.little silent angel.
Luckystar222
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Mikiramen
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CHAPTER 12
-MIKAN-
"Mom, these are the pics and vids from our gig last night, courtesy of Hotaru. I really miss you. Can you come here and watch us sometime? Please?! I miss you a lot. I love you so much. Take care of your self. Don't worry about me, I'm well taken care of by Hotaru, my friends and especially the company." I typed on my iMac's keyboard. It's has been a month since we first arrived here. And every night, we have three to five gigs around New York. We are turning days into nights.
There was a continuous impatient knocking on my door. "Who is it?" I screamed. I looked at my clock as I made my way to my door. It clearly stated just a few minutes pass six in the evening. If this was my band, they're too early in fetching me. The knocking still hadn't stopped.
"What-!" My sentence was left hanging in the air. I opened the door only to find Tsubasa, Kaname, Misaki and Yuri with their index finger on their mouth, hushing me harshly.
"Quiet Mikan. We're listening to Technicolor Dolls on the radio." Tsubasa said with a smile. Kaname, Misaki and Yuri laughed softly, not to drown out the full blasted cell phone, which was playing something.
Technicolor Dolls. On. The. RADIO.
"KYYYAAAAAA!" I screamed so loud that Ruka went outside.
"S-S-Sakura! What is it?!" He screamed as he ran to my side. "LISTEN!" I screeched as I pointed at the cell phone.
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
"And that was Pressure by Technicolor Dolls, entering the chart on number 34. Great job girls! R-"
"Congrats Sakura!"
"Congrats Mikan!"
"Great Mikan!"
I was flooded by greetings yet I do not know what to say. I was still under the state of shock of hearing my song on the radio.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAA!" I screamed as I ran around, not knowing what to do. This is too good to be true. "OH MY GOD… IT'S MY SONG! ON THE RADIO! THE RADIO PLAYED MY SONG!" I can't help but chant.
"Uh Mikan?" Kaname said gently as he grabbed me.
"MY FU-"
"I think you should get ready for your gig now." He said as he shoved me to my unit with a laugh. "HEY!" I said as I grabbed him and wrestled him to my floor as a revenge for pushing me.
"Okay, you two, cut out your sweetness…" Tsubasa said as he pulled me up and pushed me gently to my room. "Now, CHANGE!" he screamed from the living room.
I heard laughter.
I changed into denim shorts that reached up to a bit higher than my mid thighs, an orange-brown plaid polo. I really don't know what shoes to wear. I then ran outside to ask for their opinion.
"Hey guys," I said as I tried to arrange my hair, which was all over my face. "What shoes go with these?" I asked as I played with my hair not really looking at them.
Silence.
"What do you think?" They just stared at me. I don't know why but Ruka and Kaname's faces were red. Tsubasa was just staring at me. And Misaki had this amazed look on her face.
"What?" I asked confused.
"You look so hot." Misaki said as she dragged me back to my room. "I do?" I asked, flattered by her statement. "You made Kaname blush, which nobody has done. That's a first." Misaki said as she looked at the corner where my shoes are. "Are all these your shoes?" She asked as she looked at my three pairs of shoes.
"Well, my closet is at home, and it would cost so much to bring all of them here. I just brought my faves." I explained, embarrassed. "Geesh, you need to go shopping. Anyway, I have these fabulous brown suede boots, don't worry they don't have heels. Just wait here okay?" She said as I follow her as she exited.
"So, what do you think?" I asked the boys left in my room.
"You look great, that's for sure." Tsubasa said nonchalantly.
"Like a cowgirl." Kaname said with a smile. "I do?" I said eagerly as I sat between him and Ruka.
"Yes." He said with a smile.
"What do you think Ruka-pyon?" I asked as I turned to him with an expectant smile.
-RUKA-
"Y-y-y-" I stuttered. Dammit. Why can't I just say how fabulous she looks with that?!?
"Y?" she asked confused. I can't believe I'm blushing. Can't she move a little bit further? I noticed that her elbows are on my thighs. I felt hotter. And after that I noticed her flawless long legs beside mine. And I felt hotter than hotter, if that was possible.
