FOOTLOOSE

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sakurasango: And here is the second chapter for you amusement...

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Chapter Two: Karaoke

DISCLAIMER: I do not own YuYu Hakusho, Faith Hill, or any of the other things in this story except for the things I make these poor, unfortunate souls do and say.

Yusuke busted in the door to the arcade.

"Alright, people! The arcade master is in the house!" he bellowed.

Kurama, Hiei, and Kuwabara sweat-dropped. This might be a long time, it might not.

"Hey, they have Skee-Ball…" murmured Hiei. He loved that game. He was so small that no one noticed him when he took all the Skee-Ball balls and climbed up to the target, and dropped them all in the center repeatedly. He always got the best prizes…

"No! There's a new karaoke machine!" Yusuke shouted. The four ran to the machine. And then, the wait for the simple thing began… Four minutes, sixteen minutes, forty minutes of incredibly horrible voices singing awesomely wonderful songs. Then, finally, it was Kuwabara's turn.

"Oh, great…" said Yusuke.

"Two dollars," said the fat man collecting the money for the popular game.

"Yeah, here, sure," Kuwabara stuffed the money into the guy's hand. Suddenly, a creepy electronic voice said, "Happy song. Love, butterflies, kittens." Kurama, Yusuke, and Hiei cracked up. That's when the music started… Kuwabara recognized it immediately.

" 'If I could grant you one wish, I wish you could see the way you kiss," Kuwabara started.

"If I could grant you one wish, I wish you could see the way you piss-" Yusuke mimicked, but Kurama hit him in the chest and signaled for him to shut up; Kuwabara sounded… wonderful!

" 'Ooh, I love watching you, baby. When you're driving me, ooh, crazy.' " The song faded and Kuwabara stepped down, proud, but self-conscious that he had gotten a 'girl' song.

"My turn!" yelled Yusuke.

"Two dollars," said the fat man.

"What! Here ya go," Yusuke shoved the money in his face and stepped up and grabbed the microphone.

"Strong, aggressive song. Mean, not nice, vulgar." Said the voice. The music played and he started to sing…

" 'How do ya like me now! Now that I'm on my way, do you still think I'm crazy standing here today? I couldn't make you love but I always dreamed about living in your radio. How do you like me now!' " Everything was quiet when he stepped down. Again, another wonderful voice. Now a crowd was beginning to form around the machine as Kurama stepped up.

"Two dollars," Kurama placed it gently in his hand and stepped up into the cloaked room. It was small and smelled of sweat, but the feel of the microphone in his hand made him feel like he was famous already.

"Calm, soothing song. Gentle, peaceful, soft."

And he began to sing… " 'These times are trouble, and these times are good and they're always gonna be. They rise and they fall. We take 'em all the way that we should, together you and me.' " Complete silence. Wonderful, strong voice was surrounding them. " 'When I said I do, I meant that I will, till the end of all time, be faithful and true, devoted to you. That's what I had in mind when I said I do.' " Kurama stepped out of the stuffy box and joined Yusuke and Kuwabara by the line. Their mouths were wide open.

" You know, that's how I think I looked when you two sang," he said coolly.

Hiei stepped up.

"Two dollars,"

"I didn't bring any money,"

"Too bad. Two dollars."

"You should really think of expanding your vocabulary," said Hiei unsheathing his katana.

"Go in," the fat man gulped.

"That's what I thought," Hiei sheathed his katana and stepped up.

"Wild, mean song. Exciting, famous, fun."

And he began to sing… " 'And the crowd goes wild! And the crowd goes wild! You're shining like a super-star, baby! And the crowd goes wild! And the crowd goes wild! You're shining like a super-star, baby!' " Even though it was short and repetitive, everybody seemed to enjoy it. They were on their way, to a new life…