WARNINGS: some fan-girling

The girls were feeling really good after hearing 'Baretta', having indeed been to see the 'Nameless Liberty' final together. Though they were quite far back from the stage – possibly just a little bit back from the very middle of the floor to be exact. They had then how amazing 'Baretta' was then and they were still impressed by it even now – it was not a performance that any GazettE fan could soon forget. In fact, the girls were so excited from watching it they had struck up a conversation with two other fans in the row behind them – they were the Lolita girl, Mariko, and her Uruha-cosplay friend, Yuki. The conversation had started when Yuki had over-heard Kikyo commenting on how cool Uruha's playing was. So this gave Kikyo the excuse to talk to Yuki about her costume, with Ai, Megumi and Kira listening in, while Mika and Mariko babbled on about how cute Ruki was.

"Oh my gosh, I really love how detailed your costume is! The top is so neatly made and even the ties are in the right places!"

Kikyo said excitedly as Yuki lifted her arm to let her look at the longer side of the vest. Ai leaned in closer to look, while Megumi and Kira left their seats to get around Mika and find a better spot to see. Yuki's costume was so accurate, even the colour and make of material was very close – and her hair only complimented the costume even more. Ai and Megumi were very impressed and Kira spoke up.

"Did you really make the whole thing yourself? It must have taken ages! How did you find the resources?"

"Oh it wasn't easy. I actually screen-capped a lot of pictures from their 'Zetsu' video on my computer … which was hard because Uruha-kun moves around a lot".

That made the whole group laugh, except Mariko and Mika who were still discussing Ruki. Yuki looked down at her costume proudly, tugged on the vest and then pat her thighs softly before giggling.

"You know, I must say he's the only one from a Visual Kei band who I believe can get away with wearing pants that expose his thighs!"

"I think so too, I hope he keeps dressing that way!"

Kikyo whole-heartedly agreed, a look of sheer delight at that thought and also from finding another fan that shared her sentiments on the subject of Uruha's thighs. Ai, Kikyo, Megumi, Kira and Yuki continued to talk over which costumes they loved the most from the GazettE – with much giggling and chattering between Kikyo and Yuki about Uruha's costumes. While, yes, Mika was still practically nose-to-nose with Mariko, talking anything and everything about Ruki – ranging from his personality on stage, to what he might be like off stage, and just typical Ruki-fan gabbling. And meanwhile back on the blackened stage, after taking a quick breather, the band was ready to get going on the next song. Suddenly the opening to 'Cockroach' burst from the loud speakers. The audience quickly got over being startled before screaming loudly and turning into one back mosh-pit, with Ruki up there urging them on all the way.

'Cockroach' was a very rough song, but not in the bad way – it was rough in the way that only Ruki knew how to put across in his singing, and the other guys in their instruments. Whatever the feeling was, the fans loved hearing 'Cockroach' again … being able to jump along with Ruki before the first verse, and again during the choruses gave them an excuse to go crazy. That's what it was – a wild song. The guitars, bass and drums mashed together to form this untamed sound … the kind of sound that could turn anyone wild. It was just like Ruki's lyrics – "Natural born rebel spirit" – and that was how the fans felt about 'Cockroach. The whole hall seemed to fill with that rebel spirit within each fan, and each of the guys could see it as they played – they couldn't see a single person in the audience that wasn't dancing.

The most fun was the chorus, turning into that great mosh-pit every time, but the verses were just as energetic – Aoi and Uruha had the chance to dance around with Reita and Ruki again. Even Kai couldn't hide his grinning face as he shook his head, that wild mane of dark hair stuck in strands to his face with each shake. And like clockwork, the crowd followed along with Ruki in head banging. The girls even joined in with towards the end of the song. Although they weren't into it as much like most of the fans because it wasn't exactly their style, this time they made an exception and actually managed to keep their balance with a little help from the railing. As the song was now coming to a finish, and Ruki screamed out the last line of the final verse, the lights blacked-out over them once again, leaving the fans to scream and cheer in the dark again. Mariko and Yuki got the girls attention before the next song started; Mariko was the one to speak.

