Chapter 16
Several months past since Mayumi's sentencing. No other incidents occurred after she was committed, making many wonder if the judge made the right decision.
Mika was released from the hospital right on schedule. Her wrist had yet to fully heal, but she was in high spirits. Her pregnancy contributed to such. The only thing to spoil her moods was her now terrible eyesight which required her to wear glasses.
"The lenses are too thick," she said, glaring at her reflection in the mirror.
"Mika-san, you look nice," said Tohma, pulling on his black feathered coat.
"Tohma, how many times do I have to tell you to just call me Mika? It's too formal and we'll be having a baby soon."
"Sorry, I forgot Mika-sa—er, Mika."
Mika sighed and stared at her stomach. "Even with all the black I'm wearing it doesn't hide my pregnancy anymore."
Tohma put a hand on her stomach. "Do you really want to hide it?"
"Not really…but I'm sick of people saying I'm overweight. There's a vast difference between being pregnant and being overweight."
Tohma laughed. "I wonder if we'll have this much dilemma trying to think of a name for him?"
Mika scuffed and pulled on her coat. "Probably." She took off her glasses again. "So much for 20/20 vision. I think I'll get contacts."
"Aw, but you look nice with glasses."
"Shut up, Tohma."
***
"You guys!!" cried Ami as she ran into the room, waving a letter. "You won't believe this!! I got accepted!!"
"Into that Tokyo University for music?" asked Hiro.
"Yep!! I start right after I graduate!!" she pounced on Suguru from behind. "Isn't it great?! I can become a professional violinist!!"
"Yes," said Suguru. "Even though you're pretty professional now."
Ami sobered. "I'm a little worried though. Do you think they only accepted me because of my role with the song, 'Mizerable'?"
"You have a full resume of things you've done with your violin," said Hiro. "You contributing to the song are just one of the many things you've done."
Ami thought about that, and a smile crossed her face. "You're right. I was on television with my violin a good three times before doing 'Mizerable'."
"Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music knows talent when they see it," said Suguru.
"Thanks!" Ami smiled and then changed directions. "Any of you hear from Shindou-kun?"
"He's still in rehabilitation," said Hiro. "It's really tough on Shuichi. They've been teaching him how to walk with a brace on."
Silence answered this. Suddenly, the door to the room was kicked down and K ran in, slowly followed by Sakano.
"BIG NEWS!!!!" yelled K. "'Mizerable' is still number 1 after 12 weeks!!"
"Really?!" squeaked Ami.
"Um, K-san?" said Sakano. "You have to fix the door. Otherwise Sachou—"
"Who cares?! Once Shuichi gets fully recovered we have to figure out a game plan!!"
"What kind of a game plan?" asked Hiro.
"You all know!! Bad Luck has been put on hold ever since Shuichi entered the hospital. When he gets out—"
"There's no telling whether or not he'll want to stay on as a singer," interrupted Suguru. "I'm sure you're very aware the permanent injury Shindou-san has to his knee."
"Knowing Shuichi, he'd want to stay on even if he was a quadriplegic," said Hiro. "But I'm not going to lie and say he'll be the same person he was. Having a compound fracture in his knee is going to affect his walking for the rest of his life, and since he runs everywhere it'll be very hard on him."
Silence followed this. Then Ami spoke up.
"I know I'm not in the band," she said. "But there can't be a Bad Luck without any of you guys. Shindou-kun loves music enough to want to rejoin the band as quickly as possible. True, Shindou-kun discharge from the hospital will signal that Bad Luck has to make a decision as to where they want to go. I think it's should be Shuichi's decision."
"But what about the doctors?!" demanded K. "What if they tell him not to do it anymore?"
"Knowing Shindou-kun, he'd play
even if he couldn't move his body, like Hiro said. But if his injury will
impair him from being a musician, or even carrying on a normal life, the
doctors are definitely going to put their foots down."
***
"That's it Shindou-san, you're doing great."
