Title: To lead, or to follow?
Summary: In the band 'Along Those Lines' a power struggle has begun. The band isn't big enough for its two lead singers, so who will get the lime light and who will be left in the dark? Rivalry turns to love. AxM with KK, TS, and MS.
Authors note: Hey again! This is my second Aoshi/Misao love fic and this time it's not a one-shot! Whoo! I know that most of these songs are not duets or for female singer but oh well. I changed them for this story. See disclaimer In this fiction the Rurouni Kenshin characters are in a band. Here's how it goes.
Kenshin Himura-
Title: Lead guitar player
Age: 18
Senior
Aoshi's ONLY friend in school other then the rest of the band
Kaoru Kamiya-
Title: guitar
Age: 17
Junior
Misao's half sister explains the dif last names
Sanosuke Sagara-
Title: drums
Age: 17 and ½ cuz that counts
Junior
He's not related to anyone
Hajime Saito-
Title: bass
Age: 19 but still in high school
Senior
Him either
Aoshi Shinomori-
Title: co-lead singer
Age: 18
Senior
Tokio's cousin
Misao Makimachi-
Title: co-lead singer
Age: 16 nearly 17
Junior
Kaoru's half sister explains the dif last names
Tokio Fujita-
Title: band manager
Age: 18
Senior
Cousin to Aoshi
Megumi Takani-
Title: groupie
Age: 18
Senior
Misao and Kaoru's cousin
Yahiko Kamiya-
Title: annoying little bro to Kaoru and Misao.
Age: 14
Freshman
He is only there to make everyone else mad. Me and my friends refer to him and Hiro from Fruits Basket the devil children
AND FINALLY………..
Hiko Seijuro-
Title: Loud obnoxious neighbor
Age: 43
Hiko is cool so I thought neighbor who hates the band and constantly calls the police on them!
A/N: Basically it's a band that is falling apart because of a rift between the singers. Oh yeah and in the beginning Aoshi is a real bastard. Tell me if he is too OOC!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the songs by Something Corporate! But I do own Rurouni Kenshin!
Aoshi: No you don't.death glare
Mandella-sama: Fine I don't……. but, I own you! smiles evilly
Aoshi: Look I think that I see a pack of lawyers coming to take you to court.
Mandella-sama: Oh shit, runs but can't get away FINE I DON'T OWN RUROUNI KENSHIN OR ANYTHING BUT THIS STORY IDEA!
Aoshi: That's better. mumbles Baka.
Mandella-sama: Hey!
Aoshi: You deserve it.
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Aoshi: I'm under attack again my dear, I'm in the way
Misao:
Got no resolutions, no clever anecdotes to say
And still if I yell
at the top of my lungs will it be the same?
I'd fly you a flag,
I'd bury this pen into my veins
Both In harmony:
I wanna feel through you tonight
But I won't make you
I
won't make you
Aoshi: The telephone number I got
for you says nobody's home
The best thing I can think to do right
now is leave it alone
And you had an apology in your mailbox since
last July
It's funny when you find the words to say you find no
reply
Both in harmony: I wanna feel through you tonight
But
I won't make you
I won't make you
Scream my name just one more
time
But I won't make you
I won't make you
Aoshi:
And it's been hours now
To be here like this
And just to lay
you down
And just to taste your lips
And just to keep me up
God
I'm tired of sleeping
And just to lay inside you
And just to
know this feeling
Misao Aoshi as back-up:I wanna
feel through you tonight
But I won't make you
I won't make
you
Scream my name just one more time
But I won't make you
I
won't make you
At the end of the song the two singers stood toe to toe glaring each other. 'If looks could kill they'd both be dead and buried.' Thought a distressed oro-ing Kenshin. The air in the garage was thick with tension. Aoshi smirk slightly and said…
"You were flat on that last note, Misao. And you might think of not singing through your nose for once." Aoshi stated coldly. In the background the rest of the band members of 'Along Those Lines' cringed at his tone. Misao only glared in response. Aoshi raised an eyebrow. He had obviously been expecting a retort of some kind.
"What are you deaf as well as stupid? I would have thought you would at least act like an idiot when I insulted you." Again the band cringed, but no one stopped the one-sided fight. Who were they to get in to other people's arguments? Besides this entertainment was too good to stop.
"Well?"
"You're an evil, cold, and unimaginative bastard. You sing like a dying frog, and you have the gall to make fun of my voice." Her voice surprisingly stayed completely even as she continued. "I hope you drown in your own arrogance. I will not give you the satisfaction of seeing me get angry."
