AN: This is a band I made up fro this story, but Blindman is based on my brother's best friend, who gave us permission to stick him in. 'Summertime Girl' is my own original song. Please review!
Chapter 3
And Then The Morning Comes
Joey crept stealthily through the room, trying not to wake the others. He had managed to get in past Tristan and Yugi, now, he only one other obstacle to pass. He looked at the floor, where his dog eared nemesis lay sleeping. I gotta do this right, Joey thought, or I'll wake him up. Joey lifted his leg up to step over Inu-yasha's body, just as the han-you moved, scratching his claws on the floor, and muttering, "Get back here pretty boy… I got a surprise for ya…" and he was snoring again. That was close, Joey thought. But just as he made a sigh, Inu-yasha sat up, claws extended! But then he fell back over, snoring louder. Joey finally got past the sleeping han-you, and slipped into the bathroom.
When Joey was done, he prepared to cross the dangerous terrain again. Suddenly, Shippo sprang from bed, screaming "Kagome! Help me!!!" from a terrible nightmare. This made Inu-yasha's ears twitch, then he looked up, and saw Joey, on one leg, half way over him.
By now, the girls were both awake, and poor Joey was frozen with fear.
"Uh...Hi Inu-yasha…" Joey said shakily.
The han-yopu and the girls stared at him for a beat, then all screamed , "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE!!!!!"
Inu-yasha grabbed the boy by the shoulder, held up his claws, and snarled, "Answer now, before you DIE!"
"I was just using the bathroom!" Joey cried, "I swear!"
"A likely story!" Inu-yasha retorted, "Then why are you half naked?"
"I ain't!" Joey cried, "These are boxers!"
"Boxers?" Inu-yasha asked.
"Don't tell me you're going Commando under there?" Joey asked, horrified.
Meanwhile, Shippo was clinging to Kagome, sniffling. "I had the worst dream!" he sobbed. "I dreamt Inu-yasha was going to eat me!"
"Me eat you?" Inu-yasha said, forgetting Joey for a minute. "Please! You wouldn't make a midnight snack!"
"Don't make it worse!" Kagome scolded him, holding Shippo. "And why are you in here, Joey?"
"What's going on in here?" Yugi said, coming inside the room. "We can hear you outside."
"More boys?!" Tea cried, blushing. She wrapped the sheets around her slip, and asked Kagome, "Why aren't you embarrassed?!"
"This is a normal thing at my house," Kagome said.
"You have to be kidding," Tea said. "Get them out of here, please!"
"But…" the boys started.
"OUT!" Tea cried, throwing a pillow at Inu-yasha, but hitting Joey instead when the han-you ducked.
Breakfast at a roadside diner that morning was quiet-for once-. Yugi was fast asleep in his pancakes, while Inu-yasha sat moping over his tea, in his fedora.
"Where did you get that stupid thing?" Kagome asked, looking at his hat.
"Your grandpa said I look good in hats," Inu-yasha mumbled. "He packed a bunch in my suitcase.
"That explains the hat," Joey said, "But what's with the rest of the outfit?"
" What do you mean," Inu-yasha said. He was wearing a prep shirt, khaki pants, and sandals. "Isn't this the way most of you people dress? Just throw on whatever you have lying around?"
"Only if you want to get beat up," Tristan said over his coffee.
"So, what's on today agenda?" Tea said trying to be cheerful.
"Well we could go scout out a place at the fair grounds," Tristan suggested.
"I don't believe it!" Tea exclaimed.
"Tristan," Joey said, "You just had a brilliant idea!"
" I did?" Tristan asked.
"Ok, let's get in the car go!" Tea said, sliding out of the booth.
"Wait," Kagome said, What about Yugi?" They all turned to their sleeping friend.
"Poor Yugi," Tea said, "He's exhausted from sleeping in the trunk."
"I can't stand to see him like this," Joey said somberly, "All covered in syrup. It makes me hungry."
"You just ate!" Tea shouted.
"Yeah, but I feel empty inside," Joey said sternly.
"That's your lack of morals. Not breakfast," said a familiar voice. They turned, and saw their friend Mai at the counter.
"What are you doing here?" Tea asked her.
"This place has great pie," Mai said.
"I mean in Kyoto."
"Oh. I'm meeting my new boyfriend."
"Boyfriend?" Joey said. He didn't like the sound of this. "What new boyfriend? This is the first I've heard of it."
