Pairing/Characters Involved: KaikoxMiriam
Rating: K+
Genre(s): Romance, friendship
Silver had to be the most unique colour in the world, or at least it was in the mind of Kaiko. People said silver was like grey, but it wasn't. Grey was dull, lifeless and boring. Silver was bright, shining, and beautiful – much like the girl who Kaiko was looking at right now.
Eyes tight shut, microphone clutched confidently, sinuous silver hair, and a reverberating voice overflowing with pure emotion – yes, Miriam truly was the most amazing woman Kaiko had ever seen.
The blue-haired female thought she had it tough; with constant competition from her overly-successful brother, her own voice was shadowed and shunned. Yet this silvery woman singing her heart out upon the stage got such barren reaction from the audience, it almost angered Kaiko. Was everyone in this theatre deaf? How could they not hear the wondrous sound being emanated from this surely talented singer?
Miriam hit the finale with a perfect note, and raised her glistening silver eyes, the same shade as her hair, to the audience. Kaiko nearly stopped breathing from the anticipation, for it seemed just for a moment, their eyes connected. Miriam's eyes darted away just as quickly, and as the hand holding the microphone dropped to her side, she gave a small bow.
Scattered claps were heard throughout the auditorium, although none too enthusiastic. Kaiko had the intensifying urge to scream at the people, to tell them to stop being so damn deaf.
"And that was contestant #23, Miriam! Now onto our next…" the amplified voice of the host faded out of Kaiko's hearing as she nearly jumped out of her chair, and rushed to the backstage of the theatre. She had to meet Miriam! She had to!
She scuttled past security at backstage without a second glance, after all, Kaiko was the younger sister of the famous Kaito, who was a guest singer at this local competition. Kaiko swore half the contestants that entered this singing talent event couldn't sing at all. In fact, she suspected they were only in it for a chance to meet her brother. Ugh. Plus what made her feel even more enraged was that real singers, like the amazing Miriam, barely got an opportunity thanks to those stupid people.
Working herself up into a raging huff, Kaiko slammed open the double doors leading to the dressing rooms, and collided flat into another person.
"O-Oh! I'm sorry! Are you alright..?"
Kaiko scarcely had a moment to register what happened, when she found herself staring into the worried eyes of none other than the person she was rushing forward to meet.
With a squeak, Kaiko scurried backwards, a growing blush spreading across her cheeks. "I-I'm fine! Fine!" Her voice came out high-pitched and nervous, verging on something sounding almost panicky.
Using her hands, Miriam pushed herself back up into a standing pose. Bending over Kaiko, she offered a hand to her. "Please forgive me! I wasn't watching where I was going at all." Miriam sounded lovely even when she was just speaking normally.
Timidly, Kaiko grasped her warm hand, allowing herself to be pulled up. "N-No, it was me… I was r-rushing…"
"Rushing? Ah! You must be needing to go somewhere; I should let you be on your way!" Miriam hastily stepped aside, creating an easy path for Kaiko to run past.
"A-Actually, I came rushing back here because… I wanted to make sure I-I… could meet you…" By the end of the sentence, Kaiko's voice was almost a whisper, her lips barely parting to allow out any sound.
"…Me?" The singer sounded genuinely surprised.
"Y-Yes!" Gaining courage, Kaiko spoke louder, "I thought your performance was truly beautiful! I wanted to say how moved I was by your singing."
The expression on Miriam's face was priceless – the mixture of awe, shock, flatter, embarrassment, and most of all, appreciation. Slowly, the sundry face changed, and a gentle smile eased itself onto Miriam lips.
"Thank-you. Thank-you so much."
Kaiko blushed, and stared at her feet. "You're welcome Miriam."
"How do you know my name- ah, right, the presenter." Miriam sheepishly rubbed the back of her head, self-conscious about her small moment of stupidity. "What's your name, then?"
"…It's Kaiko." Was the hesitant reply. Almost all the time when she told someone her name, there were mass amounts of squealing and 'Are you really Kaito's sister? Can you get Kaito's autograph for me? Pleeeeaaase'. Much to Kaiko's delight and amazement, Miriam did neither.
"It's nice to meet you!" Her sincere smile told Kaiko instantly that she didn't recognise her for her brother, but just saw Kaiko as Kaiko. If only Miriam could realise just how much that innocent action meant.
"Miriam… after this contest is finished, do you want to maybe go out and get something to eat?"
The silvery woman smiled. "Sure, I would enjoy that."
What Miriam didn't realise at the time was she would spend the next few hours staring into Kaiko's sapphire eyes, and deciding that blue was the brightest, shining, and most beautiful colour in the entirety of the world.