We're now at chapter 2 of my karaoke fanfic! I can already tell I'm gonna enjoy this…Hope you do too. Sorry the fight in the first chapter sucked so badly…I thought it would've come out better than that… Oh well…
Disclaimer: I own nothing, sadly enough. Not InuYasha or D-N-Angel. Neither Yu Yu Hakusho nor Full Metal Alchemist. sigh I own absolutely nothing but the nickel I found on the sidewalk this afternoon, and technically, that's not even mine.
The only thing I do own on this is the storyline, as well as Kirini, Kurai, & Renee.
Chapter 2
…Waukeshi Karaoke…
"Kagome-chan, are you sure about this?" Sango asked her friend waiting out in the hall as she held up a knee-long black halter dress she had been handed and was looking at it in the mirror.
"Of course I am!" Kagome called back in then turned to a commotion coming from downstairs where the men were. She ran over to the side and leaned over the side of the railing, looking down.
"What the hell is this?" Inuyasha demanded as Souta and his mother tried to force a denim jacket on him.
"Just..put..it on!" Souta growled, shoving a sleeve onto his arm. His mother did the same and they both stepped back smiling.
"That's much better." She said with a smile before walking off to help Kohaku and Shippou.
Inuyasha growled and muttered about the outfit he had been forced into. Going out in the town meant blending in. And that meant wearing modern clothes. Demons just weren't meant for that.
Kagome giggled softly as she looked him over then rushed to the stairs, going down to meet him.
Inuyasha, who was still growling about the jeans he had been forced into as well, heard the footsteps from the stairs and turned to see who it was. He froze and grew speechless at the sight.
Kagome paused halfway down at his expression and smiled to him. Her hair was up, unlike usual, in a high ponytail and curled slightly at the ends. She wore a sleeveless navy blue dress that reached a little past her knees with tiny silver sparkles on it and had on light blue eye shadow.
"Kagome…you look…different." He choked out then blushed slightly and looked away.
She giggled again and walked fully down. Glancing over him one more time, she smiled and replied, "You too."
Miroku then walked into the room pulling on a sleeve of a dark blue t-shirt and looked up at the two. "Your time has interesting clothing." He said quietly before glancing back behind him and smirking. "Though I don't really mind."
Inuyasha growled again and yanked on the front of his red button-up. "I hate it." He muttered then quickly shoved his hands into his pockets once he had snapped off one of the buttons.
Kagome sighed and picked it up. "Don't worry, it's just for tonight." Once she had said that, a new set of footsteps sounded from the stairs and the three turned to see Sango nervously making her way down.
She was wearing the black dress from earlier with a transparent black scarf draped over her shoulders loosely. Her hair was down but clipped back with barrettes slightly at the top. Kagome had down her makeup earlier so she wore light red eye shadow and pale pink lipstick.
"Sango…" Miroku said quietly, almost inaudibly. He walked over to the stairs and looked up at her as she was just two stairs away.
"Yes Miroku?" she asked with a light smile, though still clearly nervous of the new look.
He stayed silent for a moment then looked down. "It's nothing." He mumbled.
Kagome and Sango both laughed lightly and went into the living room to sit on the couch. Inuyasha and Miroku followed afterwards, as well as Kohaku and Shippou whom were dressed in modern clothing as well.
"Be back no later than midnight, alright?" Kagome's mother told her after taking their picture and walking them to the door.
"Got it mom." Kagome replied before her and the others left the house.
"What are we here for again?" Edward groaned as he and his brother were led into a large dark building by Mustang.
"Celebrating somethin'." A female from Al's side replied. She had short auburn and mahogany streaked hair to her shoulders and dark brown coffee-colored eyes. She wore loose camouflage khakis, a black Live t-shirt, and two black arm bands on each wrist, the right with kanji for courage and the left with a red lightning bolt on it.
"We're here because Colonel Mustang invited us." Al told them.
"Will you three stop complaining?" Riza said sternly, glancing at them over her shoulder. She had her hair down for once and wore a tan blouse with a light denim skirt that reached a few inches above her knees.
