Author's Note: Well, Tamamo Vitch has arrived...which means Rasputin will come next?
Also, the song Mysterious Idol X Alter was singing is Shoegazer by Eir Aoi.
Shirou was walking down the hallway, minding his own business. As he did, he came across a certain poster. The poster itself was in neon and had a silhouette of a person singing. There were also a few bits of text in the bottom middle of the poster.
Chaldea's First Singing/Idol contest! If you think you have the makings of an idol, then join this contest!
Hosted by yours truly, Da Vinci!
First Prize is 10,000,000 QP! And the honor of being Chaldea's singing idol!
Location: Chaldea Theater
Time: 2:00 pm
Shirou was surprised at the contest itself, but not surprised at the person who was hosting it. "Da Vinci...why am I not surprised. Still though, an idol contest that involves singing? What is going on in your head these days? Well either way, it's none of my business..."
Eventually, Shirou lost interest in the poster and moved on to his daily life.
Little did he know that he was going to get involved into the contest, one way or another...
Mysterious Idol X Alter was walking in the hallway, minding her own business as she was eating some dorayaki. "Hm...today seems a bit boring...wonder if there is something interesting coming up soon..."
As she was walking down the hallway, it was then she came across the same poster Shirou saw earlier, and she looked at it with great interest. "Hm? An idol contest? Let's see here...first prize is 1,000,000 QP. Along with the honor of being Chaldea's first singing idol..."
"Oh my, you seem to be quite interested in that poster," a new voice said behind her.
Upon hearing the new voice, Mysterious Heroine X Alter quickly turned around to see Melin, who was wearing his signature grin. She then let out a sigh. "What do you want, you pervert?"
Merlin was taken back a bit but continued the conversation with a smile on his face. "Oh nothing. I was just wondering what you were looking at, and it happens to be this poster over there," Merlin replied as he soon began to look at the poster itself as well. "Eh...a singing and idol contest...that sounds interesting. As expected of Da Vinci, she can think of many ways to make Chaldea more interesting..."
"Hey, are you listening to me?" Mysterious Heroine X Alter asked.
"Hm? Ah, yeah. Anyways, interested in this contest?"
Mysterious Idol X Alter let out a smirk. "Isn't it obvious? Of course, I want to join this contest. 10,000,000 and the privilege of being Chaldea's number one idol, that's a win-win situation right there."
At that moment, Merlin decided to stroke the flames of passion inside of her for a bit. "And I suppose you want Shirou's attention. Am I right?" he asked with a smirk on his face.
Mysterious Idol X Alter's ears perked up upon hearing Shirou's name. "He have a good point there. Shirou would notice me more if I became Chaldea's number one idol...maybe I should give him an invitation the next time I see him..."
"Anyways, do you want some help on being the best idol in all of Chaldea?" Merlin asked, snapping Mysterious Idol X Alter out of her thoughts.
"Huh? You can help me be the best?" she asked.
"Yeah. Leave it to me! And to prove it to you, just come to my room tomorrow and I'll help you to be the best idol of Chaldea!" Merlin said excitedly as he soon left. "Remember, tomorrow in my room for lessons!"
Merlin soon left, leaving the idol alone. "That guy...he better does what he says...or else I'll kick his ass..."
Mysterious Idol X Alter was walking towards Merlin's room, ready to see if Merlin was able to keep his promise. "Well...here goes nothing..." she thought as she headed into Merlin's room. As she did, her mouth nearly dropped at what she was seeing in front of her.
In front of her were multiple outfits, guitars, and many other accessories. Not only that, but there is a portable dressing room as well. "What the heck happened here? It looks like something crazy happened here..."
At that moment, Merlin came out of his room's bathroom, not wearing his usual wizard robes, but rather a black shirt, midnight blue jeans, and brown shoes with a smile on his face.
"All right! Now then, let us begin with the training, shall we?" Merlin asked with a smile on his face.
"Um...what is all of this?" Mysterious Idol X Alter asked as she examined the various outfits, guitars, and other accessories.
"Hm? Oh, all of this? Well, let's just say, I have a few optional outfits for you to try out! Along with a few guitars as well!" Merlin replied.
"Why?"
"Well, in order to be an idol, you need to look like one! I mean, everyone here in Chaldea has already seen you wear your usual outfit every day, so why not give it a change? Furthermore, I feel like a switch of guitars might change things up a notch!"
Mysterious Idol X Alter gave Merlin's words some thought. "Hm...he does have a good point. An idol needs to have a good look after all...guess I could give it a try..." After a few seconds of thinking, she came to a conclusion. "Well, I guess I could try out some of these outfits..."
"Excellent! Well, try them on and see which one suits you the most!" Merlin said.
Mysterious Idol X Alter then went through the array of various outfits. As she did, she was having a hard time which one to choose. "Hm...all of these outfits...I don't know which one to chose. Mostly because it feels like none of them fit me well...hm, let's see if this one works..."
