I made an extra long chapter for you guys! I might actually start making 2k my minimum for a chapter, but right now 1k is fine.

Thursday April 23, 2014

7:00

"What have I done? I can't believe I'd act that way, I mean I actually k-k-kissed him!"

My pink haired senpai howls on the other side of the phone. I bet she is rolling around on the floor splitting her sides. I frown slightly as I make rice for todays breakfast and lunch.

"Y-y-y-you… Kissed… HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Shut up already! What am I going to do, Luka? He sits next to me for most of my classes."

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"YOU'RE USELESS!"

I hang up on her, fuming. Why did I do such a rash thing? Ah. Now I remember. His lips. They were so soft, their light shade the color of a sakura. I can feel my cheeks burning. No! I can't think about that right now. I need to make my lunch.

An hour later, after a quick breakfast, I grab my bag and start my usual walk to school. The sun's light feels warm after being in my cold house, so I close my eyes, lifting my head and smiling at the warmth. The sun… Its light had outlined Rei that afternoon… I shook my head shaking the image of Rei sitting across from me in the music room, the sun outlining his figure and making his hair look more brown than black. Why can't I get him out of my head?

As I reach the high school, I notice Rei standing a few yards down the fence talking to someone. He was shaking his head and seemed rather troubled. I couldn't tell if the other person was a girl or boy. Their ears were full of piercings and like Rei, had a lip piercing. The only difference was that a small chain linked her lip to one of the rings in their they seemed to be shouting at Rei. I could hear their voice and I still wasn't able to distinguish the gender. I could hear vague phrases such as "care" "dislike" "what the hell were you thinking?". As soon as they take a breath, Rei says something to them. He pulls them close and kisses them on the forehead. The androgynous person smiles, kisses him on the cheek and jogs away.

Before I know it I find myself running, running into the schools cool interior. I barely break to put my shoes into my locker. My vision already blurry, I sprint up the stairs, the floors passing me one by one until I reach the roof. The roof is the one place I know where people won't bother me. The student body is under the impression that the door is locked so I have my own safe place to call mine. I slam the door behind me and place my back against the wall. My body shakes as sobs push their way out of my throat.

I can see the ground beneath me dotted with my tears. It isn't long before I drift into a fitful sleep.

Onii-chan!

I am actually older than him but I was never able to think of him as younger. He is bigger, stronger, wiser than me. Before we go to sleep he always whispers those special words to me.

Sister, I will stay with you till the world falls apart and I will protect you until my last breath.

His blond hair falls into his face as he looks down at me from the side of my bed and kisses my cheek before turning out my lights.

I will never let go even if it kills me.

And it did.

I wake up gasping. I can already hear the bell for 7th period ring. Had I really slept the whole day?

"Are you ok? You were crying in your sleep."

Looking down at me is none other than prince scruffy. His Gold eyes are filled with concern. I was crying in my sleep? Why? I have an irresistable urge to slap him, and I don't even try to resist. He pouts, the red hand mark on his face appearing. Stop being cute, its making it so much harder for me to be angry with you.

"Is this seriously what I get for being your human pillow for over five hours?"

With a start, I realize that my head is in fact resting in Rei's lap. I jump up and proceed to punch him in the arm repeatedly. He smiles, obviously amused at my attempts to beat him up. He grabs my hand and pulls me to the door. Is he really going to forget the events of yesterday and this morning?

"Come on Rin-chan! Let's go to the music room! We need to practice our song!"

I guess so...

I follow him to the music room we start to set up the instruments. He starts messing around on the drums and I am surprised to hear that he is quite good.

"You play drums?"

"I've never touched one till today. But I do have several friends who I have watched play though"

I laugh and pick up a guitar. Right. Lets do this.

After figuring how we want the tune to go, we start incorporating the lyrics. Once we get to the ones I had written the other night, he stops.

"Rin-chan… This… This is incredible."

I guess you could say that I had had good amount of inspiration.

"What happened? You were stuck yesterday because you had no inspiration weren't you? Did something good happen? Wait..."

He must have realized it! He had said it himself!

"Did ask someone in the poetry classes to help?"

Is he really that stupid? How did I fall for this guy?

We start to record the song, layering guitars over the bass over the drums and after an hour and a half of hard work we have a decent song. His drum work wasn't bad even though he did mess up a lot. He compliments me on my guitar playing but I really don't deserve it. The reason I was remotely good was that I had been taught by a friend of mine who had actually left the school to become an idol. I bet he even knew her. Should I ask?

"Rei-kun…"

"Just Rei please."

He smiles at me. Should he really be doing that if he already was dating someone?

"I was wondering if you knew a friend of mine who is an idol."

"Probably, don't tell anyone but in reality all the idols our age are managed by the same company. So say the name and I will probably know them."

