It's an alternate universe.
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I'm really sorry for the long wait... I'm gonna put this chapter in and the next will follow within the end of next week, promise!
Third chapter
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New Friend Meroko
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It was Wednesday, two days before the upcoming show. Even though the week had past swiftly for most kids, because of the upcoming show on Friday night, Mitsuki thought she had lived hell. Her sister hadn't visited like she told her she would and her friends didn't stop bothering her with the handsome Takuto who had given her a first row ticket for the most popular show in years. Meanwhile, she couldn't found an excuse to present her grandmother to go out on Friday until midnight. She had to find a really valuable reason to go see the show because of her grandmother's strictness.
She couldn't sneak out this time. The first time she had felt bad for it. And there wasn't any way her grandmother wouldn't know… The show was announced everywhere.
So all week, the young girl just stayed in her room and looked at the moon calendar that Eichi gave her two years ago. She sighed and took place on her bed, lying down on her stomach. A small knock on her room's door resonated slightly through the house. She got up annoyed of the stupid way that person tried to sneak in. Most be one of her friends… but they all knew she couldn't go out, she was still punished because she mentioned the idea of going to the show to Tanaka-san and her grandmother heard them.
As she approached the door, she realized the identity of the person on the other when she saw pink locks on the side of the door. Meroko. What was she doing here? And first of all, how did she found out I live here? The chocolate haired girl opened the door swiftly without a sound.
"Meroko? What are you doing here?" She asked in a small strangle voice.
"Shhhh… What's the big deal with your grandmother? She wouldn't let me in!"
Mitsuki smiled to herself. Dressed in that kind of revealing clothes and pink hair, it's no wonder her grandmother didn't let the girl in. She let the girl come in and then closed the door behind her before locking her two bedroom's doors.
"What are you doing here Meroko?"
The pink haired girl just humphed and lifted her chin a little higher while closing her eyes.
"I'm not here because I want to you know. I came because Takuto asked me. He wanted you to have this." She said throwing a CD at the younger girl. "You better work hard on the lyrics. He's planning something… but I don't know much about it. But I'm pretty sure you're gonna sing with the band after the show." Then, she opened her eyes and looked at her surrounding, observing the room she was in with her scrutinizing eyes. On the wall next to her there was an old poster, some kind of moon calendar that dated from two years ago.
"That thing's so old. Why don't you throw it away?" She got up and was about to tear the calendar off the wall but Mitsuki intercepted her, frowning greatly.
"No! That's a gift from Eichi-kun! I won't ever throw it out!"
Taken aback Meroko looked at her incredulously, then a smirk appeared on her lips.
"Sooooo, who's Eichi-kun?"
The chocolate haired girl blushed. She lay her head down a little, some bangs covering her eyes. Meroko put a hand on her shoulder. The girl looked up at the pink haired teen with curious eyes but the older girl just smiled at her softly.
"You don't have to tell me if it's too personal, you know. We all have our secrets and our reasons for doing things. But maybe I can help you if you want."
The two girls smiled at each other. And Mitsuki started explaining everything about Eichi-kun. How much she loved him and she missed him. She also talked about the orphanage that she stayed at for like four years and the day Eichi-kun left. She talked about his dream to become an astronaut and her dream to become a singer to find him in America.
"We promised each other that the day we would meet again, we would be closer to reaching our dreams!"
"Woaw! That story is so touching! I would like to have that kind of love story myself." Said Meroko with starry eyes making the younger girl blushed.
They talked about it a little longer until Tanaka-san knocked on the door to tell her that dinner was ready. The girls said goodbye to each other promising to meet again the next day after school and Meroko sneaked out by her back door while Mitsuki went to eat with a huge smile on her face.
Friday, just after school Meroko was waiting for her at the school's gate again. That girl was definitely full of surprises. At first, she seemed a little hostile but everything changed after that little discussion about Eichi-kun. They were getting such close friends in less than a week time. The pink haired girl spotted her chocolate haired friend and waved at her. Mitsuki came running.
"I have an idea Mitsuki. You could tell your grandmother that you're coming at my house tonight. You're going to sleep over. That shouldn't cause any problem and you could came at the show. At least try it."
Mitsuki wasn't sure her grandmother would buy that excuse since she knew that she wanted to go at that show but she could at least try. She had told Takuto that she would come. It might be a great chance to encounter real musicians and real singers and maybe even a producer and/or a manager! The two girls chit-chat until they arrived at Mitsuki's house. Her grandmother didn't like the idea but since the girls had a letter written by Meroko's mother that asked for Mitsuki to spend the night she didn't object the idea immediately. The girls had to negotiate to have the permission but they finally win and ran to Mitsuki's room to get her things ready.
"For a moment there Mitsuki, I thought we failed."
"Yeah, me too!"
They smiled at each other and continued preparing the bag Mitsuki would bring with her at Meroko's apartment so she could spend the night.
They prepared themselves at Meroko's apartment. Meroko just turned eighteen and was living in an apartment with the girlfriend of one of the band member of Negi-Ramen, Takuto and their fellows band mates had an apartment next to hers. It was more a small house than an apartment actually.
Mitsuki dyed her hair with blond spray, not wanting anyone to notice it was her too easily. It wasn't a real dyer but some kind of Halloween dyer that stayed usually for one day or night and that washed away with only a shampoo. It was the easiest way to not get in trouble too easily. Meroko was wearing some kind of strange bunny ears but Mitsuki didn't comment on that. She didn't want to upset Meroko. Not tonight.
They came to the show early but there already was a long line to wait before being able to get into the outdoors' kind of stage. Sound test were being done and some light effect were being place. It all seemed to be the last minute review, just to make sure everything would work out fine.
