Chapter 9: Introduction
Speak to me
Tell me something so typical
A lullaby or something miserable
That will keep me up at night
Cross out my eyes
I know you planned it
You know I love you
And I can't stand it
We just lost control
We just lost control
"Damn it we're late again." Ren scowled at Tomoyo who's calmly fixing her bass strap on her.
Andy glowered at the same direction. "Whose fault is it?"
"What? Don't look at me." Tomoyo innocently replied, feigning her awareness of the situation.
"If you haven't literally drag Ikki here, he wouldn't be in this mess. It's a miracle he could still stand." Ren snorted angrily, living up to Touya's overprotective side.
Grateful that they arrived, Sakura immediately slumped to the ground for some needed rest. She was plainly dragged like a rag doll by her fake girlfriend the whole morning. Andy tended to her side immediately, afraid for someone to recognize Sakura without her cap. Luckily the wig was still intact on her head.
"Hey, it's not my fault he's that clumsy."
Lie to me
Give me something worth living for
Tell me a reason worth fighting for
Give me anything
Anything to keep me breathing
Lie to me
Give me something worth living for
Tell me a reason worth fighting for (fighting for)
Give me anything (anything)
Anything to keep me breathing
Syaoran stared longingly at Andy, who was still busy nursing the player and not paying any attention to their performance. 'What's he got that I don't?'
Unknown to him, he wasn't the only one staring. Eriol too was busy glaring at the same direction he was paying attention to. He can't believe that someone like that player could have someone like Tomoyo. 'What's so special about that guy anyway?'
Lie to me
Tell me a story so beautiful
An epic of something so terrible
That it makes me weep
Cross out these days on your calendar
It hurts me so much
And I'm not quite sure
I care anymore
I care anymore
As Ren and Andy prepared their instruments, Sakura asked Tomoyo for some advice again about her problem. "Tomo, what should I do about it?"
"You'll be fine. You know the chords right?" Tomoyo encouraged.
"N-no, it's not that… A-about him…" Sakura fidgeted and look at the vocalist on stage, gesturing to Tomoyo about her certain problem about a certain someone.
"Oh… that." Tomoyo innocently replied hiding her mischievous smile from her. "Don't worry about it. I'll take care of it. Okay?" Tomoyo hugged her cousin in reassurance and smirk.
"Really?" Sakura elatedly asked. Tomoyo just nodded and Sakura sighed in relief, thinking everything would be alright. Or so she thought.
Lie to me
Give me something worth living for
Tell me a reason worth fighting for (fighting for)
Give me anything (anything)
Anything to keep me breathing
Lie to me
Give me something worth living for
Tell me a reason worth dying for (dying for)
Give me anything (anything)
Anything to keep me breathing
Eriol seething at the scene on the side of the stage almost made a mistake on his chords. 'What does she see in him? Stupid player!'
"Oi quit the PDA-thing. We're up next." Andy yelled at them.
In spite of the loud music blaring around him, the comment of his current obsession was clearly heard. 'Damn! She's jealous?'
Syaoran quickly shot the guy another glare before finishing off the song and plot retribution on the damn player. Unfortunately, the receiver of the glare didn't have a clue of what he did.
Lie to me
Give me something worth living for
Tell me a reason worth fighting for (fighting for)
Give me anything (anything)
Anything to keep me breathing
Lie to me
Give me something worth living for
Tell me a reason worth dying for (dying for)
Give me anything (anything)
Anything to keep me breathing
"What's wrong with them?" Mei Lin pondered loudly.
"With who?"
"Them." Mei Lin nod to the band's direction performing on the stage.
"Huh…" Touya replied smugly, perceptive as he always was. Knowing that she won't get a straight answer from him, she turned to the others.
"They're distracted." Yuki amusedly answer her without taking off his attention on the scene at the side of the stage.
"With what?" Mei Lin still oblivious with the matter that persisted.
"It's not a what. It's with who…" Ken corrected her assumption and shrugged nonchalantly.
