Author's note: Once again, I had to write some lyrics. I hope it turned out alright (^_^;)

Chapter 10: Recording Test

It's been a four days since the day Hyuga-sensei gave us the recording test. I finally finished making the melody and lyrics. All I have to do is record it now. I heard that Haruka was the one who composed the melody for Ittoki-san's song yesterday. It was a nice melody! Haruka is talented too! I must do my best as well!

I was on my way to the recording room when I suddenly bumped into someone at the corner of the hallway. My music sheets fell and were everywhere.

"Ah! I'm sorry for bumping you!" I bowed my head and quickly picked up my music sheets. I might lose a page!

"Ah! No! It was my fault! I wasn't paying attention." The boy then helped me pick up my music sheet. His voice sounds familiar.

"Here, I got everything else. I think it's complete."

I stood up and got the papers from the boy. "Thank you very much for helping me."

When I looked up, I realized that the boy was my classmate. It was Kurusu Syo.

"You're Kurusu Syo, right?"

He looked at me intently and then said, "Oh! You're from our class. Um…you're Yamashita Kaori, right?"

I nodded.

Suddenly, a voice was heard from the hall that Kurusu-san came from, "Syo! Where are you?!"

"Ah! Oh no! He caught up to me!"

Caught up? Who is Kurusu-san talking about?

"Kurusu-san, who are you—"

"I found you, Syo!"

"Waaaah! Natsuki! Let go of me!"

"Haha! Not until you agree to let me take a picture of you wearing a cute Piyo-chan hat!"

"What?! No way!"

The tall blonde guy was hugging Kurusu-san while Kurusu-san was trying to get away. It looks kind of cute that I ended up giggling.
The tall blonde guy noticed me.

"Oh! Who is she, Syo? She looks so cute as well!"

"She's my classmate, Yamashita Kaori."

"Nice to meet you, Ori-chan! I'm Syo's friend, Shinomiya Natsuki."

Shinomiya-san has a nice smile. He seems very kind as well.

"It's nice to meet you, Shinomiya-san."

Kurusu-san and Shinomiya-san looked at me.

"Eh? Did I say something wrong?"

"You call people by their last name don't you?"

I nodded at Kurusu-san.

He smiles and then said, "Just call me Syo. There's no need to be so formal with me!"

Shinomiya-san gets off of Syo and says, "You can just call me Natsuki or Na-chan if you'd like!"

"Na-chan? Who calls you that?" Syo asked Natsuki.

"Otoyan does! We made nicknames for each other during the first day of class. We call Masato-san Masayan, and then we call Tomochika-san Tomochan!"

"Natsuki, you know Tomochan and Hijirikawa-san?"

"You know them, Ori-chan?"

"Yes. I'm friends with Tomochan and Haruka. Then I met Hijirikawa-san in the practice hall. I also know Otoya because we met once when I found him and Haruka practicing for the recording test."

"So you've met everyone! We're friends with them too! I'm classmates with them."

So Natsuki is in the same class as Tomochan, Haruka, Hijirikawa-san, and Otoya.

"I've met them before and became friends with them too. " Syo said.

Syo then looks at the music sheets that I was holding in my arms. "By the way, what are those music sheets for?" He points at the music sheets.

"Ah! I was supposed to take recording test!"

"You better get going. You wouldn't want to be late."

I said my good bye to Syo and Natsuki and rushed to the recording room.

"Good afternoon, Hyuga-sensei and Tsukimiya-sensei."

"Ah! Kaori-chan!" Tsukimiya-sensei hugs me. "I missed you! I hope Ryuya is treating you well!"

Hyuga-sensei puts on an annoyed face.

"Anyway, are you ready for the recording test?"

I nodded.

"Alright! Do your best and remember that you're also being taped on camera."

I gave the CD for the melody and entered the recording area. I waited for the music to play.
The intro was playing and so I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. As the intro was ending, I smiled and started to sing.

