"Rikka-chan!" Ringo-sensei called out for me as I was walking towards the cafeteria. "Did you need something?" I asked and he smiled. "Shinning wants you and your group to perform your song instead of just recording it."
"He what!?" I half yelled. "You'll be performing it onstage on our morning gathering next week." I took in deep breaths. "I thought all we needed to do was write a song then record it?"
"Yes well, Saotome didn't expect you to team up with two other girls. In fact, he thought you'd protest against the idea of having to work with others since you already take both major courses."
I sighed. I guess there's no helping it.
"Is that all?" I asked and Ringo-sensei nodded. I bowed respectfully and left, headed for the music room Fujino-san, Matsuno-san and I reserved for the week. It's not our fault it was the only room with electric guitars and drums. We got down to work.
I hear your heart is racing,
Running fast to chase a fading dream,
And the last thing you heard about real life
Was how everything wasn't always the way they seemed.
The clock keeps ticking and you keep running
But it's now so far away.
The glimpse of paradise you saw was nothing more than a mere mirage.
KEEP RUNNING BUT IT WILL KEEP ON FADING!
Run fast, my dreaming prince,
For something terrible is on the way.
Disregard those dreams of endless sleep,
Or all you'll get is endless torment
From the beast that lies within your soul.
Let's feast on the dreams turned into nightmares,
Let's sing for the souls chained to hell.
Things were going great as we sang the lyrics to the song. The crowd of students started fist pumping to the rhythm. The three of us smiled at each other, playing our instruments like there was nothing else we could do. I was on guitars, Fujino-san was on bass, and Matsuno-san was on drums.
I hear your footsteps slowing down,
You start to feel like you keep running in circles.
There's no way to escape the pending doom,
YOU CAN KEEP RUNNING BUT YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT!
And now you scream to the top of your lungs,
Hoping soon you'll wake up from this nightmare.
I tell you, you never will.
Brace yourself for the pain and torture.
You're getting out alive.
Let's laugh at the cries of pain emitted,
Let's make a toast for our new slave.
Oh dreaming prince, sorry, your time has come.
The beast has showed it's teeth.
It'll tear you to pieces, you'll be in agony.
But don't worry, my love,
I'll keep you company in the depths of hell.
They all screamed and cheered. We were panting and sweating, feeling out of breath from our extreme little performance.
"We definitely gave it our all," Fujino-san said with a smirk as she set down her bass. I nodded and set down mine as well.
Suddenly, a chill went down my spine as I heard a familiar laugh.
"Extreeeeeeme!" the voice yelled and I saw Saotome-san parachuting down onto the stage.
"Sugoi! Baby!" he yelled and we all rolled our eyes. "What a breath-taking performance!" The three of us bowed respectfully as Saotome-san preached us in his ridiculous accent.
"That was a whole different level from everything I've seen in my whole life! You definitely pass this project," he said with a smirk. "And with that," he said as a helicopter made it's way above the stage, blowing a strong wind against us.
"Adieu!" Saotome-san yelled, holding onto a ladder the helicopter had hanging. I sighed a breath of relief.
"We did great!" Matsuno-san said, wrapping her arms around me and Fujino-san. "We should celebrate!"
"KAMPAI!" Sora-chan and Misa-chan yelled as the three of us clinked our glasses of juice together.
Recently, the two asked me to just call them by their frist names as they call me by mine. I complied, and even joined them in celebration. In brutal honesty, I had doubts that this would work out. I suppose I stand corrected.
The night passed by quickly and we all went back to our respective rooms. I took a long, hot bath and got changed and went straight to sleep. I was most definitely exhausted.
The next day, I and the other two had nothing else to do while the rest of the school were recording for their projects. We decided to just stay in the music room and listen to some music. A few minutes later, I got a call from Ringo-sensei.
"Our princes are done with their recordings and it looks lime your group got the most points! You're also the only ones who used English so you got a few plus points for that."
I repeated the news to the other two and they cheered like crazy. I chuckled and thanks Ringo-sensei for calling. I sighed and suddenly felt parched.
"Ne, I'll just go grabe some coffee," I said as I stood up. I left the room and walked towards the cafeteria. I got the cup of coffee I wanted and sat on a table. There weren't many people around so it was still quiet, in a way. I was slowly sipping my cup of coffee until someone patted me on the back. I looked up and saw Ren-kun.
"Looks like you're ranked highest in this weeks project," he said as he sat across me. "Congratulations."
"Arigato," I said respectfully and continued sipping my coffee. Ren-kun didn't moved but kept staring intently at me.
"Is there something you need?" I asked and he chuckled.
"I just haven't quite understood you yet. I'll respect your space if you prefer to keep to yourself but I can't help myself. I'm absolutely intrigued about your hair, your likes and dislikes, your life, everything about you."
I sighed and set down my cup.
"I was right. You definitely are the playboy type," I said bluntly and he just laughed.
"I was told that while my mother was pregnant with me, she used to get high on drugs. She was also an alcoholic and didn't care about what would happen to the baby inside her stomach. I guess that was the cause of my hair being the color white," I said and Ren-kun kept looking at me intently.
"You're serious about the rest?" I asked and he nodded. I sighed.
"You're right, I do like keeping to myself. My past has nothing to do with who I am so I try to forget it. And surely, you understand that I don't easily give details on my entire life. This was just a one time thing."
Ren-kun chuckled. Suddenly, there was someone calling me from behind. I turned around and saw Misa-chan.
"Rikka! We're heading out first! OYASUMI!" I smiled and waved. I stood up.
"I should be going back as well," I said to Ren-kun. "Oyasumi."
"Oyasumi, my lady," he said with a warm smile. With that, I walked towards my room, took a long, hot bath, changed into my usual shorts and shirt, and got ready for bed. That was until I forgot something...
I forgot my freaking coffee again...
