Job Positions
And so, the band was formed. Haru had no real objections. "As long as I can be with Yuki, I give my consent." Shigure and Ayame clapped gleefully while Yuki groaned and went to get some aspirin.
Shigure had already announced his role as manager and the lyricist, already imagining the riches and admiration he'll get. Hatori was roped into being co-manager, a chaperon to Shigure. (Yuki: "Do you honestly think I'll trust that baka?") Tohru declared with cheerful alacrity that she'll be Jyuuni's (Shigure: "Yes, yes, I thought of that name!! Isn't it soooo creative?? I am a novelist after all!" Haru: "I don't get it.") number one fan. Of course, after hearing that, two certain members in the band blushed furiously and resolved to make her proud. Yes, everything was going along pretty nicely until...
"I want to be the costume designer!!!" Ayame cheerfully broadcasted. Silence echoed through the room and then there was chaos.
"OVER MY DEAD BODY!!" Yuki and Kyou snarled.
"But -" Ayame pitifully lamented.
"No!"
"Please?"
"No!"
"Pretty please?! I promise I'll make the prettiest clothes for my dearest brother and Kyoukichi-kun (Kyou: "STOP CALLING ME THAT!!!!") and it'll be the most loveliest shades of pink and peach...yes, I think that will set off your skin tones nicely!! Hahahahahahaha, I really am a genius sometimes...hahahahahaha!!!!!"
"If you think that'll change my mind, you're really crazier than I thought!" Yuki responded.
"Oh pleeeeasssssssssssse, Yuki-kun...your onii-chan is on his knees begging you!!!" Ayame clutched Yuki's foot.
"Yea, well, if my onii-chan doesn't unlatch himself from my body in one nanosecond, then that onii-chan will be flying into the woods...and I promise you, it won't be a comfortable trip," Yuki tried to fend his brother off.
"Tohruuuuuu-kuuuun, what should I do??" Ayame begged the girl.
"Um, well, do you think you can just, um, tone down your creativity a little for Sohma-kun? I don't think pink and peach are his favorite colors," Tohru suggested.
"AH!" In a flash, Ayame ceased his wailing and began pondering seriously with a hand cupping his chin elegantly. "But of course!! Yuki-kun's tastes are not nearly as deep as mine...yes, I shall attempt to accommodate!!" Tohru smiled in relief. "So, Yuki-kun, how do you feel about turquoise and neon green??" Tohru collapsed to the floor.
After two hours of bickering and one hour of Ayame's display of samples (Ayame: "So, how about this black and white suit? I've already met your criteria of limiting it to blue, black, gray and white colors, so this should be perfect!! Comfortable, not too flashy and trendy!!" Kyou: "It's a freaking cow costume!!!" Haru: "What's wrong with that?" Yuki: "Just kill me now."), the newly formed band grudgingly accepted Ayame as their costume designer so long as they preview everything he makes.
Then it was Momiji's turn for a request. "Hey, can I be in the rock band too?"
Kyou snickered. "What and play the tambourine, you little brat?"
Momiji wailed. "Tohru!!! Kyou's picking on me again!! It's not fair! It's not fair!"
Kyou's fist came down on the boy's head. "Grrrrr, stop running to Tohru! God, your whiny voice is always driving me nuts!"
Momiji pouted and began bawling again. "Kyou is a meany! Kyou is a bully! Kyou is -"
Yuki sighed and asked gently, "Alright Momiji, you can join...but what do you want to do in Jyunni?"
Immediately, the boy brightened and grinned. "Ne, I want to play the keyboard."
Silence. "Mo-Momiji-kun, you know how to play the keyboard??" Tohru asked in awe.
"Nope!" Kyou's fist was already on its route towards the boy's head when Momiji quickly amended. "I know how to play the piano! So, so I guess it should be about the same, ne?"
Tohru smiled. "Sugoi! Momiji-kun is so talented!" The boy beamed and leaped into the girl's arms to snuggle against her in his transformed state.
Shigure grinned. "Well, Momiji isn't the only one around here who's talented. In fact, Yuki and Kyou can play the guitars!"
"Really?" she widened her eyes and turned to the flushed boys, who looked away.
"Yep! In fact, Yuki had lessons ever since he was small and was quite gifted until he found out that Kyou was also learning...well, long story short, had a little competition, then a fight, then a fight with their guitars (and I do mean literally) until all that was left was several sad wooden pieces. We had a magnificent barbeque that year. Yummy!" Shigure licked his lips.
"Aw.... that's so sad," Tohru bit her lip.
"Eh, no need to be. I needed to devote more time to my martial arts anyway," Kyou tried to comfort the girl in his own indifferent way.
"Yeah, Honda-san, just because the baka neko broke both of our instruments doesn't mean that my lessons went to waste. I still remember clearly how to play," Yuki smiled.
