Disclaimer : Refer to Chapter One.^_^
Author's note : Er. sorry if it took quite a lifetime for the second chapter minna-san. This chapter was meant to be posted before new year. Technical problems, you got it. 'Been trying to find ways to make it sound a whole lot better and LONGER (As I promised.) than the first one and weather I failed or not, its all up to you guys to tell. You're the judges. As for the encouraging reviews. lottsa thankies to the people who posted them. And um. this chapter, I wrote. well. I'd like to dedicate it to Shuichi-Tensai and Kai-san. They did most of the job to persuade me to write this fallow-up. Well, 'hope you guys like it. ^_^
Fame, Hate, and Love
Chapter Two
Tachi stayed quietly in his position as nightfall started to approach. Standing next to one of NG building's glass windows, and blankly staring at it as though something interesting was about to appear from the tinted pane, he sighed. He didn't know why he was doing this. Something's oddly missing from his damn life. Fame, maybe? Yeah, he'd been too busy lately, thinking of ways, nasty ways, to put Bad Luck down without a single clue that it was him who did it and if he's really determined to do it, then he ought'a do it fast and if it doesn't work, he'll die try.
"Yeah. that must be it." He said to himself, turning around to take his leave but stopped. Yes, that might have been his main aim for at least 13 months since Bad Luck first entered the music world and, before they were disbanded but still. it didn't sound very good to his ears anymore. As though that alone is not enough to gratify his ass.
He pushed the thought away and returned his attention to the window. The vocalist. Bad Luck's lead singer. he'll pay people to punch the shit out of him if needed (Which he already did.) and do black mails on him just to make him quit and loose his popularity. He didn't succeed though. All he got were a few of Eiri's wildness and a bit of Tohma's gratitude (He disbanded them.)
Maybe that wasn't what he really wanted. He would have probably become friends with Shuichi if he hadn't thought so much about his fame. They could have been rivals and friends at the same time. Just like with Ryuichi. But it all happened the exact opposite. Tachi was too scared of loosing his fans that he almost didn't care of what horrible things would have happened with his friends, Ma-kun and Ken.
He was lucky enough to have his life and passion back. Singing. Good thing Tohma Seguchi wasn't such a bad guy after all. He made another two-year contract for ASK right after hearing Tachi promise that from now on, he will have nothing to do with Shuichi and his band and that he will just concentrate on his own career. And now, here he is. starting. Again.
Loud footsteps filled the corridor along with the familiar crazy-like singing which grew closer and closer interrupting his deep thoughts as it did. He turned around to see who the in-coming person was. Yup, Shuichi Shindou, it is indeed. One of the few things he just thought about.
The black-haired singer felt numb all over his body but quickly regained control of himself as he placed a trembling hand on the younger boy's shoulder, making the pink haired genki stop as he did.
The said genki, for a moment, stared on the lying floor beneath his feet which he was about to put a step on. He made a simple but slow turn around and focused his gaze on Tachi with those blasted cute purple eyes which made it even harder for him to speak.
"Um. Hai?" Shuichi, for some odd reason, didn't bother to remove the hand from his shoulder. He just stood there, patiently waiting for the other vocalist (Not to mention rival.) to say something.
"I." Tachi couldn't seem to recall the words.
"Yes?" Shuichi repeated the question, making Tachi feel a bit more tense in the process. How could he.?
"I. -like- .you." Finally, he managed spit out whatever that damn thing he'd been longing to say for a good 8 hours. (Since his "secret" morning watch on Shuichi.) Whew.
Shuichi kept silent though, giving this spine-shivering look that sent the creeps to Tachi's body. Did Shuichi thought it was odd for Tachi to like someone? Well, not that Tachi's not allowed to but. Yes, Shuichi felt odd. He was the guy who disgraced him with those nasty tricks of him almost a year ago so it SHOULD feel odd.
Again, The corridor was as quiet as it was before Shuichi arrived with his usual hyper-act, Tachi couldn't bring himself to move, and his hand still placed on the younger singer as it was fifteen minutes ago. Can it get any better? Worse??
Shuichi smiles and lets out a soft chuckle, finally breaking the quietness of the environment. Tachi frowns a little at that. Did Shuichi find his confession. amusing? The chuckles died down. Shuichi slapped the hand away from his shoulder, glaring at the other man and this time, breaking into a mad laughter. A very very, mad one. Yup. He's going insane. Oh, dear.
"What's so funny?" Tachi's confused now.
Laugh. Laugh. Laugh. Laugh.
"What is it that you find so humorous you little brat?!"
"Call me that again and I'll make sure you go to hell for good. Only Yuki's allowed to call me that." Came the cool voice of Shuichi as he shot Tachi a menacing glare.
"W- What the hell.?" Tachi didn't expect this at all. Never before that Shuichi managed such a spiteful thing to say anyway so he couldn't help feeling a bit shocked. Too shocked actually.
"Face it, Aizawa. you'll never be worth loving and will never be worthy to love someone." There you have it. Not only that he was rejected but was completely insulted from head to toe. Oh, the pain.
"You. *Goes mad* YOU!!" Uh-oh. Looks like Tachi's ready to explode and spill his head contents on the precious walls and windows of NG. My my. What an attitude. He grabbed Shuichi's collar by the way, slamming and sticking Shu's back on the hard wall. Shuichi, as if feeling no pain at all, ignored this and continued with his speech.
"Me? Well, I'm Shuichi Shindou. Your rival, of course. Bad Luck's lead singer and is way more popular than you think your ROTTEN band will ever be." That's it. He's done it. He insulted the ever perfect Tachi beyond limit. And he sure is gonna hit Shuichi hard on the face for doing so. Or will he? Hmm. I'm not sure.
"Stop talking so big, Shindou. You're not so great if you ask me." Was all Tachi could manage. Well, he had to admit. Bad Luck's popularity was growing bigger and bigger than it all ready is. As for him and ASK? Well, he'll just sit around, anxiously waiting for their recently recorded song to be released as a single while Shuichi and his slimy band folks celebrate.
"Oh, but I do have the right to talk big." Shuichi protested. "You're a lot more screwed up than I thought, Aizawa. What's gotten into you? Liking your rival and all that." Shuichi added, pulling his shoulders away from Tachi's grip.
"What, is it so wrong to like someone? you don't like the idea of me liking you? What about you? You like Sakuma-san and he's your rival."
"Not after what you did to me. And don't you dare compare yourself with Ryu- chan. You two have nothing in common except that you are both singers, I'm sure you know. You're cool, okay. You're very popular among the girls with your looks and freezing attitude, sure. But unlike Ryu-chan, you aren't perfect."
Tachi's really pissed this time. But what can he do? Every single word spoken was true. Ryuichi was much more friendly, kind, loving, and polite while he on the other hand, puts his life above others'.
"Well, I'll be going now. It's not wise to be late when it comes to Seguchi- san. 'Must be fixing the schedules for our next tour. See ya around, Aizawa." With that, Shuichi turned to leave, taking no notice of Tachi's current state.
"So you don't think I'm capable of loving someone, huh?" Tachi murmured under his breath as he repositioned his body for it to be facing the window again.
"HMMM." He laughed out loudly.
Quiet.
He let out freaking mad laughter which was fallowed by another one and another one, AND, another one. Now he's the one who's going crazy.
"Oi, Tachi."
Laugh. Laugh. Laugh. Laugh.
"TACHI!!! WAKE UP!!!"
*Snap*
"Eh?"
"Well, it's about time." Said a long-haired blonde sitting right next to him.
"Wha- What?" Tachi asked confused.
"Our recording session was over hours ago. All the staffs have gone to their homes." Said another guy from across Tachi's seat and this time, with brown hair and is wearing shades. "We thought you were gonna sleep there forever." He added. "God, you were screaming like hell Tachi! What were you dreaming about, anyhow?"
"Nothing." Tachi answered flatly. Ken didn't push it anymore. For how long he had been close with Tachi, he must have learned all of Tachi's moods by now. When he says 'No', then it means 'No'.