Maiko watched her brother anxiously, her hands knotted in her lap. He was practicing walking with his brace on again. He seemed to be doing better than on previous days
Shuichi burrowed his eyebrows in concentration as he continued to walk the length the rehab doctor told him to. He was setting his full attention on this.
"A little more…there you did it!!" cried the rehab doctor. "What an improvement!!"
Shuichi laughed a little, rubbing the back of his head. "Thanks!"
"Can he go home soon?" asked Maiko's mother.
"He seems to have completely adjusted to the brace," said the rehab doctor. "But I still want to monitor his progress. Plus the hospital is almost done with the custom made hearing aide for him. I'd say he should be discharged in a few days."
"All right!!" yelled Shuichi, jumping up into the air but taking special caution to land on his good leg.
As the rehab doctor talked with their parents, Maiko went to her brother.
"I'm glad to see you're doing all right, Onii-chan," she said, smiling broadly.
Shuichi smirked and struck a pose. "Of course I was going to do all right!! I'm Shindou Shuichi of Bad Luck!!! I can do no wrong!!" Flames raged in the background.
Maiko didn't want to interrupt her brother's ego trip, so she waited until the flames had disappeared before she spoke. "Has Yuki come by to visit?"
Shuichi gave a slight nod. "Every once and a while. But I can understand the times he can't."
"Onii-chan—"
"I'm not making excuses for him. Even though I was attacked nearly four months ago, the press is still hounding us. Besides…" he grinned smugly. "When he does visit, it's certainly…pleasant."
Maiko decided she didn't want to know and changed topics.
"They said they were making you a custom made hearing aide. Why is it taking so long to finish."
Shuichi laughed. "Oh, that's because I requested them to make it the color pink!! That way it'll go with my hair!!"
Maiko shook her head in disbelief.
"You really amaze me, Onii-chan…"
***
"Yuki-san…is this a happy ending?!" cried his publicist.
Yuki shrugged. "I felt I needed a change from all those lovers' suicide and break ups stories."
"I must say…" the publicist reread several parts of the story. "This is definitely your best work yet. I can definitely feel the emotions here. I told you that your book will be on the shelves in two months right?"
"Yeah."
"Forget that." He dialed on his cell phone. "I'm releasing this as soon as possible. This is going to be a best seller."
Yuki didn't really seem to care. "If that's all I'll take my leave."
"Sure. This is great…Yeah? Hello? You're not gonna believe this new story from Yuki Eiri!!"
Yuki stood up from the table and drifted out of the restaurant. Once outside he lit up a cigarette.
Though he still had frequent headaches, he had fully recovered from his concussion. The headaches didn't affect him though; he usually had headaches anyway so his daily routine wasn't changed.
Unlike some people.
Mika's out of the hospital, and eight months pregnant, he thought, taking a long drag from his cigarette. Shuichi's still in the hospital but making fast progress with rehab.
He smirked. Though it was hard to, he managed time to visit Shuichi. Each visit was exceptionally pleasant for him, though things were hard with Shuichi's knee. But it didn't seem to affect either of them, though the hospital didn't like it.
Yuki coughed on a little smoke as he remembered the incident from a month ago. Shuichi and he were 'engaged', and at the wrong moment a nurse happened to walk in on them. After an all-out screaming fest she declared (despite it was THE Yuki Eiri) that if she ever saw him doing that in the hospital again she would castrate him.
Then again, she only worked the day shift. Her threats didn't affect him if he happened to be seeing Shuichi at night.
Yuki looked at his watch, an evil idea playing in his mind. He should go visit Shuichi. Not just for company's sake, but also to annoy the hell out of that nurse. She said no sex in the hospital; but she never said anything else.
He turned and headed in the direction of the hospital when he heard a yell behind him.
"Aniki!!!!"
"Oh shit," grumbled Yuki, hearing four feet pounding on the pavement behind him. He reluctantly turned to meet Tatsuha and Ryuichi. "What do you want?!"
