Chapter 3- Aurora
This should be a familiar name for a few of you :D! Aurora is from The Female Ninja, if you didn't know already, and I know you've all come to know her somewhat well so I tried to keep most of her personality in tact. She has a naturally shy and intelligent personality like SKE48's Sawako Hata and Vocaloid's MIRIAM (or so some people think.) That's why I thought I should use these people who are closer to Aurora's personality to be her voice level. She's really quiet so please love her with me~!
President Ellery.
"1, 2, 3, 4," counts Ai. "Come on girls! Keep up with it! Stop, stop, stop!" Ai then aburptly turn off the music and crosses her arms in front of her chest, almost angery. "How many times have we done this? And yet you still can't keep up? One more time."
"Aw~! No more!" cries a gorgeous girl with long blond hair as she falls to the ground, ignoring Ai's request.
"Please can we take a break?" asks Lolo as she curls her legs under herself so that she was a tight ball on the ground. "I'm not use to dancing and singing this much. I'm tired~!"
"We've been doing this for 3 hours, it'll help if we could take a break," says a girl with twin, pale light blue braids.
"You've all brought up great points," says Ai as she starts thinking this request over. "I'll agree to it. I also brought cookies for everyone. They're in the break room."
"That sounds great," says a girl with gorgeous, short black hair as all the girls leave. As the group gets more and more distant, it's more apparent that there's still one girl left. A girl with long black hair looks back at her sister.
"Are you coming Aurora?" asks the girl to her sister who has the same length, glossy black hair, but to a more extemely curly and friezy level. Aurora looks back at her sister with intelligent, beautiful purple eyes.
"No thank you Juliet," says Aurora with a cheerful smile as she gets her light purple, Skull Candy's from her bag and places them around her neck. "I woul like to get more practice in."
"We've been dancing for three hours," says Juliet, conserned. "I think you've got enough practice in."
"I know," says Aurora as she places her earphones over her ears, knowing that this conversation will end soon. "But I don't want to bring the group down. I'm a little off on my count and I don't seem to be hitting the moves cleanly enough. I want to see how well I can dance while singing and extend that time. Plus practic makes perfect, right?"
"I guess so," says Juliet with a shrug as she leaves the dancing room. "I'll save you a cookie. Please don't over work yourself."
"Bye-Bye," says Aurora as she turn on her Ipod. The first song on Pandora was Lonely Flight from MIRIAM. As the notes seem to start floating around the room, she follows them, dancing the song with her classical ballet training. When the words start, she starts to sing.
"Tiny shooting star.
Do you ever get lonely flying so far?
Do you remember why you glow?
Are you lost or just don't know where to go?
Tiny shooting star.
If you ever lose sight of who you are.
Just reach behind and give a tug.
On the strings that tie you home.
So you'll always know
On this quiet night
A lonely flight isn't as lonely as it seems.
When you have memories.
Lighting up all your dreams.
And thought you're far away
You'll never stray
Knowing no matter where you go.
Every step made is a step closer home
Tiny firefly
Do you ever think of the time going by?
Do you remember why you glow?
Why do you keep on going though you'll never know?
Tiny firefly
If you ever lose hope when you fly
Just reach behind and give a tug.
On the strings that tie you home.
So you'll always know
On this quiet night
A lonely flight isn't as lonely as it seems.
When you have memories.
Lighting up all your dreams
And though you're far away
You'll never stray
And though you're far away
You'll never stray
Knowing no matter where you go.
Every step made is a step closer home
Again
One step closer to home.
Again
One step closer to home."
When the song goes quiet, applause is filled through the room. Aurora quickly takes off her headphones and turns around to see a hot boy, around her age, with inense, curly, shiny black hair and dark, sensitive purple eyes. The boy almost looks shocked at first that she was looking at him.
"Ah! You're Donetello from Kings of Hearts, generation I?" asks Aurora with a happy smile as she realizes her idol is standing before her.
"Yeah, that's me," says Donnie with a parallel smile. "Everyone really just calls me Donnie thought.
"I'm sorry," says Aurora quickly as she realizes her realitivly none existant mistake. She gives a low bow for her insensitive comment. Half-way through the bow, she stops and starts to think about something. "Why are you here?" she asks.
"What?" asks Donnie, trying to look at her face, which is still staring at the ground. "Are you talking to me or the floor?"
"Sorry! Sorry!" says Aurora, completely embarressed with what she had done and tries to make up for it with multiple bows.
