Sweet Melody Chapter 1: Similarities, a la corda d'oro fanfic

Hi everyone! I started another story. Clearly, I was bored.
Besides, I just think Azuma Yunoki is cool! :)
I hope you enjoy this!

A girl with long, silvery blonde hair takes one last glance on the concert harp that is set in front of her. She takes a deep sigh before she stands up and walks away from the small room. She then pushes something from the wall, making it move. The small room is now out-of-sight. She then walks outside of the practice room.

"Kotone!"

Kotone turned around to face the person who called her. She let out a smile as she saw her best friend.

"Ohayo, Kotone-chan! greeted Yumi.

"Ohayo, Yumi-chan." She also greeted with one of her gentle smiles.

"So, have you been practicing again? Yumi asked, wanting to start a conversation.

The two of them started to walk again, heading towards their classroom.

"Hai. (Yes)" She answered.

"Maa! You practice too much! At least take a break once in a while. You might exhaust yourself if you practice too much."

"I'm fine, Yumi-chan. I know my limitations. Do you want to practice with me after school? I need to rehearse again for the upcoming singing competition." She asked.

Yumi shook her head. "Still thinking of practicing. You're way too talented already."

Kotone only smiled and opened the door that lead to their classroom when they reached it. The two of them received 'good morning' greetings as they went inside.

Kotone settled her things on the desk and was about to sit down when a squeal almost made her fall down.

"Yunoki-sama!!"

"Daijoubu desu ka, Kotone-chan?!" Yumi quickly asked with worrisome for Kotone as she saw her friend almost fell down from her seat.

"Eh...hai, daijoubu desu..." she answered then sighed. The 'great' prince has arrived. She mentally rolled her eyes. Another day to tolerate such a bogus jerk.

Yunoki Azuma came inside the room and let out a smile to the girls that surrounded him as he went inside.

"Ohayo, minna. (Good moring, everyone.)" He greeted with his usual seductive smile.

The girls squealed in delight as their so-called 'prince of their dreams' greeted them.

"Maa, those girls are so passionate about him, ne, Kotone-chan?" Yumi commented and looked at her.

"I could care less." She answered, glaring at Yunoki who talked with his fan girls.

"But you know, you two are so similar." Yumi said.

"What do you mean by similar? If you mean by: we hate each other, you're right. Otherwise, we're not." She said, pulling some strands of her blonde hair behind her ears.

Yumi shook her head. When it comes to Azuma Yunoki, her friend fumes.

The school bell rang, signaling that classes were to begin. All students went inside their classrooms and sat on their respective seats.

Yunoki sat on his seat, which was beside Kotone's seat. Neither the two of them greeted each other.

Kotone faced the other direction and tried to avoid the sight of him. She mentally asked: why was he seated next to her? And, WHY WAS HE IN THE SAME CLASS AS HER?

God might be against her...

The loud ringing of the carillon caught her attention. Not only hers, but the entire student inside the room. They all gathered on the transparent windows that were on the corner of the room.

"The carillon's ringing..."

"It's true!"

"Then this year's concours will...?"

Murmurs started to fill the room.

Kotone looked at the carillon then shrugged it off. She wouldn't be chosen anyway. She sadly looked at the mysteriously ringing carillon. She wouldn't be chosen.

She just couldn't...

Apparently, someone was watching her from the corner of his eyes and curiosity filled his eyes.

BREAK TIME

"Kotone-chan, do you want to eat with us?" a boy, along with a few friends with him, asked Kotone.

"Gomen ne (I'm sorry), Mirai-kun, but Im eating with Yumi-chan...If you want to, you and the others can join us!" she said with a smile.

"Majide?! (Really?!)" he asked with excitement.

"Majide desu (Really). Saa, Yumi-chan. Ii yo desu ka? (Is it all right?)" she asked her friend.

"Ii yo (It's fine)." Her friend answered.

"Yoshi! (All right!)" they all cheered.

"It really is a pleasure to eat with you, Kotone-chan! Anata wa hontou ni utsukushi!! (You are truely beautiful!!)"

"Maa, you're embarrassing me." She said with a nice smile.

"You're really popular with men, Kotone-chan. I'm jealous!" Yumi whispered to her ear.

"Am I? They're just being friendly with me." She transfused.

"Why are you so smart with a lot of things but clueless when it comes to love?" Yumi said.

"Eh?"

"Never mind. -.-;"

"Well...err...hello there, everybody...There are some things you must know regarding this year's musical concours which will beheld in the school. So I will now announce the participants of the concours." The announcer said.

"Oh! It's coming! I wonder who's chosen." Yumi wondered with excitement, stopping on her tracks.

Kotone stopped also, as well as the boys with them.

"To begin...from the Music Department in class 3-B..."

"Oh! That's our class!" Yumi exclaimed happily.

There was a short pause, just for the sake of suspension.

"...Yunoki Azuma-kun." The announcer finished his sentence.

Kotone quickly flinched. 'Uso! (No way!) H-he's chosen?!' she thought as her eyes widened.

"Yunoki-sama got chosen! Lucky!" Yumi said then quickly covered her mouth when she just realized what she had just said.

Kotone turned around and quickly walked away. "Ikuyo (Let's go), I'm hungry."

Yumi let out a sigh then followed her friend. Her friend really does hate that guy.

"I can't believe it!" Kotone exclaimed. "Why should that jerk be chosen for the concours?!"

The two had finished eating their lunch already and was now approaching to one of the practice rooms. Kotone had reserved one room for her practice.