"Aw, don't be mean Aniki!!!" whined Ryuichi, tears filling puppy dog eyes that were hidden behind sunglasses.
"Don't call me that. And shouldn't you be at work?"
"Ryuichi doesn't have fun at work!! Tohma and Noriko spend their time with their kids!!"
"Tohma doesn't have any kids yet. Mika's still got a few more weeks." Yuki gave another shudder at the reminder that his sister and Tohma actually had sex.
Tatsuha grinned. "We were thinking of heading to that new theme park. Wanna come with us?"
"Yeah, come!!" Ryuichi pulled out a large suit. "We're dressing like animals!! You can be the kitty!!"
Yuki never ran so fast in his whole life. He heard the protests of Tatsuha and Ryuichi behind him.
I can't go to the hospital now
because they'll probably follow me and hound Shuichi throughout the whole
visit, he thought. I'll just head home and locked all my doors and windows…
***
Within a few days Japan seemed to be in a blissful haze. With his knee brace and pink hearing aide, Shuichi was ready to finally leave the hospital.
But, he needed prepping before that.
"The press is expecting you to say a few things," said Sakano, shaking like a leaf as he stared out the window. "There's so many of them out there…"
"What will you say, Shindou-san?" asked Suguru, also seemingly anxiously despite his calm face.
Shuichi smiled broadly. "You'll all see."
Shuichi's father shook his head. "Y'know, you didn't have to schedule a conference with the press right after your discharge. And the hospital officials aren't exactly pleased that said hearing is located in front of the hospital's front doors."
"What I have to say is important and needs to be said right away."
Hiro sighed heavily. "Even with your hearing and knee you still take risks, Shuichi."
"Does K-san know what you're going to say?" asked Sakano.
Shuichi nodded.
"Where IS K-san, now that you mention it?" asked Suguru, looking around.
"I think he's making the arrangements," said Shuichi. He ignored the confused looks on everyone's faces and turned to his parents. "Let's go."
"Be careful, Onii-chan," Maiko advised, looking just as nervous as everyone else.
They all ventured towards the hospital doors, getting looks from everyone. It even looked like most of the patients had left their rooms to see his departure.
"Here we go," hissed Hiro as they reached the doors. Once they stepped through them they were greeted by bright flashbulbs.
What seemed like hundreds of reporters were surrounding the areas, all of them yelling questions. Shuichi gave a quick smile and walked over to the podium. More flashbulbs went off as if to capture Shuichi's new walk, which was really more of a limp. He stood in front of the podium, squinting through the flashing lights as the reporters quieted down so he could speak.
"Thanks for coming out here," Shuichi greeted and a hushed silence fell, save an extra flash of a camera. "Before I get started, I would like to thank all my fans across Japan for their support. It makes me happy knowing so many people have cared about me and my recovery. Your support truly means a lot to me. I mean." He laughed a little. "It's not everyday that your song stays at number 1 for 12 weeks!"
Some of the reporters laughed a little, but quickly quieted down so Shuichi could continue.
"I'm guessing all of you are wondering where Bad Luck will go from here. I'm not going to lie; my injuries aren't exactly bumps and scratches. Due to some head damage I'll need to wear a hearing aide in my left ear from now on. And due to the damage to my knee I'm required to walk with a brace 24/7 for the rest of my life."
Shocked murmurs filled the crowd before the quieted once more.
"Having said this, I will address your fears. I know many of you are wondering if this will be the end of Bad Luck. Will a person with terrible hearing and a bad knee be able to continue on the track as a musician?
"I have a simple answer to this question: absolutely." He waited as several people (including his bandmates) sighed in great relief. "All my life I've dreamed of singing in my own band and having my songs top the charts. I'm not about to throw away my dream just because I have a few disabilities now. Would an athlete quick playing football just because his foot was amputated?"
"Um, Shuichi?" hissed Hiro. "Feet are a requirement for football."
