Chapter 5 – Meeting STARISH (most of it)
I quickly opened the door, half scared of what I would find on the other side. The door opened to reveal - much to my amazement (though I had already half guessed it) - 5 of the hot boys I had seen the day before.
I smiled and shyly waved at them, unsure of how I should act with them yet… They all looked at me with curiosity growing in their eyes, getting bigger by the minute, when suddenly, the human-wall blond one jumped up and started running towards me screaming: "ELIZABETH!"
I shrunk away in surprise, and, just as he was about to glomp me, the cute midget blond jumped in between us: "Natsuki! Don't you see you're annoying our guest?" he said harshly.
"Natsuki stopped in his tracks, looking like tears would swell up in his eyes at any moment: "But… But… She's so cute she made me think of Elizabeth, you know. You know how much I miss Elizabeth, don't you Syo?"
"Well, that's no reason to start glomping random girls" Syo replied defensively, before turning towards me, "Are you okay? Hey, wait a minute…" His eyes widened as he recognized my face, "You're that girl from yesterday, aren't you? The one who made Natsuki's glasses fall off."
I nodded.
"My glasses fell off? When was that?" inquired Natsuki (but no one was willing to answer him).
Syo put his mouth right next to my ear: "Don't worry; he's a different person when he has his glasses off. I'm sorry he probably scared you yesterday, but please don't talk to him about it; he never remembers what happens to him when he has his glasses off, when he becomes Satsuki. He's as gentle as a lamb with his glasses on."
I looked at Syo, then back at Natsuki. "What did Syo tell you?" Natsuki asked. I shook my head no, I wouldn't tell him, but I wouldn't be scared either, and then grinned up at him. He grinned back, "I guess it's not that important then, is it?"
"We never got to hear your voice then, did we, little lamb? Such a shame, really. You must have the cutest one." I looked up at the face of the long haired stranger who had given me a rose yesterday. The rose was still in my bag; I had carefully placed it in my drawing pad.
"Don't annoy her any more than you have to, Ren. You know plainly why she doesn't talk. It's her voice. One can't force her out of it against her will." Masato had approached too.
I cocked my head to the side, clearly surprised by what he had just said. They know?
"Why? What happened to her?" Asked the red-haired boy, Otoya, "Did she have an accident or something?"
Panic raged up inside me. How had they known? I wanted to forget my past, not have it coming back again and again, every time I met new people, ruining all my relationships! I felt dizzy all of a sudden, and the world started to turn uncontrollably.
"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have asked you that so soon. Are you feeling all right? I'll go get a glass of water."
I shakily sat down onto a couch and waited for the Earth to slow down. Everything was going too fast, much too fast. There was a glass of water in my hand. It hadn't been there before. I stared at it, and then drank it all in one gulp, trying to wash away the dizziness. It didn't help. The glass fell. The world went black.
I do not own any of the characters, or the bands in Uta No Prince-Sama, but the protagonist (and her -dead- best friend) of this story is my own creation. Please do not steal them without authorization (just ask). Thanks dudes. :) Peace