Yaten rolled over and stared at the ceiling. He couldn't sleep, no matter how hard he tried or how many sheep he counted. The previous hours had been filled with… laughter? Jokes? Good company? It was hard to give one noun or adjective to explain what his time with Usagi was filled with. It was odd how two people who were so spiteful towards each other could have had a good time.
They were always caught up in one game or another that it seemed impossible for them to just sit down and talk. Or have a civilized conversation, critiquing popular bands, what kind of music they liked, where they grew up… it all seemed so different. Something he should be talking about with a good friend, not his only competition for a spot in the limelight.
He looked over at the crumpled receipt on his desk, which help her cell-phone number, and sighed. Was she was thinking about how weird it was for them to get along off-hours? Or why they had such a good time together, although they were -supposedly- the worst of enemies. Hopefully she was, then Yaten wouldn't feel like such a fool. Did enemies always get along so well, or were they a special case?
"I don't understand…" He whispered, sitting up and holding his head in his hands. It was so confusing to him. He'd never gotten along with anyone except Takanori and Taiki… how could he get along with his ultimate foe?
"What is so different about her?"
'Why don't you give her a call?' A voice in his mind spoke to him. 'Talk to her about it being so weird. The worst that could happen is that she'd hang up.'
"Alright…"
Shoving the helpless covers off his half-nude body (Mm-mm good!), he got up, picked up his cell phone and entered in the digits. Taking one last look at the numbers he had entered in his cell phone, he slowly and nervously hit the 'send' button.
Ring
Maybe this was a bad idea…
Ring
'What if I wake her up?' He thought, his hands shaking.
Rin-click.
"Ha… you called." Her voice laughed in his ear. "You told me you wouldn't call unless I was the last woman on earth."
Yaten smiled, feeling the nervousness slip slowly from his veins. He lay back in bed and stared at the ceiling as he spoke. "I couldn't sleep."
"Ya know…" Usagi laughed, "Me either."
"Do you find it weird that we got along so well tonight?"
"Yep," She answered calmly. "I'm taking it that you do too?"
"Yeah…" Yaten ran his fingers through his silver bangs and sighed.
"It's weird." Usagi stated, sounding confused. "We hate each other, but we get along…"
"Yep. Well… you are one of the few and far-between that I can have a normal, knowledgeable conversation with… so I guess I have to congratulate you for that."
Usagi laughed. "I don't know whether to pity you or thank you."
"At least you aren't like any of those other band girls." Yaten rolled his eyes as he thought of the giggly, jiggly, bubble-headed band-girls.
"What? You mean the one's that plaster their-selves to you? 'Oh, Yaten, I love you! Oh, Yaten, I wanna get in your pants! Oh, Yaten, you're so big!!'." Usagi said, making her voice sound high to imitate, quite correctly, the girls that followed poor Yaten around.
"Hey… are you making fun of my penis?"
"Who? Me? Of course not!!" Usagi said with mock indigence.
"Thanks for your vote of confidence, Usagi." Yaten laughed.
"Well, if it's any consolation, tomorrow we'll kick their bubble-headed asses during prelim judging." Usagi said proudly.
"That's for sure." Yaten smiled. "Then we'll kick your ass next Friday."
Usagi laughed. "We'll see."
"Oh, you just don't want to admit that we're going to win, do you?" Yaten teased.
"You just don't want to admit that you're going to get your ass kicked by a bunch of bubble-headed girls, ne Yaten?"
He laughed. "We'll see."
Suddenly, he heard the front door click open. Yaten turned to look at his own door as if he could see through it into the living room.
"God, Seiya…" Taiki said angrily. "You are so drunk!"
Yaten snorted. "So that's what took them so long."
Usagi sounded curious. "Who?"
"Seiya just came home." THUNK "Sounds like he's drunk off his ass."
"I'd kill to see that." Usagi laughed.
"You should come over then." THUNK "It'd be pretty funny." THUNK
Usagi laughed. "I've never seen him drunk, what's it like?"
"Like a rock trying to roll its self up a hill," Yaten snorted.
"Sounds fun!"
"Hey…" Yaten questioned cautiously after a moment.
"Hai?" Usagi asked calmly.
"How did you meet Seiya?" he asked, wondering exactly what bonds the blonde had with the raven-haired pervert.
"He used to be my boyfriend. Back when we were in high school."
"Really? So what happened?"
"Rei."
"Oh…" Yaten thought for a moment, then something clicked in his mind. "Hey… isn't Rei…"
"Yep. Rei's a friend of mine, a member of the band now. But Seiya doesn't know that. They ended up going to prom together, getting drunk, and going at it like rabbits the whole night… or so the rumors said." Usagi seemed so calm about the whole situation.
