InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The One Who Heals My Heart ❯ Chapter 16 ( Chapter 16 )

A/N: There are a couple of points I'd like to make. 1) I have gotten a couple of reviews that said that the reader was disappointed with Kagome's reaction to seeing Inu and the gang for the first time in a year. I like to think that although Kagome is a very emotional girl, she's still rational. And, yes she was shocked to see them all, that was said, but she also knew that if she were to try to rush the stage, she would be stopped. Also, she knew she was with two people that would most likely be able to get her to see them. Just look at how Toki and Kaiya reacted to the whole thing…

 

2) By my calculations, from my own mind, they are in the second week in October now. That means that the concert will be on Halloween!

 

Thanks!

 

Chapter 16

 

It had been quite a week. Kagome had kept her word, and stayed in the dorm room every night, much to Inu's chagrin. The other students had left the band members alone, and got charged about the next concert. Kagome had heard more then a few conversations on what people were going to wear to the concert, and even more griping about not being able to get a ticket.

Inu had made good on his word, and she already had her ticket for front row center. He also made sure that the guards knew that she was aloud to get backstage when ever she wanted.

It was now the weekend, and Kagome was in her room getting her things ready. She had a lot at the mansion already, but she was planning on bringing a little each time she went. She thought it would make the move easier. Inu had needed to stay late with their last teacher to discuss some things, and would be there to pick her up shortly.

Kaiya and Toki were sitting on Kaiya's bed waiting. They were going to stay at the mansion this weekend too, and were catching a ride from Inu. They had decided to move back when the wedding was over. They liked the idea of having everyone under one roof again, and couldn't wait to see how everyone would interact.

Soon a commotion was heard from outside the door. Kagome walked up to it and pulled it open. There stood Inu with a girl wrapped around his arm. Kagome knew who the girl was. Her name was Leiko, and she was in a few of Inu and Kagome's classes. She seemed to think that Inu should be dating her instead of Kagome. She couldn't take the hint, no matter how bluntly put, that Inu wasn't interested and loved Kagome. She was constantly hanging off of him, and if Kagome wasn't there, would quite literally hang on to him. Kagome never got jealous, since she knew that Inu was loyal to her, but Leiko just pissed hr off.

“Hi Juro,” Kagome said with a smile as she pulled him from Leiko's clutches. “How was your talk with the professor?”

“It was fine,” Inu said as he bent down to give her a kiss.

Kagome had yet to shut the door, and took advantage of that fact and deepened the kiss. The two were quite literally making out in the door way.

Out of the corner of her eye, Kagome saw Leiko huff and walk away. That's when she pulled back, and shut the door.

“What was that for, not that I minded?” Inu asked.

“Leiko,” was all Kagome said as she grabbed the bag she had packed.

“I think Leiko deserved it,” Kaiya said with a shrug. “She's always following you, and trying to get you to break up with Kagome. Even though we all know that'll never happen. She's a witch with a b!”

Inu laughed. “You do realize that I'm a Inu Hanyou, right? A Bitch is a compliment to me. It's how we Inu look at our mates.”

Kagome cocked her head to the side as she grabbed her coat. “So I'm your bitch?”

Inu grinned. “Yup!”

Kaiya and Toki laughed and Kagome got a mad look on her face.

“You'd better not ever call me that!”

Inu grinned. “I won't.”

“Fine,” Kaiya said, “then Leiko is a… a… umm…”

“Cunt?” Toki supplied as he got up off of his sister's bed.

“That works,” Kaiya said with a smile as she too got up.

Kagome just shook her head as the group left to dorm.

 

$&$&$

 

“Kagome,” Kaiya said as she plopped down on the couch next to her. “Do you want to go check out the music room before the group has to practice? We can get a good spot for the show!”

Kagome smiled. “Sounds good.”

The two got up and walked to the music room. When Kagome saw it she was a little shocked, this place had every instrument known to man. She smiled and made her way to a grand piano. With a loving hand, she lightly caressed the keys.

“Did you know that I took lessons for the longest time? I had to quit when I started to go through the well, but I picked them back up last year. Only a month into them, my teacher told me she had nothing more to teach me.”

Kaiya smiled. “No, I don't think the family knew much of your life here. The only one that may have known was Uncle Inu, and he didn't talk a lot about you. Mom said that it depressed him too much.”

Kagome gave her friend a sad smile as she sat down. She started to play softly. Soon she started to sing along.

 

I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone

Kaiya picked up a violin that was in the room, and started to play along. Kagome didn't even seem to notice, too caught up in the song.

