I was a cocky bastard, I will be the first to say so. I never hid it though never tried to pretend it wasn't their. I needed to be though. Being top in the world for playing the piano ment no sheet music on stage. It meant playing a song just from hearing it once.
Piano was a talent, no it was a life skill I have. My brother plays as well, but i have a better year for the music beats, tones and rhythms allowing me to be better than him in one thing and only one thing. The guy was great at everything!
Spots, cooking, money, and women! The list went on and on. All I could do was play the piano. Thing was that on stage I was silent cold distance didn't matter if I was playing in a concert or just practicing, the moment I stepped on the stage I was like ice. Off stage I was less cold less distante still silent but at least I spoke a little.
It was just how I was. Then one day I wasn't.
I stepped on the london stage the grand piano in the center. I heard people clapping when I stepped on to it, ignoring them though I sat on the bench flipping out my coat tail and touched the keys forgetting where I was completely I played the song I was supposed to.
It was going so great I never missed a key stroke as my fingers ran along the them barely touching them ghosting over the whole thing like it wasn't even real.
Then it happened in the middle of the performance. Something slammed into the piano cutting my strokes short. My focus gone I looked up stunned to see the cover of the piano down and a strange pair of work boats standing on top.
Fallowing the half ripped jeans up I saw they were connected to a flannel wearing teen a guitar bass in his hands. His pink shaggy hair shone brightly in the moonlight as stage lights faded away. A code was tossed to him and he thrust it into the basses amp port.
Suddenly the stage light up light a fire and he shouted.
"Good evening London! I know y'all wanted to hear this guys play some other dead guys songs but I am here to give you a show you will never forget! Happy hit it!" Suddenly the stage pounded to life as two more people rose from the ground one playing a large drum set which rattled the entire stage. The other played an electric piano.
The pink haired teen smiled down at me with a large tooth grin before jumping off the piano and strume the bass eliciting large sound waves that shook the whole open building. I was too stunned to do anything but watch the three play the stage light up and disco like lights paraded the advices and the walls.
I couldn't figure out was happening till I felt a tug on my self and looked over to see my brother pulling me off stage. "Come on!" He shouted but for some reason what this pink haired teen was doing made me want to stay.
His music was enticing and for some reason I wanted to play along. I tore from my brothers grip and ran to the electric piano where a dark haired male stood playing along slamming down the keys but seemed to care a lot about the instrument no to actually hurt it. Shoving him out of the way I took over his part and for the first time ever I smiled on stage. The other pianist seemed angry but I think he realized something and sat by the blonde drummer.
The bass guitarist jumped all over the stage he was amazing at what he did and I couldn't see him playing anything else but that guitar. The whole grouped smiled and laughed as they played taunting security and others who tried to get them off stage. I wasn't going anywhere though this was so much fun and I didn't even know why!
My piano skills should be used only for classic music and nothing more, but here I was jamming out to what I think was rock, having never heard any first hand I didn't actually know what it was though it was glorious! The pinkette jumped on the grand piano making me as well as the other pianist flinch but he didn't seem to hurt the large piece when he did so.
Then it all just stopped. The whole building went dark. The music stopped and the instruments stopped working.
"Shit! Sting! Rouge! Time to go!" He shouted unplugging the bass as the dark haired male grabbed the keyboard and the blonde ran after him leaving the drums. They pushed me out of the way but the pinkette stopped for a split second.
"We were good. If you ever want to play with us again light a fire to this and place it in your front yard." He said shoving a flag into my hands.
Remembering the event was strange because I knew I had loved it yet I was scolded so forcefully after wards by my mom and brother that I don't know how great it really was. We had gone back to America the next morning and they were still blaring my ears off so I put in my headphones falling asleep to the piano.
The event was actually 2 years ago, but every morning I woke up and remembered it like it happened the night before. I never burned the red flag with a giant dragon on it that he gave me. I hid it away and no one knew it even existed.
