This Because of That?

by XxTeepxX

What happens when six friends enter a contest that only three of them have any experience with? Its actually quite funny when you think of everything that can and will happen. Formerly titled Teen Handbook for Life.

9. The Winner part 1

I'm just going to start this thing now. 1,2,3, GO! italics normal singer normal is everything else.

Disclaimer: remember what I said last time? Its still the same.

"Rubber Band, you can start now." Bobby-Boom's voice broke Rin and Kagome out of their reverie.

"Oh um, oh yeah. The song we are going to play is "Haunted." Rin quickly said and started the song.

Long lost words whisper slowly to me
Still can't find what keeps me here
When all this time I've been so hollow inside
I know you're still there

Rin and Kagome sang the chorus together.

Watching me, wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Fearing you, loving you
I know I'll find you somehow

Hunting you, I can smell you - alive
Your heart pounding in my head

Watching me, wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Saving me, raping me, watching me

After both girls sang the chorus, Kagome had a guitar solo to end all guitar solos.

Watching me, wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Fearing you... loving you
I won't let you pull me down

The crowd loved the girls and the cheers proved it. Now, it was time for the guys to play their first song of the last round."So, we're gonna play "Deathbed." Sesshomaru told the crowd bluntly and they started their song.

Calling all cars, all coroners, we've got a dead one here
And anybody else receiving this, the west coast is far from clear
Like a time bomb, or sudden death
It's gonna find you when you least expect
It's going to leave you the emptiest feeling inside
Over analyzed
They found me face down in the street
On the night you left to find another place to sleep
In rain and regret
They said they tried everything but it was no use
Yeah, they tried everything and everyone but you

Falling like stars into the ocean black, we're gonna disappear
And anything left recognizable is rubbed away with fear
We got our hearts dipped in time release
We got the know-how and the elbow grease
We got our victim all cut up down here on the floor
Over and out the door

They found me face down in the street
On the night you left to find another place to sleep
In rain and regret
They said they tried everything but it was no use
Yeah, they tried everything and everyone but you
...One but you
...One but you

There was a grumbling sound before the guys started the last part of song that no one could figure out how they did.

They found me face down in the street
On the night you left to find another place to sleep
In rain and regret
They said they tried everything but it was no use
Yeah, they tried everything and everyone but you.

"Alright, great first part of this round, so now we the judges would like to ask a few questions." Bobby-Boom said but quickly added, "Nothing about ponies this time 'kay?" When Naraku heard this, he sent a death glare over to Booby-Boom who just laughed and looked over to the other bands.

The guys from the Band of Seven were the first ones to ask a question. "So, Kids in Cars, how did you make that rumbling sound?"

"Well, we prefer to call it a grumble but other than that, I can not say." Miroku answered with authority.

"I really like you guys and I hope ya'll win or at least get second."

"Okay, Bleeding Heart has a question for Rubber Band." Bobby-Boom said immediately putting Rin and Kagome on edge.

Kikyo, being the person she is acted sweet so people wouldn't know her true nature. "Why hello Rin, Kagome, and other girl I don't know the name of." The girls cringed, they all knew this question was not going to be simple one. "I was wondering what the meaning of the song is."

'Great, just what we need, she already knows the meaning of it.' Rin angrily thought.

"Its meaning is, something that you live with everyday can not hold you back from what you really want." Sango said quickly noticing the way Kagome and Rin tensed when Kikyo asked the question. Said girls sighed in relief knowing that Kikyo had to accept the answer so she wouldn't look like an idiot trying to change the meaning of the song. She merely nodded her head and looked away.

"Hey Intensity 5!" Someone from Nightmare of You called. "What exactly is a Machinehead?"

"A car! And driving really really fast!" Koga answered excitedly not really answering the question.

"Well, I think I know who wrote that song."

Another person from the band decided to ask them a question. "Could the song also mean Darth Vader?"

"What! No, what gave you that idea?" Naraku asked a little insulted?

"Well, ya know the whole breath in, breath out thing."

"I think its about time to start to second half of this to see who wins. Besides that last question was going to start the weirdness up again, I just know it!" Bobby-Boom declared. "This time though, the order will be mixed up." Bobby-Boom walked on the stage and handed each band a color card. Intensity 5 had orange, Rubber band had green, and Kids in Cars had red. "I'm gonna pick a color from my cards and we will go from there. And the first color is, GREEN!"

"Looks like we're first girls!" Kagome said with newfound excitement.

"Yeah, lets win this thing!" Sango yelled.

"We're gonna kick some major male behind!" Rin said pumped as the two bands on either side of the girls just look on, not really sure if they wanted to know what goes on in their minds. Rin repositioned herself at the mic and said, "Here's our song called "Underjoyed" trust me, it rocks!"

The girls all started at the same time.

The doctor released me
a case of underjoyed
No lack of nutrition
something I can't avoid

No mental condition
maybe I'm paranoid
or maybe

maybe
I'm just bored
I'm just damn bored
I'm just damn bored
I'm just damn bored

An old friend convinced me
that he was underjoyed
He never caused friction
his ego he destroyed

He made a decision
He jumped into the void
or maybe

maybe
he's just bored
he's just damn bored
he's just damn bored
he's just damn bored

Drown your fears in alcohol
everybody spills and falls
Choke on every dream you ever had

Drown yourself in alcohol
everybody slips and falls
Choke on every dream you ever had

Keep yourself in 6 degrees
no one ever comforts me
why should they bother
When I'm alone and I'm so damn bored

I am so bored
I am so bored
I am so
NO NO NO NOW
BORED

I am so bored
I am so bored
I'm so damned
that keeps me underjoyed

No one really knew what to think again. This time though it was because they never knew Kagome had it in her to scream in her songs or that it would be understandable, not because of the group's crazy antics.

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I'm gonna end it there so that this chapter doesn't end up as 1 big song with some talking! I'm starting the next one right now though!

August 13, 2008