It has to be you- Chapter 8

******STANDARD DISCLAIMER HERE***** I DON'T OWN INUYASHA IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM*******

Author Notes: I would like to thank the following people for their songs suggestion for this chapter.  
inashosetai : At the Beginning, Change the World or Brand New World (By: V6),
No More Words (By: Ayume Hamasaki), Fukai Mori

UgLyDaRkFaErIe547: Dolls and Daybreak by Ayumi Hamasaki, Seasons

SakuyaTsuki :Frozen by Madonna, Angel eyes by Ice of base, Life is a dragonfly

keeper-of-the-triforce: Run by Snow Patrol

If I missed anyone name for the song suggestion, I' m sorry I thought I gotten everyone.

Now, as for the love song…REMEMBER MAJORITY RULES!!!!!!!!!

There is still plenty time to vote, you can even vote twice if you want to!!!!!

This is how the votes is so far:

YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION (Chicago) = 7
NEVER THOUGHT (Dan Hill) = 2
I FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE(Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams) = 2
BACK AT ONE  (Brian McKnight ) = 3
WHEN YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME, (Josh Groban) = 4

I want to thank the following for the reviews and suggestions:

Mushi
Lady caboos
New fan
Sliverfox
Taje
Jewel
Miztikal_Dragon nsi
DontCareQueen01
Hiro
Sphinx
Msram79
Ebony-Rose
Phalon22
Inashosetai
InuObbsessed o.o
UgLyDaRkFaErIe547
Lynn-Minmay
Cammy Rammy
Amy
Binab86
Vikki
DPM
Raden26
CharlieLevoy
DemonSlayer
Sessie_luver666
TonKpilsSlpknot
Lauren
Inyasha'sLover
Jadeangeloo
Gothic_Pyro_loaner
Taje
Inuyasha_Lover69
Night
You'll never know

Now let's get back with the story…..
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Last time….

After a while, he decide to get her thoughts about his work, he could tell she still didn't realize it was his. So he asked, " Well, what do you think of the artist work so far?"

"Well….."
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"Well…" she uttered before chewing on her bottom lip, "There is no doubt that they are all very good. But, how can I say this…they seem to be missing something."

"Missing something ?" Sesshomaru questioned as he raise one of his slender eyebrows, "What do you feel is missing from this collection?"

"Well you know like… feelings." She turned her head to face him for the first time since they had been in the hall, "An artist should always put a bit of themselves into whatever they are working on. You can tell that the artist knows composition but that person is lacking in emotions.  And all the art in this room is just a reflection of that person.  And, from what I'm seeing, that person is cold, calculating, and uninspired."

Sesshomaru stared intensely at the young woman in front of him. She was right on the money  about his work. His entire showcase was missing that necessary spark that made him different from other artist. The only reason he agreed to the show was because Kagura begged him to do it. And he knew that the critics and his fans would kiss his ass no matter what he did, if he would had put a can on a table and called it a modern sculpture they would have love it. But this one woman saw through to the heart of his art and saw his problem. 'She is quite a found.' He mused to himself.

Rin started to feel nervous about the way that Sesshomaru was looking at her, it was as if he was looking into her soul.

'Maybe what I just said sounded dumb to him. I should have just said that they were pretty. I know I'll ask him what he thinks of them, hat way it should take the spotlight off of me. ' She thought as she played with the sleeve of her dress twirling it around her finger.

"So Sesshomaru, what is your opinion about this art?"

He smirked a little and answered, "Well I can't really comment on them without being bias, you see this is all my art work. I am an artist by trade."

All the color drained from Rin's face, her eyes nearly bugled out of their sockets, and her mouth dropped open. 'O my god! He must hate me for what I just said!'  Once she regained her composure, she bowed forward slightly and said, "I'm sorry. It was nice knowing you Sesshomaru."  then turned and retreated toward the elevator.  

As she dash away she kept mentally kicking herself for her apparent stupidity, 'Stupid… stupid… how could I be so stupid. I'll never see him again. Not that I can't blame him for not wanting to being associated with a stupid, fat, and ugly woman. Who just brilliantly trash his work.'

She was nearly at the elevator, when  she felt a hand on her shoulder stopping her movement. Sesshomaru turned her body around to face him, and place one hand under her chin to lift her face up to his.

"Rin…" he spoke gently, "You shouldn't feel embarrass about what your said. I wanted to hear a true opinion about  my work. I'm usually surrounded by people who do nothing, but  praise my work. So I don't want you feeling ashamed about what happen."

