Author's Note: I'm back once again Let me just say, again thanks for the reviews and I am totally excited to hear about other band members out there. So I've decided to share of about the band I'm in. I'm in Color Guard(also clarinet player during the concert season) and our band has about 120 or people in the marching band. 160ish in concert band. Our marching band is very different, we don't usually play 'new' music. Mostly show tunes and classics. Like last year we did the Wizard of Oz, which was fun. I loved our routines. My band director is very traditional, and I picked Piccolo because they are sort of alike. Also, these band camp ideas are experiences from the past two years I've spent at band camp as a freshman and this past year a sophomore. I'm finished blabbering, on with the fic! (On a side note, terribly sorry about the mix up in chapters. Thats from another story. )
Disclaimer: Hey guess what! I now own DBZ and Inuyasha...(in my dreams)
FYI: ( a little side note, I got my marching terms mixed up in the first chappie. TTR is to the rear, sorry guys. I meant left flank and right flank. -.-;)
"Okay stop, you guys need to get softer or I'm going to start going through one by one and see who's not playing it right." Goku said.
"Uh, how does measure five go?" Erasa asked. The blonde girl was a sophomore trombone player and a little hair headed sometimes. She and Videl were best friends, Videl was also a low brass player. She was the only baritone in the band.
"1 e & a, 2 &, 3 &" Goku looked over her part then went to pick up his tuba. The senior Tuba player counted off and they began again. They began at the beginning of Carmina Burana part one. They had three pieces altogether this year, and a percussion feature that Piccolo was working on. It wasn't what they had in mind for their show, but it was fun music to play. Also a real judge pleaser. Not to mention the music was fairly simple. What they really needed to work on was dynamics. Only that would make their music come alive and wow the judges like never before. Or perhaps not...
"No That's wrong! Its 1-2-3-4 &. You come in on the & of four!" Kouga stood glaring menacingly at Yamcha who was Trumpet section leader.
"It's the 1st beat of the next measure!" Yamcha said and tried to refrain from throwing down his trumpet. It was silver after all and very expensive. His parents would kill him if he threw it out of rage.
"Are you blind! Don't you see the eighth rest right there!" Kouge thrust his finger violently at the sheet music and succeeded in knocking it off the stand. Poor Goten who was the only freshmen trumpet sat there looking back and fourth between the two. Everyone seemed to ignore them, perhaps this was common. After all, Kouga lived to point out the section leader's mistakes.
" Thats a food smudge you idiot " And the two went on like that for the next five minutes.
The band did a sharp TTR (to the rear) as they reached the end of the field. The music changed and the fight song began. So far they were looking pretty good. Their lines were straight, and the diagonals looked great. "Oh what a difference a day makes", Piccolo thought and was they formed the 'S' in the charts. All together their pre-game show consisted of the entire band marching down field and then going in to a large 'E' for the East part of East Star high. The 'S' had been the most problematic yesterday but they had improved greatly, along with the music. Piccolo see that the section leaders were making good use of the time he gave them to work on individual parts and sections. The last note was strong, very fortissimo and they all cut off at the same time, there was absolute silence. Piccolo was not worried about how festival would go.
"Alright people, bring it in." Piccolo said over the bull horn and the 'S' shape on the field collapsed as they all crowded around to listen to Piccolo's usual speech before he dismissed them for the evening activity. So far no one had any idea what was planned tonight, yesterday had been pretty boring. So everyone was hoping for something fun tonight. "Nice job, everything is coming along nicely. Tomorrow morning we meet on the field, eight o'clock sharp and begin learning charts for our Festival show. Now I believe the seniors have an announcement." Goku stepped forward, standing beside Piccolo.
"Hey guys, tonight's evening activity will be snipe hunting. For those of you don't know, snipes are nocturnal creatures so after the sun goes down, we're going to go out to catch a few. Its real fun!. We'll meet in the band room in around eight o'clock. Make sure to dress in long sleeves and pants, because there's lots of mosquitos in the grave yard."
