A/N: Just so you know, my computer messed up so I can't give out personal review replies anymore. So at the beginning of chapters I'll put up replies at the top of the page.
Himiko Arees – I'd like to thank the ONE OF TWO PEOPLE who reviewed chapter three. By the way, don't worry about it. I found songs for them both….some of them kind of evil.
Hitsuhina fan4ever – Thank you for the review. Sorry, the pairings were a bit messed up, but that is now hopefully fixed. And thanks for the song suggestion! I'll keep it in mind.
The tomatoes of All That Is Evil
BANGBANGBANG.
Hinamori looked up from her work at the unexpected visitor. Doesn't he have his own work to do? Like plotting a crush's downfall?
For crying out loud, it was eleven at night!
BANGITYBANGBANG.
They obviously weren't going anywhere either. Defeated, she opened the door to confront an old friend she thought had shame. How wrong she was.
Renji whizzed past her and threw the door shut. He looked around quickly and sighed in relief.
"You know, by acting suspicious like that you're putting a lot of pressure on Shuuhei to make an annoying ad in the magazine about us having an affair." Momo managed to somehow speak calmly all the while, but she was losing valuable plotting time.
"I need…your help." He panted heavily.
"What for?"
"Do you know any spells…that uh…" he seemed flustered. "spells….kidou…use kidou to…make someone love you?"
"EH?" now of course, she knows no such spell exists. But for some humour… "Oh yeah, sure! There's a spell for that." She smiled. "But you'll need to fulfill a few tasks first…"
Renji gulped. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.
"Now, for this to work though, you'll need to stay in my division. Here, I'll call Captain Kuchiki…" Dialling at neck break speed, she called the sixth's captain. "Hello, Captain Kuchiki? This is Lieutenant Hinamori, I was wondering of it was ok for Renji to spend his nights of the competi--, yes? You'll send his possessions over? Well, no, he cant stay here forever….ok, thanks!" putting the phone down, she faced Renji, who was hunched in a dark corner.
"Captain is trying to kick me out…" He sniffed. A moment later, his possessions were delivered and the poor fourth squad members that had to carry them there left. Momo set his things up in a closet.
"Don't tell me I'm staying in a closet…"
"I don't need to, since you seemed to have figured that out. Now go to sleep." She tossed him in there and went to her room, promising to wake up early the next day to finish the paperwork. She didn't.
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"Hey, Inoue!" Ichigo ran to catch up with his classmate and, admittingly, crush.
"Kurosaki-kun?" Orihime turned suddenly, caught off guard by Ichigo's appearance.
"Of course it's me. Where've you been? The show's starting in half an hour." And weirdly enough, I missed you. That is what he failed at saying, though he really did try.
"Tee-hee! Kurosaki-kun looks like a fish!" She giggled uncontrollably, and while Ichigo glared at first, his expression softened as her face broke into a wide grin and she gave into full blown laughter.
"Heh…duck..." Ichigo now gave Orihime a concerned look. Why and how did he look like a fish? And WHAT about a duck?!
She eventually quieted down, and they stood there for a good five minutes just making googly eyes at each other. Which kind of pissed Kon off.
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"OI! IN CASE YOU HAVENT NOTICED, WE'RE LATE! UNLESS THE FOURTH IS YOUR NEW HANGOUT, LET'S GO~!" Kon bounced on Ichigo's head for every syllable he said, the last word being emphasized after being thrown to the stadium. Eventually the two heard "Oof! I'm okay!" and continued walking…
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Inside the girl's change room, Yumichika gasped.
"We're out of shampoo."
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As everyone settled into their seats, the judges somehow managed to remove the microphone from Yachiru and gave it to Byakuya. They agreed it would be safest with him.
After the usual introductions, Yumichika came up on stage.
"I'll be singing first, if you don't mind." The four glanced at each other, a little unsure, but in the end, agreed.
Sparkles consumed Yumichika as he proudly announced, "I will be singing my all time favourite song, Lucky by Britney Spears. Leave her alone, fools!"
The crowd gasped in horror.
"This is the story about a girl named Lucky." He told them all.
