TO THE GIRL WHO'S GOT IT ALL
Chapter. 4
Zidane landed steadily on his feet and looked desperatly for
somewhere to run, or just a black hole to hide in. He felt
like a wuss for running away from a battle like this. But
after all, he'd spendt nearly two days searching for a gift
he could give Dagger! He didn't feel alot like loosing the
one he'd finally found, or destroy it.
He was standing in front of Ruby's bar, and without
hesitation he ran down the stairs and into the dimly lit
bar. It was just as many people here as it had been on the
pub. Ruby's bar had become quite popular, and many young
people came here, hoping to become actors. Zidane realised
a show was about to start, and he quickly sat down next to
a rather large man with weirdly purplish skin and oval ears.
He turned around now and then to see if those weirdoes had
found him. Suddenly, the sleek blond came down, accompanied
by the young red-head. Zidane quickly turned away. He could
only hope they hadn't seen him. Unfortunately they had....
"Hey! You!" the sleek one pointed at him and tried to
approach him trough the chattering crowd. Something which was
easier said than done as there was so many people. And they
were pressed very thight toghether! Zidane wasn't going to
wait for them to get to him. He was alot faster than they
were, being so much smaller. The only problem was that he
was too far away from the door...! The closest door was the
one that lead to the dressing rooms.
"Oh, whatta heck..." he muttered, and slipped inside. He
leaned his back against the door to shut it. The thick walls
muffled the sounds from the crowd on the other side, and Zidane
felt it like he'd just stuck his head into a bucket of water.
He found himself standing in a seemingly end-less corridor
with several doors on both sides.
"Careful now..." he whispered as he tried to rememeber which
door lead to the different places. He had to focus all his
mental strenght not to burst into the girls changing room.
He could hear them scream and laugh. The next one was a
cupboard, then came the boys changing room, ...some other room,
another cupboard, and there! He pressed his ear against the
door. It appeared that the room was empty. Zidane sighed from
relief, and slipped inside.
He was met by a sudden bright light. Quickly, he put his palms
to his eyes, screening them from the light. He had been an actor
too long not to recognize that light... spotlights! He was on
stage! Uh-oh... this wasn't supposed to happen!
"....And here he is!" Ruby announced. The crowd started to clap.
"Zidane?!" whispered Ruby, pretty surprised, as she passed him.
"Yup, it's me alright..."
He walked to the middle of the stage, facing the cheering crowd.
The sound of music filled his ears. He realised he was supposed
to sing... But there was no time to panick. He knew the song.
"Seki-ray" by some dude named Camui Gackt, or something.
Quickly, he grabbed the mic and started to sing.
"Kaze no koewo kita,
Yume no tsuzukiwo shiritakute,
Dare mo oshiete wo kurenai,
Mune ga ataku somatta....."
he sang. The song was quite slow. In the beginning, anyway. It
got way more... rock-like later on.
"Kimi dakeni wa wakatte hoshii,
Tayora nakereba ikenai kotowo..."
He noticed the sleek blond and the red-head standing next to the
stairs which lead up to the street. They were probably waiting
for the rest of the freaks to come and help them...
Oh, this was great....!
"Kono doko made mo tsuzuku shiroi daichi wa tooku,
Mou harisake bukoewa dareni mo todo kanai,
Kono karade no itami wo,
Kakusu you ni sora kara no yasashisa ni dakare..."
This was only the first refrain. The reinforcements would be there
before he'd be finnished with the second!
He had to flee, quickly! But the show must continue, or Ruby would
certainly kill him. Suddenly he came up with an idea. Since he
wasn't originally meant to sing, someone else had to. And that
someone would be quite close to the door!
Before he had really thought the matter trough, he burst trough
the door stage door, and back into the corridor. This happened
in the middle of a guitar solo in the song, so if he got the
singer quickly enough, nothing would be ruined. And just as he'd
expected, he ran directly into a young, blond boy.
"S'queeze me," Zidane asked politely, "you're supposed to be out
there right now aren't ya?"
The boy nodded, looking quite puzzled.
"Hurry up then!" Zidane said, and pushed him trough the door and
onto the stage. So far so good! But the worst part was yet to
come....
He moved stealthly down the corridor. Careful not to be heard.
Quickly, he slipped trough the door. The young guy had already
started singing. He was doing great! Probably one of the next
big talents. Everyone was watching him, which meant they weren't
looking at Zidane, which made it alot easier. Zidane pushed his
way trough the crowd towards the stair-case. The two weirdoes
were still there. They, too, were looking at the young talent at
the stage. Very good, he was.
Zidane grabbed a long black cloak which was hanging from the
back of a chair. He put it on. Still, no one was looking at him.
Good! The two weirdoes was standing a little away from the stairs.
Zidane passed them, well hidden underneath the cloak. They hardly
took any notice of him. What a bunch of rookies!
Once again, Zidane regretted the fact that he'd run from a battle.
Katanas or not, a bunch of rookies would've been a piece of cake
to him! He laughed happily, threw the cloak off his back, clenched
the orb in his fist, jumped up the last step..... and ran straight
into a tall coloured man!
[Authors note: the song 'seki-ray' belongs to Gackt,
whose a really hot rock-artist from Japan, and the text's written in
Japanese. Being Norwegian, I have no idea what it means, but I think
it's a very nice song anyway ^_^ If you're Japanese, perhaps you
could translate it to me. Just in case it says something bad.
Anyway, there are so many creative minds out there! You're not even
close to guessing what the orb is... Oh, you're soooo going to kill me
when I tell ya what it is ^_^ Perhaps I should change the plot?]
