Mikiramen
Luckystar222
tAnGeRiNe-jUjUbE08
I love you guys. Haha.
CHAPTER 08
"Guys, you will have a lunch meeting with Mr. Narumi tomorrow." Yuu told us as we pack up out gadget and guitars after our daily practice.
"About?" I asked.
"You'll find out." Hotaru said with a glimmer in her eyes.
The band has been here for two weeks. And we are practicing hard for this battle of the bands in which Natsume challenged us. I don't wanna be his slave! And worse, I don't want my band mates to be his slave all because he has this unreasonable grudge towards me. So these past two weeks, we were practicing everyday, and I also sing them some new songs I composed.
"Anna let me help you with that." Kitsuneme said as he carried Anna's guitar and effects board for her and left me with out saying goodbye. Mochu immediately imitated Kitsuneme's action ang carried Nobara's bass for her and dragged her. Nonoko eventually followed them. All of them didn't bother staying behind with me! Just because they have their own love lives? Sigh.
"What's wrong Mikan?" Yuu asked me.
"Nothing." I let another sigh escape.
"What are you thinking?" Hotaru asked me.
"It's just, I'm feeling so left out seeing my band mates have their own love lives. I mean look at them! They didn't even wait for me." I explained with another sigh.
"You can't hurry love." Hotaru told me.
"Isn't that a song?" Yuu asked her.
"Yes."
"I'm not hurrying love!" I said defensively. "It's just that, I feel like I'm an abnormal girl just because I never had a serious crush."
"That's because you're so dense and childish." Hotaru said.
"I'm not!"
"See." She pointed out.
"Ugh! Just because sooo many rich guys love you and all that." I retorted frustrated at how she can't see my point.
"I don't like them and what have they got to do with the conversation we had?" Hotaru replied emotionlessly.
"Mikan. You're not the only one who never had a serious crush all her life." Yuu comforted me. "Yeah? How can say that huuuuuh?" I asked him as I pressed the elevator button.
"I've never felt that way all my life too!" he said proudly. "I never had the time to look at girls in a different way. So don't feel bad anymore." Yuu said.
I laughed at how ridiculous and stupid the things I'm thinking are. "You're right." I said.
"Don't worry about it." Yuu said as we climbed down the elevator.
"And don't forget your lunch meeting. It is very important." Hotaru reminded me.
I stayed up all night composing a song after that.
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"OH NO! I TOTALLY FORGOT MY LUNCH MEETING!" It was almost 11:55 when I saw my wall clock. I have been so occupied with the new song I'm working on that I didn't bother to change out of my denim shorts, pink shirt and pink Chucks and immediately ran out of my unit making sure I had my key with me.
I turned too fast that I bumped into someone.
"Ow! Im so- Oh. It's you."
"Bumping to me to get my attention eh? That's cheap, POLKA." The guy who I bumped into, my neighbor, and pervert guy was Natsume Hyuuga.
"What makes you- ARGH! DON'T HAVE TIME FOR JERKS LIKE YOU!" I said as I dashed for the elevator.
"Good afternoon everyone, Mr. Narumi. Sorry I'm late!" I said as I arrived 10 minutes late.
"I told you NOT to forget." Hotaru scolded me.
"I'm sorry, I was working on a new song." I explained as I sat at my usual couch place.
"Well, your new song is on time, cause you need to record an album!" Mr. Narumi said with a smile.
Silence engulfed the booth. Anna who was eating left her fork halfway to her mouth, causing the white pasta to slide down back to the plate. Nonoko slowly swallowed what she was eating and Nobara looked up from her plate. Yuu had that proud smile on his face while Hotaru is still looking gruff.
"A-a-a-a an a-album?" I asked anxiously.
"Your debut album." Mr. Narumi confirmed.
"A-album?"
"Your album." He confirmed again.
"An album. I can't believe it." I said as I flopped back to my seat.
"When can you start recording? We want the battle of the bands to be the album's launch. And we target to atleast release 3 singles before the battle of the bands." Mr. Narumi said.
"Wow! Sounds good. Thank you." I told him. "Guys, can we do the recording this week starting today?" I asked my band mates' opinion.
"Sure."
"No prob."
"Kay."
"I guess we'll start after this meal!" I told him with a huge smile.
"That's good! Well, I'm finished with the business, and so with the meal. See you guys later. I still have another lunch meeting. Yuu, Hotaru, I leave them to your hands now!" with that, Mr. Narumi went out while skipping happily and humming a tune which sounded like the Minuet in G.
We proceeded straight to the Tower A's 64th floor recording studio. While we were walking along the hallway, I saw Digitally Manipulated practicing in one of the recording rooms.
"Hotaru, why are they there?" I asked.
"All the bands we manage use the studios of this floor." She replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"REALLY?!?" I asked shocked.