"Early
morning
She wakes up
Knock, knock, knock on the door
It's
time for makeup
Perfect smile
It's you they're all waiting
for
They go...
Isn't she lovely
This Hollywood
girl
And they say... "
Lights flooded the stage as Yumichika struck a pose, before continuing.
"She's
so Lucky
She's a star
But she cry cry cries in her lonely
heart
Thinking, if there's nothing missing in my life
Then why
do these tears come at night? "
The stage went back to normal after, and he sang normally. The girls, loving his performance, squealed in delight.
"Lost in an
image, in a dream
But there's no one there to wake her up
And
the world is spinning and she keeps on winning
But tell me, what
happens when it stops
They go...
Isn't she lovely?
This Hollywood girl
And they say... "
'Here it goes again', all four judges thought. Lights flooded the stage, and the girls lost control as he struck a pose.
"She's so
lucky
She's a star
But she cry cry cries in her lonely heart
Thinking, if there's nothing missing in my life
Then why do
these tears come at night?
(Best actress, and the winner is,
Lucky!)
Oooh I, I Uh-Uh Ay
(I'm Rodger Johnson from Brock News
and I'm standing outside the arena waiting for Lucky!!;
Ohmygod
there she comes!)
Isn't she lovely?
This Hollywood
girl
She is soo lucky
But why does she cry?
If there is
nothing missing in her life
Why do tears come at night?
And they say
She's so lucky,
She's a star
But she cry cry
cries in her lonely heart
Thinking, if there's nothing missing in
my life
Then why do these tears come at night?
She's so
lucky. (she is so lucky)
But she cry cry cries in her lonely
heart
Thinking, if there's nothing missing in my life
Then why
do these tears come at night?"
As the song ended, the girls went insane. Roses were sold from a vending machine and tossed onto the stage. Taking an elegant bow, he sashayed off the stage.
It wasn't that the singing was bad. It was rather good, actually. That's the scary part.
The four critics looked at each other, none wanting to carry on. But Yachiru quickly recognized the moment, and grabbed it.
"Yay! Yay! Pretty Boy can sing a pretty song! Yay! Ok! Lion Face can sing next! I wonder what he's singing….oh well! Ja ne!" She hopped off the stage and it went dark. A few low guitar notes were played, the lights flashing in rhythm. Everybody in the stadium knew the song.
The guitar notes went higher until the drums joined in. Fog filtered onto the stage and the small plushy could be seen wearing a Dracula cape. His back was to the audience. The song he was going to do need no introduction. "Animal I have become" by Three Days Grace.
He jumped to face the audience, and so it began.
I
can't escape this hell
So many times I've tried
But I'm
still caged inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I
can't control myself
So what if you can see the darkest side
of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help
me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal, this animal)
I can't escape myself
(I
can't escape myself)
So many times I've lied
(So many times
I've lied)
But there's still rage inside
Somebody get me
through this nightmare
I can't control myself
So what if
you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this
animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody
help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not
the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
Somebody help
me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
Somebody wake
me from this nightmare
I can't escape this hell
(This animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal)
So what if you can see the darkest side
of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help
me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody
help me tame this animal
(This animal I have become)
The four judges relaxed and decided to enjoy the show. The songs were somewhat decent now. And quite frankly, the idea of Kon singing "Animal I have become" was amusing.
Far off in the distance, someone pounded on the door of a closet. "Someone let me out please! I can't open it from the inside!"
Returning the readers' attention back to the stadium subtly, Momo clutched her head painfully. If she didn't stop gawking at Hitsugaya out of the corner of her eye and get someone on that stage, fast, someone was going to die…
"Do you hear it too?" Yachiru whispered. "That voice, the sound of impatient keyboard typing…it's scary…" Momo nodded.
"I-it's Ichigo's turn now…" She decided. The strawberry shortcake emerged from backstage, his wounds all but healed now. Glancing out Byakuya heatedly anyways, he announced that the song he would be singing was Phenomenon by Thousand Foot Krutch. He had discovered what a hit the band was, and decided to follow Ishida's example.
