Nature_Lover101: Thanks for the reviews everyone! The songs will be put into the story.
Chapter 11: Muscial Morning, Eventful Evening
The week past very quickly and we were all sitting in the wagon as Kaede and Makoto drove us to the town. Hojo and Kikyo are apparently getting paid each hour they come in to help heal people in a doctor's office. Hojo will be working out front checking in the patients while Kikyo help the doctors as a nurse in training.
We decided to put up flyers for our open dojo and perform around the town. For a couple of hours, we'd play our music before we move to a new place to advertise the dojo. And vice-a-versa.
Finally getting there, we split up the flyers and went in pairs to put them up. We're going to meet by the wagon so we're all together before performing.
We open up with "Without You" and people started to gather around. I say in English, "Hello, we're a new band from Japan. Feudal Era would like your support to make us bigger and better." I open my guitar case for money to be dropped in and we start a new song.
(Lucky by Jason Mraz)
"Do you hear me? I'm talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue oceanUnde
r the open sky, oh my, baby I'm trying."
The crowd grows larger and larger as the song goes on. The money was a small pile already. We continue singing as the crowd listens happily.
"I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again"
It was difficult to listen to what notes I had to play so I can make sure they're right. On top of singing in English for the people to understand.
"And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
Youll hear the musi fill the air
I'll put a flower in your hair
"Through the breezes through trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning 'round
You hold me right here, right now
"I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday.
"Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh"
Inuyasha steps forward and says in english, "Thank you for listening and for helping us financially. We'll be playing around town when ever we can!" We all glance down to see a near full guitar case. We start the next song, 'The Good Life.' Inuyasha has a big range in his singing and we didn't want to seem too boring, so we learned two slower songs that has meaning to the lyrics and one that we could challenge ourselves and have fun with.
"The good life is what I need "All I want "I don't really know who I am "All I want "Hold on, hold on "(The good life)
Too many people stepping over me
The only thing that's been on my mind
The one thing I need before I die
Is a little of the good life
All I need
Is to have a good time
The good life
All I want
Is a little of the good life
All I need
Is to have a good time
The good life
(The good life)
It's time for me to take a stand
I need a change and I need it fast
I know that any day could be the last
Is a little of the good life
All I need
Is to have a good time
The good life
All I want
Is a little of the good life
All I need
Is to have a good time
The good life
I always wanted it this way
(You never wanted it this way)
Hold on, hold on
I always wanted this way
(You didn't ask for it this way)
I always wanted it this way
All I want
Is a little of the good life
All I need
Is to have a good time
The good life
All I want
Is a little of the good life
All I need
Is to have a good time
The good life
(The good life)"
These were the only songs we learned so far. So afterwards, we started to walk to a secluded place to count what we have so far and bundle it together so we can have an empty case again.
"Oh my god! We've earned $236.28! In just four hours that's great! We have another four hours. What do you say we practice the song I wrote? See if anyone likes it. Get two things done at the same time."
Sango agrees and then so does everyone else. I start to play my song called 'Change the World.'
"I want to change the world
kaze wo kakenukete
nanimo osorezu ni ima yuuki to
egao no KAKERA daite Change my mind jounetsu tayasazu ni
takanaru mirai e te wo nobaseba
kagayakeru hazu sa It's wonderland
"hai-iro no sora no kanata
nanika oite kita kimi wa
mayoi nagara sagashi-tsudzukeru kimi no kokoro furuete'ta
asu no mienai yo nanimo shinjirarezu mimi wo fusagu kimi ni deaeta toki
hontou no ibasho mitsuketa nanigenai yasashisa ga
koko ni atte bokura mezameru
"I want to change the world nido to mayowanai
kimi to iru mirai katachi doreba
doko made mo toberu sa Change my mind jounetsu tayasazu ni
shiranai ashita e tsubasa hiroge
hanabatakeru hazu sa It's wonderland
"bokura wa onaji sekai wo
oyogi-tsudzukete'ru tagai no negai e
todoku hi made minna onaji fuan kakaete
sasaeaeru yo tachidomaru shunkan ni
mitsumete'ru kono basho ni iru
"I want to change the world kono te hanasazu ni
mimamoru hitomi wo uketometara
nandatte dekiru hazu Change my mind hitori ni sasenai
minna koko ni iru donna koto mo
tsukinukete ikou It's wonderland
"I want to change the world kaze wo kakenukete
nanimo osorezu ni ima yuuki to
egao no KAKERA daite Change my mind jounetsu tayasazu ni
takanaru mirai e te wo nobaseba
kagayakeru hazu sa It's wonderland"
"Time to go everyone!" I look p to see the sun was going down. We gathered the money into stacks like the last time. We actually had quite a few people listening to us even though we were singing in japanese; that's actually very comforting. We put the money in my purse since we were instructed not to count till we got home.