She swallowed hard and nervously asked, " Are you sure you don't hate me?"

He stared into the endless depth of her mahogany orbs, and then moved his hand to her hair to push back a few insolent strands behind her ear that were blowing about due to the galleries air conditioner and replied huskily, "No…I don't think that I could ever hate you."  He couldn't fight an irresistible urge to kiss her so he moved his face closer to her.

Rin's body tremble beneath his gentle stroking of her hair, her breath quicken and she felt a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach. It seemed as if everything was going in slow motion as she watch Sesshomaru face move closer to her, 'He's going to kiss me.' her mind screamed.

Suddenly her mind clicked to the terrible images of her reaction to Naraku's kiss. She pulled away from him not wanting to repeat the same occurrence, "Thank you for accepting my apology Sesshomaru. Ah…I thing we should be going to dinner. Don't you think?  She uttered nervously.

He stopped his advances toward her and cocked his head to the side, and looked perplexity at her, 'This is the first time in my life a woman has ever stopped me from kissing her. Maybe she is going out with Naraku. I will definitely find out during dinner.'  He nodded in agreement and they started back toward the elevator.

As they walked outside the museum, Rin stopped abruptly, slapped her head with her hand and said, "I almost completely forget. Can we make a small detour before going to eat? I have a friend I need to visit."

"Sure Rin that shouldn't be a problem."  They then got into Sesshomaru's car and went on their way.

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On a beautiful handcrafted mahogany table a slim black cell phone started flashing and chiming Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. When a pale hand reached grabbed it and flipped it open.

"Hello"

"Well hello Naraku... how are you this fine evening?" Kagura purred over the line as she stretched out on her sofa.

"Kagura, I should have heard from you two weeks ago. Are you trying to avoid me? "His voice sounded coy but deadly serious.

"Now cousin, you know that you are always in my thoughts. I only live to serve you."  As much as Kagura wished that statement was a joke, it wasn't.

She was literally Naraku's slave. When Kagura was eighteen she did drug run for a few crime bosses in her old neighbor. One day a huge cocaine shipment came in, and she decide that she steal the shipment and keep all the money for herself. She definitely pick the wrong day for her betrayal because that day the F.B.I move in an arrested everyone in that gang. Except, for leader and Kagura, she when into hiding when she found out that the police was looking for her, and the gang's leader put out a hit for her because he thought she squealed on them.  Somehow Naraku found her before the police or the mob.

He told her that from that day on that she was his slave until he felt like releasing her. However, if she didn't want to be under his control, she was more that free to go. But, the police would have to be given some evidence that he just so happen to have about her past drug deal and the embezzlement she'd  been doing to her present clients. Plus, word would leak out to the mob to where she was at.

"I have all the packages that you wanted me to pick up for you. But, what I wanted to talk to you about something more important than that."

"What could be more important Kagura?"

"I saw you at the Youkai's Lair on Friday, and I was wondering about that singer…named Rin you left you."

"Stay away from her! Do you understand me, if I even hear that you were within twenty feet of her… I'll make sure to make your life more of a living hell!" He voiced viciously.

"Take it easy now Naraku. I'm only asking because the guy she claimed to have helped her is my best client Sesshomaru."  Shock was the only word to describe Kagura's feeling after hearing Naraku reaction over the phone, she never heard him act that way before over anyone… not even Kikyo. After she literally handed him Kikyo on a sliver platter, his attitude toward the pianist was just mildly amused.

"Sesshomaru! He's your client?!"

"Yeah, I was planning on making my move on him, until she came into the picture." She replied angrily.

A eerie silence fall on the wire for about a minute before Kagura stood up and started pacing and then yelled, "Naraku!!…Naraku!! Are you still on the line?!"

"Shut up!! A course I'm still on the line. I was just thinking about why he looked so familiar to me." He snapped.

"Well duh…Remember Kikyo's fiancé Inuyasha Noro. That's Sesshomaru younger brother."

"Inuyasha Noro brother?!…mmm." she could only imagine the evil smile that was on his face from the way he sounded. "So Kagura, I assume that you still wanted this Sesshomaru person for yourself?"

"Hell yes!!"

"Well I want him to stay away from Rin. I have a few more things that must be finalize before I can take her with me. I have a plan that could be beneficial to the both of us. I trust that I can count on your loyalty?"

Kagura smiled lazily as she slouched down back on her sofa, "Like I said before, I only live to serve you."