"What do you mean I broke them?? As I recall, I remember clearly how you swung your guitar at my head!!" Kyou barked.
"Well, obviously, you recalled wrong," Yuki retorted.
Before the fight could get out of hand, Tohru jumped in and asked Haru quickly what instrument he played.
"Oh, the drums," he said.
"Really? Wow, that sounds cool," Tohru smiled.
"Yea, I liked pounding and banging on them ever since I was a kid," he continued in the same detached voice. "Even when I'm in Black mode, I could always go to my drums to relieve my emotions and problems."
"So you must have a good relationship with your drums!!" Tohru grinned.
"I guess so. I mean, no matter how hard I hammer into them, they don't hit back," he stated.
A sweat drop appeared on Tohru's head. "I - I see."
"Although..I have been breaking a lot of my sets. I think in this month alone, I went through 35 sets...I can never find one resilient enough for me," Haru pondered wonderingly.
"How come I feel the urge to start a 'Save the Drums' movement?" Kyou mumbled.
"You're not alone. I always have a weird desire to give them a proper burial and whenever Haru brings home another new set, I can't help but cry and pray for it," Momiji whispered sadly. The two boys bowed their heads as a serious dismal mood settled over them.
* * *
"Alright!! Everything's set! Tomorrow morning, we will set off to our first photo shoot!!" Shigure clapped his hands.
"Nani?! But we didn't even start practicing yet!" Kyou spluttered.
"It's ok!! All you need at the photo shoot is your face so smile prettily tomorrow!! Or better yet, bring your sexy pout....girls so go for that these days!!! ^_^ This will be the first step! To get the world to drool over you guys first and then bring out your music!!" Shigure cheerfully exclaimed.
"Is this, by any chance, also because of your lack of trust in our singing and your hopes that the world will be taken in by our appearances alone?" Momiji asked brightly.
Shigure forced a smiled. "N-NO...of course not. Hehehe...hehe, how could I think such a thing??"
"OK...just checking," Momiji grinned.
***
Hi guys, Hope you're enjoying the story so far..please review!!! I'll appreciate any comments ^_^ I want to especially thank Runic since she's the first and so far the only person who reviewed! Thanks! I'm glad somebody found the story funny : )
Maeven
P.S. Next chapter, Kagura's role in the band is introduced hehehehe.. poor Kyou ^_^
And so, the band was formed. Haru had no real objections. "As long as I can be with Yuki, I give my consent." Shigure and Ayame clapped gleefully while Yuki groaned and went to get some aspirin.
Shigure had already announced his role as manager and the lyricist, already imagining the riches and admiration he'll get. Hatori was roped into being co-manager, a chaperon to Shigure. (Yuki: "Do you honestly think I'll trust that baka?") Tohru declared with cheerful alacrity that she'll be Jyuuni's (Shigure: "Yes, yes, I thought of that name!! Isn't it soooo creative?? I am a novelist after all!" Haru: "I don't get it.") number one fan. Of course, after hearing that, two certain members in the band blushed furiously and resolved to make her proud. Yes, everything was going along pretty nicely until...
"I want to be the costume designer!!!" Ayame cheerfully broadcasted. Silence echoed through the room and then there was chaos.
"OVER MY DEAD BODY!!" Yuki and Kyou snarled.
"But -" Ayame pitifully lamented.
"No!"
"Please?"
"No!"
"Pretty please?! I promise I'll make the prettiest clothes for my dearest brother and Kyoukichi-kun (Kyou: "STOP CALLING ME THAT!!!!") and it'll be the most loveliest shades of pink and peach...yes, I think that will set off your skin tones nicely!! Hahahahahahaha, I really am a genius sometimes...hahahahahaha!!!!!"
"If you think that'll change my mind, you're really crazier than I thought!" Yuki responded.
"Oh pleeeeasssssssssssse, Yuki-kun...your onii-chan is on his knees begging you!!!" Ayame clutched Yuki's foot.
"Yea, well, if my onii-chan doesn't unlatch himself from my body in one nanosecond, then that onii-chan will be flying into the woods...and I promise you, it won't be a comfortable trip," Yuki tried to fend his brother off.
"Tohruuuuuu-kuuuun, what should I do??" Ayame begged the girl.
"Um, well, do you think you can just, um, tone down your creativity a little for Sohma-kun? I don't think pink and peach are his favorite colors," Tohru suggested.
"AH!" In a flash, Ayame ceased his wailing and began pondering seriously with a hand cupping his chin elegantly. "But of course!! Yuki-kun's tastes are not nearly as deep as mine...yes, I shall attempt to accommodate!!" Tohru smiled in relief. "So, Yuki-kun, how do you feel about turquoise and neon green??" Tohru collapsed to the floor.
