Chapter 2
As she drove, Rui watched outside, not really knowing where they were going. He didn't ask because he didn't think he needed to. until he finally realized they were out of their city. "Where are we going?" "Oh just some place I need to be, don't worry, I'll take you home right after" Rui just nodded and she proceeded to drive. "Where here" they got out of the car and walked through a small alley into some doors. "It's locked, we have to go to the front" Rui followed her and looked up a sign that said "AREA" He followed her down the stairs and through some doors. "Wait in there" pointing to a set of closed doors, "Just wait in there I'll be out" Rui went in. Reina went behind the 'curtains' and saw Yukari, Minako and Angel. Angel "What took you so long you slow poke?" "That Rui guy is with me, I dropped the lyrics in class and we came to give it to me. He wanted a ride but I told him I'd have to make a stop and said it was ok for him come."
Yukari and Minako looked at each other. Yukari, "You sure it's ok for him to be in here? I'm sure he's never been to this kind of place. Besides I don't know if I want to see a bunch of rich boys holler their butts in here" Minako, "Let it go". Yukari will always love Reina like a sister, but she wasn't comfortable with the fact that she was this rich girl who seemed to like to play down with the not so rich people. But Reina wasn't like that. Reina knew Angel through their families, Reina wasn't the only rich one, the rest of them were rich also, much like Kazuya, Makino's friend. Angel "Anyways hurry up and change we're on first." "OK"
Outside, Rui started to notice more and more girls and a few guys walking in. Most of the girls were in their school uniforms, mostly from Public schools. The other girls were dressed up in some weird outfits and had on what he liked to say "Clown" make-up. He seen some of them on TV but they were rock bands. No Rui didn't watch TV only when Makino flipped it to the music channels at Tsukasa's house. The guys had on 'ghetto' clothing, nothing like he was wearing, all the sudden Rui felt kind of out of place. Like that that place was not his kind of scene at all.
In back there were other people back there, a bunch of other bands.
"oh yeah forgot to tell you, I got Miyabi to play support guitarist" "Miyabi?" Reina, Angel and Yukari yelled. "Yo" a male voice rang behind them. "Miyabi!?" Reina turned around, "Oh my god! When did you get back in town?" Miyabi, "Later we have to turn up the sound in this place" They nodded and ran out on stage.
Rui was on the phone earlier and told Soujirou where he was since they were trying to call him. But he didn't tell them whom he was with. He stood there, not knowing what to expect and then the lights dimmed really low and there were people on stage. He looked and saw Angel, Yukari, Minako and someone guy but no Reina. The girls ran up to the stage and they started playing, but still no Reina they had no idea where she was, but they kept on playing.
Rui looked around and no sign then out of no where Reina started singing but it was coming from the back of the room. Behind Rui was Reina, singing. She smiled and sang to him, then slowly migrated to the front flirting with both girls and guys in the audience. When she reached the stage they started rocking away. After 4 songs they went to a mellow song, one that reminded Rui of how lonely he's gotten since he decided not to be with Shizuka and he let Makino be with Tsukasa.
"I'm standing on a bridge
I'm waiting in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound
Isn't anyone tryin to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home."*
The song ended and so did their time on stage. Reina thanked everyone right after the band introduced themselves. Also urged them to watch out for their new demo tape that they were going to release in the coming months.
They went backstage and Yukari went to go get Rui thinking it wasn't a good idea to leave him alone with all those crazy fan girls. Miyabi left saying he had his own band practice to go to so it was just the girls and Rui (and other bands also) backstage.
"So how did you like it?" Reina asked Rui didn't say anything. "I mean if you didn't like it you can just say so." Rui just stood there tired. "I don't listen to the radio often and don't watch TV unless I'm at Tsukasa's house." And he ended it there. "Hey we're going with them (referring to the band behind them) to drink you coming?" Reina looked at Rui, "No I'm going to take him home, he looks like he's going to pass out." "OK"
Yukari, "What's with her? Hanging around one of them? I hate them!" Angel, "Let it be, you know her" Minako just looked at them and wondered herself, but then again Reina was always the one to take care of people so it wasn't surprising. As soon as Reina and Rui hoped in the car, he was fast asleep.
