Hey guys, so this is a fic I've been wanting to make and I'm not too sure how this fic will go but only time will tell.
/ROCKSTARS/
The crowd no, it was too big to be called a crowd. Instead, the whole concert cheered and screamed their heads off when Bones&Hearts ended their last and final song of their latest album, boys and girls from all ages couldn't contain their joy when the band first posted their only gig at Karakura Town before they will leave in a few days to Akiba for a two-day concert and to boost it all, most of their members were from the high school in their very town with the exception of one member who's from Los Noches.
But that information alone, made them very famous here in this small place since it was one of the town's very first few mainstream and successful bands.
Arisawa Tatsuki grinned at their fans, waving her hands enthusiastically back at them as she thanked them continuously. The same goes for the others who formed a line and with the count of three, they bowed and walked down the platform, shaking hands and giving autographs to the lucky few that were at the V.I.P stands.
Orihime smiled and got to a screaming teenager that was asking for her picture and autograph. The eighteen-year old went to him reluctantly and took a picture with the boy and signed his band-printed V-neck before she was called by Tatsuki who was with the other members going back stage to have a quick clean up before they pack up for the night.
Orihime walked at a fast pace towards the band's dressing room whilst thanking the crew members who had helped them for the concert to which they return back and the bassist walked to the band's room and opened the door to see all of them on the couches relaxing and seeing Nel and Rangiku sleeping on each other already.
The girl just giggled tiredly before locking back the door and walking over to the sofa beside Tatsuki who grinned at her best friend and gave her a cold can of iced tea. The coral-red head just opened the can up and sipped it slowly before sighing happily at the taste, "Thank you Tatsuki-chan."
The girl just shrugged and closed her eyes before leaning back against the sofa, "No problem Hime."
Rukia came out from the privacy screen, her sweaty clothes long gone. She's now wearing her denim shorts and black shirt with her favourite chappy character logo etched on the back of the shirt while the front says 'HATE CHAPPY? FUCK YOU.' in the typical rock and roll font. She placed her hands on her hips with an annoyed expression on her face, "Come on guys! We've gotta change now or else this place will be trampled with fans!"
Nel and Rangiku just moaned from their position as the strawberry blonde got up from Nel and sat on stomach, legs by the waists of the girl under her. She yawned and rubbed her eyes, "Rukia-chan~ Can a girl get her beauty sleep?"
Rukia just sighed and brought hand to massage her forehead with her other fist upright; clenching and unclenching, "Rangiku…" Her voice was low and deadly, "Wake Nel up or the both of you will get no free food from now on."
Nel jolted up and the action caused the girl on top of her to fall to the ground, "Nel-chan; that hurts!"
Nel ignored her girlfriend and just glared at Rukia,"No free food?" Her tone was the same as Rukia's and before the singer and bassist knew it, the girls started an all our war regarding food and such.
Orihime just giggled at her band mates before she took a peek at a very irritated looking Tatsuki who in turn, joined in the argument and Orihime merely sweat dropped at their actions but as she was seeing her friends arguing with each other, she couldn't help but remember the time they had when they were in high school and the band was nothing but a school club that nobody wanted to join, not until Tatsuki saw each of their talents and literally forced them to be part of her band.
/ROCKSTARS/
~Flash back: First year of High School~
Orihime was with Tatsuki and they were in their class room having their lunch respectfully and they had no classes after this since today the school pardoned after lunch activities for clubs to get the first years in their own.
Orihime noticed the number of second and third years screaming and even begging the freshman to join their clubs, the girl placed her chopsticks down and thank the god for her maple-syrup and fish with rice bento she prepared before school and then, the fifteen year old just stared curiously at Tatsuki who seems to be in her train of thoughts.
"Tatsuki-chan?" The girl did not respond back at being her best friend, the girl thought that Tatsuki was feeling down so she crept behind the girl and tickled her sides; making her friend jump and shriek at the sudden intrusion,.
"What was that for Hime!" The short haired girl grumbled and packed her bento, keeping it in her bag.
"You were looking gloomy Tatsuki-chan, so I thought why not try and cheer you up?" She replied almost happy that Tatsuki at least responded back unlike other times where she kept to herself and needs some motivation for her to speak her problems.
