Remember – Story
Strawberry: Hello! I'm not on hiatus anymore! Yay! *Claps/ So I quickly wanted to do this first chap when I had time.
Utatane's song – "Remember" was the song I fell in love with. The lyrics were nice and warm at the beginning but heartfelt and broken at the end. So I wanted to make a story about it!
Utatane is pairing up with Rei. Cause… I have no one else that seemed like a good couple with Utatane. Gakupo is… meh… His OK. But I don't want to use him in this story.
So enjoy!
Full Summary:
It was the start of spring and Rei knew his life would just be normal like usual. But one day, Piko transferred into his school that start of spring. When Rei talked to him instantly that day, Rei's life changed to having a wonderful bond of friendship in Summer, love that bloomed in the Autumn air and also, broke him to tears in the last day of Winter.
Edit - Monday May 16 2011.
There were heaps of errors. So here's the better version which I intended to update.
Thank you anonymous for the comment saying I should leave a space between certain sentences. I appreciate your help and comment. ^ ^ Thank you very much.
Rei walked down the silent pathway through the empty street where the cherry blossom has bloom at the start of spring. The petal gently falls down and covers the pathway making it soft and colorful as it buries the dull color of the hard pathway floor.
Rei breathed in the spring air. It was freshly new and heavenly. All around him, the wind blew in quietly and softly and he could hear the leaves rustling through the wind. He felt so relaxed that he could close his eyes and imagine himself alone in a quiet cozy home where his windows will be open, all of them, to welcome the nature's warm, cold breeze of welcome and when morning will come, every time a new day begins.
After he was covered by the cherry blossoms trees and took a step outside, he could feel the sun's heat stabbing on his bare, uncovered skin. He tried to get a glance of the sun but he covered his eyes anyway as it was too bright.
.::XoXoX::.
He entered his school. It was already crowded with students. When he entered the hall, he could hear people running, squealing, shouting and laughing everywhere around him. It was always this noisy.
Rei didn't mind though. The noises somehow felt nostalgic to him. He didn't know why, but he missed it. Everyday. He then entered his class. He saw some of his friends and greeted them.
"Morning Rei!" One of them called out to him. He nods. "Morning." He replied. He got down to his seat and his friends surrounded his table. Usually, Rei's friends talks about weird conversation when they had nothing else to talk about. 'Girls' is usually the main subject. Rei never joins the conversation. He only observes.
One of his friends started the conversation, and it always starts with this, "So what girls are you guys into?"
The other will always reply, "The shy type! They're so easy to get! Not only that, they're quiet and I can take control more easy!"
"No way! It's obviously the cute type!"
"That's so lame! They're so typical now!"
Rei will just sit there and observes his friends. Everyday it's the same. The conversation will always stay the same. It'll never change. Rei didn't mind though.
Rei also realized something. When his friends asks him something. His usual answer will be, "Yes." "No." "Maybe." Or he'll just nod. His friends don't mind though.
"—Rei… Rei!"
Rei startled a little. All of his friends were staring at him. "So… Which girl do you like?" One of his asked him. Rei stared at all of his friends' familiar faces, which he had known for such a long time now. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know."
Soon later, Rei ignored the conversation while looking at the light, blue sky. It's wonderful though… Rei is always wondering to himself about why in the morning, it's always so beautiful when it's dark in the night; it's quiet and mysterious.
He closed his eyes and begins to forget such noises that surround him. It was quiet and empty. Rei loved it. Once again, he was engulfed to his moment, where he was plunged into a world where he could be able to relax and forget about everything around him. Even though it's dark, Rei founded himself finding a small light, yet warm, to keep him alive to stay in such a dark area in his mind.
All of a sudden, his ears starts to pick up something that he hasn't even heard before…
"Did you know that a new student is being transferred today?"
Rei opened his eyes and looked at his friend. "Really?" One of them asked. The person nodded. "Yeah. I think it was a he."
"How did you know?"
"I think I heard Sensei talking to one of the other teachers. I wasn't sure if it was our class though."
Rei suddenly felt an urge to ask, "Why is a new person…?"
But before he could, the bell went and the students got back to their seats. The teacher came in and called out the role call. Rei sat didn't felt comfortable in his seat. He wasn't fidgeting, no. He was suddenly nervous.
