Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any Songs
Songs: Bad Reputation...Joan Jett/ Avril Lavigne (For the way I want the band to sound I'd suggest Avril Lavigne,it's th one I used for the song, but who doesn't love the original)--------and Very end of Hum Hallelujah by Fall out boy
Alrighty then it's been just a little less than a month...has it really been that long? My how the time flows by. Anyways I had about three different ideas for this chapter before i decided I was moving a bit too slow for this than for my taste and decided to skip ahead to another concert experience and then it took me forever to find the best opening song because I'm running out of songs that fit my taste for the way I imagined the band to sound. Really I'm high strung on All Time Low and Fall Out Boy but there aren't many songs fit for Kick Ass. But I found the song, wrote the chapter and am now updating so please ENJOY!!!!!!!!
One Year of Hell!
Chapter 6: Backstage
The crowd was gathered and chattering loudly with excitement for the performance they were about to witness when they were silenced when they could no longer see their neighbor's faces in the sudden darkness of the stadium. A wave of anticipation rode throughout the quiet crowd as they waited on the tips of there toes for the next thing to happen.
It was about to start.
The stage was lit with a very dim blue and the attention was given to the audience's only source of light. Then 'KICK' lit up on the back of the stage in bright white lights before disappearing and a few seconds 'ASS' lit up before disappearing and 'KICK' once again appeared. The transition between the two words got faster and faster before they both stopped and the audience was once again engulfed in darkness. A second later laser beams went off abover their heads, criss-crossing each other and smoke began to rise from the stage.
Then they saw it.
Lowering from a platform above was the band they had all paid so much money to see. The laser beams stopped and the back of the stage beamed a bright 'KICK ASS' just as the band started up with full force, the banging of the drums instantly hyping the crowd. And with the musice starting the posters of adoration, recording devices, and rock signs went up and the crowd went wild.
There was a noticable difference though about the person standing in front of the mike stand on the lowering platform though. Such as the girl seemed to be a lot shorter than Kagome and her hair too short to pass as the lead singer's. Sparks flew up from the stage giving the audience a ton of light to see that their assumptions were right. It wasn't Kagome getting ready to sing.
It was the drummer.
And Kagome was where Sango would usually stand, her own guitar strapped around her and Sango had taken Ayame's positioning on the left and was strumming her bass. In the back Ayame's red hair was flying as she pounded against the drums and all four of the band members smiled as the uproar only grew when the crowd found their favorite band had played swithcheroo.
"SURPRISE!" Rin yelled into the mike just a second before she opened her mouth to sing. The band stopped playing for Rin to sing the first line.
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
The band immediately started up again and the crowd, recognizing the classic, began singing along with their favorite drummer.
You're living in the past it's a new generation
Rin began clapping a steady beat above her head, encouraging the crowd to join in and they did.
A girl can do what she wants to do and that's
What I'm gonna do
An' I don't give a damn ' bout my bad reputation
Oh no not me
Rin removed the mike from it's stand and moved to the very edge fo the still lowering platform--Sesshoumaru was going to have a heart attack--and pointing to the crowd, signaling for them to sing the next line for her.
"'AN I DON'T GIVE A DAMN 'BOUT MY REPUTATION!" They shouted back as loud as possible and Rin smiled before begining to sing the rest of the verse herself.
Never said I wanted to improve my station
Rin shook her head wildly, stomping her knee-high converse to the beat of Ayame's drums during the break between singing.
An' I'm only doin' good
When I'm havin' fun
An' I don't have to please no one
An'--
She pointed to the crowd again.
"I DON'T GIVE A DAMN 'BOUT MY BAD REPUTATION!"
Oh no, not me
Oh no, not me
Rin began marching around the stage in a rythmic pattern to the drums--weather out of habbit or on pupose--holding the mike in one hand as she clapped them together everytime she didn't have to sing, the wire attatched dancing along to the music. She brung the mike down to her lips once again and began to sing along with the crowd.
I don't give a damn
'Bout my reputation
I've never been afraid of any deviation
An' I don't really care
If ya think I'm strange
I ain't gonna change
She jumped in the air her feet landing firmly and pumping a fist in the air.
