Chapter 23:
"Mel. This is The Feudal Age Kids." Elaine introduced the band to her boss.
"You guys any good?" Mel asked.
"They played at a few clubs." Lia said.
"And we can guarentee that they are good." Erin said.
"OK. Well, if this band says you're good, then I guess we can let you guys play for a few nights." Mel said. "But if you're no good, then don't bother coming back to play." She told them.
"Fine with me." Inuyasha said.
"Are you the owner of this bar?" Mayuka asked Mel.
"Yeah. Can I help you?" Mel asked.
"Are you kidding me!" Mayuka yelled. "How are they supposed to play on a bar!"
"And who are you to yell at me like that?" Mel asked. "This is my bar. This band has no problem playing on a bar. And I don't see why you would have a problem with it." Mel said, defending herself.
"I'll tell you why it's my problem. This is my little brother, and I don't think he should be playing on a bar." Mayuka replied.
"Are you a part of this band?" Mel asked.
"No." Mayuka replied.
"Then I don't see why you have any say in where they play." Mel told her. "Actually, it all depends on what the band manager says." Mel said, then she turned and looking at The Feudal Age Kids. "Who's your band manager?" She asked.
"Here." Inuyasha said.
"What do you say kid? You wanna play on a bar?" Mel asked.
"I don't see why we can't." Inuyasha replied.
Then Mel turned back to Mayuka. "Then it's settled. They can play here." She said with a smirk, leaving Mayuka speachless.
Then Mayuka looked at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha! Why are you settling for this place!" Mayuka yelled.
"Like Mel said. My band, my choice. You don't own our band." Inuyasha told her.
"Mayuka, just let them play. It's not gonna hurt them to play here a few times." Koga said. "It'll be like practice."
"Shut-up flee-bag!" Mayuka yelled.
"What was that for?" Koga asked.
"You're the one who wanted to break up with me!" Mayuka yelled over the music that was coming from the jukebox.
"Yeah! 'Cause you're so stubborn and can only have things your way!" Koga yelled back.
"Screw you!" Mayuka yelled. "And all of you are finding your own ways home!" Mayuka yelled to the band and Koga. Then she stomped out of the bar.
"Now what are we gonna do?" Sango asked.
Inuyasha only shrugged. "She doesn't have a key to the house." Inuyasha said with a smirk as he held up the house keys.
"Are you serious!" Kagome laughed. "How is she gonna get inside?" Kagome asked, still a bit of laughter in her voice.
"She'll go find a hotel to stay at." Inuyasha said with a smirk.
"Are we gonna play or what?" Miroku asked.
"Coming!" Inuyasha yelled. Then he looked at Koga. "You wanna join?" Inuyasha asked.
Koga shrugged. "Sure. But I do drums." Koga said.
"You got it." Inuyasha said as the band jumped up onto the stage.
Then Mel went to the micrphone that the bar had. "Excuse me!" Mel yelled into the micrphone.
Nobody looked at her.
"Hey! Everyone!" Mel yelled again.
Still, nobody looked at her.
"HEY EVERYONE LOOK AT ME!" Mel yelled as loud as she could into the microphone, whoch was when everyone finally heard her. "Thankyou." She said in a cute voice. "Tonight, we have a treat for you." Mel said. Then she pointed to Inuyasha and the band. "I would like to introduce, The Feudal Age Kids!"
Then the band started playing their song.
Tell me what's wrong with society
When everywhere I look I see
Young girls dying to be on TV
Andwon't stop till they've reached their dreams.
Diet pills,surgery
Photoshoped pictures in magazines
Telling them how they should be
It doesnt make sense to me.
Is everybody going crazy
Is anybody gunna save me
Can anybody tell me what's going on
Tell me whats going on
If you open your eyes
You'll see that something is wrong
I guess things are not how they used to be
There's no more normal family's
Parents act like enemies
Making kids feel like its world war 3
No one cares
No one's there
I guess we're all just too damn busy
Andmoney's our first priority
It doesnt make sense to me
Is everybody going crazy
Is anybody gunna save me
Can anybody tell me what's going on
Tell me what's going on
If you open your eyes
You'll see that something's wrong
Is everybody going crazy
Is everybody going crazy
Tell me what's wrong with society
When everywhere I look I see
Rich guys driving big SUV's
While kids are starving in the streets.
No one cares
No one likes to share
I guess lifes unfair
Is everybody going crazy
Is anybody gunna save me
Can anybody tell me what's going on
Tell me what's going on
If you open your eyes
You'll see that something
Something is wrong
Is everybody going crazy
Can any body tell me whats going on
Tell me what's going on
If you open your eyes
You'll see that something is wrong
The crowd cheered for the band. Applauds came from all over the bar.
"This really isn't that bad." Miroku said.
"I'm surprised they could fit this drum set on the bar actually." Koga stated.
"There's not a lot of room, but it works." Elaine cut in. "And now we need to play a song and then Mel will let you guys go again."
"OK." Inuyasha said.
"I'll take that." Elaine said as she got up on the bar and grabbed the microphone. Then Erin grabbed the electric guitar from Inuyasha, Mandy took the bass from Miroku, Diana stole Koga's seat that was behind the drums, and Lia went straight to the keyboard that Sango had been at. "You can just stick that extra guitar behind the bar Kagome." Elaine said.
"Thanks." Kagome said.
"OK everyone!" Elaine yelled into the microphone. "Tonight we're gonna bring back something old for ya!" She yelled into the microphone. "Hit it!" She yelled to the band before she started singing.