He didn't even know why.
Then, a person knocked on the door from outside. The teacher came over and greeted the person to come in. It was the principal. Suddenly, the teacher announced, "Today a new student has joined us. Come on in Utatane." Behind the principal, a small figured emerged. He was short and had white, shiny hair. Both of his eyes glinted, but it was odd though. One of them was green while the other was blue.
"This is Utatane Piko. He has transferred here from Hiroshima." The teacher wrote Piko's name on the chalkboard. The boy smiled shyly at the students as they had their eyes fixed on him. He gently bowed to the class, "My name is Utatane Piko. I would appreciate it if everyone will take good care of me this year. Thank you very much."
The class replied, "Welcome to our class!" Half of the class did anyway. Rei though, was suddenly attached to him. His eyes won't move away. He wondered why though.
'Why am I… Like this…?'
The teacher then smiled. "Now Utatane, take your seat next to…" The teacher observed the class, searching for an empty spot for him to seat. "Sit beside Rei." The teacher said, as he pointed a spot that was empty.
Rei looked at the desk beside him and looked back to Piko. The small boy smiled at him and Rei jumped a little. The boy headed to the desk and sat down. He turned to Rei and smiled. "Hello." He politely said quietly.
Rei nodded gently. "Hello."
"And your full name is…?"
Rei was somehow blushing. "Rei Kagene." The boy smiled. "Rei, please take good care of me." Rei blushed more.
The teacher then started the class when Piko took his seat. Rei was getting distracted though. Somehow his eyes kept shifting and tried to get a glance of Piko. It was weird of him to do that, yes, but he wondered why he felt different.
His hands played around with his pen and he kept taking small glances of Piko. Rei observed him.
Piko was left-handed. He uses pen instead of a pencil. Piko's eyes were fixed to the paper in front of him. Sometimes he would look at the teacher and listen carefully. Take some notes and add a few points. Taps on the table for a while and it goes back again. Rei was too interested in him.
Somehow, even though Piko was quite like the students and teachers and the people around him, repeating different styles of their own and by this Rei could indentify their behavior, but Piko was far more different to Rei.
When Piko works, his beautiful eyes would give a few blinks and sometimes glance at the window. His hair shines when the sun's ray reflects on it. His elegant hands moves so slowly as it writes. When he taps, it sounds like music to Rei's ears.
Rei wonders why he was into him. But it's not love. Rei knows it's not. Suddenly, Piko turned and their eyes meet. Rei was attached to his beautiful eyes. It was weird. Rei didn't know why, but Piko's green eye seemed to stand out more than his blue eye. He kept staring at him until Piko called out his name.
"Rei?" Rei startled.
"Uh… yes…?" Piko looked at him confused. "Why do you keep staring at me? You've been staring at me awfully long…"
Rei blushed. "Does it make you feel uncomfortable?" Rei looked surprised when he saw a shade of red at the boy's face. It seems to Rei that the boy was blushing just like him. Piko nodded sideways. His eyes looking back at Rei's.
"No. It's just that… I'm a little embarrassed…"
Rei nodded. "Oh I see… I'm sorry." Piko smiled. "No it's alright." Rei felt a sign of relieved.
'At least he doesn't hate me or thinks I'm weird.'
Rei kept staring again. Piko knew but he didn't mind. Piko taps the table again. Rei focuses on it.
1…2… tap. 1…2…tap. 1…2…tap. It was like a rhythm that Rei picked up.
.::XoXoX::.
When the bell was about to go, all of the students began to speak even though class hasn't end yet. The teacher sighed when he knew it was time to go. He glanced at his watch and begins to exit the class.
Piko got all his things and puts it in his bag and sat quietly. Rei looked at him. Piko bit his lip and kept glancing at the clock.
'Maybe he doesn't have friends when recess starts?' But it was obvious to know that. Rei took a breath. He then said to Piko, "Ah… Do you want to hang out with me at the start of recess…?" Piko turned to him.
Piko assumed that Rei was talking to him. Rei felt uncomfortable with the long pause. "Well…?" He asked. Piko thought about it quietly as if it was all still going through his head. But he smiled.
"Of course." Rei felt relieved once again.
"So… You're from Hiroshima, huh?"
