Summary:
(AU) What if their roles were reversed? What if it was Usagi who was hopelessly in love with Seiya and he was the one who was in love with someone else, oblivious to the feelings of his best friend for him? How would Usagi get him to see her more than just a best friend?
Disclaimer:
I don't own any of the Sailormoon characters. But I do own the plot and (in the future) some invented characters.
Author's Note:
Smacks forehead Oh my gosh! I can't believe I made a cardinal error - - I'm really, really sorry you guys! I finished Chapter One around 2 am and I was a bit groggy so I made "Three Lights" into "The Starlights"! But "The Starlights" are kinda growing on me... but just the same let me know what you think. Should I stick with the error or stay true to the canon? You decided :)
Moving on, A HUGE THANK YOU goes to Kaelien for the help :D and to everyone who reviewed hugseachandeveryoneofyou Your reviews really meant a lot to me :D
I know there are others out there who haven't reviewed. Please, please just let me know what you think about my story so I know how I can improve it and what not. I've also enabled anonymous reviews :) (I'm sorry for those who wanted to do so but can't before.) So now there's no reason for you guys not to review ;P
I've rambled enough now, so on with the story!
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"Oh my god! They are headed this way!"
The collective squeals and shrieks reverberated throughout the hallway from the girls who were there. Some were hyperventilating and border-lined freaking out, while others were giggling madly and talking excitedly amongst themselves.
The cause of all this pandemonium? The Starlights were walking down the corridor, making their way to their respective lockers.
"This is really getting old." The brown haired, purple-eyed member of three stated amidst the over the top attention he and his friends were getting.
"They're making me feel like a member of Nsnyc or the Backstreet Boys or some other bubblegum pop boy group!" The shortest of them scoffed, not bothering to hide his disdain over the way the girls were acting.
"So I guess it's only proper to wave back, give off kisses as well as autographs right?" Replied the last of the three jokingly.
This earned him a glare from the other which made him laugh, rather than take it as an offense as his friend intended it to be. "Oh come on Yaten, I bet you're secretly loving all this attention."
"Well Seiya seeing as that's your bright idea, how would you like it if I were to throw you to that group of girls over there?" Yaten said pointing to a group of girls who were ready to faint when they saw him gesture to them.
"No thank you. Shamelessly flirting with groupies is your specialty Yaten." Seiya answered walking ahead of his two friends, leaving one dumbfounded and the other snickering at his friend's reaction.
Note to self: check guitar later for any damage Yaten might cause to it. Seiya thought to himself as he reached his locker and begun opening it.
"You shouldn't have said that Seiya. You know how he likes to get even in worst possible way." He heard a voice say beside him.
"Trust me Taiki, there's nothing he could do that would surprise me." He replied to his friend who was also getting some of his books from his own locker. "Where is he anyway?"
"I left him right where you said he would be." Taiki said pointing to Yaten who was currently in the middle of a group of girls, currently saying something that the girls found quite amusing.
"I bet Minako would love to see her Yaten going at it with the groupie-zoids."
Both guys turned to the new arrival; it was none other than Seiya's best friend Usagi who was also retrieving some items from her locker.
"Odang..."
He didn't get a chance to finish what he was trying to say as Usagi cut him off by hitting him in the stomach with her calculus book. She then shook her head while he rubbed his ribs. "How many times do I have to remind you that it's Usagi and not Odango?"
"That's why you don't see a lot of guys going after you Odango They're afraid that you'd beat them to death before they have the chance to ask you out!"
"Why you..." She said while making an attempt to hit him again.
"Careful Usagi." Taiki placed a hand on her shoulders to stop her.
Seiya then stuck his tongue out at her then turned to Taiki and said "THANK YOU TAIKI!"
"You know how delicate he is. He may not be able to sing tonight and then we won't be able to perform." Taiki added as he left the two for his next classes.
"Some friend..." Seiya muttered as he scowled at Taiki's retreating figure. "So anyway," he then turned to Usagi, "what time will I be seeing you tonight?"
"I'll be a bit late." She replied slamming her locker door shut. She then handed two of her heaviest books to him, which he immediately took and then they begin walking to their calculus class.
"How come?"
"Paper thing... The new editor-in-chief wants a last minute meeting before we send the final draft of the weekly edition for printing."
"I see..." He started to say something but then stopped when he felt his phone vibrating. "Hold on..." He fished it out and checked if he knew the number. Seeing as it wasn't recorded in his phone book he handed it to Usagi.
She grinned at him and then answered it. "Hello?"
"Is this the Kou Seiya's phone?" A giddy, shrill female voice replied.
Upon hearing that, she rolled her eyes and responded. "That depends; do I sound like Kou Seiya to you?"
