Author's Note: After a long hiatus, I finally re-edited this stuff right here.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gakuen Alice in any way. The songs used here and the characters do not belong to me.
Songs used: (it is best if you listen to the song while you read this)
Time for Miracles – Adam Lambert
Ignorance – Paramore
Superhuman – Chris Brown and Keri Hilson
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Feud of the Bands
-Ria Lee
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"I musn't fall in-love with my enemy, but I can't help it."
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His family was one of famous upbringing. It was an upbringing of famous hotels, restaurants, a clothing line, and everything else that could be owned. His father was the 12th heir to the world-renowned Hyuuga Corporation, a company famous for its exportation and importation of Japanese goods worldwide. He was supposed to be the 13th heir to the corporation, but instead, he followed his dream of being a famous singer, much to his father's chagrin. Today, news still says he was disowned by the Hyuuga clan for being "rebellious". Rumors spread like wildfire, telling the world he would soon be in a band, with three other men, all of whom were either drop-outs or outcasts scorned by society. Still, they were well-loved by their fans, some of whom worshiped the ground they walked on. The fans were eager for every concert to occur, and followed them across the world, getting carried away with every concert. Why? Simply because they are the Crimson Storm, the band known for the famous 'Cyclone', an event held during their every concert.
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She was a famous artist in her time, her brave solo career made every girl jealous. She had the great 'sunny-smile' that won many people to her side. She was known for her self-written songs, and it was an astounding wonder that she wouldn't rely on composers to make her songs. Her answer when interrogated: Because I can't feel the emotion if it wasn't me improvising a bit or making it myself. She was rich, filthy rich at that, but she doesn't rely on her family for financial support because she had her own job. Her family owned various boutiques and other store lines, their total money equaling to that of the Hyuugas. They are sworn rivals, and up to this point, the feud never ended.
In frank fact, it just commenced.
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"How sure are you, Mari?" Azumi Yuka, Mikan's mother, hissed angrily one morning. They were located inside the mansion's patio, where they were sipping tea. Mari Hounda nodded her head in a silent response as she took a sip of her tea. Yuka's amber orbs narrowed suspiciously at the young maiden before her.
"How can you say that this is for the benefit of my daughter and the company?" she asked again, eyes unwavering with a small shine of doubt. With a sigh, Mari put down her cup and faced the almost erupting woman before her.
"Madame, how can you not trust on me? I have been working with you for a good five years, and I know I have never wronged you. I promise, this charity work will be perfect," she said happily.
"Not with Hyuuga Corporation and their band around," she muttered. Mari was taken aback and thought for a bit.
"No, madame, the Crimson Storm is not their band, they disowned their only son, remember?" she said, and it was Yuka's time to ponder.
"Okay, but if anything goes wrong, you're fired."
"Certainly madame."
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"Hontou-nii?" the cheerful brunette exclaimed in happiness as she was greeted by her mother with a good—for her—news.
"Yes, and you will be performing alongside the disowned son of the Hyuuga Corporation, with his band," Yuka informed her daughter sadly, but the brunette did not budge, she was so far in her cloud nine that she never considered coming back on earth.
"It's okay mom—WHAT?"
"I thought you would never listen to me, especially when you were so happy that you did not even listen," her mom explained carefully about the plan, leaving Mikan to nod every few minutes in apprehension.
"Do you think you can do this?" her mother asked after all the explanation. She only nodded in reply as she fiddled with her mobile phone, ready to contact Hotaru any minute from now.
"Okay then, good luck dear," she kissed her daughter's temple and with that, she left.
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"Good evening people!" the mesmerizing voice of the DJ boomed through the speakers of the vast astrodome. People cheered like they were posessed as they jumped up and down. The DJ's voice boomed again, this time, introducing a boy band, Silver Crater.
Mikan was kept fidgeting, leaving it up to Hotaru to hit her with the baka gun more then twenty times just to work on her hair.
"If you get all fidgety again I swear you won't be able to perform tonight," she threatened as she assisted Mikan on a sleeved fitting shirt with a sign, 'Back Off, this GUY is MINE' in pure black and white print and a short black and white polka-dotted skirt, with a pair of long black boots with fishnet stockings underneath. Mikan had insisted on jeans until Hotaru silently shot her once again, making her meekly shut up.
"Sakura-sama, you're on in five minutes," the assistant told them and Mikan straightened herself, remembering the lines and cues.
