Disclaimer- I don't own Kouga and crew, or any other anime/manga names used in this story. This fic was written out of writer's block but if anyone likes it I can write a few more chapters… Oh and the reason the font is so big (14) is because I lost my glasses and am have trouble seeing the screen.
FYI:
' ' Thoughts
" "Speech
( ) Author's Note
-IMPORTANT-
I am starting to add characters that speak different languages. If you see a foreign language like "Hai." Than in italics right after the speech the translated version will appear in brackets, for example:
"Hai, I will be there." (Yes)
This shows that hai means yes.
Info (Sorted by ages):
Mayu Lee-4-ningen
Yoshi Helix-5-youkai
Sakura Helix-5-hanyou
Rin Takahashi-6-ningen
Kanna Tama-10-youkai
Shippo Higurashi-12-youkai
Kohaku Hidiakotsu-15-ningen
Kisa Sasaki-23-ningen
Sango Lee-25-ningen
Kouga Helix-26-youkai
Miroku Lee-27-ningen
Kagome Higurashi-27-miko
InuYasha Takahashi-27-hanyou
Kagura Uindo-28-youkai
Kikyo Starr-28-miko
Naraku Tama-29-hanyou
Sesshomaru Takahashi-30-youkai
Origumo Tama-32-ningen
Kaede Starr-59-miko
Other characters will be added later
Recap-The twins rushed into the guest room and fell to sleep immediately.
'This is going to be a long night.'
"What are the twerps auditioning for?"
"I don't know exactly, but I was thinking a commercial or something."
InuYasha and Kisa were sitting on the couch, Kouga just left because his editor called and wanted to discuss his new manga with him and someone wanted to publish it. So Kouga left for work to talk to Mr. Humphrey and some random dude.
"Why don't they audition for The King and I? Kags needs as many people as she can get. Especially kids. This is her third movie she's ever made, and her first musical, and only friends are going to the audition to help her out."
"I don't know I mean, their first performance should be something small, and I don't think they would commit to something for that long."
"Do any of 'em dance?"
"Of course, I'm teaching the twins ballet and jazz. Kura's friend's mom is also teaching her ballet and French, but Yoshi isn't exactly liking the idea of someone else teaching him, so I work with both of them when I have time."
"How far along are they?"
"Not to far, I mean they have the positions down strait, they can plié,
relevé, petite tendu, battement fondu derrière, oh and they can do the cutest révérence. They're just finished learning battement tendu, Sakura has just mastered a single pirouette and I'm still happy about that. But anything more than that I'm not sure they can do. Although I'm not exactly sure what Jessica's mom teaches Sakura most of the time. I believe she knows how to do a brisé volé, but I could be wrong. Today they just went over positions.
For jazz, they can do simple stuff, like jazz squares and ponies."
"That's more than several kids there age can do, what are they six? Seven?"
"Five."
"Wow, I didn't think kids that age could do some of that stuff. I think they should at least audition."
"Speaking of audition, what do I need to do for the audition?"
"You need a prepared monologue and song, I'll help you decide what. Then there is a cold reading and if you can sight-read how well you can sing a song from the script. Can you sight-read?" (Sight-read for all of you non-musical people means singing a song usually w/o an accompaniment and the singer reads the notes and sings it, if this doesn't make sense, email me and I'll give you a better description)
"Who can't?" Kisa laughed at her joke.
"Anyways, I heard you were in Honk so the song 'Play With Your Food' that ya did would be the best choice and it's Kags' favorite song."
"I can do that. Wait… How did you know I was in Honk, and the Cat no less?"
"I heard your kid play some cd, I asked him who it was and he said you. I knew the song and you have great vocals."
"Thanks… I guess."
"As for monologues, what do you know?"
"Various movie monologues, stage monologues, regular monologues too. Like 'Audition.'"
"'Audition' is perfect."
"What do the kids need?"
"So you'll let 'em audition?"
"I guess."
