Battling Bands… of Love?
Ch.2
Raiyne and Kagome's cars parked in the garage of the Moonslayers' mansion-like house. All of the guys got their luggage out of the cars and followed the girls into the house. Inside the guys, Miroku and Kouga mostly, had trouble keeping their mouths shut. It was awesome. Marble floors and everything you can imagine. "Wow. Nice house," drooling Miroku said.
"Welcome!" The Moonslayers and the Tetsusaiga bands turned their heads towards the voice. Raiyne's father got out of a room. "Hello, Sesshoumaru is it?" Sesshoumaru nodded. "Fine. Come with me." Alexander, Raiyne's father started to turn away. "Mr.Kimiko?" Alexander turned his head. "Should I show them their rooms?" asked Kagome. "Sure. Raiyne, it's your turn to cook tonight." Kagome, Sango and Ayame smirked evilly. "Hey! That's not fair!" whined Raiyne. "I had to cook yesterday and the day before too!" "Oh, well." Alexander opened the door to his office with Sesshoumaru following silently.
Ayame, Sango and Kagome burst out laughing, holding their side in pain from their laughter. "Oh, come on, you guys. Grow up would you?" snapped Raiyne, eyes glowing in annoyance. Miroku, Kouga and Inuyasha starred in amusement at the girls' antics. "Come on. Follow me," snapped Raiyne, turning towards the stairs. "I thought they were supposed to be my friends! And I'm younger than all of them too!" muttered Raiyne, under her breath. Inuyasha and Kouga laughed, while Miroku wasn't able to hear with his human ears, clueless.
"Ok. Kouga that's your room," said Sango, pointing to the wooden door at the end of the hall. "You're gonna have to share the washroom with Ayame." Kouga smiled at Ayame while she blanched. Sango grinned. "Fine. Then Miroku's gonna sleep in the room next to you!" growled Ayame. "And share the washroom with you too." Sango's grin disappeared instantly. Now it was Ayame's turn to grin. Kagome and Raiyne shook their heads, while Miroku smiled his perverted smile. "Come on you guys, be quiet," said Kagome.
Sango looked at Kagome evilly. "Oh no, you're not!" "Oh, yes." Sango looked at Kagome's room door. "Kagome, Sesshoumaru is gonna sleep in the room next you!" said Sango, cruelty gleaming in Sango's very brown eyes. Kagome sighed heavily. "Great…" said Kagome, sarcastically. Ayame looked at Raiyne and then Inuyasha. "Well, I guess that means Inuyasha and Raiyne are together." "Yeah," replied everyone at the same time.
Sango and Ayame turned and showed their partners' to their rooms without a single word. Kagome walked down the stairs, intending to wait for Sesshoumaru to come out of the office. "Well, when am I gonna be able to get to my room?" asked Inuyasha, irritated. Raiyne turned towards Inuyasha and smiled. "Maybe never if you don't say please," replied Raiyne, smartly. Inuyasha grunted. "Please." "Ok." Raiyne silently padded towards the completely white door on the other side of the hall, opposite Ayame's.
Raiyne opened the door and let Inuyasha pass before her. Raiyne closed the door softly. "Here. This is your room. Like it?" asked Inuyasha. The walls were painted blue and there was a simple painting from Monet. There was a bed with red sheets, the ceiling had a wonderful chandelier and a big wardrobe and desk in a corner.. "Uhhh… yeah, I guess," answered Inuyasha. "I'll be in my room, if you need anything," said Raiyne, heading towards the bathroom.
Inuyasha turned from unpacking his things and saw Raiyne go through the bathroom door into another room on the other side. She's really easy-going. She didn't notice my rudeness or arrogance. And even if she did, she didn't say anything at all. Inuyasha smirked. Well, at least I have a hot room-mate. Inuyasha blinked. Whoa. Where did that come from? Me. The voice inside your head, dummy. Shut up! Feh. Whatever. Inuyasha finished unpacking his things and walked towards the door, heading towards Raiyne's room.
Inuyasha reached for the door that connected the bathroom to Raiyne's room when he heard singing.
"In
my field of paper flowers
and candied clouds of
lullaby
I lie inside myself for hours
and
watch my purple sky fly over me."