"Good, I want you to do this….."

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"Who could she possibly be meeting here? " Sesshomaru pondered as he walked about the desolate park. They had only been there for about fifteen minutes, but that was fourteen minutes to long for him.

The park in its heyday might have been beautiful, but now it was in terrible disarray.  It had a large playground area that was covered with large cobwebs, two large rusting metal slides, fifteen wooden swings that were worm ridden and falling off their chains, a falling apart Gym Jim and old fashion metal merry go round that creak loudly as the wind push it about.

The park's only redeeming feature was its large lake that had beautiful water lilies, large fuzzy cattails, and tall blue-green grass around the embankment. And in the middle of the lake was a blue and white gazebo with a wooden walkway that leaded from it to the shore.

His attention returned to his companion when he heard her call out, "Ah…there you are." She then squatted down by some tall grass and reached into her purse to pull out a bag of breadcrumb. "Sesshomaru come over here please."  She waved over to him.

When he finally reached her side he meet a most usually sight. He saw that Rin was feeding the ugliest and weirdest looking duck he had ever seen in his life. The only way he recognize the creature as being a duck was because of its large red bill an red web feet. Its feather were sticking up all around it body and it was black a white in coloring. If it was been a dog, he would had said that it looks like it had rabies or mange.  

"Rin, get away from that disease ridded thing!" He yelled as he grabbed her shoulders pulling her toward him.

"Sesshomaru, please stop he's not diseased. Daffy is just malting." she replied as she struggle to break free of his steel like grip.

"Malting?" He questioned.

She finally broke free, and walked back over to the shoreline, "Yes, I talked to a ranger here yesterday, and he told me that my little friend here is just going though his malting stage. You know he's leaving his hatchling days behind and in a few months we'll see his true adult form. I decided to call him Daffy, because he remembers me of Daffy duck." she giggled.

"I think that name suit him to a tee, its look crazy enough." He whispered to himself.

She tossed the rest of the breadcrumbs toward the duck, and walked back over to Sesshomaru, "I plan on coming here everyday to feed him. He seems so lonely out here by himself, and I don't want him to be."       

"Rin, that ugly thing doesn't need your attention. It would be better off dead." He said coldly.

Rin frown and replied, "There a beauty in everything Sesshomaru you just have to open you eyes to see it." She then started walking toward his car, when she flipped around  a huge smile on her face and said, " Well anyway let's go eat…I'm staving."

He can't understand her sudden behavior change, so he look at her curiously before saying, "Yes, I'm rather hungry too." They walked toward his car and left the park.

------------- Two hours later at the Wishing Well karaoke club---------------

"So, let me see if I got your order correct? The server questioned, " That's was seven Pepsi's no ice, two large Nacho's extra extra cheese and jalapenos, five Joey's heart attack cheeseburgers with the works, and two orders of cheese sticks???"

"Yeah!" Shippo, Kohaku, and Kouga yelled in unison from their position on the couch.

"You are guys are…pigs! Ayame hollered and stomped her foot, "Did it ever across your puny minds to ask any of us if we wanted something to eat?!"  As she motion to Sango, Kagome, and Souten who were sitting on the other couch in the room viewing the songs selection book.

"Well, no one's stopping you from ordering are they?!" Kouga barked back. "Jeez woman!!"

Her beautiful blue eyes narrowed and took on a dark hue, as she grabbed his shirt to pulled him towards her, "Kouga, you better start being nicer to me or I swear I won't marry you!!!"

"Good!!!" He said happily, "I told you before I love Kagome and she loves me. Isn't that right Kagome sweetheart?"

A dark headed burette looked up from the song chart menu and reply, "No Kouga!!! Like I told you before …Ayame said, that you promise to marry her since you guys were kids. And then no way I'm going to break that up. And beside, I don't feel that way towards you."

"See!!" Ayame gloated as she released his shirt and put her hands of her hips.

"Ah…she's only saying that because you here. I know the truth." He replied coyly and when back talking with the guys

'He's unbelievable. He refuse to see the truth, she doesn't give a damn about him.  He's making a total fool out of himself. Sometime I just don't understand why I love him so.' She thought as shook her head and headed back to the sofa with the other girls.

"Shippo, when did Miroku say that he would be here?" Kohaku asked.

"He went to pick up Inuyasha. He wanted to come tonight." just then the door to the room opened and in walked Miroku and Inuyasha. "Well, speak out the devil. Hey you guys!"