"Geez" was all she could say smiling and driving back. When they reached their city she didn't know where to go, he was asleep and she didn't want to wake him. Well it wasn't that it was he wouldn't wake up. All of the sudden his phone rang and she picked it up. "Hey! Where are you!? Where waiting for you at the regular place?" a guys voice came yelling out of the phone. "What? This isn't Rui, I'm answering his phone cause he's asleep, do you know where he lives so I can take him home?" "Who is this?"
"This is Reina, who's this?" "Nishikado Soujirou. Where are you guys now?" "Well since I don't know where he lives we're sitting in front of my house in my driveway." "Give me directions I'll go pick him up." "No tell me where you're at I'll go there" Soujirou gave her directions and in 10 minutes she was there.
She walked into the place and saw a Akira with 2 girls and Tsukasa and Soujirou. She walked up to the table and guessed which one was Soujirou. She pointed to Akira but he pointed to Soujirou. "Reina?" "Yeah Rui's in my car" They looked at her and her outfit. She didn't change out of her stage clothes which were, how do you say not anything Eitoku like. She had a nose piercing and right under lip in the middle was pierced. She turned around and they all saw her back with tattoos.
Soujirou, "You didn't have those on in school." "That's because there's no need to, don't need to cause that much attention I get enough of that every week." He had no idea what she was talking about and didn't really care really. They arrived at her car and Soujirou woke Rui up. "Where am I?" "Your back here, Reina took you here from where ever you guys went." Reina didn't answer, "Now that your awake I'm going to go now." She got back in the car said her goodbyes and sped off.
The two just looked at the car leave.
Soujirou, "Just where did you guys go?" "No where you wouldn't catch any of us at." And they walked back to Soujirou's car so he can take Rui home.
*that part of the song is from Avril's song "I'm with you" it does not belong to me.
As she drove, Rui watched outside, not really knowing where they were going. He didn't ask because he didn't think he needed to. until he finally realized they were out of their city. "Where are we going?" "Oh just some place I need to be, don't worry, I'll take you home right after" Rui just nodded and she proceeded to drive. "Where here" they got out of the car and walked through a small alley into some doors. "It's locked, we have to go to the front" Rui followed her and looked up a sign that said "AREA" He followed her down the stairs and through some doors. "Wait in there" pointing to a set of closed doors, "Just wait in there I'll be out" Rui went in. Reina went behind the 'curtains' and saw Yukari, Minako and Angel. Angel "What took you so long you slow poke?" "That Rui guy is with me, I dropped the lyrics in class and we came to give it to me. He wanted a ride but I told him I'd have to make a stop and said it was ok for him come."
Yukari and Minako looked at each other. Yukari, "You sure it's ok for him to be in here? I'm sure he's never been to this kind of place. Besides I don't know if I want to see a bunch of rich boys holler their butts in here" Minako, "Let it go". Yukari will always love Reina like a sister, but she wasn't comfortable with the fact that she was this rich girl who seemed to like to play down with the not so rich people. But Reina wasn't like that. Reina knew Angel through their families, Reina wasn't the only rich one, the rest of them were rich also, much like Kazuya, Makino's friend. Angel "Anyways hurry up and change we're on first." "OK"
Outside, Rui started to notice more and more girls and a few guys walking in. Most of the girls were in their school uniforms, mostly from Public schools. The other girls were dressed up in some weird outfits and had on what he liked to say "Clown" make-up. He seen some of them on TV but they were rock bands. No Rui didn't watch TV only when Makino flipped it to the music channels at Tsukasa's house. The guys had on 'ghetto' clothing, nothing like he was wearing, all the sudden Rui felt kind of out of place. Like that that place was not his kind of scene at all.
In back there were other people back there, a bunch of other bands.
