We set out from Japan to China, Hong Kong, Germany, France, London, two nights in London.
New York, San Fransisco, Los Angeles. Back home.
I mean L.A., the dirty streets and shiny liqour bottles all over the part of the city where I used to live, the apartment complex I shared with Haruka is still there, I wonder how our old place was. I came to understand what home sickness was when I breathed in that polluted air.
"I missed my toxins" Seiko let out, hugging a light post with plastered flyers, I pulled her away from it, "unclean, unclean!"
Tomo laughed but he was still jet lagged and sick from London, we all were, more importantly, the crew had already arrived at the venue, the house of black. "Back to your old job then, Chara?" I laughed, but it was true. "I missed the pay, what can I say?"
There was a type of magic I liked to the House of Black, not just because I used to work there, but because there is a mood of peace and love, that I identify with. This was our first real world tour, on our own, and it sold out in ten days world-wide. We get to the hotel but we only have 4 hours before we have to get to the venue to rehearse and do the sound test, food is on the go, something Emily found on the street.
I barely got a few hours of sleep, make up back stage, and a very interesting phone call frmo Masake came an hour before curtain call.
"Hey Penny Dove, happy brithday"
oh right.... it's my brithday, I checked the crowd and surely they had presents, and signs, wow, we've all forgotten. It was then that I recieved a particular set or flowers on my table, from Masake, and a box. "Did you get it? I made them give it to you now, open it, open it!" I chucked, "What have you done now?" I opened the gold box, Cartier, it was a necklace with rings, interlocked, gold and diamond encrusted. "Masake..." "Read the inscription,baby." "My heart and soul, my Penny Dove."
"My heart and soul...I mean it, let's have a long and serious conversation about our future when you come back to Tokyo," "I want to do that too, where are you?"
"Barcelona, the crowd is restless, you got a few hours until show time?"
"One, it's strange isnt it? Your show time, my showtime,"
"We'll be together next month, is the e-mail making it easy for you?"
"No....I wanna see you more, but face time...is hard."
"Yeah, it's not so good for me either...I havent because of that."
"Barcelona is pretty far away,"
"So is L.A., I wanna hold you so badly, Chara."
"Me too, I miss you so much these days."
"Shall I fly out there, London can wait."
I laughed, "I can wait too, let's not forget our amazing fans, yeah, even though I miss you so much...."
"very much, we'll celebrate your birthday properly when we're together, a month will fly by, you know it does."
I chuckled, "I know, come up with something great, I 'll come up with something too...another thing."
"Yeah?"
"I wrote a song for you, I was going to perform it tonight, I'll put up on the site later...listen to it when you can, yes?"
"I'll look for it frantically, thank you so much darling."
"My love,"
"I love you, I love you, I love you , I love you."
"Masa,"
"Chara, they're calling me."
"Go, go and... be amazing"
"Thank you baby, good luck on your show, shine!"
London and Bareclona was far off , very far away. There was a pause, and I changed into my stage clothes, there came a knocking on the door, Seiko's voice, "Hey Charls, happy birthday, I got somethign here for you."
"Ha, what is it, door's open"
I heard her coming in as I was lacing up my jacket, "can you get the top laces, I can't reach them,"
"sure" the voice...I froze,"Haruka?" There he was, "Happy Birthday,"
This was bad, "Thanks, you're here, what a surprise."
He gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek, why lie, my heart felt it.
"It feels like we're back in time, doesn't it?"Haruka had a gift with him too, "What did you do?" mischeviously, trying to break off the mood, I took the bag, and looked inside.
"This is..." I pulled out a Loversoul jacket," vintage, from their Summer of Puresoul Tour, limited edition, limited number only sold in three venues, signed by the members in forever ink, with matching serial number, and this was number 12, Haruka...how did you ever find this?"
"An auction a few years back, I saw it and...I had to get it for you, I just never had the chance to get it to you." It seemed like a metaphor, "Time is more of an ocean than a river, isnt it? tides never come in when you expect them to," He took it out, "try it on," I did , to break the mood. Ity fit a little big, but that was fine. "It's perfect!" I assured him, and I loved this jacket. "
New York, San Fransisco, Los Angeles. Back home.
