Battling Bands… of Love?
Ch.11Raiyne, Sango and Ayame moved to their instruments and set up the amplifiers and adjusted the microphones. Kagome pressed a button, opening a voice-transferring machine. "Ready?" Raiyne moved her guitar strap a bit and turned to her band-mates. "You guys ready?" They nodded and Raiyne nodded to Kagome's direction. "Yeah. Which song?" Kagome shuffled through some notes on a stool and pressed a button again. "More to life." Raiyne and the others started playing while Kagome quickly set up the special sound effects that instruments cannot produce.
Yeah, yeah.. Ohh…
I've got it all, but I feel so deprived
I go up, I come down and I'm emptier inside
Tell me what is this thing
That I'm missing
And why can't I let it go
There's gotta be more to life
Than chasing down every temporary high
To satisfy me
Cause the more that I'm…
Tripping out, thinkin' there must be more to life
Well there's life, but I'm sure
There's gotta be more
Than wanting more..
I've got the time
And I'm wasting it slowly
Here in this moment
I'm half way out the door
Onto the next thing, I'm searching
For something that's missing
There's gotta be more to life
Than chasing down every temporary high
To satisfy me
Cause the more that I'm…
Tripping out, thinkin' there must be more to life
Well there's life, but I'm sure
There's gotta be more
I'm wanting more…ohhh…
I'm always
Waiting on something other than this
Why am I feeling like there's something I missed
There's gotta be more to life
Than chasing down every temporary high
To satisfy me
Cause the more that I'm…
Tripping out, thinkin' there must be more to life
Well there's life, but I'm sure
There's gotta be more to life
Than chasing down every temporary high
To satisfy me
Cause the more that I'm…
Tripping out, thinkin' there must be more to life
Well there's life, but I'm sure
There's gotta be more
To life…
(More to Life by Stacie Orrico)
"That was great!" exclaimed Kagome. "You guys didn't even practice much too." The three girls stood a bit more proudly. "Thanks." DING! DING! Raiyne turned her head upwards. "I think they're here," said Raiyne. "Who?" asked Kouga. "Pipe bag people," said Ayame. "They're here to help us record our November 11 song, though this song doesn't really connect to World War II," explained Sango. Two men came down, carrying a pair of pipe bags. The two men quickly adjusted into the recording room and looked ready to go. Raiyne picked up a normal guitar and Sango picked up a banjo and Ayame picked up a guitar similar to Raiyne's. Raiyne turned to everyone. "Ready?" They nodded. She turned to Kagome and gave her the thumbs up. No one started playing and Raiyne took a deep breath. She let it out and a pure note emerged out of her throat, the start of the song.
Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Sat down in a booth in a café there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she give him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
And talkin' to me, I'm feelin' a little low
She said I'm off in an hour
And I know where we can go
So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent a one back here to you
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says,
A soldier's coming home
The letters came from an army camp
In California, then Vietnam
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of
He said when it's getting' kind of rough over here
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says,
A soldier's coming home
One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang
A man said, "Folks would you bow your heads
For a list of local Vietnam dead…"
Cryin' all alone under the stands
Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band
And one name read but nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says,
A soldier's comin'…
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
When the letter says,
A soldier's coming home
(Travelin' Soldier by Dixie Chicks)
Raiyne, Sango and Ayame quickly put down their instruments down and thanked the two men with the pipe bags and they once again picked up their original instruments. The two men made their way to the recording room. Behind the glass window. "Ok. Great work, just one more song." Sango nodded and readjusted her drums. "Why not 'I don't give a damn'?" Raiyne nodded and they started.
