Narrator: It's lunchtime the day after auditions, and the two new band members have been announced. To "break them in", as Daisuke so neatly put it, they're eating with the band. And all the fans.
Ken Fangirls: *crying their eyes out inconsolably*
Tohru: *Eating lunch which Daisuke's mom has so nicely made for her*
Daisuke: *stealing bits of Tohru's lunch, has already finished his*
Kazuhiko: *lounging back and watching everyone else, but especially Yoshi; eats school lunch*
Tohru: *Pinching Daisuke's fingers with her chopsticks*
Shuichi: *Was eating some noodles*
Yoshi: *Wide-eyed, hasn't seen so many fangirls since the concert she went to* Wow...
Yoshi: *Forgetting to eat her lunch, which is just a simple obento*
Richi: *eating his lunch quietly as usual*
Daisuke: ;.;!! Hidoi Tohru-kun...
Richi: *notices Yoshiro not eating* Yoshiro-dono - aren't you hungry?
Yoshi: Huh?
Yoshi: *blinks* Oh, yeah... Just kinda... Shocked, I dunno.
Yoshi: *Starts eating*
Tohru: Hai.
Daisuke: ^.^ Bit overwhelming, yeah? 'S GREAT.
Daisuke: *basks in the luv*
Richi: n_n;;;
Yoshi: *Smiles at him* Yeah, looks really nice.
Daisuke: *Daisuke-grin*
Tohru: *To all* Our teacher is soo stupid... You're lucky you're not in our class, guys. He did some of those questions again...
Kazuhiko: ?.?
Kazuhiko: *mildly curious*
Richi: *blush*
Tohru: *To the newbies* He asks us questions every day for roll. We're supposed to answer instead of saying "here".
Tohru: Y'know what it was yesterday? "If you were a super-hero, what power would you have?"
Daisuke: Heh heh heh. X-ray vision no da.
Daisuke: *supergrin* Guess why. Just guess.
Richi: *blushblush*
Tohru: *Puts an arm around his waist and snuggles him* You perv.
Kazuhiko: Good choice.
Daisuke: *snuggles back* Yep, and lovin' it.
Yoshi: Hmm...
Tohru: Telepathy. I wanna make sure there're no pervs around me.
Tohru: 'Cept Daisuke-kun.
Daisuke: n_nv
Kazuhiko: What'd you pick? *waves vaguely at Richi*
Shuichi: Enhanced something or other, like hearing or sight...
Richi: *blush* Flying...
Kazuhiko: Sweet. *could be talking about either Richi's or Shuichi's pick*
Yoshi: That's a hard choice...
Yoshi: How about time-travel?
Kazuhiko: That'd be pretty interesting.
Daisuke: SWEET! I could go with you and use my x-ray vision to spy on hot broads of the past! Ooooooh... Helen of Troy, wait for me...
Richi: Daisuke-dono!
Kazuhiko: *raises an eyebrow*
Tohru: *Bonks him* Boku no.
Daisuke: Yes, dear. *snuggles*
Yoshi: *Grins*
Kazuhiko: *brings up what he's most concerned with* Are we gonna practice today?
Yoshi: Er...?
Kazuhiko: We ought to practice more. It makes perfect, you know.
Daisuke: Well, yeah...
Richi: Sou ne...
Shuichi: Good point. At my house?
Kazuhiko: Well, I was thinking maybe at my place...
Kazuhiko: We have a great big basement that'd be perfect.
Tohru: Ooh, really?
Kazuhiko: Yup.
Daisuke: Sugee!
Kazuhiko: This afternoon after school okay?
Tohru: Sure!
Yoshi: Yeah!
Richi: Un, I can make it! I don't know the way, though...
Yoshi: Er, yeah...
Kazuhiko: *yawn* We can just all meet at the front of the school and walk.
Yoshi: Okay!
Daisuke: No problems. Man, this'll be sweet!
Richi: Shuichi-dono, how will you move your drums?
Shuichi: *Shrugs* I can keep time with my drumsticks, man. We can move 'em this weekend or something.
