Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, would like to own 'em, which brings me back to don't own 'em. It's really a vicious cycle.
Ok, I know all of you are fuming about my angel and angle spelling. Even though I don't really have a good excuse for such a horrible error, I would just like to make it clear that one review saying I did it wrong is sufficient. I've fixed the error so now you can all read with ease. I'm sorta pissed that it distracted all of you from the story so much but I hope this next chapter will pull you right back.
****IMPORTANT**** ok, hopefully I have your attention. I just want to ask you reviewers if you want this to be a funny fic, a serious one, or a mix of both. I was going to have it pretty serious but me and my friend Sango…yes, I call her Sango, were talking about it and I can just make it sooo funny. So review and tell me what you want. Also, do you want more songs like Linkin Park and Evanescence, or Maroon 5 and No Doubt? Review and tell.
~Scribbler~
Making out with a Papercut
~*~
Sango was sitting at the usual table Kagome and her always met at, waiting for her friend to finally show up.
God. It's been 45 min. where the hell is she? I mean she's been late before, but that was just when she was dating Kouga and they were…
Sango's thoughts stopped as she tried to rethink what her mind had just processed. Now that she remembered it more clearly, Kagome was ALWAYS late for their meetings when her and Kouga were going out.
The cheating, rotten scumbag from hell. Two-timing Kagome like that, I mean dating someone behind her back is bad, but dating her 15yr old cousin is ten times worse…and sorta disgusting in a pedophile sorta way.
But what if…what if she's late because she got back with Kouga? No. Kagome is way too smart to date that loser again…isn't she?
Paranoia was starting to seep into Sango's thoughts and all the 'what if's' from the past reared their ugly heads again.
Until the little bell on the door rang announcing that someone had just walked in
Sango looked up to see a slightly flustered Kagome looking at her with apologetic eyes and her best puppy dogface, which worked of course because Kagome's puppy dog faces always worked.
"Sango, I'm sorry I was late I just ran…" but Kagome didn't have time to finish her sentence, because Sango threw her arms around her friend in a bear hug, squeezing a little too tightly for Kagome's liking.
"Oh Kagome, it was awful! I thought you were late because you were meeting that guy again. I was so scared." Sango faked cried into Kagome's sweater for more dramatic effect while Kagome just rolled her eyes.
Kagome new very well that Sango meant Kouga and was a little irked that her friend would think that she would ever go back to a dumbass like him.
Sango only thought the worst he had done was go out with her 15yr old cousin, but that was just the tip of the iceberg. He did much, much worse, that Kagome would never dare tell Sango for fear that Sango would march right out of the shop right now and kick his ass.
No, she never told anyone about what he did to her. (A.N. hmmm, I wonder what it could be? ^-^)
But Kagome, being the nice girl that she was, decided to have a little fun with Sango.
"Oh, but that's why I was late…because I bumped onto him and we started talking." Kagome smiled at the look on Sango's face. Pure horror.
But Kagome decided to drag it on a little longer before telling Sango she bumped into the scribbler rather than Kouga.
"Ka-Kagome…" Sango's voice gave out a little at the news she just heard. "Are you…"
"Serious? Deadly. He's a very nice guy Sango. He's smart, really funny and somewhat of a gentleman. He also asked me out to see his brother dance once he got tickets to his next show and…"
Kagome kept talking, but Sango was shocked stiff. She slowly felt herself teetering side to side until she just fell right out of her chair. Now you would think that your best friend, who you have been living with for the past year and ½, would notice your sprawled out on the tiled floor, but NOOO.
She was still rambling on and on about…wait.
"Kagome." Sango said, as she picked herself up from the floor.
"Sango, why wee you on the floor?"
"Never mind that. Did you just say that he invited you to see his brother dance?"
Kagome smiled as her friend finally caught on. "Yes I did Sango-chan."
"But Kouga's brother doesn't dance because Kouga doesn't have a brother."
"Correct Sango. You're getting warmer." She smiled as she saw Sango trying to visualize who she knew that had a brother that dances.
Then the light bulb clicked on.
"IUNYASHA HAS A BROTHER WHO DANCES. I got it right, didn't I? I guessed it. Boo-ya. I'm the best. Who's the best you ask? Sango!!!"
Sango's victory dance suddenly stopped and her eyes widened.
"You met Inuyasha? As in you two know each other and talked to one another?"
