Disclaimer: Maybe you really haven't noticed, but Rumiko Takahashi came up with Inuyasha, not I.

Slay The Music

Scene Nineteen: The Man Whose Name was "Air Void" and Is Now "Life"

"There are people. Everywhere. Everywhere! I've never seen so many foreigners!" Kagome gasped.

"Hate to burst your thoughts here but, we're the foreigners here, Kame," Ayame said.

"You know what I mean," Kagome crossed her arms.

"That I do. And the reason why there are so many people here is because this is an autograph signing. Weird people. They'll do anything to get you to sign a piece of paper."

"They just want to show it off to their friends," Ginta said.

"Miroku's signature doesn't even look like kanji!" Ayame said.

"It's not! It's a scribble that I, the great Miroku, have perfected," he said proudly.

Kagome laughed as Inuyasha and Kôga shook their heads in shame.

"What is your stage name anyway?" Ayame asked, "When we were in the group it was something like— Kaze—Kaza?"

"Kazaana!" Miroku said.

"Kazaana? Your name was Air-Void!?" Kagome asked.

"Yes," Miroku nodded.

"Do you have no shame!?" Kôga yelled.

"Not on the wonderful stage of life!" Miroku announced.

"That's it, no more drugs for Miroku." Kagome's face fell.

"Ah—but they aren't drugs, Kagome-sama," he smirked.

"Alcohol then!" Kagome replied.

"You haven't answered my question, Miroku!" Ayame frowned.

"My stage name now? It's I-No-Chi, Inochi Miroku." Miroku nodded.

"Inochi?" Kagome gaped.

"Life? Are you crazy?" Ayame slapped her forehead.

Miroku shrugged, "Just a bit, but the fans call me 'Ino' or 'Miroku' anyway, so it doesn't really matter."

"What the fuck is Ino supposed to mean?" Inuyasha asked.

"It's almost dog." Kôga said, "There must be a connection."

"Shut up." Inuyasha growled.

Sango's foot tapped impatiently behind them. "Will you guys walk out of those doors already!? Kikyô's gonna kill something if we're late."

"But out there is where all the screaming is," Hakkaku said.

"It's like a murder house!" Ginta added.

"With paparazzi!" Miroku exclaimed.

"You're such babies, move!" Sango pushed Miroku out of the mall's door and onto a red carpet lined with bodyguards.

"Such a nice person, San-chan," Miroku said under his breath as he smiled and waved.

"I know."

"Oi, Kôga," Inuyasha whispered only for Kôga to hear. "Why is Naraku here?"

Kôga sniffed the air for a second, his eyes narrowed. "With gunpowder."

"Keh, I knew he was after me," Inuyasha said keeping his stage face intact.

"I'll watch Kagome," Kôga said.

"No, you tell Miroku and Sango, I'll watch Kagome," Inuyasha growled protectively.

"You're the boss, Inukuro," Kôga shrugged and walked faster to meet up with Miroku and Sango who were busy signing albums already.

"What's up, Kôga?" Miroku said with a smile as he shook a random fan's hand.

"Nothing much, bôzu," Kôga smirked as he signed a fan's hand and took their piece of paper, "can I have this?" he asked.

"Of course Kôga-sama!" The fan yelled in a heavy Korean accent.

"Just Kôga," Kôga smirked as he gave a cute kiss on the girl's blushing face.

Kôga then proceeded to scribble down a few words in very complicated kanji so the Korean fans would not be able to read it. He slipped this note into Sango's front pocket as he pretended to give her a hug from behind.

"Very clever, wolf," Sango smirked as she read the note secretly as she signed another autograph.

"Tell Ino," Kôga smirked as he went to find someone else to sign.

Sango nodded and went over to fake flirt with Miroku.

Inuyasha watched Kagome with a close—err—nose. He kept is stage persona alive and signed autographs with a carefree almost insane spirit, but on the inside, his emotions went from jealous to angry to protective, and back again.

"Kame-sama! Kame-sama! May I have a kiss!?" One eager fan asked.

