p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"THE GIRL NEXT DOOR/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"By Treasure/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"16 May 2016/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Disclaimer: I do not own Nodame Cantabile./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"I'll try to make this a somewhat AU. Please enjoy. Reviews are highly appreciated. Nice to be writing again. Thank you./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"There they go again! By "they" I mean Nodame and Shinichi. This is one of those days that Nodame would knock on Shinichi's door and ask if she could use his bathroom as utilities had been cut from her apartment, her Otou-san has not been able to send her allowance for this month. Shinichi, being a bully (but he would not admit that), would tell her a big "No!" and close his door on her face, go to his kitchen take out from the fridge some bacon and eggs, put bread in the toaster, pan over the stove – then heads back to his door, opens it to see the still whining girl then saying to her –"Okay, come on in, you can use the bathroom, and be done with everything in 20 minutes or else I'll clear the table and you'll miss out breakfast!". Where Nodame will just reply "Mukya!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Me, by the way is just a secret observer in their own little world. A somewhat monger but not in a bad way. Or you could call me their fairy godmother (or something like an "animangus" who can transform in to nosey insect from "Harry Potter")/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"It has more than a week since Shinichi had seen Nodame. He was thinking that maybe she had received her allowance so she no longer needs his basic assistance as of the moment, and she could live by herself for the time being without bothering him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"He should be happy this way, but no this is not so… having no one to bully within his reach makes him irritable. His R.S. Orchestra would taste the burnt end of it, and Mine would somehow know why is it so. Knows the root cause of it all and would just shrug his shoulder and hope this practice would soon be over./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""One more Rising Star meal please!" Nodame raised her hand towards the chef's direction while still chewing her last mouthful from previous order./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""One Rising Star meal coming up! Yosh!" Mine's father would not to be told twice, ever since Nodame helped his son with his exam and knew of her appetite, she has become one of his favourite customer and most of the time her meal in this restaurant is on the house./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"So happy with her free meal, she was bubbly and giggling while finishing up her second bowl of rice ….. hehehehe. Mukya!/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"'I know that giggle anywhere!' An annoyed Shinichi pouts as he heard Nodame's excitement outside the restaurant. 'Ah this the reason why she's not been bothering me for a week, eating at a restaurant when she had money and leaving me alone when she can afford meals outside' A vein almost popping out of his temple./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Shinichi walked fast as if competing in a marathon. Upon reaching his apartment, he sighed for about ten times before deciding to make something to eat, he needs nourishment as he anticipates working late checking other scores which he might need in the near future./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"His thoughts were lost in the scores in front of him when a soft knock was heard from the door "Chiaki-sempai are you in?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Hmmph!" His temple vein was throbbing. 'Stay away from me!' his thoughts towards the piano player./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Chiaki-sempai?" She called persistently. "Can I have a shower please, the utilities in my apartment are not back yet."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Shinichi wanted to yell back 'That is because you spend all your money eating in that crummy restaurant, when I can cook better!' but of course he would not say that in loud voice just to make Nodame suffer more waiting for him to open the door./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Please sempai, I need shower badly!" She knocked a bit harder. But Shinichi just sneered./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Shinichi didn't exactly remember when the persistent knocking stopped, but when he did, he raced to the door and looked outside, Nodame's trace gone./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"He stood outside Nodame's door, raised his hand to knock but hesitated. No lights – right, she hasn't paid the bills. He stepped closer to her door and latch his ear try to check if there was movement inside but it was quiet. 'Maybe she has fallen asleep without showering. Serves her right!' And he went back to his own apartment./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"It has been running three weeks that he hasn't seen Nodame, his annoyance has it's high and low but always peeks at night during dinner time. Sometimes he would not eat or sleep later than usual trying to feel if the girl next door has arrived and would knock on his door for anything, anything at all. His mind would be at peace when he's sure that the said girl is at least safe home./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"He heard footsteps in the hallway, he wasted no time and went out of his apartment only to see another neighbour. "Hi!" both of them said and nothing else. He's disappointed, but since he's out of the apartment he decided to go to the nearest 'convini' (convenience store). 'Where could she be?'/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""So Nodame, how's your new job?" Mine was asking as he served Nodame's second serving of her favourite udon./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""You can say it's alright. Everything takes too much time but not bad, lifting boxes is not what I'm good at but I need cash and I still need a few more days of work, Otou-san is still recuperating."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Are you busy tonight?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""No, today is my off. Aya said she had seen a hotel ad, a need for lounge piano player."