Chapter 2: Basics
(I'm writing this chapter in script form, it's a lot easier than paragraph... It'll also be shorter and I know we all want that! This chapter would probably take up double the chapter if I would have done it regularly, just b/c everyone knows I get carried away & I write forever!!! so here we go!)
(In a classroom, Bonnie is with Yukina trying to teach her how to play clarinet.)
Bonnie: Ok, here's the basic fingering chart. ::hands Yukina fingering chart:: You basically get how to play the instrument, now all you have to do is learn how to play the actual notes.
(Yukina starts playing everything perfectly!)
Bonnie: Wow, you are catching on really quick with this.
Yukina: I didn't realize that this was an instrument! I didn't know what one was! This is just like my heitan at home!
Bonnie: A Heitan? What's that?
Yukina: Actually, it looks a lot like this instrument... except it's blue... and I have to keep it in the refrigerator or else it'll melt.
(Bonnie sweat drops)
(In another class room, Kurama is with Maria)
Maria: You know, you look like one of my friends.
Kurama: Really? What is this gentleman's name?
Maria: Oh.. No you misunderstand... my friend is a girl.
Kurama: Oh... well, anyway. (Picks up flute and plays a little bit.)
Maria: I thought none of you could play instruments.
Kurama: Well, I played a little bit, but I wasn't very good for my school's band.
Maria: Well, You're doing pretty good.
Kurama: Yea, just playing nothing. Once you give me music I have no idea what I'm doing.
(Maria sweat drops)
Maria: Ok, play an Ab.
(Kurama plays a C#.)
Maria: This is going to take a while...
(In yet another class room, Erin and Jin are in a room together.)
Erin: so let me show you the fingerings for the saxophone
Jin: Whoo-ie! This is gonna be fun! More fun than when I faught urameshi... man he's a crazy one. I faught him and I was up and down and all around and WHOOOO!
Erin: ::shock:: Wow... did u do that all in one breath?
Jin: Yea, most of the time I do... I like to talk really fast and I'm all over the place!
Erin: ::totally turned on:: Really... wow you'll have great breath support on the saxophone... and with other things if you know what I mean.
(Erin leans over to try to kiss him, and Jin backs away)
Jin: Geeze! I thought I was crazy you don't make lips go boom in your face like that yet! I need to learn this or else I'm in a deep pile of lad shit if ya know what I'm talking about!
Erin: ::looks bored:: Uh huh... right... anyway...
Jin: You're very pretty my lass but we must be getting to this first... we've got all night to do that.
Erin: ::more excited again:: Ok sounds fun to me. Ohh we're gonna have so much fun bouncing here and there and whooo I'm all over the place!
Jin: ::confused:: She's starting to sound like me! I LIKE IT!
(WOAH.... anyway... In yet another completely different classroom, Mike Cerro and Sazuka...)
Sazuka: Excuse me, it's BEAUTIFUL Sazuka!
(Riiight... anyway... Sazuka is about to learn trumpet)
Mike: Ok, lets start with Buzzing. Go like this. (Puts lips together and makes a buzzing noise.)
Sazuka: No way,
Mike: Really... why not.
Sazuka: Because I do not look beautiful doing that.
Mike: Wow... anyway... why are you here then? Wyman send you here to piss me off? Go figure.
Sazuka: Whatever. I am Beautiful Sazuka, and I can do anything!
(Picks up trumpet and starts playing a circus tune.)
Mike: Not bad... but not nearly as good as me.
Sazuka: I WILL BE THE BEST!
(Moving away from that situation... lets go to find Kuwabara and Zack)
Zack: So lets start learning this... ok... go like this
(Makes his lips go together to make a buzzing noise, and makes it. Kuwabara puts his lips together and just spits.)
Zack: ::in high pitch voice:: No! That's wrong! Try again!
(Kuwabara puts lips together and spits again.)
Zack: O.o;; This is going to take some time...
Kuwabara: I DON'T GET THIS!!!
(Zack hits himself on the head.)
Zack: We've got a lot of work to do...
(An hour later...)
Zack: Kuwabara... come on... do this already...
(Kuwabara puts lips together and makes a noise! ::choir comes in with the a book singing "Haleiluia" with a light shinging down on kuwabara as he looks up to the light.)
Zack: YOU GOT IT! OH MY GOD! YOU ACTUALLY GOT IT!
Kuwabara: That's because I'm Kazuma Kuwabara, and as long as my love Yukina is here, that's all that matters! I will use the love we share to communicate with her right now...
(Back to Bonnie and Yukina)
Bonnie: Since you already know how to play clarinet, lets just talk
Yukina: Sure. Ok
Bonnie: Phew... It's so hot in here.