"If you
like us,
Calling all riders,
Roll up beside us,
No place
to hide us,
All freedom fighters,
Let's unite us,
Switch
on your nitrous
And let's go
Destination for navigation,
Man up ya stations,
Feel the sensation
Surround invasion
with communication,
Move quick, we might avoid contamination
Down,
Here comes the sound,
Everyone pound your feet
to this Phenomenon,
Now let's make it loud,
Let me show 'em
all how
You move to this phenomenon,
Roll! Open your soul,
Maybe lose control inside of this phenomenon,
Just let
yourself go,
And let everyone know
You move to this
phenomenon.
Don't let these spiders
Crawl up beside us,
They want to bite us,
Inject the virus.
Raise up ya
lighters,
Praise to the righteous,
Need you to guide us,
GET
PREPARED TO GO
If you like us,
Calling all riders,
Roll
up beside is,
No place to hide us,
All freedom fighters,
Let's
unite us,
Switch on your nitrous
AND LET'S GO
Down,
Here comes the sound,
Everyone pound your feet to this
Phenomenon,
Now let's make it loud,
Let me show 'em all how
You move to this phenomenon,
Roll! Open your soul,
Maybe
lose control
Inside of this phenomenon,
Just let yourself go,
And let everyone know
You move to this phenomenon.
Can't
take it anymore,
Shake until we move the floor,
What are we
waiting for?
LET'S GO
Tired of being ordinary,
Don't
care if there's people staring,
I'll rely on your strength to
carry me on.
I'm not invisible like you,
Next time things get
a little messed up,
I'll shine but I'll never be see-through.
I'm
fine just tryin to wake the rest up.
Down,
Here comes the
sound,
Everyone pound your feet to this Phenomenon,
Now let's
make it loud,
And let's show 'em all how
You move to this
phenomenon,
Roll! Open your soul,
Maybe lose control inside of
this phenomenon,
Just let yourself go,
And let everyone know
You move to this phenomenon.
You move to this
phenomenon
You move to this phenomenon."
At some point during the song, Momo remembered about Renji, and quickly sent a subordinate to fetch him, along with the key to the closet.
Unfortunately, Byakuya had wanted to have Renji up next, and she refused. When questioned, she admitted that she had locked him in a closet. This resulted in a sarcastic remark from Hitsugaya, and a tomato being smushed in his hair so it was the same shade as Renji's hair. He then left to take a shower.
As that was the case, Orihime got to go next. The jolted in her seat backstage when her name was called.
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Passing Ichigo in the hallway, he patted her hair and wished her luck. She entered the stage flushed like a cherry.
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Stuttering a little while talking, she said that she would sing "Butterfly" by t.A.T.u.
It started with Asian music, which was a relief to some audience members (coughByakuyacough), who had grown tired of all the western music. It was quickly decided to be a sort of "Asian dance" to his annoyance though.
"Lai
ee ay ay
Lai ee ay ay
Lai ee ay ay
Where's my samurai?
I've been searcing for a man
All across Japan
Just to
find
To find my samurai
Someone who is strong
But
still a little shy
Yes I need
I need my samurai
Ai ee
ay ee ay
I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue
Make the colors in the sky
ai ee ay ee ay
I'm your
little butterfly
Green, black and blue
Make the colors in the
sky
I've been searching in the woods
And high upon the
hills
Just to find
To find my samurai
Someone who
won't regret
To keep me in his net
Yes I need
I need my
samurai
Ai ee ay ee ay
I'm your little butterfly
Green,
black and blue
Make the colors in the sky
Ai ee ay ee ay
I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue
Make the
colors in the sky
Lai ee ay ay
Lai ee ay ay
Lai ee ay
ay
Where's my samurai?
( Oh, oh, oh)
Lai ee ay ay
Lai ee ay ay
Lai ee ay ay
Where's my samurai?
Ai
ee ay ee ay
I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue
Make the colors in the sky
Ai ee ay ee ay
I'm your
little butterfly
Green, black and blue
Make the colors in the
sky
Ai ee ay ee ay
I'm your little butterfly
Green,
black and blue
Make the colors in the sky
Ai ee ay ee ay
I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue
Make the
colors in the sky
Lai ee ay ay
Lai ee ay ay
Lai ee ay
ay
Where's my samurai?