"Well, whatever that is that you were dreaming about, you'd better forget." Scolded Ma-kun, the blonde guy, as he stood up. He was becoming more of a mother to his band mates ever since their return to NG. Well, of course, he wouldn't want their band to be disbanded. Again.
"Our manager wouldn't be too happy if you're so much bothered with you dreams. We cannot afford to screw this up again, Tachi. Remember what happened to you the last time? When you-" He trailed off as soon as Tachi's words caught up with his ears.
"AW, for cryin' out loud, Ma-kun!" He shouted. "I know that already!"
"I'm just. reminding you. ya know. just to."
"Alright, alright, sorry. I'm just not in the mood right now to be scolded." Tachi apologized, turning to the door. "I'll just go to the comfort room and refresh myself. I'll be back. Wait for me here you guys, okay?"
Ma-kun and Ken nodded then Tachi left the studio heading for the nearest comfort room.
A dream, He thought to himself as he took off his shirt. He turned the water on and lowered down his head.
"A dream." He said out loud, the water pouring down from his scalp to his face. "It was just a dream. It means that I still have chance." He added. "But what if he does reject me just like the way he did in my dream? Nah, he's too dumb for that kinda act. No wonder it was just a dream." He asked himself worriedly. He turned the water off and stared at his own image in the mirror.
"Shuichi." He reached down his front, unbuttoning his pants in the process, and took a hold of something inside which grew harder and longer as he did. Then he started motioning it back and forth, making him release a small cry which sounded quite like Shuichi's name, only louder than the first.
Now his pants is totally off and his underpants is soon to fallow.
"Shuichi. Ah. Urgh." He continued his fantasy about Shuichi standing naked in front of him and is ready to satisfy him, until finally, his hand is about to complete it's job as a substitute.
"AH!" He let out a final but a very loud cry before relaxing his body. He then looked down on his right hand, full of white fluid which is unmistakably his semen. He made a quick lick-and-swallow from it just to taste himself before turning to look on his pants and underpants which were lying motionlessly on the floor.
"Oi, Tachi! Are you still there?" It was Ken's voice. "What's with all the screaming?" Tachi panicked as he heard his friend's voice. Why, he can't let his band mates see him naked while doing stuffs like that now can he?
He made quick dash to grab his lower clothes using only his left hand since his right is not yet ready for normal use, and you know why.
Tachi, if you're not gonna answer the door, we're gonna bust this blasted thing open!" This time, Ma-kun is the one speaking.
Tachi just finished buttoning his pants when the door slammed open. "Tachi? What're you doing?" Came Ken's voice.
"Can't you see? I'm washing myself up." Tachi demanded his right hand well hidden behind his back.
"Well, okay but what's that you're holding behind your back?" Ma-kun asked slightly advancing forward.
"It's nothing." Tachi said stubbornly.
"Let me see it." Ma-kun said again as he advanced a few more steps.
"I Said 'it's nothing'. Now, butt out." Tachi glared at him.
"Okay, okay, fine. We'll wait for you outside." With that, Ma-kun turned to leave and closed the door.
Tachi sighed in relief. For moment there, he thought he was gonna be caught red- er. white-handed. He turned the water on again with his left hand to wash his right.
Shuichi. I don't know the exact reason why I fallowed you this morning, He thought looking at himself in the mirror. "But whatever that reason may be, I'm gonna find it out and I swear to god. I'll get what I want." He said at last.
Want. What is it that I truly want.? He thought again while putting on his shirt. "Maybe its you that I want. I want you. but I want you to want me too. just like I want you." Tachi laughed at that. He never knew being in love was such a hard job. First you'll start saying dramatic words which is quite unusual with one individual and then soon you'll loose your mind as the cost of constantly thinking about that certain special someone of yours. Or is it love? Obsession?? Whatever. It didn't matter to Tachi anymore. All that matters to him is that he gets what he wants and that he gets it good.
Tachi was about to open the door to get out when he remembered something. His eyes widened at the thought. He quickly opened the door and dashed his way to his friends.
"You guys! I think I got it!" He shouted with a very wide grin.
"What, what is it that you got, Tachi?" Ken asked his excited friend.
"Our single! Its going to be a big hit!"
Ken and Ma-kun looked at each other. "Yeah sure, Tachi. We hope so." They said at the same time.
"Not only that, but that hot single of ours which is to be released tomorrow will be fallowed by another one!"
Now this is really getting weird. What could Tachi mean?
"What're you talking about, Tachi?" Ken asked frowning.
"I managed to rhyme a few words back there in the comfort room. And the title is very unique too."
"You wrote a new song?" Asked Ken again.
"That's great news, Tachi! If you keep on doing that, we might as well catch up with Bad Luck!" Exclaimed ma-kun from a corner.
"Yeah, yeah, right. Now listen to this and tell me what you think." Said Tachi quite confidently.
The fallowing day at NG was quite a busy one. Each of the staffs were all occupied with tasks assigned for them to complete. And as usual, Shuichi will arrive late for work, have K pointing his gun at him, and Sakano all freaked out. Everything was as just as normal as it had been the previous days until Shuichi over-heard 2 NG staffs talking to each other while walking and carrying a box of their own.
"WHAT?!" The hyper Shuichi cried out as soon as he got inside and closed the door behind him. "but I thought the first leg of our tour won't take place until the first week of June!" strange. nobody's buying his hyper-act today. "I'd better ask Seguchi-san about this." He said while re-opening the studio door.
"Hold it right there." K aimed his gun at Shuichi.
"There's nothing to worry about. Schedules haven't been changed. The tour will start 2 weeks from now." He said.
"How am I suppose to believe that? For pete's sake, I jus heard 2 staffs there talking about a show which will take place on Saturday night! And Bad Luck's gonna be there, I hear 1 of the staffs say!"
"Down boy." K shut him up.
"Jeeze, Shuichi. You act just like Sakano-san!" Laughed his friend, Hiro.
"Very funny, Hiro." Shuichi gave him a look of irritation.
Suguru stood up. "Will the 2 of you cut it out?"
"He's right!" Added Sakano who was already starting to freak out. "I act much more different than that of Shindou-kun's!"
"Yeah, he's a lot more freaky than you are, Shu-chan." Hiro included
"Yeah! Wha. HEY!!!" Now Sakano's really freaked out.
"WRAH!!! If you guys aren't gonna shut up, I'm gonna blow your heads up!" K Shouted with random shots from his gun. Of course, nobody was really hit.
"If you guys aren't gonna shut up, I'm gonna blow your heads up." Shuichi murmured while scanning the words. "That's it!"
"What?" All of them asked.
"'If you guys aren't gonna shut up, I'm gonna blow your heads up'! Don't you think it's such a nice combination?" Shuichi asked, his eyes turning childishly big with lots of hearts.
All of them, including Sakano, sweat dropped.
"My god, Shuichi. Are you really that desperate to at least write a decent song? Don't you got no brains? It's pathetic!" K tossed the gun on his head.
"OW!!! What d'you do that for?!" Whined the tearful Shuichi.
"To wake you and to make you realize how an idiot you are. Now practice!"
"Now wait on a sec!"
"Uh.. what is it this time, Shindou?" K Asked coldly.
"About this show on Saturday. How come I wasn't informed about it?"
"We don't know. I myself had just been notified about it this morning. Seguchi-san said it's just a one-night show to promote this company's bands' latest single releases. Now."
"Eh. What?" Asked the slightly confused Shuichi.
"PRACTICE!"
"H- Hai!"
"I'm telling you Tachi, it won't work." The almost begging Ken pleaded.
"What won't work? Don't you think it's perfect?" Tachi persisted.
"Only the newly released singles are allowed to be performed on the show. Without doubt, we'll be disbanded for the second time if you continue on with your plan!" Yelled Ma-kun. Strange. Even his annoying loud nags didn't change Tachi's moods? For some unknown weird reason, Tachi had been. so relax, so complete, so satisfied. Now, how in the world can that be?