"I never get sick of listening to that song! Yuki and I once had it on repeat for over six hours when their 'Gama' CD was released!"

The seven of them laughed and Yuki spoke now.

"We danced around my room a few times. It drove my ma-ma crazy so she ended up going out for the rest of the day".

The girl's eyes seemed to pop at hearing what Mariko and Yuki just said and Mika spoke next.

"Chi-chi doesn't worry much about me playing songs by the GazettE because he used to be the bass player in a band when he was younger. But I think he pretends to hate rock music now because that's what most parents do. Ma-ma likes some of their softer songs. She always asks me to turn up 'Cassis' whenever I play it".

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In between songs, all seven of the girls really got into talking again – the band seemed to be having lengthily breaks in between songs a lot that night … only up to about a minute but that was still a long time compared to the normal few seconds. During this particular break the stage remained dark, but the audience were able to adjust to the dim lighting that bordered the floor seating area. The girls got into talking about their favourite member – Mariko and Yuki were amazed that Ai, Kikyo, Mika, Megumi and Kira all liked one of the guys individually. Mariko thought that this way at least the five of them wouldn't get jealous about each other over one member – to which they all laughed in agreement. Of course they already knew that Yuki had Uruha as her favourite, hence the costume, and Mariko liked Ruki the most – simply because she kept stating that fact.

Mariko claimed that even though he had such a 'dirty mouth' and rather suggestive lyrics, it didn't deter her from making him her favourite. Mika agreed with her, also mentioning that her mother thought his choice of words were a bit raw, but his voice was incredible. Yuki also got Megumi's attention when she said that Kai was just great – that no matter how sad she might be about something, just looking at a photo of him smiling always made her happy. Megumi felt her face growing hot, even though no one could see her blushing, as she too admitted to doing the same thing. Ai and Kira couldn't help but laugh when Mariko and Yuki exclaimed their love for Aoi's and Reita's skill on guitar and bass. Ai said that she would give anything to learn guitar from Aoi, much like Kikyo wanted from Uruha, but Kira claimed she was happy just to watch him being a 'guy'. Yuki and Mariko solely agreed with giggles – they too couldn't imagine Reita any other way.

Meanwhile on the stage Ruki had picked up a thick, black feather bower that had been sitting hidden behind Kai's platform. He draped it around his shoulders and then took a little mega-phone sitting on the step just in front of Kai's bass drum – they were ready for the next song. Reita had swapped his bass like Uruha had done with his guitar before – he'd changed from the oak-wood to his very shiny black model with white marble-print panel on the front. Aoi pulled at the shoulders of his silver jacket while he waited – he couldn't wait to change before the encore, his back was wet. It wasn't often he wore tight, long-sleeve tops for Lives; maybe the 'Regret' costume wasn't such a good idea after all. Kai took the time to wipe a clean towel over his arms because he was feeling the heat from the strong lights – even dabbing the towel over his face but being careful not to smudge his make-up.

Finally the lights flared up again, but not as suddenly so that the fans weren't startled again, and when they saw Ruki they knew what was coming up next – once again the hall was filled with screams of delight. Reita and Kai picked up the start of 'Silly God Disco' and Ruki threw one end of the feather bower over his shoulder as he began to dance around with Aoi and Uruha. The fans jumped in time to the opening, arms waving back and forth or clapping as Uruha and Aoi soon joined Reita and Kai. No one seemed to care that the feather bower looked a bit weird with Ruki's 'Regret' costume because, considering he didn't do much with it for the 'Nameless Liberty' final, they were still excited to be seeing him using it. Anyone who knew the bands Live shows well was now looking forward to the middle of the song, when Ruki and Uruha would get to perform a mini show of their own.

