I give gratitude towards:
ShoujoAnimeFanatic13
babee-angel
tAnGeRiNe-jUjUbE08
Mikiramen
Luckystar222
And most especially:
An Identified Nobody who made me realize that I've not been sharing my music at all.
So the songs I've used:
chapter 1: Redemption by Renfue
chapter 2: Let the Flames Begin by Paramore
chapter 3: Cannonball by The Breeders
chapter 4, 5 and 6: Born For This by Paramore
chapter 7: Break Out! Break Out by All Time Low
chapter 8: Pressure by Paramore (used by Mikan) and The Comedown by Bring Me The Horizon (used by Natsume)
chapter 9: Off The Heezay by Bring Me The Horizon (used by Natsume) and Miss World by Hole (used by Mikan)
and most of all, chapter 10: Cassie by Flyleaf
I warn you, if you hate deathcore, don't listen to Bring Me The Horizon. Though I really love this band!
CHAPTER 10
-RUKA-
"Ruka. What's up with you?" Natsume asked me while we were inside the elevator going down for breakfast.
"Nothing." I answered unconsciously.
"You seemed preoccupied." Natsume said blankly.
"I-I d-do?" I stammered involuntarily, which naturally occurs when I'm mad, defensive, scared, nervous, or trying to lie. And right now, I'm stammering because I'm lying to my best friend because the truth is, my mind is occupied by that childish auburn haired, Mikan Sakura.
"You're lying." Natsume said.
With a ting, the elevator door opened, showing us the hallway towards one of the building's restaurant.
"I-I I'm not!" I blurted as I followed him out.
"What are you so occupied about anyway?" He said, ignoring a girl, which took a photo of us.
"Have you heard from Aoi?" I asked in desperation of changing the topic.
"Yes." Thank God he knows that I don't want to talk about it.
We took a seat at our usual couch. I took my order of waffles to the waitress and as Natsume was saying his, I noticed a girl wearing a light blue shirt with a huge white cartoon bunny print, denim shorts and high cut vans. Apparantly, this was the girl that has been causing my lack of sleep for three nights now.
"Why are you turning red because of that polka-dotted panty girl, who is very ignorant of the real world?" Natsume asked me.
"H-huh." I tried my best to act innocent.
"What's with her anyway?" Natsume said as he looked at me.
"I don't know."
"Why did you turn…"
"I wonder if Ruka-pyon is already there." Her very much audible (or rather loud) voice filled my ears, drowning what Natsume had been saying.
"Ruka-pyon?" Natsume asked with a chuckle. "Since when did you become a hopping Ruka?" he gave out another chuckle.
"Hi Ruka-pyon, good morning!" Sakura said smiling brightly at me. Shit I can feel myself turning red. "Good morning Natsume!" she acknowledged his presence.
"G-good morning Sakura." I murmured.
"Oh, so you're actually friends now with Ruka?" The drummer of DM (Digitally Manipulated) said. What was his name again? Tsubaki?
"Oh yes Tsubasa! He was actually the one who gave me a tour around NY!" Mikan said to him.
Ah. Tsubasa…
"What are you doing here?" Natsume asked them gruffly.
"I just came over to say good morning." Sakura replied to him with a smile.
"It was a good morning until your noisy and screechy pipe hole came bursting and disturbed us with that shadow of yours." Natsume retorted.
"So rude! Anyway, I wont argue cause I'm in a very good mood today. Goodbye, jerk." She said as she turned around.
"Oh! And one more thing." She said as she turned to us again. "Come to our gig later Ruka-pyon!" She said with a smile as she handed us a flyer.
I looked at the flyer then at Natsume, then back at the flyer, then Natsume. Flyer. Natsume. Flyer. Natsu-
"What the hell! Stop that." He said blankly.
"Sorry." I said as I pocketed the flier.
"Are you going?" He asked me as he had a mouthful of his soup. I then stuffed a waffle in my mouth so that it'd be full and I don't have to reply with words. I shook my head a little.
"You can if you want to." He said while looking away.
****
"What did you put in my food to make me come here?" Natsume said.
"I just knocked in your room to say I'm bored. It was you who came out and drove here." I pointed out, clearly annoyed by his stupidity.
"I feel like going here anyway." he told me as we went downstairs and entered and underground club in which served as our stage for quite a while before. "She really interests me." He said in an audible whisper.