Piko nodded. "Yes… Starting today, I'll be schooling at Tokyo."
"Which is here."
Piko giggled. "Yes."
Rei realized that Piko's voice sounded so unique and far more different than others.
'Why is he different?'
Is Piko really special to Rei? He wasn't absolutely sure.
"How long does recess go for?" Piko asked. Rei looked at him. "About 15mins. Lunch is more longer though." Piko nodded. "I see."
They're conversations doesn't seem to get them anywhere, but Rei just kept trying to ask him so many questions so that his able to hear Piko's voice.
Piko glanced at Rei. "Are you alright? It seems like you're sweating." Rei looked surprise. "I am…?"
The bell then rang, and everyone got up from their seats and went outside. Rei's friends came over to him and smiled at Piko. "Welcome to our school Piko!" They said. Piko smiled at them.
"Thank you for the warm welcome." He said.
Rei's friends smiled back and looked at Rei. "Hey, Rei. We're going to the basketball court. Want to join us?" Rei nodded his head sideways. "Nah. Some other time…"
His friends nodded and left him alone with Piko. The class fell silent. All the seats were empty except for two. Rei looked back at Piko, and Piko was looking at him. "Why didn't you go off with your friends?"
Rei shrugged. "I don't know… They're always playing basketball, and I'm not really into it."
"I see." Their conversation was quiet once more.
Rei was struggling to ask more questions, but what could he ask? His mind was messed up. Piko then said, "Where do you live?" Rei looked at him. "Ah… Down Tamari Street." Piko looked amazed. "Oh! I live near there as well."
Rei looked surprised. "Really?" Piko nodded. "Yes."
"So Piko… When did you come to Tokyo?"
"I came here last month."
"Oh… With your parents?"
"Only my mum… Rei… Do you live with your parents?"
"Yes."
Piko showed a warm smile, but he also looked hurt. "That sounds great. A family type… My parents divorced a few years ago. So I live with my mum." Rei looked at Piko as his voice suddenly went quiet.
Rei patted on Piko's small, soft hands. Piko blushed. "Rei…?" Rei startled when he thought he made Piko more uncomfortable. "I'm sorry!" He cried. Piko giggled. "No! It's fine! Thank you for your concern…" Piko said.
Rei looked at him. He smiled.
Piko then laid his hands on Rei's warm, and big hands. Rei blushed. "It's really warm…" Piko said softly under his breath.
"So is yours." Rei said.
Both of them were alone in that room. Somehow… To Rei and Piko. This feeling to both of them felt different and new.
Rei never wanted to let go of this right now… He didn't want it to end…
.::XoXoX::.
It was the end of school. The sun was going down. The evening breeze was cooler than the morning breeze. Everyone was rushing to head home. Rei said goodbye to his friends, and him and Piko decided to head home together.
"Last class always gets me sleepy…" Said Rei. Piko smiled. "It was interesting though. But I'm not good with English." He said quietly.
Rei laughed. "Same as me!" Piko smiled.
When they both walked down the empty pathway, they suddenly realized they were walking down the cherry blossoms. The petals were falling everywhere now, and Piko and Rei were walking on top of it.
Piko looked amazed. "These are so beautiful." He said. Rei nodded. "Yeah. It's amazing though how beautiful they bloom in the spring but they die at summer." Piko nodded. "Yes… But it'll bloom again when spring comes again."
"Of course."
When Piko got to his house, he turned to Rei and smiled at him. "Thank you so much for accompanying me to my home." Piko said as he kindly bowed to Rei.
"It's nothing. We live close to each other anyway." Rei said. Piko smiled.
"Well good bye." He said. Rei nodded. "Good bye." Piko went to the front door and opened it without needing a key. Rei just stood there, waiting for Piko to enter the house before Rei goes.
Piko turned back and saw Rei standing there. Piko smiled. "See you tomorrow."
Rei nodded.
Piko closed the door and Rei stood there. Watching the door as it shuts.
'Why am I so interested in him…?'
END OF CHAPTER 1
^-^ Thank you for reading this! UGH! MY HANDS ARE KILLING ME NOW. ASDFGHJKL.
R&R soon!
And I don't owe Utatane Piko – by Sony and also Rei Kagene – a fan made vocaloid.
