"MORE! MORE! MORE!"
People were chanting, not wanting to end the concert this early. But the artist didn't have any more songs to sing.
"I no longer have anything to sing, you guys!" Billie Eilish who looked like Ciri from Dante's perspective laughed and said, "Okay, let's make this interesting!"
The artist turned around and whispered to a six-foot-tall brunette guy that had the same blue eyes as her on a piano, 'Hotline bling, I'll be playing the ukelele, and give me something to throw...'
The guy nodded and gave her the instrument she asked before giving her a waterbottle, then going back to his piano.
"Okay, to whom this bottle may land to can come here and have a duet with me singing Hotline Bling by Drake!" She hyped the crowd, getting a roar in return. "Here we go... 1!"
"2!"
"3!"
Everybody counted then prepared as the bottle was thrown so hard. Sucks to be them though, Dante controlled the bottle to land on his direction despite being so near and held his hand to catch it. He was tall and there were only girls surrounding him, so he caught it without effort while the people around him tried to snatch the item.
Everyone on stage was weirded out as Billie certainly threw as hard as she could but the bottle ended up being caught by a handsome looking man. 'What the fuck? Where's the physics here?' She thought in confusion but shook her head.
The Ciri look-alike nodded to a huge black bodyguard who was almost twice the size of Dante, making the latter smile. He planned this so that he could try to see her face closely.
"Let's go," The bodyguard nodded to Dante after getting close to him, opening a mini-gate that separated the audience and the stage entrance. "Please don't do anything that will make the singer uncomfortable, sir."
Dante nodded his head in agreement, "She's not that big yet, but she has such hardcore fans huh..." he smiled, looking towards the ashen-haired singer. "She has a good career ahead of her."
The bodyguard didn't reply as he gestured towards Dante to get upstage, to which the raven-haired nodded. He was greeted by a smile from the guy in a piano, to which he return and nodded, shaking his hand along the way.
Now, the Ciri-looking-singer. 'Hmm...'
Billie Eilish opened her arms to hug him, to which he received happily.
As they hugged, he immediately knew she wasn't Ciri. In fact, he already knew that when he got close to her. She had the same height and face as his lover but she didn't have the green eyes that made him lost in thought. No, this girl had blue. 'Interesting... a reincarnation? or just a coincidence?'
"So! I'm Billie, that's my brother Finneas..." The artist jokingly introduced both her and her brother, "how 'bout you? What's your name?"
"My name's Dante," The raven-haired smiled towards the artist and the audience.
His smile melted the crowd's hearts, making them drop their jaws in silence. They couldn't believe that a top star looking model was in the stage with their favorite artist. It was like a love story.
"Wooohhhh!!!!"
The artist, Billie giggled at her fans' reaction. She found the man handsome, maybe more than Bieber, but she didn't feel any attraction towards him. "So we're gonna be singing the song, Hotline Bling. Everyone sing along if you know the lyrics!"
The ashen-haired artist placed the microphone on a stand and started strumming her ukelele, making the crowd close their mouth in silence. The acoustic vibe went throughout the whole venue as she started singing first.
"You used to call me on my cellphone,"
"Late night when you need my love,"
"Call me on my cellphone,"
"Late night when you need my love,"
"And I know when that hotline bling," Dante started to back her up with harmony, shocking her, her brother, and the fans. The raven-haired's voice was cold yet warm at the same time, making the audience look at him in fascination.
"That can only mean one thing,"
The ashen-haired smiled at Dante, making his heart skip a beat for a second. 'Damn, that was dangerous. Apart from her eye-color, she definitely looks like Ciri.'
"I know when that hotline bling,"
"That can only mean one thing,"
They went back to the Chorus, however, Finneas accompanied them with soft yet dark piano to add the instrumental texture.
"Ever since I left the city you..."
Silence...
Billie Eilish looked at him with contentment and smiled in appreciation, making the raven-haired smile in return.
"Oh my god!"
"I've got to post this on youtube!"
"This guy needs to be heard!"
"Who's this Dante!?"
The crowd was in so much shock that they forgot to cheer. All of them had their phones out, but only some of them got to record as they were too lost in listening to both the artist's voice and the model-looking guy.
"Give it up for Billie Eilish and Dante!" The announcer exclaimed as all the performer waved their hands in goodbye, walking towards backstage.
Dante walked together Finneas, having a conversation about music production. "So it's only you who produced all her songs? That was fire, my man!"
The brunette smiled, "Yeah, with some help of Mix Engineers, they made it sound good." he humbly said before being slapped in the arm by Billie.
"Don't be so humble, you dumbass!" She smiled and looked at Dante, "Thanks for singing with me on stage, you have a really good voice. You should consider being a singer, I could ask my manager to help you."
