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They were finally there, at the center of the stage. All of their practice and hard work had gotten them there. There had been weeks of practice and hard times, but that was all behind them now. Now they were finally about to perform one of the greatest concerts ever.
Kanna sat down at her keyboard. Hakudoushi and Kohaku took their spots as well. Kagura came out from backstage; she was completely ready to sing her heart out. They saw all their friends in the audience, waiting to see this performance. They knew it would not be disappointing.
The show began without a hitch. (Wake up.) Kanna, Hakudoushi and Kohaku were playing their newest dance mix as Kagura sang with her beautiful voice. (I said wake up.)
It was a complete success. But then darkness filled the entire area and sound ceased to exist.
Kanna awoke from her dream to find Kohaku sitting beside her, poking her arm.
"Ah," he said, "You're awake. C'mon, Kagura and Hakudoushi are ready."
Kanna followed Kohaku to the practice room and found the three keyboards set up. Kagura and Hakudoushi were setting up the last of the equipment.
"Oh," Kagura smiled, "Good morning Kanna. Sleep well?"
Kanna nodded. She walked over to her keyboard and sat down. Hakudoushi and Kohaku sat down at theirs too.
"I still think we need a name," Hakudoushi whined. "I mean, a better one than 'The Groupage.'"
"You're right," Kagura said, picking up her microphone from a pile of chords.
"But what?" Kohaku asked. "What would be a good name for us?"
Silence was his answer. He knew the four of them weren't very creative when it came to something like naming a musical group.
(Well, except for that one time when we had to think of a name for our French project last year. What was it again? 'La Maison Derrière?' Now THAT was a great name. Just wish I could remember what it meant.)
He shook the thought away. "Fine," he said flatly, "We don't need a name yet."
"Okay!" Hakudoushi shouted. "Let's practice!"
Kanna, Hakudoushi and Kohaku activated their keyboards. They had been working on a new song entitled 'Rizumu; Doko Demo Aru.' It was an okay sounding song, but they knew they could do better. They began to practice it.
InuYasha grunted to himself as he scribbled notes onto a piece of paper. "We got singers, guitarists. But we need a drummer."
InuYasha, Kagome, Miroku, Kouga and Nobunaga had decided to make up their own band as well.
(We'll show them who the better band is!)
But it wasn't going so well for them. The problem was they only had the five of them in the band. InuYasha and Kagome could sing. Miroku and Kouga could play the guitar and Nobunaga could play bass. But they didn't know anyone who could play the drums.
"What are we gonna do?" Miroku whined. "Without a beat section, we're screwed."
Kagome nodded. "I don't know a single person who can." She trailed off.
"We'll have to put it on hold then," InuYasha said. "Man, I can't believe this! We told 'em we could have a band by Friday. Here we are, Thursday evening, without a band."
The previous Monday, InuYasha made a bet with Kikyou, his old girlfriend. The bet was that he and his friends could make up a band by Friday. Kikyou could barely contain her laughter.
"You?" she smirked, "A performer?" She giggled.
"We can do it," InuYasha said uncertainly, "Just wait and see."
Kikyou, still smiling, said, "You get your little band together then." She shoved a piece of paper into his hands. It was a notice explaining that there was to be a 'Battle of the Bands' contest coming up in half a year. InuYasha shook his head.
"Can't do it huh?" Kikyou smirked. "Didn't think so. Oh well," she sighed, "I was looking forward to upstaging you. But it seems that you don't have the balls after all."
InuYasha glared at her. "Okay," he said, "I'll get a band together, and we'll be ready for the contest! You'll see!"
"Better get going then," Kikyou motioned with her hand for him to leave. "Yogore no Yurikago, my band, has practicing to do. Tata."
InuYasha left without saying goodbye. How dare she say that to him! He could do it and he knew he could. But the band still lacked the drummer and his pride was too great to back out. What to do?
(Kagura)
The name came to him in a flash. Of course! Kagura probably knew someone who could play the drums. She had to; she was their last chance. Kikyou could not have the last laugh
Kikyou and Suikotsu returned home from their secret date at around midnight. They were startled to find Bankotsu waiting up for them.