"You can stop bowing now," says Donnie, angery.
"Sorry, I just asked you why you where watching me," says Aurora with a smile. "I just mean, you're so popular and all. Why would you waste your time with someone like me?"
"Because," says Donnie with a blush and turns away his head from her. "I watched you dance and... you're magnificent."
"No I'm not," says Aurora as she turns to the mirror and starts practicing again. "I'm slow because of my classical training and Itend to lag behind with the faster parts and turns, which are very noticeable in a big, talented group of girls like this. Not to meantion when I'm infront of others, I start to get really quiet, something an Idol shouldn't do. I'm a big nerd and have absolutely no talent for being an idol."
"Then why are you here?" asks Donie with a pussled tilt of his head.
"Because I might not be popular, and I might not be very shiny on stage like the other girls, but for every fan I get, I will sing for them," says Aurora as she turns to look at Donnie with her teary eyes and happy smile. "I will wish each one to have a great day, and will enjoy celebrating their birthday with them. Because those are the people who were able to see my heart. Able to see the thing I completely love and love it with me."
"So there's a connection between hearts and stars?" asks Donnie.
"Of course," says Aurora with a determined nod. "Without the hearts of the fans, you can't be a star."
"That's really wise," says Donnie as he thinks it over. He then smiles happily and says, "So you're not only beautiful, a great singer and a talented dancer, but also intelligent."
"No! No! No!" says Aurora quickly as she looks at the ground and makes an "X" with her arms. "I'm only intelligent."
"Why are you so confident in only that aspect of your character?" asks Donnie with a raised eyebrow.
"Because that's the only fact that's been logically proven," says Aurora as she looks up, a giant blush covering her face.
"What do you mean?"
"Well... There's only room for improvement with my singing because I can only sing a limited range confortably and I'm only trained in classical dancing though we do pop songs. I have pleasent features, I can still expand my range with my dancing style. But I was accepted at a young age into the prostegious acedemic college of science and technology."
"Wait... that school you're talking about, what was it called?" asks Donnie, looking as if he was trying to solve a puzzle
"The Wunderkinds of the 20th Century Math, Science, and Technology Program."
"With Dr. Jones?" asks Donie as if the pieces where fitting together.
"Yeah!"
"I went to the same school!"
"With Professeur Gronteur for animology!"
"Year 2003!"
"We must have been in the same class~!" says Aurora, being captivated by his energy.
"I would have never expected someone as pretty as you are would be in Professeur Gronteur's class."
"I could be saying the same thing! Ex-except you aren't pretty."
"What?" asks Donnie, shocked and almost disheartened.
"I mean that you're handsome! Not preatty," explains Aurora quickly as she starts getting embarressed. "I mean I think your handsome, not pretty."
Donnie looks at her shocked, and... happy. This girl absolutely fasinated her and she couldn't even tell how perfect she was. He was about to verbalize these feelings when Lolo and Ai open the door into the dance room and notice the two.
"Aurora? Where you in here the whole time?" asks Ai.
"Sorry," says Aurora as she diverts her attention from Donnie onto the two girls. She quickly bows to them. "I wanted to get more practice in."
"Don't worry," says Lolo with a smile as she bounces over to Aurora. "I feel bad for stopping practive because I can't sing as center for long periods of time. So I thought I would practice more."
"Why are you so hyper Lolo?" asks Ai, almost angery.
"Because I had a cookie~!" squels Lolo with a happy smile.
"But don't worry about the little details so much Aurora," says Ai with an energetic smile, trying to ignore Lolo. "Everyone is supporting the other. We'll do anything for each other, even help when you need to practice. That's what I truly want for ... what's our name again?"
"I don't think President Ellery gave you one yet," says Donnie.
"But we've debut a week from today!" says Lolo, worried.
"I bet President Ellery will announce it at our Live debut tomorrow," says Aurora, passionate about this truth.
"I hope so," says Ai, starting to feel worried also. "I don't know if you've noticed or not, but groups without names don't get very much propoganda."
"Donetello, please come to Studio T," interrupts a voice overhead, sounding a little annoyed. "It seems Michellangello has touched something again."
"That's a lie!" yells another voice, appalled. "I swear I didn't touch anything!"
"Please just hurry," says the first voice.
"Sorry Aurora, it seems like my brother might blow up the theater again," sighs Donnie as he turns to leave. He pats her on the shoulder as he leaves. "I wish I could talk to you more. It was fun."
