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Chapter 2: The Dance of Despair
Yusuke's Restless foot tapping and Kurama's relentless stirring of his drink was more than anyone could take. The fiery member of their group stood from his chair and faced his comrades, "Enough of this, you fools can sit here and waste your own time, I'm going to find something better to do than sit here with you idiots if I must be here…" Hiei walked away, heading toward the dance floor.
"Does Hiei even know how to dance?" Yusuke questioned Kurama, who of which gave him a brazen smirk, "I think he might know some things that we don't…. who knows… he might surprise us."
Yusuke looked at his red-headed friend and laughed, "Yea, I'm sure… hey Kuwabara…" Yusuke turned to his carrot-topped friend, "why don't we join Hiei out there… I mean, we're not going to get any action if we sit around here, just like Hiei said 'we can't waste anytime if we're going to be here, so we might as well do something while the night is new…'" Yusuke grinned widely.
Kurama smiled coyly "I don't think that's what Hiei meant when he said-" he was interrupted "Oh don't be so technical fox-boy, so you comin' or not?" Yusuke chuckled and stood from the table with Kuwabara, pushing in their chairs and facing Kurama expectantly.
Kurama sighed and stood, pushing in his chair and taking one final swig of his drink, before heading out with the two boys.
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Hiei came to the stage where the dance floor elevated four steps above the ground level. He peered up at it, noticing the humans who danced in a frenzy upon the elevated floor.
He sneered at the close proximity of the male and female ningen's dancing, it was almost as though they were mating, there on the floor, all at once.
"What a disgusting display…" Hiei turned to leave when suddenly he paused. The music had stopped and everyone froze. The crowed below the dance floor parted at someone's entrance onto the floor.
Hiei stared with slight fascination and disbelief. A young woman stepped forward to the dance floor, she seemed almost surreal with an ominous glow about her, but the sadness in her eyes proved her to be genuine.
She was thin but slightly muscular; she had the tone of a dancer, someone with grace and remarkable elegance. Her hair was long and forest green, braided back into a single braid along her back that reached down past her butt and swayed with each one of her delicate steps.
As she passed, her gaze lifted and she met his eyes, sadness was evident in the shimmer of tears that collected in her deep golden orbs, but only a glimpse was he allowed for she quickly turned away, long bangs hid her face from him.
She stepped onto the dance floor and bent to touch the ground just as another song started up.
Hiei watched, even more fascinated than he would normally have let himself get. Just as he stepped to the stairs leading to the dance floor the words started, and the girl began her display singing with the words as though they were her own.
(Brandy- love wouldn't count me out)
Oh, I believed in us
Tell me what are you thinking?
Why can't we make it?
She began by lifting herself up slowly and moving her hands above her head then swaying them slowly in front of her body and back again.
Why would you say those things to me?
If you're trying to break this
Just go ahead and say it
She turned her head in the direction of a man standing by the bar looking quite grim and nervous.
If you are in love then why let it go?
Tell me please, what's happened, baby?
She glared at him and began to dance around the floor as people cleared off the slight platform and she began to move in a way Hiei had never seen. Her movements were so passionate, so sad and angry; it was almost as though the music played to her mood specifically.
It used to be that
you couldn't live without me
but now you think you're better without me
The man standing by the bar took his shot glass and gulped the tiny bit of alcohol, then proceeded to the dance floor, making his way by pushing through the crowd of onlookers with as much force as he could.
So now it's over
I guess it wasn't true
when you said I love you
because love just wouldn't count me out
The girl twirled with the type of grace reserved for a goddess and then suddenly stopped on one foot and pointed at the man, who froze where he stood and nervously looked up at her.
I believed in everything you said
if your vow couldn't make it
you shouldn't have made it
The lights on the stage surrounded her with striking colors of red and blue mixed in a black light. The man seemed even more afraid than he had been, "what are you doing?" he yelled at her.
How could you let me believe
you couldn't leave me
If you never loved me
The man's eyes widened, almost as though something had just dawned on him. Hiei watch with blatant fascination as the man backed up away from the stage.
If you are in love than why let it go?
Tell me please, what's happened baby?
The lights surrounding the stage turned a darker red and all seemed to center on the girl, who looked down upon the man with sadness and anger, tears streamed down her face and she pointed at him again.
It used to be that
You couldn't live without me
But now you think you're better without me
So now it's over
I guess it wasn't true
When you said I love you
Because love just wouldn't count me ouuut!
The man's eyes widened even more, as though he had seen something horrible, he continued to back up and Hiei watched as he did so.
I wonder why you hurt me
I question all the pain
what would make you wanna leave this way
what made you say it's over
what is taking over
I cannot believe I loved ya
The man screamed in terror and ran from the room and out of the club. Hiei watched him blinking, seeming to be the only one who noticed this occurrence, he scowled suspiciously at the space where the man had been and then looked on into the crowd, everyone else had their gazes locked onto the still dancing enchantress on the floor, no one, not one, had noticed the man's frightful exit.
But it wasn't meant to be
because love wouldn't do this to me
it used to beeeee...
The young woman danced on, tears stained her face as she dance, but they only seemed to bring out the emotion in her steps, she never faltered, she was part of the music, no, she was the music.
(Played three or four times in the end of the song)
It used to be that
You couldn't live without me
But now you think you're better without me
So now it's over
I guess it wasn't true
When you said I love you
Because love just wouldn't count me out
As the music came to a close, the girl lowered herself to the ground and hugged her arms around her self, crying her eyes out for everyone to see, until the lights dimmed out to darkness, and she disappeared from sight.
Hiei's eyes were so fixed on her, that even after she had gone, the image of her form dancing so gracefully, then crumbling to the floor, burned itself into his memory, and there it would stay, for all he knew, he might have been fated to meet her again, maybe sooner than he expects.
……………Note……………..
You know? Chapters are a lot easier to dish out when they're short, I might have to consider doing this more often… ; sry if it comes to that… and if you haven't noticed already, this story sorta has something to do with music. You'll have to read more to find out why though…… R&R thank you…
Oh and one more thing, I was wondering, are there any songs anyone knows of that might be deep enough to express feelings like Laughter, crying, death,and beauty, that aren't R&B, Rap, or Rock?
Cuz I grew up around Spanish, R&B, Rap, Country, and Acoustic... and I don't think many people can relate to only those, so any suggestions would be most welcome.
