BACKGROUND MUSIC
by Megaera
The air thrummed with demonic energy; blood stained the cracked ground; it was now or never. Inuyasha raised the Tetsusaiga. One more blow and the whole quest could end. He aimed the blade at Naraku's heart.
"Ka—"(Bum bum bummm!)
Inuyasha stopped mid-swing. Kagome (who had been formerly unconscious and was about to wake up dramatically, thus increasing the effect enormously) sat up.
"Inuyasha? Are you okay?" Kagome inquired.
"Yes." The hanyou snarled in disgust. "It's all that damn music! It's fucking annoying!"
Miroku and Sango looked at each other. "Yeah," The taijiya agreed, nodding her head. "he's right, it can be pretty distracting."
"Especially when it gets so loud you can't hear what anybody else is saying." Miroku added.
Shippou shook his head. "Hey, at least your theme music isn't as bad as mine!"
Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah, the runt's right, his theme music sucks."
Miroku inclined his head in agreement. "It's true."
Sango nodded and Kirara mewed.
Kagome sighed. "And it gives stuff away! Every time something scary or interesting or important happens you hear this 'bum bum bum' nonsense and the dramatic effect gets totally squashed!"
In the background Naraku cleared his throat, Kagura began idly opening and closing her fan, and Kanna fell asleep. All three were ignored.
"It's true." Sango agreed. Inuyasha crossed his arms and nodded and Shippou and Miroku sighed.
Shippou suddenly looked around. "Hey, does anyone else feel like we're being watched?"
Inuyasha snorted. "Keh, that's stupid. Why would anybody want to watch us?"
Shippou shrugged. "I dunno, but I just have this weird feeling…"
"Keh. Baka!"
Kanna had begun to snore...