"Hello there," he said slyly. "And where have you two been?"
"That's really none of your business," Suikotsu answered, "But whatever. We were on a date."
"I see," Bankotsu smiled. Kikyou and Suikotsu had been going out in secret for the past few weeks. Bankotsu was the first to find out about it.
"Why are you still awake anyways?" Kikyou growled. "You should be in bed, getting rest!"
"Doctor's orders," Suikotsu added.
"If you let me stay up, I won't tell anyone about you two." Bankotsu said in a sort of singsong voice.
"Fine," Kikyou said, rolling her eyes. "I'm going to bed. Good night, Suikotsu." She kissed him on the cheek and went to her room.
"I thought you two were gettin' kinda chummy," Bankotsu teased. Suikotsu blushed. "I can't wait to tell the others- "
"No!" Suikotsu interrupted. "Kikyou doesn't want anyone else to know. Especially," he lowered his voice, "especially Naraku."
Bankotsu chuckled, "Ah yes. He's gonna be quite jealous when he hears this."
"He won't hear it though."
"Haven't you seen those sitcoms where two people try to keep a secret from their other friends, only to have it eventually blow up in their faces?"
Suikotsu didn't answer.
"Well," Bankotsu continued, "All I can say is 'good luck.'" And with that, he went to bed.
"So this is where Kagura lives now?" Kagome asked, mostly to herself, when she and InuYasha arrived at an averaged looking one-story house. It had a nice cozy looking yard and picket fence.
(Not exactly the type of place you'd expect her to live in. The exact opposite, actually.)
InuYasha walked up to the door and pushed the doorbell. After what seemed to be a lifetime of waiting, Kagura answered the door.
"We don't want any cookies, go away."
And with that, she closed the door on their faces. Kagome rang the bell again and stopped Kagura from closing the door on them a second time. "May we come in?" Kagome asked. "We have something to ask you."
"I don't see why you have to come in to ask-"
"Kagura!" Hakudoushi called from inside the house. "Just let them the hell in!"
Kagura sighed. "Come in then." She led them into the living room where Kohaku and Kanna were having a Mortal Kombat tournament on Kohaku's Play Master 6000. Kanna had never played before in her life, and since Kohaku was such a little gentleman, he let her win.
(That's my story and I'm sticking with it!)
"Would you like some tea?" Kagura offered.
"Please," Kagome said with a smile.
"Well too bad, we're all out."
(¬_¬)
"Now," Kagura continued, "What do you need to ask?"
"Do you know anyone who can play the drums?" InuYasha asked, trying to sound polite, but the word 'polite' wasn't exactly in his vocabulary. Upon hearing this question, Kanna and Kohaku immediately stopped playing. They both looked at InuYasha as if something totally incomprehensible had just happened.
(Like the time that pub had been bought out by the rich British snob. There were things there that no one had ever heard of before. But at least they got to learn of a great new game. Cricket, marvelous game really. You see, the bowler hurls the ball towards the batsman, who tries to play away with a fine leg. He endeavors the score by dashing between the creases, providing the wicket keeper hasn't whipped his bells on of course.)
InuYasha looked around at all the stunned faces. "What? What's wrong?"
Kagura chuckled. "We do know of such a person." She got up and motioned InuYasha and Kagome to follow her. She led them to the basement, where they could hear a steady drum beat. A door was all that stood in the way of them and their new drummer. Kagura knocked on it. The beat stopped and the door slowly opened. A massive drum set was situated in the center of the room. It belonged to Juuroumaru, who was the one who answered the door.
"Hey," Kagura smiled. "These two are looking for a person who can play the drums. They need one for their band. Up for it?"
InuYasha turned to Kagome and said, "I don't now about this, Kagome."
Kagome raised her hand to silence him. "Let's hear what he can do before we make any conclusions."
Juuroumaru nodded and sat down at his set. He played for them a drum solo that left them speechless. InuYasha pondered for a few seconds. But Kagome had already asked Juuroumaru to join their band and he accepted.
"Now I think we're ready," Kagome said. InuYasha smiled.