"oh yeah forgot to tell you, I got Miyabi to play support guitarist" "Miyabi?" Reina, Angel and Yukari yelled. "Yo" a male voice rang behind them. "Miyabi!?" Reina turned around, "Oh my god! When did you get back in town?" Miyabi, "Later we have to turn up the sound in this place" They nodded and ran out on stage.
Rui was on the phone earlier and told Soujirou where he was since they were trying to call him. But he didn't tell them whom he was with. He stood there, not knowing what to expect and then the lights dimmed really low and there were people on stage. He looked and saw Angel, Yukari, Minako and someone guy but no Reina. The girls ran up to the stage and they started playing, but still no Reina they had no idea where she was, but they kept on playing.
Rui looked around and no sign then out of no where Reina started singing but it was coming from the back of the room. Behind Rui was Reina, singing. She smiled and sang to him, then slowly migrated to the front flirting with both girls and guys in the audience. When she reached the stage they started rocking away. After 4 songs they went to a mellow song, one that reminded Rui of how lonely he's gotten since he decided not to be with Shizuka and he let Makino be with Tsukasa.
"I'm standing on a bridge
I'm waiting in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound
Isn't anyone tryin to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home."*
The song ended and so did their time on stage. Reina thanked everyone right after the band introduced themselves. Also urged them to watch out for their new demo tape that they were going to release in the coming months.
They went backstage and Yukari went to go get Rui thinking it wasn't a good idea to leave him alone with all those crazy fan girls. Miyabi left saying he had his own band practice to go to so it was just the girls and Rui (and other bands also) backstage.
"So how did you like it?" Reina asked Rui didn't say anything. "I mean if you didn't like it you can just say so." Rui just stood there tired. "I don't listen to the radio often and don't watch TV unless I'm at Tsukasa's house." And he ended it there. "Hey we're going with them (referring to the band behind them) to drink you coming?" Reina looked at Rui, "No I'm going to take him home, he looks like he's going to pass out." "OK"
Yukari, "What's with her? Hanging around one of them? I hate them!" Angel, "Let it be, you know her" Minako just looked at them and wondered herself, but then again Reina was always the one to take care of people so it wasn't surprising. As soon as Reina and Rui hoped in the car, he was fast asleep.
"Geez" was all she could say smiling and driving back. When they reached their city she didn't know where to go, he was asleep and she didn't want to wake him. Well it wasn't that it was he wouldn't wake up. All of the sudden his phone rang and she picked it up. "Hey! Where are you!? Where waiting for you at the regular place?" a guys voice came yelling out of the phone. "What? This isn't Rui, I'm answering his phone cause he's asleep, do you know where he lives so I can take him home?" "Who is this?"
"This is Reina, who's this?" "Nishikado Soujirou. Where are you guys now?" "Well since I don't know where he lives we're sitting in front of my house in my driveway." "Give me directions I'll go pick him up." "No tell me where you're at I'll go there" Soujirou gave her directions and in 10 minutes she was there.
She walked into the place and saw a Akira with 2 girls and Tsukasa and Soujirou. She walked up to the table and guessed which one was Soujirou. She pointed to Akira but he pointed to Soujirou. "Reina?" "Yeah Rui's in my car" They looked at her and her outfit. She didn't change out of her stage clothes which were, how do you say not anything Eitoku like. She had a nose piercing and right under lip in the middle was pierced. She turned around and they all saw her back with tattoos.
Soujirou, "You didn't have those on in school." "That's because there's no need to, don't need to cause that much attention I get enough of that every week." He had no idea what she was talking about and didn't really care really. They arrived at her car and Soujirou woke Rui up. "Where am I?" "Your back here, Reina took you here from where ever you guys went." Reina didn't answer, "Now that your awake I'm going to go now." She got back in the car said her goodbyes and sped off.
The two just looked at the car leave.
Soujirou, "Just where did you guys go?" "No where you wouldn't catch any of us at." And they walked back to Soujirou's car so he can take Rui home.
*that part of the song is from Avril's song "I'm with you" it does not belong to me.