At the same time…
"Natsume, I heard there will be a girl performing with us, and damn! She's hot!" Koko, the drummer, exclaimed. All other members—Ruka and Kitsuneme—looked expectantly at Natsume. He could only nod at them, since he was dead busy tuning his guitar.
"What's her name?" Ruka asked, amusement etched in every contour of his chiseled features. Natsume looked up, his ice-cold stare going against Ruka's soft ones. The raven raised an eyebrow, daring Ruka to back down, but Ruka's stare was unwavering.
"Sakura. Mikan Sakura," he stated, spitting the word Sakura with drops of venom. Three sets of eyebrows shot up like fireworks as they deciphered on the name itself.
"Sakura, huh," Ruka said, his intrigue replaced by amusement. Koko snickered and Kitsuneme suppressed a chuckle. Natsume glared at them.
"Don't push it, you idiots," he said and with that, they readied their instruments.
"Let's all welcome, The Crimson Storm!" the voice boomed and every sane people present inside the big dome shouted with as much enthusiasm as a victorious army.
"Good evening everyone," Natsume announced with his bored voice as they checked the microphone and all that.
"We are going to play our single, Time for Miracles" and the volume quickly increased.
(Natsume)It's late at night and I can't sleep
Missing you just runs too deep
Oh I can't breathe thinking of your smile
(Ruka)Every kiss I can't forget
This aching heart ain't broken yet
Oh God I wish I could make you see
(Natsume)Cause I know this flame isn't dying
So nothing can stop me from trying
(Natsume and Ruka)Baby you know that
Maybe it's time for miracles
(Natsume)Cause I ain't giving up on love
(Natsume and Ruka)You know that
Maybe it's time for miracles
(Natsume)Cause I ain't giving up on love
(Ruka)No I ain't giving up on us
(Natsume)I just want to be with you
Cuz living is so hard to do
When all I know is trapped inside your eyes
(Ruka)The future I cannot forget
This aching heart ain't broken yet
Oh God I wish I could make you see
(Natsume)Cuz I know this flame isn't dying
So nothing can stop me from trying
(Natsume and Ruka)Baby you know that
Maybe it's time for miracles
(Natsume)Cuz I ain't giving up on love
(Natsume and Ruka)You know that
Maybe it's time for miracles
(Natsume)Cause I ain't giving up on love
(Ruka)No I ain't giving up on us
(Natsume)Baby can you feel it coming
You know I can hear it, hear it in your soul
Baby when you feel me feeling you
You know it's time...
(Ruka)Baby you know that
Maybe it's time for miracles
Cuz I ain't giving up on love
(Natsume and Ruka)You know that
Maybe it's time for miracles
(Natsume)Cuz I ain't giving up on love
(Natsume and Ruka)You know that
Maybe it's time for miracles
(Ruka)Cuz I ain't, I ain't giving up on love
(Natsume and Ruka)No I ain't giving up on us
(Ruka)I ain't giving up, no
(Natsume)Oh I ain't giving up on us
People screaming were heard throughout the entirety of the song, deafening those backstage. They all bowed and left the stage, without casting a second look. Mikan, on the other hand, was really amazed that she was left dumbstruck.
"So these is the guy I am going to duet with. They're good," she unconsciously thought out loud, and a voice answered.
"Yes we are, youjo, and we are going to see you perform now," a male masculine voice whispered and pushed her to the stage.
"Wha-" but she was cut off when the DJ's voice ricocheted off the walls of the dome.
"Please help me welcome, the sunny smile of theMikan Sakura!" and more screaming fanboys with fangirls mixed into one were heard.
"Konbanwa, minna-sama!" she shouted through the microphone. People cheered wildly.
"This is my new single, which is in my album Riot at the Disco!, out in the markets nationwide!"more people shouted, expressing their support for the cheery brunette.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Ignorance!" she shouted and the lights went off. People shouted, and the beat started.
If I'm a bad person, you don't like me
Well, I guess I'll make my own way
It's a circle, a mean cycle
I can't excite you anymore
Where's your gavel? Your jury?
What's my offense this time?