Lai ee ay ay
Lai ee ay ay
Lai
ee ay ay
Where's my samurai?
Ay ee ay ee ay
I'm your
little butterfly
Green, black and blue
Make the colors in the
sky"
Momo mentally patted herself on the back. A few days ago, she gave the girl the song idea, and she went for it! She knew it would be a hit! If only Hitsugaya was here to see it…
This round was done and done.
Hitsugaya was back in time for Rukia's performance. She stuck her tongue out at him, and he simply rolled his eyes.
When Rukia explained the song she was going to sing was "I must be dreaming" by Frou Frou, she glared at Hitsugaya, where he smirked back.
"Pay
close attention
don't listen to me from now
George'll be
flying this one
nd it's anyone¹s guess how he does
this is
the right turn wrong universe
taking me in full bloom
fireball
careful with that
there see what you made me do
I must be
dreaming or
we're onto something
I must be dreaming for
I
don't fall in love lawlessly
I must be dreaming or
pinch me
to waking
so undeniably yours
as long as I'm losing it so
completely
Incendiary glance
be come and collide in me
Soon and in hearts oh
while I go helplessly sky high magic eye
sugar rushing don't
I must be dreaming or we're onto
something
hey just watcha make me for
I don't fall in love
lawlessly
I must be dreaming or
pinch me to waking so
undeniably yours
as long as I'm loosing it so completely
euphoria
I can't take any more of yah I'm losing it
I
must be dreaming or we're onto something
hey just watcha make me
for
I don't fall in love lawlessly
I must be dreaming or
pinch me to waking so undeniably yours
as long as I'm
loosing it so completely."
The dreamlike quality she had sung it was breath taking. It matched the song so perfectly even the male audience members nodded in approval.
Hitsugaya smirked at Momo, who was silently fuming, not that she thought Rukia's performance was bad. Just that she was losing. She continued to glare daggers at Hitsugaya until the next performance.
Since it was Ishida's turn, there had to be a speech. "I took much time deliberating which musical harmony would be most appropriate to secure a continuation in my success as a singer, and have decided upon "Never too late" by Three Days Grace. Please enjoy."
Most of the audience was kneeling over, clutching their heads in pain because of all the long, complicated words he used. Kind of sad, really. You'd think being educated would help them, but obviously not.
Never taking not of their distress, he mercifully started the music.
"This
world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong
Who
would've guessed it
I will not leave alone
Everything that I
own
To make you feel like
It's not too late
It's never too
late
Even if I say
"It'll be alright"
Still I
hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
to
Just stay alive
Baby we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's
not too late
It's never too late
No one will ever see
This
side reflected
And if there's something wrong
Who would've
guessed it?
And I have left alone
Everything that I own
To
make you feel like
It's not too late
It's never too late
Even
if I say
"It'll be alright"
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try to
Just stay
Alive
Baby we'll turn it all around
'Cause it's not too late
It
is never too late
The world we knew
Won't come back
The
time we've lost
Can't get back
The life we had
Won't be us
again
This world will never be
What I expected
And if I
don't belong
Even if I say
"It'll be alright"
Still
I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we
try
To just stay alive
Baby we'll turn it all around
'Cause
it's not too late
It's never too late
Maybe we'll turn it all
around
'Cause it's not too late
It's never too late (It's never
too late)
It's not too late
It's never too late."
Let's just say, the song was a crowd pleaser. Those blocker glasses of his hide his eyes as he left the stage, a proud smirk controlling his mouth. A flutter of movement at the corner of his eyes, and he turned to confront the intruder.
***I**S**H**I**D**A**/**N**E**M**U***
"Congratulations, you sang rather well." The lieutenant of squad twelve stepped out from the shadows, and Ishida's eyes widened. He could never forget her face, but somehow managed to forget the name each and every time he heard it. Damn it all.
Quickly covering it up, he pushed up the glasses and modestly thanked her. She bowed her head slightly and then looked him in the eye.