(Yukina sends in some cold air. Bonnie shocked)
Yukina: I'm from the Koorime, I'm an ice apparitian.
Bonnie: Oh... so you got your own built in air conditioner huh? Hahahahaha
(Yukina doesn't understand why she's laughing.)
Bonnie: ha...ha...ha... anyway... so do you got a boyfriend?
Yukina: Nope... Never had one...
(Kuwabara hears conversation, and falls over)
Zack: Hey, man u ok?
Kuwabara: SHE DOESN'T THINK I'M HER BOYFRIEND
Zack: Have you actually asked her out?
Kuwabara: um... no
Zack: That's why! Ask her out dude!
Kuwabara: Ok I will
Zack: But you gotta make it romantic... so that she gets the hint!
Kuwabara: Have you ever done it?
Zack: Sure, I can help you. We'll talk about that later... sleep over my house tonight & I'll help you then, but you gotta learn baritone now.
(Ok... wow... so much marching band happening... anyway... lets move on to another section... maybe... drumline? Hiei and Mr. Caruso are in the drum room in the band room alone. Frank is helping the rest of the drum line.)
Mr. Caruso: Ok Hiei, lets start you off easy. These are your sticks.
(Hiei grabs the sticks, suddenly his energy flares, as black and purple energy surround the stick.)
Mr. Caruso: Ok... that's odd... anyway, you hold the sticks like this.
(Caruso demonstrates how to hold them over the snare drum. Hiei closes his eyes as his Jagan eye glows as the sticks hold up by themself the exact way that Caruso holds it.)
Mr. Caruso: Ok... that's really odd... Ok... so you can hold them without touching them... well... that's sweet! Let me try!
(Caruso closes his eyes and lets go of the sticks. They fall on the drum.)
Hiei: Ha... amateur.
Mr. Caruso: Ok... well, follow what I do then if you think you're so great!
(Caruso picks up his sticks and starts playing stuff really fast and really good. Sweat is forming on his head as he plays, and he keeps going for about two minutes. The drum line all gather around the drum room, trying to listen to Caruso play.)
Frank: Wow, that's weird. We all haven't even gotten that far yet... why is he doing that?
(Caruso is facing them, which means Hiei's back is facing them, so they can't see his sticks floating in thin air.)
Mr. Caruso: ::screaming as he finishes the last four notes:: THERE! ::relaxing:: TRY DOING THAT! ::huff puff huff puff taking deep breaths::
Hiei: Ha... pathetically easy.
(Starts doing exactly what Caruso did. Wyman walks into the band room and sees the entire drum line around the percussion room.)
Wyman: What's going on out here?
Frank: The new kid rocks!
Wyman: Move out of the way, let me see this. He can't be that good compared to me and Caruso.
(Entire drum line starts coughing purposely)
Wyman: funny, you guys are a bunch of comedians.
(Puts frank in head lock as he watches and listens.)
Wyman: Shit...
(Drum line all goes "ohhhhhhhhhhh" Wyman sitting there smirking.)
Wyman: oh you guys tell anyone I just said that expect to be coming to each practice two hours early and run around the track.
(Drum line laughs)
Hiei: Seriously, for someone who's trying to beat me, it isn't working.
(Hiei kept going, adding more onto the song, sounding amazing.)
Hiei: And just remember, this is my first time trying this. Moron.
(Caruso has a vacant expression on his face. Wyman goes into the Percussion room.)
Wyman: Hiei, at least pretend like you're trying, like try putting your hands on your sticks to make it look realistic. It's only July and you're stuck with us until November!
(Caruso looked very confused.)
Wyman: oh yea, that's right. I didn't tell the staff that Hiei, Kurama, Jin, Sazuka, & Yukina are all demons... opps... must have slipped my mind.
(Caruso falls down, legs up in the air, drum then falling on top of him.)
Hiei: Looks like the Mediocre drummer needs a new drum.
Wyman: Be easy on him Hiei, or else I'm gonna take over.
Hiei: And what could you possibly do to scare me?
(Wyman picks up a drum and some sticks. The sticks start glowing a chocolate color)
Hiei: Your spirit energy has bits of chocolate in it... I've never seen any power like that since Chu during the dark tournament... except he had alcohol in it
Wyman: Well, try a little of this.
(Wyman's energy increased as he played, growing more intense with each hit. The drum line stood outside, in amazement with wyman, since he was covered with a Chocolate coated (haha) ora around him as he put all he got into this one melody.)
Hiei: Your skill is much better than Caruso over there.
(Caruso was still laying on the floor, he seemed confused.)
Caruso: Impossible... this... is... impossible...