Seeing you smile, hear your laugh, hold your hand

Having you by my side makes my day

When I'm stuck beneath dark clouds and I feel like I'm in deep sadness

When all of the colors of my world fade away

My hopeless emotions can only be changed through magic

The magic of one called you

The recording was being taped on camera and shown all over campus. Haruka and the others were in the canteen since Kaori's recording overlapped with the lunch break.

"Hey, Haruka! Look at the monitor! It's Kaori-chan!" Tomochan was pointing at the TV monitor near their lunch table.

"Ah! Yes, it is Kaori! It's her recording test."

"So Kaori is in the idol course since she's singing, right?" Hijirikawa said.

"Eh? You know Kaori, Masayan?" Otoya asked.

"I met her in one of the practice halls by accident."

"So she's not in the composition course? Then who wrote her melody?" Syo pondered.

Just hearing your name, color splashes my way and the gray just starts to fade

Hearing your voice gives music to my ears and breaks silence's strong barricade

I can feel a parade coming my way when I know that you'd be walking this way

Having you just makes my day! Yes! You Make My Day!

"You know her too, Syo?" Tomochan asked.

"She's my classmate. Actually, no one in class knows whether she's in the idol course or composer course. When Hyuga-sensei asked us to raise our hands if we were in the idol course, she raised her hand but she also raised her hand when we were asked who were in the composer course."

If I close my eyes you appear in my mind and my heart just keeps on ticking

The dead side of me suddenly wakes up and starts kicking

Thinking of you makes everything seem so new

What is this? I just have no clue!

"Since Ori-chan is singing, so it must mean that she's in the idol course."

"But who wrote her melody? She had no partner." Syo scratched his head.

"No partner? Why didn't Kaori have a partner?" Haruka asked.

"In S class, we're odd numbered and Hyuga-sensei made random pairings. When he posted the pairings on the board, there was no name beside her name."

You're like the great wind blowing through the world in the spring

You're a wakeup call of happiness ring ring ring!

You're like a wonderful sunshine that shines on me

Yes! Yes! You Make My Day!

"Kaori-chan is full of surprises isn't she, Haruka?"

"Yes. She can bake, sing, and play the piano. She's amazing." Haruka smiles while watching her on the monitor.

"I wonder if she has some more hidden talents inside her." Tomochan giggled.

Everyone in school was watching Kaori on the monitors. The melody was attractive and catchy for most of the students. Her voice was also hitting the notes very well and flawlessly. She captivated everyone's hearts.

Walking beside you is like my heart falling apart

It can't contain the happiness you feed my lonely heart

You talk to me You smile at me

You laugh at me and then you hold me

I would explode and become the stars scattered in the sky!

Yes! You Make My Day!

You make everything light and sway!

Yes! Yes! Make My Day!

C'mon please just look this way!

The song ended and I took a deep breath. I went out of the recording area.

"Not bad at all." Hyuga-sensei said.

I smiled and felt happy and lighter inside. I guess it was a success then!
I thanked them and left the recording room. It was still lunch time and so I went over to the canteen.
As I was walking through the hallway, I could hear some school mates humming my song.

"Who was that girl just now? Her song was so catchy!"
"I'm not a fan of those kinds of songs but man, she nailed it."
"Yes! Yes! Make my day! C'mon please just look this way! The song is so cute! I wish I recorded it!"

They were talking about my song and they liked it. They're even singing it and humming it. I'm so happy that they liked it. To be honest, it was a song that was out of my usual style so I was quite nervous about it. I'm just so happy it all turned out okay.

I bought some food in the canteen and I looked around to see if Haruka and the others were still around.

"I can't find them. Did they finish lunch already?"

"Kaori, Over here!"

That sounded like Otoya. I looked towards the source of that voice and everyone was there. I went to them and sat down.

"Ori-chan! That song you sang was so cute!"

"Thank you, Natsuki. I was nervous though because that kind of style wasn't exactly my style. It was my first time to do something like that so I was really nervous!"

"The melody was catchy and fun though! It was energetic!" Otoya said.

"Kaori, you did a good job. Nice work!"

"Thank you, Haruka. You did a nice job as well with Otoya. Let's keep doing our best always!"

We nodded at each other and continued eating.