Review Responses Demonlady1, shanaka: arigatou!
Sakie: Yep, Jade's my own character! I guess you could say that she's nice, though sometimes (like me) she's a real bitch XD dude... Jade: bounces around Someone likes me! YAYNESS! (Ashura: ; Blast! We'll never get her to calm down now...) Eheh Oo;
Naoko2: Well, i'm glad you didnt think it was boring. I did Oo; but thats just me... giggles Yay! Ja/Ban forever! Yeah, those footballs really do hurt... I know from personal experience ;;; Fin jocks...
Lunar Mirror: 4 in the morning? oo there's a 4 in the morning! turns to ashura and sobs hysterically WHAT ELSE ARENT YOU TELLING ME! Seriously though, I can understand. I'm only in junior high and they pile work on us...
dangerous-beans: Yes! Torment the preps! Mwahahahahahaha! chases after "Candie" with a pitchfork
Liz.Q: Arigatou Liz-sama! Your comments mean so much to me teary eyes Oohh cookie!
Crimson Skye: Thanks!
Clo and Claire: I wish he'd kill her too ;;; I hate her... She thinks she's better than me just because shes a preppy wannabe (even worse than preps! xx) Anyway... Arigatou Claire-sama! tackle-hugs luv ya like a sister! you too clo! Heheh, yes Maliky-waliky
HieiSess'sBabyGirl: Yes, Mage remembers you, da obsessive fangirl Oo; I honestly dont know about his makeup, lets just say he's wearing it... And Bankotsu is straight... for now ;;; evil grin
Bankotsu walked home after school that day, bag slung over his back. Suikotsu and Renkotsu chatted away about random things, walking on either side of him. Bankotsu's mind wasnt on the conversation though, it was on a certain boy.
'He seems like a pretty cool guy... I wonder if he'd like to hang out with the guys and me some time... Hey, did I ever get his name? Dont think so... I'll have to ask him tomorrow in CAD'
"Bankotsu? Earth to Bankotsu?" Suikotsu waved his hand in front of the aforementioned boy's face.
"Huh? Wha?" The braided boy blinked.
"I said, do you want to go hang out at the music store? Listen to some music and maybe pick up some chicks"
"Oh, sure." He shrugged.
"Great, lets go then"
So, home forgotten, the three headed down to the local music store downtown.
Bankotsu cursed softly under his breath as he flipped through the CDs on the rack. "Pop music... Ugh... Is that all this stupid store carries"
"No." Suikotsu shrugged.
"Yeah. They've got that popular rap stuff." Renkotsu snickered. He knew how much Bankotsu hated that type of music. Sure enough, the braided boy soon went on a rant.
"Rap music? RAP MUSIC! THAT KIND OF RAP IS AN INSULT TO HUMANITY! ALL THEY DO IS TALK ABOUT BITCHES, DRUGS AND SEX! ITS DEGRADING!" Bankotsu stormed up and down the aisles, ranting and raving, making wild hand gestures.
"Eheh... Ban... People are starting to stare..." Renkotsu laughed nervously, trying to calm his friend down.
Suikotsu glared at the staring cashiers and random customers, a wild glint in his eyes. His dark personality took over his mind and he began to yell. "NOTHIN TO SEE HERE PEOPLE! GET YOUR DAMN CDS AND GET OUTTA OUR SIGHT"
Most everyone but Renkotsu and a still ranting Bankotsu were like this: O.O;;; They quickly went about their business, averting their gaze from the three insane teenagers.
"Okay I'm done..." Bankotsu blinked.
"About time..." Renkotsu muttered. Suikotsu chuckled, his darker personality having dispersed.
The braided boy continued to flip through the CDs, which seemed to be all pop, rap, country, and other shit. Everything BUT rock/metal. Briefly his mind wandered to his acoustic at home, and an idea struck. If this had been a cheesy American cartoon, a lightbulb would have appeared over his head.