Everytime you go away
It actually kind of makes
my day
Everytime you leave you slam the door
You pick your
words so carefully
You hate to think you're hurtin' me
You
leave me laughin' on the floor
'Cause I don't give it up
I don't give a damn
What you say about
that
You know I don't give it up
I don't give a damn
What you say about
that
You know I'm not gonna cry
About some stupid guy
A guy who thinks
he's all that
I thought we were just hangin' out
So why'd
you kiss me on the mouth
You thought the way you taste would get
me high
You went to all your friends to brag
Guys are always
such a drag
Don't you know the reason that I kissed you was to
Say
goodbye
Cause I don't give it up
I don't give a damn what
you say about that
You know I don't give it up
I don't give a
damn what you say about that
You know I'm not gonna cry about some
stupid guy
A guy who thinks he's all that
Hanging hanging
out, I am simply
Hanging hanging out, I am simply
Hanging so
why'd you kiss me on the mouth?
Don't you know that I...
I
don't give a damn about you
I won't give it up not for you
I
don't give a damn about you
I won't give it up not for you
I'm
not gonna cry about some stupid guy
A guy who thinks he's all
that
I don't give it up
I don't give a damn
What you say about that
You know I don't
give it up
I don't give a damn x2
(I Don't Give a Damn by Avril Lavigne)
Sango put down her sticks while Ayame and Raiyne put down their guitars very gently onto the ground. When the three came in, Kagome patted them on the back. "Nice job. Ok, Tetsusaiga, your turn." Inuyasha, Miroku and Kouga got up from their seats and nodded their congratulations to the girls and stepped out. The two pipe bag men were gone. Sesshoumaru replaced Kagome and pressed the button. "You will play 'American Idiot'." Inuyasha nodded and looked to his band-mates. "Ready?" The two nodded. Sesshoumaru also helped the guys with special effects, when needed.
Don't wanna be an American idiot
Don't
want a nation under the new mania
And can you hear the sound of
hysteria
The subliminal mind fuck America
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All
across the alienation
Everything isn't meant to be okay
Television
dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
For
that's enough to argue
Well maybe I'm the faggot America
I'm
not a part of a redneck agenda
Now everybody do the propaganda
And
sing along in the age of paranoia
Welcome to a new kind of
tension
All across the alienation
Everything isn't meant to be
okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're
meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
Don't wanna be
an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media
Information
age of hysteria
It's calling out to idiot America
Welcome
to a new kind of tension
All across the alienation
Everything
isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not
the ones who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
(American Idiot by Green Day)
Sesshoumaru pressed the button and said, "Good work. Now do 'Pieces'." Kouga adjusted something on the amp. "Ready?" asked Miroku. Kouga straightened. "Yeah." "One, two, three…"
I tried to be perfect, but nothing was worth it
I don't believe it makes me real
I thought it'd be easy, but no one believes me
I meant all the things that I said
If you believe it's in my soul
I'd say all the words that I know
Just to see if it would show
That I'm trying to let you know
That I'm better off on my own
This place is so empty
My thoughts are so tempting
I don't know how it got so bad
Sometimes it's so crazy
That nothing can save me,
But it's the only thing that I have
If you believe it's in my soul
I'd say all the words that I know
Just to see if it would show
That I'm trying to let you know
That I'm better off on my own
On my own
Ahh!
I tried to be perfect it just wasn't worth it
Nothing could ever be so wrong
It's hard to believe me
It never gets easy
I guess I knew that all along
If you believe it's in my soul
I'd say all the words that I know
Just to see if it would show
That I'm trying to let you know
That I'm better off on my own
(Pieces by Sum 41)
"Ok now… 'Welcome to my life'."
Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever want to run away?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud
That no one hears you screaming
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels alright
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt, to feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Do you wanna be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desperate to find something more
Before your life is over?
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With their big fake smiles and stupid lies
While deep inside you're bleeding
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels alright
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt, to feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
No one ever lied straight to your face
And no one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy
But I'm not gonna be ok
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
You never had to work
It was always there
You don't know what it's like
What it's like
To be hurt, to feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like (what it's like)
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked
When you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
(Welcome to My Life by Simple Plan)
"That's good for today, kids. Why don't you guys…and girls go finish up your homework and we'll call you down for dinner," said Alexander. "We'll?" asked Raiyne. Alexander smiled. "Of course. You and me dear," said Alexander cheerfully. "Uh-un. No way! I had to do it everyday except when we go out to eat! I am not cooking," said Raiyne. "Fine…" Alexander turned to Sango. "Why don't you Sango. You're good too." Sango sighed. "Fine! I'll do it!" She growled, stomping upstairs, muttering something under her breath. "Thank God!" praised Raiyne, "I'm getting blisters from holding a spatula!" The two bands walked upstairs and another flight of stairs to their bedroom to finish their homework.