"Morning, Mr. Seguchi-san sir!" Came the voice of Tachi as he opened the door to Tohma's office. Tohma on the other hand, was quite busy with the phone.
"Oh, wait a moment please. -Yes Aizawa-san? Anything I can do for you?" He asked with his usual formal tone.
"Oh, there sure is Mr. President!"
"Um. Mr. Tsukushiro? Would it be alright if I call you back? I've got a sudden urgent matter which I will have to attend. Yes, sure Mr. Tsukushiro. Bye." With that, he hung the phone. "Well, what is it that you came here for Aizawa-san?"
"Ah, NG's president. the lovely president of NG." Tachi said with dreamy eyes.
"Get on with the point, Aizawa-san. Tell me what you need but if there's nothing, you are free to leave so I can continue my call." Said Tohma while arranging some papers on his desk
"My dear, sweet Seguchi-san. Don't be impatient. The reason why I came here is quite simple." Tachi explained, smirking.
"I'll try to help the best way I can Aizawa-san. But don't be too confident with it. I might as well refuse depending on what you're asking for."
"Oh, don't worry. It's nothing you can't handle. It's just a simple request I would like you to grand." Tachi focused his gaze on Tohma as he leaned his hands on the table.
"And that request is?"
"I've got a newly composed song and I would like you to allow me to sing it on the show on Saturday night."
"Aizawa-san." Tohma called, slightly amused.
"Yes?"
"You do know for a fact that the sole purpose of this show is to promote newly released songs and not to introduce freshly written ones." He continued. "It is a sort of way to find out which among the new singles will make it the top of the charts and which will not. Who's group among different bands from different companies will make the best selling rate and who will not."
"But-"
"That's my final decision, Aizawa-san. End of discussion." Tohma said matter-of-factly.
"Why don't you at least give me a chance and take a look at my lyrics?" Tachi inquired, his patience and good mood slowly fading.
"Well then. Since you've put it that way, I guess I have no choice but to take look at your work. But allow me to remind you, Tachi aizawa, that this kind of thing will only happen once." Confirmed Tohma. Tachi nodded. "Alright then. Lets see what you got."
"Admit it, you're interested to see them." Tachi said in a mocking tone.
"Just give me the paper. So we can get this over with." Tohma defended himself. Sure, he was a little interested on the lyrics Tachi made but of course, to keep being a true Seguchi, he must not admit it.
"Yeah, sure. Whatever." Tachi handed him the lyrics. It took quite a moment for the word scanning though. And before Tohma spoke again.
"I don't know. It sounds too desperate for a love song and too gloomy to be in the line of pop. Obviously, you can't consider it as rock. What inspired you to write such, Aizawa-san?" He asked.
"Inspired? Oh, nothing. It just kinda popped out of my mind. Yeah, that's it. Anyway, don't you think it's great? Pop, rock, love and all that stuff. so overused. that's why I decided to write something new." Tachi lied, knowing that the person who actually kept him up all night, causing him to write that damn song 'till dawn, was Shuichi.
"Well, you gotta thank that mind of yours for popping lyrics such as this. Feel free to sing that song on Saturday night." Tohma gave him sweet smile as he handed the paper back to him.
"Is that all?" Tohma asked the still standing Tachi.
"Yes. That is all." Tachi replied.
"Then, you may leave." Tohma reminded.
"Of course." With that, Tachi was out of the office.
"You guys! YOU GUYS!!! I've done it!!" Tachi exclaimed as he approached his band mates sitting on a waiting chair.
"You mean it?! I mean, Seguchi-san really did allow you to sing that song on stage???!" Asked Ken almost going nuts.
"Yeah! And he said he said my lyrics were pretty god too!" Sweet lord, Tachi's becoming more and more like Shuichi!
"Wait. Are you sure you're telling the truth, Tachi?" Asked Ma-kun with suspicion.
"What do you mean by that?" Ah, now there's the real Tachi.
"I'm just making sure. You wouldn't want to stop being the lead singer of our band, would you?" Ma-kun preached. Again.
"Seriously now Ma-kun, you're starting to look like my mother!" And tachi's starting to look like Shuichi. argh.
Saturday night.
And so, here it is. Shuichi and his band mates' big day before their first leg of the tour begins. Crowds cheering at the top of their lungs. it was almost like. too much to be there. And after this they will be on a two- month-eight-city tour around the country. How nice.
"Yo! Bad Luck! Yer next!" He heard one of the staffs yell.
"Alright now, get out there, and show 'em whatcha got! And um. yeah! make me proud!" K Patted Shuichi on the back.
"Aw. My head hurts."
"Now now, don't you mind it. It's just a headache! Now go!"
"Hmmm. That's easy for you to say! You're not the one to go on stage! Good thing I called for Yuki to come or else I'd die!" And he was on stage.
Shuichi started singing as he got the "GO" signal from Hiro and suguru.
3, 2, 1.
Why am I standing on a cloud
Every time you're around
And my sadness disappears
Every time you are near
You must be an angel
I can see it in your eyes
Full of wonder and surprise
And just now I realize
Oooh you're an angel
Oooh you're an angel
Oooh you're an angel
In disguise, I can see it in your eyes
Walking down a crowded avenue
Other faces seem like nothing next to you
And I can't hear the traffic rushing by
Just the pounding of my heart and that's why
You must be an angel I can see it in your eyes Full of wonder and surprise And just now I realize
Oooh you're an angel Oooh you're an angel Oooh you're an angel In disguise, I can see it in your eyes
You're an angel
You're an angel, baby
You're an angel
You must be an angel
Now I believe that dreams come true
'Cause you came when I wished for you
This just can't be coincidence
The only way that this makes sense is that
Oooh you're an angel Oooh you're an angel Oooh you're an angel In disguise, I can see it in you're eyes
You're an angel
You're an angel, baby
You're an angel
You must be an angel, baby
Clouds just disappear
After finishing "ANGEL", all the lights went out again and Shuichi and his band mates immediately made their way to the backstage.
"Whew, that's done." Said Shuichi as he rubbed the towel on his face.
"What's wrong? Your head still hurts?" Asked Hiro who was standing right next to him.
"Yeah, a little. Who's next to perform anyhow?" Shuichi turned to K who took out a few peaces of paper which looked quite like a list of something.
"Well, according to my little guide here. ASK is next."
Shuichi looked at him, as if requesting to repeat what he just said.
"Well they were invited. They just released their latest single last Wedneseday.
"Oh. Yeah."
"Alright, we're next." Declared Ma-kun who was also looking at his own list.
"Okay. Tachi, are you ready?" Ken added.
"I sure am! Let's rock the whole stage tonight!" With that, Tachi and his 2 friends were gone to the stage.
With the whole crowd screaming and the lights constantly changing, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. And then the beat started to fill the corridor. Fallowed by his voice.
"Ooh, ASK seems to be making some fans out there." Sakano said as he noticed the madness going on with the crowd of people.
"Aw. My headache's getting worse! Of all days to be invaded by one!" Shuichi exclaimed with his right hand resting on his forehead.
"Op, ASK's done." K ignored Shuichi's complain. "Oh, but wait. They're still on the stage."
"What, they're gonna sing another song?" Hiro was quite surprised.
"Hmmm." Was K's 'yes'.
Tachi couldn't believe it. The feeling he had once lost. The people. The screaming. It's all coming back to him. This is it. This is a very good start for him. And his band.
"Ready for the next song?" Tachi asked his friends.
"Anytime you are, man. What was all those practice-marathon for if we can't get ourselves ready for this big night anyhow?" Ken joked.
Tachi Turned to Ma-kun who nodded.
"Okay guys, in 3. 2." Tachi made a count down. ".One." And the tune was on.
"Oooh, the tuning is nice too." Sakano said again.
"Really? What's the song title?" Shuichi's a little curious.
"'Don't know." K was still looking at his list. "It says here in the list that each of the bands are allowed to perform only 1 song. That's odd."
"Hiro." Shuichi turned to his friend who looked at him.
"Hmmm?"
"I'm confused.!" Answered Shuichi as he started to go childishly wild.
