Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater nor Fairy Tail.
Chapter 4-First Concert
Soul grinned a big toothy grin. Maka was Time? After all this time, it was their best friends that they had left behind who were their rivals. At least now the tour wouldn't be so bad. If Reaping You were stuck with some other band, they probably would have been thoroughly annoyed.
He and Maka were sitting on the couch, watching amused as Black*Star and Liz argued, and Tsubaki tried to calm them down.
"What was up with not telling us?"
"What was up with US? It's not like you guys decided trust us either!"
"G-guys, calm down. Theres no reason to fight over something so trivial!"
Soul leaned back into the couch, crimson eyes gazing at his hands."So why didn't you tell us?"
Maka shrugged."Marie told us not to. We have to trust our manager. You?"
"Same,"
"So whats up with the new color?"Maka smiled and tugged on one of his black locks.
He scowled, playfully."It's just temporary dye and you know it!"
She stuck out her tounge."Doesn't stop me from doing this now does it?" Maka said, the ruffled his hair.
"Oi! Stop it!" Soul ducked and batted her hand away.
"Nah!" she pounced and ruffled his hair once more.
He armed himself with a couch pillow and knocked her off him and onto the floor. When Maka got up, he slammed the pillow into her face. Silence rang throughout the trailor. The popstar rolled up her sleeves and picked up the pillow.
"Oh, it's on!"
Maka threw the pillow and it hit Soul's face with a satisfying slam that broke through the silence like a gunshot. Soul grabbed another pillow and threw it at Maka, who ducked. The pillow sailed straight over her head into the face of Black*Star. The self-proclimed god grinned maniacallythrew another pillow. It socked Liz in the stomach.
Thus the pilllow fight of the century started.(1)
Maka picked her way through the roaring crowd. Their first concert got a ton of publicity so Maka had the brillant idea of interviewing some fans secretly. So each of the band members had to find one fan and subtly interview them. Maka was searching for a fan right now.
She spotted two mops of pink hair and saw a girl in her class called Kim and her brother, Natsu(2). Maka smiled. Perfect.
"Hey, Kim!" she waved.
Kim looked over."Hey. Maka right?"
Maka saw Natsu look over and smile at her."Yeah. We're both in Class Cresent Moon. So, what do you guys think of these guys?"she jerked her thumb toward the stage."I think they have some pretty good music."
"Yeah," Natsu nodded.
"They're great!" Kim exclaimed."I've listened to Time By Time since they first came out! Ever since then I bought every one of their albums."
"Lately, I've been very into Reaping You," Natsu offered."Why'd you ask?"
Maka turned to look at the stage. Gun, Pistol, and Shyheart were already down with their interview things and were setting up."I'm doing something for a magazine," she said."Do you mind?"
"No, it's fine!"
"Not really,"
"Thanks!" Maka smiled."So, who's your favorite?"
"Pistol," Kim said after a moment."After all the stuff I've seen on tv(you know-interviews and stuff), I decided that I liked her feiry additude,"
"I think Sword's personality's hallarious," the sudden silly grin on Natsu's face was contagous.
Maka grinned."Ok, last question. I can only ask three. What do you think of the tour they're doing together?"
"I think they're gonna tear each other apart," Natsu said.
"Nah," Kim countered."I think this'll help them get along. After all, they have to reveal their identities to each other and both bands originate from here."
"You know," Maka grinned."I think you're right. Anyway, thanks!" She waved as she walked away.
"Do you think she knows something?" Kim stared after her.
"Maybe,"
The crowd roared as the rock music started and spotlights lit up the stage. On it, Gun and Sword were playing their instruments and Shuriken was ready to play.
"Here I stand
Helpless and
Left for
dead."
On a small platform, Scythe rose from under the stage already holding a microphone and singing.
"Close your eyes
So many days go by
Easy to find what's wrong
Harder to find what's right."
The music began to pick up.
"I believe in you
I can show you
That I can see right through
All your empty lies
I won't say long
In this world so wrong!"
Right here, you started to hear the drums, guatiar, and bass.
"Say goodbye
As we dance with the devil tonight
Don't you dare look at him in the eye
As we dance with the devil tonight."
Gun and Sword strummed their instrument with glee.
Trembling,
Crawling across my skin
Feeling your
Cold, dead eyes
Stealing the life of mine.
I believe in you.
I can show you that
I can see right through
All your empty lies
I won't last long
In this world so wrong.
Say goodbye.
As we dance with the devil tonight.
Don't you dare look at him in the eyes.
As we dance with the devil tonight.
Hold on.
Hold on."
Scythe stopped singing and the spotlight shined on Sword. If you knew him, you knew he was grinning like an idiot with all the cheers aimed at him during his solo. When his solo ending with a high note, Scythe started to sing again.
"Say goodbye.
As we dance with the devil tonight
Don't you dare look at him in the eye.
As we dance with the devil tonight.
Hold on!
Hold on...
Ooo ooooo oooooo oooo..."
The song ended and Time frowned as she thought about the lyrics. Scythe moved off to the side and spotlights shined on three people that the audience had not noticed before. Shyheart, Pistol, and Delight.
"I will pursue this dream,"
Time.
"'Cause I know it's expected
That I be serene
Upon this winding road,
In the face of the crowds that bustle all around
Although it seems like I'm chasing after the past
What I want is a place where
The sky is alive and like
Home to me
Please try to understand the truth
That there is no choice
And
Stop with that look of despair
You're giving me
Tears are nothing but a shape for our weakness
And they won't bring any absolution
I don't see an end to this labyrith
Who am I waiting for?
And
I write down in the pages of my notebook
That I am looking for the me that is still honest
I am running and I don't know why
From this reality!"
Noticing the lyrics of the song, Scythe glanced concerningly at Time.
"To change my wishes
I'll carry on living
And I will always remember
The depths of the darkness
I'll face my demons
And I'll no longer run away
There isn't a place to go
I'll lose this feeling
Of being so hopeless
Cause my whole life is ahead of me
I'll quash my numbness
Cause pain's better than emptiness
I must apologize
I've really messed up and I am so ashamed.
I may not say it much,
But I know that I make you worry all the time.
Rumors that they have spread about us
I do not know which was the first one
"We were friends
From the first second that we met"
Just stop with the lies already.
And my heart turned red with this passion
And it almost consumed my very being
'Cause in truth I held onto hope
From this reality
To chase my wishes
I'll carry on living
And I really want to scream out
But can you even hear me?
I'll face my demons
And I'll no longer run away
There isn't a place to go.
I still am grateful
For the care you've shown me
So I'll find the strength to make it count
I'll always move onward
Facing my friends and foes alike.
How do you unlock this door that has no key?
Can you think of a way?
We can't go back to the beginning
The story is set
And our destinies too.
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes.
I'll lose this feeling
Of being so helpless
'Cause my whole life is ahead of me
And the things I once abandoned
I want to try again
Come on
Just one more time
I'll chase my wishes
I'll carry on living
And I really want to scream out
But can you even hear me?
I'll face my demons
And I'll no longer run away
There isn't a place to go
I still am grateful
For the care you've shown me
So I'll find the strength to make it count
I'll quash the numbness
'Cause pains better than emptiness."
Songs:
Dance With the Devil by Breaking Benjamin
Again by Yui -Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood opening 1 english version