Symphony of my heart
Chapter 1- Audition part 1
Italic will indicate inner thoughts
The streets of windbloom where bussling with young and old alike, as they were all skampering like ants to their everyday jobs and school. Amongst this crowd many thoughts were floating around, but amongst the many hundreds a handful stuck out imparticular one.
You have got to be friggin' kidding, grid lock at this hour. Ugrrrr. I am gonna be so late and I left early as well. Oh well I better run for it before i miss my slot.
Amongst the crowds a ripple of azure blue could be seen passing, turning and swirling as it crossed pavements and jumped of small pillars and bars.
Smack!
"Hey watch it kid!"
"Sorry dude, i'm kinda in a rush"
"Humph. You better be. Kids these days, no respect for their elders."
Natsuki Kruger was running at what she thought was the speed of light, passing and dodging incoming people as she tried to reach Dolce Academy. It was the the auditions for first years to have a chance at enetering the prestigious academy for talented musicians. It was renowned for churning out not only some of the best musicians in the pop industry, but in rock, classical, jazz and traditional. You could be the musician, the composer or the producer, but to be any of those you had to make it through three years of intensive and exstensive training in Dolce Academy. It was known for breaking people and turning their once semi-real dreams into nothng more than a pipe dream as they dropped out, due to the sheer work and stress. There were people who really did make it famous though, Reito Kanazaki was one of them; he ended up being an amazing singer as well as producer.
Yeah Natsuki liked music just like at any other teenager her age, but she never really thought she would be taking this route in her life a year ago, in fact she would be laughing at herself and calling herself a sapp.
Flash back to one year ago...
Natsuki was with her mum at one of those ridiculas concerts where proffessional as well as amuetur musicians preformed. Her mum thought it would widen her horizon if she saw the amount of work and courage people had done to get up on that stage and preform. At first it was like any other snobby concert she had to attend, where violinist's, pianist's, a couple of singers preformed. They were all the same, all run of the mill.
"Mum this is a waste of time. Why did you bring me here? I could be spending my time with Duran at home."
"Hush child, he is about to come on."
"Huh,who?"
"Miyavi, who else. This is why i brought you. He is doing a preformance as a special guest as he was coming though Windbloom to meet his manager. Watch dear and impatiant Natsuki and you will see."
After the concert...
"WOW"
"I mean wow mum what an amazing guitarist. Are his hands from God or somthing?"
"Now now Natsuki close your mouth, it is unslightly. And to answer your question no he is not God but a very talented and hard working young man, who decided to share his talent with us. So what did you think?"
"He is absolutly amazing. Where did he learn to play like that, i mean you can teach yourself guitar to certain extent, but even so..."
"He learnt to play by teaching himself, but wanted to extend his dream. He decided to attend Dolce Academy here in Windbloom when he was around your age."
"Dolce what?"
"Dolce Academy for gifted young musicians"
"You mean that Dolce Academy, the one where you and dad me-"
"Hai hai Natsuki that one. Let's go now shall we."
Two heads of azure hair could be seen swaying in the distance as they left to go home, after what was an unexpected and exciting evening.
Present
Natsuki was still running but managed to slow down as she saw the enterance to Dolce Academy come into view. It was a beautiful campus, with its main building being where the auditions were going to be held. Natsuki made her way through the entrance and flowed in stream of the many other applicants.
"Left, then right at the second corridoor. I do not get this i just took a right then a left, so why am i infront of the toilets. Urgggg!"
"Hey are you lost?"
"Huh. Oh yeah i am do you know were room 16 is?"
Natsuki lifted her head to show some gratitude to the voice of reason. She was presented with the sight of a very, how to say it without out sounding perverted, "Busty" girl.
Are those even real? There like the size of my head if not bigger.
Natsuki redirected her view to the girls face, as she had not so discreetly been gawking at the girls chest.
"Are you alright, you look a little pale?"
"Oh yeah i'm fine. Do you know where room 16 is by any chance, I kinda misread the map."
"Oh yeah, if you go straight ahead form here, then go up the first flight of stairs, then turn right, you should see the corridor with room 16 in it".
"Hey thanks um..."
"Mai, Mai Tokiha. And you?"
"Natsuki, Natsuki Kruger. Thanks Again Mai-san. See ya around."
"Yeah you too, I hope you pass the auditions."
Outside room 16 was a series of 4 seats where a bright red head sat filing her nails, a green haired guy who looked like he was going to be sick and a dark black haired boy reading a book sat.
Friendly looking bunch if I say so myself. oh well better pull out my MP3 and crank up the volume until my turn comes around.
Natsuki placed herself next the red head and cranked up her volume. While pulling out her MP3, she dropped her lucky charm her mother gave her onto the carpeted floor.
"Oh snap, my charm."
Mum will kill me if I lose that.
Natsuki scampered on the floor looking for her charm. She moved her hands around and then she saw the charm near a pair of unfamiliar feet. Natsuki's hand leaped forward and grabbed the charm, before those feet trod on it.
"Gotcha"
"Ara ara who might you be stranger-san. You are in my way of progressing towards my audition. I suggest if you have already taken your audition, to be so kind and move to the side."
"Huh, you say something. I didn't quite catch that, had ear phones in and all. Wanna say again."
Natsuki stood up to her full size and faced the girl while she blew any dust on her charm off.
"I said, if you had the slightest bit of respect and manners, you would be so kind to remove yourself from the entrance of the door, or are you so bewitched by me you worship me on your knees. If that is the case I command you to move yourself. Did you catch that Stranger-san."
Natsuki's face suddenly turned a light shade of red at the accusation of being by bewitched by her.