Wyman: ::as he's still playing, he said::He'll eventually knock out of it... he did the same thing the first time I faced him.
(The melody finally wrapped up, with motions going up and down and adding a few vocals in as well.)
Hiei: this will be simple. Not nearly as simple as Caruso's style, but still easy.
(Hiei started it off, his tempo much faster than Wyman's. Wyman looked at him in astonishment.)
Hiei: You have to remember, my Jagan eye may not be natural, but it give me exactly what I need!
(Hiei finishes Wyman's last few measures completely perfect, better than what Wyman played.)
Wyman: I must admit hiei, all you need is a good kick in the ass and your good to go.
(Anyway... lets move on to another section... lets finish off with the percussion while we're in the mainstream... all you gotta do is walk around to the band room. We've got Chris monti helping Yusuke and Genkai... Oh boy...)
Yusuke: Let me get this straight, I'm gonna look like a fag and hit pieces of metal with two sticks?
(Genkai hit's Yusuke over the head with a mallet.)
Yusuke: Ow! What was that for you old hag! Take a hint grandma!
Genkai: Shut up dimwit! Let the boy teach you. There's obviously a reason you're here so get used to it!
Monti: Ok... anyway. You hold the mallet like this.
(Genkai picked up her mallet and started playing it the marimba in front of her. She looked at the music and played better than monti did. She moved aggressively up and down the marimba, playing swiftfully.)
Monti: Ok... yusuke, hold the mallet like this.
Genkai: Monti, go away. Go help the other pit members that suck. I got this covered.
Monti: I'm section leader! ME! I'M SECTION LEADER! I WILL TEACH!
Genkai: GO TEACH SOMEWHERE ELSE!
(Genkai formed a spirit gun in her trusty right index finger and fired a shot at monti)
Yusuke: Hey you crazy hag, the boy was trying to help!
Monti: I'm going I don't have to put up with you. You think just because you're pretty that you can take advantage of me!
Yusuke: Don't worry monti, stay!
(Monti put his head down and walked out of the room, going into the band office.)
Genkai: Ok, now you will Balance all your spirit energy onto the end of your Mallet.
Yusuke: You're crazy you old bitch! That has nothing to do with Mallets!
Genkai: don't try me Yusuke. I'm young again and I can sure as hell beat your ass down.
Yusuke: YOU WISH YOU OLD BITCH!
(Yusuke pointed his spirit gun at her)
Yusuke: SPIRIT GUN!
(Genkai jumped to the side, as the energy totally blew up the wall by the windows. Wyman came running in.)
Wyman: NEED I REMIND YOU, I DIDN'T THINK I NEEDED TO CLEARLY STATE THIS RULE SINCE IT DOESN'T APPLY TO EVERYONE BUT NO SPIRIT WEAPONS! MY GOD HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIX THIS OR EXPLAIN THIS TO ANYONE!
(Wyman, pissed off, walks out of the room and into the band office, seeing monti.)
Monti: She hurt me... Hold me Wyman
(Wyman, freaked out, walks out of the room. He uses his spirit energy to seal monti in the band office all alone so nobody can go in there.)
Wyman: At least that'll hold him for 15 minutes or so...
(Wyman looks back at the barrier, seeing monti repeatedly running into the barrier, repeatedly saying "Don't go, Wyman!")
Wyman: Pathetic... Oh well.
(Wyman reaches out into the barrier, grabbing a piece of chocolate, and walking away as eating the chocolate.)
Yusuke: I told you so you old hag...
Genkai: Dimwit...
Wyman: I'm gonna teach you guys how to play, so get ready to experience some severe pain.
(Yusuke gulps while Genkai stays calm)
(Anyway... since it is the wymanator teaching them, nothing interesting will be happening in the future... except random outbursts by Yusuke, Genkai hitting him in the back of the head, them calling each other names, and Wyman shooting his chocolate coated energy at them, then them shutting up, and paying attention again... yea yea yea. Now for the last two things I haven't gotten to yet... hm... Guard or Drum major... lets go with drum major, save the best for last anyway... lets go to Koenma & Liz as Erika is conducting the band.)
Liz: Ok Koenma, stick your hands out like... this!
(Liz sticks her arms out, her arms more than shoulder width apart, and hands flat. Koenma copies.)
Liz: Ok, now I'm going to teach you how to do standard 4/4 time signature. There are many that you're going to have to learn. Follow my arms.
(Liz makes a motion up, then down again, then inside, then to the starting point again, then outward, then to the starting point, and then repeated it all again. Then she started many different ways of going. Koenma followed along, learning each one patiently and easily.)
Koenma: This is cool... like me. I'm cool
Liz: Ok... anyway. Ready to go into the band room?
Koenma: Cool.