Mysterious Idol X Alter then chose a simple outfit which consisted of a white t-shirt, blue jean shorts, and white shoes. "Let me go into the dressing room for a moment."
"Okay."
"And no peeking, or else I'll kill you."
Merlin let out a small sigh. "Yeah, yeah. I won't peak on you," he grumbled in annoyance.
Mysterious Idol X Alter then closed the door and locked it as well. After a few minutes of dressing and undressing, she came out of the dressing room, wearing the outfit she chose to try out. "Well, how do I look?" he asked.
Merlin let out a smile. "You look amazing!"
Mysterious Idol X Alter let out a small sigh. "Great. So, am I done yet?"
Merlin shook his head. "Oh no, we still have a lot of more outfits to choose from," he said with a sly tone of voice.
Mysterious Idol X Alter sighed again. "This is going to be a long day..."
(A few hours later...)
Mysterious Idol X Alter let out a sigh as she was sitting down on a couch. "Phew. That was exhausting. I never knew that he was good at teaching, although it's done in an unusual way..." She then went over to a vending machine and ordered a water bottle. As she grabbed the water bottle from the vending machine, she went back to the bench she was sitting on earlier and took a drink. "Still though, this competition...I wonder who will come?"
As the idol was deep in thought, she didn't noticed a familiar person calling out to her.
"You okay over there?" the person asked.
Mysterious Idol X Alter nearly jumped upon hearing the voice, and turned around to see Shirou who was nearby. "Hey there Shirou."
"Hey there. You seem to look a bit exhausted. Are you all right?" Shirou asked.
"Well...yeah. I'm a bit tired thanks to that guy..." Mysterious Idol X Alter said.
Shirou was confused. "That guy?"
"Yeah. The guy with white hair, carries a staff, and blows flower petals."
Shirou let out a sigh, now knowing who she was talking about. "She's talking about Merlin..." he thought. "Okay, what did that guy do?"
"Well...he was helping me prepare myself for the idol competition that is coming up soon," the idol replied.
"Hm? You mean the one that's coming up soon?"
"Yeah, and I was trying out so many outfits and accessories...but I'm not sure which ones suit me the most and the audience..."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Well, in that guy's term, to appeal the audience itself, and I don't know which one works best for me..." she said as she was deep in thought. For a moment, nothing happened between the two.
Then Shirou gave her some advice.
"Well, if that's the case, then go with your heart," Shirou said.
Mysterious Idol X Alter was stunned for a moment. "Eh? Go with my heart?"
"Yeah. If you're stuck with many choices, then go with the one your heart is most fond of. That's what I do," Shirou replied with a smile on his face.
"Go with my heart huh..."
Nothing happened again until the idol got off from her seat. "Thank you, Shirou. You helped me clear some of my doubts," she said with a smile on her face.
"No problem."
"Great. Also, do you mind if you watch the competition that's coming up? I want you to see my performance."
"Sure. I don't mind."
The idol's smile grew even further. "Great. Now if you will excuse me, I need to leave for practice," she said as she got off from her seat. "See you."
"Yeah. See you."
And Mysterious Idol X Alter left with a smile on her face...
Many days has passed, and the day of the idol competition was upon Mysterious Idol X Alter. Right now, she was behind stage, waiting for her turn as they were others that were performing in front of her. "Wow, there's this many people joining the competition, and one of them is Elizabeth...speaking of which, I wonder how she sings?"
"Wow, that's a huge crowd..." a voice said, snapping the idol out of her thoughts and making her turn around. As Mysterious Idol X Alter did, she saw the person she was thinking about.
"Elizabeth..." Mysterious Idol X Alter said with a sigh. "Don't scare me like that."
"Tehe, sorry. So, I heard that you're in this competition huh?" Elizabeth asked.
"Yeah. I mean, the prize said 10,000,000 QP and the chance to be Chaldea's number one idol. Of course, I'm going to take up on that chance!" Mysterious Idol X Alter replied.
Elizabeth let out a smirk. "Well then, good luck with that, because I'm going to win that prize."
Mysterious Idol X Alter let out a smirk as well. "Bring it on then."
"Yeah. Well, looks like my turn is up next, so see you," Elizabeth said as she headed onto the stage.
As Elizabeth was on the stage, Mysterious Idol X Alter was a bit interested in hearing how Elizabeth sings ever since she arrived in Chaldea and met her. "Hm...I wonder how Elizabeth sings? I mean, I heard it's bad, but how bad can it be?"
However, the moment Elizabeth started singing, she, along with nearly everyone in the audience and the staff, immediately covered their ears upon hearing how bad she was singing. "Wow! That's how she sings?! It sounds like my eardrums are going to burst!"
Eventually, Elizabeth stopped singing, making everyone in the audience and on stage sigh in relief as the pain for their ears were over. Elizabeth then headed towards Mysterious Idol X Alter with a smile on her face. "Well, try to beat that."
