Yuki ignored Lisa and began to walk off.
"Eiri-sama!" Lisa yelled after him. She grabbed his shoulder and wrenched him around, pinning him up against a wall. "You may have been able to run away from the others but you are mine. You have no where to run or hide now, Eiri. What do you have to say for yourself?"
Yuki stared into Lisa's eyes trying to penatrate her glare with his, but, having no victory in doing so, he reached for a cigarette and pretendend not to care.
Lisa's eyes, which were now a mix of orange, pink, and red, softened as she stroked Yuki Eiri's face. "I know all about your past and you know all about mine. I've managed to keep yours concealed from the press and anyone else who likes juicy gossip about popular romance novalists. Although, I've noticed bits of my secret showing through the latest of your sappy, sorry excuse for a third grader's book!"
Yuki grabbed Lisa by the throat and started to lift her off the ground. Lisa gasped for air and clawed at Yuki's hand around her small frail neck.
"Would you like to know the reason why I never returned?" Yuki said softly but threatening to Lisa. "Because I know you and the others would not have understood how I felt. Do you know what happens to one the first time one stains one's hands with blood?"
Lisa smiled slightly as she choked out the words, "One kills oneself."
Yuki's eyes widened as he dropped Lisa to the floor and stepped back. Lisa, sprawling on the floor trying to catch her breath, smiled menacingly at Eiri. "Isn't that right, Yuki Eiri-sama. Or should I say Uesugi Eiri?"
Yuki covered his mouth as he knew what was coming next.
Lisa's eyes flared as a strange aura formed around her, "He would have been honored to know you didn't kill him out of hatred, but only out of fear." Lisa unbuttoned the first couple of buttons on Yuki's shirt and stroked his chest. "Is that why you're trembling so? Are you afraid of me?" She gently placed her lips on his chest in a quick kiss, sending ice cold chills up Yuki's spine. He didn't want her to say the name.
Lisa eerily sang part of a song that Yuki himself wrote, "Kill me shining, irozuku shigeki no hate ni kagayakihajimeta maboroshi."
(AN: Translation: Kill me shining, changing into the most exciting colors that first shone in a vision.)
Lisa smiled and rested her head on Yuki's chest, "I wonder who you wrote that song about? Shuichi Shindou or...."
Yuki froze.
Lisa continued, "Yuki Kitazawa."
Lisa's manager, Miharu, observed the vocalist as she crammed animal crackers in her mouth and played a video game while sitting on her bed. Miharu sighed, "I thought you said you were sick."
"I.....am." Lisa said in between mouthfuls. Lisa squealed as she watched her character being overwhelmed by enemies and the screen flashed the words 'GAME OVER'. "Dang it! See what you made me do! I lost my concentration!"
Rachael, Lisa's producer, scoffed, "You don't look too sick to me. Plus, how could you die so easily? You're not even playing on normal mode."
"I AM sick! What would you do if one day I just keeled over? Hm?" Lisa replied, ignoring the last part of Rachael's statement.
"I would praise God." Rachael said as she went over and turned off the TV and game system.
"W...wait! I didn't even save!" said an almost tearful Lisa.
Miharu glared at Lisa, "Come on, we're due at N-G anytime now. You don't want to get Seguchi-san upset now do you?"
Lisa stifled a laugh, "You mean girly-boy Tohma? Pfft, I'm not afraid of him."
"I guess you're not afraid of him dropping you from N-G either." Rachael added.
Lisa looked up at Rachael, "Nope, he knows I have talent, and he's not gonna let me slip away to a different label. Especially when I'm enjoying my youth. Compared to Ryuichi I'm..."
"Oh, stop gloating!" Rachael interupted, " We all know that you're very talented for a 16 year old baby, okay?"
Lisa took the sarcastic tone in her producer's voice in a bad way, "Grrr, you can be replaced, ya know."
Rachael smirked and jumped at the opportunity to backtalk the young girl, "Not until you're eighteen."
Lisa muttered under her breath as the three headed out the door, "At least I'm not nearing thirty." This comment earned her a smack on the back of her head from Rachael.
Shuichi drank the remaining liquid from his soft drink can as he heard a door open down the hall. He looked over to see Ryuichi sneaking out of the room. Shuichi called out to him, "Sakuma-san! Sakuma-san, hey!"
Ryuichi looked over and rushed over to put a hand over Shuichi's mouth as he put a finger to his lips and let out a small 'shhhh'. In a whisper he said to Shuichi, "Kumogorou says Lisa-chan is in trouble. We must go help!"
Before Shuichi could ask who this Lisa person was he was being dragged along by Ryuchi to a studio where music videos are normally shot. They cracked the door open and peeked through to see a beautiful but exhausted looking girl as well as some background dancers going through some steps.
Ryuchi smiled slyly and said, "Bingo! Ryu-chan to the rescue!!!" He ran into the room leaving Shuichi standing in the doorway looking very confused.
The dance instructor almost burst out screaming until he saw who it was who inturrupted them, "Sakuma-san! Sorry for my asking but could you please leave? We're in the middle of rehersal."
Ryuchi, who was clinging to Lisa, pleaded, "But, Lisa-chan looks very tired and has been working hard all day. Could you please let her have just a small break? Pwease?"
The dance instructor was starting to get angry, "Absolutely not! We still have many things to go over! And the Tri-Tour starts soon. You should know that!"
[AN: The Tri-Tour is a combination tour of Nittle Grasper, BAD LUCK, along with the vocalist from Whispering Echo, Lisa Katz (to make up for the other two members of Whispering Echo an extra synth player will be touring with them as well, this character will be introduced later on)]
After catching her breath, Lisa stood up straight and said with a pretty smile, "I'm sorry, but I already had it in my schedule to leave early to dine with Sakuma-san at Shindou-san's residence. I shall make note to mention my plans with you next time they interfear with practice."
Before the instructor could say anything the three were out the room and down the hall.