*Disclaimer- I do not own any of the following animes (and songs), charcters, or setting*
**Author's note- Hello, readers! I am back again for another chapter of "Light Music and Classic Literature!" I probably forgot to mention this in the previous chapter, but today's chapter is a Special! And that means that it's basically a random chapter that doesn't have anything to do with the original plot line. Anyways, this is the first special that I'm making, so enjoy!**
"So we all know what instruments we're playing right?" Satoshi asked his club members as they prepared their instruments. All of them nodded.
Satoshi was sitting behind his drum set, Chitanda was setting up her keytar (a cross between a keyboard and guitar), Mayaka was tuning her guitar, and Oreki was also preparing his bass.
"Whatever. Let's just get this over with," Oreki grumbled as he wistfully thought of his past days where he would do nothing at all and conserve his energy.
"Okay! Is everyone ready!" Satoshi exclaimed. Chitanda put on a determined face and nodded. Mayaka rolled her eyes. Oreki just sighed. "Let's do this!"
So they started to play their wordless song, which was about four minutes. Once they were done, Satoshi suggested,
"Should we play it once more?"
"I have a better idea," Mayaka interrupted. "How about instead of practicing the same song over and over again, how about we choose someone to write the lyrics?"
"Oh yeah! I kinda forgot about that," Satoshi said sheepishly.
"Don't worry, Fukube-san. We all forgot about it until Ibara-san reminded us," Chitanda said kindly.
"How about we all write some lyrics and bring them in tomorrow?" Mayaka suggested. "That way, we can just pick one out easily."
"I vote that we pick it out by lottery!" Satoshi said cheerfully.
"I'll go with whatever you want to do," Chitanda said, the go-with-the-flow peacemaker as always.
Mayaka shook her head. "But what if someone writes really horrible lyrics that really don't match? For example, Oreki." Mayaka didn't bother to add the "no offense."
"Do you have an idea?" Oreki pointed out.
Mayaka crossed her arms. "As a matter of fact, yes," she said with a smirk. "Obviously, the best way to do it is to do it by voting or popularity."
"Do you really think that will work, Mayaka?" Satoshi grinned. She grunted and said nothing.
"Then it's decided! We'll just pick by lottery!"
Suddenly Mayaka noticed something. "Wait, but who's going to sing?"
They all looked at each other for a moment and then..
Satoshi pointed to Chitanda, who pointed at Mayaka, who pointed to Oreki, who pointed to Satoshi.
Satoshi chuckled and asked, "Well how about we decide this by lottery as well?"
Mayaka shook her head and frowned. "We can't always decide by lottery. We'll just decide by a karayoke contest."
Before Oreki could protest, Chitanda suddenly added, "All those in favor of the plan, raise your hand."
Three out of four raised their hands. Satoshi laughed.
"Too bad, Houtarou. I guess you'll just have to deal with it. It won't be that bad so cheer up!" Satoshi tried to cheer up his friend, but couldn't help laughing as his misfortune.
The next day, all of them came back with lyrics. Although all of them were hesitant, they put their papers in a box that Satoshi brought with hopes of not getting picked. When it was Oreki's turn to put his in the box, when no one was looking, he hid his' in a corner.
Satoshi picked up the box and said nervously, "Now, how about our president get the honors of picking out the paper?"
Chitanda paled slightly at the call out, but did it willingingly. When she shakingly put her hand inside the box, everyone crowded around her anxiously. Finally she found a slip of paper. When she unfolded it, there was a surprise.
"There's no name on it!" she said with shock.
Mayaka gave a shaky laugh. "Well, it doesn't matter who wrote it. We're still using it anyways," she replied.
"I don't think we can use it," Chitanda said. "I don't mean to offend anyone in here, but this handwriting is too messy to read so I'm not sure if we can use it."
Mayaka looked over to Oreki suspiciously, as if asking him, you did this on purpose, didn't you?" His only reply was simply glaring back at her.
"I'll try picking another one," Chitanda continued, not noticing the silent conversation the two were having.
The next one that she picked out wasn't as good either. Once again, it was anonymous but with an extremely tiny handwriting. The next one that she picked out was anonymous with really fancy handwriting, too fancy to read since it was in cursive(BTW, I'm really horrible at reading cursive!).
"Are there no more?" Chitanda asked, surprised. "Shouldn't there be four?" Oreki silently prayed that she wouldn't look inside. She did, and found the last paper in there. Oreki silently cursed.
"Here it is!" she exclaimed happily. She opened the paper and they were all waiting for the results with anxiety. She smiled happily.
"This one is perfect!"
The handwriting was perfectly written but of course, anonymous.
"Perfect!" Mayaka exclaimed. "Now let's go to the Karayoke Center for practice now!"
As they all went out, first Satoshi, then Chitanda, then a dark looking Oreki, Mayaka stayed behind for a moment. She looked through each paper and tried to see who's lyrics they were using. She quickly noted that the small handwriting was hers, the messy one obviously Oreki, which left Chitanda and Satoshi. I wonder who, Mayaka thought. Then she left.
"Time for our Karyoke competition!" Satoshi announced cheerfully. They decided that first, each one would sing a two solos, then Oreki and Chitanda will sing a duet, Satoshi and Mayaka, Oreki and Mayaka, Satoshi and Chitanda, Then, the boys will sing a duet as well as the girls. Since each song will be about four minutes, they would be spending about 56 minutes singing, an hour if you include breaks. (Yay! I did math!)
List of songs sang:
Satoshi- Hikaru Nara by GooseHouse, Sing! by GooseHouse
Mayaka- Only my Railgun by Fripside, Arifureta Kanashimi No Hate by Yoshino Nanjo (Eli Ayase in Love Live!)
