A/N: I don't own any of the songs listed or the InuYasha characters, all I own is my own characters and plot :D Enjoy!!!
Suzuki felt the eyes on her without looking up. She held her guitar just feeling it with her eyes closed. The small crowd of high schoolers quieted as the lights went out. Suzuki could hear Suikotsu back to her right making sure his guitar was in tune. Ayame was to her left doing the same with her base. Suzuki could hear Rinkotsu tapping his foot impatiently. As the light rose on the stage, Suzuki placed her left hand in the appropriate chord. She glanced back at Rinkotsu and nodded, he counted off the quick beat. Suzuki looked to Suikotsu and he started playing the upbeat song. Rinkotu joined in immediately as did Ayame. Suzuki moved to the beat then walked up to the microphone.
"Well you're the real tough cookie with the long history
Of Breaking little hearts, like the one in me
That's OK, lets see how you do it
Put up your dukes, lets get down to it!
Suzuki joined as she sang the chorus
Hit me with your best shot!
Why don't you hit me with your best shot!
Hit me with your best shot! Fire Away!
You come on with a come on, you don't fight fair
But that's OK, see if I care!
Knock me down, it's all in vain
I'll get right back on my feet again!
Suzuki removed the mic from the stand as she sang the chorus, walking to the edge of the stage singing to the crowd.
Hit me with your best shot!
Why don't you hit me with your best shot!
Hite me with your best shot!
Fire Away!
Suzuki replaced the mic and took over the chords as Suikotsu took center stage for his guitar solo. She could hear girls screaming as he moved to the front, not looking at them focusing on his guitar. Suzuki took the mic again as Suikotsu went back to the right of the stage. She held the mic in both hands as she looked over the crowd
You're the real tough cookie with the long history
For breaking little hearts like the one in me
Before I put another notch in my lipstick case
You better make sure to put me in my place
Suzuki moved back to the drums and took her guitar off for the end of the song. She started to dance and jump as she sang
Hit me with your best shot!
Come on, hit me with your best shot!
Hite me with your best shot!
Fire Away!
She moved to the edge of the stage and bent over singing to the crowd again. She saw her friends jumping and dancing. Suzuki smiled down as them as she stood up straight again
Hit me with you best shot!
Why don't you hit me with you best shot!
Hite me with your best shot
Fire Away!
Suzuki held the last note tilting her head back. She stopped singing and the music went on for a few seconds before it ended. Suzuki smiled as she grabbed her guitar and put the mic back in the stand.
"Thank you!" She screamed to the crowd. Taking a minute to catch her breath she looked back at Suikotsu and grinned.
"This next song will be sung by our oh so talented Suikotsu!" She shouted taking a step back as she swept out her arm to let him take the mic. The girls in the crown were hysterical, Suzuki laughed inwardly, she knew the girls loved him even more when he sang. Sui smiled back at her then turned to the crowd.
"This song is dedicated to our wonderful Zuki!" Zuki shook her head as he readied himself to play. Sui looked back to Rinkotsu who tapped out the beat. Sui started out quietly, just barely singing into the mic as he played a slow blues tune.
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman, she gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
Say A,
Say M,
Say E,
Say R,
Say I,
C,
Say A,
N,
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
He slowed his guitar, all was quiet for a second, the Suzuki started to play. Rinkotsu and Ayame joined in with her as Sui played a small bit on the guitar then took his place at the mic again.
American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come hangin' around my door
I don't wanna see your face no more
I got more important things to do
Than spend my time growin' old with you
He closed his eyes as he belted into the mic.
Now woman, listen what I say!
He played the same bit again stepping back from the mic a bit. He walked back to the mic to sing out the next bit of the song.
American woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come knockin' about my door
Don't wanna see your shadow no more
Coloured lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Now woman, I said get away
American woman, listen what I say!
He took a step back to play his solo, Suzuki smiled as she played along. She moved across the stage and met Ayame in the middle, they touched foreheads and smiled while they kept playing. They moved up to Sui as he returned to the mic to keep singing.
American woman, said get away
American woman, listen what I say
Don't come hangin around my door
Don't wanna see your face no more
I don't need your war machines
I don't need you ghetto scenes
Coloured light can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes
Suzuki and Ayame framed Sui, their backs to him. As he sung the last bit he gently pushed them away from him closing his eyes.
Now woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be!
They ended the song with perfect sync and looked around at the crowed.
"Thank you! You have been a great crowd! We are done for the night, but be sure to come back next week!" Suikotsu said waving to the crowd. The girls screamed even louder as they made their way back stage. Suzuki and Ayame walked back together, Sui threw his arms around both girls grinning at them.
