Beauty pop (ビューティーポップ) © Kiyoko Arai 2003

Beauty pop (ビューティーポップ) © Kiyoko Arai 2003

Disclaimer: I don't own beauty pop—wish I did.

I always pictured Kiri having a really beautiful singing voice se refused to show to anyone, so after I heard Natasha Bedingfield's song 'pocketful of sunshine' I had pictured Kiri, (actually, not just Kiri, but Kodomo no omocha kodocha's Sana Kurata and Shinshi Domei cross's Hanie) singing it. Lots of love, and for ppls who are wondering about continuation of my BP fanfic Love Song, it will be updated soon, I haven't finished spellchecking it, and I really wanted to start on this.

Pocketful of Sunshine

Take me away, a secret place,

A sweet escape, take me away

Take me away, to better days

A higher place

She scribbled down that phrase into a little blue notebook; witch was full of words to wonderful melodies. Mmm. She looked over her work. Yeah, Leo will like this. She jumped of the rock on witch she'd been sitting, and Ran to the edge of the lake, and then began to sing, loudly and proudly.

"I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine

I got a love and I know that it's al mine oh,

oh,"

She twirled and bounded, unaware someone was watching from the bridge over yonder.

"Do what you want, but your never gonna break me

Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me no,

No,"

Kiri danced around until then running up a bigger rock than the one she'd been sitting, and then belted for all the creatures to hear.

"Take me away; a secret place,

A sweet escape; take me away!

Take me away, to better days

A higher place!"

She then jumped off the rock onto meter of sand that surrounds the lake, parting it away from the grass. She sang beautifully, smiling like she'd never show anyone before.

Kiri-sama… Thought the small boy who'd just happened to be passing by, then stopped to watch. She's…singing? His cheeks tinged crimson, he's knees began to shake, and his lips quivered. Kiri-sama is singing! He pulled his base-ball cap over his face as he giggled. Singing! It was so pretty! He ran towards is original destination. I have to tell Chi-donno about this!

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"Band?" Kei and Ochiai questioned in unison

"YES!" Narumi laughed manically. "With this, S.P.'s popularity will grow along with recognition. You know people want to do things with stars they hear over the radio; they'd freak if we made them over!" he crouched over, chuckling evilly. "We'll get so unbearably popular!"

"Well, it's hard to argue with that logic," Ochiai sighed. "I know how to ply piano, work keyboards, and use synthesizers. What can you guys do?"

Kei raised his hand. "I can play the drums!"

Narumi raise an eyebrow. "Since when?" he asked suspiciously.

"Since May of 2nd grade!" he laughed. "I never told you because I never really thought about it that much."

"I play the guitar…base…piano…harp…banjo…and accordion…" he got weird looks by the other two boys. "What?" he peeped in a small voice.

"whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy on earth do you know how play not only the banjo, but that accordion?" Ochiai questioned, shaking his head. "Do you realize what time period; and part of civilization we live in?"

"….WHATEVER!" Narumi yelled, insulted. "It's not like I like playing them…okay maybe I do…but it's not like I'm going to…well maybe I will…" Narumi went on, correcting himself time after time.

"Well, lets just borrow so instruments from the musical director of our school; Sukiomu-sensei." And so they boys left. By lunch, the three were surrounded by curious students. The drums were a bit harder to handle, so they were having men bring them, who hadn't arrived yet.

"YOWCH!" Narumi yelled. He'd cut his finger on a string on the guitar he'd borrowed.

"Oh my!"

"Narumi-sama!"

"Are you okay!"

"Whaa!"

Narumi laughed nervously, and backed away. "I'm fine."

"Huh" he heard voice from behind. "So it was Naru-Naru and his gang making all that ruckus." He turned around to see her. That bob-haired, hazel-eyed, lazy, 2nd year, Kiri Koshiba.

"MUSSY HEAD!" he yelled. "Talking to your senpai that way! Who do you think you are, huh?!"

"I'm me." She said in monotone, making everyone, even some of Narumi's biggest fans, burst into the utmost nerve wrecking laughter.

"SHADDUP!" he growled, and then got in her face. "'snot like you can do any better!"

