Chapter 7: Soul Man

"Kagome we've been waiting for almost two hours now," Sango said she had just entered the room her arms crossed.

"Oh right let's go," Kagome said. The two ran up to Kagome's room.

"Of course we had to go get something's," Rin said gesturing to the bags on Kagome's bed.

"We got chips, soda, and Ice cream," Kikyo said.

"You guys are the best," Kagome said giving each friend a hug.

"The Ice cream's goanna melt if we don't eat it soon," Sango said.

"Then I guess we should get started," Kagome said smiling and the three girls began eating and laughing.


Miroku packed something's into his backpack and swung it over his shoulder and went down stairs.

"Mom I'm going to Inuyasha's," He called over his shoulder as he walked out the door.

"Miroku wait," Akane called following her son.

"What I'm going over for practice and I'm stay the night," Miroku said.

"Have fun then," Akane said.

"Will do," Miroku said and he ran to his car and left. Daiki joined Akane outside

"So did you tell him yet?" Daiki asked.

"No not yet," Akane said.

"We're going to have to tell him soon," Daiki said "He'll find out sooner or later."

"I know," Akane said she seemed nervous.

"ok so tell me why did you tie Inuyasha up?" Onigumo asked.

"oh you know he was being the usual pest," Sesshomaru said.

"He called you fluffy again didn't he?"

"You can join him,"

"I was just asking,"

"And I'm just saying you can join him," Sesshomaru said calmly.

"No I'm ok," Onigumo said backing away his hands up in defeat

"Hey guys," Miroku said entering the room he crashed on the couch. "So where is Yash? I heard him yelling on my way in," he said.

"How?" Onigumo asked.

"Yeah the attic is sound proof," Sesshomaru said.

"Well I heard him yelling," Miroku said. Sesshomaru and Onigumo went out side they heard Inuyasha yelling.

"Told you,"

"Ah as long as my parents never find out," Sesshomaru said going inside.

"Do you know where Inuyasha's lyric book is?" Miroku asked.

"Probably in his room," Sesshomaru said.

"He's been working on a new song," Miroku said.

"Let's go," Onigumo said. The three headed to Inuyasha's room. Which they saw was a lot messier than it was earlier that day.

"Who feels like cleaning?" Miroku asked.

"My mom's cleaning stuff is in the closet," Sesshomaru said. The three boys went to the hall closet.


The Four girls all sat up in Kagome's room.

"So did we make it Miroku didn't tell me," Kagome said.

"We did," The other three said at once.

"Awesome how about the guys?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah and I think Rin here has a crush on Sesshomaru," Sango said. Rin blushed and threw a pillow at Sango.

"So do you?" Kikyo asked.

"Leave her be," Kagome said "Last I checked you two were crushin' on someone too."

"Oh yeah who?" Kikyo asked.

"Kikyo you have a crush on Onigumo, and San Miroku," Kagome said causing both to blush and hit Kagome with a pillow as Rin laughed. "Well it's true and you know it," She said grabbing a pillow and hitting her friends back.

Miroku, Sesshomaru, and Onigumo entered Inuyasha's room, with yellow cleaning gloves, surgical masks, aprons, each wore a bandana on their heads, many garbage bags, holy cow, cleaning wipes, bleach, and tongs.

"You ready?" Miroku asked.

"No," Sesshomaru said, his nose was wrinkled. "The stench is horrible," he said.

"That's just your Demon nose," Onigumo pointed out.

"Let's go," Miroku said. The three boys entered Inuyasha's room and started to clean. "OK Onigumo you take the closet, Sesshomaru you take the area around the bed and I'll take the rest of the room," Miroku ordered. The two nodded. Miroku used his tongs and began to make a pile of Inuyasha's clothes outside his door. He soon came across a sandwich.

"What is that?" he asked disgusted.

"I think it was a bologna sandwich at one time," Sesshomaru said looking the sandwich. He Returned to his job. Miroku opened a garbage bag and used his tongs to try and grab the sandwich. It moved.

"Oh my god it moved!" he yelled jumping backwards.

"What do you mean it moved?" Onigumo asked moving over to Miroku.

"What do you mean what do I mean?" Miroku yelled as, Onigumo went to pick it up. It moved and both boys jumped backwards.

"What are you two scared about?" Sesshomaru asked. The sandwich scuttled across the floor.

"Get it," Onigumo said.

"No you," Miroku said pushing Onigumo in the direction the sandwich crawled.

"Just throw the thing away," Sesshomaru said annoyed with his friends. He looked over to the sandwich he saw it sitting in the corner. Miroku cautiously walked over to it and reached out with the tongs, and grabbed it. It began to struggle.

"Told you it was alive," he said holding the wiggling sandwich at arms length. The sandwich wiggled free and bit Miroku's arm. "Get it off," he yelled. Onigumo and Sesshomaru began to wrestle the sandwich to the ground.


"So now what?" Kagome asked the four girls were bored. Kagome was laying on her bed along with Sango. Kikyo was sitting on the floor and Rin was sitting in Kagome's desk chair.

"I don't know," Sango said.

"What song are we gonna do for our first performance for Battle of the Bands?" Kikyo asked from her spot on the floor.

"I don't Know what do you guys think we should do?" Kagome asked.

"I say G.N.O." Sango said sitting up. "it's a great song and we're awesome at it," she said.

"Yeah," Kikyo said. "Wait what about My Last Breath that's a great one too," she said.

