Mrs. Fujieda was worried. After that... failed recital, Yoshino had locked herself in her room, not letting anyone, even her sisters, in. She leaned against the wall outside Yoshino's room, wondering what she could say to her youngest daughter.
A giggle filtered through the door. Mrs. Fujieda blinked. Was Yoshino better?
A second later, a simple melody began to play, as if someone was singing it. Mrs. Fujieda held her breath, as the tune from a childrens' toy piano accompanied the song.
The song abruptly ended as soon as it began.
"Awww~ Why'd you stop?"
There was a pause, and Mrs. Fujieda frowned. Who was in Yoshino's room?
"...Can you teach me another song?"
Yoshino's mother straightened, standing to attention. She didn't recognize the second voice, as high pitched as it was.
"Sure Budmon! Um... let's see..."
Mrs. Fujieda rattled the doorknob, "Yoshino? Yoshino, open this door right now! Who is in there?"
The door slowly opened, Yoshino's head peeking out, "No one's here, Mommy." Her big eyes staring up at her mother. Mrs. Fujieda poked her head into her daughter's room. The little piano she had handed down to all her daughter lay on the door, toppled over. She frowned, eyes narrowing in on a strange stuffed animal on Yoshino's bed that wasn't there before.
She looked down, Yoshino still staring up, her eyes blinking now and then.
Weird...
Mrs. Fujieda huffed, not knowing what else to say. "Yoshino... You did good today." With that, she turned her heel and walked away.
Yoshino quickly closed her bedroom door, turning around to look at her bed. Budmon blinked back before grinning.
"We sure fooled your mom good, huh?"