Sixth song: Genesis
Note: Sorry I took so long! Mini writer's block but, nothing I couldn't overcome, I just sat myself in the chair and stared at a blank screen and once again my muse decided to give me a small push. Thank you muse! (And also the reviews, it was what motivated me to update) (also i have yet to beta this so forgive any mistakes)
Natsuki showed up at the studio a few days after, and after shaking off all the concerns about her state from her band, they rehearsed normally.
After finishing up the song, Natsuki moved away from the stage to get a bottle of water, which managed to quench the strain she had put on her voice. Being slightly apart from the rest of the group Shizuru took her chance to approach the ace of spades, pretending to get a bottle herself while her intentions were completely different.
The blunette saw her coming but didn't say anything as she focused on drinking.
"Are you sure that your ankle is fine?" Shizuru asked in a low voice as she reached down to take a bottle.
"I already said so." The ace replied somewhat dryly
"Then I'm glad."
Natsuki looked up at her to say something but just as she opened her mouth she was interrupted.
"It's been a long time!" called out a voice causing the band to jump in surprise.
Shizuru and Natsuki turned to look at the owner and saw that a group of people were entering the room; the one who had spoken was in the front, a very handsome blond man who had hazel colored eyes fixed on a certain person.
"Kyô" Natsuki simply stated her face turning dark.
"Natsuki!" he called out striding towards her despite Natsuki's disgusted face. "How have you been?"
She scoffed "Why are you here?"
Kyô feigned a saddened expression "Are you not happy to see me?"
"No. Go away." She said moving to the side with the clear intention of getting away from him. But now since Natsuki was no longer blocking the view of the other woman his attention was drawn upon Shizuru.
"You must be the new ace."
Shizuru looked puzzled by this sudden attention from him, but nodded anyways.
"Yes, my name is Shizuru Fujino…"
"I am Kyô Garano, nice to meet you" he smiled while taking Shizuru's hand and gently placing a kiss upon it. This startled Shizuru who was simply rooted on the spot while Natsuki shifted her weight uncomfortably when she witnessed this scene.
Soon the other three people he had come in with arrived to where he was.
"Ah, yes, well since you are new you might not know all of us." He said turning his head to the newly arrived people and dropping Shizuru's hand. "This is Kotodame, Hideki and Yagi all the main members of my band, Genesis." He informed nodding at his friends
"Drop the chitchat." Natsuki cut in glaring at the man. "I still don't understand your point of barging in on us like that."
"What else but to sing!" he said cheerfully smiling at Natsuki "Didn't your manager say anything?"
As on cue Misaki barged into the room huffing as she had ran for miles.
"Genesis—they—want- to- didn't know- informed now- by director-!" She struggled to say while catching on her breath but the band got the message.
"Besides I also want to congratulate you for making such an amazing recovery" Kyô chimed in getting a bit too close to the ace of spades.
"Back off if you don't want to lose a leg" she threatened realizing this.
"Ah so scary!" he teased.
"She said back off" Ryû cut in, appearing out of nowhere to place himself between Natsuki and Kyô.
"Ah, how have you been Ryû, still hanging out with Symphonia eh? I'm surprised you didn't dump them already." He said his tone getting dangerously low.
"What can I say? This band doesn't have scoundrels like the last one I was in."
They glared at each other in silence for a few moments till Jeanne came in between the two causing both of them to take a few steps back to give her some space.
"Well, then, now that we are all here… shall we talk about the matters at hand?"
"Thank you Jeanne, you're so very understanding" he winked at her and Jeanne merely gave him a rather stiff looking smile in response.
"I asked your director, to come and participate on a collaborated song in order to furthermore promote your return."
"Why would you do that…?" Natsuki said in her darkest tone.
"Out of good will? I thought it might be fun to sing along side each other for a change… pretty much like that time… remember?" he asked his eyes twinkling.
"Of course, how could I not rid my mind of such a horrible memory?" The blunette informed her green eyes a blaze.
"Thank you for the compliment." Kyô replied still smiling as Natsuki clenched her fists very tempted to smash it into his smug little face.
