"What's the matter, Shinomiya?" The President said as he reaches for his left earbud and pulls it towards Kaguya. "Here, have a listen."
Wait, wait! Is this some secret innuendo that I don't know?!
A few moments before, Kaguya and Fujiwara was talking about Shoujo Manga and that has opened her up to the world of Fetishism! Kaguya understands now that any and all actions can have a sexual meaning behind them!
No, the President wouldn't do something like that in public. It's just headphones anyways…
Kaguya took the outstretched headphone and put it into her ear. I'm sure it'll just be some calming, classical music.
"What of us? What do I say? Are we both from a different world? 'Cos every breath that I take I breath it for you…"
Kaguya looked at the President, surprised. I wouldn't know that the President would like Jazz. Though thinking about it now, that does make sense. It is pretty relaxing.
But these lyrics are extreme! Kaguya blushed and looked back in front of her. Does the President really resonate with these lyrics? It's too… Forward... for him!
Kaguya couldn't differ the song's intention with Shirogane's.
Kaguya looked at the President's face. But I can't say that to him! He looks like he's at peace.
Indeed! Shirogane's mood was so calm from this song, he was in a zen state!
I should do the same then. Kaguya closed her eyes and let the music wash over her.
A few moments later the song went silent and then-
"Just how much longer, will I make you mine? This I promise dear, I will love you till the end of time. Mind and heart, forgotten for another night. Feel your skin, so fine as our souls align."
Shirogane's and Kaguya's zen state was broken!
Excuse me?! Does the President really listen to this kind of music?! Kaguya blushed and looked back at the President's face. He's not even reacting to it!
He is.
I wouldn't know that my phone would recommend something like this…!
Music apps!
Modern smartphones has allowed people to listen to music on the go! With just a few taps, anyone can listen to any song in the world as long as it was on the app. Shirogane has made a fatal mistake with this app through his ignorance however! Because he hasn't had a smartphone before this point, he didn't fully understand that the app has been recording his music history and using that to recommend songs that he likes.
Kaguya would've taken her move against him but is stunned in silence by his musical preferences!
I-I can't believe the President is so lewd!
I can't believe I'm listening to this with Shinomiya...
They were both on their last legs and was about to retreat when the song ended. They both breathed a sigh of relief.
And then the next song started.
"Oh love me Mister, Oh Mister! Let me hear how you feel, show that you're for real. Hey Mister, c'mon Mister stop the tease, make believe there's no need to be mean."
Wow, I can really relate to this!
Kaguya smiled at the President while he looked like the equivalent of a man chained to a door.
"President, you don't like this song?" Kaguya asked.
An innocent question but if I say the truth…
"Oh you listen to this song in your free time? You must be thinking of me when you do-
How cute."
I would rather die! But if I say no…
"Oh, so why are you listening to this with me right now? You must be lying-
How cute."
It would be the same result! I must be neutral in this engagement!
Shirogane has gone the path of Neutrally.
"It isn't bad." The President shuffled. "I just normally don't listen to this stuff, that's all." A good, neutral answer.
Wrong.
The President doesn't like this song?! How dare him!
What Shirogane has forgotten to account for is Kaguya's own opinions on the music! She is so enraptured by the lyrics that she is willing to defend the song to the death!
"President-"
The song changed.
Wha- What?
The President's hand slid down his headphone wire to show a strange small box. "What's with the surprised look, Shiromiya?"
The skip button!
On any pair of earbuds, a small device on the wire can allow the user to skip the current song. Kaguya didn't know this through her ignorance of modern technology however! Shirogane just remembered through fidgeting with his earbud wire.
Why did the song change? I was liking that one...
"I say, hey, hey, hey- fueling the fire with a burning desire, yeah, get up off of that thing! Dance and shake, yo let's swing, come on girl, lemme rock your world."
I didn't know the President like Hip-Hop.
I just put myself into another corner with these lyrics…! But I can't change it again, that'll be too suspicious!
"This is a really fun song." Kaguya said, smiling at the President.
She likes it?! She doesn't realize what the music is saying?
She does.
"Though, I didn't know you were this forward with your music, President." Kaguya made her attack!
"Not really. It's just what the artists want to say, I just listen to the instruments in the background." Shirogane countered back.
Kaguya paused. "Just what the artists want to say?"
