Bird Cage

by Aki Autter

Feeling sad and lonely, Kaoru continues to sing for his band with false happiness for the benefit of his twin and friends. Unaware of Hikaru's newly found love for him, Kaoru takes on a new destructive persona in order to deal with his feelings of isolation. Will Hikaru be able to confess his feelings and save his brother, or will someone else snatch him up? Someone like Kyoya.

5. Under the Spot Light (part 2)

Chapter 5

Under the Spot Light

Part 2

Hikaru's point of view

I took a deep breath as I began the next song. This one was one of my personal favorites and I loved playing it. Shortly after I began to play I can hear Honey on the drums, playing isync with me. I look at him over my solder and smile at him as I continue to play. In return he flashes me a great big Honey smile. With that Tamaki recognizes his cue and also begins to play, leading up to our "musical explosion of happiness" as Honey and Tamaki like to call it. Otherwise known as the very energetic and exciting moment in our songs were we all play together as one. All of our songs have them, thanks to Tamaki and Honey that is. We all play like that for a bit, Honey, Mori, Tamaki, and I, in unity before quitting down for Kaoru's singing.

"Baby, get up

Open your eyes now, the world's waking up

You realize we'll walk to the beat so suddenly

While we make believe that this will last forever

As soon as he finishes the first verse he steppes away from the mic to give me room for my part so I can have room to continue playing my guitar while I sing. I lean into the mic, and gave it my best.

We won't sleep 'til 3 in the morning

This song speaks, and it's singing the real thing

It feels like we're living a dream

But tonight we're gonna make this one right"

Then with another one of our "explosions" Kaoru returns to his spot next to me for our duet. I glance at him and our eyes locked as we both begin to sing the next part together. Gazing into his eyes, I can't help but feel so happy inside and I smile at him. He smiles back at me as if he feels the same way.

"We'll set the stage and let the records play on a Saturday

And we can dance forever

We'll burn the light that makes the city sway

When we set the stage, we can dance forever

Forever, forever, forever

Forever, forever, forever, forever

And we can dance forever

Then we break apart again, and I step back a little allowing him some room while he sang his solo.

We're crazy enough to feel alive now

You've got the stuff when we arrive

We'll walk to the beat so suddenly

And then you tell me that we could stay together"

I step up once again to claim the mic for my second solo. When I do start to sing, Kaoru playfully pushes me and I stumble back a little, which just adds to the playful mood of the song.

"We won't sleep 'til 3 in the morning

This song speaks, and it's singing the real thing

It feels like we're living a dream

But tonight we're gonna make this one right"

Then, just like we had practiced, we both lean into the mic at the exact same time, like mirror images, and sang the course together again. The crowd went wild! Especially the girls in the front.

"We'll set the stage and let the records play on a Saturday

And we can dance forever

We'll burn the light that makes the city sway

When we set the stage, we can dance forever

Forever, forever, forever

And we can dance forever

Forever, forever, forever"

Another reason why I simply love this song is that it was written for us, Kaoru and I. This song was also written by Tamaki and Honey, but they said that they had written it for Kaoru and I to sing together. It was written with our personalities in mind. That's why the song was so playful. That's also why Kaoru and I were told to act extra "brotherly" while we performed this song on stage. For example, they wanted us to purposely playfully push one another, laugh, and acting alike, so we do.

"Turn around, just move it

With your feet on the ground, you'll prove it

When you hear the sound, we'll both lose it

Then we'll make the rounds to dance forever

Then I step back one last time for my very favorite part of the song, I get excited just thinking about it! Kaoru steppes up to the mic one more time, taking the mic carefully in his hands and bowing his head slightly to sing softly into it.

And when the music stops and we can't wait

For another day, but we'll just dance forever

We'll hold on tight and think of Saturdays

If you say my name, then we can dance forever

Oh, gawd! Whenever he sings like that I swear it gives me chills! Then he jumps up and we sing the last part of the song with all we got while the others play their hearts out.

We'll set the stage and let the records play on a Saturday

And we can dance forever

We'll burn the light that makes the city sway

When we set the stage, we can dance forever

Forever, forever, forever

And we can dance forever

Forever, forever, forever"

As Tamaki plays the last electronically keys the crowd explodes into screaming. I put my arm over Kaoru's solder with a smile as we wave to crowd. This is why I do what I do, for the fans and for the one I love, Kaoru.

~Aki Autter

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Author's Note

Yep, Hikaru just admitted to loving his Kaoru 3 Sorry for the short chapter, I'm sort of in a bad mood today, but whatever. Also, I don't know about always having them sing real songs, I think I'll just start skipping the "singing" parts and focus on the story. Love you!

Dance Forever by Allstars Weekend
I do not own this song