Chapter Two:
In the basement Ryuuhane was recording different instruments playing their notes for the same song separately and putting them all together. Now she was ready to record herself singing the words. Little did she know a certain fire demon was sitting at the door, listening. She adjusted the microphone and checked the lyrics. Then pressed play on the music and record.
Tonight,
My head is spinning,
I need,
Something to pick me up,
I've tried,
But nothing is working,
I won't stop,
I won't say I've had enough,
Tonight,
I start the fire,
Tonight,
I break away,
The rest of the team heard the singing and head to her door to listen. They saw Hiei was already there. "Why you here Hiei?" Yusuke asked. "The onna has a nice voice." Hiei said. They all listened at the door.
Break,
Away from everybody,
Break,
Away from everything,
If you can't stand,
The way this place is,
Take,
Yourself to higher places,
At night,
I feel like a vampire,
It's not right,
But I just can't give it up,I'll try,
To get myself higher,
Let's go,
We're gonna light it up,
Tonight,
We start the fire,
Tonight,
We break away,
Break,
Away from everybody,
Break,
Away from everything,
If you can't stand,
The way this place is,
Take,
Yourself to higher places,
If you can't stand,
The way this place is,
Take,
Yourself to higher places,
Break,
Away from everybody,
Break,
Away from everything,
If you can't stand,
The way this place is,
Take,
Yourself to higher places,
Higher places,
To higher places,
Higher places,
Take,
Yourself to higher places.
After she finished they all scrambled to get away from her door. "Guys, If you want to listen to me sing I record every song I sing to see how I can improve." Ryuuhane said. "You mean like, on CD?" Kuwabara asked. "Yes. Here. This is my first one." She said as she handed them the CD. Yusuke took it and Kuwabara and Kurama followed him to his CD player. After they left she noticed Hiei was still there. "Do want to come in?" She asked as she began to walk through the door. Hiei followed her in. He was staring intently at her. "Do you sing Hiei?" She asked. "I've never tried." Hiei replied. Ryuuhane said, "Do you want to try? I find it can be rather soothing." Hiei nodded. "Okay, listen to this song then try to match the rhythm and melody of the song and sing the words.
She had him listen to the song and then put a pair of headphones on his head. He stood in front of the microphone and as the music started he began to sing.
In this farewell,
There's no blood,
There's no alibi,
Cause I've drawn regret,
From the truth,
Of a thousand lies,
So let mercy come,
And wash away,
What I've done,
I'll face myself,
To cross out what I've become,
Erase myself,
And let go of what I've done,
Put to rest,
What you thought of me,
Well I clean this slate,
With the hands,
Of uncertainty,
So let mercy come,
And wash away,
What I've done,
I'll face myself,
To cross out what I've become,
Erase myself,
And let go of what I've done,
For what I've done,
I start again,
And what ever pain may come,
Today this ends,
I'm forgiving what I've done,
I'll face myself,
To cross out what I've become,
Erase myself,
And let go of what I've done,
What I've done,
Forgiving what I've done.
Ryuuhane sat there in complete shock, "Oh my gosh! That was amazing!" Hiei gave her a smirk, "I like singing." "Do you want to sing some more?" She asked. Hiei nodded. She smiled, "I'll go get us some water." Ryuuhane walked into the kitchen and asked, "Hey Kurama, do we have any bottled water?" "Yes, Ryuuhane. It's in the refrigerator." Kurama asked. She quickly brought the water into her room and they had a quick water break. "Do you want the others to know?" She asked. Hiei said, "I want to wait until they comment about what I'm doing with you down here. Plus the girls aren't home yet." "Want to try singing a duet with me?" She asked. "Fine," Hiei said. "Okay I'll sing the girl part and you sing the boy part." Ryuuhane explained. She played the song once to know the tune. Then as the music started they started singing.
I'm at war with the world,
And they,
Try to pull me into the dark,
I struggle to find my faith,
As I'm slipping from your arms,
It's getting harder to stay awake,
And my strength is fading fast,
You breathe into me at last,
I'm awake and alive,
Now I know what I believe inside,
No,
It's my time,
I'll do what I want,
Cause this is my life,
Right here,
Right here,
Right now,
Right now,
Stand right there and never back down,
I know what I believe inside,
I'm awake and I'm alive,
I'm at war with world,
Cause I,
Ain't ever gonna sell my soul,
I've already made up my mind,
No matter what I did before the soul,
When my faith is getting weak,
And I feel like giving in,
You breathe into me at last,
I'm awake and alive,
Now I know what I believe inside,
No,
It's my time,
I'll do what I want,
Cause this is my life,
Right here,
Right here,
Right now,
Right now,
Stand right there and never back down,
I know what I believe inside,
I'm awake and I'm alive,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
In the dark,
I can feel you in my sleep,
In my arms I feel breathe into me,
Forever hold this heart,
And will give to you,
Forever I will live for you,
I'm awake and alive,
Now I know what I believe inside,
No,
It's my time,
I'll do what I want,
Cause this is my life,
Right here,
Right here,
Right now,
Right now,
Stand right there and never back down,
I know what I believe inside,
I'm awake and I'm alive,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up,
Waking up.
"Alright, do you want to hear how the recording sounds?" Ryuuhane asked. Hiei nodded. She pressed play on the computer and the sound was amazing. Their voices sounded perfect together. "Is that really my voice?" Hiei asked. "Yep. I told you your voice sounds amazing." Ryuuhane giggled, "Do you want to sing some more solo songs?" "Yes I do. I see why you like singing so much." Hiei said.
Eventually that day they had a whole CD made of Hiei singing. Hiei and Ryuuhane had just put in the cover for the case when the girls came home. Ryuuhane and Hiei went into the living room to investigate the noise.