"Fine you stupid ugly Weasel; I am going to get some water." Said Aoshi as he turned to leave the room. Because his back was turned he did not see Misao attack. He's not a ninja in this AU
"DIE YOU STUPID ICE BLOCK!" Aoshi turned his head slightly and saw the blur that was Misao rushing at him. His only reaction was his eyes widening in surprise. Misao jumped in the air and kicked Aoshi in the back of the knees. He's tall and she is short! Once he fell she kicked him repeatedly in the stomach and balls until Kenshin and Sanosuke pulled her away. Aoshi jumped up quickly, as if unfazed by the attack,well alomstglared at Misao and walked out of the garage.
"I HATE THAT BASTARD! He needs to go…well...just...yeah….DIE!" Misao shrieked after Aoshi. She turned to look at the rest of Along Those Lines band members. They stared back at Misao with frightened looks. Only a year ago when the band had just started up Misao was obsessed with Aoshi. What could have happened to make her act this way? The fights had started only a few weeks ago.
Flash Back
Megumi, Kaoru, and Misao were window shopping. With nothing better to do on a Saturday they had gone to the ever hated mall. Okay maybe I am the ONLY person who hates the mall on Saturdays All three had little money and little tolerance for stupid sales clerks, so they were only window shopping.
Megumi glanced at Kaoru and Misao to see how they were fairing in boredom. Kaoru was fingering an imaginary guitar and Misao was singing under her breath while skipping. Rolling her eyes and Megumi turned her eyes to a bulletin board on the wall next to her.
Everything posted was either babysitting, Megumi shuddered at this, or job ads. Just as she was about to look away a bright pink piece of paper caught her attention. It read: Want to be part of a band? Come to auditions for the new up and coming band: Along Those Lines. Come to 5501 Hiten Street at one o'clock pm on Saturday the 20'Th of March. In need of guitarist, drummer, singer. In small print Band manager: Tokio Fujita. Other member currently: Hajime Saito.
"Hey weasel, you sing right." Megumi asked looking at the now dancing Misao.
"Yeah I do. Why?" Misao asked looking at Megumi with a raised eyebrow. By now she was so used to being called 'Weasel' that she didn't even react to it. Sano was to blame for this. Well Sano and a guy that Misao had only met once and Did NOT want to see again….. Hajime Saito. Megumi ignored Misao's 'why?' and looked at Kaoru.
"You play the guitar right?" By now Megumi's 'fox' ears had appeared and she was very close to laughing hysterically. Kaoru raised both her eyebrows and fingered the wooden sword she was carrying. She may just have to use it on Megumi.
"Why do you want to know Kitsune?" Megumi pointed at the flyer behind her. Both stepped up to the board with interested looks on their faces.
"A band! Yeah finally I can show the world my talent!" Misao screamed while spinning in circles. Both Kaoru and Megumi rolled there eyes at the sight. Their relative was positively pouring out energy; it made them tired just watching her.
"Uh Misao." Kaoru said with a small evil smile.
"Yeah, what sis?" Misao asked with an innocent look.
"It is starting in a half an hour and that address is about three miles away."
"That's ok I can drive us their! I have me license remember?"
"Yeah but no car. Remember that little incident with the nail and your right front tire?" A look of 'oh' came over Misao's face.
"Well lets get going then!" Misao said with enough optimism that it made the other two sick. Misao took both Megumi and Kaoru's hands and ran towards the exit of the mall. Looking at each other Megumi smiled and nodded. Their mutual thought was 'This will be interesting. Misao hasn't warmed up and Kaoru doesn't have her guitar.'
&&&&& twenty-nine minutes later&&&&&&&&&&
"WE'RE HERE!" screamed a happy Misao. Kaoru and Megumi however were panting, unhappy, a THREE MILE run! and too busy watching the rest of the other opponents staring at them. Both paled at the many looks of 'What the hell?' they were getting. Misao was too busy dancing in glee tonotice that there were other people there. A pair of hands came from behind her and covered her mouth and stopped her dancing. After biting Megumi's hand Misao yelled….
"Hey! Wha….. Kaoru, Megitsune? WHAT THE HELL LET ME GO! NOW!" Misao yelled. Noticing that that Megumi was pointing behind her Misao spun around to face…… a group of shocked people staring at her. Blushing furiously she waved to the crowd. No one waved back. Then from the back of the mob came a cry of 'Weasel you're here!'
"Huh." That was all Misao got out before being knocked to the ground by a blur.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OWWWWWWWWWWWW MYYYYYYY BUTTTT!" looking at her attacker she saw: Tall brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a HUGE smile. Misao knew this person….
