Disclaimer: I do not own any of the many(possibly many...) anime that will eventually appear in this fic, I just borrow the characters and places is all.
Title: Death of the Orchid
Authors: Crystal Okamino and Binji Kaze
Beta Reader: need one...anyone? Please?
Fic Style: Death fic of a sorts. Don't let that scare you, the characters will all stay, even the dead ones.
Genre: Angst, humor, supernatural. How do you get angst and humor in one story? Well, read on and you'll find out. ^_^
Summary: After Aya's death, Weiß has to cope with a mission on their own. But what happens when they meet up with their supposedly dead teammate while doing undercover work as a band?
Pairings: YoujixAya(Ran) definite. Others possible, will consider all requests.
A/N
I'm truly sorry for how long it took to get this chapter written. It's been busy, I'll tell ya that much. I'll just let you continue with reading the fic now, and talk later. Sorry, once more! Please, enjoy! Oh...and one more thing! I know next to nothing about bands and the likes. What little I know I have gathered from Gravitation, Kaikan Phrase, and my friend's brother (he told me the difference between regular guitar and bass guitar, other than the obvious sound which I knew and he knew I had to know). So, please don't hurt me if I get things wrong, just tell me and I'll correct them. Okay? Okay! Thank you all, and remember, I don't mind being educated and I definitely don't mind reviews so....review!! Please!
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Chapter 2: The Fallen Angel Plays Before the Cross and Darkness is Born
Cherry blossoms swept through the area, covering the sky with their pretty pinks, whites, and reds. Their sweet scents filled his nose as he came to. He lay on soft, dew damp grass. Sitting up, he looked around blearily. In front of him was a reflecting pool and Japanese palace. To his sides, and altogether all around, were cherry trees in bloom.
--But...I thought it was winter...?-- Aya stood up and brushed himself off. His wounds were healed and his clothes repaired. Glad to see he was still in his mission attire, katana included, he relaxed the tiniest amount and began to look around.
"Guten Morgen, Kleiner!" A familiar voice rang out as a rather familiar girl threw herself at him.
"Kaori?" He was shocked, just staring at the girl who had hit the ground when he dodged away.
Pouting, she glared up at him as she stood, brushing the dirt away from her person. "How mean! How could you let a poor, weak, innocent girl such as myself to fall to the ground?!"
"Hn...," he spared her a brief glare before he resumed his search of the area. "I thought you were dead?" He really didn't want to know, but he had to ask.
Looking at him solemnly, she nodded. "So are you." Aya glared at her, his piercing eyes demanding she explain. "Look, Ran,"
"It's Aya."
"What? I wasn't..."
"My name is Aya." The glare had intensified and she shuddered, not used to seeing such emotion from him.
Nodding, she continued, "Anyways. If you're HERE it means there's something in life you regret. Something you left unfinished on Earth."
"What?" Now he was beyond pissed. His voice held so much venom that even an elephant would keel over and die if it heard him speak.
Looking away from him, she continued as best she could. "I don't know. And if you don't either, then you could have left someone you loved, or someone who loved you wants you back too much to let go."
He muttered under his breath, cursing. He had no clue who would hang onto him so much, and he loved no one but his sister...right? He sighed and looked at her once again, anger abated. "What now?"
Sighing and smiling in relief, she beckoned him to follow her to the building. "To decide where to go. We can either help you to the next step, or you could become a Shinigami."
"Shinigami?" He was curious, but only let a small amount of that enter his voice.
Kaori smirked as they walked to the palace. "Yeah. We help lost spirits find their way, and kill rogues of our world and theirs. Not regular criminals, but those that disrupt Meifu." Her smirk had turned bitter. It was obvious she didn't enjoy the killing part. "Oh, and 'fore you ask, this world is Meifu. Our particular section, where we are now, is Ju-Oh-Cho. We're the summoner's division. We can summon the Shikigami which we attain. Got it?"
Aya nodded, looking around when they entered the building, instinct for him by this time. Glancing over at him, she shook her head. "Nothing is gonna attack, you know. Oh yeah, if you decide to be a Shinigami, your body will stay the same. You'll never age....I don't know what it's like elsewise"
He just nodded once more and she frowned. "The hell is wrong with you? Do you not talk anymore? Geez!" He just glanced at her and kept a look-out around him. "No smiles, no jokes, you stole your sister's identity, and you're jumpy as all hell!"
"None of that is your business," voice pitched low and dangerous, he gave her another glare before watching his area again.
Kaori looked indignant, and she 'hmph'ed as she opened a door. Inside were many noisy people. The office looked like a zoo, and Aya found himself wishing he was somewhere else.
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They sat around the table, discussing their plan while eating take-out. Well, two of them were. The third was just watching solemnly, not talking, not eating, just nodding or shaking his head.