"It's not like that Hime, I was just thinking that's all."
She brought her index finger to her lips, "About what?" she asked, her curiosity peaking.
"Well, none of the clubs here got my interest." She sighed boredly, before eyeing Inoue, "What about you Hime? Have any in mind?" She questioned Orihime and took out her textbook to prepare and read up on her science. Orihime shook her head, "I haven't decided on which club I should join but why are you not interested in the clubs Tatsuki-chan? You're sporty right? Shouldn't you join something sporty: like when you were younger?"
The Arisawa shook her head, "They don't have any martial art clubs here and even if I join, there'll probably not much of a challenge. I'm already a black belt Hime; don't you remember?" She took a sip of her carton of milk before continuing, "Besides, I'm not into running or archery and stuff like that."
Inoue just nodded slowly at her friend, understand at what she's getting at, "Then which club do you want to join Tatsuki-chan? The school did say that every student must at least join one club. It's compulsory."
Tatsuki just brought her fingers to her chin and hummed to herself, "Say Inoue, do you still play bass guitar?"
Inoue just nodded back but was busying herself at packing her bento and drinking the last contents of her drink. Tatsuki hummed back deliberately before an idea suckered her out of her mind, she stood up almost at lightning speed causing several students to stare at her ridiculous stance. The girl blushed and sat back with a very confused Orihime.
"S-Sorry."
Orihime just smiled nervously and brought her hands in a waving motion, "No it's alright Tatsuki-chan. So what happened just now?"
The embarrassment in Tatsuki was long gone and replaced by a gleaming look in her eyes, "I had a GREAT idea Hime. Wanna hear it?"
"S-Sure."
"Well, since you can play the bass guitar and I can sing, why not make a band?"
"Eh!? Why do you want to make a band so suddenly Tatsuki-chan and I thought that you need four people to make a club! How are we getting people to join our band?" Orihime nearly screamed at her idea, it was absurd. She always thought Tatsuki as a tomboy but not a singer. Sure her friend sings but Orihime always think that it was just to past the time but not to make a big thing out of it.
Tatsuki just smirked, "Think about it Hime, you and I wrote songs back in middle school and I get a feeling that it could be something greater if we have a full band! Our future is already saved!" She chortled happily and Orihime just sighed, 'A hyper Tatsuki is harder than a cool Tatsuki…' She said to herself.
She was brought out back to reality with Tatsuki shaking her rather violently, "So do you want to join me Hime?"
/ROCKSTARS/
Orihime and Tatsuki were currently talking with a rambling busty strawberry-blonde, it has been a week since they decided that they will create a band and they were currently finding band members and they found her.
Matsumoto Rangiku was their only drummer candidate since they found her in the bus listening to a drum solo and was seen drumming the air like a professional. She was in her own world at that time and it got Tatsuki's attention and so; they walked to the floor above them to meet their senior.
And now, they were here with Rangiku, who is discussing about their future as rock idols which Tatsuki refuse to acknowledge as. She wanted them to be known as a rock 'band' not idols and Orihime just agreed to whatever and she whispered over to Tatsuki, "Tatsuki-chan, so does this mean she's with us?"
The black belt whispered back sneakily so that Rangiku didn't hear what she was about to say, "Don't ask me, I just asked her about the position of our band and she started spewing out crap." Rangiku then proceeded on with photo shoots and whatnot that made Tatsuki give a disdain look.
"Don't give her that look Tatsuki-chan. Just let me help you okay?"
Orihime brought out her hand to Rangiku who when noticed the body part, stopped talking and just gave Orihime a look and before they knew it; she got the other busty girl in a hug.
"YOU'RE SOOO CUTE!"
Orihime let out a muffled scream in the other girl's bigger bust and Rangiku then let the girl go, "I didn't see you there cutie. What's your name?" She asked in a bubbly attitude while getting a glare from Tatsuki.
"I'm Inoue Orihime and didn't you know that already, Matsumoto-san?"
The strawberry-blonde just chuckled softly, "I noticed Tatsuki-chan here but I'm sorry if I didn't see you."