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""So, would you apply? I've heard, for a job like that, tips are better than the basic pay"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Really Mine?!" stars begin to shine in Nodame's eyes./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""But contemporary music are the preferred ones, maybe you should brush up a bit before you apply. Want me to come with you to the music store?" Mine offered./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Would you? That would be nice. At least I would know where to begin." Said the grateful pianist./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"'Four weeks, and I haven't seen a wisp of her hair. Where could she been running to? ' Shinichi was talking to himself again. He's not admitting to anything but its making his head dizzy. Then he saw Mine walking by the school corridor./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Mine, one moment please." Shinichi blocked the blond man's way./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Oh Shinichi, you startled me. How's Nodame? Has she gone to the hotel?" Mine beat him to the punch./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Hotel? What do you mean hotel?" Shinichi's brows rose a notch./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""She's trying to get a job at Palace Hotel as a lounge pianist a few days back, but I haven't seen her after that. I told her that dad said it was okay if she wanted to work at our restaurant for a short while, but she refused as she said she might end up eating all our food. Besides she still has this part time job at a convini."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Why would she need a part time job?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Oh, didn't you know that her dad fell ill for almost a month and wasn't able to send her allowance? Now she's trying to reverse the role until her dad can set sail to fish again. He still needs some time to recuperate though." Mine wants to say something more but he remembered his next class, so said a rushed goodbye to Shinichi./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"A confused Shinichi was left behind 'so, she was not trying to bully me when she was asking to let her use my bathroom for a shower. What an ass I've been.'/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Another week had passed. Shinichi hasn't seen Nodame eye to eye in almost six weeks now. He wanted to go either to the grocery store or the hotel she was doing her part time jobs he's pressed for time as the R.S concerto performance is only about a few days./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"He knows nothing about her schedule to either of her job, but he can certainly deduce that the grocery job would be mid-afternoon to early evening and the lounge gig would be dinner time to midnight. His resolve was to see her by hook or by crook after the R.S concerto, that is, if she ignore his implied invitation. "Hope she gets the complimentary tickets!" which he slipped under her door./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"By Treasure/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"16 May 2016/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"br /br /p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Disclaimer: I do not own Nodame Cantabile./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"I'll try to make this a somewhat AU. Please enjoy. Reviews are highly appreciated. Nice to be writing again. Thank you./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"br /br /p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"There they go again! By "they" I mean Nodame and Shinichi. This is one of those days that Nodame would knock on Shinichi's door and ask if she could use his bathroom as utilities had been cut from her apartment, her Otou-san has not been able to send her allowance for this month. Shinichi, being a bully (but he would not admit that), would tell her a big "No!" and close his door on her face, go to his kitchen take out from the fridge some bacon and eggs, put bread in the toaster, pan over the stove – then heads back to his door, opens it to see the still whining girl then saying to her –"Okay, come on in, you can use the bathroom, and be done with everything in 20 minutes or else I'll clear the table and you'll miss out breakfast!". Where Nodame will just reply "Mukya!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Me, by the way is just a secret observer in their own little world. A somewhat monger but not in a bad way. Or you could call me their fairy godmother (or something like an "animangus" who can transform in to nosey insect from "Harry Potter")/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"*******/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"It has more than a week since Shinichi had seen Nodame. He was thinking that maybe she had received her allowance so she no longer needs his basic assistance as of the moment, and she could live by herself for the time being without bothering him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"He should be happy this way, but no this is not so… having no one to bully within his reach makes him irritable. His R.S. Orchestra would taste the burnt end of it, and Mine would somehow know why is it so. Knows the root cause of it all and would just shrug his shoulder and hope this practice would soon be over./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""One more Rising Star meal please!" Nodame raised her hand towards the chef's direction while still chewing her last mouthful from previous order./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""One Rising Star meal coming up! Yosh!" Mine's father would not to be told twice, ever since Nodame helped his son with his exam and knew of her appetite, she has become one of his favourite customer and most of the time her meal in this restaurant is on the house./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"So happy with her free meal, she was bubbly and giggling while finishing up her second bowl of rice ….. hehehehe. Mukya!/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"'I know that giggle anywhere!' An annoyed Shinichi pouts as he heard Nodame's excitement outside the restaurant. 