"The point is," said Shuichi, turning red from Hiro's comment. "I'm not going to quit. The only way I'd ever quit music is if I died. And even then I'd probably never give it up. Okay, I'll answer any questions."
Reporters started yelling. Shuichi pointed to a man in the back.
"Shindou-san, what are your plans for the band now that you're out of the hospital?" he asked.
"Excellent question, I almost forgot to tell you," said Shuichi. He braced himself. "Being in the hospital these past few months has allowed me to make a wonderful recovery. But it kept me from one of my loves; music. I know the fans are eager for something from me since Bad Luck has been standing still since my hospital stay. But I've come up with the perfect solution.
"I've given this a lot of thought and even consulted my manager about this. I've decided, as a reward to my fans for their patience, that Bad Luck will go on a national tour of every city in Japan!!"
Shocked silence greeted him. His family and his bandmates stared at him with horrified expressions.
"You heard me right!! A tour!! Full night concerts in every city!! We'll start the tour in Hokkaido and end it here in Tokyo!! You all have been so good to me, this is the only way I can think of thanking you!!"
No one spoke. They couldn't seem to form whole words.
Shuichi stared right into the
camera in front of him. "Residents in Hokkaido,
tickets for my concerts there go on sale tomorrow for 2,500 yen. All tickets
will be this price. But if you want to reserve your tickets it'll cost you an
extra thousand yen. I can't wait to see all of you!!"
***
"What the hell were you thinking?!?!" yelled Hiro.
"You're still recovering!!!!" shrieked Maiko.
"Full night concerts in every city!!!" shrieked Shuichi's mother. "If you're looking to kill yourself, congratulations!!!"
"How long have you and K-san been planning this behind our backs?!" barked Suguru. "Why didn't you even consult US?! The band?!"
Shuichi looked at everyone, keeping a calm face. K was sitting off to the side, grinning evilly and polishing his M-16. Shuichi knew that was why they were attacking him and not going anywhere near K.
"If I did consult you guys you would've said no," he said simply.
"Of course we would've!!!!" roared Hiro. "In case you haven't noticed, you just got discharged today!!!"
"I know that, Hiro. This is something I had to do."
"Something you had to…you are so stupid, Shuichi!!! Don't you give a damn about your body AT ALL?!?!"
"Yes. Why else do you think I tried so hard in rehab?"
Everyone was still fuming at him.
"Look you guys; I gave this a lot of thought. Everything you are saying I've thought about too, I really did. But music is my second love and I've been without it for so long. It hurts that I'm not the same Shindou Shuichi, who yelled a lot and ran and jumped everywhere. That doesn't mean I've changed entirely. I'm not going to sit around feeling sorry for myself. I have to do something. Doing these concerts is doing something."
"But your knee!! And your hearing!!!" shrieked his mother.
"Like I said, I gave this a lot of thought. All I ask is for your support."
They just stared at him.
"What do you want me to do? Sit back and brood about because I can't run? Let some other band claim our status? I'm not weak. I'm not going to give up on my dream. And I do care. Making this decision gave me a whole lot of doubts. It scares me knowing how delicate I have to be with myself to avoid further damage to myself." Tears were running down his face. "But I'm not going to give up. Not when all of Japan has been praying for my recovery."
Silence answered him. Then Hiro sighed heavily.
"You always were impulsive Shuichi." He lowered his head. "And you're always stubborn about everything." He lifted his head and gave a small smile. "But I shouldn't tell you how to do things. You're following your heart."
Maiko smiled a little too. "I almost expected something like this from you, Onii-chan. Just be sure not to overdue it."
Suguru threw up his hands. "It's not like anything I say will make a difference. Nakano-san's right; you're just following your heart. Can't be angry at you for that."
Shuichi's parents weren't as relenting. They kept insisting that he give up doing the concert. But when K told them that it was too late, that everything was already set up and underway, they had no choice but to relent.
"Just take care of yourself," said his mother.
"I'll kill you if you do any further damage to your knee," said his father before pulling him into a hug.