Inuyasha wanted to hear more but his hand didn't listen to him. He silently turned the door knob and looked inside. "Holy shit," gasped Inuyasha. Raiyne turned towards Inuyasha and smiled. "Hey. Finished already?" Raiyne was on her bed. Her room was so messy with papers flying all over the place and guitars on the floor too. That's why she asked if I liked the room. Because she had to keep it clean,unlike hers. Inuyasha smirked at the thought. "Hey! Stop staring at my room like that! You know my room isn't always like this. I'm just so stressed now with all the recording and stuff." Raiyne got off her bed and went into her walk-in closet. She poked her head out. "Wait a sec while I change." Raiyne shut the door. Inuyasha sat on her bed and began reading all the lyrics of the song she was singing.
"Come on." Raiyne stepped out of her closet. Inuyasha just stared at her. Fuck. Why does she have to look so good? She was wearing a light blue over white tank top and a light blue miniskirt. "Ummm… Hello?" Raiyne waved her hands in front of Inuyasha's face. Inuyasha snapped out of his trance and Feh'ed. Raiyne went out the door with Inuyasha following close behind. Damn. I was staring holes into her! Why am I acting like this. Girls are supposed to be doing that to me! Inuyasha smirked once again. Well I guess I should try harder.
Sango, Ayame, Kouga and Miroku came out of their rooms and waved at Inuyasha and Raiyne. Sango caught up to Raiyne and asked, "You guys want to go to the recording room and sing?" Raiyne looked to Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked away. "Sure. I guess." Sango led the way to the recording room, downstairs and turn right all the way and down another staircase into the basement. Basement was turned into a professional recording studio with everything you could possibly have in it. Kouga whistled at the drums. "Nice drum set." Sango looked at them possessively. "Yeah, I know. Got it custom made." The drum set was all a light shade of blue (Wow… a lot of things are blue ;;). On all of the drums, they had the Moonslayers' insignia; a pair of wings with two swords crossing over it.
"Well, how are we going to do this?" asked Ayame. "Who's gonna sing first?" Miroku said, "Well, ladies first." Raiyne nodded, "Ok." Sango, Ayame and Raiyne headed towards their instruments while Inuyasha, Kouga and Miroku headed towards the four chairs on the other side of the glass wall. Raiyne looked towards her band-mates. "Ready?" Sango and Ayame nodded. "One, two, three." (Raiyne is the lead singer.)
Here's the thing
We started out friends
It was cool, but it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah, since you been gone
You dedicated, you took the time
Wasn't long till I called you mine
Yeah, yeah, since you been gone
And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I picture me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say
But since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah yeah
Thanks to you, now I get what I want
Since you been gone
How can I put it, you put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah, yeah, since you been gone
How come I'd never hear you say
I just wanna be with you
Guess you never felt that way
But since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah, yeah
Thanks to you, now I get, I get what I want
Since you been gone
You had your chance, you blew it
Out of sight, out of mind
Shut your mouth, I just can't take it
Again and again and again and again
Since you been gone (since you been gone)
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get, I get what I want
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah yeah
Thanks to you (thanks to you)
Now I get (I get)
You should know (you should know) that I get
I get what I want
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
Since you been gone
(Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson)
The guys applauded with Miroku whistling. The Moonslayers went towards the glass room. "Like it?" asked Raiyne. "Of course, darling," answered Miroku, getting a furious glare from Sango. "Who's it about?" asked Inuyasha, in a jealous sort of voice. Raiyne eyed him. "It's about my old boyfriend," replied Raiyne. "He's such a jerk. I hate him." "Why do you hate him?" asked Kouga. Raiyne turned towards him. "Because he only wanted me because I was popular in school. He was really nice before he bragged to everyone about me, being his girl." Raiyne's normally happy expression turned sour. "He even got jealous and punched a guy because the poor boy asked me for help on his homework. That's when I broke up with him." "Wow." "Well, it's your turn now," said Ayame, trying to break the tension hanging over her best friend, Raiyne.
The Tetsusaiga walked out the door and picked up the same instruments that the Moonslayers used. Inuyasha turned his head. "One, two, three." (Inuyasha is the lead singer.)
