Hey everyone...
So, I edited some stuff with this story especially with the pairing. I just realized that I sucked royally in the grammar and I didn't know then that the tense is supposed to be past tense.
I didn't edit everything, mind you. I'm a loyal slacker so I guess you could see that in the story. I think I started in chapter 2 with the major editing...
Anyway, I've written two new chapters after a very long hiatus (sorry i didn't warn any of the guys waiting for almost a year-major problems came up in my family and school). Second year high school was hectic in Phil-Sci. At least in my third year this year, it won't be so hectic.
I'm done with promising you guys for a certain time for my update. I'm done with breaking my promises. I can't even tell you guys how sorry I am.
Since those who had been waiting for this story to update probably got sick of waiting, I'm just going to say sorry and i hope you'll forgive me. To those who had been reading my stories and making Story Alerts and some even gave a few reviews, thanks a lot. I really appreciate it.
P.S. : This note is just going to repeat from the first chap until the 22nd chapter of my story.
Chapter 11 – the concert
"Equinox! I love you!" a fan screamed.
"Solar, be my bride!" another said.
"You guys rock! Whoo!" and another said.
This is what a concert filled with people who're their fans is like since they are the number one band in whole world. But I have a different reason to come here. I need to check if I'm correct.
"Oh, yeah, this is what I've been waitin' for," Koko said as he crossed his legs in his chair. "Seeing them play and how good they are. Oh, yeah, this is the life. Let's see how great this band is. Oh yeah, baby! Koko the Big D is here!"
Kitsuneme scowled at him. "Can't you shut up?"
"Can't you guys wait for your princesses to come?" a voice near me said. I turned to my attention towards my left and saw Futon sitting comfortably on his chair.
"How did it go?" Ruka asked. He was still sad about losing his cat.
Futon rolled his eyes as if he's giving a run-down on the events in his mind. "It went fine. They said hi and thanked us for coming here."
"Is that all?" Koko asked disappointedly. Obviously, he was suspecting to hear something from— what was her name again? He was crushing on this Blue Moon bassist forever.
"Sorry, man, they just said hi and thanks," Futon replied and added, "all of them," as he saw Kitsuneme's stare.
They bent their heads and gave off a sad aura.
I scoffed. "Idiots," I muttered.
"Who are they waiting for again?" Ruka asked.
"Some people by the name of… Dawn and Lunar," Futon replied. "Poor them. They're the new targets of Big D and Fox-eye."
"Hey!" Koko protested.
"They're just like my princess and his," Kitsuneme replied curtly before slouching in his seat.
Again, I say. "Idiots," I repeated.
Just then, the lights dimmed— came out someone very familiar at the same time, not. He's got a leather jacket and a white shirt inside, cropped hazel hair and violet eyes. I think I know who he is. Of course, I didn't stretch my neck like a giraffe to see who he really is. I just laid my right cheek on my right fist and listened to what he's saying.
"Ladies, and gentlemen!" he began. "People of all ages, please welcome, the number one band in the world!" he paused for dramatic effect. "THE BLUE MOON!"
He ran towards the exit of the stage as the beats started and the fans started screaming their guts. The curtains revealed the drummer of the band hitting the drums in a jumpy rhythm. The drummer had pink hair and most of her body was covered with the drums. Then, the spotlight showed a girl with hazel hair tied in a ponytail jogging towards the mic in the center of the stage. She wore a pair of Converse sneakers, white cargo pants, black, sleeveless hoodie, a white shirt, and a black bowler on her wrist. She also has a silver cross around her neck, and she carried a sunburst Fender Stratocaster Squire.
"Good evening, Tokyo~!" she said and started the rhythm of the guitar. As she strummed the guitar, the whole stage lit up and showed the rest of her band mates. The other girl, the one wearing with the complete opposite of the hazel-haired girl and has raven hair, joined her in the rhythm. Her face was just as emotionless as mine but, I've got to admit, she's scary. The bass started, too, and was played by a girl with perms and green-highlights. She was happily playing the bass. I also noticed the other members. There was a guy about my height, and he's got a blond hair (but not as blond as Ruka's). He wore all black except for the silver chain around his neck and his glasses. He was stationed to an effects panel and he had a headphone attached to one of his ears while his hands were constantly touching the controls. On the other side of the stage, there was a midnight blue-haired girl who was wearing black and white army pants, a black, button-down, sleeveless shirt with a white shirt underneath, and she was dancing to the beat while playing the keys on the keyboard. Although, you may not hear it because of the noise the guitars and the drums are making but I can hear it blend nicely. I only made my observation in a short amount of time. In my opinion, Midnight and Pinky are sisters or somethin'.
I've got to admit, these guys are good.
Then, as the hazel-haired girl's turn came, who I think is their leader, she started singing while the others played as back-ups.