The noise grew, as everyone began to talk amongst themselves about the so called snipe hunting. What exactly were snipes anyway? As everyone gradually made their way back to the rooms, they relaxed a bit before it was time to meet back in the band room. In the halls, people mostly wandered for a while. Casually asking if they knew anything about this. But no one seemed to know, those who did played dumb. As night came, and the street lights went on. Groups of band students made their way to the band room that was down the street from the dorm rooms. Olivet College was small to begin with, located in an even smaller town. As most of the kids had discovered, they were hard pressed for a good pizza place. Especially with the not so great cafeteria food they served.
The band room was fill with different voices all talking about several different subjects. Nearly the entire band showed up for this mysterious snipe hunting. Those who didn't had stayed behind. Still everyone waited, the seniors who were supposed to be there; were no wear to be found. And it was almost eight-thirty.
"Do you think we'll really be hunting snipes in the grave yard.?" Goten asked. He was standing in a small circle with Gohan, Videl, Bra, Inuyasha and Kagome.
"I don't know. Who knows what the seniors are up to..." Gohan trailed off. He was the most logically of them all. And of course, this was nothing more than the annual senior prank that was pulled last year. Last year at band camp had been a pretty convincing prank as far as Gohan was concerned. Not like, this year it all seemed too obvious for the upper classmen.
Finally the seniors came filing in to the band room. It was Goku, Yamcha, Chi Chi and Bulma. Each of them carried a net and a flash light. By now it was dark out and due to the lack of street lights. It got pretty dark around the campus. Goku was the first to speak to up. The room began to quiet down as he put everyone in to groups.
"Okay, its going to go like this. Each team has a leader. There will be four teams with myself as a leader, Yamcha, Bulma, and Chi Chi." The other three went to the corners of the room. Everyone was left to pick the team they wanted to be on. Each team left five minutes apart, and made there way to the graveyard where they'd be snip hunting.
Yamcha's group consisted of Rin, Kagome, Shippou, Bra and Goten. They were the first group to leave and making their way into the entrance of the graveyard located not far from the college campus.
"Careful of the grave markings... " Yamcha said as he lead the way the trail, shining the flash light in their the path ahead. "Remember, Snipes are very quick and they attack without warning. Its important to be quiet to sneak up on them. "
Shippou hung back, he was the only upperclassmen saved for Yamcha. He knew all too well about the senior pranks. And he was quite sure this was it. Meanwhile, Rin was asking questions and Bra and Goten clung to eat other.
" Have you ever been Snipe hunting? " Asked Rin.
"No for the millionth time. I'm telling you its no big deal... It's all just-"
"SHHHHH!" Yamcha turned to them with his finger over his lips. They all looked ahead and something scurried across the path. Earning a high pitched screen from the girls who took off into the woods. Goten and Shippou were close behind and Yamcha trailing behind with the flash light.
"Hey wait for me you guys!"
"AHHHHHHH"
Goku glanced around, puzzled while Pan and Sango clung to each other. Krillen and Gohan looked around cautiously, while Erasa and clung to Kouga who looked very pleased with himself. Smugly he said.
" Don't worry babe, I'll protect you."
" But who's going to protect HER from YOU" Krillen snickered.
"Chill out you guys...we got to keep moving. " Said Goku as he motioned them foward, shining the flash light. Pan and Sango reluctantly followed.
"But what was that noise? " Sango said through chattering teeth.
"I don't know, probably another group scared off by a Snipe." It was a wonder Goku could keep a straight face...Luckily his back was to him. They were moving along a path that headed towards an old shack just on the edge of the graveyard. The woods only a few yards away. " There should be some around here..."
"I don't know about all this...lets just go back to the dorms." Sango spoke up once more, still clinging to Pan who was thinking the same thing.
" Come on you guys, don't be scared. Lets look in here." Goku gestured to the old shack and started for it. His hand pushed the door open and it creaked, he shined the flash light inside. And then gestured for them to go inside. Reluctantly they complied, Krillen first then Kouga and Erasa. Something in black jumped out at them. The door slammed shut. There was a loud scream. Pan and Sango could be seen running back up the path towards the entrance of the grave yard. And Goku lay on the ground rolling around, laughing like there was no tomorrow.