I never saw them again never heard of them try as I did to relocate them they were invisible. Even the police and scottish yard gave up looking for them. They were clearly americans though so the FBI were also searching for them, but two years without any more leads or tips put the musical intruders on their back burner. With no pictures of them the group had a the advantage. No one remembered what any of them looked like but I did not that I was going to say anything about it.
I mean there has to be only a few people in the world with that color of pink hair right? I played at every competition I could for the past two years to see if they would come out of the woodwork again but I guess the flag was the only way to contact them at this point because they never showed up again.
"Mom I am getting pizza!" I shout out of the kitchen while calling the pizza places number.
"Make that two! I hate the meat you put on your pizza." My brother replied coming into the kitchen.
"Well your stupid vegetarian diet is weird, Lyon." I scowled at him as the phone rang.
"Sorry I will not eat meat, Gray." He huffed back grabbing a fresh made brownie off the table and sat down on a chair.
"Dragons and Fire pizza, where the dragons deliver the pizza. How may I help you?" A bored sounding male asked.
"I would like to place an order for two pizzas. One cheese and one meat lovers please." I said smirking at my brother who only rolled his eyes.
"To be delivered or will you come pick it up?" The man asked and I could hear him typing something.
"Deliver please." I replied.
"What is the name and address?" He asked.
"Fullbuster at 1324 Hargion Drive." I replied quickly.
"Your pizza will be ready in half an hour. It will arrive within 45 mins. Will that be all?" He asked.
"Yes thank you very much."
"Your order then will be $20 which includes tax. Thank you for your business have a nice night sir." He hung up the phone with that.
"It will be here in 45 minutes." I told Lyon who groaned but I didn't care much and went upstairs to my room where I practiced a new piece till the doorbell rang.
"I got it!" I shout throughout the house grabbing my wallet I ran to the door and opend it. The smell of fresh pizza filled my nose instantly.
"Fullbuster?" The delivery guy asked sounding board as he filled out a sheet of paper.
"That would be me." I replied taking out a 20 dollar bill and a ten as a tip.
"Sign here." He said passing me the paper finally looking up. I saw pink hair and those same onyx green eyes as the teen from two years ago. My eyes were frozen open from the surprise.
"Sir your my final delivery and I am off for the night. Please just sign." He said forcing the pen into my hand.
"Your him!" I whispered looking at the other carefully.
"I am sorry what are you talking about?" He asked cocking his head.
"The bass guitarist from london!" I said excitedly. "I found you!"
"Sorry never been to London. Now just sign." He said giving me a really bord look.
"But you are him!" I said. His hat covered most of his hair but the pink strands stuck out into his eyes and from under the red hat.
"I have no idea what you are talking about. Just sign it pay me and take the pizza's." He replied now getting anger with me.
"Gray what is taking so long!" Lyon shouted as he walked out of the kitchen and to the front door. I saw his eyes go wide when he saw the male.
"Its him Lyon!" I said smiling at my brother.
"Gray pay the man." Lyon said coldly his eyes never leaving the other male.
"But-"
"Pay him so he can leave this place before I call the police." Lyon snarled harshly at me.
"Lyon-"
"Police!? What did I do!?" The delivery guy shouted stunned.
"Interrupting a concert and placing my brother in serious danger." Lyon hissed at the other.
I handed the delivery guy the money I owed him as well as the tip signed and took the pizza.
"You people are crazy. I don't know you think I am but I just deliver pizza." He snorted as he walked back to the motor bike on the curb.
I watched him take off his hat revealing all his pink hair. It shown just like that night when the moon light hit it. Then he placed a helmet on his head put the hat in a bag which he put on his back and was gone.
"Come on Gray." Lyon said slamming the door shut.
"But that was him!" I shouted excitedly a smile on my face.
"It was. Now I forbid you from going or ordering from their again." Lyon said grabbing the pizza boxes out of my hands and headed to the kitchen angrily. Sighing I hung my head and followed my older brother.