Kiri sighed. "What if I can?"

"oooooo!" Kei cooed. "you got burned!"

"Shut up, Kei!" Narumi snapped. He then handed the guitar to Kiri "But you music where your mouth is, girl!"

"oooooo!" Kei cooed. "will you take the challenge, Kiri-kohai?"

Kiri took the instrument, and cracked it up. "Fuki!" she called. "Leo!" from the back of the crowed, two boys arose, neither a familiar face. Leo, had blond hair and blue eyes; he looked rather foreign. His jeans were dark blue and faded, and he had a loose white button down shirt, and a necklace that said Leo--definitely not the school uniform. Fuki looked relatively the same, but the tips of his blond hair were dyed brown, his shirt was light blue, his eyes were green, and he had a necklace that said 'Fuki'

"Who are they?" Narumi questioned, and Ochiai went through his database of student information.

"Leo Haskaki and Fuki Musami, 2nd high school students. They just transferred today." He turned to Kiri. "You know them?"

"Since we were four." She put on the guitar strap. "We go to the same sleep away camp each year." She took the drum sticks from Kei and tossed them to Leo. "Fuki, the base guitar is over there," she motioned him with her head to where the stand holding the device was, and he picked it up. "common guys. Thinking of you." Leo battle the sticks together since there was no drum set. Giving them the beat, Fuki started to play the base, and Kiri slammed away on guitar before starting to sing.

"Everybody knows

Situations change, people drift away

But I promise,

I'll always stay the same"

"always stay the same" Leo sang in accompaniment, still banging his sticks together.

"and I'll remember you.

See a star fall from out of the blue

Shine bright"

"Shine bright" Fuki sang

"cuz I'll be thinking of you

When the rain falls down, and there's nothing to do, but hold tight

"hold tight" sang both boys.

"Cuz I'll be thinking of you"

Kiri sang with a big finish, vibrato and all, causing an astonishing silence.

"Mussy…head…" Narumi finally let out. "Since when do you sing?"

"I don't know," she sighed. "I haven't been paying all that much attention." She motioned to the boys. "We've been in a band called Angel Pop for some time now…what, since we first met each other?" she asked tuning to the boys. Fuki nodded.

"yeah." He grinned. "Big hit a summer camp."

"It's been better since we moved here," Leo added. "Now we can have band rehearsals all the time."

"kO0o0o0oL!" Kei screeched. "You guys plan on becoming famous?"

The three looked at one another, then back at Kei. "Not particularly…" Fuki said slowly.

"We just like music…I guess…" Kiri said, starching her cheek. "We only get together at camp, so I guess we never really thought about it…."

"You guys sound awesome!"

"I'm your new biggest fan!"

"Go Angel pop!"

"Woot!"

"Can I have your autograph?!"

Such comments were shouted out from the crowed, who apparently love their music. "cool." Leo grinned. "we're liked at school."

"Which reminds me," Kiri said. "I wrote a new song yesterday."

"What's it called?" Fuki asked.

"Pocketful of Sunshine."

"What fun!" Leo laughed. "Knowing you, this won't be just some teeny-bopper song, now will it?"

"Not in the slightest," Kiri grinned. The tree talked, as Narumi became more and more infuriated.

"MUSST HEAD!" he yelled, pointing at her, drawing the attention of everyone. She slowly turned around, frankly annoyed on how loud Narumi was being.

"what is it, Naru-Naru?"

"I challenge you!" oos erupted from the audience that'd gathered, and Narumi grinned pompously.

"ah, you respond to Naru-Naru," she cooed, mockingly.

"SHADDUP!" he braked, clenching his fist. "Concert. Music. Scissor Project v.s. Angel Pop. Understand?"

"whatever, Naru-Naru."

"call me senpai! SENPAI!"

"Naru-Nau-senpai."

"AGR! MUSSY HEAD!"

"oooooo!" Kei laughed. "You got burned! Again! You want some ice for hat burn, Naruin?"

"ZIP IT, KEI!"

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Yippe! First chappie done!

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To hear Thinking of You by DC3, go to this web address:

/watch?vSWwwLSGXXPI

To hear Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield go to this web address:

/watch?v9318frRhwNs