Chapter 1: They are now 21

"Alright you three! Time to get on stage!" Said Jason. Bright was stopped reading, Auler stopped watching tv, but Shade still lied on the couch with a magazine on his face. Jason sighs in annoyance. He walks up to Shade and takes of the magazine from his face. Shade was sleeping. "SHADE!" He opens his eyes and yawns. Finally he sits up and stretches.

"I'm awake. Calm yourself..." He said.

"Don't tell me you were out last night, doing it with woman."

Shade looks at his with an emotionless face. "Alright, I won't tell you."

Auler holds in a chuckle, Bright turns away trying not to laugh. Jason gets annoyed. "I OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T NEED TO YOU SAY THAT! JUST HURRY UP AND GET READY!"

"Jason, please calm down. You'll age quicker if you're in stress." Bright said.

"You're right. Just hurry up." Jason exits the room. Auler bursts in laughter.

"Why are you laughing?" Shade asks.

"B-Because! He looks so funny when he's angry!" He laughed, "Plus you had a funny face!"

Shade turns his head to Bright. "Did my face look funny?"

"A little." Bright answers.

"Whatever. Lets just go already." They put on a uniform. It was army-like. They exit the room. "Why do we have to put on these stupid uniforms?"

"It's for the song we're singing!"

"Oh right..." Bright puts out his charm, he made it into a bracelet. Auler puts on his charm, he made it into a necklace. Shade looks at his charm before putting it on, he made it into an earring for his pierced ear. He puts it on.

They walk under stage and stand on the elevator. "Good! You made it!" Jason said. "Remember Shade, smile!"

"I know!" The staff gives them their microphones and back away.

The elevator goes up. They quickly stretch.

Finally they make it to the top. The lights were off. The song starts. The light shines on Shade.

"This is War"

Shade:

A warning to the people,
The good and the evil,
This is war.

To the soldier, the civilian,
The martyr, the victim,
This is war.

Bright:

It's the moment of truth, and the moment to lie,
The moment to live and the moment to die,
The moment to fight, the moment to fight
To fight, to fight, to fight!

All:
To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
From the last to the first

To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world!

Auler:
A warning to the prophet,
The liar, the honest,
This is war.

Bright:
To the leader, the pariah,
The victor, the messiah,
This is
war.

Auler:
It's the moment of truth, and the moment to lie,
The moment to live and the moment to die,
The moment to fight, the moment to fight,
To fight, to fight, to
fight!

All:
To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
From the last to the first

To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world!

Shade:
I do believe in the light
Raise your hands into the sky
The fight is done, the war is won
Lift your hands toward the sun
Toward the sun
Toward the sun
Toward the sun
The war is
won

All:
To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
From the last to the
first

To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world!

A brave new world
The war is won
The war is won

Shade:
A brave new world

The crowd went wild. Auler waved at the crowd. Bright did as well. Shade gave them a smile. Which made them more wild. The curtains go cover them and they run off before anything else happened.

They congratulated each other. "This never gets old! I love doing this!" Auler said.

"Me too! But it would be nice if we could visit our hometown." Shade lifts his head.

"Yeah...it would be nice." He said. The two look at him. "We should go on our vacation."

"We should!" Bright said, "It would be nice to be away from the big city for a while!"

"HOLD IT!" Jason runs to them. "What do you mean?!"

"Since our vacation is coming up, we decided to go to our hometown!" Auler said, "We can't keep missing this opportunity!" Jason looks at them then clears his throat.

"I understand. In that case, I'll come with you!"

"EH!? What?!"

"Just because you're on vacation doesn't mean you don't practice. Someone needs to be there to be sure you don't miss a single practice!"

"You're only saying that because you want to run away from the company for a while." Shade said. Jason stiffens. "I knew it. Well I don't blame you. This place changed."

"Lets go!" Bright said. The three young men start to run.

