A/N The story starts off a week or so before Kaichou Wa Maid Sama Episode 10 in which Sakura invites Misaki and Shizuko to the UxMishi date. ~ Enjoy
"The dream of -" I sang out, lifting up the mic when the girls in the audience screamed out "THE FLOWERS!"
I continued on singing, tightly squeezing the mic stand infront of me, while Kou continued the familiar tune on his bass, Shou continued quickly strumming along on his guitar, and Will continued angrily beating the drums. Yes, tonight was another one of UxMishi's concerts, and I -Kuuga Sakurai-, the vocalist, was rocking the spotlight.
As I continued singing the lyrics of "Yume No Hana" (which I memorized so perfectly that I didn't even need to pay attention), I absorbed all the lovestruck girls in the audience, singing along and screaming. There were some new faces out there, but there were also alot of familiar ones. We have some crazy fans; fans that devote themselves to us, fans that we see at almost every concert, fans that would do anything for one of us to even give them a chance. But they all just make me laugh. What type of idiot would fall for a person that easily? It's infatuation, not true love in which they claim. And besides, we're in different worlds. I, a major famous rock band's lead vocalist, and a girl that comes to watch us perform and then going home afterwards denying the fact that that's the closest they would ever be to any of us in the band, would never in a million years have a chance together. The famous, and the people who follow them. I don't plan on breaking that fragile balance, and I'm not gonna.
Before I knew it, the song was over, and the thunderous claps and squeals in the audience were drowning my ears.
"Thank you so much! Have a good night!" I yelled with a big smile on my face, and then I walked off stage with my band.
"Ahhhh." I whined, stretching out on my seat in the limousine when everyone was inside and the doors shut away the still screaming girls. "Those girls' annoying squeals are deadly." I complained, patting my right ear to see if I could fix my hearing.
"Well that's rude." Kou smirked and nudged me with his elbow. "I keep telling you, you have to be nicer with our fans."
"Yeah! It's because of them that we're still performing!" Will exclaimed excitedly.
"It's because of them that I might not have my hearing by the age of 20." I muttered under my breath.
"That's the only downside to this Kuuga-kun. Don't take them for granted, it's better we sing and get deaf then sing and awkwardly get off stage with a silent audience." Shou spoke in a monotone voice.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." I pouted, and looked outside the window. The light's were speeding by and I could barely see the blurry crowds of girls walking back home from our concert. I giggled a bit, thinking about what those girls planned to do when they got home. Fantasize more about us? Continue wishing for a chance? They were all idiots who don't realize the difference between reality and fantasy. But then again, I was grateful. Like Kou said, because of them, we gained our reputation, gained our popularity, and gained us many gigs and concerts around the area.
The limo halted when we reached an intersection with a red light. I noticed a small, pinkish-brunette twin-tailed girl walking along the side walk, clearly in a trance. She was one of our most familiar fans, I swear I've seen her in all of our concerts, and I'm pretty sure she came to our signing sessions. She was the one that seemed to always be focused on me.
"Hey, who's that girl again?" I questioned, breaking the silence and pointing at the cute girl walking by.
"Oh, your number one fan?" Will teased. "How could you forget?"
"It's Sakura Hanozono." Kou spoke after racking his brain for a few seconds. "She's one of the most devoted fans I've ever seen."
"Whattya think Kuuga? Pretty cute, eh?" Will giggled, poking me on my shoulder.
"Heh. I guess she is pretty cute." I smirked, checking her out as she stood on the sidewalk's curb, waiting to cross the road. "But she's just another fan that would die to date a famous guy. Nothing special."
"Are you sure about that?" Kou asked in a jokingly voice. "You know, everytime we see her she's staring at you. That time at the signing, she ran straight to you first."
"So what? That doesn't make a difference. She's probably one of those girls who gather with her friends choosing which band member is "theirs". And she probably ended up choosing me. She's just another fan." I explained, bored, yet still looking at the petite girl. "Although she is pretty cute..."
"Then why don't we give her some of our fan service the next time we see her?" Will exclaimed excitedly. "We haven't done that in a while! We've gotta do it! Yknow, for our fans."
"I don't see why that could be a problem. I'm up for it!" Shou agreed and looked at Kou.