Kazuhiko: Don't worry about it. My little bro plays drums, you can use his set.
Shuichi: Awesome, man.
Richi: *beam*
Daisuke: This afternoon, then! *rubs hands together* I have a good feeling already.
Tohru: *Smiles* Cool.
Time: *Skips to that afternoon*
Daisuke: *waiting outside the school for Kazuhiko, snugglin' with Tohru as usual*
Tohru: *Snuggling back*
Richi: *waiting also, sweatdropping a bit politely at the constant snuggling*
Yoshi: *Bouncing around as much as her guitar will let her*
Shuichi: *Arrives* Yo, man.
Richi: Hi, Shuichi-dono!
Daisuke: Yo. *victory sign*
Tohru: Hiya, Shuichi!
Yoshi: Hi hi hi!
Kazuhiko: *saunters out* Hey there. Ready to go play?
Yoshi: Yup!
Tohru: Definitely.
Richi: Hai hai!
Daisuke: Damn straight.
Richi: Anou - my guitars are at Shuichi-dono's apartment, though... *looks at his feet*
Tohru: Oh...
Kazuhiko: Well, that is a bit of a predicament.
Kazuhiko: I don't suppose that's close enough for you to just run over and get them, is it?
Richi: 6.6 *ashamed of causing trouble*
Tomo: *"just happens" to drive by at the moment, sees Richi with the band and stops*
Richi: *looks up and sees Tomo* Tomo-san! Konnichi wa! *waves*
Tomo: Hi, Richi-kun. *gets out and leans against his car, looking purty darn nice* What are you getting up to this fine afternoon?
Shuichi: *Also sees him, puts on a fake smile*
Daisuke: ^.^
Tohru: *Her mouth drops open* Huh...
Richi: Anou - we're going to practice, demo - my guitars are at Shuichi-dono's apartment and it's too far to get there and to Kazuhiko-dono's house... 6.6
Tomo: *raises an eyebrow at Tohru, just for the fun of it; gives her, Yoshiro, Kazuhiko, and Daisuke appraising glances while pointedly ignoring Shuichi* I see...
Daisuke: ^.^
Yoshi: *Is wide-eyed*
Kazuhiko: *looks at Tomo, dismisses him without a second thought*
Tomo: Well, perhaps I could be of some assistance there. I could pick up the guitars and drop them off at - Kazuhiko's house?
Richi: *looks up, wide-eyed* Oh, would you?
Tomo: Certainly.
Kazuhiko: We'd appreciate it.
Daisuke: ^.^ *is wisely reserving his comments till after Tomo is safely out of earshot*
Richi: Gokurosama desu, Tomo-san! *bows*
Tohru: Yeah... Thanks...
Tomo: *ruffles Richi's hair, in much the same gesture Shuichi used before* Oh, it's no problem. But you must introduce me to the rest of your band after your next concert. All right?
Richi: n_n Hai! *beaming fit to beat the sun*
Shuichi: *Growls quietly to himself*
Daisuke: ^.^
Tomo: Ja, then. *pets Richi on the head, looks again at all the other band members with a special patented Seishirou-smirk for Shuichi; gets into his car and drives off*
Richi: *beams in general*
Shuichi: *Clenches his fists, REALLY wants to punch Tomo*
Daisuke: ^.^
Daisuke: So, Richi-Rich. That's your friend.
Tohru: Oh... WOW.
Richi: Hai... *gives Tohru a curious look*
Yoshi: *Blunt as a hammer* He's HOT.
Shuichi: Hmm.
Kazuhiko: *shrugs* Let's get going, we can at least be setting up. *could care less either way about Tomo*
Daisuke: Well, yeah. And yeah. *agreeing on both the "hot" and "leaving" parts*
Richi: *blushing furiously*
Tohru: Yeah... Playing...
Daisuke: *pokes Tohru* Get your mind back on ME, bitch.
Tohru: *Tugs his hair* Don't call me a bitch.
Daisuke: Ow! Ow! I surrender!
