Zodiac Mermaid Chapter 3: mall and singing, a zodiac p.i. fanfic

Disclaimer: I don't own Zodiac P.I. and I never will. I also DO NOT OWN THE LYRICS I PUT IN HERE! There I said it. Happy?

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Mewy: And let's just say that they know how to sing English and Japanese songs.

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"talking"

'thinking'

"whispering"

:noises:

/scene change/

/phone conversation\

'shop names'

lyrics (which I DON'T own)

(author's note)

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/recap/

"Okay. To the mall we go." Rena cheered as we headed for Altias Mall.

Hiromi's POV

"So you said to meet you at Altias Mall right sis?"

/Right Hiromi. See ya here in a few.\ My sister hung up her cell.

"Okay. Altias Mall. That's not to far from here." I said and started to head towards the direction of the mall.

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Zodiac Mermaid

chapter three

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/Altias Mall/

Lili's POV

'Wow! The human worlds' mall is so big. Almost as big as Atlantis' mall.' (so they have underwater malls, they have to shop somewhere! XP) I thought, taking in the scene of all the shops and crowds and all that stuff. It had a glass top too, just like Atlantis.

"Hey Lili, com'on! It's crowded today and we don't wanna lose you." Rena said, grasping my hand and dragging me where Haiiro was, she was heading for a shop called 'Baby Phat'.

Megumi's POV (for those who don't know, it's Hiromi's sis)

'Where is that Hiromi? He should be here any minute now.' I thought to myself standing at the entrance to 'Baby Phat'. I was just watching people come in and out of it, and I wanted to do the same too. Just then a three girls were about to go though 'Baby Phat's' doors. One had blonde hair, the next one was a brunette, and the other one had jet black hair. I noticed their uniforms had the same badge that Hiromi's uniform had. 'They must go to Orihoshi, so they might know where Hiromi is.' "Excuse me, you three." I asked politely.

"Yes?" they all answered at the same time.

"Do you happen to know someone named Hiromi-" I was interrupted, but in a nice way, by the blonde one.

"Oikawa?" she finished.

"Yeah."

"You know him?" they all asked me.

"Know him! I'm related to him. Oh, I haven't even introduced myself. Hello, my name's Megumi."

"I'm Haiiro." the one with jet black hair said.

"The name's Rena." The brunette said.

"Hi, I'm Lili." The blonde said.

"Nice to meet you all. Anyway, about Hiromi, do you know where he might be?"

"Hmmm. What's his favorite place to eat?" Lili asked.

"McDonalds. Why do you ask?"

"He might be there. I saw a McDonalds when we were headed here." Rena said.

"How can you be sure?" I asked.

"When we were leaving drama class me and Lili heard his stomach growl….loudly!" Rena giggled.

"Oh, that makes since, kind of."

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/McDonalds/ (LOL it gets funnier every time i type it!)

Hiromi's POV

I just got through eating a big mac, a large fry, a large diet lemonade, AND a mcflurry. 'How do I stay this thin?' I asked myself. It was a mystery. I looked at my cell phone, which read 5:21 (it was 4:55 when they got out, and 5:00 when he called Megumi) "Aw man. I was supposed to meet Megumi at the mall 10 minutes ago. Hopefully she won't be mad." I rushed out of McDonalds and headed to the mall, which was only 3 minutes away, if you run.

/back at the mall/

Normal POV

Lili, Rena, Haiiro, and Megumi where in 'Baby Phat' looking for some cute shirts, capris, and boots. "Hey, you guys!" Lili came out of the dressing room. "What do you think?" she asked. She was wearing a white T-shirt with a silver 'Baby Phat' kitty on it, a short mini jean jacket (you know that kind of jacket that stops a little above your ribs),some tan kakis, and some high-heeled transparent flip-flops. "Oh Lili, you look great!" all three other girls cheered. "We're going to try something on too." Rena and Haiiro said. "I'll try on something later. Right now I have to stay out here to keep a look out for Hiromi. He probably knows I'm in here since this is my favorite shop." Megumi stated. "Okay, then we'll be in the dressing rooms, 'kay?" Rena told Megumi as they headed into some dressing room stalls. About 43 seconds later, Hiromi came through the entrance of 'Baby Phat'. "Hiromi! There you are!" Megumi walked over to her brother. "Where were you?" she asked.

