Not as many reviews as last time, darlings. Not good ( Anywho, on with chapter seven!
Koga, Hojo, and Sango came over the next Saturday to discuss adding Inuyasha to the band. Sango (being on babysitter duty) brought Kohaku along to play video games with Souta in his room.
Kagome was more on the side of not allowing Inuyasha into the band and Sango was her opposite. Koga and Hojo listened to them argue without adding any input to the entire thing. After both Kagome and Sango posed their arguments, it was time for both boys to pick their side.
"I agree with Sango," Hojo said. "Sorry Kagome."
"Same here," Koga said. "We need a new bass and bad, even if I hate dog shit, which I do. It sucks without bass."
'Any other time, these boys are kissing the ground I walk on and NOW they choose to disagree with me.'
Kagome sighed to herself, seeing that she had lost the battle. "Fine, but I'm not asking him. I was against this from the start, remember?"
"Kagome, you're the only one that talks to him! I just stare at him every once and a while like a normal school girl would and Hojo and Koga are too jealous of him to say anything to him!" Sango said.
"Hey! I am not!" both Koga and Hojo said simultaneously.
"I'm sorry, guys, but I'm not doing it. You know me. Something has to go my way in the end. I'm going to go to the backyard to play with Buyo. I don't advise Sango to do it. Hojo, he would look at you and you would run, so I believe Koga would be the best pick," Kagome said as she strode out of the room with everyone watching with their jaws wide open.
"Is she serious?" Hojo asked the rest of the band.
"Kago-chan's weird, Hojo. She just might be serious," Sango said.
"ME?!" Koga asked.
Hojo and Sango looked at each other thinking the exact same thing.
'As long as he does it, I don't have anything to worry about.'
"Someone has to ask," Hojo said.
"Yeah, but why me? It's not fair! I demand a recount!" Koga said.
"Of course it's not fair, sweetheart," Sango said.
"So who's gonna ask him?" Koga asked.
"NOT IT!" Hojo and Sango said together as they ran out to join Kagome.
"Crap! You guys!" Koga called out to them.
Koga wasn't a big fan of Inuyasha's. As children, they used to fight. It would always start out of Koga's jealousy of the way Inuyasha got to live with his best friend, Kagome. Then, he would attempt to tackle Inuyasha to the ground, which would always work, but Inuyasha would eventually roll on top of Koga and beat him up, ending in him sitting on Koga's chest while calling him either 'piss stain' or 'skid mark' (Koga was the type of kid to have "accidents"). Koga would call Inuyasha either a mutt or dog shit (because of his name). On the sidelines, Sango would watch with Kagome, Ayame, and Kikyo (since Kikyo was friends with Ayame), as they would whisper about how stupid boys were.
Since Ayame and Kikyo both moved away, Inuyasha had no ties to their friends, so he grew apart from the group, giving them time to grow up and mature, but Koga still felt the urge to beat Inuyasha any time he was confronted with seeing him.
Koga hid by the kitchen door to see Mrs. Higurashi making cupcakes to take to her children. Inuyasha sat at the table, licking the bowl and spoon.
"Oh, Inu-chan, you're going to get fat," she said to him.
"No worries, Mrs. Higurashi. I have a high metabolism," he replied.
"Inu-chan, how many times do I have to tell you to call me Mama just like Kago-chan and Souta-chan do?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.
"I'm sorry. It's just that when I use that word, I can only picture my actual mom. I hope you will be able to forgive me," Inuyasha said. "I think I'll go up to my room to study for a bit."
Koga took that as his chance to speak to Inuyasha alone. When Inuyasha reached the living room, he stopped and so did Koga.
"I know that you're following me, piss stain, so what do you want?" Inuyasha asked Koga as he turned to face him.
"Look, dog shit, I'm here against my will. I was sent here by the band," Koga said to him with his anger level rising.
"For what?" Inuyasha asked him.
Koga sighed, wishing he'd agreed with Kagome.
"Well? Spit it out, skid mark!" Inuyasha said.
"Stop CALLING me that, mutt! They want you to join the band!" Koga forced out of him.
"I can't play bass," Inuyasha replied.
"Kagome said she'd teach you," Koga said to him, trying to convince him (for the band's sake).
Inuyasha thought about it.
'If Kagome were to teach me, that would mean we'd have a lot of time alone.'
"Okay, skid mark! You've got yourself a deal!" Inuyasha said, sticking out his hand for Koga to shake.
Something inside of Koga snapped and he regressed back to his childhood when Inuyasha would tease him.
Koga leaped as far as he could and Inuyasha stared with wide eyes as he came down, landing on him. Inuyasha took control of the situation by rolling Koga on his back and pinning his arms to the ground.