"Well, don't push it. You're not quite used to thinking that your brain might explode."
"Aw great. Now my headache's back! And it's your fault!"
"Yeah yeah, now be quiet. ASK's about to start their second song."
Shuichi did as he was told and stood next beside Hiro to get a better view. Well, they were at the back stage. Along with other unfamiliar bands.
And then Tachi was singing again. And although he could here other bands complaining about his "Second-timer", he just went on, ignoring their nags.
I, yi yi yi
I, yi yi yi I, yi yi yi
I want you the right way
I want you, but I want you to want me too,
Want you to want me baby
Just like I want you
Da da, da da, da da da
I'll give you all the love I want in return
But half a love is all I feel, sweet darling
It's too bad, it's just too sad
You don't want me no more
But I'm gonna change your mind
Some way, somehow
I want you the right way I want you, but I want you to want me too,
Want you to want me baby Just like I want you
Da da, da da, da da da
One way love is just a fantasy
To share is precious, pure and fair
Don't play with something you should cherish for life
Oh baby, don't you wanna care?
Ain't it lonely out there?
I want you the right way I want you, but I want you to want me too. Want you to want me baby Just like I want you
I want you the right way
I want you, but I want you to want me too,
Want me baby, just like I want you.
Da da, da da, da da da
I want you, the right way
Want me baby
Don't play with something you should cherish for life
At the stage, while the 3 of ASK were busy getting their stuffs and getting out, Tachi made a search and immediately found his target. He caught sight of Shuichi staring at him just like the way he stares at his idol, Ryuichi when he's singing. Tachi winked at him.
Shuichi took a few steps back, his face wearing a weird expression. Ew. Tachi winked at him! "He might have caught me staring at him.!"
"Eh. What?"
"......."
"Nah, 'must be imagination." He tried to convince himself.
"What must be your imagination?"
Shuichi snapped. "No. nothing. I just thought my headache's getting worse I'm starting imagine things." He went on. "I'll go get some medicine."
"I'll come with you." Hiro fallowed him.
"That was nuts! Mean, really man! They really liked our song!" Ken was going frantic.
"Yeah." Tachi had another reason to be happy though. Seeing Shuichi looking at him like that really turned his nerves on.
"Especially the second one. Who ever could it be that you're desperately longing for, Tachi?" Ma-kun was looking at him as though trying to make him admit.
"Well, nothing really. It just popped out of my mind. That's all." Tachi denied, his cheeks turning bright pink.
"Yeah, okay. I Won't push it. But I know there's something."
"Whatever Ma-kun." He changed the subject. "I'll by some drinks. See ya later."
"Hey! I'm coming with you! I want some drinks too!" Ken jumped to his feet.
"NO!" Ken stopped. "Er. No need, ken. I'll just buy you one, okay?"
"Well. okay."
"'Kay. Bye." And Tachi was gone.
"Aw. now I'm REALLY starting to feel bored. There's nothing to look forward to anymore!" K raised his gun, ready to fire. Good thing Suguru and Sakano were there to keep him from killing someone.
"Cool down! Cool down!" Sakano was saying while Suguru on the other hand focused his gaze on the gun.
"Ehem." Someone cleared his or her throat.
There was a pause and then everyone was looking at the person. Tachi Aizawa.
"I can see you're enjoying yourself." He said, fighting the urge to laugh at the trio's position.
"We sure would. If only these dumb jerks would get off me!" K tried to force Sakano and suguru away. But with him still holding that gun and with Suguru and Sakan still attached to him? There's no chance.
"I see. But were's Shindou-kun and Nakano-san?" Asked Tachi.
Pause.
"Eh? They're not here?" The trio asked.
"I see. So you don't know where they went?"
"Got it!" Yelled Suguru as he got a complete hold of the gun.
"WHY." K's voice was deep and scary. He didn't notice that his gun was already snatched from his hand.
"Oh, no reason. Goodnight." With that, Tachi went away.
Pause. Again.
"Why you little. gimme that!" K ran wild when he saw Suguru holdng his gun. And the trio were rambling again.
At the refreshing area...
"Ah. Hiro my head hurts like hell!" Shuichi was almost crying.
"Hang on, hang on." Hiro however, was desperate of finding ways to calm his best friend down.
"Aw. There must some medicine here somewhere.! AW!!!"
"Okay, okay!" Hiro cut n. "Why don't you rest here for a while. I'll go fnd tha medicine. Alright?"
"Yes daddy." Shuichi forced a smile.
"Ah. You don't need to force a smile for me." Hiro said. "and don't call me daddy. You got me? I'm not that old. At least not yet. I'm your best friend ya know."
Shuichi laughed despite the terrible pain in his head. "Sure, DAD."
And Hiro disappeared.
Also at the refreshing area. Just incase you're wondering.
"So he's gone with Nakano-san. Hmmm. What could they be doing? Having sex?" He went on as he grabbed the can of drinks from the vending machine.
"Oh well. Better luck next time." He smiled at the words and proceded to leave but stopped as he saw a boy with pink hair which undoubtedly was Shuichi.
"Let's just say my luck came a bit sooner than I expected." He said to himself as he took a few more steps.
"Hi, Shindou-kun."
The pink ball of energy looked up at him, confused. "Yes?"
"I don't intend t be rude or something. But were you staring at me while I was singing?" Tachi asked with excitement.
"No." Shuichi wasn't in the food for talk. And most especially not to him.
"Are you sure?"Tachi leaned forward so he can whisper to Shuichi's right ear. "But I caught you staring at me."
Shuichi's eyes widened. So he did caught him.
"What do you think of my song? The second one."
"I think it's great. Although I would be glad to know how in the world were you allowed to do that. Seguchi-san will disband you. Again." Hmmm. looks like Shuichi's headache is getting the better of him.
"Oh, but Seguchi-san is the one who gave us permission to do it!" Tachi was quite enjoying this.
"Do you mind, Tachi? I have a headache. I don't have the energy to deal with you." Shuichi stood and turned to leave but was stopped by Tachi's strong arms from behind.
"Aren't you gonna ask who my inspiration was in writing that song?" Tachi lowered his face a little so that he was an inch from Shuichi's.
"I can't and I won't. My headache's getting worse now let go me!" Shuichi struggled to break lose but kept failing every time he tried.
"You're not going anywhere. Not now that I finally got you. I'm not gonna lose this opportunity." Tachi licked shuichi's neck.
"Hey! NO!! What the hell do you think you're doing?! Let go, Aizawa!" but tachi was just too strong for Shuichi's small body. Plus, he has a terrible headache.
Shuichi continued with his yelling until he was out of energy. But that wasn't the real reason for him to faint though. It was the hell-like pain in his head which took his consciousness away. And there, he sleeps. In Tachi's arms. Unable to control his body while Tachi on the other hand, takes the best chance he has and makes the most of it.
To be Continued
Ah, that was done! Finally, I have chapter 2 uploaded! Well, there you have it. LONG. I know lots of you guys might have fall asleep in the middle of your reading. Or at least almost. It's boring, I know. Just like the author.. Which is me, of course. Eiri? Hmmm. Yeah, he's not in Ch1 nor in this chapter as well! Well, just to remind you guys, (Eiri-Shu fans.), this is a fic featuring Tachi and his band and how the hell I came up of the idea of Tachi falling for Shuichi's cuteness. My original idea was to for Tachi to ruin Eiri and Shu's life and then make him get Shu for himself. But that's too overused, I figured. So decided to change the plot. Uh. but what the heck. this MY fic anyway and mine alone. Heh. It was a joke, ignore that. And um. for last but not least, I would like to apologize to Kai-san(Because I broke my promise.), Shuichi-tensai, and all the others who brought themselves t put up with the delay. And my grammars too.. Well, that's it for now. Bye guys. ^_^ See ya next chapter!
