S U P E R S T A R
A new fic by Rosegirl18
Disclaimer: Stop bugging me, okay? Why do you think I'm writing a fanfiction?
A/N: Hi there! Here's my second fic from this new username. This is rather different than the celebrity stories like AnimeFreaks13's Connections, or Joyrok's Famous. That's because it's about two college boys (Athrun and Kira) who become friends with the ever-popular Starlight celebrities (Cagalli and Lacus), and discover themselves in a whirlwind of Superstar competition. Sounds fun, huh? So the main difference is that EVERYONE is a star, not just Lacus. Here's the celebrity singer voice chart:
Shiho: Maki (from High and Mighty Color)
Ezra: Hitomi Takahashi
Ezenne: Rie Fu
Lacus (Rai): Tanaka Rie
Cagalli (Cara): Nami Tamaki
Stellar: Houko Kuwashima
Fllay (Kodoku): Ayumi Hamasaki
I figure that everyone knows these voices? So on with the ficcie!
Chapter One: Intro
"Oh my god! It's in!"
"I want that! It's mine!"
"Ooh! There are new Barbie dolls of them!"
"Did you get it?"
"Sir, do you know where HMV is located in this mall?"
"Hey! Let go!"
Athrun warily pushed himself through the mass of screaming fangirls. No doubt that the new Starlight: Rai and Cara CD had come in. What a nuisance. And Kira just HAD to send him the mall for some AAA batteries. His voice rang in his mind, "But Athrun, I can't live without my mp3! And you know I went to the supermarket for groceries yesterday!" Annoyed sigh. He was relieved when he finally got to the batteries section of the store…
…To see nothing on the shelves. Nothing. NOTHING!
"ARGH!" Athrun cried, grabbing at his hair. "MY LIFE IS A FAILIURE!"
"Eh, don't get so dramatic, young man," said an old guy with a white goatee. "Those screaming fangirls took the last bunch. You know, for their new Starlight CD players."
This remark did not make Athrun feel any better. In fact, it made him feel worse. Much, much worse. He stormed out of the mall, onto the sidewalks, into the parking lot, and then…
Bonk.
"Ow!" Athrun fell on to the hard concrete ground with a thud, rubbing his head. "How could this day get any worse?"
"Watch where you're going!" the person growled.
"S-sorry," he replied timidly. Aww geez, Athrun, look what you've gotten yourself into. That guy is probably a big, two hundred pound wrestler!
"I can't BELIEVE how inconsiderate you people are nowadays. Not even –"
Why didn't you look were you were going? Athrun, you sure are dead now! What is Kira-
"-Hello? Hello? You alright there?"
"Huh?" Athrun looked up to see a blond girl. She looked back at him unhappily.
"Since you've cost me my time," she said, dusting off her bottom, "You should give me a ride to my house."
"W-What? But-"
"I don't have a car right now, so lets get moving!" she ordered. Too shocked to argue, Athrun led her to his car.
During the ride, he noticed that the silent girl was rather tomboyish. A type of girl that could easily get mistaken as a boy. But Athrun pushed the thought out of his mind, since it was unkind to think that way. Still feeling rather guilty, he tried to start a conversation. "So, I don't know your name, uh – I'm Athrun."
She looked at him, her expression saying, Why should I tell you my name?
"My name is…" she hesitated for a moment, "…Cagalli."
"Oh." He replied. Who has to think to say their name? Perhaps she suffers from short-term memory. Or amnesia. He thought.
"Stop!" Cagalli said, "This is my house." Athrun looked up from the steering wheel to say goodbye, but when he opened his mouth to talk, it just hung open. And his eyes got bigger. All in all, he looked like a parakeet. This house is almost as big as the White House!
"Hello there," said a soft voice. "Thank you for bringing Cagalli home."
"No problem…" he said, still looking at the house.
The girl that had spoken had very long, wavy hair. And it was pink. Athrun tried not to stare, since his hair was almost as unusual in color.
"Please, do come in for dinner," she said.
"Dinner? In this mansion! Are you serious!" he shrieked.
"Yes," She giggled. Cagalli snorted. "My name is Lacus. Yours?"
"A-Athrun."
In the palace/mansion, Athrun saw lots of pink pastel rooms clashing with darker-colored rooms. But it clashed in a very nice and fashionable way! And everywhere he looked, he could see Starlight posters, CDs, albums, tapes, music video DVDs, t-shirts, and all kinds of other fan things based on the band. They must be quite the fans, he thought. But then, he remembered something. "OH SHIT!" The two girls turned around. "Uh, sorry about that. Could I borrow the phone?"
"Is anything the matter?" asked Lacus.
"Well, you see, I share a college dorm room with a friend of mine, but it's my turn to cook dinner tonight. He'd give me an AWFUL punishment if I had to postpone it until tomorrow…"
"That's not a problem at all!" Lacus chirped, "Tell your friend to come here!"