"SAY 'I USED TO HAVE A PISS STAIN'!" Inuyasha commanded of Koga.
"NO!" Koga shouted back.
Mrs. Higurashi ran into the living room to check on the noise and stopped abruptly. "Oh dear!" she gasped.
Kagome, Sango, and Hojo came running in from the backyard.
"Oh my," Hojo stated
"For God's sake, you two!" Sango exclaimed.
"I told you guys this was a bad idea," Kagome gloated as she smiled.
"SAY IT, SKID MARK!" Inuyasha yelled at him.
"No!"
Inuyasha turned to sit on Koga's chest without letting his arms up. "Last chance to say it or I'm farting on your chest!"
"It's been a while since I've seen him act so childish," Hojo said to the rest of the group.
"I think it's good for him. He always acts so serious when around his peers," Mrs. Higurashi said.
"He finally took that stick from up his ass," Sango said under her breath.
"No, cursing in my house, Sango," Mrs. Higurashi said.
"Sorry, Mama Higurashi," Sango said, making Mrs. Higurashi smile at the fact that all of her children's friends called her 'Mama Higurashi'.
"DON'T!" Koga begged of him as he squirmed, trying to get from under Inuyasha's butt.
"One!" Inuyasha counted.
"PLEASE!" Koga begged.
"Two!" Inuyasha continued.
"OH, GOD NO!" Koga begged.
"THREE!" Inuyasha finished. "You got something to say, skid mark?"
"I…I…" Koga started.
"Nothing to say, then? Okay," Inuyasha said as he shifted to point his butt nearer to Koga's face.
"OKAY! I USED TO HAVE A PISS STAIN!" Koga shouted, making everyone stare even harder.
"Well…I think I should go check on those cupcakes," Mrs. Higurashi said and left, pondering the antics of the boys.
Inuyasha rolled on the floor laughing and Koga yanked his hair, making Inuyasha angry that someone touched it. They turned to face each other and growled.
"Oh, no you don't," Kagome and Sango said simultaneously as Kagome grabbed Koga and Sango grabbed Inuyasha and they pulled them away from each other.
"Gee. I feel as if I don't fit in with them at all," Hojo stated as he walked to the kitchen to get a cupcake.
Inuyasha and Koga stood up and brushed themselves off.
"If Inuyasha's going to join the band, then Koga, you need to stop being childish!" Kagome said to him. "Same goes for Inuyasha!"
"But, Kiggy-chan—," Inuyasha started.
"No buts! I will not be teaching a mean ten year old! That's exactly how you're acting! Koga, you're acting like you're seven, so don't you smirk!" Kagome continued.
Koga's mocking smile faded.
"Now, we're all going to get a cupcake and if you don't live here, you're getting out of my house and coming back tomorrow to hang out in my living room and eat my food like usual. Next weekend, we'll be practicing without bass, but getting Inuyasha used to hearing our songs. Weekend after that, Inuyasha will be practicing with us. By then, he should know the basics," Kagome said in her best motherly voice.
Inuyasha could tell by the sternness in her voice that their practice time would NOT be the fluff he wanted it to be.
'Crap. What did I get myself into?' Inuyasha thought.
From the stairs, Kikyo watched as her boyfriend and the girl that held his heart get closer and closer. She knew she'd lost by then. She learned from her mother that a woman never overstays her welcome and knows when to leave. She'd done that, but she was going to make sure that her vengeance was something that both of them remembered.
Kikyo locked the door to Kagome's room and searched for her contact list and found the one she was looking for. Kikyo dialed the number and they picked up.
"Kagome." he answered.
"No. It's her cousin, Kikyo. From the sound of your voice, I would think you were hoping it was her," she asked him.
"From the sound of your voice, I would think that's what you're hoping. If so, you will be sadly disappointed. I was just thinking that the bitch was calling to hop on again or at least apologize for making me sterile," he said through his teeth.
Kikyo laughed. "How would you like to have lunch? Just me and you?" she asked.
"Hey. You're the model, right?" Naraku asked her.
"That would be me," Kikyo answered.
Naraku chuckled. "I would be delighted to have lunch with you, Ms. Higurashi. The good thing about us sterile men is that it's the best form of birth-control," Naraku said.
"Next Saturday at noon, meet me at Vixens' restaurant on Hachi Street."
"Wait. Isn't that a vegetarian strip joint?" he asked.
"Deal with it," Kikyo said as she hung up the phone. This was going to be fun.
Yeah… Kikyo's up to something involving Naraku. Those two together is NEVER a good thing for the whole InuxKag theme…