"W-oah there missy, one I was looking for my charm and it so happened to be near your feet, two I am not begging at your feet or being bewitched by you, and three the name is Nat-su-ki, not stranger-san. Got it, Nat-su-ki your royal highness."
"Humph. People like you I really detest. I be polite and you throw it back in my face. If you will excuse me I hear my name being broadcasted."
Shizuru Viola please make your way to room 16, that is Shizuru viola please.
Shizuru side stepped past Natsuki and opened the door to room 16. She entered with confidence and an aura of prestige.
Geez what a stuck up cow. We are all her for the same thing and yet she treats me like another species, or an insect on her foot. All she had to do was say excuse me. Geez.
Natsuki placed herself again next to the red head and proceeded to place her charm in her jean pocket.
"Hey,nice goin' with that girl there."
Natsuki turned towards the direction of the voice, and found that it was the red heads.
"Huh, oh thanks she was just being really annoying about the matter."
"I know what you mean. Place is full of em, wanna be's I mean, where their parents have more money than sense."
"Yeah I know what you mean."
"The names Nao. Nao zhang, you can just call me Nao."
"Oh, well hey. The names Natsuki kruger, you can just call me Natsuki, no honorifics."
The two girls carried on their talk.
The room for the audition was a little bigger than that of a living room, with a small upright grand piano to the left of the room, a music stand in the centre and a row of two tables, behind them sat three judges. They were the headmistress Fumi Hemino; Reito Kanazaki; a graduate of Dolce academy, now professional singer and producer; and Satoshi Mirakumi; genius composer whose talent on the piano is unheard of by those who call themselves music fanatics.
Shizuru looked at each of them in the eye and then made her way to the centre of the room. There she stood, as she waited for the judges to ask her questions or when to when to begin.
Fumi looked up at Shizuru after looking at her profile and continued on saying,
"So your name is Shizuru viola of 17 years auditioning to be a first year, interesting. A bit old are we not to be a first year."
"You are correct with my name and age. Pleased to meet you Hemino -san. Regarding your query, I am of this age due to an accident that led me to miss a year of schooling, leaving me to start school a year later than my peers."
"I see, well let's continue with audition shall we."
"Yes I agree Fumi-san" Satoshi chirped in.
"Now now headmistress, let's not scare a possible student."
Reito jabbed Fumi in the side discreetly, as this had been the tenth audition she had attempted to scare, who she believed were 'softies'.
"Hi Shizuru, my name is Reito Kanazaki and if it is alright I would like to know what your instrument is and what it is you will be performing today."
"Hai of course. I will be singing ein Schwan by Grieg"
"Will you need the accompanist?"
"Yes please."
"Alright when you're ready."
Pause.
Relax Shizuru and breathe.
What came next was a torrent of song that felt as if it were the angles themselves singing and laughing. The voice was angelic yet had a firm feeling throughout, relaying emotion after emotion, evoking a passionate resolve. The girls face was tranquil and peaceful with a serene smile as she finished the last of her song. No one dared ruin the silence that had come about after the ending of what seemed like the sounds of heaven.
Clap clap clap etc.
Ara ara it seems my performance went down well.
Shizuru slowly opened her eyes and glanced at the panel of judges, with a small smile etched on her face, as she stood upright to then bow to her audience.
"That was beautiful."
"Yes I agree Kanzaki-san, it was stunning."
Both Reito and Satoshi were amazed by the skill and talent presented by this girl, yet Fumi sat there and peered at the girl. She got a gut feeling about this girl and she did not like it. Yes, this girl was talented, that could not be denied, but this false sense of truth she gives off when not singing was unsavoury.
Fumi stood from her seat and turned to the two men motioning them to stand as well, as they conversed on their final judgement.
"I think this girl is exactly what we are looking for."
"I agree Satoshi. Fumi what about you?"
"I think I need to ask her some more questions before I agree to anything."
Fumi turned and faced Shizuru.
"Shizuru-san why do you wish to come to Dolce academy, when it seems you could attend an even more high ranking academy, specialising in what you sing with no trouble at all. I mean you are a very talented young lady and I would hate to see your type of talent not allowed to prosper to its full potential."
"Ara Headmistress I thank you for your compliment, but I wish to attend here because of its diversity as well as its unique teaching methods. Believe it or not I do not just sing nor do I just sing classical, as you seem to keep imposing. I am a very flexible musician willing to do what I have to. I enjoy music like anyone else and wish to study it further."
"I see, well thank you for coming in today Shizuru-san."
"The pleasure was all mine Headmistress. Thank you also Kanazaki-san and Mirakumi-san."
"If you'll excuse me."
Shizuru left the room with the same amount of grace as when she entered, stunning those around her.
Writer notes
Hey all this is Vio-otoku. Hope you enjoyed this first chapter, took me all day. I thought I would write the first chapter a little longer than the prologue as a little celebration for all those who asked for an update and showed interest. I cannot promise I will update this quickly every time or that each chapter will be this long, but hey who knows.
Gosh Shizuru is sooooo stuck up right. I wonder why?
Again would like reviews that show interest to give me motivation. It was nice getting those first seven messages, thank you all that did review. I read every single one and loved them. So know that I am not one of those writers that ignore people's posts, 'because I don't.
I will post a preview at a later date instead of a chapter if I am busy.
Songs/artists used and you should go check out.
Miyavi
Ein Schwan by JSBach
Preview of chapter 2
Audition part 2
"Well someone's grouchy today. Well rather than shoutin' at me you better hurry to your audition otherwise you are gonna miss it, and it will be your own fault."
"Oh my God, I totally forgot, this is your fault you, you. Agrrrr, stuff it. I godda do."
If that girl gets in to this academy, school is defiantly not gonna be boring. See you around mutt.
Vio-otoku
Ciao.