It was a really good crowd, I noticed while walking around the venue, praying no one would notice me. The last thing I needed tonight was to start a crazed frenzy. God damn, I needed a drink. We had been on tour now for a few months and, while I loved my band and being able to sing in front of perfect strangers, it was starting to take it's toll on me. I made my way to the bar while random men tried to ask me to dance. Thanks, but not right now. A cosmopolitan sounds divine right now.
"I'm sorry Mai-chan, you know I can't serve you right now!"
"But Caldenia!" I whined to the bartender.
"I'm sorry darling, but you know Yuui would just kill me if I inhibited your performance in anyway." She shrugged with a smile.
"Just one cosmo?" I begged. She shook her head no before walking off to help another costumer. I sighed and turned around in my stool to look towards the stage. Our opening band was pretty good. They certainly knew how to get the crowd excited.
I was nodding along to one of their songs when suddenly,
"Excuse me, miss?" I looked up to see a rather attractive man with shaggy blonde hair standing in front of me. I held my breath for a second, hoping he wouldn't realize who I was.
"Y—Yes?"
"I hope it doesn't seem too forward of me, but I noticed the bartender wouldn't serve you, so I felt obligated to get you this!" He smiled, handing me my drink of choice. I blinked, confused for a moment. I stared at him for a minute. He looked just like my boyfriend. I'd have to ask Yuui if he had a twin once I got back stage again.
"Um… th—thank you so much!" I knew I shouldn't take drinks from strangers, but he didn't have a bad aura about him. I took it from him and slowly took my first sip, savoring the delicious liquid.
"If you don't mind me asking, why wouldn't she serve you?" The man asked, sitting down beside me. His blue eyes were full of curiosity and I couldn't help but stare at them a moment longer than I should have.
"Ahh…" I struggled to think up a plausible excuse, taking the opportunity to take a long gulp of my drink, "Secret!" I finally answered, "Find me after the performance and I'll let you know."
"How will I find you?" His smile was sweet enough to make my heart melt a little bit. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a couple of backstage passes.
"Here!" I pointed over to a door that was guarded by a scary looking bouncer, "Take these to Al over there and tell him that Mai gave them to you."
"There you are!" I winced slightly as I heard Kyo's—my drummer—voice behind me.
"Yikes. Busted." I laughed.
"Yah you are you little twerp. Yuui has been freaking out! C'mon." He said, pulling gently on my arm.
"Sorry! I have to go! But come back after the show okay… Um… I didn't get your name!" I had to yell over the music.
"It's Fai." I barely heard before being pulled through the crowd and backstage.
"You're in troubleeee~" my bassist—Aki—sang as I was pulled into the dressing room. I giggled a bit feeling a bit tipsy all of a sudden. I knew I would get a lecture from Yuui, but I no longer cared.
"Mai! Where have you been!? We go on in five minutes! Come on now, you need to get dressed!" Yuui snapped. He always got anxious before we went on stage and wanted to make sure everything was perfect. I walked behind a screen and quickly began changing clothes with the help of some women on staff at the venue.
"Oh! Yuui! Do you have a twin?" I asked, completely ignoring his question and slipping on my dress.
"A twin? Are you drunk?" He asked sounding very confused and even more concerned. While one woman zipped up my tight dress another was putting a pin in my hair that contained a gorgeous arrangement of feathers and crystals. I only caught a glimpse of it, but there was one feather in particular that stood out and I couldn't wait to show it off on stage.
"No! But a guy bought me a drink and he looked just like you!" I continued talking while slipping on my shoes.
"A guy bought you a drink?" I always forgot that he was the jealous type.
"Yuui! I love you, you dunce. It was nothing." I smiled at him. He continued to pout, though, so I stood up on the balls of my feet and gave him a gentle kiss.
"I love you too, Mai." He grinned, ruffling my hair lovingly, "But, no. I don't have a twin. That's pretty funny, though, that you met someone who looked just like me."
"Hey. Love birds. Show time." Kyo said, walking out the door.
"Show time!" I sang, grabbing Yuui's hand and following the rest of the band out the door. He pulled me back for a second, turning me around and kissing me passionately. He pulled away, smiling at me sweetly. The same smile that, that Fai gave me earlier. Yuui and I had been together for over two years now, and yet, his kisses still took my breath away.
"Break a leg." He grinned before dragging me to my place in the wings of the stage.
"Now presenting" the announcer began, "Mai and the Starry Wings!" Everything went dark and I took that as my cue to run as fast as I could to center stage before Yuui started his guitar solo. I made it to my spot right as the first chord rang out.
"How the fuck are you!?" I yelled into my microphone over the screaming fans when my spotlight turned on.