~*Improviso Vir*~

Unexpected Hero

It had appeared their ruse wasn't going to work, the two guards outside of Club Titiboo were about to find out that, in fact, the hairy kid with the "hair disorder" was really a dog, Boney, in human clothes walking upright.

Just then, coming out of the elegant club, was a girl with reddish pink hair in a pink and white dress to match. She acted like she knew them, for some reason Lucas couldn't quite fathom, and let them into the club.

The music pumping through the room made the whole floor vibrate, and a puzzled Lucas and Boney approached the waitress who had let them in, someone named Violet, as one of the guards had said.

She was pretty, Lucas guessed, and he was almost certain he hadn't seen her somewhere before, if it wasn't for her fierce blue eyes, almost like some sort of wild animal. Like a bear. Or a tiger. He swore he had seen those before.

"Shh," she lowered her voice, glancing left and right. "Listen, but don't change the expression on your face."

Even more confused, Lucas nodded.

"I know I'm dressed in this crappy girly outfit," she continued. "But it's me! Kumatora!"

When he didn't show any signs of recognition, she sighed.

"We met at the Sunshine Forest, remember? I'll explain everything later." There was a pause, then "Violet" scowled. "Put on a smile, will ya?"

Lucas hurriedly smiled, and Boney just cocked his head to the side, looking at Kumatora.

"Okay, good. Okay! The next DCMC song is about to begin! Please go on in and find some empty seats," She continued in a louder tone." She giggled, and Lucas noticed it looked like the motion was killing her, because her eyes flashed.

Lucas shrugged, pushing through the double doors into the crowded room. It had a stage up front, with band equipment set up though no one was there. The dark tiled floors were covered in chairs and tables, and a muscular man in a Pig Mask outfit was up front, surrounded by girls.

Averting his eyes from that unpleasant sight, Lucas crossed his arms, searching the room for an unoccupied seat. A smiling waitress stood to the side of the door, looking at him expectedly, though he didn't really need anything.

"Wow, you're really late." She informed him. "The DCMC concert is already over; we're just waiting for the encore."

Lucas just found a seat, and Kumatora came back to inform him after the concert was over, he should hang out in the lobby, she'd find him.

"Don't change your expression you idiot!" She hissed, and Lucas quickly switched back to a calm expression from his confused one. She then asked what he wanted to drink, and he just replied "water".

Someone made a raspberry sound, and Lucas recognized Thomas as he turned around. "Oh, hey there, Lucas! I was wondering who would order water in a place like this! I mean come on, water?" Another raspberry. "One Fizzy Soda here for the boy, and a Big City Cola for his dog like friend!"

Kumatora shrugged, reciting the order before walking off. Lucas noticed how her sharp eyes flicked to Thomas with something like irritation.

"Hey, what were you and Violet talking about? I never knew you were such a ladies' man!" Thomas continued, and Lucas rolled his eyes, blushing.

Suddenly, the lights dimmed and redirected themselves onto the stage as five men began to play their instruments.

It wasn't until later on, when he found Kumatora after the show, that she informed him that the bass player was, in fact, her friend Duster, whom apparently had something important with him. And he had amnesia.

All Lucas could say to these events was a startled, "What?"

~***~

I apologize for this one, but I wanted to break up the angst a bit with this little story.

I intend to have a non angst one at least every three chapters, but there might be more cheerful or lighthearted ones all in a row, depends on inspiration.

My inspiration comes from single word emotions, so if you have an idea let me know.

Okay, review!