The President stared into her eyes. "Yeah..? You know you can just enjoy music without the lyrics, right?"
Kaguya looked like she was going to stab him.
And in that moment, Shirogane knew that his life was in danger.
"President." Kaguya put a hand on his shoulder. Shirogane felt his whole left side going numb and his will power going away. "Did you just say that you don't listen to music for their lyrics?"
"Of course I do." The President was starting to get feeling back from his shoulder. "It's just sometimes the instrumentals are more catchly than the lyrics, that's all."
"Then what's the point of having lyrics?!" Kaguya threw her hand off of the President and pouted. "Lyrics can directly describe what the artists want to say! To say that the instruments are more catchly than what the artist's message is nonsensical."
"Excuse me?!" Shirogane gave her a pointed look. "The artist's message is also in what they're playing with their instruments! The instrumentals give the feeling that the song is suppose to have and support the lyrics with that!" Shirogane then pointed at her. "To say that the lyrics is more important than the feeling of the song is ridiculous."
"Um, excuse me?" A student came in front of them, hunched over in fear. "We're in a library, remember?" The two stared at the student and blushed. "So, please quiet down or leave." The student then scurried away.
The two sat in stunned silence. Then they heard the song change.
"En se balançant, dormait dans le berceau au vent vert. En ce moment-là, j'ignorais le parent pour nous. Mais sûrement les pensées se donnaient la main l'une à l'autre-"
"Shinomiya." The President broke the song between them, tonelessly. "Let's get out of here before we disturb even more people." Then he grabbed Kaguya's hand and pulled them out of the library.
Wha-what? Why is the President holding my hand?! Does he believe we're actually connected..?
Wrong. Shirogane still couldn't understand any French outside of the manual he has.
The two got out of the library and stood next to the doorway. Kaguya was blushing from the President holding her hand and stared at it while he spoke his next words.
"I can't believe I just yelled in the library…" Shirogane growled at himself.
Kaguya looked up at him. "Why are you mad at yourself, President..?"
Shirogane looked down at Kaguya. "...It's nothing. Forget what I just said." He then let out his hand. "I just remembered about something I should be doing at home."
Kaguya looked down at his hand.
I really want to know why the President is beating himself about this but if I ask…
"Oh? You're worried about me?
How cute."
I can't stand the embarrassment from that! But I can't stand for this either…
Kaguya give him his ear bud back. The President turned his back to go but Kaguya grabbed his shoulder again. "President, I know you don't want to talk about it right now but I still want to know." Kaguya took a pause for her next words and the President turned his head with a surprised look. "When you're ready to talk about it to me, please. Please tell me." She then left him go.
Kaguya took the Selfless route.
"Thanks. Shinomiya." The President looked forward again and walked away.
Kaguya stared at the President's fading presence.
I felt like that was the right answer but…
What's with this hollow feeling..?
Due to listening to songs that they both like, Mutual Win.
Like hell that I'm going tell anybody about my past.
Miyuki stood at the front of the school with his bike, looking at his path home.
I'm going to burn those memories away so I can make a new man out of myself.
Elementary School
Miyuki sat in the library, trying to study for his exams but couldn't focus with all of the chatter around him.
"Oh?" A group of students walked by him and looked down on him. "Is Miyuki trying to study for the test in a few days?"
"Yeah, but I've heard he couldn't multiply up to thirty on the last test."
"He couldn't even sing the anthem in the morning!"
"I can understand now how he couldn't pass most of his tests before. He never had talent!"
Miyuki then stood up, grabbed his things, and walked out of the door.
"Oh, he's running away? What a wuss."
Miyuki felt like he was going to cry. He also felt rage against those students. How dare them to disturb his attempts at studying. He was going to study at home and show those jerks.
On that day, Miyuki Shirogane swore to himself that he would never prevent others from studying.
A/N: That last part just wrote itself. Don't blame me for making this dark.
Uh. Let's get onto other things. So I'm trying to aim for a weekly schedule with a new chapter released on the weekends, which should be manageable for me since my school year has almost ended. During that time I'm probably going to make sure the chapters has more polish and meat than the first 2.
Now let's get onto the reviews!
xXSpades231Xx: *Presidential Screaming*
KeyOfVoid: The way you worded your last sentence was strange, gotta admit, but I agree. That's why I'm trying to polish this up over a week than a hour.
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