The girls laughed at the guys as they danced in circles around each other again. Especially Kira at Reita because he was always so confined to his little corner between Aoi and Kai – she liked seeing him move freely around the stage. When Ruki swapped from using the mega-phone to the mic at the start of the first chorus, the audience began swaying their hands from side-to-side in time with Aoi and Uruha as they swayed with their guitars. Then after Ruki sang through the first two rounds of 'Hey God! Are you ready?' the fans could tell what happened next. Ruki sharply turned his head to leer at Uruha as he began his solo part. The first few rows of girls closest to the stage squealed with delight when Uruha moved towards the edge to play for them at first. Half way through his solo, Uruha moved back and got up close to Ruki who began dancing in front of him like he was so often expected to do.

But this time he also took the feather bower and threw it around Uruha's neck, pulling him down to chest-height so he could kiss the top of the guitarist's head before the solo was finished. Kikyo said a very loud 'Oh my god!' and her and Mika covered their eyes – once again their two favourite guys were fan servicing. Then Ruki of course took the feather bower back once the fan-service was done; Ruki smirked to himself at hearing excited screams as he went back to stand behind his mic. After the fans calmed down the song continued, and each time Ruki sang 'Are you ready?' they jumped and punched the air. This was also another song that you could easily dance too; Ruki and Uruha already proved that. Finally as the song was finishing, Ruki sang the last line of it and shook the feather bower from his shoulders, letting it loop over his arms and around his back. Mika could hear Ruki-fans screaming his name, clearly liking what they saw, which made him smile as he shouted 'Sankyu!' to his mic.

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Ruki whipped the feather bower from his shoulders and tossed it over the top of the drums to Kai. He visibly laughed and stood up to catch it, which he then bundled it up to throw to one of the staff behind the wall beside him. Some of the fans could be heard laughing or clapping at such a completely random act, and even the staff on side-stage had to smile in amusement. Aoi, Reita and Uruha were smiling too – they were quite impressed that Ruki had even bothered to use the feather bower and been able to pull it off with the 'Regret' costume. He never even used it during 'Nameless Liberty' except when walking up to the stage, and they were actually wearing the right costumes for that. Mika covered her mouth with both hands and laughed as she watched Ruki fooling around, and even Megumi smiled when Kai caught the bundle of black feathers. Yuki leaned forward to speak to the girls, mainly Kikyo and Mika.

"I was waiting for Ruki-san and Uruha-kun to dance together, it's always expected of that song now but …"

Yuki trailed off and glanced up at the stage before giggling.

"I really hadn't expected him to dance around with the feather bower, or even to wrap it around Uruha-kun's neck and dance with him".

Kikyo nodded vigorously.

"Yeah I can't help but feel a little bit jealous. And I'm sure my friend Mika feels the same about Ruki".

Mika swung around and looked at Kikyo with a shocked look, her mouth gaping wide open. Yuki and Mariko laughed when Mika swatted Kikyo's arm with one hand at a time – they could see by this that she was embarrassed. Kikyo just stuck her tongue out and looked excitedly back at the stage like the other girls were doing. The band seemed to have settled down from the recent comical act and Aoi now had his arms wrapped around his acoustic guitar. The girls looked at each other and frowned, wondering what other song they'd be playing with acoustics. They all quickly tried to think of one with acoustic guitars until they saw Ruki gripping the mic on its stand and he whispered … 'Reila'. The audience barely had time to voice their excitement before Reita, Kai and Uruha joined in for the start of the song; they quickly quieted down again to listen.

Out of the five girls, Megumi and Kira were the ones to make 'aww' sounds when the band started playing 'Reila'. They hadn't heard the song for so long it made them a bit emotional – it was that particular song that held a special place for them … for all five of them in fact. Megumi and Kira had met in the same music shop when the 'Reila' single first came out. They had both bought all three versions of the single and, after leaving the pre-order line, just happened to start talking about the GazettE on the way out of the shop. Then Kira introduced Megumi to Ai at the Superb-Mart, which all three of them work there now. And Megumi was already friend with Mika and Kikyo, who both work at a child day-care together. Very soon all five of them had gotten together and realised they had a lot in common and became best friends really quickly. And the rest as they say is history … here they are now, almost two years later and going to the GazettE concerts together.