"This is gonna be hard," Rin said. "I want to do Power Of Love," she said.

"Ok we'll draw from a hat,' Kagome said. The other three nodded in agreement.


Inuyasha managed to get free somehow he made his way down stairs. He made his way to his room. He stopped in the door and saw it was clean.

"What the hell happened to my room?" he yelled. Miroku, Onigumo and Sesshomaru came out of Sesshomaru's room.

"This what rooms are supposed to look like," Sesshomaru said his arms crossed. Inuyasha noticed the bandaid on Miroku's arm.

"What happened to you?" he asked.

"I got bit by a sandwich," Miroku said. Inuyasha opened his mouth but closed it.

"Where is you lyric notebook we didn't find it," Onigumo said.

"Of course you didn't I have that hidden and when I feel like giving you the songs you'll see," Inuyasha said.

"You lose your guitar pick all the time and we didn't find one how many did you have?" Miroku asked.

"I only ever had one," Inuyasha said truthfully. "And it's right here," he said pulling it out of his pocket. "I think we should decide on a song for The first battle, and work and perfect it," He said.

"So you're not telling dad and Izaiyoi?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Nope," Inuyasha said. "Now what song should we do?" he asked looking at the three confused boys.

"I say Soul man," Sesshomaru joked.

"No way," Inuyasha said.

"OH yeah I forgot about Soul Man," Miroku said remembering the two brothers did a version of Soul Man.

"Soul Man?" Onigumo said.

"Yes when we were younger these two did the Blues Brothers song Soul Man," Miroku explained. "They weren't half bad," he added.

"I don't sing," Inuyasha said his arms crossed. "Now let's be serious," he said.

"I wanna hear you two do Soul Man," Onigumo said.

"Izaiyoi made a video," Sesshomaru said.

"What are we still doing here?" Onigumo asked as the three boy ran out of the room.

"Am I the only one taking Battle of the Bands seriously?" Inuyasha asked himself. He grabbed his notebook and began looking through it trying to pick a song.


The four girls had 10 of their songs in a hat and were getting ready to draw one.

"OK so we'll draw four and then we'll decide an order," Kagome said holding the hat above her head. The other three nodded and grabbed a song. Kagome grabbed one too.

"I got My Last Breath," Kikyo said reading her piece of paper.

"True Friend," Sango said.

"Piece of Heaven," Rin said.

"G.N.O.," Kagome said, putting the hat down.

"Why not just go in that order?" Sota asked from the doorway.

"Yeah," Kagome said, the others nodded agreement.


Sesshomaru, Onigumo, and Miroku steeled on the couch after Sesshomaru found the video and put it in. he grabbed the remote and hit play. It was at the beginning so he didn't need the rewind.

A ten year Sesshomaru, and a nine year old Inuyasha were both wearing tux's and black hats.

"Mom do we have to wear these?" Inuyasha asked messing with his necktie.

"Yes we're going to your, aunt's wedding," Izaiyoi said from off Camera.

"Hey Yash let's do Soul Man," Sesshomaru said putting a CD in.

"Ok, let's do it," Inuyasha said as the music started.

"1,2,3,4..." Sesshomaru counted off. (BOLD-SESSHY, ITALICS-INU)

Comin' to ya
On a dusty road
Good lovin'
I've got a truck load
And when you get it
You got somethin'
So don't worry
'Cause I'm comin'

I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man

Got what I got
The hard way
And I'll make better
Each and every day
So honey
Now don't you fret
'Cause you ain't seen
Nothin' yet

I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man

Now grab the rope
And I'll pull you in

Give you hope
And be your only boyfriend
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
You're a soul man
I'm a soul man

Sesshomaru paused the tape.

"That was funny," Onigumo said.

"Yeah, it was funnier at the wedding," Miroku said. "I was there, my mom was invited," he said.

"You don't have the wedding?" Onigumo said.

"That's how it's supposed to be," Sesshomaru said fast forwarding. He stopped the tape at the after party.

"Izzy talk the boys into doing their Soul Man bit," Akane said from off Camera. The camera moved and found the boys talking to Miroku.

"Hey boys I got requests for your Soul Man routine." Izaiyoi said.

"But mom we already did it," Inuyasha said.

"Ok do you have the CD?" Sesshomaru asked. The camera moved up and down.

Sesshomaru fast forwarded it to when he saw himself and Inuyasha take the mini stage. He hit play.

"Sesshomaru do we have to do this?" Inuyasha asked. "I don't feel to good,"

"You'll get over it," Sesshomaru said.

The movie stopped.

"You're not watching the rest," Inuyasha said from the door way. He had somehow gotten the remote

"Come on I want to see the end," Onigumo said.

"No you don't," Inuyasha asked.

"Yes I do,"

"Let him watch," Miroku said, as he stood up. "I'll tell him about…"

"Fine," Inuyasha said before Miroku could finish talking he gave the remote to him. Miroku hit play.

"1,2,3,4..." Sesshomaru counted off. (BOLD-SESSHY, ITALICS-INU)

Comin' to ya
On a dusty road
Good lovin'
I've got a truck load
And when you get it
You got somethin'
So don't worry
'Cause I'm comin'

I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man
I'm a soul man

Inuyasha stopped singing. He turned to Sesshomaru, and threw up on him. The music stopped and the tape cut off.

"What happened?" Onigumo asked curiously.

"I ate too much cake," Inuyasha explained.