(The party)
The hotel clerk had never seen something like that before. A beautiful, young, wealthy looking woman being escorted by two figures in dark black cloaks; their heads were hooded and their faces masked. The woman claimed that she was a queen of some far off land. The clerk scoffed at that idea. He figured that someone had had a little bit too much to drink at the contest. He gave them the room key, and they were off. Hardly a word was spoken.
"My Lady," one of the figures began, "Are you sure it is alright for you to be here?"
La Saia smiled. "Of course," she said, "Don't worry about it. I've got everything under control."
The other cloaked figure then spoke, "Do you think they know?"
La Saia stopped smiling. "I do believe that they do not. Don't you worry either; our cover's not been blown yet."
They arrived at their luxurious hotel suite and found their luggage had already been put away. La Saia sat down on her bed, then laid down. She had forgotten what a bed this comfortable was like. All the beds that they had for her down... there... were just not up to the standards of a queen. They were uncomfortable, lacked in sufficient blanketing and pillows, and worst of all, they were cold; too cold for her body, too cold for THAT body...
After the queen had fallen asleep, the two cloaked guards went down to the bar, where all the people from the contest were celebrating. "Look at them," the taller one whispered to the shorter one, "They are like animals."
"It's the animals that I'm interest in," the shorter one whispered back. "Perhaps I'll find something to take my mind off my little lovers problem."
"How's that going anyways?" the taller one asked. The shorter did not answer, as the waitress interrupted them.
"Table for two?" she asked and then led them to their table. "I'll bring your menus in a sec, we're really busy tonight, as you can see."
The taller one removed his mask and placed it face down in front of him on the table. "Keep a look out for you-know- who." Once he had scanned the room and was certain that 'you- know-who' was not there, he removed his hood, revealing his white skin, long graying hair and eyes as dark as the night. Lord Gyouka had returned. He turned to his partner, who had removed the facemask and the hood as well. It was Frostbyte.
"Lord Gyouka," Frostbyte began, "Are you sure we've got this all under control?
Gyouka sighed. "Well," he muttered, "To be honest, no. KooriKisaki's getting pretty impatient with this whole ordeal, and plus we've still got those punks to deal with."
The waiter brought them their menus and a free glass of beer, for the festivities. "We'll get them," Frostbyte said, looking over her menu. "We've done stuff like this before."
"Nothing this serious, though," Gyouka warned. "And then there's that Naraku."
"Don't trust him either, huh?"
"No... No I do not..." He took a sip of his beer.
(The decision)
"I remember the audience going just wild for that one metal band," Dani Filth mentioned as he and his fellow judges reviewed the contest. "What was they're name? Yogore...?"
"They were Yogore no Yurikago," Yoshiki said. "Dani has a good point, Simon, they did have talent."
"See," Simon said, "This is why I'm an official judge and you are just on tour with me." He studied his notes that he took during the performances. "This Yogore no blah, blah, blah wasn't what I would call star material. The music was too loud, for one thing."
"Name something else," Dani said. "You cannot blame the 'noise' on them. It's obvious that the sound fixtures were whacked."
Sarah looked up. "Whacked?" she giggled.
"Fine," Dani muttered. "They were fucked."
"Listen," Simon continued, "I just didn't think they were good. And I'm sure more people in this room will agree with me." In the silence that was his reply, the sound of chirping crickets couldn't even be heard.
"Moving on," Jack Black said. "I say we go for that one band with all the chicks."
"Why?" Yoshiki asked.
"'Cause they're chicks!" Mr. Black responded. "And they were good singers too."
"Well," Ms. Minami Takayama began, "I really enjoyed that band. I believe it was the second one?"
"OmegaNihon," Yoshiki said, and Minami nodded.
"Yes, they were good, were they not?"
