Yo peeps! Are you enjoying my quick updates? I am certainly enjoying writing them! But in all seriousness, the updates will come a bit slower and be a bit longer once the main plot comes into play….just because I'll have more to think/write about…ok? So enjoy this while you can!
For those of you trying to guess what my plot is…yes, it involves my dad…and Kachie's parents…and a past affection of Miroku…and lots of Inu/Kagome bickering over nothing…
As random as all this seems, it all ties in…and you will get a glimpse of how in the next chapter…so…yeah…read up ya'll!
Also…'member me writing about Hekele and Kachie playing instruments? Mwuahahahaha…that is going to be explained in THIS chapter….Bwuahahahahaha!
Disclaimer: Ya…I own shit…no Inuyasha…no Avril Lavigne…and none of her songs either…same with all things related to Simple Plan…so try to sue me if you dare!
Lawyers- look at Hekele hopefully
Don't even think about it pea-brains…
Lawyers- Darn…..
Be My Valentine-Part 3
Hekele jumped for joy as she ran around the house. It was Saturday, the day of the dance, and she was happy. She was wearing her headphones and listening to Simple Plan's "Me Against the World" while sweeping the kitchen floor for Ms. H.
"I'm a nightmare, a disaster…that's what they've always said…I'm a lost cause, not a hero…But I'll make it on my own! I'm gonna prove them wrong…ME AGAINST THE WORLD!" she sang with her eyes closed, still dancing and sweeping.
She felt someone tap her shoulder and she jumped a mile.
Kachie laughed, "Ha…that was good! I could hear you all the way upstairs you idiot! If you're gonna sing, at least sing the song we were practicing, we're gonna need it later."
Hekele had taken her headphones off and was listening to Kachie with a grin, "Whatever…hey, should we tell Kagome that she has to sing tonight?"
"Hekele, do you tell the person that you're about to kidnap that you are about to kidnap them?"
"I do, that way they don't chicken out and get stage fright…"
Kachie seemed to ponder this, "Good point…"
They chatted about their scheme for a while as Hekele swept the floor. Kachie was going to call Kagome into the garage for help and then they intended to tie her up and force her to practice with them…unless she came willingly of course.
"Think she'll like the idea?" Kachie asked. Hekele nodded.
"She'll have a ball…trust me."
Kagome walked into the kitchen then and stared at the two conspiring friends for a moment before speaking, "What on Earth are you two doing? Aren't you supposed to be cleaning the garage Kachie? Mom said that we could spend the night in the Feudal Era if we actually worked today."
Kachie growled, "I know…I was about to, but then I got bored…hey, aren't you on bathroom duty?"
Kagome grinned, "I just finished, I've been awake and cleaning longer than you…"
Hekele watched as Kachie gave a grudging sigh and walked away. At least now it'll be clean enough to practice in… she thought, shaking her head.
Kagome sat in a chair and stared at her friend as she began to sweep once more, "So…what're you wearing tonight?"
"…A dress…"
"There's a first…and what did you buy Sesshoumaru? Rin?"
"I bought Rin one of those necklaces…like the ones we bought the guys. It's a heart one with pink and red beads…and I bought Sesshoumaru a roll of duct tape."
"Liar."
"Duh."
"Oh come on! Tell me! I'll tell you what I bought Inuyasha…"
"…I had no clue what to buy him…he has got to be the most difficult person to shop for, I swear…in the end I bought him a Rolex that I had seen him looking at when you were showing me that article about Evanescence in YM last week. He really seemed to like it…so I ended up going to the store and buying it for him…" she said, unsure. Kagome smiled.
"Well, you saw him admiring it right? If that's the case, I'm sure he'll love it! Bet you can't wait 'til Monday night to give it to him!" she jeered.
"Whatever…I can wait…now…what did you buy Inuyasha?" Hekele asked, wanting to get her 'reward' for giving in. Kagome looked thoughtful.
