~( Lonely ) Mayotta nara~
~( Try again ) Nando datte~
~Yarinaosu koto dekiru kara~
How long had he been sitting here?
Ryu looked up at the clock, finding it to be nearly one in the morning. It had been hours that he had been there, curled up on the floor, spilling his tears until no more would come.
He needed answers...he needed to know what had happened, and why. He needed to know if Naoko actually wanted him dead...or...if he would finish him off eventually.
The violinist was afraid and confused, but he couldn't just sit there any longer. He had to move, do something, or he would surely go mad, envisioning Naoko's rage-filled face over and over and over as he swung at his head.
Standing up, the violinist stared at himself in the mirror for a while. He dressed himself as though he were about to take the stage, covering up with a black trench coat and a fedora.
With a sigh, he left the apartment, driving downtown to a karaoke club...but not just any karaoke club...the same one he had gone to with Naoko and Nakai when they first met.
Instead of ordering a private room or joining one of the smaller groups, he decided to go into the main room, where people were dancing and drinking, the best of the best taking the stage to sing their favorites.
Ordering a drink, he simply sat and watched for a while. He missed it....singing. He could do it again, but he hadn't. Nobody knew but Naoko. Everyone still believed his voice was no more, as far as singing was concerned.
Three drinks later, he couldn't stand it anymore. He had to let it out, all his anxieties and fears and frustrations...everything that had been building up in him. He had to sing.
Walking up to the DJ, he whispered in the man's ear, explaining what he wanted tonight. The DJ, realizing what was happening, beamed with excitement and surprise.
Taking off his coat, Ryu left it at the side of the stage, leaving on his hat as he walked out to the middle of the brightly lit platform.
He stood there, in silence, as people began to whisper, wondering who this was and what they were doing just standing there.
Pushing the brim of his hat up, the violinist revealed his eyes, a familiar crimson gaze.
A few people in the crowd gasped, one woman squealed.
The music sprang up and Ryu took his hat off and threw it into the crowd, grabbing the mic and going into one of his old hits.
I'M FALLING DOWN INTO MY SHADOW
Iki wo hisomete
Matteiru DEADLY NIGHT
DON'T SCARY majo ga egaita
Kabocha no basha mo
Sono me ni utsuseru kara
SEE YOU IN YOUR DREAMS
YEAH BABY kowai yume da to shitemo
FAIRY BLUE
Kimi no tame ni hoshi wo kudaki
Kazaritsuketa
BLACK PAPER MOON
Shinjite kureta nara!
WHEN YOU'RE LOST "HERE"
I AM... "FOREVER" WITH YOUR SOUL
Miagereba kagayaku tsuki no youni
Amai shinku no jamu wo
Otoshita kaado ni ukabiagaru moji
YOUR DESTINY kimi ga nozomeba
Donna sekai mo
Sono te ni tsukameru kara
Madowasarenai de
Darenimo kowasenai
FAIRY BLUE
Kimi ga kureta ikiru akashi
Kizuna to iu "eien"
Sakende kureta nara
I WILL FIND YOU MY DEAR!
Doko ni itemo
Karamitsuku jubaku wo tokihanatte
Daremo shinjirarenakute
Hikutsu ni naru toki mo aru
Soredemo kimi no kotoba ha
Itsudemo mune ni hibiiteru
FAIRY BLUE
Kimi no tame ni hoshi wo kudaki
Kazaritsuketa "mejirushi"
Yume wo miushinatte mayotta toki
Miagete hoshii
FAIRY BLUE
Kimi ga kureta ikiru akashi
Kizuna to iu "shinrai"
Kimi ha hitori janai
WHEN YOU'RE LOST "HERE"
I AM... "FOREVER" WITH YOU SOUL
Tadoritsukeru kimi ga shinjiru nara
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I'm falling down into my shadow
Holding my breath
The deadly night is waiting
Don't be scared
of the pumpkin carriage the witch drew
Cuz it can show in your eyes
See you in your dreams
Yeah baby, even if it's a nightmare
Fairy Blue
For you I'll smash the stars
and put them on display
Black Paper Moon
If you believe in me!
When you're lost "here"
I am... "forever" with your soul
If you look up, just like the shining moon...
A symbol rises to the top
on the card I dropped in the sweet crimson jam
Your destiny - if you wish
Any sort of world
Can be yours
Don't confuse me
No one can break me down
Fairy Blue
You gave me a reason to live
in an "eternity" of captivity
If you shout for me
I will find you, my dear!
