A/N Hey guys. I have some stuff planned for the future. Look forward to it. ;)
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kaichou wa Maid-Sama! I only own my own original characters and the writing in this story.
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Chapter 12; A Good Dose of Karaoke
The group of six leaves Takumis' home and head downstairs, walking outside to start a day full of fun and friendship. As Kailey leaves with the group, a black limousine pulls away from the sidewalk, going around the back on the building to park. A group of three men step out of the car and begin to follow the group, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. Unbeknownst them all, another limousine was watching from a distance. A certain black-haired boy was watching with a quite concerned expression on his face. He pulled out his phone and calls a number, waiting for the other person to answer...
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The amber-eyed male ends the call with a slightly irritated look on his face. "I guess it's time to teach a few people that I don't share my toys." he growls under his breath, grabbing his keys and jacket and heading out the door.
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Kailey follows Takumi, Misaki, Sakura, Carter, and Kuga into a building with the words 'Karaoke' written on a sign in cursive out front. They walk inside the building, Kailey with a confused expression on her face.
Takumi laughs at her expression, "What Okami-chan? Have you never been to karaoke before?"
She gives him a reproachful glare, "No...I haven't. What is it?"
Misaki gives her a smile, "Don't worry Kailey-san. This is only the second time I have been here. Karaoke is where you just sing. That's pretty much all there is to it. You can sing by yourself or with a group."
"Oh. Ok. That sounds simple enough." Kailey says, smiling at the raven-haired girl.
The group goes inside and Takumi pays for their room. They are escorted to their room and the door is shut behind them.
"Hey Misa-chan, would you sing a song with me?" Sakura asks Misaki sweetly, an innocent look on her face.
Misaki gives her a suspicious look, "Sure Sakura-chan..."
The two girls go up to the front and both grab a microphone. Sakura types in a song and the music for Yume no Tsubasa.
As the words show up on the screen, Sakura starts singing, " Konna ni mo tooku ne futari wa kite shimatte. "
Both Misaki and Sakura sing together, their voices blending well, " ana koro no. "
Misaki takes over the next line with a sweet sounding voice, " Osanai kimi no hohoemi ni mou kaerenai. "
The song goes on for a few more verses, Sakura and Misaki sing their own line respectively and also sing some lines together. The song sounds really good and Kailey and the others listen in silence, mesmerized.
When the song ends, Takumi looks at Misaki with a glint in his eye, "Oi, Misa-chan. You are singing a lot better since last time."
Misai glares at him, "Shut up, you perverted alien."
The group laughs and Carter stands up, "Hey Usui-san, Sakurai-san. We should sing a song together. Just guys. And then the girls should sing a song together. Whaddya say?"
Kuga shrugs and stands up, "I don't see why not."
Takumi smirks and stands as well, "Sure. What song?"
Sakura walks up with a mischievous expression and puts in the song, "Have fun." She winks and sits down again.
The music of Kimi ni Aitakute starts and the guys roll their eyes and start singing the words together, " kimi ni aitakute dare yori mo aitakute mou ichido kono te o tsunaide hoshii. " They sound awkward and people can't help but starting to laugh. They finish the song and glare at the laughing girls.
Kuga gets a dark glint and smirks at them, "Hey. Since the girls picked out song, we get to choose theirs."
The guys all laugh darkly and go key in a song.
Sakura and Misaki get slightly pale and Kailey laughs. She stands up and the three of them go to the front as the music for Blow Away starts. Kailey gets a grin and starts singing with Misaki and Sakura, " WE WILL BLOW AWAY mukai kaze ni tachimukai. Subete tsuyosa ni kai RISING. BLOW AWAY kanashima sae norikoete. Ima kibou no hikari tsukamuze. " They sound confident and sure of the words, singing with power and strength. They sound good together. The girls sit back down and give the guys a smug look.
Carter looks at the group, "I think we should all sing our own songs, sing a duet, and sing a song all together."