They were finally there, at the center of the stage. All of their practice and hard work had gotten them there. There had been weeks of practice and hard times, but that was all behind them now. Now they were finally about to perform one of the greatest concerts ever.
Kanna sat down at her keyboard. Hakudoushi and Kohaku took their spots as well. Kagura came out from backstage; she was completely ready to sing her heart out. They saw all their friends in the audience, waiting to see this performance. They knew it would not be disappointing.
The show began without a hitch. (Wake up.) Kanna, Hakudoushi and Kohaku were playing their newest dance mix as Kagura sang with her beautiful voice. (I said wake up.)
It was a complete success. But then darkness filled the entire area and sound ceased to exist.
Kanna awoke from her dream to find Kohaku sitting beside her, poking her arm.
"Ah," he said, "You're awake. C'mon, Kagura and Hakudoushi are ready."
Kanna followed Kohaku to the practice room and found the three keyboards set up. Kagura and Hakudoushi were setting up the last of the equipment.
"Oh," Kagura smiled, "Good morning Kanna. Sleep well?"
Kanna nodded. She walked over to her keyboard and sat down. Hakudoushi and Kohaku sat down at theirs too.
"I still think we need a name," Hakudoushi whined. "I mean, a better one than 'The Groupage.'"
"You're right," Kagura said, picking up her microphone from a pile of chords.
"But what?" Kohaku asked. "What would be a good name for us?"
Silence was his answer. He knew the four of them weren't very creative when it came to something like naming a musical group.
(Well, except for that one time when we had to think of a name for our French project last year. What was it again? 'La Maison Derrière?' Now THAT was a great name. Just wish I could remember what it meant.)
He shook the thought away. "Fine," he said flatly, "We don't need a name yet."
"Okay!" Hakudoushi shouted. "Let's practice!"
Kanna, Hakudoushi and Kohaku activated their keyboards. They had been working on a new song entitled 'Rizumu; Doko Demo Aru.' It was an okay sounding song, but they knew they could do better. They began to practice it.
InuYasha grunted to himself as he scribbled notes onto a piece of paper. "We got singers, guitarists. But we need a drummer."
InuYasha, Kagome, Miroku, Kouga and Nobunaga had decided to make up their own band as well.
(We'll show them who the better band is!)
But it wasn't going so well for them. The problem was they only had the five of them in the band. InuYasha and Kagome could sing. Miroku and Kouga could play the guitar and Nobunaga could play bass. But they didn't know anyone who could play the drums.
"What are we gonna do?" Miroku whined. "Without a beat section, we're screwed."
Kagome nodded. "I don't know a single person who can." She trailed off.
"We'll have to put it on hold then," InuYasha said. "Man, I can't believe this! We told 'em we could have a band by Friday. Here we are, Thursday evening, without a band."
The previous Monday, InuYasha made a bet with Kikyou, his old girlfriend. The bet was that he and his friends could make up a band by Friday. Kikyou could barely contain her laughter.
"You?" she smirked, "A performer?" She giggled.
"We can do it," InuYasha said uncertainly, "Just wait and see."
Kikyou, still smiling, said, "You get your little band together then." She shoved a piece of paper into his hands. It was a notice explaining that there was to be a 'Battle of the Bands' contest coming up in half a year. InuYasha shook his head.
"Can't do it huh?" Kikyou smirked. "Didn't think so. Oh well," she sighed, "I was looking forward to upstaging you. But it seems that you don't have the balls after all."
InuYasha glared at her. "Okay," he said, "I'll get a band together, and we'll be ready for the contest! You'll see!"
"Better get going then," Kikyou motioned with her hand for him to leave. "Yogore no Yurikago, my band, has practicing to do. Tata."
InuYasha left without saying goodbye. How dare she say that to him! He could do it and he knew he could. But the band still lacked the drummer and his pride was too great to back out. What to do?
(Kagura)
The name came to him in a flash. Of course! Kagura probably knew someone who could play the drums. She had to; she was their last chance. Kikyou could not have the last laugh
Kikyou and Suikotsu returned home from their secret date at around midnight. They were startled to find Bankotsu waiting up for them.