K jumped to his feet. "Perfect!! The tickets for Hokkaido go on sale tomorrow and the concert there is next month!! You all better be prepared for it!!"
Everyone acknowledged him. Shuichi smiled brightly, though he knew there was still one last person he had to talk to.
Yuki.
***
"Always this compulsive?" asked Yuki drinking down his beer.
Shuichi shifted his feet uncomfortably. "It was just an idea at first, but then it became what it is now."
Yuki finished his beer. "A month, huh? And how long will you be gone?"
"I-I-I don't know."
Yuki scoffed and sat on the couch. "How convenient. Even if it is a month away that doesn't give us much time, does it? Your career always comes first."
"Yuki!!" Shuichi limped forward and slowly brought himself to sit on the floor in front of Yuki. The action, which generally use to take less than a microsecond, took Shuichi thirty seconds. Yuki watched this with a pained look on his face.
"Look at yourself. Your knee brace and your hearing aide. How can you just run off when you just got out of the hospital?"
Shuichi swallowed. "Yuki—"
"Did you even consider my feelings for a second? No you didn't!! Instead you put music before anything else!!" Tears were starting fall down his cheeks and Shuichi became scared. Yuki almost never cried.
"Yuki—"
"Do you know the pain I'm feeling when I see you like this? Knowing that I caused those injuries?!"
"You didn't—"
"I didn't inflict them upon you, but I might as well have been holding that golf club. That woman was there to kill me and the only thing I got was an on and off headache. You can't even hear properly out of your left ear! You can't run anymore because of your knee!!"
"Yuki…"
Yuki buried his face into his hands. "I don't even know how to make it up to you. How the fuck can I? You're disabled in places which held your strongest points and now you're going to go off and do a concert!! I was in agony when you were in the hospital and now you're leaving me alone again!!"
Shuichi reached up and hugged Yuki tightly. Tears were spilling down his own cheeks.
"I love you Yuki," he said shakily, sniffling. "I really do. You're right; I wasn't thinking about your feelings when I decided to do the concerts. But do you think that means I love music more than you? Music is my second love! You'll always come first before anything!"
Yuki didn't respond, just kept his face in his hands.
"But I want my life to get back to normal. Doing this concert is the only way I know how to. It's scary, Yuki. I'm really scared. I don't want a knee brace or a hearing aide. I want it all to go away. But did you ever think for one second that I blamed you for my injuries? If you did, then that's very stupid. I'll never blame you for it. Receiving these injuries helped save your life and Mika-san's. I hate them, but I don't want you hating yourself. I love you. It's not your fault…"
Yuki's hands left his face and he clung to Shuichi just as tightly. They both sat there for what seemed like forever, bearing with their pain. Finally, they both ran out of tears to cry. Yuki cupped Shuichi's face and kissed him for a long time. When they broke the kiss, Yuki said something that warmed Shuichi's heart.
"I love you."
"You really mean it?" Shuichi had known that Yuki loved him, but this was the first time he had ever said it.
"Yes."
Shuichi clung to him tightly. "Y'know, my concert is only a month away. We can make with the best of it."
Yuki grinned to himself. "Of
course."
***
Indeed, Shuichi and Yuki did make the best of those four weeks. Needlessly to say, both hardly saw the light of day in that time.
Their 'time' together wasn't the only thing pleasant. They had enough time to answer Tohma's call that Mika was going into labor. Though about a week earlier than schedule, Mika endure seven hours of labor to give birth to a beautiful baby boy. A boy having honey blonde hair, and Tohma's blue eyes. In spite of himself, Yuki couldn't help but like the little guy. Especially since the little guy seemed to have his smirk.
The joyful event of course was overshadowed by Mika and Tohma trying to decide a name for him. After three days they settled on 'Zen'.
"Zen?" said Yuki, wrinkling his nose. "How the hell did you come up with THAT?!"
"It's a nice name!!" Mika said indignantly, cuddling the baby close to her.