"Really? Thanks for the compliment, maybe I'll consider so-" Dante didn't get to finish as guards blocked his way.
"Staff and Artists only pal..."
"He's with me," Billie, Finneas, and the Guard who received a bribe from Dante said in unison.
"Huh?" The singer and her brother looked at Dante and the bodyguard, to which they just whistled while looking away.
They didn't bother though as they were all tired, except for Dante who secretly made his fries appear on his hands, eating them. He was enjoying his food until someone interrupted him.
"FRIES!!!" Billie ran towards where he was, making him widen his eyes.
'She's just like Ciri...'
"You want?" He asked the girl, who was looking at him with puppy eyes. "Here," He sighed, remember his lover, again. 'I need to finish the rune fast, get to Zeno, then go back to the continent.'
"Thanks!" Billie grinned and took the whole bag of fries, then ran to the dressing room after, making her brother sigh in disbelief.
"I'm sorry 'bout that, she may look childish,' Finneas scratched his head, "but she's actually very mature."
Dante laughed and patted the guy's shoulder, "It's okay, I know someone who's exactly like her!" 'Literally...'
Sighing in relief, Finneas smiled at the raven-haired, "How 'bout this, why don't you join us... we're having a late dinner at downtown."
"Hmm..." Dante looked at his watch, seeing it was almost 10 pm, 'Wait, why did I just look at my watch? And why did I just think of my mom? Weird...'
"Sure, my treat!" Dante smiled and went to a restroom before Finneas could object.
'Well... he has a Rolex, so he can definitely pay... so if he's treating...' Finneas grinned evilly, 'then let's choose the most expensive restaurant!' he thought before going to Billie's dressing room to change.
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Dante looked at the mirror above the sink while washing his hands. 'I wonder what Ciri's reaction will be if she saw Billie Eilish... Damn, I should make that happen!'
He shook his head in amusement and saw a man in his 50s through the mirror, walking in the restroom. The room wasn't big so Dante could see every little detail on this man's body. Thin build, blue eyes behind his glasses. "Mr. Eilish?"
The man raised his brows in surprise but laughed in return, "You got it, but it's Patrick O'Connell... how'd you figure that I'm their dad?"
"Oh, sorry... my bad, I thought 'Eilish' were your surnames," Dante laughed and took a tissue paper, "You all have blue eyes, Billie, Finneas, and you... not sure about your wife though, I haven't seen her yet."
"Oh yeah, Finneas invited you to a late-dinner right? You'll see her there." Patrick smiled.
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"I knew it, that's why it took so long..." Dante muttered after getting out of a car with the O'Connell family, "Urasawa Restaurant... to go all the way to Beverly Hills just because I said I'll pay..." he shook his head in amusement while looking at Finneas who grinned.
"Oh please... you've got a Rolex and the newest Balenciaga on, what's a couple thousand bucks to you?" Finneas laughed and patted Dante's shoulder, already being comfortable with the raven-haired. "Let's get drunk tonight!"
The brunette yelled, making everyone sweatdrop except his little sister who was grumbling, "Come on you snail bitches! I'm hungry!"
Dante sighed, 'Definitely like Ciri... what's wrong with this family?' he thought, then walked inside a Japanese themed restaurant.
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It's been only 5 minutes since they entered the restaurant, and siblings were already making a scene. Billi kept groaning on how hungry she was, Finneas was too excited to get drunk, saying he wasn't drunk in such a long time.
"By the way, why do you wanna get drunk... aren't you guys on a tour?" Dante asked. He knew of this on the way. "Do you want to perform with a hangover?"
Finneas smiled and shook his head, "We'll only need to travel to San Fransisco tomorrow, the performance is the day after that."
Patrick, the father of both Billie and Finneas shook his head, and smile, "I was at the side of the stage when you performed with my daughter, you have a really good voice." he said to Dante, shocking the siblings. "How 'bout we connect you to a music agency? We're still new to this game but we have a lot of connections."
The raven-haired shook his head, "Maybe I'll consider it, but for now, I have somewhere to be with utmost importance," he smiled at the man, "I just happened to pass by the venue this day to have some breakfast before seeing that there were artists performing there."
"This day?" Billie, who was caressing her tummy, spoke, staring at the raven-haired, "Now that I think about it... I remember how the bodyguard said you were with him at the venue at Silver Lake, how's that so?"
The ashen-haired girl squinted her eyes in curiosity, making the others look at the raven-haired, being interested too, "Yeah, we were in unison when that happened," Finneas raised his eyebrows.
"U-Uhh..." Dante smiled sheepishly, he wasn't good at lying but trying won't hurt, "I uh... I may or may not have bribed the guy to get my way in..."
