A Rose Hidden by Shadows
Chapter Three~ Lost in Thoughts
I walked down the stairs, rubbing one of my eyes to rid it of sleep. I stopped three stairs from the bottom when I saw quite a few suitcases sitting around the door. I looked around for my parents, knowing what this meant. "Momma? Dad?" I asked, looking around as I stepped off of the staircase.
"Chouko? What are you doing up already?" my mom asked when she walked into the room.
"I woke up to get a glass of water. Are you going to be leaving again?" I asked, looking back at the luggage that seemed to answer my question already.
"Yes honey. We need to make sure everything is okay with all of the other restaurants. We'll be back before you get out of school the end of this year, okay." my dad said as he walked out of the kitchen, finishing a cup of coffee he was holding.
I smiled and nodded my head. I hugged my mom before running over to my dad and hugging him while saying," I love you"
~End~
I woke up slowly to the annoying ringing of my alarm clock. I turned it off and sat up, rubbing my eyes with the heels of my hands. "Mom, Dad. I hope you two are okay wherever you may be." I said sadly before getting up and heading to the bathroom.
I stood under the running water, thinking about things. Mostly I was thinking about my parents. I hadn't seen them since they left before the end of my last year in middle school. I hoped that they were okay, but I had my doubts. I didn't want to doubt that they were okay but I guess that's human nature. I sighed slightly before pouring some of my favorite shampoo in my palm and rubbing it into my short hair.
~Normal POV~ Ouran~
Chouko walked through the gates of Ouran and started towards the Third Music Room. Once she got to the room she walked in, surprised to find it unlocked and empty,
"Hey, anyone in here?" She asked loudly before shrugging and heading to the kitchen to start making the snacks for the day. Chouko plugged her mp3 player into the small speaker she carried in her bag and pressed play. She loved to have any form of music playing when she was doing work so the small speaker helped her greatly. The first song that played was one of her favorites and one that she loved to sing along with. (A/N I had one song in mind but I'm not going to use it. Although I will include the name and artist in the final author's note, it is a really good song. All I want to do is share it, although if you don't like j-pop then you might not like it)
"The season fades and you think everthin's lost in the waves. Like a spark in your eyes, so your love will be mine. When the sky is going to light and shine. You take my hands and I think that time will give me one more chance." Chouko sang along with the music playing, swaying slightly as she cooked. "Do you remember a kiss under the moonlight? When it was summer,it was love at first sight. Can you remember, cause i feel the same now, until the winter. Will see blooming, this love." she continued as she placed some cookies in the oven and started to mix the cake batter. Soon after the song had finished and was playing the next one in her playlist.
"Wow, I have such an odd taste in music. I mean it goes from Dj Satomi to Yoko Kanno." she said to herself, smiling slightly at her mp3 player. She shrugged slightly before singing along with the second song.
Been a long road to follow
Been there and gone tomorrow
Without saying goodbye to yesterday
Are the memories I hold still valid?
Or have the tears deluded them?
Maybe this time tomorrow
The rain will cease to follow
And the mist will fade into one more today
Something somewhere out there keeps calling
Am I going home?
Will I hear someone singing solace to the silent moon?
Zero gravity, what's it like?
Is somebody there beyond these heavy aching feet?
Still the road keeps on telling me to go on
Something is pulling me
I feel the gravity of it all
Chouko smiled at the thought of the short song that sounded so beautiful to her. Suddenly she heard a voice behind her say," You do have an odd taste in music but somehow it suites you."
Chouko jumped, being startled out of her calm, before turning quickly to find it was Kyouya who had spoken. "Odd music for an odd person I guess." she said before returning to the cake she was working on.
"You should sing for the host club. It would be sure to bring in more customers." Kyouya said, walking into the kitchen.
Chouko turned, having finished with the cake, and leaned against the counter. "Well I can play piano and guitar. I guess it's worth a shot." she said, thinking of the idea as she wiped her hands on a hand towel.
"Good, the piano is set up by the east window. You can use it this afternoon if you like." Kyouya said before turning and leaving the kitchen. Chouko nodded slightly before going back to her cooking, thinking over what she might sing.
~After Classes~ Host Club~ Chouko's POV~
I walked into the club room, knowing what I was going to play. I was one of my many favorites and was a piano piece. It It was also a song that my mom had shown me and I loved so it had that going for it too. I greeted everybody before bringing out the snacks I had made earlier in the day. After everyone was settled I walked over to the piano, taking a seat. I quickly did some warm-ups before the customers walked in. I noticed some of the others giving me questioning glances but I just gave them a smile. I was really hoping this would go over well.
Soon the customers walked in and I waited until everything was settled before I took a deep breath and started to play the song.
Head under water
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while
The breathing gets harder, even I know that
Made room for me but it's too soon to see
If I'm happy in your hands
I'm unusually hard to hold on to
Blank stares at blank pages
No easy way to say this
You mean well, but you make this hard on me
I'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one, you see
I'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's
Make or break in this
If you're on your way
I'm not gonna write you to stay
If all you have is leaving I'm gonna need a better
Reason to write you a love song today
I learned the hard way
That they all say things you want to hear
And my heavy heart sinks deep down under you and
Your twisted words,
Your help just hurts
You are not what I thought you were
Hello to high and dry
Convinced me to please you
Made me think that I need this too
I'm trying to let you hear me as I am
I'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one, you see
I'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's
Make or break in this
If you're on your way
I'm not gonna write you to stay
If all you have is leaving I'm gonna need a better
Reason to write you a love song today
Promise me that you'll leave the light on
To help me see with daylight, my guide, gone
'cause I believe there's a way you can love me
Because I say
I won't write you a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one, you see
I'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
Is that why you wanted a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one, you see
I'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's make or break in this
If you're on your way
I'm not gonna write you to stay
If your heart is nowhere in it
I don't want it for a minute
Babe, I'll walk the seven seas when I believe that
There's a reason to
Write you a love song today
I sang along with the piano, starting to think of things other then the people around me. I was more thinking of my mom and wondering if she was okay. Once I finished the song I was brought back to reality by people clapping. I looked around and noticed that some of the customers were clapping.
"Thank you." I said, smiling. It had gone over better then I had hoped for, which was very good.
"Chou-chan, that was great!" Hunny said as he bounded over to me.
I smiled at the small senior and said," Thank you, Hunny-senpai." Soon after I was talking with some of the customers who were curious as to who the artist was and why I choose that song. I told them that I had picked that song because it was one that my mom showed me.
Overall that day was very interesting, and possibly the day that led up to even bigger things for me.
A/N
Well there is chapter 3. I titled it a little different then the way it was written, which is very common for me. Any way I'll list the song I used and the song I wanted to mention here is a second. Also a warning that I should've included in the first chapter, I post this on two websites. Fanfiction and Quizilla, just in case I reference anything from either of the two sites and confuse someone from the other site. Also I want to say thank you to Secretly Strange who reviewed last chapter and the first chapter. I do have to say, I don't write out my plans for my stories, like I don't write out the plot line. I should really do that but I mostly write down any major ideas I have, two of which are on my cell phone cause I got them while I was going somewhere.
Songs
It's Party Time- HaliCali (The song i mentioned earlier)
Waves- Dj Satomi
Gravity- Yoko Kanno (Wolf's Rain ending actually XD)
Love Song- Sara Barellies
Thank you for reading,
Areikoto/Lilmszen