Orihime just blushed lightly before she asked what she wanted, "Umm… thank you Matsumoto-san but I just want confirmation, are you in or out? Tatsuki-chan was getting irritated because you weren't answering her." She spoke softly to their potential drummer.
Ragiku just hummed sweetly and rested head on her hand, "Yup, I'm in this little club of yours and call me Rangiku will ya? Tell your friend too okay?"
Orihime just nodded dumbly when she was suddenly pulled by Rangiku again, the other girl's lips against her left ear, "Here's my number cutie." She placed a small piece of paper in Orihime's bra that she somehow managed to get hand under the school shirt to which the fifteen-year old barely respond from sudden touch since the husky breathing against her neck made her senses stop sending information to her brain. Once Rangiku returned her hand and body back, the bassist yelped when she realized that what had just happened and hurriedly fixed her school uniform with her face flushed from embarrassment, 'I can't believe Tatsuki-chan saw that!'
"You're just too cute Hime." The school bell rang at Matsumoto stood up, "Looks like it's time for history class, see you two beautiful girls for the club meeting." With that, the whole class and Rangiku continue on to go for their next lesson leaving a dumbstruck Orihime and a very unamused Tatsuki.
Tatsuki crossed her arms under her chest and huffed, "Great, we have a lesbian for a drummer."
Orihime just gave a wary smile, "D-Don't be like that Tatsuki-chan, she's just friendly."
Tatsuki sighed and brought her left hand to her forehead shaking it with her eyes closed, 'Even after being sexually harassed, you're still as innocent as ever.'
/ROCKSTARS/
Orihime just giggled awkwardly outside the classroom that Tatsuki was currently asking people that she think were guitarists. They've been doing this for several days already and unfortunately they couldn't get any students.
They started from the third years downwards but because they were only free during recess and lunch, it takes them longer to find a guitarist. Tatsuki wanted to have posters for auditions but the student council closed the matter almost immediately since only official clubs are approved to pin up posters and such things on the bulletin board and since the band has less than four members they are of course; naturally not allowed to be an official club.
But on this Thursday afternoon, they met Kuchiki Rukia. A transfer student from Seireitei, they said she transferred here to get away from her family that has been controlling her ever since they adopted the girl. And the two best friends heard she played guitar from her classmates that saw her playing it by the mall with a hood on; trying to earn money through this.
Tatsuki realized this and immediately tries to get Rukia into the band but things went downhill from there. You see, Tatsuki failed to realize that when you are facing a teenager with family and cash problems, you'll definitely get things wrong and Orihime even warned her friend beforehand but she still did it.
So now, Orihime was in the gym storeroom comforting a crying Rukia and Tatsuki just groaned at how dumb she was, "I shouldn't have forced her, I fucked up big time."
"You're really mean Tatsuki-chan~ Making a girl cry like that. I'm scared of you now." A teasing yet curious voice came from behind the short haired girl who in return just face faulted as she stared at the new arrival, "Hello… Rangiku." Don't get the girl wrong, she has no hate for gays or lesbians alike but its just that Rangiku can be overwhelmingto be with.
Rangiku just laughed at Tatsuki and walked up to the girl and draped her arm over the black belt's shoulders, "Just relax Tatsuki-chan, being with you guys for a few days now, I realized how Hime is good as these kind of stuff. I saw her comforting a random kid one day ya know? So I'm super sure she'll be able to help Rukia-chan."
Tatsuki did not bother to reply, she just apologized to whatever god there is and hoped that Rukia joins them.
Back at the storeroom, Orihime was trying her best to talk to the depressed Kuchiki. "Rukia-chan, I'm sorry if Tatsuki-chan came out too strongly. It's just that Tatsuki-chan wants her band to be up and running as soon as possible. Will you forgive her?"
Rukia just sniffled a little before glancing at Orihime, "I forgive her but… that's not what I was mad about."
"Then what were you were angry about?"
"You see, I found out that the elders in my house planned a marriage contract with some other rich kid and that sets me off. I wanted to be left alone until Arisawa comes in and kept begging me to join her band and I blew off, it was frustrating Inoue-san."
Orihime just gave the petite girl a sad look and opened up her arms and wrapped them around the smaller of the two, "I'm sorry Rukia-chan, I might not know how you feel right now but I know what you mean and if it does happen to me then I might be in your position too."