Shizuru merely watched the tension between the two bands. If I have ever thought Natsuki hated me with all her might… I stand corrected. The loath she has for this person is far greater than any display she has given me.
But a question roamed around the back of her mind: Why?
The band looked at Misaki in search of an answer to this situation. She merely gave them a nod and a silent look that said: Bare with it for now. And the band silently obeyed the command.
"So this is what we will be doing." Kyô said smacking his hands together "We are going to compose and record a video clip together. Sounds simple enough right?"
The band responded with a faint nodded.
Kyô's eyes twinkled with mischief as they once more fell upon Natsuki and then moved upon Shizuru.
"Shizuru-san?" he addressed to her directly now evading a pair of accusing emeralds "Would you like to help me compose the lyrics and the song?"
Everybody looked at him shocked even Shizuru couldn't hide her surprise. "Me?" she asked unsure she had heard properly. "I don't know how to compose-"
But she was cut off my Kyô's laughter "its fine, it's quite easy, you'll see. We can discuss it over some coffee, to get better acquainted" he said innocently
The poor Ace of hearts unable to think a proper argument to get away, just nodded made to follow him when she was abruptly stopped by a discreet grip on her arm, looking up upon the owner she raised her eyebrows when she saw a certain blunette staring at her seriously. The emerald orbs widened in surprise as she realized what she had done and released her arm and before Shizuru could analyze her expression Natsuki had turned away.
At the cafeteria down the road, Shizuru stirred in her seat uncomfortably as Kyô simply smiled at her without saying a word.
"Um-" she began when she was interrupted by the singer
"So you and Natsuki have known each other for long?"
"Well… not really-" but she was interrupted once again
"What kind of relationship do you have with her?"
The brunette rose an eyebrow at this "Are you questioning me?"
"Maybe" he replied his smile still in its place "I'm just amazed how Natsuki is letting you be her partner."
Shizuru pondered about this but didn't say anything.
"That is what makes me curious. After what happened with Alyssa… one would think that she would never-"
"Alyssa?"
Kyô feigned a surprise face smacking his head with his palm "Ah right… sorry I let myself to get carried away" he said inwardly smirking "Anyways—shall we get to business Shizuru-san?"
Shizuru nodded the name Alyssa now engraved into her brain.
After a while they were interrupted by a girl with short green teal hair and amber like eyes who was walking over towards them.
"Kyô onii-sama" she called out with a happy tone.
"Ah Tomoe." He turned to Shizuru to introduce them "This is my younger sister Tomoe, Tomoe; this is Shizuru Fujino the new ace of Symphonia."
Tomoe's eyes widened as she looked into Shizuru's beautiful face, taking in every little detail, from her red eyes to her immaculate skin.
"Ah—N-Nice to meet you Fujino-sama" she extended her hand timidly
"The pleasure is all mine" she said extending her hand as well and shaking hers "You can call me Shizuru though."
"Alright, then I say the same about me."
The door of the cafeteria opened to reveal a rather bad humored blunette. "How long does a cup of coffee take?" she growled at Kyô while motioning to Shizuru that it was time to leave.
Shizuru looked at her watch and noticed that a few hours had passed since they had came in and started to work on the new song. "Ara… Natsuki is right lots of time has passed." She got up to follow the spade.
Tomoe's face darkened upon seeing Natsuki "You."
"And you." The ace replied in disgust. "Anyways I shall be taking Shizuru away with me."
Kyô got up from his seat and smiled at them "till next time then Shizuru-san… Natsuki—don't forget tomorrow we will be rehearsing tomorrow… and I'll be looking forward to it."
The blunette didn't reply as she leaded Shizuru back into the studio. Once inside Natsuki turned to her manager telling her that she was leaving early and Misaki nodded while Shizuru watched the spade walk out of the door without another word or glance at her.
Shizuru left the studio a few hours later and began walking home when she saw a lone figure at the beach, sitting and staring at the darkening sky.
Somehow she was expecting to see the bluenette before she bothered looking towards the beach and headed down as her body was forced to do every time she saw the ace there.
Natsuki was humming a low tune but stopped when she heard the rummaging of sand behind her already knowing who it could be.