Chitanda- Sakura by Ikimono-gakari, Ashiteru Banzai by Eriko Hori AKA Pile (Maki Nishikino in Love Live!)
Oreki- Mikansei Stride by Saori Kodama, Level 5 Judgelight by Fripside
Oreki and Chitanda- Akatsuki Arrival by Miku Hatsune and Luka Mergurine
Satoshi and Mayaka- Butterfly on my Right Shoulder by Rin and Len Kagamine
Mayaka and Oreki- Doubleganger by Len Kagamine and Miku Hatsune
Chitanda and Satoshi- Promise by Miku Hatsune and Rin Kagamine
Oreki and Satoshi- Erase or Zero by Len Kagamine and Kaito
Chitanda and Mayaka- No Thank You by HTT (from anime, K-On!)
An hour later, the four members dragged themselves out of the Karayoke Club exhausted.
"Well, at least now we know who's going to sing!" Satoshi offered with a teasing grin.
"Honestly, I don't understand why Oreki and I have to do the singing!" Mayaka grumbled.
"Hey! I didn't even agree to it yet!" Oreki protested.
Satoshi chuckled. "Too late to do that, Houtarou!"
"I'm pretty sure you'll do just fine, Oreki-san," Chitanda said kindly. "After all, only you and Ibara-san can sing clearly."
"Whatever," Oreki grumbled, looking down and glaring to hide his face.
Soon, it was time for their performance.
"You guys ready?!" Satoshi cried out backstage. "Let's do this!"
Chitanda clapped her hands while Oreki looked miserable and Mayaka was more strict than usual, due to her nervousness.
The curtains opened, showing the club a large audience, including their idol sempais and the light music club. Satoshi started his emceeing, introducing each member and instrument. Once he was done, they all looked at their lead vocalist, waiting for the signal. Oreki gulped and took a deep breath. Then, he nodded. He spoke into the microphone and said stiffly,
"The is Yasashisa No Riyuu. Please listen.
Romaji Lyrics and English Translation
taikutsu na madobe ni fukikomu kaze ni
kao o shikameta no wa terekusasa no uragaeshi
As a breeze blew into the room from the monotonous window,
I put a frown on my face to try to hide my awkward shyness.
aimai ni unazuku tenohira no kyou
egaite'ru jibun wa sukoshi oogesa de
nanika kawarisou na ki ga shite iru yo
kokoro ni yobikakeru kimi no sei da ne
Nodding ambivalently, I seem to be trying too hard today
as I decide how to shape the "today" I'm holding in my palm.
I have a feeling that something is about to change,
and I blame you since you're the one calling out to my heart.
kumorizora nozoita yokan
te o nobasou itsu yori mo chikarazuyoi yuuki de
A peek at the cloudy sky tells me what's to come.
Let's stretch out our hands with courage more powerful than ever.
hikari mo kage mo mada tookute sore de mo bokura wa
yasashisa no riyuu ga shiritai
ima wa dare no namae de mo nai kagayaki no kanata e
zenbu kako ni naru mae ni mitsuke ni ikou
Although both light and shadow are still far in the distance,
we still wish to know the reason for this kindness.
Towards a far and radiant place no one has been able to reach yet,
let's go find it before everything becomes history.
kono sekai wa marude tayorinai ne to
usobuku boku no me o karakau you ni
kimi ga mite'ru sora wa naniiro darou?
kitto aoku takaku kiyoraka na hazu
As I let out a loud sigh at the unreliable world,
you, as though making fun of my limited vision,
gaze up at the sky. What color is the sky you see?
It must be blue, high, and clear.
surechigai chikazukinagara
itsu no hi ka tomadoi mo uketomete iketara
We keep missing each other while trying to get closer.
I hope one day we'd be able realize that we were indeed lost.
kotoba no mama ja modokashikute dakara nando de mo
bukiyou ni kasanete shimau ne
yorokobi mo kanashimi mo koko de imi ga umareru koto
futari kizukihajimete'ru sono riyuu mo
Completely dissatisfied with my own words, again and again,
I end up trying to embellish my lines awkwardly.
The two of us have begun to notice the emerging meaning
of both joy and misery as well as the reason behind them.
kotoba no mama ja modokashikute
nando de mo bukiyou ni kasanete shimau yo
koe ni naranai setsunasa goto
kono omoi, kimi ni todoke
Completely dissatisfied with my own words,
again and again, I end up trying to embellish my lines awkwardly.
I will send my thoughts your away together with
this pain which I'm unable to express in words.
hikari mo kage mo mada tookute sore de mo bokura wa
yasashisa no riyuu ga shiritai
ima wa dare no namae de mo nai kagayaki no kanata e
zenbu kako ni naru mae ni mitsuke ni ikou
Although both light and shadow are still far in the distance,
we still wish to know the reason for this kindness.
Towards a far and radiant place no one has been able to reach yet,
let's go find it before everything becomes history.
kimi ga kako ni naru mae ni mitsukeru kara
I will find you before you become history.
In the crowd, Mio watched. She was surprised at the lyrics.
"Those are the ones that I helped him write..." she murmured to herself. Then she smiled.
"Good job, Oreki-kun."
*Thank you for reading the special chapter of Light Music and Classic Literature! And I also have a special announcent! If you have looked at my profile, you'll probably see that I've announced it. But anyways, I've decided to turn the Light Music and Classic Literature Crossover into a series, which I have never done! And another thing that didn't mentioned on my profile yet; I'm going to be writing a two-shot about Love Live in Wonderland so if anyone is interested, it'll be coming out soon! As always, read and review! 'Till next time!*