"Y-you…" I managed to say. "You l-looked," I then realized that fabulous was an understatement. HOT is the best term that I can come up with. I looked at Andou and Sonoh nervously as they looked at me eagerly with huge smiles as if willing me to go on.
The door suddenly burst open.
"Hot!" I absent-mindedly exclaimed as I saw Harada and Natsume on the door.
"Ruka." Natsume said blankly.
"Wh-what?"
"Why are you so r…" He trailed off as he looked at me.
-NATSUME-
An arm around his shoulder, the other standing with the elbow and its palm were containing her cheek, which was placed on his thigh.
I don't know why but I suddenly wanted to pull her out between Ruka and that Sonny? Ah, Sonoh guy.
"What are you doing to him?" I told her.
"I was just asking him, right Ruka-pyon?" She said as she smiled at him.
"Mikan, try these!" Harada said as she pulled her up to her feet and made her wear the boots.
"Does it fit?" Harada asked her anxiously.
"Yes!" She said excitedly as she pranced around the room, trying on the boots.
Now I know why Ruka was blushing. With those so tiny shorts, plaid polo that have rolled up sleeves and a lowly tied messy pigtailed hair, she looks so… HOT. Which I will never ever admit to anyone. Not even Ruka. What the hell am I thinking? The fluttering in my stomach has returned, to my dismay. Ugh.
"What. Am I in Texas now?" I teased her.
"What, got problems with how I roll?" She said, face red with anger.
"Just disturbing, showing off your cellulites." I said with a smirk. "I think I'd go to your gig today. Your bouncing cellulites would be a classic." And with that, I left to my room as she endlessly screamed her lungs out.
****
"Hey, you know what guys," She said on the microphone, addressing the crowd, which has grown about 70% since their first gig. Her looks, voice, uniqueness, stage performance, attitude and most of all music, has been the talk of youth. And summer is the best time for gigs.
"MY FUCKING SONG WAS PLAYED ON THE RADIO AWHILE AGO!" She screamed as the band started to play. When the crowd heard the intro, they went wild.
"Tell me where our time went," she sang, winking at the crowd, dropping her grip at the guitar's fingerboard and clutched the mike instead.
And if it was time well spent
Just don't let me fall asleep
Feeling empty again
She started strumming her guitar 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
Is this a love song? For? I heard she never had a lover. Never. How can she not? Was she a dead kid back home? I mean, she's really interesting. With that cheery smile, not caring about the world, and just doing what she loves and having fun with it. Plus, her pretty face. Even if it annoys me, I can't lie to my self. I really find her… interesting. And she reminds me of someone, who used to be like her.
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 finally understand this song.
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
"Good night every one! I am inviting you to our next gig at Williamsburg's Under The Bridge bar at around 1. Have a good time minna-san! Later!" she exclaimed happily with a bit of a cute Japanese accent, then, she packed up her things.
"So you showed off your cellulites to attract guys?" I teased her as she passed by.
"NATSUME! You really came!" She said as she almost dropped her guitar in shock. I smirked.
"It takes a lot of courage to show the cellulites under your butt." I said as I head to my car.
"Are you going to Williamsburg too?" Ruka, who was with me all this time, asked me.
"I want to take the highway." I said bluntly as I hopped into my Miata. Ruka looked at me with a smile as he hopped into his Saab. I know he already understood what that meant. And with that, we raced with the others.
Since their band hasn't still gotten their own car and licenses, it's either they ride with Imai and Tobita. But their ride is full of guitars, effects board and other necessary technical materials.
And nobody wants that.
So, for the past month, Koko always give Ogasawara a ride. And so does Kitsuneme give Umenomiya. Mochu has always been dragging Ibaragi to his car. And Polka dots, she's always with that Sonoh guy. Since Andou and Harada has been riding together. And that tomboy bassist of their band has her own world. Or atleast I think.
"I'm really pissed with that Sonoh guy." I told Ruka as I overtook him. The only enemy left was Sonoh.