During the whole song, Ruki did not move from where he was standing with both hands gripping the top of the mic stand. Being a somewhat grave song, when ever Ruki wasn't singing his face disappeared just between his elbows like he was hiding … and he barely lifted his head any higher than that when he did sing. Aoi and Uruha moved out a bit from their corners to show the fans their solos. Aoi was the first and he put a lot of emotion into his playing, getting lost in the music as he closed his eyes. Uruha's performance was no less – he also played his piece perfectly, also closing his eyes to remember back when the song was written. Reita, although confined to his corner again for a slow song, still managed to engage the fans with the hypnotic bass rhythm. And even Kai looked to be channelling a bit of emotion by the deep expression of his face.

By watching each member of the band, the whole hall seemed to fall into another emotional stupor at hearing such a deep song. Clusters of friends held hands, linked arms or cuddled while listening, not daring to move or make a sound … Finally the song was coming to an end and Ruki had finished singing his heart out once again. Dropping his hands from the mic he looked up at the high ceiling of the hall and listened as his band mates faded out the music. The fans who were close enough were close to tears by the end – there had been rumours the song was about someone he really cared for, but that person was gone now. And adding onto that rumour was another one questioning if that person had died, and if not then who was this mystery person? Ai, Kikyo, Mika, Megumi and Kira wrapped their arms around each other and cuddled – they really hoped the GazettE didn't play any other sad songs that night.

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Ruki swallowed hard and felt like screaming to the technicians to blackout the stage because he could feel a slight sting at the corners of his eyes. Finally the stage did blackout and he quickly spun around, holding the sweatband to the corner of his right eye. Reita stepped over to him and gripped the back of Ruki's neck gently, giving him a little shake and then patting him softly on the back. Kai, Aoi and Uruha couldn't see him from where they were because it was too dark but they all looked in the direction he was probably standing. Ruki gripped Reita's arm, giving it a firm squeeze to say he was all right. Reita let him go and went back to his place to wait for the next song while Ruki took a deep breath as he told himself to get a grip. 'Reila' had some significants to him more so than the girl's reason – it was very personal to him. And the fact that the band had performed it tonight also marked the very last time Ruki was ever going to sing it … it was time to move on.

The fans were eagerly watching the blacked-out stage, hoping their favourite singer was all right – most had noticed that he looked very forlorn towards the end. Even Mariko and Mika were talking among themselves, as they were concerned for him. But finally the stage lit up again and there was Ruki, standing proud and tall on his platform. The fans smiled and cheered was Ruki briefly waved to them, also smiling back at them. He bent over a little with his hands on his hips and gave a bow of appreciation for making him smile again. On hearing his name being called it actually embarrassed him a little and he turned his back to jump down from the platform. Within seconds of him raising his arm, Kai and Uruha began to opening to 'Carry?', which made the audience scream harder and Ruki got everyone up by chanting 'Jump, jump' in his mic.

When it was time for Aoi and Reita to join in, Ruki led everyone into head-banging as the song got heavier – the girls decided to join in too just for the sake of it. 'Carry?' was another song that would never be forgotten easily. Ever since it's release in the 'Disorder' album, it was played in practically every Live they performed. And as usual, to many Ruki and Kai fans alike, when it came to singing 'Carry, Carry', Kai was right there singing along with Ruki. Megumi loved it when Kai sang because she always thought drummers were left in the background and didn't get much love – but not Kai. She liked the way Kai's teased hair whipped around his face each time he turned to his mic. Ai and Kikyo were enjoying watching Aoi and Uruha dancing around too, even though they didn't move far from their corners this time. Kira laughed when Reita got to spin around like he was so often restricted in doing – it was only possible when the others weren't close by.

