My life sucks. Really. You know that virus my computer had? Well, my dad deleted a bunch of stuff off my computer INCLUDING the folder containing this story. Almost 90 pages shot to hell (I was getting close to finishing the whole thing). I cried for two hours. I have parts of it on back up, luckily, but I lost a bunch of stuff. If you really want me to continue, now would be the time to say so since right now I need some encouragement and some lovin' to help me get the motivation to fix everything. This'll probably slow down updates a bit, but I'll keep working if you want me to.
I'm now eating raw cookie dough, screw salmonella, life can't get any lower.
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The band wandered out of the mansion, still bleary eyed from lack of sleep. They silently loaded up into the limo once more, each carrying at least two instruments apiece. They were going to re-record the album with Kagome on the tracks. The ride to Sesshomaru's studio was unearthly silent. They pulled up to the curb and began the process of unloading. None of them even noticed their surroundings as they strolled down the halls to a door marked 'Recording Studio One." A tall white haired man was waiting for them inside, clad in jeans and a black t-shirt. Kagome stared in shock at his appearance. She didn't think a business man of the caliber he was would wear anything but suits.
"What? I can't wear a suit all the time. I'm only a demon. Let's get it set up." He said with a tiny smile.
"Great job, Kagome. You actually got him to smile. I always thought his face would break. You set up next to me over here." InuYasha pointed to a microphone that Kagome immediately trudged over to. Miroku flopped down onto his stool while Sango plugged in her bass.
"Look alive now. We'll never get this whole thing redone if you're asleep." Sesshomaru's voice came from over the speakers. He was seated in the area that held all of the electronic things, separated from the band. InuYasha tied his bandana on and fixed his guitar more comfortably on his shoulder. Kagome was looking at her fingers in a sad way again. The calluses had built up some, but she was still nervous that they'd really break open today.
"Oi! Kagome! Didn't think I'd forget you?" InuYasha smirked and threw a roll of duct tape at her. She grinned and ripped off enough to cover her fingers, then moved to throw it back. "Oh no. That's your personal roll now."
"Sometime today please. Rin is waiting for me at home and I want to see her before next week."
InuYasha made mean faces and imitated his brother's speech. "Begin at the beginning?" he said after he finished his little act. Sango nodded tiredly and strummed her instrument.
After a while they had finished recording the first five or so tracks and it was near midmorning, but they were having problems with one area of a song. Or more, Kagome was having problems. There was one section she couldn't hit right. She was frustrated to the point of just throwing the guitar down and leaving.
"Oh, screw it! I hate feeling like I'm holding everyone up!" She yelled and put her face in her hands. InuYasha bit his lip and put down his guitar.
"Okay! It's okay!" he said and snuck up behind her. "Take your hand off the fret. There you go. Now, put your fingers like this." He slipped his arms under hers as if he was holding the guitar with a person in between. "Try." Kagome attempted to imitate his movements, but still couldn't get it. He put his fingers over her own, forcing Kagome to be pressed up against his chest. Her heart flipped over in her chest while heat spread through her face.
'What's wrong with me?' she thought as he began to move her hands, producing the exact sounds.
"Got it?" InuYasha asked as she nodded.
'Thank kami he can't see my face.'
InuYasha leaned over until his mouth was level with Kagome's ear. "Don't worry. Kikyo would piss around so much that it'd take us all day to even do half of the cd. You're a prodigy at this rate. No one cares if you hold us up a little. You're new to this and plus, it gives us a little break in between. Don't worry about it." he whispered, warm breath tickling her ear. What was wrong with her? Kagome sighed and practiced the rift a couple of times before she was comfortable. She got it down and couldn't help give a little victory hop. InuYasha looked over and gave her a brilliant smile. He didn't know why, but seeing her happy made him happy too.
"Stop with the love fest and get playing!" Sesshomaru barked. He was lucky that he had chosen that second to turn around so that he wouldn't see the rude gesture InuYasha gave him.
~_~
"This is so cool. I've never cut an album before. It wasn't that bad really." Kagome bounded up the stairs to the door of the mansion. InuYasha merely smiled and shook his head at her antics. Miroku and Sango hung back a bit.
"You remember how after doing a record, InuYasha would be a really nasty mood?" Miroku asked quietly. Sango watched as he took the steps two at a time.
"Yeah. Kagome's changed him a lot." Sango said as she grabbed a case off the ground. "Here little drummer boy. Take this." she said and thrust the box into his arms. They walked the stairs together as Kagome bounced around the hall.
"Hey! We've been practicing all week and I think we need a break. How about we go out to a club tonight or something? We could all take naps and leave in the evening." Kagome was practically begging to leave the house. InuYasha sat down his guitar case.
