Rhythms of the Stars
The following days were full of tension and unimportant arguments that were started over some of the most trivial things. Maybe the band was just being too nervous about their new occupation and status that soon brought about crowds of fans in school in just days after they started the band. Ryuichi had named the band 'Nittle Grasper' and since Kori had agreed on it, there were no objections about the name either.
Nittle Grasper huh. What does the name really means anyway? It was a matter between Ryuichi and Kori herself. Nittle can be split into two words: 'Not' and 'Little'. While Grasper means person who don't let go of something. And it adds up to become a band with not small but enormous dreams and refuses to give up on them. That was something that Ryuichi hopes to achieve while he came up with the name.
Eiri sat down beside Kori in the recording room, lying on her shoulders and humming onto a tune. This would be the last song he'll be recording before he leaves for New York. So it'll not be very much possible that he could stay in the band. After all, his dream was not in the music business, but in writing. If it were not for Kori, he would not even step into music or any media business at all.
Sighing really loudly, Eiri closed his eyes and stopped humming. It was just simply a gesture of bored ness really, but it took Kori's attention.
"Is there anything wrong?" Kori asked in a whispered and stroked Eiri's hair.
"Nah…" Replied the blonde when he found his actions to be quite worrying to Kori; "I was just thinking about how much I'll miss you when I leave Japan."
"Oh." Kori replied the blonde, somehow in a very upset mode, and stood up suddenly, jerking Eiri's head.
"Where are you going?"
"I…I'm gonna just go just ask Touma something."
Off she went and dragged her confused brother out of the room when he was in a middle of a conversation with K.
Eiri just stared in surprise, only for a while until he finds something quite wrong with her. Quickly, he stood up and ran after the siblings (mainly Kori). To him, Kori was big factor of his life, but what about to Kori herself. He felt that he needed to know it, and badly.
The corridors became longer and longer as he ran after Kori, it seemed it be a never-ending spiral until he reached the main entrance of the building where he found Kori crying in Touma's arms. 'Why was she crying?' This dangerous thinking had sent several negative thoughts and many worrying images flashed through his minds.
Confused and worried, he crept behind the wall where the siblings stood to eavesdrop. He knew that Kori would be enraged if she finds out about his action, but his worries for his love just ignored this fact and made him do it.
"I can't stand it anymore." He heard the girl screamed, "Please, please take me away from him."
"There, there Kori. Calm down." He heard Touma assuring his sister in a gentle but harsh tone, "I know what you feeling now but please just calm down for a second okay?"
Kori tried to breathe and reassure herself, it was sort of difficult but she tried to follow suit her brother's words, when she realized her orbs were leaking.
Touma pulled his sister into an embrace again, knowing very well that this could get worse if it attracts any attention. Kori did not like anyone to see her cry, but she just could not hold back. Touma knew her well, even if she did hated him before, he knew that little girl as if she were in the tips of his fingers.
"Touma, I just couldn't help it. I love him, but I just can't imagine what I'll do without Eiri." She sobbed and grabbed onto Touma's jacket and wiped her tears. "I need to leave him before I drop deeper. I know this is really selfish of me and that I broke my promise to him. I just couldn't help it. I couldn't leave yet. I want to be with you and Ryu. Not that I don't love him anymore. It's just that. I feel that I'm not worthy of him; I don't deserve his love, Touma. You know what I mean?"
"I don't." Touma replied with a harsh tone straight in her face. "I don't know why you yet to seek forgiveness when all of us had forgiven you. Mom, Dad, Hashiba, Ayato, Sakuma, Eiri and me. I don't see why you still blame yourself for everything."
Listening to the speech for mildly a minute, Eiri took a leave. He could not help himself, he felt that he had knew too much all of a sudden.
"I couldn't do anything for her." He muttered softly and took the elevator back into the recording studio.
---------------------------------------------------
"Go one, Go two. And one two three go!"
The count was given and off goes the drums Eiri was playing. Soon, The base guitar (By Kori) and synthesizers (By Touma) banged through the beat until the main guitarist (Last but not least our dear Ryuichi) began to play.
Then stopped all of a sudden with the base playing. And Kori spoke:
I know that this would just be another stupid dream,
But are you there with me?
A second of silence, the music jammed in again and Ryuichi took over. Grabbing onto the microphone, his voice began to tone down to a soother tone and dragged the rhythm while Kori blew in the base and echoed Ryuichi's part in the lyrics.
I don't know much about you being in my life,
Maybe your appearance is just a lie.
My life will never start without you,
Never end without you.
I wanted it to end.
Wanted time to stop.
I don't want anymore,
All I need is you
Here
Here to be with me.
With me here together forever.
But why God?
That this will never be true.
You have so many stars already,
Why can't you just give me some more time?
I'm not god, so
I can't do anything much for you my dear.
I don't deserve you, princess.
I don't deserve your love.
Kori approached the microphone for the second verse. There was when Eiri took on the echoing part. It made the verse a little rough but sort of magical yet a hard beat into reality.
What if my dreams were just made-up fantasies?
Then you'll disappear,
Leave me here
Alone in this dark lonely world.
I don't want this dream to end.
Even if my stupidity never ends.
I don't want to leave you,
You were already part of me.
You are
Just an illusion, are you?
Tell me now before it ends!
But why God?
That this will never be true.
You have so many stars already,
Why can't you just give me some more time?
I'm not god, so
I can't do anything much for you my dear.
I don't deserve you, my prince.
I don't deserve your love.
Maybe Eiri was just being emotional about the song, maybe about what he had heard when he eavesdrop the siblings' speech earlier on. Eiri's heart sank. His voice dropped since the verse had ended but it ended with parts and parcel of sobs. Then Kori and Ryuichi screamed their magic into the microphones together, both taking turns in the echoing part where the technicians began to add in effects in their echoes.
I wanted it to end.
Wanted time to stop.
I don't want anymore,
All I need is you
Here
Here to be with me.
With me here together forever.
I don't want this dream to end.
Even if my stupidity never ends.
I don't want to leave you,
You were already part of me.
You are
Just an illusion, are you?
Tell me now before it ends!
But why God?
That this will never be true.
You have so many stars already,
Why can't you just give me some more time?
I'm not god, so
I can't do anything much for you my dear.
I don't deserve you, my love.
I don't deserve your love.
Why can't you just give me some more time?
I'm not just any made-up fantasy.
You were my light that was the source of my life.
But I don't see why you need me here.
What if I was just your dream?
The song ended with a lowering of beat and volume, soon to a dead end. 'Love Fantasy' was the last song of the album and the band began to smile in relieve after it ended. (Even though after this day will be days of long tedious MV filming days, which Eiri's not gonna participate in.) After all they had been recording the song since after they stepped into the room, and it was after midnight already.
Touma began to yawn, quite loudly. It only took a second for Kori to realize his brother's behavior and ask if he were to live in her apartment that night. Ryuichi bounced up before Touma could answer and screamed a 'yes'.
The lively atmosphere was then in the way of someone who was nearly cracking up. His mind was filled with depression, the more he tried to laugh, and the more he would feel like crying. So it was decided that he would do nothing at all. Eiri stood up and left immediately when he thought no one noticed.
But a pair of green orbs followed his shadows out the exit.
"Let's go Kori, I'll send you home." Kori broke the vision and looked at K, who was smiling at her.
"Erm…okay."
End
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