"Really?"
"Sure!" she said, handing him the phone.
"You're kidding!" exclaimed Kira from the other end. "You picked up some gangster girl and met an angel at her palace home, who invited you and me to dinner?"
"That's one way to put it," Athrun sighed. "Well, come quick!"
"I'm in my car, Athrun, and coming there as fast as the law permits me."
"Kira you fool! Talking on the cellphone while driving is ILLEGAL!"
"Oh well. See ya." Click.
"Don't yell,
I can hear fi-"
"Ezra!" Shiho's voice cut through the air. You voice is wavering again! From the beginning!" Ezra could tell her fellow singers were groaning through the recording room walls. She didn't say anything, especially since Ezenne and Yzak insisted on getting into an argument if she dare said anything. Shiho wasn't quite the nicest manager in the world, either. More like the meanest.
"One, two, three, GO!" The music blared out.
Dearka began the intro.
"I can see, a world we hate.
Devastated, it's all we've got."
Her and Ezenne's part.
"Don't yell-
I can hear fine-
In fact…
Chorus.
"I wanna
Shout out shout out I wanna Shout out
Shout out Shout out for you to Shut up"
Her solo.
"Because -
I wanna speak out.
Why do you say
That everything's okay
When you are the trouble
Brewing in my heart
Chorus. Repeat. End.
The music stopped. "Good," Shiho said, simply.
As all the singers and crew were getting ready to leave, Ezenne caught up with Shiho. "Why does Ezra get a solo?" she complained. "Her voice is always wavering or out of tune."
"But she's got a better voice than anyone in this group. You saw her out there. With some help, she'll be a superstar."
Ezra, who could not help but overhear, could tell without looking in their direction that Ezenne was fuming. She, herself, was bursting with happiness and it took all of her will power not to smile. It was not everyday you got such a praise from Shiho-san.
Five minutes after they had arrived home, Ezenne approached Ezra with a sly look. Ezra suspiciously asked her what she wanted.
"Oh nothing, Ezenne replied, "It's just that I noticed there's no more pads in the house. And I've just started. Plus I've got my music teacher coming any time now. So –"
"Why don't you ask Yzak to do it?" Ezra asked, but knew it was stupid just to mention it. No way in hell Yzak was ever going to venture into the ladies isles. No way in hell. "Oh fine," Ezra growled, and stalked off with the money Ezenne held out.
The supermarket that was closest to Ezra's house was called HappyMart. Right next to it was Expression, a place that had many performing stages and drama classes. They did plays and concerts for classical music there, so whenever she went to HappyMart by herself, she sneaked up to the window and enjoyed the performance. Ezra secretly loved those performances, and when her spot right outside the window was perfect for viewing. So after she had bought Ezenne's pads, she ran across to see what was going on.
Today, a boy who looked about the same age as her was playing on a piano. She found his music very soothing, and really, really, wanted to meet that pianist. Ezra waited for the people to get out, casually walking along and around the building. Then, as soon as the last person pushed open the door, Ezra carefully approached him.
"Uh…hi there," The pianist looked around. She hadn't seen it from such a distance, but he was really good looking. Especially when he smiled. Which he was doing --- At her!
"Hi there," he said. Ezra found herself staring into his eyes. Why am I being so shojo-manga-ish? She thought. Then, she tried to get the question that she had never asked before, mainly because she was a famous singer.
"W-will you give me an autograph?"
He looked very surprised. "Why would you want my autograph?" he asked.
"Isn't that what all fans ask for?"
"No," he said, holding out a hand. "Lets be friends instead."
Smiling herself, she took the hand.
"Ezra, where have you BEEN?" Ezenne screamed at her sister. Ezra didn't care. Ignoring the hag's yells, she flounced up to her room and jumped on her bed.
I've never had a true friend before. All of my friends were Ezenne's friends, and they liked her better. Always. I guess it's because she's so pretty, and wears fashionable clothes with cleavage on them. Yzak wouldn't let me wear those clothes anyway, but I wouldn't have the guts to wear such things. She has so much daring than me, and can do new things perfectly without breaking a sweat. She is so perfect. Even her name is more exotic. Ezenne. As children, everyone used to say my name was prettier, but now…
…It doesn't matter. Because I finally have something I can be proud of, a friend.
Swirl, whirl, jump, twist. Stellar repeated these movements, creating a dance that went with a silent melody playing in her mind. She began to hum.
"Stellar, dancing again?"
"Lacus-chan…"
"It's dinnertime. We have guests. Come down." Stellar slowly shook her head. She didn't like guests.
"Oh Stellar," Lacus looked upset. "Please come. He is very nice, and I am sure the one who is on his way right now is very nice as well."
She frowned slightly. She really did not like guests, but if Lacus-chan wanted her to go…
"Okay," she said quietly.