"Only for you." He sighed and took off for the basement. Kagome smiled happily and followed with her own instrument to unpack. It was a little after noon and all of them were tired. Sango and Miroku came down with no groping or slapping, a real first for them. Kagome flopped down in InuYasha's favorite seat, just to see what he'd do. He walked over and groaned upon sight of his seat being occupied.
"I think a change of tactics is in order." He said, then picked Kagome up, sat down and placed her on his lap. "Not bad, bony-ness." Kagome turned around to face him and pouted.
"Hey! I have a waaay better bum than you do! You envy mine!"
"Yeah, uh-huh."
"Come on! You'd have get butt implants before you had my bun's of steel."
"I think you're asking the wrong guy here. Miroku is our resident ass man." Miroku's head popped up from behind the bar.
"I'd be glad to judge your gropeablilty Kagome." He said with a smirk. A small growl escaped InuYasha's throat, much to Kagome's amusement.
"I thought we were taking naps before we went out tonight." Sango muttered and rolled over onto her side. InuYasha allowed Kagome to slide off his lap and lay down on the couch. He kicked back the recliner and leaned back, Kagome's head resting near his hip. Miroku moved to lay down with Sango, but she caught him in time. "Not a chance in hell, lecher." He sighed and claimed the spare loveseat for himself.
"One day I'll be lucky." he said and lay down.
~_~
InuYasha was the first to wake up out of the four of them. He sighed lazily and began to stretch but stopped when he noticed a small weigh in his lap. Kagome had obviously moved in her sleep until her head rested on his thighs. She looked extremely comfortable, a smile had even graced her face. He watched her sleep for a while, not knowing what to do. He ran a clawed finger absently through her hair as he wondered exactly how to wake her up. After all, she had played that little trick on him the other day and no way was he going to let that go. An idea dawned on him as he remembered the glass of coke he had been drinking last night. It still sat on the end table, only ice remaining. InuYasha smirked and picked up a small cube, then looked for the place to put it. Her pants were a bit baggy, allowing her pink underwear to show.
'Perfect.' he thought and pulled on the elastic waistband of her panties, just barely allowing him enough room to slide in the ice cube. Kagome merely kept on sleeping for a second until she rolled onto her back, receiving the full force of the cold. She screamed and sat up, all the while trying to pull the chunk of ice out of her pants.
"You!" She seethed and pulled out the ice to fling into InuYasha's laughing face.
"Just remember.." he began between gasps " that in this house, payback's a bitch and karma always comes back to bite you. Now how to wake up the other lazy scum?" Kagome looked over to see the others quietly sleeping. "You take Sango. I've got Miroku figured out." Kagome complied quietly and walked over to Sango. She contemplated a few forms of wake ups and finally settled on the cruelest one. She swallowed her pride and placed one hand on the small of Sango's back, dangerously close to her rear end. Sango shot up immediately and raised a hand to strike the predator.
"Oh! I thought you were the lech! What were you doing?" She said tiredly while Kagome giggled.
"Just waking you up in the meanest way I could. You looked so angry! Let's watch InuYasha wake up Miroku." InuYasha had already snuck over to the resting guy and leaned down to his ear. He took a deep breath and yelled.
"Oh my god! Sango's naked!" Miroku sat up faster than humanly possible and groaned when he saw Sango still fully clothed and sitting on the couch.
"I hate it when you wake me up like that. Get a man's hopes up and then kick him with a lie. Awful." Miroku shook his head sadly while InuYasha grinned.
"Are we getting dressed or what? We'll never get in at this rate!" Sango barked and huffed up the stairs. Kagome shrugged and followed her up the steps, trying to decide what to wear.
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"COME ON ALREADY! IT'S TEN TILL! HURRY IT UP!" InuYasha yelled up the stairs to the girls. They had been waiting for them for the past hour. How long did it take to get dressed and pick up a purse?
"We're here! You don't have to yell, InuYasha." Kagome said as she strutted into the living room. She wore a short black skirt with a pale yellow halter top. Black boots made her legs seem even longer than they already were. Sango also had dressed in a black skirt, but wore a bright pink tube top over a black net shirt. Both girls had their hair down with light make-up on.
"They could make you wait all month and it'd still be worth it." Miroku sighed. InuYasha mumbled in agreement. InuYasha had put his bandana back on to hide his hair and Miroku had let his hair down from its usual ponytail, as not to be recognized.
"You guys look...good." Kagome stuttered.
"You too. Let's go." InuYasha mumbled in reply and headed out the door.