After two hours of bickering and one hour of Ayame's display of samples (Ayame: "So, how about this black and white suit? I've already met your criteria of limiting it to blue, black, gray and white colors, so this should be perfect!! Comfortable, not too flashy and trendy!!" Kyou: "It's a freaking cow costume!!!" Haru: "What's wrong with that?" Yuki: "Just kill me now."), the newly formed band grudgingly accepted Ayame as their costume designer so long as they preview everything he makes.
Then it was Momiji's turn for a request. "Hey, can I be in the rock band too?"
Kyou snickered. "What and play the tambourine, you little brat?"
Momiji wailed. "Tohru!!! Kyou's picking on me again!! It's not fair! It's not fair!"
Kyou's fist came down on the boy's head. "Grrrrr, stop running to Tohru! God, your whiny voice is always driving me nuts!"
Momiji pouted and began bawling again. "Kyou is a meany! Kyou is a bully! Kyou is -"
Yuki sighed and asked gently, "Alright Momiji, you can join...but what do you want to do in Jyunni?"
Immediately, the boy brightened and grinned. "Ne, I want to play the keyboard."
Silence. "Mo-Momiji-kun, you know how to play the keyboard??" Tohru asked in awe.
"Nope!" Kyou's fist was already on its route towards the boy's head when Momiji quickly amended. "I know how to play the piano! So, so I guess it should be about the same, ne?"
Tohru smiled. "Sugoi! Momiji-kun is so talented!" The boy beamed and leaped into the girl's arms to snuggle against her in his transformed state.
Shigure grinned. "Well, Momiji isn't the only one around here who's talented. In fact, Yuki and Kyou can play the guitars!"
"Really?" she widened her eyes and turned to the flushed boys, who looked away.
"Yep! In fact, Yuki had lessons ever since he was small and was quite gifted until he found out that Kyou was also learning...well, long story short, had a little competition, then a fight, then a fight with their guitars (and I do mean literally) until all that was left was several sad wooden pieces. We had a magnificent barbeque that year. Yummy!" Shigure licked his lips.
"Aw.... that's so sad," Tohru bit her lip.
"Eh, no need to be. I needed to devote more time to my martial arts anyway," Kyou tried to comfort the girl in his own indifferent way.
"Yeah, Honda-san, just because the baka neko broke both of our instruments doesn't mean that my lessons went to waste. I still remember clearly how to play," Yuki smiled.
"What do you mean I broke them?? As I recall, I remember clearly how you swung your guitar at my head!!" Kyou barked.
"Well, obviously, you recalled wrong," Yuki retorted.
Before the fight could get out of hand, Tohru jumped in and asked Haru quickly what instrument he played.
"Oh, the drums," he said.
"Really? Wow, that sounds cool," Tohru smiled.
"Yea, I liked pounding and banging on them ever since I was a kid," he continued in the same detached voice. "Even when I'm in Black mode, I could always go to my drums to relieve my emotions and problems."
"So you must have a good relationship with your drums!!" Tohru grinned.
"I guess so. I mean, no matter how hard I hammer into them, they don't hit back," he stated.
A sweat drop appeared on Tohru's head. "I - I see."
"Although..I have been breaking a lot of my sets. I think in this month alone, I went through 35 sets...I can never find one resilient enough for me," Haru pondered wonderingly.
"How come I feel the urge to start a 'Save the Drums' movement?" Kyou mumbled.
"You're not alone. I always have a weird desire to give them a proper burial and whenever Haru brings home another new set, I can't help but cry and pray for it," Momiji whispered sadly. The two boys bowed their heads as a serious dismal mood settled over them.
* * *
"Alright!! Everything's set! Tomorrow morning, we will set off to our first photo shoot!!" Shigure clapped his hands.
"Nani?! But we didn't even start practicing yet!" Kyou spluttered.
"It's ok!! All you need at the photo shoot is your face so smile prettily tomorrow!! Or better yet, bring your sexy pout....girls so go for that these days!!! ^_^ This will be the first step! To get the world to drool over you guys first and then bring out your music!!" Shigure cheerfully exclaimed.
"Is this, by any chance, also because of your lack of trust in our singing and your hopes that the world will be taken in by our appearances alone?" Momiji asked brightly.
Shigure forced a smiled. "N-NO...of course not. Hehehe...hehe, how could I think such a thing??"
"OK...just checking," Momiji grinned.
***
Hi guys, Hope you're enjoying the story so far..please review!!! I'll appreciate any comments ^_^ I want to especially thank Runic since she's the first and so far the only person who reviewed! Thanks! I'm glad somebody found the story funny : )
Maeven
P.S. Next chapter, Kagura's role in the band is introduced hehehehe.. poor Kyou ^_^
