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Carnivorous Canines
Chapter 3: Not Her!
Disclaimer: Nah, they aren't mine.
"We could always use Kikyo..." a bored voice suggested.
"You have GOT to be kidding me..." Another voice whined, from across the dark room.
Koga sighed and stood from his chair. He picked up his guitar and immediately struck a few cords, which suspiciously sounded like a dying cat. "Now does That sound anything like how we want it?" He growled.
"Yeah, InuYasha ... the closest we can get to it is Sesshomaru's hidden talent of the violin..." Miroku said, gesturing to the solemn demon that sat quietly in the corner, appearing oblivious to the trio's insistent chatter. Suddenly, Miroku felt something bounce off his head. Upon looking at his feet, he found a crushed pop can that wasn't present a moment ago. He rose his eyes to Sesshomaru, who sat just as before, except for the small glint of mischievousness now in his golden eyes. Miroku sniffed indignantly, then turned back to Koga and InuYasha, but only after watching Sesshomaru for a few seconds more.
InuYasha sighed in defeat. "No, but... Kikyo?" He whined, in answer to Koga's question. "You know that she's only out to get me!"
"Yeah, in more ways than one..." Miroku couldn't resist commenting, thus earning a glare from his two bandmates.
Koga rolled his eyes, but could understand the inuyoukai's dilemma.
"How about this? We put out an ad for a keyboardist, and if a decent one doesn't show up by next week, we use Kikyo."
"One week? Try two..." InuYasha grumbled. Yet, he saw a glimmer of hope. Sango knew a lot of people. Maybe she could help him.
Koga growled in annoyance, but nodded. "Alright, TWO weeks. But that's it!" He emphasized his words, and crossed his arms as he looked down his nose as InuYasha.
"Ay-ay, Cap'in." InuYasha grunted sarcastically, saluting his band-mate from his position atop the couch arm.
Koga sneered at the half-breed, but before he could scold him for his insolence, he was cut off by the door to the room bursting open, letting light and loud music blare into the dormant room.
He growled and shielded his eyes, and InuYasha fell back onto the couch, glad for the escape from his peeved peer. Miroku squinted over at the door, seeing the familiar frames of two young girls.
"Hey, Babe." He called out to the front figure, smiling as Sango came into his view.
"Hey." She answered lightly, as she hopped into his awaiting lap. As the couple started cooing at each other, Ayame made her way to her object of affection.
"Hi Koga." She chirped, perching lightly on the edge of the chair across from him. The wolf, who had resorted to fiddling with his guitar, looked up at her. A sexy smirk appeared on his face as he sat back in his chair to silently regard her. "Hey." He finally answered, his eyes never leaving hers.
Ayame blushed under his gaze. He always regarded her so seriously, and she couldn't help but feel a bit awkward in his presence. After a few moments, Koga didn't speak again, and the she-wolf looked around, searching for a topic starter. Her gaze landed on the disgruntled InuYasha, who still laid crumpled on the couch.
"What is his problem?" She asked the room. Koga lazily followed her gaze to his younger bandmate. A sneer once again came to his face, and he snorted. "He's having girl problems." He growled tauntingly.
InuYasha's ears twitched in response, but didn't show any other signs that he was aware of being spoken about.
"What do you mean?" Sango piped up from Miroku's lap.
"Kikyo is gonna be our new keyboardist." The lecher laughed wickedly. At this, the hanyou let out a dangerous growl, and sat up.
"Not is I can help it." He answered soberly, glaring at his best friend.
"Well," Ayame started. "We know of someone who plays keyboard, if that'll help."
"Yes, please!" InuYasha replied, instantly hanging on Ayame's every word.
"Well, she's sort of a prep..." Sango added, wrinkling her nose a bit.
"Oh, you mean Kagome?" Miroku asked. "I didn't think she was so bad."
"As long as it's female and walks on two legs, you never think it's 'that bad.'" A deep voice joined the conversation. Miroku jumped guiltily, then glared into Sesshomaru's darkened corner.
"Not true!" He angrily countered.
InuYasha rolled his eyes, not in the mood for his brother's mouth, nor Miroku's hurt feelings. "Anyway... Who is she?"
Sango smirked as she watched Miroku pout, then turned to InuYasha.
"Like we said, a prep. We met her tonight. We talked a bit, and she said that she plays keyboards. If ya want, I can get a hold of her..."
"Yes, do that!" InuYasha exclaimed. "Anyone but Kikyo will do!"
"Not so fast!" Koga demanded. "She has to play decent!"
"Alright. Then, Sango and I will have her come here tomorrow, directly after school, and she had show you guys her stuff." Ayame explained. "If she's good, you guys can talk to her about joining."
InuYasha flinched at that. He'd forgotten that they'd still have to convince the girl to join...
"Sounds like a plan." Koga said in closing.
/Flinches/
Damn, that was a terrible chapter... Sorry about that. I just wanted to get something out on this story before my move. No telling when I'll be able to write/post more. Hope none of you are too disapointed in me... ;)
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And, to answer a few questions:
1. Will Kagome turn bad-ass?
Well, I don't know about 'bad-ass,' but she will mellow out a bit. Become.. looser. . Lol.
2. Is this a Kag/Inu Fic, and could it possibly become a Sess/Kag fic?
Well, it was originally planned at an InuYasha and Kagome pairing, yes. But, there are still the underlying possibilities of Sesshomaru or Koga ending up with Kagome. I'm not sure yet... it all depends on what comes to mind. Lol. Suggestions are welcome. (hint, hint.)
Again, thank you to everyone who reviewed. Hope I didn't let ya down with this chapter. I promise, the next will be better!
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