Just take those old records off the shelf
I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll
Don't try to take me to a disco
You'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes I'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock 'n' roll
Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll
Won't go to hear them play a tango
I'd rather hear some blues or funky old soul
There's only one sure way to get me to go
Start playing old time rock 'n' roll
Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say I'm old-fashioned, say I'm over the hill
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll
Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll
Everyone in the bar cheered for the band. They really did know how to bring back an old song.
"Thankyou everyone!" Elaine yelled into the microphone.
"They're pretty good." Koga said. "I wonder if they're gonna be in the battle."
"I hope so." Inuyasha said.
"Now what are we gonna play?" Kagome asked.
"I don't know." Inuyasha said.
"What abouta gothic rock song?" Kagome asked.
"I think we have one of those." Sango said.
"Of coarse we do. Bring Me to Life." Miroku said. "But Kikyo was the one who sang it. And we need a girl to sing it."
"Don't look at me." Sango said. "I can't sing and we all know it."
"Come on Sango." Inuyasha pleaded.
"No. You know as well as I do that I can't sing." Sango told him.
"I'll do it." Kagome said.
"But you don't knwo the words do you?" Miroku asked.
"Rin would send me CD's with all your music. I think I can handle it." Kagome replied.
"And that was a song Mayuka gave you guys." Koga said. "So I can play that one."
"Then we'll do that song." Inuyasha stated.
"Hey! Feudal Age Kids! Get your asses up there!" Mel yelled at them.
"Yes ma'am!" They all exclaimed, a bit afraid of Mel now.
Once they all got their instuments, Kagome went up to the microphone and started to sing 'Bring me to Life'.
how can you see into my eyes like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I've become so numb without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home
Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I've become
now that I know what I'm without
you can't just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life
Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I've become
frozen inside without your touch without your love darling only you are the life among the dead
Inuyasha:
all this time I can't believe I couldn't see
kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
Kagome:
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
Inuyasha:
without a thought without a voice without a soul
Sango:
don't let me die here
there must be something more
Kagome:
bring me to life
Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I've become
The crowd cheered, and the Feudal Age Kids took a bow.
"OK. That's it." Mel said. "You guys did good."
"Thanks." Inuyasha said.
"You guys can stay. Free drinks to pay you back for the songs." Mel said.
"Really?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yeah." Mel said.
Closing time at the Coyote Ugly Bar...
"I don't wanna go!" Inuyasha yelled drunkily.
"You gotta go man. We gotta close." Trace said in his low voice as he drug the now drunk Inuyasha out of the bar.
Everyone else was sober.
"That's the last time I give him free drinks." Mel said. "Who knew that guy could hold that much alcohol." She said as she shook her head.
"How much did he drink?" Miroku asked.
"Three bottles of whiskey." Mel replied.
"I'm surprised he didn't drop dead." Elaine replied. "One full bottle is enough to kill a guy."
"Are you serious!" Kagome screamed.
"We need to get him to a hospital!" Sango yelled.
"He'll be fine. Just give him a prairie omellette in themorning." Mandy said.
"A what?" Kagome asked.
"A prairie omellette is one raw egg, moxed with some salt and pepper and water, mix it up." Lia said.
"And you know this how?" Miroku asked, looking at Lia, who didn't look a day over sixteen.
"You learn a lot while working at a bar." Lia replied.
"Twinkle twinkle little star." Koga said drunkily as he swayed back and forth while trying to walk to the door. "How I wonfer what yo-" Koga hit the floor and was snoring.
"How much did he drink?" Miroku asked.
"One beer." Mel told them.
"He never could hold alcohol." Kagome said.
"You guys can crash at my place if you live a ways away. And someone should watch these two for the rest of the night." Elaine said.
"Sure." Kagome replied.
"All we have to do is get these two idiots into the car." Elaine said as she walked over to Koga. He was sleeping like a baby. But a baby that snores loudly.
"Trace!" Elaine yelled. "Carry this guy! I'll take him." Elaine said as she walked over and grabbed Inuyasha.
"You sure. He's pretty drunk." Trace said.
"I can handle a drunk." Elaine said. "But I can't carry a sleeping drunk." Elaine added.
Trace let go of Inuyasha, who was grabbed by the arm by Elaine. Then Trave walked over a picked up Koga and carried him out of he bar and sat him in the front seat of Elaine's car, where he slept soundly.
Elaine wasn't having much trouble with Inuyasha. He listened pretty good even when he was drunk.
"How do you get him to listen to you when Trace was struggling to get him out of the bar?" Sango asked.
"You learn how to get a drunk out of bar when you've worked here as long as I have." Elaine replied. "You just gotta keep your ground and keep control." Then Elaine glared at Inuyasha. "NOW GET THE HELL IN THE BACK SEAT OF THAT CAR!" She yelled in his face.
"Yes ma'am." Inuyasha said, sounding a bit less drunk, but still having trouble walking as he stumbled into the back seat of the car.
"Wow." Kagome said with wide eyes.
"You can sit in the back and keep an eye on him." Elaine said to Kagome as got into the driver's seat.
"OK." Kagome said as she sat down next to the drunk hanyou in the back seat.
Once everyone was in, and the girls had gotten seat belts on the boys, Elaine started the car, and they headed to Elaine's house.
AN- There! I updated! Well, I hadn't updated this one in a while, so I figured, it was time. Now here you go. Wonder how everything will turn out in the morning? Hmmm... Plz RR. Thanx! TTFN!