Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the Japanese Rock industry. Oh, how fucking rich I would be if I did.
Slay the Music
Scene Ten: Pop Princess has Left the Building
The photo shoot had been easy this time around. All they had to do was interactively (and sometimes individually) play in the field with the props given and strike the occasional pose. This time, there was a normal photographer...
Inuyasha stepped back on the bus and wrapped a wet towel around his neck, "photo shoots like that are very tiring."
"Especially in ninety degree weather," Kôga agreed from his spot on the couch with ice over his head.
"They made you guys do jump shots again did they?" Miroku asked as he climbed on after Inuyasha.
The two nodded.
"Welcome back to the bus, princess," Kôga said as Kagome walked on with Sango.
"Could you stop calling me that?" Kagome asked.
"Wow, I never realized you could actually make a command like that," Inuyasha said sarcastically.
"Huh...? What's your problem? Ever since day one you haven't said anything to me, and you've been ignoring me the whole time," Kagome said, demanding an explanation.
"Well sorry if I didn't grow up all my life fucking rich and pampered everyday and taught all the manners in the world, wench," Inuyasha spat.
"B—but you're the brother of Akuma Sesshômaru, son of Akuma Inutashio head of Akuma Media INC., you have been rich all your life!" Kagome said in uncertainty.
"Correction, I am the half brother of Akuma Sesshômaru, and the second son of Akuma Inutashio—who by the way—I've never fucking met," Inuyasha said, "And no, I have not been rich all of my damn life for your information."
"Well this is new..." Sango whispered to Kôga and Miroku as they sat on the couch watching quietly and eagerly.
"You... you haven't? But—I don't understand..." Kagome said.
"It's not something you should now just go back you your little pop star haven out there where there are other people who give a fuck," Inuyasha growled as he proceeded to the beds at the back of the bus.
Kôga quickly followed him.
"Hey man, what do you mean you haven't been rich all your life?" Kôga asked.
"None of your fucking business, Wolf Breath," Inuyasha barked at him.
"C'mon, I thought we were partners," Kôga pleaded.
Inuyasha and Kôga glared at each other for a while as the Sango and Miroku held their breaths in silent anticipation.
"It was a long time ago," Inuyasha said climbing into his bunk and shutting the screens, "just forget it."
Scene break...
Later that day, despite the day off, Inuyasha commanded the group of superstars to practice the six songs they had written up together. Inuyasha did nothing that afternoon besides practice, and he wasn't going to let anyone else waste this perfectly good time away.
"C'mon Kagome, get with the beat!" Inuyasha demanded.
"I'm trying, okay!?" Kagome yelled back.
"Trying isn't good enough, do it!" He barked.
Sango rolled her eyes, "go easy on the newbie, huh, Inuyasha?"
"Don't tell me to go easy on her when I know perfectly well that this isn't her best!" Inuyasha hollered at Sango.
Miroku sighed, "back to the beginning of the second verse..."
"Gotcha..." Kôga nodded aimlessly.
Miroku strummed the first few chords as Kôga jumped in followed by Inuyasha. The two girls then sang the second verse, Kagome's voice being Sango's back up. They finished the song and started over from the beginning. They repeated it a few more times till Inuyasha could hear no defects, then it was on to the next song... and he promised they would be done by nine o' clock.
"Nine o' clock my ass! It's ten thirty!" Kôga yelled as they finished.
"So, what's an hour an thirty minutes?" Inuyasha shrugged at the wolf demon.
"A nice long bath," Sango sighed.
"You'll get one after the concert tomorrow," Inuyasha said.
"Holy shit, the concert's tomorrow!" Kôga exclaimed.
"Don't act like you didn't know that..." Kagome said.
"I know... but it just hit me... Yorozoku Kôga's first concert with a pop star; this is going to be interesting," Kôga said.
"I guess we're all in for a few surprises, right Kagome?" Sango asked as she winked behind Inuyasha's back.
"Yeah," Kagome blushed, "guess we are, aren't we?" She said as she hurried into her bunk.
Scene Break...
"Fuckers! Wake up!" Sango yelled in exasperation.
"No need to yell, I'm only right here..." Kôga mumbled as he rolled over on his side.
"And your still not awake," Miroku commented.
"Because its four in the morning..." Inuyasha groaned.
"Nothing will get these two to wake up on time," Sango sighed.