"Youji, how can we have a band if you don't talk? We need you for the mission!" Omi wailed. He knew Youji was deeply hurt over the red head's death, but there wasn't anything they could do. They had to move on, had to follow through with the mission.
The older man just looked away, closing his eyes to hide his pain. Omi continued on, this time more gently. "Youji, we need you to be lead singer. Neither of us can sing at all, really. Okay?" Another nod. He sighed. "Please, talk. Youji..."
Ken put his hand on Omi's shoulder and shook his head. The tall blond stood and made his way upstairs slowly. His teammates watched him, their expressions showing their concern.
"What he's doing to himself isn't good. He's killing himself," Ken stated softly. Omi nodded in agreement.
"He really misses Aya. It's as if...uh...nevermind." Making himself busy, Omi began picking up. It was as if Youji loved Aya. The man was starving himself, clothes that used to be tight now hung loose on his body. The darkness around his eyes showed that he had been getting little or no sleep. His movements were slow, giving off his fatigue.
Ken nodded, knowing what omi was going to say. "Ya know...at night, sometimes, he cries out for Aya. Sometimes he even says that he loves him..."
Silence fell upon the room. The two finished up with the cleaning in the kitchen then went up to bed. What was there to do? How could they help their dispairing teammate? It was bad enough he lost the first person he loved twice, but to also lose the second? It was a miracle he had yet to outright kill himself.
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Introductions over, Aya now sat in Konoe's office. It was the fact that he didn't know what dead people could do that kept him from taking his katana to most of those out there. The man Tsuzuki whined so much it was infuriating and the blond Watari goaded him. Tatsumi and Hisoka hadn't seemed so bad, but with their teasing brought more wailing. And what the hell was up with those bird creatures?!
Sighing, he had himself do some breathing exercises to calm himself down. Konoe stepped in and looked him over. "Welcome to Meifu. I assume you've been gicen your choices?" A nod. "And...?"
"Shinigami." The man was abrupt and to the point. No nonsense, seemed able to handle himself, but...could he get along with the others?
"You sure?" Another nod. Talkative. "All right. You'll be Kaori's partner. The two of youw ill work with Tsuzuki and Hisoka for a time. Mainly for this mission. Do you have any problems with the possibility of killing people?"
Wow, but he could glare. Tsuzuki should be happy that he wasn't the only one with purple eyes. "I'm an assasin. Or was, or still am, I have no clue what tense I should be using at this point."
That bit of digression made Konoe laugh, but he was worried about the first part. Assassin? Could they trust someone who killed for money? The door opened up and Kaori jumped in.
"So?" She smiled happily. Aya wished she would stop, easily annoyed by constantly cheerful people these days. Even Omi wasn't this bad.
Konoe nodded to her. "He shall become a Shinigami, and your partner."
"Yay!" She went to hug Aya again, but he slid out of his chair and dodged away. She glared at him, again, but in no way could it compete with even of a mild glare of his own. He just raised his eyebrows and shook his head.
"Well, you can go now. I'll let you settle down, and tomorrow I'll give the mission," Konoe got up and left after stating that fact.
Aya wanted to protest, but wasn't given the time. He sighed and turned to leave the office. Kaori clung to his arm and peered up at him. "So~! How did you die, if you don't mind my asking. We're friends here, right?"
He sighed again and pried her off of his arm. "I was killed."
"How?" She was shocked, never expecting he would get himself into another dangerous situation.
"I was in a building, at night, trying to kill someone. Security was high, I got shot. Took off his head, though, and my team got out alive. I had taken out the target, too, so I don't care. The risk of death is always there when you're an assassin." He was proud of himself, too, for having taken out the guy that killed him.
She stared at him, incredulous. He was a killer? For money? What the hell happened to the good little Ran she knew?
He walked out of the office and she followed him, shocked. He turned around suddenly and she bumped into him. "I have no idea where the hell I'm going, so you lead the way."
Blinking out of her trance, Kaori stared at him. "I can't believe you....oh, nevermind! Let's go!" She stalked off, leading him out of the building. Aya just followed, not bothering to even care about her actions. So she was angry, too bad. It was better than happy and perky.
Kaori led him to another building, which turned out to be an apartment building. "You can stay here for a week for free, then you can either start paying rent, or buy a place to stay. Meifu is modeled after the entire world, so you can stay at any type of place you want." She waved and left him to settle in.
Wandering around the room he found where everything was. He plopped himself down on the bed, crossing his arms under his head and stared at the ceiling. He let his mind wander to his teammates. How were they doing without him?
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They walked into the Ruido, dressed to play. They had a time slot filled, and they were determined to stand out. Youji carried with him a bass guitar, Omi an electric guitar, and Ken was to use the house's drum set.
They took a seat at a table, Ken and Omi smirking, Youji with a neutral expression. He looked about, observing all the people around. On stage was another 3 person group, setting up to play. Their band consisted of a lead singer, a guitarist, and another on the synthesizer. The lead singer had pink hair, the guitarist red, and the synthesist a dark green.
