The song started with drums then a guitar. A grin spread across the lead singers face and she tapped her foot every beat the drummer hit. Several colorful lights hit the stage, a pink ray of light on the singer.
This side of the sloping road, facing the blue sky
I kept waiting for you to appear
It seemed that if I looked away for a second
You would disappear completely
Chasing after that fleeting rainbow, I've become a lost child...
She plucked the strings on her blue guitar. Sweat darkened the front of her grey tank top. The words of her song flowed perfectly out of her lips into the waiting ears of the audience. They clapped to the rhythm and cheered, some even sang along. The lead singer, whom everyone in the crowd admired, was called Ichigo. She had red hair that was put up in to pigtail on the top of her head, her bangs at the side of her cheeks. She is twenty three. The people behind her is, Nick: 2nd guitarist, Berry: chorus singer, Natsuki: drummer.
A swallow flew away
I could hear the footsteps
It wasn't a dream
For the first time I wasn't alone...
Ichigo's closed eyes opened and smirked as she saw her ex boyfriend, Ryou, staring at her, his mouth agasp. He had shaggy beach blonde hair and blue eyes. Her eyes scanned across the room, landing on her roomate's face. Her name was Ayako. She had pink that reached her shoulders and sky grey eyes. Ichigo moved in with Ayako because her parents kicked her out of the house for being disrespectful and not getting a job. Looking back on the huge fight, she laughs to fight off the pain.
You're special, you're like no one else
It's strange, it's like it was decided that we should meet
It's endearing, it tickles my heart
As if in a fairy tale, we found a tiny boat for two
By the glimmering riverside...
The words were being repeated by the audience. She let go of her guitar and raised her hands, clapping to the beat, while her fans smacked their hands along with her.
Right now, your left hand in my right The wind kicked up
I can feel eternity, sprawled in your love
As I sit on a blue bench, breathing in the autumn
The days go on by, but I'm not lonely
I want to be embraced by the moonlight...
I tenderly kissed you
We spoke not a word
It was like a romantic deserted island...
She grabbed her guitar again and jammed out on it, her finger nails scratched the right strings and her other hands held down the right note. Her tounge licked across her pink lips and she opened her mouth again to sing louder but also more smoother.
You're special, you're like no one else You're special, you're like no one else
If I recall only the words, they don't hold true
The two of us making a wish in this small world
I want to pin blooming flowers of happiness to your collar
However many there are, I'd choose a matching color...
It's strange, it's like it was decided that we should meet
It's endearing, it tickles my heart
As if in a fairy tale, we found found a tiny boat
By the glimmering riverside
A tiny boat that would take us anywhere...
She dragged out the last word and smiled as she was done with the song. People screamed louder than ever making her grin and wave at the audience. "Is everyone doing good tonight?"
Cheers erupted throughout the crowd. "Yeah! That's what I like to hear!" Cheering again. People saying they love her. But they don't. They only love her music. She didn't mind, not one bit. "I'll see you at the after-party! Bye!"
She walked off stage, still hearing the echo of people cheering. Nick, the 2nd guitarist, remember? Nick had his arms full of plastic water bottles. Natsuki and Berry took one and Nick caught up with Ichigo and handed her one which she quickly grabbed and chugged it down. She wiped her mouth, "Ahhh!~ Thanks Nick!"
"No prob, no prob. How about a kiss for another bottle of water?" He asked with a smile. Ichigo rolled her eyes and kissed his cheek, taking his bottle and running out of the building. He stood there for a second or two, stunned, before running after her. "COME BACK HERE! That wasn't a real kiss!"
"Get a girlfriend, loser!" She yelled back with a grin spreading across her face. Ichigo jumped up and pressed two buttons on her the sides of her boots. Wheels popped out on the bottom. She kicked off on her right foot and skated away from her band and off to the after party.
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Ichigo propped her elbow on her knee, her fist leaning against her cheek. She was sitting on the stairs beside the bar, two of her friends were standing up beside her against the bar.
"So what's up, Ichigo? You look down." Her friend on the right of her said. She had blue hair in one short ponytail. She wore a simple red dress. Short but simple.
Ichigo ignored the question and started to fiddle with the metal peircing clips on the top of her ear. The girl rolled her eyes. "What are you, deaf?"
"Shut up, Mint." Ichigo said.
"Don't tell me to shut up, servant!" Mint yelled, balling her gloved fist at her sides.
