Crystal: ^-^ The last chapter of the Karaoke Saga! YAY! The chapters will be easier to get out after this, since almost everything is filled out completely in this story, I just have to put it in writing ^-^;
Crystal: When I do finish, I'm going to start another story, yes, yes, I know that I have enough already, but it's going to be my first Rurouni Kenshin story! *alter egos cheer* I'll try and update some long awaiting ones…like Prophecy of Eight or Another Stop Sign…all depends on what I feel like.
Crystal: This is the ultra fluffy chapter, so if you hate fluff…well to damn bad, cause a lot of it will have to do with a lot later on ^-^ So, you guys that hate them might want to get some barf bags. I really don't see the problem…when there's a fluffy part in a story I read or write, I just start shaking a lot…but that's me ^-^
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Once again, life flitted to the stage as the curtains opened on Botan. She was dressed in a simple, white halter dress that pooled around her self a lot. Her blue hair was not up like usual, but flew around her in an angelic way. She sat on the ground, surrounded by white and baby blue pillows, while the stage was blanketed over in fog.
She rocked back and forth, her amethyst eyes sparkling with hidden meaning as she swayed to the song she was singing for the events in her friends lives.
You've found hope
You've found faith
Found how fast she could take it away
Found true love
Lost your heart
Now you don't know who you are
She made it easy
Made it free
Made you hurt till you couldn't see
Sometimes it stops
Sometimes it flows
But baby,
That is how love goes
You will fly
And you will crawl
God knows even angels fall
No such thing
As you lost it all
God knows even angels fall
It's a secret
No one tells
One day it's heaven
One day it's hell
It's no fairytale
Take it from me
That's the way it's supposed to be
You will fly
And you will crawl
God knows even angels fall
No such thing
As you lost it all
God knows even angels fall
You laugh
You cry
No one knows why
But OH the thrill of it all
You're on the ride
You might as well
Open your eyes
And as she went into the last chorus, she leaned forward and began to crawl on her hands across the stage, towards the audience, and stopped as she echoed the last line of the song.
You will fly
And you will crawl
God knows even angels fall
No such thing
As you lost it all
God knows even angels fall
Even Angels Fall…
Even Angels Fall…
The curtains closed, and Botan walked off the stage, smiling like her usual self. She passed Yukina on her way, and Yukina was dressed up for her act that was next. She was wearing a short, yellow, button up dress that came up from her mid thigh. It had short sleeves that dangled a little above the mid section of her upper arm. She was wearing black stockings on her legs, and had the same type of material under her yellow dress that cuffed at her wrists. Her hair was in a braid, with a black bow at the top and bottom. She had on black Mary Jane's.
"Botan" Yukina said, as she stopped near the entrance to the stage. Botan looked at her. She smiled slightly. "Make sure Kurama is watching before you leave backstage." Botan's smile blossomed, and she nodded, and Yukina thanked her, before rushing on stage, and sitting on the stool set up for her.
Botan rushed off, speaking to Kurama quickly, and then joining Oracle and the others in the audience.
The curtains opened, and Yukina came into view from the purple haze rested over her and the stool. She actually held a microphone in her hand, though it was fake, since their voices were magnified magically. She closed her eyes, and moved slowly from side to side, singing.
Oh, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh
She opened her eyes, and sped up the motion of the swaying.
You know
Everything that I'm afraid of
You do
Everything I wish I did
Everybody wants you
Everybody loves you
I know
I should tell you how I feel
I wish
Everyone would disappear
Every time you call me
I'm to scared to be me
And I'm to shy to say
She stood and began to dance around her chair at this point, one part of her body always placed on the stool.
Ooh
I got a crush on you
I hope you feel
The way that I do
I get a rush
When I'm with you
Ooh
I got a crush on you
A crush on you
She placed herself back on the stool, this time, going front of back with a shimmy motion.
You know
I'm the one you can talk to
Sometimes
You tell me things that I don't wanna know
I just wanna hold you
You say
Exactly how you feel about her
I wonder
Could you ever think of me that way?
I got a crush on you
I hope you feel
The way that I do
I get a rush
When I'm with you
Ooh
I got a crush on you
A crush on you
Yukina began to move her hands and head in motion together, as she slipped through the next part, her eyes closed in extreme concentration and popping open again in time.
Ooh
I wish I could tell somebody
But there's no one to talk to
Nobody knows
I got a crush on you
A crush on you
I got a crush
Hey…ey…ey
I got a crush
I got a crush on you
She feel into lapse as she sat completely still on the chair, her head hung as she let one leg be propped on the stool and another dangle loosely.
You say
Everything that no one says
But I feel
Everything that you're afraid to feel
I will always want you
She lifted her head, her eyes sparkling.
