A/N: Well it's been a long time since I last posted something. Here is my new story that is based on the anime La Corda D'Oro. I hope you like it and please R&R.

Disclaimer: I don't own La Corda D'Oro or any of the characters.

Claimer: I do own my oc's, the band Euphoric Valor, the songs and the storyline/plot.

Melody 1

"Nami…Nami…can you hear me?" A female voice said loudly.

"Huh!" Nami said taking her headphones off of her ears. "Did you say something Rini?"

"Oh Nami you are so hopeless." Rini said laughing.

"Sorry I just cannot help it. I barely got any sleep last night. You know that I was studying for the test in math we had today." The seventeen year old said yawning.

"Oh…you didn't have to study we all know you are going to ace it anyways. Well I was just asking you if you wanted to go with me after school to the record store to buy a new CD. I bet you want to get the new Euphoric Valor single, 'Longing.' Am I right?"

"OMG! I completely forgot about the CD coming out today. Rini what would I do without you." Nami said.

"Exactly, so let's go when the bell rings…okay." Rini said.

"Definitely." The teacher came into the room and the class was quiet as she passed out the math test.

The school bell rang and Nami and Rini walked out of the classroom and hurried to change their shoes. "Already, let's go." The two girls walked to the record store that lay a few blocks from the school.

"What CD do you want Rini?" Nami said.

"I want the new Euphoric Valor if it isn't sold out yet and I think I will just look around if they don't have the Euphoric Valor CD."

"Sounds good to me." Nami replied.

"Oh Nami did you hear about the recent news about Euphoric Valor?"

"No what is it?"

"Well my father told me that the band is looking for a new lead singer someone, who will replace Leiko. I hate her so much, just when they were starting to get big, she runs off with some guy from another band and makes triple what she was in Euphoric Valor. To be honest she has a terrible voice and I have no idea why anyone would listen to her voice anyways. You can do a better job…way better. Well let's take a look now."

"Wait Nami what is going on over there?" Rini left Nami's side and walked over to a large crowd of people who were gathered around a stage. "Cool a karaoke contest." Rini yelled at Nami. "And the winner gets a free copy of Euphoric Valor's new single. Come on Nami." Rini pulled Nami by the arm and the two teenage girls made their way to the front of the stage, where a host was looking for people to sing.

"Okay all I need is one last contestant and then the contest will begin. Let's see…how about this young lady in the front here." The host pointed to Nami.

"Nami…get up there."

"Rini I can't do it in front of all of these people. You know I have a terrible case of stage fright."

"Not so fast Nami." Rini pulled Nami up on the stage and held her arm tightly so she wouldn't go anywhere.

"Now ladies and gentlemen let's give it up for the first performer…"

Nami stood on the stage as the other performers sung a song of their choice. Finally it was her turn and she grew even more nervous as the contestant ahead of her finished and the crowd cheered. "Now for our final performer, Namiho Kuruizaki will be singing the new single from Euphoric Valor 'Longing'."

The music started as a clear piano played and soon the drums and guitars and bass came in. This was her cue and Nami took in a breath as she sung out the first note, but nothing came out. She panicked and tried her hardest to at least make some sound. The music stopped and the host came over.

"All you alright?" He asked.

"…Can I try again please?" Nami asked trying to relax.

"Sure." The host cued the music again. Nami took a breath in and relaxed as her cue came again. She sung out and managed to finally say the words.

"Broken into thousands of pieces…

Trying to repair what was once whole

My heart for you is gone for all of eternity."

A clear voice came out of the microphone. It had a sweet tone with a great deal of passion and feeling behind every word that was sung. A sense of despair and pain was felt throughout the crowd as Nami sung on.

"Longing for what could have been but

It never truly seemed part of this world's reality

It was merely a forgotten dream."

She sung on with all her heart and soul, loving the rush of being on stage.

"I have tried to erase the memories of you

While living in this temporary prison that I am trapped in.

Deep inside I fall apart to a nothing and I remain an empty vessel

Due to the incessant lingering that my heart

Wants to remain with you forever."

"Longing for what could have been but

It never truly seemed part of this world's reality

It was merely a forgotten dream."

"I see you everywhere I turn

It is like a nightmare tearing me apart in my dreams

You haunt in my every waking moment

I wonder around like a hollow shell because without you I am in an eternal hell."

"Longing for what could have been but

It never truly seemed part of this world's reality

It was merely a forgotten dream

Because you disappeared from my life and

I now lie dreaming for a salvation to this infinite longing

Which burns deeply in my heart."

She finished a song on a long note and the crowd roared with applause as Nami took a bow and stepped back in a line with the other participants, who looked a little taken back by Nami's performance. Nami relaxed and let the tension drain from her body as she looked out into the crowd.