"Hm...Well Sakura-chan and Kuga-san would be one group and Misa-chan and I would be another. Okami-chan, would you be willing to sing a duet with Carter-san?"
Kailey smiles, hiding her amused expression. 'I know what you are trying to do Takumi...' she thinks to herself, "Sure. Is that alright with you Carter-kun?" she directs at him.
Carter blushes slightly before nodding, "S-sure. That works for me. So what should we start with? Singles or duets? I think the group song should be the last we sing."
Takumi nods, "Yea. Well, let's start with singles then so it can just go to more people. We can start with Kuga-san, then Sakura-chan, then me, then Misa-chan, then Carter-kun, and then Okami-chan. Does that work for everyone? It can be the order for duets as well."
Everyone nods, accepting the order. Kuga sang Starting Over, Sakura sang Oh!Ribar, Takumi sang Shine, Misaki sang Seisyun kozo ga naiteiru, and then Kailey started singing her song. It was a foreign song that none of the group had heard. Kailey closes her eyes and starts singing the song-Broken Pieces by Apocalyptica.
" Too late - this is not the answer I need to pack it in. I can't pull your heart together with just my voice alone. A thousand shards of glass I came to meet you in. You cut the peace out of me.
" And as you ripped it all apart, That's when I turned to watch you. And as the light in you went dark. I saw you turn to shadow. If you would salvage some part of you that once knew love.
" But I'm losing this. And I'm losing you.
" Oh I've gotta turn and run From faces that you never see. Oh I've gotta save my blood From all that you've broken. And pack up these pieces of me.
" It's too late now to stop the process. This was your choice - you let it in. This double life you lead is eating you up from within. A thousand shards of glass you pushed beneath my skin. And left me lying there to bleed.
" And as you showed me your scars, I only held you closer. But as the light in you went dark I saw you turn over. I wanted always to be there for you and close to you. But I'm losing this. And I'm losing you.
" Oh I've gotta turn and run From faces that you never see. Oh I've gotta save my blood From all that you've broken. And pack up these pieces of me.
" The broken pieces. Pack up these pieces of me. The broken pieces. Pack up these pieces.
" Maybe without me You'll return to all the beauty I once knew. But if I stay I know, We will both be drowned by you holding onto me.
" Oh I've gotta turn and run From faces that you never see. Oh I've gotta save my blood From all that you've broken. And pack up these pieces of me.
" The broken pieces. Pack up these pieces of me. The broken pieces. Pack up these pieces of me. "
Everyone was silent as the song ended, just watching her. She looked at them all in confusion, "What?"
"That..." Sakura started, tears in her eyes, "Was beautiful Kailey-chan."
Kailey turned pink, not sure how to react to everyone watching her, "U-um...Thank you."
Sakura smiles and then they go into their duets. Sakura and Kuga sang Izakaya, Misai and Takumi sang Aiga Umareta Hi, and Carter and Kailey sang Kitakuko. Finally, they all sang the song Break Out together.
" You'd better break out your world. You go! BREAK OUT!
" Shinjiru kokoro de hajimaru SUTOORII. Ikiteku koto ga "tsuyosa" da to Tell Me.
" Kodoku de egai ta Perfect Style mogai te kowashi te ni shita. Sorezore ni hibi ki kasanaru One Place. Itsudatte (Believe) Kimi wa soba ni ite (You're always there for me) Hontou no yuuki wo mise te kureteita.
" I wanna go my way.
" BREAK OUT! BREAK OUT! Just do it now yurugi nai kizuna to Non-Stop BREAK OUT! BREAK OUT! Believe in my soul motto atsuku nare. Kakaekire naku te (So they will never know) Toozake ta yume mo (That's all right)
" BREAK OUT! BREAK OUT! tadoritsuku made
" BREAK OUT! BREAK OUT! You'd better break out your world Cause you are not alone now. You go! BREAK OUT! Give it a kick and BREAK OUT! "
After the song was over, they were all laughing with each other and talking. Takumi took Misaki by the arm and pulled her a bit away from the group and they talked for a bit before breaking apart.
