, she can find in her mind gone away

away with these nightmares

away with suburbia

shake down away

you marry a role and

you give up your soul 'til you break down

"it's me and the moon," she says

"I got no trouble with that, but I am a butterfly, you wouldn't let me die"

"it's me and the moon," she says

but what do you say we go for a ride?

what do you say we get high?

but I'm so tired of days that feel like the night

"it's me and the moon," she says

and I got no trouble with that, but I am a butterfly, you wouldn't let me die

I am a butterfly, I am a butterfly, I am a butterfly..

He looked up when he heard the busses arrive with the other students. It was time to go..

So. Yeah I know it's been quite awhile, but I've been reeeeaaaallly busy. I hope you like it.

~Akio Toshiya