Sorry for the delay everyone! I had some issues with the charging port on my laptop (tripping over the cord too many times prevented it from working properly) However it's all fixed now, so I can continue my story!
"Someone as pretty as you.." Ami couldn't stop thinking about how Daiskue had complimented her. She was sitting on the couch on her apartment with a beginner's music book for the saxophone. She had settled on a silver saxophone which sat in an open case by her feet.
"He was just being nice and giving me a compliment" Ami told herself as she assembled the instrument. "Still though..it's almost like he's flirting with me." She smiled slightly "part of me wishes he actually was." Her smile grew wider as she had a new though, "I wonder what would happen if I actually decided to flirt with him? There's no harm in it" she said. "I just have to make sure I don't act like Minako and go overboard with it." She then turned her attention back to the task at hand: getting a head start on her music lessons.
About a half hour later, Ami had managed to learn how to play a scale, it didn't sound as fluid as she would have liked but she was happy with her progress. "I think I'm off to a good start" she said as she put the sax back in its case. "Hopefully Daisuke will be happy with my progress." Suddenly her cellphone started to ring, it was Makoto, "she probably wants to know what happened with Daisuke" she said as picked it up.
"So, what's new with you?" Makoto asked after Ami said hello.
"Not too much, I'm guessing you wanted to find out if I asked that guy for music lessons, right?" Ami asked.
"Well…that's part of the reason" Makoto said with a laugh, "I thought you and the other girls would want to have dinner at my place on Saturday. It's been a while since we all were together."
"Sure, I'll be there" Ami told her.
"Great, so did you ask that guy for music lessons?" Makoto asked.
"I did, and he agreed. I just bought a sax and I start tomorrow" Ami said. "
That must be nice, getting to spend every day with an attractive guy" Makoto said with a sigh.
Ami laughed, "I honestly am interested in learning to play; besides it's not every day. Studying for my classes comes first."
"Ok, ok well I'll let you go. I'll see you on Saturday around 5" Makoto said. "
See you then" Ami said and hit the end button.
The next morning Ami decided to do things a little differently than normal. She sprayed on her favorite perfume and some eye shadow. Wearing makeup wasn't something Ami did on a daily basis but she decided it wouldn't hurt to change things up a bit.
Later in the morning Ami walked down the hall of the building where Daisuke's classroom was with her instrument case in hand. She stopped when she got to his classroom, the door was open and he sat at a desk going through papers
. "Good morning" she said cheerfully.
"Hey, good morning!" Daisuke replied looking up from his papers.
"I'm not interrupting anything am I?" Ami asked as she walked into the room.
"No it's fine, I was just preparing my lesson for today. I've got about a half hour before my class starts" he replied "looks like you're prepared for today" Daisuke said nodding towards the case.
"Yes, I've got everything I need" Ami said with a smile.
"Open it up; let me see what you got" Daisuke told her.
Ami put the case on top of his desk and opened it up.
"It looks great" he said, "have you tried it out?"
Ami nodded, "I think it sounds perfect" she said.
"Great, everything is set for your first lesson" Daisuke said and closed the case and set it down on the floor behind his desk.
"Alright, I'll see you this afternoon" Ami said as she started to walk out.
"See you then, by the way your perfume smells nice" Daisuke said smiling at her.
"Oh..thank you" Ami replied and walked out into the hallway. "He noticed my perfume" Ami said happily to herself "it's so nice of him to compliment me"
At 4 o'clock Ami made her way back to Daisuke's classroom, she was looking forward to showing him what she had learned.
"You're right on time" Daisuke said when Ami got to the classroom.
"I didn't want to be late for our first lesson, I'm exicted about it" Ami replied as she picked up her sax case.
"That's good, it's your first lesson and my first time teaching somebody to play" Daisuke told her.
"It'll be a learning experience for both of us" Ami said encouragingly.
Daisuke laughed, "that's a good way to look at it, come on let's head to the theater" he said.
"So you managed to teach yourself a scale?" Daisuke asked Ami once they got settled in the theater.
They both had their instruments out and were standing on the stage. Ami had a music stand in front of her with music book on it.
"It doesn't sound as good as I would like it to, but I think it's a start" she replied.
"Let me hear you, I'll let you know how it sounds" Daisuke said.
"Alright" Ami replied, she took a deep breath and started to play, her fingers careful pressing the keys, she didn't want to make a mistake in front of Daisuke. When she was finished she looked at Daisuke, hoping she hadn't sounded too bad, she was relieved to see he looked happy.
"That was good, you're a fast learner if you already taught yourself a scale" he told her.
Ami smiled, "practicing music is just like studying: you have to keep at it otherwise you won't get better" she replied.
"Exactly" Daisuke said as he walked over to her, "I think you've got a potential as a musician, you take the time to dedicate yourself to what interests you."
"You're right, I do" Ami agreed, she was enjoying Daisuke's compliments.
"Once you get better, you'll learn how to put emotion into your music" he told her.
Ami was confused, "how do I do that?" she asked.
"Think about how a song makes you feel and what it's about. In a way, you're letting the sax be your voice." Daisuke said.
"Now I understand, I'm not sure how I can do that though…Ami said uncertain.
"Don't worry; you'll be able to figure it out." Daisuke reassured her.
"I've always tended to keep my emotions to myself, this would probably be a good way of expressing them" Ami said without thinking, "I mean, I'm not that socially awkward.."she looked down at her sax and sighed.
Daisuke chuckled, "I don't think you're socially awkward, you're just sensitive."
Ami looked up, "Being sensitive isn't bad for being a musician is it?" she asked, hoping he would say no.
"It's a good quality to have, you'll be able to interpret how the music is supposed make you feel better than most people." Daisuke replied. Ami was relived she felt more confident than she did before. Suddenly she had an idea, "so..what do you think of girls who are sensitive?" she asked. She had decided to put her idea of flirting with him into action, just to see the results.
Daisuke looked confused for a second than said "I've always liked them, girls who are sensitive are more compassionate to others." he replied.
Ami was caught off guard, she didn't know what to say. All she could think of was "why don't we get started with the lesson?"