"He's the front man of a band. Blindman and The UV Rays. Hear of them?" She said, pointing to her new t-shirt. They all shook their heads. "They're an American band. This is their premiere over seas. I'm dating the Blindman."
"Why would you date a blind man?" Inu-yasha asked.
"He's not really blind! That's his nickname!"
"Well," Kagome butted in, pushing Joey- who was disliking Mai's beau the more she talked about him- to the door, "We'd better get going. Gotta get a good place in the Fair."
"You know you guys might not find a very good place to camp out now," Mai said.
"Camp out?" Joey said.
"Yes, camp out," Mai said, "It's an outdoor concert. Outside. In a field. People were camping out here weeks ago to get good spots. I could get you up close, of course," she said. "Do you guys a favor, for old time's sake."
"What's the catch?" Tristan asked.
"No catch," Mai said, "Just a favor between friends."
Joey grabbed Yugi out of his pancakes and dragged him to the door. "Great, let's go."
The sun was beating down on the Concert Grounds while bands played and people milled around, enjoying the summer air. This was freedom. To be off on their own, just these few friends. Though Kagome wished that Songo and Miroku could have joined them, she still felt happy just to be with this small group. And why not? They were enjoying themselves immensely. The Festival offered them the unique opportunities of Youth, pleasure and excitement. This was their time. She looked around at her friends. They had the best seats of the whole lot, thanks to Mai. She got them all the way to the front of the crowd. They had a hot plate set up to cook on, and already Joey and Inu-yasha were wolfing down noodles like they were in a contest. Yugi was still having trouble with his hair after the pancake incident, Tea was still trying to hide Shippo's tail with her jacket, and Tristan was flirting with every cute girl that walked by. It wasn't always perfect, but life never is. And if nothing else, she was happy.
Just then, they heard a familiar 'whoop' coming from a tent down the way. They all turned and saw Serenity running out, dressed in a short skirt and halter top. Joey sat there, his noodles in his mouth, his face white as a sheet before he screamed and bolted up.
"Serenity Wheeler! What the heck are you doin dressed like that!?!" he yelled.
"Joey?!" Serenity exclaimed, covering herself up. She was blushing all over her face as Joey came up, mad. "I…I didn't expect to see you guys once I got here."
"US? What about you? I thought Mom said you couldn't come!"
"I snuck her out again last night," came Seto Kaiba's voice from inside the tent. He came out, wearing jeans, a t-shirt, and spiked boots. "We got here early this morning. "How did you get a spot this good so late?" Yugi asked them.
"We have friends in high places," Kaiba answered. "Right, Christopher?
"Right on, Kaiba man," a tall, good looking American, with dark brown hair in a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses said, stepping up from behind the tent.
"But the real question is," Kaiba continued, "how did you get a spot this close?"
"Mai got us up here," Joey said.
"Oh, so you're Mai's friends," Christopher said. "It's cool, Kaiba, man, they're with my lady."
"You mean you're-?" Joey stuttered.
"You're the lead singer of Blindman and the UV Rays?" Yugi asked.
Christopher wiggled his sunglasses in reply. "Prescription."
"So," Kagome said, sitting down again. "that's why she invited us. She wanted to make you jealous, Joey."
"Me? Jealous? When I'm with you," he said nervously, "Of course not!"
"Right on, man," The Blindman said. "Why worry about something that's neither here nor there? Besides, you've got yourself a sweet looking lady right there."
Inu-yasha gave a slight growl from his seat. "What's Mr. New Age over their?" Blindman asked.
"He's…uh…just cranky cause it's so hot." Kagome lied.
"Gotta mellow out there, man. It'll get a whole lot cooler when the UV Rays take the stage."
Night descended upon the Festival Concerts. The people were all watching the stage, as the next to last band came on. "All right Ladies and Gentlemen," the singer known as the Blindman said as he took the stage, "This is a song for all you young lovers out there." And they sang this song:
I wanna hold you in my arms tonight.
I wanna kiss your lips, and love you right.
Don't say you wanna just be friends,
Cause Girl, this can't be the end…
Summertime Girl. Love that lasts a lifetime.
Summertime Girl. Give me a sign
That you'll always be…mine.
When Fall sets in, taking you away
Remember the Summer nights!
And know that we'll stay
Forever in the moment
When our hearts were one…
In the night, you lit up like the Sun!
Yugi and Tea zipped up next to each other in their sleeping bags. Joey and Kagome (with Inu-yasha not far away) did the same. The music, the stars…The night was perfect.
Summertime Girl. This is our time.