P.S You'll put you reviews, won't you minna-san? Ya know, jut for inspiration. fr me to continue. Pretty please? ^_^
|Top of Form |[pic] | |[pic][pic] |Bottom of Form |
Author's note : Er. sorry if it took quite a lifetime for the second chapter minna-san. This chapter was meant to be posted before new year. Technical problems, you got it. 'Been trying to find ways to make it sound a whole lot better and LONGER (As I promised.) than the first one and weather I failed or not, its all up to you guys to tell. You're the judges. As for the encouraging reviews. lottsa thankies to the people who posted them. And um. this chapter, I wrote. well. I'd like to dedicate it to Shuichi-Tensai and Kai-san. They did most of the job to persuade me to write this fallow-up. Well, 'hope you guys like it. ^_^
Fame, Hate, and Love
Chapter Two
Tachi stayed quietly in his position as nightfall started to approach. Standing next to one of NG building's glass windows, and blankly staring at it as though something interesting was about to appear from the tinted pane, he sighed. He didn't know why he was doing this. Something's oddly missing from his damn life. Fame, maybe? Yeah, he'd been too busy lately, thinking of ways, nasty ways, to put Bad Luck down without a single clue that it was him who did it and if he's really determined to do it, then he ought'a do it fast and if it doesn't work, he'll die try.
"Yeah. that must be it." He said to himself, turning around to take his leave but stopped. Yes, that might have been his main aim for at least 13 months since Bad Luck first entered the music world and, before they were disbanded but still. it didn't sound very good to his ears anymore. As though that alone is not enough to gratify his ass.
He pushed the thought away and returned his attention to the window. The vocalist. Bad Luck's lead singer. he'll pay people to punch the shit out of him if needed (Which he already did.) and do black mails on him just to make him quit and loose his popularity. He didn't succeed though. All he got were a few of Eiri's wildness and a bit of Tohma's gratitude (He disbanded them.)
Maybe that wasn't what he really wanted. He would have probably become friends with Shuichi if he hadn't thought so much about his fame. They could have been rivals and friends at the same time. Just like with Ryuichi. But it all happened the exact opposite. Tachi was too scared of loosing his fans that he almost didn't care of what horrible things would have happened with his friends, Ma-kun and Ken.
He was lucky enough to have his life and passion back. Singing. Good thing Tohma Seguchi wasn't such a bad guy after all. He made another two-year contract for ASK right after hearing Tachi promise that from now on, he will have nothing to do with Shuichi and his band and that he will just concentrate on his own career. And now, here he is. starting. Again.
Loud footsteps filled the corridor along with the familiar crazy-like singing which grew closer and closer interrupting his deep thoughts as it did. He turned around to see who the in-coming person was. Yup, Shuichi Shindou, it is indeed. One of the few things he just thought about.
The black-haired singer felt numb all over his body but quickly regained control of himself as he placed a trembling hand on the younger boy's shoulder, making the pink haired genki stop as he did.
The said genki, for a moment, stared on the lying floor beneath his feet which he was about to put a step on. He made a simple but slow turn around and focused his gaze on Tachi with those blasted cute purple eyes which made it even harder for him to speak.
"Um. Hai?" Shuichi, for some odd reason, didn't bother to remove the hand from his shoulder. He just stood there, patiently waiting for the other vocalist (Not to mention rival.) to say something.
"I." Tachi couldn't seem to recall the words.
"Yes?" Shuichi repeated the question, making Tachi feel a bit more tense in the process. How could he.?
"I. -like- .you." Finally, he managed spit out whatever that damn thing he'd been longing to say for a good 8 hours. (Since his "secret" morning watch on Shuichi.) Whew.
Shuichi kept silent though, giving this spine-shivering look that sent the creeps to Tachi's body. Did Shuichi thought it was odd for Tachi to like someone? Well, not that Tachi's not allowed to but. Yes, Shuichi felt odd. He was the guy who disgraced him with those nasty tricks of him almost a year ago so it SHOULD feel odd.
Again, The corridor was as quiet as it was before Shuichi arrived with his usual hyper-act, Tachi couldn't bring himself to move, and his hand still placed on the younger singer as it was fifteen minutes ago. Can it get any better? Worse??
Shuichi smiles and lets out a soft chuckle, finally breaking the quietness of the environment. Tachi frowns a little at that. Did Shuichi find his confession. amusing? The chuckles died down. Shuichi slapped the hand away from his shoulder, glaring at the other man and this time, breaking into a mad laughter. A very very, mad one. Yup. He's going insane. Oh, dear.
"What's so funny?" Tachi's confused now.
Laugh. Laugh. Laugh. Laugh.
"What is it that you find so humorous you little brat?!"
"Call me that again and I'll make sure you go to hell for good. Only Yuki's allowed to call me that." Came the cool voice of Shuichi as he shot Tachi a menacing glare.
"W- What the hell.?" Tachi didn't expect this at all. Never before that Shuichi managed such a spiteful thing to say anyway so he couldn't help feeling a bit shocked. Too shocked actually.
"Face it, Aizawa. you'll never be worth loving and will never be worthy to love someone." There you have it. Not only that he was rejected but was completely insulted from head to toe. Oh, the pain.
"You. *Goes mad* YOU!!" Uh-oh. Looks like Tachi's ready to explode and spill his head contents on the precious walls and windows of NG. My my. What an attitude. He grabbed Shuichi's collar by the way, slamming and sticking Shu's back on the hard wall. Shuichi, as if feeling no pain at all, ignored this and continued with his speech.
"Me? Well, I'm Shuichi Shindou. Your rival, of course. Bad Luck's lead singer and is way more popular than you think your ROTTEN band will ever be." That's it. He's done it. He insulted the ever perfect Tachi beyond limit. And he sure is gonna hit Shuichi hard on the face for doing so. Or will he? Hmm. I'm not sure.
"Stop talking so big, Shindou. You're not so great if you ask me." Was all Tachi could manage. Well, he had to admit. Bad Luck's popularity was growing bigger and bigger than it all ready is. As for him and ASK? Well, he'll just sit around, anxiously waiting for their recently recorded song to be released as a single while Shuichi and his slimy band folks celebrate.
"Oh, but I do have the right to talk big." Shuichi protested. "You're a lot more screwed up than I thought, Aizawa. What's gotten into you? Liking your rival and all that." Shuichi added, pulling his shoulders away from Tachi's grip.
"What, is it so wrong to like someone? you don't like the idea of me liking you? What about you? You like Sakuma-san and he's your rival."
"Not after what you did to me. And don't you dare compare yourself with Ryu- chan. You two have nothing in common except that you are both singers, I'm sure you know. You're cool, okay. You're very popular among the girls with your looks and freezing attitude, sure. But unlike Ryu-chan, you aren't perfect."
Tachi's really pissed this time. But what can he do? Every single word spoken was true. Ryuichi was much more friendly, kind, loving, and polite while he on the other hand, puts his life above others'.
"Well, I'll be going now. It's not wise to be late when it comes to Seguchi- san. 'Must be fixing the schedules for our next tour. See ya around, Aizawa." With that, Shuichi turned to leave, taking no notice of Tachi's current state.
"So you don't think I'm capable of loving someone, huh?" Tachi murmured under his breath as he repositioned his body for it to be facing the window again.
"HMMM." He laughed out loudly.
Quiet.
He let out freaking mad laughter which was fallowed by another one and another one, AND, another one. Now he's the one who's going crazy.
"Oi, Tachi."
Laugh. Laugh. Laugh. Laugh.
"TACHI!!! WAKE UP!!!"
*Snap*
"Eh?"
"Well, it's about time." Said a long-haired blonde sitting right next to him.
"Wha- What?" Tachi asked confused.
"Our recording session was over hours ago. All the staffs have gone to their homes." Said another guy from across Tachi's seat and this time, with brown hair and is wearing shades. "We thought you were gonna sleep there forever." He added. "God, you were screaming like hell Tachi! What were you dreaming about, anyhow?"
"Nothing." Tachi answered flatly. Ken didn't push it anymore. For how long he had been close with Tachi, he must have learned all of Tachi's moods by now. When he says 'No', then it means 'No'.
