The Band Chapter 15, a bleach fanfic

So I've returned yet again with another chapter, things are just getting started as the competition finally begins, I know it looks long, but actually its just mostly songs, well what do you expect, the title of the story is the band. I hope you enjoy, however I think this may be my first chapter lacking any IchiRukiness- actually it solely concentrates on the competition- well that's because its the beginning, don't worry there will be some IchiRukiness coming your way next chapter.

Chapter 15, The competition

The stage was dark, pitch black. Las Noches was silent, the silence contrasting with the noisy and busy norm that was Tokyo. Then the spotlight shone on the left side of the stage. A thin athletic woman walked over to the center of the stage with the spotlight following wearing a white baby doll dress that reached just below her knees.

"Good evening. Ladies, gentlemen. As you are already aware of I am Soifong and I will be hosting the events that will be taking place here at this nightclub for the next three consecutive evenings. " She formally greeted the spectators, "All the bands here are eager to be the next to be signed with the prominent Kuchiki Records. People have traveled from all over to compete for such an honor. We have local bands, band from Japanese suburbs like Karakura, and even a band that traveled the long distance from New York City." the actress continued, "And without further a do I would be please to introduce the people who will be judging for the next few nights and the band that brought Kuchiki Records from turmoil, the Shinigamis!" Out came all the members. Soifong greeted each of them, shaking Ikkaku's hand, briefly hugging both Yumichka and Senna, and hugged Shuuhei who gave her a peck on the cheek, then she exited through the right end of the stage.

"Hey everyone how's it going this evening?" Shuuhei greeted the crowd who all cheered in response, some whistled, and one girl screamed, 'I love you Shuuhei!'

"Ya, you better be fuckin happy to see us." Ikkaku laughed as the audience continued with their screams.

"Anyway we would like you to know that we have a pleasant and beautiful surprise for you" Yumichka swept his hair from his face.

"Ya, since tonight is when the competing bands will be covering, we thought it was only fair for us to complete a cover song for you. I'm urging those bands to carefully take into note our performance, it isn't exactly the genre you're used to hearing from us, this is important. If you can cover a song outside your normal genre then you truly are an honorable band." Senna warned the bands. And with that the members situated themselves with their instruments; Senna on the drums, Yumichka with his guitar, Ikkaku with is bass guitar, while Shuuhei sat in front of a piano, surprisingly.

In the crowd Orhime looked confused "Shuuhei can play the piano?" asked the puzzled redhead.

"Yes, Shuuhei can actually play many instruments. That's how he met Senna he was teaching her to play the drums" Rukia told her friend, she was resting her shoulders against the grey brick wall.

"Really?" Tatsuki asked sitting on a stool.

"Ya" the petite girl simply replied.

"You hear that, Renji? Do you still believe Shuuhei to be overrated?" Uryuu asked smirking pushing up his glasses.

"We'll see." he just shrugged.

"Okay everyone I hope you don't laugh at me," Shuuhei chuckled, "Yumichka picked out the song, said it was beautiful. So anyway its dedicated to the chick with the big drumsticks." Senna rolled her eyes before the music began.

So many people gonna say that they want you,
To try to get you thinking they really care,
But there's nothing like the warmth of the one
who has put in the time and you know is gonna be there,
Back your border when she knows someone crossed it,
Don't let nobody put you down, who your with
Take the pain of protecting your name,
from the crutch to the cane to the highwire

I'm in love with a girl who knows me better,
Fell for the woman just when I met her,
Took my sweet time when I was bitter,
Someone understands,
And she knows how to treat a fella right,
Give me that feeling every night,
Wants to make love when I wanna fight,
Now someone understand me,
I'm in love with a girl (I'm in love with) x2

After many broken backdoors and windows,
Through the valley of the love of the lost,
Is a hole that is cut through the souls falling down
from the thrones without any innuendos,
But you drown in a piece for the moment,
The moment was over in time,
Then its gone the hit and run the guiltless one has a short life

I'm in love with a girl who knows me better,
Fell for the woman just when I met her,

Took my sweet time when I was bitter,
Someone understands,
And she knows how to treat a fella right,
Give me that feeling every night,
Wants to make love when I wanna fight,
Now someone understand me,
I'm in love with a girl (I'm in love with) x2

Gonna tell you what you do to think you practice what you preach,
Now I know there's nothing we can't reach,
'cause the heart can't erase once it finds a place to be warm and welcome,
To be held in shelter

I'm in love with a girl who knows me better,
Fell for the woman just when I met her
Took my sweet time when I was bitter
Someone understands,
And she knows how to treat a fella right
Give me that feeling every night
Wants to make love when I wanna fight
Now someone understands me
I'm in love with a girl (I'm in love with) x3
Who knows me better
Wants to make love when I wanna fight
now someone understand me

The crowd cheered as the band finished. "Thank you, thank you very much, but their are two more introductions-well actually three before we begin this show." Shuuhei told them.