Tatsuha and Ryuichi seemed hyperactive about the baby. Having seemingly been inducted into the family, Ryuichi was very insistent on getting to know his nephew-in-law.
"Lemme hold him!!" he cried, holding out his hands like a child.
Mika eyed him warily. "Um…"
If having the baby wasn't big enough, it was the appearance of the Uesugi father. While he seemed thrilled about Zen, he was slightly uncomfortable at seeing his two sons with other men.
"Aren't you the cross-dresser?" he asked, pointing to Shuichi. "What happened to your knee?"
"Oh, I saved Yuki from certain death!!" said Shuichi brightly.
He eyed Shuichi in a way that showed he thought he was crazy. It was much clear that no one had told him anything in the past few months.
When the glow of the new baby died down, a new glow settled in. The Bad Luck tour was approaching quickly and everyone was anxious. Shuichi spent even more time with Yuki, though this was contributed by the fact that reporters now followed him everywhere he went. He wasn't the only one facing this. The other band members and even anyone in NG studios faced. It came to it that everyone just wanted the concert date to arrive.
And it did. It was a day before their first concert. They were packed up and ready to leave Tokyo.
"I'll be fine," assured Shuichi to his sobbing mother. "I won't do anything reckless."
"Take care of yourself, Onii-chan," said Maiko, kissing him on the cheek.
"I wish I could go with you guys," said Ami. "But I only assisted for one song, so it wouldn't make sense."
"You helped us out a lot though," said Suguru. "And we'll always appreciate it."
Ami gave him a quick hug. "Thanks."
"I'll be sure to come to your concert when it comes to Kyoto," said Ayaka, smiling a little.
"Good, because I'll be sending you V.I.P. tickets," said Hiro. "That way you'll get a clear view of the show and be able to come see us backstage."
Mika looked around, sighing heavily. "Look at all these people!! I can't even see Eiri!! Is he even here?!"
Tohma held Zen, smiling in his usual way. "Don't worry about Eiri-san. I'm sure he said goodbye to Shindou-san in his own way. And with all the press here to see Bad Luck off, you can imagine how the press will act when they see them together."
As if on cue, a photographer noticed them. "Look!! Seguchi Tohma with his wife and baby!!"
"So much for being undercover," said Mika, sighing heavily as a group of reporters descended on them.
"Shuichi!!!!" cried Ryuichi, clinging to Shuichi and crying. "I'll miss you!!!"
"What're you talking about!!" asked Tatsuha. "We have V.I.P. passes to all the shows!!!"
"You do?!" asked Shuichi.
"Of course!! This is Sakuma Ryuichi who's clinging to you!! He used his connections to get us tickets!!"
"I-I-I want to get Aniki one, but he said no!!!" said Ryuichi, snuggling Kumagorou. "I got one for Kumagorou though!!" he held up the stuffed bunny, which had the V.I.P. ticket hanging around his neck.
"That's, uh, cute Sakuma-san," said Shuichi.
"Speaking of Yuki, where is he?" asked Hiro. "He's not here to see you off!"
Shuichi shrugged. "Yuki said he had an important meeting that couldn't be avoided. But it's fine. He gave me a very nice goodbye present." He grinned to himself.
"Okay, it's time!!" yelled K. "The plane's leaving soon!!"
The band said their goodbyes to
their family and friends and went to get on the plane. Their concert was now
their main focus.
***
"Ten minutes people!!" yelled a stage hand.
Shuichi sighed and stretched. "Ooh, this is so exciting!! Our first big concert in a long time!!!"
"Don't overdue it," warned Suguru. "If you do we'll kill you."
"Yeah, yeah I know!!"
Hiro checked the strings on his guitar. "An all-night concert. I hope my fingers can hold out."
"Seven minutes!!!"
There was a knock at the door and Sakano entered. "Shindou-kun, can you come with me please?"
"Is something wrong?" asked Shuichi.
Sakano smiled. "No, but it's important."
