A/N: This is my first ever La Corda D'Oro fanfic so please be nice with your reviews and comments. Standard disclaimers apply.
Chapter 1: Surprise! Surprise!
"Did you hear?" A girl asked her friends.
"Hear what?" Her friend questioned.
"There's a new student. A music department student at that." The first girl replied.
"Really?" Another girl asked.
Len just continued walking ignoring their gossiping.
"Hey look at her. She must be the new student." A guy said lowly but Len still heard it.
He was planning on ignoring the new student but when she passed by him and when he looked up he noticed long black hair that made him stop in his tracks.
He then turned to look at her but she was already gone.
'It has been thirty minutes and Yamamoto-sensei is still not here. What's taking him so long?' Len thought just as the door opened revealing their teacher and the new student.
Confusion was clearly visible in Len's golden eyes while shock was visible in her amethyst eyes.
"Yuuna." Len whispered just as Yamamoto-sensei spoke up.
"Good morning class. Sorry for being late. The principal called me to fetch Kuran-san from his office." He told his students before looking at her expectantly.
Flashback
Yuuna knocked twice before entering the principal's office.
There the principal was waiting for her.
She bowed in respect before taking a seat.
The principal nodded at her then looked at her records before speaking up.
"I know that you came from a very prominent family known internationally for being musical prodigies and based on your records you play both the piano and the violin and you can also sing." He paused waiting for her answer.
She just nodded and he continued.
"You got a perfect score in all the exams given to you. You even played the violin and piano for us then sang for us as part of your exam. So let me ask you Kuran-san, what would you like to major in?"
"I would like to be a piano major. Just like my brother." Yuuna replied politely.
"Are you quite sure Kuran-san? You didn't choose piano just because your brother graduated here as a piano major?" He clarified.
"Yes I'm sure sir." She said with an affirmative nod.
"Very well then." The principal smiled at her just as he pressed a button on his telecom telling Yamamoto-sensei to come and fetch her.
End of Flashback
She smiled at him before introducing herself.
"Hello everyone. I'm Yuuna Kuran, major in piano. Please take care of me starting today." She bowed lightly before smiling.
Just after her introduction, hands, mostly from the male students, were raised.
"Yes Kurosawa-san what is it?" Their teacher asked pointing at him.
The said student stood up then asked, "I've heard about your family Kuran-san. You're a family of international musicians. Coming from that kind of background, why did you come here to Japan to study music if you're already famous?"
"Well, it is true that I came from a family with such a background but both of my parents wanted me to study here so that I can enhance my skills further. My brother also graduated here at Seiso Academy and he also wanted for me to study here. And of course I really missed Japan so I came back. Does that answer your question Kurosawa-san?" She said with a smile.
He just nodded at her before taking his seat.
"Any more questions before I begin with the lesson?" Yamamoto-sensei queried.
At this Len raised his hand and he stood up.
"Why did you return just now Kuran-san?" He asked politely but coldly.
"I…I never wanted to leave in the first place but my parents insisted that we must and so I had no choice. I couldn't return earlier because they kept telling me that I need to improve my skills first. It was only because of my brother's help that I was able to persuade my parents. He told them that if they want me to improve my skills then they should let me study here at Seiso Academy." Yuuna explained looking at him directly.
Len's eyes widened a bit at this but then they returned to normal before he nodded at her and took his seat.
"Thank you Kuran-san for answering their questions. You may take your seat beside Tsukimori-san. All other questions that you have for Kuran-san may be asked later during your break." Their teacher told them.
"Oh by the way Tsukimori-san, please give Kuran-san a tour of the school. Thank you." He added.
Len just nodded at him before Yamamoto-sensei began with his lesson.
Yuuna and Len were having a tour when she spoke up suddenly.
"Len can we go to somewhere quiet?" She asked in a small voice.
He looked at her before leading the way to the practice rooms.
They entered a room and Yuuna locked the door.
"We only have fifteen minutes left so what is it?" He said impatiently.
Yuuna kept quiet and Len was getting irritated so he went to her and grabbed her shoulders.
"Will you tell me what it is already?" He snapped and he couldn't believe what he saw.
There in Yuuna's eyes were unshed tears.
She was fighting the urge to cry but when she looked up at him she couldn't hold them anymore so she cried.
"I'm so, so sorry Len. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I know that you're mad at me for leaving suddenly especially since I left without saying goodbye and without an explanation." She blurted.
"Yeah, I'm mad. You only left this. No note whatsoever. You just left." He took out a necklace with a dolphin as a pendant from under his polo shirt.
"You kept it?" She asked softly.
"I wanted to throw it away but I couldn't. It was the only thing connecting me to you so I kept it." He said lowly.
When she heard that, she quickly went to him and hugged him tightly.
Len was surprised by this.
He wanted to push her away but he couldn't.
He missed her too much for him to be able to do that.
He returned her hug just as fiercely and began stroking her long black tresses.
"I'm really sorry Len. I wanted to write to you so that I'll be able to tell you but you left your house already. I didn't know where you lived then so I couldn't contact you." She said still crying.