"Ok…I know this sounds stupid…but I bought him a ring…and a chain so that he can wear it as a necklace. He saw it in a picture and thought it looked neat, so I got him a nice gold chain and a ring with a sapphire stone in it with a dragon design…and as a joke present, I bought him a Yoda figurine…"
Hekele cracked up, "I still can't believe I was able to force him to sit through all five Star Wars movies…besides Yoda really freaking him out, he was pretty intelligent about the whole thing…he even thought that Episodes 1 and 2 sucked compared to the originals…I was laughing soooo hard…"
Kagome giggled, "I remember, you woke up Souta and he ended up watching the last movie with us…"
"Heeeelp! The boxes fell on me! I'm stuck!" came a distressed yell.
Hekele shook her head. At least she could have come up with a better signal…good lord… "…Let's go help her…"
Feudal Era:
Sesshoumaru watched as Rin and Sango tore through their bags of clothes looking for an outfit to wear to the festival. They had been at it for an hour…
Kagura and Kanna walked into the hut then and looked at the demon lord's aggravated expression, "Girls taking too long to look good?"
"Oh leave me alone," he said. Kagura pouted.
"I'll tell Hekele that you were being mean…" she said. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes.
"She'd probably say, 'Good job,' and walk away snickering at you."
"True…"
"So what brings you two in here anyhow?"
"Wondering what was taking them so long to decide what to wear," Kanna said.
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes, "Of course…"
Sango turned around and growled, "Hey! Unlike men, we women have this need to impress people, so leave us alone!"
Rin put her hands on her hips, "Rin told Sango-san that Rin and Sango-san should have picked out their outfits yesterday…" Sango growled again and went back to searching for her favorite dress. It was a black sleeveless one with a silver dragon embroidered into it. (AN: Remember it from my first fic?)
"I know…hey! I found it! And here's the pink dress you were looking for!"
Rin shook her head, "How did Rin's dress get into Sango-san's bag?"
"Not a clue…but we found it!"
Sesshoumaru rubbed his forehead…he felt a headache coming on…
Future:
Hekele couldn't believe they had actually convinced Kagome to help them. She and Kachie had cornered her and begged her…then they told her why they were begging her.
Kagome's mother had picked up their instruments from the school and brought them home and placed them in the garage. They had decided to surprise the boys by singing/playing a song or two at the dance. They wanted Kagome to sing with them.
Kagome had simply stared at them for a moment before diving into the idea, "What songs do you have in mind? Let's get to work!"
Hekele and Kachie knew a bunch of songs by heart and had practiced them for the past few weeks. Only a few days ago did this little scheme work its way into their minds.
They had all decided to sing.
Kagome was going to sing "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne while Hekele and Kachie sang back-up and played their instruments. After an hour of practice, the three had it down pack. None of them could wait for that night.
"Think Inuyasha will pick up on the whole theme from "Sk8er Boi?" Hekele asked jokingly. Kagome nodded.
"Probably, but it'll be funny anyhow…"
Kachie stood up from the hood of Ms. H's car and stretched, "Let's get all packed and dressed so we can head to the other era and chill before we go to the dance…"
Hekele nodded, "Okie-dokie dopey…let's go!"
"I'm not dopey!"
Feudal Era:
Sesshoumaru smiled as Hekele's scent reached his nose. Inuyasha popped his head into the hut.
"They're early…how the hell are we suppose to wait for them at the well if they are early?" he asked, exasperated. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes.
"This was a gesture towards us…we were supposed to be surprised you idiot…" he said as he exited the hut after his half-brother.
Hekele, Kachie, and Kagome walked calmly into view a moment later, with overnight bags slumped over their shoulders. They looked stunning. They were already dressed in their clothing for the dance, and were positively lovely.
Kagome was wearing a dark blue, sparkling, spaghetti strapped, dress that extended just past her knees with a with shawl over her shoulders; her hair was done in a half ponytail.
Kachie was wearing a black tank-top dress with roses outlined in red glitter that extended to her ankles and had a black shawl to go with it. Her hair was down as usual.