"Um, a song, nothing fancy really 'Tomorrow' from Annie or some Disney song or something should really do it, a kids monologue or poem, and a cold reading. They can read right?"
"Yes."
"Good. I can bring them to the audition tomorrow afternoon. I can even teach them a monologue, or a poem. Whatever they want really."
"Yoshi knows a few short poems."
"You should go to sleep, you have an audition tomorrow."
"When will I find out if me or the kids got in?"
"The list'll be posted outside the building, and anyone who makes it'll be contacted. Do you have a resume ready?"
"Yeah, I have them pre-made."
"Good, I'll get some for the kids tomorrow since I got nothin' better ta do. Well I'm going to bed, 'night."
'Well, she's crazy, why the fuck did I talk to her so calmly, I didn't know I could… oh well after tomorrow I won't need to worry about it.'
Kisa laid down on the couch and fell asleep before Kouga even got home.
Kisa woke up to the sound of kids running around crazy and the smell of… ramen. (Guess who's cooking)
"Mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy guess what! We get to audition for um… what was it called again?"
"The King and I, remember Yoshi?"
"Thanks Kura, anyway, we have a real audition!"
Kisa looked at her watch and bolted out of bed. If she remembered correctly auditions for Tuptim started at 9:30 and it was already 8:47.
"Can you watch the kids? I am so going to be late! Oh my gosh, my clothes are across town!"
Kouga started to chuckle as he walked into the room and threw some clothes at his frantic girlfriend.
"Glad to see your up. Inu said he'd drive you cause he needs to do something over there with the twins. I went over to that motel your staying at and got some clothes for you guys."
"Thanks!" Kisa gave Kouga a kiss and the twins started to make faces and gagging noises.
Kouga picked up Kisa bridal style and brought her to his room to get dressed.
"InuYasha?"
"Yeah Kura?"
"Where's the potty?" Sakura began to do a little frantic potty dance.
InuYasha looked at her in a nervous fashion, picked her up, and ran her to the bathroom.
"Thank you!" Sakura hugged Inu and closed the bathroom door.
"Inu, what are you making?" Inu walked back towards the stove to turn it off and serve the noodles.
"Ramen."
"Cool! That's Kura's all-time favorite food!"
"Mine too, do ya want some?"
Inu walked towards his car and opened the rear door when Kisa tapped his shoulder, "How about we take my car?"
Inu didn't really care, 'oh well, it's your gas money.' Inu saw the car the trio were getting into, a Subaru Outback, nothing compared to his Lexus CS.
Kisa looked at InuYasha and tossed him the keys.
Inu got in the drivers seat and adjusted the seat and mirror, put the keys in the ignition, and started driving.
"Mom, can we listen to the CD?"
"Sure."
"What CD?"
Sakura looked at InuYasha like he was crazy and Yoshi just laughed.
"The CD they're talking about is the soundtrack to Grease." Kisa popped in the CD and started to sing along to Grease with the twins joining in where they knew the words.
Inu twitched his ears as he hopped onto the freeway.
"Cool! Do it again!" the twins anxiously stared at Inu.
"Do what?"
"The twitchy-thingie!" Kura stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Kura… be nice." Kisa couldn't hold it any longer and burst out laughing.
Inu twitched his ears and the twins stared at his ears like little kids watching Dora the Explorer, they were hooked.
Inu turned off the radio as the four arrived at the huge building that Kagome was auditioning at. InuYasha helped Kisa out of the car and Kisa opened the door so the kids could get out.
"I'll drop ya off at the auditioning room and then head down to the fourth floor to get the resumes done. Then the twins will be practicing the monologues and poems I have them there until their audition. I'm in room 736c. If you get lost, just ask around and someone should help ya."
"Why are you doing this?" Kisa pressed as the group stepped into the elevator. Sakura stood at the back of the elevator afraid of the metal doors, while Yoshi begged to press the button and hit the #3.