"HEY! YOU AREN'T TEENAGERS ANYMORE! COME BACK!" Jason yelled after them. He starts chasing them.


Elsewhere~

Rein turns off the tv and turns to Fine. She was sitting on the bed, reading a book. "Fine?" She said. Fine looks up at her sister.

"Yes, Rein?" She said.

"Did you even listen to their song?"

"Of course. I was listening while reading. It was soothing somehow." She smiles. "I love to hear Shade's voice."

"I love to hear Bright's voice."

"It changed a bit, didn't it?"

"Yeah." Fine continues reading her book. Rein just stared at her read and turn pages. She sighed and stands up. "Please take care of yourself. The doctor said it's unhealthy for a lady your age." Fine puts her book down.

"I know..." Rein walks up to Fine and hugs her.

"I'll be going now. I'll tell Altezza you're feeling better. She's worried." Fine hugs back with one arm and nods.

"Please do. And sorry I made you worry." Rein stops hugging her and smiles.

"I'll call you to check on you!"

"Okay. Now hurry or else your boss will get upset like last time."

"Right!" Rein dashes out of the room. When she exits Fine's smile fades away. She closes her book and looks at the window.

"It's almost dark. I hope see gets there alright. Then again, it's not so far." The door opens again. Fine looks at the door. "Doctor Solar."

He smiles. "I told you to call me Solar! I've known you since you were a baby!" He said. She gives him a small smile.

"Sorry. It's just I thought it would be rude to call you by your name at the hospital."

"Don't worry! Now here's medication!" He hands her pills. "You got to take it easy. Your making others worry more and more. At this rate you might collapse and not wake up for days."

"Sorry..."

His phone rings. "Why do I bother leave it on?" He digs in his pocket and opens his phone. 'It's not like he calls me.' He thought. "It's a message from Milky."

"What did she say?"

"She wants me to tell you to get better so you can eat cakes together again."

Fine giggles. "I wish I could but I'm always at work!"

"You're always at work. You have like 3 part-time jobs and a bakery you own. You should take a break for your own sake." He puts away his phone. "Also, your dad and mom ask me to give you this." He takes out a small box. "It's a gift. Today's the anniversary of your grand opening. They said they'll take pictures and watch over the bakery."

"They didn't need to do that..." She takes the small box.

"Their your parents." He looks at the clock. "I better go. Get some sleep."

"Okay. Bye, Solar." He finally leaves. Fine opens the small box. She takes out a bracelet. "A lucky bracelet." She puts it in the box and puts it aside. She takes off her hair pin and looks at it. Her charm was on the hair pin. "Shade..."

With Rein~

Altezza looks at Rein. She was taking deep breaths. "I-I made it!" She said.

"How's Fine?" Altezza asked.

"She's doing better. She'll be back on her feet in no time!"

"That's a relief... You have a worrisome sister."

"I know. Well I have to go talk to the boss!"

"Okay!"

Rein enters the office. Her face turns her chair and looks at her. "Do you have your designs?" She asks.

"Yes, ma'am!"

"Let me see it." Rein takes out her sketch and hands it to her boss. She takes it and reviews them. A smile comes across her face. "Their lovely! I gotta say, you've improved!"

"Well I practice on Altezza sometimes."

"I see. Well don't just stand there! Start making them!" She hands back Rein's sketch book.

"Thank you!" Rein bows and turns to the door.

"Before you do, may I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"Is your sister doing better? Ever since the bills raised, she worked nonstop. Is the bakery that important to her?"

"Of course. You see...both of us and Altezza are waiting for someone. Fine wants to welcome this person in her bakery."

"Oh? Well she could ask for money."

"I offered her once, but she refused."

"REIN! HURRY UP!" Altezza yelled.

"I better get to work!" Rein bows and exits the room. Altezza scolds her, she kept apologizing.

Rein takes out her phone. Her charm had became her cellphones key chain. Altezza drinks her water. Her charm was now a ring. After they finished they went to work.