"I-I had fun too," says Aurora shily with a happy smile and an embarressed blush.
"You two would make a super-cute couple!" says Lolo, giddily.
"But dating is against the rules!" says Aurora with big, doe eyes.
"I hate that rule~!" whines Lolo. "I want to date so many people. Well.. really one. Phinease Bennet."
"I actually like the rule," says Ai innocently. "it's a good rule."
"Why's that?" asks Aurora, curious as to the explination of such a far-fetched admiration.
"Think of all the intelligent, almost mutated, kids running around!" says Ai. "The world would turn into chaos!"
"You do realize they can get together after this job, right stupid?" asks Lolo with a tilt of her head.
"... is that so?" asks Ai with an almost blank stare.
"Please pay attention more Ai!" says Lolo as she pushes Ai forward. Ai hops on one foot a few paces ahead before she stops and turns around to face the girls.
"So-rry!" says Ai with an almost apologetic smile.
"Um... d-didn't you say you wanted to practice?" asks Aurora with a bow of her head so that they wouldn't see her blush.
"Oh right!" says Ai in realization.
"I was having so much fun I tots forgot about it," laughs Lolo.
"You what?" asks Ai, almost in shock.
"Tots," repeats Lolo.
"... On that note," says Ai as she tries to divert her attention away from that... weird moment.
"I-I'm just listening to Pandora and dancing to that," suggests Aurora.
"You're the center," says Ai with a shrug. "You throw the punches."
"O-okay," says Aurora, excitedly as she quickly goes over to the music box and turns it up.
"W-would it really be okay if I'm in front?" asks Aurora. "I don't want to step on anyone's pride, but I would like to see my movements in the mirror."
"No problem," says Ai with a sweet smile.
"It's fine by me," says Lolo, "since you are the Center."
"Thank you~!" says Aurora with a happy smile. She turns to the mirror quickly and SKE's Tsuyoki Mono yo. The girls start to sing and dance to the music, copying every movement that Aurora is making. Aurora starts meshing Hip Hop, contemporary, and Classical dance styles together.
"Shin no yuusha yo
Tatakai oeta ato de
Dare no tame
Nagasu no darou?
Sono namida
Kaze wa hakanaimono
Sugu ni muki wo kaeru
Un no meguriawase ni
Ame mo furudarou
Yume wa nando mo mite
Kanaete yuku kiseki sa
Ima no sora mo mirai e
Tooku tsuzuiteru
Wasurenaide
Katsu itame
Darekaga sarunda
Miokutta haisha
Kioku no naka ni
Tsuwaki mono yo
Shin no yuusha yo
Kizu darake ni natte
Te ni ireta
Sono eikou no omosa
Tsuyoki mono yo
Shin no yuusha yo
Hitori de tachiagatte
Nanno tame
Arukunodarou?
Michi no saki
Change the world!
Zutto fuki tsuzuketa
Kaze mo itsushika yande
Hageshiku utta kodou
Ima wa odayakani
Kizu wa ierukeredo
Ikikata wa kienainosa
sorega ayamachi dato wa
Itsuka kizukudarou
Arasoi ni wa
Itsudatte shousha wa inaidoko
Munashisa wo shitterukara
Kokoro ga zaratsuku
Tsuyoki mono yo
Kitataki senshi yo
Nani wo ushinattanoka?
Daishou ni
Matteita no wa kodoku
Tsuyoki mono yo
Kitataki senshi yo
Kimi wa nani wo mamotte
Ikirunoka?
Kawaranumono wa
Ai dakesa
Change the world!
Omoidashite
Kono itami
Dareka no kuyashisa
Yume mite sono basho wa
Rakuen jyanai
Tsuyoki mono yo
Shin no yuusha yo
Kizu darake ni natte
Te ni ireta
Sono eikou no omosa
Tsuyoki mono yo
Saigo no yuusha yo
Hitori de tachi agatte
Nanno tame
Aruku no darou?
Michi no saki
Change the world!"
"Didn't I tell you," says Donnie as he, Castiel, and Phineas look through the one way window, watching the girls practice.
"I don't know... that this... wow," says Phineas, tongue-tied.
"It's like some sort of aurora is eminating from them," says Castiel, as he continues to watch the girls dance.
"Aren't they wonderful?" asks Donnie, like a love-stuck puppy.
"No," says Castiel, almost angery.
