Author's Note: This is my first (and hopefully not my last) La Corda d' Oro Fanfic. General feedback & constructive criticism would be helpful. Italics indicate thought. Kahoko Hino x Kazuki Hihara. Unquoted italics indicate thought.
Disclaimer: I do not own La Corda d' Oro, but I wish I did.
The Sonata of Love
Kahoko trudged out of the Music School Supply Room. After delivering several packages on her lunch break, her punishment for being late, she had to deliver boxes for the teachers all day. She was tired exhausted, and her legs hurt.
Kahoko sunk her shoulders in and sighed. Geez! That took forever. I'll try not to be late again. She looked around, and noticed the bulletin board. She walked to it and took a closer look. There was an announcement for the annual school ball. Another school engagement, another night home.
"There's no way I can go to that!", she muttered to herself. "I have decided to forsake love so I can have a normal high school life. No boyfriends, no boys, no guys…"
Kahoko's thoughts were interrupted by the soft sound of shoes in the hallway. The sound echoed in through the hallway. Most of the students were in class or at lunch. Kahoko looked up and was surprised to see Nami Amo, the school journalist, walking towards her. Before she could run off, Nami stopped her.
"Hino! Hino! I want to do an interview!", shouted Nami.
Kahoko stiffened. The day keeps getting worse and worse.
"Errm, okay. But can head outside first?"
Kahoko and Nami both walked outside the school building and toward the garden. They sat on a bench in the back, where it was more secluded.
Kazuki Hihara and Azuma Yunoki were heading away from the music building, toward the garden to eat lunch. The two normally would eat inside. Hihara had convinced Yunoki that they should eat outside and that the fresh air would be good for them. The two sat down at a bench in the garden, unknowingly close to an proceeding interview.
"Look Kazuki, it's the reporter, Miss Amo. And look who she's interviewing.", said Azuma.
Kazuki turned his head to look to see what he was talking about. At Kahoko. His heart skipped a beat. Her face dredged up memories of the first selection, when he fell on her small petite frame. Her smooth flaming red hair, her deep dark brown eyes, her body so, so soft. He remembered the soft smell of her hair, how it had a light scent of strawberries and cream. He meant to get off her, but he became mesmerized by her. He didn't know girls were so, so, so different. He never knew she was like that. Even though he felt guilty to admit him to himself, he didn't like it when Ryotaro pulled him off of her, away from her. I wonder what was she thinking when it happened.
Hihara was snapped out of his thoughts when he overheard the two girls.
"Hino, the Music/Gen-Ed Ball is coming up. Tell me Hino, are you going with any of the concour participants? Specifically, Hihara?", questioned Nami.
"Hih-hihara? No, No I am not." (blush). "Look Nami, I gotta go. I think lunch is over." Hino blushed and ran towards the Gen-Ed building.
Hihara blushed. What is she thinking right now? He got up and tried to wave her over. "Kaho-chan, wait!"
Hino turned around and saw Hihara. She blushed even redder and kept running.
Hihara prepared to run after her. Yunoki grabbed his shoulder and sat him back down.
Yunoki glanced at Hihara. "I think you should talk to her after it blows over", Hihara sighed.
Yunoki met Hihara with a dark chuckle. "Right now, I think she'll avoid any male concour participant in a 20 mile radius", commented Yunoki. He met Hihara with a sharp glance and a smirk only he could see. "Besides, practically everyone knows about your crush, except Hino. No need to make it even more obvious."
Hihara jaw dropped look on his face. "No-No they do not!". Kazuki sat down and sighed. Yunoki gave another chuckle. Geez, I think he's enjoying himself, thought Kazuki.
Mai Tsugawa, the leader of the Yunoki Guard, also came out to lunch. Mai and the other members converged at the side of the music school. "Yuunoki!" She waved him over with a high pitched squeal.
"Kazuki, it looks like I need to go. Make sure you stay out of trouble", said Yunoki, loosing his smirk and switching back to his kind smile.
Kazuki nodded. Yunoki got up and left. Kazuki took out another sandwich and started munching on it. He still was not used to Yunoki's true self, his darker hidden inner personality.
Suddenly, he came up with an idea, for a tune. It was a melody, which is close yet slightly distant, melancholy and bright. Shy, soft, and kind…like Hino. It was a perfect song for her, her own song. I want to play this for Kahoko. Better yet, to Kahoko. I have to write this down.
After loosing her own interviewee, Nami Amo was scouting out for someone else to be the next front-page news. Suddenly, she noticed Kazuki, sitting down alone. He was jotting down something quickly in a notebook, writing as if he was writing a thought down that was too important to forget. She waited until he was finished, and then she headed over to himap1.
Kazuki noticed that she was heading over. I think I have bad luck.
"Hihara! Interview time.", said Nami. She sat next to him.
"Do you have a crush on Hino?", asked Nami.
"N-no, no I don't have a crush on her. She's only a friend, a good friend." Hihara's cheeks flushed red.
"Depends on what do you mean by 'friend'", commented Nami.
"Well, I d-don't..I don't like Kaho-chan in that way.", retorted Kazuki. "Anyway. Um. I have to go take care of something". Kazuki ran off to the music school building.
