Chapter 9 - Clowns, by t.A.T.u.
I'M SO SORRY! I Swear! I thought I'd already posted this! I so did not realize chapter 9 was missing until today! I've been upset about not being able to fulfill my promise of a GS story!
I also didn't respond to Painin Uranus as far as I know, so I'll do that now
Painin Uranus: Interesting pen name. I do enjoy writing and I scare my friends at school with how much I write on College Rule. I know that the # of reviews doesn't matter, but it helps when you know someone actually reads your story. I try...TRY not to make many mistakes when I first post, and when I realize the mistakes I think 'they know what I meant...right?' So yea...let it be and let 'em read...I'm weird.
Lucia : Hiei is a messenger! -smile- Also, Hiei loves ice cream! It's his favorite food! -smile- I hope you like the final and sadly, delayed chapter.
xXDaRkNeSsRoSeInEsSxX : Sorry for making you wait so long for this chapter. -cry- I am so stupid for not noticing the missing chapter. SORRY AGAIN!
Ikken dragged Kurama through town. He wondered where they were going. Both were unharmed now, Kurama had a scratch and Ikken had healed completely when she was 'reborn.' She skidded to a stop outside a door. There was no building behind the door. It was a box...with a door...
"Ikken...what is this?" Kurama asked. She smiled and opened the door. He saw stairs going down in a spiral. The faintest of music could be heard.
"Welcome to Nick's Non-Alcoholic Karaoke Bar!" she smiled, pulling him in. "We got here just in time. It opened about 2-3 hours ago, so it's packed full of the under-aged and middle-aged clubbers that don't drink, but love to sing!"
Kurama wasn't sure about this. Did she want him to sing? Kurama didn't sing...he never did...ok, he did...but rarely. She pulled him down and down and down and just when he was getting dizzy, they stopped. They were standing in front of another door, the music was slightly louder now...but just slightly. She opened the door and Kurama felt himself slide backwards a step or two. The music had grown so loud that it nearly peeled his hair off at first. Now that the first shock was over, he felt normal...though winded. Ikken dragged him in.
"I thought you didn't have a social life!" Kurama yelled over the music.
"No, I hide from the world, But I do have a life. I actually used to be a regular here. Everyone knows me!" she called back to him. Kurama noticed her hair was a dark maroon color and went to her hips. He blinked, when had she changed?
"Sora!" the 'bar'-tender called. He had just given a girl a coke. He wiped his hands and waved her over. "It's been awhile. Why'd you stop coming?" he asked. The man wasn't the skinniest guy, he was big...muscular I mean. His voice was deeper than most but he had on a smile.
"Nice to see you again Tom. I've been hanging out with Ken here." she answered, patting Kurama on the back. Tom looked at him over his sunglasses.
"Your boyfriend?" he asked. Kurama blinked and looked at Ikken when he realized something...she was nodding. Wait...why did she call him Ken? Tom smiled and also pat Kurama on the back. "That's great. He looks kinda like a girl, but he seems like a good guy." He then added in a whisper in Kurama's ear. "You're the first person she's brought with her so don't do anything stupid."
"Yes sir." Kurama answered. Tom laughed and hit Kurama so hard he stepped forward. A guy was calling him over so Tom left and returned to his job. "Why'd you call me Ken?" Kurama asked when he had left. "And your name is...Sora?"
"I've been Sora whenever I come here. You never want to give away your real name. A guy in here might ask Tom for a girl's name, and boom. He follows her home. You...well, whether under false name or not, that red hair is hard to hide." she smirked.
"So...why are we here?" Kurama asked as the music died down.
"Karaoke is next. For the first few hours, it's a regular club. Then the losers." she pointed to the 5 people leaving. "Get lost and the rest of us sit down to sing and/or listen to songs. There's a piano and a guitar behind the curtain for those types of performances. No one hardly uses them though."
Kurama nodded as a guy got on stage. A voice came over the speakers around the room.
"Welcome Karaoke fans! Tonight's karaoke will proceed as always. For those of you who have come with friends, ask them what the rules are. But we're running 10 minutes late so I'll just cut to the chase." the male voice said.
"Nick is always running late. He seems to sleep during the day and doesn't wake up until an hour from the show." Ikken explained. Kurama nodded, wondering how she figured that out.
"Our first singer tonight is Jerry. He's going to be singing a song from France. Allouette!" Nick announced. The guy, Jerry, began to sing. He had a rich french accent as he sang. He was kinda cute, and with the accent, had many girls swooning. Kurama sweat-dropped.
The song was coming to a close when he noticed Ikken wasn't there. He looked around and saw a guy checking him out. Kurama hoped the guy thought he was a girl and wasn't gay. He nearly jumped when Nick came on the speakers again.
"I've just learned something! Any of you who were here before Christmas, or came once in the past two years know her. Sora, better known here as 'Minnie Mouse' is here tonight!" he cried. Everyone broke into a fervor of whispering. Kurama blinked at the nickname. Minnie Mouse?
Ikken came walking back. Kurama blinked and gave her a questioning look. She shrugged and whispered to him.
"I'm a really good singer. I've told him that I'll sing 'my song' after 3 more people sing. He should be announcing that fact right about-"
"Our little star will be singing her special song after three more people sing. So come on people! Let's get to singing!" Ikken smirked as three people jumped up and ran over to Nick's booth. "Alright! First up is Marry from the U.S.A."
Kurama listened to each song, they were all fairly talented. He wondered how great of a singer Ikken was. How great could a person be if they shut themselves up in their house unless they were working or here? He supposed she was pretty good...he hoped she was better than good.
"Sora! You're up!" Nick called over the speakers as the last guy, Mark, left.