An' I'm never gonna care
'Bout my bad reputation
Oh no, not me
Oh no, not me
Rin shook her head like crazy as only the music played, the blue streaks in her hair practically invisible at the quick movement of her head. The platform slowly lowering until it finally connected with the stage just as Rin was about to sing again, and she hopped off the platform to the actual stage, walking forward to meet the outstretched hands of her fans.
An' I don't give a damn
'Bout my reputation
Rin bounced on the ball of her feet thrashing her head back in forth in perfect time with the music.
The world's in trouble
There's no communication
She bobbed her head while holding her hands up, clapping in time with the music.
An' everyone can say
What they want to say
It never gets better anyway
So why should I care--
She pointed her tiny finger out to the vast crowd.
"'BOUT A BAD REPUTATION!"
"Anyway," she finished off for the crowd. "Oh no, not me! Oh no, not me!" Rin sang out her body, crouching as she belted out the 'me' holding it long, with a slightly horse voice. She then popped up again sturtting around the stage as she sang the last verse of the song.
I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation
You're living in the past
It's a new generation
An' I only feel good
When I got no pain
An' that's how I'm gonna stay
An' I don't give a damn
'Bout my bad reputation
Oh no, not me
Oh no, not
Kagome stepped close to the mike presented in front of her singing as in echo for Rin as she worked the stage, hyping the crowd with pumped fist, clapping, and high jumps in the air.
Not me, not me
Rin held the ending note for as long as she could, before running out of breath and as soon as Ayame hit the last beat on the drum, announcing the end of the song, white sparks shot high into the air all around the border of the stage and the 'KICK ASS' sign that had disappeared when Rin began to sing reappeared shining bright on the backs of the band.
The crowd went crazy.
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Confessions Cam:
Rin- "Now that...that is how you start a concert."
Ayame- "My idea for playing switheroo was the best thing ever! And did you see the fans...that roaring applause! AMAZING! Oh, and who could forget the explosions. Those were some Kick Ass explosions."
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"...inspired by the fact that we're constantly getting punished for having fun--the Wal-Mart incident up in Ohio--and the fact is we just. Don't. Care." Kagome and the rest of the was back to her normal spot speaking to the crowd. "The whole switch game was Ayame's idea that she got from..."
Inuyasha stopped listening to the group as he sat back down on the couch beside Miroku who was working on interveiw questions to ask so he could meet his deadline for the article he was supposed to be sending back to Japan. As proud as he was of his girlfriend--correction--FIANCE, he could only stay interested for so long. I mean they're practicing all the time. On the road, during dinner, while they're shopping, when they were cleaning off the bus--Midoriko's punishment for the Wal-Mart scene--and when they busted into the bus where Inuyasha and Kagome were forced to sleep after their door went missing. If he didn't love Kagome so much he honestly would be in a movie theater waiting for the time to pass.
"Dude! They just brough Krispy Kremes for the crew!" Kouga announced over the pounding of Rin's drums as he slid into the changing room where Inuyasha and Miroku were waiting.
But if he was at the movies he would have missed out on the chance to get free doughnuts.
Miroku and Inuyasha instantly shot up from the couch and raced with Kouga to where there was about a dozen boxes of doughnuts being layed out on the table. Bank already had three doughnuts balanced on a napkin and was reaching for another one when Tien swatted his hand away and gave him a hard look for being greedy. Sesshoumaru was also already there working on his second doughnut. he had been in the wings for the entire opening act, afraid rin would trip off the lowering platform and he'd have to run and catch her.
"We gotta hurry before the real crew get's here," Kouga mumbled stacking up on doughnuts while he looked around nervously.
"I call a Homer Simpson doughnut!" Miroku cried out, heading for the box that held the choclate frosted with sprinkles doughnuts. A.K.A the Homer Simpson doughnuts.
Though they were all romantically linked to the band--except Tien of course--Midoriko was strict on it when she said that food that was sent backstage for the crew was for the crew. It was supposed to be a way to thank them for their help along with their paychecks, but when a man's hungry. A man's hungry.