"Then who?"
Ken didn't reply but instead nod at the direction on the group at the side of the stage. Mei Lin finally grasping the situation just smirked. Mischievous plans forming in her head. 'I've got to talk to Tomoyo later.'
Anything to keep me breathing
Anything to keep me breathing
"Will you stop fidgeting?" Loosing patience, Tomoyo hissed between her teeth while pretending to hug her though quite too tightly for any comfort.
"I can't help it. I'm having a nervous breakdown. What if they found out about—"
Andy, also fed up with her anxiousness, turned Sakura to face her almost too violently that her wig almost fell off. "Get a grip. Now's not the time to be hysterical. Pull yourself together."
"Kiddo, don't mind these two." Ren gently pulled Sakura from the two girls ganging up on her making the pressure in her chest more abundant than before instead of helping her getting rid of it. Ren rubbed her shoulders trying to shake away the anxiety in her. "Okay, now just breathe kiddo."
Sakura breathe in relief. She didn't notice she's been holding her breath for that long. Sakura disguised as Ikki hugged Ren gratefully. Ren sheepishly tap her shoulder to get her attention, "Uh… Kiddo, this is uh… awkward you're a guy remember."
Sakura quickly let go of him and scratch her head. "My bad." She faintly chuckle.
"Don't sweat it. C'mon it's already our turn." Sakura nod and follow him.
"And from Nagoya University, our very own Raging Wings…"
We've tried so hard to understand, but we can't.
We held the world out in our hands and you ran away.
It takes some time to let you go and it shows.
'Damn! Is he a man-whore or something? He's involved with all his band mates?' Eriol shrugged in disgust with the rhythm guitarist. He saw the little scene the player had with his guy band mate before going up the stage.
'I'll expose you for the player you are and save her from your playboy clutches.' He solemnly swore to himself.
"Eli, are you alright? Who are you glaring at?" Miyu tap his shoulders, temporarily stopping his growing rage for the guy.
"I-it's nothing."
"Are you sure?" Miyu asked her cousin again, worried from the aura his emitting. It was really rare to see Eriol brooding at something or rather someone.
Eriol just nodded stiffly. Miyu peered at her cousin, not entirely buying his answer. 'Hope it's really nothing.'
Cause all we know is falling, it falls.
Remember how, cause I know that we won't forget at all.
Now we can follow you back home but we won't.
Is this what you had waited for? Just to be alone?
'The squirt seems to be pulling it off.' Touya mused. 'Except for the stance.' He scanned the crowd from any suspicious stare that was thrown at her sister. 'Guess no one will notice except for us.' He shrugged and relaxed.
"Kura's pulling it off." Yuki tap Touya's shoulder, encouraging him not to be too anxious about it.
"She seems to enjoy it rather than what we've expected her to be." Ken muse at the girl on stage, rather a girl in a guy's disguise that he treated like his little sister.
"Yeah, I really thought she might back out awhile ago." Mei Lin reminisce the amusing scene before the band's performance.
"I did too." Touya agreed silently, watching her sister on stage proudly. 'You've really grown up.'
It takes some time to let you go and it shows.
Cause all we know is falling, it falls.
Remember how, cause I know that we won't forget at all.
Ren close the gap between him and Sakura. "You're doing great kiddo." She smiled at him gratefully still too nervous to say anything.
She slightly turned to see the drummer's reaction of her performance so far. Andy grin, mouth an apology, and wink at her. 'If it's the real Ikki, he would have swooned on that.' Sakura chuckle amusedly at that thought. His cousin has been madly in-love with Andy since the seventh grade.
Sakura then was nudged by their vocalist to get her attention. Tomoyo whispered quickly before singing the next lines. "Just try to enjoy it. Sorry for the pressure earlier."
Sakura just smile and continue playing.
You never, you never said
This wasn't what you wanted, was it? Was it?
This isn't what you wanted.
This isn't what you wanted.