"Shh… Shh… Don't cry anymore Yuuna. I understand so don't worry anymore." He whispered softly to her.
She looked up at him and began to smile.
He stroked her cheek and smiled warmly at her.
"I believe that this belongs to you." He said removing the necklace from his neck and placing it on hers.
She smiled at him then hugged him before saying thank you against his chest.
He just smiled at that before saying that they should be going back now.
Kanazawa-sensei called all the concours participants for a meeting.
Azuma, Kazuki, Ryoutaro, Kahoko, Keichii and Shouko were already there.
"Where is Tsukimori-kun, Kanazawa-sensei? It's not like him to be late for a meeting." Kahoko asked.
"Oh, he's with the new student, Yuuna Kuran. They should be here right about now." Kanazawa-sensei said just as the said persons arrived.
"Sorry we're late." Both of them said before bowing.
"It's okay Tsukimori-kun. Yuuna-chan. You weren't that late. You're actually just in time." He assured them.
Len just nodded before letting go of Yuuna's hand and getting a chair for her.
The other people in the room noticed this and were curious.
Kanazawa-sensei just smirked before speaking up.
"The principal wants me to inform you that there will be a new participant in the concours, namely Yuuna-chan. She will be joining the concours starting today. Even though she wasn't able to participate in the past two selections, she would still compete with you guys."
"What about her ranking? Since she wasn't here for the last two selections, wouldn't that be unfair for her?" Kahoko inquired and Keichii, Shouko, Ryoutaro and Kazuki nodded in agreement.
"About that. She would be in the last place for both of the selections that she missed. No questions about that. It would seem that way but I am sure that she can catch up with you guys in no time. She isn't an international pianist, violinist and singer for nothing." He explained.
The others blinked in surprise and Yuuna just smiled at them.
"Eh? Really?" They asked in unison.
"If you don't believe me, why don't you ask her yourselves?" Kanazawa-sensei told them.
"Is it true Kuran-san?" Kahoko inquired.
"Yes. By the way, I'd like to properly introduce myself. I'm Yuuna Kuran, second year piano major" She said with a bow.
"I'm Kahoko Hino, second year general education student. I play the violin." She told her bowing as well.
"Kazuki Heihara here! Third year trumpet major." He said saluting before grinning widely.
Yuuna just giggled at his antics.
"Ryoutaro Tsuchiura, second year general education student. I play the piano." He said nodding at Yuuna.
"I'm Shouko Fuyuumi, first year clarinet major. Nice to meet you Kuran-sempai." She bowed.
"Nice to meet you too Fuyuumi-san." Yuuna said with a smile.
"My name's Keichii Shimizu, first year cello major." He said yawning.
Yuuna smiled at this before she nodded at him.
"I'm Azuma Yunoki, third year flute major. A pleasure to finally meet you Yuuna-san." He said taking her hand and kissing it.
"It's a pleasure to meet you as well Yunoki-san." She said as she removed her hand from his hold.
Len noticed this and he had a frown set on his face.
Kanazawa-sensei saw this so he decided to step in.
"I'm sure that you know Tsukimori-kun already seeing that you've been together for the whole day." He said with a smirk at seeing both Len and Yuuna blush.
"Well…we are in the same class and he's the only one that I really know here. Be…besides we are childhood friends." Yuuna stuttered.
"Is that so? What about me then Yuuna-chan? Did you forget how your brother introduced me to you? If I remember correctly Kanata was so generous in giving compliments when introducing someone especially if that someone is his one and only dearly beloved sister." He teased.
"KANAZAWA-SENSEI!" Yuuna exclaimed while blushing.
The said teacher just smirked at her reaction before patting her head fondly.
"You were always cute when you're blushing." He chuckled and she just pouted.
The others were just watching them when Len cleared his throat.
That got their attention and they all looked at him.
"Is that all this meeting is about Kanazawa-sensei?" He asked.
"Well, that's not all. The principal also wanted you guys to perform duet since there are eight participants." Kanazawa-sensei told them.
"What?!" Most of the participants exclaimed except for Yuuna, Len and Azuma.
"It is really what the principal said. Anyway, here are the pairings: Yunoki-kun and Fuyuumi-san, Tsuchiura-kun and Shimizu-kun, Heihara-kun and Hino-san and Tsukimori-kun and Kuran-san." He announced.
When each person was called they nodded to their partner.
"Uhmm… Kanazawa-sensei? What about the theme of this selection?" Kahoko inquired.
"There is no specific theme for this selection because this will just be considered as a special performance of all the concours participants." The said teacher explained.
"Will we be judged by our performance?" Len asked.
"Of that I'm not sure. The principal didn't mention anything about judging." He told them.
"I see." Len nodded.
"Well, that's about it. You may go now. See you in three weeks." Kanazawa-sensei bid them before leaving the room.
The others left as well thinking of the perfect piece to play.
A/N: So what do you guys think? I hope that this is a good start. Please review so that I will know if I should continue on with this story. Thanks. =3