"Yeah Kuuga, why don't we give it a shot." Kou added in, and then looked at me.
"Sure, why not? Besides, a cute girl like her must have a few cute friends..." I replied, looking at my friend's "you're-not-gonna-try-something-bad-are-you?" looks. "You know, cute friends for you guys to share."
The four of us laughed and continued conversing as the red light finally turned green. I turned to look at the spot where Sakura was standing, and wondered about when would be the next time I was gonna see her.
Finally it was the night of our concert once again. I was waiting for the next chance to see Sakura all week. The guys kept teasing me about how it was surprising that I was so interested in a girl for once, but they were all wrong. I just couldn't wait to be amused again. Watching girls drool over me, watching girls fall into a trap of despair, watching girls live in their fake moments of happiness, it strangely made me happy. I couldn't wait to be able to ensnare Sakura and then break her at the last moment, like I've done to a few others. And then seeing them the next concert, still rooting for us even after how cruel I might've been to them, it makes me laugh like there's no tomorrow. Evil? Maybe. I was just bored. But somehow, this time it slightly felt different.
"With you, I watched those fireworks and have cell phone straps that match with each other and now with these hand that are connecting, all of them." I sang emotionally, searching the crowds for the pink haired girl. "They are not dreams, let's always stay like this, Don't let it go, okay?" I continued, still searching. It was weird, most of the time she'd be around the middle or so, but tonight I couldn't see her. "Gripping your hand tightly, we move towards the other side of that sky, catching up with the vapor trail, together." The song was almost coming to an end, and yet I still couldn't see her. I was so stupid for not looking for her earlier on in the concert. Maybe she didn't come tonight? But no, she was so devoted, she had to be here somewhere.
"A summer love story; with you, I wanted to see such kind of dream, from now on and forever!" I sang the last lines of the song, and right when I thought there was no hope in seeing her tonight, I caught a glimpse of her in the corner of my eye. She was squealing out loud like the other girls, and I stopped and smiled at her for a while. When she noticed me staring at her, she stopped all her squeals and stood there, confused. It was so cute, and yet so funny. That wasn't going to be the end of it either.
"Thanks so much! Please come to our next concert! We'll be waiting!" I screamed out like every other concert when the song came to a full stop. We all waved goodbye and I ran backstage.
"Good job guys!" Will shouted, surprisingly still filled with energy, about to enter his change room.
"Yeah good job!" I said quickly and sprinted to my change room.
"Well..." Kou said, adjusting his glasses. "Somebody's excited to see a certain girl." He said with a loud voice from inside his room.
"I can still hear you, yknow?" I shouted back from inside the change room. I wiped off all the sweat on my face, took off my shirt and polo, put on a different white polo, and the buttoned it up. After I cooled down for a few seconds, I walked out to see Kou, Shou and Will, all ready to leave.
"Yosh! Let's gooo!" Will exclaimed.
"Put on your ear plugs Kuuga, the squealing girls are waiting for us outside that door." Shou teased, and smirked at me.
"Heh, not this time." I smiled back. "This time, I can't wait to absorb everything around me." I took out a white rose from my pocket and held it in my right hand.
As Will pushed open the door, the squeals and giggles of the fan girls rammed into my ears like a wave slamming on the shore. We all walked out in a line, first Will, then Kou, then Shou and then me. I smiled at them all and stopped in my tracks. I peeked around the girls and spotted Sakura standing around the back, with a bespectacled friend that frankly looked bored. I smiled, and threw the rose in the air, obviously aiming for Sakura.
The rose flew by the hands of girls, all wanting to grab it, and finally came to a land on Sakura's palm. She stared at it with a blank expression for a while, and then looked up at me. I gave her the sweetest smile I could give, and winked in her direction for the finishing blow. I giggled a bit when her face filled with the color red as she continued to stare at the spot that I was standing at, even though I was already walking towards the limo.
"I'm home!" I shouted with as much as my voice I could find at the moment, as I entered the Hanozono household.
"Welcome back Sakura-chan!" my older sister shouted back from inside the kitchen. I took off my shoes and ran upstairs to my room straight away.
