You start off seeing a plain black screen.



A voice emits from somewhere in the midnight depths…



Fireruby: DO IT RIGHT THIS TIME, ROCKY!



Fine. The black slowly decreases until you're left staring at a brightly lit studio. On the back wall, there's a huge sign blinking the words "NYATS Live!". The set consists of a black leather Lay-Z-Boy and a matching two-seater couch. Seated on the Lay-Z-Boy is your ditzy, blonde host, Fireruby.



Fireruby: -.-; For a joke to get old, Rocky, it has to be funny in the first place.



Who said I was joking? I was being dead serious.



Fireruby: -.-* You just wait till I get my hands on you… -turns to face the camera- ^^ Hey there, and welcome to another edition of NYATS Live.



Audience: -claps and cheers-



Akemi: -from offstage- ^^ So, Fire… who's today's guest? Inuyasha? Or are we finally gonna do Kamatari?



Melanie: -from audience- AND SOUJIRO! DON'T FOGET SOUJIRO!



Fireruby: ^^ Well, you'll be pleased to know that I've finally gathered enough questions to host the Soujiro and Kamatari episode! So… please put your hands together for our guests!



The audience claps and whoots as Soujiro and Kamatari walk onto the stage. Akemi and Melanie cheer extra loud. Soujiro and Kamatari both sit down on the couch.



Fireruby: Hey guys. Welcome to the show.



Soujiro: ^^ Thank-you, Fireruby-san.



Kamatari: Yeah… thanks.



Fireruby: No problem. So… I guess we should go ahead and start with the questions. Do either of you have anything to say before we begin?



Soujiro: ^^ Nope.



Kamatari: I do.



Fireruby: What?



Kamatari: ^^ I'd like to give a shout-out to Shishio-sama. Hey Shissy!



Fireruby: Um, okay. Let's start the questions then, alright?



Kamatari&Soujiro: Alright.



Fireruby: -shuffles through her stack of papers- The first question is from Neko-Kitsune-gumi. It's for Soujiro. She asks, "Would you consider living at my house so I can worship you?" Heh… well, Soujiro?



Soujiro: ^^ I'll consider it…… hey, but then what who would keep Melanie-san company on Friday nights?



Fireruby: -glares at her sister in the audience- MELANIE, YOU PERV! Is that why you always disappear on Fridays?!



Soujiro: ^^ It's not at all what you think, Fireruby-san. Melanie-san just sits and talks to me. Sometimes she bows to me and begs me to teach her swordsmanship…



Fireruby: Oh… well, too bad for NKG, then, I suppose… Anyway, next question… this one's for Soujiro too.



Kamatari: -.- Another one for him? What about me?!



Fireruby: Sorry, Kamatari-san. Anyway, this one's from Animelover. The question is, "If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be?"



Soujiro: ^^ Well, if I could change anything about my life… it would be who my parents are… since my mom was a prostitute, and my dad was so cruel… I can't say I really like either of them… I'd really love to have a family who loves and cares for me…



Everyone: ;_; -sympethetic-



Akemi: You poor baby! That's so sad…



Fireruby: Awww…. You poor thing, Sou-chan… Can I call you Sou-chan?



Soujiro: ^^ Sure thing.



Fireruby: -sniff- Alrighty, then. Next question. This one's for Soujiro too… Sorry, Kamtari.



Kamatari: -sigh- It's all right. I'm getting used to it.



Fireruby: So, the next series of questions are from Belle Beauty. The first one is; "Why are you always so… pleasant?"



Soujiro: ^^ Heh… well, since I was young, I've had a rather hard life. My mom was a prostitute; and when my dad found out he'd got her pregnant, he adopted me so as not to make a big scene… He already had a big family already, so I thought they were going to be good to me. But, instead, they overworked me and beat me constantly. I used to cry when I was mistreated… but that just aggravated them further, and it didn't make them stop… So, I learned to smile when times were hard, and I found that when I did, my relatives would just get fed up with hurting me and stop… So, now I always smile, despite my pain… And I don't stop.



Everyone: ;__; -really sad and sympathetic now-



Akemi: -sobs- Soujiro… you poor, poor little boy!



Fireruby: -pats him supportably on the back and sniffs- You gonna be alright, Sou-chan?



Soujiro: ^^ Sure. Are there any more questions for me?



Fireruby: -sniffs again, loudly- Oh, yeah… the last question for you, Sou-chan is, "How old are you?"



Soujiro: ^^ Well, I'm 18.



Fireruby: 00; No kidding?! When's your birthday?



Soujiro: ^^ Some time in September… the date is a secret, though.



Fireruby: o.o Oh…



Kamatari: -.- Didn't you get ANY questions for me?



Fireruby: ^^ Yes! The last question is for you, Kamatari-san!



Kamatari: ^^ Really?! What is it?



Fireruby: It's the last question for Belle Beauty. She wants to know why you look like a girl?



Kamatari: Well, I wasn't really born looking like this. I dress up this way…



Fireruby: ^^ I think we all know that, Kamatari-san. I believe what she's asking is why…



Kamatari: Oh, well, two reasons. The first is for battle advantages. If my opponent thinks I'm a woman, they'll probably end up attacking different vital areas.



Fireruby: o.o 'vital…'…



Audience: ….



Akemi: -.-; Ew.



Soujiro: ^^ What's the second reason?



Kamatari: For Shishio-sama, of course! I figure he'll like me better if I dress up pretty… He likes pretty people, you know. That's why he's hanging out with that slu- …Erm, that woman, Yumi.



Fireruby: Hmm… makes sense to me, I guess.



Akemi: -nods- I guess…



Fireruby: I like your fighting style, by the way. I know it wasn't enough to beat Misao and Kaoru, but it was still totally awesome. You should see yourself on the TV screen! You were tight!



Kamatari: Thanks… 'tight'?



Akemi: -.-; It's one of her lame slang words. Tight means totally cool. Roughly translated.



Fireruby: Akemi! Don't make fun of my uber cool slang words!



Akemi: -.-; There it is again. Fire, NO ONE says 'uber' or 'tight' anymore…



Fireruby: -crosses her arms- Whatever, Akemi.



Kamatari: oo;





Soujiro: ^^;



Audience: oo;



Maybe you should go ahead and end the show…



Fireruby: -uncrosses her arms- Right. That's all for now, folks. Tune in next time for the one and only half demon hottie himself, Inuyasha. See ya then…



The screen fades back to black as Akemi walks onstage, with a dictionary in her hand; apparently set to prove to Fireruby that her slang phrases are not actual words.