Everyone's attention turned to the two new arrivals; they waved and shouted their hellos to everybody. Then Inuyasha's eyes fall upon Kagome's face and he whispered, "Kikyo!"

--------------At the restaurant---------------

Rin and Sesshomaru's dinner was going wonderfully. She couldn't believe that she was talking so much; normally around men she was so reserved. However, being with Sesshomaru felt like catching up with long lost friend. "How old are you? Do you have any other siblings? Where did you go to art school? Did it hurt when you got those tattoos on your face?" her questions were on and on and on.

As for Sesshomaru he couldn't believe that a person could talk so much without taking a breath. But, instead of being annoyed like he would be with anyone else asking him such personal questions, he enjoyed her childlike fascination by his life.

As the server brought the dessert cart around to the table, Sesshomaru chuckle slight as he watched Rin's eyes grow wide as she pointed to the chocolate caramel mousse truffle cake that was on the cart. He then immediately realized that he hadn't asked her the questions that he had on his mind, because of the good time he was having.

"Rin?"

"Mmm?"  was the only sound she could manage due to the huge piece of cake stuffed in her mouth, but her eyes were directly on him.

"Can I ask you a question?"
           
"Mmm hmm" she nodded.

"Is Naraku Kase your boyfriend?"

Rin begin couching up the cake she had just swallow. She took her hand and slapped it against her chest to help steady her cough, then she spat out, "W-what?!"

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"So do you know what song you are going to sing Kagome?" Sango asked.

"Well I don't know I like "At the Beginning"

"Hey that's a good song."

"Sango…" Kagome whispered as she brought the song chart up to hide her face, " What guy over, the one named Inuyasha keeps staring at me."

Sango looked toward his way, and sure enough Inuyasha's amber eyes had a death hold on Kagome.  "I don't know why but, he's cute."

"Hello!! I can see that. He and his friend were at the club on Friday, and I was their waitress. But, he didn't even seem to know that I was alive then."

"Well, he know you're alive now. " Sango giggled, " If he comes over and talks to you, just go with the moment, you have nothing to lose… right?" she shrugged her shoulders and turned her attention back to the list.

Ayame walked over to the microphone and a flat screen monitor, " Okay you guys, since nobody seem to be able to make up their minds about a song, I'll get this show started."

A automated voice came on over the loud speaker in the room and said, "The song selected, Pink "Get the Party Started."

The music began pouring into the room from the speakers as the monitor flash dance images and words across the screen.  Ayame started dancing with the music, and began singing.

I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up so you better get this party started
Get this party started on a Saturday night
Everybody's waiting for me to arrive
Sending out the message to all of my friends
We'll be looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz
I got lots of style check my gold diamond rings
I can go for miles if you know what I mean
I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up so you better get this party started

While Ayame was singing,  Kohaku tapped Miroku on his shoulder and said, "Miroku, do you know if Rin you be here tonight?"  Kohaku asked eagerly  .

"Well according to Ayame, she's on a date with Sesshomaru. Rin told her that she would  try to be here, and she would try to convince Sesshomaru to come with her."

"What do you think of this new interested Sesshomaru has in Rin?" He said bitterly.

"Like I said before, we will just have to wait and see how things develops between those two. So you should stop your moping around...man. You had plenty of time to asked her out, before Sesshomaru came into the picture."  He said jokily, and ruffled  Kohaku's hair.

"Hey!! You're got plenty of  nerve. Most men like to get to know a girl first. Unlike you, who keeps asking them, to do you the honor of having your baby!!!!  Dude, where did you come up with that line?? It doesn't work… How many  women have turn you down again? He started laughing.

"Well, at least I out there pitching. You never when you'll hit pay dirt."  he then wiggle his eyebrows, and gave him two  thumbs up.

"For the last few months, the only thing you have been doing is chasing my sister around. Normally, I would have kick your ass, knowing the kind of lecher you are. But Sango pretty good at taking care of herself. And from what she been telling me, I guess I should be sorry for you!!!"

"Koharku, your sister is different. I don't know what it is about her, but I can tell you honesty I'm not playing a game with her. I want her to be my girl, but I just lose it when she's around me."

Their conversation abruptly stopped when they heard clapping, and cheering. As they looked toward the stage area Ayame was taking her bow and walked off . The next person to walk up was Sango.

She was wearing white low rise jeans, and black mid-drift shirt with pink lettering across it that said slayer. Her long auburn hair flowed neatly down her back, and was tied at the end with a white ribbon. Miruko eyes remained glued on the young woman as she reached the mic stand.