"Um, I …was at McDonalds…" he said embarrassed a little.

"Hey Megumi! How do we look?" Rena and Haiiro walked out of the dressing room.

"Oh you look so great!" Rena had on a red long sleeved shirt that went down to her hips with a gold 'Baby Phat' kitty on it, a gold sparkly belt over her shirt, jeans that were some-what tight but not a lot, and black stilettos with the end of the jeans tucked in them. Haiiro had on a black tang-top with bead linings on the front side, some white kakis with rhinestones on the front and back pockets, and a pair of white strapped high heeled sandals. "Ohhh! Now I want to go try something on. I'll be right back." Megumi went to pick out and outfit then went directly to try it on. After a few minutes, Megumi came out in a strapless shirt that went from red to violet and every shade in between, some blue jeans that flared at the end, and a pair of black ankle boots.

"We four look so cool." Haiiro said with glee.

"Hey you guys. Why don't we just buy these and keep them on?" Rena asked.

"That'd be great." Megumi answered.

"Okay then. To the register." Rena pretended to be a drill sergeant.

After the four girls headed for the register and they put their school clothes in a shopping bag. "Thanks for shopping." The cashier said as she waved goodbye.

"Hey, lets go to that karaoke place. I bet it'll be really fun." Haiiro pointed to a restaurant five stores down.

"Sounds good to me." Lili and Megumi said. Rena was already at the entrance to the restaurant.

"You guys, hurry up." she called. The others came and followed her in.

/in the karaoke-restaurant/

"Table for five please." Megumi asked the counter lady.

"Sure. Oh and if your interested, we're having a contest next month for singers." She replied, getting a waitress.

"Hey maybe I'll enter." Rena said.

"Okay, follow Aoi here to your table." The lady pointed to a waitress that had blue hair and aqua eyes.

"Thanks." Megumi replied.

"Okay, if you'll follow me, I'll show you your table."

"Each group gets a total of five songs, okay?" the Aoi said as she lead them to an empty table.

"Got it."

"Here are your tickets for five songs." Aoi handed them to Megumi.

"Hey Aoi. Do you go to high school?" Lili asked.

"Yeah. I'm a freshman at Orihoshi."

"No way! We go there too. Except we're sophomores." Rena jumped happily.

"I go to Tokyo Academy." Megumi said.

"That's so cool. Next time I'll look for you guys at school." Aoi was excited the she realized something. "Oh I'm sorry what would you like to drink?" (order: lili, haiiro, megumi, rena. hiromi just ate)

"Lemonade."

"Mountain dew."

"Diet coke zero."

"Sprit zero." ( i love that drink)

"Nothing for me."

"Okay coming right up." Aoi left to the kitchen.

"Hey, let's go up and sing." Lili headed for the stage.

"Okay. Lili, do you want to do a duet with me?" Haiiro was practically jumping for joy.

"Sure."

"YAY! The lyrics are on the screen if you need them."

"What song are we singing?"

"Rush by Aly and Aj."

"Hmmm, I don't think I'll need the lyrics."

"Okay suit yourself." Haiiro said as she dragged Lili onstage.

"Ready Lili?" Haiiro asked. Lili nodded. "Okay follow my lead."

"Sure." Just then, the music started to play Lili and Haiiro started singing turned around with their eyes closed.

Into your head, into your mind
out of your soul, race through your veins
You can't escape, you can't escape.

Haiiro turned around but didn't open her eyes.

Into your life, into your dreams,
Out of the dark, sunlight again.
You can't explain, you can't explain.

Lili turned around but didn't open her eyes either.

Can you feel it, can you feel it,
Rushin' through your hair,
Rushin' through your head,
Can you feel it, can you feel it,

Just then, both Haiiro and Lili opened their eyes.

Don't let nobody tell you, your life is over,
Be every color that you are,
Into the rush now,
You don't have to know how,
Know it all before you try.

Everyone at the restaurant was watching them sing as the spotlights were changing colors and moving around.

Pulling you in, spinning you 'round,
Lifting your feet right off the ground,
You can't believe it's happening now.

Can You feel it, can you feel it,
Rushin' through your hair,
Rushin' through your head,
Can you feel it, can you feel it,

While Haiiro and Lili were singing, Hiromi was staring at Lili and his face felt hot. 'Why am I staring at her? Why is my face hot? Am I blushing?' Hiromi thought. "Why?" he asked himself.

