hey guys!!! sorry i havent updated so long! my life is a bit hectic right now. so, as a forgive me present, i will make a deadline each week. i will update 1 or 2 chapter every saturday. i take turns in updating both my stories. one week i update this and the next week, i update on my 2nd story.
oh and, there's gonna be some changes. just minors so, relax. after some pain thinking, i decided to make Natsume knows that Mikan is actually 14. it will make my writing so easier next time. so, there you are. pls dont be mad and enjoy!
(Mikan POV)
you may asking in ur head what's going on. I'll tell you what's going on. I, Mikan Sakura, is bind to a chair in front of a recording microphone so that I won't run from my recording session.
You're never gonna guess who did this to me.
No, Its not that jerk/pervert.
It was done by Ruka Nogi.
Apparently, little Ruka, the nice and sometime shy Ruka, can be very…what was the words, oh yeah, biased and evil, when it comes to business. Suprisingly, not even Natsume could beat him when it comes to that.
"Mikan, we're starting from the top, kay?" Ruka's voice coming out of the headphone. It was fakingly sweet with a cherry on top.
"Before that, can you please untie me. Its really uncomfortable for me to be tied up. My singing would be a lot better if you release me."
"No can do, Mikan. If I do that, then, your gonna run away again."
Darn the guy. I'm a girl in case he forgotten.
I tried softening my face a bit. "Ruka, look here, why don't you let me go but you locked the door. That way, I wont be running away. And beside, I'm a girl Ruka, what could I do?"
He pretended to think about it. "Hmm, its true ur a girl but its also true that Yuki has the power to smash open the door with her insane streangh."
Hey! What's that all about?
Chill, Yuki.
"Ruka, Yuki is asleep. She hasn't slept at all this week. So, please, I beg of you, let me go."
So I told him a not-so-lie but what could I have done? The chain they used was getting very uncomcortable.
Yuuki had managed to get out from the 5 sets of ropes that they used a few days ago. That was why Yuuki was so tired. Who wouldn't when ur forced to repeat a line over and over again.
"Fine but if you try anything, we'll chain you back. Got it?" Natsume warned.
Sheesh. Can't this guy chill. Ever since we came back from my mothers grave, which had already been about a month, he's becoming so serious in making the next Britney Spears.
Psycho. I wish Hotaru, Anna or Narumi was here. At least I'll have someone other than those two to talk to.
The Hotaru and Narumi went to some stadium to book my first concert which is in another 3 weeks. By that time, we have to finish my first album and sell them after the concert. Anna went with them because she was convinced I would be in safe hands.
Yeah right, I snorted.
Right now, our main goal is the recording part. There's gonna be about 8 songs in my album. 5 is mine and the other 3 is those two's.
By the time I finished I explain all this to you, Ruka had already finished unchained me and double lock the door.
They gave me sometime to strech my body. My back was cramped a bit because I had nothing to sat back on when I was chained.
I crack my knuckles and all that. I even did a back flip for some precaution but it got all wrong. Me doing flips + in recording room full of musics stuff= bruise.
I got right back up after that. I thought I saw Natsume flinched but nah! He wouldn't be worrying about me.
To him, I'm just some upcoming artist that he planed to make money on.
I put the headphone back on my ear and taped them nicely.
"Okay, let's start from the top." Ruka's voice orders
(Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson)
the music was nice at the beginning. I waited for my cue that was about to come in seconds.
I let the music take over me and sang undisturbed. Blame the chains for my suck singing that was an hour ago.
Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I'd just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be
And if I'd end up happy
I would pray
Trying hard to reach out
But when I'd try to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I pray
I could breakaway
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes ?til I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I loved
I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get onboard a fast train
Travel on a jet plane, far away
And breakaway
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes 'til I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
I won't forget all the ones that I loved
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging 'round revolving doors
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me but
Gotta keep moving on, moving on
Fly away, breakaway
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
And breakaway, breakaway, breakaway
I let out a sigh. Well, that went well, I think.
"Okay, Mikan, that's all for today. Tomorrow we'll start on the song '7 Things', kay?" Ruka was full speed ahead lately.
Cant say I blame him. I mean, the concert is in 3 weeks and I still have 3 song including '7 Things' to work on. Sigh. This is going to be a long month –before I know it, I was already in the car with Ruka and Natsume in front, going back to my apartment.
Okay, back to nagging, not to mention I am going to school again near this studio. A school for rich kids. A school where I was hated more than my old school. And because of what you ask. Since you're dying to know, I'll tell you.
IT BECAUSE OF THAT PERVERTED JERK and Ruka. Wait, scratched Ruka. I cant blame him. He's too nice to be blame.
Every day I go to school, I would get at least 50 glares from his crazy fan girls. Especially the drama-maniac, Luna Koizumi who deluded in thinking Natsume likes him.
Please, I may not know Natsume much, but even I know that only an idiot would pick my sister to be their boyfriends or worse, girlfriends. Eww…
It turns out that Luna is some kind of singer/actress. I never cared about her much so it wasn't a surprise I didn't know.
