Hokagou Cake time!
Ch.1: Carry on
'Carry on, my wayward son! There'll be peace when you are done! Lay your weary head to rest….. Don't you cry no more!'
What is that? Kansas? Awesome. They're so cool; I would totally use that as an alarm….Wait! That is my alarm! My hand hits a button on a clock like system. "Oh no!" I say as I scramble out of bed and into the bathroom. Crap! How could I sleep in! On the first day no less! "This shucks!" I say toothbrush in my mouth scrubbing. I hastily spit the toothpaste out and wash my face. I ran out of the bathroom and quickly put on my uniform. A black blazer and black pants nothing special, the only notable thing is that instead of a tie, they use a ribbon. Luckily you could pick your own color ribbon, so I went with a black one.
"Mom! Make sure you eat your breakfast!" I yell as I grab my headphones, phone, wallet and school bag. I put on my shoes and dashed out of the house to my bike.
I peddle fast so I don't miss the orientation, waving to various neighbors.
"Hello Toshiro-kun! On your way to your first day of high school?" Old man Kintaro asked with a smile.
"Yep!" I said as I peddled by him. Kintaro, is nice old man, not too preachy or annoying. A few miles later I arrived at the school, SakuragaokaHighSchool. Recently it was changed to a co-ed high school, it used to be an all-girl school, imagine how awesome it would be if I was the only boy. What am I thinking? I got to get orientation!
I parked my bike next to a ….motorcycle? I wonder who owns that, it's a friggin Ductati! Whoever does must be loaded and a skilled driver. I walked to the auditorium for orientation. Luckily it was just starting and there was a seat right next to the door.
I snuck into the seat and looked around, this place is huge, but that principal seems a little suckish.
"You all look like great and promising students! But be aware there are rules!" the principal said as he straightened his tie and his eyes wandered around the auditorium.
You can't fool me old man, I can already see you oogling all of the female students. So cliché, I bet he's gonna treat all of the guys like we don't exist while he flirts with the girls.
"And now for Kitsuke-san." The principal said as he gave the microphone to a girl. A very beautiful girl, she walked to the stand with an aura of self-confidence.
"Congratulations to all of you for making it into our fine school. Let's make this an enjoyable year." The Kitsuki-san girl said formally.
I wonder what class she's in, she looks like the type that would challenge the teacher. After orientation we were dismissed to the hallway to go to our class rooms. For some reason they had a bunch of stands and decorations in the hallway, probably for clubs or something.
The classrooms were a decent size and they had students pick seats out of a hat. Awesomely, I got a window seat, second from the back. When I sat down another girl took a seat in front of me. A blonde girl who looked like that cute doll in a store that your little sister would beg you to buy, she was clearly in a daze looking around.
Then the Kitsuki girl took the seat behind me, she plopped in the seat and put her head down as if she were tired.
"…ou…" I heard. Did she say that? It was so quiet I could barely hear it. "Hey, you." The girl named Kitsuki said in a tired tone not even lifting her head. "Um, me?" I asked a little nervous.
"You're new here right? Well I might as well try to talk to you since you're in that seat. Suki Kutsuki." She said to me.
"Nice to meet you, Toshiro Yuiko." I replied to Suki.
"Toshiro means talented child and Yuiko means thoughtful child." Suki said with a little of a chuckle echoing, "I wonder if you'll live up to the name you have."
Now that I think about it Suki means beloved and Kitsuki is the name of a city on Ota.
"Thanks. And Suki means beloved and-"I said being cut off
"Kitsuki is a name of a city in Ota, I know." Suki said as she finally lifted up her head to reveal her beautiful face. Wow, wait what is this feeling? It's like I'm being stared at by all of the guys in the room, and I am!
"I guess it's time to for all of you to introduce yourself." The teacher said, "We'll start from this side of the room." She said pointing to the side I was sitting on. Damn it! Why did she have to start on my side!
