Title: Sonata
Part: 0/? (Prologue)
Author: Yukijorou
Genre: Pre-Yaoi
Pairing: None for the prologue... ^^;;;
Rating: PG
Archive: SDBC, SD mailing list in Yahoo! Groups
Warning: None, really. Strange, maybe. ^^;;;
Author's Note: This is a challenge by ye^llow in the Babble. ^_^
I turned basketball-blah-and-oblivious-to-everything-else Kaede
into a rock star. * sweatdrops* Maa~ ^^;;; That's the rule of the
challenge. I'm (trying) to make it different. =P
Disclaimer: Belongs to Takehiko Inoue, Ta-sama, who is the
Ultimate Tensai! ^_^;;
Prologue
His soul wept. While the physical self remained unconcerned, his soul was as if it had already been ripped and shredded into bits and pieces. Tears were held back, barely, and every inch of his skin shuddered in agony. He wanted to explode, revealing his emotions to the world, but he never would. He would not let that happen. Ever. No, he would never cry in public.
Concerned voices stung his ears like bees to skin. He was oblivious, yet the unheard words wounded his heart deeply. Nothing except for a hint of blur was in front of his eyes. Why? Why must it end this way? Love, especially a love between a parent and child, was supposed to conquer everything. Every power dimmed in comparison. Rain started to fall, as if Heaven was crying for him.
his lips parted slightly. dame desu yo dame
The beautifully carved tombstone
was a light grey silhouette a great piece of art, if
applicable. Engraved on it was Rukawa Keiji, from 1960 to
2000. Rest In Peace. Clad in black were people many
of whom Rukawa Kaede had never seen. There was no family left. No
one but himself. Alone. The last person who had ever loved
him had left, never to return.
Kaede, from now on, you would inherit your father's
property. Since you are the sole heir of Rukawa-san, all of his
inheritance goes to you. Congratulations.
Congratulations? How insensitive and stupid could that lawyer be?
Tears merged with the falling rain, as they fell uncontrollably
down his cheeks. The rain masked the weak, inner side of him,
thank goodness. He knew, that there might be no one there for him
no one to lend a shoulder to cry on and help to mend his broken
heart However, pride was too important for him.
His knees felt weak as he knelt there. They were already scraped
by a fall from his bicycle the day before, and they hurt a little.
His pants were heavy, for they were drenched by the rain.
And this had to happen just when I wanted you to see me
succeeding Rukawa gazed at the name on the tombstone
and breathed deeply. The band our album went to the
top of the charts. I wanted to tell you I wanted you to be
the first to know I received a message that the album is
also well-received in the other parts of Asia, just today. But I
already felt as if I could not care
[FLASHBACK]
R. Keiji: Kaede, I don't approve of your career choice
You are talented in basketball, why did you choose the path of
music?
R. Kaede: I love basketball, and because of it, I neglected the
priorities of life. I neglected everything And made you,
and everyone else disappointed because of my oblivion to the
world and my inability to make the most out of my life
R. Keiji: I won't interfere. You'll have to thank me
for letting you have guitar and piano lessons in the past
You hated them, remember? I'll respect your choice, but I
want to see you succeed. You hear me?
R. Kaede: Arigato gozaimasu, Oto-chan! I'll definitely
succeed.
R. Keiji: Let's make a bet, if you succeed, tell me what you
want and I'll give it to you. If not, I can do anything to
make you feel as if you're in living hell
R. Kaede: Hai!
[END OF FLASHBACK]
That was a few months later after the IH finals after he
realized that his life was not supposed to only contain
basketball. He was not cherishing his life Do
something that makes your life more worthwhile, and make you not
regret, even after your life ends. Exploit your horizons!
was what Anzai-sensei had said. He always loved music, but never
had a chance to develop that interest. He never wanted to, at
first, as he thought himself unsuitable for anything else
That idea changed, after he succeeded in an audition for a rock
band. Most people went, NANI? Rukawa Kaede a rock singer?
What happened to basketball? Ignoring their comments, he
went on, exploring the depths of his abilities, and his band
finally formed – Alterna Nemesis. It had been six years
He was already 21 now. After years of preparation and practices,
they finally cut their first album, named Sensual Skit.
Surprisingly, Rukawa was the lead singer. He wanted to be the
lead guitarist, since he never liked to be in the limelight that
much, but it turned out that he had a fine voice.
Finally Success, but Rukawa was too late to show his father
what he had done Much too late Even though that he
was sure that Rukawa Keiji would be filled with joy once he knew
while in the Heavens. Containing the regret in his heart, Rukawa
returned home back to his menacingly silent abode, in tears.