"Hey! Suikotsu, you play bass right? And you play keyboard, right Renkotsu?" Both nodded dumbly in response, looks of confusion etched on their faces. "Lets start our own band! This world needs more decent rock music"
"Sure dude! I know a few older guys we can get to play with us, and Renkotsu can get his lazy ass to working on song lyrics." Suikotsu stated.
"That'd be great dude"
"Problem is, none of us have really outstanding voices." Renkotsu pointed out. "We'd be okay backup singers or something, but we need a lead singer"
"True... I'll keep my eye out for someone"
"You do that Ban, you do that"
Jakotsu ran out the back doors towards the student parking lot, book-laden bag bouncing on his back. He just barely caught the small group of goths in the black car with silver flames painted on the hood as they were fixing to pull out.
"Oi! Clo, Claire! Can I catch a ride? Please?" He stopped, panting, at the side of the vehicle. He was speaking to the owners of the tight vehicle and his next-door neighbors, Cloey and Claire Bakura-Valentine. They were identical twins with blonde hair and violet eyes, wearing black skirts and black sleeveless shirts with fishnet shirts over, and silver jewelry. The only thing different about them, in fact, was their facial expressions. Claire looked more... evil than Cloey. Jakotsu didnt know much about their past, but he knew they had an older sister named Mai and a half-brother, Bakura.
"Sure thing Ja-kun! Hop in the back with Jade, Pheo-chan, Daemon and Rai!" Claire said.
"Wont it be a bit crowded?" He blinkued.
"Nah!" The homicidal blonde giggled in that evillish way of hers. "One of the girls can just move into Daemon's lap"
"Why always me!" An angry shout came from the back and a crushed sprite can hit the back of Claire's head.
"IDGIT! I'll burn those pictures of Mana in a bikini Jade took at the beach for you if you dont shut the hell up! AND QUIT LITTERING MY CAR"
"O.O NOOO! NOT MY PICTURES"
Jakotsu chuckled a bit. It was always entertaining hanging out with this group of weirdos, Forbidden Memories as they called themselves.
"I get to sit in Dae-kun's lap this time!" Jade, a really short girl with shoulder-blade length dyed black hair and red cat-eye contacts shouted happily, moving to sit in the goth pyro's lap. She wore a pair of really baggy black pants with red detail and tons of pockets, a baggy black, hooded Slipknot sweatshirt, and heavy black combat boots. She, along with Cloey, were in his CAD class.
Daemon had short, probably dyed, black hair and also wore red contacts, giving him a demonic appearance. He wore black baggy jeans, black boots, and a black t-shirt that said "I like monkeys, just not this one." and had a picture of a monkey on the front.
He sighed, grumbling. "Why me? I'm not even going out with any of these psycho chicks and yet i always get one sitting on top of me! " And it was true. Jakotsu knew Daemon never thought of the girls as anything but friends; hell, they were practically his sisters!
"Oi! Guy and girls, make room for Jakotsu back there!" Cloey yelled. "Or I'll sic Claire on you!" Eeping, the other two girls moved over to make room.
Jakotsu hopped into the car and Claire pulled out, tires screeching on the pavement and leaving long black skid marks. Claire was a pretty damn reckless driver, but everyone was used to it by now. Hell, Jakotsu and the other goths HAD been getting rides from her for 2-3 years, ever since she threatened some poor guy to give her her drivers lisence.
He looked over at the two girls on his left, Rai and Pheonix. Pheonix was a crazy purple-haired girl who wore mostly purple and black and was obsessed with toons. And there was Rai. She almost didnt look like she belonged with these psychoes. She had brown hair, innocent blue eyes, and wore slightly preppish, but far from slutty, clothes in different shades of blue.
"Hey Ja-san, want to hang out with us for a while?" Cloey asked, turning around in her seat.
"Sure!" Not like he had anything better to do anyway, right?
The car reached its destination rather quickly, pulling up in the driveway of the Valentine-Bakura residence. Right next door, on the left, was Jakotsu's house.
The 7 teenagers scrambled out of the car and dashed inside towards the kitchen, shouting at each other.
"FIRST DIBS ON PIXIE STICKS!" Pheonix yelled.
