Tokyo Rose & The Princess of Mercury
Chapter 7: Hospital Trip
Man, I think this is gonna be longer than my last fic
I did...WHOA! Anywho, I'm gonna be using a couple of
songs in this, I don't own those or SM, k? And thanx
to Jade for the help and Kitty Kat for being a brat.
Much love to you both! ^.~
Finally, the night of the 'concert' was here. Chad had
agreed to help the girls paly that night. However, the
night of the origianl date, the club was shut down for
two weeks because the owner was in the hospital for a
broken leg. But, tonight was the night...
"Ami!" Lacy yelled at her sister. "Calm down! No one
is gonna see you untilyou start singing, remember?"
Lacy and Chad were trying their best to calm Ami down.
Ami had forgotten how much stage fright she had in her
small body.
"Calm down, Ames" Chad's thick voice said. "You gotta.
I can't sing tonight. You HAVE to take my place." Chad
had been out in the snow for the past few days with
Gramps. Gramps was fine, but Chad had gotten sick.
And, part of the cold came with a very sore throat.
Chad couldn't believe he was talking now.
Ami took a few deep breaths and calmed down. "I'll be
fine...As long as I don't puke."
"AMI!!" Lacy yelled...
The lights dimmed out, signaling the act of another
band. The girls, Darien, Andrew, and Dr. Mizuno were
all in the front when the girls performed the first
time. However, halfway through the last act of the
first round, Dr. Mizuno had to leave. Her beeper went
off and she needed to go to work.
The bands were allowed to sing four songs. Lacy, Ami,
and Chad's band were currently in first place. Their
band ,3 doors down, was the last band to perform
again.
They were allowed one costume change. But, also with
this contest, they could arrange their own lighting.
Which the group did during rehearsal yesterday.
As they were ready to go out, Lacy became very dizzy
all of a sudden. She leaned against a pipe backsatge
to keep from falling down.
"You alright, Lacy?" It was Ami. Lacy nodded.
"I'll be fine." She looked at the stage. "We're on."
In the dark, a gutar began to play a few notes.
Following it, a set of drums began to keep the tempo.
Along with the drums, another guitar beagan to play,
as well.
As the lead singer began to sing, a lone light shone
on her face. It was Ami...:
"I took a walk around the world
To ease my troubled mind
I left my body laying somewhere
In the sands of time
I watched the world float
To the dark side of the moon
I feel there is nothing I can do, yeah..."
As Ami finished her verse, her light shifted over to
Lacy:
"I watched the world float
To the dark side of the moon
After all I knew it had to be
Something to do with you
I really don't mind what happens now and then
As long as you'll be my friend at the end!"
The lights blazed on to reveal the three members of
the band. Chad wore pair of black jeans with a blue
tee shirt and tennis shoes. Lacy and Ami wore the same
thing: A pair of boots, black jeans, and a string
strap belly top. As a joke for the song, all three, on
their shirts, wore the 'S' of Super Man. Lacy and Ami
sang the chorus together:
"If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I'm alive and well, will you be
There holding my hand
I'll keep you by my side
With my superhuman might
Kryptonite..."
Lacy picked up the third verse:
"You called me strong, you called me weak,
But still your secrets I will keep
You took for granted all the times
I never let you down
You stumbled in and bumped your head,
If not for me then you would be dead
I picked you up and put you back
On solid ground"
Again, the girls sang the chorus together:
"If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I'm alive and well,
Will you be there holding my hand
I'll keep you by my side
With my superhuman might
Kryptonite"
The insterments of the three began to sing a solo only
they could do. As the tempo slowed and softened. Ami
sung the chorus alone:
"If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I'm alive and well,
Will you be there holding my hand
I'll keep you by my side
With my superhuman might
Kryptonite"
Than Lacy cut in:
"Yeah!!
If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I'm alive and well, will you be there
Holding my hand
I'll keep you by my side
With my superhuman might
Kryptonite"
As the song ended, the crowd went wild! They loved the
new song. The girls and Chad smiled at one another.
Lacy began to play the opening chords to a song she
wrote on her own. Not one Chad had wrote. Since she
wrote it on her own, and was also the only one who
knew the lyrics by heart, the other two agreed to let
her sing it solo:
"Living risky,
never scared, wander
Closer to the edge
Nothing valued think no fear,
Always wondering why you're here
All your purposes are gone, nothing's
Right and nothing's wrong
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Feel no sorrow, feel no pain
"Kiss me while I'm still alive
Kill me while I kiss the sky
Let me die on my own terms,
Let me live and let me learn
Now I'll follow my own way, and I'll
Live on to another damn day
Freedom carries sacrifice,
Remember when this was my life
"Looking forward, not behind
Everybody's got to cross that line
Free me now to give me a place,
Keep me caged and free the beast
Falling faster, time goes by,
Fear is not seen through these eyes
What there was will never be,
Now I'm blind and cannot see
"Kiss me while I'm still alive
Kill me while I kiss the sky
Let me die on my own terms, let me
Live and let me learn
Now I'll follow my own way, and I'll
Live on to another damn day
Freedom carries sacrifice,
Remember when this was my life
"Kiss me while I'm still alive
Kill me while I kiss the sky
Let me die on my own terms, let me
Live and let me learn
Now I'll follow my own way,
And I'll live on to another damn day
Freedom carries sacrifice,
Remember when this was my life."