Rukia flustered for a while and quickly got out from the hug, "N-NO! Don't be like Inoue-san, It's not your fault or even Arisawa's I was in a bad mood just now. Nothing to get all worried."
"That's good to hear." The bassist smiled warmly at the raven haired girl before standing up and extending her hand to her, "If it's like that, my name is Inoue Orihime, you can call me Orihime if you want to and do you want to be the guitarist in our band?"
Rukia just stared wide eyed and took the hand, "I-I'm Kuchiki Rukia, you can call me Rukia if you want to Orihime. And yes, I accept your offer."
The coral-red head pull the girl back to her feet and they held hands, "Ready to go out now Rukia-chan?"
"As ready as I can ever be Orihime."
With that, they went out of the store room to meet not only Tatsuki but also their drummer Rangiku laughing with each other. Inoue just raised her brow, "Tatsuki-chan, Rangiku-chan, what are you two laughing about?"
Rangiku just held her laughter and replied, "Oh, we were just talking about you giving Tatsuki-chan a kiss while asking her to be your groom back in fifth-grade! That was just cute Hime-chan!"
Rukia couldn't help but contain her laughter and it came out and caught the attention of the two-used-to-be enemies. Realizing how quiet it's gotten, Rukia stopped whatever she was laughing about and eyed the two girls nervously. They were staring at her wide-eyed, "Anything wrong with me laughing." It wasn't a question but more of a statement.
The two of them stared at her then back at each other and back to the short girl, "You're here!" They screamed at her and Orihime had ears closed already, anticipating them screaming.
Tatsuki then beamed at her best friend, "D-Does that m-mean she a-accepted?"
Orihime, seeing no reason to lie just bobbed her head to the already eager and sweating Tatsuki who screamed out in achievement. Orihime then eyed at Rukia who too was being harassed by the ever chattering Rangiku and the fifteen year old just sighed, 'This will be our lives from now on.'
/ROCKTARS/
~Second year of High School~
It's been already a year since the band was formed and they already made original songs and sung covers of mainstream artiste. So far, they started playing gigs at their school or local competitions and when they are daring, at bars and pubs. It was mostly Tatsuki writing the lyrics and Orihime planning the tune and instruments with the help of Rangiku and Rukia.
Speaking of Rukia, her family problem was resolved not too long ago when her brother found out what the elders did to her, the brother went ballistic despite what the picture shows him to be. They apologized to her and he offered her to come back but she declined saying she has made a life at Karakura already. Byakuya accepted it but that doesn't mean he approves and to help her settlement, he even sends her four thousand dollars per month for her bills and necessities to which she saved and bought two electric guitar and giving them to her friends so that they could get better gear.
Once that was done, they continued on with their song writing and their style of music was mostly alternative rock, punk rock and pop rock. They want to extend their styles to gather more fans all over Japan and if possible international ones too.
So far, for what they know, they have a fan base when they released their first single in the iTunes store and Bows&Hearts quickly got the attention of record company Titan entertainment where they reluctantly signed the contract.
Now, they were in a fast food chain, waiting for Rangiku to come and join them. She said she was running late because she had to pick up a friend of hers from Los Noches.
Inoue took a bite out of her fries and glanced over to Tatsuki who was talking with on the phone with the company CEO. The girl turned and faced Rukia who was failing miserably at drawing Chappy and other colourful things on her drawing block and although it was too ugly be called cute, they mostly used her drawings for their band shirts and sleeveless shirts and so on so forth.
They had yet to make merchandise but promised their fans that it will be out once Rangiku graduate from high school. The sixteen year old sipped her cup of coke and just took out her phone and started texting her brother: Sora. He was currently overseas working as a chef and he knew what she was doing and accepted it. He always wanted happiness for her and he said nothing to stop her from her current profession.
Inoue's hand started to play her skirt, while waiting for her brother to reply back when whispers were heard from beside the divider from where they seat.
"Hey, isn't that them?"
"Yeah, Its Bones&Hearts!"
"Let's get their photos."
Two boys and a girl stood up and walked to their table and grinned at them whilst holding their hand phones. They asked the girls politely and when Orihime nodded, they took a picture with her and Rukia with the exception of Tatsuki who was currently speaking with the CEO.