Hekele was wearing a maroon spaghetti strapped dress with black glittered roses, much like Kachie's dress, and had a black lace shawl to go with it. Hekele's dress only went to her knees and she wore her hair as usual.
The boys were quite surprised. They had expected the three to dress up, yes, but they had not expected them to actually wear dresses…at least Koga and Sesshoumaru were surprised, Kagome wore dresses all the time, it was Hekele and Kachie that were bewildering everyone.
Koga was the first to speak, "Kachie…you look incredible…you should wear dresses more often…they really flatter you…"
Kachie blushed but put her foot down, "The only reason that I am wearing a dress now is because of the dance…I can guarantee that you won't see me in another one until Sango and Miroku's wedding…got it?" Koga actually chuckled.
"…Got it Runt…"
"Stop calling me that!"
Sesshoumaru blinked a few times before recovering from the surprise at seeing the two in actual dresses. He gave Hekele a slight smile, which widened a bit when he saw her blush.
"…You look quite lovely as well, the dress suits you…" he said uncertainly. He wasn't the best at paying compliments; he thought that she was probably the most beautiful woman that he had ever had the pleasure of gazing upon, now more than ever…but he didn't exactly know how to tell her that…
Hekele's blush deepened at the compliment, "Arigato Sesshoumaru-sama…"
Inuyasha feh'ed after a moment of awkwardness, "So…not that I'm complaining or anything…but what's with the early arrival? We leaving early?"
Kagome smiled, "Nope…we just decided to hang out here before we went to the dance…is that a problem? We can leave you know…"
Inuyasha quickly, but gently, grabbed her arm when she turned to leave, "Oh no you don't…you came here, and now you're stuck here…there's no leaving 'til we go to that festival…"
Kagome grinned, "That's what I thought dog-boy…"
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes at the two as they began to bicker once more and tentatively wrapped his arm around Hekele and gave her a small hug.
"How long do you think they'll bicker for this time around?" Hekele asked him, laying her head on his shoulder. Sesshoumaru smirked.
"Oh…probably until we arrive at the festival…then they'll have other people to annoy besides ourselves and each other…"
In the Future…in the school parking lot:
"You were right…they're still bickering…" Hekele said as they stepped out of Ms. Higurashi's van. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes.
"I was hoping, however, to be wrong…" he said. Sango stepped out after him and rubbed her head.
"Lovely…Miroku hasn't even groped me yet and I have a huge headache…"
Miroku hopped out of the front seat, "Hey! I'm offended by that…" Inuyasha growled.
"Why? We all know that you'll grope her at least five times before the night is through…"
"Hey! Don't go giving the hentai any ideas!"
Ms. H. rolled her eyes as the last of the group got out of her van. Then she turned her attention to Kagome, "Hun, I'm going to drop of the stuff around back ok? I'll be in there in a few minutes, ok?"
"Ok mom, see ya!" her daughter called out to her as she drove to the other side of the building. Rin wandered over to Hekele and Sesshoumaru and gave Hekele a hug.
"What stuff?" she asked her. Hekele grinned and looked at both her and Sesshoumaru as she spoke.
"You'll see…"
Inside, ten minutes later:
Rin, Shippo, Kohaku, and Kanna were following Souta, whom was feeling a bit better, around the kids' area. There were games and such for younger children there, and the four were expected not to bee seen for a while.
Kagura was walking around and watching all the different people interact and such. She found it interesting, and found herself actually taking part in random conversations from time to time. She was glad that she had developed an addiction to magazines and television during her visits to this era.
Sango and Miroku had elected to try some of the food and some of the 'older kids' games before the dancing started. They saw Hekele and Sesshoumaru standing by one of the games and walked over to them.
"So…the great Sesshoumaru is going to play a game eh? Which one is it?" Miroku asked slyly. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and Hekele smiled.
"I dragged him over here because I love DDR and felt like playing…" she said. Sango grinned.