"I'll be right back." Takumi chirped, exiting the room with his hands in his pockets.
Kailey looks at Misaki, "Everything okay?"
She smiles and nods, "Yea. He just needs to talk to the cashier and get something."
Kailey smiles back, "Ok."
The group continues to talk to each other until Takumi enters the room with a small bundle wrapped in colorful paper. He trots over to Kailey and gives her a smirk, "This is a gift from all of us."
She narrows her eyes at him and looks around her at the rest of the group. Sakura and Misaki were smiling brightly at her. "We wanted you to have something to remember your first time spending time in Japan. Consider it a gift from friends." Misaki purrs cheerfully.
Kailey accepts the gift being shoved into her hands by Takumi and carefully opens it. It is a cd case with no cover on it. She gives Takumi a confused look, asks him to explain with her eyes.
"It's a recording of all the songs we sung here." He smiles at her, "That's why it has no cover."
"Oh yea! Speaking of, let's take a picture together to put for the cover! I can make up a back with all the songs and who sang them and give it to you later, Ka-chan." Sakura exclaims excitedly, giving Kailey a nickname in the midst of it. Kailey is shocked at being called by a nickname at first and Sakura turns bright pink when she realizes what she said. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to call you so intimately Kailey-san!" the girl looked close to tears.
Kailey smiles sweetly at her, "That's ok Sakura-chan. I don't mind. And thank you, that would be nice Where shall we take the picture?"
Sakura smiles brightly, running and hugging Kailey tightly, "Ok! And we could take it out in front of the sign?" she offered.
Everyone agreed that that would be a good place and they all went outside. Everyone stood in front of the sign together. Sakura and Kuga stood at the far left with Kuga on the outside and Sakura nestled in his arms. Misaki stood at the far right as she waited for Takumi to jump in beside her when he set the automatic camera to go. That left Kailey and Carter smooshed together in the center. Carter was slightly flustered at being so close to her but she paid it no mind. She had her hand placed delicately on his arm and was smiling brightly, waiting for the picture to be taken. Takumi clicked the button and hurried to Misakis' side, wrapping his arms tightly around her. Everyone was laughing with happiness when the picture was taken because Misaki was red in the face as she smacked at Takumi for his sudden hug. They printed the picture out and put it as the cover. Kailey slipped the disk in her bag and smiled at her new friends. It was getting late and Kailey remembered she had to go see her Shishou about the upcoming tournament.
"Thank you for inviting me everyone. Unfortunately I have to go now." she says apologetically.
"Wait, we should all exchange numbers before you go Ka-chan." Sakura called and Kailey nods.
After they all exchange numbers, Kailey waves and starts to her dojo.
She doesn't notice the men who start following her because she is too caught up in her thoughts of the day. She is in a dark and empty part of town-known for its gang activity.
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"Oi. Who are you guys?" the annoyed voice of Tora Igarashi floats over the dead air as three men in suits lean against a door. They look up in shock and then anger at being addressed. Tora gives a slightly angry look as he is ignored by scum like them, "I said," he advances swiftly towards them until he is gripping the leader up in the air, "Who are you guys?"
The other two men try to free their leader but Tora ignores them. The man in his hands spits in his face and Toras' eyes narrow, "That's no business of yours, rich boy."
He shoves him back against the wall. Hard. "Ok." he growls out cooly, "Let me rephrase my question. Why are you following Kailey Silvermorthnone?"
The guys' eyes widen in shock, "How did you know-" his question is cut short as Tora slams him into the wall again.
"Since you aren't going to answer my question I will just say what I was going to originally. Do not touch Kailey Silvermorthnone. Stop following her. If you don't. You will dearly regret it. I do not share my toys. And if you try to take her, you will be in a world of hurt." he slams the guys back against the wall again before releasing him, letting him crumble to the ground and walking back to his car with hands in his pockets.