"W-what?" asks Donnie, shocked.
"That means they're that much more of a threat to our career," says Castiel.
"If too many people watch them then their will be no one left for us," explains Phineas.
"Yeah..." says Donnie as he turns back to watch the girls dance with a smile on his face. "But their just so amazing to look at."
Another song stops playing and the girls stop also, not wanting to push their stanima any farther. Lolo then laughs happily as she falls to the ground
"You're really great at this," says Lolo with an energetic smile.
"You might even get the center spot permeniently," says Ai with an equally energetic smile.
"N-no! Of course I couldn't," says Aurora qucikly, getting embarressed. "You two will be centers way before me!"
"Why do you keep putting yourself down?" asks Ai.
"Because I want to improve my skills and the only way to do that is by figuring out my weak points then basing my training off of that. Right now I have a long way to go, but you two are just naturally amazing so I base my training off of you two to get the biggest change."
"Well.. When you put it like that," says Lolo with a laugh. There is a noise heard from the hall as the girls return from their cookie break.
"Didn't you see them! They were right outside~!" squells Lisa.
"Who was right outside?" asks Lolo.
"Phineas, Donnie, and-" says a girl with pink pigtails as she gets interrupted by a girl with brown, curly hair.
"And Castiel~!" squels the girl.
"Castiel?" asks Ai as her interest is peaked. "Castiel would never watch us unless he was planning something. I'm just glad that he didn't see us dance Carry Your Burden."
"You know, not everything is a competition," says Lolo. "Sometimes boys just watch girls because they like them."
"Not in Castiel's case," says Ai, trying to think abou something. She shakes her head to get those ideas out of her head and she smiles brilliantly at the girls, getting back on track. She claps her heads to quiet the girls. "Let's get this started. We gotta practice Carry Your Burden again. So let's start there! Ready? And a 5, 6, 7, 8!"
"Kings of Hearts! Kings of Hearts! Kings of Hearts!" chants the crowd.
"W-wow," says Aurora as she peaks out at the audience. "That's a lot of people clearing for you."
"And our consert," says Lolo as she puggs out her cheeks in anger. "Why are they cheering for Kings of Hearts?"
"Because you're not famous," says Lysander as he and the rest of Kings of Hearts as they come out in their uniforms for their song L-O-V-E.
"And we are," says Mikey as he sticks out his tongue.
"After today we'll be famous! Just you watch!" says Rappunzel. "We'll beat you!"
"Right!" says Ai as she pats Aurora and a girl with ash-colored hair on the back. "Because of hard working people like this~! We practice so much that I've been doing it my sleep."
"That's true," says Castiel as he yawns. "She kept kicking me when in my sleep that I had to sleep on the couch."
"Would you stop telling people that!" yells Ai.
"What is that suppose to mean about you kicking him in his sleep," says the girl with curly brown hair.
"Well... the only place left in the Compound apartments was a room with Castiel," says Ai innocently.
"There... where..." says the girl with pale light blue twin braids, out to finish that sentence when a boy with red hair covers her mouth.
"That's surprising Castiel," teases the red-head. "You really come through for your friends, don't you?"
"Oi! Shut up before I make you," says Castiel as he grabs his shirt, challenging the boy. The boy just laughs.
"Oi!" yells Ai, as she starts to get angery. "You get out there and warm up your fans so we can take them."
"You're cocky," says Castiel with a smile.
"Do my eyes decive me?" asks Mikey. "Or is Castiel smiling for no money at all?"
"That's it!" yells Castiel as he rushes towards Mikey and all the members rush towards the stage with big smiles. The music starts to play and like a switch being turned on, they instantly start to dance to their songs. Each dance movement was crisp and clean and attention grabbing.
"I think I might have spoke too soon," says Ai and Rappunzel together.
"Every night, I close my eyes
And i'm missing you, so much I'll die
But I move on forward so you'll see
The love I have, and who you would
Evertime I look at you
My brain goes numb
And only say, "I love you"
And I act so dumb
But one day you'll say
That verythingis okay
Because I'll be with you
Because I love you
But if you say we're through
I don't know what I'll do!
L-O-V-E
Is the word for you
Because can't you see
I love you
But you don't know my heart
Even though I'm a star
With you I don't know where to start
So I'll start with your heart~
L-O-V-E
Is the word for you
Because can't you see
I love you!