"Everyone, I hope you'll enjoy! We're Bad Luck, and we're gonna play 'Rage Beat'! So listen up, okay!" The lead singer seemed confident enough. "Now, to introduce us, on guitar, Hiroshi!" He played a little on the guitar, showing his skill. "On the synthesizer, Fujisaki!" Another little piece played. "And I'm the vocalist, Shuichi! Okay! Let's go!"
The beat was catchy, everyone started bobbing their heads or tapping their fingers. Several got up and started dancing to it. Vocals were good too, Youji noted. He sighed. What was he getting himself into here? How could you play good when you didn't WANT it? Oh well, they were committed now, weren't they? He sighed and let the rhythm wash over him, erasing bleak thoughts.
Ken turned to him, smirking. "They're pretty good, ne? We'll beat them though, won't we?" Not getting a response he sighed. "Lighten up, Youji. We're here as much to have fun as we are to perform to get ourselves a name, ya know?"
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"Music?" Tsuzuki blinked, staring at Konoe.
Nodding, Watari picked up. "They're stealing people's souls with their music. It's a slow process, but we believe they're trying to find ways to speed it up. It's through their lives, their instruments pick up the emotion from those around them and absorb the spirits as they play, feeding them"
Aya leaned back against the wall, absorbing all of this. It sounded an awful lot like that one guy who drove people insane with his music. He sighed and shook his head. "Teenagers have the most energy and are the most susceptible to music. Which is why music is such a good way to get these spirits, am I right?"
He was stared at, the others in shock. Mentally he scolded himself for talking. He shouldn't have bothered, barely knowing anything about this place. Watari, Tatsumi, and Konoe nodded their heads slowly, still staring at him in shock.
"That's exactly right, Aya. How did you know?" Watari asked him, truly interested.
He sighed, frustrated with these people already. "I tend to be a fairly intelligent person. Not to mention I have experience with figuring things out." Damn these people. They made him talk an awful lot more than he liked. Kaori smiled, proud of something.
"See? I told you he was smart and would catch on quick!" She laughed and the others glared at her, including Aya.
"Anyways. You have to develop a band and work to get near them. Find out everything you can and take them out." Konoe gave his order and they all nodded, briefing over.
Tsuzuki, Hisoka, and Kaori wandered over to Aya, who continued leaning against the wall. "So, how do we do this?" Kaori asked, looking at the three.
Aya shrugged, then looked everyone over. "Probably would be best if I were vocals. I've had training and experience. Same with song writing for me." They nodded in agreement, not wanting to have those jobs themselves.
Kaori sighed, "I can play guitar." It seemed she really didn't want to, but it would be the best, she figured.
Tsuzuki spoke up, "I'll do drums! And Hisoka can do bass, right?" Hisoka sighed and nodded, deciding not to bother arguing. It was a lot better than synthesizer, anyways. "All right! Let's start practicing!"
Aya glared at him. "What about a name?"
"What?"
"For our band?"
"Oh, uhm...I don't know."
The three sighed, figuring him for useless. Hisoka glared at Tsuzuki. "What good are you?"
"Hey! I can't do everything, you know!"
Kaori shook her head and fixed her hair, annoyed by it. Aya leaned back against the wall, thinking. Opening his eyes, he looked at them. "How's 'Yami no Matsuei'?"
The three stared at him, impressed. Nodding and smiling, they laughed happily. "All right! Yami no Matsuei it is!" Tsuzuki whooped then ran off to catch up to Tatsumi and try to weasle some money for instruments from him. Hisoka chased after his teammate, determined to keep him out of trouble. Kaori smiled at Aya, grateful for him being there now, then walked off to her house.
Aya sighed yet again. He seemed to do that an awful lot these days. Oh well. He took off for his apartment, wanting to get to work on writing music right away, since those things took time. He began wondering why he had to go and die. Being a normal assassin was a lot better than having to deal with the people here.
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Several other bands had played and it still wasn't their turn. One more band before them, and the line-up looked good, now to see if they could play. Five men stood on stage, looking out at the audience. The vocalist, who was just about to begin speaking, had black hair and blue eyes. Two guitarists were up there, one with long purple hair and the other with short, red-dyed hair. A bassist with long, wavy blond locks, and a drummer with brown hair that made him look like a young Reiji Takatori.
"Good evening, everyone. I hope you're having a good time. We're Lucifer, allow me to introduce the members. On guitar, we have Atsuro," the red head, "and Yuki." The two played for a few seconds each after being introduced. "On bass, Towa," another few seconds of play, "on drums, Santa," and another play. "And vocalists, Sakuya. Pleased to meet you," the man sure was a smoothe talker, all the girls were cheering and gathering as close as they could.