The first guy introduced himself but then the blonde girl got up shakily. She was probably nervous, a shy type.
"Uh, uh, um…I'm Riku Cutisake! I like music, I live with my brother and I enjoy sweets." The girl said sitting down quickly. Music? I wonder what her favorite band is, maybe she likes music only in Japan? I hear a cough as of signaling something. Oh! It's my turn! I stand up and look at the class nervously. "Toshiro Yuiko. I like music and reading. I hope we all have a good year together!" I say quickly and sit down. I wonder how Suki's introduction will be. I feel her get up and glare at the class.
"Suki Kitsuki." Suki said as a matter of factly and sat down. Whoa, that was so straight to the point.
"She's a strange one." One guy whispered to a guy in front of him.
"Yeah, wasn't she the one that spoke at the entrance ceremony?" the guy in front of him replied back to him.
I wonder how everyone is going to be around her, she seems like the heartbreaker type.
A few hours later after getting the class setup and everyone introducing themselves we were let out early to look at the clubs. I wonder which club Riku is going to join, maybe the choir club since she said she likes music. Suki however was nowhere to be found, not even the teacher knew she was gone! Maybe she went home early or something. Rice got up and disappeared into the crowd and I was one of the remaining students leaving the room and walking into the hallway.
"Join the Shogi club! It comes in handy later in life!" one guy said wearing a board with a painted Shogi design.
"No! Join the karate club! That not only helps later but you can kick someone's ass with these skills!" a girl in a karate uniform exclaimed.
This is too overwhelming! I don't want to be bored and I don't want my ass kicked every day after school!
"Um, I'll think about it." I said not wanting to be rude. I quickly walked away from them and dodging my way through the crowd of people. I walked by a staircase and by it was a sign.
'Join the light music club! Play an instrument? Come on in and be a part of the band!' the sign read. Hmmm… this one sounds pretty laid-back. Perfect! I walk up to the stairs to find a door and opened it to find a familiar face. It was Suki! She looked glad that someone came to the club but then frowned.
"Kitsuki-san?" I ask nervous. She looks at me with a bit of an irritated expression like I should get out.
"Can you really play? 5 other guys came in trying to flirt with me and couldn't play an instrument or a tune!" Suki said a little annoyed.
"Yeah, I can play bass pretty well." I tell her a little nervous. She eyes me suspiciously and points to a bass guitar in the corner.
"Play! Suki said sternly like a mother telling her child to clean up their room. Of course, I do as she commands and pick up the bass.
"Will anything do?" I ask her as I hook the bass up to the amplifier and tuner.
"Anything will do as long as it sounds good and real!" Suki tells me.
Okay here goes! I strum the first string and began to play the first thing that comes into my head.
Without thinking I began to play a bass cover from Carry on my wayward son. I began to move my feet playing the song hearing the lyrics in my head.
'Though my eyes could see I was still a blind man. Though my mind could think I still was a mad man!' echoed in my head. Who knows how long I was playing I could've been playing for hours but I stopped when I stopped hearing the lyrics in my head. Suki is staring at me strangely. Damn it, I probably messed up the entire song, well I could always scope out another club.
"Cool! I mean, that was great. Welcome to the club!" Suki said smiling for the first time today.
"Th…thank you!" I say a little surprised and bowing.
I could hear Suki giggling, "Toshiro-san? You're blushing!" Suki said as she giggled at me.
What I am?
"I am!" I say nervously as I cover my face. Suki smiled at me again, "Don't worry, you're probably not used to playing in front of others. Don't worry, I'll get you over that!" Suki said to me kindly.
"O…okay!" I say a little glad. Just then the door began to creak open and a familiar blonde girl peeked in the room shyly.
"Um… is this the light music club?" Riku asked shyly looking at the both of us.
Suki smiled at her, "Yes it is. Do you plan on joining?" Suki said to her.
Yes! She may join this club! But I wonder what kind of instrument she plays though?
(End of Chapter 1)