Sunday, April 3, 2011

Glee!: Bieber Fever



Note: In the TV programme, Dustin Bleiber's character is played by Justin Bleiber himself. I Glee, they are two seperate identities.


The holidays had been great. Rachel and Finn had spent the summer practicing new routine ideas for Glee club. Finn had only agreed to waste his summer if he was promised some ‘action’ after practise. Summer was over now and Rachel couldn’t wait to get back to Glee.


Slowly the McKinley High Glee room began to fill. Rachel and Finn were there first, of course. Kurt and Mercedes followed. Artie, Quinn, Puck with the rest, finally finished the 12 strong. So why were there 13 in the room?


Rachel examined the new boy. He looked so familiar and had it not been for his hair, she probably wouldn’t have noticed him in the first place.

“Excuse me? Are you lost? You obviously have the wrong room. I’m Rachel Berry, and as the Co-captain of Glee club, I feel it is my personal responsibility to find out what you are doing here?” Her questioning was always innocent enough, but she couldn't help but come across as a, well, you-know-what. Before the fresh face could reply, they were interrupted by a voice they all recognised.

“Welcome back from Summer everybody! I trust you all had a good break,” said Mr Schu. “Before we begin, I would like to announce that we have an addition to New Directions! Dustin, I’ll let you introduce yourself.”

Before Mr Schu had even begun to take a seat, the new kid was up in front of the club. With confidence he told them, “You have three questions, ask away.”

Almost instantaneously, the first question went to Britany. “I like your hair.”

“Thanks,” he replied, “I’m going to include that as a question and before you waste another, yes it’s real.”

They thought carefully after that. “Who are you?” tried Rachel.

“My name is Dustin Blieber. I come from Canada. I have two dogs and I like Ice-cream”

“I like Ice-cream” said Brittany. Although this time she went unnoticed.

“You look like you’re like 12, dude. What are you doing in Glee?” posed Puck.

“I’ll consider that a compliment to my youthful complexity,” Blieber started, “I’m here because Mr Schu invited me to be here. He found me on youtube over summer and he thought I would be a valuable asset to your club.”

“So what? You just moved schools and thought you could join Glee club because Mr Schu asked?” cried Quinn.

“Sorry sugar, your 3 questions are up.” finished Blieber.

With that, Will Schuster was back in front of the class. “Thanks for that Dustin, I’m sure everyone will do there best to make you feel comfortable.” threatened Mr Schu.

Almost like clockwork, it was time for Rachel to chime in her two cents. “But Mr Schu,” she objected, “I find it highly alarming that you did not consult with me over a matter so dramatic to the future of the club. Finn and I have been slaving away over new routines for twelve people, not thirteen. We simply do not have the time, or space, to allow this ‘12 year old’ into our crew. I mean, can he even sing?”

And with that, it was Dustin Blieber’s time to shine. With one harmonic line, “Ohwhoahoahoa,” the girls had the fever. Blieber fever. “You know you love me, you know you care…” Even Rachel was swooning for him. “…and I’m like baby, baby, baby oh…”

When the performance was over, the room was silent. Not one of them had quite expected that. Kurt finally broke the silence. “Your voice is the gift of an angel” he smiled.

“My parents are out for the night. Let me know if you want to come over?” flirted Santana.

“Let me take another look at those routines. I’m sure you’re going to fit in just fine,” said Rachel.

The girls (plus Kurt) were all head over heels in love with him.

“Nicely done, Dustin! That, ladies and gentlemen, is what showchoir is all about!” raved Mr Schu. “After Dust’s wonderful rendition, I think it’s only fitting that this weeks musical theme is Justin Bieber! Let’s see if you guys can top the newbie’s performance by friday.” he announced.

Dustin was happy the girls had accepted him into New Directions almost straight away. Nailing a Justin Bieber song was a no brainer to him. He doubted anyone would top him by the end of the week. Though in the back of his mind, he couldn’t’ help thinking it was happening again. What if they were to look past his voice and realise how much of a fraud he was? Dustin’s ‘too-cool-for-school’ image made his ability to show anything but confidence virtually impossible. It was both a blessing and a curse. It had taken him a while to realise, but in the corner of the room, the boys just sat, motionless to all the commotion.

The boys sat in exasperation. They didn’t know this new kid, but the look on their faces said they sure as hell were going to get rid of him. They didn’t quite know how, but one thing was for sure. If they were going to win their girls back, things would have to start getting ugly…

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Friendship by Younju

Author's note: This fan fiction is based on a Japanese anime called Durarara. Particularly on the friendship between Mikado, Masaomi.



Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the story's plot.






Friendship





“I’ll see you guys tomorrow then!”


“Bye Bye.”


“Goodbye…”



The three students in blue school uniforms separated after a farewell to each other. The sunset was covering the town of Ikebukuro with its yellow streams of light. After the farewell, Mikado, one of the three students, slowly made his way home by crossing the traffic. He sighed for once before crossing the road. The movement of his legs were somehow exhausted.



While walking, he thought of his friends who he just said goodbye. Masaomi, the brightest one out of them was noisy as always. Mikado tried to persuade him again from going out to Ikebukuro Park to search for some girls to date with. When Mikado first saw Masaomi doing that, he didn’t have a clue how to stop him, but now, after 6 months of attending the same school as him, Mikado was surely used to it. It was like an everyday life and this made him realize how frightening familiarity could be.



Anri, the only girl was the one who Mikado secretly fell in love. Even though Mikado thinks that it is ‘secret’, everyone in Raira High School seemed to know about their ‘secret love’. And it is only Mikado and Anri themselves didn’t realize about their awkward relationship.



The main Sunshine road of Ikebukuro was busy and filled up with people especially during the afternoon. As dodging the crowd and making his way, Mikado thought of the cute smile Anri made when Mikado and Masaomi were talking about their childhood. The two boys knew each other when they were very young, and because Anri is a new member of their ‘circle’, she seemed to enjoy listening to Mikado and Masaomi’s past and childhood episodes.



Mikado was sure that he felt happy when Anri smiled. Yes. That was for sure. But along with the happiness, he felt a hint of jealousy blazing up at the corner of his heart. At first, he couldn’t discover the reason why, and how he had the kind of feeling, but…



“Masaomi…”



Now he understood.




He legs stopped. He couldn’t move it as if he got paralyzed by something. People who were walking behind him bumped into him shouting rude words at him, but he couldn’t hear them. They even said it straight at his face walking past but he was unable to hear their voices. Inside of him, there was a tornado of percussion and agony. He did not know what to do so he came up with a decision not to do anything.



Mikado has no idea how Masaomi and Anri could be thinking about each other. The feeling that they felt when Mikado wasn’t around. He was sure that Masaomi is currently attracted to her because he asked her out officially when three of them were on the way home together. Although he said it in a tone in just for joking around, and there were no seriousness in him, no one knows the truth of what Masaomi really thinks about her.



The most fact that Mikado is concerned about is Anri’s feelings towards Masaomi. Anri is a kind of girl who does not express her thoughts to anyone. She seemed to have no experience of loving another person, but the only moment she smiles and expresses her happiness is when Mikado and Masaomi are around.



But that fact was what Mikado was most concerned about.



Not knowing what Anri is thinking towards Masaomi, but neither Mikado himself. That was the most painful agony.




“…”



He stood there not moving an inch looking down at his feet. It was like an enormous amount of information swarming about inside Mikado’s head. He couldn’t admit the possibility of Masaomi and Anri getting together.



But the most thing that he could not admit was Mikado himself thinking about that possibility.




“Oi! What are you doing in the middle of the path?”



When Mikado came up with that conclusion, he was disturbed by someone shouting right in front of him. A familiar voice. A voice which Mikado hear every day now.



“Are you okay? You look a bit pale.”


“Masaomi.” murmured Mikado with a surprised look on his face as he faced the person in front of him.



His very oldest friend who he knew when he was a child.



“I came back looking for you. I don’t like talking serious stuff, but somehow I thought you weren’t feeling well today. I was concerned so I couldn’t go back home. Is something wrong?” explained Masaomi looking at Mikado with a worried face.



Mikado didn’t say anything. For a moment, he closed his eyes and took a deep sigh. He looked up at Masaomi and smiled almost alike to the smile that Anri made before, but more happily.



“Nothing Masaomi. Nothing was wrong except for me.” said Mikado.



Masaomi was curious at first when he saw Mikado’s smile, but he instantly smiled along with him. Somehow, he was relieved that he came back to Mikado.



“Wanna go search for pretty girls in Ikebukuro Park today?” said Masaomi with a delightful laugh.


“Masaomi!” shouted Mikado angrily, but his face looked happy and relieved as well.



The two boys in blue school uniform walked down the crowded Sunshine road in Ikebukuro. The town was starting to get dark but the two of them did not care. Mikado and Masaomi were sure that their friendship will have no end, and even when misery comes to both, the two boys will be there for each other.