Mitsuki was ecstatic, she was running around like a little kid. She was wearing her golden lock in two small bund on each side of her head and that made her look younger than what she really was. Her cheeks were covered by a deep blush and she was smiling and laughing beside the short haired Meroko. The older teen was smiling softly. She knew that kind of atmosphere too well and was too familiar with it to feel the same thrill as her younger friend.
After a while, they finally entered the site and walked to get to their place in the first rows while people were pushing and trying to get their places as well. Mitsuki was walking happily clutching her purse on her heart. Inside her small red purse, the CD Meroko gave her the other day was carefully held. It was Negi-Ramen's album for this show. It still wasn't out yet, but the release was tonight. She had listened to it so much in three days that she learned most of the lyrics by heart. Her favourite song was a love song entitled Eternal Snow.
She sat in the middle of the first row even though it was still mostly full. Meroko was sit beside her and there was an empty sit beside her. She was so excited that half an hour passed like five minutes in her mind and the show was starting.
An announcer made his way on stage, he was here to fire up the crowd before the first part of the show. Two local bands were doing the first part. It past quickly enough even though they were quite good, they weren't the event that all the fans were waiting for. As the announcer called the name of Negi-Ramen at the top of his lungs, he ran out of stage and the members got on stage.
Takuto was wearing his weird white and blue cat-eared hat. He had matching shirt and pants and was jumping up and down at the front of the stage, a mic in hand. His other band mates took place on the stage, waving at the crowd. Takuto was waving and stopped jumping for a moment.
"Woaw! You seemed already fired up by the two previous band!" The crowd cheered loudly. Takuto grinned.
"So you feeling good tonight? I can't hear ya!" He shouted in the mic. The crowd responded to him even more loudly. The guitarist, a guy with dirty blond hair wearing some weird hat that looked like mouse ears, came near Takuto, whispering something in his ear. The drummer, some weird guy all in white that looked like a ghost, was starting to make a small quiet rumble while the keyboard player, a man with long brown hair and a long coat, was still waving at the crowd pressing some keys once in a while. Takuto shook his head a little, his grey ponytail following his movement behind him. He smiled softly and spoke again:
"It seems we're ready for our first song guys! Soooo, get ready for Just As Simple!"
He turned around and the music started. He sang a couple of lines softly before turning around when the drum started and the beat was getting slightly faster. Mitsuki and Meroko were up, dancing and singing with them. The chair beside Meroko was still empty. The two were so into it that they didn't notice that they sometimes appeared on the giant back screen. Takuro sang a couple of more songs, more like fifteen other songs, and the show neared its end. On the last encore, Takuto posed the mic into its pole and lowered his head before starting to speak softly to the crowd.
"Well you see, I prepared something special for our very last song. For those who follow me at every one of my performance, you'll recognize her but for the others, I want you to meet a great singer: Fullmoon! Please come on stage, we're gonna sing the last song together."
The crowd cheered loudly but Mitsuki just blushed as she was pushed by Meroko on stage. Her golden locks were dancing gently in the small breeze. She took place very timidly beside Takuto.
"So with Fullmoon, we're gonna sing Eternal Snow!"
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The music started, there was only the keyboard. Takuto started singing:
Kimi
wo suki natte dore kurai tatsu no kana
I
fell in love with you... just how long has it been since then?
Kimochi
fukurande yuku bakari de
My
feelings have only been getting stronger.
The drummer started playing with the guitarist and Mitsuki sang so smoothly and easily that it seemed she really was a part of the band:
Kimi
wa kono omoi kizuiteiru no ka na
I
wonder... have you realized how I feel?
Takuto looked at her taken aback, he smiled to her and sang while dancing a little, getting into the song completely:
Ichido
mo kotoba ni wa shitenai kedo
Even
though I've never said a word...
The two sang together, their voices in such harmony:
Yuki no
you ni tada shizuka ni
It's
like snowflakes drifting... gently...
Mitsuki sang alone, going for a low tone at the beginning and lightening with every syllable closing her eyes:
Furi
tsumori tsuzukete yuku
...continuing
to pile higher and higher.
Takuto took her hand and she opened her eyes, smiling softly, singing with him:
Hold me
tight konna omoi nara
Hold
me tight... if this is how it feels...
The boy then sang alone:
Dare ka wo suki ni naru kimochi
The
feeling of falling in love with someone...
Mitsuki, while letting go of Takuto's hand and turning slightly the other way, finished the line with:
Shiritaku
nakatta yo
I
never wanted to know that feeling.
They sang together the last couple of lines, Mitsuki getting the higher notes and Takuto going for the lower tone, the two had such beautiful voices singing together, the crowd had their arms in the air, balancing from side to side.
I love
you namida tomaranai
I
love you... I can't stop my tears from falling...
Konnanjya
kimi no koto
In
that case, then you...
Shirazu
ni ireba yokatta yo
...should
never have come into my life.
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The song ended. Mitsuki's cheeks were a deep red, she was about to go back but Takuto held her hand.
"Thanks for everyone! I hope you liked it! Our second album in now out! I hope to see you all at our next show! We love you! Have a nice night! Goodbye!"
After addressing his last message to the crowd, he turned to Mitsuki and smiled.
"You won't get away so easily, you got a V.I.P. pass to see us after the show. We're getting ready and after we're going out to eat. Wanna come see the band and our manager?"
She smiled and followed him backstage. She couldn't wait, she was so excited. She had completely forgot about Meroko or about the empty chair beside the pink haired girl. She was going to meet a real band, and to top it all, a manager! She bounced happily behind the boy with the weird cat eared hat while he made his way toward the members of his band.
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