Todomatsu slowly blinked as he started to wake up. Yawning, he sat up and stretched his arms out. Letting his arms plop back down onto the mattress, he gently stretched out his wings, letting them breathe and letting the feather puff out.
Looking around the room, he noticed that he was by himself.
"That's strange…" He said to himself. "Beelzebub nii-san was with me last night. Where did he go?"
Pushing the blanket off of himself, Todomatsu got up out of bed and walked over to the door. Opening it, he began walking down the hallway.
Looking back and forth at the doors that littered the hallway, he was unsure of which belonged to Beelzebub. Continuing down the hall, Todomatsu came up towards the stairs that led down to the foyer, kitchen and shared office. Wanting to check all the rooms, he continued onwards.
Venturing into the east wing made him uneasy, he never went this way before and felt like he was invading their privacy. Seeing the door at the very end left open made him curious though. Walking over to the room, Todomatsu peered inside it. The room was fairly large and empty excluding the dark blue grand piano in the middle of it.
Todomatsu's eyes widened once he saw the instrument. It wasn't like he's never seen one before, he used to take piano lessons in high school after all, but he was unaware that they even had one in their home. As he entered the room; Totty walked over to the piano and gently put his hands on the keys. Totty quickly glanced around the room to make sure no one was truly in here with him. Once he finished, a wobbly smile spread on his face. He moved to sat down on the bench that was in front of the piano keys. Relaxing his hands, Todomatsu began to play.
Soft music filled the room as Todomatsu moved his hands along the keys, glad that he memorized the music notes. The smile on his face soon felt more relaxed as he continued playing.
'I wish the others were here to listen to me play…' He thought as he reached the end of the song.
"That was lovely." Todomatsu jumped, startled by Beelzebub's sudden appearance.
"B-Beelzebub nii-san! Y-You scared me!" Totty yelled, picking himself back up. Beelzebub chuckled, walking over to Todomatsu and helped him up.
"I do apologize for spooking you, but I couldn't help it. I didn't want to interrupt you playing." He smiled. Todomatsu blinked, unsure of how to respond.
"I-I uh…"
"What was the name of the song you just played?"
Todomatsu felt the feathers on his wings puff up from how nervous he felt. "I-It's called….'It's Raining Somewhere Else'…" He whispered, not understanding why he was so cautious.
Beelzebub ruffled Todomatsu's hair, "How would you like to hear me play? To help ease your mind."
Todomatsu quickly nodded. Beelzebub let out a small laugh and sat himself on the bench.
Beelzebub gently inhaled and then exhaled. He placed his hands on the keys and started to play.
Suddenly, the room dimmed and…small lights that resembled stars started to appear around the room. As the music began to slightly pick up, the lights also shined brighter as well.
Speechless, Todomatsu watched as Beelzebub continued to play his song. Soon the room looked almost identical to the night sky and Todomatsu was amazed. He couldn't help himself and his tail started wagging in excitement.
He didn't see Beelzebub's smile directed as his as he looked around the room at the makeshift stars.
The song started to reach the end and the music softly faded out. The stars started fade and the room was once again filled with natural light.
The second that Beelzebub stood up from the bench, Todomatsu tackled him into a hug.
"That was so incredible, nii-san!" He cheered, a large smile on his face. Beelzebub smiled and placed a small kiss on Totty's forehead.
"I'm glad you liked it."
"Can you teach me how to play it?"
Beelzebub blinked, surprised at Todomatsu's sudden request. "Eh?"
"It was such a beautiful song and the way that the room changed to fit the mood was incredible! Can you please teach me?" He pleaded.
"I-It's kind of an advanced piece…"
"I'm a fast learner!"
Beelzebub couldn't help but chuckle as his brother's enthusiasm. "Alright…But first, breakfast."
Todomatsu pouted as Beelzebub pulled him out of the room and down into the kitchen.
