Pairings: Sort of an...Izumi/Tajima?

Disclaimer: Definitely do not own Oofuri.

A/N: Okay, this is actually a really odd pairing, and I really don't know why I chose Izumi, but I just did. Oh, and this story is from Izumi's POV.

Italics: singing

It's way, way after school, and there's no one here at all. No one to be seen, no sound to be heard. None.

So why am I here?

Well the answer is very simple, I'm just here to get my book that I left in class. Sounds stupid? Yeah, I agree. If it isn't some stupid important homework I won't even bother to come back for it. And I can tell you, this isn't a very nice place to be when it's all empty and quiet.

I walk quickly down the hallways, hearing nothing but the sound of my feet – the painfully loud sound of my feet. For some reason I can even feel goose bumps coming out, even though the whole place isn't exactly dark…or scary, for that matter. Great, I must be turning into some kind of wimp.

Wait a minute, what's that?

As I come to a turn at the corridor, I can hear a faint sound, but it's so soft that I cannot distinguish it. I slowly walk a few more steps, straining to hear the sound. I'm sure it's coming from my class, or somewhere near it.

Cra~zy for you no~ kisetsu ga…..... Za~wame~ku shio~sai no you de…......

I stop dead when I can finally hear what it is.

Kooridzuke no kimo~chi o tokasu kara…... U~mi mita~i ni machijyuu...... hikatte......

I'm positive that it's the voice of someone singing, softly and slowly, the voice gently floating down the corridor. I've never heard anyone sing like that before. The voice, though very nasal-ish, is controlled, brimming with emotion, and bears a special quality to it….

And it sounds really familiar.

U~mi mita~i ni machijyuu... hikatte...

I walk on some more till I reach my classroom door, and there he is – sitting on the table with his back facing me, staring out of the window.

I cannot believe it at all.

"Tajima?"

He jumps a little and turns around quickly, then relaxes when he sees it's me. "Hey, Izumi." He says, and turns back to look out the window.

I walk right into the classroom, standing just a little behind him.

"Tajima, were you…singing?"

He stares at me and blinks a little, before turning back again. What is actually so exciting about the view outside the window?

"Yeah…I guess I was."

He was…it WAS him! I don't know why, but I'm really surprised at that. Maybe it's because I never knew he can sing… or maybe because his tone of voice was too sad for someone like him.

"So Izumi, what are you doing in school?"

"I came to take my book. And what about you?"

"Ahhh, I was just…lazing around."

Lazing around? I'm quite sure school isn't such a nice place to be lazing around. Even though I'm quite used to him having all sorts of crazy ideas, something about him isn't right. He looks so depressed.

"So erm…what song were you singing?" This isn't actually what I want to ask, but I really can't find anything else to say.

"You never heard that song before?"

"Um….no?"

In a flash his expression changes, and his usual perky look appears.

"Hey, you wanna come to my house?"

Wait, did I miss something here?

"Huh? Go to your house? What for?"

"Come on, and I'll play that song for you."

I do not recall asking him to play anything for me at all. And what does he mean by he'll 'play' that song for me?

"So? Come on!"

I really don't know if this is such a good idea, but I can feel my head nodding, and the next thing I know, I agree to go with him. Something about him just doesn't feel right, and I guess I just feel like I have to find out what's wrong with him. Although I'm quite sure this isn't exactly my job.

"You'll come? Great! Let's go!" He jumps up from the table and dashes out, dragging me along the way.

"Hey, wait, I have to take my book first!!!"

We reach his house in a really short time, since his house is so ridiculously near. He flings his door open with a loud "I'M HOME!'". Then, without even bothering to explain to his family why I'm here, he charges up the stairs, pulling me along until we reach his room.

His room is...pretty much what I expected it to be. Really messy, with different kinds of sports posters on his wall, mostly baseball ones, and I'm sure there are stuff under his bed that I do not want to come across. What I didn't expect though, is a red and black electric guitar lying at a corner of his room, with the words 'Tajima Yuuichiro' on it.

Hold on, does this mean that he's...

"Don't you want to sit down?"