"Oh yeah! Mikan! Still Fire owns that one." Anna told me as she pointed at the room we are passing by. And sure enough, I see Koko and Kitsuneme head banging with their guitars, Mochu hitting his drums and Ruka who was standing still, and well, a Natsume Hyuuga, hand cupping the mike.
"You also manage Still Fire?" I asked Hotaru shocked.
"Yes." She replied.
"Hey Hotaru? Can we visit Still Fire? Since they're on the same floor and all." Anna asked politely.
"Okay. Just be back on time for your recording part." Hotaru agreed.
"Thank you!" They replied as they open the door leading to another hallway.
"I wanna come too! I wanna hear that arrogant Hyuuga sing!" I told Hotaru.
"No." and with that she dragged me to our studio.
"Why not?" I asked pleadingly.
"The shred goes first, then the lead, bass then drums. After the accompaniment, we record the vocals. Then back up vocals." Hotaru said.
"Fine, then, after I record the rhythm, can I go watch them?" I asked with a smile as I plugged my Epiphone SG.
"Yes."
"Oh, and could I sing along too?" I asked Hotaru who was on the other room already.
"It won't be recorded yet." She told me over my headphones.
"But this is a new song I composed last night! I want to surprise them. Please Hotaru. Can we not like just delete the part of the vocals later or edit it?" I said to Hotaru pleadingly.
"Fine." Hotaru said.
Tell me where our time went
And if it was time well spent
Just don't let me fall asleep
Feeling empty again
Cause I fear I might break
And I fear I can't take it
Tonight I'll lie awake
Feeling empty
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
We're better off without you
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
We're better off without you
Now that I'm losing hope
And there's nothing else to show
For all the days that we spent
Carry away from home
Some things I'll never know
And I had to let them go
I'm sitting all alone
Feeling empty
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
We're better off without you
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
We're better off without you
Without you
Some things I'll never know
And I had to let them go
Some things I'll never know
And I had to let them go
But I'm sitting all alone
Feeling empty
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
We're better off without you
I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now
You're better off without me
"I think that's a one-take. Do you want to listen?" I heard Hotaru's voice over the headphones.
"Yeah." I was starting to feel anxious. And I can hear the guitar.
"Uh, I think it's alright now. Can I revise what I did if I doesn't match any of the other's part?" I asked Hotaru. "Sure." Hotaru's voice said over the headphones.
"Yay! So can I go to Still Fire now?" I asked as I dropped my guitar to the stand.
"Uh. Do you have some paper there? I'll just write the chords and lyrics."
"Call Anna." Hotaru told me as I hanged the paper with the chords and the title of the song over the mike stand. With that, I dashed to Still Fire's studio.
Without bothering to knock, I opened the studio's door.
"Mikan!" Koko and Kitsuneme jumped on me and we ended up on the floor, caught in a wrestling match.
"He- Hey! Hey!" I said as I pushed both of them off me. A loud laughter erupted from everyone.
"You hit real hard for a girl." Koko said as he rolled on the floor laughing.
"You hit a girl, hard! My back hurts. I think I bumped my head on the floor." I said as I stood up. "Anyway, Anna, it's your turn now."
"Why so soon?" Kitsuneme asked with a pout. "It has only been, like, fifteen minutes."
"Oh no! Mikan did a one-take!" Koko accused.
"Well, I was too excited to see you guys play! And besides, I'll be returning for the vocals. So you better get your asses there and play me a song!" I said as I hit them both hard on the head not so playfully.
"Aw, anyway, see you guys later." Anna said with a defeated smile as she exit.
I sat on the couch and I observed Ruka who was holding this wood-colored with a light stripe in the middle bass with a 'W' on the end. WARWICK!
"Whoa Ruka! Is that a Warwick?" I stood up and ran to him immediately.
"Y-yeah." He replied.
"Wow!" I ran to him as I looked at the beauty of his bass. "What model?"
"Corvette $$ NT Bubinga" He said.
I looked at his reaction with a smile. He must be very proud he can own a Warwick. But as I looked up he looked away.
"Is this made in Germany?" I asked with a smile.
"Yes." He said looking at another thing.
"Mikan! You're frightening him!" Koko said with a laugh while rolling on the floor.
"Wha-?"
"Hey polka dots. You're a mere audience so get you butt out here and go worship us in a corner." Natsume said as he shoved Kitsuneme a Les Paul.
"Whoa Kitsuneme! Is that yours?" I said as I ran over to him but someone grabbed the end of my pink shirt.
"Hold it. Didn't I tell you to go in a corner and worship us?" Natsume said. I furiously tagged for my shirt.
"Let go! I wanna se-"
"We're gonna PRACTICE now. Since this is what we want to do. So go ahead and do what you want to do and don't disturb us cause we're not disturbing you!" He said angrily.