"First I'd like the crowd to give a beautiful welcome to the one and only, Bykuakya Kuchiki" Yumichka introduced as a spotlight hit Bykuya at the judging table just left of the stage.

"And I'd like to introduce the owner and judge of this club, Souske Aizen" Ikkaku told his audience as the light moved to the left of byakuya to reviel a man with brown hair and glasses.

"And before we take our rightful place at the judging table, I'd like to introduce the first band to be performing tonight, The sailor scouts." Senna told the audience before the Shinigami departure for the judging table.

The five fourteen year appeared on stage with their instruments.

"Hey everyone," Minako greeted the crowd, "I'd like to dedicate this song to a raven haired girl and a orange-haired guy, hope you enjoy!

I know your kind of girl

You only care about one thing

Who you've seen or where you've been

Who's got money

I see that look in your eyes

It tells a million lies

But deep inside I know why

You're talking to him

I know what you're all about

I really hope he figures it out

She's one of those girls, nothing but trouble

Just one look, and now you're seeing double

Before you know it she'll be gone

Off to the next one

She's so good that you won't see it coming

She'll take you for a ride and you'll be left with nothing

You'll be broken she'll be gone

Off to the next one

She's going to be the end of you

At least that's what they say

It's been a while, you're in denial

And now it's too late

The way she looks it makes you high

All the warning signs

Cause her blonde hair, her blue eyes

It makes you want to die

I know what she's all about

I really hope you figure it out

She's one of those girls, nothing but trouble

Just one look, and now you're seeing double

Before you know it she'll be gone

Off to the next one

She's so good that you won't see it coming

She'll take you for a ride and you'll be left with nothing

You'll be broken she'll be gone

Off to the next one

You know it's a game, You know it's a game

She's keeps playing around with your head

Playing around with your head

She's so insane, So insane

She's the one to blame

She's one of those girls, nothing but trouble

Just one look, and now you're seeing double

Before you know it she'll be gone

Off to the next one

She's so good that you won't see it coming

She'll take you for a ride and you'll be left with nothing

You'll be broken she'll be gone

Off to the next one

Off to the next one…

The crowd cheered in awe of the performance. As the girls exited the stage the judges continued to murmur.

"So we have pop princesses" Ikkaku told the group.

"They are very beautiful" Yumichika offered.

"Ya, but really different from what the Kuchiki records are used to producing" Shuuhei gave his perspective.

"But, a little variety never hurt anyone" Senna pointed out.

"They're okay, not great but by all means not terrible, we'll just have to wait for the other bands to perform to have something to compare them to, Mr. Aizen your opinion?" Byakuya raised an eyebrow at the older man.

"Pretty girls, but I don't know if they are what your looking for, you need a band that's more... stronger" he gave out a genuine smile.

Back on stage Soifong spoke to the crowd,"Well, I'd like to say that it isn't easy being the first band up there, but I think the girls pulled it off nicely, don't you agree?" the crowd cheered, "That's a positive reaction, let's hope the judges thought so too, anyway let's move onto our band, Dazzle"

There a group of three walked out on stage a petite girl, with features similar to Rukia, dark hair and blue eyes. Two men an albino and a tall brunette. The band was actually pretty good, but as the night progressed the judges found most of the bands, well to put it bluntly bad. Most of the bands caused the judges to think, why on earth did they even try to compete or why they formed a band in the first place when they lacked all musical talent.

"Okay don't get too tired out their crowd we still have fifteen more bands to go, and our next band has made its way from the small town of Karakura" Soifong began her introductions.

At the same time Nemu began serving the drinks for the judges, and she knew what she had to do, she knew it wasn't right, but it was part of Miyako and Senna's plan and she had to do it for her cousin. So she did, she 'tripped' and 'accidentally' dropped red wine one Byakuka's pure white shirt. Senna smirked at this, Ikkaku and Yumichka had to surppress their laughter, while Shuuhei was possibly the best actor out of the bunch. Aizen looked indifferent, but deep down he could sense that their were up to something.

"Oh, I'm so sorry Mr. Kuchiki" Nemu said with embarrassment evident in her tone, 'Wow,' Senna thought, 'She's doing a great job with the acting she has a future career in Hollywood.'

"It's okay" Byakuya said a bit irritated.

"Well, I think you should change." Senna told him.

"I need to judge." Byakuya shot her with a stern glare.

Senna let out a laugh, "Chill out Byakuya, there are speakers all around the club. You do still have ears, right. Nemu why don't you lead Mr. Kuchiki back to the dressing room." she suggested with a smirk.

Byakuya knew they had something up their sleeves but he just couldn't pin point it yet, so he complied and followed Nemu back stage to get a new shirt.