Her voice… her voice was so beautiful. Like an angel's… only better! I didn't hear their songs personally but now I know. Sometimes, the girl would let the others sing the lead. But it's not that that made me like her and her song. The way she moves, as if she's just playing in a playground. As if this is her nature: to perform without worries. The others were like her, too. As if they were in a playground rather than a stage. And again, I have to admit: I like their band.
Of course, being an emotionless guy, I just sat there with bored eyes while watching them. Just then, she looked at me, straight in the eye. Her eyes were familiar; it reminded me of someone… but who? The more I looked in her eyes, the more I want to go to her and touch her.
I had to mentally slap myself. Me? Go to someone I didn't know? Was I going nuts?
"What do you think, Natsume?" Futon asked as the song finished and morphed into a new one. "They're pretty great, ain't they?"
I snorted. "Too soon to comment, Futon."
He shrugged happily as he jumped up and down with the beat of the new song. I noticed that towards his left, there was another guy taller than I am. He wore a pair of sneakers, faded jeans, a black, no-buttons sleeveless jacket, and a white shirt underneath. He has a star tattoo on his left cheek. I thought only V.I.P.'s are allowed in this part of the concert hall—no thugs allowed. Wait a minute, guards are constantly behind us watching the show also (but are guarding us from harm), but they didn't catch him… did that mean he's a V.I.P.? I noticed that he was whooping and showing an "I love you" sign on his hand… and he's directing it towards the hazel-haired girl! Who's this punk?
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After six more songs, they stopped the music and were breathing rather easily. Aren't they tired after all that?
"Man, I haven't had this much fun since kindergarten," the hazel-haired girl said. The people laughed.
"But hey, who said we couldn't be kids, eh?" she continued.
"How about we let our dear Yule on the floor?" the raven-haired one said as she motioned for the blond-haired guy, named Yule, to come to the center of the stage.
"Who wants to hear me sing?" Yule asked and the crowd shouted an agreement.
Then, the raven-haired girl started strumming the guitar softly as Yuu sang.
Search for America's Next Freak by FM Static
This song reminds me of the girl named Sakura back at school. It seemed the discrimination of the students was still going on even after we went away to focus on our career. Now that I thought about it, there's something about Sakura that interests me. She wasn't like the other girls/sluts at school who chased us wherever we go. She's a bit cold when she speaks. I could't say I like her voice, though. It's way geeky. But… she did remind me of someone. Someone who was close to me. But then again, I knew that someone wasn't the geek that Sakura is. Which reminded me, what was her full name?
The more I thought about Sakura, the more I felt—I don't know, it's like there's some secret in her.
Yule was singing passionately as the crowd got wilder by the second. I gotta say: the guy with glasses was in the girls' "Get Him" list. The rhythm was now played by the raven-hair, lead by the hazel-haired, bass with the perms-hair, drums with the pink-haired, and an acoustic for the dark blue-haired. They were much synchronized and their voices were amazing! Even that Yule guy, we could borrow him if we needed an extra man.
The song ended and I found myself standing with the guys to cheer for them. Really, I couldn't help it. Their songs were amazing. No wonder they were top 1.
30 minutes later
They've got to be tired by now but they were still going! Do they have some sort of special stamina? If we play this long, I'd be panting like a dog by now.
"Whew, I feel so energized!" hazel-haired said through the microphone that was attached to her ear.
"Maybe because you're high," raven-haired said through the same microphone she had on.
Hazel-haired looked at her quizzically. "Of sugar, Eclipse…?"
Her name's Eclipse? Figures. That girl is like a dark moon waiting for something bad to happen for her to benefit. Tell me I'm crazy and I'll burn you. Literally.
"Nope," perms-hair replied.
"Of howalons!" pink-haired and dark blue-haired chorused (which made my assumption correct about them being sisters or somethin') and the crowd laughed. Of course, howalons were famous in this country. They were sweets that melt in your mouth, they said. But, fact was I don't eat sweet stuff.
After they calmed down, perms-hair took the stage.
"We have one last song before we go home," perms-haired announced. The crowd groaned out loud. I have to admit (again. Is this place some sort of confession room? Tch), I didn't want it to end, too. But, as usual, I don't groan like the donkeys in the hall. Only on special cases.
"Aw, come on, Dawn," dark blue-haired nagged in a teasing way.
"We were just startin' to have fun," pink-haired added.
"Yeah, but we have to end soon," Dawn said. "Because we got to save our songs for the World Tour next month!"
Everyone cheered especially Koko and Kitsuneme.
The beats started and Dawn started singing.
Search Hot and Cold by Katy Perry
"Good night, everybody and thanks ya'll!" hazel-haired yelled through the microphone as everyone started filing out of the concert hall. I saw her and her band mates exit the stage. I started to go out until her voice stopped me.
