InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Controversial Love ❯ They Know ( Chapter 5 )

.Previously, On Controversial Love: "Well, that's helpful." Sango sat down heavily. "I can't help it. Every time I see him, which is all the time…it's like I'm a moth and he's a flame. I can't stop thinking about him. Him and his sexy boy hips…" Sango muttered the last bit. Kagome had to stifle a laugh.

"'Boy hips'?" Sango blushed.

"It's a fetish, okay?!" Kagome nodded, still truing to keep a straight face.

Inuyasha's ear perked up as he heard giggling and exclamations from the other room. Miroku had obviously heard as well, judging by the puzzled expression on his face. Inuyasha heard more giggling and cringed.

"I still don't understand how she can still giggle like that."

"Me neither." Both males, deciding not to investigate the strange noises, turned back to their movie.

Controversial Love

Chapter Five

They Know

The band was setting up on the stage for that night's concert. They had had a very long night, and, considering they were driving all that night, were doing very well keeping awake.

It had only been a day since the letter. Luckily, Kagome wasn't dwelling on it. Sesshoumaru had told her that famous people got stalkers all the time and not to worry. Getting consolation and advice from Sesshoumaru wasn't helping, as it was almost as worrisome as the letter.

Inuyasha stood up, a black beanie covering his hair and ears, and cracked his back. Sango flinched as she heard the pops. They had to have been at least seven….

"Must you do that?" No sooner than Sango had stopped speaking, Miroku copied Inuyasha's motion. Inuyasha smirked, as Sango heaved an exasperated sigh.

"Doesn't do any good. They won't stop." said Kagome, looking at Sango. "Come to think of it, nor will I." Kagome cracked her back, neck and knuckles in succession.

"Wonderful." Sango rolled her eyes. "Are we going to practice?" Her bandmates nodded, and took up their places.

"Hey!" spoke up Inuyasha. "Let's do Led Zeppelin, just for kicks."

"Sure. What do you guys think?" Kagome asked. Miroku and Sango had no problem, so Inuyasha suggested Stairway To Heaven.

"I love that song…" Kagome said as she adjusted the mic and Inuyasha brought out his double neck guitar.

Inuyasha struck up with the opening chords, the melody lilting. Kagome began to sing.

And she's buying a stairway to heaven.

When she gets there she knows

If the stores are all closed

With a word she can get what she came for.

Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven.

There's a sign on the wall

But she wants to be sure

'cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.

In a tree by the brook

There's a songbird who sings,

Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.

Inuyasha started in on the twelve string, obviously loving it, Sango joining him with her bass.

Ooh, it makes me wonder,

Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There's a feeling I get

When I look to the west,

And my spirit is crying for leaving.

In my thoughts I have seen

Rings of smoke through the trees,

And the voices of those who standing looking.

Ooh, it makes me wonder,

Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

Kagome's voice grew in power.

And it's whispered that soon

If we all call the tune

Then the piper will lead us to reason.

And a new day will dawn

For those who stand long

And the forests will echo with laughter.

Miroku started in with the drums, picking up the pace of the song.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow

Don't be alarmed now,

It's just a spring clean for the may queen.

Yes, there are two paths you can go by

But in the long run

There's still time to change the road you're on.

And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won't go

In case you don't know,

The piper's calling you to join him,

Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow,

And did you know

Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

Inuyasha's favorite part came. He had saved and saved for a twelve string so he could play music the way it was meant to be played. The guitar solo. He played with a fervor that drew everyone's eyes to him.

Inuyasha lost himself in the music. He was in his element, and, without realizing it, started to sing with Kagome.

And as we wind on down the road

Our shadows taller than our soul.

There walks a lady we all know

Who shines white light and wants to show

How ev'rything still turns to gold.

And if you listen very hard

The tune will come to you at last.

When all are one and one is all

To be a rock and not to roll.

And she's buying a stairway to heaven.

As the music died away, the group was aware of clapping. Sesshoumaru stood watching them. They all jumped guiltily.

"Wonderful. How about one that's yours now?" Inuyasha rolled his eyes while the others looked sheepish.

"Oh, fine." He said, sounding put out.

~ Later~

Once practice ended, the group retired backstage and plopped down on the couches and chairs placed in the room.

"Ugh." Miroku groaned. He was stretched out on a sofa, barely fitting because he was so tall. Sango's eyes kept straying to his hips. Kagome noticed this and tried hard not to giggle. It wasn't working very well, as Sango proved by glaring at her.

Inuyasha already passed out, sprawled on another couch. His eyebrow twitched, the one with the piercing. He had gotten it about a month ago and, because of his youkai nature, he healed very quickly. Kagome envied him. She remembered when she got her own eyebrow done. Grimacing in remembered pain, she touched it gingerly. Her nose, as if sensing the memory, began hurting with ghost pain as well… That hadn't hurt as much, but it was still pretty bad. But by far the most painful was her lip. She had wanted a stud in her lip so bad, Inuyasha had gotten it for her as a birthday present.