"Our song, Datenshi Blue!" The band began playing and they showed their true talent. They had to be the best band up there so far, even more so than Bad Luck. When the vocals started, no one could turn away from them. This was great music, the band poured their all into it.
KIRETA TENSHI TO AKUMA NO
HAAFU NANDANE ORETACHI
TSUMI NO DAIYA O SHABUTTA
HISUTERIKKU NA KUCHIBIRU DE
NAKUSHITA YUME O SAGASU YOU NA KISS
Youji couldn't help but smile, enjoying this music. Excellent lyrics, an awesome arrangement, and what a line-up. It was the best, these people deserved to make it big.
TEJOU HAZUSHITE HOSHIKERYA
HIPPU MAWASHITE NO DARE YO
NAIFU NI UTSURU OMAE GA
ZERII MITAI NI TOROKERU
NAGEKI NO POEMU
TSUDZURI NAGARA BABY! READY FOR DANCE?
The crowd was cheering and crowding around to get closer. It appeared he wasn't the only one who appreciated this show of true talent. Ken and Omi seemed to be just as enraptured as he was.
TSUBASA NO ATO GA KASUKA NI HIKARU
DAKISHIME AU TABI
NAMIDA O HIMETA SONO HITOMI HA
BLUE....BLUE....DATENSHI BLUE!
SOU KODOKU NI KAGOETA IRO SA
YARARERU MAE NI
AI NI TOBIKOME
The music ended only moments after the vocals, no show, just talent. The music washed over him and he replayed it in his mind, impressed by this reaction their show stirred within him. Getting up with his teammates, they got ready to play. There was no way they could beat those guys, but they were going to give it their all.
Youji got up to the mike, his guitar hanging in front of his chest on its strap. He smiled at everyone and began to talk. "Well, everyone, that was quite the show! I'll say this now, there's no way we can match them! But we're gonna give it our all, okay!" The crowd laughed and smiled. "We're Weiß Kreuz, and we're here to give you a show! On guitar, Omi!" As the other bands did, he played a little on his instrument for show. "Drums, we have Ken!" Another little something. "And for vocals and bass, is me, Youji! All right, everyone! Here's 'The Minority'!"
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Well...there's that. Sorry it took so long. Uhm, as you can see, we've added another anime to the mix. It's Kaikan Phrase. We couldn't resist, considering our recent obsession with it. Do your best to find the music to it, you won't regret it. The lyrics are from "Datenshi Blue" sung by "Lucifer" for the anime "Kaikan Phrase". The band in Kaikan Phrase are called "Lucifer, the Fallen Angel" though Lucifer for short. The band Lucifer that plays "Datenshi Blue" modeled themselves after Kaikan's Lucifer. I hope I'm not confusing you. *laughs* 'Datenshi' means "Fallen Angel", okie? Uhmm...translation for the lyrics....let's see....
WE'RE ALL HALF-ANGEL
HALF-DEVIL THAT BECOME ANGRY
SUCKING THE DIAMONDS OF SIN
WITH FEVERISH LIPS
THE LOST DREAM
LIKE SEARCHING FOR A KISS
IF YOU WANT ME TO REMOVE THE HANDCUFFS
ROLL YOUR HIPS AND BEG
YOUR REFLECTION IN MY KNIFE
MELTS AWAY LIKE JELLY
A POEM OF SORROW
WHILE WRITING IT, BABY! READY FOR DANCE?
THE REMAINS OF MY WINGS SHINE WEAKLY
WHEN WE EMBRACE
THOSE EYES HOLDING BACK TEARS ARE
BLUE....BLUE...FALLEN ANGEL BLUE!
LIKE THE COLOR OF FROZEN LONELINESS
BEFORE WE ARE DESTROYED
DIVE INTO LOVE
And for the name of Aya and them's band, "Yami no Matsuei". Other than it's the name of the anime Tsu-chan and the others of Meifu (minus, Kaori, of course) come from, it means "Descendents of Darkness," so, I thought it would be cool. Speaking of "Descendents of Darkness," the first 3 eps or so of Yami no Matsuei are available in America now, under that name, the volume is called "Vampire's Lure". If you haven't seen the anime, I suggest you buy it. It's a great anime, and a helluva a lot better than they make it sound on the back of the box! Okay!
Let's see the reasons for this taking so long...Martial Arts, school work, driver's ed, marching band, chores, and my family likes to drag me around. So...considering all but driver's ed are still going on, there may be a long time for the next chapter, but I'm getting pretty into it, so maybe not. Also, the video game Kingdom Hearts. I cannot begin to tell you how great a video game that is. You HAVE to get it if you have a PS2, it's the best! I JUST beat it, and I must say, wow. That was a great game. Although...nah, I won't say it....it could spoil the ending. Ah, but I have an undying love for Riku, Cloud, Sephiroth, and Squall(Leon).....Anyways. *laughs*
Title: Death of the Orchid
Authors: Crystal Okamino and Binji Kaze
Beta Reader: need one...anyone? Please?