Inuyasha grabbed a napkin and began stacking up doughnuts. He had a glazed, chocolate, and a Homer doughnut, and was reaching for an old fashioned doughnut when a voice stopped him.
"And just what in the seven hells do you five think you're doing?"
He shuddered and froze up like the rest of his friends before slowly turning to face the fuming Manager that was pointing narrowed eyes for the non-crew members chomping down on doughnuts.
"Eating?" Miroku offered as an answer through his mouthfull of food.
"I swear to Kami if I ever find you five eating the crew's food again, I will have you all thrown out of here by security and you'll be spending the night in the tour bus and I'm sure Inuyasha can tell you it's not very fun."
"I told them not to eat it," Tien put in shaking her head, ashamed at the group of friends she was stuck dealing with backstage. "Hardheaded bastards."
"Aw, you don't mean that," Bankoutsu cooed nuzzling her cheek against Tien's and she pushed him away.
"Yes, I do."
"Just get out of here so the real crew can eat," Midoriko mumbled pointing them away from the table. "Wait!" they all stopped and looked over their shoulders. "Put the food back."
Kouga and Miroku shoved their doughnuts into their mouths and Bank shoved his into his pockets just like Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha looked down at the doughnuts in his hand and his stomach grumbled, ordering him not to put them back. He fake coughed all over them before turning back to Midoriko with an apologetic look. "It seems I caught something on the ride down here from Ohio."
Midoriko glared at the boys in front of her. "Just get the hell out of here," she demanded.
Noting the anger in her tone they were all gone in a matter of seconds.
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The four girls ran down the steps of the stage at full speed, needing to reach the dressing room in time for their quick change before they went back on stage to perform another set of songs. About five feet away fromt the room and Kagome was already tugging her shirt over her head, dropping it on the ground before getting to work on her tank top as she kicked the door open with her foot only to hear a yelp of pain. She abruptly stopped pulling her shirt up when she saw Inuyasha, Bank, Sesshoumaru, and Kouga in front of her meaning she had hit Miroku with the door.
"Come on Kagome we have to be back in--" Rin, who was already completely shirtless was cut off when she saw the dropped jaws of her guy friends and boyfriend and instantly cowered out of veiw of the door. "What the hell are you doing!?" she shouted once she was out of veiw.
"We were hiding from Midoriko after--"
"Just get out!" Kagome demanded, cutting off Kouga's excuse. "Get out, get out, get out, GET OUT!"
The flames in Kagome's eyes seemed to be as bad, if not worse than Midoriko's after the group had gone back after stealing doughnuts to grab a couple of sodas and that was saying a lot. The group--minus Tien who was supposed to help them change--didn't hesitate to push through the door, making sure to keep their eyes averted from Rin as they passed. Miroku however stopped short to speak to Sango.
"Since you guys are running late I'd be happy to--" He was cut off when the hard soled boot Sango was once wearing connected with his face.
"You pervert, LEAVE!"
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Inuyasha, Bank, and Miroku were back in the dressing room now that the girls had left going over Miroku's interveiw questions.
"How's life on the road?" Miroku asked Inuyasha and Bank who were both sitting on the floor in the middle of a game of Go Fish. Kouga and Sesshoumaru had left them to go stand in the wings to watch the girls perform.
"Cramped," Inuyasha said plucking a card from the deck. "And long and without enough food," he continued listing and Bank nodded in agreement.
"What issues have you encountered?"
"Angry managers, and Wal-Mart security," Bank answered. "You got any two's?"
"Go fish."
"Where do you see you--"
"Alright stop while you're ahead," Bank cut Miroku off turning to face him, giving him a hard look as he dropped his hand of cards. "You need to think of more interesting questions." He continued, oblivious to the half dog demon trying to sneak a peek at his cards. "Like...what their favorite fight move is."
"Oh, I know mine!" Inuyasha announced abandoning his cheating methods and hopped up motioning Miroku to stand up. "It's called the Mickey Mouse." A slow grin began to form on Bank's lips as he recalled the move. He was the one who taught it to Inuyasha after all.
