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Chapter 14: Desperation...

Benimaru POV

I uneasily head back to the apartment room...where I know nothing is right...I feel as if everything is switched around somehow. As I head up the stairs, I feel eyes watching me. I know who it is...that bastard...I look at him from the corner of my eye, then remind myself that in a few weeks, maybe I won't have to look at him-not ever again.

I turn the door knob, then open the door quite easily. I'm surprised to see who's there. He looks at me with a slight smile.

"Good to know that you've been progressing." Kyo says. I see Ash in the kitchen, gulfing down some cereal.

"Progressing?" I ask him, a bit confused.

"The music. I told him all about our first concert." Ash says.

"Oh. Well, thanks." I just about want to put a sheepish grin on my face, but decide against it. I leave my face expressionless.

"So when's your next concert?" I hear Kyo ask as I put up my coat-which I didn't even use.

"Well..." I trail off, looking towards Ash, who shrugs.

"You don't know?" Kyo laughs lightly. "Well, when you do-be sure to inform me about it. I want to see you perform. I'll even take Yuki along-even if she hates the idea of going to a rock concert." Kyo sits on the couch, making himself at home-as usual...even if this is a shitty place...

"Yea...be sure to bring her along." I mumble, heading to the kitchen to get something to drink.

"You want a drink?" I ask Kyo before closing the refrigerator door.

"Sure." Kyo responds. I hear the commotion of the television, then wonder what's on. I had already known he'd say yes. He's always up for free food and drinks. I hand him a coke, then guiltedly open my own. I know I'm not suppose to drink any soft drinks...but...I don't really care much when Kyo's around. For a moment, I had almost forgotten that Ash was there. Well, he wasn't there. He had gone off into the room somewhere.

"How is the relationship with Yuki going?" I ask, just to start some kind of conversation.

"Fine...hey, how's college?" He asks me, taking a quick drink of his coke. Shit! I forgot...

"To tell you the truth, I really haven't been going lately...too busy." I tell him.

"I thought that it's what you were striving for?" Kyo looks confused.

"Well...yes, but now that I've gotten a band...and some money..." I trail off.

"Well, anyway-why didn't you tell me you had a concert?" Kyo asks me, a bit angry.

"You should have been the first to know, I'm sorry...but remember that you never took my music seriously." I remind him.

"Still, though! You should have told me!" Kyo laughs, punching me playfully on the arm.

"Look, well I've gotta go." Kyo finishes up his drink, then chunks it into the trash can.

"Where?" I ask him.

"With Yuki. I'm going to be a little late."

"As always." I tell him.

"Hey-at least I show up." Kyo, then again, reminds me just how pathetic us guys really are.

"Right." I get up to at least show him out the door. I open the door, then await for him to get out.

"I'll see you-call me when the next one is up." He reminds me before I shut the door.

"All right, see ya." I laugh slightly, then close the door. I see Ash, there. Standing in the door way to the room we sleep in.

"I just called the other band members. They said that a mid night club would be open, so we could do a show there." He informs me.

"When?" I ask him.

"Next week. Though, I'm not too sure that they'd approve of us." Ash shakes his head.

"Why not?" I head into the kitchen for something to eat. I grab a yogurt, and a spoon from the drawer.

"That place is full of people that are against homosexuals...and I know that by the way we sing...or, rather, how I'd look, that they'd want us out of there." Ash, as always, having some bad pretenses about things.

"Really?" I take a spoonful of yogurt to my mouth.

"Oui...well, come on, then. What are you going to make for lunch?" He asks.

"We'll see..." I smirk. "We'll see."

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A week later...

At the club, 11:47PM

I wasn't sure if I should ask Kyo-I didn't, of course. I knew there'd be a risk. To my surprisement, though-there he was...Ash must've told him.

"Hey, man!" He slaps me on the shoulder. Looks like he's been drinking. Then I notice the bottle of beer in his other hand. Well, like if I couldn't notice the smell on his breath, anyway.

"Hey." I manage a small smile. To tell you the truth, I'm actually quite nervous. I saw the way they were looking at us when we came in through the back door. All those people against us...

"Let's get this started!" I suddenly hear a voice behind us.

"Brodey! Hey, what's up?" I do a short handshake with him.

"Nothing much. Hey, we're ready to start. Is Ash going to sing first?" He asks.

"Nah. Tell him I will." I tell him.

"Okay. Let's go." He turns to leave.

"See you, Kyo." I tell him, then follow Brodey to the back of the stage. I see Ash there, a bit releaved that I'm actually there with him.

"Don't worry, I'm singing first." I tell him.

"Bon. (T: Good) Let's get started."

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Normal POV

The music started, and the crowd began to groan, as it was beggining to be a slow song. Benimaru began shortly after the opening, even through the boos of the crowd, and the discrimination.

"And they see inside...And they barely breathe...And the sun will rise...And they'll come to see." Benimaru noticed trash in the stage, but even so, he continued on. "And they seem to show. Would you rather leave? With your sould beside? Will you barely breathe? Where were you in mind, where? Where were you in mind, where?" Benimaru felt a can of beer hit his arm. "Who are they coming for? Were they down with me? And you take a strike...Soon the sun will free. Send the life away. Come to wake the dead. On the single road...Keep your life the same. Where were you in mind, where? Where were you in mind, where? Where were you in mind, where...?" Now it was Ash's turn to take the stage, but my that time, the crowd didn't like them at all. They began to throw more things onto the stage. Benimaru looked at Ash, then at Brodey, who shrugged. Duo Lon didn't seem to have any emotions on his face, but only awaited for them to begin. Though, Ash knew that they were not going to play anything else. Through all the booing, they heard something else being yelled out.

"Get off the stage, faggots!" A man clearly yelled out. Benimaru took hold of Ash's shoulder, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"Come on." Benimaru felt a little sorry for him-for the both of them. Ash turned to leave.

"Hey, faggot!" He was suddenly hit by a beer bottle. It hit his shoulder. Ash froze. Letting the pain consume his arm. Ash turned back around. Benimaru tried to stop him.

"Ash-Ash!" Benimaru took hold of his shirt, but Ash shrugged him away.

"Yeah, that's right! I'm talking to you two faggots!" The man smirked. Ash laughed bitterly, to Benimaru's surprise.

"It's just like you people, isn't it?" Ash told the man. The man frowned, taking it as an offense.

"Are you trying to pick a fight with me?" The man laughed. Ash neared him. Benimaru held him back.

"Ash, please. Don't." Benimaru tried to calm him.

"What, is that your boyfriend?" The man burst out laughing. Some other men joined in. Ash shrugged him away once more.

"No, clearly, you've got things all wrong!" Ash jumped from the stage, then punched him. The crowd stood in shock. Benimaru knew this would come to a tragedy. He jumped down with him, then pulled him away. Kyo followed them, observing everything-clearly, he was drunk.

"You little son of a bitch! I'm going to kill you! You just wait!" The man screamed, but he didn't go after them. They kept walking until they were safe in Brodey's car. Ash didn't look at anyone...it was as if he was asking for his death...it would soon come.

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