I was finally home after UxMishi's concert. My heart was throbbing so fast, and my mind was spinning. Of course, this was my typical after-feelings from coming home from one of their concerts and getting to watch Kuuga on stage. But this time I had a reason to be really fired up. I couldn't stop myself from blushing when I stared at the rose Kuuga threw at me. First he smiled at me from onstage, then he threw a white rose at me, and lastly he gave me a wink. It was something that I've always dreamed of, yet this was reality! Kuuga acknowledged me, I knew he did.
I sat on the edge of my pink bed in a daze. I was so amazed, and it felt like none of this was real whatsoever. I pinched my cheek for a while and flinched at the pain. Yep, I was awake, meaning this wasn't a dream. But it sure felt like it. I mean, I've always loved Kuuga, I'm not one of those girls who only like guys because they're famous or because they're good looking. Well sure, I did love Kuuga because of his looks, but I did my research, and he seemed like a really great guy! And the lyrics of his songs, the emotions he puts in them, they were so entrancing. They always pulled on my heart chords, and soon enough I was in love!
I told myself that it may just be infatuation, and that nothing could ever happen between us. Besides, he was a rock bands' vocalist and I was another girl that came to watch them. But just now, when he smiled at me, when he winked at me, and when I caught the rose that he threw at me, it gave me hope! Maybe it was false hope, but there had to be some type of special meaning in this. I've never seen Kuuga focus on a girl as long as he did when he smiled at me.
"But it could never happen..." I whispered to myself, falling backwards on the bed and stuffing my face in my pillow. And then my cellphone began to ring.
I picked it up and stared at the caller ID. The number was unfamiliar, and the display name was unknown. After a few rings I decided to pick it up.
"Hello, this is Sakura speaking!" I said in my usual happy-go-lucky voice.
"Hello, Sakura-chan." A familiar, yet unfamiliar voice replied. "Nice to finally have a private chat with you."
I was speechless. I knew this voice, but I didn't know for sure. But if it was who I thought it was... "Um, not to be rude, but who is this?" I stammered into the phone.
"Hehe, how surprising! I was sure you'd know without asking. It's me Sakura." The boy from the other side of the call said, dreamily. "It's Kuuga Sakurai."
I almost dropped the phone when I heard the name. Kuuga called me! He actually called me! But .. why? And how did he get my number? And how did he know my name? He said my name! I didn't know how to reply, but as if reading my mind, Kuuga spoke again.
"Ahhh, you must be at a loss for words. I'm sorry for startling you with this sudden call." Kuuga spoke, and I could hear his smile.
"N-N-N-No! It's no problem at all! I just can't believe that Kuuga-kun's calling me.." I stammered again after I built up the courage to find my voice again.
"Hehe! You must be wondering a few things. Number one, I remembered your name from that time I signed and autograph for you. Number two, I asked one of my friends who knows a person who knows a person who goes to Seika High, and they gladly gave me your phone number. Number three, I wanted to ask if you were free next week." Kuuga explained on the phone.
"F-F-Free? N-N-Next week... y-yes! I'm, I'm, I'm definitely free! B-but why?" I couldn't stop myself from stuttering. Everything felt so unreal!
"Aww, you know exactly why! I want to ask you if you're interested in a date with me and the others from UxMishi!" Kuuga laughed. I almost died.
"A date? With Kuuga? YES! YES! I'd love to!" I screamed without thinking. "Oh I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to scream! I just ... I'm so excited!"
Kuuga laughed wholeheartedly. "Well, lets meet up at SunVaca Cafe. Is that alright?"
"Yes!" I replied, feeling my excitement meter at its limit.
"Alright! And before I forget, do you think you can invite any of your other friends to come? Just so the others don't feel jealous that it's just you and me." Kuuga teased. I felt my heart jump out of my chest when he said "just you ane me".
"Sure! I-I-I'll definitely bring some!" I stammered.
"Yay! Can't wait to see you again Sakura. See you then!" Kuuga exclaimed and then hung up.
I slowly put down my cell phone and stared at it. I was going on a date with Kuuga. I was actually going on a date with Kuuga. It was so unreal.
After a few minutes of sitting there, I went downstairs got a glass, filled it with water, and placed the white rose on it. When I went back to my room, I placed it on my desk and stared at it for a while.
My dreams were slowly coming true, and I couldn't believe one bit of it.