On stage Soifong continued, "So I'd like the crowd to give a warm welcome to Bleach" and that was the cue for the actress to leave the stage and the five members of the band to enter. Now though the Shinigamis, knew them personally they were difinitely going to judge them fairly- maybe even more harsher than the other bands actually. And to add on to this Aizen didn't know the band, while Byakuya didn't know that he actually did know the band, all in all it was going to be difficult to impress the judges, even if most of the performances sucked during the evening.

No one said anything, they noticed that Byakuya wasn't in the judging panel, so their plan with Nemu was a success. Ichigo stepped up to the mic, after everyone was already in place and cleared his throat. He glanced back at his band and nodded as a way to tell them to begin, they obliged and the song began.

I can't escape this hell
So many times i've tried
But i'm still caged inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal, this animal)

I can't escape myself
(I can't escape myself)
So many times i've lied
(So many times i've lied)
But there's still rage inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal

Somebody help me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
Somebody wake me from this nightmare
I can't escape this hell

(This animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal)

The audinece applauded louder than they did all night, their performance was the best yet and everyone knew it. Ashido smirked up at them, 'Not bad, not bad at all, so Rukia's lover boy can sing, and they got Byakuya off stage, pulling strings with the Shinigamis. So what I already know that we're gonna be better than that, and we're last, well they do save the best for last now don't they.'

When Byakuya arrived the band had already left the stage. "So what did you think of them, Byakuya?" Senna asked the eldest Kuchiki.

"They were excellent the best all night, but I would have preferred to have actually seen the band," He told them coldly.

"Don't worry Mr. Kuchiki, I think they will difintely make the cut and you'll be able to witness them first hand. That put aside the band had a pretty interesting look don't you agree?" Mr. Aizen asked the Shinigamis.

"Nothing out of the ordinary to me" Ikkaku told the man with a glare.

"Of course, not but the lead singer, his hair very unusual and the drummer as well. And I think the bassist and the singer may be related. The two guitarist had very conventional looks I suppose, but the girl." Aizen pondered, "Her features are quite alluring aren't they? Almost too exaggerated don't you agree?"

"What do you mean?" Yumichka asked squinting his eyes. Byakuya was very interested now not that he allowed it to show in his facial features.

"You know, she was almost too short, almost too thin, her skin almost too pale, her hair almost too dark, her lips and nose almost too small, her eyes almost too big and too blue-on the verge of violet actually." He told them. Byakuya sensed something was admist, the description sounded too close to Rukia, way too close. "But of course its only a coincidence that she looks almost like many of the females in the Kuchiki family, right?"

"Wow, I really didn't notice that, Aizen you pay close attention to the performers, don't you?" Shuuhei asked, in the best acting.

As the night progressed the Bleach remained as the best band, and there was only one band left... one last band to attempt to one up Ichigo's band.

"Thank you everyone for being patient tonight, but we have one final band ready to perform, give it up for the band that traveled all the way from New York City, the Arrancars." Soifiong introduced her last band for the night with much relief.

Senna, Ikkaku, Yumicihka, and Shuuhei glared up at Ashido as he entered up with the rest of his band, all eight-the largest band of the night. Ashido smirked at the members of the Shinigamis, Byakuya gave a questioning glance at his most prominent band, Aizen showed nothing less off indifference, however, on the inside he was smiling.

"How's everyone tonight, I'd like to dedicate this song to a sweet little girl tonight, actually she was played in a band earlier today. I would like the audience to consider that we have many members in our band so we had to adjust the song to allow everyone to cover for the song, but rest assure we do plan on blowing your minds" Ashido smirked and winked at Rukia, who wasn't difficult to spot standing next to the orange-haired brat.

Before the story begins, is it such a sin,
For me to take what's mine, until the end of time?
We were more than friends, before the story ends,
And I will take what's mine, create what
God would never design

Our love had been so strong for far too long,
I was weak with fear that
Something would go wrong,
Before the possibilities came true,
I took all possibility from you
Almost laughed myself to tears,
(Hahahaha! )
Conjuring her deepest fears
(Come Here You Fucking Bitch! )

Must have stabbed her fifty fucking times,
I can't believe it,
Ripped her heart out right before her eyes,
Eyes over easy, eat it, eat it, eat it!