Natsume said that she worked with the enemy of the his corp which is the RM corp.
Both company rivaled for a very long time. don't ask me why. Ruka said it was because of some stupid things that happen in school.
Before I forget, RM stand for –drum rolls— that's right, you guess it alright. It's the bastard –that's what Natsume always calls him—Reo Mori.
Its said that Natsume's corp was never beaten by the RM corp. Ruka said it was because Reo only focuses on performers while Natsume's range is far more wider. He produced a lot of people that are largely known by commoners.
Some of them are
a) Koko Ryoumi, 19, his best friend and the world leading make up artist.
b)Yuu Tobita, 20, also his best friend and the one of the world top designers
c)Nonoka Osagawara, 16, adopted little sister and the owner one of the most high saled cosmetic corp.
There's a lot more but these are the ones that I really remember because all of them liked to gather about once a week with us. All of us got along really well.
"hey, Polka, we're here." Natsume knocked me out form my trance-ish time.
I opened the door and started walking towards my aprtment which is in the middle of Ruka, Anna, Hotaru, and Natsume. We also take turn in cooking.
Here's the order of our apartment and the number of our apartment plus the cooking arrangement.
Ruka(200, Monday)—Hotaru(201, Wednesday)—Me(202 Tuesday and Saturday)—Anna(203, Friday)—Natsume(204, Thursday and Sunday)
I know it's a bit confusing. I was too the first time I was told about it.
Since today is Tuesday, its my turn to do the cooking. Right now is about 7.15 pm and dinner is 8.30 pm. That means, we've been recording for almost 5 hours and I have about and hour plus, to do some extreme cooking.
Natsume and Ruka had already gone inside their apartment. I checked the others if they were back as well by their color oh a little small light on their door.
Green means ur there and red means ur not. All of the gangs door are green. I breathed a sigh of relief and went back to my apartment.
As usual, my apartment wasn't small. It was the same as the rest. 3 room, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room. (it's the same apartment as Usagi in Junjuo Romantica). Hotaru bought me a piano for my welcoming present which I put in one of the rooms. The other two is bedroom and studying room.
I climbed the stairs and went straight to my room. I put my bag that was full of books from school and slumped on my king sized bed.
All of the furniture and everything in the house except my clothes are bought by Natume, Ruka, Narumi and Anna. Hotaru didn't join it because I didn't want her to. She already done enough by buying me a piano. The rest of them were unstoppable.
"Gotta get up and cook dinner" I told my self. Lazily, I went to the bathroom that was downstair and did all the hygiene routine.
When I was done, I took a shirt and a pair of black track pants that was in the cabinet in my bathroom.
I looked at the watch on top of the cabinet that was full of junk food. I have another 45 minutes to cook dinner. More than enough time.
I put on an apron and clipped my waised long hair.
"hmm, I think I'll make some chicken curry tonight."
So, I began preparing the curry. As I was cooking, I was listening to the i-pod that Koko gave me last week. It was filled with about my favourites.
I hummed with the music.i was o drown in the music that I didn't notice the crowd that were behind me who is obviously holding back their laugh until Anna tapped my shoulder and said "Hey, there, black. We come for dinner."
My eyes were almost out of their sockets and the curry would have been splattered if it werent for Hotaru's quick catch of the pot of hot, boiled curry.
"Thanks Hotaru." I mumbeled as my cheeks were still hot.
"Be careful you idiot." That was the only thing she said.
I got back up slowly and turned to face them. There were worries on their face except of course Natsume whose worry can only be seen through the eyes.
Now who's laughing?
"Alright guys. Thanks for heads up. Now, would you guys mind preparing the table while I prepared the rice and all?"
They all nodded except Hotaru and Natsume.
"Good. Well, get to it then."
And all of them went to their usual work. Narumi with the rice, Anna with the glass and the things that you put under the plate so that you wont here the sound it maked when u use it, Natsume with the plates and Hotaru with the jar of iced lemon tea.
I poured the curry into a bowl and placed it on the table. We said our prayers and dig in.
"Hey, Black, this is good! Where did ya learn how to cook it?" Anna asked right after she swallowed the first bite.
"Before I left, on of the chefs from my house gave a book full of a lot of recipes for a lot of things." I explained.
The chef must have known that I would be leaving the house or else, why did he gave me the book that on the front, there was a hand written
Good Luck, Mikan Sakura-sama.
Please to have worked for you all this years.
Jared is a nice guy. Really nice. He may be only 20 but he is very matured. A lot more than Natsume.
"Its good Polka but I think it need more salts" he always commented whatever I cook.
I ignored the nickname. "Natsume, stop commenting my cooking and just eat it. Eveyrone thinks that its alright so why not you? Do you want to die from heart attack on such an early age?" I countered.
He was taken aback and was shut up for the entire meal.
so, hows that??? REVIEWS!!!
if i'm not mistaken, i did Natsume's company is HR right? right?? i forgotton because i sometime forget these kinds of things...i know some writers haste this part about me but what can i do? that's just me. i'll try to work on that problem of mind.