You're not a judge but if you're gonna judge me
Well, sentence me to another life
Don't wanna hear your sad songs
I don't wanna feel your pain
When you swear it's all my fault
'Cause you know we're not the same
No, we're not the same, oh, we're not the same
We're the friends who stuck together
We wrote our names in blood
But I guess you can't accept that the change is good
It's good, it's good
Well, you treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out
You treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out
Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend
This is the best thing that could've happened
Any longer and I wouldn't have made it
It's not a war, no, it's not a rapture
I'm just a person but you can't take it
The same tricks that, that once fooled me
They won't get you anywhere
I'm not the same kid from your memory
Well, now I can fend for myself
Don't wanna hear your sad songs
I don't wanna feel your pain
When you swear it's all my fault
'Cause you know we're not the same
No, we're not the same, oh, we're not the same
Yeah, we used to stick together
We wrote our names in blood
But I guess you can't accept that the change is good
It's good, it's good
Well, you treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
Well, I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out
You treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
Well, I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out
Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend
Well, you treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
Well, I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out
You treat me just like another stranger
Well, it's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go, I best be on my way out
Cheers were heard throughout the stadium as the brunette panted as though she was in a marathon and waved at the audience goodbye before the curtain ate her presence.
Backstage, the men were undeniably amazed by the girl's performance. They cannot comprehend the fact that a petite lady like her can sing a powerful song like that.
"Thanks Hotaru," they could hear a soft voice nearby, and they turned together only to see her, the only source of their dumbstruck amazement.
"Prepare for your next song, baka," the stoic girl said and they made their way to their room.
"I think we better prepare too," Ruka said, breaking their reverie.
"And now, for the final performance of the night, of the cyclone, please let me welcome, Crimson Storm withMikan Sakura!" the DJ boomed and people of all ages shouted at the top of their lungs. The black background was swept away as an adorable spotlight tinted with peach focused on the brunette while a crimson spotlight focused itself on the raven-haired lad.
"Hello once again minna! We are going to sing, Superhuman," she said, and the piano-like beat started.
(Natsume)Weak
I have been crying and crying for weeks
How'd I survive when I can barely speak
Barely eat, On my knees
(Mikan)But that's the moment you came to me
You don't know what your love has done to me
Think I'm invincible
I see through the me I used to be
(Natsume)You changed my whole life
(Mikan)Don't know what you're doing
to me with your love
(Natsume)I'm feeling all super human, you did this to me
A super human heart beats in me
(Natsume and Mikan)Nothing can stop me here with you
(Natsume and Mikan)Super human
(Mikan)I feel so superhuman
(Natsume)Super human
(Mikan)I feel so superhuman
Strong
Since I've been flying and writing the wrongs
Feels almost like I've had it all along
I can see tomorrow
(Mikan)Well every problem is gone because
I flew everywhere with love inside of me
It's unbelievable to see
how love can set me free
(Natsume)You changed my whole life (life)
(Natsume and Mikan)Don't know what you're doing
to me with your love (uh-huh)
I'm feeling all super human, you did this to me
(Natsume)A super human heart beats in me
Nothing can stop me here with you
(Natsume and Mikan)Super human
(Mikan)I feel so superhuman
(Natsume)Super human
(Mikan)I feel so superhuman
(Natsume)It's not a bird, not a plane
(Natsume and Mikan)It's my heart and it's going, gone away
(Natsume)My only weakness is you
Only reason is you
Every minute with you
I can feel like I can do anything
(Natsume and Mikan)I'm Going going, gone away love
You changed my whole life (oh uh)
Don't know what you're doing
to me with your love
(to me with your love)
I'm feeling all super human, you did this to me, yeah
(Natsume)A super human heart beats in me
Nothing can stop me here with you
(Natsume)SUPER HUMAN
SUPER HUMAN
A round of overwhelmed applause and shouts were heard as they made their exit. Natsume was quiet amazed on how her voice matched perfectly with his.
"You did great," she said, pulling him away from his musings. He looked at her.
"You're not half-bad yourself," he said.
Their mutual ceasefire was nothing compared to the feud between the two families, but it was a start.
End of chapter.
A/N: LMAO, I edited this again, and changed some names for accuracy. :)) Now you can strangle me all you want with all the criticisms. :) I'm always willing to accept anything just as long as it won't be sidetracked. :D Go on and review, yeah? Thanks a bunch. Constructive criticisms, flames, or just plain loving will be much accepted. Love you guys, stay cool. :)
Re-edited: Apr 29, 2011 / 12:15 AM