So, if you don't already know my life is pretty busy to say the least. I have school on Tuesday, a parade today, practice three times this week, a football game on Friday, Cruefest on Saturday, I have to finish reading the Sun Also Rises, start the Great Gatsby before school starts, and in about two weeks my Tuesday and Wednesday nights will be spent at a dance studio until June. I will try to get new chapters out when I can, but it will definitely take me more time than it did when I started this.

disclaimer: i don't own anything!

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Rin and Kagome decided that it would be a great idea if they both slept in the same room, for old time's sake. When they walked into the parlor, they walked right past the person on the couch and into the next room. As Kagome was getting ice cream out of the freezer and Rin was getting bowls, she noticed something was different from thewaythemhad left it.

"Hey Rin, did you get the feeling that something is different since we left earlier?" Kagome asked placing the ice cream on the counter.

"Now that you mention it, I don't remember locking the door when we left." Rin answered putting some of the frozen treat in her bowl.

"Wait a second!" You mean to tell me the door hasn't been locked since we left hours ago?" Kagome asked getting ticked off.

"Kagome, Kagome," Rin said leisurely, "all we need is to eat this ice cream, watch some crazy TLC show, and go to bed."she said walking back into the parlor.

"Perhaps."

"Or maybe you need to notice when people who shouldn't be are in your house." a third voice suggested.

"That too. Hey, wait a minute! Kag, hit the light!" Rin said as Kagome stumbled in the dark towards the light switch.

As soon as the lights were on, the mystery person was standing up and turning in a circle. "Tada!" he stopped spinning and looked at the girls. "What, cant i come home for a couple of weeks?" the person asked.

"Souta, have you been suspended?" Rin asked trying to figure out why her brother,who was supposed to be away at a school for the musically gifted, was standing in their house like he was there everyday.

Souta rolled his eyes, "Negative."

"Then,why are you here?" Kagome asked still standing by the light switch.

"Oh you know, just because." he answered distractedly while looking at a picture of Rin, Kagome, and Sango onstage during the contest. "What song was this?" he asked pointing at the picture.

Rin and Kagome looked at the picture. "Well, judging by Kagome's expression similar to that of a constipated toddler, I'd say it was taken as she showed her hidden talent during 'Underjoyed'. Rin said.

Kagome scoffed at Rin's description of her face. "Well excuse me! Why don't you try to scream in a song once in a while?"

Souta completely ignored the started argument and asked another question. "How's all the band stuff working out for you? Ya know,only because i haven't been updated since you told me you were in a contest and got second place."

"Rin, I thought you were telling him everything." Kagome said while taking a seat.

"Seeing as I have neglected to do so, I will do it now." Rin said sitting on the floor. "Now listen here kiddies and I will tell you the story of Rubber Band: after the contest. A couple weeks passed and we girls went about our lives trying to keep in touch with the guys of Kids in Cars for obvious reasons. One day after a swimming accident, Myoga called the K.I.C into the studio and R.B. went also. Races were won, frozen skittles and nachos were there, cars were stolen, and people added to each band. All in one day no less. R.B. decided to take Myoga up on his offer and got a new member. Now both trios are quartets. That night, we had a sleep over and fought a dangerous war of tampons. The next morning, the K.I.C and R.B. went to the studio and recorded. R.B.got there by Volkswagen, which the guys later drove so they could clean the cars they stole. We finished and the guys came with our cars. Each girl drove her car with one of the guys with her. Then, we went on lock down and either play go fish and lost or won money or got caught up in the lock down and lock every possible thing only to fall asleep on the floor next to the door. If you're wondering why were on lock down, its because zombies/fans of the K.I.C followed them to our new member's house. The guys did handle it better than the last time since no one tried to dive through a window. I drove the Mystery Machine's cousin then stole the keys to it from my boyfriend to give to Kag. We had pizza and a four person mini party in the van. We dropped people off, stayed at Ayame's, our new member, house a bit, came home, got some ice cream, and here we are." Rin said with her eyes closed, legs crossed, and palms up as if she was meditating. "Now if you'll excuse me,my ice cream is turning into liquid sticky stuff."

Souta looked at Rin with his mouth open. He looked at Kagome and started to ask something. "So you guys are, woah. Never mind."

Kagome nodded her head while eating her ice cream. "Yeah, that was basically the condensed version of our lives. Tomorrow we have to be at Bobby-Boom's station with Kids in Cars, wanna come?"

"Yeah, they're supposed to pick the first single at Myoga's and play it for the first time." Rin said after practically drinking her half melted ice cream. "They're done recording their songs, I wish we were too."

"How many do you have done?" Souta asked while going into the kitchen to get his own ice cream."

"Um,three out of ten." Kagome answered.

"So, why are you going to the station?"