"Wow what an outstanding performance my Namiho Kuruizaki. Now who is the winner going to be? Is it going to be contestant #1, #2, #3, #4 or #5? Please cheer for the contestant whose performance you liked the most. The first four contests got a moderate applause but when Nami stepped forward the crowd went crazy and she bowed again. "The winner is…Nami Kuruizaki with Euphoric Valor's song 'Longing.' Congratulations!" The host handed Nami the new CD and she exited the stage along with the other performers.

Rini was waiting in the front row and she screamed when she saw Nami. "THAT WAS AMAZING! I HAVE NEVER IN ALL MY LIFE HEARD SOMETHING AS GOOD AS THAT WAS! YOU MADE ME CRY NAMI. I FELT EVERY SINGLE EMOTION THAT YOU SUNG OUT. AMAZING!!!"

"Thanks Rini. I appreciate it." Nami said giving her friend a hug.

Unknown to Nami a teenage boy with a hat, sunglasses and a long jacket walked out of the record store grinning from ear to ear. He pulled out a cell phone and dialed a number. "Hey Len…yeah I have been and…wait I said I was going to…no one has paid any attention to me. You are not going to believe your ears when you hear this…yes I did find someone and her voice is unbelievable. I have never heard someone like this in a long time. She is perfect and I have her name…I am on my way to the studio right now. Okay see you in about ten minutes." The boy hung up the phone and turned around and bumped into someone.

"I'm sorry." He said looking down at no other than Nami.

"It's ok don't worry about it." Nami said looking up at the boy.

"Here let me help you." The boy reached out his hand and pulled Nami up to her feet. "Sorry about that."

"Don't worry about it I am a major klutz most of the time." Nami said further embarrassing herself.

The boy smiled at her and started to laugh. "You are very funny." He said laughing harder. "I don't mean it in a bad way I mean you have a good sense of humor. Well thanks for the laugh, but I have to get going. It's been a pleasure Namiho Kuruizaki. I hope to see you around." The boy walked away leaving Nami by herself as Rini came out behind her.

"Who were you talking to?" Rini asked.

"A really cute boy." Nami said.

"Do you mean that one over there?" Rini pointed to the same boy with the hat, sunglasses and jacket, who was looking back at her smiling.

Nami blushed and Rini picked up her hand and waved it at him. The boy waved back grinning even more. "RINI!" Nami whispered.

"Sorry I just had to take advantage of the situation. That boy is adorable and he looked just like Kazuki from Euphoric Valor except I think his hair was shorter." Rini said. "Or was it longer. Oh well let's get out of her Nami I have to head home."

The two girls walked a few blocks together then they headed opposite directions saying goodbye to one another. Nami walked a few blocks where her house was. It was a relatively large home where she lived with her mother, father and older sister. She stepped inside and took off her shoes and she noticed that her sister, Tamako was home already from her job. "Great…" She said under her breath as she entered the kitchen.

"Hi honey. How was your day?" Her mom asked.

"It was good I won a free CD in a karaoke contest at the record store down the street."

"That is good. I bet you whipped every last one of the other contestants." Her mom said acting even chipper than usual probably because her sister was home from her past modeling job.

"Hey baby sis." A very tall and slender girl of nineteen years old said coming into the kitchen. She was extremely pretty, with a short A-line hair cut that framed her face that had a lot of makeup on it. She had black hair that was a few shades lighter than Nami's and she had light gray eyes that were framed with a load of eyeliner and eye shadow. She was wearing a pair of designer jeans with a, very short, plain black tank top that showed off her well-toned stomach.

Nami rolled her eyes as her sister pat her head in a playful manner. "Hey Tamako." She said sighing.

Unlike her sister Nami had long jet black hair, which looked a dark blue, that was up in a ponytail which came to her lower back and she also had the same pretty face as her sister. Nami never wore makeup, but she did only when it was necessary. Instead of gray eyes, Nami had the lightest blue that she inherited from her father. She was about the same height as her sister maybe an inch shorter and she had the same slender body. The two girls could pass as twins if seen in public, but even though the two of them looked alike their personalities were totally different.

Nami was laid-back where her sister was always hyper and upbeat. Nami was calm, somewhat shy and afraid to express herself and had severe stage fright, compared to her frantic, outgoing sister who never sat still even for a minute and always wanted the attention on her. However the two of them had one thing in common, which was their love for the band Euphoric Valor. Other than that, the two of them were as opposite as yin and yang.

"I hate it when you call me that. We are less than two years apart, so I am not that little." Nami said.

"No matter what you say you will always remain my little sister, so deal with it. Understood?" Tamako said in a baby-like voice.

"Girls settle down." Their mother said.

"Okay." Nami said placing her CD on the table and opening it up.

"OMG! How did you get the new Euphoric Valor CD I looked everywhere and all the stores are sold out of it?" Tamako said.

"I won it in a karaoke contest at the record store around the corner." Nami said.

"Can I have it? I have been searching for it all day."

"NO WAY! I won it fair and square, so go get your own." Nami said holding it away from her sister.

"GIVE IT TO ME!" Tamako yelled.

