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Perhaps, I could, if I have a time machine…No, not even then…
3. Prelude
Ryuichi was playing with Kumagoro when the door opened. Noriko looked up from the fashion magazine she was reading. Both turned towards the door.
"How did it go, Tohma?" she asked. Tohma had already brief them about the tour yesterday. She knew that he had planned to announce it today to Bad Luck.
"Shindou-san's reaction was interesting," there was an amusement to his voice when he remembered Shuichi's reaction. He had temporarily gone into shock then came back with a whooping cry "Yuki!"
"Shuichi is happy because he's going to see Yuki," Ryuichi said in a singsong voice. "I'm happy because I'm going to sing with Shuichi" then he goes "Tomodachi, tomodachi, tomodachi…" while making Kumagoro's arms wave in the air.
"Shindou-san is just happy to sing with you Ryuichi-san," he said, smiling. Noriko nodded her head in agreement. Ryuichi looked at both of them and smiled.
"Tomodachi, Tomodachi, Tomodachi…"
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Shuichi was excited for their trip. He was HYPER. He wished that the three days were over already. He knew, he should be nervous, they were close to Nittle Grasper but Sakuma-san is really intimidating. His personality changes when he's on stage. The Band of Prince, Tohma informed them, had two vocalists, both who were extremely popular to the ladies. But right now, he didn't care.
He was going to see Yuki! Surely, he would be surprised when he showed up in the US. Shuichi missed him already, maybe Yuki missed him too. Perhaps, he would show his affection by greeting him with a passionate kiss when they meet again. He laughed to himself at that. He could just imagine Yuki's face coming closer…
From behind him, Hiro and Fujisaki glanced nervously at each other, wondering if their vocalist was fit for this US tour.
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With nothing left unexplained, the Band of Prince went about their usual business. Kaido strummed on his bass guitar, falling into rhythm with Inui's keyboards. Eiji sang in time with Oishi's guitar and once in awhile, Oishi would sing too. Kawamura was asking some tips from Tezuka, and when he finally got the beat right, he banged his drums like there was no tomorrow. Fuji easily kept in time with him.
Echizen, however, was lounging in the sofa. Headphones on his ears, with his eyes closed, he sang in time to their latest songs. He was on the last verse of their song 'Dream Believer'. Then the track stopped and a different song played in.
"I open the window on a dazzling afternoon
For no reason, I run down a shady path
I take a deep breath, close my eyes,
and imagine out the stage settings of my tomorrows."
The whole band recognize the song, it was the rock version of Wonderful Days. The welcoming song their friends sang for Tezuka when he returned from his operation in Germany, he had been involved in an accident. Momoshiro started out the beginning cords of the song. Fuji followed, and the rest of them did too.
"The new page that I have imagined, I paint on a clean, white canvas
without heeding the opposing headwind, I clear my path
and continue creating this never-ending brand new story…
Oh wonderful days…"
Eiji started singing the next words along with Ryoma. Oishi Fuji, and Momoshiro joined him.
"On the zebra-stripes of the crosswalk, when the lights turn green
I run across, stepping only on the white lines like a child
If I could stay this way forever...fanned by a gentle breeze
Staying true to myself, if I could do that"
Pretty soon the whole band was rocking, everyone performing as if they were live on stage. It was a typical sight in the studio, but it would send their fans screaming in delight, if they were here to see this.
"I face the distant sky and stretch out both hands
in order to realize my hopes and dreams
I entrust them to the future and set them free…"
The song on Ryoma's mp3 ended, and his singing stopped, it was the last song on the lists.
He opened his eyes to find his bandmates drench in sweat, grinning happily at each other. Kawamura was still banging his drums. And Eiji winked at him when he saw him looking. Fuji smiled at him—he was always smiling anyways—and Tezuka gave him a nod of approval. Echizen closed his eyes again and put all his songs, on repeat, wondering what the heck happened while he wasn't looking.