Finally 'Carry?' was also coming to an end and Ruki was singing the last little verses. When he came to singing 'I love you forever', the girls could have sworn that as he was pointing out over the audience he seemed to pause briefly on their direction. Ai, Kikyo, Megumi and Kira looked at each other – he could have been pointing to Mika again. However Mika was so excited to be hearing 'Carry?' again that she was oblivious to her friends looking at each other. Maybe they were just imagining it, so they shrugged it off before joining the crowd in clapping and cheering. At least they had gone for a more hyped up song to make-up for the sadness of 'Reila'. The girls were worried that if Ruki sang anymore depressing songs he'd just curl up in a heap on the stage and have to cancel the rest of the concert. But seeing he was already jumping around after 'Carry?' they knew he was going to be just fine.

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The whole band were currently thinking the same thing – they were only just over half way through the concert, still with plenty more songs to perform … each of them were looking forward to that pre-encore break. Ruki put his mic down on top of Kai's platform so he could take another mouthful of water while he had the chance. Uruha was swapping his guitar back again and while the staff did that, he gently pat a towel over his forehead to wipe the sweat away. Aoi was attracting a few whistles and claps from fans just below him as he slipped the silver jacket from his shoulders to reveal a tight-fitting black singlet. He was obviously getting too hot to wait for the break. On folding the jacket neatly he then tossed it to a staff member just on side-stage near him. Reita was stretching his arms over his head and twisting his neck around – he began to feel a few cramps. Kai had set his drumsticks down to also quickly dab a towel over his face – even with the electric fan on his back, those over-head lights still had some bite in them.

Down in the first row, the girls watched their favourite guy's every move. Aoi was getting the most attention from fans because he was stripping, but Ai wasn't complaining – she found it amusing he thought his best feature was his whole body. Kira was again laughing at how much of a 'guy' Reita acted – he always looked menacing, or tried to, yet his personality and nature were quite the opposite. Kikyo had her head tilted lightly in thought as she watched Uruha – his hair was styled just like the 'Regret' video, but she preferred it curled upwards in numerous strands. Megumi smiled as she watched Kai talking to a staff member who was hidden somewhere beside his drum set. He seemed to laugh at something before sitting up right and threading both hands through his hair. And Mika was marvelling at how Ruki could handle those dreadlocks – they were a bit longer than the 'Filth in the Beauty' video, and looked just as heavy.

The guys were now ready to keep going, and as Ruki glanced up at Kai with mic in hand, the drummer began his opening to 'Maximum Impulse'. Again the fans didn't get much time to show their excited before Aoi, Reita and Uruha jumped in for the opening. Within the first minute of the song Ruki had everyone jumping and pumping their fists into the air with great enthusiasm before he started singing … or rather shouting. Most fans simply waved the hands in mid-air circles during the singing but then got straight back into jumping when he stopped. When it came to Ruki singing the 'Risky pogo dance' line, once again the hall looked like a human wave of arms that moved in perfect unison – even the chorus was just as united in the air punches. And then came the part that Megumi had been waiting for – the moment of the song when Kai got to shout to his mic in between Ruki's singing. It was another one of those misconceptions about him that if you'd never seen Kai perform, you'd never believe just how loud he could be.

Ever since Megumi became interested in the GazettE, when she saw Kai singing during Lives, it really fascinated her at how he could play and sing while barely looking at his drums. The other girls were in awe of his talent too, and even wondered why he didn't just use a headpiece – but there was certainly a reason for not using it and trusted that he knew what was best for his playing. And further into the song Kikyo was thrilled to finally see Uruha's solo, where he positioned himself right near the edge of the stage so she could see it clearly. She remembered it vividly from 'Nameless Liberty' and loved it ever since. It was good to hear 'Maximum Impulse' again; being a very up-beat song, it pepped the audience up nicely and as usual the guys never failed to perform that song perfectly. When Ruki had finished singing, he joined his band mates in swaying from side-to-side along to the music, but because the fans had limited swaying space, they just resorted to waving their arms from side-to-side.