Don't let nobody tell you, your life is over,
Be every color that you are,
Into the rush now,
You don't have to know how,
Know it all before you try.

It takes you to another place,
imagine everything you can.
All the colors start to blend,
Your system overloads again.

Can you feel it?

Don't let nobody tell you, your life is over,
Be every color that you are,
Into the rush now,
You don't have to know how,
Know it all before you try.

Don't let nobody tell you,
Don't let nobody tell you,
Don't let nobody tell you your life is over,
Be every color that you are,
Give into the rush now,
You don't have to know how,
Know it all before you try.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

The music ended as Lili and Haiiro walked off the stage. Everybody was clapping, cheering, and even cat whistling for them.

"Oh, I wanna try too you guys." Rena jumped.

"Sure, we get to have four more songs." Megumi reminded them.

"Okay I'm doing two, and then it'll just be two left." Rena jumped, getting two tickets from Megumi.

"Here're your drinks you guys." Aoi said while holding a tray full of drinks.

"Thanks, I'm thirsty after singing." Haiiro covered her throat.

"Now, should I take your orders?" she asked taking out a notepad. (some order as drinks)

"Yeah, I'll have an order of gyoza(1)."

"I'll get a hambagu(2)."

"Some tempura(3) please."

"I'm going with udon(4)."

"That's fine. What two songs are you doing?" Megumi asked.

"You'll see." Rena said as she walked up on the stage. A techno beat started playing at first then the music.

Moshi ima kanashimi afureru nara

watashi ni motarete naite ii kara

I get, I get, I get, get the feeling

I get, I get, I get, get the dreaming

tada kono mama

Rena was swaying while singing with her eyes closed. "This is one of her favorite songs." Haiiro whispered to the others. They just nodded, as they listened to her.

Come my way

kono yami no hotori

Come close to me

ima akari tomoshi

I'll be with you, I'll be with you

tada soba ni iru kara

So come my way

She was now holding her hand out with her eyes open as everyone watched her.

kizuite anata wa kono sekai de

tada hitori dake no taisetsu na hito

I get, I get, I get, get the feeling

I get, I get, I get, get the dreaming

tada sono mama

Come my way

mou hitomi tojite

Come close to me

mou nemureba ii

I'll be with you, I'll be with you

tada koko ni iru kara

So come my way

Calling out

Can you hear me? yea

So come my way

I get, I get, I get, get the feeling

I get, I get, I get, get the dreaming

tada sono mama

Come my way

kono yami no hotori

Come close to me

ima akari tomoshi

I'll be with you, I'll be with you

tada soba ni iru kara

So come my way

Come my way

Come close to me

Come my way

Come close to me

(that was 'Come' from Inuyasha) Like Haiiro and Lili, Rena had gotten a lot of applause. "Okay next one…" Rena started the machine and put in another ticket. The music started and it sounded like a guitar at first, then a violin.

Been given 24 hours
To tie up loose ends
To make amends
His eyes said it all
I started to fall
And the silence deafened
Head spinning round
No time to sit down
Just wanted to
Run and run and run
Be careful they say
Don't wish life away,
Now I've one day

And I can't believe
How I've been wasting my time

In 24 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me

Is there a heaven a hell
And will I come back
Who can tell
Now I can see
What matters to me
It's as clear as crystal
The places I've been
The people I've seen
Plans that I made
Start to fade
The sun's setting gold
Thought I would grow old,
It wasn't to be

And I can't believe
How I've been wasting my time

In 18 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me

In 13 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me

I'm not alone, I sense it, I sense it
All that I said, I meant it, I meant it

And I can't believe
How much I've wasted my time

In just 8 hours they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me

In just 1 hour they'll be
Laying flowers
On my life, it's over tonight
I'm not messing no I
Need your blessing
And your promise to live free
Please do it for me

(that was '24' by Jem) And again people were cheering as Rena walk off the stage. "Two more, who wants to go?" Megumi asked.

"I will." Lili stated.

"Okay, go on Lili."