Bulma and Chi Chi's group were coming along the path they had heard screams coming from. But no one in sight. Inuyasha, Sharpner, Miroku, Videl and Marron were in their group. So far they weren't buying it. They came around a bend, woods surrounded them and in the distance they could see more graves.
"This is stupid." Inuyasha complained.
"Who's stupider? You for coming or them for thinking up this crap. " Sharpner smirked. He was a know it all clarinet player.
" Shut up you two! " Chi Chi scolded them and shined the flash light around. Just then she saw someone coming up the road. Running towards them. Marron was growing nervous began to inch toward Miroku.
" Who's it that!" She exclaimed and Miroku took the opportunity to grope her. A loud smack resounded through the area and Miroku bore a red mark on his cheek as Goku came running up. Panting and out of breath.
" You guys have to come quick! One of the groups got lost and someone ambushed my group! "
"Are you serious? " Bulma looked increasingly concerned and the other turned toward each other with worried looks. Inuyasha continued to scowl. Despite his protests, he found himself being dragged along into the woods with the rest of them.
Odd noises came in all directions. Making most of them huddle together for safety. Flash lights trembled in their hands and Marron's whimpers could be heard.
" I don't want to find any Snipes...who cares about them" Began Videl. She was obviously beginning to grow nervous as well.
" It'll be alright Videl " Gohan offered with a bit of a smile. Up until now he hadn't said a word, but now he took her hand in an attempt to comfort her. It was no secret that he liked Videl. But the two had yet to do anything about it.
"Hurry up you guys."Called out Goten. Yamcha was getting far ahead and the rest of the group was losing him. Bobbing and weaving between trees.
" We're going as fast as we can!" Complained Kagome.
" I should have worn tennis shoes instead of scandals." Rin whined, she was bringing up the rear along with Kagome. Speak of the devil, Rin's scandal slipped off her foot and she stopped to pick it back up. The rest of the group disappeared into the trees with out her. " Wait up! " She said hopping along as she put her scandal back on. Suddenly, some one came out of no where. Dressed in dark colors, he was tall. But a flash of white hair could be seen. He caught Rin by the wrist and she let out an ear piercing scream while she tried to get away.
Sesshoumaru winced. "Quiet! Its just me."
Rin calmed and turned to look at him. Smiling in relief that it wasn't some crazed attacker. " Oh! Its only you Sesshoumaru." He smirked and let his hand drop away from her wrist. Glancing away in awkwardness.
" Come on, lets get back. You freshmen scare so easily." He said with a smirk and she followed him back to the dorms dumbfounded.
"What was that!" Videl nearly jumped into Gohan's arms as she heard another scream. " There's something not right here..." Infront of them, Goku, Chi Chi and Bulma could hardly keep straight faces. Suddenly they stopped. Goku held up his hand for the rest to do the same.
" Wait a minute you guys...I think I hear snipes. " They all began to crowd around and Goku began to pick through the bushes. While the occasional snicker came from Bulma and Chi Chi. " Here Snipes... here Snipes..."
"RAWR!" Vegeta and Naraku said in unison as they jumped out of the bushes clad in werewolf masks. The rest of the group screamed and turned around, scrambling to get out of there. Leaving Goku, Chi Chi and Bulma on the ground laughing. Vegeta pulled off his mask and smirked.
" Stupid under classmen." And with that he pulled Bulma up, his fingers laced with hers as they left behind the other seniors. After they controlled their giggles, the rest followed behind.
Meanwhile back at the dorms...
While the underclassmen realized what had happened to them. The Juniors helped to explain that every year there was a senior prank and this year, this is how they had gotten everyone. On a wild goose chase, Snipes were not actual creatures. And after a good laugh by all, the chaperones shooed everyone away to their rooms. It was only day two of band camp. Tomorrow was Wednesday and the real work would begin!
A/N End: Soooo! What do you think? Did you like? Hate? At any rate! REVIEW! And thankies in advance for your reveiws! With summer here I will be updating more. I know its been awhile since my last chapter. And be on the look out for a new fic! I'm conjuring something up in my head... A possible Trunks and Pan. Hehe!
Always- Sb
