InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ gymnast from hell ❯ round 2 ( Chapter 24 )

Disclaimer: I seem to be writing these a lot lately……::shrugs:: oh well who cares?

Oh and I don't own the names of the songs in this chapter, there are too many I cant remember them all, but I do remember `down with the sickness' by disturbed, and um… oh yeah, `not falling' by mudvayne.

Chapter 24: round 2

The group was backstage anxiously waiting for word if they made it to the next round or not. After what seemed like eternity, a stage head reported that they were in the semi-finals. They were led back to the stage, though it was a different setup. The lights above them turned on as the crowd cheered. They looked around the room; it was in the shape of a cross or `X'. There were three other stages set up. Right in front of them stood Hellfire.

They were given the rules of the face offs then an unnamed band counted off and started their song `Eat you alive'. The crowd responded well, they cheered and moshed, it was always a thrill to watch other bands perform, or according to Kouga, `access your opponents' then wonder how on earth the crowd never seemed to run out of energy.

Soon enough the band ended, the crowd cheered, some even boo-ed, but who cares. The next unnamed band was up, they intro-ed then started their song `Last Resort' (I luv that song!!). as usual, the crowd moshed and whatever (if you cant tell, I'm being too lazy to elaborate, that why no one cares about the unnamed bands. I'm such a bad authoress…). Those two acts gave the LostSouls time to go over last minute chord changes and other technicalities such as those. Soon enough, that band was done and Hellfire was up next. They intro-ed and began their song `Down With the Sickness'

"Can you feel it?…oh shit" Juromaru sang in a deep husky voice as the bass and drums backed up the guitar. "Ooo-Ahahah, Ooo-ahahahah. Drowning deep in my see of loathing
Broken your servant I kneel"

"Can you give it to me" Naraku backed up in a strangled growl.

"It seems what's left of my human side is changing"

"/Can you give it to me\"

"Is slowly changing in me"

"Get down, come on, get down with the sickness
Get down, come on, get down with the sickness
Open up your hate and let it flow into me
Get down come on get down with the sickness" Naraku sang the chorus, a malicious ever-present gleam in his eyes, as he stared straight at the LostSouls. They sung the second verse then the chorus. Kagome was stunned by the raw emotion they were using in the vocals, it was as if they were practicly living the song. She was silently scared, how the hell was she to compete with that?

Wait. Their guitars weren't really doing anything, just a couple chords here and there, she could do better.

"And when I dream" Naraku said,

"And when I dream
No mommy don't do it again
Don't do it again
I'll be a good boy
I'll be a good boy, I promise

No mommy don't hit me
Why did you have to hit me like that
Don't do it you're hurting me
Why did you have to be such a bitch"

Kagome just stared over there, she faintly heard anything else, she was just concentrating on their guitar parts. It sounded complicated at this point. Then again, there were two guitars. The sound of the crowd broke her out of her thoughts, she blinked and saw Naraku over there smirking at her. She growled and looked over to Sesshomaru who was looking at her funnily.

"What?"

"Don't pay attention to him, he's just trying to intimidate you"

"I know"

Miroku counted them off and they started their intro for their song `Not Falling' (luv that song too)

She and Miroku began attacking their instruments so to speak, both had hardcore parts. Inuyasha yelled at the start then began…singing?

"Always, known in, all my time,
A little left of center now
Reflect as I realize,
That all I need is to find the middle pillar path to sit like the sun by a star in the sky and
just be.
Sinners, casting stones at me

I... I stand, not crawling, not falling down
I... I bleed the demons that drag me down"

Kouga helped him out with the secondary parts as the song waged on.

I... I stand, inu sang

(for nothing) Kouga sang

not crawling

(the center)

not falling down

(of calms within the eye)

I... I'll bleed

(for no one),

The demons

(but myself),

that pull me down

(for me and no one else)

As they sung the second verse and chorus, Naraku looked on, shocked at their performance, not that he'd show it. He expected them to be good, but not that good. Especially for Kagome, she was injured!

"Come play kill" drawled Kagome as she took part in the bridge; she lowered her voice to a slightly husky timbre as she shouted into the mike. She glared at Naraku, her hair around her face, hiding it slightly making her look even more deadly. It got the expected reaction, Naraku was stunned, so were the judges. The crowd loved it. The outfit she wore made her look more of a `Bizerko Barbie'

"Refuse my body, refuse my shadow" Inuyasha sang

"Stond cold will"

"Refuse to lead this, refuse to follow"

"Bitter pills"

"Refuse to feed this, refuse to swallow I'm fueled godless!!"

"Come play, come play"

"KILL Just be, just be , just be , just be , just be , just be……"

They sang the chorus then ended the song, the crowd was in an uproar.

"That was good Kags" Miroku comlimented

"You too" she replied

"Well well well this is interesting" the MC said being lowered into the middle of the room," well you all know the rules, so who is it gonna be to make it to the finals?!" he pointed to unnamed band number one, the crowd cheered, then he pointed to unnamed band number two, the crowed cheered slightly louder. He then pointed to Hellfire. The place went wild. He then pointed to the LostSouls, the place was in a frenzy. "So it would seem that Hellfire and LostSouls would advance. We have a fifteen minute break for the bands to compose themselves."

"That was the best ive heard you play" Aya said climbing onto the stage to Kagome, "and that singing…"

"Whatever, lets go get some grub" Kagome said putting down her guitar.

"Don't wander off" Inu said then the girls disappeared into the crowd.

"Why do I have the feeling that something bad's gonna happen?" Kouga asked

"Because it is" came Kikyo's chilling voice behind them.

Tbc…..

Uh cliffy? I'm not sure…