Bleach Karaoke Madness Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Let's Catch Some Fireflies

Rangiku bounded over to where Isane sat with her captain and sister, "Hey Isane, that was a great performance. You really got the crowd going!" Isane blushed with embarrassment, "Thanks Rangiku, I'm glad everyone liked it." she answered. "You know, Shuhei seemed pretty impressed by you." Rangiku hinted, nodding her head in Shuhei's direction. "You mean Lieutenant Hisagi from Squad 9, Captain Tosen's former squad?" Isane questioned, surprised. "Yup, that's right. It looks like you know how to get a man's attention," Rangiku answered, grinning. "But-but I never get the attention of guys, I've always been too shy." Isane stammered, her face becoming bright red. Rangiku giggled before going back over to her captain's table, "Well, you have now. You should go over and talk to him, maybe there's something there." Hitsugaya glared at his lieutenant in suspicion, "What did you do Rangiku?" "Nothing at all captain, I just simply congratulated Isane on getting a guy's attention." Rangiku explained innocently. Shuhei just sat there staring at her, wondering if it was possible to die from being too embarrassed, which was rare for him.

Finishing off his beer, Rose stood up. "What's up Rose?" Love questioned, looking up at him. "I'm going to go up and sing, we need some good classics here." answered Rose, flashing a wide smile as he made his way up to the stage. "Hey, isn't that one of the Vizards?" Renji asked, watching as Rose looked through the song books. Ichigo nodded, "Yeah, that's Rose. He's a huge music fanatic, this should be interesting." "Isn't that the former captain of Squad 3?" Momo asked, looking over at Izuru. "Yeah, I think so." answered Izuru, curiosity on his face as he watched while Rose chose his song. Going through the song books, Rose decided to sing a classic song and finally found one. Putting his song request in, Rose picked up the microphone and waited for the music to start. Upbeat guitar rock music started to flow from the speakers as Rose began to sing.

"Well come on, let's go, let's go, let's go little darlin',

And tell me that you'll never leave me.

Come on, come on, let's go again,

Again, again, and again.

Well now swing me, swing me all the way down there.

Come on, let's go little darlin',

Let's go, let's go again once more.

Well I love you so, dear.

And I'll never let you go,

Come on baby, so.

Oh pretty baby, I love you so.

Let's go, let's go, let's go little sweetheart.

And then we can always be together,

Come on, come on, let's go again."

Rose's voice was even toned as he sang, hitting every single one of the high notes. Getting deep into his song, he pulled out his own guitar and played in time with the beat of the song. The crowd stood up and cheered, many of them dancing while Ichimaru got up close to take more pictures of the performance. "Say, Rose could really make it as a singer." Shinji replied, watching Rose get deep into the music. "I bet he could even be a decent song writer too," agreed Love. "I always heard that he loved music, it looks like the rumors are true." said Shunsui. Captain Unohana looked over and nodded, "I heard that he wrote several of his own songs back in the day," "And his talent shows, if only things had turned out different then maybe he would have been able to do more with his talent." stated Ukitake, smiling as he watched Rose perform. Uryuu pushed his glasses up, "Another classic rock and roll hit, Ritchie Valens died on the same airplane crash that killed Buddy Holly. He had been in the music business for only 8 months at the time, and at 17, he was the youngest one killed that day." "He's good, I've heard him sing before when I went to their warehouse to train." Ichigo explained. As Rose went into the final three verses of the song, he continued to get deep into the music. He loved the classic rock era and had always dreamed of going into music on the side while being a captain, if Aizen had not stabbed them all in the back and turned them into these monsters, exiled by the Soul Society, then maybe he would have been able to fulfill that dream.

"Well I love you so, dear.

And I'll never let you go,

Come on baby, so.

Oh pretty baby, I love you so!

Let's go, let's go, let's go little darlin',

They dance, and we belong here.

Come on, come on let's go again.

Again, again and again, and again,

Again, again, and again, and again."

The music faded out and Rose took a deep bow as everyone in the audience cheered, "Thank you everyone, I'm glad you all like the classics." He said, with a wave of his hand as he stepped off the stage and rejoined Shinji and the others at his table. Mashiro beamed at him, jumping up and down. "That was a great performance Rose, everyone loved it!" "I love the classics, none are better in my opinion." replied Rose, smiling at her. Shinji gave Rose his usual wide grin, "Nice performance Rose, you really got the crowd going." he said. "Thanks Shinji, I'm glad everyone liked it." Rose answered, pouring another glass of beer.