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Arms suddenly grab Kailey from behind and she sends a elbow back sharply in reflex. The owner of the arms grunt in pain and surprise and she takes the opportunity to whip around. A group of five guys are in front of her. From their scruffy appearance, they appear to be some sort of gang and she laughs bitterly, "I see. You saw a girl and thought you could easily overpower her, eh? Well sorry, but you are sadly mistaken."
The man who had originally grabbed her glares angrily at her and she smirks. Two of his lackeys lunge at her and she easily sidesteps out of the way. "Aw. Too bad. Looks like you missed." her eyes have eyes have a dark glint in them.
The whole group rush her and she manages to avoid three of the five of them but the other two manage to crash into her, taking her to the ground. She lets out a grunt as her back slams into the concrete. She slams an elbow into one of the guys' face and grabs the second guy by the hair, yanking him to the side. She rolls backward, throwing her legs tightly over her head, and uses the momentum to stand back up and get in a fighting position. The main guy pulls out a knife and advances on her with a look of death in his eyes. The other two lackeys charged at her again and she sends a sharp, powerful uppercut to one of them, knocking him out cold and sending him flying backwards with the force. The second guy grabs her and tries to hold her still for the leader but she jabs her elbow into his jugular so he releases her. After he lets go, she spins around and catches him in the chest with a kick. He falls back with a grunt and she quickly follows up with a punch to his nose. Blood explodes from his nose and he falls to the ground, clutching his face in pain.
The leader 'tchs' and starts towards her, his remaining two men circling around behind her. She gives him a dark smirk and flips backwards onto her hands before pushing herself off the ground. Her feet slam into the face of the first guy and makes him fall to the ground with her left standing on his face. She gracefully steps off his unconscious body and turns to look darkly at the other guy. He has a look of stark terror and then looks between her and his leader. After a moments hesitation, he turns tail and runs.
"It would be wise of you to follow in his footsteps." she purrs dangerously, her eyes hard shards of titanite.
He smiles coldly at her, "Don't get cocky now, missy. Those guys are all weak and pathetic. Besides, I'm the one with a weapon." he has a thick Irish accent.
She smirks darkly at him, "We'll see about that..." she hints darkly.
He gives an annoyed expression and advances on her, swiping his knife at her stomach. She steps backwards, out of the arc of the knife and smirks at him.
"Is that all you got? Come on! At least make it interesting." she mocked him, trying to make him angrier.
He lunges at her suddenly, aiming to drive the knife in her stomach again. Surprised by the sudden attack, she only had time to block the blow with her arm. So instead of the steel being buried in her stomach, it was instead drives into her right forearm. She winces in pain but quickly pulls away, the knife sliding out of her skin. The guy has a very satisfied smirk on his face since he knows he now has the upper hand. Kaileys' adrenaline kicks into high-gear and she ignores the pain in her arm. She flies at him, sending kicks and punches whenever she can. She doesn't even bother trying to dodge or block, just using her speed as protection. After a few minutes, the guy steps back with a face covered in blood. He stands there for a moment in a daze before falling on his side, unconscious. Kailey stands there, breathing heavily as blood flows out of her wounds. She is beginning to get light-headed from blood loss but doesn't feel any pain, the adrenaline still high in her system. There was a time when the knife almost severed her throat, a long cut starting at her left collarbone and ending at her right under her chin on the right side. Her right forearm had a deep stab in it and other cuts peppered her skin. There was a deeper slash on her side-that was where most the blood was flowing out of.
She continued on her path towards her dojo, her vision growing fainter and fainter. She saw the face of someone she probably knew but couldn't place. She gave a smile, "Sorry, I can't seem to recognise you?" She starts. All she can see is a pair of shocked, golden eyes before her eyes go blank and she falls forward.
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A/N btw, Kailey has a bit of a dark side. She can be very violent. That's why she took martial arts. Being attacked suddenly and crudely brings out that dark side. Very quickly. However, even she isn't as invincible as she might like to believe...
Also, if you are curious this is what Titanite is; /stone/122/titanite/ the unpolished version is the color of her eyes.