"If Inuyasha is the name of that hot scribbler you work with, then yes, I did meet Inuyasha and we did talk."
"Excuse me miss, but are you ready to order?" said the waiter, who flipped his notepad open and took out the pencil that was behind his ear.
"Yes I am. I would like a triple fudge Sunday with my three ice cream scoops; vanilla, mint chocolate chip, and rocky road. I would like whipped cream, sprinkles…rainbow and chocolate, and one of those red cherries. Those are good."
Kagome visualized the heaping Sunday in front of her and sighed.
"Sango, why did we have to pick an ice cream parlor as our specific place to eat? I mean it was a good idea in the beginning, but I don't know how many more of these bad boys I can eat and still fit into my jeans. Sango…you listening?"
Of course she wasn't. Sango's life had just gotten incredibly easy within the past 5 min.
Kagome met Inuyasha, her boss Inuyasha. Inuyasha, the owner of the club, Inuyasha. Kagome met him and they got along. Maybe instead of risking her job and telling Inuyasha that she hired Kagome, she would just let fate handle it.
"Sango! Are ya gonna order or not?"
Sango looked up to see the waiter tapping his pencil on the pad impatiently.
"Yes, I'd like a berry chaos smoothie."
"Oh, that sounds good and not as fat as what I got…maybe I should switch and get what you getting?"
"Oh no Kagome, trust me, tonight is going to be chaotic enough."
The smile that was slowly creeping on Sango's face was scaring Kagome. So she just smiled and gave a little giggle, but deep down she didn't feel so confident about dancing at the club tonight. Sango told her she had everything set up between the scribbler and the owner, so there was nothing to worry about.
~*~
Inuyasha still didn't have the track ready for tonight and time was not on his side. He quickly grabbed his case of CDs and started to flip through them only playing songs the he knew he would like listening to all night long.
What did he feel like tonight?
I'm not the one who's so far awayWhen I feel the snake bite enter my veins
Never did I wana be here again
And I don't remember why I came?
Inuyasha nodded his head in time with the Disturbed song. Yea, he could listen to this CD tonight. "Down with the sickness" and "Fear" were two of his favorite songs, so he threw the CD in his bag he was taking to the club with him.
He flipped some more and put in the next CD.
I said 123 come on and dance with meBecause you look so fine that I really wana make you mine
Hmm, Inuyasha had to think about Jet for a while. It was a decent song and most of the girls at the club like it so it was a go.
He stopped when he got to the next CD and laughed for about 5 straight minutes. It was the mix that Sango had made for Miroku at his last birthday. It had a bunch of perverted songs that only the three of them would get like, "Liquid Dreams" and "Don't wana be a Player" that was a fun night.
He also realized that Miroku's "Theme song" came from a song by Lenny Kravitz on that CD. Oh yea, this CD was definitely playing tonight.
He looked at his watch and realized that he only had about 45 min to get all of his stuff together, get himself showered and dressed, and get to the club.
He grabbed the rest of his CDs and started to head to the closet to get dressed when he remembered the CD Sango had given him.
She said that it was a new group he had to listen to and play at the club tonight. Apparently her best friend was going to be there and she loved song number three, so she wanted him to play it when she told him to.
God, chicks and their bands. When will they learn that they have to settle for us common folk and stop thinking that the lead singer of their favorite band will one day show up at their door step and ask them to come on tour with the band
Never.
Inuyasha found that out the hard way when Madonna never wrote back to him when he was 15. But in the end it made him stronger…though, if Miroku or Sango ever brought it up both would swear that they saw Inuyasha's eyes water up.
"Feh." Muttered Inuyasha as he grabbed the CD, tossed it into his bag and headed for the closet to get changed for the night.
~*~
The club was really crowded tonight but then again, it was a Friday and most of the kids that went to the collages near by knew of club Inferno and came here regularly.
Sango was having a hard time serving everyone his or her drinks, let alone getting the right drink to the right person.
She was a little nervous for Kagome. She told her friend that Inuyasha did have the track that she would be dancing to and he would start to play it on Sango's cue.
Sango just handed someone two flaming shots of Bacardis, when she spotted Miroku making his way towards her from his usual post outside. That meant that his shift was over for the next 4 hrs and the "Peach Man," an overly obese man who didn't understand the concept of self-control when it came to food, would be taking his turn as the bouncer.