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The guys seemed to really like playing 'Maximum Impulse' because it was a kind of inspirational song – much like saying 'feel the energy and make good use of it'. The kind of song you'd play to a sports team, as an example, but really it was best directed at young people to encourage drive and conviction. It meant something to each of the girls because it reminded them to pursue their dream careers. So in a way the GazettE was helping them do that through the inspiring songs. After the song the girls and of course the rest of the audience were feeling really hyped up, even feeling like they could listen to it all over again. But they had a feeling it was due for another lighter song – call it fans intuition. The girls were again talking to Mariko and Yuki about what songs they liked so far and what they thought would be next. Mariko couldn't decide.

"Oh it's too hard to call. I really have no idea what they might play next … I'd like to hear 'Hanakotoba' … or 'D.L.N'? What do you think, Kira-chan?"

"Ah this is probably pushing it but I'm kind of hoping for 'Saraba' or 'Ito' from their Akuyukai mini album. I know they're old songs but it'd be nice to hear either of those again. Off the top of my head I can't think of any others, but they might not even play a softer song yet …"

Kira trailed off when from the corner of her eye she could see the guys moving around on stage. When she fully turned to look up at the stage, the other girls did too and noticed the band were now again ready to keep performing. Ruki was kneeling down behind his platform to get a better look at the set-list – five more songs before they cleared the main part of the concert and then a break before the inevitable encore. At least they got to change shirts before the encore and Aoi was already halfway there. Uruha couldn't wait to get out of the sticky white vest, Reita just wanted a clean shirt and Kai was thinking the same thing. Ruki stood up again and gripped the mic in both hands on its stand. Kai shifted in his seat and began to opening to 'Saraba'. Kira smiled happily, feeling that she must have channelled some thought to the band to make them play 'Saraba'.

When Aoi, Reita and Uruha joined Kai for the opening, the fans instantly perked up and just stood listening. They didn't cheer excitedly this time, because the song 'Saraba' was about War; an 'Anti War' theme to be precise, as Ruki says in his lyrics towards the end. The girls all linked arms as they swayed slightly along to the music and sang with Ruki. Most of the audience were doing the same thing, feeling that it wasn't an appropriate time to be dancing like there were no tomorrow. When it came to him singing 'An anti war song' the fans raised their arms and slowly waved them side-to-side along with the music. It was another song that really got through to them and it was a good thing that bands like the GazettE were actually trying to get a message across. The girls dropped their linked arms and followed the crowd.

They too hated hearing about War so they loved how the band wrote a song about the issue – Ruki's lyrics were very moving. It showed they really noticed what was going on in the world. As the song was coming to an end and Ruki was speaking the last part of the words, he brought one hand up from gripping the mic stand to place in a salute to his head. Surprisingly most of the audience followed him and did the same thing. And then on his last word 'Saraba …' he dropped both hands to his sides and backed away from the mic-stand, bowing his head in respect. Again the fans followed, and even the girls did too. It was something they had never done during a GazettE concert before, or even seen Ruki do for that song. Mika was really moved by how it touched Ruki and she could see just how sensitive he really was.

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When Ruki lifted his head from bowing, not only was he a little shocked to see the fans copying him but when he glanced around at his band mates, they all were all bowing too. Ruki just stood and stared at them for a moment – Aoi and Uruha both had their hands resting on their knees, Reita had his hands on his hips and Kai was resting the drumsticks in his lap. Just as Ruki was looking out over the audience again, they were all beginning to stand up straight again. Gradually applause began to rumble through the hall; no cheering, just clapping … the band always gave memorable performances but the last one would never be forgotten. One-by-one the guys straightened up too and started clapping. Ruki held a hand up to his mouth and gave a visibly embarrassed laugh when he looked around to see they were clapping for him.