"You mean that game for your PS2? They have it here? Can I challenge you?" she asked. Both boys looked confused.
"…What type of game is this?" Sesshoumaru asked curiously. Hekele grinned.
"A dancing one. You can face off against other people and whoever hits the steps correctly for the longest period of time wins. It is really fun."
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes but Miroku grinned, "This ought to be interesting…"
"NEXT!" the attendant yelled. Hekele and Sango stepped up onto the game platform and selected a song, "Livin' La Vida Loca'.
"Ready Sango?"
Sango grinned, "Are you?"
Just then, the music started and the steps appeared on the screen. The two girls danced their hearts out as the music blared. They had faced off all the time on Hekele's PS2 game, but this was even more fun. After three full songs of perfect footing, a small crowd had gathered to watch the two dance. They were all cheering for either one girl or the other and everyone was having a good time.
"Hekele! The dance floor is being arranged! We need to get over there ASAP!" Kagome could be heard yelling. Sesshoumaru turned to find them and looked at Inuyasha in question. The hanyou/now human shrugged.
"Hekele! Don't make me come up there!" Kachie yelled from behind Kagome. Hekele turned around stuck her tongue out at them. Sango looked at Hekele through the corner of her eye.
"What must you go to the dance floor for Hekele?" she asked as she continued to dance. Hekele shrugged.
"Come over there and see…"
"Shall we end this then?"
"Sure…on the count of three, we both hop off, ok?"
"Ok, then…1…"
"2…"
"3!" the two yelled as they jumped off of the platform together. The music stopped and they faced their new 'fan club'.
"Sorry, but if we were to keep this up, we would be here all night, let's give someone else a turn!" Hekele said jokingly. She and Sango walked over to where Miroku and Sesshoumaru were staring at them.
Miroku just looked at Sango, "Sango-chan certainly can dance can't she…?" Sango nudged him with her elbow.
"If any perverted words follow that sentence I'll slap you and leave you here."
Sesshoumaru glanced at Hekele a moment before choosing his own comment, "Why were Kagome and Kachie asking for your presence at the dance floor?" Hekele shrugged.
"Like I told Sango…Come over and see…" she said slyly. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes at her childishness, but put his hand in her own as he led her toward where Kachie and Kagome had gone.
"…You were quite skilled at that game…could you have beaten the slayer?" he asked. Hekele grinned.
"Usually, our wins go fifty-fifty…but I think in a couple more rounds I might have beaten her…unless I keeled over first anyway…" she joked. Sesshoumaru smiled a bit as they reached the dance floor, in which a stage had been set up.
"All right, we are here…now what's going on?" he asked, quite curious with her secrecy. Hekele smiled.
"You'll see in a few minutes…now…I have to find Kachie and Kagome…you wait here…and if you don't, I'll get Kaede to make you a rosary!" she declared as she bounced off around the stage. Sesshoumaru just stood there, bewildered with her behavior. Inuyasha and Koga appeared behind him and sighed.
"I think the three of them went loopy, how about you Sesshoumaru?" Koga declared. Sesshoumaru shook his head.
"I wonder sometimes…"
Backstage:
"So…are you two ready for this?" Kagome asked. Hekele and Kachie nodded.
"Oh yeah…this is going to be fun…" Kachie said. Hekele just grinned.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a special treat for you today! We are going to start off the dance with a live performance!" The three took at deep breath as they got into position and waited for the curtain to be drawn.
"Give it up for: Kagome Higurashi, Hekele Adams, and Kachie Runa!"
Dance floor:
The three boys whipped their heads towards the stage in shock when the announcement was made. Sure enough though, when the curtain was drawn, there they were.
Suddenly, Hekele and Kachie began playing a song. It was a fast paced song, and the crowd all cheered when they recognized it…then Kagome began singing…
"He was a boy…she was a girl…Can I make it any more obvious?
He was a punk…she did ballet…What more can I say?
He wanted her…she'd never tell…secretly she wanted him as well.