"Well, whatever that is that you were dreaming about, you'd better forget." Scolded Ma-kun, the blonde guy, as he stood up. He was becoming more of a mother to his band mates ever since their return to NG. Well, of course, he wouldn't want their band to be disbanded. Again.
"Our manager wouldn't be too happy if you're so much bothered with you dreams. We cannot afford to screw this up again, Tachi. Remember what happened to you the last time? When you-" He trailed off as soon as Tachi's words caught up with his ears.
"AW, for cryin' out loud, Ma-kun!" He shouted. "I know that already!"
"I'm just. reminding you. ya know. just to."
"Alright, alright, sorry. I'm just not in the mood right now to be scolded." Tachi apologized, turning to the door. "I'll just go to the comfort room and refresh myself. I'll be back. Wait for me here you guys, okay?"
Ma-kun and Ken nodded then Tachi left the studio heading for the nearest comfort room.
A dream, He thought to himself as he took off his shirt. He turned the water on and lowered down his head.
"A dream." He said out loud, the water pouring down from his scalp to his face. "It was just a dream. It means that I still have chance." He added. "But what if he does reject me just like the way he did in my dream? Nah, he's too dumb for that kinda act. No wonder it was just a dream." He asked himself worriedly. He turned the water off and stared at his own image in the mirror.
"Shuichi." He reached down his front, unbuttoning his pants in the process, and took a hold of something inside which grew harder and longer as he did. Then he started motioning it back and forth, making him release a small cry which sounded quite like Shuichi's name, only louder than the first.
Now his pants is totally off and his underpants is soon to fallow.
"Shuichi. Ah. Urgh." He continued his fantasy about Shuichi standing naked in front of him and is ready to satisfy him, until finally, his hand is about to complete it's job as a substitute.
"AH!" He let out a final but a very loud cry before relaxing his body. He then looked down on his right hand, full of white fluid which is unmistakably his semen. He made a quick lick-and-swallow from it just to taste himself before turning to look on his pants and underpants which were lying motionlessly on the floor.
"Oi, Tachi! Are you still there?" It was Ken's voice. "What's with all the screaming?" Tachi panicked as he heard his friend's voice. Why, he can't let his band mates see him naked while doing stuffs like that now can he?
He made quick dash to grab his lower clothes using only his left hand since his right is not yet ready for normal use, and you know why.
Tachi, if you're not gonna answer the door, we're gonna bust this blasted thing open!" This time, Ma-kun is the one speaking.
Tachi just finished buttoning his pants when the door slammed open. "Tachi? What're you doing?" Came Ken's voice.
"Can't you see? I'm washing myself up." Tachi demanded his right hand well hidden behind his back.
"Well, okay but what's that you're holding behind your back?" Ma-kun asked slightly advancing forward.
"It's nothing." Tachi said stubbornly.
"Let me see it." Ma-kun said again as he advanced a few more steps.
"I Said 'it's nothing'. Now, butt out." Tachi glared at him.
"Okay, okay, fine. We'll wait for you outside." With that, Ma-kun turned to leave and closed the door.
Tachi sighed in relief. For moment there, he thought he was gonna be caught red- er. white-handed. He turned the water on again with his left hand to wash his right.
Shuichi. I don't know the exact reason why I fallowed you this morning, He thought looking at himself in the mirror. "But whatever that reason may be, I'm gonna find it out and I swear to god. I'll get what I want." He said at last.
Want. What is it that I truly want.? He thought again while putting on his shirt. "Maybe its you that I want. I want you. but I want you to want me too. just like I want you." Tachi laughed at that. He never knew being in love was such a hard job. First you'll start saying dramatic words which is quite unusual with one individual and then soon you'll loose your mind as the cost of constantly thinking about that certain special someone of yours. Or is it love? Obsession?? Whatever. It didn't matter to Tachi anymore. All that matters to him is that he gets what he wants and that he gets it good.
Tachi was about to open the door to get out when he remembered something. His eyes widened at the thought. He quickly opened the door and dashed his way to his friends.
"You guys! I think I got it!" He shouted with a very wide grin.
"What, what is it that you got, Tachi?" Ken asked his excited friend.
"Our single! Its going to be a big hit!"
Ken and Ma-kun looked at each other. "Yeah sure, Tachi. We hope so." They said at the same time.
"Not only that, but that hot single of ours which is to be released tomorrow will be fallowed by another one!"
Now this is really getting weird. What could Tachi mean?
"What're you talking about, Tachi?" Ken asked frowning.
"I managed to rhyme a few words back there in the comfort room. And the title is very unique too."
"You wrote a new song?" Asked Ken again.
"That's great news, Tachi! If you keep on doing that, we might as well catch up with Bad Luck!" Exclaimed ma-kun from a corner.
"Yeah, yeah, right. Now listen to this and tell me what you think." Said Tachi quite confidently.
The fallowing day at NG was quite a busy one. Each of the staffs were all occupied with tasks assigned for them to complete. And as usual, Shuichi will arrive late for work, have K pointing his gun at him, and Sakano all freaked out. Everything was as just as normal as it had been the previous days until Shuichi over-heard 2 NG staffs talking to each other while walking and carrying a box of their own.
"WHAT?!" The hyper Shuichi cried out as soon as he got inside and closed the door behind him. "but I thought the first leg of our tour won't take place until the first week of June!" strange. nobody's buying his hyper-act today. "I'd better ask Seguchi-san about this." He said while re-opening the studio door.
"Hold it right there." K aimed his gun at Shuichi.
"There's nothing to worry about. Schedules haven't been changed. The tour will start 2 weeks from now." He said.
"How am I suppose to believe that? For pete's sake, I jus heard 2 staffs there talking about a show which will take place on Saturday night! And Bad Luck's gonna be there, I hear 1 of the staffs say!"
"Down boy." K shut him up.
"Jeeze, Shuichi. You act just like Sakano-san!" Laughed his friend, Hiro.
"Very funny, Hiro." Shuichi gave him a look of irritation.
Suguru stood up. "Will the 2 of you cut it out?"
"He's right!" Added Sakano who was already starting to freak out. "I act much more different than that of Shindou-kun's!"
"Yeah, he's a lot more freaky than you are, Shu-chan." Hiro included
"Yeah! Wha. HEY!!!" Now Sakano's really freaked out.
"WRAH!!! If you guys aren't gonna shut up, I'm gonna blow your heads up!" K Shouted with random shots from his gun. Of course, nobody was really hit.
"If you guys aren't gonna shut up, I'm gonna blow your heads up." Shuichi murmured while scanning the words. "That's it!"
"What?" All of them asked.
"'If you guys aren't gonna shut up, I'm gonna blow your heads up'! Don't you think it's such a nice combination?" Shuichi asked, his eyes turning childishly big with lots of hearts.
All of them, including Sakano, sweat dropped.
"My god, Shuichi. Are you really that desperate to at least write a decent song? Don't you got no brains? It's pathetic!" K tossed the gun on his head.
"OW!!! What d'you do that for?!" Whined the tearful Shuichi.
"To wake you and to make you realize how an idiot you are. Now practice!"
"Now wait on a sec!"
"Uh.. what is it this time, Shindou?" K Asked coldly.
"About this show on Saturday. How come I wasn't informed about it?"
"We don't know. I myself had just been notified about it this morning. Seguchi-san said it's just a one-night show to promote this company's bands' latest single releases. Now."
"Eh. What?" Asked the slightly confused Shuichi.
"PRACTICE!"
"H- Hai!"
"I'm telling you Tachi, it won't work." The almost begging Ken pleaded.
"What won't work? Don't you think it's perfect?" Tachi persisted.
"Only the newly released singles are allowed to be performed on the show. Without doubt, we'll be disbanded for the second time if you continue on with your plan!" Yelled Ma-kun. Strange. Even his annoying loud nags didn't change Tachi's moods? For some unknown weird reason, Tachi had been. so relax, so complete, so satisfied. Now, how in the world can that be?