Sango liked to tease Kagome whenever they traveled by plane. She called her 'pinhead' because of all the metal. Kagome hated going through airports. She loved flying, but security was a bitch. She always had to take her piercings out, or risk beeping and being wanded. Inuyasha always got rather jealous when the guards did that…

Sango and Kagome both inhabiting large comfy chairs, sinking deep into them, massaging the kinks out of their bodies. Sesshoumaru walked in, making the awake occupants jump. He raised a perfectly formed eyebrow and then opened the door wider. A man in the white uniform of catering wheeled in a table with food. No sooner had he stopped rolling it than Kagome was upon it, filling her plate with crackers, cheese and meat. Sesshoumaru shook his head and left as quietly as he had come in.

Sango, Miroku and Kagome were now all eating, no one bothering to wake Inuyasha up. But, it seemed there was no need. Inuyasha's nose twitched, and he sat up.

"Food!" He feel upon the table, eating like a starved dog.

"Slow down, babe, you'll choke." Inuyasha turned to his girlfriend.

"No, I won't. But thanks for worrying."

The food was good, as always, even if it was just snack food. By the time everyone had had their fill, it was getting dark and they had to get ready. The girls adjourned to their dressing room, to the disappointment of the guys.

Since it took about a nanosecond for Inuyasha and Miroku to get ready they sat there and snoozed as the girls dressed and did their make up.

Kagome looked over at Sango.

"What do you think, the torn jeans and red corset, or the black lace dress?" Sango looked at them critically.

"The dress. Only…" she whipped out a pocket knife and shredded the bottom of the lace.

"That was new, you know."

"I know." Kagome shook her head at her friend and changed. Thinking her legs were too pale, she went for the Victorian goth look and put on black stockings as well. Sango dressed in a pink plaid skirt, black long sleeved shirt and pink tank top over it.

"Fishnets or the ripped tights?"

"Fishnets." Sango nodded and put them on, her boots following. Kagome decided on a pair of shiny black platforms, forgoing the heavy boots.

The girls put on sweaters, as it was a little cold and did each other's make up. Kagome stuck with her whole 'dead' look with dark eyes and a crimson mouth. Sango went light, just some smoky grey shadow and Carmex. Then Sango pulled the top half of Kagome's long luxurious hair into a very messy ponytail and ratted and dreadlocked the remaining hair. Sango, for once, relented, letting Kagome do her hair after Kagome mentioned that Miroku might like it. Blackmail, yes, but Sango hardly ever let anyone do her hair for concerts, and Kagome always wanted to.

Kagome twisted Sango's hair back along her skull and pinned it atop her head, with bits falling off all over. Sango's hair was the poster child for elegant and extremely messy at the same time.

When Sango and Kagome emerged, the guys were already ready, Inuyasha playing the guitar, Miroku drumming in the air, looking like he was concentrating very hard. He wore a black sleeveless muscle tee, showing off his tribal armband tattoo, and some tight leather pants. Inuyasha was paying no attention whatsoever to anyone besides his guitar and had thrown on an open red button up and some comfortable jeans. In true male fashion, the waistband of his boxers was peeking up over his pants. His ears were hidden by his hair and his eyes were lined in black. Miroku had dared him to do it, but it had backfired, as the black only served to make his gold eyes more piercing. The silver barbell in his eyebrow glistened in the light as Inuyasha frowned, trying out a new song.

"Inuyasha, we're not performing that one you know." Inuyasha and Miroku looked up.

"I know." Inuyasha gave Kagome a quick once over grinning. "I love it when you get all dressed up."

Miroku hadn't moved since he had seen Sango. She stood there, looking slightly nervous as he stared.

"What?!"

"…Huh?"

"Why're you staring?"

"Oh! Erm…no reason…" He looked away quickly, trying to calm hi raging blood. The picture of Sango stuck in his mind. She looked, with her hair up like that, like some sort of rock goddess.

Sesshoumaru stepped into the room, dressed in a suit as usual. "You have ten minutes. Good luck." They nodded at him. Sesshoumaru caught sight of Inuyasha's eyes. "Brother, what have you done to your eyes?"

"Miroku dared me, Sess dear." Inuyasha sounded indifferent, but Kagome knew he was on the defensive. To hers and Inuyasha's surprise, Sesshoumaru merely shrugged and left.

Kagome began to warm up her voice, singing bits of various songs. As their instruments were onstage, Miroku and Sango went over their parts in their head. Inuyasha never left his guitar onstage. Was afraid someone would steal it, most likely.

A technician ducked his head in the room to tell the band "You're on!", before leaving. Exchanging grins, they stood up and went out to meet the crowd.

They started off with God is a DJ, then moved onto Political Madness and The Anarchist's Cookbook before the music started up for Save My Life. It was one Kagome had written before the band had started up, back when she was really messed up and Inuyasha had been there to help.