"TAMAKO! STOP IT! Nami won it herself so it is hers. You can wait until more copies come out. You are supposed to be the older one and you are acting like a five year old." Their mother said angrily.

"Fine then…" Tamako said pouting as she left the room.

"Thanks mom." Nami said

"No problem dear. You earned it and your sister is so selfish sometimes. That girls needs to work for things instead of them being handed to her. Ever since she took this modeling job she has been pampered and given everything she wants. She really needs to change her attitude." Her mother replied.

"No kidding. I will upstairs doing my homework."

"Okay dear I will call you down when dinner is ready."

"Sure mom." Nami said.

Nami walked up the stairs to her room that was right next to her sister's room. She opened the door and walked into her room. It was painted a light shade of baby blue. There were tons of posters of Euphoric Valor everywhere. Her bed was underneath the window in her room and her night stand next to that. Her desk was on the opposite side of the room where a laptop sat on her desk with her school books. A book shelf and stereo was on the far wall next to her closet with a built in dresser. She flung her school bag on her bed and placed her new CD in her stereo.

The music was starting and a clear voice sung out the words. The voice was very smooth; with a husky tone full of passion and feeling. His voice sounded like an angel was singing. "God I love his voice." Nami said as she looked up at a poster of the singer. It was of Len Tsukimori, the lead guitarist and then he became the lead vocalist when Leiko left about two months ago. Nami had longed to sing along Len since she first heard his voice when she was eight years old. He had been at a singing competition along with Nami and she fell in love with him since then, even though she was never introduced to him. Besides Len, Nami also admired the pianist Ryoutaro Tsuchinra, who played the piano like no one Nami had ever heard in her life. Basically Nami was in love with all of the band members in a certain ways.

Nami sung along as her sister walked into her room. "I am sorry for acting the way I did Nami." Her sister said.

"It's okay Tamako. You can borrow the CD after I am done with it." Nami said as her sister took a sit on her bed.

"God Len is so hot. I wonder if he has a girlfriend." Tamako said to Nami.

"He doesn't and why would he ever want to go out with a girl like you Tamako." Nami said seriously.

"Whatever Nami. I bet you wouldn't even be able to complete a full sentence if you talked to him, let alone win his heart, so just give up already. I am so his type." Tamako said as she began to sing along with the song.

One thing that Tamako was horrible at was singing unlike Nami. Nami covered her ears as she walked by her sister.

"HEY! I am not that bad. I have a better voice then you do. Everyone tells me I am the better one." Tamako said walking into Nami's closet and grabbing a t-shirt that had a chibi cat on it. "This is so cute. When did you get it?"

"I got it last week with mom and no you can't borrow it." Nami said yanking the t-shirt from her sister's hands.

"Whatever I'll just have someone at work pick me up one tomorrow." Tamako said.

Nami rolled her eyes as her sister continued to sing to the song. Nami sung along too as the song was almost over just to piss off her sister. The two voices were completely different. Nami sung on as the look on her sister's face was pure anger.

"Show off." Tamako said as the song ended.

"No I am not I am just very talented at singing unlike some people in the family." Nami said as their mother called up that dinner was ready.

The two girls ran down the stairs and took a seat at the dining room table where their father was already sitting down.

"Hi girls, how were both of your days?" He asked.

"Good…and I got to be the lead model today daddy. Aren't you proud?" Tamako said bragging.

"I won a karaoke contest today at the record store where I won the new Euphoric Valor CD." Nami said.

"Well that is very impressive Namiho. I tell you, one day I will be seeing you on a CD cover with your own album." Her father said. "Tamako that is good too. Congratulations."

"Miho…Rini called a little while ago, so call her back after dinner." Her mother said.

"Okay I will…and stop calling me Miho you know I hate that nickname." Nami said taking a bite of her rice frustrated.

About twenty minutes later…Nami picked up the phone and called Rini. Rini answered her phone. "Hello." She said.

"Hey it is me." Nami said. "My mom said you called."

"Hey Nami…I was just calling because my dad told me that guess who is looking for a new lead singer."

"Who…wait don't tell me. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!! EUPHORIC VALOR IS LOOKING FOR A NEW LEAD SINGER. THAT IS AWESOME!! I AM SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW." Nami screamed.

"Calm down. No one is supposed to know about this. It is top secret information…understood Nami." Rini said.

"Okay I promise not to say a word of it to anyone. I got it." She said.

"Well I thought I would let you know, so see you tomorrow at school." Rini said.

"Bye Rini and thanks for telling me." Nami said.

"What are best friends for anyway?" Rini replied.

"See you tomorrow and what would I ever do without you." Nami said hanging up the phone. She was so excited and felt on top of the world. What were the chances that she could be the lead singer in her favorite band of all time? The odds were surely against her but she still could dream couldn't she and maybe her dream might just become part of her reality.

A/N: Hoped you like the first chapter. The next one should be out shortly and please R&R. See you next time!!