Bloody Kiss: Resurrection ch.1

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Two days ago, 19.00 pm.

"Last night, shocking the whole Germany, the members of the band Cinema Bizarre were found dead…"

"… It was clear that all of the corpses had taken damage to the heart…"

"… The black-gowned corpses and chains in the ancient St. Jonathan Church are another mystery…"

"… The police think that the young band was a victim of Satan ceremonies…"

"… The families of the members and the fans…"

"… The government mentioned that…"

"… The date of the funeral has yet…"

Romeo Nightingale threw the remote and the TV cracked.

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There was a farewell ceremony in the stadium for Cinema Bizarre the following night. The coffins of the members were lined up on the stage in the middle of the place. As the band's buddy, Romeo was there too along with their relatives. The stadium before him was filled with crying and whimpering young girls, it was horrible. His friends' families were leaning against one another to stand still… Romeo had to say some words after them too. He took the microphone and examined the crowd around; most of the CB fans knew him and were wondering what he would say. The noises had all stopped but the tears never stopped; Romeo could see some fans trying to hold their sobs back not to ruin the death silence. God, how hard it was to stand strong before them! But he had to seem calm for his friends' sake.
"Everything happened in a night. All in one night; I lost my five buddies in a night… In one death night." A few sobs were heard. "This… This is so horrible. I don't know what I've done to deserve this… But I know that if there's a god, he's a cruel one.
"I can't explain how close Cinema Bizarre was to me and the worth of our friendship… But Yu," His voice cracked but he gulped and continued: "I must tell about him especially. He was always the closest; he was… my soul brother." Whimpers came from the Yu fans and Yu's family. "And he'll always be. No one can replace him or the others.
"Their biggest dream was to give the world something unforgettable… They would like to be remembered… The greatest thing you can do for them is to say 'there used to be Cinema Bizarre.' Never forget…" He stopped for a while, then closed his eyes and let the tears fall.

"Rock off."

The stadium shook with cries. Romeo left the microphone and bit his fist to hold the sobs back. His friends' families were shivering beside the coffins. Yu's mother and sister were sobbing with their heads fallen on Yu's coffin… There was also a young girl kneeling and sobbing; she must have been close enough to the band to deserve being there. Romeo probably knew her but couldn't recognize and didn't even want to think. He wanted this ceremony and this torture to end, these cries to stop, wanted to be alone and cry for hours.  

After the rain
I still see heaven crying
After the rain
I still feel no relief
Cause everything we used to be
And used to feel
It all becomes so frightening real
After the rain…

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The funeral was done secretly towards the following morning.  There were only the relatives and close friends; these minutes were special to them. Between the half-open coffins, there were also Luminor's boyfriend, Caesar's and the band's close friend, Leona Alcarin's coffins. No one except Romeo knew that Leona was also Strify's girlfriend; they didn't even know her. The corpses seemed as if they had already started to rot and the only one who knew the reason was Romeo again, the only one who knew what they really were… He said his last words to his friends and when he came to Yu's coffin, he met the girl that he'd seen in the ceremony. She wasn't crying anymore; she seemed too tired for that, leaning against the coffin to stand still. She raised her head and Romeo finally recognized her: Yu's vampire girlfriend, Yuma. Romeo had only seen her photo before and could never get the chance to meet her… Who would know their first meeting would be like this?
It seemed Yuma recognized him too; her eyes widened for a moment, then she bowed her head and tended to go away to leave Romeo alone with his best friend.
"Let's talk sometime."
Yuma stopped, then nodded slightly and left.

The five CB members were buried next to one another with Caesar and Leona not far away. Mrs. Baumann had come alone; Mr. Baumann had refused Shin as his son the day he lost his other two sons. He'd known what Shin was and blamed him for his brothers' death. Mrs. Baumann stroked Shin's gravestone with watery eyes and turned to Romeo: "I've lost my last child…"
Romeo bowed his head. "He's never been a monster…" Mrs. Baumann whispered. "Never…"
Then she left with everyone else. But Romeo stayed in the graveyard until dawn.