Fic Style: Death fic of a sorts. Don't let that scare you, the characters will all stay, even the dead ones.
Genre: Angst, humor, supernatural. How do you get angst and humor in one story? Well, read on and you'll find out. ^_^
Summary: After Aya's death, Weiß has to cope with a mission on their own. But what happens when they meet up with their supposedly dead teammate while doing undercover work as a band?
Pairings: YoujixAya(Ran) definite. Others possible, will consider all requests.
A/N
I'm truly sorry for how long it took to get this chapter written. It's been busy, I'll tell ya that much. I'll just let you continue with reading the fic now, and talk later. Sorry, once more! Please, enjoy! Oh...and one more thing! I know next to nothing about bands and the likes. What little I know I have gathered from Gravitation, Kaikan Phrase, and my friend's brother (he told me the difference between regular guitar and bass guitar, other than the obvious sound which I knew and he knew I had to know). So, please don't hurt me if I get things wrong, just tell me and I'll correct them. Okay? Okay! Thank you all, and remember, I don't mind being educated and I definitely don't mind reviews so....review!! Please!
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Chapter 2: The Fallen Angel Plays Before the Cross and Darkness is Born
Cherry blossoms swept through the area, covering the sky with their pretty pinks, whites, and reds. Their sweet scents filled his nose as he came to. He lay on soft, dew damp grass. Sitting up, he looked around blearily. In front of him was a reflecting pool and Japanese palace. To his sides, and altogether all around, were cherry trees in bloom.
--But...I thought it was winter...?-- Aya stood up and brushed himself off. His wounds were healed and his clothes repaired. Glad to see he was still in his mission attire, katana included, he relaxed the tiniest amount and began to look around.
"Guten Morgen, Kleiner!" A familiar voice rang out as a rather familiar girl threw herself at him.
"Kaori?" He was shocked, just staring at the girl who had hit the ground when he dodged away.
Pouting, she glared up at him as she stood, brushing the dirt away from her person. "How mean! How could you let a poor, weak, innocent girl such as myself to fall to the ground?!"
"Hn...," he spared her a brief glare before he resumed his search of the area. "I thought you were dead?" He really didn't want to know, but he had to ask.
Looking at him solemnly, she nodded. "So are you." Aya glared at her, his piercing eyes demanding she explain. "Look, Ran,"
"It's Aya."
"What? I wasn't..."
"My name is Aya." The glare had intensified and she shuddered, not used to seeing such emotion from him.
Nodding, she continued, "Anyways. If you're HERE it means there's something in life you regret. Something you left unfinished on Earth."
"What?" Now he was beyond pissed. His voice held so much venom that even an elephant would keel over and die if it heard him speak.
Looking away from him, she continued as best she could. "I don't know. And if you don't either, then you could have left someone you loved, or someone who loved you wants you back too much to let go."
He muttered under his breath, cursing. He had no clue who would hang onto him so much, and he loved no one but his sister...right? He sighed and looked at her once again, anger abated. "What now?"
Sighing and smiling in relief, she beckoned him to follow her to the building. "To decide where to go. We can either help you to the next step, or you could become a Shinigami."
"Shinigami?" He was curious, but only let a small amount of that enter his voice.
Kaori smirked as they walked to the palace. "Yeah. We help lost spirits find their way, and kill rogues of our world and theirs. Not regular criminals, but those that disrupt Meifu." Her smirk had turned bitter. It was obvious she didn't enjoy the killing part. "Oh, and 'fore you ask, this world is Meifu. Our particular section, where we are now, is Ju-Oh-Cho. We're the summoner's division. We can summon the Shikigami which we attain. Got it?"
Aya nodded, looking around when they entered the building, instinct for him by this time. Glancing over at him, she shook her head. "Nothing is gonna attack, you know. Oh yeah, if you decide to be a Shinigami, your body will stay the same. You'll never age....I don't know what it's like elsewise"
He just nodded once more and she frowned. "The hell is wrong with you? Do you not talk anymore? Geez!" He just glanced at her and kept a look-out around him. "No smiles, no jokes, you stole your sister's identity, and you're jumpy as all hell!"
"None of that is your business," voice pitched low and dangerous, he gave her another glare before watching his area again.
Kaori looked indignant, and she 'hmph'ed as she opened a door. Inside were many noisy people. The office looked like a zoo, and Aya found himself wishing he was somewhere else.
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They sat around the table, discussing their plan while eating take-out. Well, two of them were. The third was just watching solemnly, not talking, not eating, just nodding or shaking his head.
"Youji, how can we have a band if you don't talk? We need you for the mission!" Omi wailed. He knew Youji was deeply hurt over the red head's death, but there wasn't anything they could do. They had to move on, had to follow through with the mission.