I will always love you
She jumped off the stool, continuing in her fast paced dance around the it, jerking her body parts towards this way and that.
I got a crush on you
I hope you feel
The way that I do
I get a rush
When I'm with you
Ooh
I got a crush on you
A crush on you
I got a crush on you
I hope you feel
The way that I do
I get a rush
When I'm with you
Ooh
I got a crush on you
A crush on you
Her voice faded as she sunk back behind the chair, ending with her arms set a top it, with her head resting on them.
I got a crush
I got a crush on you
I got a crush
I got a crush on you
I got a crush
I got a crush on you
I got a crush
I got a crush on you
The curtains closed on applause as Yukina disappeared from the stage, walking back into the dressing room and waiting. She still had something to do. She began to change quickly into the dress Oracle had made her.
Yusuke walked out onto the stage, his hair slicked as always, and dressed in his yellow shirt and blue pants. He began head banging as the music began, and the curtains swung open, jumping into full swing.
Oracle, Botan, and the rest of the Jumi began to crack up laughing at this site, and Yusuke could pick it up even through the cheering. He smirked a bit.
In the car
I just can't wait
To pick you up
On our very first date
Is it cool if I hold your hand?
Is it wrong if I think it's lame to dance?
Do you like my stupid hair?
Would you guess that I didn't know what to wear?
I'm just scared of what you think
You make me nervous
So I really can't eat
Let's go
Don't wait
This nights almost over
Honest
Let's make
This night last forever
Forever and ever
Let's make this last forever
Forever and ever
Let's make this last forever
When you smile
I melt inside
I'm not worthy for a minute of your time
I really wish it was only me and you
I'm jealous of everybody in the room
Please don't look at me with those eyes
Please don't hint that you're capable of lies
I dread the thought of our very first kiss
A target that I'm probably gonna miss
Let's go
Don't wait
This nights almost over
Honest
Let's make
This night last forever
Forever and ever
Let's make this last forever
Forever and ever
Let's make this last forever
Let's go
Don't wait
This nights almost over
Honest
Let's make
This night last forever
Forever and ever
Let's make this last forever
Forever and ever
Let's make this last forever
Forever and ever
Let's make this last forever
Forever and ever
Let's make this last forever…
Yusuke had both hands in a pazaa type look, as the curtains closed and he walked off the stage and into the audience, yelling this and that. Keiko sweat dropped as she walked onto the stage. Hiei had switched time slots, so she had been kicked up to here, after Yusuke.
She was dressed in a deep blue dress, flowing from the halter top to the floor, with a two foot train following. Her hair was clipped back out of her face, and she had a sheer, black shawl around her shoulders, flowing off in some none gravitational way.
Wish you were here
Me oh my countryman
Wish you were here
I wish you were here
Don't you know the snow is getting colder?
And I miss you like hell
And I'm feeling blue
She began to sway from side to side as she made her way to the front of the stage, scanning the crowd with her chocolate eyes.
Wish you were here
Me oh my countryman
Wish you were here
I wish you were here
Don't you know the snow is getting colder?
And I miss you like hell
And I'm feeling blue
I've got feelings for you
Do you still feel the same?
From the first time
I laid my eyes on you
I felt joy of living
I saw heaven in your eyes
In your eyes
She reached the front of the stage, and began to walk along the border of it, her dress dipping from on and off the stage, as she locked eyes with the one she had been looking for.
Wish you were here
Me oh my countryman
Wish you were here
I wish you were here
Don't you know the snow is getting colder?
And I miss you like hell
And I'm feeling blue
She fell to the ground at right stage, her pale legs dripping over the sides with her dress.
I miss your laugh
I miss your smile
I miss
Everything about you
Every seconds like a minute
Every minutes like a day
When you're far away
As she swung her legs up and crawled backwards to center stage, she let her body move with the angst-like words.
Every snow is getting colder
Baby
And I wish you were here
A battlefield of love and fear
And I wish you were here
I've got feelings for you
From the first time I laid my eyes on you
She stood, jumping in to the chorus.
Wish you were here
Me oh my countryman
Wish you were here
I wish you were here
Don't you know the snow is getting colder?
And I miss you like hell
And I'm feeling blue
No more words were sang, but she finished off the song with a very emotional type dance, and had a soft smile playing across her face as she saw the curtains close. She walked off the stage with her eyes sparkling, as she swept out into the audience to join her friends and watch Esmeralda, who was going next.
Oracle smiled as Keiko walked over to the area where they were. The area had a few couches and chairs and a table in the center full of drinks they had gotten. Actually, almost all of the people were sitting now…and Keiko found it odd just to happen like that.
She took her seat next to Yusuke, and caught a few words of what Oracle was saying to Botan.
"-think he got the message?" Was all she could make out, but understood, and leaned in close to join the conversation. But before it could go further, the curtains opened and Esmeralda appeared on the stage.