"I think I've--AHHHHH!" Miroku's sentence was cut short when Inuyasha slammed his palms against his ears and his sentence changed into a painful scream that was drowned out by the music that was going playing on stage. "What the hell was that!?"
"The mickey mouse," Inuyasha easily answered while Bank cracked up beside him. "Your ears should feel like their on fire and throbbing making them feel bigger. Get it?"
"I get I'm gonna beat the shit out of you."
"Ha! Like you can."
A second later Miroku lunged forward and Inuyasha easily dodged before swinging the door back and running out of the room. Laughing as he went knowing Miroku could never catch up with him.
Miroku exited the door a second later ready to run full speed to catch the half demon when something caught his eye.
It was a caddy.
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A teenage vow in a parking lot
"Till tonight do us part"
I sing the blues and swallow them too
"Good night, Richmond!" Kagome called out to the crowd, bowing low with the rest of the band before waving to the crowd and running off stage only to be engulfed in a tight embrace by her fiance and she instantly relaxed in his arms.
"Okay, now that we're done here I think it'll be a great time to leave." He said already tugging her towards the exit, looking behind him nervously.
"We have fans to greet," Kagome said trying to pull away from Inuyasha's strong grip. She looked at him closer and realized he looked out of breath and slightly paranoid. "What did you do?"
"I was just having a little fun," he answered defensively. "Now come on, we should really get going."
"Did you piss of Midoriko again?" Kagome finally broke free of Inuyasha's grip and crossed her arms over her chest. "Dammit, Inuyasha! You know she's been really angry lately with us and you just have to go and push her buttons. I swear if I have to sleep in that stupid bus again I--"
"I didn't piss off Midoriko," Inuyasha told Kagome. "I was just playing around with Miroku--"
"Miroku?" Kagome breathed a sigh of relief and laughed lightly. "What could Miroku do?"
"A lot apparently with a caddy," Inuyasha mumbled mostly to himself, but Kagome heard and her eyes grew to enormous sizes.
"WHAT!?"
"I was just playing a joke, and he just thought it would be fun to chase me around in that stupid thing."
"Inuyasha..." Kagome groaned slapping her forehead with her hand. "I swear to god when we get to the hotel I am going to k--"
"Look out!"
There was a cry from one of the crew members as he dove to the side to avoid getting hit by the vehicle with a crazed teen behind the wheel, ready to get Inuyasha. Miroku laughed as he watched the look of horror cross Inuyasha's face as he threw Kagome behind him and got ready for the attack ready to come, but Miroku slammed his foot down on the brakes so he stopped about an inch away from Inuyasha.
"That is my favorite fight move," Miroku said when he finally stopped laughing. "Scare-the-shit-out-of-someone. Get it?"
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"I cannot wait to collapse on that nice, soft, bed," Rin sighed as she dropped to a seat on the tour bus, her eyes already drooping with exhaustion as Sesshoumaru came up and sat beside her, and she leaned on his shoulder.
"I know what you mean," Ayame agreed as she cuddled into Kouga's side ready to let sleep claim her. "I thought those fans would never leave," she mumbled already half asleep.
"Aw, you guys can't hang," Inuyasha declared as he wrapped his arm around an exhausted Kagome.
"Shut up, Inuyasha," Kagome ordered wanting to sleep in peace. "You weren't putting on a show for everybody else."
"Yeah," Sango agreed. "You guys just stayed backstage and had fun."
Was getting yelled at by an angry manager, thrown out a dressing room by angry girls, and getting chased by a caddy driven by one of best friends, what people were calling fun these days?
Yeah, Inuyasha had fun as usual.
Maybe going to the concerts wasn't so bad after all.
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Eh, this isn't my favorite chapter because after the doughnuts I got kinda lazy and didn't go as big as I wanted. Sorry if you're disappointed but I understand. I hope you were really able to visulize the opening performance though b/c that was a big goal of mine for this chapter. I think I'm gonna bring the drama next chapter with a slip from one of the band members or Kagome having to choose her maid of honor. Either way just please be sure to REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For those of you who care...I DECIDED TO WRITE NORMAL AND IT'S BEEN POSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~Kimiko888~