I walk a lonely road
The only one I that have ever known
Don't know were it goes
But its home and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Blvd. of broken dreams
Were the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone
My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find
Till then I'll walk alone
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And were I walk alone
Read between the lines of what's
Fked up and every things all right
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...
My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find
Till then I'll walk alone
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
I walk this empty street
On the Blvd. of broken dreams
Were the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk a..
My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find
Till then I'll walk away!
(Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day)
It was the Moonslayers' turn to clap and cheer. "Hey, that was nice," said Raiyne, offering a smile to the nearing band. "Uh. Thanks." Sango lead the way out of the door and sat on her seat while Raiyne and Ayame picked up their instruments. Raiyne adjusted her microphone and nodded to Sango, then to Ayame. "One, two, three."
Young
girl don't cry
I'll be right here when your world starts to
fall
Young girl it's alright
Your tears will dry, you'll soon
be free to fly
When you're safe inside your room you tend to
dream
Of a place where nothing's harder than it seems
No one
ever wants or bothers to explain
Of the heartache life can bring
and what it means
Chorus:
When there's no one else, look
inside yourself
Like your oldest friend just trust the voice
within
Then you'll find the strength that will guide your
way
You'll learn to begin to trust the voice within
Young
girl don't hide
You'll never change if you just run away
Young
girl just hold tight
Soon you're gonna see your brighter day
Now
in a world where innocence is quickly claimed
It's so hard to
stand your ground when you're so afraid
No one reaches out a hand
for you to hold
When you look outside look inside to your
soul
Chorus
Life is a journey
It can take you
anywhere you choose to go
As long as you're learning
You'll
find all you'll ever need to know
(be strong)
You'll break
it
(hold on)
You'll make it
Just don't forsake it because
No
one can tell you what you can't do
No one can stop you, you know
that I'm talking to you
Chorus
Young girl don't cry I'll be right here when your world starts to fall
(Voice Within by Christina Aguilera)
Again they had the routine with the clapping and whatnot. Now, it was once again the Tetsusaiga's turn to sing.
I've lied to you
The same way that I always do
This is the
last smile
That I'll fake for the sake of being with
you
(Everything falls apart
Even the people who never
frown
Eventually break down)
The sacrifice of hiding in a
lie
(Everything has to end
You'll soon find we're out of time
left
To watch it all unwind)
The sacrifice is never
knowing
Why I never walked away
Why I played myself this
way
Now I see you're testing me pushes me away
Why I never
walked away
Why I played myself this way
Now I see your testing
me pushes me away
I've tried like you
To do everything you
wanted too
This is the last time
I'll take the blame for the
sake of being with you
(Everything falls apart
Even the
people who never frown
Eventually break down)
The sacrifice of
hiding in a lie
(Everything has to end
You'll soon find we're
out of time left
To watch it all unwind)
The sacrifice is never
knowing
Why I never walked away
Why I played myself this
way
Now I see you're testing me pushes me away
Why I never
walked away
Why I played myself this way
Now I see you're
testing me pushes me away
(We're all out of time
This is how we
find how it all unwinds)
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie
(We're
all out of time
This is how we find how it all unwinds)
The
sacrifice is never knowing
Why I never walked away
Why I played
myself this way
Now I see you're testing me pushes me away
Why
I never walked away
Why I played myself this way
Now I see
you're testing me pushes me away
Pushes me away
(Pushing Me Away by Linkin Park)
"Raiyne, dear." Raiyne looked at the others apologetically. Sango patted her shoulder lightly. "It's ok. Your repayment is the great food you will make for us this day." Raiyne growled deep in her throat, playfully. "I'll get you back for that Sango." Raiyne stomped up the staircase still growling but smiling at the same time.
"Why does she hate cooking so much?" inquired Miroku. "Because we make her do it almost everyday," replied Ayame.
Everyone silently ate the wonderfully cooked dinner. "Wow, this is amazing!" exclaimed Miroku. Miroku chewed furiously at his chicken stir-fry, while Inuyasha and Kouga inhaled it. Raiyne and her father just shook their heads while Ayame, Sango and Kagome once again howled, spewing their rice everywhere. Sesshoumaru looked slightly amused but kept eyeing at Kagome.