Darkness engulfed us as soon as we closed the door and party music filled our ears. The smell of burning cigarettes, marijuana, and cocaine filled my nose.
"You do realize that you can't drink right?" I told Natsume. "Why not?" Natsume said as he grabbed a bottle of beer. "You can drive." He said after he took a straight shot and threw the bottle on someone.
"So you want to have all the booze and I get to be the good boy who drives you back?" I snapped at him.
"Shut up. I know that you wanted to go here and watch that girl." He said as he straight a bottle.
I am caught red-handed.
"There's really something about that girl." Natsume said as he faced the stage. By now, I can see her setting up her effects board. Then she stood up in front of the mike. Without any introduction, their band played.
The crowd suddenly moved towards the stage. And the dancing crowd became a mosh.
The question asked in order
The two guitarists stopped, and the bass line was clearly heard. Sakura clutched the mike, letting go of her guitar.
"Go Nobara! I love you!" I heard Mochu, who I spotted, was on the front row.
To save her life or take it
The answer no to avoid death
The answer yes would make it
Mikan then strummed on her guitar again. She sure does have PR.
Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
Say yes to pull the trigger
Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
And Cassie pulled the trigger
"Great drummer, for a girl." I took note. "Yeah isn't she amazing?" a voice behind me suddenly said. I turned and found Koko and Kitsuneme.
"What are you doing here?"
"Watching my girlfriend. Duh."
All heads are bowed in silence
To remember her last sentence
She answered him knowing what would happen
Her last words still hanging in the air
In the air
Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
Say yes to pull the trigger
Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
And Cassie pulled the trigger
Sakura let go of her guitar again, this time she knelt the leaned towards the crowd and sang.
How many will die
I will die
I, I will say yes
"Did she just…" Kitsuneme asked shocked.
"She. Screamed?" I said. Unbelievable. Not bad a scream for a girl.
After she screamed, she then stood up again and played her guitar.
Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
Say yes to pull the trigger
Do you believe in God
Written on the bullet
And Cassie pulled the trigger
Do you believe in God
Do you believe in God
Do you believe in God
They stopped playing. Sakura clutched the mike again
"And I will pull the trigger" she sang slowly, dramatically. "We are, the Technicolor Dolls!" she then introduced as they started another song.
For five songs, all I did was stare at her, how she stood out among her band mates. Maybe because she's the singer, I'm not sure. But, what she was doing, feels like it's really in her nature.
After their set was finished, I sat on the bar beside Natsume, who has drunk atleast six bottles of beer already. I ordered a bottle too, my first and last for the night, since I am now responsible for Natsume.
"Ruka-pyon! I thought you wouldn't come!"
I turned around and I saw her coming towards me. She then invited herself to take a seat beside me.
"How did we do?" She asked.
"Uh…" I don't know what to say. She's supposed to be our enemy!
"I think we messed up. We didn't take it seriously you see." She said with a giggle.
I wanted to say 'You did great actually, you exceeded our expectation.' But I can't say that, I can feel Natsume glaring at her.
"You need to do better than that if you want to beat us." Natsume said as he took a gulp of who-knows-how-he-had beer.
"Oh. I guess we need to be a bit serious." She said with a sigh. "Hey! Can I have a vodka?" Sakura said to the bartender.
"Thanks for coming Ruka-pyon!" she said as she drank her alcohol.
"I-I d-didn't come here for you." I told her not really looking at her.
"I thought so too." She smiled at me. "But you're still here." She added. "And that's worth a thanks already."
-Mikan-
"Hey Mikan! We're gonna ditch this bar already!" Someone poked me and I saw Anna and Kitsuneme walking out arms around each other being followed by Nonoko and Koko.
"Then who am I gonna ride with?!" I exclaimed as I fished for my iPhone to text Hotaru, but then, she already sent me a message.
"I already brought home your things."
"So she left?!" I practically screamed. "How dare- Argh!" I furiously looked for Nobara's number.
"He-hello?" She said to the other line.
"Nobara! Where are you?" I screamed over the noisy crowd.
"I- I already went home with Hotaru." She said groggily.
"Hey! You left me? And you're sleeping right now?" I asked incredulously.
"I thought you were with Ruka."
"I am with Ruka but I'm not gonna ride home with him!" I exclaimed. I saw Ruka look at me. This is embarrassing. I turned my back on him. "Dammit! Do you atleast know what station should I get off?" I said clearly annoyed.
"I'm so sorry Mi… yaaawn."
