Chapter Eleven: DDR, Arcades, and Guns
After the four of them decided that they had taken a long enough rest, they were on their way again. Kagome still cradled her new Ewok plushie in her left arm.
They spotted an arcade off to the side and decided to take a walk through it. Right when they had entered, Kagome and Sango heard the sound of Dance Dance Revolution being played. They looked at each other and immediately went to find the machine. Kouga and Miroku stood staring blankly at each other, not knowing whether to follow them or not.
Kagome and Sango found it. A crowd was already surrounding it. There was someone on the pad playing 'Paranoia'. The song ended, and the man left. The crowd dispersed as well.
"Hey, you want to play?" Kagome nudged Sango in the side.
"I-I don't know," Sango mumbled. "It's been a while since I last played. I'm not going to be too good…"
"Just go on light mode. You'll be fine." Kagome wanted to play and show off her DDR skills.
Sango nodded reluctantly and pulled out three quarters. Kagome did the same, and the two of them inserted the coins in at the same time. The music rang out. Both of them pressed the start button.
"Okay, which one do you want to do first?" Kagome scrolled through the list of songs.
"Oh, hey, how about that one?" Sango scrolled through as well and came to 'Butterfly'.
"Okay." Kagome hit the select button. "Oh, wait." She pressed some other buttons on Sango's side. "There. Now you're on light mode."
Sango smiled awkwardly, half-embarrassed that she would have to play on light mode while Kagome went on expert.
"Thanks," she said quickly.
The song began, and Kagome and Sango played. It wasn't until after they were done with the first song that they had realized that Kouga and Miroku were standing behind them watching.
'Ah, crap…' Sango didn't like it when people began to watch her play.
"Which one next?" Kagome scrolled through the list again.
"Do they have 'Dynamite Rave'?" It was another one of Sango's favorites.
Kagome pressed the arrow button repeatedly and stopped. A clip from 'Dynamite Rave' began playing.
"Yep, they've got it." She pressed select.
Sango decided to try it on the standard mode instead of light this time. A mass of arrows filled up the screen.
'What the… I don't remember it being like this… Then again, I'm probably used to the really old version.'
Sango just barely made it through that song, although it was quite fun to play. Kagome was starting to get tired too. She had picked expert on both songs.
"Hey, Kagome." A voice spoke, but it wasn't Sango. It was Kouga. He reached for Kagome's wallet and cell phone, which she had taken out of her pocket and placed at the side so that she would be able to move easier. "I'll keep these for you okay?"
Kagome nodded. 'There he goes again trying to help me…'
"Okay, so, what do you want to do for our last one?" Kagome went through the list again.
"I say we do 'Paranoia' for the hell of it," Sango suggested.
"Okay!" Kagome sounded happy.
"But I'm going back to light… It's been too long and I could barely play 'Dynamite Rave' on standard…"
"Me too. I'm tired." Kagome switched both of them back to light mode.
"Are we doing the dirty mix? Clean mix?" Sango knew there were multiple versions of 'Paranoia'.
"Uh, let's just stick with the original," Kagome said as she went to the location of the original 'Paranoia'. "Although, the dirty mix sounds fun." She smirked.
'Paranoia' on light mode wasn't all that difficult. Kagome and Sango made it through, despite Kagome's tiredness and Sango's inexperience.
Their turn was over, so Sango collected her things and waited for Kagome.
"Hey, what happened to my wallet and cell phone?" Kagome asked, looking around the machine.
"Kouga's keeping it for you, remember?"
"Heh, oh yeah. I completely forgot."
"Obviously…" Sango rolled her eyes.
"Damn, where is Kouga?" Kagome turned around. "Wasn't he watching us with Miroku here just a few minutes ago?"
"Yeah, but I guess they went off."
"That baka… He's got my stuff and he just walks off!"
'Kouga and Kagome share a weird love connection,' Sango giggled in her head. She must have let a smile out because Kagome questioned her.
"Why are you so happy?"
"Well, I'm in Disneyland!" Sango lied.
Kagome eyed Sango skeptically, but continued to look for the guys. The two girls circled the arcade and even took a look outside. Kouga and Miroku were no where to be found.
"Where could they have gone…" Kagome said worriedly.
"Maybe they went to the bathroom and got lost again," Sango laughed.
Kagome slightly glared at Sango.
"I'm just trying to find a way to make you laugh," Sango said defensively. "You sound worried."
"Well, Kouga has all of my stuff!" Kagome covered up the real reason why she sounded worried. Sure, she cared about her cell phone and wallet, but she also cared about where Kouga could have gone off too, and she hoped that he was okay.
Sango spotted something in the arcade. "Hey, that ride over there is concealed. Maybe they're in there."
Kagome nodded, and she and Sango went towards the game. It was a 'Jurassic Park' shooting game that had the players sitting in a covered 'car', so to speak.
Sure enough, Kouga and Miroku were sitting in there. Not just sitting though. They were actually playing.
"Here you guys are!" Sango and Kagome smiled in relief.
"We thought that you guys had gotten lost again or something," Sango said playfully.
"Oh no," Kouga said as he continued to stare at the screen and shoot the approaching dinosaurs. "We've been in here the whole time."
Miroku sat next to Kouga. It was an amusing sight, seeing the two of them sitting side by side and wielding 'guns'.
Kagome looked in on Kouga's side and Sango looked in on Miroku's The two of them leaned against the side of the 'car' and watched the guys play.
"Miroku, what are you doing!" Kouga yelled as he shot frantically at the screen. "Save me!"
Miroku grinned evilly, but obeyed Kouga and helped him.
"Sheesh, you're no help at all. I have to tell you when to save me!" Kouga sounded frustrated, yet amused.
"It's fun to watch you squirm though," Miroku smirked.
"Bleh, whatever…"
They waited for the next level to load.
"Oh, crap… Okay, Miroku, you have to shoot like crazy…"
A giant tyrannosaurus rex filled the screen and roared, then disappeared. Rumbling footsteps were heard, and the dinosaur was running to catch them. Miroku and Kouga began shooting.
The two of them managed to pass the level, but just barely. Kouga was almost out of health, and Miroku had half of his drained.
The next level loaded, and they found raptors scattered everywhere. They attacked from every angle, causing Kouga to die not even thirty seconds into the level.
"Curses!" Kouga yelled as the screen told him that he had died.
Miroku was left alone. He lasted quite a while, but not long enough to advance. He also was killed about a minute later.
Kagome and Sango moved out of the way so that Kouga and Miroku could get out of the 'car'.
When they walked outside, they found that it was almost dark.