Richi: *blushblush*
Kazuhiko: *saunters off towards his house*
Tohru: *Follows, tugging Daisuke along with her*
Richi: *follows, still blushing like mad because of Tohru and Yoshiro and Daisuke*
Daisuke: *led*
Yoshi: *Giggles at Tohru and Daisuke*
Shuichi: *Follows, in a bad mood that they're gonna see Tomo again*
Kazuhiko: *at his house, grabs some bottles of water out of the fridge and leads them to the basement* Welcome to my humble abode.
Yoshi: It's so cool!!!
Daisuke: *looks around appreciatively* Nice, man.
Richi: Un! You have a very nice house!
Kazuhiko: *sits down at his keyboard and runs his hand along it* Thanks. I'm rather fond of it, too.
Tohru: Yeah, it is cool.
Kazuhiko: Ah - Richi, why don't you go and wait for your friend? We'll get the amps hauled out.
Richi: Okay!
Shuichi: I'll go with you. *Doesn't bother to make an excuse*
Richi: n_n Thanks, Shuichi-dono. *always appreciates company*
Richi: *goes to wait on the front porch*
Kazuhiko: *starts setting stuff up for a practice session*
Daisuke: *aids and abets*
Tohru: *Checks the mic*
Richi: *waiting on the porch with Shuichi* Ne, Shuichi-dono...
Yoshi: *Tunes her guitar, hooks it up, all that*
Shuichi: Hmm?
Richi: Do you like Tomo-san? *completely innocent, is just wondering; wants all of his friends to like each other*
Shuichi: Er... Well, I don't really know him that well...
Shuichi: *Trying not to say no*
Richi: Oh. Okay. *accepts that answer unquestioningly*
Shuichi: *Breathes a sigh of relief*
Tomo: *speaking of the devil - up drives Tomo, parking in front of the house and getting out, carrying both guitars*
Richi: *runs to help him with the guitars* Arigatou gozaimasu, Tomo-san!
Tomo: As I said, no problem. *makes sure Richi has a firm grip on both guitars before letting go*
Richi: *beam*
Shuichi: *Smiles at Richi, doesn't bother to smile at Tomo*
Tomo: *also ignoring Shuichi, smiles at Richi* So, are you still free for a movie tomorrow night? The new Miyazaki is playing...
Richi: I think so! n_n It sounds like a neat movie.
Shuichi: *Clenches his fists again, keeps his face glued into a smile*
Tomo: *smiles again, very deliberately ruffles Richi's hair* I'll see you tomorrow, then.
Richi: *beams* Hai!
Shuichi: *Growls, quietly*
Tomo: *over Richi's head, smirks at Shuichi; leaves*
Shuichi: *Forces himself to relax*
Richi: *carrying guitars, makes way up to porch* Are you all right, Shuichi-dono?
Shuichi: *Relaxes, smiles* Fine. Really.
Richi: n_n Good. *goes down to the basement, where all is in readiness*
Yoshi: *Bounces around with her guitar a little, then settles in a lazy one-hip side-standing pose with her guitar balanced on the other hip*
Richi: *quickly sets up both his guitars*
Kazuhiko: *in place at the keyboard, idly runs his fingers along the black keys* Good deal. What shall we practice first?
Tohru: Er?
Tohru: *Bites her lip, thinks*
Tohru: *Has just finished warming up*
Daisuke: Hmmmm...
Shuichi: *Sits at the drumset, tries it out, finds it in good shape*
Daisuke: I've got a weird bass line that's been stuck in my head for a day or two, but no - you know - words or anything.
Richi: Would you play it for us?
Yoshi: Ooh, yeah!
Kazuhiko: We can improv around it.
Daisuke: *grin* It'd be my utter pleasure.
Tohru: *Sits down, preparing to do nothing*
Shuichi: *Twirls his drumsticks* Ready when you are, man.