Ikken stepped on stage. The crowd, or everyone that had been there to hear her sing, broke into applause. They died down as the 'dramatic' music played. Then her music started. It was for Clowns, by t.A.T.u..
Kurama listened as she began to sing.
"Can you see me now?
Can you see me now?
(Can you see)"
He blinked. The song she was always singing?
"All this weeping in the air
Who can tell where it will fall?
Through floating forests in the air
'Cross the rolling open sea
Blow a kiss, I run through air
Leave the past, find nowhere
Floating forests in the air
Clowns all around you
Clowns that only let you know
Where you let your senses go
Clowns all around you
It's a cross I need to bear
All this black and cruel despair
This is an emergency
Don't you hide your eyes from me
Open them and see me now"
She was really good. Kurama was sitting on the edge of his seat.
"Can you see me now?
Can you see?
Can you see me now?
Can you see?
Can you see?
Can you see?
Can you see?
Can you see me now?
Can you see?
Can you see?
Can you see me now?"
Her ability to change the pitch of her voice so quickly caught Kurama by surprise and a few of the audience members murmured.
"Can you see me now?
Floating forests in the air
Clowns all around you
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see me now?"
Kurama over heard someone talking.
"Doesn't it seem different this time?" one lady asked.
"Yea. Like she's actually singing to someone this time." her friend answered. He blinked, then smiled.
"See me here in the air
Not holding on to anywhere
But holding on so beware
I have secrets I won't share
See me here wishing you
If I then deny I do
Contemplate or wish away
If I ask you not to stay
Clowns that only let you know
Where you let your senses go
Clowns all around you
It's a cross I need to bear
All this black and cruel despair
This is an emergency
Don't you hide your eyes from me
Open them and see me now"
Kurama was reminded of all the time he'd spent with her. He smiled.
"Can you see me now?
Can you see me now?
Can you see?
Can you see?
Can you see?
Can you see?
Can you see me now?
Clowns all around you
Can you see me now?
Can you see?"
As she sang the last few, Kurama stood up and walked towards the stage.
"Can you see me now?
Can you see?
Can you see?"
He was standing next to the stage. Ikken jumped and pulled him up with her. He became instantly embarrassed and began blushing. She sang the last line.
"Can you see me now?"
Everybody clapped. Kurama looked at the floor. Ikken suddenly hugged him and the whole room was filled with 'awwww' as they clapped. Kurama began to walk offstage, but Ikken beat him to it. She dragged him offstage and over to Nick. While everyone conversed among themselves, she introduced Kurama.
"Hey Nick. This is Ken." she introduced. Nick reached out of his box-like room and shook Kurama's hand.
"Nice to meet you Ken. My name is Nick. Well, actually it's Mike, but we all have secret names here huh?" he smirked. "I bet you didn't know about secret names, huh? Let me guess, Ikken here gave you a false name right?"
"I-Ikken?" Kurama looked at her. She shrugged.
"I ran into him on my first time here. He told me about the name thing when I gave him my real name." Nick...Mike...whatever, looked at her. "Oh fine. His real name is Kurama."
"Kurama huh? Nice name. Interesting. So, how long have you two been going out?" he asked with a smirk. Kurama didn't know how to answer but Ikken seemed to have the answer again this time.
"Well, I've been hanging out with him since before Christmas."
"When you stopped coming here." Nick corrected.
"But we've only been officially going out for a few days." she smiled. Nick gave them a thumbs up.
"Great job. Now, you'd best get out of here. Your 'fans' will be going to find you soon." he warned, nodding towards a group of people looking around. Ikken nodded and began to pull Kurama out of the room. Just as she opened the door, Tom yelled goodbye and all the people in the room turned to the door.
"There she is!" a girl screamed.
"Run!" Ikken pulled Kurama out of there as fast as lightning.
"So..." Ikken was walking a bit in front of Kurama. It was so late at night that nothing at all seemed to be moving. They'd lost the fans just after leaving the club. She paused as the wind blew. "That was fun, wasn't it?"
"Yea. You're a great singer." Kurama complemented.
"I wouldn't have gone back...but I had some actual reason to sing that song again...so I did." she muttered. She turned around and suddenly gave Kurama a big hug. He blinked, then hugged her back.
"You're the most amazing person I've ever met." Kurama said softly. Ikken smiled.
"Right back at you." she hugged him tighter. The wind blew softly, but they ignored it.
They may have kept secrets from each other. But they didn't care. Right now is all that mattered. In this moment, time had stopped...just for them.
There's something I didn't notice until after I'd written this. I used Ken and Sora from Kaleido Star as their other names. And Tom acts like Jerry the Policeman. -sweat-drop- Oh Well. I don't own that either. I hope you liked my story. It's over...sadly...
Inuc: Thanks Yous.
Jess: Right.
Chp 1
AekaAnime
Just Call Me Blue
Heaven Sword
Chp 2
NeoLannia
Just Call Me Blue
Lucia
Sonya-White-Angel
Chp 3
NeoLannia
Lucia
Chp 4
Lucia
NeoLannia
Chp 5
NONE
Chp 6
Lucia
Sonya-White-Angel
Chp 7
Larka White Wolf
Sonya-White-Angel
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Painin Uranus
Chp 8
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Lucia
Chp 9
All of you that review, THANKS!
Jess: Ok...I'm going to go sit in a corner until an idea comes to me for a story...
Inuc: Whatever. I'll be in...Central.
Jess: -smirks- I bet you're glad no one knows what that means.
Inuc: -glares and leaves-
Jess: Bye! Thank You! I Hope You Enjoyed My Fic! -bing- Oh! Idea! I'm Off! Bye!