Waving a Net pt.4
"Are you really playing on a band?", Terry asked Shion on their way across the city after the match.
"Yeas, I am", Shion answered, a cloud of pain covering his eyes.
"Hey, did I say something wrong?"
Shion shook his head and tried to smile. "No, no, it’s not your fault", he kicked a little stone he found on the pavement, "It’s just that right now we’re having some inner problems"
"I see…", Terry looked as the stone flew away across the road. "If I can help you somehow…"
"Thank you, but these problems I have to solve myself. You see, the band I’m part of doesn’t play the music I really like, and moreover our leader is a bastard. I’d like to start my own visual band, but I have no money at all", he looked at Terry with sad eyes, "So I have to shut up, play the music Levian wants, and wait until we will finally record an album and get some money. Then I’ll make my dream come true"
"Then you’ll start your own band", Terry stated. "I understand you, but…", he put his hands inside the pocket of his jeans as they kept on walking, "You know what? I’d prefer a hard life rather than doing something I don’t like for such a long time"
"I’ve been thinking about it, but I still didn’t decide what I’m going to do. My head is a mess now… If only I had a bassist and a drummer I would maybe risk everything and leave ICARUS, that’s the name of my band now", he spoke the name with a bitter voice, "But I can’t do it alone…"
Terry seemed to get lost for a wile in his own thoughts, then blinked and looked at Shion. "I also like visual", he said.
"My dream is to be one day as my favourite band, <black:ice>", he reached for his cigarettes, "Have you ever heard about them?" He turned towards Terry to offer him a cigarette and found he was smiling. "What…?"
"<black:ice> you said?", he asked while picking up a cigarette from the opened packet. "Dark, Death and my friend Raven were classmates, we hang out together some times, they are great guys"
Shion stopped to precessate the words he had just heard. "Tha- that means", he mumbled, "that you know them…"
Terry also stopped and faced the blue haired guy. "Yes, I know them". He reached for Shion’s arm and pulled him to set him on movement again. "Let’s go for a drink and talk for a while, ok? Any place in special?"
"Oh –well –I… ", he took a puff and shook his head to get on control of his senses again. "Two friends asked me to go to the Sakura, have you ever been there?"
"If I have ever been there?", Terry’s voice sounded amused, "that’s the place <black:ice>, Raven and me always go to… But wait a minute…", he frowned, "Today is…"
"Wednesday"
"Yeah, exactely!", he smiled and hurried up the pace. "Today was <black:ice>’s concert at the Tokyo Dome"
"I know", Shion said with a sigh, "I wanted to go, but you see, no money not even for that…"
"Do you know where they always go after a concert?". Just a few meters stood between them and the door of the Sakura. "Let’s enter", he said as he opened the door and led a open-mouthed Shion inside, "I’ll introduce you to them"