This story takes place after the series end and may contain a few spoilers. Some events may be referenced from the dub while others may be referenced from the sub. Some I took some liberties with.
This is my first BGC 2040 fic. Be nice?
REBIRTH
by NinjaNao
The heat of the stage lights and the cheers of the crowd ignite a raging fire within me. Nothing in this world excites me the way performing does; not riding my bike at breakneck illegal speeds, donning my hard suit to fight a rampaging mad boomer or even being wrapped in the arms of the one that I love. Nothing. My music means that I'm alive. It gives me a high that nothing can compare to, although that wasn't always the case, but that's all in the past now, another life, another Priss Asagiri.
I'm not saying that I don't need people in my life. No. On the contrary, it's the people in my life that are the driving force behind me, behind who I am... the fans, my friends. Without them, I would have nothing. However I do tend to keep to myself. I like my private time. I guess it's why I love riding so much. It's just me, the sound of the engine and the open road. I know my attitude has often come onto fire. The music reports certainly don't write flattering things about me as a person, but I don't like to open up to people. That makes one vulnerable. And then there are the fans. Okay, I have a lot of fangirls, but there are the guys too. The girls I can handle. It's the drooling fanboys that worry me because they mostly see me as a hot chick in a skintight leather outfit. I see them from the stage watching my every move as my skintight leather outfits hug every inch of my body, especially when I sweat. Do you think I want every fanboy after me just because I winked at them from the stage? Of course not. That's one of the reasons I act the way I do. Then there's the fact that it's just the way I am. I'm just a simple girl with a simple dream, and the courage and means to pursue it. I don't need much to make me happy. I never needed much in the past, so I don't need much now. I've seen the problems that come with 'having it all' so to speak and I want no part of it.
Returning to Tokyo after the defeat of Galatea proved interesting to say the least, but I'm not going to go into that. I contemplated on whether or not to go back to Tokyo. I was finally free of the city I had for so long wanted to leave. What reason did I have to return? I had lots of reasons. I had friends there. At least I hoped that I still had friends there. There were many loose ends to tie up there. And I couldn't just abandon the city I had fought so hard to protect in the end.
It was a great feeling to finally reach the city limits and see that the world had not abandoned us. The city was already beginning to looking like it once did. The world was helping us rebuild. I headed toward the part of town that I called home, a part of town that was ignored after the earthquake in 2033, and still seemed to remain so now. I must have stood outside the ugly faded pink trailer that was my home for at least several minutes shaking my head. It was just as I had left it. Those evil little dolls that attacked me that one night were still scattered everywhere. Then I heard it. There was music coming from inside my trailer. There was somebody inside my trailer. I looked around for and found a pipe. The music I heard was my own, Sekiria. Was it a fan that had stumbled upon my abandoned trailer? After all, it did have my name spray painted on the outside. How stupid was that? Slowly I opened the door. I looked at the haggard intruder and before I could react he ran up to me squeezing me tightly. I managed to pry him off of me and found myself staring down at the teary eyed face of my guitarist Fox. He filled me in on what had happened when Galatea took over the city. Maxon and Jaid were gone. They hadn't made it. Damn. He had been beginning to fear that I too had been lost and that he was the only one left. It was shortly after our reunion that we decided to reform Sekiria. We owed it to Maxon and Jaid to pursue our dream. It had always been the dream of all four of us to 'make it'.
I soon began to wonder if the others had made it back to Earth and to Tokyo as I did. The last time I saw Nene and Linna was in space plummeting away from me towards the Earth leaving me alone with Galatea.
It didn't take long for Nene to find me once the flyers for the Sekiria auditions hit the streets. She came in and crashed the second day of the auditions. I'm sure it would have been the first if there weren't so many damn people on the first day. My head hurt. Nene came in and tackled me. Caught me off guard. We laughed about it and I cancelled the rest of the day to get reacquainted with her. Fox just kinda tagged along. Nene was against it at first but after I told her that he and I were all that was left of Sekiria she understood. Besides, I trusted Fox enough. He never believed any of my stories anyway when I did talk about them. Nene babbled on about what had happened to her and Linna and how they ended up "butt-frickin' nekkid" on a deserted island in the middle of frickin' nowhere. I just had to laugh at her. I told her that at least she wasn't alone. She had Linna to keep her company. I told her that I ended up in the same condition, naked, in the middle of the desert with nobody around for miles. Poor Fox. He didn't know what to think.
