Uprising melody
School has ended with a few essays on different composers and homework here and there. Dusting off the invisible dust form my grey skirt, I followed hihara to the roof to practice.
His happy and joyful tune blended well with the soothing melody of my violin. 'I never knew instruments like these two could play a duet so well.' Each musical note played was clearly and our movements were quick yet bouncy creating a joyous atmosphere to the song. As I stroked each string i also watched Hihara play so happily. He was smiling with each breath he took and before i knew it, the song was finished and he let out of big dreamy sigh. I smiled, placing my violin in its case, before sitting against the tall wired fence.
Down below in the garden, the blond cello player sleepily nodded while he listened to the duet.
We both sat together on the wooden bench asking each other questions, " Asuka-san, you have any brothers or sisters?" I shook my head sadly since I've always wanted someone to play with and express my feelings during the hard times.
"I've always wanted a little brother…do you?" He nodded before claiming his record of eating competitions with his brothers and his rival's in the orchestra club.
"Hihara-san, what kinds of clubs are there?" I cocked my head to the side, playing with a strand of hair with my thin fingers. Instantly, Hihara began to ramble about the wonderful clubs that the school runs. Naming from arts to soccer I suddenly began interested in the delicate arts of cooking.
" So you like to cook? Ahh,maybe treat me sometime?" He gave me a big smile and got up to stretch. "It's getting late, let's get going."
There weren't many students by now, expect while the two of us walked to the gates some eyes us suspiciously. "Asuka-san, which way are you going?" I pointed to the left as he followed me too. "Same, let me walk you home." He put his arm behind his head before taking off with me following behind happily. The sky was turning orange and into a dark red, I stopped at a large home with big white gates and a big mahogany front door. "You live here? It's so big!" He gaped as I snickered.
"I think it's a bit too big, you should visit me sometime." I opened the gate and bowed. "Thanks for walking me, see you tomorrow."
The house was big and empty like always, mother and father were always on business trips leaving me with the house maid who acted like my older sister. The walls were a light cream colour with several expensive paintings hanging proudly with large cabinets filled with trophies, medals, music disks, books and photographs.
"Hannah , I'm home."
After having dinner, I sat at the dinner table, tracing the rings of the wood while listening to the maid washed the dishes. "How was your first day at school?" She turned around and smiled. Her long blond hair pulled into a simple bun and her green eyes reminded me of Hihara-kun.
"It was good, I made a new friend." I proudly told her as I watched her open her mouth to say something but I read her mind with ease. "Don't worry,I'm going to make sure I don't make the same mistake twice." I stood up and excused myself to begin on my mountain of homework.