Raiyne entered her room and sighed. Thank Kami! You gave me mercy! She reached into her schoolbag and took out her math homework and sat on her roller chair. She took out a lead pencil and started working, sifting through pages, teaching herself how to do math equations and so on. She sighed again and closed her eyes. "Uh… Hi." Raiyne opened her eyes and smelt the scent of the intruder. "Hey Inuyasha. What do you want?" asked Raiyne, turning her head. Inuyasha came in with a chewed pencil, a history textbook and a couple of sheets of paper. "I need help." Raiyne started to retort when Inuyasha intervened, "I know. I'm grade 12 and you're grade 11. It's different but I just need help and you seem to be smarter than Miroku by far." Raiyne 'oh'ed and moved over. "I think you'll need to bring your own chair though," said Raiyne. Inuyasha put his homework down and headed off to his room again. He returned shortly afterwards with his roller chair and moved beside Raiyne, who was overlooking his history text. "What did you need help with?" Inuyasha scratched his head. "Um…. Uh. Everything?" Raiyne giggled. "Alright. Here…"
A couple hours later. 10:00pm
Raiyne leaned back in her chair while Inuyasha scribbled down the last few sentences. "Finished! Finally!" Inuyasha pushed back the chair and stretched. "God. I hate homework," said Inuyasha. Raiyne nodded and yawned tiredly. "I'm gonna go use the bathroom first." Raiyne quickly got up and walked rapidly to the door. "Oh no you don't!" Inuyasha grabbed Raiyne's arm and tugged her back into his arms. Inuyasha lowered his head to hers and planted a kiss on her soft lips. Raiyne widened her eyes and melted into it. Inuyasha released her and kissed her forehead softly. He quickly moved to the bathroom, silently praising God for the awesome kiss.
Raiyne stood there for a moment, completely shocked at what happened. Damn… Raiyne touched her lips gently and sat down on her bed. She remembered the soft gentleness of his lips and blushed. She picked up her book, 'The DaVinci Code', and started reading, lying down on her bed. Inuyasha came out of the bathroom and smirked. "Hey. Thanks for helping me," said Inuyasha, walking closer to Raiyne. Raiyne didn't say anything. "Hey! I'm talking to you!" Inuyasha stood beside Raiyne's bed and crossed his arms. "I'm not talking to you," muttered Raiyne, eyes still on the book. "But you just did," smirked Inuyasha. "I was just informing you," said Raiyne, looking up from her book into Inuyasha's eyes. "Feh!" Raiyne rolled her eyes and said, "That was a really nasty trick, you know. You knew I would be too shocked to move or anything." Inuyasha grinned and pulled her book down. "You think I didn't mean it?" Raiyne raised her elegant brows in surprise. Inuyasha once again closed the gap, pressing his lips onto hers, nibbling on her bottom lip. After a moment or two, Inuyasha pulled away and saw Raiyne blush cutely. "Your father put out a new mattress right?" whispered Inuyasha, not wanting to break the moment. Raiyne nodded and stood up, walking to the bathroom door. She silently closed after her while Inuyasha gathered his homework. He exited Raiyne's room and went into his. He sighed. Kami! What did I do? Do I really like her? Another voice popped into his head. Of course you do! You kissed her and you make a fool of yourself. You're lovesick! Inuyasha shook his head and lied down on his bed. "Feh!" He closed his eyes and immediately fell asleep. Raiyne emerged out of the bathroom and lied down on her bed, refreshed from her day at school. "Thank God, tomorrow's Friday!" She closed her eyes and fell asleep.