Ch. 2 - Circus
Horribly embarassed, Akito leapt to her feet and went to the only place that being stared at was completely normal: the stage.
She was next, and she was mad. Although I don't know why you WOULDN'T want a guy to buy you an outfit to match a sexy song he's singing to YOU, no matter how much it sounds like he's calling you a whore. Oh... actually... maybe not.
What's the quote? "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." *
Being mad, though, turned out to be a slightly irrational decision. The song she picked?
Circus - Britney Spears
There's only two types of people in the world
The ones that entertain, and the ones that observe.
Well baby, I'm a put on a show kind of girl;
Don't like the back seat, gotta be first.
I'm like the ringleader, I call the shots.
I'm like a firecracker, I make it hot
When I put on a show
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break.
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage.
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
All eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus.
When I crack that whip, everybody gon' trip
Just like a circus.
Don't stand there watching me, follow me,
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor
Just like a circus.
During the short instrumental break, she strode out into the audience, most of them cowering back as she finally ended up at Shigure. Singing the next verse while being a tease in general, she was determined to get revenge.
There's only two types of guys out there:
Ones that can hang with me, and ones that are scared.
So baby, I hope that you came prepared.
I run a tight ship, so beware.
I'm like the ringleader, I call the shots.
I'm like a firecracker, I make it hot
When I put on a show
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break.
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage.
Better be ready, hope that you feel the eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus.
When I crack that whip, everybody gon' trip
Just like a circus.
Don't stand there watching me, follow me,
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor
Just like a circus.
Let's go
Ah-ah-ahahah-ha
Let me see what you can do
Ah-ah-ahahah-ha
I'm runnin' this
Like, like, like like a circus
Yeah
Like a what?
Like, like, like a circus
All eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus.
When I crack that whip, everybody gon' trip
Just like a circus.
Don't stand there watching me, follow me,
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor
Just like a circus.
All eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus.
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip
Just like a circus.
Don't stand there watching me, follow me,
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor
Just like a circus.
Ah-ah-ahahah-ha
When Akito sat down everyone was still staring at her, so she spent the rest of the night getting plastered.
Whiskey would prove to go down the best.
As a quick note: it's not really a karaoke joint, it's just a place Shigure rented (or maybe the Sohmas own and don't use; it doesn't really matter) and decked out like one.
To describe it: a few tables in a darkened room, a stage with oddly good lighting, and an open bar with a barkeep who was so stoned he wouldn't remember any illegal behavior or medical emergencies by the next morning or even five seconds after they happened. He may have been a hobo.
*The quote, as far as I remember, is Shakespeare. From Hamlet? I'm sure you could look it up if you really cared. And all you'd have to do is copy-paste, as it's already in quotes up there.