"Saa, Saa, Kotone-chan. Calm down. Yunoki-sama is really good anyway, isn't he? :3"

"Hmph! He probably has another reason to be so high-and-mighty! :(" she added, ignoring Yumi's question. She opened one door that led to one practice room and went inside.

Yumi went to open the window and sat on the windowsill.

"But..." Yumi interjected, "...It's such a disappointment that you weren't chosen..."

Kotone quickly stopped her ranting and looked at her, followed by a sigh. "Actually," she said, "I was expecting that I'm not going to be chosen."

"Why not?!"

"Because-" she said, trying to look for a reason. "...I just can't?" She added. "Besides, why should I be chosen when I can't even play a musical instrument?"

Yumi looked at her suspiciously. "Because I have this feeling that you're not telling me something." But Kotone only smiled at her, ignoring what she said. Again.

"Come on, you dont believe your best friend?" she said.

"Fine." Yumi went to sit on the piano seat.

Kotone let out a sigh of relief and held her chest. For a moment there, she thought she would spit it all out. Yumi suddenly stood up again.

"Oh, shoot! I forgot something! Be right back." She said, standing up from the piano seat.

Kotone nodded. When her friend was out of sight, she approached the corner part of the wall and pushed something. The wall moved sideward until it showed a small room, enough for 5 persons to fit. There was a harp and a small chair inside. She sat on the chair in front of the harp and she elegantly plucked the strings. A sweet melody sounded around them.

The room was filled with sweetness and sadness, the harpist's true feelings.

'I can't play anymore...'

"I wonder where Hino-chan is?" Hihari asked.

"Maybe she went to see Kanazawa-sensei." Yunoki suggested.

The two of them were walking on the schoolyard, in hopes of finding Hino Honoka.

"Eh? What's that?" Hihari suddenly stopped on his tracks as he heard a sweet melody. Yunoki stopped also as he also heard that melody. It sounded so familiar...

"That's a harp, eh? Suge! It's so...beautiful..." Hihari said as he closed his eyes, taking the sweet sensation.

Yunoki didnt say anything and narrowed his eyes. 'It's her...' he thought.

"Demo (But)," Hihari said, interrupting Yunoki's thoughts. "It seems sad...It seems the harpist is crying. I wonder who's playing?"

"Saa, I wonder also." Yunoki said. He started to walk again, making Hihari follow him. 'A crying melody,' he thought, 'but at the same time, it's sweet'

DISMISSAL

The school bell rang for the last time. It was dismissal already. The sound of the scratching of chairs on the floor sounded everywhere.

Kotone went to get her things and went to meet up with Yumi when a dozen of guys surrounded her.

"Are you going home already, Kotone-chan?" one of her classmates asked.

"Uhm, not ye-" before she could finish her sentence, someone had already butt in.

"I'll walk you home!" offered one.

"No, I'll walk her home!

"Na-uh! She agreed that I'll walk her home!"

"Liar! She told me that I'm the one who'll walk her home!"

"Uhmm...guys?" she asked, trying to get in-between their argument.

"Oh really? How could that be when I promised her that I'll be the one to walk her home?"

Yumi watched her friend be surrounded by guys while Yunoki be surrounded with girls. Well, aren't they so similar? :D

She mentally counted from 3 to 1...

"-I'm sorry, but I should go now."

'Right on time! XD' Yumi thought with a triumphant smile.

The guys stopped arguing over who's going to walk Kotone home while the girls stopped talking with Yunoki from stopping him from going home. The two both sides apologized to the two popular students and left them behind.

Yumi approached Kotone and smiled at her.

"What's with that smile?" Kotone asked as she noticed the strange smile on her friend's face.

"Nandemonai!! (It's nothing!!)" Yumi shrugged off her question.

Kotone quirked her right brow up at her friend. To avoid this approach, Yumi called Yunoki.

"Dewa mata ashita (See you tomorrow), Yunoki-sama!" she bid.

Yunoki looked at their way and smiled. "Hai, dewa mata ashita, Arisada-san. And you, too, Yamamoto-san."

Kotone forced to smile at him: "Dewa mata ashita, Yunoki-san."

'Why do I have to bid him goodbye?' she thought, twitching inwardly.

"You, too, Kotone-san." He said with a smile.

'Fake smile!' she yelled inwardly but she feigned a smile at him, not noticing that he used her first name to call her.

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Character of the day!

Kotone Yamamoto

Age: 18-years-old
Birthday: October 17
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Blood Type: O
Height: 163 cm or 5'4
Instrument: Harp/Vocals
Current Family:Parents, Younger Sister
School Year: 3rd Year, B Group
Favorite Song: Sally Fletcher's The Rose and Pachelbel's Canon

About Her:
Her first name (琴音) means harp/lute and sound while her last name (山本) means base of the mountain. Kotone Yamamoto was born as the first child to the very rich Yamamoto family, but is not living with them; she is currently living in a condominium by herself.

Kotone can be called as a Bishoujo (beautiful girl) and is known for her looks and sweet personality, which earned her to have the well-known Kotone's fanclub. Unfortunately, the girl does not notice this and says instead that those men are just being friendly with her. She is very intelligent but clueless when it comes to love. (as Yumi, her best friend, says)

In personality, she is a friendly and a sweet person. Though, she can be very mean towards a person, especially to Azuma Yunoki. Like Azuma Yunoki, she is a very respected student and excels in all subjects, be it musically and academically. She specializes in vocals and is very well-known of this, which is why she is the representative of the school to compete in every singing competition the school is invited to.

It seems she is hiding the fact that she can play a musical instrument, as seen in this chapter. It will be explained in the later chapters though :p.