Alright, chapter two. All my OCs will be introduced in this chapter.
Chapter two: Introducing BeAt
The click of the door closing echoed through the vacant apartment and was almost too much for Miyon. She wiped her arms across her tear stained face. She hadn't realized how much she counted on Yuuki to always be there but now that he wasn't everything seemed so…empty. The car, on the car ride back from the airport was empty, Yuuki's room was empty, and the air that had always been filled with her and Yuuki's conversations was empty. She just felt so…alone.
So utterly alone.
Miyon shook the thoughts from her head and glanced at the time. She had to be at work in fifteen minutes. Miyon sighed and went to go take a shower before she left for the café that she worked at.
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When Yuuki finally arrived in the United States he was exhausted but the butterflies in his stomach kept him moving. He was nervous, excited but nervous to meet the other band members.
"Yo! Yuuki!" One of the band members called him over as he picked up his luggage. The guy was tall; he was wearing a hat and sunglasses to disguise himself from his fans. There was a tattoo on his neck that looked like it continued over his shoulder and down his arm but his leather jacket covered most of it so Yuuki couldn't even tell what it was a tattoo of. Over all, this guy just looked cool; he carried himself with a confidence that made people just stop and stare sure that he was someone important. He strolled over to Yuuki and held out his hand, "Name's Daine, I'm the lead singer of BeAt."
"Oh," Yuuki said taking the man's hand, "Nice to meet you. I'm-"
"Yeah, Yuuki, I know. I've heard all about you. They call you a musical prodigy you know?" Daine said interrupting Yuuki.
Yuuki blushed a little, "T-they do?"
Daine grinned in response. He picked up one of Yuuki's duffle bags and threw the strap over his shoulder, "Let's get going. The others are dying to meet you."
Yuuki nodded and stumbled after Daine who was already walking ahead of him.
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Miyon readjusted the collar on her shirt. She hadn't changed out of her work clothes yet but she had wanted to go to the theatre instead of heading home. Home was too quiet. Her tennis shoes padded lightly across the pavement as she made her way to the small building. A sign across the top of the building read, 'Hippopotamus'. Miyon had never understood that. Why name a theatre after a freaky looking animal? Directly underneath the name it said, 'Featuring originals from up and coming playwrights'. A smaller sign on the front door had a time table for when they were putting on certain plays. Miyon didn't take the time to read over it, she just pushed through the wooden swinging door and entered.
"Sorry, we're not op-" The girl who had been speaking stopped when she looked up to see Miyon. "Oh! Mi, how're you dear?"
Miyon smiled, "Hey Shelly."
Shelly had short blonde hair that curled in around her face she had some bangs but she always kept them bobby pinned to her hair so they stayed out her face. Her eyes were a soft grey-lavender.
Shelly knew Miyon pretty well and she knew that she only came to the Hippopotamus straight after work without calling when she was upset. Shelly also knew that Miyon wanted to be distracted from whatever it was that was upsetting her.
"Want a drink?" She asked walking over to the kitchen. It was a dinner theatre so they had a kitchen.
Miyon didn't need to answer; she sat herself down at the closest table to her as Shelly disappeared into the kitchen.
She came back carrying two cokes and sat down across from Miyon.
Miyon took the cup in her hands as Shelly rambled about how each of the plays had been doing and such.
"Shells?" Miyon said quietly. Shelly instantly shut her mouth, knowing that now, Miyon wanted to talk. "Yuuki left." Just saying the words brought on a new wave of sadness.
"What do you mean dear?"
"He got accepted into a band and he had to move to America." Miyon told her putting her chin down on the table.
"Oh, dear…when?"
"This morning."
Shelly sighed and patted Miyon's arm, "Oh, honey, I'm sorry."
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As soon as Daine opened the door, Yuuki was immediately bombarded by band members. Daine easily dispelled the group that had formed around Yuuki with a wave of his hand.
Daine pulled off his hat and glasses and tossed them aside. As he pulled the hat off, his hair bounced up into spikes. His eyes were pitch black, just like his hair, "Okay, everyone, as I'm sure you already know, this is Yuuki, our new addition to the band."
"Hi." Yuuki mumbled slightly uncomfortable that everyone's eyes were on him.
"Yuuki, I this is Seth" Daine said. "He's our drummer."