"Oh Inuyasha, your guitar might be scratched," Miroku said in a singsong voice.
"WHAT!?" Inuyasha yelled, immediately springing out of bed.
"Now that we have your attention," Sango sighed again.
"I'll kill you if you ever joke around like again that Bôzu...."
"That's what you said last time..." Miroku said, backing away slowly as the hany's growling became more loud and distinct.
"Now how do we wake up the wolf?"
"Well that's easy," Inuyasha said walking over to the wolf and whispering in his ear, "Oh Kôga, this is Kagome, wake up you damn bastard!" He suddenly yelled.
"Holy Hell!" Kôga cursed, "What are you trying to do to me!?"
"Get you to wake up," Miroku stated.
"Yeah, you have a great way of going about it too," Kôga paused as he rubbed his aching head and looked around, "Where is Kagome anyway?"
"If you would've woken up earlier you would've known," Sango answered simply.
"No seriously," Kôga said.
"She'll be at the concert, don't impregnate a cow," Sango said sipping her coffee lightly.
"We'll be arriving at Nagoya Hall in three minutes," the driver said.
Sango took out her cell phone and dialed Kiky's number.
"Hello? Kikyô?"
"Yes, this is Kikyô speaking," she replied on the other side.
"We'll be arriving in three minutes," Sango said, "is everything set up down there?"
"Yes, you'll have a dry run through when you get here, minus Kagome, and then lunch break, and then last minute preparation, make up, and the press. The first show is at seven," Kikyô said routinely.
"Where's Kagome?" Sango asked.
"Kagura and her went to a meeting, they'll be back at six," Kikyô said.
"Oh... Well I'll see you in a minute, we're pulling into parking now," Sango said as she glanced out the window.
"Okay," Kikyô said as they hung up.
"Where's Kagome now?" Inuyasha asked accusingly.
"A meeting," Sango replied curtly as the bus came to a stop.
As they stepped off the bus, the members of the press were there to meet them.
"Miss Sango, what has it been like to travel with a pop star?"
"Members of Du:plicate! Over here! Did you have any say in traveling with Kagome?"
"Miroku! How will this effect your solo career!?"
"Where is Kagome?"
"What was her take on touring with your guys?"
"Sorry, we are not entitled to answer any questions with out the consent of my manager," Sango said sweetly.
"Then do you have any words to say to your fans?"
"Have fun at the concert!" Sango said.
"Try not to get hurt," Inuyasha scoffed as their bodyguards led them backstage.
Once inside, there were personnel everywhere, running around screaming things at their assistants, checking things off, writing notes, carrying instruments, and holding clipboards and trying to look calm.
"This place is a mad house," Kôga muttered.
"When has it not been a mad house before a concert?" Sango sighed.
"Plus the fact we've only had a week to practice six songs," Miroku added.
"Don't remind me," Inuyasha said rubbing his temples.
"Inuyasha-sama! Kôga-sama! This way please!" A fairly average looking assistant said, as he called over the massive noise.
"Time for us to play insanity," Inuyasha said sarcastically as the two Du:plicate members were dragged off to some foreign room.
"Sango, this way, please," Kikyô said leading her to her own dressing room.
"Miroku! Over here!" Another person said waving to him.
Miroku nodded and followed without hesitation. He was always the calmest one in these situations. However, back in his own dressing room, Inuyasha stared coldly into his mirror as his hairdresser fixed his hair. But he wasn't paying attention to that... There was only one crucial detail that he was missing for this concert to be a total success. Too bad he over looked it earlier... it was probably to far gone to do anything about it now.
He cursed to himself.
"Is there anything wrong, Inuyasha-san?" The hairdresser asked as she looked at him with a concerned look through the mirror.
"Yes," Inuyasha said, "but it's not of your concern."
"Yes, Inuyasha-san," she said as she went back to brushing his long silver hair.
"Actually..." he started, "if you told someone you hated them, but deep inside you knew you needed them to be your friend—"
"What do you do so that you don't loose face?" the hairdresser asked. "I'm sorry to interrupt, Inuyasha-san."
"No, it's okay, you're right," Inuyasha said. "Well? What do you do?"
"Do not worry, Inuyasha-san, these things have their own ways of working out."
Inuyasha was silent again as he stared into the mirror. Maybe he wasn't to late?
.End Chapter.
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