Disclaimer: Laughter I still don't own Inuyasha or the Japanese Pop-Culture, but I now have every Inuyasha episode in my possession (Now I get to watch them all...)! Look at the Filipino! She's special!
Slay The Music
Scene Eleven: Dancing on CLOUD666
The last minute preparations were done. The curtains had been pulled. The stage was set. It was their cue to start. But Kagome wasn't in sight. This scene replayed in Sango's mind over and over. She was shaking in her dressing room being the optimistic pessimist that she was—maybe Kagome wouldn't show up, but Ayame would be their to take her place? No, that couldn't happen. Sango stared at her reflection in the mirror. The makeup artist had succeeded once again in making her look like a suicidal maniac.
Her deep crimson eye shadow had a dramatic contrast against the pale foundation that made her look once again like a porcelain doll. The red eye shadow then created three uneven lines that went straight down her cheeks as if she was crying tears of blood. Then as she looked farther down to her bodily appearance, she was wearing a black feathered long-sleeved belly shirt—although it wasn't quite feathers, it was more ripped pieces of cloth sewn on the fabric. Covering her stomach was ripped fishnets, finished off by a pair of black baggy jeans that were belted at the waist with her trademark spiked belt (that was red to match the makeup) and finished off with some chains that hung about the pants.
Sango sighed, "I look like some crazy-psycho-suicidal-porcelain-doll!" She exclaimed.
"And that's how the fans like you," Kikyô said as she entered the room.
Sango nodded, "I know."
"Nervous? You the gig starts in thirty minutes," Kikyô said.
"Wasn't Kagome supposed to be here thirty minutes ago?"
"She's here, she wants to stay in her dressing room."
Sango heaved a sigh of relief. "You know, I never think I'll get used to shows—I'm always so nervous before hand."
"It's something you can't build an immunity too—you're either born with it, or that's it."
"Why wasn't I born with it?"
"Because, you're father didn't want you in the business, remember?"
"I know, I know," Sango sat back down on her chair, "but sometimes I feel like I should be able to exceed his expectations of himself, and maybe I'd be doing a good thing in his eyes."
"If your father were alive, he would have been proud, regardless," Kikyô said,
"I doubt it," Sango scoffed.
"What makes you say that?"
"He fought with me when I even showed signs of being a natural at the guitar—or when we did karaoke, and more people clapped for me instead of him, he got angry with me," Sango said.
"He didn't want you to get hurt by all the faults of show business," Kikyô said.
"But he opened Kohaku to it so openly," Sango argued.
"Because when he was around, not many girls were rock artists, especially not heavy metal rock artists like yourself," Kikyô said, "But no matter what you do, everyone else will be proud of you, including Kohaku and your mother."
Sango sighed, "I hope so."
Scene break.
"Nervous?" Inuyasha asked Kôga.
"You ask before each concert, and every time I'm gonna tell you, 'no.'" Kôga said as he looked out onto the stage.
Inuyasha shrugged and looked behind him to Miroku, "how 'bout you Miroku?"
"Shaking like a hula dancer!" Miroku said as he tuned his guitar.
Inuyasha and Kôga snickered.
"Where's Kagome?" Miroku asked.
"You know, since I've been on this tour, all I've heard is, 'Where's Kagome?' 'Where's Kagome?' Well I don't know where the fuck she is, and if she isn't here, we'll do the concert like we did before—like she doesn't exist!" Inuyasha growled.
"Way to put the cat in the cage, Inuyasha, fuck, do you have to be so aggressive when it come to Kagome?" Kôga asked as he crossed his arms and looked at Inuyasha with curiosity, "or are you being protective of her?"
"What?! She's not my woman, and she will never be! I'm not being fucking protective of her!"
"That's what Sesshômaru said about Kagura—you know she's pregnant with his pups now, right, Inu-Kuro?" Kôga asked slyly.
"I know, I'm not that stupid!"
"But you gotta admit, you are pretty dumb," Kôga said.
"As are you," Inuyasha retorted.
"Whatever sinks your ship," Kôga shrugged.
"I believe the phrase is 'floats you boat,'" Miroku said.
"I know, dumb ass," Kôga said.
"Oh, Inuyasha-sama, Sesshômaru-sama has told me to tell you that the Shichinintai will be performing at nine 'o clock after the Du:plicate section of the concert," Myôga said as he walked up to the three musicians.
"Where's Kagome?" Kôga asked.
"She has asked that her whereabouts not be mentioned until you have to all go onstage together."
"She's singing right after Sango's band performs," Miroku said.
"And you will not be able to speak to her until after a performance by the Shichinintai," Myôga repeated.
"Wait—The Shichinintai..." Inuyasha muttered.