All faces turned to watch, and Oracle churned a piece of paper in her hands…almost like she was nervous. Her eyes darted from one side of the stage to the other, and she may have been sweating, if not for the fact she looked incredibly cold. As Esmeralda feel into the third chorus of her song, Keiko and Botan noticed as Oracle narrowed her eyes, turning to look over her shoulder.
Walking towards them amongst all the other people was Draco Malfoy. Then Oracle turned her head around, her brows furrowed, when her eyes widened. Keiko turned, to see three people walking towards them…three people of whom she did not know.
Before she knew it, the four were standing at the opening of their little group, and the rest of the friends saw them. Esmeralda was finishing her song, and Botan glanced at Oracle.
"Hiei's next" she said in a quiet voice, and Oracle nodded, before turning to the four.
"May we help you?" She asked with a stern voice. Before Draco even had a chance to speak, Harry cut in.
"We wanted to know if we could sit here" he gestured to the open couch. "We were standing most of the time, and all the other seats are taken." He had put it so nicely, that her eyes softened a bit, and she closed them, nodding.
Harry and Ron thanked her, and Hermione just walked past. Harry stood and walked away after the other two had sat, bringing two girls over. One was Ginny, and the other one was that girl Luna…the one who had sung the song that was by far one of Oracle's favorites that night, out of her circles of friends, that is.
"And you?" Oracle asked with great distaste to Malfoy, like he was an appendage that had fallen loose from a regular human. He just raised his eyebrow, glancing at Harry and his friends, before turning and sulking away. Oracle smirked, before a new song strung up, and she turned to look at the stage excitedly.
The curtains opened delicately with the tune, and there sat Hiei on a black stool in his usual black clothes with his many belts. His eyes were closed at that moment, but Oracle kept her eyes focused on them, waiting for the ruby orbs to make their appearance. His lips parted, and the voice she had grown to care for drifted throughout the hall.
Remember when
We never needed each other
The best of friends like
Sister and Brother
We understood
We'd never be
Alone
Those days are gone
Now I want you so much
The night is long
And I need your touch
Don't know what to say
Never meant to feel this way
Don't wanna be
Alone tonight
When he had reached the second verse, his eyes had opened, and he sung into the fake microphone…just like Yukina had. And all the while, his eyes were locked with that one person who stood out in the crowd.
What can I do
To make you mine
Falling so hard
So fast
This time
What did I say?
What did you do?
How did I fall in love with you?
Oracle's breath caught in her throat, and he seemed to notice, because he smiled in their secret way…a smile he always kept for her. She closed her eyes briefly, sending the smile back.
I hear your voice
And I start to tremble
Brings back the child that
I resemble
Oracle and the others laughed at this, her head rolling back, but she went back to the gaze, breaking it for very few seconds.
I cannot pretend
That we can still be friends
Don't wanna be
Alone tonight
What can I do
To make you mine
Falling so hard
So fast
This time
What did I say?
What did you do?
How did I fall in love with you?
Oh
I wanna say this right
And it has to be tonight
Just need you to know-oh-oh-oh
I don't wanna live this lie
I don't wanna say goodbye
With you I wanna spend
The rest of my life
What can I do
To make you mine
Falling so hard
So fast
This time
What did I say?
What did you do?
How did I fall in love with you?
What can I do
To make you mine
Falling so hard
So fast
This time
Everything's changed
We never knew…
How
Did
I
Fall
In love
With…you…
The curtains shut once more, and the applause went through like with everyone else's. Oracle's eyes shined, and she stood, running to the exit of the stage as Botan and Keiko sighed.
"How romantic" Botan said.
"Don't you wish someone would sing a song about you?" Keiko said to her. Yusuke cleared his throat beside her. She looked at him "What?"
"Um, I sung a song about you" he said, waving his hands. She let out a small, startled laugh.
"You did? I couldn't even tell" she said with a wave of her hand.
"You may have not…but I could tell your song was for me" he said with a glint in his eyes. Keiko's eyes softened as she looked at him, and then she hugged him, snuggling her head to his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and whispered to her, and Botan watched with interest, before feeling a sinking thrwap in her stomach.
She had no one for her…
Hiei and Oracle walked back, Oracle's head on his shoulder and their hands clasped. He sat, and she curled up on his lap, making their friends laugh.
"Coming clean with us now, are you?" Sapphire asked.
"God guys, how many of you didn't know?" Oracle asked, raising an eyebrow. Rubeun began to raise his hand, but Diana hit it down, glaring at him. Sure…she wasn't exactly happy with this arrangement, but she had started her sisters' life of worse enough. If it ended for her happy, even while she was young…she would be happy.