The raven-haired avoided their gaze, especially the ashen-haired's as he stared at anywhere aside their eyes.
"I also may or may not have paid him $500 to complete the bribe..."
"..."
"..."
"Why?" Patrick furrowed his eyebrows while looking at Dante, "Why did you do that? Do you know how offended I am right now?"
"Uhh... sorry?"
"You should have given that $500 to me! What were you thinking!" Patrick O'Connell yelled at the raven-haired comically as their dishes were served.
"U- Haahhh?" Dante dropped his jaw in disbelief, this guy just reminded him of Vesemir, "You reminded me of a friend of mine for a second." he shook his head after they were all laughing.
"Guys, I think we shouldn't make too much of a scene, they're all looking at us." Maggie Baird laughed, making them look at the people around them, only to find out that they were the center of attention.
This made Finneas laugh again, "Great... more fans!"
They were all laughing like they were using weed, especially Billie who was having a hard time to breath from laughing the whole time.
'Really weird,' Dante shook his head, and smiled, 'but I like them, I love their company... how I wish I grew up with a family like this, not worried of being kidnapped, not surrounded by criminals.'
"You know... I love your company, you are such a nice and loving family," He smiled at them, "I wish I had a family like yours..."
They were all eating, so they didn't feel the sadness that came off from Dante aside from Billie, who noticed his voice that seemed to long for something. "Then we'll be your family, you're welcome to the O'Connell family anytime!"
The ashen-haired smiled at him, the same could be said to Finneas, Maggie, and Patrick who all nodded towards him.
"Billie's been annoying lately, I could use a younger brother that's handsome, has a Rolex and Balenciaga!" Finneas grinned at his sister who snubbed in return, "I could also use a better singer too."
"Hey!" the ashen-haired couldn't take it anymore and glared towards the brunette, making the guest laugh wryly.
"Well, since we don't have anything to prove it, we'll have this toast to announce that you are part of our family!" Patrick took a cup Japanese alcohol that was served.
"To Dante being a part of the O'Connell family!" Patrick yelled and extended his glass while Finneas, who was drunk, yelled so hard that they heard someone complaining. All of them raised their glasses, including Billie who wasn't allowed to drink. Although she didn't care, she drank it all in one go.
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"Ugh..."
"Don't you fucking throw up!" Dante yelled at Finneas, somewhat pleadingly, who was too drunk to even stay awake, leaning on him. All of them were drunk except him and Billie, who he forbid to drink too much. 'She's underaged for peace's sake...'
"Say, where do you guys live again?" Dante asked the ashen-haired, who was sleepy.
Billie was a little affected with alcohol so she couldn't think properly, "Uhm... Wait, where do we li- oh... I mean... Highland park ****..."
The raven-haired sighed, "Tell me, Billie, you can keep a secret right?"
"I guess? No, I mean I can..."
"Okay, I guess that's okay..." Dante flicked his hands as they appeared in front of a one story house that had lots of plants, "Is this your house?"
"W-W-What the fuck!?" Billie yelled, her dizziness disappear automatically. "W-What the fuck just happened!?"
"Yow calm down," The raven-haired smiled at Billie, "You said you can keep a secret, so you better keep this, 'kay?"
He didn't get a reply but took that as a confirmation as he made the family's bodies float towards the house after opening the door from the inside. "Oops, almost forgot."
He snapped his fingers, making a car appear on the road, beside the sidewalk. "All good!"
He looked at the singer who was standing at the stone slab motionlessly, "You okay?" he asked, earning him a confused look. "I know you have a lot of questions right now, but all I can say is that keep this a secret and maybe, I'll teach you one day."
Dante grinned as he saw Billie's reaction, when he looks at her, he can't help but think about Ciri. Especially when they share the same face. -_-
"Wow, you have a treehouse! I've never been to one before!" The raven-haired exclaimed as they went to the backyard, "What in there?"
"Nothin'... I go there to write my songs..." Billie Eilish replied, although she was still in a daze to what happened, so her reply was a little dull. "You wanna go up?"
Dante nodded and touched her shoulder, making them appear on top. "Well, it is cozy and warm here, considering it is open and such."
"A-ah!" The ashen-haired reacted lately as she saw that she was on top before she could even blink, "Shit, I think my food has been drug or somethin'...this is too much for me to contain, I can't think properly..."
Dante laughed while looking at the sky, "You know... the stars are brimming right now, that's weird for LA to have..." he said, while sitting down on the wooden surface with the singer.
"It makes me think of what my future will become..." Billie muttered, "I want to make a song, can you help me?"
"Okay," Dante smiled as a notebook and pen appeared on his palms, no longer surprising Billie, "Since you're thinking about your future, how 'bout we make a song simply named 'my future'?"