All of her friends stuck up their nose, they had a problem with his baggy clothes!"
Then all three began to sing the chorus…
"He was a sk8er boi, she said see ya later boi, he wasn't good enough for her.
She had a pretty face, but here head was up in space.
She needed to come back down to Earth!"
The three were all standing there in awe as the crowd around the stage cheered for the three performers. The girls looked like they were having the time of their life up there…
"5 years from now…she sits at home…feeding the baby; she's all alone!
She turns on tv, and guess who she sees?
Sk8er Boi rockin' up MTV!
She calls up her friends; they already know, and they've all got tickets to see his show!
She tags along, stands in the crowd, looks up at the man that she turned down!"
The crowd was just living up the performance and dancing happily to the music. Ms. Higurashi could be spotted taping the performance; she needed something to embarrass the girls with when they got older…
"She was a sk8er boi, she said see ya later boi, he wasn't good enough for her.
Now he's a super star, slammin' on his guitar…
Does your pretty face see what he's worth?"
"She was a sk8er boi, she said see ya later boi, he wasn't good enough for her.
Now he's a super star, slammin' on his guitar…
Does your pretty face see what he's worth?"
Hekele and Kachie took over with their instruments and played the music as though it were second nature. Sesshoumaru and Koga couldn't help but stare wide-eyed at the stage. The girls could be full of surprises, they knew, but this was up and over the norm. Then suddenly, the three girls began to sing as one.
"Sorry girl but you missed out.
Well tough luck that boi's mine now.
We are more than just good friends.
This is how the story ends
Too bad that you couldn't see.
See the man that boi could be.
There is more than meets the eye.
I see the soul that is inside…"
Kagome was staring straight at Inuyasha as she sung the lyrics to the song. After a few seconds of holding her gaze, Inuyasha understood what was going on. The song was being used as a metaphor for their relationship…and he was the 'skater boy.'
"He's just a boi,
And I'm just a girl…
Can I make it any more obvious?
We are in love.
Haven't you heard?
How we rock each other's world?"
Then the three girls picked up the end chorus together once more.
"I'm with the sk8er boi,
I said see ya later boi.
I'll be backstage after the show…
I'll be in the studio, singin' the song we wrote
About the girl you used to know."
"I'm with the sk8er boi,
I said see ya later boi.
I'll be backstage after the show…
I'll be in the studio, singin' the song we wrote
About the girl you used to know…"
The crowd cheered and whistled for the three performers after the music stopped, and after a quick bow, the three disappeared behind the curtains. The DJ began to play his music and soon the crowd was dancing once more. Sesshoumaru, Koga, and Inuyasha made their way to the stage to greet their loves when they came out, and they hadn't long to wait.
Hekele was the first to poke her head out from behind the curtain, "Uhhh…hi guys? Like the show?" Kagome and Kachie followed suit and slowly walked out from behind the curtain.
Inuyasha just blurted out what the other two were thinking, "When did you guys plan this little performance? I mean, wow! You had the ENTIRE gymnasium cheering you on!" The three girls blushed crimson and Kagome pointed at Hekele and Kachie.
"They planned it a while ago and they JUST recruited me this morning…so…how did we do?" she asked. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her in a small hug.
"Well, if the reaction from the rest of the crowd wasn't clear enough, I don't know what to tell you!" he said. Koga began to fuss over how Kachie could play the drums with the best of them and laid on as many compliments as he could think of, making Kachie laugh most of the time. Sesshoumaru led Hekele by the hand out near the dance floor.
Hekele knew that he didn't like talking in front of other people, it was one of the things that made him himself. So she followed knowingly when he nodded slightly to the dance floor. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she hers around his neck and the two began to dance. She laid her head on his shoulder and smiled.
"…You certainly are full of surprises this night…" he said casually. Hekele smiled.
"Well…I wanted to make it an interesting night…what, aren't you having any fun?" she joked. Sesshoumaru smiled a small smile.