"Nobara! Hey Nobara! Don't s-" and next thing I knew, she hung up on me!
"She hung up on me!" I said to Ruka-pyon as I raised my phone and pointed at the screen that said, "Call ended". I sighed as I pocketed my phone.
"Hey Ruka, do you know what station I should get off to return home?" I asked him.
****
And now, I am going down stairs, only to find the subway already closed.
"DAMMIT!" I screamed. It was 1 AM. Nobody is in the street to hear me shouting tantrums over the subway entrance, which is by the way, CLOSED.
"DAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTT!" I dare scream out loud to the empty streets of Queens.
"Hey! Weren't you that vocalist who played in Lonely Hearts?" a guy who was passing by said through his car window.
"Yeah."
"Do you wanna hitch a ride?" he said.
"To Manhattan?" I asked.
"Hop in!" he said as he opened his door.
-NATSUME-
"Ugh. Ruka, pull over." I said as I opened the door without really caring much if the car was moving.
I then hopped of the street and ran towards the nearest trashcan located beside the staircase going down the subway where I threw my guts out. I felt an arm patting my back, giving me another urge to puke.
"I told you not to drink too much." Ruka said as he handed me some water, which, I used for gargling. I spit the water to the trash and took a gulp of a fresh one. Ruka handed me a menthol candy and I gladly took it as I threw the water bottle and candy wrapper to the trashcan.
"Thanks." I said. As we were headed to the car, we saw a car that was shaking wildly, and there was a screaming sound.
"HELP! HELP!" Someone from the inside said.
"That sounds familiar." I said blurrily as I tried to put my finger on where did I hear that screechy voice.
"NATSUME! RUKA-PYON!"
"SAKURA!" Ruka said as he dashed to the car. I also followed him.
"Ruka-pyon!"
"Dammit! It won't open!" Ruka said as he desperately opened the car door.
"Step aside." I said as I punched the window and opened the lock from the inside. Ruka then opened the car door.
"Let me go!" said Idiot Girl as she kicked the guy furiously. He was already in between her legs, which he is grasping. And the fact that Idiot Girl was wearing a skirt didn't help at all.
"Let her go." I said as I went to the driver side and punched the window open again. I then unlocked the car door and opened it. I grabbed the man and punched him in the face.
-RUKA-
As soon as Natsume grabbed the man, I pulled Sakura out of the car.
"Are you alright?" I asked as she threw herself at me.
"I have never been scared in my whole life." She sobbed.
"Lets go Ruka!" Natsume said as he ran towards his Mazda MIATA.
Sakura suddenly passed out. Great!
"COME ONE RUKA!" Natsume said as he hopped in the passenger seat.
"We just can't leave her!" I said, and without getting Natsume's opinion, I carried Sakura.
"Where are you gonna seat her now huh? My car's built for two, TWO PEOPLE ONLY!" Natsume said.
-NATSUME-
"WHAT THE HELL!" I said. I'm just a drunk guy. "Dammit!" I said as Ruka sat on the driver's seat. If I can drive properly, I would have driven instead of carrying this passed out girl on my lap.
"This is what you call 'consequence of drinking too much'." Ruka said, and with that, we drove off to Manhattan.
"So I am the one who'll tolerate the heaviness of this girl for two hours?" I asked. I can feel myself getting sober as the air pass us.
"NYAAAA!" and with that I received a punch on the face.
"What the hell!" I screamed at the girl in my arms.
"N-n-natsume!" the girl said and she hugged me. She was trembling. "Th-thank you!" She said as she cried on my shirt. "Thank you for saving me!" She said with a smile. "Thank you too Ruka-pyon!" she said as she jumped off my lap and hug Ruka.
Wow, carrying her didn't have much effect.
"Thank you guys so much." She said as she sat at me again, eyes filled with tears.
"That's what happen to idiots." I said as I leaned back and enjoyed the highway air.
"I was so scared." Idiot said and she was crying again.
"You just can't trust anyone on the streets Sakura!" Ruka said.
"I'm so sorry." She said and she went into another fit of crying, sobbing, and wailing.
Normally, I would open my door and throw girls off my lap. But there's really something that interests me with this girl.
Okay, so when I reread it, I was like "Oh my God, I suck."
Too many point of views, and they also switched to fast! I was like "I should have written this story in a third person's point of view!"
Sooo, I was thinking of rewriting the story in a third person's point of view.
What do you think?