Nene told me that Linna had to work and she couldn't get away, and that I just had to go and visit her. When she told me where she worked, I grumbled. Don't get me wrong. It wasn't that I didn't want to go and see her. I just didn't like going to the place where she worked. Linna had reopened Sylia's lingerie shop, The Silky Doll. Nene said that it was doing quite well and Linna really liked running the place. Of course if Sylia decided to come back she wouldn't have a problem with it. I always felt so odd walking in there, even after business hours.
I had thought to ask Nene about Leon, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I didn't want to hear about his death or anything. Not after Maxon and Jaid. Nene must have seen the look on my face because she smiled and told me with her trademark giddiness that Leon-Pea was still alive and well working with the outside relief group we left him with. He was always asking about me. He asked about me? Nene tried to bonk me on the head but I evaded her. She called me silly. Why wouldn't Leon-Pea ask about me? she asked. I shrugged. I never really had anybody close to me other than the band who was honestly concerned about me. Leon-Pea. I know Leon hates those silly little names Nene calls him. But have to admit, Leon-Pea is kind of cute. He's such a dope.
After the first few days, the auditions progressed nicely. I guess most of the losers were filtered out and discouraged from coming during the first couple of days. We found two guys who were quite good, Edison, a percussionist/keyboard player, and John a keyboard/bassist. They've got some really interesting music ideas. We still need to find a full time drummer and the new Sekiria is set.
I had decided that it was high time I went to see Linna one day after a jam session with the band. I hated the Silky Doll when Sylia ran the place and it didn't look all that much different with Linna running it. I sighed and went inside. I must have been quite the sight for the elegant ladies inside when I walked in, dressed in skin tight, sweat drenched black leather, hair plastered to my head from my helmet, with a look of total disgust on my face. I turned the bustling shop ice cold in an instant. The expressions of absolute horror on the ladies faces were priceless. I couldn't help myself and burst out laughing. My laughter must have sounded maniacal as a couple of the ladies dropped what they were carrying, purses too, and ran shrieking from the store. At that point Linna, whom I noticed the moment I walked in, finally noticed me and ran up to me. She glared at me and scolded me for scaring her customers away, but she was glad to see me. It was about time, she said.
Today is a big day for me. Ugh. I have a date. Do you know how long it's been since I've been on a real date? Oh, sure, I've gone out, you know... a drink with friends, stuff like that. But not a real date. I didn't have time for that with Sekiria and my gig as a Knight Saber. I don't have time for that really now, with the new band and in a way starting over. But Fox insisted I "get a life". Great. Now I have him ganging up on me too.
Fox and I found our drummer. He's a big burly guy named Steel. He looks like a truck. Poor Fox. He says he feels insignificant since he only does one thing. He plays the guitar. Steel is a trained opera singer! Even I don't just sing. I write the most of the music, (The new guys have some great songs written that were going to play and I can't wait to sing them.) I sing of course and play the occasional guitar. I told Fox that I would personally play the guitar if I didn't have him. I don't think he believed me, but I think he understood what I was trying to say. The new guys all understand that while Fox and I want to keep the memory of Maxon and Jaid alive, we both want to forge something new as well.
Linna told me to meet at her place. She had something 'special' planned for me, and besides, who wanted to pick up a nice girl at a run down trailer. Hey, I told her. That trailer was my home. But still, she had a point, even if it was Leon. I couldn't believe the guy when he asked me out. Right in front of Linna and Nene. I guess he didn't want me to say no and he knew that if I did they would change my mind for me. But man, what an idiot. He acts all cool and macho but when it comes to things like that he's a complete moron. It was like he had cotton stuffed in his mouth. I didn't understand a single thing that he said. Linna and Nene laughing at him didn't help much. I put the words in his mouth since I had been waiting for him to ask me. I'm cool with Leon though. At least I know that he doesn't just see me as a sexy rock singer or a hot chick in skintight leather, although he probably did at first. I just wish he would cut back on the cigarettes.
Oh god, please. I hope Linna doesn't put me in a frilly pink dress...
Next chapter: Nene. It will follow the same format but from her perspective. Please tell me what you think?