InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Glimpse of the Future ❯ Chapter 7

YAY!!!!! I'm back!!!! Also, as much as I beg, they're still not mine….

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Ch 7 The Lullaby

Kai smiled and thought until she came upon a softer, slower song. It was a modern song, and popular in America, but this was mainly for soothing her youngest brother and lulling him to sleep. Little did she know she had more of an audience than she thought.

Juro had closed his book when Kai had begun her tale, and now lay back, resting his head on his arms as he waited for her oh-so-familiar voice, ringing soft and sweet in whichever melody she chose. She had always used to sing them to sleep, but as they had gotten older, they had become more and more embarrassed at being the one who asked. He silently thanked Kaedo as his eyes closed, preparing for the music he loved so much.

Inuyasha glanced at Kagome, who had already fallen asleep against him. He held her close, hugging her as he reflected on Kai's story. He wondered if she knew that he had heard her. Or if she knew that she had been telling the story of his brother. Inuyasha smirked as he thought about how that piece of information would have them all shocked, and he could have Kagome get a picture in return for the one they had of the two of them.

He smiled. Actually, they had taken a couple of pictures. Like when Souta was playing with Kai's tail, or when the boys were trying to get Buyo to dance. They had even gotten one of Juro and Kai together, her smiling at him kindly while he smiled calmly at the camera, his book held against his chest. Then there was when Kagome had been cooking with Kai's help, and Souta had burst in and snapped a picture of them in aprons. And when Souta was playing with Inuyasha's ears. Also during the match between Juro and Kai, although it had come out somewhat blurry due to their speed. Juro took pictures of Inuyasha and Kagome resting against each other, but also got one of Kai with the boys using her as a pillow to compensate for it.

All of a sudden, he heard a voice singing softly, clear and lovely as it flowed throughout the house.

(Warning : Song… It's "You Don't See Me", from the motion picture "Josie and the Pussycats")

"This is the place where I sit…

This is the part where I love you too much…

Is this as hard as it gets?

`Cuz I'm getting tired of pretending I'm tough…"

Sesshoumaru closed his eyes, letting the words and the music flow over him, not fully understanding what she was saying, but listening to her soft voice as it seemed to soak into him, resonating throughout his body.

"I'm here if you want me,

I'm yours, you can hold me,

I'm empty and achin', and tumblin', and breakin'…."

Kaedo rubbed his sister's tail against his face slightly, taking in her scent as he relaxed, her voice soothing him to a place where all his dreams can and do come true.

"Cuz you don't see me…

And you don't need me…

And you don't love me…

The way I wish you would.

The way I know you could…"

Juro sighed and shifted to a more comfortable position, pulling the blanket up to his chin, actually missing the warmth and smell of his sister's tail as he rested his tail against his chest, knowing his sister's was draped across their brothers, letting her scent and voice wash over them…

"I dream a world where you understand,
That I dream a million sleepless nights…
Well I dream a fire when you're touching my hand,
But it twists into smoke when I turn on the lights"

Inuyasha hugged Kagome closer as he listened to her voice, wishing he could understand the stupid American words, so that he could tell Kagome about it in the morning. He looked down at her sleeping face and smiled. Perhaps, in her own little dream world, she could hear it…

"I'm speechless and faded,
It's too complicated,
Is this how the book ends,
Nothing but good friends?

Cause you don't see me…
And you don't need me…
And you don't love me…
The way I wish you would…

The way I wish you would…"

(Inside Kagome's dream) Kagome looked around her, trying to figure out where the music was coming from, but with a tight squeeze, returned her gaze to her dancing partner. She smiled as she admitted to herself that Inuyasha looked absolutely amazing in that tuxedo he was wearing…

"This is the place in my heart
This is the place where I'm falling apart
Isn't this just where we met
And is this the last chance that I'll ever get?"

Sesshoumaru's breathing began to even out as he drifted off to sleep, unaware and uncaring of the loss of wakefulness.

"I wish I was lonely,
Instead of just only,
Crystal and see-through,
And not enough to you…

Cause you don't see me…
And you don't need me…
And you don't love me…
The way I wish you would…"

Taisho smiled in his sleep, hugging his sister's tail close and inhaling it's scent as he began to dream of the day when he would be able to fight as well as her, and see that proud look on her face that their mother had always had when they accomplished something… And his father's smirk that was basically his trademark…

"Cause you don't see me…
And you don't need me…
And you don't love me…
The way I wish you would…
The way I know you could…"

Kai smiled at the sleeping forms, and sighed contentedly before drifting off to sleep herself, her subconscious setting up a shield around her and her brother's bodies that Kai only knew about from what her brothers had told her.

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Well, yet another chapter from me!! It was the song I was listening to when I originally wrote this, and one of the few slow, soft songs sung by a woman I could use. I mean, Desperado wouldn't work, would it?? Hehe. Anyways, please review!! Thanks again to everyone who sent positive reviews!!!