singing time with daisy. ♥ [M]

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Name ~ Singing Shinobi Sensation
Rank ~ C
Difficulty ~ II
Description ~ World famous pop group, Daisy and the Weeds, are performing in the capital of Rain. Due to the recent surge in stalkers and obsessed fanboys, however, they've requested the presence of a shinobi onstage with them. Of course, the show must go on, and as such, the shinobi taking on this mission must look and act the part, so as to avoid suspicion, and keep the girls safe during their performance!
Objective ~ Disguise yourself as a member of the band and perform onstage with them, keeping an eye out for anything suspicious, and protecting the girls if need be.
Minimum Posts ~ 5
Participants ~ 1
Reward ~ 2000 Ryo

[1]

Shiki was actually rather looking forward to this mission. She was a relatively big fan of Daisy and the Weeds, and although the mission of protecting them was quite serious, meeting them was still a total selling point! She arrived at the glamourous hotel where the band were staying, and after identifying herself at the front desk, she was allowed to go on up.

Past burly security guards, Shiki found the door, and knocked a few times.
"Heyyyyy. Is that you Marlon? Didya bring pizza?" Came a striking female voice.
"Uhm, no, my names Shiki Osaki. I'm a ninja from the Village of Rain?" The kunoichi said. At that, the door swung open, and there stood Daisy herself.

"Omigosh, hiya! We're so stoked you're here! C'mon, c'mon, meet the girls!" The tiny, green-haired singer said, ushering Shiki inside. A little overwhelmed, the shinobi made her way inside, marvelling at the lavish decoration and spacious room. She could see three girls perched around a table, cards in their hands. All of them were incredibly stylish, and Shiki guessed these must be 'the Weeds'.

"Eeee~! Okay girls, this is Shiki! C'mon, c'mon, sit down, we gotta give you the 411! This is a h~u~g~e deal, so listen up." Daisy said exuberantly. She seemed to be a constant source of energy, and Shiki couldn't help smiling. Maybe this mission would be fun?

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[2]

Shiki sat with the band while they laughed and played cards. Daisy had an air of authority about her, perhaps something that had developed from her role as lead singer, but all the other girls seemed to look up to her. There was Nana, with her bobbed black hair and multiple piercings, who apparently shredded on lead guitar. Then Alice, a sweet little thing with tumbling blonde ringlets, dolled up lolita style with an adorable lace dress and rocking horse shoes, who played bass. The final band member, the drummer, was a wild looking girl called Miki, her clothes trashy and torn.

After being introduced all round, Shiki had already begun to enjoy the band's atomsphere. They were spunky and haphazard, energy flying between the girls as they enjoyed spending time together. However, there wasn't really time to savour the moment, as the band were due to go on stage in just an hour.
"Basically, our fans, well, a few of them, anyway, have gotten a little too into us. We appreciate them supporting us, but like, when they're tryna kidnap us and all that, it gets wierd." Nana explained, lighting a cigarette as she spoke.

"They're so sweet, really, it's just that... they don't really know how to control themselves." Alice added softly. Before anymore could be said, however, a man entered the room, dressed smartly in a crisp suit.
"C'mon girls, hair and makeup." He said. The way he spoke, almost like a father talking to his eccentric daughters, marked him as the band's manager. At least, that was Shiki's assumption.

"Maaaaaaaarlonnnnnnn. This is Shiki, our super cute bodyguard!" Daisy said, leaping up and skipping over to the man, hanging on his sleeve.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Marlon, band manager." He said curtly. Shiki smiled at him, and then followed as he and the girls all left the room to get ready.

Before long, they'd be on stage, and Shiki would have to be as alert as she'd ever been.

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[3]

Hair and makeup, followed by wardrobe, turned out to be racous affairs. Daisy, Nana and Miki all dashed about the place, throwing clothes on and posing in mirrors, while exasperated staff desperately tried to splash makeup on their faces and straighten their hair. Alice sat quite happily in front of the mirror, reading a book, and the girl who was doing her makeup knew that she had gotten lucky when they were assigned to band members.

"I wanna wear this! Ooh, ooh, no, this one!" Daisy screeched, an armful of clothes trailing along the floor as she posed and pouted.
"You can't! You have a theme for tonight! Your outfits are all already laid out, so put those back!" Cried a woman with her hair pulled back in a severe bun, apparently losing the will to live over these girls.

Miki sat on the floor with her assigned outfit, a pair of scissors in one hand and a packet of safety pins in the other.
"A cut here, and here... just rip this bit off..." She was muttering, altering the dress to her liking. The woman saw this happening and looked as if she were about to cry.
"That dress was expensive! Miki, stop that right now!" She yelled.

As Nana was getting her hair done, she found that she had run out of cigarettes, and threw a minor tantrum, ending up with the hair dresser burning herself on the curling tongs. Alice rolled her eyes, taking over and curling her friend's hair.
"Must you always behave so badly?" She asked resignedly. Nana merely grinned and nodded.

