Author's Note: This has been a plot bunny I've had in my head for a long time. I finally decided to plan it all out. It's based around the idea that Bad Luck will end up with no original members and Hiro, Shuichi and Suguru end up working in completely different music settings. A lot of my other fics are based around the same one and the plot bunny has been developed a bit further. You'll find references to some of my other fan fiction works in Beyond Indulgence.
Beyond Indulgence
New Vocalist
I'm Hiroshi Nakano and I'm the new singer of Beyond Indulgence. I never had the training but when I was in Bad Luck I'd sometimes provide backing vocals and then it came to a point where Shuichi wanted to hear Suguru and I sing some parts and he was amazed and that's when I knew that I could sing. After I left Bad Luck I ended up going into Broadway Theatre. I've played as Sweeney Todd and Raoul from Phantom Of The Opera. The last role I played in was Gaston in Beauty And The Beast and I really enjoyed it and I will miss it! But it's time to kiss goodbye to my Broadway career.
Broadway really helped me take control over my problems because as a lot of people have known that I had twins, one of them died and it put a strain on a lot of the relationships I had. Losing a child it stays with you for the rest of your life so I still get depressed when I think about it. It was difficult to remain calm, but now I feel ready to take on the world again.
I met Olga during a friendly game of poker. After the game she introduced me to Viola, April, Rika, Kay and Ema for a session. I recorded a demo with the band and they really liked it and I liked them... the rest is history.
I'm really excited to join to girls on our Ritual Passion tour this October. It's going to be really interesting how things will work on tour. Beyond Indulgence's music has always been very dark and mysterious. I think with me things are going to change. I hope they will be a good change. I'll promise to stay faithful to the old songs. I'm pleased that I'm playing on lead guitar.
Beyond Indulgence is pretty hard to give a genre to, but Viola says we are a gothic metal band with influences of death metal, hard rock and classical music. It's a word away from Bad Luck and Broadway musicals, I know. I've been lucky to know a circle of talented people. Shuichi Shindou is my best friend and he inspires me everyday, even when we don't see each other. The girls are no different... I think my favourite Beyond Indulgence songs are Invisible Flute, The Beautiful Objection, Forever Ice and Vitality. I find it hard to compare Olga's lyrics to Shuichi's to be honest because they're both amazing writers but with contrasting styles. I mean Olga is aggressive while Shuichi is romantic so I think we'll leave the comparisons there.
See you all!
"You look really goofy in that video," Rika told Hiroshi. "I think that's the main reason why there's so much interest in Ritual Passion."
Hiroshi knew he was taking a big risk for leaving Broadway for an all-female metal band. He knew that the majority of his fans would have wanted him to return to Bad Luck. He didn't want to go back to there, at least not in the state it's in at the moment. Hiroshi disliked the guy who replaced Fujisaki, whereas Shuichi adored Yamato. Then again, he always had a soft spot for blonds. Hiro laughed when he discovered Bad Luck had replaced him with blond rock star/lawyer Klavier Gavin.
Bad Luck are still doing well for themselves. They've had three platinum albums since Hiro quit the band but he found the music wasn't his kind of style. Hiroshi had grown fond of metal for it's power and unique way of bringing people together. He had grown so fond of it, that he even started to secretly dislike some of his material in Bad Luck. Hiroshi believed that their music hadn't been as good since Fujisaki left the band.
"Remember you're not in a pop group anymore," Viola hissed until her breaths turned to laughter. He knew Viola was only teasing him. "You can't afford to be goofy. Otherwise our fans will think we've become mainstream whores. Olga would punish you... quietly."
"You mean the miserable bunch that will always find something to complain about?" Hiroshi shrugged it off.
"You can't think about them like that," Viola giggled. "They pay our wage."
"I thought we where in it for the passion and not the money."
"You've got be on your best behaviour..."
Beyond Indulgence's leader, Olga Orly marched into the studio walking over the mountains of paper. Thick scarlet lips stood out from her lukewarm cheeks and careless curls. Her eyes where on Hiroshi as if she wanted to pounce at him. She tiptoed to the corner. The rest of the band where silent as she sat next to her beloved harpsichord between her piano and electronic keyboard. Her hands collapsed together as her lips curled into a smile.
"Our Ritual Passion Tour will be epic," Olga promised. "We must continue to sound as bombastic as possible."
"Oh really?" Hiroshi asked.
"Very funny Hiroshi." Olga's eye contact on Hiroshi made it very clear that she had his eye on him. "You can be a cheeky monkey, but I am sure you will provide Beyond Indulgence the essence of change that I desire." Olga's quick fingers jived on the keys. "You should all practise!" Olga demanded.
Hiroshi revised Olga's lyrics and thought of how to impress her.