"Morning, Mr. Seguchi-san sir!" Came the voice of Tachi as he opened the door to Tohma's office. Tohma on the other hand, was quite busy with the phone.
"Oh, wait a moment please. -Yes Aizawa-san? Anything I can do for you?" He asked with his usual formal tone.
"Oh, there sure is Mr. President!"
"Um. Mr. Tsukushiro? Would it be alright if I call you back? I've got a sudden urgent matter which I will have to attend. Yes, sure Mr. Tsukushiro. Bye." With that, he hung the phone. "Well, what is it that you came here for Aizawa-san?"
"Ah, NG's president. the lovely president of NG." Tachi said with dreamy eyes.
"Get on with the point, Aizawa-san. Tell me what you need but if there's nothing, you are free to leave so I can continue my call." Said Tohma while arranging some papers on his desk
"My dear, sweet Seguchi-san. Don't be impatient. The reason why I came here is quite simple." Tachi explained, smirking.
"I'll try to help the best way I can Aizawa-san. But don't be too confident with it. I might as well refuse depending on what you're asking for."
"Oh, don't worry. It's nothing you can't handle. It's just a simple request I would like you to grand." Tachi focused his gaze on Tohma as he leaned his hands on the table.
"And that request is?"
"I've got a newly composed song and I would like you to allow me to sing it on the show on Saturday night."
"Aizawa-san." Tohma called, slightly amused.
"Yes?"
"You do know for a fact that the sole purpose of this show is to promote newly released songs and not to introduce freshly written ones." He continued. "It is a sort of way to find out which among the new singles will make it the top of the charts and which will not. Who's group among different bands from different companies will make the best selling rate and who will not."
"But-"
"That's my final decision, Aizawa-san. End of discussion." Tohma said matter-of-factly.
"Why don't you at least give me a chance and take a look at my lyrics?" Tachi inquired, his patience and good mood slowly fading.
"Well then. Since you've put it that way, I guess I have no choice but to take look at your work. But allow me to remind you, Tachi aizawa, that this kind of thing will only happen once." Confirmed Tohma. Tachi nodded. "Alright then. Lets see what you got."
"Admit it, you're interested to see them." Tachi said in a mocking tone.
"Just give me the paper. So we can get this over with." Tohma defended himself. Sure, he was a little interested on the lyrics Tachi made but of course, to keep being a true Seguchi, he must not admit it.
"Yeah, sure. Whatever." Tachi handed him the lyrics. It took quite a moment for the word scanning though. And before Tohma spoke again.
"I don't know. It sounds too desperate for a love song and too gloomy to be in the line of pop. Obviously, you can't consider it as rock. What inspired you to write such, Aizawa-san?" He asked.
"Inspired? Oh, nothing. It just kinda popped out of my mind. Yeah, that's it. Anyway, don't you think it's great? Pop, rock, love and all that stuff. so overused. that's why I decided to write something new." Tachi lied, knowing that the person who actually kept him up all night, causing him to write that damn song 'till dawn, was Shuichi.
"Well, you gotta thank that mind of yours for popping lyrics such as this. Feel free to sing that song on Saturday night." Tohma gave him sweet smile as he handed the paper back to him.
"Is that all?" Tohma asked the still standing Tachi.
"Yes. That is all." Tachi replied.
"Then, you may leave." Tohma reminded.
"Of course." With that, Tachi was out of the office.
"You guys! YOU GUYS!!! I've done it!!" Tachi exclaimed as he approached his band mates sitting on a waiting chair.
"You mean it?! I mean, Seguchi-san really did allow you to sing that song on stage???!" Asked Ken almost going nuts.
"Yeah! And he said he said my lyrics were pretty god too!" Sweet lord, Tachi's becoming more and more like Shuichi!
"Wait. Are you sure you're telling the truth, Tachi?" Asked Ma-kun with suspicion.
"What do you mean by that?" Ah, now there's the real Tachi.
"I'm just making sure. You wouldn't want to stop being the lead singer of our band, would you?" Ma-kun preached. Again.
"Seriously now Ma-kun, you're starting to look like my mother!" And tachi's starting to look like Shuichi. argh.
Saturday night.
And so, here it is. Shuichi and his band mates' big day before their first leg of the tour begins. Crowds cheering at the top of their lungs. it was almost like. too much to be there. And after this they will be on a two- month-eight-city tour around the country. How nice.
"Yo! Bad Luck! Yer next!" He heard one of the staffs yell.
"Alright now, get out there, and show 'em whatcha got! And um. yeah! make me proud!" K Patted Shuichi on the back.
"Aw. My head hurts."
"Now now, don't you mind it. It's just a headache! Now go!"
"Hmmm. That's easy for you to say! You're not the one to go on stage! Good thing I called for Yuki to come or else I'd die!" And he was on stage.
Shuichi started singing as he got the "GO" signal from Hiro and suguru.
3, 2, 1.
Why am I standing on a cloud
Every time you're around
And my sadness disappears
Every time you are near
You must be an angel
I can see it in your eyes
Full of wonder and surprise
And just now I realize
Oooh you're an angel
Oooh you're an angel
Oooh you're an angel
In disguise, I can see it in your eyes
Walking down a crowded avenue
Other faces seem like nothing next to you
And I can't hear the traffic rushing by
Just the pounding of my heart and that's why
You must be an angel I can see it in your eyes Full of wonder and surprise And just now I realize
Oooh you're an angel Oooh you're an angel Oooh you're an angel In disguise, I can see it in your eyes
You're an angel
You're an angel, baby
You're an angel
You must be an angel
Now I believe that dreams come true
'Cause you came when I wished for you
This just can't be coincidence
The only way that this makes sense is that
Oooh you're an angel Oooh you're an angel Oooh you're an angel In disguise, I can see it in you're eyes
You're an angel
You're an angel, baby
You're an angel
You must be an angel, baby
Clouds just disappear
After finishing "ANGEL", all the lights went out again and Shuichi and his band mates immediately made their way to the backstage.
"Whew, that's done." Said Shuichi as he rubbed the towel on his face.
"What's wrong? Your head still hurts?" Asked Hiro who was standing right next to him.
"Yeah, a little. Who's next to perform anyhow?" Shuichi turned to K who took out a few peaces of paper which looked quite like a list of something.
"Well, according to my little guide here. ASK is next."
Shuichi looked at him, as if requesting to repeat what he just said.
"Well they were invited. They just released their latest single last Wedneseday.
"Oh. Yeah."
"Alright, we're next." Declared Ma-kun who was also looking at his own list.
"Okay. Tachi, are you ready?" Ken added.
"I sure am! Let's rock the whole stage tonight!" With that, Tachi and his 2 friends were gone to the stage.
With the whole crowd screaming and the lights constantly changing, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. And then the beat started to fill the corridor. Fallowed by his voice.
"Ooh, ASK seems to be making some fans out there." Sakano said as he noticed the madness going on with the crowd of people.
"Aw. My headache's getting worse! Of all days to be invaded by one!" Shuichi exclaimed with his right hand resting on his forehead.
"Op, ASK's done." K ignored Shuichi's complain. "Oh, but wait. They're still on the stage."
"What, they're gonna sing another song?" Hiro was quite surprised.
"Hmmm." Was K's 'yes'.
Tachi couldn't believe it. The feeling he had once lost. The people. The screaming. It's all coming back to him. This is it. This is a very good start for him. And his band.
"Ready for the next song?" Tachi asked his friends.
"Anytime you are, man. What was all those practice-marathon for if we can't get ourselves ready for this big night anyhow?" Ken joked.
Tachi Turned to Ma-kun who nodded.
"Okay guys, in 3. 2." Tachi made a count down. ".One." And the tune was on.
"Oooh, the tuning is nice too." Sakano said again.
"Really? What's the song title?" Shuichi's a little curious.
"'Don't know." K was still looking at his list. "It says here in the list that each of the bands are allowed to perform only 1 song. That's odd."
"Hiro." Shuichi turned to his friend who looked at him.
"Hmmm?"
"I'm confused.!" Answered Shuichi as he started to go childishly wild.