"To promote the band and maybe sample a song." Kagome said. "Hey, where'd Rin go?"

"I've got the blankets and pillows!" Rin yelled to them from the center step. "We are still sleeping down here after all." she said once she was off the steps.

"It's a good thing i came here today then." Souta said while pulling a blanket out of one of his bags by the couch.

"And don't you forget it!" Rin said laying down.

After a few minutes of the siblings goofing around, Kagome asked Souta the question he had been avoiding. "So, Souta, why are you home way too early?"

"Um the school is having renovations and sent everyone home."

"Really?" Rin asked.

"No, my band mates and I left for a short time to try and get noticed. No one was going to hear us at a school."

Kagome yawned. "Oh,okay."

Then it hit the two sisters. "What? You left? What band?" they screamed. "Do you know how lucky you are that mom and dad are going to be gone for a few more days?"

Souta rolled his eyes and answered them."Yes, I know I am one lucky mother-"

"Shut your mouth!" Rin cut him off.

"Shh, close your eyes, let the darkness take you over Souta said to his sisters and turned his back towards them. Withing five minutes all of them were asleep.

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Imagine, its just about to turn seven o'clock in the morning. Its just like any other morning once the time is seven, the Higurashi house will be crazy. The only difference is an almost fifteen year old boy has been thrown in the mix. At exactly seven A.M., both Kagome and Rin's cell phones went off. Simultaneously a hand shot out from two of the three lumps on the floor to silence the phones. Within minutes, the girls were racing to the bathroom on the second floor. On the steps, Rin tripped and gave Kagome the lead. Somewhere in the hall, Rin threw bouncy balls she got from her room at her sister. Now,they were both tied and getting closer to the bathroom. A couple more feet and they would be at the door, but something made them stop. From the inside of the room, they could hear running water and a song neither of them had heard.

"Souta, you bastard!" Rin yelled banging on the door.

"You've just started a war!" Kagome yelled then ran down the hall.

"Where you going?" Rin yelled to her while trying to knock down the bathroom door.

"Downstairs bathroom." Kagome yelled up to her sister.

"Great, now I'm all by myself with nothing to do. Hey, this song is pretty cool." Rin said dancing when another song started.

Rin was so caught up in her dancing that she didn't notice the door open and Souta walkout. "Hey Rin!" he yelled successfully scaring her. "So I guess you like my band." he assumed.

"That was your band?" she asked not believing him.

"Well yeah, have you ever heard that song before?"

"No,but last i knew, you and Kohaku still didn't have a name or a drummer.You weren't even an official band!"

"That's what school was good for."

"Speaking of which." She began but didn't finish since Souta ran to his room and locked the door.

He poked his head out and said, "See ya downstairs in an hour, you, me, racing game."

"I will find out what's going on with that kid and school." she vowed rather loudly.

"Don't count on it!" Souta yelled from his room."Wow! You haven't changed my room one bit or have you?Only one way to find out." The sound of opening drawers could be heard. "Nope, my gum collection is still stuck to the drawers!"

Rin rolled her eyes and walked into the bathroom. She turned the water on in the shower then turned the radio on to none other than Bobby-Boom's station catching the beginning of 'Santeria' by Sublime. After brushing her hair and doing other preshower rituals, she jumped into the now warm shower.

Sixty minutes later, all of the Higurashi kids were showered and dresses. Kagome was finishing her cereal as Rin and Souta raced on one of the many games in the house. Mid race, someone was knocking on the door. Kagome was in the kitchen washing her bowl and neither of the games could stop what they were doing.

"Kaagooomeee!" they whined stretching out her name.

"One of you get it, I'm busy."

"Who are you, person at the door?" Rin yelled.

"Ayame!"

"Then come in!" Rin yelled as she lost the race.

Ayame let herself in just as Rin started to cuss out the game, Souta, and Kagome.

"Um guys, are you ready to go, its 8:30?" Ayame asked as she suddenly felt two gusts of wind pass her. "I guess so."

"Hi, I'm Souta. I'm not their brother, we just have the same genetic donors and occasionally live in the same house."

"Oh, well I'm Ayame!" she said thrusting her hand out. "Are you coming with us?"

"Yeah,maybe i can see if their band is as good as they make it out to be."

"Hey, i may or may not take offence to that." Ayame said jokingly

"Don't."

The duo walked outside to see Kagome and Rin sitting in the back seat of Kagome's car. The top was down and the radio was on. "So,who's driving?" Souta asked his sisters.

"Um." they said and looked at their options . Souta,probably fun to drive with but slightly illegal. Then there was Ayame, fun to drive with and not as illegal as their other option. "Ayame!" they yelled after she had already taken the driver's seat.

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There's chapter 18! Let me know what you think!