The older man just looked away, closing his eyes to hide his pain. Omi continued on, this time more gently. "Youji, we need you to be lead singer. Neither of us can sing at all, really. Okay?" Another nod. He sighed. "Please, talk. Youji..."
Ken put his hand on Omi's shoulder and shook his head. The tall blond stood and made his way upstairs slowly. His teammates watched him, their expressions showing their concern.
"What he's doing to himself isn't good. He's killing himself," Ken stated softly. Omi nodded in agreement.
"He really misses Aya. It's as if...uh...nevermind." Making himself busy, Omi began picking up. It was as if Youji loved Aya. The man was starving himself, clothes that used to be tight now hung loose on his body. The darkness around his eyes showed that he had been getting little or no sleep. His movements were slow, giving off his fatigue.
Ken nodded, knowing what omi was going to say. "Ya know...at night, sometimes, he cries out for Aya. Sometimes he even says that he loves him..."
Silence fell upon the room. The two finished up with the cleaning in the kitchen then went up to bed. What was there to do? How could they help their dispairing teammate? It was bad enough he lost the first person he loved twice, but to also lose the second? It was a miracle he had yet to outright kill himself.
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Introductions over, Aya now sat in Konoe's office. It was the fact that he didn't know what dead people could do that kept him from taking his katana to most of those out there. The man Tsuzuki whined so much it was infuriating and the blond Watari goaded him. Tatsumi and Hisoka hadn't seemed so bad, but with their teasing brought more wailing. And what the hell was up with those bird creatures?!
Sighing, he had himself do some breathing exercises to calm himself down. Konoe stepped in and looked him over. "Welcome to Meifu. I assume you've been gicen your choices?" A nod. "And...?"
"Shinigami." The man was abrupt and to the point. No nonsense, seemed able to handle himself, but...could he get along with the others?
"You sure?" Another nod. Talkative. "All right. You'll be Kaori's partner. The two of youw ill work with Tsuzuki and Hisoka for a time. Mainly for this mission. Do you have any problems with the possibility of killing people?"
Wow, but he could glare. Tsuzuki should be happy that he wasn't the only one with purple eyes. "I'm an assasin. Or was, or still am, I have no clue what tense I should be using at this point."
That bit of digression made Konoe laugh, but he was worried about the first part. Assassin? Could they trust someone who killed for money? The door opened up and Kaori jumped in.
"So?" She smiled happily. Aya wished she would stop, easily annoyed by constantly cheerful people these days. Even Omi wasn't this bad.
Konoe nodded to her. "He shall become a Shinigami, and your partner."
"Yay!" She went to hug Aya again, but he slid out of his chair and dodged away. She glared at him, again, but in no way could it compete with even of a mild glare of his own. He just raised his eyebrows and shook his head.
"Well, you can go now. I'll let you settle down, and tomorrow I'll give the mission," Konoe got up and left after stating that fact.
Aya wanted to protest, but wasn't given the time. He sighed and turned to leave the office. Kaori clung to his arm and peered up at him. "So~! How did you die, if you don't mind my asking. We're friends here, right?"
He sighed again and pried her off of his arm. "I was killed."
"How?" She was shocked, never expecting he would get himself into another dangerous situation.
"I was in a building, at night, trying to kill someone. Security was high, I got shot. Took off his head, though, and my team got out alive. I had taken out the target, too, so I don't care. The risk of death is always there when you're an assassin." He was proud of himself, too, for having taken out the guy that killed him.
She stared at him, incredulous. He was a killer? For money? What the hell happened to the good little Ran she knew?
He walked out of the office and she followed him, shocked. He turned around suddenly and she bumped into him. "I have no idea where the hell I'm going, so you lead the way."
Blinking out of her trance, Kaori stared at him. "I can't believe you....oh, nevermind! Let's go!" She stalked off, leading him out of the building. Aya just followed, not bothering to even care about her actions. So she was angry, too bad. It was better than happy and perky.
Kaori led him to another building, which turned out to be an apartment building. "You can stay here for a week for free, then you can either start paying rent, or buy a place to stay. Meifu is modeled after the entire world, so you can stay at any type of place you want." She waved and left him to settle in.
Wandering around the room he found where everything was. He plopped himself down on the bed, crossing his arms under his head and stared at the ceiling. He let his mind wander to his teammates. How were they doing without him?
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They walked into the Ruido, dressed to play. They had a time slot filled, and they were determined to stand out. Youji carried with him a bass guitar, Omi an electric guitar, and Ken was to use the house's drum set.
They took a seat at a table, Ken and Omi smirking, Youji with a neutral expression. He looked about, observing all the people around. On stage was another 3 person group, setting up to play. Their band consisted of a lead singer, a guitarist, and another on the synthesizer. The lead singer had pink hair, the guitarist red, and the synthesist a dark green.