Show me your heart
Show me your heart
Because thats where it starts
Somewhere in your heart
Show me your heart
Show me your heart
L-O-V-E
L-O-V-E
L-O-V-E
Is the word for you
Because can't you see
that i love you
Because can't you see
L-O-V-E
Can't you see
That I love you!
I Love You!"
The crowd goes nuts as Kings of Hearts take a bow. The girls are staring, awe-stuck.
"I really did speak too soon," says Ai as her heart sinks.
"So many people love them," says one girl.
"How are we ever going to outshine them?" asks another.
"Come on guys!" says Lolo, energetically. "We can take them! It'll be easy!"
"Yeah! You just gotta think positively," says Ai.
"How when we are up against that?" asks a girl.
"Hearts and Stars," says Aurora, almost to herself.
"What?" asks one girl.
"Hearts and Stars! That's our weapon," explains Aurora.
"Right! Because people react to our hearts, right?" asks Lolo.
"And if we can't get the hearts of fans we can't be stars," says Ai.
"Right~!" says Aurora.
"And we have a special guest today," says Castiel.
"That's our cue!" says Ai "Let's huddle up!"
The eleven girls get together and put their hands in the middle of their circle.
"Let's go out their and charm the hearts out of them~!" says Ai.
"Let's get to the top and be stars!" says Lolo with a smile.
"Hearts & Stars!" yells Aurora.
"Hearts & Stars!" repeats the others.
"Hearts & Stars!" says Aurora
"Hearts & Stars!" repeats the rest as they through up their hand in celebration.
"Now give it up for the girls of Black Swan Academy!" says Phineas as a pathetic clap from the audiance is heard. A few boys go over to the wing and pull the girls out. Donnie come up and extends his hand to Aurora. Aurora looks up at him with a happy smile and takes it, letting him pull her.
"Hi, hi, HI!" says Lolo as the girls energetically runs out towards the people. "Welcome to our Debut live concert!"
"Please enjoy us and continue to support us from now own!" says Ai with a smile.
"Now please enjoy... um... um," says Juliet, trying to think of the group's name. She looks around at the other girls for support, but no one knows what to do.
We don't have a name! panics Aurora. She'll look stupid and.. and... I have to save her!
"Carry Your Burden from the group Hearts & Stars 11!" yells Aurora. "Now let's start!"
"One step forward, Two steps back
But now I've seem to get the knack
Of this frugal thing called life
Even if I don't do it right
Gotta keep moving (Gotta keep moving)
There's no point in losing (no point in losing)
If you can't even show-
Where it is you want to go!
So don't give up, don't give in
(Don't give up, don't give in)
Because then you can't even win
(You can't win)
The simple blessings of a burden
Is for me to help you lift that burden!
Can't you see (Can't you see)
That I'm the one for you
And loving me (loving me)
Is something easy to do
But being with you
Is something fun to do
Even if you think your through
I'll continue to push you to go
So don't give up, don't give in
(Don't give up, don't give in)
Because then you can't even win
(You can't win)
The simple blessing of a burden
Is for me to help you lift that burden!
So seeing you so sad
Just makes me so mad
Because I feel so bad
To have let you be so sad!
So don't give up, don't give in
(Don't give up, don't give in)
Because then you can't even win
(You can't win)
The simple blessing of a burden
Is for me to help you lift that burden!
So don't give up, don't give in
(Don't give up, don't give in)
Because then you can't even win
(You can't win)
The simple blessing of a burden
Is for me to help you lift that burden!
Let me lift it for you-!"
After the song, there was a surprising increase of audible affection from the crowd. The girls look aroud, glowing from their performance. The energy from the crowd seemed to bounce off the stars and amplified.
Before the buzz of the crowd wore off, a cloud of smoke encased the stage and a light show takes place. The girls look behind them as a plateform rised up from underground with President Ellery riding ontop.
"What's that?" asks a girl.
"Is this part of the show?" asks another.
"Welcome! To Hearts & Stars 11's first live concert!" greets President Ellery. "By this day next month, Hearts & Stars 11's first theater, Star Theater, will have its first concert!"
"Our own concert hall!" asks Juliet, awe-struck.
"N-no way," says Ai, too excited to breath correctly.
"Did you hear that everyone! We're getting a concert hall!" yells Lolo to the crowd.
"Please," begs Aurora as she steps away from the group of girls and looks at the crowd. "Please can you continue to support us?! We promise to shine brighter then any star. Celebriety or Universal!"