Sightless Music Chapter 1

Chapter One: The Music Lovers.
 Yugi Mutou stared out of the car's tinted windows, her head in her hands. It had been a long day at school and all she wanted to do was get home. Her head was killing her from all the noises of the classroom and bumping into three people as well as a desk didn't help.
 "Lady Yugi, are you all right?" asked the driver as they pulled to a stop in front of Yugi's house.
 "Yeah, I'm fine. It's just been a long day." She said as she waited for the door to be opened for her. The driver held the girl's hand as he led her up to the front door of the house and opened it. Yugi quickly thanked him and started to slowly make her way to the staircase. Gripping the banister tightly, Yugi made her way up to the second story then down the hall to her room.
 The thud of the door closing echoed across the very empty space. Yugi had always like simplicity. There was nothing in the large room aside from a bed, a desk, and the two doors that lead to the closet and her on-suit bathroom. Nothing in her room matched, her bed spread was a bright pink, while the walls and the floor was blue, and the curtains were a very dark green, but Yugi ignored this fact constantly.
 Very carefully, Yugi hung her school bag on the hook on the back of her closet door before walking over to her desk and pulling out her laptop. After typing in her password, she went about checking her emails, Face Book, and Deviant Art pages.
 "Wow! I'm already up to a hundred favorites!" The girl stated happily as she continued to browse through her page, not that she could see it. Yugi let out a sigh before turning on her iTunes and listening to her new favorite band Millennium. Yugi nodded her head slightly as the song "The Older I Get" started to play. Yugi got to her feet and walked over to her closet, pulling out the preplanned outfit the staff had given her. After getting changed, Yugi waked over to her bed and lay down, letting the soothing music wash over her.
What was I waiting for? (What was I waiting for?)
I should have taken less and given you more,
I should have weathered the storm. (I need to say so bad!)
What were you waiting for? (What were you waiting for?)
This could have been the best we'd ever had!
The older I get, will I get over it?
I spent way too long for the times we missed,
I didn't think that it would hurt like this,
But I think,
The older I get, will I get over it?
I spent way to long, for the times we missed,
I can't believe it still hurts like this!
Hurts like this!
I'm just getting older; I'm not getting over you,
I'm trying to.
I wish it didn't hurt like this!
I spent way too long, for the times we missed,
I can't believe it still hurts like this!
 Yugi listened intently as the music faded out to be replaced by the sound of a heavy metal guitar solo at the beginning of the next song, "Time of Dying".
On the ground I lay, motionless in pain.
I can see my life flashing before my eyes.
Did I fall asleep? Is this all a dream?
Wake me up! I'm living a nightmare!
I will not die; I'll wait here for you!
I will not die when you're beside me!
I will not die! I'll wait here for you,
In my time of dying!
 A small smirk covered the girl's face as she listened to the deep, baritone voice as he sung into the mike. The singer of the band Millennium was amazing in her opinion. 'Whoever can sing so menacingly but sound so beautiful has to be very talented!' she thought as the second song on her play-list ended with the sounds of fading guitars. However, just as the next song begun to play, a knock was sounded at the door. Yugi sat up glaring, 'That's weird. I didn't hear any footsteps...' Yugi's thoughts trailed off as she walked over to the laptop and paused the music. "Come in." she called out as the door opened to reveal one of the many servants of her home.
 "Lady Yugi, dinner is served." the servant by the name of Solomon smiled at the young girl as she closed up her laptop and walked over to him. Solomon had been a butler here for many years and had been watching over little Yugi ever since her birth. The two of them were great friend despite the fact that he was old enough to be her grandfather and in many ways, he was. Solomon quickly took the girl's hand as soon as she was in reach and led her down the hall towards the stairs. Yugi's grip tightened as they got closer the dining hall, and when they reached said room, she reluctantly let go of the old man's hand. Solomon let a frown litter his face as she stepped into the room, 'It's not fair.' he thought sadly, 'Such a sweet girl should have a better life than this.' Solomon turned on his heals to go back to the kitchens where he was needed, 'Ever since the accident, she has received nothing but scorn from her family. That girl is too young to bear the weight of a life.'
 Yugi walked into the dining room and took her usual seat on the left hand side of her little, thirteen year old brother, Jaden, and across from her step mother, Tea. Her father, Gozobouro, walked in shortly after and took his place at the head of the table. Dinner was quiet for Yugi, she sat in silence as her little brother talked with her dad and step mom about how good school was that day and how he had made a new friend named Cyrus and how they got along really well. Yugi smiled at her brother, he was so sweet when he was happy. "So Yugi how was school for you?" Jaden asked as he continued to eat.