"Well, don't push it. You're not quite used to thinking that your brain might explode."
"Aw great. Now my headache's back! And it's your fault!"
"Yeah yeah, now be quiet. ASK's about to start their second song."
Shuichi did as he was told and stood next beside Hiro to get a better view. Well, they were at the back stage. Along with other unfamiliar bands.
And then Tachi was singing again. And although he could here other bands complaining about his "Second-timer", he just went on, ignoring their nags.
I, yi yi yi
I, yi yi yi I, yi yi yi
I want you the right way
I want you, but I want you to want me too,
Want you to want me baby
Just like I want you
Da da, da da, da da da
I'll give you all the love I want in return
But half a love is all I feel, sweet darling
It's too bad, it's just too sad
You don't want me no more
But I'm gonna change your mind
Some way, somehow
I want you the right way I want you, but I want you to want me too,
Want you to want me baby Just like I want you
Da da, da da, da da da
One way love is just a fantasy
To share is precious, pure and fair
Don't play with something you should cherish for life
Oh baby, don't you wanna care?
Ain't it lonely out there?
I want you the right way I want you, but I want you to want me too. Want you to want me baby Just like I want you
I want you the right way
I want you, but I want you to want me too,
Want me baby, just like I want you.
Da da, da da, da da da
I want you, the right way
Want me baby
Don't play with something you should cherish for life
At the stage, while the 3 of ASK were busy getting their stuffs and getting out, Tachi made a search and immediately found his target. He caught sight of Shuichi staring at him just like the way he stares at his idol, Ryuichi when he's singing. Tachi winked at him.
Shuichi took a few steps back, his face wearing a weird expression. Ew. Tachi winked at him! "He might have caught me staring at him.!"
"Eh. What?"
"......."
"Nah, 'must be imagination." He tried to convince himself.
"What must be your imagination?"
Shuichi snapped. "No. nothing. I just thought my headache's getting worse I'm starting imagine things." He went on. "I'll go get some medicine."
"I'll come with you." Hiro fallowed him.
"That was nuts! Mean, really man! They really liked our song!" Ken was going frantic.
"Yeah." Tachi had another reason to be happy though. Seeing Shuichi looking at him like that really turned his nerves on.
"Especially the second one. Who ever could it be that you're desperately longing for, Tachi?" Ma-kun was looking at him as though trying to make him admit.
"Well, nothing really. It just popped out of my mind. That's all." Tachi denied, his cheeks turning bright pink.
"Yeah, okay. I Won't push it. But I know there's something."
"Whatever Ma-kun." He changed the subject. "I'll by some drinks. See ya later."
"Hey! I'm coming with you! I want some drinks too!" Ken jumped to his feet.
"NO!" Ken stopped. "Er. No need, ken. I'll just buy you one, okay?"
"Well. okay."
"'Kay. Bye." And Tachi was gone.
"Aw. now I'm REALLY starting to feel bored. There's nothing to look forward to anymore!" K raised his gun, ready to fire. Good thing Suguru and Sakano were there to keep him from killing someone.
"Cool down! Cool down!" Sakano was saying while Suguru on the other hand focused his gaze on the gun.
"Ehem." Someone cleared his or her throat.
There was a pause and then everyone was looking at the person. Tachi Aizawa.
"I can see you're enjoying yourself." He said, fighting the urge to laugh at the trio's position.
"We sure would. If only these dumb jerks would get off me!" K tried to force Sakano and suguru away. But with him still holding that gun and with Suguru and Sakan still attached to him? There's no chance.
"I see. But were's Shindou-kun and Nakano-san?" Asked Tachi.
Pause.
"Eh? They're not here?" The trio asked.
"I see. So you don't know where they went?"
"Got it!" Yelled Suguru as he got a complete hold of the gun.
"WHY." K's voice was deep and scary. He didn't notice that his gun was already snatched from his hand.
"Oh, no reason. Goodnight." With that, Tachi went away.
Pause. Again.
"Why you little. gimme that!" K ran wild when he saw Suguru holdng his gun. And the trio were rambling again.
At the refreshing area...
"Ah. Hiro my head hurts like hell!" Shuichi was almost crying.
"Hang on, hang on." Hiro however, was desperate of finding ways to calm his best friend down.
"Aw. There must some medicine here somewhere.! AW!!!"
"Okay, okay!" Hiro cut n. "Why don't you rest here for a while. I'll go fnd tha medicine. Alright?"
"Yes daddy." Shuichi forced a smile.
"Ah. You don't need to force a smile for me." Hiro said. "and don't call me daddy. You got me? I'm not that old. At least not yet. I'm your best friend ya know."
Shuichi laughed despite the terrible pain in his head. "Sure, DAD."
And Hiro disappeared.
Also at the refreshing area. Just incase you're wondering.
"So he's gone with Nakano-san. Hmmm. What could they be doing? Having sex?" He went on as he grabbed the can of drinks from the vending machine.
"Oh well. Better luck next time." He smiled at the words and proceded to leave but stopped as he saw a boy with pink hair which undoubtedly was Shuichi.
"Let's just say my luck came a bit sooner than I expected." He said to himself as he took a few more steps.
"Hi, Shindou-kun."
The pink ball of energy looked up at him, confused. "Yes?"
"I don't intend t be rude or something. But were you staring at me while I was singing?" Tachi asked with excitement.
"No." Shuichi wasn't in the food for talk. And most especially not to him.
"Are you sure?"Tachi leaned forward so he can whisper to Shuichi's right ear. "But I caught you staring at me."
Shuichi's eyes widened. So he did caught him.
"What do you think of my song? The second one."
"I think it's great. Although I would be glad to know how in the world were you allowed to do that. Seguchi-san will disband you. Again." Hmmm. looks like Shuichi's headache is getting the better of him.
"Oh, but Seguchi-san is the one who gave us permission to do it!" Tachi was quite enjoying this.
"Do you mind, Tachi? I have a headache. I don't have the energy to deal with you." Shuichi stood and turned to leave but was stopped by Tachi's strong arms from behind.
"Aren't you gonna ask who my inspiration was in writing that song?" Tachi lowered his face a little so that he was an inch from Shuichi's.
"I can't and I won't. My headache's getting worse now let go me!" Shuichi struggled to break lose but kept failing every time he tried.
"You're not going anywhere. Not now that I finally got you. I'm not gonna lose this opportunity." Tachi licked shuichi's neck.
"Hey! NO!! What the hell do you think you're doing?! Let go, Aizawa!" but tachi was just too strong for Shuichi's small body. Plus, he has a terrible headache.
Shuichi continued with his yelling until he was out of energy. But that wasn't the real reason for him to faint though. It was the hell-like pain in his head which took his consciousness away. And there, he sleeps. In Tachi's arms. Unable to control his body while Tachi on the other hand, takes the best chance he has and makes the most of it.
To be Continued
Ah, that was done! Finally, I have chapter 2 uploaded! Well, there you have it. LONG. I know lots of you guys might have fall asleep in the middle of your reading. Or at least almost. It's boring, I know. Just like the author.. Which is me, of course. Eiri? Hmmm. Yeah, he's not in Ch1 nor in this chapter as well! Well, just to remind you guys, (Eiri-Shu fans.), this is a fic featuring Tachi and his band and how the hell I came up of the idea of Tachi falling for Shuichi's cuteness. My original idea was to for Tachi to ruin Eiri and Shu's life and then make him get Shu for himself. But that's too overused, I figured. So decided to change the plot. Uh. but what the heck. this MY fic anyway and mine alone. Heh. It was a joke, ignore that. And um. for last but not least, I would like to apologize to Kai-san(Because I broke my promise.), Shuichi-tensai, and all the others who brought themselves t put up with the delay. And my grammars too.. Well, that's it for now. Bye guys. ^_^ See ya next chapter!
P.S You'll put you reviews, won't you minna-san? Ya know, jut for inspiration. fr me to continue. Pretty please? ^_^
|Top of Form |[pic] | |[pic][pic] |Bottom of Form |