This is going to be a peculiar journal entry, and you might not get it unless you are fans of the anime/manga Petshop of Horrors. For those of you who have no idea what that is, looking it up on amazon and/or wikipedia would help, since I fear I would be unable to fully contain all the playful, inspiring fun it is in just a few short lines. But for those of you who do know of it, *especially* if you are fans of the D/Leon pairing... have you ever listened a song by accident and it just screamed that it had to be about them? This is going to be a list of songs that simply clicked to me like that. Here goes:
-In Between (Linkin Park)-Let's pour tea for the Detective... and smirk for sweet addictions
-In Pieces (Linkin Park)- Papa D dedicating this to grandpa D. With love,er,hate,er... you know what I mean.
-Nobody's Listening (Linkin Park)-`Told you everything (the rules about the pets)loud and clear. But nobody's listening.`
-Chasing Cars(Snow Patrol)- Lover's leap in volume 10 of the old series. Just listen to it, and picture them jump off at the last moment while the top of that building(Papa D's `appartment`)bursts in a trillion pieces in a ball of flame and smoke. And of course the boat scene... D's tears and Leon getting pushed off. And think of what happened if D *hadn't* pushed him off.
-The orange tree (The Illusionist Soundtrack)- D finding pets for people, making Leon or Taizuu's lifes living hells *snickers* Never mind that they are enchanted every cursing and kicking and screaming step of the way. Oh yes.
Actually the whole Illusionist score sounds as though it was *made* with petshop of horrors in mind. Seriously. And the very last track, Life in the Mountains, is to me the play of Papa D's sweet smirk with young- and older- Vesca giving chase...
-How to Save a Life (the Fray)- When Leon walked on in the streets of Chinatown after Chinatown, whose face would he be seeing in the backdrop of a myriad city lights? Whose bi-colored eyes would he miss when time after time he saw a red lantern, a carved door, or caught a glimpse of silk?
-You and Not Tokyo- fairly obvious. D slipped through Leon's grasp, but did either of them escape their feelings for each other?
-Faraway vol2 (Apocalyptica)-Think old series, D waiting for/worrying over mr Detective. Or new series, resenting leaving him behind. Picture him walking into room after room, or leaning his brow against the glass of a window, with rain falling hard outside.
-Through the Glass- I had actually an entire little comic/videoclip idea in mind. People should really invent mind videocameras sometime soon...
-What About Now (Chris Daughtry)- What if every talk, every tea session, every candy box offered and every taunting jab of advice led to a kiss smack on those smirking dark cherry lips?
-Path vol2 (Apocalyptica)- Three generations of D having a faceoff session. Sizzling atmosphere.
-The Little Things Give You Away (Linkin Park)- Why do I see the pets singing that? Especially T-chan. Now imagine a T-chan with the voice of Chester (lead voice of the group) *wiggles brows and smirks slyly*
-Bongo Bong (Robbie Williams)- Seems irrelevant, but I had the silliest rp session when D and all the pets were dancing to that and Leon walked in. XD It was hilarious. Hardcore fans know our dearly beloved friendly neighborhood petshop owner is not always as prissy and elegant as he seems...
-Hero (Chad Kroeger feat Josey Scott)- Totally Leon's anthem for me.
-The bitter end (Placebo)- and here's to hoping that the end of Petshop of Horrors!Tokyo won't be so bitter. Or I will want to wind my fingers around Akino's neck and *squeeze*.
-You and Me (Lifehouse)- Because I am a true romantic at heart. The images that come to mind from that are from private rps of mine, so sadly none of your effing business
-Broken Strings (James Morrison)- Papa D and Vesca had a fiery hidden relationship, if not in canon then certainly in fanfics and in my rps... This is a sad one, but its music still reminds me of them.
-Colorblind (Counting Crows)- D and Leon first time. Yes. Awkward, intimate, tender and rough, fiery... and heart-wrenching sweet.
...To my Leon out there: I love you.
-Shadow of the Day (Linkin Park)- `Sometimes, goodbye's the only way.`
-Whirlpool of Love (X-men soundtrack)- Papa D and Vesca(Wescar), Petshop!Tokyo vol2, last story... or Honlon's `birth`
-Hit the Floor (Linkin Park) -Leon and Vesca would so dedicate this to both father and son D... when they've really had it. Watch the ancient Ming vases of the shop fly and shatter against walls. Also Leon shooting Papa D, volume 10...
-Here without You (3 Doors Down)- Sing... sing till you grow hoarse...
-Iris (Goo Goo Dolls)- Any Leons listening out there... grab your respective Ds, lift them up and spin and spin and spin till you grow dizzy... Grab your lover, kiss them, squeeze them tight and don't ever let them go.Why? Because life is just too short...
-What Goes Around (Justin Timberlake)- T-chan/Leon daydreaming of a slowly, sensually swinging D... slim hips flick, slanted eyes glow... though knowing those two, it would probably involve *really* scant clothing and a pole.
-Nemo (Nightwish)-Tough to be a kami
-Faint (Linkin Park)-Pets of the shop? Let's rock this joint.XD Also: don't piss off Mother Nature: she has kami children.
-Slept so Long (Queen of the Damned soundtrack)- Dedicated by clients of the shop, I bet. Mwahahahahah.
-Dead to the World (Nightwish)- Because after seeing that video on youtube, it stuck... It's *perfect* for petshop. My congratulations to the maker, whoever they are.

And to give you a smile after such an emo ride...
[link] -D is bound to have an accent in English. Just picture him sing this. It murdered me dead. `If there's a camel up a hill...` XD

Whew, I had these in mind for a long time now, and I had to share them or burst. Any other songs out there that sound to you as though they belong in petshop? Let me know and I'll add them to this list.I'd also love to hear what comes to your minds when listening to them. These were just my personal mental images, so no flaming please. I will probably be updating this with whatever else I find.
I hope you enjoyed these: if you are inspired to draw anything PLEASE LINK AND LET ME KNOW!!! I'd kill to see. Also, if you copy/paste this anywhere, give me credit, mmkay? That's all I had to say.
-Phantom Justice
PS: After a particular PSOH fanfic featuring the song `Santa Baby`... I don't think I can ever listen to that again without sly grins and snickers... I wish I could remember the title of that fic, but it was on fanfiction.net. And I do not understand why people say there are no good D-Leon fics out there when there are hundreds...
PS2: Random but I have to say it or explode: `The Sharpest Lives` by My Chemical Romance. Ultimate Inuyasha anthem.