Yaten laughed. "It's hard to imagine Seiya doing such a thing… does he have anything to go at it with?"
Usagi laughed. "I wouldn't know. I'll give you two hundred yen if you go find out."
"Sure!" Yaten got up from his bed, walked to his door, opened it, and walked to Seiya's bedroom.
"Hey, Seiya?" Yaten questioned. Taiki looked at Yaten as if he were a godsend. Seiya had apparently been trying to kiss him, thinking for some reason that he was Usagi.
"Yeah, Ya-(hicup)-ten?"
"Usagi wants to know how big you are."
Usagi laughed. "What's he doing?"
"Trying to kiss Taiki, he thinks he's you."
Seiya turned to Taiki and grinned. "Oh, I'll show you…" He stood up, did a little dance and let his pants drop. Then began to attack Taiki again.
Yaten had to leave the room from laughing so hard. "Don't worry, Usagi. You didn't miss anything."
"I swear I'm going to hurt you, Yaten!" Taiki called after him.
"Good night to you too, Taiki. Make sure Seiya doesn't do it too hard." Yaten returned to his room and locked the door, in case Seiya decided he wanted to go gallivanting off to his room, thinking he was Rei.
"Sounds like a real party over there." Usagi sniggered.
"Yeah. You're missing a ton of fun." Yaten said as calmly as he could.
She laughed. "And I'm weeping because of it."
"You should be."
There was a moment of silence.
"Hey, Yaten?" Usagi questioned tentatively
"Yeah?" He asked, curious as to what she could be so tentative about.
"Do you… do you think we'll still be enemies who are friends after this whole thing is over?"
Yaten thought for a moment. It was hard to tell exactly what would happen once this whole thing was over with. Could they still get along with each other, even though their pride had been punctured and their spot in the limelight stolen? "I don't know."
"Me either."
"Then let's not worry about it."
Usagi perked up. "Okay. Well, I had better get some sleep, I'll see you tomorrow, ne?"
"Right. Sayonara."
"Sayonara."
With that, Yaten turned off his cell phone and felt much more at ease with himself. Usagi was a good companion… maybe even good enough to consider her a friend?
Yaten rolled over on his side and stared at the floor of his dark room. So much to think about…
Yaten hummed under his breath as he walked onto the stage. His fingers set diligently to work, plugging in chords and amps, adjusting microphone stands, and repositioning the drum set to fit Seiya's height.
He felt pretty good about the whole situation, the five bands before had sucked big-time, and one of them had even tried to crowd-surf, but ended up on the floor in a rather undignified position. All it all this was turning out to be a promising night.
Taiki came out and helped finish set up, finally Seiya strolled out, his fingers fiddling with his hair unable to tell if his pony-tail was straight in the dark of the stage. He took his place behind the drum set, Taiki behind the keyboard, and Yaten and his guitar took center stage. He smiled at the dark.
"Alright! We're The Three Lights-" There was a chorus of frantic, girly screams from the crowd, and Yaten smiled and winked in response. "Hi there to you too sweetie."
Taiki laughed and bent forward to his microphone. "I'm flattered."
Seiya laughed along with his companions. "I am as well."
Yaten turned back to the two and winked. "Let's do this with passion!"
As Yaten spoke the last word, Taiki hit chords on his keyboard, signaling the beginning of the song.
Taiki struck his masterful voice into his microphone and began to sing, hoping his voice would be loud enough to get over the screams of the girls.
Wooah!
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoahhh!
Y'all ready?
Yaten grinned, this was going to be WAY fun!
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoahhh!
Yeah, let's go!
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoahhh!
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoahhh!
Yaten swallowed hard, then began to rap… and not do too bad of a job either. (Yay Yaten! *.*)
Now here it is,
One to make you move,
Somethin' with a funky Kung Fu groove,
Somethin' that'll make you shout,
Make you play to the crowd,
And make you wanna turn it out,
(Yeah) So, homeys, gather round,
(Right round) I'll pick you up and go on,
Take you pound for pound,
Cos I'm the only man that'll please ya,
I got a little somethin' that'll tease ya.
Seiya picked up where Yaten left off, grinning just as broad as Yaten had when he heard the screams of their beloved fans.
So throw those hands up
high,
(Come on) Shake your body,
Move from side to side,
(That's right) Cos we've just begun,
Party people in the place yeah we're havin' fun,
Oh, yeah,
I'm gonna be a big star,
I'm gonna lay it on and go WOO-HA!
