No Name [Ereri/Riren Fanfic] [COMPLETED]

Prologue

     I'm the vocalist of my band called No Name. A band in which none of our true identities are revealed for our own protection from our lives when we were children. H is the annoying but skilled guitarist in the band while M is our proficient drummer. I should probably give you some insight on where we come from so you'll understand why we do what we do.

     I'll start with M. He's twenty-two years old, making him three years older than me, so he was born in 1953. His folks were never around when he was a kid, and eventually they left him with nothing. He struggled until someone took him in where they themselves were into music, so he found a love for playing the drums just like that; he pours his heart into our music. He told me once that every time he plays, he plays out his story within the rhythms of our music. That's something I admire about him.

     H is a unique character, but she too went through some deep stuff. Before she left her hometown, she was abused and used in the most gruesome ways possible by her father, whom was always drunk. When she was five, her father kicked her out of the house and sent her to a place where they sell off women and children as "playthings" for the disgusting pigs out there. She escaped from the one who bought her and wandered the streets before she found me. We would walk around the city and come across street performing bands to listen to them play their songs; I guess that's what got her into playing guitar. She sounded awful in the beginning but she's practiced a lot to get where she is now.

     As for me, I couldn't say if I was luckier than M and H or not. But to me, I think I came up in the world harsher than my friends did. My mother and I lived by ourselves as my father had left her after I was born, you could say that I was a curse of sorts, so my mother took it upon herself to do certain "jobs" to earn money to feed us. I was only four when she died and met my uncle for the first time in my life. Kenny, my mother's brother, took me in for a while and taught me how to defend myself. But I was never interested in what he did in his line of work, so I'd think of my mother. Which led me to hearing her singing voice when she sang me to sleep every night. She was my inspiration, and she was the one who carved the path to my success. I think of her every time I write a new song.

     Most of the music we play relates to what we went through when we grew up, and M and H allow me to write the songs for the band since they think it helps me cope with the trauma I still have. I couldn't ask for friends any more perfect than H and M. Though, some times I feel as though I make our music a bit too harsh, if that's the right word to describe it, since my mother is my inspiration for them. Her songs were soft and gentle like any mother's song would, but it's my way of expressing her presence. I hope she's looking down at me whenever I sing for the band.

     My makeup artists were finishing up while I listened to my band's previous album, as we were to go onto stage and perform soon. Apparently, H had been done before me and M so she came into the room with her loud, obnoxious voice. "So~ You guy's about ready or what?! We have to be out there in five!"

     "Shut it shitty glasses, we're almost done. Can't you tell?"

     "Oh~ That makes sense, oopsie poopsie!"

     I sighed and got up from my seat seeing that the makeup artists were done. M still wasn't finished yet but he would be within a minute.

     I walked up to H and pushed her glasses up with my finger. "Have we ever been late to perform before?"

     "No Sir! All because of you!"

     "And what's that mean?"

     "Nothing at all, just saying that you sure do keep a tight schedule for us."

     "Only because I'm looking after the band and it's member's."

     "That's our L for ya!"

     If you're a part of the band there are some conditions that have to be met. First and foremost, you can't say the names of the members ever. Secondly, you have to be skilled at what you do. Blindfolded. The blindfolds are our signature style and identifier of our band, as to create the mysterious feel you get when you're a new fan. But I came up with the blindfold idea mainly because I can't face a crowd and sing without letting my nerves getting to me first. And lastly, you have to have some kind of story to tell through your music. Not just any story either, a story similar to mine, H, or M.

     That's why we started to host raffles for possible auditions for new members for the band; since H and M thought we could use one more person. After the concerts, we've been holding an hour long signing and photo shoot for our fans while others tried to win at the raffle we've set up. Those who play an instrument or can sing are able to participate in the raffle, but so far we've got no new members. No one seems to understand what we're looking for even if they claim to be our biggest fan. And plus, this raffle thing is still relatively new so it's to be expected I suppose.

     We were in position on stage, ready to perform, and as the curtain started to rise I quickly tied up my blindfold seeing H and M do the same. I heard the crowd go wild once they saw us. I rose my hands up in the air for them to silence themselves. With that, I walked up to where the microphone was and grabbed hold of it.

     "Are you ready?!" the crowd screamed "Yeah," so with that I cleared my throat and spoke into the microphone again. "Then kneel down, you pigs!"

     After my opening line, M started the count and H started playing on her cue. I started to sing once I heard my cue and imagined my mother in her glory.

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Hello~ So I'm only putting a prologue of sorts up so you guys can determine whether or not this will go in your libraries. I wanted to do something with the No Name AU, cuz let's face it; Levi is fucking hot in that AU. Anyway, I hope you guys will give me some feedback on how I did with this. It's much appreciated and motivational for me to know that you enjoyed a chapter or you found some mistake that I can correct. So I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you in the next chapter!!!

~ Author-san