Disclaimer: Okay—let's get this straight—do I look like some rich billionaire manga writer to you? ...I didn't think so.
Slay The Music
Scene Sixteen: Why You Should Never Consume Alcohol
Just as Sango had suspected, she woke up the next morning around five, to abrupt nausea and vomiting. To put it simply, she felt like shit. Ayame and Kagome didn't make her condition any better with their morning routines of 'Where'd my guitar go?!' 'Have you seen this or that?' It made her head pound.
Inuyasha and Kôga burst into the room with a folder just as Sango threw up again. Washing her mouth out, she went to see what all the commotion was about. The folder didn't look too friendly at all.
"Are these the Tokyo Tower Shoot?" Sango asked in a sickly voice.
Inuyasha nodded, he was wearing a huge scowl on his face.
"Trust Jakotsu my ass," Kôga said removing the picture.
Kagome went red.
Sango tried to keep a straight face.
Ayame just plain out laughed.
"Poor, poor Inuyasha!" She laughed doubling over.
"Photo editing, I presume?" Sango asked.
Inuyasha nodded while turning around.
The picture sat on the table in all of its glory, showing a picture of Inuyasha and Kôga—both looking quite nude, and both looking quite involved... so to speak.
"You guys do this often?" Kagome giggled.
Kôga frowned as he pulled out the next picture.
"Remember those 'crotch shots' we were talking about?" he asked as he pulled it out. "This time, its you fondling his package."
"I don't remember shooting that," Kagome said.
"You didn't," Kôga said. "And there's more. There are only four of the originals left. Needless to say, Sessho-chan's pissed."
"I bet," Sango said.
"Where are the safe ones?" Kagome asked.
Kôga silently rummaged through the folder pulling out four pictures—two group pictures, a picture of the boys, and one of the girls.
"That's it?" Ayame asked.
"Well I did say there were only four left, didn't I?" Kôga spat.
"Well, so—rry, Kôga-kun," Ayame stuck her tongue out at him.
"So what are we gonna do with the pictures left over?"
"Put them in the tour book I guess," Inuyasha shrugged, "their sort of void now that you've gone punk and three new people joined.
"What's on the agenda today!?" Miroku asked happily as he walked in with Ginta and Hakkaku holding breakfast.
"Korean food and sake! My favorite!" Sango said.
"You still have a hangover, darling, but here's a bunch of food for you," Miroku smiled seductively as Sango grabbed the box from him.
"We're promoting today!" Kagome said.
"Radio stations? Photo ops? Autograph signing? Tour Book give away? Which is it?" Miroku asked while sipping on some coffee.
"Radio station in the morning, mall tonight. We're going to be pummeled by Korean fans," Kagome said.
"Sounds like fun!" Miroku said.
"Why are you so happy today?" Ayame asked.
"No. More. JAKOTSU!" Miroku said.
"I see," Sango nodded—not really paying attention to anything but her food.
Kôga's mobile phone rang. He answered it quickly then hung up. "Time to go," he said.
"Good morning everyone, this is Jun with the Korean-Japanese Radio Network--- KJRN! Today we have some very special guests, we have the member's of Du:plicate, Sango, and miroKU with us today," the announcer said, "plus, the new Japanese rock band, CLOUD666!"
"Good morning," the group said in an uneven unison.
"We are going to interview them about the tour so far. This is your second stop in the tour, correct?"
"Yes," Kagome answered, "Korea is the second stop, so far, it has been great to see everyone!"
"That's good to hear," Jun said, "How about you two, Inuyasha and Kôga, how has Korea's experience been?"
"Lovely as always, the fans are always screaming," Kôga said as he smirked.
"And you, Inuyasha?"
"I agree, Korean fans are always clearly ES-TA-TIC," he said saying the last word in English.
"Inuyasha, while we are talking to you, there are rumors that you and Kagome are Japan's latest couple? Can you confirm these rumors?"
Inuyasha blushed a bit, though, you could barely tell under all the makeup, "I—I can," he said reluctantly.
"Can you fill the fans in on any details?"
"Kagome?" Inuyasha said looking at her.
She blushed and looked at Ayame who nudged her shoulder and winked with a look that said 'give-the-fans-a-bunch-of-shit-they-wanna-hear-and-they'll-buy-our-albums!' "Well—what do you want to know?"
"First of all, how it got started," Jun said.
"Well—uh—Inuyasha," Kagome was trying to find a story that matched his stage persona, "Well, he was drunk and--- and he—and I—we were at a club in Tokyo... I took him back to our hotel so that our manager wouldn't get mad, and—by that time he wasn't drunk anymore—and we sorta sat around the hotel room talking—" she stuttered.
"And I pulled her into a big puppy kiss and asked her to marry me!" Inuyasha finished with a big smile on his face.
Hakkaku laughed.
"So you two are engaged!?" Kôga exclaimed.
"Of course," he winked to Kagome who was giggling behind her hand.
"And you didn't tell us!?" Kôga and Ayame exclaimed, falsely hitting Inuyasha and Kagome on the arms.
"Why'd you go and say something like that, Inuyasha!?" Kagome asked as they went onto the bus—headed towards the Tour Promo site.
"I had to say something, your story was dying!" Inuyasha said.
"So now what? We're supposedly 'engaged' now, they're going to expect a ring, and a wedding, and kids!" Kagome exclaimed.
Inuyasha slapped his forehead; "well you can break it off at the end of the tour! It happens, you know!"
"I never thought of it that way..." Kagome said.
"Of course you didn't, because I'm the genius!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"With a capital 'J'," Miroku said.