I don't know why, but this guy is getting on my nerves. Of course nobody makes my blood boil just over the sight of Andou.
I have finally caught up with Sonoh and I'm now on his right. "Hey Hyuuga!" Sonoh said over the fast highway air as we raced closely. Dammit, if I stepped on the gas harder, I'd be over the speed limit. "We're gonna win!" Polka dots said as she leaned over the car's door.
"How sure are you?" I told her as I dared step on the gas when I saw that there were no highway patrols.
"CHEATER!" I heard her distant scream. I just smirked at my victory as I arrived first on Under The Bridge. As the car she's riding slowed down, she immediately hopped off and screamed at me. "YOU CHEATER!"
"You should know that I am not accustomed to losing. So better get ready, August 28th is coming." I whispered in her ear as we entered the bar. I watched, as she slowly turned red. I smirked.
3…
2…
1….
Boom.
"I'LL NEV-"
"Just go and make some noise there!" I practically pushed her to the stage of the club.
"You really like her, don't you?" Sonoh said in a very much audible whisper.
"You don't know me. You don't know what I like and what I don't." I told him with all my hatred towards him.
"Never seen you talk to any girl casually, aside from Yuki Aoi." He said with a smirk. "She's really something isn't she? No harm in admitting. We ALL like her," He said, emphasizing the word all. "I've never seen anyone in this light, and it's wonderful." He said dreamily as he walked towards her.
"She's really…" Ruka said as he sat beside me. He was staring at her, with the same eyes as Sonoh. "I think I…" he started and I turned to him. "You think you, what?" I said immediately, turning my heads toward him, prying him to say more.
-MIKAN-
"What is it Kaname?" I asked him sleepily, it's 4 AM and we just finished our last gig for the night. Or should I say day?
I'm just very eager to go to bed and sleep, but Kaname told me he has something for me just after I finished returning my guitar and effects board on my room, with his help.
"Come on!" He dragged me out of my unit. Though I'm tipsy, I still obliged. Since he said it was for me. I giggled at the thought of Kaname having something for me.
Lack of sleep, lose concentration, alcohol and weakness was never a good combination. Therefore, I ended up tripping just as I was about to step out from my unit's wooden flooring to the carpeted hallway of our building. I closed my eyes. "AAAAAAHHHH!" I screamed so loudly that I think I woke up everyone, as I waited for the impact, which never came.
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4
5
Still non taken.
"It's alright, Mikan. Caught you!" Kaname said with a laugh. I realized I landed over him. I quickly stood up. Oh god, I'm blushing.
"SO-SO-SOORRY!" I stuttered. "I-I-I-"
"Its alright. Haha." He said, laughing, as he helped himself stand up.
"I'M SO SORRY!" I said. Then the door to my right harshly opened, revealing a very pissed off Natsume.
"SHUT UP POLKA DOTS! YOU'RE TOO NOISY! MAKE OTHERS SLEEP! IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE LOVE WITH THAT SONOH GUY, BETTER GO GET A ROOM!" He said as he slammed the door, which made me flinch. I quickly ran to his door and pounded on it.
"WHAT THE HELL! KANAME AND I WON'T MAKE LOVE, YOU BASTARD! WHAT THE HE-" and the door opened again revealing a, if possible, more pissed off Natsume.
"Didn't I tell you to shut up?" He said.
"What if I-"
"Yes, yes, shutting up… we're gonna go to the roof top now… getting a room now… So get back to your sleep now, Hyuuga." Kaname interrupted me as he smiled at Natsume while saying those. He grabbed my arm and dragged me to the elevator. "You'll love this one Mikan!" Kaname said as he dragged me with a huge smile plastered on his face.
-RUKA-
As soon as they were off, I opened my unit's door, revealing myself to Natsume.
"How long have you been there?" He asked me, anger from the earlier encounter still visible in his face. "Since the start of the scene." I said as I peaked when I heard the soft ding of the elevator door.
As if on impulse, I started to break into a run but stopped when I saw Natsume, doing the same thing.