"Yay Lili! Do a good song." Rena and Haiiro were cheering for her. She put in her ticket and selected her song. The music had started.(bold and italic words are background words, like (this))

These words are my own

Threw some chords together
The combination D-E-F
It's who I am, it's what I do
And I was gonna lay it down for you
Try to focus my attention
But I feel so A-D-D
I need some help, some inspiration
(But it's not coming easily)
Whoah oh!

Trying to find the magic (Whoah oh!)
Trying to write a classic (Whoah oh!)
Don't you know, don't you know, don't you know?(Whoah oh!)
Waste-bin full of paper
Clever rhymes, see you later

These words are my own
From my heart flow
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
There's no other way
To better say
I love you, I love you...

Hiromi was once again staring at Lili while she was singing. 'Why am blushing everytime she sings?' He watched her and was thinking how nice her voice was.

Read some Byron, Shelly and Keats
Recited it over a Hip-Hop beat
I'm having trouble saying what I mean
With dead poets and drum machines
I know I had some studio time booked
But I couldn't find a killer hook
Now you've gone & raised the bar right up
Nothing I write is ever good enough

These words are my own
From my heart flow
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
There's no other way
To better say
I love you, I love you!

I'm getting off my stage
The curtains pull away
No hyperbole to hide behind
My naked soul exposes
Whoah.. oh.. oh.. oh.. Whoah.. oh..

By now everyone was bobbing their heads to the music and Lili's voice.

Trying to find the magic (Whoah oh!)
Trying to write a classic (Whoah oh!)
Waste-bin full of paper
Clever rhymes, see you later

These words are my own
From my heart flow
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you

That's all I got to say,
Can't think of a better way,
And that's all I've got to say,
I love you, is that okay?

Lili walked off the stage while people were STILL clapping for her. She went and sat back down.

"Hey Megumi you should try too."

"Oh no no no no no! I can't possibly-"

"Here are you orders. Sorry it took awhile." Aoi handed them their four plates.

"Thanks Aoi." all the girls said.

"And I couldn't help overhearing, but I think you should try singing. You have a pretty voice." Aoi said as she was walking away.

"Yeah, just try it." Rena insisted.

"Okay you guys win." Megumi sighed as she put in a ticket and walked on the stage as a piano started.

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same dumb thing

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of you
Because of you

Megumi walked off the stage smiling at the applause she was getting. "Told you you could do it." Rena nudged Megumi with her elbow.

"Yeah." Lili was clapping.

"Anyway, hurry and eat so we can shop some more." Rena sat her down.

"Okay fine."

A few minutes later Megumi was done and Aoi came back with the bill. The total was 2000 yen(or $20 in America).

"Okay…Let me just…get my wallet." Rena search through her school bag. "Ah ha, found it." She handed the money to the counter lady and 700 yen(or $7) to Aoi as a tip.

"Thanks you guys come again." Aoi bowed as they left.

"So where now?" Lili asked. "Anywhere we can find." Megumi raced off with the others following her. They stopped at 'Phat Farm', 'GAP', and other places girls love to shop at and making Hiromi carry their bags. Just as Hiromi was about to follow them in, Megumi stopped him.

"You can't come in here." Megumi told Hiromi.

"Why can't I?"

"It's 'Victoria Secret'." they all stated.

"Oh…." Hiromi just walked away. Them continued to shop while Hiromi went to the store next to theirs and bought something for himself. Lili had gotten a lot of new clothes as did Haiiro and Megumi. Rena got about 13 different manga books. After awhile, they decided to head home. It was only 'til everyone but Rena and Lili were left that Lili asked Rena for a favor.

Lili's POV

"Um…R-rena?" I was almost embarrassed to ask this.

"Hm?"

"Could I…y'know stay at your place for a couple of weeks? I mean, if it's okay with your parents." I was hesitating, nervous a little.

"Sure, but I live alone though." she replied, turning around to face me.

"Really?" I was happy and shocked at the same time.

"Really."

"Thank you so much Rena." I bowed to her in respect.

"Don't mention it. Come on, we should catch the bus." Rena said as the bus's headlights were coming towards us.

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gyoza- dumplings with a filling usually made of minced vegetables and ground meat

hamubagu- a Japanese style hamburger without the bread

tempura- seafood, vegetables, mushrooms and other pieces of food coated with tempura batter and deep fried

udon- native Japanese noodles made of wheat flour and can be served either hot or cold and with various toppings