 Yugi swallowed, "It was fine, nothing much to tell." she said as she also returned to her meal.
 "Come now, Yugi. Surely there must have been something." said her father as he glared.
Yugi wanted to shiver at the feeling her father eyes on her, but she didn't. Instead she shrugged, "Nothing really happened. I got some more home work and I have a quiz to study for tomorrow."
 "Have you decided on what you will study in college?" her father asked.
Yugi shook her head, "Not yet, I still don't know what I want to do..." Yugi trailed off, hoping that it would be the end of the conversation. Fortunately, no one said anything more about school and the room went back to it's uncomfortable silence.
Elsewhere...
 Yami Sennen stared at the blank page in front of him and let out a sigh, "Damn, it's getting harder to find inspiration now..." The teen rubbed his temples in frustrations as well as to sooth the headache beginning to form. A sudden crash from the other room followed by loud laughter broke into his distracted thoughts. "Guys, could you please keep it down in there? This song isn't going to write itself." Not a moment later, five teens walked into the room carrying several pizza boxes.
 "What's wrong, Yams?" asked the blond, who, despite being a girl, was almost five foot ten and had a slice of pizza hanging from her mouth.
Yami stared at his fellow band members as if they were nuts, "Guys, we need a new song! Our other stuff is getting old and we need to work on this!" he yelled at them before turning back to his paper. Yami and the rest of his friends had formed a band named Millennium a few years back and had been doing well so far. They already had two CDs out and they had four No. 1 hits since then, but he needed something new. Something they hadn't tried.
 "Hey, why don't we hold a competition?" one of the platinum blond haired lovers questioned.
 Yami's head turned around so fast, the rest of them were worried he'd get whiplash. "W-What did you say?" The girl shifted slightly, not saying anything. "Malik, what did you mean?" Yami asked calmer than before.
Malik grinned a little, "Well, I was thinking, if you're having trouble in writing lyrics, why don't we ask our fans? We put up a competition for who can write the best lyrics, and if we put on the rules that their lyrics just might wind up in a song of ours, we get a good look at what the fans want and you get new inspiration. Simple."
 The rest of the group stared at the girl in silence, that is, until Yami let out his signature smirk that had won the hearts of thousands, "Malik, you're a genius!"
 Malik looked smug, "Of course I am!"
 The taller of the two white haired teens rolled his eyes, "Sure, whatever tomb keeper."
Not a minute later the rest of the band was in the back room fighting over the pizza while Yami set about making Malik's plan possible.
The next day...
 Yugi hummed to herself as she pulled on her school uniform, a bright pink blazer, white collared shirt, navy blue skirt and neck tie, and a pair of knee high white socks. Yugi pulled on her shoes and tied them to the best of her ability and walked over to the desk. The young girl rummaged through the top drawer of her desk until she found what she wanted, pulling out the large set of sunglasses that she had put in the drawer after school the day before. Yugi walked to the bathroom and started brushing her teeth and doing her hair. Yugi's bathroom didn't have a mirror, but if it did, she wouldn't have needed it.
 Yugi was short for her age, at seventeen years old and only five three; Yugi was commonly mistaken for a middle schooler while her younger brother was already five and climbing fast. Yugi also had very odd hair, it was black with golden bangs that framed her face and a hint of violet graced the tips of her hair as it brushed her shoulders. She had violet eyes that were so big and innocent you could lose yourself in them with only a glance, except, they could no longer see. Yugi was blind. If you looked at her, you wouldn't be able to tell, except for the long, dark scar that ran over her eyelids and the faint white line across each eye. With a sigh, Yugi pulled on the sunglasses, successfully hiding her unseeing eyes from the world.
 The young girl walked back into her room and grabbed her school bag and quickly shoved the books she would need for the day and her laptop into the bag. Suddenly, the gentle sound of shoes hitting the carpet met her ears and by the sound of it, the person had a small limp on their right side. Yugi smiled as Solomon knocked on the door,          "Come in, Jiichan!" she called happily as she swung her bad over her shoulder.
Solomon smiled as he walked into the room, "How could you tell it was me?"
Yugi giggled, "You have a slight pause in your footsteps that no one else has..." Yugi trailed off as more footsteps found their way to her, "and to prove my point, here's Jaden!" Sure enough, Jaden Mutou quickly ran through the door and bolted toward his sister for a hug but she side stepped.
"Hey!" Moaned Jaden as he missed his target, "How did you know where I was?"