Once that was done, the three teens thank the band and excitedly left the restaurant. The girl just gave herself a short stretch when Tatsuki placed the phone back in her black jeans with a gleam look in her eyes, "Guess what girls."
Orihime placed her phone down and stared at her friend, the same goes with Rukia and she stopped drawing and looked at their leader, "What?" She asked Tatsuki while raising an eyebrow, "Something happened?"
"Yeah, we're doing a music video next month!"
"WHAT!?" A scream erupted from behind Tatsuki as she closed her ears a tad too slow and glared at the familiar voice, "Ragiku… that hurts you know!" She returned by screaming at Rangiku's ear when her eyes met hazel.
"Who's this?" She asked and forgetting about she did to Rangiku who in turn just childishly moaned back before going back to the usual cheery attitude when she went behind the new comer who was dressed in a pale green biker tunic vest and black racer bra and black jeggings. Orihime eyed her up and down and she has green hair and a scar running down from her forehead down to her nose but it did not look ugly on her but it made her more unique looking.
"This; is Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck. But call her Nel, she's my friend from Los Noches and can she please be our second guitarist?"
Rukia seemed to be offended and voiced out from her seat, "And I'm what? You think that we need a second guitarist?"
Tatsuki just hummed in her thoughts before asking Rangiku, "How good is she?"
"Rukia's level." She answered almost immediately.
She grinned and held her hand to Nel, "Then welcome to the club."
Rukai just huffed haughtily and Orihime told her, "I think a second guitarist is a good thing."
Rukia in turn raise a brow, "Why's that?"
"Well, she can play empty spots when you are doing solos so the songs we play live will at least have the same tune and you don't need to change guitars when it comes to your part." Orihime said almost like a professional guitar guru and Rukia just nodded happily at that and hugged her, "You're so smart Orihime!"
Nel then sat beside Rukia and she too let out her hand to get a handshake, "Please to meet you Kuchiki-san."
Rukia took the hand and shook it with a smirk, "You too Odell….-san, but call me Rukia. We'll be bandmates anyways."
"Likewise, but please call me Nel, my surname seems to hard for you already."
"So what about that music video Tatsuki?" Rangiku asked and took some of Rukia fries, Tatsuki smirked back at her friends, "The boss says he wants us to be in a music video for our latest single and production starts next month."
"Hell yeah!" Rangiku bellow out from her seat but blushes and scratches the back of the head when her sudden outburst attracted the customers and the workers to stare at them ridiculous attitude.
"S-Sorry guys."
/ROCKSTARS/
~Present: After concert at Inoue's home~
Inoue just yawned as she got up from her bed and switched the alarm of her clock off and gave herself a stretch and she rubbed her eyes slowly, 'Yesterday's concert was so tiring.' She looked at the wall behind her bed and stared at the mini whiteboard to see if she had any plans today and fortunately none. 'Thank god.' She yawned out and took her phone from under the bed, she unlocked it and noticed many spams from Rangiku and Nel.
She sighed and ignored before going to twitter page to see more fans confessing to her either for the whole world to see or in her direct messages. She ignored it too, it was normal for the beautiful girl and she went and searched the internet for the band's chart to see their placing for their latest single when she noticed they were not at the top but instead were at third place.
Her eyes widened considerably and it woke her up, their latest single/music video that was released yesterday afternoon was knocked out from the top rock category and replaced by two songs from the SAME band, The Hybrids.
Her phone suddenly rang and she picked it up and it was Tatsuki, "Yes Tatsuki-chan?"
"You saw the charts!"
"Yeah and we've been knocked to third place."
She heard Tatsuki growl, "Looks like we're having a strong competition now Hime."
"I know Tatsuki-chan. I know." She said one last time before looking at the singer of The Hybrids and couldn't help but remember him from somewhere.
'How come you look so familiar?'
/ROCKSTARS/
So that's all, I hope you guys like so do Review and Fave this fic for me to let me know I'm doing well.
So far, I've finished chapter 2 and chapter 3 is in the process. Plus, I'm trying to get each chapter to be around 4-6 thousand words.