When the band was done playing Rikimaru knew he was gonna get up there and play. He had more talent than they did and he knew it... Or so he told himself. 

He was just about to open his eyes when he heard a voice from behind him. He jumped at the unexpected surprise. As quickly as he was surprised, Rikimaru spun to face the speaker. It took him a few seconds to put everything together. He had been asked if he was gonna play. 

The person that had was had the question was scratching the back of his head. He was about as non threatening as one could be.Rikimaru gave him a second measured look before speaking. "I will, thank you for asking. Please excuse me." Rikimaru gave a small bow before heading to the stage.

Nerve took hold of him as he walked up the steps of this stage. All he had to do was not fall and he would he fine. He was now scared shitless as he plugged in his cell phone to an amp that would play the backtrack. 

"Just take a deep breath, you can do this." He said to himself quietly. Next he plugged in his guitar up. All that was left was to hit play and see what happened.

[YouTube]https://youtu.be/2-n_nN5Lzdk[/YouTube]

With one final deep breath Rikimaru hit play on his phone and when the moment was right, he played as hard and best he could. He closed his eyes and got lost in the music. Only falling deeper into his trance as he played on. It only took a moment before the worries faded away and was he was reminded of what he loved so much about playing.

 Maybe it was nerves, maybe it was the brand new strings. He was only half way into the song when his fingers started to bleed. He wouldn't notice or care until was he done playing. When you love what your doing it, pain and inconvenience could be tossed by the way side.

As the song ended, Rikimaru finally felt the warm liquid running down his hand and guitar. He could only smile at the sight of it. For some this was a badge of honor, for others it was simply a myth. It was part of the first group.

As the song ended and last note rang, he simply wiped the blood on pants once and gave a small bow. He had one more song in his back pocket if the people felt the need for it.
[@Sen]