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

The other's came into the room. They had been attracted to the music. None of them knew who could be playing, and were quite shocked when they saw. But none of them said anything, not wanting the duo to stop.

You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've been alone all along

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

Inu was the first to start clapping. He had never heard anything so beautiful. He had also never known that Kagome had such a voice, or that she could play the piano.

Kagome looked up from the keys once she heard the clapping. She bushed and couldn't seem to look anyone in the eye.

“Where did that come from?” Sango asked as she sat down on the bench with her best friend.

“I wrote it after I found out I couldn't get back to you guys,” Kagome replied. “I always seemed to be able to get my thoughts and feelings out better in song. I had been playing the piano for years before I met you guys. I tried to keep in practice once I started going through the well, but I had to stop my lessons. Not that it really mattered anyway. It turned out that my teacher had already taught me everything she could. She said that I was the best student she had ever had. I tended to get through her lessons quite fast. I think one year she went through two or three years worth of lessons in only one year.”

“You really are quite good,” Inu said. “I love your voice too. How would you like to sing at the concert?”

Kagome's blush grew. “I couldn't. I hate singing in public, and especially alone.”

Kaiya smiled. “We could do a duet. I was going to sing in it anyway.”

“Or you could do a duet with Inu!” Toki said.

Kagome smiled.

“How about both?” Shippo said with a mischievous grin. “Your voice and his would blend great for a song Inu wrote a few years ago. We've never gotten him to agree to sing it with Kaiya, who's about the only girl we know that has a decent voice.”

Inu smacked him up side the head. “That's because it's a love song! Like I'm gonna sing that with my niece!”

Kagome smiled. “I guess I could do both duets. But if you already have a song for Inu and I, what about the one with Kaiya? We don't really have the time to write one.”

Kaiya waved away her worries. “We'll do the song I was originally going to sing. It was meant as a girl's duet, I just never found anyone to sing it with so was going to do the whole thing.”

Everyone smiled. It was time to get practicing!

 

$&$&$

 

“Are you sure you want to sing? We don`t want to pressure you,” Inu said Kagome as they made their way to their room from the music room. They had just finished the session, and it was time to get some rest. They were planning to get up early to practice some more in the morning. They only had two weeks to get all the songs right.

“I'm sure,” Kagome replied with a smile. “I like singing, I just don't feel comfortable on stage. But if you and Kaiya are singing with me, I'll feel better.”

Inu smiled and pulled her into his arms. “Do you realize that the concert is on Halloween?”

Kagome smiled. “Do you realize that I'll be moving in two days before?”

“Shit! And here I was going to take you out to a hotel for the weekend.”

“We can do it after. We'll still be able to stay a hotel for the weekend.”

“Deal.”

Kagome couldn't help but smile and hug her handsome Hanyou. He always tried his best to make her happy, and she loved it.
They had made it to the room and were now sitting on the bed, so she reached up and started to rub his ears. Knowing that Kagome preferred to have the real him, he had taken off the necklace as soon as they had walked through the door of the house, and placed it in his pocket.

Inu let out a comforting growl and the two got comfortable on the bed. Kagome put her back onto the head board, and had her legs out on the bed. Inu put his head in her lap and stretched out beside her. He didn't want her to stop rubbing his ears, it felt too good!

Kagome giggled and went back to her job. If she had known that he liked it this much while they had been traveling, she would have done it more often. She liked it as much as he did.

“Is the band going to dress up in costumes for the concert?”

Inu shrugged. “I have no idea. I think the guys would like to be able to go as themselves. It's hard on a demon to keep the anchor on for long. Most of them take it off once they're in a safe place, like their jobs. Most people that work with demons know about them, or the demons work in a place that's strictly for demons. But with our job being such a public face, it's hard on the others. It's not so bad for me, since the Shikon no Tama is providing the power for the spell. Hell, I could wear that thing all the time, and it wouldn't faze me. But for others, the pull on their power is hard on them. I think Sess holds the record of a week straight, but he has more power then most.”

“Makes sense I guess. So what is everyone going as?”

Inu smiled. “Miroku said he talked Sango into going as a playboy bunny, so he's going as Hugh Heffner.”

Kagome laughed. “Typical Miroku!”

“Koga and Ayame are going to wear they're old outfits.”

“The ones I saw them in all the time?”

“Yup.”

“You mean they still have them?”

“We all do. In fact I think Sess will be wearing his too. Rin is going as Catwoman. She said it's the outfit from the movie with Halle Berry. I have no idea about the others.”

Kagome poked Inu in the stomach as she said, “And what about you?”

Inu grinned. “You'll just have to wait and see!”

 

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A/N: The song is "My Immortal" by Evanescence