Inuyasha almost boiled over, but he caught himself, remembering that right now he was Inuyasha, the lead guitarist of Du:plicate, not Inuyasha, the bastard son of Inutashio.

The eight of them made their ways to the platform stage of sorts to meet with some crazy announcer.

"Welcome!" He said. "Today, we have here in our very own Korea, the members of Du:plicate and CLOUD666, plus solo artists Inochi Miroku and Sango!"

They bowed and smiled and waved.

"We are going to interview these eight wonderful musicians and ask them about the tour, their lives, and then let some lucky fans ask some questions!" The announcer said.

The crowd cheered, making it harder for them to blush or keep a straight face in Sango's case.

"First question is for Inochi!"

"Hai," Miroku smiled.

"In this wonderful group of people, who do you find yourself most attracted to?"

"Ha, ha! That's easy! Inuyasha-chan! Although, Sango is very beautiful, I find Inuyasha has the most wonderful abs," Miroku winked as fan girls cheered like mad.

"Oh, what does Inuyasha say to this?"

"He's crazy," Inuyasha said.

"Let's see those abs of yours then, Inuyasha," the announcer said.

"What!?" Inuyasha yelled.

Kôga got to work playing the scheming partner and removed Inuyasha's plaid jacket and unbuttoned his shirt in front of the crowd that was going insane with excitement.

"Look at that sexiness!" Kôga smirked.

Inuyasha laughed as he glanced to the back where he could smell hints of Naraku. He saw Sesshômaru there, who nodded at him, revealing a small gun on the inner sleeve of his kimono as he pretended to brush a hair from his face.

Kôga then took off his own shirt and threw it at the crowd, "My abs are much better, ne?" He yelled.

More fans screamed. The announcer laughed as he proceeded to ask the next question to Sango, "Sango, being the person who has been in the industry the longest, what would you say would be the most annoying quality of being a celebrity."

'If I could only tell the truth,' Sango thought as she said, "Photo shoots right after publicity stunts."

"Really?"

"Yeah!" Ayame butted in, "because you're all tired and sweaty. It sucks a mother."

"Not to mention when you have to where big costumes and be all serious," Kagome stuck out her tongue.

Ayame giggled.

"Is this right, Kôga?"

"No," Kôga shook his head, "the most annoying this is arguing with this here Dog, trying to come up with an album title. I try to suggest things like Suplifery Metazoid but he has to have things like The Fucker Family and Donkey Ass Man."

"That was you're idea," Inuyasha said, keeping his stage play intact by not attacking him.

"Oh! Really!?" Kôga laughed, "Maybe it was..."

"And so was The Talking Cigarette Man."

"Liar," Kôga glared.

"So, here's a general question for all of you, what brands do you smoke?"

"Anything!" Kagome said, "But smoking is bad for you, don't ever smoke!"

"Jokers," Kôga said.

"Cigars," Inuyasha smirked.

"Nothing," Sango said stoically.

"Jokers," Miroku said.

"Luckies," Hakkaku and Ginta added to the list.

"Nothing usually," Ayame shrugged.

The question and answer interview continued as Sesshômaru watched quietly from the back. His phone rang and he quietly answered it.

"Sesshômaru desu," he said quietly.

"Have you spotted him yet?"

"No."

"Just don't start a scene, okay Sesshômaru?"

"I know, Kagura."

"They know that the kids have to be in by eight, right?"

"Who knows," Sesshômaru said as he continued to glance around looking for Naraku.

"I feel like a parent already... Geez... Well, I have to go, bye."

Click. Dial tone.

Sesshômaru put away the phone and started walking along the back wall of the center of the shopping center. Naraku had to be close by. But where in the name of Satan was he!?

Sesshômaru glared at the annoying task he had been assigned to.

Wait.

There. There was something in the wall.

Sesshômaru reached his hand towards the wall making sure there was no one looking.

He was sure of it. It had to be Naraku.

End Chapter.

Here comes the fun stuff—blood, angst, and the reason why Naraku is after them... (That's going to be a tough one to figure, huh?) Look forward to it! R&R.