Did you know that all the Starlights have the same first name? I didn't know that! When I found out, I wanted to write a fic, so here it is!
Sailor Moon doesn't belong to me in any fashion!
"Fighter, you have to check us in and make sure everything on the papers looks correct. Healer is going to watch over the crew that's bringing in our instruments. I'm going to talk to the people who'll work on our lighting and make sure our microphones work correctly."
The three girls are hiding inside a single's bathroom, the only safe place to discuss what they need to with no chance of anyone eavesdropping. Today was the most important performance of their career. It would decide whether or not Three Lights would make it as a pop band.
Taiki looks stressed, her hair is out of her ponytail and she's just wearing her bottoms and her binder.
Yaten is looking in the mirror, adding a little mascara while Taiki is staring Seiya down. Just because she has to pose as a boy doesn't mean she still can't look attractive. She makes a popping sound with her lips before putting her make up back into her pocket. "Calm down, Maker. It'll go fine."
"Easy for you to say, you're just watching over a bunch of men bring in our instruments." Seiya laughs, knowing very well that her job isn't all that hard either. She's sitting on the top of the toilet with her feet on the seat. "But really, Maker, calm down. It'll all go well."
Taiki looks at her sisters before shaking her head, a small smile on her lips. "Sorry," she begins but Yaten puts her fingers against her lips.
"Don't apologize, you're stressed out." Yaten looks up at her younger sister with an understanding look on her face. She then glances down and she crumples her face in disgust, "Just put your shirt back on! I like to forget that I have to wear a binder but I can't do that if you aren't even wearing a shirt!"
Taiki rolls her eyes and pulls her shirt back on, ignoring the giggles coming from Seiya. "Do you think people will notice that you're wearing mascara?" Seiya says after a moment, eyes on her older sister.
"Boys on this stupid planet have long eyelashes." Yaten replies, as if that's a good enough answer. She shrugs her shoulders, "I don't understand it, why do the ugly people get the prettiest features here?"
"Who knows? This planet is a weird one, that's for sure." Seiya yawns, before jumping off her seat. "I'm ready to get this over with." She fans herself with her hand, "I want to go home and sit in front of the fans, it's so hot here. See you two later!"
"Wait a minute!" Taiki grabs Seiya's arm and pulls her close to her. "Don't forget, in this country, people say their last name first. When you write down our names, write 'Kou' then the first names!"
Seiya swats at Taiki's hand, "I got it! I got it, jeez!"
"Don't mess up!" Taiki sounds serious.
"Stop talking to me like I'm a fucking child." Seiya sounds pissed.
Yaten watches them from the mirror, a small smirk on her face. She loves watching her younger sisters get into it. The strongest versus the smartest, Yaten can't help but wonder which one would win. Before her thoughts can get away from her, she turns on the water and splashes them, "Stop fighting! Come on, we got to do this!"
"Don't drop that! It's very expensive. I bet your boss wouldn't like to get a big, fat bill shoved his way because of you." Yaten is sitting on a chair, watching large men carry her band's equipment. Bossing around people was something she has always enjoyed, but bossing around men was even better. She could watch them get more and more upset, but they couldn't do anything. She could tell that both her position and her looks scared them.
Even if she wasn't a celebrity, she's still known. She's somewhat popular, has money and fans. After today, if she complains about the service, they'll be ruined. Yaten knows it, and so do the men.
Her looks intimidate the men in a way that makes Yaten want to laugh. She can tell by their stares that they're attracted to her, but she's still a man in their eyes. It scares them. An attractive, feminine man was bossing them around, and they couldn't do anything about it.
"Don't get any of that nasty hair on that! How about investing in a razor? I don't want your nasty facial hair all over that!"
Yaten can't wait to tell Seiya all about this.
Seiya is bored. While being bored isn't something new for Seiya, being bored while having to read long pieces of paper is.
Taiki is normally the one who reads important things, but Taiki isn't here.
Seiya holds back a groan as she looks over the papers. It doesn't make much sense to her, the words seem to jumble together and bounce around the page. This language is so much harder than her native language.
"Do you understand?"
Seiya looks up at the man who is talking to her. He looks impatient, as if he wants to finish this up. Seiya doesn't blame him; she wants to go on stage and sing.
Stupid Taiki, making her have to read all the annoying words. She doesn't get why Yaten couldn't have just done this.
"Yeah, I understand," Seiya lies, the smile on her face masking her confusion.
"Okay." He looks relieved, "On those three lines, sign the names of you and the other two members of your band. From what I've heard, Three Lights hasn't officially given out their names, so this will be your chance to publically announce who you guys are." The man hands Seiya a pen and smiles at her.
Seiya takes the pen and looks down at the paper. How did the names go again? First name,last name? Last name, first name?
Seiya Kou
Yaten Kou
Taiki Kou
That looks right.
Seiya hands the paper to the man and leaves, not noticing the strange look he gives her.
After a long 20 minutes, Taiki leaves the small room she was just in. Today, she's learned that she doesn't want to deal with the people who do the behind the scenes work on their concert. They're annoying.
I really should've given Seiya this job.