"It was a very nice song. One of my favourites, actually." She smiled at him slightly before letting it fade.
"Is that so? Then it appears that I had chosen wisely, then." He smiled for her, and she matched and held it with one of her own.
"It seems, that by the way you were singing, that you had someone in mind while doing so." She managed two steps forward.
"And you would be right in thinking so." He followed suit, and took two steps towards her.
"Might I ask who it was you had in mind?" She took two more steps, so they were now directly in front of each other.
"You may." Placing a hand upon her shoulder blade and another on her lower back, he allowed her to step into the embrace.
"Who did you have in mind when you sang?" She leaned her head on his chest, and he rested his head on hers.
"It was…"
***I**S**H**I**D**A**/**N**E**M**U***
"…Abarai-kun?" Renji was staring at the two on his way to the stage, a look of total stupor crossing his features. She glanced at the other lieutenant without blinking, and shamelessly stepped away from Ishida.
"Until the next time." And she vanished.
"That was…interesting." Renji finally admitted. Ishida merely sighed.
"Just go to your performance." Robotically, the red head complied. He somehow managed to come alive once going on stage, however.
The song was "Numb" by LinkinPark though, funnily enough.
"I'm
tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless lost
under the surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put
under the pressure of walking in your shoes
(Caught in the
undertow just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is
another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the
undertow)
I've
become so numb I can't feel you there
Become so tired so much more
aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and
be less like you
Can't you see that you're smothering
me
Holding too tightly afraid to lose control
Cause everything
that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of
you
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)
Every
step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow
just caught in the undertow)
And every second I waste is more than
I can take
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
Become
so tired so much more aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is
be more like me and be less like you
And I know
I may end
up failing too
But I know
You were just like me with someone
disappointed in you
I've become so numb I can't feel you
there
Become so tired so much more aware
I'm becoming this all
I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
I've
become so numb I can't feel you there
I'm tired of being what you
want me to be
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I'm
tired of being what you want me to be."
The song suited Renji perfectly, it was decided.
The last contestant was Yoruichi. Urahara had sat himself right in the front row with a sign that read "Yoruichi Sihoin is my IDOL!!!!" He was then knocked out by a flying tomato Momo gave her.
The song was, unsurprisingly, another of the dance genre. "Bust a Groove" by Kitty N-Theme.
(Turn
and face the music.
Turn and face the music now.
Turn and face
the music.)
(Bust a..Bust a..Bust a Groove!)
"I will
never, ever run away,
I'll be here to fight another day.
I will
make you realize,
I'll always be right by your side.
Now our
love is sanctified,
I'm here to Bust A Groove"
(Bust a Groove! Bust a Groove.. Bust a Groove!)
"Boy, you're
everything I'll ever need.
Oh Boy, you know you mean the world to
me.
Oh I could never see you,
Blinded by the blue.
I
will never, ever run away,
I'll be here to fight another day.
I
will make you realize,
I'll always be right by your side.
Now
our love is sanctified,
I'm here to Bust A Groove."
(Bust a Groove! Bust a Groove! Bust a Groove!)
"I will never, ever
run away.
I just can't live without you now,
I'll be here to
fight another day,
Gonna see you blink no matter how.
I will
never, ever run away,
I'll be here to fight another day.
I will
make you realize,
I'll always be right by your side.
Now our
love is sanctified,
I'm here to Bust A Groove."
(Bust a Groove! Bust a Groove! Bust a Groove!)
As the music finally faded into the background, cheers enveloped the stage as coins were flung onto the stage. Yoruichi's pet monkey collected them in a hat before returning to his master's shoulder and forever vanished in a flash of light.
Hitsugaya and Hinamori were having a staring contest. Tears streamed down her face because of how long she has been keeping her eyes open. Determined not to lose, though, she smashed a tomato into his face.
The other contestants filtered onto the stage, and placed paper bags over their heads. It was show time.
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A/N: Ok, rules changed slightly. You may now vote for the two people you would like to see stay the most. That's all. Oh, and no more numbers.
This story will stay on hiatus from now until my HitsuHina fanfic is done. But hey, more time for voting to come in then.
Happy Holidays everybody!