Nods and murmurs of agreement was Minami's answer from the group. They continued sorting through the bands, trying to come up with the top five. Finally, they had it. OmegaNihon, ChikaraEki and Yogore no Yurikago all had made the list. From here, the judges would have to break it down into the top two. Unfortunately, Fate did not hold favor for InuYasha or Jakotsu. They did not make it into the last two, but because they were in the final five, they got a conciliation prize of five hundred dollars per person in their band. The final two bands that would be coming back in the morning to play one more song and see a show by the celebrity judges themselves were Erste and ChikaraEki.
(Awakenings)
Miroku opened his eyes. His headache was nowhere near as bad as he thought it would be, but it was still to the point where even the little sounds triggered it. Last night was the best, he thought. He couldn't even remember a thing. It was sweet. Until, of course, he noticed that he was not alone in his bed.
Sleeping next to him was a woman with dark hair; her back turned towards him. Miroku gulped. Then the woman turned on her back and revealed herself to be Sango.
(Oh, great! First she won't let me get anywhere near her, then when she does, I'm to drunk to remember anything!)
He sighed and laughed, then rested his bed back on the pillow and closed his eyes. When he stopped moving, Sango carefully got up and slid from under the blankets. She was fully dressed.
(That was mean, but a girl's still gotta have fun.)
InuYasha opened his eyes, too, and found himself in an unfamiliar room. Then he got up and realized that he was just upside down.
(God what the hell did we do last night!)
Indeed, they had all had an interesting night the previous night. Mukotsu awoke to find himself in bed with three extremely beautiful young ladies. Juuroumaru awoke high in a branch of a tree outside. And Renkotsu found himself on the floor of the ladies bathroom... of the hotel five blocks down the road from the one that he was supposed to be staying at.
Finally everyone had awoken and gotten together. Everyone, that is, except Nobunaga. "I'll go look for him," Juuroumaru said. He went to Nobunaga's room and found it full of beer cans and bottles littered throughout the entire room. He scanned the mess and found one particularly large pile and walked over to it. "Nobunaga?" he whispered.
Just then, a hand shot up from the center of the pile and stood erect for a few seconds, then crashed down. Juuroumaru threw the bottles and cans off of Nobunaga and helped him to his feet. "I don't remember a thing," he smiled, "And it feels great!" Then his headache triggered and he lost his balance. "So great," he slurred.
"Come on," Juuroumaru exclaimed, "They're announcing the winners today."
(The winner)
Mr. Kaisui stood at the stage with an envelope in his hand. He scanned the audience for a few seconds, and then began to slowly open the letter. "And the two top bands of the contest are..." He opened the letter, looked at it for a few more seconds for suspense, and then called out the winners. "Erste and ChikaraEki!" The audience went wild with applause as Erste and ChikaraEki approached the stage. "Congratulations," said Mr. Kaisui. "Now, would you like to perform for us one more time?" The two bands accepted in a heartbeat.
After each one had performed their one last song, Mr. Kaisui asked the audience to vote on which one they liked best. The one with the highest amount of votes, obviously, won. But before he announced the winner, the celebrity judges got a chance to perform themselves. X Japan, Cradle of Filth, Two-Mix and Jack Black. The show was a hit.
"And now," Mr. Kaisui continued, "The winner of the Battle of the Bands contest. The winner that you all chose. The winner is," he stopped and looked at his cards for a few seconds, causing more suspense.
Asuka looked over to Kagura. "Good luck," she smiled. Kagura smiled back.
"The winner is," Mr. Kaisui continued, "ChikaraEki!" The audience applauded them as Kagura, Kanna, Kohaku and Hakudoushi approached center stage. "Congratulations," he continued. And for once, Kagura was speechless.
Kanna took the microphone from Mr. Kaisui and said, "We could not have made it this far without any of you. I would personally like to acknowledge the other bands that performed last night, but especially those of our friends: OmegaNihon and Yogore no Yurikago."
"See," Dani muttered to Simon, "Told ya."
And that was that. The big event was finally over. However, there were still many things that had yet to be taken care of. KooriKisaki and her ice empire were still lurking around somewhere, and they had to be stopped. They could not obtain the Shikon Jewel, and InuYasha, Kagura and Jakotsu would not let her.