Daisuke: *thinks for a moment, getting the line straight in his head, then begins playing, a strange, dark harmony just begging for some crazy words and funky chords to accompany it*
Richi: *listens, absorbed*
Tohru: *Catches the beat, starts tapping her feet*
Yoshi: *Closes her eyes, listening*
Yoshi: *Suddenly, without warning, rips into a chord which clashes with Daisuke's line, keeping her eyes closed and "feeling" the music*
Richi: *listens to both Yoshiro's and Daisuke's parts; picks up his electric guitar and begins playing, heavy but oddly melodic chords*
Kazuhiko: *begins playing only a moment after Richi, only on the black keys for a bit of variety*
Tohru: *Listens, intrigued*
Shuichi: *Starts keeping the beat, then variations on it, then variations on what everyone else is doing*
Daisuke: *begins wrapping up the line, with an extra big flourish*
Tohru: *Has begun frantically scribbling*
Kazuhiko: *finishes up with a nice pentatonic chord*
Yoshi: *A little sad, but finishes also*
Richi: *ends, too, with a slowly-dying electronic scream*
Shuichi: *Wraps up the beat*
Richi: n_n That was really interesting, Daisuke-dono!
Yoshi: Yoshi! *Victory sign*
Daisuke: *supergrin* Damn right, babies.
Yoshi: Er... And I didn't mean my name or anything... *Awkwardly feels like she should point that out*
Kazuhiko: Quite interesting, yes. Where's that paper... *begins searching around the keyboard for his staff-lined paper to begin transcribing*
Daisuke: Ooh! Pun! And I didn't even think of it myself! n_n
Yoshi: *Blushes, but grins back* n_n
Tohru: *Finishes what she was writing* Hmm...
Tohru: *Makes changes here and there*
Daisuke: *peeks over her shoulder* Whatcha got there, Tohru-kun?
Tohru: Erk! *Pulls it against her chest*
Daisuke: Nyao?
Richi: ?.? *looks over too*
Tohru: Not done...
Shuichi: *Does a couple variations he didn't try in the song* Hmmm...
Kazuhiko: *writing as fast as he can*
Daisuke: *pouts* Okay...
Tohru: *Makes more changes and scribblings*
Daisuke: *looks over Kazuhiko's shoulder instead*
Kazuhiko: *without looking up* What was that third chord you did?
Tohru: *Brushes the eraser dust off, then peruses it*
Kazuhiko: How long did you hold it? What time would you say this was in?
Daisuke: @.@ Uh... *answers appropriately, after much, much thought*
Richi: Tohru-dono? What is it? *looking at notebook*
Tohru: Hmm... That should be fly, not flea.
Tohru: *Changes it*
Richi: @.@
Tohru: *Peruses it again, deems it perfect. At least for now.*
Daisuke: *escapes from Kazuhiko's composer questions, comes back to Tohru* Owatta no?
Tohru: Hai!
Daisuke: Show show show!
Tohru: !.! Certainly not!
Daisuke: ;.; Nya... Tohru-kun, hidoi...
Richi: May I see, Tohru-dono?
Tohru: Sure! *Hands it to Richi*
Richi: n_n Thank you, Tohru-dono.
Yoshi: *Has been mentally going over her playing, checking for any miniscule minor mistake* ?.?
Daisuke: ;.; My lord and master doesn't love me anymore, she's traded me in for a - uh... *prudently shuts up now*
Richi: *ignoring Daisuke, reads*
Tohru: Come here, bitch.
Daisuke: *goes* ;.;?
Tohru: *Pulls him down to where she's sitting and kisses him quite passionately. Breaks it and grins* I hope you have no doubts about my feelings now.
Daisuke: *starry-eyed* Marry me.
Yoshi: *Giggles*
Kazuhiko: *just working on transcribing* Yoshi, could you come here for a moment? I have a few questions...
Tohru: Sure thing, sweety. You just have to sleep with me first.
Daisuke: Is now a good time for you?
Yoshi: *Bounces over* Sure thing!
Tohru: Definitely.
Richi: *just finishing the song* o!.!o
Shuichi: *Sweatdrops to the extreme*
Kazuhiko: *begins asking Yoshiro basically the same questions he was asking Daisuke, though he actually looks up from the page once in a while to look at Yoshi*
Yoshi: *Answers to the best of her ability, knows lots about music*
Richi: *superblushing* Th-the song - it's very good, I think it will go with the music very well...