"Now how about that? That was awesome!" he said giving the girls shoulders a squeeze. Zuki smiled and ducked out of his grasp taking Ayame with her.
"Now, now Sui, we don't want your groupies to maim us," she said wagging a finger at him.
"Yeah, small giggly freshman will kill us if they saw you giving us so much attention," Ayame said wrapping her arms around Zuki's waist pretending to be scared. Nair put an arm protectively around the small young woman. Zuki was taller then most girls in Japan, her father was an American who now lived in Japan. She wasn't tall enough to dwarf the guys, but she usually stood taller then the girls. Her curly auburn hair and tan skin were a sight to see in Japan, some freckles dusted her nose which was set between two hazel eyes that seemed to change color depending on her mood, right now they were a deep green.
"Oh please, like those girls could hurt you two," he said shaking his head. The dark brown braid that hung from his head shook, it was coming undone from all the playing and jumping around.
"Sui, don't underestimate the power of a horde of hormonal girls," Rinkotsu laughed. Sui got most of the fan girl attention, Rinkotsu wasn't bad looking but being a drummer most girls overlooked him, this didn't bother him. When they first noticed that Sui got most of the attention Rinkotsu got a bit miffed, but when Sui was almost killed he realized that having a huge fan base wasn't as fun as it looked.
"Come one Ayame, lets get drinks," Zuki said steering the small red head out the door to the club. The DJ had put on some music with a beat and most of the crowd of people were dancing. Sui glanced out, seeing that most of the girls were too busy dancing he slowly took a step out. Before he could take another step, a group of young girls had flocked to him. Sui fought to get out from them and caught up with the other two of his band mates laughing as he did.
"Wait! Don't leave me!" Sui yelled reaching after them. Zuki wiggled her fingers at him in a small wave and worked her way over to the bar, her arm still around Ayame's shoulders.
"You guys were amazing!" A brown haired girl squealed. Zuki smiled at Sango, she was eye level with her.
"Thanks!" Ayame said with a huge grin. Zuki relinquished her hold on the girl as she sat at the bar to get some water. She felt a hand on the small of her back and she turned to the owner. Miroku was smiling at her mischievously.
"If that hand goes any lower you will loose it quickly," she said turning away with a smile. He quickly retracted his hand and sat next to her. She saw him glance over at Sango. Nair leaned over to him so only he could hear what she said.
"You know, it might work better if you actually asked her out." Miroku snapped his head back to meet her eyes. She saw pink dust the bridge of his nose. Zuki shook her head and laughed. Miroku grumbled something she couldn't hear. Before she got a chance to ask him someone had hugged her from behind nearly pulling her off the stool. Zuki grabbed at the bar to steady herself. The person relinquished their hold as she turned to face them.
"Hey Kag's," she said with a smile.
"You guys were really amazing, I'm so glad you got the gig!" Kagome squealed with delight. Nair laughed and nodded with her friend. Nair looked around for a familiar pair of gold eyes, when she didn't see any she turned back to Kagome.
"Did Inuyasha not make it?" she asked with a furrow in her brow. Kagome glanced over her shoulder nervously then shook her head, her shoulders slumping a bit in sadness.
"No, he went to the hospital to see her," she said softly. Nair's heart ached for her best friend. Kagome had just started to notice in the past year that the odd silver haired boy had gown up a lot. Zuki knew that Kagome kept most of her feelings a secret, Nair was fairly sure that Kagome a more then a little crush on the boy. She put a comforting hand on her friend shoulder. When Kagome looked up Zuki gave her an encouraging smile before pulling her into a hug.
"He'll come around," she whispered into her mane of thick black hair. She felt Kagome nod against her before she pulled away.
"Let's not spoil the fun," she said with a smile. Zuki could sense her pain but let her go on with the charade.
"I couldn't agree more Kagome," a masculine voice interjected. Zuki looked over Kagome's head to look into the deep blue eyes of Kouga. Before she could greet him he had his arms around Kagome's shoulders.
"Whaddya say Kags? Dance with me?" he whispered seductively. Kagome looked at Zuki with a pleading gaze. Zuki nodded at her friend and grabbed her hand.
"Sorry Kouga, she's my dance partner tonight," she said with a grin. Kouga looked slightly crest fallen but shook it off quickly. Zuki glanced over at Ayame who had taken an interested in the interaction between Kouga and Kagome. Zuki saw the hurt in her friends eyes and felt sad for her. Kouga had always had an infatuation with Kagome, oblivious to the fact that Ayame felt strongly for him.
"Ah, finally got away." Another male sighed sinking into the stool next to Zuki.