After dinner, everyone headed towards their own room, exhausted. Miroku looked in Sango's room while she changed and snickered. Unfortunately, Sango heard this small sound and beat him to a pulp. Everyone heard the shouting and whining of Miroku's voice while Sango screamed pervert, jerk and any other curse that came to mind. Evreyone laughed at the antics of the so obviously loving people.
In Ayame's room, Kouga tried hitting on Ayame. He complimented Ayame for everything she did, said and her pretty appearance. Obviously, she blushed. This is also a very loving couple.
In Kagome's room, Sesshoumaru and Kagome had a staring contest and which Kagome lost to Sesshoumaru's awesome power to not show any emotion. Kagome laughed and hard. Tears coming out of her closed eyes. Sesshoumaru smiled, a true smile which came unnoticed because Kagome was shaking on the ground, unable to breathe.
Now to Inuyasha's room. "Crap! What the hell is wrong with this mattress!" hollered Inuyasha. Raiyne rushed into the room. "What's wrong?" Raiyne inspected the mattress. "Whoops, I forgot. I took out the springs from it and used it for a project." Raiyne turned towards Inuyasha. "Sorry." "Feh." Inuyasha walked into her room and lied down on her bed. "What do you think you're doing!" Inuyasha opened an eye. "I'm gonna sleep here. Got a problem?" "Yeah. Where am I gonna sleep?" Inuyasha scooted over to the other side of the big bed. "Right here." Raiyne sighed heavily. "God, what did I do to deserve this." Raiyne stalked out the door.
Inuyasha closed his eyes once again and smelt her scent. Her scent smells like lilies and chocolate. Inuyasha sighed. He heard the door open and opened his eyes. Raiyne came in with a huge comforter, a light orange blanket and a white pillow with a cute little puppy on it. "What are you doing?" asked Inuyasha. Raiyne looked at him and answered dryly, "I'm making my bed, on the ground, in my room." "Feh!" Inuyasha got up and stomped over to Raiyne, who was laying down her comforter. Inuyasha scooped her up into his arms, which made Raiyne yelp in surprise. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" asked Raiyne. Inuyasha abruptly stopped and looked at her in annoyance. "What's wrong with your attitude? You were all happy today until now." Raiyne yawned. "Maybe that will answer your question. I haven't slept last night at all, trying to finish my new songs," replied Raiyne, yawning again.
Inuyasha sighed and dumped her onto her bed. "Hey!" Inuyasha went to the laid out comforter and grabbed the blanket roughly. "Don't sleep there! It isn't nice for guests to sleep on the ground." Raiyne got up stiffly and tiredly and walked over to Inuyasha. She grabbed his hand and pushed him onto her bed with the help of her demon strength and grabbed her orange blanket. "You sleep on my bed." With that said, she laid down on the makeshift bed and closed her eyes. "No way. You're a girl, you should sleep on the bed." Inuyasha got up and started to grab her hand but Raiyne quickly turned around and tightened her hold on her blanket. Inuyasha growled. "Get up!" "No way!" "Get up now or I'll have to lift you up again!" "Go ahead and try!" Inuyasha feh'ed and sat down beside her against the bed. Raiyne got up onto her forearms. "What are you doing?" "I'm not gonna sleep on your bed while you sleep on the ground. It's not right." Raiyne sighed heavily. "Fine." She laid down and closed her eyes once again. In a matter of seconds, Raiyne was asleep, to the good fortune of Inuyasha.
Inuyasha silently got up and softly lifted Raiyne into his arms, bridal style. Inuyasha put her down on the bed and turned to the comforter. But before he could step, Raiyne grabbed his arm. Inuyasha stiffened instinctively. "Mommy, don't leave me…Don't go… I miss you." Inuyasha looked at Raiyne in surprise. Her mother was gone? Was she dead? Inuyasha looked at her closely. She was asleep, what harm could it do? Inuyasha gently lied down on the bed beside her and Raiyne curled up into him. Inuyasha sighed in content and wrapped his arms around the girl unconsciously. Inuyahsa, too, surrendered to blissful sleep… A loving couple indeed.