Summertime Girl. Our love will last a lifetime!
Don't let the season end….
Let Summer time begin again….
Chapter 3
And Then The Morning Comes
Joey crept stealthily through the room, trying not to wake the others. He had managed to get in past Tristan and Yugi, now, he only one other obstacle to pass. He looked at the floor, where his dog eared nemesis lay sleeping. I gotta do this right, Joey thought, or I'll wake him up. Joey lifted his leg up to step over Inu-yasha's body, just as the han-you moved, scratching his claws on the floor, and muttering, "Get back here pretty boy… I got a surprise for ya…" and he was snoring again. That was close, Joey thought. But just as he made a sigh, Inu-yasha sat up, claws extended! But then he fell back over, snoring louder. Joey finally got past the sleeping han-you, and slipped into the bathroom.
When Joey was done, he prepared to cross the dangerous terrain again. Suddenly, Shippo sprang from bed, screaming "Kagome! Help me!!!" from a terrible nightmare. This made Inu-yasha's ears twitch, then he looked up, and saw Joey, on one leg, half way over him.
By now, the girls were both awake, and poor Joey was frozen with fear.
"Uh...Hi Inu-yasha…" Joey said shakily.
The han-yopu and the girls stared at him for a beat, then all screamed , "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE!!!!!"
Inu-yasha grabbed the boy by the shoulder, held up his claws, and snarled, "Answer now, before you DIE!"
"I was just using the bathroom!" Joey cried, "I swear!"
"A likely story!" Inu-yasha retorted, "Then why are you half naked?"
"I ain't!" Joey cried, "These are boxers!"
"Boxers?" Inu-yasha asked.
"Don't tell me you're going Commando under there?" Joey asked, horrified.
Meanwhile, Shippo was clinging to Kagome, sniffling. "I had the worst dream!" he sobbed. "I dreamt Inu-yasha was going to eat me!"
"Me eat you?" Inu-yasha said, forgetting Joey for a minute. "Please! You wouldn't make a midnight snack!"
"Don't make it worse!" Kagome scolded him, holding Shippo. "And why are you in here, Joey?"
"What's going on in here?" Yugi said, coming inside the room. "We can hear you outside."
"More boys?!" Tea cried, blushing. She wrapped the sheets around her slip, and asked Kagome, "Why aren't you embarrassed?!"
"This is a normal thing at my house," Kagome said.
"You have to be kidding," Tea said. "Get them out of here, please!"
"But…" the boys started.
"OUT!" Tea cried, throwing a pillow at Inu-yasha, but hitting Joey instead when the han-you ducked.
Breakfast at a roadside diner that morning was quiet-for once-. Yugi was fast asleep in his pancakes, while Inu-yasha sat moping over his tea, in his fedora.
"Where did you get that stupid thing?" Kagome asked, looking at his hat.
"Your grandpa said I look good in hats," Inu-yasha mumbled. "He packed a bunch in my suitcase.
"That explains the hat," Joey said, "But what's with the rest of the outfit?"
" What do you mean," Inu-yasha said. He was wearing a prep shirt, khaki pants, and sandals. "Isn't this the way most of you people dress? Just throw on whatever you have lying around?"
"Only if you want to get beat up," Tristan said over his coffee.
"So, what's on today agenda?" Tea said trying to be cheerful.
"Well we could go scout out a place at the fair grounds," Tristan suggested.
"I don't believe it!" Tea exclaimed.
"Tristan," Joey said, "You just had a brilliant idea!"
" I did?" Tristan asked.
"Ok, let's get in the car go!" Tea said, sliding out of the booth.
"Wait," Kagome said, What about Yugi?" They all turned to their sleeping friend.
"Poor Yugi," Tea said, "He's exhausted from sleeping in the trunk."
"I can't stand to see him like this," Joey said somberly, "All covered in syrup. It makes me hungry."
"You just ate!" Tea shouted.
"Yeah, but I feel empty inside," Joey said sternly.
"That's your lack of morals. Not breakfast," said a familiar voice. They turned, and saw their friend Mai at the counter.
"What are you doing here?" Tea asked her.
"This place has great pie," Mai said.
"I mean in Kyoto."
"Oh. I'm meeting my new boyfriend."
"Boyfriend?" Joey said. He didn't like the sound of this. "What new boyfriend? This is the first I've heard of it."
"He's the front man of a band. Blindman and The UV Rays. Hear of them?" She said, pointing to her new t-shirt. They all shook their heads. "They're an American band. This is their premiere over seas. I'm dating the Blindman."