I mean L.A., the dirty streets and shiny liqour bottles all over the part of the city where I used to live, the apartment complex I shared with Haruka is still there, I wonder how our old place was. I came to understand what home sickness was when I breathed in that polluted air.
"I missed my toxins" Seiko let out, hugging a light post with plastered flyers, I pulled her away from it, "unclean, unclean!"
Tomo laughed but he was still jet lagged and sick from London, we all were, more importantly, the crew had already arrived at the venue, the house of black. "Back to your old job then, Chara?" I laughed, but it was true. "I missed the pay, what can I say?"
There was a type of magic I liked to the House of Black, not just because I used to work there, but because there is a mood of peace and love, that I identify with. This was our first real world tour, on our own, and it sold out in ten days world-wide. We get to the hotel but we only have 4 hours before we have to get to the venue to rehearse and do the sound test, food is on the go, something Emily found on the street.
I barely got a few hours of sleep, make up back stage, and a very interesting phone call frmo Masake came an hour before curtain call.
"Hey Penny Dove, happy brithday"
oh right.... it's my brithday, I checked the crowd and surely they had presents, and signs, wow, we've all forgotten. It was then that I recieved a particular set or flowers on my table, from Masake, and a box. "Did you get it? I made them give it to you now, open it, open it!" I chucked, "What have you done now?" I opened the gold box, Cartier, it was a necklace with rings, interlocked, gold and diamond encrusted. "Masake..." "Read the inscription,baby." "My heart and soul, my Penny Dove."
"My heart and soul...I mean it, let's have a long and serious conversation about our future when you come back to Tokyo," "I want to do that too, where are you?"
"Barcelona, the crowd is restless, you got a few hours until show time?"
"One, it's strange isnt it? Your show time, my showtime,"
"We'll be together next month, is the e-mail making it easy for you?"
"No....I wanna see you more, but face time...is hard."
"Yeah, it's not so good for me either...I havent because of that."
"Barcelona is pretty far away,"
"So is L.A., I wanna hold you so badly, Chara."
"Me too, I miss you so much these days."
"Shall I fly out there, London can wait."
I laughed, "I can wait too, let's not forget our amazing fans, yeah, even though I miss you so much...."
"very much, we'll celebrate your birthday properly when we're together, a month will fly by, you know it does."
I chuckled, "I know, come up with something great, I 'll come up with something too...another thing."
"Yeah?"
"I wrote a song for you, I was going to perform it tonight, I'll put up on the site later...listen to it when you can, yes?"
"I'll look for it frantically, thank you so much darling."
"My love,"
"I love you, I love you, I love you , I love you."
"Masa,"
"Chara, they're calling me."
"Go, go and... be amazing"
"Thank you baby, good luck on your show, shine!"
London and Bareclona was far off , very far away. There was a pause, and I changed into my stage clothes, there came a knocking on the door, Seiko's voice, "Hey Charls, happy birthday, I got somethign here for you."
"Ha, what is it, door's open"
I heard her coming in as I was lacing up my jacket, "can you get the top laces, I can't reach them,"
"sure" the voice...I froze,"Haruka?" There he was, "Happy Birthday,"
This was bad, "Thanks, you're here, what a surprise."
He gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek, why lie, my heart felt it.
"It feels like we're back in time, doesn't it?"Haruka had a gift with him too, "What did you do?" mischeviously, trying to break off the mood, I took the bag, and looked inside.
"This is..." I pulled out a Loversoul jacket," vintage, from their Summer of Puresoul Tour, limited edition, limited number only sold in three venues, signed by the members in forever ink, with matching serial number, and this was number 12, Haruka...how did you ever find this?"
"An auction a few years back, I saw it and...I had to get it for you, I just never had the chance to get it to you." It seemed like a metaphor, "Time is more of an ocean than a river, isnt it? tides never come in when you expect them to," He took it out, "try it on," I did , to break the mood. Ity fit a little big, but that was fine. "It's perfect!" I assured him, and I loved this jacket. "
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