"Escaped your fan club I see Sui?" Zuki giggled. Sui took a deep breath and exhaled as he slumped down a bit shaking his head. A phantom giggle went over the teens and Sui shot his head up.
"Can we find a booth," he whispered through gritted teeth.
"You go find the booth, I'll get us water," Zuki said shooing him away. He didn't need to be asked twice as he jumped to his feet scanning the walls for an empty booth. Rinkotsu stood with his younger brother and helped him search. The pointed and made their way to a back corner of the club. Zuki turned and got the water, she started over to the booth, Kagome, Sango, Ayame, and the two boys in tow. When she got there the two were in a heated argument.
"Can you two not fight for five minutes?" Zuki huffed as she handed out the water. They both turned to glare at her.
"This is none of your business," Rinkotsu growled at her.
"Hey, don't take it out on her!" Suikotsu yelled at him sitting up again. Zuki looked at Sui curiously then shook her head. Sui glared back at his younger brother then ignored him. Zuki watched all the people in the crowd dancing. A petite girl caught her eye, Zuki watched her for a bit, when the girl smiled at her and beckoned her over Zuki got up.
"I'm gonna dance," she said abandoning her water. Sui made a move to follow her but then saw her make her way to the small girl. Rompe by Daddy Yankee started to play as Zuki got to the girl. Zuki smiled down at her.
"Zuki," she said over the music.
"Cho," the girl replied smiling up at her. They started to dance together ignoring the looks they were getting. Cho turned around as Zuki put her hands on the girls hips and danced to the music. It wasn't long before Zuki felt a guy come up behind her and tried to grind with her. Zuki ignored it for a bit then when the guys hands started to roam she stood stark still and turned to face him. He was tall with black hair and black eyes, the smell of vodka was strong on him.
"Hey there," he slurred. Zuki glared at him, she pulled her arm back to punch him but a hand on her shoulder stopped her. She looked down the see Cho smiling at her. Cho jerked her head to the back door with a grin. Zuki shot another glare at the guy then let Cho pull her by her hand.
Sui watched as Zuki almost punched a guy before she held hands with the girl she was dancing with and went outside. Sui let out a sigh without meaning too. Ayame looked over at him curiously.
"Why so down Sui?" she asked following his gaze. She caught a glimpse of Zuki walking outside with a girl and smirked. Sui hadn't heard her and just kept looking at the back door. Ayame was impressed with Zuki, only her other band members knew she was into girls as well as guys. Ayame glanced around to make sure no one else noticed. Sango was busy yelling at Miroku for groping her again, and Kagome was trying to ward off Koga's advanced. Ayame breathed a sigh of relief, she wasn't sure how the rest of her friend would react if they found out. She was sure Miroku wouldn't mind, but worried about the others reactions. About fifteen minutes later, Zuki walked back in her arm around the small girl. Both their hair was a little mussed up, but they both had on a big smile. Ayame got up and went over to her best friend.
"Hey Zuki," she said smiling at her friend then at the girl.
"Hey Ayame, this is Cho, Cho this is my bass player and best friend Ayame," she said. Cho gave her a half hearted smile then glared a bit at Ayame. Ayame felt a bit uncomfortable being glared at by another girl.
"Uh, Zuki it's getting late I think I'm going to head home," she said jerking her thumb over her shoulder.
"Oh, okay," Zuki said smiling. Zuki turned to say goodbye to Cho but Cho got to her first.
"So you're just gonna ditch me?" She demanded. Zuki took a step back with a grimace.
"Well yeah, Ayame and I live next door to each other and I'm her ride," Zuki said crossing her arms to glare at Cho.
"Zuki, it's okay, I can take the bus or the train," Ayame said timidly. Zuki turned to look at her and shook her head.
"Look, Cho, you're cute and I like you, but if you can't deal with me being there for my best friend then you better find another girl," she said sternly. Cho pouted and looked on the verge of tears, she ran off before she said anything. Zuki let out a sigh of relief then turned to Ayame.
"Let's go tell the other's we're leaving," she said.
"I didn't mean to ruin your night," Ayame said looking the way Cho had run off. Zuki waved off her concers and put and arm around her shoulders.
"No worries, you're more fun to hang out with anyways." Ayame smiled up at her best friend as they made their way back to the booth.
"Hey guys, I'm gonna take Ayame home," Zuki said taking a drink from her water bottle. Sui got up quickly and almost tripped. Zuki snorted then shook her head.
"I'll help you pack up," he said blushing slightly. Zuki looked at him then shrugged. The three made their way to the dressing room, Sui kept his head low so not to attract unwanted attention. Zuki, Ayame, and Sui slipped back stage and packed up their stuff.
AN: Yay! First chapter, please review and tell me what you think!!!!!