"ROOSTER-HEAD! I knew you would be here! I knew it!" ITTTTS SANO! Misao yelled before hugging the tall boy to death.
"Sanosuke what are you doing here?" asked a confused Kaoru. Sano smiled a huge smile and then hugged Kaoru. He attempted to hug Megumi also but was slapped away.
"Hey no love Megitsune?" is that right?
"No, now go away Rooster head." She glanced at Sano's profile while saying this. She would never admit this to ANYONE but since the last time she had seen Sano he had gotten hott. Sano turned to Kaoru to finally answer her question.
"Yeah, I 'm here cuz I play the drums. I need some recognition of my major skills!" Sano bragged.
"That didn't even make sense you Rooster."
"Bite me, you bi…"
"Sano do not call Megumi that! Hi everyone! I was hoping you would come!" Said a tall dark haired girl.
"TOKIO, I MISSED YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH! Still dating that chain-smoking wolf?" Misao said enthusiastically while hugging Tokio.
"Saito? Of course and he's here if you want to have an argument with him," Tokio smiled at Misao's growl. "I see, so you're here to try-out, right?" Misao nodded and looked a Kaoru and said, "Her too."
"Really, well I am the band manager here. so you can sign up over there." Tokio said pointing at a table not far from where they were standing. Misao glanced at the table and then her glance turned to a glare when she saw the bane of her existence. Hajime Saito.
"What is HE doing here? Tokio why would you let that monster out of the house? He had better not bug me!"
"Misao, did you not read the fine print?" Asked Kaoru with a smirk straight from Hell. "Saito is a member of this band. It said that in the flyer."
Misao fell to her knees and screamed at the sky, "WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME, KAMI-SAMA?" Megumi smacked Misao upside her head, while shaking her head. 'She is way too hyper for her own good.' Thought Megumi and Kaoru.
Kaoru glanced around her; she was bored with the Misao/Tokio conversation. All it was was a headache. The crowd was made up of your regular rockers and wanna be rockers. Nothing new to her. Then suddenly she saw a flash of bright red. Whoa, what was that? She searched the crowd with her eyes till she saw 'HIM'. He was short with long red hair in a low ponytail. When her turned his face her way she saw that he had a cross shaped scar on one of his cheeks and violet eyes. His face was very feminine, but from what she could see from the gap of his shirt the guy was built.
'Oh, he is HOTT!' Kaoru thought. 'I wonder what instrument he plays.'
Kenshin could feel a pair of eyes staring at him. Turning slightly he saw a girl staring at him in a dazed way. 'Who is she?' She was taller then himself with long indigo colored hair in a high ponytail and bright blue eyes She was dressed in all black except for her bracelets pink and yellow and hair ribbon indigo duh!. She was pretty, but seemed to be with another guy. Suddenly Kenshin realized that the guy with his arms around her was Sanosuke Sagara. He had met Sano once before at a music store. Kenshin watched as Sano pulled away from the girl to kiss another tall girl standing near them. He watched the tall girl beat the crap out of Sano. Not feeling the stare anymore, he saw that the girl had turned to watch the fight between Sano and the tall girl. Kenshin was sad because he could not see her beautiful eyes anymore. Then suddenly she turned and stared into his eyes.
'HE IS STARING AT ME! OMG! OMG! OMG! He saw me stare! OMG I AM SOOOOOOO DEAD!' Kaoru thought. Turning she paid her utmost attention to Tokio and Misao's conversation. Or should she say Misao and Saito's argument.
"So Weasel, you think that you could be a singer in My band" asked Saito.
"Yeah, you have a problem with that Wolf?" replied Misao with an irritated voice.
"No, not really. So Weasel your still short and ugly I see. Funny I guess it was crazy to think that you might not still be midget." Saito said this with a glint in his amber eyes that said 'Just try and contradict me.'
Now Misao could take most insults, BUT not a.)not ones from the Wolf and b.) ones that called her fat or ugly. that may not be a correct sentence.
"I AM NOT UGLY, OR FAT! DO YOU EVEN SEE ANY FAT ON MY BODY?" Misao shrieked while lifting up her shirt to show her flat creamy white stomach.
"MY EYES! MY EYES!" screamed Sano while he ran around with his hands covering his eyes.
"All I see is an underdeveloped midget who is nearly flashing me. Sorry Weasel I do not fancy you. I will never fancy you."