The whole time, Shiki had been patrolling the specific rooms, as well as scouting out the stage before hand. Very nonchalantly, naturally, and so far, nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary.

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[4]

Finally, it was time for the girls to perform. Already Shiki could hear the deafening roar of the crowd, unable to contain their excitement and anticipation. In the end, after all the drama, the girls looked fantastic. They were all dressed in only black and white, with a touch of colour in the form of a green ribbon in each of their hair.

Daisy's corseted ballgown was insane, and with her hair piled artfully atop her head, she looked like rock royalty. Alice wore a frilled teadress, coupled with white stockings and ribbons, the very picture of an adorable china doll. Nana wore a tight-fitting pinstripe suit, carefully adorned with chains and spikes, her hair an inky halo around her head. And finally, Miki wore the dress she had torn up, now actually looking particularly impressive as the scraps and strands hung about her thighs.

Shiki herself was dressed up too, as she was to be present on the stage in order to protect the girls. To her delight, she was given a black leotard and white leggings, green ribbons replacing the usual yellow ones in her brown hair. Shiki was to be playing keyboards, as an extra addition to the band. Of course, she would only be pretending to play, as her only occupation was protecting the girls.

"Okay girls, knock 'em dead." Marlon said, confident in his prize band. Daisy giggled, twirling around in her gown.
"Don't we always~? And we've got Shiki to look out for us, so all we'll focus on is blowing the roof off~!" The little girl said enthusiastic. Nodding at her band mates, and finally at Shiki, Daisy led the way onto the stage. It was going to be intense.

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[5]

Shiki had known it would be wild, but she hadn't been prepared for this. As Daisy and the Weeds skipped and leapt onto the stage, the crowd roared in frenzy, the entire front row consisting of girls with green ribbons in their hair, apparently the band's trademark.
"WHOOOOOOO~! I'M DAISY, AND THESE ARE MY FUCKING WEEDS~!" The tiny girl screamed, her frame belying the massive voice that it contained.
"WE'RE 100% THRILLED TO BE HERE, SO HERE'S A SONG FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU~~! ♥" And with that, the girls launched into their first song. Nana strutted to the front of the stage while Daisy leapt around, tearing out a screeching guitar intro.

While the last few distorted notes hung in the air, Miki came crashing in on drums, followed quickly by Alice, and then Nana playing a riff. Shiki knew she was supposed to pretend to play at this point, and so she thudded her hands in the vague shape of a chord, knowing the keyboard was actually turned off. However, the sound came through. After a few beats, Daisy began to sing.

Shiki hadn't expected just how thrilling it would be, to play with a band she loved, and, standing only a few meters from the lead singer, the kunoichi was almost overwhelmed. Daisy's voice was raw and powerful, with a sweet, breathy quality to it, and as she sang, the crowd looked like they could hardly control themselves, two girls in the front row clasping hands and sobbing even as they leapt up and down.

But, Shiki couldn't afford to lose her concentration, and immediately began surveying the area, looking for possible entrances and possible suspects.

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[2.1]

The song continued, and it looked like things were safe for now. The girls were playing their hearts out, sweat flying from Miki's forehead, regardless of how much foundation was layered on before hand. Alice's curls bounced as she pranced around, twirling on her heels and blowing kisses to the crowd as she expertly picked out the bass line. Nana was a real show stopper, shredding on the guitar like an old punk hero, but it was Daisy who stole the show.

While the other girls were a flurry of movement behind her, for this particular song, she merely stood at the center of the stage, as far forward as she could get without falling off. One hand was pressed against her chest, while the other held the mic stand, and she sang and sang and sang, each note pure and breath-taking. Shiki, for her part, tried to fit in, thumping the keyboard and moving her hips, with a smile on her face.

However, the kunoichi thought she might have spotted something. A boy fighting towards the front row was performing what looked to be handseals. Shiki couldn't really tell, but she narrowed her eyes and focused on him. Then she gasped as she recognised some of the seals, he was a ninja! In barely a second, he had reached the front row and completed his jutsu, and one of the security guards in front of the stage crumpled, apparently asleep. Genjutsu, Shiki was sure of it.

This was dangerous. He was already performing more handseals. Could Shiki risk trying to take him out now, or should she risk him getting closer to the band? Whatever she was going to do, she had to do it fast.

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[2.2]

The whole situation was electrifying. Shiki stood on the stage, slender fingers hovering over plastic keys, her eyes locked on the approaching boy, but her ears preoccupied with Daisy's chilling vocals. She was like a rabbit in the headlights, frozen, unable to make a decision. However, the difference was, that once Shiki made her decision, she would resemble a wolf more than a rabbit, conciously avoiding being run over by the metaphorical car. The boy's handseals and movements weren't entirely cohesive, however.