"Hello there," he said slyly. "And where have you two been?"
"That's really none of your business," Suikotsu answered, "But whatever. We were on a date."
"I see," Bankotsu smiled. Kikyou and Suikotsu had been going out in secret for the past few weeks. Bankotsu was the first to find out about it.
"Why are you still awake anyways?" Kikyou growled. "You should be in bed, getting rest!"
"Doctor's orders," Suikotsu added.
"If you let me stay up, I won't tell anyone about you two." Bankotsu said in a sort of singsong voice.
"Fine," Kikyou said, rolling her eyes. "I'm going to bed. Good night, Suikotsu." She kissed him on the cheek and went to her room.
"I thought you two were gettin' kinda chummy," Bankotsu teased. Suikotsu blushed. "I can't wait to tell the others- "
"No!" Suikotsu interrupted. "Kikyou doesn't want anyone else to know. Especially," he lowered his voice, "especially Naraku."
Bankotsu chuckled, "Ah yes. He's gonna be quite jealous when he hears this."
"He won't hear it though."
"Haven't you seen those sitcoms where two people try to keep a secret from their other friends, only to have it eventually blow up in their faces?"
Suikotsu didn't answer.
"Well," Bankotsu continued, "All I can say is 'good luck.'" And with that, he went to bed.
"So this is where Kagura lives now?" Kagome asked, mostly to herself, when she and InuYasha arrived at an averaged looking one-story house. It had a nice cozy looking yard and picket fence.
(Not exactly the type of place you'd expect her to live in. The exact opposite, actually.)
InuYasha walked up to the door and pushed the doorbell. After what seemed to be a lifetime of waiting, Kagura answered the door.
"We don't want any cookies, go away."
And with that, she closed the door on their faces. Kagome rang the bell again and stopped Kagura from closing the door on them a second time. "May we come in?" Kagome asked. "We have something to ask you."
"I don't see why you have to come in to ask-"
"Kagura!" Hakudoushi called from inside the house. "Just let them the hell in!"
Kagura sighed. "Come in then." She led them into the living room where Kohaku and Kanna were having a Mortal Kombat tournament on Kohaku's Play Master 6000. Kanna had never played before in her life, and since Kohaku was such a little gentleman, he let her win.
(That's my story and I'm sticking with it!)
"Would you like some tea?" Kagura offered.
"Please," Kagome said with a smile.
"Well too bad, we're all out."
(¬_¬)
"Now," Kagura continued, "What do you need to ask?"
"Do you know anyone who can play the drums?" InuYasha asked, trying to sound polite, but the word 'polite' wasn't exactly in his vocabulary. Upon hearing this question, Kanna and Kohaku immediately stopped playing. They both looked at InuYasha as if something totally incomprehensible had just happened.
(Like the time that pub had been bought out by the rich British snob. There were things there that no one had ever heard of before. But at least they got to learn of a great new game. Cricket, marvelous game really. You see, the bowler hurls the ball towards the batsman, who tries to play away with a fine leg. He endeavors the score by dashing between the creases, providing the wicket keeper hasn't whipped his bells on of course.)
InuYasha looked around at all the stunned faces. "What? What's wrong?"
Kagura chuckled. "We do know of such a person." She got up and motioned InuYasha and Kagome to follow her. She led them to the basement, where they could hear a steady drum beat. A door was all that stood in the way of them and their new drummer. Kagura knocked on it. The beat stopped and the door slowly opened. A massive drum set was situated in the center of the room. It belonged to Juuroumaru, who was the one who answered the door.
"Hey," Kagura smiled. "These two are looking for a person who can play the drums. They need one for their band. Up for it?"
InuYasha turned to Kagome and said, "I don't now about this, Kagome."
Kagome raised her hand to silence him. "Let's hear what he can do before we make any conclusions."
Juuroumaru nodded and sat down at his set. He played for them a drum solo that left them speechless. InuYasha pondered for a few seconds. But Kagome had already asked Juuroumaru to join their band and he accepted.
"Now I think we're ready," Kagome said. InuYasha smiled.