He runs over to his guitar and slings it over his shoulder, while I sit, or practically fall, onto his bed. Okay, when he said 'play' I was actually expecting some kind of...quieter instrument, not an....

"Okay, get ready now, I'm starting!"

Oh no, oh no,no,no, I am seriously thinking that this is not such a good idea after all.

He raises his hand.

And he starts.

Unbelievable.

His playing is actually really, really good. The sound blares out, clear and precise, while he seems to just disappear from this world and goes right into the music. The moment he opens his mouth though, I become more mesmerized than ever.

Umi mitai na kanojo ga waratte. Hitokuchi kajitta remon ga naru machi de ....Waruyoi shi sou na jyounetsu ga, Mizushibuki agete, yurai, namidatta.

Do you know what is breathtaking? Well I thought I knew too, until now. THIS is breathtaking. It's literally taking my breath away.

Nemuri no mori Ano futari nukedashita. Kuuchu toshi e nogare kiete itta.......Niigatsu no puuru ni shizumeta BREEZE o... Omoidashi, kuchibue wa omoku hibuku

The music blares out loudly, filling the whole room, but his voice can still be heard clearly. His singing is exactly like his character - strong, energetic and playful. Together with his confident way of playing, the whole song seems like it's made for him, and it practically penetrates into your heart - in a good way. A really, really good way.


Mado, sukoshi agete mite yo Amagumo no haruka shita ni,
shunokaru tsukete hitobito ga egaku chijyou....

CRAZY FOR YOU no kisetsu ga...
Zawameku shiosai no you de...
Kooridzuke no kimochi o tokasu kara...
Umi mitai ni machijyuu, hikatte!

He smiles while he's playing, looking like he's really enjoying himself. I used to think that most singers who do that look really fake, but this time it looks genuine. And of course it's genuine, he's only singing to me! His fingers move swiftly along his guitar, the music going in perfect harmony with his voice. I don't know how I could've thought he was going to play some other 'quiter' instrument. This is absolutely perfect for him.

Seiza tsumuide mattatte Hanabi, uchiagarazu
Shiketta himitsu dake o kakaeta kioku

Kaerichi abiru hodo ni dare ka no kokoro o
Dare ka ga mitsumeru
Kisetsu wa chikai

I stare on at him with my eyes wide open, unable to look away from him. His voice continues to come out clearly and confidently, until it's all that I can hear in my head.

CRAZY FOR YOU no kisetsu ga ...Zawameku shiosai no you de...
Kooridzuke no kimochi o tokasu kara... Umi mitai ni machijyuu, hikatte!

Yes, hearing him sing is exactly like watching him play baseball.

It's absolutely amazing.

CRAZY FOR YOU no kisetsu ga...
Zawameku shiosai no you de...
Kooridzuke no kimochi o tokashita
Umi mitai ni kanojo ga... waratta!

"THANK YOU!!!" He finishes off with a loud shout, not looking in the slightest bit exhausted.

I, on the other hand, had been staring at him like some kind of stunned owl ever since he started playing.

"So Izumi, was it okay?"

Okay? He asks me if it's OKAY?! It was far, far better than okay! It was amazing, it was spectacular, it was...it was...

"Yeah, it was really good."

Alright, maybe I'm not very good at giving compliments, but I don't think he needs me to tell him just how amazing he is. Even until now his voice is still ringing in my head.

"Hehe...really? Thanks!" He grins and flops down on his bed beside me. I just stare at him, trying to register everything I've just seen.

Okay, so Tajima's baseball skills are amazing, his reflexes are amazing, his guitar-playing is amazing and his voice is amazing. That's not very hard to register, is it?

Oh who am I kidding, even with someone like Tajima, this really needs some getting used to.

To Be Continued...

A/N: The song lyrics are from ' Crazy For you no Kisetsu' by Base Ball Bear.

I just listened to Shimono Hiro, Tajima's voice actor's singing a few days ago, and it was seriously cute! ^^ And since he can sing, naturally Tajima can sing. I made up the thing about him playing the electric guitar, though. As for why is it Izumi, I'm actually not quite sure myself?