It was another night at Starry and Kessoku Band was in the backstage ready to perform.
Nijika was telling Ryo off about something she did, while Ryo stood there with no remorse whatsoever. Their antics were really common, so there was nothing worrying about this.
As usual, Hitori was immersed in her own world overthinking any single aspect of the concert that could go wrong. Because of this, she had no idea a red haired girl was calling out to her.
"Hitori-chan!"
"E-eh?! Oh! What is it Kita-san... ?"
Kita sat in front of her, radiating her kitaura and blinding Hitori with it. Even if Kita was smiling brightly, Hitori could tell something was odd about the girl. After a little bit of hesitance Kita looked at Hitori straight in the eye.
"Hitori-chan, do you think I'm well suited to sing your lyrics?"
"W-what?"
Her answer was kind of automatic and didn't express what she truly meant, because Hitori had actually thought of this.
Kita was absolutely nothing like her, so she knows Kita feels no relation at all to the lyrics. She's been trapped in her closet for a long time hiding behind the username of guitarhero and wanting the world to know about her, that's what she writes about.
"Don't get me wrong please! Your lyrics are so cool, that's why I want to know if you think I'm doing a good job singing them."
At first, Hitori did think that Kita singing her lyrics was weird due to the little resemblance there was between the two of them. As for now, Hitori can't think of no one else who could sing her lyrics.
"Kita-san, I don't want anyone else singing my lyrics. You're perfect for that job, y-you have a beautiful voice... "
Hitori stayed hidden behind her long bangs as her face heated up. She was complimenting Kita from the bottom of her heart, so it was kind of embarassing to say that out loud. After composing herself, she saw how Kita's face was actually flushed as well.
"That makes me so happy Hitori-chan! Singing your lyrics is such a big honor for me. I want to make them justice by expressing exactly what you want. I really love our songs, you're so so talented Hitori-chan... "
Before Hitori had time to process what Kita just said, they were called to perform.
There were more people than usual in the audience today. On any other day this would have made Hitori kind of nervous. After all it was more people she had to impress, each and everyone of them with different tastes in music. With that and her low selfsteam it would've taken some time for her to stop being nervous.
The main difference is that today Hitori's mind was stuck in her most recent conversation with their singer.
Kita-san said it was an honor to sing my lyrics?
The song started after Nijika and Kita welcomed the audience. They were doing good. Nijika was marking a constant rhythm with Ryo and that was helping both Hitori and Kita not to get lost in the song.
Still, Hitori was playing automatically, spiraling about other things. She would've probably made a mistake if she hadn't practiced the guitar for 3 years straight.
Hitori was feeling overwhelmed with emotions at the moment. She thought that it was an honor for her to play with everyone. Hitori loved this band and her members.
Kita was always so nice and gentile towards her, even with that extroverted energy she never made her uncomfortable. All those guitar lessons she gave her were mainly to help kita get better with the instrument, but Hitori wished Kita acknowledged how happy she was that she had a friend she could share her most favourite hobby with.
Kita gave her this warm fuzzy feeling whenever she looked at Hitori with those eyes full of faith.
She didn't care that Hitori was a no one in high school, she still went into her class to talk to her about the most mundane things.
She has stunning red hair that perfectly compliments her eyes and leaves Hitori breathless.
All the effort she puts on every guitar lesson, and the contagious smile she has when it finishes and she's satisfied with herself.
Whenever she talked about Hitori, she would sound full of adoration towards her.
Her beautiful voice sang Hitori's feelings for the audience.
Kita Ikuyo made her feel a lot of new things.
Maybe it was the fact that she was thinking about her non-stop and the adrenaline that Hitori had when she played the guitar, but right by the end of the song, after her own solo, a shared glance full of emotion between the singer and the guitarist made Hitori go for it.
Locking Kita's neck with her arm, Hitori joined their lips.
It wasn't the best kiss, their teeth obviously clashed and it lasted for just a second, but it contained everything that Hitori needed to say to Kita in that instant.
The audience cheered as Hitori collapsed on the floor, as she almost had a heart attack, and Kita's face completely matched the color of her hair.
"That was truly rock Bocchi" said Ryo with a grin on her face as Nijika was trying to reanimate the pink haired girl.