"No... But there's no need to be a bitch!... Wrong number you guys..." was the last thing Usagi heard before the call was ended. She then handed the phone back to Seiya who promptly asked who it was.
"One of your many fans. I thought you only gave that number to your close friends?"
"I do! Wait..." suddenly he made the connection in his mind, "that's probably Yaten's pay back for that comment I made a while ago."
Usagi gave him a look of mock accusation. "What did you say again to him again?"
"That he loved hogging all the attention the groupie-zoids were giving him, or pretty much something along those lines."
She laughed at his antics. "And his way of a payback is giving the groupie-zoids your private number."
"Yup. Ugh! There it goes again!" he reached for his phone again, but this time he didn't bother to check who it was and just handed it to Usagi. "I'll just leave you to fend off my unwanted callers."
"Sure." She replied sarcastically before answering the call. "Yes?"
"Usagi give the phone back to Seiya!"
"I'm sorry but I think you have the wrong number."
"Whatever! I know it's you so just hand the damn phone back to Seiya before I reveal to his fans that he loves to sleep wearing nothing but Hello Kitty PJs!"
Usagi laughed at his threat and gave Seiya the phone. "It's Yaten. And he's using the Hello Kitty threat."
Upon hearing this, Seiya narrowed his eyes and swore under his breath. He then snatched the phone back.
Usagi laughed harder at her best friend's reaction and watched as he argued animatedly with Yaten on the phone as they continued making their way to their class.
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Silence. No one in the audience dared to speak as darkness grips the once well lit area. Then all of a sudden the lead guitarist and bassist were revealed to the audience as two spotlights directed upon them. Ear shattering screams erupt from the female spectators as they see Seiya and Taiki before them.
But neither Seiya nor Taiki pay attention to the reaction of the crowd. Seiya begins to play the opening chords of the song and Taiki follows his lead. A few bars later, a third spotlight exposes the drummer as he too begins to play the beat, completing the harmony. After a few more bars, Seiya approaches the mic; the he closes his eyes and begins to sing the lyrics of the song;
The sun is shining down on you
It's time to show the truth
It's time to show your true face now
You're walking content, disorder
You're colder
You know that I can see through you
Try, try me
Try, try me...
Seiya steps back from the mic and he and his band mates play the middle part of the harmony. After a while he moves toward the mic and begins singing again;
Unexpectable drop-by's
My body's pressed against the wall
It's cracking up my skin again
Obviously you're happy
The sun is shining down on you
You know it all
Just give me one reason to live
Try, try me
Try, try me!
The band then begins playing the last bars of the song. And at the end of the last beat, deafening shouts and applause meet the three band members. They then bowed to their audience as a sign of gratitude and then begun their next song.
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As the guys entered their dressing room, a long, blonde haired girl seized Yaten and gave him a tight hug. "That was awesome!"
"Ow! Minako! You're killing me here!" Secretly enjoying the moment while trying to conceal his feelings by attempting to get the girl off him.
Finally, Minako let go and Yaten went to where his bag was located and placed his drumsticks in it. "I'm sorry but I can't help it! You were so good out there!" She replied beaming at him.
"Well I can't help it if I was born this talented." Yaten replied arrogantly. At this, the other people who were inside the room sweat-dropped but decided not to say anything.
Minako didn't seem to find offense at this as she said "I guess not everyone is born lucky like my boyfriend." She then leaned over and gave Yaten a quick kiss on the lips and then made her way out of the room. At the door, she turned around and gestured to Usagi who was with Seiya; both were currently enjoying Yaten's temporary paralysis. "And Usagi, me and the rest of the girls will be waiting for you at the bar. Don't take too long." She winked at her then left.
When she finally left the room, Yaten regained the capacity to move again. He shook his head; he then grabbed his bag off the floor and made a move to follow Minako. Before the door was completely closed they heard him say "I'm not your boyfriend!"
This caused Usagi and Seiya to laugh harder.
"Did... you... catch that?" Seiya asked Usagi in between laughs.
"Yup!" She then replayed the video she caught in her mobile phone and once again she and Seiya were reduced to a fit of giggles.
"This priceless!" He said pointing at stunned expression Yaten had on his face. "He'll be seeing red for a whole week hell a whole month even when I show this to him!"
They continue on laughing for a while and when they quieted down Seiya asked Usagi "How did you know Minako was going to do that?"
"Mina told me. She did it as part of the bet she had with Makoto."
"What bet with Makoto?" Taiki said, momentarily pausing from placing his bass guitar in its case to listen to what Usagi was saying about his girlfriend.
"Oh it's no big deal actually. She just made a bet with Makoto saying that she could get Yaten to ask her out to the dance next Saturday, tonight. But if you ask me, she did it as an excuse to get Yaten to make the first move."