Kazuhiko: *transcribing frantically*
Tohru: Thanks, babe.
Daisuke: n_n That's what I do.
Tohru: You know, bitch, you've never given me a piggy-back ride.
Daisuke: ^.^ Want one?
Richi: o!.!o
Tohru: Not right now. When we get home, maybe.
Daisuke: Okey-day!
Richi: o!.!o
Tohru: *Wraps her arms around him and snuggles* Daisuke yo.
Daisuke: *snugglesnuggle* Love ya, too.
Shuichi: 9.9 Get a room.
Daisuke: XP You're just mad cuz you aren't gettin' any.
Richi: o!.!o
Shuichi: *Mutters and pokes his toe into the carpet*
Kazuhiko: *stolidly ignoring them*
Tohru: *Pokes Daisuke, glares as a pointed reminder that Leesa is GONE now*
Yoshi: ?.?
Daisuke: ?.?
Kazuhiko: *finishes up with Yoshiro's part* Anyway, thanks, Yoshi. This is a really good line. Could you send Richi over?
Yoshi: Sure!
Kazuhiko: Thanks.
Yoshi: Richi-san!
Yoshi: *Stays where she is* Where'd you learn music?
Richi: *happily looking away from Tohru and Daisuke* Hai?
Kazuhiko: Couldn't get away from it - my parents both played for a symphony orchestra until they got actual paying jobs, and they still play part-time. It's kinda in the blood, I guess.
Kazuhiko: You?
Shuichi: *Is blue now*
Yoshi: My mom's dream was to be a guitarist in a rock band when she was young.
Richi: *thinking that Yoshiro must have called his name by accident, looks over to Shuichi* Shuichi-dono? Daijoubu? *looks worried and super-huggable*
Yoshi: This's actually her guitar.
Kazuhiko: Really? It's in very good shape. May I look?
Shuichi: *Looks up, has very emotion-showing eyes, looks down again* Oh... Nothing...
Yoshi: Sure!
Kazuhiko: *takes guitar and looks it over appreciatively*
Yoshi: I have another one she gave me when I was born. Of course, I didn't play it very much at first.
Richi: 6.6 *sad that Shuichi-dono is sad* Are you sure?
Shuichi: *Sighs* I will be.
Kazuhiko: Yes, that would be interesting... *has mental image of a baby-Yoshiro playing Dir en grey on a full-size guitar, smiles*
Richi: 6.6 Okay...
Yoshi: *Grins* She also got me a baby guitar. So I basically had no choice, really.
Kazuhiko: *smiles again* Very cute. What did your dad think of all this?
Yoshi: He was busy filling up the rest of my time with sports, sports, and more sports. He did want a boy, after all.
Kazuhiko: Oh...
Yoshi: *Looks wistful* He's really good at baseball...
Yoshi: Anyway, it's not so bad. In school I'm in basketball, soccer, baseball and volleyball.
Kazuhiko: Ah, well. That sounds like fun. I hope it won't interfere too much with practice time...
Yoshi: Oh, naw.
Yoshi: It's just baseball season now, and I'm gonna drop volleyball and soccer, I think.
Kazuhiko: Okay. *bit relieved*
Yoshi: Mostly practice is during lunch.
Kazuhiko: That's true.
Kazuhiko: Well, if you'd just get Richi and Shuichi over here so I can get their parts, we can try running through this one more time...
Tohru: *Is making out with Daisuke in the corner*
Yoshi: Sure thing!
Yoshi: Richi-san! Shuichi-san! Come here please?
Daisuke: *happily returning Tohru's affections*
Yoshi: *Catches sight of them* !.!
Richi: Ha~i! *teleports over to the keyboard*
Shuichi: *Averts his eyes*
Shuichi: *Follows Richi over slowly* Hey, man.
Kazuhiko: *starts grilling them about their parts and transcribing them*
Richi: @.@ *answers*
Shuichi: *Answers to the best of his ability, knows a little about music and stuff*
Kazuhiko: *writeswrites*
Yoshi: *Stays and looks over Kazuhiko's shoulder, occasionally point out a stray note or two that landed on the wrong line or space*
Kazuhiko: *appreciates, makes corrections*
Kazuhiko: *finishing up* Well, thank you both, this is wonderful. Now we can REALLY practice!
