-1Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, Rave Master, Avenged Sevenfold, or almost anything else mentioned in this story, except for the band members.
Chapter 2: live set
Haru laughed out loud. "That was sweet. I'm definitely in." Musica agreed, but Hebi and Red exchanged looks. "We'd love to, but we already got a band," Said Hebi. "And we don't need you two. It was fun jamming, but that's all."
As the two left, Haru glumly turned to Musica. "Should we post an ad online." The bassist nodded, then packed up his bass. "There's always tomorrow."
The next day, Haru was surprised to find Kagome carrying a microphone and stand with her. Sneaking up behind her, he gave her a friendly poke in the ribs. Kagome jumped up with a squeal and turned ready to smack him, but, seeing it was Haru, she held back. "Oh," She laughed a little. "It's you."
Haru smiled, glad that she wasn't hitting him. "Is that Musica's mic?" Kagome lifted it , smiled and put it down. "No, actually, it's mine. I'm a really good singer, but Musica won't let me in his band because he doesn't think regular singing is metal."
Haru snorted. "Wow, that's stupid, what the new Avenged Sevenfold and Black Sabbath?" Kagome shrugged. "He thinks Sabbath is classic rock, and he hasn't heard of Iron Maiden. That's why me and my friend Kendra's band are gonna play 'Bat City' today in the quad. You wanna come? We need a guitarist." Haru agreed, and went to get his guitar out of music class.
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While they set up, Kagome introduced Haru to the band. There was Kendra, "the fastest feet alive" on the drums, who was cute, tall, and had very pretty brown eyes that matched her long trench coat. She was a little overweight, but not enough to be fat. The bassist was Keith, a guy with long brown hair he kept in a ponytail. He wore a Social Distortion t-shirt and an unbuttoned dark green long sleeve shirt over it. Finally was the rhythm guitarist, Tom. Tom was short and fat. The most interesting thing about him, though, was the fact that he had a very long goatee that he tied into a braid. According to Kagome, Tom had been playing for about three months and was a very fast learner, Keith was a bass virtuoso, and had five years of experience playing. Kendra's ten years of drumming, though, were most surprising. She was known by many people for being the best drummer in the County. After introducing himself, Haru said, "Let's roll!"
Once Kagome had warmed up her voice, and Keith, Tom, and Haru tuned, a small crowd had gathered. Instantly, they set off on an intense, powerful riff that rocked the crowd. Kagome then came in with a growl that could almost be seen rippling out of the amps. She then hit out her first real lines while the band banged their hands in time.
"Come here in a fiery plane,
Won't lose my will to stay."
Then the band went back in with a bang. Keith's hair was no longer tied, and spiraled around his head, while tom's goatee ponytail whipped back and forth as he shook his head from side to side.
"As I try
To drive all through the night,
The heat of bitter weather
The barren empty sights
My is on the trigger
I'm ready to ignite,
Don't want your absolution
Because I can't make it right!"
Swinging into the chorus, Haru sang alongside Kagome into a mic he had borrowed from music class.
"Can't you help me as I'm trying to burn,
All alone
Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction
My confidence is leaving me own my own
All alone
No one can help me and you know I don't want the attention."
Before they began, the band had agreed on not doing the mellow, wimpy part. Instead, they cut right into the solo. Haru hit the first note, and then shook the whammy bar. The next set of notes were intense and very different from what was normally the solo for that song. The main difference though, was that they were better. The crowd was moshing, the band was head banging in time, and Haru was playing perfectly.
After a minute more of his soloing, Haru and Tom went back to back and began to play together in harmony. They played perfectly