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Dance! Dance! Dance!
Gakushu has many hobbies from soccer to guitar player, this is one of those hobbies.
When Gakushu was 11 Gretel suggest the two, Arthur and Gakushu to form both a band and dancing group. Gakushu thought it was a good idea because it can help him to have his physical level improved. He saw one time during the school holidays in a fighting tournament once every two months held by Department where Gretel and Arthur were up against two other reapers from the American department.
Gretel and Arthur easily beat the two into submission, he remembered when Gretel jumped up and down in her puffy dress cheering about of her victory. How the two almost seemed to gracefully shift their feet to dodge the opposition's attacks and attack together as if the two can read each other's mind.
Gakushu was acting like a younger sibling who was in awe of his older sibling's performance. Then again, Gretel and Arthur acted like the elderly siblings to the boy. The almost effortless jumps Gretel made as she spins in the air upside down and landed gracefully. The strong attacks from Arthur that was seemly looked weak at first.
Rilliane was busy helping out trainees in their graduations, Lucia and Wolfie are on a 'honeymoon' and Ivan was on a recon mission at the time. So Gakushu spent a lot of his time with the blonde pair.
Gretel suggested to form the band after seeing Gakushu playing 'Dance! Dance! Revolution!' on the hardest song on the hardest difficultly. This is when Gretel and Arthur once again has found another of Gakushu's cutest trait, his dancing. Bonus points to get him to dress up too.
That is where Gretel suggested to form a dancing and singing group. Gakushu can watch more closely of how they perform.
It started as a hobby with the two blondes. Which quickly escalated into a professional band, it was good for his exercise and to achieve fluent movement. It was also good to vent out his frustrations other than karaoke or sweets.
'Of course we have stage names that is why no-one human has discovered one of my many secrets; I'm Ichigo, Gretel is Hazel and Arthur is Earl Grey. We are doing this to influence the younger masses to not commit suicide while the Department are working on ways to change the education system. Rilliane sometimes write the songs.
Ivan suggested for Gakushu's stage name to be Ichigo because of his hair colour, how original I know.
We haven't performed on stage yet, we just upload the videos of their performances on YouTube. Gretel always handle with his clothing, designing the whole thing.' He wears his glasses (meaning no coloured contacts) and a blonde wig similar to the hair colour of the two when he takes on the Ichigo persona. Arthur had to overlook Gretel's design process to make sure that she doesn't make female clothing for Gakushu although some have slipped through the cracks of the blonde boy's watchful eyes.
However Gretel and Arthur wear coloured contacts instead, regaining the colour of the English plains for their eyes.
Most of the time, the three compose the music. It is much easy when all three of the members are geniuses and the other two were musical prodigies back when they were once alive. Gakushu can play any instrument but prefers the guitar, Gretel likes playing the violin more and Arthur plays the percussions.
Gakushu likes to write short stories for his songs that usually last for around a minute and a half. Here is an example of his work:
Down the halls I walk as avoiding the broken shards around me…
As I woke up for the day ahead of me, I am ready for my new day.
Every step I take, every tear I shed.
As I am standing here alone.
The pain slowly becomes numb as I step into the darkness.
As slowly I sink into darkness, I felt a kiss on my forehead.
Yes this is my new rebirth.
This is your new birthday, this is your rebirth!
Oh little one, Oh little one… This is your rebirth!
No matter the pain I feel, I feel the comfort from this warmth.
This is my new birthday, this is my rebirth.
And as slowly the darkness fades away, the light shines blinds my eyes.
He usually writes in class because he already knew of the content in class during school. Whenever he feels bored, he writes something in his notebook because he can't eat cake at school due to his father's influence at the school. It doesn't help that sweets help Gakushu's temper although he always deny it whenever his Grim Reaper friends mention this, especially Rilliane. Because you can't exactly just kick or punch a full-grown tree down in front of humans.
So somehow, Class-E became a target to control his temper while at school.
"I'm wondering how that building is still standing." Lucia spoke after witnessing the extent of the strawberry-blonde haired boy temper first hand. Gakushu has a difficult time of controlling his own strength and it is even harder when he supposed to act 'human.' And when his temper goes off, hell is unleashed as the saying goes.
Gretel hoped to have Gakushu's friend, Ren to act as the boy's anchor. They can't be there with Gakushu 100% of the time but that doesn't stop the two blondes adventures to 'check' on their 'younger sibling' during school most of the time. Ren one time accidently saw his notes and thought that he has some good ideas, Gakushu ended up listening to him talking about the arts. Gakushu didn't mind this, in fact he likes this about his friend.
It did reminded Gakushu of Rilliane for some odd reason, was it because of his smile or his passion for poetry?
'One day I was playing DDR with Ren after school at an arcade who was impressed of how I was getting all perfects with little effort. Gretel joined in the game in her 12 year old form after introducing herself as a friend Gakushu meet when she visited Japan from Europe.'
Gretel certainly looked the part with her short blond hair, her eyes though are instead green like emerald. Or what Gretel and Arthur like to describe it as green as the English plains. Like how Gakushu is using coloured contacts to mask away his reaper eyes and revert back to his human eyes, amethyst violet.
While wearing a wear summer dress with laces she personally designed and crafted. He can never forget how Ren's face turned into a tomato when Gretel greeted him by kissing him on both of his cheeks.
Ren was further impressed of how Gakushu and Gretel no matter what the two keep having draws in their games, someone who can complete with the perfect student. They were even completing on the most difficult song on the most difficult level. It made sense Ren if Gretel was just as talented as Gakushu to be friends in the first place.
Afterwards Gretel exchanged her number with Ren before the boy had to go home. "Why are you here Gretel and in that form?" Gakushu asked as the three exited the arcade. What three? Well Arthur hid in a corner so he cannot be seen by Ren so he can take photos.
"Can't your big sister see what kind friends you have? Ren is such a nice and cute boy." Gretel clapped her hands together, "I thought it would be more fitting if our band is around your age, Arthur agreed to be 14 for the group."
"Right Arthur." Gretel sang as she turned back and finally Arthur came out nodding to her words.
"Milady, I got the photos." Arthur said while holding his high-definition camera and was wearing more casual clothing but still was wearing his glasses.
Then Gretel puff her cheeks and pouted. "Arthur, I thought I told you that you will call me Gretel!" Gretel called out as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Sorry Mi- Gretel, it was out of habit." Arthur said, yes… A very old habit. He bowed slightly to Gretel.
Gretel patted his head and sighed, "I know." She turns to the strawberry blonde with a grin, "I thought up a new routine for us."
Gakushu checked his watch to see that he only has 45 minutes of free time, "Okay but I have to go home soon." By home he means the house he lives in where his father.
Gakushu can only practice a few times a week due to his dispatch and all the work piling up from school. So he must make the most of it, it is one of the rare things that is fun for him to do.
He wants to perfect it and it is not because of his father but because he wants to.
Now if only Gretel actually write age-appropriate songs for Gakushu to sing, "Why did you include 'make a sexual moan' at the beginning of the song Gretel!?" Gakushu yelled after reading the sheet with his face turning bright red as Gretel laughed. Arthur had his hands covering his face to find his blush after reading Gretel's new song.
"You are definitely a cinnamon roll, my little Strawberry." Gretel was rolling on the ground, laughing uncontrollably while Gakushu called out on out many of his nicknames made up from his reaper colleagues.
Strawberry, Cinnamon Roll, Shuu or Shuuie and the list goes on.
Yes, Gretel definitely fits the role of big sister. The one who teases her younger sibling.
"Dance! Dance! Dance!" The three sang.
How long will this happiness last?
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