He tugged on my shirt once pulling me closer to him. He smells like… before I could I indentify what he smell liked, he pushed me so hard I landed flat on my face.
"Ow! Dammit!" I said and without a care, Koko played his part as he stepped on his heavy metal distortion effects. Soon, everyone followed.
My thoughts were interrupted with a growl from the microphone. I turned to look at Natsume. Wow. He can sure scream.
Here I am, once again. Just like a pack of wolves.
The skies were once paved with gold, now they rain on us all.
I've made my bed, so I'll lie in it.
I've dug my grave so I'll die in it.
"Tell all my friends I said goodbye, clenched teeth and fluttering eyes"
I can't go on like this.
"Tell all my friends I said goodbye, clenched teeth and fluttering eyes"
I can't go on like this.
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I don't want it, I just need it.
And I can't believe that it's getting harder just to feel alive.
It's getting harder just to feel alive.
Curtains close; take a bow. I think we fooled all of them now.
Who you are, what you say, what you do each and every single day.
I've made my bed, so I'll lie in it.
I've dug my grave, so God help me die in it.
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I don't want it, I just need it.
And I can't believe that...
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I don't want it, I just need it.
And I can't believe that...
And I dug my grave, so I'll lie in it. (Lie in it, lie in it)
I've made my bed, so I'll die in it. (Die in it)
I dug my grave
I dug my grave
I'd rather live, than live forever!
I'm knocking on Death's door, but you're already dead.
It's either now, or fucking never.
And that night, we meant every word we said.
All I can say...
All I can say for sure is, we're coming out tonight.
All I can say for sure is, we're coming up tonight.
Just like the living dead,
Just like the living dead,
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I don't want it, I just need it.
And I can't believe that...
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I don't want it, I just need it.
And I can't believe that...
Just like the living dead, I've got a taste for something.
And I don't want it, I just need it.
And I can't believe that it's getting harder just to feel alive.
It's getting harder just to feel alive.
I was completely silent.
This band is so hardcore!
"That was… gob smacking! Awesome! Totally HARDCORE!" I wailed after a few seconds.
"Admitting defeat this early now are we?" Natsume butted in.
"NO!" I said.
"Not too late to back down." Natsume said with a smirk as he walked out the door with his hand on his pocket..
"Dammit! I'll never do that!"
"Hey Mikan! What have you done to Natsume?" Kitsuneme said with an amused grin.
"What? I didn't even-"
"He never talks to girls!" Koko said while laughing maniacally. Kitsuneme joined him.
"Guys! You shouldn't tell her things like that!" Ruka said defending Natsume.
"Why not? Remember Misaki? Natsume absolutely hates her! She tried to talk to him. She was just about to open her mouth, he walked out! Men, that was funny, Misaki's facial expression was so… unpaintable!" Koko said, as he laughed harder.
"So? What do I have to do with this?" I asked confused.
"Dude! He's actually talking to you!" Koko said smacking me in the head.
"I don't get it." I said plainly as I returned the smack he gave me with all the strength I can muster.
"Eh! Don't mind them!" Ruka said as he ran towards the direction.
"Don't mind the both of them. They totally hate girls so much they can't even talk to them. It was really a miracle he's teasing you!" Koko said with another laugh.
"I don't think that's a good thing. I prefer it if Natsume wouldn't talk to me." I said depressed.
"Well, you must have really done something to attract his attention and make him talk to a girl." Kitsuneme said.
"MIKAAAAAN!" Anna suddenly appeared out of nowhere. "How dare you record a beautiful new song we haven't heard!" Anna said as she playfully smacked my head.
"EH! YOU HAVE A NEW SONG?" Nonoko and Nobara, who were silently seated on the couch, suddenly stood up.
"Yeah! It's so nice that I'm thinking of a lead right now!" Anna said. Nonoko and Nobara immediately dashed to the other room.
"Wait!" Mochu said as he ran after Nobara, followed by Kitsuneme and Koko.
"So I'm left alone here, huh?" I screamed angrily to the empty room.
I remembered my band's recording. I need to be absent from school for a week just to record a few original songs for our school. And I had these "HEY! I DON'T KNOW THE CHORDS!" and "I NEVER HEARD OF THIS SONG! NOBODY PLAYED IT FOR ME!", moments. I always, always, end up screaming in the mike to our music producer and blabbing "I-I'm so sorry, I don't know the song" or "I'm not sure with the chords" and it's embarrassing. And at the end of the day, I just say, "nobody notices the bass anyway" gloomily.
Anyway, just sharing…
P.S. look, I'm not so sure if I still care about reviews =)) I think I just want to publish my story =))
Songs used by...
Mikan: Pressure by Paramore
Natsume: The Comedown by Bring Me The Horizon