The next day at the recording studio everyone happened to be there. Not just the band and Mr. Yamada but Fukai was forced to go, and the managers were there. They were singing and Fukai was listening to them while trying to keep her father and Coach Ryuzaki from fighting. They would try but shut up when Fukai would yell at them.
Mr. Yamada just ignored them and paid attention to the guys. The song was almost done and Fukai was getting bored or the two 'adults' if you can call them such. Once finished they all walked out of the studio and Coach Ryuzaki and Mr. Toreina immediately left.
"I love their spirit," said Fukai as she watched a dad walked off.
"How did you think we did?" asked Eiji hugging Fukai.
"It was pretty good from what I could hear of their bickering," said Fukai.
"It's a wonder how they can still act like kids," said Inui.
"Who knows," said Ryoma.
"I'm hungry," said Momo. Everyone just looked at him and walked away. "Well I am" he said and he walked to the nearest burger joint.
It had been a whole week and the guys had to deal with all of the squealing fan girls for their band. Fukai got really pissed at the fan girls and started just hanging out inside the classroom with Tezuka. They basically just talked about the concert and other assortment of random crap.
The day of the concert arrived and the band plus Fukai were hanging out in the dressing room. They had somehow convinced the freshman trio to be the stage hand and they were setting up the instruments at that moment. Fukai was going around making the guys hair and outfits perfect saying she doesn't want a bad act to follow her.
When it was time for her performance she walked out and bowed. She then sat down at the piano that was in center stage and began to play. The audience was silent as she played and sung to lyrics. Once she was finished there was a huge uproar and she knew she had done a good job.
"Now it is my honor to announce to you, the Band of Princes!" shouted Fukai into her microphone. The piano was taken off stage and the band came on.
"Thanks Fukai. Wasn't she perfect everyone, Fukai Unmei everyone!" shouted Eiji into the microphone. There was another applause and Fukai bowed and walked off stage watching the performance to the side. They started playing and the audience rocked out. Fukai would come out and help on a few songs that needed a woman's voice (Just like in Where'd You Go by Fort Minor. I think her name was Hailey Brook or something but she isn't part of the band, they just needed a woman's voice for the track). The end of the concert drew near and Fukai saw someone in the audience. She noticed An and told her to come around to the back stage entrance.
"Hey An," said Fukai.
"Hey, you guys rock! I can't believe they started this only a few months ago," said An.
"I was shocked too. Did you really buy a ticket?" asked Fukai.
"No, I came late and your dad let me in. I just decided to sit in the audience," she said.
"Oh okay, well why don't you come on stage," said Fukai and they walked up and stood next to the stage watching the band's last performance.
The band was just 'chilling' backstage after the concert when there was a knock on the door. Tezuka walked over and opened it. There stood a middle-aged man wearing jeans, a suit jacket, and some band shirt (couldn't tell because of jacket).
"Yes?" asked Tezuka.
"Hello, my name is Mike Smith and I am from the Battle of the Bands in California. And I and here on official business," he said. Tezuka nodded and Mike walked in.
"So this is the band, it's awesome how big you are, most bands I know are made of four people. Anyway the Battle of the Bands competition is this coming Friday and we are one act short, I had to fly to Japan on business and while I was here I decided to see who was hot here, and you guys are," he said.
"Okay, so what are you getting at?" asked Eiji.
"Isn't it obvious? He wants us to fill that empty spot in the competition," said Fukai.
"The little lady is right," said Mike.
"But will they except someone from Japan?" asked Fuji.
"Well first of all I'm in charge of which bands participate, and second, we already have one band that is from . . . now that I think about it I can't remember it started with an m . . . Malaysia? No, oh well, so you in?" he asked.
"Yes," said Atobe almost at once.
"Great. I will meet you at the airport tomorrow at 7:30 A.M. and I'll have your tickets," said Mike and he left.
"This is awesome!" shouted Eiji.
"Yes!" said Momo.
"Then you guys should get your beauty sleep if you want to get up early enough to head for the airport," said An.
"That's a way to rain on someone's parade," said Fukai as she grabbed her jacket and started walking out with An. The guys eventually caught up and they all walked home.
The next morning everyone was at airport waiting for Mike to show up. Their luggage was next to them and the two adults were with them just making sure they got on the plane all right.
"Sorry I'm late, I had to deal with someone else," said Mike running up.
"Well you're here now," said Fuji.
"Here are your tickets, let's check-in your luggage and get to the terminal," said Mike.
"Well see you when you get back," said Mr. Toreina.
"Be good, don't be too troublesome," said Coach Ryuzaki.
"Bye dad," said Fukai and she picked up her bag and walked off with the others.
"Think they'll win?" asked Ryuzaki.
"They have a good chance, but it all depends on the other bands competing," said Mr. Toreina and they both walked out of the airport.
"Everyone have their ticket?" asked Mike over the crowd of teenagers. They just nodded and they all walked to the terminal. Once there they were able to walk immediately onto the plane because of how late Mike was.
"So Mr. Smith what are the other bands going to be like?" asked Momo.
"Whoa, Mr. Smith is my father, call me Mike," he said.
"Well Mike what are the other bands like?" asked Momo again.
"Well there are a variety of interesting groups, but the two most interesting is your band and Insert Name Here," said Mike.
"Insert who here?" asked Mukahi.
"Insert Name Here, they are really good. They are another interesting band like yours," said Mike.
"You mean they are really big as well?" asked Oshitari.
"No, they don't even have a bass," said Mike.
"Then how do they work?" asked Inui.
"They found a way around it," said Mike.
"They sound interesting," said Fukai.
"They are, they are already there so they will be at the hotel when we arrive," said Mike.
Then everyone's seats came up and they sat down. Lucky Fukai was sitting in between Tezuka and Sengoku. Originally it was Eiji but he switched with Sengoku to sit with Momo and Ryoma.
Fukai, of course, fell asleep on the plane but she made sure to use Tezuka as a pillow just incase Sengoku did 'something'. Everyone else just talked, played games, or were sleeping as well.
Once off the plane they got their bags from baggage claim and got onto a bus. The hotel was pretty close to the airport so they didn't have far to go, or Fukai didn't have enough time to fall asleep again.
They entered the lobby and Mike checked them in. He showed them to the three rooms they got. Fukai, unfortunately, would have to share a room with some of the guys but she was use to it so she didn't mind so much, just as long as Sengoku wasn't in her room.
"Well get settled in and you can wander around the hotel. I suggest you don't go outside, you can get hopelessly lost, have fun," said Mike and he left.
"Okay," said Fukai and they all went into their rooms.
Room 1: Eiji, Ryoma, Momo, Mukahi, Oshitari, Sengoku
Room 2: Fukai, Tezuka, Atobe, Kabaji, Mizuki, Fuji
Room 3: Inui, Taka, Kaidoh, Ibu, Kamio, Shishido, Sakaki
They all got hungry so they wanted to go get some food in the restaurant downstairs. When the group entered the lobby they saw a group of eight people, well they weren't exactly people two of them had tails and ears, while another one had a demented hand, and one was really pale with fangs. As they past them the small group fell silent and watched them walk past. Fukai made eye contact with the girl with fangs and she had a deadly glare aiming right at them.
"Who are they?" asked Eiji.
"Probably another band, but what's with the costumes now," said Inui.
"These aren't costumes," said the fang girl.
"How did she know we said that we were out of earshot and whispering," said Oishitari.
"There are many things you don't understand," said the girl and the group of eight laughed and then walked away.
"We should watch out for them," said Tezuka.
"Indeed," said Atobe and they went into the restaurant.