I put my guitar away after we fix all the money together. "Excuse me, ma'am?" I look over to see a man in a suit holding a brief case.
"Yes? May I help you with something?"
"Yes...yes you can. My name is Mr. Bonnincontri. Would you be interested in a record deal?"
I look at our new band to see everyone nod. "Yeah, what do we have to do?"
"Oh...well..." He starts to look uncomfortable as he speaks, "I'm only interested in you as a soloist."
I say agitated, "Well then, I'm not interested' we don't have a deal. Feudal Era is a group; we stick together, no matter what." I turn around and get into the wagon. The man walks away sulking.
"Kags, you could have taken that."
I look at Sango to see that she felt bad, but I also saw pride in her eyes from my loyalty. "We're all in this together, no matter what." Sango and Ayame hug me. "We'll make it some day all together."
Makoto looks through the tiny window. He was up front with Kaede and the horses. "So how'd you guys do?"
"Great! It was so much-"
I get cut off by Kikyo's complaining, "Ugh, it was so boring! I did nothing but cure kids' scraped knees all day! And for what? Eighty bucks?!"
"Well, you can always find something else to do. Work it out with Hojo."
"Hmph!"
I continue what I was saying, "We had so much fun! We have a band and we got so much from just having fun. Next time we're going to open an outdoors dojo."
We hear Kaede chuckle, "Glad you're enjoying yourselves."
The next thing we know, the wagon's tipping over. Screams are let out almost like an indian cry.
"Is everyone alright?" Makoto helps Sango out through the window.
Kaede says, "I put up a barrier, but it won't last too long. What ever attacked us was strong. Get everyoe out of the wagon and ready for battle!" He pu;;s Miroku out next.
"Ha ha ha! You think this petty barrier as Makoto pulled out Ayame and then Koga. He pulls out Hojo and then Kikyo right as the barrier falls. "Weak pathetic humans. That wasn't even enough to get me to break a sweat."
Inuyasha goes to help me up to see my leg was crushed under the wagon through the window. "Mr. Makoto, Kagome's stuck!" He looks over to see what Inuyasha was talking about.
"Just get out of here for now and make sure this demon doesn't get near her. Kagome, just in case. Put up a small barrier around yourself and the wagon." Inuyasha jumps thrugh the window and I close my eyes to concentrate. I feel energy in the back of my mind and focus on it to put up the barrier. I think of the good memories that I have to feul it.
"Your attempts are feutile! You have what I want!"
(Inuyasha POV)
He looks around and frowns. "Where is she?"
"Who?"
"The priestess with the jewel! Where are you hiding-" He glances over at the wagon. "She must be in there...that's why I can't sense her...she's a strong one."
"Stay away from Kagome..." I growled. 'There's no way he's touching my Kagome...I won't let him...wait...did I say my Kagome?'
He looks at me for a split second before sending a huge black and purple cloud towards the wagon.
Nature_lover101: Woo hoo cliff hanger!
Kagome: Ugh...I hate these...
Sango: But they make people interested and waiting for more.
Miroku: So...it's good yet evil
Inuyasha: Yeah, yeah. Review already! I want to save Kagome!
Kagome: *blushes*