'What the hell? A wink and a love-sick smile? Jerk's good.' Syaoran scowled at his "love-block," the one thing that's been hindering his advances on his current obsession. 'I should have anticipated this from their earlier display. Shit! I can't believe my luck.'
Seeing the frustration from his face, Rika taunted him. "Can't believe there's someone better than you?"
"Show off." Syaoran scoffed, rolled his eyes and resume his glaring, convinced that he could do damage with it.
Cause all we know is falling, it falls.
Remember how, cause I know that we won't forget at all.
"Argh! Damn, fan girls. I can't believe cuz have to go through with this everyday. I thought I get rid of them by posing Tomo's boyfriend." Sakura muttered to herself, unconsciously walking through the west side of the forest near the compound.
"Still not enough?"
"Huh?"
"Oh don't play dumb with me?"
"What the—"
Syaoran smirked and pointed at the gaping girls behind them, a mere fence separating them from the rabid fans. Sakura as dense as she is even in the shoes of his cousin Ikki, look at him still clueless with his gestures.
"Oh c'mon do I have to spell it out for you?"
Sakura staring at the fan girls then back at Syaoran continuously begun to discern what he meant immediately denied his accusations.
"Oh no, I'm not like that. I don't go and take advantage of them." Sakura defended pointing at the fans.
"Yeah, just your bandmates."
"WHAAT!"
"Ha, do you really think we are that naïve of your sickening play?"
"I'm not… wait, what?" Sakura tried to explain but lost on how to without exposing their secrets.
"Save it, just watch your back Kinomoto!"
Shock to the core, Sakura gaped at him. Irritation shot through her veins from the unnecessary hostility this boy is shooting at her. "Hey, what's your problem?"
"You! You scumbag!"
Sakura furrowed her eyebrows, trying to think of what she did to upset him like this. But before she could further rack her brains out, he continued.
"What does she sees in you? You're nothing but a scambag screwing the minds of two girls, girls that are clearly close friends."
"Girls?"
"Shut up! Don't you dare play your innocent act with me, asshole! Watch your back you might not know what's coming after you." And by that threat, he stomped angrily away from a bewildered and annoyed Sakura.
"What the hell is his problem?" Sakura seethed and stalk on the opposite direction.
"Okay stop." Mei Lin dusted her clothes as she composes herself from all the dragging and glared at her kidnapper. "Spill, I know you want something dragging me this far."
"Mei I desperately need your help, please." Tomoyo batted her eyes for effect.
Mei Lin suspiciously raised an eyebrow with her antics, "With what?"
"With your baby brother."
- to be continued -
A/N: Words that are bold and italicized are lyrics to the song...
The first song performed by Wolf Drifters is "Your stories, My Alibis" by the band MATCHBOOK ROMANCE. While the second one which was performed by Raging Wings is "All We Know" by the band PARAMORE. Thanks please review.
Try to listen to the songs in the fic to better grasp/appreciate it. Here are some notes to clarify some things...
Band and members:
Wolf Drifters - Syao: lead guitars/vocals; Eriol: rhythm guitar/vocals; Rika: bass; Miyu: drums (First Year students in college)
Raging Wings - Andy: drums/vocals; Ren: lead guitars/vocals; Tomo: bass/vocals; Ikki: rhythm guitar/vocals (Second Year students in college)
Convicted Mind - Kura: rhythm guitar/vocals; Jun: lead guitars/vocals; Yam: drums; Ryu: bass/vocals (Seniors in High School)
Busted Halo - Touya: lead guitar; Mei: bass; Yuki: drums; Ken: rhythm guitar/vocals (Already two years college graduates)
Relationships:
Sakura and Touya - siblings; Ikki Kinomoto - cousin on father side; Touya Daidouji - cousin on mother side
Andy and Yuki - siblings
Syaoran and Mei - siblings; Eriol, Rika and Miyu Li - cousins on father side
Jun and Ryu - cousins
Feb 27, 2009 bangag_pa
June 21, 2013 revised
September 23, 2015 updated