Cos when the mood gets exciting,
(Come on!) When everybody's Kung Fu fighting!
Yaten couldn't help but have fun as he sung the song. It was made for fun… as was he! Okay so… here was our beloved 'Ten-chan singing with passion on stage. And who could come by but his one and only enemy/friend… person… thing… whatever she was.
Yaten grinned and tossed her a wink. He watched as she laughed and shook her head, mouthing 'Pathetic' to him.
Yaten felt the heat of the game again. Whoo-hoo! Let's play the game with pinnace!
Everybody was Kung Fu
Fighting!
Come on!
Huh! Woo-ha!
Those kicks were fast as lightning,
Hah! Woo-cha!
In fact, was a little bit frightening,
Huh! Huh-huh!
But they fought with expert timing.
Hah!
Sing it girl!
Seiya broke into song at the previous line, much to everyone's sense of humor.
Sexy Kung Fu Fighter!
Let me take you higher.
I've got the moves baby!
(Yaten)
Sing Kung Fu Fighter!
Take you higher!
Taiki now tried his skill at rapping… oo… he tried. It was a nice shot, Taiki. Lets stick to singing with you, shall we?
There's bright lights,
Orinoco flow,
(So bright)
A Kung Fu fighter in a disco,
He's out to take his chance,
He knows the honeys in the house only go for romance,
(On the floor)
Yaten took the lead again,
hoping they didn't lose points due to Taiki's unique sense of rhythm.
He's got a white suit on,
Five-past one and the night has just begun,
Cos when he lays it on with style,
A lady's man with a nice smile,
And right before his eyes,
Sees a pretty young thing lookin' real fly,
(So fly) He wants to make the score,
So he takes her hand and leads her to the dance floor,
He's givin' her line after line,
She tells him that he looks real fine,
Cos he's the man,
Perfect timing,
Huh! Just like when he's Kung Fu Fighting
Sing it girl!
Seiya began again, by
this time everyone was dancing and partying so much, Yaten wondered if the
crowed would ever calm down.
Sexy Kung Fu Fighter!
Let me take you higher.
(Yaten)
Kung Fu Fighters
everywhere,
Throw those hands in the air!
The time has come to turn it out,
Everybody let me here you shout!
One, two, do the Kung
Fu!
One, two, do the Kung Fu! (Seiya and Taiki echoed Yaten.)
Say three, four, on the dance floor!
Say three, four, on the dance floor!
Come on!
One, two, do the Kung Fu!
One, two, do the Kung Fu!
Say three, four, on the dance floor!
Say three, four, on the dance floor!
Yaten Grinned as
everyone was dancing and the fun was all started by his own band… oh yeah. That
limelight was his.
One more time...
Roundhouse kick,
Karate chop too,
I'm gonna teach you all the Kung Fu,
It's an Eastern thing,
That's what I'm sayin',
While the retro disco track's playin'.
Gonna make you shout,
Make you beg for more,
So get your body on the dance floor,
(Come on girls!)
So boys and girls
You know what to do,
Throw those hands up and do the Kung Fu!
When the song ended hands went up,
screams came out, and bras came flying on to the stage. Taiki had a bit of a
problem when one landed right on his keyboard, just as he locked eyes with
Ami-chan. She looked as though she were in one of her 'snippy' moods after that incident.
"Good luck explaining that one, Taiki," Yaten laughed as they stepped off stage. Taiki walked off, nervously approaching Ami… who was now approaching her 'peeved' stage… poor Taiki. He'd better run and take cover if he wants to live.
Usagi approached Yaten, laughing at Ami, Taiki, the flying bras, and the fact that they were actually good. "Not half bad, Yaten," She stated with mild surprise.
Yaten laughed back at her. "Thanks, Usagi. I'm sure that'll be one of the few and far-between compliments I get from you."
Usagi nodded, letting her smile spread across her face. "Yep, so don't expect more for another few years."
"I'll remember that."
There was a moment of silence, and Usagi turned to eye someone's drink. She thought for a moment, then turned back to her handsome, silver-haired companion. "Hey, care if I buy you a drink?"
"I'll buy you one." Yaten said as they began to walk to the bar. Noise and cigarette smoke swam around them like a thick fog, and the body heat of so many people made the club feel as though it were really in the middle of a jungle, and not downtown in a big city.
Guys eyed Usagi in her tight, black leather miniskirt and white tank top that showed the outline of her baby-pink brassier. Yaten had to admit, he was a little peeved. Usagi was a nice girl, and granted that she may be a flirt, she wasn't one known to throw herself at a guy. So why did those idiots think they had a chance with Usagi?