Wherever you are
And free you from that ensnaring curse
No one believes in me
There are times when I'm degraded
Even so, your words
will always echo in my heart
Fairy Blue
For you I'll smash the stars
and arrange them into a "sign"
Whenever you lose hesitate, losing sight of your dreams
I want you to look up
Fairy Blue
You gave me a reason to live
A "faith" called captivity
You are not alone
When you're lost "here"
I am... "forever" with your soul
We can make it through, if you believe
"Ryuukaze! Ryuukaze!!!" various people screamed, everyone in the room rising to their feet, cameras flashing, people taking video with their cellphones...paparazzi making frantic phone calls to anyone and everyone trying to get the word out.
Ryuukaze was back, and, from the sound of it, better than ever. Tonight, he would be all over the news, tomorrow, he would be in the papers, in a few days and weeks, he would be in the magazines.
It was the release he needed...and, wherever it would take him, he was happy for it as the music began to fade. Perhaps Izo-san would upgrade his contract, have him record a new album now. He would still want to work with Shou and Naoko, though. They had created quite the bond in music. Both could be done, though. Many stars worked two projects at once.
The second song he had chosen cued up...something else from his past that they had on hand. He was giving an impromptu mini-concert, much to the pleasure of everyone in attendance.
izure koware yuku kono sekai ni wa
yume ya kibou to ka dou demo ii
kokoro no naka de nemuru kimi wa
mezameru koto nai kedo
kaerarenu mirai o sono te de kanjite
Burning for your life
itsuka moetsukiru
kono inochi o sasagete mo
(for the perfect dream)
Drowning in my dream
tatoe oborete mo
yume wa yume de shika nai
kimi wa star light
hikari afureteku sono sekai ni wa
kimi no tamashii ga michite yuku
mushou no ai o negau tenshi wa
mezameru to sugu ni
owari yuku mirai o kono te de uketomete
Burning for my life
itsuka tsukihateru
kono inochi wa modoranai
(for the ex dream)
Drowning in your dream
tatoe oborete mo
yume no tsuzuki wa doko e
boku wa moon light
Burning for your life
yagate otozureru
sono kibou ni kakete demo
(for the perfect dream)
Drowning in my dream
tatoe taorete mo
nigedashitari wa shinai
Burning for my life
kesshite mayowanai
kono kimochi wa tomaranai
(for the ex dream)
Drowning in your dream
tomo ni tsukisusumu
ashita e no michi to naru
bokura wa star light
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Of this world, the end is coming
Dreams and hopes do not matter
Inside your heart, you are sleeping
but you will not wake up
Feel the hand of a future that cannot be changed
Burning for your life
This life will burn out someday, even if you try to cling to it
(for the perfect dream)
Drowning in my dream
Even if it's remembered, a dream is only a dream
You are star light
In that world, overflowing with shines
Your spirit will die out
Soon after the delivery of love by a wishing angel,
With it's hand, stopping the end of the future
Drowning for my life
Someday it will hit, this life cannot go back
(for the eX dream)
Drowning in your dream
Even if it's remembered, where will the dream continue?
I am moon light
Drowning for your life
A surprise is on the way, even if hope is held on to
(for the perfect dream)
Drowning in my dream
Even if destruction occurs, I will not run away
Drowning for my life
Never undecided, this feeling will not stop
(for the eX dream)
Drowning in your dream
A rushing companion, this will be the road of tomorrow
I am star light
With a smile, Ryu thanked the crowd and was thanked right back by the cacophony of cheers from the crowd as he stepped off the stage, having the security from the club escort him back to his car to the unceasing flashes of cameras and pleas for autographs.
Word would probably get to Izo soon, if it hadn't already, and he imagined he would be chided for such a ballsy move, performing alone in public without his own security like that...but how could the man really be angry? He had, after all, just increased his own worth tenfold.
Driving away from the club, Ryuukaze smiled to himself, laughing happily. He'd swing through somewhere and grab a burger, spoiling himself for the night with such greasy food, then maybe go for a late movie.
Whatever he could find...as long as he kept his mind off Naoko...which was easier said than done, as everything made him think of Naoko.
He hoped the blond was alright...even though he had his uncertainties as to where they stood in their relationship now. He would deal with that later, though. Tonight...tonight was for him.
~( I’m here )~ Soba ni iru wa~
~( Believe me ) Osorenai de~
~Shinjiau koto....~
~FOR YOU~
((OOC: Songs: Papermoon from Soul Eater and eX Dream from X))