Seth had long dark brown hair that was pulled back into a messy ponytail. His eyes were a surprising yellow and, to be honest, Yuuki was pretty frightened by him.
"Our bassist is Kiata." Daine said redirecting Yuuki's attention to another band member.
Kiata was very cat-like. His hair was a sandy-blonde, orange color; it was all messy and ruffled. His eyes were an olive green and they looked like cat eyes strangely enough. He also had triangle tattoos on his jawbone that gave the illusion of whiskers.
"This is Vinn," Daine said pointing out a boy with bright green hair. That's right green. It honestly looked like this guy was growing grass on his head especially with the way his short hair was spiked straight up. His eyes were also spring green which just made his whole appearance more surreal. "He's our second main singer and also our main lyricist."
Daine pointed to the only girl in the group, "This is Alyssa."
"Call me Lyssa." She affirmed before Daine could continue. Her hair was black and came down to just below her ears. It fell down and covered her right eye but Yuuki could tell from her left that her eyes were grey.
"She's our lead guitarist."
"So," Lyssa said now that all the introductions were done, "You too tired to throw in a quick practice?"
"No." Yuuki said too eager to play to worry about sleep.
"Sounds good then, let's do a cover since I doubt Yuuki knows any of our originals."
"Actually I do." Yuuki walked over to his piano. He had sent it here a few days before he arrived and he was so happy to be reunited with it. He ran his hand across it as he walked around to the bench.
"What?" Lyssa asked.
"I downloaded a few of your songs and I learned them."
A grin crossed Kiata's face, "I love this guy! I told you he'd be perfect!" he threw his arm over Yuuki's shoulder.
Vinn rolled his eyes at Kiata, "We all picked Yuuki."
Kiata threw his arms in the air, "Sure, sure, claim him now that you know he's a genius."
Daine ignored Kiata, "So, what songs do you know kid?"
"My favorite is 'Lonely Grave'."
Lyssa jumped up and down, "Yay! I wrote that one!"
"Kay," Daine said grabbing his microphone, "Lonely Grave it is."
Lyssa grabbed her guitar and started the first few chords then Kiata came in with the base. The pounding of the drums became intermixed with the rest and then it was Yuuki's turn to bring in the piano. He had picked this song because of its beautiful piano solo and he planned on maybe, showing off a little.
Right on cue, Daine started with the lyrics:
"How can I trust my memories?
The mind is so easily tricked
So easily deceived
As I lay in my crypt
Decaying and diseased
Only room for one truth
I'm alone
Digging my own grave
Cold as stone
I try to be brave."
Daine had such a beautiful voice. It was like silk. Smooth, soft and gentle yet strong. It was one of those voices that you didn't just hear, but you felt.
After a short music break, Daine started the chorus and Vinn sang in the background.
"Dig
Dig
I'm digging my own grave
Dig
Dig
I just wish
You were hear to dig it with me
But I'm alone
All I've got is my shovel
And I'm dig, dig, digging my grave."
Vinn's voice was a lot rougher than Daine's; he had one of those voices that could shake your soul. When his voice and Daine's mingled in the air it created a beautiful harmony.
Before re-singing the chorus, Daine glanced over at Yuuki who looked back confidently. It was almost time for his solo and he knew that Daine was using this as a way to test him.
Once Daine hit the last note of the chorus, Yuuki started in on the piano. His well-trained fingers bounced lightly over the keys. He hadn't changed the notes from their original exactly but he had spiced them up a bit by throwing in a few extra notes and more complex sequences.
Daine flashed Yuuki a grin as he finished his solo. Yuuki took that to mean he did a good job and Daine turned back to the microphone to sing the next verse.
"Only one thing is real
Only one thing
I can be sure
You were once here
With me
We used to be together
It used to be different
But that line has been tethered
Now I'm beaten and bent
And all I can do is dig."
Daine continued with Vinn by singing the chorus one last time.
As the song came to an end Yuuki couldn't stop his lips from forming into a smile. This felt so right playing in a real band. It was like a dream come true.
But still something was missing and Yuuki knew what that something was.
Miyon.
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Review please! Like I said, I'll continue if you like it.
also, I thought I should mention that I won't be updating as often as I did with my last story because of school and stuff.
By the way I wrote those song lyrics