How many times had they performed that song before and this never happened, so it was overwhelming him a bit. And the fact the stage stayed lit-up meant that he couldn't hide anywhere … all he could do was stand there. The girls were smiling as they continued to clap, watching how Ruki became more and more shy the longer the applause went on. The clapping seemed to get louder as now whistles and cheers could be heard. Ruki felt he couldn't take much more as he hunched down behind his platform to hide and he cupped a hand over his mouth to also hide the big grin he had. Aoi, Reita and Uruha were laughing at him too, which didn't help because then some of the fans began to laugh. Kai laughed too and shook his head before standing up with his mic-arm in one hand, pausing for a moment to wait for the applause to stop.

"Ah … it seems our esteemed lead singer has become speechless".

The fans clapped again in response before Kai continued.

"We are very proud of the song 'Saraba' … no one likes to read or hear or even see the results of War … Ruki paid his respects to those who fight for our freedom and in return you have dome the same … Ruki is very touched by what you've done and he thanks you … now what do you say? Let's get him up off the ground to sing another song?"

Cheers, whistles and clapping erupted once again in response to Kai's statement, and then chanting of Ruki's name started in their attempt to make him stand up. The embarrassed singer laughed again as Aoi, Reita, Kai and Uruha began to slow beat, much like they did to get the crowd going. It started slowly, with the fans keeping up by shouting and punching the air with closed fists, before gradually getting faster and faster. Ruki glanced over his shoulder at Kai who, while bashing on the crash cymbals harder and harder, grinned mischievously at him. Ruki felt Kai had done this on purpose just to put him on the spot. Finally Ruki stood up again, and the music and chanting abruptly stopped – in surprisingly sharp unison too. He just stood for a second, with his mouth mere millimetres from the mic, before raising a hand to signal Kai for the start of 'Anti Pop'.

Never before had the audience jumped and danced so much during a song that night. Pretty much from the moment Ruki started singing, they were jumping around and swinging their arms back and forth to the music. If arms weren't swaying, hands were clapping or fists were punching the air. Mika had long since taken her large white hoodie off because she was really started to feel the heat, whereas the other girls were comfortable in lighter clothes. After singing the first two sets of 'Let's go it is our turn', Ruki broke into shouting a whole lot of practically in-audible gibberish into his mic. The girls, Mika mostly, couldn't help but laugh at him and how well he could make up anything on the spot … besides, no one could distinguish what he'd said so they didn't even try. But after that there was a long break in between singing when Kai, Reita, Aoi and Uruha really jammed on their instruments.

Aoi, Reita and Uruha left their places to form a line along the edge of the stage to play to the fans, while Ruki stayed behind his platform with one foot placed on it, and Kai kept bashing away on his drums. The fans closest to the stage screamed louder and reached out for him – Kikyo was the only one to be most excited out of the girls because Uruha was right near her. And even though there may not have been a lot of lyrics for 'Anti Pop', the 'Destructive Music' and Ruki's singing was all the fans needed to enjoy the song – there was no room for pop music in their world. After Aoi, Reita and Uruha were done showing off they all retreated back to their places once more to fade the music out. The audience once again broke out into excited cheers and clapping as the song ended and the stage blackened yet again.

NOTES:
1) The song 'Reila': This alot of speculation about this song and what it means. Some people think that someone close to one of the guys had died because of the video clip, but thats not exactly mentioned in the song. My theory is that someone close to one of the guys (possibly Ruki??) may have done something hurtful to him, and now this person is 'dead' to him?? If you are familiar with the saying 'You are dead to me' then you'll know what I mean. But this is only my theory, and will have some significants later on
2) After 'Reila': Where it says - 'marked the very last time Ruki was ever going to sing it … it was time to move on' - this is also why it will be significant in the future of my stories, so keep an eye out
3) The song 'Saraba': I love it when bands use their music to speak up about issues today, so kudos to the GazettE for writing this song about War

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