'Ah this the reason why she's not been bothering me for a week, eating at a restaurant when she had money and leaving me alone when she can afford meals outside' A vein almost popping out of his temple./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Shinichi walked fast as if competing in a marathon. Upon reaching his apartment, he sighed for about ten times before deciding to make something to eat, he needs nourishment as he anticipates working late checking other scores which he might need in the near future./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"His thoughts were lost in the scores in front of him when a soft knock was heard from the door "Chiaki-sempai are you in?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Hmmph!" His temple vein was throbbing. 'Stay away from me!' his thoughts towards the piano player./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Chiaki-sempai?" She called persistently. "Can I have a shower please, the utilities in my apartment are not back yet."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Shinichi wanted to yell back 'That is because you spend all your money eating in that crummy restaurant, when I can cook better!' but of course he would not say that in loud voice just to make Nodame suffer more waiting for him to open the door./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Please sempai, I need shower badly!" She knocked a bit harder. But Shinichi just sneered./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Shinichi didn't exactly remember when the persistent knocking stopped, but when he did, he raced to the door and looked outside, Nodame's trace gone./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"He stood outside Nodame's door, raised his hand to knock but hesitated. No lights – right, she hasn't paid the bills. He stepped closer to her door and latch his ear try to check if there was movement inside but it was quiet. 'Maybe she has fallen asleep without showering. Serves her right!' And he went back to his own apartment./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"It has been running three weeks that he hasn't seen Nodame, his annoyance has it's high and low but always peeks at night during dinner time. Sometimes he would not eat or sleep later than usual trying to feel if the girl next door has arrived and would knock on his door for anything, anything at all. His mind would be at peace when he's sure that the said girl is at least safe home./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"He heard footsteps in the hallway, he wasted no time and went out of his apartment only to see another neighbour. "Hi!" both of them said and nothing else. He's disappointed, but since he's out of the apartment he decided to go to the nearest 'convini' (convenience store). 'Where could she be?'/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""So Nodame, how's your new job?" Mine was asking as he served Nodame's second serving of her favourite udon./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""You can say it's alright. Everything takes too much time but not bad, lifting boxes is not what I'm good at but I need cash and I still need a few more days of work, Otou-san is still recuperating."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Are you busy tonight?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""No, today is my off. Aya said she had seen a hotel ad, a need for lounge piano player."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""So, would you apply? I've heard, for a job like that, tips are better than the basic pay"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Really Mine?!" stars begin to shine in Nodame's eyes./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""But contemporary music are the preferred ones, maybe you should brush up a bit before you apply. Want me to come with you to the music store?" Mine offered./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Would you? That would be nice. At least I would know where to begin." Said the grateful pianist./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"'Four weeks, and I haven't seen a wisp of her hair. Where could she been running to? ' Shinichi was talking to himself again. He's not admitting to anything but its making his head dizzy. Then he saw Mine walking by the school corridor./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Mine, one moment please." Shinichi blocked the blond man's way./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Oh Shinichi, you startled me. How's Nodame? Has she gone to the hotel?" Mine beat him to the punch./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Hotel? What do you mean hotel?" Shinichi's brows rose a notch./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""She's trying to get a job at Palace Hotel as a lounge pianist a few days back, but I haven't seen her after that. I told her that dad said it was okay if she wanted to work at our restaurant for a short while, but she refused as she said she might end up eating all our food. Besides she still has this part time job at a convini."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Why would she need a part time job?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify""Oh, didn't you know that her dad fell ill for almost a month and wasn't able to send her allowance? Now she's trying to reverse the role until her dad can set sail to fish again. He still needs some time to recuperate though." Mine wants to say something more but he remembered his next class, so said a rushed goodbye to Shinichi./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"A confused Shinichi was left behind 'so, she was not trying to bully me when she was asking to let her use my bathroom for a shower. What an ass I've been.'/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"Another week had passed. Shinichi hasn't seen Nodame eye to eye in almost six weeks now. He wanted to go either to the grocery store or the hotel she was doing her part time jobs he's pressed for time as the R.S concerto performance is only about a few days./p
p style="margin-bottom: .19in; line-height: 120%;" align="justify"He knows nothing about her schedule to either of her job, but he can certainly deduce that the grocery job would be mid-afternoon to early evening and the lounge gig would be dinner time to midnight. His resolve was to see her by hook or by crook after the R.S concerto, that is, if she ignore his implied invitation. "Hope she gets the complimentary tickets!" which he slipped under her door./p
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