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So this one is a little long to be a drabble, so I'm gonna say that it's a special one. Just like decorations, there's going to be a sequel, and that on will actually be a drabble.
So enjoy this one. Disclaimer- Not mine.
"That was great, guys! Really! Now let's do it again."
A collective groan rose up at the singer's unwavering enthusiasm.
"Shuichi," Hiro said, knowing that as designated best friend it was his job to try and talk sense, "we've been recording the same song for fourteen hours straight. We can't do any better."
Shuichi looked positively affronted, "Hiro! Don't say that!"
"But it's true!" Suguru snapped, cross at being forced to work on the same song for so long.
"No it's not!" Shuichi looked at the keyboardist, "Fujisaki, you're a musical genius! Can't you hear it? Something's... missing. The song isn't finished."
The two musicians stared at eachother for a moment before Suguru looked away, "Fine. We'll do it again."
"Maybe we should all take a little break, at least. To clear our heads," Sakano suggested. Shu looked like he would have liked to argue, but K was grinning at him in a way that broached no arguement.
Suguru watched his bandmates rush from the recording studio, head tilted in a thoughtful position. He heard quiet footsteps behind him that could only belong to one person.
"You all performed flawlessly. Why would you agree with Shindou-san?"
He shrugged, not bothering to turn around or question how the man knew how their day had gone, "He isn't talking about our playing not being good. He's worried about the song itself."
"Worried?"
"Yeah," the boy allowed his fingers to ghost over his keyboard, producing a simple melody,"I guess that's why I agreed with him. I mean, this song isn't even that important. It's just a filler. We're recording way better ones for the album. I didn't understand why he was making such a big deal about it until I looked at his face. He looked...anxious. Worried about the song. It's a big deal to him. He cares about it just as much as any of our songs."
Because he was concentrating so hard on the melody he was creating, Suguru couldn't see the smile that was growing on his cousin's face, "It's common for musicians to feel that way about their music."
"I know. I just hadn't realized..."
Tohma's smile grew as his young cousin trailed off, staring hard at his keyboard. Without another word, he turned and left the boy to his thoughts.