"I am enjoying myself…yes, but I am a bit concerned with you building a rather extensive fan-club while we've been here…" he said with a hint of amusement. Hekele giggled.
"Someone getting jealous?" she asked. Sesshoumaru smirked.
"Of course not…I was merely concerned about the poor unfortunate soul that tries to flirt with you while I'm within a fifty foot radius…" he said tonelessly. But he cracked a smile when Hekele openly laughed.
"You will never cease with the mind games will you?" she questioned. Sesshoumaru squeezed her a bit and grinned.
"Whatever do you mean by that?"
Feudal Era, around one in the morning:
The children were all asleep, as were most of the older party-goers. Hekele and Sesshoumaru were sitting outside looking at the stars and leaning against the wall of Kaede's hut. They had danced off and on for most of the night, and had walked around the different games and food booths and such exploring. The two ended up taking turns dancing with Rin a few times, since she felt a bit left out after a while. Over all, it had been a very rewarding experience for everyone.
"So…did you have fun?" Hekele asked. Sesshoumaru gave her a soft smile.
"I told you before that I was enjoying myself…" he said. Hekele shrugged.
"Yes, but we really wanted to make it special for everyone…and we really weren't sure if you would have a good time…" she said softly. Sesshoumaru gave her a slight squeeze.
"You needn't concern yourself…I am certain that everyone was happy with how the night went…" he said. Hekele watched as he took something out of his pocket and placed it in her hand. It was a small, wrapped package.
"…Consider this an early Valentine's Day gift…" he said uncertainly. Hekele gave him a curious look as she carefully unwrapped the package. When she saw what was inside, she smiled.
The beads inside the glass figure were the same colors as those in his, royal blue and gold, but the figure itself was a pixie. Hekele smiled as he took her name necklace from her hands and gently fastened it around her neck.
"…Thank you…thank you so much for the necklace…it means a lot…" she said softly, giving him a hug. Sesshoumaru smiled once more and carefully pulled her into his lap and held her close. They sat like that for a while before Hekele broke the silence.
"…So…what possessed you to get a pixie charm?" she asked jokingly. Sesshoumaru smirked.
"You and pixies have something in common…" he said, drawing out his response. Knowing that he was playing another mind game with her, she sighed and gave in immediately, being too tired to beat around the bush.
"And what, pre-tell, is that?" she asked, a little annoyed. Once again, Sesshoumaru smirked.
"You both get into all sorts of mischief and adore playing jokes…" he said.
Hekele whacked him in the arm.
Me- Ok…another chappie all done…
Kachie- She apologizes for it being longer than the other two, but there was so
much that she wanted to do with this chapter…and, ya'll got a song out
of it!
Me- Yea…again, sorry…OK! I had a new idea! I think, that since there are a lot
of things that are going to happen in this story, then every so many chapters,
I'll have a universal chapter, that focuses on everyone! It will usually take
place after each cycle, so your first universal chappie will be the one
focusing on my birthday, because that is when the entire plot begins to take
effect. The next chapter will have a bit of the beginning to the plot at the end
of it…but in the universal chappie, it will all begin to take shape and will
have a lot of stuff in it….it could be your first super long chappie as
well…so…yea…I hope you all approve of the idea…
Kachie- Wow…that certainly is a lot of typing for an author note…
Me- I know…I typed it too fast…I have finger cramps…
Kachie- Oh well…just soak them in some warm water…hey! I got some for
you…let me wrap up those poor blistered fingers for my best buddy…
Me- (looks at Kachie with adoration,) Thank you best friend…
Kachie- Oh…don't thank me…thank super glue, plaster, and duct tape! (Wraps
Hekele's fingers so that they look like mittens and are so tight that
Hekele can't move her hands.)
Me- AAAHHHH! You fiend! NOW I CAN'T TYPE!
Kachie- (Holds her rifle and cocks it…) Review…or else she'll never write
again…..
Me- HELP ME! THIS CHICK IS PSYCHO!