(Wow... this was probably the easiest, non-violent, less comical part of this entire fan fiction... anyway... since Liz is doing her job, lets just go to the guard now. Me, Kristen, and Botan are standing on the field, off to the side away from the guard.)
Kristen: Ok... lets first teach you the parts of a flag. This is a nerd. ::points at a little round thing at top:: There's two of these on the flag. One on top, one on bottom. ::Me, in a vanna white style points at both nerds.:: This is the silk. ::points at silk:: This is the pole ::points at pole.:: Ok... Now that's it.
Botan: Ok then! Lets get cracking! When do I learn to toss?
Kristen: Unless you wanna be like Jess over here and hit yourself on the head, lets do something else first.
(I have sweat drop on my head.)
Me: HEY! That's soo not fair! It was only once and I was laughing! (Grabs rifle) plus, I was doing rifle then! (Starts spinning) I WILL REDEEM MYSELF!!! (I toss my rifle for a quad, and miss, yet again.) I WILL GET IT!! AGH!!! (I walked away, escaping back into the building.
Botan: Does this always happen?
Kristen: Yea, she'll get over it. Ok, let's learn how to do drop spins! RIGHT SHOULDER!
(Botan goes to right shoulder.)
Kristen: You're catching on quickly! Ok, now follow along with me.
(Kristen does drop spins, as botan copies her exactly. They look at each other, dropping the flags. They go to touch each others shoulders, and bounced back.)
Kristen & Botan: GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!
(They both look at each other, and a sweat drop appears on the back of their head)
Ok, lets have a quick recap on where all the sections are right now...
(Flash to Bonnie and Yukina laughing)
Yukina: Boys are dumb
Bonnie: Yea... they really are...
(Flash to Kurama and Maria)
Maria: So... you're really a guy?
Kurama: Yes, how many more times are you planning on asking me that.
Maria: Um... until you admit you're a girl... because you really look like one.
(Flash to Erin and Jin)
Erin: Ohh.. Harder... harder!!! OHHHH OHHHHH!!!
(they're both sweaty, all over each other. Fierce wind starts up.)
Jin: Ok.. Whoooo you're all over the place
Erin: Ohhhh
Jin: Ohhhh
(... NEXT flash
Kuwabara: So you give her flowers?
Zack: Yes
Kuwabara: What if they prick her?
Zack: Then you can prick her if ya know what I mean... haha!
(.......... To the drumroom... please)
::Hiei is sitting on a drum, sleeping while Caruso sits there, reapeating "Impossible.... it's... impossible..." Hiei wakes up, punching him in the face::
Hiei: Shut up, I'm sleeping you oversized oaf.
(To Wyman, Genkai, and Yusuke)
Wyman: YOU'RE A SLACKER! WHY DO I HAVE TO GO THROUGH WITH YOU!
(Yusuke sits there.)
Yusuke: Give me a break old man! We've been working straight for half an hour! Give me a freaking break!
Wyman: Haven't you heard of a Gush and Go?
Yusuke: No, haven't you heard of dehydration.
Wyman: You wanna see dehydration? WAIT TILL BAND CAMP! THIS IS NOTHING!
(Genkai sitting in the corner, doing nothing)
Yusuke: Why does she have to do nothing?
Wyman: Because unlike you, she listened and she knows how to play! She has 10 more minutes here, then I'm sending her with the rest of the pit!
Yusuke: By the way grandma, how did you learn how to play anyway.
Genkai: I needed something to do on rainy days.
(Yusuke sweat drops)
Yusuke: You know what, I'm not dealing with this! I'm leaving.
Wyman: No your not! (Grabs Yusuke's ear.) Let's sit your ass down, (Wyman drags him over, then suddenly see's an ear in his ear.) AH!
Yusuke: Relax old man, I'm over here (at the door.) I'm taking a break, go away. (Jumps out of room.)
(Flash to monti, still walking into barrier)
Monti: Wyman, I love you... I love you... I love you... I love you... I love you...
(O..K.. Anywho... To Koenma... he's in the little theatre and the brass section, Liz trying to follow his conduction.)
Koenma: I can't do this!
Liz: YES YOU CAN! Try following me!
(They switch spots. Koenma follows along and everything is going better.)
(Flash to Kristen and Botan)
(Kristen is clapping her hands, as botan spins in time with her)
Kristen: That's good, try not to cut the angle though. Man... just like me.
(They start doing drop spins together.)
(Flash to me.)
Me: I will show them... I'm not just a hopeless dimwit.
(Suddenly, I run into someone.)
Me and person: WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING! GEEZE!
(We both look at each other.)
Me: ::thinking:: It's him... it's Yusuke...
