Hey everyone!

Here's a sneak peek of Crimson Rose. To catch up to this story and the events leading up to it, Sakuras & Swords is a pre-requisite as your reading material ;)

Characters are from Gakuen Alice which of course, you all know (duh), is not mine.

CRIMSON ROSE

PROLOGUE

"Everybody put your hands together for Crimson Rose!"

I struggle to keep a good grip on the microphone. My palms are sweaty and I feel jumpy. I feel nervous but at the same time excited. All this adrenaline for performing in front of a crowd. I take a step towards the spotlight as the soft notes of the piano starts.

~How do you cool your lips, after a summer's kiss~

~How do you rid the sweat, after the body bliss~

~How do you turn your eyes, from the romantic glare?~

~How do you block the sound of a voice~

~You'd know anywhere?~

~Oh I really should've known by the time you drove me home~

~By the vagueness in your eyes, your casual goodbyes~

~By the chill in your embrace, the expression on you face that told me~

~Maybe you might have, some advice to give~

~on how to be Insensitive~

Her voice captivated the crowd. Everybody knew the song. She mostly sang covers. But it was her angelic voice that made one to stop and listen. To take it all in and feel all the emotion of the song. She didn't just sing the song like most would do when in karaoke bars, she lived and breathed in it. She also had a mysterious aura surrounding her. We live in a time where people get recognized by looks and not pure talent. Where reality shows place social media as a scoreboard but she beat them all. She had looks and talent. She didn't sing to get famous, she sang because she loved to sing. She gave her all while singing.

Crimson Rose started off as a nobody. Just another girl in the crowd. She was just suddenly there. A gorgeous redhead with ocean blue-green eyes and an angelic voice. Whenever she sang, the audience was spellbound. She was actually a waitress at the Piano Bar on Selma Avenue. Then one day, the regular singer got sick, and in a moment of panic, the manager dressed her in some fancy clothes and pushed her up on the stage. She was never one for spotlights and attention so she vehemently tried to dissuade the manager but she was told to do it or get fired. Jobs are hard to find these days. So Crimson Rose sang.

Technology nowadays is fascinating. A tap on a phone to hit 'Record', a few simple clicks after and the video had gone viral. The Piano Bar's reservation requests skyrocketed the next day. People wanted to see and get close to the face behind the voice. And here she was now, 6 months later, getting regular gigs at even more popular places. Though she was under public scrutiny all the time, the media barely knew her. All they know was her story from the piano bar, her looks, her age (25) and her voice. She knew it couldn't all be hidden forever so since she was smart, she got herself a manager. One who could speak her native language. She was Japanese after all. Shiki Masachika was like a father to her. He protected her, he wanted only the best for her. He knew the right people and got her singing career to bloom. He also knew her secret.

He had uncovered it by accident. He didn't get mad at her. He only asked to know why. She had told him everything and he had understood. She had cried thinking he would turn on her, but he never did. Instead, he made it work to her advantage. To keep the mystery. A puzzle that nobody could ever figure out.

Yes, Crimson Rose was an enigma.

Chapter inspired by the song "Insensitive" - Jann Arden

This is basically a sneak peek and I couldn't resist uploading ;)

And because I got too excited, upon re-reading i noticed a few typos. so i had to re update the chapter.. Gomen'nasai!

Working on a longer chapter 1 now XD

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