"Everyone, I hope you'll enjoy! We're Bad Luck, and we're gonna play 'Rage Beat'! So listen up, okay!" The lead singer seemed confident enough. "Now, to introduce us, on guitar, Hiroshi!" He played a little on the guitar, showing his skill. "On the synthesizer, Fujisaki!" Another little piece played. "And I'm the vocalist, Shuichi! Okay! Let's go!"
The beat was catchy, everyone started bobbing their heads or tapping their fingers. Several got up and started dancing to it. Vocals were good too, Youji noted. He sighed. What was he getting himself into here? How could you play good when you didn't WANT it? Oh well, they were committed now, weren't they? He sighed and let the rhythm wash over him, erasing bleak thoughts.
Ken turned to him, smirking. "They're pretty good, ne? We'll beat them though, won't we?" Not getting a response he sighed. "Lighten up, Youji. We're here as much to have fun as we are to perform to get ourselves a name, ya know?"
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"Music?" Tsuzuki blinked, staring at Konoe.
Nodding, Watari picked up. "They're stealing people's souls with their music. It's a slow process, but we believe they're trying to find ways to speed it up. It's through their lives, their instruments pick up the emotion from those around them and absorb the spirits as they play, feeding them"
Aya leaned back against the wall, absorbing all of this. It sounded an awful lot like that one guy who drove people insane with his music. He sighed and shook his head. "Teenagers have the most energy and are the most susceptible to music. Which is why music is such a good way to get these spirits, am I right?"
He was stared at, the others in shock. Mentally he scolded himself for talking. He shouldn't have bothered, barely knowing anything about this place. Watari, Tatsumi, and Konoe nodded their heads slowly, still staring at him in shock.
"That's exactly right, Aya. How did you know?" Watari asked him, truly interested.
He sighed, frustrated with these people already. "I tend to be a fairly intelligent person. Not to mention I have experience with figuring things out." Damn these people. They made him talk an awful lot more than he liked. Kaori smiled, proud of something.
"See? I told you he was smart and would catch on quick!" She laughed and the others glared at her, including Aya.
"Anyways. You have to develop a band and work to get near them. Find out everything you can and take them out." Konoe gave his order and they all nodded, briefing over.
Tsuzuki, Hisoka, and Kaori wandered over to Aya, who continued leaning against the wall. "So, how do we do this?" Kaori asked, looking at the three.
Aya shrugged, then looked everyone over. "Probably would be best if I were vocals. I've had training and experience. Same with song writing for me." They nodded in agreement, not wanting to have those jobs themselves.
Kaori sighed, "I can play guitar." It seemed she really didn't want to, but it would be the best, she figured.
Tsuzuki spoke up, "I'll do drums! And Hisoka can do bass, right?" Hisoka sighed and nodded, deciding not to bother arguing. It was a lot better than synthesizer, anyways. "All right! Let's start practicing!"
Aya glared at him. "What about a name?"
"What?"
"For our band?"
"Oh, uhm...I don't know."
The three sighed, figuring him for useless. Hisoka glared at Tsuzuki. "What good are you?"
"Hey! I can't do everything, you know!"
Kaori shook her head and fixed her hair, annoyed by it. Aya leaned back against the wall, thinking. Opening his eyes, he looked at them. "How's 'Yami no Matsuei'?"
The three stared at him, impressed. Nodding and smiling, they laughed happily. "All right! Yami no Matsuei it is!" Tsuzuki whooped then ran off to catch up to Tatsumi and try to weasle some money for instruments from him. Hisoka chased after his teammate, determined to keep him out of trouble. Kaori smiled at Aya, grateful for him being there now, then walked off to her house.
Aya sighed yet again. He seemed to do that an awful lot these days. Oh well. He took off for his apartment, wanting to get to work on writing music right away, since those things took time. He began wondering why he had to go and die. Being a normal assassin was a lot better than having to deal with the people here.
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Several other bands had played and it still wasn't their turn. One more band before them, and the line-up looked good, now to see if they could play. Five men stood on stage, looking out at the audience. The vocalist, who was just about to begin speaking, had black hair and blue eyes. Two guitarists were up there, one with long purple hair and the other with short, red-dyed hair. A bassist with long, wavy blond locks, and a drummer with brown hair that made him look like a young Reiji Takatori.
"Good evening, everyone. I hope you're having a good time. We're Lucifer, allow me to introduce the members. On guitar, we have Atsuro," the red head, "and Yuki." The two played for a few seconds each after being introduced. "On bass, Towa," another few seconds of play, "on drums, Santa," and another play. "And vocalists, Sakuya. Pleased to meet you," the man sure was a smoothe talker, all the girls were cheering and gathering as close as they could.