"Shut up," Inuyasha glared at him.
"Well in any case, you need to propose to her in public, buy the ring, and go on stage and go 'Kagome!? Will you marry me!?'" Ginta said dramatically while holding Ayame's hand.
Ayame faked a sniffle, "Of course, you moron!"
The two pulled off an awkward hug sort of thing and burst out laughing, along with everyone else.
"Not quite, but okay," Kôga shrugged.
"We're here!" Hakkaku called from the front of the bus.
"Get your autograph signing hands ready," Sango rolled her eyes and sighed.
"And get a smile plastered to your face," Kôga said pointing to his fake smile.
"My head is still fucking throbbing," Sango whined.
"That's why you shouldn't consume alcohol," Miroku said a-matter-of-factly.
"Shut up, I'll drink whenever I want to!"
"Whatever you say, Ms. Goth," Miroku shrugged.
"Look who's talking," Inuyasha said.
"I am!"
"And all the pale makeup is just for show?" Kôga asked.
"Yup," Miroku nodded, "back in my old band I was a Goth—but not anymore really."
Screaming fans stopped their conversation at that. Inuyasha groaned but pretended to be his "usual" crazy psychotic stage-self. It never ceased to amaze Kagome how Inuyasha could go instantly from complex arrogance to simple craziness—coming up with songs entitled 'Suplifery Metazoid Rock Star' or 'Blackened Orangeness.' But that was there life—always hiding behind this fake mask. And now she had supposedly gotten romantically involved with Inuyasha... how was she ever going to pull this off?!
Another wave, another smile, and the group was whisked away into the back room of the shopping center. The body guards led them into the dressing rooms, as they arrived, Kikyô, Sesshômaru, Myôga, and Kagura were standing there looking quite grave.
"What—what's going on you guys?" Kagome asked innocently.
"It's canceled," Sesshômaru said picking five or six body guards to stay near Kagome.
"What's with all the guards?" Ayame asked as she received three of her own guards.
"For your protection," Myôga said.
"Why? What's happening?" Miroku asked.
"Nothing you need to know, you, Kagome, Ayame, Ginta, and Hakkaku, leave immediately, there is a high security hotel rented out for you there, none of your are to leave. You're all going to be in the same room," Sesshômaru said handing them a set of keys. "Myôga, see that they arrive there immediately. Inuyasha, Koga, and Sango, come with us."
The group glanced nervously at each other before parting their separate ways. They followed Sesshômaru and the others to another normal looking black van and piled in with ten other bodyguards.
"I believe you know the basic idea of what is happening," Sesshômaru said as he drove.
"This—this is about those guys who are tracking me and Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yes, that's right," Kagura, said.
"They're closing in on you, Inuyasha-san," Kikyô said, "we're moving you guys to a secret location for this week. Everything will be postponed until then."
"We have your look-alikes to do the autograph signing for the week, Inuyasha and Kôga, everyone else will have to just sit and wait until something can be done," Kagura said.
"Which ones did you hire this time?" Inuyasha asked trying to avoid the fact that there were assassins after him.
"Kagewaki-san and Kôga's Vietnamese/Japanese counterpart, Nguyen-san," Kagura answered, "They'll meet you at the location tonight as we go over the details."
"Inuyasha," Sesshômaru said as they pulled into an underground parking lot.
"...What?" he asked quietly.
"Do not let Kagome out of your site." Sesshômaru said.
"I know that," Inuyasha muttered as the bodyguards led them out.
"She is worth more than your physical well being, she dies, you die," Sesshômaru warned. "Sango, Kôga, I am entrusting you with this secret, don't let either of the two leave your sight."
"Hai, Sesshômaru-sama," Sango nodded quietly as they stepped into the building.
"I wouldn't let this trouble maker outta my sight if I had too—you get yourself into too many packed situations Inuyasha, you need someone like me."
Inuyasha glared at the wolf.
"Admit it," Kôga nudged his arm.
"Why should I?" Inuyasha shrugged as they made their way to the room.
"Because it's true." Sango butted in.
"You're staying with us too?" Kôga asked.
"Yes," Sesshômaru nodded.
"That sucks," Inuyasha rolled his eyes as Sesshômaru entered a twenty-two-digit pass code, turned a key, and they stepped inside.
Kagome instantly ran to Sesshômaru, "What the fuck is happening!?"
End Chapter.
Well here's an unexpected twist... What'd you think? This will definitely complicate some future promos and concerts that they do, won't it? (Smiles). Sorry if the chapter seems sloppy!
Review Responses:
tHe-aRisTocRatiC-aSSaSSiN- Yes, I've read the manga—manga before anime, always! (Smiles) Kyon-Kyon definitely looks better in the manga. And Inuyasha will have his fair share of perverted moments (grin) it's more interesting this way, don't you think?
Izayoi- Wah! I'm not that good of a song writer... I can barely play the chords right when I play them (sweat drop). That's why I only right the lyrics—then I go bug one of my friends to come up with the chords and stuffs... Yes, I do feel sorry for Sango also—this story has so many ironic points to it... I should quit while I'm ahead.
Secret-punk-rocker16- I agree. But I also think the first kiss would have been better if it were in the series itself, ne?
To A Lot of My Other Reviewers in General- Thanks much for reading! Many of you have sided with feeling sorry for either Ayame or Sango... I'm dragging the girls into so many hard situations, aren't I!? I'm such a bad person (sigh).
I'm done rambling—R&R!
(I'm not sure if I mentioned this, so I'll mention it again—pictures for this fic can be found and submitted at www. Aprilcoleen . com /inuyasha – remove spaces!)