Lacy smiled and opened her eyes. The crowd had nearly
torn the club down. Without a doubt, she knew her
group had won.
They annonced the winners, and 3 Doors down had indeed
won. Their prize: A check for $1500 to share among the
group. Ami took the check and the bands shook hands
with one another.
As Lacy, Ami, and Chad came off stage, the others were
there to greet them. The group smiled to one another.
They had done a great job and knew it.
As Lacy began to walk towards Andrew, who had just
given her a teddy bear, her headache worsened. Her
face had grown paler, and she was very dizzy. Her eyes
rolled back into her head as she collapsed onto the
floor...
...Beep....
......Beep.....
.......Beep.....
That was the constant sound Ami Mizuno kept hearing in
her sister's room. After she passed out, they had
called an ambulance and rushed Lacy here. She still
hadn't woken up. Ami's eyes were red from crying.
After three hours of sitting in her sister's hospital
room, Ami now understood why Lacy wrote that song she
sang solo tonight. She was dying and the song was a
reflection of herself. Of her life and personality.
More tears ran down her face as she thought of their
past. Ami and Lacy never saw each other very much when
they were younger. The last time they were together
was a few weeks before Ami transferred to Serena and
Lita's school. That was the last time she saw her
sister face to face...
Ami fingered the goldenaround her neck. After the
divorce and before Lacy boarded the plane, Lacy had
given her this as a gift. It was a necklace with a
heart shaped locket. In the middle of the locket was a
sapphire. Opening the locket, she found a two
pictures: One of her and one of Lacy. They were their
baby pictures...They were so tiny when they were born.
But their smallness was countered by their cuteness.
Ami smiled through her tears. She missed her sister so
much over the years...They hadn't spent any time with
one another in years. And now, to know she was dying,
their time together was again limited.
Ami leaned back into her chair. The sun had set hours
ago, so there was no light in the room except for the
blinking lights of the heart monitor. The moon's light
was also shining into the room, giving it an lumionus
blue color.
Ami looked at Lacy's sleeping form. She seemed so
peaceful lying there. Ami's eyes traveled down from
her sister's face to her arm and up to the IV package.
Tears bluring her vision again, Ami looked away.
Instead she looked up at the clock. It was half past
midnight. Visting hours had been over hours ago. But,
the nurses knew her and an order from their mother
allowed Ami to stay in Lacy's room.
The door creaked open and someone entered the room.
Ami didn't have to turn around to know who it was. She
saw the figure's shadow on the floor. It was Lita.
"Ami?" Lita asked stepping up behind the chair Ami was
sitting in. "Are you ok?"
Ami shook her head. "How can I be ok, Lita? Not only
did I find out today my sister is dying, but also that
she lied to me." An odd smile appeared on Ami's face.
"I'm...just...PEACHY!" She screamed, shocking Lita
that she could yell that loud. "I'm fine!"
Lita walked around to face Ami. She was crying again.
Lita kneeled in front of her, taking her hands into
her own. "I don't want her to die, Lita." Ami looked
up at Lita. "She's my best friend..."
"Oh, sweet heart," Lita said, gathering Ami into a hug
as she began to cry again. "What's wrong with her?"
"She has cancer. She lied when she told me she didn't
have it anymore. I thought she'd be able to grow old
right along with me...but, now, she can't. She's had
cancer and a few years ago stopped going to kemo to
cure it. Now, it's gotten so bad, even if she wanted
to take kemo again, it wouldn't help her." Ami's tears
began to fall harder. "I don't want to see her go,
Lita. I'm so scared for her."
Lita didn't know what to say to help Ami. She just
hugged her tighter. "Did you ever stop to think," Lita
started. "That maybe she wanted to die where she was
born? Here instead of New York?"
Ami looked up at her. She never even thought of it
that way before. "What should I do?" She asked.
Lita sighed, thinking of a way to answer her
girlfriend's question. "She's come home to die, Ami.
The best thing you can do for her, is love her." Ami
nuzzled closer to Lita's body. She was so cold right
now. Lita kissed the top of Ami's head. "Come on.
Let's take you home."
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Ok, that's it for chapter 7. Man, was that depressing
or what? Now, if I have offended anyone with this
chapter, I'm sorry. I don't mean to toy with such a
serious topic. I know what it's like to lose some one
to cancer. I don't own the group 3 Doors Down or the
songs 'Kryptonite' or the second song I used. It's my
fave. song by them and I can't remember the name of it
off the top of my head. Sorry. I hope you liked it,
though!
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Heather "Lita" McCoy
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