"Minako's smarter than I give her credit for then." Taiki said as he slung the strap of his bass guitar's case over his shoulder then stood up. "It takes a lot for Yaten to lose his stubbornness and admit something. Anyway, I'll go ahead. I need to see Makoto before you guys leave for Rei's place." He then left the room leaving Seiya and Usagi alone.
"And then there were two..." Seiya mentioned as he noticed this fact.
Usagi shrugged and began to say something but before she could her phone rang. She gave Seiya an apologetic smile and answered the call.
Seiya just smiled back at Usagi then took his bag off the floor and dug inside of it to get a towelette and a fresh shirt. He then begun to strip off the shirt he was previously wearing.
"Okay, okay, I'll be there Rei. Geez... I'm just waiting for..." She wasn't able to continue her statement as she saw that Seiya was now topless. Her eyes widened while she saw him trying to wipe off the sweat on his body, before donning on a new shirt. She then began to appreciate his well-toned chest and abs. She gave a little thank you prayer to whomever invented football and his coach seeing as those training sessions improved his physique A LOT.
As he finished putting on his shirt, he looked at Usagi and saw that she was staring at him with a peculiar expression on her face while her mouth formed an O - shape. Puzzled at his friend's look, he stared back at her. When their eyes met, Usagi's eyes widened again and she lowered her eyes from his gaze.
Usagi then realized she was still on the phone and apparently, on the other end of the line Rei was getting impatient. Damn Seiya for distracting her.
"Tsukino Usagi you better be here in five minutes, with a good excuse as to why you weren't paying attention to me or we'll leave you here!"
"Okay. Seiya's done changing anyway. We'll be there in less than five minutes." She didn't wait for Rei's reply and just ended the call.
"I take it Rei's just about ready to explode?"
Usagi looked up and saw Seiya smiling down at her. Seeing that he had his bag with him already, she took this as a sign that he was ready to leave. She then wordlessly grabbed her bag and proceeded to leave the dressing room with him walking behind her.
"So about the dance next Saturday, do you have a date already?" Seiya said breaking the silence between them as they were walking along the backstage area. When she wasn't replying, he stopped walking and grabbed her arm to prevent her from walking further. That was a mistake as it caused her to lose her balance and fall to the ground, bringing him along with her.
"Hey what was that for?" She said finally looking at him.
He just laughed at her pissed off expression and got himself to stand up. He then picked his bag of the floor, and then extended his hand to help Usagi up. "Well at least I have your attention now."
"Huh?" She just gave him a puzzled look.
"You were spacing off a while ago."
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to... I just have a lot on my mind, with the deadlines coming up and all that..."
He held up a hand to stop her from ranting further. "Don't worry about it Usagi. I understand." He said smiling at her.
"Thank you." She replied while smiling back. "So anyway, what were you saying?"
He answered her question as they begun walking again. "I was asking you whether or not you had a date for the dance already."
"Not yet... Why do you want to go with me?" She asked looking at him.
He just nodded his assent.
"Let me guess, you can't find anyone interesting enough to bring to dance?" She said it more of a statement than as a question.
"You know me Odango. I'd rather go with my best friend than spend my night with some other girl that would just bore me to death."
She just shook her head. "Despite the fact that just you called me by that nickname I so requested you not to call me by for the nth time already, I would gladly go to the dance with you."
"I'll pick you up at 8." He winked at her before they were separated at the end of the hallway. There were a number of girls who were waiting for Seiya to emerge from the dressing rooms and couldn't wait to get to him.
Usagi just smiled as she saw her best friend being 'attacked' by the groupie-zoids. She then made her way through the crowd to get to the bar where her four friends were waiting.
And despite the fact Rei let Usagi know exactly how she felt about Usagi being late, that didn't remove the smile from Usagi's lips or curb the feeling of cloud nine she was experiencing.
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First of all I want to say sorry, for the delay of Chapter Two. I thought I could finish it the other day and as you can see I was mistaken. But I made this chapter longer than my usual chapter and thrown in a lot of Seiya + Usagi goodness in order to make up for it. :D
The song featured in this chapter is "Another Minute until Ten" by a band called Typecast. I don't know if someone might know them but I wouldn't be surprised if no one did because they're a band from my country Philippines. :) Also all throughout the course of this fan fiction I'll be mostly featuring songs by bands from my country unless otherwise stated.
I know by canon Seiya is suppose to play the drums as well as do lead vocals, while Taiki does the keyboards and Yaten plays the guitar. But I decided to play with their line up to suite my story and how I perceive their characters to be. But I still need you to let me know if you would like for me to retain 'The Starlights' or change it to 'Three Lights.' Reviews are a must if you feel like I should change the band's name. Until next time
