"Bitch please. You think you own me."
"Damn right I do! Who the hell do you think you are? You think you're better than me? Really? I'll show you what I'm made of if it so pleases you!"
Just at that moment, several bullet shots were heard. Voices were muffled. Screaming sounded through the halls of a large and flamboyant yet haunting manor. Reira Serizawa had just been murdered at that very moment... At that place, in that small amount of time.
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"The poor girl. She never knew what was coming."
"Wasn't that the guy she was seeing for the longest without anyone ever knowing?"
"I guess he'd gone crazy."
Chatter among by-standers was echoing through the streets of London. Trapnest was only there for a few weeks; they were there for a short recording session because fans in Japan were too anxious for their new release.
Close by, on a family's television set, reporters were explaining the incident on national television.
"Japan's hit band, Trapnest has just lost its lead lady. Singer-songwriter Reira Serizawa has just been shot to death. She had reportedly taken five gun shot wounds to the chest and heart and died just several hours ago at the crime scene. She had been raised in an English-language setting and then moved to Japan when she was younger without much knowledge of the Japanese language. There in Japan she met Takumi Ichinose, Trapnest's current leader and bassist, and they became close friends. Our sources say that at one point Reira had a 'fling' with Ichinose. How do you think he feels about this?"
"I'm sure he's devastated! Not only has he lost his band's only hope, but his first love as well. I'm also sure his wife at home is pretty happy that her competition has been demolished."
"Well, that's all we have on this situation. We'll be sure to include more information later on tonight's show!"
Takumi pressed a button on the TV's remote. The television turned off, and all he could do was sigh. He was infuriatingly upset with Black Stone's bass player. How could Shinichi have killed Reira? He knew about their relationship, them seeing each other behind everyone else's backs. Takumi just couldn't understand why Shin would do something like that. He was sure that Shin loved her.
The tall and slender bassist paced around the room, clearly in thought. His face was undetectable; if at any time someone were to walk in, they'd think he was still feeling normal. Takumi had that power over people -- to manipulate and trick them. With the snap of a finger he could have anyone at his mercy and it'd be a piece of cake. He could have his cake and eat it too, just as easily.
At home in Takumi's apartment, Nana Ichinose (nicknamed Hachiko) is in complete shock. All over the news was Reira's death, with many different rumors appearing on every news channel available to her. Hachi did not cry, she did not scream, she didn't do anything. Her jaw was dropped wide open and she had lost the remote to the floor with her clumsiness.
The phone rang. Nana Osaki (a close friend to both Shinichi and Hachiko) was on the line. Hachiko quickly picked up and yelled into the phone, "Where's Shin?!"
Nana was silent. Her being the lead singer of Black Stones (Blast for short), she found this to be quite a shock as well. Finally, she spoke, "We're not sure..."
Hachi broke down in tears. She realized how much was at stake at this moment. Shin had been in love with Reira and vice versa. She couldn't comprehend why Shin would do that to Reira. "We've got to find him before it's too late, Nana.."
Nana gulped. She knew that Hachi was right. "I know," she said through a choking forced voice.
Nana always pretended to be strong, and only showed her struggling side towards some people. After she lost Ren, she had turned cold. Ren was the guitarist for Trapnest. It's hard to believe that so many contradictions had drawn up between the relationship of Trapnest and Blast.
Blast's Nana was dating Trapnest's Ren. Ren had died in a car accident and was originally Blast's bassist before they hit big time. Hachiko is one of Nana's best friends, married to enemy band Trapnest's bassist. Shin, apart of Blast, was seeing Reira unofficially.
What was to become of all of these contradictions?