Mysterious Idol X Alter sweat dropped. "Well...that's quite easy actually..." she thought. As that thought came into her head, it was then she heard her name being called out, signaling her turn to sing. "Well, looks like it's my turn now."
"Yeah. Good luck," Elizabeth said.
Soon, Mysterious Idol X Alter headed up to the stage, with her guitar in her hand along with the portable speakers. As she came up to the stage, she noticed Shirou, who was sitting in the front row seats. Immediately, it put a smile on her face. "Yes! Shirou's here!"
"All right, Mysterious Idol X Alter will begin to sing now, so have a go at it!" the announcer said.
Everyone then began to quiet down to give the idol some time.
After a few seconds of silence, she began to play the electric guitar she was holding. As she was playing it, she began to sing.
"This world is controlled by the darkness of our hearts that nest in this city,
And within the sorrow that sinks deep into your shadow...
With wounded feathers, your wings momentarily surrender themselves,
Like a single wet crow fluttering in the night wind.
So tasty blacken...
Giving a wish to both reason and stars, flowing on down,
People grow to become adults in proportion to the individualities they kill.
Gathering up the pieces of tears that flowed yesterday,
They cried out a plea to those many nights!
Filthy, beastie, lazy nights:
Repeating the same night over and over, the moon breaks a smile.
In a labyrinth separated from time,
The miracle of me meeting you is so far off;
A maze reloading the memory of my desire to meet you.
So find me.
But the password is a secret!
A forbidden style of play:
The two of us are a melody of light and dark.
When you forget your love, I will go to look for it.
We bid farewell to our past spent in the same place, so far apart, and never look back,
As the one painful memory in our hearts is brushed by a wind of reminiscence.
Receiving now that sorrow sinking deep into your shadow, I transform it into love!
The two of us trapped in a weaving pattern,
The mirrors release their breaths paired with twisted lies.
Faintly rising up,
As always, we maintain our love of the clouds.
In a labyrinth separated from time,
The miracle of me meeting you is so far off;
A maze reloading the memory of my desire to meet you.
So find me.
But the password is a secret!
A forbidden style of play:
The two of us are a melody of light and dark."
As Mysterious Idol X Alter was done singing, the audience began to cheer and clap upon hearing Mysterious Idol X Alter's singing, which was beautiful.
However, she was getting off the stage, she noticed Shirou, who was clapping with a smile on her face.
And it made her happy.
After everyone who participated in the competition sang, they were all on the stage, waiting for the results of the contest. "Well, at last the contest is over," Mysterious Idol X Alter said.
"Yeah. And to think we had to endure Nero's singing...that was hell..." Elizabeth said.
Mysterious Idol X Alter shuddered at Elizabeth's words. "No kidding. I thought my eardrums were about to burst..."
It was then the announcer came up to the stage with an envelope in his hand. "All right, I have the results of the contest. Now let me open up the envelope to see who the winner is," he said as he opened up the envelope. "And the winner is..."
There was a pause of silence for dramatic effect.
"Mysterious Idol X Alter!"
The audience and the other contestants began to cheer and Mysterious Idol X Alter let out a smile after hearing herself as the winner of the competition. It was then more people came up to the stage, carrying a giant trophy and a sash that said, "Chaldea's #1 Idol," which Mysterious Idol X Alter received it happily.
"Well then, congratulations on being Chaldea's official idol," the announcer said.
"Yeah."
(Later...)
"Wow, congratulations on being Chaldea's official idol," Shirou said.
"Yeah. It took a lot of hard work and practice, but it finally paid off," Mysterious Idol X Alter replied.
Right now, Shirou and Mysterious Idol X Alter were walking down the hallway, with Shirou escorting the idol to her room after she had to deal with many fans and autographs.
"Anyways, how do you feel right now?" Shirou asked.
"Me? I'm exhausted from all the signing I did along with the many people and fans I met. Honestly, my arm hurts a little," Mysterious Idol X Alter replied. Eventually, both Shirou and Mysterious Idol X Alter reached her room. "Anyways, it seems we have arrived at my room."
"Yeah. Anyways, I'll leave you alone to rest from the competition," Shirou said.
"Wait. There's one more I need to do first," Mysterious Idol X Alter said, making Shirou stop from leaving.
"What?"
"This."
In an instant, Mysterious Idol X Alter got closer to Shirou and kissed him on the cheek, surprising him for a little.
"A-Arturia?"
"What? That was a reward for helping me win the competition and the title. Remember your words, go with your heart? Well, this is what my heart is telling me to do," Mysterious Idol X Alter said with a smirk on her face. "Well, did you enjoy it?"
"Y-Yeah. Thank you..."
The idol let out a giggle. "Now then, get some rest, it's already this late."
"Yeah. You too..."
And the two went on their separate ways...