"Make it quick," said Suguru. "We go on soon."
Shuichi followed Sakano out of the room just as the stage hand announced that it was five minutes 'till show time.
Sakano stopped in front of a door and Shuichi, who hadn't been paying attention, ran into him.
"What—"
"In here, please," said Sakano, still smiling.
Shuichi glanced at him briefly and opened the door. The stage hand announced they had four minutes.
But Shuichi didn't hear him. His mind was in a state of shock at what he saw in the room.
Yuki was sitting on a couch, smoking a cigarette.
"Hey," he said, smirking.
"We have three minutes," reminded Sakano. "Be sure to keep it brief you can talk during intermissions." Then he left, closing the door behind him.
Shuichi continued to stare at Yuki. "Yuki? But…didn't…the meeting—"
"Oh that," said Yuki. "I was purchasing a plane ticket here."
"Why—"
"Why? Why not? My new book has been published and it's a bestseller. I have plenty of time on my hands. So I figured…" he took a puff. "I would tag along on your little tour."
Shuichi's heart fluttered with joy. "You really mean it?"
"Yeah. Did you think I'd be satisfied with only a month of your time?"
"YUKI!!!!!!" Shuichi jumped on him. "Thank you so much!!!"
"Careful!!! Think of your knee!!"
The door opened and K stood there. "I guess my plan worked, huh?"
"It was actually my idea," said Yuki, letting Shuichi go.
"Whatever. It's time Shuichi."
Shuichi nodded and turned to Yuki. "Thanks Yuki. I promise you'll always remember this."
"Considering how my memory has been doing, I sure hope so."
Shuichi gave him a quick kiss and hurried off with K. As they entered the stage area, he saw that Hiro and Suguru were waiting for him.
Light has shined on me, he thought, smiling broadly. After everything I've been through, my life is finally back on track.
"Ready to go?" asked Hiro.
"You know it," said Shuichi.
"All right. Here we go!!"
If I were looking at my life almost a year ago, I'd probably say it sucks.
They went onto the stage, greeted by thousands of screaming fans.
But I've finally made it through.
"Hey!!!!!!!!!" Shuichi yelled into the microphone.
I have the greatest friends in the world…
Hiro gave Shuichi the thumbs up. Suguru smiled a little as he took his place behind the keyboards.
I have fans who will always stick by me…
The screaming fans started chanting his name. Signs were waved in the audience saying, 'I ♥ YOU SHUICHI!!!!' and 'BAD LUCK ROCKS!!!!!!!'
And I have someone who loves me as much as I love him…
Yuki snorted and shook his head backstage as he watched Shuichi's antics.
I don't know if I'll ever feel this happy again…
"GO SHUICHI!!!!!!!!!!!!" Tatsuha and Ryuichi from the other side of the stage. Ryuichi waved Kumagorou wildly.
I don't even know if this happiness will last long…
Ami sat at her computer, watching the concert live on the internet. "Good luck, guys…"
But as far as I know…
"Look at your uncle-in-law," said Mika, showing Zen the concert on the internet. "Let's hope you're not as hyperactive."
Tohma laughed. "Uncle-in-law? Yeah, I guess Shindou-san is."
No matter what else is thrown at me…
Maiko shook her head as she watched her brother. "I can always count on Onii-chan to act out."
Even if I won't be able to handle it…
Noriko was also watching the live concert on the internet. "Looks like he's been to hell and back. But he seems to be a lot more cheerful now. I guess Tohma finally gave in."
I have my friends and my love next to me.
"Welcome to the first night of our concert!!" yelled Shuichi.
And for as long as I live…
"I'm sure you all will recognize this song!!" the playback of Ami's violin filled the hall and the fans screamed as 'Mizerable' started.
This memory will never fade away.
~The End~
I would like to thank everyone for reading this story and for all the wonderful reviews I received. Thanks for sticking with it, even though my updates took a long time. I want to wish everyone a happy Easter and I hope you loved reading this fic as much I love writing it.
