A/N: Uhh well hello! XD this is my first fanfic so please if there are any grammar mistake or something pleeease tell me, i need to improve my English ( it is not my native language ) and i don't actually know Vienna (i wish) it looks like a nice place, but i have only seen it in pictures ^^' this is going to have yaoi and sad things (don't like don't read), if your little heart can't take sad things don't read, but if you are a masochist you are welcome~
tea-stained music paper
Kiku Honda, a young Japanese man, was walking toward an antique looking building; this was his first day in Vienna, Austria. He entered the building looking all the little details of the construction, everything looks old but still breathtaking. The Vienna philharmonic is known as one of the best and expensive orchestras in world. Kiku felt as he didn't deserve being chosen from all the other pianists in his country. They all practiced almost all day everyday and he was chosen because he is a prodigy. Kiku walked in a big and luxurious concert hall. "Oh, there you are."Said a man with a birthmark on his face, purple eyes, dark hair and an ahoge. "Greetings, I'm Roderich Edelstein, you can call me Mr. Edelstein, I'm the director of the philharmonic." He said while shaking hands with Kiku. "You are the new Japanese pianist right?" asked the Austrian man. "Yes, my name is Kiku Honda, it's a honor to be in the philharmonic, Mr. Edelstein." Kiku slightly bowed. "Let's go to the rehearsal room, the rest of the musicians are waiting for you."
Mr. Edelstein is Kiku's inspiration; he was born in a poor and broken family, he tried his best to go to a musical school, even though his parents wanted him to be a doctor, Roderich is a prodigy, he plays 7 instruments and now is the director of the philharmonic, he is well known as one of the best and youngest musicians in Europe.
"You ready?" he asked. "hai" said kiku. Mr. Edelstein opened the big and heavy door, inside there were a lot of instruments and chairs. "Uhh… I think we are too early, the rehearsal it's at 8 AM and it's 7" said Mr. Edelstein scratching his head. "Well… how have you been?" asked the Austrian. "A little confused, Vienna is really big and expensive, and after rehearsal I will work at the café demel to pay the bills of my apartment." Said Kiku when some of the musicians were arriving.
"HEY! Mr. E is this the new pianist you were talking about yesterday?" said a blonde, young man with blue eyes and glasses followed by other 4 blondes. "Good morning Alfred, yes, this is Kiku Honda, he is from Japan and he is a prodigy." Answered the Austrian. "A Japanese prodigy!? Dude, that's Cool! My name is Alfred, I'm from New York and I play the violin with my cousins, Arthur, Francis, peter and my brother Mathew." He said pointing at the rest of his companions. "Hello, I'm Mathew I'm from Toronto" said a blonde boy with wavy hair and glasses; he looked a lot like Alfred. "Bonjour~! Kiku mon petit, I'm Francis Bonnefoy, I am from Paris." He said taking Kiku's hand and kissing it. Kiku was as red as a tomato. "Stop flirting with him, wine bastard!" said a blonde man, not as tall as the others but taller than Kiku and his beautiful emerald green eyes under a pair of bushy eyebrows; they didn't look bad on him, in fact they made him interesting. "aww, Arthur is jealous." "No, I am not." He rubbed his temple. "Good morning Kiku, I'm Arthur Kirkland; I am from London, nice to meet you Kiku." "Konnichiwa Arthur-san, nice to meet you too." They shook hands and smiled. "Hey, Arthur jerk, don't forget about me." Said a little blond boy with bushy eyebrows and blue eyes; he looked like Arthur. "Hmph, this is peter my little brother, he is a genius playing violin." Arthur rolled his eyes. "Hi Kiku~! You are Japanese?! Cool! Does that mean you can jump on the walls, slice devils with your big sword and save the world!?" said peter with a big sparkle on his eyes. "ohh, you must watch a lot of TV." said Kiku with a sweat drop on his head and a smile. "Not all Asian people are like that." "Aww" peter pouted; his face was just adorable.
"Veeh~ Mr. Edelstein, is this the new pianist? He looks so young and cute." Entered a brunet boy with a big grin on his dreamy face followed by a tall blond man, an albino, other brunet that looked exactly like him and a brown haired man; a Kiku blushed. "Feliciano, please, have more respect he may not look like it but he is older than you." Said Mr. Edelstein. "Ciao~ I'm Feliciano Vargas, I am from Italy and I play the piccolo." "Konnichiwa, Feliciano-san I'm Kiku Honda." "Veeh~ Kiku are you busy this evening?" "Not really, why?" "Would you like to come to my apartment? I will make pasta to welcome you! And you can meet the rest of the musicians too! It will be fun!" "Hmm hai." "Great! I make the best pasta, right Ludwig?" "he does" said a tall blonde with blue eyes. "Ohhh, right, he is Ludwig, my best friend." Said the Italian man. "Guten tag, Kiku, I'm Ludwig Beilschmidt,I am from germany and I play the trumpet with my brother." he shook Kiku's hand. "Konnichiwa, Ludwig-san, nice to meet y-" "hey brother! Who is this cutie?" asked the albino man with a big grin on his face. "Gilbert, be more respectful, Kiku please excuse my older brother." "Don't worry about it, he is your older brother?" said Kiku with a confused tone and lift his left eyebrow. "Yes, he acts like a kid but he is still nice person." Said the tallest man. "Aww, do you really mean that, little brother~" said the albino with a mocking tone. While they talked the rest of the musicians came and they begun to rehearse. Their concert will be in 2 months, in one of Vienna's beautiful garden for a private event.