Usagi glanced over at her companion, noting that there was a pool of drool that paved their way to the bar from all his stupid fanatics. He looked hot, there was no doubt in that. Expensive, dirty-wash jeans that hugged his hips, a black tee-shirt, and those eyes… it was as if his eyes were accessories. They glittered like jewels and made Usagi want to weep from their intensity. There was so much behind those eyes…
"You paid for dinner last night." Yaten said, yanking Usagi out of her reverie.
She laughed a little nervously and nodded. "You're right. Touché." They smiled at each other and felt the uneasiness, vanity, and jealousy dissipate. They were more at ease with each other then anyone else either of them knew.
Usagi and Yaten sat down at the bar, and Usagi ordered a Sex on the Beach. This, of course, resulted in a few choice comments made by Yaten, however Usagi quickly shut down his own game by commenting on the singer's own pink margarita.
There was a moment of comfortable silence as they looked up at the people who were arranging and adjusting equipment for the next band. Usagi thought for a moment, then turned back to her companion.
"You guys were good tonight, I hope you know I wasn't joking before," she said as she sipped the colorful liquid of her drink. "I can see why you are our competition."
Yaten laughed back at her, his jade eyes sparkling in sportsmanship. "Well, if it's any consolation I'm eager to see what you guys sound like live, Takanori thinks… fondly of you."
Usagi raised an eyebrow. "Fondly… or Fondling?"
Yaten snorted into his margarita. "That's a new one on me, Usagi."
She smiled good-naturedly at him.
Usagi shrugged and stared into the drink for a moment, then back into Yaten's contrasting eyes. She suddenly felt a blush come to her cheeks, and vaguely she wondered if it was from the alcohol or her companion.
"Well… we're coming up after this here band… if you wanna call it that." She nodded at the group of… radicals getting on stage. Dressed entirely in bubble-gum pink, with bleach-blonde hair and eyes of green or blue, they all looked like a life-size Barbie. That wasn't the worst part though, it was their music. They struck up a chord that sounded like it could give Reese Witherspoon a run for her money. And that was just too scary.
Yaten raised a skeptical eyebrow towards the stage. "I'm gonna need a few more drinks to just sit through them."
Usagi chuckled and nodded in agreement. "That's for sure. I wonder how they got into the contest anyway?"
Yaten smirked. "Five thousand yen says one of them did something 'special' for Takanori."
Usagi snorted into her drink. "Hmm… maybe Taka-kun isn't as innocent as he displays."
Yaten laughed sardonically. "Ya think?"
Usagi laughed. There was a moment of silence before she finally decided to talk. "So what are you doing tomorrow, Yaten?"
Yaten shrugged nonchalantly, and stared into the margarita as if it had asked him the question. "Whatever it is, I don't wanna be in the house. Seiya's gonna have a hangover like you wouldn't belive…"
Usagi smiled, trying to imagine Seiya in a nasty mood with Yaten… it would be hurricane Yatya. "Poor you," She chuckled.
"I'll say…" He took another swig
of his drink, then looked at his companion skeptically. "Why'd you ask anyway?"
"Curious."
Usagi said calmly, as if it didn't really matter. "Just wondering if I'd get to
see the wonderful Yaten."
She felt her heat speed up. Why had she asked such a promiscuous question. She didn't like him. They maybe friends… but…
"You may be lucky enough."
Usagi started, then they smiled at each other, before she glanced at her watch and gave a start.
"Oh. Wow! I've gotta get dressed and set up." She stood up from her barstool and walked away, without saying good-bye. She couldn't let him think she cared… even if she really did. It would just $#@& everything between them up.
"Hey!" Yaten called after a moment.
"What?" Usagi questioned looking back at him.
"Good luck!" Yaten laughed. "You're gonna need it!"
"Not as much as you will!" Usagi teased good-naturedly back at him, with that, she turned and rushed off, suddenly being enveloped by the swarms of people in the smoky club.
"You wish…" Yaten muttered, smiling. Usagi was going to make it another game… and Yaten would only be too happy to adhere to her rules, because this time he knew he could win.
Thank you all for waiting for so long! I didn't mean for it to take forever… it just did. So thanks, and I hope you liked it!
NOTES:
- I don't own Sailor Moon
- Sorry if my distortion of Seiya has offended you. I hope you're still enjoying the story.
- I don't own the Kung-Fu Fighting song. The one is actually a remix, but I don't know who remixes it.
- YAY! It's almost done!