"Yea, but still, do you have to be so open with affection, it's sorta grossing me out" Yusuke said. Oracle glanced at the position he was in with Keiko, raising and eyebrow, and he just coughed a bit. "Well, yea, but this is with Hiei…and it's just hard to adjust too." Oracle laughed a bit, as new music started up and Neville began his performance. It seemed to all of them that Kurama would be going last, and the only puzzling thing was…the whereabouts of Yukina.
"The last time I spoke to her was before she went on stage, and then she was nowhere to be seen. And with all the people here, she should have been able to spot us" Botan said. The others continued this up, except for Hiei and Oracle. They both knew where she was. For Oracle, it was because Yukina had asked her to make her a dress and she did only on the condition of knowing what it was for. And Hiei…well, he had seen her go into the dressing room and not come out.
I just want you to know who I am
And with that, Neville's performance ended, and Kurama was announced. He, like almost everyone else that night, was seated on a stool, wearing his green shirt type thing with the white over coat with green trimming, a red rose twirling between his voice. His voice began, and Oracle glanced to the side of the stage, where Yukina was posed.
Kurama: Standing in our silence
I hear my heart beating
And if only I could choose
I'd stay here with you
But hold me till the train is leaving
But before being able to continue, a female voice broke through the music, as Yukina walked onto the stage, surprising everyone except Oracle…because even Hiei didn't know her true purpose. She was wearing a, ice blue halter dress with white, sliding stripes going down it, with white slippers on her feet and white gloves on her arms.
Yukina: Somewhere down the line
After you're gone from sight
Our love will be the same
And
Whispering your name
I'll cling to you with all my might
Yukina: Let me dream
Kurama: But it's true
Yukina: Of you
Yukina: And wake me up/Kurama: Love will be there
Both: When this is over and
Both: Somewhere
Far beyond today
I will find a way
To find you
And somehow
Through the lonely nights
I will leave a light in the dark
Kurama: Let it lead you too my heart
Kurama: There's a love inside us
Yukina: Deep down inside
Kurama: That goes without saying
Yukina: Don't say a word
Kurama: But I'll tell you just the same
Both: That love will find a flame
And that flame will warm the heart
That's waiting
Yukina: You are mine
Kurama: You are mine
Yukina: And I'll wait for you my love/Kurama: It may take some time
Yukina: Even if it takes a lifetime/Kurama: Tell me you'll wait
Both: Somewhere
Far beyond today
I will find a way
To find you
And somehow
Through the lonely nights
I will leave a light in the dark
Yukina: And somewhere
Both: Somewhere alone
Yukina: I will be praying
Both: Praying me home
Yukina: I know
Kurama: I know
Yukina: Somehow our love/ Kurama: Somehow our love
Both: Our love will lead
Me
Too
Your
Arms
Both: Somewhere
Far beyond today
I will find a way
To find you
And somehow
Through the lonely nights
I will leave a light in the dark
Kurama: Let it lead you to my heart
Yukina: Let it lead you to my heart
Both: Let it lead you
To
My
Heart…
They ended with Yukina's hands on Kurama's shoulders, her head leaned in to touch cheek to cheek. Both of their eyes were closed, and one of his hands covered hers as the curtains closed upon them. Yukina pulled slowly away from him, as the audience drowned about their words.
Yukina looked at him with soft eyes, and they both held a gaze till Kurama took a step forward, clasping her hands in his.
She looked up at him, her ruby orbs shining. He vent down slightly, and she pushed herself up a bit, both of their eyes fluttering close as their lips brushed momentarily. Pulling away, Yukina looked at him with a dreamy like face, before her eyes watered and she wrapped her arms around his waist, nuzzling her face against his chest and tears of happiness fell from her eyes, splattering as jewels upon the floor. He wiped them away with his hand.
"I love you, Yukina" he whispered. She looked up, before reaching to the floor and picking up a small gem. She pulled a loose thread from her dress, making it into a necklace, before tying it about his neck. He tucked it into his shirt, and she smiled up at him.
"Aishiteru, Kurama, aishiteru" Yukina said, her eyes closing as he nuzzled his head in her hair.
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Crystal: Ah…fluff! Lots and lots of fluff. Ok, I had planned to put more in it…but I thought this was a great way to end it. And would you look at that…I did post it today after all…isn't that just un-canny or what?
Crystal: Also…aishiteru means 'I love you', at least to my knowledge. In Japanese people, not in some other wacky language. What did you think I meant? Anyway, it seems there will be one more chapter to this little 'saga' thing, and then we'll break into New Years and the return of the school. So, until next time…
See ya around…
PS: I have now started posting Jumi pictures up at my new website, and as the story goes along, more pictures will be added. Or, I'll add them all up there, and just confuse the hell out of you. You can find them at the homepage on my bio and I hope all you fabulous readers would check it out ^-^