Hi I'm back, thanks to everyone for your kind words!
This is inspired by the many many times people mentioned how cool / attractive they find Taki-sensei throughout the show.
Asuka hates people who don't have their lives together.
This could be referencing plans for the future or even just having their part prepared for sectionals that day. Sometimes Asuka can let it go, but in this case she's fed up. Every single day she has to come to band and see these two dance around each other like flies, it's so annoying. Fortunately they aren't in her section, but unfortunately they're her only two friends.
If they just got together then she could focus on her music and stop worrying about their ridiculous lives.
Not like this is an excuse to match make or anything. No she's just concerned, like any good friend would be.
Asuka finds her chance to strike when the three of them are alone in the trumpet sectional area. They're just finishing up a conversation about the band's bank balance, Kaori's the band's accountant after all. Everything is in order, so Asuka drops her question.
"Taki-sensei is pretty attractive, don't you think?"
Both of her friends respond basically how she expected. They both glance down, then at each other, but then quickly away in utter silence. Neither of them look very eager to answer the question, but Asuka has the patience to wait them out. She crosses her arms and grins sharply at the two teens who are acting kind of like third graders.
"You can admit it if you do, we're about to graduate after all." Asuka pitches her voice as sweetly as possible, but of course she knows why they won't respond.
Neither of them want to say they find him attractive, since it would be a lie. Why's it so hard to get people to admit that they're lesbians? Just fess up already it's not like the whole band hasn't already noticed.
Haruka's the first to speak, "Does it really matter?" Haruka's voice wavers slightly with her question and her eyes shift towards Kaori, but the taller teen has her gaze focused on the setting sun in the distance.
Asuka nods fervently, "Yes this is very important. I'm taking a poll, and of course the opinions of the president and trumpet section leader will be held in high regard."
Haruka falls silent again, her eyes cast down to her feet. Neither of them seem too convinced by the reasoning but hopefully they'll still answer.
Another twenty seconds pass in silence and Asuka starts to wonder if she overestimated the success of her plan. If they refuse to answer she'll have to come up with something else to get them to open up. Maybe inviting them to a water park or public bath. All that public changing who know what might happen.
"Not really…" it takes Asuka a moment to snap out of her daydream and realize that Kaori is the one who spoke, and she feels elated when Haruka nods and murmurs out an agreement.
"Yeah… he's a good conductor though."
Another second ticks by and Asuka waits patiently for the two seniors to figure out what they just agreed on.
She's not disappointed when their eyes suddenly snap towards each other and she can see the gears turning inside their heads. 'Oh wow she doesn't find Taki-sensei attractive, neither do I but what does that even mean…' or something along those lines.
Unfortunately, they aren't ready to confess quite yet, and Haruka glances away shyly. The moment is over, but Asuka knows that she's planted the seed.
On to stage two.
This was another short one, but I had fun writing it.
There's no actual stage two I just think Asuka would have some elaborate plan to get them together.