After rehearsal, Kiku said goodbye to his new friends and went to work, the café was small, but it was one of the best, with a great view to the garden and bookshelves full of interesting books, not all the customers gave attention to them, most of them usually bought a coffee and were on their computer on that addictive page where you have your own blog, Kiku doesn't have time to be on the computer, he needs to work and rehearse in his keyboard to be better. "Good afternoon, an earl grey tea and a muffin, please." said a voice with a familiar accent. "Ok, just wait a minute." Kiku look at the customer, it was Arthur the violinist. "Oh, hello Kiku, do you work here?" he asked but then he realized it was obvious and felt dumb, Kiku smiled and nodded. "Hai, I need to pay my bills, here you go, it's 23 Euros." Arthur paid and sat on a table near the window "Oi, Kiku, let's talk, nobody is here." He smiled at Kiku pointing him a chair near him. "Hmm, ok but only for a while." Kiku sat on the chair "why do you play the violin?" Kiku asked Arthur. "Hmm well my mom was a violinist, my dad too and my brothers are violinists too, I guess it is a family tradition. How did you know you were a prodigy?" "In my country there is this famous hologram that sings and I saw in internet some piano covers of her songs, people said they were difficult to play but for me they are really easy actually, I can play them from memory, and people from the internet said I was a prodigy, I made a test and entered the philharmonic's audition all by myself." He said with a melancholic tone. "So, your parents didn't support you?" "Hai, they said if I was a musician I would starve and live in the street, people these days don't appreciate art, they don't have time to stop and appreciate somebody's creativity and talent." Arthur looks at Kiku's eyes, they were dull, they lost that color that had when he talked to him this morning. "Hmm, that's not cool, I mean, you are a prodigy! Any parent would be proud of that." Kiku sighed. "And you Arthur-san, did your parents supported you when you entered the philharmonic?" Arthur's face was now a little depressed. "Umm, they died before I came, but they always supported me and my brothers." "I'm truly sorry to hear that, I didn't intend to make you sad." Kiku stood up but his sleeve was grabbed by Arthur's hand. "Don't worry about it, it wasn't my intention to make you uncomfortable too, thanks for the tea, it was perfect." He said while hugging Kiku and left. Kiku stood there shocked by the sudden action, he wasn't used to hugs yet, and Arthur still was a stranger.
When Kiku got out of work, he headed to Feliciano's apartment; it wasn't far from his apartment building. He knocked the door, "I'm coming~" he heard, Feliciano opened the door. "Ohh, Kiku, come in the pasta is almost ready!" exclaimed Feliciano opening more the door so Kiku could go in the apartment, it was more comfortable and bigger than his, and had a nice view to the city. "veeh~, Lovino, Kiku is here!" Feliciano shouted at his brother. "Ehh? He is already here?" "Si, come here!" The same man from the morning that looked like Feliciano but with darker hair came. "Kiku, this is my brother Lovino" "Konnichiwa, Lovino-san" Kiku bowed. "Uh, ciao, umm, I'm Feliciano's twin and I play the flute." He blushed and looked the floor. Kiku smiled, he is tsunderehe thought. "Lovi~ what's going on?" said the man with the dark brown hair that was with them in the morning. "ohh, Antonio this is Kiku, the new pianist." "ah si, the one you were talking about; hola, I'm Antonio, I am from Spain and I play the contrabass." "Konnichiwa Antonio-san." "Hey, tomato bastard, is the pasta ready?" asked Lovino. "oh, right it will be ready in a few minutes, mi lovi~" "Great, I'm starving" complained the angry Italian. Somebody knocked the door. "I'm coming~" exclaimed Feliciano. "Ohh Vash, Lily, Elizaveta, Mr. Edelstein you are just in time! The pasta will be ready in some minutes." They came in. "oh, Kiku, how have you been doing?" asked Mr. Edelstein. "I have been doing well, and you?" "I'm fine, Kiku, these are Vash and Lily Zwingly and Elizaveta Hedervary." "Konnichiwa, I'm Kiku Honda." "Hello Kiku, aww you are so cute, I'm Elizaveta,I am from Hungary and I play the harp with Lily." Said the brunette woman with a big smile. "Hi, Mr. Honda I'm Lily I'm from Liechtenstein. I came here with my brother Vash." said a blonde girl with green eyes and a ribbon in her short hair. "Hello, I'm Vash, I'm from Switzerland and I play the bass trombone." Said a blonde man with green eyes and shoulder length hair. "Have you seen Ludwig and Gilbert? They are late." Commented Feliciano "I heard there was traffic in the avenue near their garage, maybe they are stuck there." Explained Mr. Edelstein. "KESESESE! We are finally here!" shouted Gilbert opening the door with a kick. "Hope it's not too late." said Ludwig. "Veeh~ Ludwig, Gilbert, actually the pasta is ready, we were waiting for you, let's eat!" everybody went to the dining room, there was a large table and a big window with a nice view to the city, it was beautiful.
They talked about their pasts, where they lived, their family and their work. Elizaveta is married to Mr. Edelstein, she is a tailor, and Lily helps her in her boutique. Mr. Edelstein is Feliciano's cousin, Vash is the only family that Lily has, they are orphans, Vash is an overprotective brother. Antonio is Lovino's boyfriend. Lovino and Feliciano are chefs in an Italian restaurant. Ludwig and Gilbert are mechanics. Antonio is a Spanish teacher. Lovino, Feliciano, Antonio, Ludwig and Gilbert live in the apartment together with only one bathroom.
Kiku thanked for the food, it was the best pasta he has ever tried indeed, he said goodbye and walked to his apartment. For the first day it wasn't that bad, he made a lot of friends, but what happened with Arthur at the café made him feel a little uneasy, it's not like he didn't like the hug, in fact, it was comfortable; but Kiku preferred not think about it, he was exhausted and he still needed to unpack his things. Tomorrow will be an exhausting day too.