"Huh? Oh I just promised to get someone and the more people that audition, the closer the production is to being perfect."
The metal doors opened and the group rushed out, Kisa was lead to the auditioning room and Inu walked up to Kagome.
"Hey babe," he stole a kiss. "This is Kisa, can you keep her with ya till her kids' audition?"
"Sure!" Kagome hadn't expected Inu to pull through, but he did. Leading Kisa over to the area they were to be working at, Kagome and Kisa left the group.
! Much later, at the twins audition!
Yoshi went over to the area where he was told to be. Kagome smiled at him and asked him to state his name and what his monologue was called. Yoshi stood confidently just like he had seen his mother do all the time.
"My name is Yoshi Helix, and I'm doing a monologue called Cooties by Kathryn Madarasz: (I really did write this so if it seems like something you've read before, than it's merely a coincidence)
Mama, what are cooties? My friend Kyle told me that girls them. I'm not exactly sure what cooties are, but from what Kyle said, they're catchable. Kyle wouldn't lie to me… I think. Mommy, can you die from them? And why are you laughing; this is serious!"
"That was wonderful Yoshi," Kagome wrote something down on her piece of paper, "can you sing me something now please?"
"OK! I think I'll sing The Old Grey Mare.
The old gray mare,
She ain't what she used to be
Ain't what she used to be,
Ain't what she used to be
The old gray mare,
She ain't what she used to be
A long time ago.
A long time ago,
A long time ago,
The old gray mare,
She ain't what she used to be
A long time ago.
The old gray mare,
She tripped on the sniffle tree,
Tripped on the sniffle tree,
Tripped on the sniffle tree
The old gray mare,
She tripped on the sniffle tree
A long time ago.
A long time ago,
A long time ago,
The old gray mare,
She tripped on the sniffle tree
Many long, many long, many long years ago."
"Thank you. Next, if you can read this for me, just the highlighted part though." Kagome handed him the script and showed him the line he needed to read. Yoshi read it and Kagome had Kura do the same thing.
(I realized that you all might not know this, but parent aren't allowed to see the kid's audition, especially his or her own kid. If you want to know why, ask, but if not than quit reading this and go back to the story!)
"Hey there, what's your name?"
"My mommy says not to talk to strangers."
"It's ok, I'm not a stranger."
Kura got scared and started to cry, Kagome called for Kisa to come up and comfort her.
"Kura sweetie, Miss Kagome is very nice. If you don't want to do this I can bring you to the other room with everyone and you don't have to audition, or maybe Miss Kagome will let me sit here and watch."
Kura looked at Kagome who nodded to Kisa and stopped the tears that were streaming down her face.
"M-m-my name's Sakura Helix, but everyone calls me Kura."
"Well then Kura, would you please tell me a monologue or poem, also, who wrote it?"
"Um, I'm doing a short monologue by Jimmy Brunelle (He's the real author)
It was like this yesterday, and the day before. It never changes. I just want it to be over with. Why can't they just go? We won, they didn't. When all of this started I was all happy and everything. Now, I just want to go home. When I look out of the portal I try to see it. It's just so far away. And then I wake up and the dream starts all over again."
Kagome scribbled something down and looked up at the little girl who was finally getting comfortable on the mock stage. "Thank, see you did great! Do you think you could sing for me?"
Kura nodded her head and said she was singing On Top of My Pizza.
"On top of my pizza
All covered with sauce
Could not find the pepperonis
I think they got lost
I looked in the closet
I looked in the sink
I looked in the cup that
Held my drink
I looked in the saucepan
Right under the lid
No matter where I looked
Those pepperonis stayed hid
Next time you make pizza
I'm begging you, please
Do not give me pepperoni
But just plain old cheese"
"Kura can you read this for me? It's the goodbye letter that Princess Ying Yaowlak writes for the school teacher Anna."
Kagome hands the script to Kura who hands it back, "It's ok. I know that letter by heart." Kura put on a Siamese accent and began:
Dear friend and teacher,
Do not go away, we are in great need of you.