Chapter. 4
Zidane landed steadily on his feet and looked desperatly for
somewhere to run, or just a black hole to hide in. He felt
like a wuss for running away from a battle like this. But
after all, he'd spendt nearly two days searching for a gift
he could give Dagger! He didn't feel alot like loosing the
one he'd finally found, or destroy it.
He was standing in front of Ruby's bar, and without
hesitation he ran down the stairs and into the dimly lit
bar. It was just as many people here as it had been on the
pub. Ruby's bar had become quite popular, and many young
people came here, hoping to become actors. Zidane realised
a show was about to start, and he quickly sat down next to
a rather large man with weirdly purplish skin and oval ears.
He turned around now and then to see if those weirdoes had
found him. Suddenly, the sleek blond came down, accompanied
by the young red-head. Zidane quickly turned away. He could
only hope they hadn't seen him. Unfortunately they had....
"Hey! You!" the sleek one pointed at him and tried to
approach him trough the chattering crowd. Something which was
easier said than done as there was so many people. And they
were pressed very thight toghether! Zidane wasn't going to
wait for them to get to him. He was alot faster than they
were, being so much smaller. The only problem was that he
was too far away from the door...! The closest door was the
one that lead to the dressing rooms.
"Oh, whatta heck..." he muttered, and slipped inside. He
leaned his back against the door to shut it. The thick walls
muffled the sounds from the crowd on the other side, and Zidane
felt it like he'd just stuck his head into a bucket of water.
He found himself standing in a seemingly end-less corridor
with several doors on both sides.
"Careful now..." he whispered as he tried to rememeber which
door lead to the different places. He had to focus all his
mental strenght not to burst into the girls changing room.
He could hear them scream and laugh. The next one was a
cupboard, then came the boys changing room, ...some other room,
another cupboard, and there! He pressed his ear against the
door. It appeared that the room was empty. Zidane sighed from
relief, and slipped inside.
He was met by a sudden bright light. Quickly, he put his palms
to his eyes, screening them from the light. He had been an actor
too long not to recognize that light... spotlights! He was on
stage! Uh-oh... this wasn't supposed to happen!
"....And here he is!" Ruby announced. The crowd started to clap.
"Zidane?!" whispered Ruby, pretty surprised, as she passed him.
"Yup, it's me alright..."
He walked to the middle of the stage, facing the cheering crowd.
The sound of music filled his ears. He realised he was supposed
to sing... But there was no time to panick. He knew the song.
"Seki-ray" by some dude named Camui Gackt, or something.
Quickly, he grabbed the mic and started to sing.
"Kaze no koewo kita,
Yume no tsuzukiwo shiritakute,
Dare mo oshiete wo kurenai,
Mune ga ataku somatta....."
he sang. The song was quite slow. In the beginning, anyway. It
got way more... rock-like later on.
"Kimi dakeni wa wakatte hoshii,
Tayora nakereba ikenai kotowo..."
He noticed the sleek blond and the red-head standing next to the
stairs which lead up to the street. They were probably waiting
for the rest of the freaks to come and help them...
Oh, this was great....!
"Kono doko made mo tsuzuku shiroi daichi wa tooku,
Mou harisake bukoewa dareni mo todo kanai,
Kono karade no itami wo,
Kakusu you ni sora kara no yasashisa ni dakare..."
This was only the first refrain. The reinforcements would be there
before he'd be finnished with the second!
He had to flee, quickly! But the show must continue, or Ruby would
certainly kill him. Suddenly he came up with an idea. Since he
wasn't originally meant to sing, someone else had to. And that
someone would be quite close to the door!
Before he had really thought the matter trough, he burst trough
the door stage door, and back into the corridor. This happened
in the middle of a guitar solo in the song, so if he got the
singer quickly enough, nothing would be ruined. And just as he'd
expected, he ran directly into a young, blond boy.
"S'queeze me," Zidane asked politely, "you're supposed to be out
there right now aren't ya?"
The boy nodded, looking quite puzzled.
"Hurry up then!" Zidane said, and pushed him trough the door and
onto the stage. So far so good! But the worst part was yet to
come....
He moved stealthly down the corridor. Careful not to be heard.
Quickly, he slipped trough the door. The young guy had already
started singing. He was doing great! Probably one of the next
big talents. Everyone was watching him, which meant they weren't
looking at Zidane, which made it alot easier. Zidane pushed his
way trough the crowd towards the stair-case. The two weirdoes
were still there. They, too, were looking at the young talent at
the stage. Very good, he was.
Zidane grabbed a long black cloak which was hanging from the
back of a chair. He put it on. Still, no one was looking at him.
Good! The two weirdoes was standing a little away from the stairs.
Zidane passed them, well hidden underneath the cloak. They hardly
took any notice of him. What a bunch of rookies!
Once again, Zidane regretted the fact that he'd run from a battle.
Katanas or not, a bunch of rookies would've been a piece of cake
to him! He laughed happily, threw the cloak off his back, clenched
the orb in his fist, jumped up the last step..... and ran straight
into a tall coloured man!
[Authors note: the song 'seki-ray' belongs to Gackt,
whose a really hot rock-artist from Japan, and the text's written in
Japanese. Being Norwegian, I have no idea what it means, but I think
it's a very nice song anyway ^_^ If you're Japanese, perhaps you
could translate it to me. Just in case it says something bad.
Anyway, there are so many creative minds out there! You're not even
close to guessing what the orb is... Oh, you're soooo going to kill me
when I tell ya what it is ^_^ Perhaps I should change the plot?]
