Chapter 9: Pumped
"So Gumo why didn't you tell us you had a brother," Inuyasha asked they were sitting in the food court. Neither of them were eating they were just trying to kill time.
"Well He my half brother," Onigumo said shrugging.
"So is he any good?" Inuyasha asked.
"You mean his band?" Onigumo asked. Inuyasha nodded. "Their called Pumped and their ok," he said thinking.
"Have you heard them," Inuyasha asked a brow raised.
"Yeah, Karuga sent me a CD," Onigumo said shuddering. "She's a creep and she has a crush on me," he said.
"You have a CD of their music?" Inuyasha said intrigued. Onigumo nodded.
"Can I hear them?" he asked.
"OK but I can't be held reliable for any damage done to your ears," Onigumo said grinning. Inuyasha laughed. "I'm serious I can't be held responsible," he said a straight face.
"Ok so is the CD at your house?" Inuyasha asked. Onigumo nodded. "Let's go," he said.
"but we've only been here for a half hour you sure Sesshomaru has the song memorized?" Onigumo asked. Inuyasha shook his head.
"No now let's go," he said walked across the food court.
"Sango slow down," Kagome said she was in tow by her best friend. "we've been here for an hour can we at least get something to drink?" she asked.
"OK fine let's get a drink but hurry there's this shoe sale I wanna hit," Sango said letting go of Kagome. The two headed to the food court. Kagome saw Inuyasha and O Onigumo leaving.
"Hey san get me a strawberry smoothie please," she said she then made her way over to the two boys. "Hey Inu I need to talk to you a second," she said getting her boyfriends attention. "Could we talk?" she asked.
"Sure," Inuyasha said. "I'll be right back," he said to Onigumo.
A few minutes passed and Inuyasha returned.
"Come on let's go," he said to Onigumo. Onigumo gave him a puzzled look and the two left.
Kagome returned to Sango who had her strawberry Smoothie.
"Where'd you go?" Sango asked her friend.
"I needed to talk to Inuyasha," Kagome said.
"About what?" Sango asked curiously.
"Ok I'm not supposed to tell you but we're working on a song together and I had to give him the first verseand chorus," Kagome said.
"You're not marrying Daiki, are you," Miroku asked, hopefully.
"I'm pregnant," Akane said.
"What?" Miroku asked.
"you heard me," Akane said. "Now you better shape up cause Daiki is moving in with us," she said.
"What no he can't," Miroku said standing up.
"Why are you so against me and Daiki?" Akane asked.
"Because…Because he's not my dad," Miroku said the truth finally coming out.
"So that's what this is about." Akane said.
"No it's not," Miroku said hurriedly. He jumped up to his feet. "WE have band practice," he said and he left.
"Miroku Hoshiyomi, stop right now and get back here," Akane said.
"I told you we have band practice and I can't let the guys down," Miroku said not turning around.
"Miroku," Akane said pleadingly.
"Look I'm not the one trying to replace dad," Miroku yelled he stopped in the doorway.
"Roku," Akane said she stood up and moved over to her son. "I'm not trying to replace your father," she said in a soothing voice trying to calm her son down. "Your father will always have a place in my heart. It's just I found someone else I can love just as much as your father," she said.
"It's just I miss him," Miroku said a tear found it's way down his cheek.
"I miss him but he would want us to move on," Akane said. Miroku nodded.
"This doesn't mean I like Daiki," Miroku teased.
"Your writing a song together?" Sango said. Kagome nodded. "What's it about?" she asked
"Well we don't have a name but it's about a shy person showing themselves t the world, I have the first verse and the chorus down," Kagome said.
"Can I hear your verse?" Sango asked. Kagome began to dig around in her purse she pulled a piece of paper out and handed it to Sango.
I've always been the kind of girl
that hid my face
So afraid to tell the world
what i've got to say
But i have this dream
bright inside of me
I'm gonna let it show, it's time
To let you know, to let you know...
This is real, this is me
Im exactly where im supposed to be now
Gonna let the light shine on me
Now i've found, who i am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who i wanna be
This is me
"That's all I got so far," Kagome said. She took the paper back from Sango.
"That's awesome," Sango said. The two finished their smoothies and were heading the shoe sale Sango so desperately wanted to go to.
Inuyasha and Onigumo ran into the Takahashi living room and into the hall and they reached their destination. They entered the garage where Sesshomaru was sitting read the lyrics to 'Punk Rock 101'
"Hey fluff wanna hear a band that's in the competition?" Inuyasha asked as he pulled a stereo out, and plugged it in.
"How'd you get a CD of a band in the competition?" Sesshomaru asked.
"My half brother, has a friend that is a girl and she has this huge crush on me," Onigumo said a weird look on his face. "Anyway their called pumped," he said. Inuyasha took the CD from Onigumo and put it in.
Looking back of the beginning of this
And how life was
Just you and me loving all of our friends
Living life like an ocean
But now the current slowly pulling me down
It's getting harder too breath
It won't be to long and I will be going under
Can you save me from this?
"So what's this called?" Sesshomaru asked.
"It's not my time," Onigumo said
Cause it's not my time I'm not going
There's a fear in me it's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh but I won't go
I look ahead too all the plans that we made
And the dreams that we had
I'm in a world that try to take them away
Oh but I'm taking them back
Cause all of this time I' we been just too blind to understand
What should matter to me
My friend is laughing and it's not what we have
It's what we be live in
Cause it's not my time I'm not going
There's a fear in me but it's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
But it's not my time I'm not going
There's a will in me and now I know that
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh but I won't go
I won't go
There might be more than you believe
(There might be more than you believe)
There might be more than you can see
But it's not my time I'm not going
There's a fear in me it's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
But it's not my time I'm not going
There's a will in me and now it's gonna show
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh
There might be more than you believe
(There might be more than you believe)
There might be more than you can see
But I won't go
No I won't go down
Yeah
"Their ok," Inuyasha said. "But no where near as good as us," he added. Onigumo and Sesshomaru nodded as the next song started.
Once upon a time
Not so long ago
Tommy used to work on the docks
Unions been on strike
Hes down on his luck...its tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day
Working for her man, she brings home her pay
For love - for love
She says weve got to hold on to what weve got
cause it doesnt make a difference
If we make it or not
Weve got each other and thats a lot
For love - well give it a shot
Miroku entered the room a confused look on his face, but that was normal for him.
Chorus:
Whooah, were half way there
Livin on a prayer
Take my hand and well make it - I swear
Livin on a prayer
Tommys got his six string in hock
Now hes holding in what he used
To make it talk - so tough, its tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night
Tommy whispers baby its okay, someday
Weve got to hold on to what weve got
cause it doesnt make a difference
If we make it or not
Weve got each other and thats a lot
For love - well give it a shot
Chorus
Weve got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when its all that you've got
Chorus
"Ok what did I miss?" Miroku asked as the song stopped. Onigumo paused the CD and looked over at Miroku.
"That was My Half Brother's Band, Pumped," Onigumo said.
"Are they in the Battle?" Miroku asked moving from his spot leaning against the door way.
"So what did you mom want?" Inuyasha asked. He was reading a piece of paper.
"Well she's pregnant," Miroku said. "So what song are we gonna do for our first battle?" he asked.
"OK I was thinking Shut Up," Inuyasha said getting the hint Miroku didn't want to talk.
"If we're doing Shut Up why'd you make me memorize this song?" Sesshomaru asked annoyed. Inuyasha shrugged.
"Yash are you sure I mean we haven't really got that song down yet," Onigumo asked.
"That's why we need to practice it," Inuyasha said.