"Thanks for coming here!" I turned back and saw pink-haired waving at us and walking towards us with a happy smile. "It really fired us up."
"Easy, Solar, you don't wanna break a bone," dark-blue haired warned teasingly the giggling Solar (what's with the names? They're weird).
"Wow, guys! You were awesome!" I didn't notice the punk who sat near Futon during the concert. He walked over where the Blue Moon was and hugged hazel-haired.
At that moment, I wanted to punch him to death right there and then. I didn't know why I was feeling this way but I knew it I pushed it any further, my hand will bleed. I also saw her hug him back which made me breathe deeply to prevent myself from making a scene. I knew the hiding paparazzi are gonna love seeing me punch the Punk.
"Futon!" Yule said as he shook hands with Futon. "Long time, no see man! Thanks for inviting your band mates."
"You're welcome," Futon replied. "I think it would be best if we get to know each other better."
"Introductions, guys," Futon said to us and Koko stepped in first.
"Kokoro Yome. Usually called Koko and I am the drummer," Koko said with a grin. He had his eyes on dark blue-haired girl while he was grinning. Dark-blue haired girl just looked at him.
"Kitsuneme. I'm the bassist," Kitsuneme said and glanced at Dawn who looked at him with an eyebrow raised.
"Ruka Nogi. I'm the rhythm or the lead," Ruka said shyly as he bent his head down in a respectful manner.
I sighed and stepped in. I put my hands in my pockets. "Natsume Hyuuga. Lead or rhythm," I muttered and stepped back.
"Well, you guys already know me, so," Futon said. "Your turn."
"I'm Yule. I'm usually the effects manager of the band," Yule said and bowed his head.
"I'm Solar. I am the drummer of the band," Solar squealed and got in their line.
"Name's Lunar. I'm usually the keys but I could play the guitar if needed," Lunar said with a shrug.
"I'm Dawn. I'm the bassist of our group," Dawn said with a smile.
"Eclipse. Lead or rhythm," Eclipse said stoically. I stifled a snort, knowing it would cause me my life by just the look of her face. I'm just saying that her name fits her—a weird name at that.
"I'm Equinox. I'm most likely the rhythm or the lead of our band," Equinox said.
Now wait a darn minute, I'll say this one last time: What's with the weird names?
"Can I ask you something?" Ruka asked politely. They nodded in approval.
"What's with the names?" he continued hesitantly. "I don't mean to pry or anything but I noticed that your names are somehow related to the moon, the sun, or most generally, the earth."
They chuckled. "We get that all the time," Equinox replied.
"You see, we really like astronomy," Yule explained. "So, it kinda gives us some sort of remembrance of our ancestors. Our parents were 'sky-lovers'."
"Also," Ice chimed in unenthusiastically. "Our names aren't our real names. We just made them up so that not many people know about us. May cause problems on our shoulders."
Answer accepted but that didn't explain anything. Also, I asked Sakura if she knew anyone who made a band and became famous but she said that she only knew us. Right now, I'm dealing with a Sakura-act-alike-and-look-alike and her band. Geez, it's giving me a headache. And I now sound like an idiot who's sorta coining a word!
"Okay," the punk interrupted. I didn't even notice him until now. And now, he had an arm slung around Equinox's shoulders. I wanna kill him now.
"How about we go party first before we go deeper in the discussion, eh?" he continued as he smiled widely.
"Um, who are you?" Koko asked as he scowled at the punk.
"Oh, sorry," he said. "I guess I got caught up in the conversation that I didn't introduce myself. But I think you know me before I became a famous guy."
Huh, so he's an old guy then.
"Oh right," Futon said. "I'm sure you guys know him. He's been invited here by the band to watch."
I cocked an eyebrow.
Punk cleared his throat and retrieved his arm. "I'm usually known as Shadow. I'm Tsubasa Andou. My career is modelling. I'm on vacation today and I'm here to see my girlfriend perform."
"Wait," Kitsuneme interrupted immediately. "The Tsubasa Andou? Top model and a graduate of Gakuen Alice? You're him?" His last question made me want to pulverize Kitsuneme. Of course, it was him!
"I think you're exaggerating," Punk said. "But yes, I'm a model and a graduate of the said institution."
"Another hold up," Koko broke in. "Girlfriend?"
"Yeah," Futon replied for Punk. "He's got a girlfriend here in Japan and he's visiting her."
"Then," Ruka hesitated before continuing. "Where is she?"
He smirked and walked towards the band. He slung an arm around Equinox's shoulders and kissed her left cheek.
"Equinox's my girlfriend," he said proudly. "For two years."
Tell me I'm crazy… because all I can see now is black and red and my focus was on the damn Punk.
He's her brother! My mind protested.