She was never this good in bed
Even when she was sleepin'
Now she's just so perfect I've
Never been quite so fucking deep in
It goes on, and on, and on,
I can keep you lookin' young and preserved forever,
With a fountain to spray on your youth whenever

'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye.
And a word to the wise when the fire dies,
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry

You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime (yeah)
But baby don't cry

Now possibilities I'd never considered,
Are occurring the likes of which I'd never heard,
Now an angry soul comes back from beyond the grave,
To repossess a body with which I'd misbehaved

Smiling right from ear to ear
Almost laughed herself to tears

Must have stabbed him fifty fucking times
I can't believe it
Ripped his heart out right before his eyes
Eyes over easy
Eat it, eat it, eat it

Now that it's done I realize the error of my ways
I must venture back to apologize from somewhere far beyond the grave

I gotta make up for what I've done
'Cause I was all up in a piece of heaven
While you burned in hell, no peace forever

'Cause I really always knew that my little crime
Would be cold that's why I got a heater for your thighs
And I know, I know it's not your time
But bye, bye
And a word to the wise when the fire dies
You think it's over but it's just begun
But baby don't cry

You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime (yeah)
But baby don't cry

I will suffer for so long
(What will you do, not long enough)
To make it up to you
(I pray to God that you do)
I'll do whatever you want me to do
(Well then I'll grant you one chance)
And if it's not enough
(If it's not enough, If it's not enough)
If it's not enough
(Not enough)
Try again
(Try again)
And again
(And again)
Over and over again

We're coming back, coming back
We'll live forever, live forever
Let's have wedding, have a wedding
Let's start the killing, start the killing

Do you take this man in death for the rest of your unnatural life?
(Yes, I do.)
Do you take this woman in death for the rest of your unnatural life?
(I do)
I now pronounce you...

You had my heart, at least for the most part
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime, we fell apart
Let's make a new start
'Cause everybody's gotta die sometime yeah
But baby don't cry

And with that there was no competition, they out did everyone, they sounded so perfect, so amazing, it was surreal. It was obvious that the band was going to make the cut, there was absolutely no way around it. And all Rukia could do was stand frozen in disbelief. After a few minutes of briefing the judges had made their cut. And Soifong was handed a paper with the name of the remaining able to compete the next day.

"After taking careful evaluation, our judges have made their decision. They have cut the fifty bands from today to the ten most promising bands. The bands that are going to move on to tomorrow, in no particular order, are Dazzle, Bleach, The Arrancars, The Vizored, The sailor scouts, Elfen Lied, Naruto, Inuyasha, Vampire Knights, and the Bounts" Soinfong told them, "Have a good night and drive carefully."

And so the real competition began...

So it all begins, I wonder if it were good or bad, I'm not sure if its as good as I'd liked it to be but I didn't want to prolong it, I was struggling to actually get it finished. Any way now you know the bands any guesses on who will make the next cut-which will be five bands. I hope this story still interest you because I think it will be over in five chapters or less. More importantly I have something important to share to you, hopefully I've actually gained fans...:

So I've got plans in my excellent mind, I'm sorry I've not updated Let's do business, but I'm just lost on it I had a one minute inspiration I should've just made it a one-shot. The Band will be closing up in a few more chapters, sorry for so many delays on it, but busy. That's what has driven me to my next proposal, since I'm having trouble updating I've decided to write my entire stories before I post them, so I can update weekly without worry, however, this means I won't be adding new stoires for a while. I have four stories that I plan on beginning:

1. Academic Decathlon (wikipedia does a good job explaining it if you don't know what it is)- It would be easy to write cause I can relate. I'm going to base it off much of my own experience. Rukia and Ichigo's Aca Dec teams will be rivals- Rukia's team always overdoing Ichigo's, who will be second best. But one year Rukia is forced to switch schools and in turn ends up on Ichigo's team :).

2. The Four Seasons of the Kuchiki's.- Ichigo Kurosaki was the school player, but after having his last 'conquest' fall head over heels for him he has decided to change his ways even going as far as to declare celibesy. However, how long will he being able to last after meeting the Winter Kuchiki, it will be hard to break her ice. However, with the help of both Summer and Autumn Kuchiki will he be able to win her heart or will the combintion of her icey demeanor and the dismay of Spring Kuchiki be too much of an obstacle.

3. Part Time - Rukia Kuchiki has been deamed irresponsible and lacking the knowledge and work ethic to correctly contemplate the value of a hard earned dollar according to her pompus father. As a result he forces her to work as a waitress earning minium wage at the club his childhood friend owns. However, Rukia falling for the college aged bar tender wasn't exactly apart of her punishment.

4. Duplicated Souls-A Second War- It's a year after the Aizen incident and life has fell into routine and things are as they were before the war. However, things begin to change when our group of heroes sense not only the reitsu of Aizen, but duplicates of their very own?

... What do you think cool huh? I can't wait to write them, as usual things in my noodle rarely are writtened down, I have no idea how long it will take me to complete such a project , but I hope you are looking forward to my work. After I complete all of them I will write a quick oneshot- most likely an IchiRuki one and I will post them at the end of it in my A/N's and ask people to which one I should post first, but that will be a long ass time from now-trust me.

-So until next time spidergoth heads for her departure and signs outta here