The automated announcer voice came over the loud speaker again, "The song selected, Christina Aguilera "Genie in a bottle"   

'I think I'll try out some moves I learned in my belly dancing class' she thought as the music started, and the words began scrolling across the monitor then she started singing.

I feel like
I've been locked up tight
for a century of lonely nights
Waiting for someone
to release me
You're lickin' your lips
and blowing kisses my way
But that don't mean
I'm gonna give it away
Baby baby baby
(baby baby baby...)

Miruko eyes and hand started to twitch as he watched Sango do her graceful gyrating dance movement. ' I must resist urge to…. I must resist… No, I can't resist…' He thought as he move closer and closer to her.

Ooohhh, 'my body's sayin' lets go'
Ooohhh, 'but my heart is sayin' no'

If you wanna be with me
Baby there's a price to pay
I'm a genie in a bottle
You gotta rub me the right way

If you wanna be with me
I can make your wish come true
You gotta make a big impression
gotta like what you do-oo-o

SMACK!!!!

Everybody stopped what they were doing. The guys all began laughing  except for Kohaku and the girls who had a murderous looks in their eyes as they all stared toward the stage. Because before them was the sight of  a big red hand mark across Miruko's face and a fuming Sango with Miruko hand still rubbing her butt.

"YOU PERVERT !!!!!"  Sango yelled.

As  the scene played out, the only thing Kohaku could do was closed his eyes and started shaking his head before muttering, "Idiot…you never get her that way!"

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Sesshomaru was relieved, when he found out about that his assumptions concerning Rin and Naraku were incorrect. After he help calm her down from her coughing fit, she explained how she meet him and her relationship to Naraku.

'But, didn't she think it was strange the way he held her so tightly at the club.' He thought, but as he looked into her eyes he knew she was telling the truth, and decided to drop the subject.

"There something else I would like to talk to you about, if you don't mind." He spoke in his usual tone.

"Sure, what is it." She smiled, and waited for his question.

"You said that you work three jobs?"

"Yes, but I would love to have just one, so I could have more time with the band."

"I think I can help you. How would you like to be my live in model?"

Her face twisted in surprise again, as she mouthed, "Huh?!"

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With Miruko and Sango mishap out of the way, things went back to normal for everyone at the club. Kouga, Shippo, and Souten had already sang their songs, and everyone was looking at Kagome to see if she would go up next.

"Oh come on Kagome, it is that bad. There nothing to be embarrass about"  Sango said.

"I don't know, I can't sing very well. All you guys are so much better than me." Kagome replied, as she clutch on to the song chart for dear life.

"Kagome… No one is going to laugh at you, we'll here to have fun." Ayame answered, "You can't be as bad as Kouga. I swear when he sang that last note, I hear some wolves howl… I swear." All the girls laughed.

"Alright…alright. You guys convince me." she was about to stand up, when Inuyasha suddenly walked up to the mic, shocking everybody.

"Inuyasha?" Miruko mumbled out, he couldn't understand why he decide to sing. Inuyasha and Kikyo always loved singing karaoke together, but the last time he sung anything was at Kikyo's funeral. 'Why now?' He pondered.

"The song selected, Josh Groban "To Where You Are"

Inuyasha took a strong stance at the mic, as his eyes focus on Kagome but the face he saw was Kikyo's, the slow ballad started and he begun.

Who can say for certain
Maybe you're still here
I feel you all around me
Your memories so clear

Deep in the stillness
I can hear you speak
You're still an inspiration
Can it be
That you are mine
Forever love
And you are watching over me from up above

Fly me up to where you are
Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight
To see you smile

'He has a beautiful tenor voice.' Kagome thought, 'If I didn't know better, I would swear that he's singing to me'

If only for awhile to know you're there
A breath away's not far
To where you are

Are you gently sleeping
Here inside my dream
And isn't faith believing
All power can't be seen

As my heart holds you
Just one beat away
I cherish all you gave me everyday
'Cause you are mine
Forever love
Watching me from up above

And I believe
That angels breathe
And that love will live on and never leave

Fly me up
To where you are
Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight
To see you smile
If only for awhile
To know you're there
A breath away's not far
To where you are

To… where… you… are


After he finished, he slowly left the stage and went back to the couch and sat beside Miruko. All the girls were on the verge of crying because of the raw emotions they hear when he sung the song.

"Inuyasha…
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