"I thought you went home" the brunette said trying to start a conversation with the younger woman
"I did… for a while at least."
"Why did you come back out?"
"I needed some air."
Shizuru looked at her for a few seconds before letting herself to sit next to the blunette.
There was uncomfortable silence in which the older woman fidgeted a little "your ankle…"
"Is completely fine like I said before."
"Ah." Was the only sound that escaped her lips. She looked at the spade for a few seconds and then she opened her mouth again "What is going on between Symphonia and Genesis?"
Natsuki chuckled in a sarcastic manner "Oh so you noticed?"
The ace of hearts didn't say anything, waiting for an answer.
The blunette sighed and focused her green eyes upon her partner's red she shook her head at her which confused Shizuru, who was wondering how to interpret that gesture as the spades got up to leave, ignoring the brunette's inquiring eyes as she left her alone at the shore.
The following day Kyô had written the basis of the song and was discussing it merrily with a very annoyed blunette who was gritting her teeth very close to exploding at him.
Shizuru took in as she walked into the studio's stage area that her was also very close to the spade who was trying to gain as much space as she could, occasionally taking a step back while Kyô did the same forwards every time she did this.
When his eyes fell upon Shizuru he abandoned Natsuki in a flash to release him charming ways to the ace.
"Good morning Shizuru"
"Ara… good morning"
Shizuru averted her eyes from the stage feeling a pair of bottle green practically burning a hole in her forehead.
"We might think of rehearsing some basic dancing steps for the video clip" he said ignoring Shizuru's expression "How about that?"
She nodded and moved towards the rest of her group.
Misaki came in to supervise the dancing rehearsal nodding approvingly when she saw Natsuki and Shizuru dancing correctly and practically in sync. Then Kyô tossing in and putting into affect one of his suggestions started dancing a bit too closely to Natsuki who in return stepped on his foot discretely which caused him to twitch his face in pain but did his best to not to drop his smile.
After they were done Natsuki moved away and reached for a bottle of water that Jeanne was handing out to her not giving any Genesis members another look.
Kyô's eyes spotted a figure by the door and instead of going to annoy Natsuki or Shizuru he headed towards the familiar person.
"Kyô onii-sama"
"Tomoe, did you like the rehearsal?" he asked grinning "Though I never thought you'd come by your own free will under the same roof Symphonia is, what is the occasion?"
"The occasion…" her amber eyes lingered around a certain spot of the studio and then returned to her older brother's face who understood smirking.
"Don't you give me that look, you're the one obsessed with that stupid ace." She spat at him
"Well yes, but I think… I think this time I can get to her." His eyes moved from Natsuki then to his sister. "Of course with your help."
Tomoe raised an eyebrow at this "Help you get that damn girl? Are you stupid?"
"Well—How about I help you with yours in the process?"
His sister faked a thinking pose running a finger delicately under her chin "Oh? What do you have in mind?"
Natsuki's eyes widened upon seeing Tomoe in the studio. Oh the nerve of that girl.. How dare she come to the studio…
She watched both Kyô and his sister talking animatedly but was unable to make out what they were talking about since she was too far away and simply watched their lips move and utter indescribable words.
She mumbled under her breath angrily unaware that Shizuru wasn't far away and could hear what she was saying.
Meanwhile the spade watched the pair unable to tear her eyes away, she had a bad feeling in her gut... she knew for a fact that having the sister and the brother under the same roof was never good.
Note: the plot thickens? I love you people… don't kill me?
Feel free to review and NOT kill me.
OMAKE:
Natsuki: Asuka your basketball team sucks.
Asuka: I know. *cries* we were missing so many team members stupid flu…
Shizuru: Ara… what was the end result of your match?
Asuka: 6-96
*Shizuru and Natsuki bursts laughing*
Asuka: Just for that I'm giving you a cliffhanger!
Shizuru and Natsuki: NOOO!
(seriously we got beat cause we lacked a trainer so we trained ourselves unlike our opponents and we had only 6 members of our team while they were 12 and kept rotating their players, so they were more rested than us, the only good thing is that we were winning in the beginning at least.)