"Our song, Datenshi Blue!" The band began playing and they showed their true talent. They had to be the best band up there so far, even more so than Bad Luck. When the vocals started, no one could turn away from them. This was great music, the band poured their all into it.
KIRETA TENSHI TO AKUMA NO
HAAFU NANDANE ORETACHI
TSUMI NO DAIYA O SHABUTTA
HISUTERIKKU NA KUCHIBIRU DE
NAKUSHITA YUME O SAGASU YOU NA KISS
Youji couldn't help but smile, enjoying this music. Excellent lyrics, an awesome arrangement, and what a line-up. It was the best, these people deserved to make it big.
TEJOU HAZUSHITE HOSHIKERYA
HIPPU MAWASHITE NO DARE YO
NAIFU NI UTSURU OMAE GA
ZERII MITAI NI TOROKERU
NAGEKI NO POEMU
TSUDZURI NAGARA BABY! READY FOR DANCE?
The crowd was cheering and crowding around to get closer. It appeared he wasn't the only one who appreciated this show of true talent. Ken and Omi seemed to be just as enraptured as he was.
TSUBASA NO ATO GA KASUKA NI HIKARU
DAKISHIME AU TABI
NAMIDA O HIMETA SONO HITOMI HA
BLUE....BLUE....DATENSHI BLUE!
SOU KODOKU NI KAGOETA IRO SA
YARARERU MAE NI
AI NI TOBIKOME
The music ended only moments after the vocals, no show, just talent. The music washed over him and he replayed it in his mind, impressed by this reaction their show stirred within him. Getting up with his teammates, they got ready to play. There was no way they could beat those guys, but they were going to give it their all.
Youji got up to the mike, his guitar hanging in front of his chest on its strap. He smiled at everyone and began to talk. "Well, everyone, that was quite the show! I'll say this now, there's no way we can match them! But we're gonna give it our all, okay!" The crowd laughed and smiled. "We're Weiß Kreuz, and we're here to give you a show! On guitar, Omi!" As the other bands did, he played a little on his instrument for show. "Drums, we have Ken!" Another little something. "And for vocals and bass, is me, Youji! All right, everyone! Here's 'The Minority'!"
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Well...there's that. Sorry it took so long. Uhm, as you can see, we've added another anime to the mix. It's Kaikan Phrase. We couldn't resist, considering our recent obsession with it. Do your best to find the music to it, you won't regret it. The lyrics are from "Datenshi Blue" sung by "Lucifer" for the anime "Kaikan Phrase". The band in Kaikan Phrase are called "Lucifer, the Fallen Angel" though Lucifer for short. The band Lucifer that plays "Datenshi Blue" modeled themselves after Kaikan's Lucifer. I hope I'm not confusing you. *laughs* 'Datenshi' means "Fallen Angel", okie? Uhmm...translation for the lyrics....let's see....
WE'RE ALL HALF-ANGEL
HALF-DEVIL THAT BECOME ANGRY
SUCKING THE DIAMONDS OF SIN
WITH FEVERISH LIPS
THE LOST DREAM
LIKE SEARCHING FOR A KISS
IF YOU WANT ME TO REMOVE THE HANDCUFFS
ROLL YOUR HIPS AND BEG
YOUR REFLECTION IN MY KNIFE
MELTS AWAY LIKE JELLY
A POEM OF SORROW
WHILE WRITING IT, BABY! READY FOR DANCE?
THE REMAINS OF MY WINGS SHINE WEAKLY
WHEN WE EMBRACE
THOSE EYES HOLDING BACK TEARS ARE
BLUE....BLUE...FALLEN ANGEL BLUE!
LIKE THE COLOR OF FROZEN LONELINESS
BEFORE WE ARE DESTROYED
DIVE INTO LOVE
And for the name of Aya and them's band, "Yami no Matsuei". Other than it's the name of the anime Tsu-chan and the others of Meifu (minus, Kaori, of course) come from, it means "Descendents of Darkness," so, I thought it would be cool. Speaking of "Descendents of Darkness," the first 3 eps or so of Yami no Matsuei are available in America now, under that name, the volume is called "Vampire's Lure". If you haven't seen the anime, I suggest you buy it. It's a great anime, and a helluva a lot better than they make it sound on the back of the box! Okay!
Let's see the reasons for this taking so long...Martial Arts, school work, driver's ed, marching band, chores, and my family likes to drag me around. So...considering all but driver's ed are still going on, there may be a long time for the next chapter, but I'm getting pretty into it, so maybe not. Also, the video game Kingdom Hearts. I cannot begin to tell you how great a video game that is. You HAVE to get it if you have a PS2, it's the best! I JUST beat it, and I must say, wow. That was a great game. Although...nah, I won't say it....it could spoil the ending. Ah, but I have an undying love for Riku, Cloud, Sephiroth, and Squall(Leon).....Anyways. *laughs*