"Well, that guy really got the crowd going." said Kenpachi gruffly. "He certainly did, but the music wasn't bad at all." Yumichika agreed. "Hey Kenny, you should get up there and have some fun!" chirped Yachiru, bouncing up and down on her captain's shoulder. Kenpachi raised an eybrow, "Hell no, do I look like a moron to you. I only came here because there was nothing else better to do, that doesn't mean I'm going to make a fool out of myself." Yachiru frowned and sulked, "Aww Kenny, you're no fun at all. It's fun to watch people make fools of themselves," "Yeah, when you're watching it not being the person up there." he answered. "Well fine, if you're not going to go up there then I will." Yachiru announced, jumping down from her captain's shoulder. Ikkaku stared at her, "What are you talking about, have you had too much sugar or something?" Yachiru shook her head, "Of course no Baldy, I haven't even had any candy tonight. I just want to have some fun," she said, and with that she bounded up to the stage. "Well this should be interesting, I've never seen the lieutenant of Squad 11 sing before." Rukia noted, watching as Yachiru skimmed through the song books. Renji laughed, "This should be interesting," Finding her song, an idea crossed Yachiru's mind and she disappeared from the stage into the back room. Aizen watched, a look of interest crossing his face. "This should be an interesting performance, I've never seen the lieutenant of Squad 11 do any kind of performance." "Nor have I, unless she's bugging someone else for candy. I definitely need to get pictures of this," replied Gin, grinning. "This should be interesting to watch, Lieutenant Kusajishi's only usual performance is drive other captains, mainly myself, to the point of insanity or destroy our property. I'd like to see what she's up to now," Byakuya stated, curiosity plain on his face. By this time everyone among the Gotei 13 was interested to see what Yachiru had in store, she was not the lieutenant who was known to like flashy things. She was just like her captain, she liked nothing more then to kick some ass and anyone who stood in her way when she got in the mood was sure to be road kill, if they survived. Just then the spotlight in the center of the stage flashed on and Yachiru reappeared, looking very much unlike her usual attire. She had on a green dress and was wearing a blond wig, she had put contacts in her eyes that changed them from their usual dark brown to a light blue color. On her back she wore a pair of fairy wings. "What the hell is Lieutenant Kusajishi wearing?" Ikkaku demanded. "Considering this is our lieutenant, I think we're about to find out." answered Yumichika. Yachiru beamed as she waited for her song to start, shortly light beat piano music began to play and Yachiru started to sing.

"You would not believe your eyes,

If ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep.

Cause they'd fill the open air,

And leave teardrops everywhere.

You'd think me rude,

But, I would just stand and stare.

I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly,

It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep.

Cause everything is never as it seems."

The song was very upbeat and Yachiru's voice was high pitched, but in tune as she sang, she flashed herself around the room, becoming a green blur as she zoomed from table to table, everyone struggling to keep up with her, but drawing cheers from some in the audience. "Who would have thought Yachiru could sing and not just beg for candy," Rukia commented, amused by Yachiru's performance. "Maybe it is a good thing that we made her vice president of the Soul Reapers Woman's Association, it pays off." replied Nanao.

"Cause I'd get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs,

As they tried to teach me how to dance.

A foxtrot above my head,

A sock hop beneath my bed.

A disco ball is just hanging by a thread,

I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly.

It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep,

Cause everything is never as it seems when I fall asleep."

Flashing around the room, Yachiru was getting really into her song. She bounced up and down as she went back up to the stage and then across the room again, her blond wig bobbing up and down and she went. Orihime laughed, "Yachiru makes a very good Tinker Bell, she looks so cute." "I'm not really sure cute is the word to use for her," replied Renji. "That girl has just as much energy, if not more, then the former lieutenant of Squad 9." Shunsui said. Ukitake chuckled and nodded his head, "She certainly does, I wonder if she's had too much candy again tonight. She certainly is a bundle of energy," "I think our lieutenant has gone insane." Ikkaku growled. "She's certainly more hyper tonight then she normally is, I think all the smoke and smell of alcohol has gone to her head but at least her singing isn't bad." agreed Yumichika. "Hey Kenpachi, what's with your lieutenant tonight?" Soi Fon questioned, turning to look at Kenpachi with a curious look. Kenpachi shrugged, "Beats the hell out of me, I don't know what goes on in her damn head."

"Leave my door open just a crack,

Cause I feel like such an insomniac.

Why do I tire of counting sheep?

When I'm far too tired to fall asleep,

To ten million fireflies.

I'm weird cause I hate goodbyes,

I got misty eyes as they said farewell.

But I'll know where several are,

If my dreams get real bizarre.

Cause I saved a few, and I keep them in a jar."

As Yachiru went into the last three verses of the song, she gave it all she had. Sure, she loved to kick ass but she also liked to have fun and that's what they were here to do so why not go for it? People in the audience were laughing and cheering at Yachiru's performance, Ichimaru kept moving around to get good pictures of Yachiru performing. "I think she's having a little too much fun up there," Ichigo said, watching Yachiru and amused despite himself. "Hopefully it will wear her out and she won't cause chaos later." was Bykuya's opinion on her performance, though he had to admit that though she could be a little demon the majority of the time, she could sing and put on quite a show.

"I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly,

It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep.

Cause everything is never as it seems, when I fall asleep.

I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly,

It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep.

Cause everything is never as it seems, when I fall asleep.

I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly,

It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep.

Because, my dreams are bursting at the seams."

As the song ended Yachiru beamed at everyone and gave a bow, putting the microphone back before bounding backstage to change out of her costume. The audience was still clapping when Yachiru came back out and returned to her table, jumping up onto Kenpachi's shoulder. "So, what did you think Kenny?" Yachiru immediately questioned. Kenpachi grinned, "Not too bad at all, you sure didn't hold back." "Of course not, have you ever known me to?" she asked. "Nope, not a bit." "What was with the costume?" Ikkaku asked. "I thought it looked cute and would go with the song," Yachiru answered. "Well, that was an interesting performance." replied Izuru. Momo smiled, "I think it was cute, Lieutenant Kusajishi is a good singer and her costume was adorable." "Hey Captain, we should try to get Nemu to sing. It would be a great way for her to get in the spirit and open up more," Rangiku suggested happily. "Don't involve me in your little schemes." answered Hitsugaya, frowning at her but he had to admit that it would be good for Nemu to be able to open up. "Come on Captain, don't be such a downer. It'll be fun for her to sing, we all came here to relax and have fun after all." Rangiku reasoned, smiling as she walked over to where Nemu sat talking with Isane.