Yugi rolled her eyes, but realized they couldn't see it so she shrugged, "You're as loud as an elephant when you run, and it's kinda scary." Jaden glared at her, not knowing that she could feel the glare prickling against her skin. "Hey, no need for that face, I'm just stating the truth." The two looked at her as if she'd gone crazy, but dropped it. "So, shall we go to breakfast?" Yugi asked as she started walking towards to door.
 After breakfast, Yugi found herself being lead toward the front door by Solomon, "Shall we get going, Lady Yugi?"
 Yugi smiled, "Of course!"
 A few minutes later, the two of them were sitting in the car on the way to school with the radio blaring. Not many of the staff knew of Yugi's love for music so many left the car ride silent but Solomon knew better. The moment the car was far enough from the curb, he would turn on the radio and watch the smile that would light up the girl's face, and after a song had finished, he would ask her what she thought of it. The song that was currently playing was "I'm Not Dead" by P!nk. "What did you think of that one?" asked Solomon, genuinely interested in the girl's answer.
 Yugi thought for a moment, "I like how much it meaning it has as well as the sound it produced, so over all, I think it's one of her best songs!"
 A moment later, the announcer came back on, "That was I'm Not Dead By P!nk. And now we have a relatively new band, Please welcome, Millennium and their song My Immortal."
 Yugi's smile became wider than it had been as the song started to play, and Solomon, seeing the look on Yugi's face, turned it up so her sensitive ears could be surrounded by the music. Yugi started to memorize the song, listening intently to the words that flowed from the radio as the lead singer's voice filled the car. Solomon smiled as the girl's head gently rocked with the music as her lips silently mouthed the words, but after a few moments of this silent singing, her voice started to flow from her mouth, complementing the singer's deep pitch with her slightly higher one. All too soon the song ended and Yugi went back to silence, but not for long when the announcer came back.
"And now, for all those Millennium lovers out there, allow me to introduce the voice of the band himself, Yami Sennen." A steady set of footsteps scuffed against the carpeted floor of the studio as the gentle sound of jingling chains also was heard, "Nice to meet you, Yami."
"Nice to meet you too." came the reply of a voice Yugi knew very well.
"So tell us Yami, what's it like being your age and being an international star? I mean, twenty and already you have two CDs that are frequently sold out."
A low chuckle sounded through the speakers, "Well, I wouldn't say it's hard but it's not easy either, but in the end I'm doing the thing I love with my best friends and making people happy."
"There's something I've been dying to ask, what's with the look? Where did the idea of chains and black leather come from?"
 Again, there was chuckle but by the sound of it, he was trying to hide it, "Truth is, most of my fans and contractors just thought it would look right with the type of songs we sing, but the real origin of it was when I was in high school, believe it or not. All six of us went to high school together, and on just some random day we decided to go to the arcade and I wore leather. Marik and Bakura never let me live it down, but when we were getting ready for our first gig three years ago, the two of them decided that we go back to the good old days and all where leather, and it's been that way ever since. It's more of a sentimental thing, although, I think doing a concert in a T-shirt would be a whole lot easier."
 Peter laughed, "I didn't expect anything like that! But tell me, you were saying earlier that there was a contest you and you're band were working on, right? Why don't you share something about that?"
 "Sure. You see. Me and the gang thought it would be fun to see how creative our fans can get so we're putting on a challenge to see who of our fans can write the best lyrics for us. The rules are simple, send us in your lyrics by either email or post starting from now until May 23 and the band and I will personally go through them and choose our top three and if we like it enough, we might even put some of their lyrics into a song. Ryou's putting up contact details on our fan sight as well as our Face Book page."
"Well, that certainly will be the topic of most teens for the next week! Are you sure you and you're band are going to be able to handle that?"
"Truth is, I'm asking myself the same thing, but my band and I are all for it! However, we don't expect to reveal the winners until June 7 to give ourselves enough time to deal with our upcoming concert as well."
"Ah, yes! The concert's on the 4th, right? Do you feel nervous on stage or does it come naturally?"
 "A bit of both really. I tend to be relatively nervous until the music starts, then I just kinda go with the music and let it numb me. It's almost like I just become me..." Yami's voice just trailed away as Yugi listened intently to the almost musical voice with a face of utter shock and awe. "Sorry, odd I know, but it's the best way to describe it."
"I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand."
"That's fine. Not many understand. Heck, even my band doesn't understand what I'm rambling on about most of the time."
"I understand..." Yugi whispered as the interview ended and a new song came on