The girl on the left flipped out. "Mint! No fighting! It's Ichigo's party, not yours!" The girl had green hair that flowed down her low back. She wore a frilly blue dress that didn't reach past her knees.
"Thank you, Lettuce." Ichigo said, studying the girl and boy who were coming out on the stage.
"Hello, everyone! I'm Pudding and this is..." The girl had blonde hair the went to her shoulders. She looked to be twenty one years of age. She wore a red dress, alomst like the one Mint was wearing. She pointed at the boy to interduce hisself.
"Tart." The boy said. He looked like he was being put through torture. He wore a big top hat and a tuxedo. His redish brown hair was down by the sides of his face.
Two people at the bar, close to Ichigo and her friends, cheered sarcasticly. One had green hair and the other had purple. 'Strange', Ichigo thought. She noted that their ears were slightly pointed but not too much.(Not that noticable)
Mint chuckled. "What is this?"
Ichigo looked back up at Mint with annoyed brown eyes. "I hired them from the internet. They looked...interesting." The boy with green hair heard what she said and grinned. He jumped down from his seat at the bar and stood in front of them. "Hi. You must be Ichigo? I hardly noticed you but I saw your concert. Your band is pretty good."
"Thanks." Ichigo muttered.
"Actually, thank you, for hiring my brother and his girlfriend." He chipped, jabbing his thumb back at the stage where the girl was balancing on the guy's head, breathing fire and twirling plates on a stick.
"Okay then, you're welcome." Ichigo said. She stood up, not to be rude by sitting down in a conversation.
The guy held out his hand. "By the way, my name's Kish." Ichigo shook his hand.
"Ichigo, but you already knew that." She smacked herself mentally, recalling when he said her name.
Kisshu laughed and put his hands in his hoodie pockets. "Yeah. Hey, do you mind if we go to your next band practice? Pudding, over there, is a big fan."
"Uh, sure." Ichigo blushed as Mint nudged her ribs with her elbow. "We practice at my appartment. Here is my address and my number," She handed him a peice of paper with her apartment address and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. "We start at four o'clock, on Tuesday."
"Great! See you there, Ichigo!" Kisshu said, a bit of cheer in his voice. He walked up the three steps and sat back down beside...his brother, probally. Ichigo saw him show the purple haired dude the paper before he stuffed it into his jeans.
Mint poked Ichigo's blushing cheek. Ichigo swatted Mint away like she would a bug. Mint laughed. Lettuce was staring at the fire-breathing girl with frightened eyes. "C-Can we go across the street? I'm alittle scared."
Ichigo nodded and grabbed her bag and strapped it to her back. Mint rolled her eyes and followed Ichigo and Lettuce. Ichigo passed by her friends and told them that they were going to get pizza across the street. Berry insisted that they all come with.
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Ichigo munched on the last of her pizza and grabbed a bread-stick and dipping sauce. Lettuce was on a diet and got nothing but water. Mint was disgusted with all the grease but the rest of the band went at it like they would never be able to eat again. "Thank you, Ichigoooo!" Berry cooed as she greedily at her pizza.
Natsuki stopped making out with some dude we will never know and thanked Ichigo too. Nick glared at Mint, who was acting like a queen.
"NICK!~~" Someone squealed from behind everyone. Everyone looked back except for Nick, whom slammed his head onto the table. "God, no.." A woman that looked about forty skipped over to the table and plopped herself down on the chair. She had black hair in a bob style with a purple streak on the side and shiny green eyes. "Nick! Why'd you leave? I ran off to the little girls room and when I came back you were goneee!"
Everyone sweatdropped with lazy smiled on their faces, even the guy we don't know.
"Sandra..." Nick started but was interupted.
"Are you embarressed to call me your mother in front of all of your buddies?" Tears started to form in Nick's mother's eyes.
"GAH! Mom! Don't cry!" He turned back to Ichigo. "I'm going to take her home. See you on Tuesday!" He pulled his mom up from the seat and walked out.
"Awkward..." Mint said, dragging out the word.
And then it was...very...awkward.
megazeroNYA: I hope you guys like this story since it was my first. It is a Kish x Ichigo story. With bits of Tart x Pudding and Lettuce x Pie.
Plus, Berry is from Al La Mode. Natsuki has brown hair alittle past her shoulders and brown eyes. Nick has shaggy brown hair and blue eyes.
Hope you review. I'll try and put up the next chapter up tomorrow if I can.
ALSO, Is anyone going to Anime USA? Let me know! We can hang! :3