"SAVE ME AN ORANGE! YOU KNOW I HATE THE RED KIND!" That was Jade.
"THERE HAD BETTER BE SOME FOR ME OR I'LL KILL YOU ALL DAMN IT!" And that was Claire.
"Dont MAKE me let out my evil side!" That one was Rai.
"AHA! SUGARY GOODNESS IS MINE!" Daemon huggled the giant pixie stick he had managed to swipe from Pheonix.
Pretty soon, everyone was sprawled around the living room, eating and talking... Everyone except Cloey, who stood and glared.
"Someone had better gimme one of those... Or else"
"Or else what? --" Claire raised an eyebrow.
"Or I'll turn on the Britney Spears CD." Cloey's violet eyes took on a dangerous look.
"AH! NO NOT THAT!" Jakotsu willingly handed over two of his, eyes wide."So whats up Jakotsu?" Rai asked, stretching out in the plush armchair.
"Not much... I saw a cute guy in CAD this morning, and then at lunch..." He blushed slightly, which earned fangirlish squeals from Cloey and Jade.
"Oohhh! How KAWAII Ja-kun! Whats his name? How cute is he"
"Was it love at first sight? Is he gay? Do you think he likes you?" A flurry of questions came from the yaoi fangirls.
"Geez guys, leave the guy alone! I bet he doesnt wanna talk about his lovelife with nuts like YOU!" Daemon threw a couch pillow at his two closest female friends' heads. The blonde and raven-haired girl giggled madly.
Jakotsu chuckled. "No Dae-kun, its okay. His name is Bankotsu; he's UBER-cute; I dont know; Probably not; and he probably wont like me as more than a friend"
"Aww! Ja-kun! I bet if you get to know him he'll turn gay just to be with you!" Pheonix said, beaming.
"Yeah! I mean, look at you! Youre such a bish!" Rai added, giving the boy a friendly hug. Jakotsu smiled.
"Thanks girls"
Meanwhile, Jade and Daemon were meddling with Mai's purple boombox, trying to find a decent rock station on the radio.
"Wait! Stop it there! No, no! Go back!" Rai shouted; Daemon turned it back.
"Here"
"yeah"
A Godsmack song, I Am, was playing. Jade squealed. "I love this song"
"Sing it for us Jakotsu!" Claire grinned and threw pillow at him.
He laughed. "Okay already! Cease fire!" Jakotsu cleared his throat, and his voice rang out clear and strong over the radio.
-insert song lyrics here-
"WOOHOO! GO JA-KUN!" Cloey cheered. Jade clapped enthusiastically, Daemon nodded in approval, and Rai and Pheonix both leapt to hug Jakotsu.
"You are such a good singer!" Claire said, smiling.
"Thanks guys." And it was true. Jakotsu was a damn good singer!
"Hey was that my radio playing!" Mai shouted, storming through the door, her girlfriend Mana at her heels.1
Jade and Daemon quickly hid it behind them and smiled innocently (as innocently as they could at least). "No"
"It better not have been... C'mon Mana." Mai took the smaller blonde's hand and dragged her off.
"Hai Mai-sama!" Mana chirped, following. Almost immediately, Daemon turned to Jade and Cloey.
"Did either of you get any pictures"
"We dont have our cameras Dae-kun Oo"
"Oh yeah... Damn"
"Well, I'd better go you guys..." Jakotsu stated, standing. "I'll seeya tomorrow"
"Bye, and dont forget to tell us how things go with that Bankotsu guy!" Pheonix shouted after his retreating form.
"I will!" He cut across the lawns and went inside, kicking off his shoes in the entryway.
Seeing that no one was home, he went upstairs to do his homework, thoughts of Bankotsu and today's events swimming through his mind.
ANI wrote this chapter while I was EXTREMELY hyper... I hope it was fairly entertaining, even if there's no Bankotsu and Jakotsu interaction just yet. There will be next chapter though!
1Mai/Mana aka Mai/Dark Magician Girl from ancient egypt.