The longer Shiki watched him, the more certain she became that he wasn't well trained. He performed jutsu well, and his handseals were passable, but he wasn't a natural, and that would be her advantage. None of the girls would notice him until it was too late, however. They were all lost in the music, in the performance, giving their all to their craft, their love. And so, as had been obvious from the beginning, it would be up to Shiki to stop him.

The other issue, however, was a rather more personal one. It was simply that the kunoichi couldn't bear to mar the performance even slightly. The beauty and raw perfection of the band had been impressed on her intensely, and she would do everything in her power to prevent it being ruined, either by the boy, or by her own attempts to stop him. And so, she watched. She watched him slip past the metal barrier, and put another guard asleep with some quick handseals.

She would have to act soon, but just what was she supposed to do? Short of leaping down their and kicking him in the face, Shiki was low on ideas.

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[2.3]

Nothing else registered. As the boy pulled a kunai from his pocket, and the weapon glinted when alighted upon by a roaming spotlight, Shiki knew she had to act. Rapid handseals dispelled the illusion that she had ever been playing the keyboard, and immediately, flowers began to bloom. They flooded the stage, beautiful daisies, selected by Shiki for maximum aesthetic impact, as well as practicality.

The crowd gasped in appreciation, and Daisy threw the kunoichi a strange glace, but continued singing. Shiki, however, was not done. The boy's attention was now on her, his kunai hanging from a finger as he began handseals. But Shiki was faster, performing another string before he could act. Suddenly, the daisies erupted, their delicate white petals spiralling into the air. Before long, the stage was a mass of daisy petals, dancing and twirling violently through the air, hopefully obscuring the boy's vision of the band.

The crowd screamed once more at what they must have believed to be a previously arranged stunt. The performing girls looked confused, but with a nod from Shiki, they kept it up, confident that their ninja friend could handle the situation. However, Shiki herself wasn't all that confident. Even though she'd managed to distract and delay the boy, how could she intercept him without causing a scene?

Then, she thought she knew what to do. She had already flooded the area with flowers, and if that could be passed off as a stunt, then so could butterflies.

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[2.4]

Usually hidden by the sleeves of her sailor jumper, Shiki's arms were actually the bed for a multitude of flowers, carefully inserted into her flesh at birth. These were what kept her beautiful butterflies near her, the blood nectar binding her and her insect companions. With a small string of handseals, a group of these butterflies flew away from their mistress, heading towards the unfortunate boy. As he tried to see through the obscuring petals, he barely noticed the colourful creatures approach.

And when he did, it was too late. The butterflies danced above his head, scattering potent dust with each flap of their gorgeous wings. As this glittering powder descended upon the boy, he was stricken by a sudden paralysis, unable to move his limbs, or even his mouth to cry out. That done, Shiki was relieved when one of the still awake security guards grabbed the boy and carried him away. They would deal with him now, Shiki realised with a sigh of relief.

As such, the girl then dispelled her previous jutsus, the scattering petals gently descending to earth. Without entirely realising it, Shiki had created a beautiful setting for the band. As the petals fluttered down, Daisy stepped forwards amidst them, reaching the climax of the song. The notes grew louder and louder, and her eyes were closed as she pushed her voice to its limits.

The effect was powerful, and as the last petals landed, Daisy held the last, haunting note, while her fellow band members slowed down, Miki's drums crashing the few end beats, Alice and Nana strumming fiercely to signify the song was done.

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[2.5]

Smiling gently, Daisy looked out over the crowd. As their first song had ended, their fans had simply erupted. Screaming and clapping and cheering, as if their sole purpose in life was to love Daisy and the Weeds. The stage strewn with petals, the girls grinning and tossing their hair back, the concert had begun on an insane note, one performance that neither the band, nor their fans, would ever forget.

And Shiki too, she would remember. For the smallest time, she had felt part of the band, the electrifying energy that passed between the four girls had extended to include her, and it had thrilled her.

And so the concert continued. The band played their most popular tunes, as well as slipping in less known numbers, and winding down occasionally for their famous ballads. There were no more disturbances, and Shiki was allowed to enjoy the rest of her time with these passionate girls.

"Everyone! Thank you so much! Keep rooting for us until the end, okay?" Alice cried, her hands clasped together as her bass hung from its strap.
"YEAH! We're going straight to the top, and we're taking you with us, got it?!" Nana added, punching the air. Daisy grinned widely.
"This is our last song. Please, sing along with all your might! ♥" The singer said, wiping her eyes. She was a professional, but Daisy was always both elated and heart-broken when their concerts came to an end.

Shiki's contribution was a small bow to the crowd. But, with that, she slipped away from the stage. This was Daisy and the Weeds' moment, not hers, and as much as she had loved her time with them, she didn't belong in it. She had performed her mission, and now, had to leave.