Standard disclaimers apply. frown Always the same drill.

Warnings: Language? Shortness... . ; Sorry...

rebecca: You'll be needing these songs in some point: Kurayami ni Akai Bara - Romantic Soldier and Wild wind. Both are Yu Yu Hakusho songs.

And thank you Jamie, for your review. It really made my day. Gosh. My first review... And I did promise to update when that happens, didn't I? Well, here it goes.

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Chapter 2: Show begins

The seated crowd was chatting away excitedly. Along the bench rows that were divided in two sections, walked a several Meio High school girls in matching dresses selling drinks and refreshments and advising camera-usage. At the big stage at font was a set of drums, three electric guitars, one ordinary guitar, a two-keyboarded synthesizer and other instruments. Up front stood a lonely microphone.

Yusuke looked around, bored. The other watchers seemed all to be relatives of the competitors. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, lovers.... Yusuke sighed. Why was he here?! If just a friend of Kurama's was going to compete, why had he had to drag all of them with him? And speaking of the devil...

"Where the hell is Kurama?!" Yusuke sighed irritated. Keiko looked at him.

"I'm sure he's on his way. Don't worry." she tried to comfort the short- tempered boy.

"He'll soon miss the whole show if he's more late.." Yusuke said exasperated. He was annoyed at the fact that the host was missing while he had to stick here. No too typical for Kurama, either, being late that is.

Silence fell over the audience and Yusuke turned to look at the stage. A young girl had walked over to the microphone and she tappet it. 'TAP, TAP, TAP' was heard all around. Hiei was shifting uncomfortably and looking around. The girl took the microphone to her hand and started.

"Hello everyone and welcome! My name is Hiroko Tanimori and I'll be your host for this event." The girl announced smiling widely. Yusuke saw Hiei, two seats away, tense up and ready to kill, gripping his katana. The boy leaned to the shorter one and whispered.

"Hiei, it's magnified with electricity." he explained. The fire demon turned to Yusuke and blinked a few times with a blank expression, saying nothing. The he nodded a little in comprehension and relaxed slightly, releasing his katana, but remaining ready. Yusuke sighed and shook his head a trifle, then moved he's attention to the girl again.

"This year class 2-D has organized a 'best band' competition." the girl, Hiroko, started explaining.

"We have seven entrants, who'll all play one song. There will be five minute brake between each performer, for the next ones to get everything ready. The song has a time-limit of seven minutes, though I must say, it has been in vain, on my opinion, for none of the songs are announced to be longer than five minutes or so." she winked to the audience, covering one side of her mouth, as if sharing a secret only between her and them. Some laughed at this statement but Hiroko soon continued.

"During the cessation there will also be given points. Whichever band scores the highest points, will be given a check worthy of 10 000 yen!" The crowd breathed in shock. "They are free to use the money for the benefit of their band or in some other way they see appropriate. Our official judges are… "

Up front, in the first row, five people stood up and turned to face the audience.

"Hey...? Botan started in awe. "Isn't that Kaito-kun?" she asked.

"What?!" Kuwabara almost yelled. Everyone looked closely.

"What is he doing here too?" Yusuke asked tiredly, giving up trying to figure what was going on. ::First everybody is invited, I mean everybody, then Kaito is there too but Kurama is not:: Yusuke thought, trying to get some order in his thoughts, but with no success. ::Maybe Kaito is invited too... Then what is he doing there?!::

"Fist our mathematics' teacher, Hamamoto Seiki." Hiroko announced. Mid-aged man in a grey suit bowed.

"Second is our head of our cafeteria, Ooka Kazuko." Kind looking old lady with a white shirt and a blue skirt smiled to the spectators and bowed.

"Since our schools top student couldn't make it, the third judge is our schools second best student, Yuu Kaito." Kaito bowed vacant.

"And our final judges are the representatives of our music club, which kindly borrowed the equipment, the president Koyanagi Taikan," A boy with a serious face bowed. He wore jeans and a white chemise.

"And the vice president Yukodo Nanami." A girl with a smile bowed. She had strait black trousers, a deep shade of pink shirt and a purple striped vest open. When Hiroko started speaking again, they resumed their seats.

"And without any further ado, let the competition begin!"

Everyone clapped in agreement and some even whistled. Hiroko changed the microphone to her left hand.

"The first partakers are our classes very own band, the ones behind this great happening, with a little extra treat for the girls." Hiroko said suggestively smiling and winked to the audience. Then she took breath straightening up and showing the direction of her right with her whole right arm, palm up.

"May I introduce you 'The Upright House'!" Two boys and two girls walked at the stage and went to the instruments. One boy went for drums the other took an electric guitar. The other girl also took an electric guitar and the last girl went for the two-keyboarded synthesizer. Hiroko continued raising her voice.

"And their new lead singer: Minamino Shuichi!!" Kurama walked to the stage holding his own microphone, smiling.

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rebecca: Yes, this is short. But it was the perfect place to end it!