Taiki lets out a sigh as she rubs her head. Halfway through the discussion, two of the co-workers got into an argument over whether blue lights or green lights would look better. Taiki can deal with her sisters' arguments with little chance of a headache, other people's arguments, though…
"Mak- Taiki!" Taiki turns around at the sound of her younger sister's voice. Seiya is running towards her, pulling Yaten with her.
"How'd it go for you two?" Taiki asks as she pulls her hair back into her ponytail. The two girls stop in front of her, Seiya looks as confident as she normally does while Yaten is wiping away at sweat on her forehead, with a disgusted look on her face.
"It went fine." Yaten says as she wipes her sweat on Seiya's arm, who smacks her in the side. "I got to boss people around, so it was fun." The look in Yaten's eyes says she's bored, like she wants things to speed up.
"Same for me, it was easy." Seiya grins, looking pleased with herself.
"I'm glad. Everything is good on my side. Now—"
"Three Lights, it's time for your makeup! " Then the three girls then are separated, pushed away to separate rooms to make sure they look great for their concert.
"Are you two ready?" Taiki whispers, looking at her sisters.
"Yeah," Yaten says, "Of course I'm ready."
Seiya gives Taiki a cocky smile, "I'm ready, too."
There's a comfortable few seconds before Yaten speaks.
"Do you think our Princess will hear us?" Yaten keeps her eyes on the floor. It's the first time the girls have sung in front of such a large audience, the first time they'll be doing something more than music in the middle of a random park. This is going to be their big break, and the chances of their Princess hearing will be so much higher.
"I think so," Seiya answers after a moment, wrapping her arms around Taiki and Yaten. "She has to hear us!"
No one says it, but each girl feels a little bit of weight lifted of their shoulders.
"Hey everyone!" The host comes on stage, and she has a big smile for everyone. "Are you guys ready to see this new band? They're called Three Lights, and they're all really attractive! Isn't that right, ladies?"
Yaten jumps at the sounds of the screams from the audience. She silently thanks the curtains for shielding her from the audience.
"Oooh! It looks like the ladies are excited! How excited are y'all?"
"They're so loud," Yaten whispers, clenching the curtain as the screams get louder.
"Lucky! Looks like you girls are ready! Now, today is their first time performing in front of such a large audience, so make sure you're polite, and wait until after they're finished singing to throw your bras!" The host laughs, and the audience screams out in return.
"So, so excited!" The host yells into the microphone before she pulls out a card from her sleeve. "I believe the boys are ready!"
The girls are pushed forward a bit. It's coming. They are so close, just a few more steps and they'll be in front of everyone.
"And I can see them! Here they are, Seiya Kou, Yaten Kou, and Taiki Kou!"
Taiki pauses midstep. Yaten slows down, glancing at Taiki then at Seiya. Seiya doesn't notice and keeps walking.
Taiki's eyes widen as she looks at Seiya, feeling a pit grow in her stomach. She grabs a hold of Seiya's ponytail and yanks her back.
"Ouch, what the fuc-" Yaten's hand goes over Seiya's mouth to keep her voice down.
"I asked you to do one thing!" Taiki whispers, her body trembling. "One thing, and you do it wrong!"
"What are you talking about?" Seiya half whispers, as she shoves Taiki's hand away from her hair.
"God, Seiya. You're such an idiot." Yaten groans, rubbing her temples.
"I don't get what you're so mad about!" Seiya hisses, rubbing her head in pain.
"You," Taiki pokes Seiya in the chest, "gave us all the same first name!"
Seiya's eyes widen. She opens her mouth to speak, but nothing comes out.
"Oh, where are you Three Lights? Come on ladies, let's shout for them! Three Lights! Three Lights! Three Lights!"
"I didn't mean to." Seiya croaks out as the screams get louder.
Taiki looks at Seiya, then at the host. "There's no time to worry about this anymore," She smacks her forehead, "we just need to get out there!"
The three all go on stage, and within a few minutes, the most important concert of their live begins. It's exciting, it's terrifying, but Taiki doesn't forget that she's going to throw something at Seiya once they get home.
"So if you three got to choose your names, why did you all go with same first name?" Usagi tilts her head to the side as she looks at the three pop stars in front of her. She's sitting in a booth with Minako, the three celebrities across from her.
Seiya tenses and looks down at the table, taking a slow sip of her soda.
"Don't be rude, Usagi. It's probably a creative thing!" Minako says, as she tosses a fry in her mouth. She giggles, before whispering to the table, "Good thing Haruka isn't here, she'd probably blame it on Seiya,"
"Haha, good thin—" Seiya's words get cut off by Taiki's dark glare.
"She'd be right," The look on Taiki's face gets darker. "I gave Seiya one job, and now we all have to share the same first name."
Red colors Seiya's cheeks, "Oi, that was so long ago!" The defensiveness in her voice causes Yaten to start laughing.
Minako covers her mouth in an attempt to muffle her giggles, while Usagi stares at Seiya with a look of disbelief on her face. "R-really?"
"Yes," Yaten answers, an amused smirk on her face. She looks over at Minako, "You don't need to cover your mouth. Laugh at Seiya's stupidity."
"It wasn't my fault!"
"Yes it was!" Taiki throws one of Minako's fries at Seiya, "It is completely your fault."
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