"Why would you date a blind man?" Inu-yasha asked.
"He's not really blind! That's his nickname!"
"Well," Kagome butted in, pushing Joey- who was disliking Mai's beau the more she talked about him- to the door, "We'd better get going. Gotta get a good place in the Fair."
"You know you guys might not find a very good place to camp out now," Mai said.
"Camp out?" Joey said.
"Yes, camp out," Mai said, "It's an outdoor concert. Outside. In a field. People were camping out here weeks ago to get good spots. I could get you up close, of course," she said. "Do you guys a favor, for old time's sake."
"What's the catch?" Tristan asked.
"No catch," Mai said, "Just a favor between friends."
Joey grabbed Yugi out of his pancakes and dragged him to the door. "Great, let's go."
The sun was beating down on the Concert Grounds while bands played and people milled around, enjoying the summer air. This was freedom. To be off on their own, just these few friends. Though Kagome wished that Songo and Miroku could have joined them, she still felt happy just to be with this small group. And why not? They were enjoying themselves immensely. The Festival offered them the unique opportunities of Youth, pleasure and excitement. This was their time. She looked around at her friends. They had the best seats of the whole lot, thanks to Mai. She got them all the way to the front of the crowd. They had a hot plate set up to cook on, and already Joey and Inu-yasha were wolfing down noodles like they were in a contest. Yugi was still having trouble with his hair after the pancake incident, Tea was still trying to hide Shippo's tail with her jacket, and Tristan was flirting with every cute girl that walked by. It wasn't always perfect, but life never is. And if nothing else, she was happy.
Just then, they heard a familiar 'whoop' coming from a tent down the way. They all turned and saw Serenity running out, dressed in a short skirt and halter top. Joey sat there, his noodles in his mouth, his face white as a sheet before he screamed and bolted up.
"Serenity Wheeler! What the heck are you doin dressed like that!?!" he yelled.
"Joey?!" Serenity exclaimed, covering herself up. She was blushing all over her face as Joey came up, mad. "I…I didn't expect to see you guys once I got here."
"US? What about you? I thought Mom said you couldn't come!"
"I snuck her out again last night," came Seto Kaiba's voice from inside the tent. He came out, wearing jeans, a t-shirt, and spiked boots. "We got here early this morning. "How did you get a spot this good so late?" Yugi asked them.
"We have friends in high places," Kaiba answered. "Right, Christopher?
"Right on, Kaiba man," a tall, good looking American, with dark brown hair in a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses said, stepping up from behind the tent.
"But the real question is," Kaiba continued, "how did you get a spot this close?"
"Mai got us up here," Joey said.
"Oh, so you're Mai's friends," Christopher said. "It's cool, Kaiba, man, they're with my lady."
"You mean you're-?" Joey stuttered.
"You're the lead singer of Blindman and the UV Rays?" Yugi asked.
Christopher wiggled his sunglasses in reply. "Prescription."
"So," Kagome said, sitting down again. "that's why she invited us. She wanted to make you jealous, Joey."
"Me? Jealous? When I'm with you," he said nervously, "Of course not!"
"Right on, man," The Blindman said. "Why worry about something that's neither here nor there? Besides, you've got yourself a sweet looking lady right there."
Inu-yasha gave a slight growl from his seat. "What's Mr. New Age over their?" Blindman asked.
"He's…uh…just cranky cause it's so hot." Kagome lied.
"Gotta mellow out there, man. It'll get a whole lot cooler when the UV Rays take the stage."
Night descended upon the Festival Concerts. The people were all watching the stage, as the next to last band came on. "All right Ladies and Gentlemen," the singer known as the Blindman said as he took the stage, "This is a song for all you young lovers out there." And they sang this song:
I wanna hold you in my arms tonight.
I wanna kiss your lips, and love you right.
Don't say you wanna just be friends,
Cause Girl, this can't be the end…
Summertime Girl. Love that lasts a lifetime.
Summertime Girl. Give me a sign
That you'll always be…mine.
When Fall sets in, taking you away
Remember the Summer nights!
And know that we'll stay
Forever in the moment
When our hearts were one…
In the night, you lit up like the Sun!
Yugi and Tea zipped up next to each other in their sleeping bags. Joey and Kagome (with Inu-yasha not far away) did the same. The music, the stars…The night was perfect.
Summertime Girl. This is our time.
Summertime Girl. Our love will last a lifetime!
Don't let the season end….
Let Summer time begin again….