The hotel clerk had never seen something like that before. A beautiful, young, wealthy looking woman being escorted by two figures in dark black cloaks; their heads were hooded and their faces masked. The woman claimed that she was a queen of some far off land. The clerk scoffed at that idea. He figured that someone had had a little bit too much to drink at the contest. He gave them the room key, and they were off. Hardly a word was spoken.
"My Lady," one of the figures began, "Are you sure it is alright for you to be here?"
La Saia smiled. "Of course," she said, "Don't worry about it. I've got everything under control."
The other cloaked figure then spoke, "Do you think they know?"
La Saia stopped smiling. "I do believe that they do not. Don't you worry either; our cover's not been blown yet."
They arrived at their luxurious hotel suite and found their luggage had already been put away. La Saia sat down on her bed, then laid down. She had forgotten what a bed this comfortable was like. All the beds that they had for her down... there... were just not up to the standards of a queen. They were uncomfortable, lacked in sufficient blanketing and pillows, and worst of all, they were cold; too cold for her body, too cold for THAT body...
After the queen had fallen asleep, the two cloaked guards went down to the bar, where all the people from the contest were celebrating. "Look at them," the taller one whispered to the shorter one, "They are like animals."
"It's the animals that I'm interest in," the shorter one whispered back. "Perhaps I'll find something to take my mind off my little lovers problem."
"How's that going anyways?" the taller one asked. The shorter did not answer, as the waitress interrupted them.
"Table for two?" she asked and then led them to their table. "I'll bring your menus in a sec, we're really busy tonight, as you can see."
The taller one removed his mask and placed it face down in front of him on the table. "Keep a look out for you-know- who." Once he had scanned the room and was certain that 'you- know-who' was not there, he removed his hood, revealing his white skin, long graying hair and eyes as dark as the night. Lord Gyouka had returned. He turned to his partner, who had removed the facemask and the hood as well. It was Frostbyte.
"Lord Gyouka," Frostbyte began, "Are you sure we've got this all under control?
Gyouka sighed. "Well," he muttered, "To be honest, no. KooriKisaki's getting pretty impatient with this whole ordeal, and plus we've still got those punks to deal with."
The waiter brought them their menus and a free glass of beer, for the festivities. "We'll get them," Frostbyte said, looking over her menu. "We've done stuff like this before."
"Nothing this serious, though," Gyouka warned. "And then there's that Naraku."
"Don't trust him either, huh?"
"No... No I do not..." He took a sip of his beer.
(The decision)
"I remember the audience going just wild for that one metal band," Dani Filth mentioned as he and his fellow judges reviewed the contest. "What was they're name? Yogore...?"
"They were Yogore no Yurikago," Yoshiki said. "Dani has a good point, Simon, they did have talent."
"See," Simon said, "This is why I'm an official judge and you are just on tour with me." He studied his notes that he took during the performances. "This Yogore no blah, blah, blah wasn't what I would call star material. The music was too loud, for one thing."
"Name something else," Dani said. "You cannot blame the 'noise' on them. It's obvious that the sound fixtures were whacked."
Sarah looked up. "Whacked?" she giggled.
"Fine," Dani muttered. "They were fucked."
"Listen," Simon continued, "I just didn't think they were good. And I'm sure more people in this room will agree with me." In the silence that was his reply, the sound of chirping crickets couldn't even be heard.
"Moving on," Jack Black said. "I say we go for that one band with all the chicks."
"Why?" Yoshiki asked.
"'Cause they're chicks!" Mr. Black responded. "And they were good singers too."
"Well," Ms. Minami Takayama began, "I really enjoyed that band. I believe it was the second one?"
"OmegaNihon," Yoshiki said, and Minami nodded.
"Yes, they were good, were they not?"