"No." they replied dryly in unison, just causing Riza to sigh and turn back away. Mustang ahead was unfazed by it all and appeared rather happy.
"I think we lost him." The datenshi huffed out as he and his partner sank down onto the alley ground against the wall, both out of breathe.
The two thieves were basically matching. Both were wearing solid black-Black long sleeved shirts and black pants, as well as black boots-and shared almost the same eye color. The male's hair was somewhat spiked dark violet above his shoulders and the female's was black to her waist.
"You okay?" the female at his side asked, glancing over to him.
He sat forward and looked over his shoulder at his bloody back and sighed. "Besides that, yeah."
A look of worry crossed her face and she kneeled beside him to check the wound. "What happened?"
"One of his attacks grazed my wings. I'll be fine though." He replied, brushing a strand of wet violet hair from his face. Even though the rain had stopped now, it was pouring just a moment ago.
"Are you sure? It doesn't look alright to me."
"It is. Trust me." He ensured before wincing slightly and standing up, aided by his fiancé.
"Heh. You're the last two I expected to find as street rats." A rude female commented from the roof above them.
Both looked up to see a shadowed figure flip over the edge of the wall and land crouched slightly in front of them. She had silver hair that fanned around her shoulders which had black both on the edges and two strands on the side of her face. Her eyes were a dark teal, almost jade and she had two grey dog ears atop her head. She smirked at the two, the moonlight reflecting off a solid white fang.
"Kiri-kun? What are you doing here?" the first female asked in confusion.
"Probably lost." The angel muttered, laughing quietly at his remark. Both females glared at him though it was clearly obvious the first was laughing inside.
"I'm not aloud to visit my friends? Hn, alright then." The second growled, crossing her arms over her chest and turning her back to the others.
"You know that's not true. We're just surprised to see you out here in Italy, Kirini." Dark said with a sigh.
"Yeah, why are you here?" the other inquired.
The youkai froze and looked off at something, possibly the sky. "That's not important. Just follow me." She replied after a moment then began to walk out of the alley.
"Wait—What were you doing here?" the female repeated, walking closer to her friend.
"I said that's not important, so drop it!" Kirini snapped, turning around sharply.
"Kurai, let it go." Dark told his fiancé quietly, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Just come on." Kirini called back while walking away once more. Kurai followed this time but the male stayed behind. He glanced up at the sky uneasy then followed after being called the fifth time.
Around the corner of the alley in the opposite direction, a hidden figure leaned. He had his arms crossed firmly and head partially down. His smirk was clearly visible though. He pushed from the wall, folded his angelic white wings, and followed the group of three silently.
"Hiei-chan, are we lost?" the young ice apparition questioned, glancing around the bright Tokyo city.
Hiei made no reply and just shoved his hands into his pockets. Kurama sighed and pulled a small cell phone from his pocket Botan had given him to keep in contact. It was smaller than the palm of his hand, had a dark blue cover, and a small keychain type accessory with a cat on the end hung from the antenna.
"Neither Botan nor Keiko have returned our calls. Looks like we're on our own." Kurama shoved the phone back into his pocket then brushed back a few strands of auburn locks. "Any ideas?"
"Hn. The youkai probably isn't even here." The Imiko replied.
"Botan-chan said she would be traveling through here shortly. She said with the aid of at least two others." Yukina told the two while slipping on a small white coat Genkai had given her before they left.
"An inu youkai should normally stand out. I don't see how we haven't found her." Kurama stopped the group then glanced at a group of three crossing the parking lot of a karaoke building. "Nevermind."
"About time." Hiei growled quietly, turning into the parking lot and drawing his katana.
Yukina's eyes widened and she ran forward, halting her brother's blade. "Hiei-chan, no! Koenma-san said not to kill until you've confirmed."
"Yukina-san is right." Kurama pushed Hiei's sword-wielding arm down gently then put his hands into his coat pockets. "Let's follow them and find out first."
Hiei glared at both but sheathed his sword as told. He shoved his hands back into his pockets and walked into the building muttering. The other two glanced at each other, sighed at his behavior, then followed.