Shuichi: *Goes back to drums, readies them*
Yoshi: Wai! *Bounces*
Richi: Tohru-dono wrote very good lyrics, too...
Yoshi: *Is lucky she's not too, er, bouncy when she bounces*
Tohru: *Looks up* I did?
Kazuhiko: Ah, good. Once you've pried her and Daisuke apart, we can start...
Richi: Un!
Tohru: *Untangles easily and stands up* I'm ready.
Daisuke: ;.;
Tohru: *Pats Daisuke's head* Fun before sex, dear.
Daisuke: ;.; Yes, lord and master. *gets bass and his music*
Richi: *takes his music and his electric guitar, prepares to play*
Tohru: *Grabs her words*
Kazuhiko: *sets up his music*
Kazuhiko: Are we all ready?
Tohru: Hai!
Yoshi: Hai hai ha~i!
Daisuke: Yuppers.
Richi: Hai!
Shuichi: Yeah, man.
Kazuhiko: Then - Daisuke, you start.
Tohru: *Thinks of good point in music to start*
Daisuke: Gotcha. *squints at the music, shrugs, and starts to play*
Richi: *begins his part at the appropriate moment*
Yoshi: *After a little while, enters like she did previously*
Shuichi: *Does his variations and stuff*
Kazuhiko: *playing his weird little black-key harmony*
Tohru: *At the right time in the music, comes in* Flat sky, flat water
Tohru: Bright light, blinding spatter
Tohru: Of sparkles in the lifeless concrete
Tohru: The Court of the King is soon to meet
Tohru: Meat in a bowl with fly lice on the side
Tohru: And sub-marine ice cream, the emperor's pride
Tohru: Light in the water, sun in the sky
Tohru: The whole globe's a stage but the players all die
Tohru: Aspirin doesn't cure a headache
Tohru: Nothing makes your hair grow back
Tohru: And there's less substance left to make
Tohru: A space, a place, without shellac
Tohru: The Crimson King eats bread and honey
Tohru: While the Breakers kill the bunny
Tohru: Or maybe that was long ago
Tohru: When ladies fainted and knights wore gold
Tohru: Waterslides clogged with rotting roses
Tohru: The clean water is a total mess
Tohru: But the filthy sea sets prisoners free
Tohru: And the waves make shadows blessed.
Daisuke: *finishes up*
Kazuhiko: *same*
Shuichi: *Winds up the beat*
Yoshi: *The last screaming chord, then silence*
Richi: *finishes with Yoshi*
Kazuhiko: *quiet for a moment*
Kazuhiko: *then* Very good.
Tohru: *Blushes, looks at her feet*
Yoshi: Wai!
Richi: on_no
Daisuke: *victory sign, huggles Tohru*
Shuichi: Yeah, man.
Tohru: *Is huggled, huggles back*
Yoshi: I don't know how you do it, really! Those were some awesome lyrics!
Tohru: *Blushblush*
Richi: Un!
Daisuke: Well, what else do you expect from Tohru-kun? *grins, rubs the top of Tohru's head*
Kazuhiko: Shall we run through it one more time? Or perhaps we should practice some of the other songs we'll be playing.
Tohru: *Pulls Daisuke's hair* Baka. :-P
Daisuke: ;.; Idededededededededede!!
Yoshi: Something else, I think.
Shuichi: Yeah, man.
Richi: Hai! There are a lot of songs we played last weekend...
Daisuke: Yeah. Let's get crackin' on those, too!
Narrator: Fade Out.
Credits:
Narrator: KisekinoTenshi
Richi: ShirouHokuto
Tohru: KisekinoTenshi
Shuichi: KisekinoTenshi
Daisuke: ShirouHokuto
Yoshi: KisekinoTenshi
Random Keyboardist: ShirouHokuto
Kazuhiko: ShirouHokuto
Ken Fangirls: ShirouHokuto