As Miroku got within earshot of Sango he called her name and gestured for her to come over and talk to him.
With obvious glares and grumbles from the customers, Sango put down whatever drink she was working on and told the guy she was taking a drink order from to hold on.
She realized, as she made her way over to Miroku, that she needed someone to help her work behind the bar. Someone small enough so they could reach the bottles in the way back of the cabinets, but someone strong enough so they could take the empty crates out back.
She finally reached Miroku and raised her eyebrows in a silent "I'm listening, so make it quick" sorta way.
"I think it would be wise of you to unleash your little surprise tonight because Inuyasha is in one hell of a good mood. Something about how he met this 'ANGEL.'"
Miroku air quoted the word angel, as a way of saying that he had no idea what Inuyasha was talking about or who this mysterious 'angel' was.
Sango just smiled and said, "That 'angel' that Inuyasha met today was none other than Kagome herself. She told me she met him this afternoon and apparently those two really hit it off together." Even though they don't know they're in an employer, employee relation ship, but that wasn't need to know…right?
Miroku had to give the girl props. Anyone who could tame Inuyasha within a week was a wonder and this girl did it in an afternoon. Miroku did want to think the best of this Kagome girl, but he just didn't want her to be all over Inuyasha just for the title of dating the scribbler of the club.
Inuyasha just came out of a bad relationship and Miroku didn't want to see him get into another one so quickly. Plus he didn't have much more glassware in his apartment that Inuyasha could take his anger out on. (A.N. awww, what a nice friend.)
"Well…" Miroku looked around at the people who were glaring daggers at him for holding up the bartender with small talk. "I'll let you get back to your people and I just wanted to give you the heads up on Inuyasha tonight."
"Thanks, but I'm just one step ahead of you bud…and like always, one step away." Sango smiled and turned to go back to her customers, but Miroku stayed where he was for a second, trying to decipher what Sango just said and meant.
Damn, I hate it when she talks all cryptic.
~*~
Kagome had been waiting behind stage for the past 5 min.
She was out dancing with the rest of the crowd before at the beginning of the night, but then the bouncer, Miroku, came up to her and told her that she would be on in 10 min. and for her to get ready in the back.
She was nervous about performing in front of a crowd as large as this, not only because of the size, but also because she knew more than half of the people out there and she really wanted to impress all of them, especially the scribbler, and the owner of course.
She had got into her "outfit" which consisted of long black pants and a tight purple halter-top. She pulled her hair up into a high ponytail and let the rest of it fall down her back.
Sango told her she would know when to come out which was when she announced her to the crowd…so all she had to do now was sit and wait for her introduction to be made.
~*~
Sango was looking up at Inuyasha who in return looked back at her and gave a nod.
She had told him that she needed to make a birthday announcement on the mic (A.N. microphone. Sorry but I didn't know if some people would read it as "Mick.") for the same friend that wanted the song to be played. She had to battle with him for a while but in the end she won.
Well, it's now or never, thought Sango. I just hope he doesn't go crazy and fire Kagome and me on the spot.
With that, Sango told her customers to hold on for 5 min as she got on top of the bar and turned on the mic.
"Ahem. Ladies and studs, I would like you all to know that we here at club Inferno love all of you so much, that we did a little something special to make your clubbing nights a little bit more exciting."
As Inuyasha listened to Sango talk he thought to himself, what the hell kind of birthday announcement is this?
"So, without further a due…I would love to introduce you to our newest Inferno club member and Featured Dancer…Kagome!"
Kagome took that as her cue and made her way onto the small stage at one end of the club. The spotlight was on her and when the crowd saw her, the applause rose dramatically.
Everyone seemed to be happy and excited about the new dancer. Everyone except…
"Sango!" Inuyasha roared from his box above the crowd of people.
Shit.
"Yes, Inuyasha?" asked Sango sweetly into the mic.
"When did we get a Featured Dancer or better yet, when did I tell you that you could hire people at your own will?"
Kagome thought to herself as she heard the two, wait, why does the scribbler care whose hired or not? I mean he's not the owner of the place who would be caring…caring like Inuyasha is…which brings me to the obvious conclusion Inuyasha is the owner of the club. Fuck. How could I miss that sign that said "owner" every time I looked at his D.J. booth?