"Oh, thank you Stellar!" Lacus said joyfully, and took Stellar's arm.
Ding dong…
"Kira!" Athrun said. Cagalli, who had opened the door only snorted. Kira gave Athrun a look that said, Is she the gangster girl?
Yes, said Athrun's reply expression.
"Oh my, you are here!" exclaimed Lacus from the stairs. But another person from behind Kira's back popped his head out.
"Hey Athrun,"
"Shinn!"
"Long time no see, huh? I found him strolling on the streets. I just had to bring him here. I hope he won't be of any trouble…" explained Kira.
"More people! How wonderful!" said Lacus.
"Ah ha ha… thanks," Kira laughed nervously. Lacus let go of Stellar's arm and took Kira's hand.
"My name is Lacus. Nice to meet you, Yamato-san. May I show you around the house?"
"S-sure!" said Kira. The pair disappeared.
"…What just happened?" Athrun said, dumbfounded. "I was always more popular than Kira, not that we weren't BOTH popular, b-but still…" he mumbled to himself. Shinn took a look at him, shook his head, and turned away.
"Uh, hi," he said to Cagalli and Stellar," My name is Shinn Asuka. Nice to meet you." He bowed.
"At least SOMEBODY has manners," Cagalli grumbled. Stellar just stood still. Shinn blinked. "So…when's dinner?" He asked.
"The kitchen is over there…" Stellar pointed. She started walking, and Shinn followed her.
"Come on, you nutcase. Aren't you gonna have dinner?" Cagalli called over to Athrun, who was still deep in thought.
"Huh? Oh, yeah… Uh, I'm coming!"
"So, what's up with your 'who's sexiest' tirade?" Cagalli asked Athrun as Stellar and Shinn set the table.
"Well, it's just that I can't believe Lacus-san just went after Kira like that. I mean, I didn't know she was the type." He replied as Shinn and Stellar started serving the food.
"She isn't. I guess it was just love at first sight for her," Cagalli shrugged as Stellar and Shinn went to find Lacus and Kira to announce dinner. They finally looked up from their conversation to a prepared, ready table. "Wow, who did all this?"
"My name is Lacus Clyne. I heard from your friend that your name was Kira Yamato?"
"Yes," Kira said. Man, this girl is really pretty, but I can't give up on Kodoku now…
"I think it's time for dinner, but Yamato-san –"
"Call me Kira."
"Kira, will you…come over again?" Her eyes were sparkling.
"Lacus," said Kira, "I-"
"It's dinner time." Stated Shinn, standing right in the doorway with Stellar behind him.
"...GAH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, SHINN?"
"Dinner's ready," Stellar said this time, very quietly.
"Oh, all right…" Lacus said, disappointed that the moment had totally been destroyed.
"Shinn, how long were you standing there?" Kira whispered.
"Why, did something happen, bro?" Shinn asked casually to Kira. As the four went down to the dining room, they heard lots of laughter from the hall. And the voices belonged to…
"Athrun and Cagalli?" Kira exclaimed. "How did you get so close in such a small amount of time?"
They looked over as if Kira was a screaming maniac. "We had a kick out of imagining what you and Lacus's children would look like," Athrun said.
"And we talked about what cologne you wore to seduce Lacus so fast," Cagalli added.
"That was funny, huh Cagalli?"
"Yup. Sure was. I keep telling you, the SON will have brown hair."
"No, the girl!"
"They both will. So what about the eyes?"
"If they DO get both. I think we'll agree it's a brown-hair-blue-eyes?"
"Uh huh."
Kira and Lacus both turned bright red.
"Athrun…"
"Cagalli…"
"DIE!"
Shinn and Stellar blinked, and then just settled down to eat their dinner. They had set it all anyway.
"So, what do you think?" Kodoku asked her manager as the recording ended.
"Brilliant again," she replied. "Kodoku, you and voice enhancements just fit in like puzzle pieces."
"Cut it with the words, I'm leaving."
"See ya, Kodoku."
"Hn."
As the red-haired girl turned to leave, she was held back by yet another voice.
"Hey! Wait up, Fl-"
"Kodoku," the girl corrected harshly. "What do you want?"
The boy caught up to her, a triumphant smile on his face. "I think I've finally found a way to make you more popular than Starlight."
Kodoku turned around, her face finally showing a trace of interest. "Will you care to tell me how?"
Finally! First chappie done! I really do hope all of you like it, even though it probably won't be as popular as Highschool Drama!. For those of you waiting, that fic's fourth chapter is almost done, but I won't post it until I get sixty reviews. It's at fifty-four right now. Six more to go! Well, I really hope you liked it. In case you guys are wondering, Kodoku is a one-person band, and Ezra's group included Shiho, Dearka, Ezenne, and Yzak. Other characters such as Murrue, Mwu, and Miriallia will appear. All the songs that appeared in this chapter are mine. The plot is mine as well.
Please review!