They arrived at a club about a half hour later. They were let in immediately since Miroku knew the bouncer. People were packed inside, either dancing, sitting around or drinking something. Music blared in their ears as InuYasha was taken over by a slight wave of nausea. Every time he entered one of the closed up spaces he felt a little sick from the different smells. Miroku recognized the anguished look to his face and suggested they get a table.
"InuYasha? Are you okay?" Kagome yelled over the noise as they sat down.
"Yeah, I'll be fine in a second. The different smells get me a little disoriented when I first come in since there isn't any windows or anything like that. I just need to sit down for a little bit and get adjusted. You can go dance if you want." He offered and placed his face into his hands.
"I'll stay here with you. Are you sure that you're really fine?"
"Positive. The fact that I'm hungry doesn't help though." He mumbled into his hands. Kagome flagged down a waiter and ordered them some fries and cokes. Miroku had already dragged Sango onto the dance floor so they were all alone. The waiter returned quickly with their order and InuYasha dug into the snack. "You want some? I don't want to be too much of a hog." He stopped shoveling the fries into his mouth as he waited for Kagome's answer.
"I'll take a couple, but you can have the rest." She said and stole a few fries. InuYasha returned to eating while she looked longingly at the dance floor. He finished off the basket and proceeded to rub his temples. The music didn't bother him, just the smells. He watched while Kagome sighed sadly. "You want to dance?"
"I'll just wait for you to feel better."
"I was asking if you wanted to dance with me. Don't worry, I'm fine now. I told you it'd only be a minute. Shall we?" He stood up and grabbed her hand. Kagome followed him to where Miroku and Sango were. They were both laughing and having fun and Miroku was keeping his wandering hands to himself.
'He's good.' Kagome thought after watching InuYasha for a few seconds. He looked down his nose at her in his usual arrogant way.
"What? Think that just because we're in a band doesn't mean we can't dance?" He said smugly. Kagome just sighed and shook her head at his conceited grin. He was terrible at times, but at the same time he was great. He'd probably always be a bit of a mystery to Kagome and she was okay with that.
After a while the dj announced they would play a couple of slow songs just for fun. Sango looked hesitant but let Miroku dance with her. InuYasha blushed slightly as he and Kagome stood there.
"You want to dance?" he asked quietly. Kagome bit her lip, blushing, and moved into his arms. She lay her head lightly on his chest as they danced, his heartbeat pounding in her ear. Her stomach did its usual flip flops as it always did when he came close to her. InuYasha's chin rested on the top of her head.
"You smell good." he mumbled almost inaudibly. She smelled like a mixture of rosemary, sage and some flowed he couldn't identify.
"What?" Kagome asked. She could have sworn he said she smelled good.
"N-nothing." InuYasha stammered in reply. Kagome shrugged it off, but she knew what he'd said. Her heart did a little flip again. 'I have to ask someone about this. All my insides do is bounce around anymore. It isn't a bad feeling, but it still makes me nervous.' she thought and leaned closer to him. She didn't know, but it felt right. Something deep inside of her loved how safe she felt in his arms and she decided to let that part have control, just for tonight.
~_~
It was the next morning and Kagome resolved to ask someone about her little flippy problem. 'Maybe Sango will understand. I'll go ask.' she thought and knocked on the connecting door.
"Sango! Can I come in?" She yelled to the girl on the other side of the panel. A muffled yes came as a reply and Kagome walked in. Sango's room was brightly colored, reminiscent of a tropical garden. Sango was sitting on the bed tuning her bass when Kagome came over and flopped down next to her.
"Yes? Got a problem?" Sango said absently.
"You're my very best friend and I could tell you anything, right? And you would never, ever tell." Now Sango put down her instrument and turned toward her downcast friend.
"Come tell me you problems and I'll try my very best to think of some good advice or make up some good lies. I'd never tell."
"That's reassuring, I think. I keep getting these really weird feelings around...a certain person."
"Guy or girl?"
"Guy."
"Describe them please." she said professionally, as if she were a psychiatrist.
"Every time he touches me, my stomach does flip flops and my heart races and the same thing happens when he looks at me a certain way. It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does it's really bad. I blush constantly. Am I dying?" Kagome wondered aloud. Sango giggled and lay back onto a yellow pillow.
"Nope. You're just in love. Is that better than dying?"
"If it's always gonna be like this I might opt for no." Kagome rolled over and buried her face into the bed. "How do you know?"
"I get them too." Sango sighed dreamily as Kagome sat up again.
"Around who?"
"Who do you get yours around?" Sango retorted. Kagome merely gulped and blushed. "Do I know him? Is his cute? I'll play twenty questions!"