Sango has been expecting this and had made sure she was prepared with an explosive retaliation.
"Oh Inuyasha, don't kid yourself. Look at this sexy lady on the stage, are you telling me that you don't want to see her dance? And all of you…" Sango was now directing her attention toward the crowd, "do you want to see our new Featured Dancer perform?"
The sound of hands clapping and people cheering was almost earsplitting. Kagome was a little shocked at first to have found out that the scribbler was in fact the owner and that Sango hadn't told Inuyasha of her newly acquired employment as the Featured Dancer, but quickly remembered she was on stage and performance was everything.
When Sango said "sexy lady," Kagome sauntered out a little on the stage and did a seductive body roll, which got her plenty of hoots from the male populace of the audience.
Inuyasha saw how Sango and the new dancer were both playing the crowd in their favor and there was no way he could stomp out what the people wanted to see so much. He had no choice but to let her dance. But after she was done, Sango, Kagome, and himself were going to have a heart to heart chat.
Kagome saw the look of defeat in Inuyasha's eyes and decided to play it for all it was worth.
"Inu-chan…" she called sweetly from the stage, "don't you think it's time to play my song so I can show your paying customers what they want to see?"
Kagome emphasized the word paying, knowing fully well it would snap Inuyasha out of any funk that he was in and prompted him to press the play button.
Reluctantly Inuyasha turned the volume full up and pressed play only to be greeted with a sort of techno drumbeat that wasn't all that bad. Then the lyrics started coming out and Kagome did what she did best…
Danced.
I'm on the second floor
With the lock on my door
I'm looking at a picture of your face…
Kagome's moves were nice and fluid just like she practiced them and she accented the word face by drawing her hand under her chin and pulling her face along with her hand and arm.
The last time I looked
You were looking really good
But some how pictures fade…
She turned around so her back faced the audience and looked over her shoulder rather suggestively and gave a little pout as the last line was sung.
We're on the phone
Were all alone
And that just ain't good enough
I go around the world
To see your face
'cause this just ain't good enough…
Sango was in awe of her friend. She had seen her practice this dance in the Artsy/Dancer apartment that Kagome and her shared, but Kagome obviously added in more difficult moves than Sango remembered, that triple outside/inside turn must have taken a while to master. Sango would know, Kagome had been trying to teach her how to dance for the past month and let me tell ya, it wasn't easy.
So I'm just kickin it
I'm counting the days
I hardly can wait for us
To hang out
I'm really missing it
In so many ways
I anticipate us making out
Damn it. Damn it. Damn it! How can she do that? How can she make him think that she's dancing just for him? That wink at the end of the line "making out" was directed right towards him? Inuyasha had to admit she was good. She drew you in right until the last line…but what could she do with a to so suggestive son?
Sip my morning tea
But you're not next to me
Here goes another day
And driving in my car
I wonder how you are
While our favorite music plays…
Go Kagome, go Kagome, go, go, go Kagome. Miroku thought as her watched the new employee-to-be dance on the stage. He vaguely remembered Sango saying that her friend Kagome was going to start teaching her how to dance, and if Sango was going to look anything like Kagome looked now…he would forever be in Kagome's debt.
The flowers arrive to my surprise
But that just ain't good enough
And I got the note, it gave me hope
But that just ain't good enough…
The song was almost over much to Kagome's relief. Only a couple of slow lyric lines then the chorus repeated once again and it was all over. And she would be an official worker here at club Inferno…YEAHH!
Soon you'll be
Here with me (making out)
Soon you'll be
Right here with me (making out)
Im with my friends till the night ends
But that just ain't good enough
And honestly you can trust me
But that just ain't good enough…
The crowd was gearing up of Kagome's big finish because most of them knew the song and when it was going to end. The cheers rose up to meet her and she danced the last of the chorus and was done.
So I'm just kickin it
Im counting the days
I hardly can wait for us to hang out
Im really missing it in so many ways
I anticipate us making out.
Inuyasha's ears were ringing because of the uproar that suddenly overcame the club. Ok ok so Kagome was a hot ticket. Big deal. She could dance to her little preppy lovey-dovey songs. But Inuyasha knew exactly what to do to whip that smug smile off of her face.
Sango went up onto the stage and slung her arm around her best friends shoulder. Kagome kicked ass and they all knew it. Even Inuyasha had to admit that that was the loudest applause for anyone ever at the club.