We are like one blind; do not let us fall down into
darkness. Have deep and sincere concern for us. Lead us in
right road.
Your Loving Pupil,
Princess Ying Yaowlak
"Thanks! I'll see you guys later, oh and Kisa?"
"Yes?"
"If you or your kids make it, would you object to going to different countries to film? We're going to Thailand, Japan, Burma, Italy, and finishing here in the United States for the premier of the show and final shooting."
"I have no problem with that, only I can't afford tickets."
"You wouldn't need to worry about it, we cover stuff like that, and I will definitely be calling by tomorrow afternoon. Bye!"
Kisa and Sakura left the audition room to meet up with InuYasha and Yoshi.
"Hey Kisa!"
"Miroku! I haven't seen you in a while."
Sango and a little girl appear and Kisa started to breath heavily. InuYasha said goodbye and Sakura ran over to Sango with Kisa chasing after her.
"Hi! I'm Sakura and this is my mommy, she's a big fan of yours!" by this time, Yoshi came up and squealed. Kisa just blushed.
"Hey Kura, Yoshi you remember Miroku right?"
"He was in Honk!" The twins ran up to his and hugged his legs.
"Sango babe, this is Kisa, Sakura, and Yoshi. Kisa was in Honk with me. Kisa, this is my wife Sango and my daughter Isabella, you can call her Bella though. She speaks Italian, we adopted her last month. Are you auditioning for The King and I?"
"Yeah, actually the twins and I all auditioned. You?"
"Sango and I auditioned a few days ago."
InuYasha looked at the group and sighed.
"Kisa, hurry up or the twins are gonna try to drive that thing you call a car away without us."
"Fine, I hope to see you guys later, and it was great meeting you Sango."
"A rivederci!" (Goodbye) called Isabella who was busy talking to her mom.
The gang walked to the elevator and stepped in before Kisa let out a huge squeal closely followed by Yoshi and finally Sakura.
"What the fuck is your problem! Calm down already damn it!"
The trio quieted and Sakura tugged on the bottom of Inu's t-shirt.
"Yasha, what does 'fuck' and 'damn it' mean?"
If looks could kill, InuYasha would be dead and buried with the look Kisa was giving him.
"Those are words only adults can say."
The elevator dinged and the twins rushed out of the door and raced InuYasha to the car.
"Ouch! Mommy, Yoshi pulled my tail!"
"No, you stepped on my foot!"
Kisa rushed out after the twins only to pull them apart and have them buckled into their respective booster seats. Inu climbed into the driver's seat and Kisa boarded shotgun.
"Hey Kurshi," Kisa started jokingly, using the shortened version of the twins combined names. "how would you feel about going to different countries?"
"Depends if we could come back."
"Yoshi, you know we'd come back."
"Fine but only if I can learn Italian, Kura's learning French, so I want to learn Italian."
"Fine."
The twins yanked off their seatbelts while Kisa and InuYasha opened the doors. Kura jumped on InuYasha's back and got a piggyback ride while playing with his ears. Yoshi jumped on Kisa's back and flicked his tail from side to side.
Kouga met the heard at the front door and gave Kisa a kiss on the cheek. The twins hopped off the adult's backs and went to the guest room for a nap, which the twins actually looked forward to, and fell asleep the moment their heads touched the pillow.
"So Inu, what do ya have planned for today?"
"Nothing, but I know that you have some work to finish Kouga."
"The book is almost done and isn't due to the editor for a month!"
"Just make sure ya finish it."
Kisa went into the kitchen and made ramen for lunch.
"Oh, Kisa and the kids are gonna be in the movie."
"You don't know that yet, she's gonna call tomorrow afternoon if we made it." Kisa stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
A/N- 13 pages! This is the longest chapter I have ever remembered writing. I hope you like it! It's edited! Thanks!
Ja ne,
Kathryn