"So are we really following her there?" I asked him with a smile. "Yes." He said, a direct answer, which he never gave away since Aoi. We ended up on the building's rooftop and hiding on the bush of the forest-like landscape of the rooftop when we saw Sakura and Sonoh beside the pool which was designed to look like a bean-shaped lake.
"Why are you doing this?" Natsume asked me. I looked at him and I know we are doing this for the same reason. "You know very well why." I told him as I turned my gaze back at Sakura and Sonoh (with a guitar on his hand). "I want a direct answer." He pried. "I-I-"
"Ladies and gentlemen, " Sakura said addressing an invisible crowd, as she stood up on the bench they were sitting on. She was laughing and moving too much. I guess she's drunk.
Sonoh just looked at her with an amused eyes and a dreamy stare. "Preeeesenting," they laughed, "Mr. Kaname Sonoh, enjoy the evening!" she said as she sat down again, laughing with him.
"I dedicate this song to Ms. Mikan Sakura. This song is all about her. And my…" He trailed off. Natsume and I moved closer. I noticed him, smiling tenderly at her face.
"And my love for her." He said as he started playing. "I hope she will like it." He said as he smiled at her while playing the intro of the song. No hint of blush, but you can tell he really means it. Since I heard Sonoh was never really with anyone.
She chuckled.
When you gonna give it up
You're giving me such a rush
Come on Holly would you turn me on
"What the hell… are they going out?" Natsume whispered angrily.
"I think he's courting her." I replied, more like convincing myself.
When you gonna give it up
You're giving me such a rush
Come on Holly would you turn me on
You are
The taste of somethin' sweet
And I'm tangled in the sheets
You left
Your mark dragged down my back
So chain me up
I'm in too deep
Too much of you is never enough
When you gonna give it up
You're giving me such a rush
Come on Holly would you turn me on
Just another pretty face
But I want one more taste
Come on Holly would you turn me on
Oh my god. I can't believe this. Sonoh also likes Sakura! Now, there're three of us who likes her! And she's too… dense to sense it!
Just one fix
To keep me in the mix
And I'm still strung out on you
Drove all night
I'm the deer in your headlights
What's left of me
You'll swallow soon
Too much of you is never enough
"You like her too don't you?" I asked Natsume nervously.
"Too?" he questioned. I nodded. He smirked. "I guess we have the same taste for women." He said softly.
So when you gonna give it up
You're giving me such a rush
Come on Holly would you turn me on
Just another pretty face
But I want one more taste
Come on Holly would you turn me on
You took what you wanted
You got it
You know it
I'm haunted by everything
That you gave me
You made me
You broke me
You saved me
I'm crazy but I'm not done
So when you gonna give it up
You're giving me such a rush
Come on Holly would you turn me on
Just another pretty face
But I want one more taste
Come on Holly would you turn me on
When you gonna give it up
You're giving me such a rush
Come on Holly would you turn me on
Just another pretty face
But I want one more taste
Come on Holly would you turn me on
Clapping was heard, coming from Sakura. "Brilliant, as expected!" I heard Sakura say, but then, her clapping slowly stopped when Sonoh just stared at her with those dreamy eyes.
"I really love you." He said after a while, with a smile as he looked at her in the eye, his chin resting on his Gibson J-45 Standard's curve.
"SA-SAKURA!" I immediately stood up and walk a little towards her. After a few seconds, I realized that I just blew our cover. I looked at Sonoh's wide eyes as he looked at me. And Natsume has this 'what the hell are you doing?' look at me.
"Nogi?" Sonoh asked me questioningly with eyes with an undecipherable look.
-
I'm so sorry I made Kaname like Mikan. FORGIVE ME!
I just want him around because his beauty was never given justice by Tachibana. Why does he need to be a weak person there?!? That's why I'm making him more visible in this fic. HAHA!
Anyway, the songs I've used are:
Pressure by Paramore (used by Mikan, again. Sorry!!!!)
Holly Would You Turn Me On) by All Time Low (used by Kaname)
I suggest you listen to them while reading! It adds to the atmosphere!