"Hatsune Miku."

Rei's eyes widened for a second then he quickly turned away and started to fiddle with his drumsticks. What could this mean.

"Well, I may have dated her at one point."

What?

"Really? Why didn't I hear about this? She tells me everything!"

"I wanted to keep it a secret, I was scared of those diehard fans of hers."

I laugh.

"You doesn't seem like one for the whole secret love thing or for that matter one to be scared of a couple of otaku."

"A COUPLE!? ARE YOU KIDDING? WHEN I WAS DATING HER, I WAS WORRIED THAT MY ASSISTANT WAS GOING TO KILL ME, ALONG WITH THE HELP OF MY TOURING BAND! DO YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW POPULAR YOUR FRIEND IS!?"

Miku-chan couldn't be that popular could she? She was just a normal girl who was nice to everyone wasn't she?

I took out my phone and searched her name. It felt weird looking up a friend on the internet. Lets see… Hatsune Miku fan page, over fifty thousand followers? Rei was looking over my shoulder. He pointed out her following on other various social media sites. Over a million on a certain site starting with two n's and a d.

"Seriously? I can now see why you were afraid for your life. With that kind of following its not just otaku you have to watch out for, it's just her fans in general!"

"Yeah…"

Rei explained to me that they had broken up with a mutual agreement that it wasn't working for them and that I shouldn't be worried about either of them. It's not her that was worried about, its the person with the piercings.

"Oh, Kuro-chan? Don't worry about her. She was just annoyed that she hadn't seen me recently."

I had said that aloud? And what was that supposed to mean?

8:00

"Luka, help me. I think he has a girlfriend. Or a boyfriend I'm not sure, I mean he did say kuro- chan, but they didn't really look like a girl."

"As much as I love yaoi, I must support my friends love more than my own fantasies. Did he specifically say that he was dating her?"

"No. But he did kiss her on the top of the head."

"Siblings?"

"Nope. They looked the same age and I'm pretty sure that Rei would've mentioned it."

"OOOOOH. Rei is it? Addressing him by his given name… So intimate…"

"Shut up! It's what he asks him to call me."

"Well I will hold them down and you can swing the katana. Just kidding! Why don't you ask Kagene-kun directly?"

"NO WAY! How could I do something so embarrassing?"

"Fine. If you say so, but I can promise you that this will eat at you until you clear it up."

She's right, I know it deep down in my chest that I won't be able to rest until I discover the truth.

I say my goodbyes and get into bed. The candle I burn as a night-light casts its shadow against the paper walls. Its tiny flame holding out against the armies of the night.

I struggle to stand up, broken glass crunching beneath the torn sneakers left upon my small feet. The wreckage of the car burns slowly and I can tell in my heart that my parents are gone. I need to find him. I need to make sure that he is okay.

Onii-chan! Onii-chan!

I limp around the debris left by the collision and feel my heart sink. Where is he? Where is my brother? He promised to-

There he is, a spire of torn aluminium piercing through his side. Why isn't he breathing?

Friday April 25, 2014

8:00

As I walk into school I can feel the anticipation of the class. Everyone has their instruments and seems to have finished soundcheck and all that. I see Rei sitting in his usual spot, spinning a CD around his finger.

"Guess who got us a digital recording of our song?"

I can't help but smile, I should've guessed that Rei would've done something like this.

"Now all we need to do is warm up!"

After doing standard vocal warmups, I sit down in my seat. My throat felt clear and I had made sure to make sure my breathing was steady. Rei went over to the guys who were blending metalcore with pop and dubstep. Oh boy. He was talking animatedly to the singers and soon enough I could hear them comparing their types of screams.

"Dork…"

Rei sneezed. The door opened and the music teacher bounced in. She was young for her job and was the only member of the staff with green hair, making her and Kaito-san the two of the three teachers with coloured hair.

"Alrighty class! I hope you are prepared for today's concert! I know you have all put in a ton of effort in. So lets go to the theater and begin."

Allow me to describe the theater. Its not your simple gym with a fifteen foot stage. Imagine an opera house without the boring decour. Add large speakers, full concert lighting, and pyrotechnics. That is our theater.

"All right we will be going by my choice."

Sensei points at me. Here we go…

After handing the disk to the tech kids, Rei and I walk up the steps to the stage. Someone tosses Rei a microphone and I find myself walking up to the mic that was preset on the stage.

The music starts and we start to sing.

When the music ends he kisses me. On stage, in front of the whole class. I don't think I need to ask about Kuro-chan anymore.

END ACT 1: The Wolf that fell in love with Little Red Riding Hood

BEGIN ACT II: Magnet

Any feedback is appreciated.

-Yamada Sora

山田空

Preview of ACT II: Magnet: Chapter 1

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