She's back on drugs again

Even though she knows it ain't right

She can't even call up her friends

And say "help me save my life"

She's so ashamed of herself that she's come full circle

Nobody understands what it's like to

Be this girl

So she disappeared, and she

Wasn't clear, and she

Didn't say where she was going

Save my life, won't you help me

Save my life, won't you help me

Save my life, won't you hear me

Save my life, won't you help me

She had the man of her dreams

And some success

And she was so happy, and looking well

It was this one dark night, that she

Slipped

And then the next morning that she

Felt like a piece of shit

So she's hanging out, and she's

With the crowd, and she's

Travelin' where the wind is blowing

Save my life, won't you help me

Save my life, won't you help me

Save my life, won't you hear me

Save my life, won't you help me

And he's a real good guy and he

Wants to save her 'cause he's

More than been there all before

And she's so confused and his heart is breaking and he

Dreams she's knocking on his door

Save my life, won't you help me

Save my life, won't you help me

Save my life, won't you hear me

Save my life, won't you help me

The music died away, leaving the concert hall quiet for a moment before another song struck up. It was Fuck Authority, a much more rebellious song, as most could tell by the title. Then, another Kagome had written in the dark times of her life. Sango did the layering vocals, backing Kagome up.

I tried to kill the pain

But only brought more so much more

I lay dying

And I'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal

I'm dying dying

Praying praying

Bleeding bleeding

And screaming

Am I too lost to be saved?

Am I too lost?

My God, my tourniquet

Return to me salvation

My God, my tourniquet

Return to me salvation

Do you remember me?

Lost for so long

Will you be on the other side?

Will you forget me?

I'm dying dying

Praying praying

Bleeding bleeding

And screaming

Am I too lost to be saved?

Am I too lost?

My God, my tourniquet

Return to me salvation

My God, my tourniquet

Return to me salvation

Return to me salvation

I want to die

My God, my tourniquet

Return to me salvation

My God, my tourniquet

Return to me salvation

My wounds cry for the grave

My soul cries for deliverance

Will I be denied?

Christ - tourniquet - my suicide

The concert ended with Unicorn Laundry and Dangerous Circumstance. The band left the stage, deafened by the applause.

"You'd think we'd be used to that by now." remarked Miroku.

"You never get used to that. My ears!" Inuyasha wailed, rubbing the abused appendages.

"My poor baby." said Kagome in a baby voice, sitting in his lap and scratching the little ears.

A knocking on the door startled everyone and Inuyasha flattened his ears against his head.

"Hello?" A man poked his head backstage. "Mr. Morimoto? This is for you. Some girl just dropped it off." Inuyasha frowned at it, thinking it was just another fan letter. He slit it open with his claws after the man had left and read it. His face paled and Kagome leaned down to read it as well. Her face also turned ghostly white.

"Inuyasha? Kagome? What's up?" asked Sango worriedly.

"Someone knows." His voice was hoarse.

"Knows?!"

"Yes. They're threatening to tell the media if I don't stop dating Kagome." A moment of silence before Kagome spoke.

"It's Kikyou."

"Nani?!?"

"It's her. She's the only one who knew." Inuyasha didn't want to believe it. Sure, she had some issues, but this? This was extreme. But Kikyou was a little…insane. Inuyasha realized Kagome was right. She was the only one who knew. And probably the only one who would want to do that.

"K'so."

"My sentiments exactly."

"What are you gonna do?" Miroku asked. Inuyasha looked lost.

"I dunno."

"She won't go through with it. She can't. You know how she obsesses over you, Inuyasha. She knows what it would mean, bringing this to light." said Sango reassuringly. Kagome nodded.

"You're probably right. Let's go to the hotel and get some sleep, okay?"

Outside the door, the woman in the shadows heard all. That bastard! How dare he! How dare he think I'm not capable! I'll show him! I'll show them all!

The rest agreed with Kagome about sleep, and so they packed up their things and found Sesshoumaru, making him drive them to the hotel. Once there, Kagome looked around the lobby. "And yet another hotel. New places, new faces. We should work that into a song." Inuyasha chuckled. Miroku wasn't paying attention. His gaze was locked on some pretty blond at the front desk. Sango rolled her eyes and whapped him upside the head.

"Pervert…"

Inuyasha woke the next day to insistent banging on his door. "Miroku, get the door." Miroku groaned and rolled over. "Nerh." He grumbled rebelliously. Inuyasha sighed and rolled out of his warm, comfy bed.

Opening the door, he said "What the hell do you want?!" before realizing just who was at the door. Sang and Kagome, both fully dressed and awake, pushed past him and turned on the TV.

"-ust in. Morimoto Inuyasha has just been revealed to be a hated youkai, a hanyou at that. An anonymous caller sent in information on the famous rock star, along with this footage." A video played above the reporter's head of a long haired Inuyasha with very obvious ears on the top of his head playing frisbee with Miroku. "The guitarist of the band called-"

Kagome switched the set off. Inuyasha looked horrified, Sango and Miroku mimicking the look. Inuyasha was the first to speak, dread filling his voice.

"They know."

A/N: BWAHAHA!! Told you it was gonna get angsty!! By the way, any one notice I haven't told you guys the band name yet? Well, that's because I haven't thought of a good one. Could you guys help me out?

The next chap is gonna be called 'Consequences' I think.