Nods and murmurs of agreement was Minami's answer from the group. They continued sorting through the bands, trying to come up with the top five. Finally, they had it. OmegaNihon, ChikaraEki and Yogore no Yurikago all had made the list. From here, the judges would have to break it down into the top two. Unfortunately, Fate did not hold favor for InuYasha or Jakotsu. They did not make it into the last two, but because they were in the final five, they got a conciliation prize of five hundred dollars per person in their band. The final two bands that would be coming back in the morning to play one more song and see a show by the celebrity judges themselves were Erste and ChikaraEki.
(Awakenings)
Miroku opened his eyes. His headache was nowhere near as bad as he thought it would be, but it was still to the point where even the little sounds triggered it. Last night was the best, he thought. He couldn't even remember a thing. It was sweet. Until, of course, he noticed that he was not alone in his bed.
Sleeping next to him was a woman with dark hair; her back turned towards him. Miroku gulped. Then the woman turned on her back and revealed herself to be Sango.
(Oh, great! First she won't let me get anywhere near her, then when she does, I'm to drunk to remember anything!)
He sighed and laughed, then rested his bed back on the pillow and closed his eyes. When he stopped moving, Sango carefully got up and slid from under the blankets. She was fully dressed.
(That was mean, but a girl's still gotta have fun.)
InuYasha opened his eyes, too, and found himself in an unfamiliar room. Then he got up and realized that he was just upside down.
(God what the hell did we do last night!)
Indeed, they had all had an interesting night the previous night. Mukotsu awoke to find himself in bed with three extremely beautiful young ladies. Juuroumaru awoke high in a branch of a tree outside. And Renkotsu found himself on the floor of the ladies bathroom... of the hotel five blocks down the road from the one that he was supposed to be staying at.
Finally everyone had awoken and gotten together. Everyone, that is, except Nobunaga. "I'll go look for him," Juuroumaru said. He went to Nobunaga's room and found it full of beer cans and bottles littered throughout the entire room. He scanned the mess and found one particularly large pile and walked over to it. "Nobunaga?" he whispered.
Just then, a hand shot up from the center of the pile and stood erect for a few seconds, then crashed down. Juuroumaru threw the bottles and cans off of Nobunaga and helped him to his feet. "I don't remember a thing," he smiled, "And it feels great!" Then his headache triggered and he lost his balance. "So great," he slurred.
"Come on," Juuroumaru exclaimed, "They're announcing the winners today."
(The winner)
Mr. Kaisui stood at the stage with an envelope in his hand. He scanned the audience for a few seconds, and then began to slowly open the letter. "And the two top bands of the contest are..." He opened the letter, looked at it for a few more seconds for suspense, and then called out the winners. "Erste and ChikaraEki!" The audience went wild with applause as Erste and ChikaraEki approached the stage. "Congratulations," said Mr. Kaisui. "Now, would you like to perform for us one more time?" The two bands accepted in a heartbeat.
After each one had performed their one last song, Mr. Kaisui asked the audience to vote on which one they liked best. The one with the highest amount of votes, obviously, won. But before he announced the winner, the celebrity judges got a chance to perform themselves. X Japan, Cradle of Filth, Two-Mix and Jack Black. The show was a hit.
"And now," Mr. Kaisui continued, "The winner of the Battle of the Bands contest. The winner that you all chose. The winner is," he stopped and looked at his cards for a few seconds, causing more suspense.
Asuka looked over to Kagura. "Good luck," she smiled. Kagura smiled back.
"The winner is," Mr. Kaisui continued, "ChikaraEki!" The audience applauded them as Kagura, Kanna, Kohaku and Hakudoushi approached center stage. "Congratulations," he continued. And for once, Kagura was speechless.
Kanna took the microphone from Mr. Kaisui and said, "We could not have made it this far without any of you. I would personally like to acknowledge the other bands that performed last night, but especially those of our friends: OmegaNihon and Yogore no Yurikago."
"See," Dani muttered to Simon, "Told ya."
And that was that. The big event was finally over. However, there were still many things that had yet to be taken care of. KooriKisaki and her ice empire were still lurking around somewhere, and they had to be stopped. They could not obtain the Shikon Jewel, and InuYasha, Kagura and Jakotsu would not let her.