With confidence and arrogance Sango lifted the mic up to her lip and screamed, "Lets hear it for Kagome, the new featured Dancer at club Inferno everybody!"
Applause were heard and obnoxious whistling was taking place…mainly by Miroku.
"So Inuyasha," Sango said smugly into the mic, "Are you going to let down all these paying customers by not accepting Kagome to be your new featured dancer still?"
Inuyasha knew what kinda game Sango was playing but her was ready for her this time.
"I have to admit Sango you did a good job at finding a very good dancer…"
Everyone in the crowd was cheering with realization that Kagome was staying for good. Everyone except two girls, standing on stage, thinking the same thing.
Did he just complement me?
Immediately they both hollered into the mic "what's the catch?"
Inuyasha chuckled at this. He didn't hire stupid people. He knew Sango was use to his no-good ways but Kagome was catching on surprisingly fast.
"Oh aren't you two smart. Yes there is a catch but it's only for the benefit of the lovely people that come here to dance. As you all know here at club Inferno we play a verity of different songs to keep all of you entertained right?"
The crowd nodded in response.
"And we all know that I change the style of music like that…" Inuyasha snapped his fingers. "So if are going to have a dancer we need one who can dance to anything at anytime without having to plan a routine before hand. Do you think you can do that Kag-chan?" Inuyasha asked smugly relishing the look on Kagome's face and he spoke the pet name at her.
Kagome wasn't stupid and she wasn't dance retarded either. She knew that Inuyasha was challenging not only her but also her dancing abilities. That pissed Kagome off to no end.
Saying she sucked at dancing was one thing. That was someone's personal opinion but to say that she had no dancing ability at all was just ludicrous!
"Crystal clear devil. Play me your best shot."
Inuyasha smiled as he pressed the play button for the next track.
The opening beat really got you into the mood of the song but much to Inuyasha's chagrin it looked like Kagome knew this song also.
That stupid fool. He picked Linkin Park out of all the bands to play. Man is he going to regret ever challenging me!
Why does it feel like night today?
Something in here's not right today
Why am I so uptight today?
Paranoia's all I got left
I don't know what stressed me first
Or how the pressure was fed
But I know just what it feels like
To have a voice in the back of my head…
Everyone in the club was in pure awe of the way Kagome moved to the song. No one could ever imagine that her tiny body could project just as much fury and emotions as the lyrics could.
Like a face that I hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face that watches every time I lie
A face that laughs every time I fall
[And watches every thing]
So I know that when it's time to sink or swim
The face inside is hearing me
Right underneath my skin…
There is no fucking way she won't get hired now. Thought Sango
It's like im paranoid looking over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what im hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin…
Head bobbing started to become apparent in the crowd as Kagome dances her little heart out, trying to mimic her moves to the lyrics as beat as her could…and that was pretty damn good.
I know I've got a face in me
Points out all my mistakes to me
You've got a face on the inside too
Your paranoia's probably worse
I don't know what set me off first but I know what I can't stand
Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is
I can't add up to what you can
But everybody has a face that they hold inside
Face that awakes when they close their eyes
Face that watches every time they lie
Face that laughs every time they fall
[And watches every thing]
So you know that when it's time to sick or swim
That the face inside is watching you too
Right inside your skin…
Damn her moves were hypnotizing. I could fall into a trance watching her. Thought Miroku
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me
It's like I'm paranoid looking over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin.
Kagome ended the dance by drawing her nails across her face with the last word "skin". The crowd was still silent in a way where they really couldn't believe what they had just seen.
She knew that she had impressed then to know end because her talent was being challenged by the egomaniac in the D.J. booth.
Kagome eagerly looked up to see Sango smiling at her, Miroku whistling loudly and the audience going wild. But the one thing that stuck out the most was when she looked up at Inuyasha and saw him mouth "your hired."
~*~
So sorry for the wait. It's just that I was sick and I failed some of my midterms and my comp broke. So mix those all together and you get one pissed of Kamiyasha. Anywho I would love to have 45 reviews before I update again so please keep telling me your thoughts! But my friend thought it would be cool if I did a trivia question so here I go.
Who's first line at the beginning of an episode was "Yo!"? They also said "You fiend." And "I'm gona waste you!" ?
I will accept who said it, what episode it was or both! Review soon.
Kamiyasha