A bell had just rung in the minds of Kôga and Inuyasha, "With Jakotsu!!!!?" They both yelled in horror.
Myôga nodded, "Jakotsu has resigned from being a photographer because Sesshômaru-sama had gotten angry from that last shoot. He has retaken his post as the band's second guitarist."
"That means Bankotsu is back too," Miroku said as his eyes widened.
"O—hayo Inuyasha!!"
Inuyasha froze and slowly looked behind him. Jakotsu was standing there in his visual kei kimono for the show waving like a mad man. Inuyasha twitched and proceeded to hide behind Kôga.
Bankotsu shook his head and grabbed Jakotsu, "we are not here to stare at Inuyasha, Jakotsu."
"Mou... Bankotsu is no fun," Jakotsu pouted.
Renkotsu heaved his bass guitar's case up to his side again, "Shouldn't we set up the equipment, Bankotsu?"
"Yeah, go give it to Kyoukotsu and Mukotsu," Bankotsu said, "They should take care of things."
The group walked away to leave Miroku, Inuyasha, and Kôga all pale.
"What's with you three?" Sango asked as she walked over with her guitar.
"Jakotsu," Myôga answered for her as he walked away.
"Oh, you poor little babies," she said sarcastically.
"We you're one to talk! You don't have a man that wants a chunk of your ass!" Inuyasha said.
"Actually, I have many men that want a chunk of my ass, Inuyasha. Just look behind me," she said as she looked over to Miroku who was looking at her pants, thinking how low they were on her hips.
"But what if he were a she?" Inuyasha asked.
"There are he's and she's in this world, I am not one to discriminate," Sango said.
"You're a lesbian!!?" The three boys yelled in unison.
"No," Sango said.
"Although, we wouldn't mind," Miroku said with a perverted beam plastered to his features.
"Asshole," Sango muttered.
"Sango! You're on in ten!"
Sango nodded and started tuning her guitar almost automatically.
"You know, it's weird that you don't use a tuner—at all," Miroku said.
"It comes naturally to me," Sango shrugged.
"How come you seem so cold all of a sudden?" Kôga asked.
"She's in her 'stage character' persona right now," Inuyasha said.
"Oh yeah, not everyone knows her as a violent psycho," Kôga said as Sango glared heavily at him. Kôga instantly stopped talking.
Naraku, Ayame, and a sickly looking man came up to the four musicians.
"Hey, Sango," Ayame said, "Naraku and Juuromaru are gonna do your drums and bass for you today."
"I know," Sango nodded.
"Do you need a second guitarist?" Ayame asked.
"Depends if we have one that knows the parts well enough," Sango said.
"Yeah, we do actually, remember?" Ayame asked quizzically, "Naraku's guy—Musou."
"Oh, really?"
"Man, you're memory is freaking dull. You practiced with him the day before the photo op."
"Did I?"
"Uh, yeah," Ayame nodded.
"Well, I guess Musou's on second guitar then," Sango said.
"Sango, you're on in two!"
Sango nodded, that queue usually meant, get your gear on stage before Kikyô chokes something. So, Sango did. Sango, Naraku, Juuromaru, and Musou all walked out on stage. The three guys took their spots on the back stage as she set her guitar on the stand and faced the audience. Inuyasha, Kôga, and Miroku walked on stage to do the introductions with her.
Before Sango turned on her mic, she turned to Inuyasha, "Is Kagome backstage?"
"I don't know..."
She quickly glanced behind the curtain, looking to see if anyone was back there through the blaring lights and screaming audience. She caught a glimpse of Kagome. She turned on her microphone.
"Koban-wa minna-san!" She said.
Miroku followed, "It's good to see you all tonight!"
"As you know, we have a special guest tonight, please welcome Higurashi Kagome!" Kôga yelled.
There was a pause of silence as the crowd looked to where the pop princess was to step out. But there was no pop princess.
"I'm afraid you have it wrong," Musou said from the background. "You see, while Kagome was away, she learned a few new things and met up with someone I believe you all know. Tonight, all of you will witness the becoming of one brand new Japanese Rock band. On drums we have Ginta, on bass guitar is Aya, on second guitar is Hakkaku... and on lead guitar and vocals, is none other than Higurashi Kagome—'Kame'."
Sango pretended to be an emotionless void as Ginta, Hakkaku, Ayame, and Kagome. However, Kôga was stunned, Miroku was shocked, and Inuyasha—Inuyasha had never seen anything like it in his whole life.
End Chapter.
I'm afraid you all know what happens after this. But I'm going to try something a little bit different in the next chapter (me bets your all dying to know what Kagome's new look is like). Will Kagome's band be liked? Will Inuyasha become deaf?! Find out in the next chapter of: SLAY THE MUSIC!!! (Nervous Laughter) I'm just joshing you, R&R.