"Underdeveloped? You didn't say that! Oh hell no. You bastard take this!" Misao launched herself at Saito. She would have hit him in the stomach if a pair of arms hadn't grabbed her form the air. She was thrown against a hard muscular chest. Saito, Tokio, Sano, and Megumi rolled their eyes at the angry weasel, and walked away. Leaving Misao in a stranger's arms and Kaoru in a daze.
"Sano stop holding me back! Hey when did you get so muscular? Your Muscles are rock hard!" Misao said to the man holding her.
"Thank you, but I am not Sanosuke." Said a voice much too deep to be Sano.
"Your not Sano? Oh shit." Misao said softly. The man put her on the ground and she looked up to see his face. He had hard features, black hair with bangs that fell into his face, and icy blue-grey eyes. His body was clothed in black combat boots, black leather pants, and a black muscle shirt. All of this was covered by a white trench coat with yellow lapels. To sum it up, he was a sex god! A hotty with a body, from what you could see from his tight shirt.
"Hello! I am Misao! What is your name tall dark stranger?"
"Why should I tell you?" he stated with his deep voice rumbling.
"Cuz you stopped me form pummeling that Wolf." Misao said while pointing in the vicinity of where Saito used to be standing.
"Aoshi."
"Aoshi huh? It fits you Aoshi."
"Hn."
"Wow you really don't talk much huh?"
"Maa Maa, he is just shy." Said a red haired boy walking up to them.
"Hi, my name is Kenshin Himura that it is."
"I'm Misao Makimachi."
"And what is yours?" Kenshin asked Kaoru who had just been standing there watching the scene play out. Turning to the voice that had just spoken to her she saw the red haired boy, Kenshin.
"Huh, oh, my name is Kaoru Kamiya." She put her hand out to shake his and when their skin touched both felt a shock. They stared at each other in surprise. 'What was that' they both thought. It was love at first handshake.
Misao on the other hand hahahahahaha handshake hand? sigh was just staring at Aoshi, who was staring back.
"What do you play?" asked Aoshi taking interest in this hyper girl.
"I don't play anything. I sing." Misao stated.
"Really then it looks like you will be my opponent. I sing also."
"That's ok, I like a challenge. "Misao said with a glint in her eyes. The challenge she meant was not just for the singing position. She also meant getting Aoshi to like her.
Aoshi looked at the short girl and thought, 'She is interesting. She is like fire and I'm ice. Could she melt me?' He smirked and thought 'I hope so, this could be interesting.'
End Flashback
After thinking back to that day the entire band minus Misao and Aoshi stared at the floor thinking. Misao adn Aoshi had been close when the band had first started up, so what had happened to split the twosome up? A police siren was heard coming down the street. The band members watched from inside the garage as a police cruiser stopped in the driveway.
"Oh shit not again! My mom is going to flip!" Tokio groaned. It was her house and garage they were practicing in. Tokio ran out side and looked to her neighbor's front porch. On the porch was a tall, over muscled man, with long black/brown hair. He was laughing loudly.
"HIKO SEIJURO! Not again we had a deal." Tokio yelled to the man.
"I do not do deals with children. You were too loud again Tokio. I told you last time that I would call the police if it was too loud again." Hiko said with a satisfied smile.
"YOU BASTARD!" screamed Tokio. She started to run toward Hiko but was held back by Saito and the police officer.
"Don't Hon he is not worth it. Besides one battle with you and his steroid filled body would give out." Saito said into Tokio's ear.
The police officer smiled and agreed silently with the tall boy.
"Sorry madam, but I have to do my job, even if I agree with you. You will have to be fined." He smiled and said, "But not too much."
"Thank you Officer."
Handing her the ticket he just smiled again and walked back to his car. He hadn't even told her not to do it again. Tokio just watched the cruiser drive out of sight before turning and flipping off Hiko, and screaming.
"F u, you evil bastard."
"Sorry little lady but that would be rape besides, your not my type." Said Hiko evenly.
"Argg you perv! Got to hell!" Tokio said while being lead away from Hiko by a fuming Saito. 'Its ok its ok' thought Saito. 'I am just worried about the upcoming gig. Misao and Aoshi are still fighting.'
The next week would be interesting.
TBC.
A/N: of chapter one! Was it good? REVIEW NOW PLEASE! chants REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! Was Aoshi too OOC? How was it? I will try to update soon. Next chapter will have more info on the other band members and their roles. Oh and there will be a flash back to show how they were picked for the band! Please read the next chapter! READ AND REVIEW! By the way I really do love Saito, but it is sooo much fun making him act like a bastard!
-Mandella-sama