"Yes and yes. Actually, he's not cute. He's gorgeous! He's built like a god, with a wonderful voice and a perfect face. It drives me insane!" Kagome was the epitome of girliness.
"You love Miroku?" Sango said, a hint of jealousy in her voice.
"No, but that tells me what you think of him! Is Miroku the one you get the feelings for?" Kagome asked. Sango burned red and nodded.
"Now who is your guy?"
"I-Inu-InuYasha." Kagome said in a rush, her face burning redder than Sango's. Both girls looked at each other and laughed. "He's just so complicated! He's really nice sometimes and really nasty others! It drives me nuts! I wish I knew what he thought of me..."
"He likes you a lot. I can tell with how he acts around you. He's always a little hateful, but he puts up walls to try to defend himself. He's had a lot of hurt in his life and is scared to love or trust anyone. He wasn't nearly as nice when I first showed up, but when he learns you're an okay person he's fine. It'll be okay if you can get him to open his shell a little bit."
"Oh." Kagome rooted around under her head to find the source of whatever was causing her so much discomfort. She finally pulled out a book and looked at its cover. "Master of the Night. Is this where you get all of your advice from Sango? Trashy romance novels? A young woman falls deeply in love with a-hey!" She squealed as Sango ripped the book from her hands.
"Okay! I enjoy the occasional romance novel, big whoop! You like InuYasha! And what are you going to do about it, hmm? I think you should tell him how you feel."
"Wha-? Well, I think you should Miroku how you feel!"
"Never! We're in love with a hopeless lecher and an arrogant jerk. Now all we have to do is make them ours. Easy, maybe?"
"A snowball has a better chance in hell."
~_~
"Oi! Miroku!" InuYasha said as he walked into his friends room. Miroku looked up from his laptop and sighed.
"You never do knock?"
"Nope. I have a problem. I need advice; non-lecherous please."
"I'll see what I can do." Miroku never even looked up from his computer.
"What are you doing?"
"Playing a game I've never won before and I'm about to win. One second...one second..." Miroku pressed keys rapidly, his attention fixated on the screen. InuYasha snuck one hand up into the air and brought it down swiftly, slamming the laptop shut. Miroku scowled. "What's your problem?"
"You can't tell no matter what."
"Done."
"Okay. I think I might have found someone I like."
"Let me see, you like me, you like Sango, you like Kagome, you like your cook. What kind of like are you talking about, because I could go on forever."
"Like like. In like."
"Be specific my first grade student. Don't use that stupid like stuff with me. We talking love here?"
"You could say that."
"So tell her."
"I can't."
"Why?"
"I've only know her a couple of weeks and I don't know if she likes me in that way."
"Ah! The lady Kagome! Now we're getting somewhere. Perhaps if you were kinder to her she would respond to your attentions in a more positive way."
"Perhaps if you didn't grope Sango she'd respond in a more positive way."
"Ouch. You wound me." Miroku dramatically placed his hand over his heart in mock pain. "I don't know what to tell you then. Just talk to her I guess. I might be a ladies man, but I cannot tell exactly what women think."
"Ladies man? Feh!" InuYasha said as he stalked out and into his own bed room.
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Review Replies!
Jonathold: I've never seen that, but it sounds good! I know most those bands (and like them) except for the Japanese one, MC5, and MU330. I totally know who Queen is! Freddy Mercury, the whole bit. Danke, by the way! (german for thanks!)
Foxshadow: Haha! Sounds like my house! Actually, the seat in the fic is one at my neighbors that my gran always uses. I was in it once and she told me to "Get the hell out" of her seat. Ah, yes, mothers and road rage. Gotta love it. They won't let you go? Their concerts aren't that bad!....I take that back, last time they had F**K written in flames above the stage and a girl threw her bra on stage, but other than that they're fine. (the bra gets referenced later in the story if I still have that part)
Riah89: Thanks! Here it is!
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Someone: My whole family does too! I hate that! I died about twenty times when I fought Duriel but didn't die at all when I fought Baal. Odd, huh? I thought Duriel was tough, he has the power to kill me at least once every time I fight him.
Mirai Catarina: Oh, I feel dumb now…*blushes and slinks away*
Quote of the Day:
"Don't f**k with the chickens, because they will get you" My gran, talking about her farm experiences. (she tells a really funny story about a rooster that chased her up a swing set)
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30 minutes later since typing a/n at beginning of chapter: Life can get lower. I am now voraciously ill. Friggin' raw cookies and their dumb food poisoning properties. I'm off to hurl. @_@ I swear this is one of the worst days ever.