SCALE 11 – A Familiar Music Shop…
The next day… It's Saturday so, no classes… Hino decided to go out with Mio and Nao… To have fun… :)
(phone ringing)
Hino: (answers the phone) moshi moshi…
Nao: Kaho-chan!
Hino: Oh Nao…
Nao: Are you ready?
Hino: Hai! See you at the park… Can I bring my violin?
Nao: Of course you can… It can help you relax a bit…
Hino: Hai! Arigatou…
Nao: See you there…
Hino: (ends the call) Mom, I'm going out with Mio and Nao today…
Hino's Mom: Okay… Take care of yourself Kaho-chan… Don't be late!
Hino: Hai.. I'll be going…
So Hino left their house and went to the park carrying her violin case… On the way there, she met a kid running holding a blue balloon.. Then suddenly the balloon flew and got stuck on the tree…
Kid: (about to cry)
Hino: (went towards the kid) Are you alright?
Kid: (pointing on his balloon)
Hino: Oh your balloon got stuck? Don't cry! Onee-chan will get it for you… (pats the kid's head)
So Hino went to the tree and jumped with all her might to pull the string of the balloon down…
Hino: Just a little more (jumping)
Then Hino reached the balloon but unfortunately, when she was about to land on the ground, her foot suddenly slipped… But thankfully someone caught her…
Tsuchiura: Are you alright?
Hino: I got it! (Holds the balloon)
Kid: Arigatou Onee-chan!!
Hino: It's nothing… now hold it tightly so it won't fly away again... Ok?
Kid: Hai! Arigatou!
Hino gave the balloon and the kid left smiling… Hino turned around to see who helped her…
Hino: Arigatou…
Tsuchiura: Hino-chan!
Hino: How did you know me? (Confused) am I really that popular?
Tsuchiura: oh how can I forget that she doesn't remember me? We're from the same school.. I'm Ryoutaro Tsuchiura, Gen-Ed student…
Hino: Really? A Gen-Ed student?
Tsuchiura: I'm also a member of the soccer team…
Hino: I'm really bad at soccer during PE class…
Tsuchiura: Where are you heading?
Hino: At the park with my friends…
Tsuchiura: Oh, okay… I should be going… see you…
Hino: Arigatou…
Tsuchiura: It's nothing…
So they went their separate ways… Hino went to the park…
Mio: There she is… (Sees Hino running)
Hino:
Gomen!! I'm late again!
Nao: Where have you been?
Hino: It's a long story…
Mio: Well, let's get going…
Nao: Where to first?
Hino: Let's eat! I'm hungry!!
Nao: Same here!
Mio: We got hungry waiting for you…
So they decided to eat, they entered a small restaurant, there they ate…
After eating…
Hino: I'm full!
Mio: Me too…
Nao: (sees Hino's arm) Hino you're hurt! (still eating)
Hino: (looks at her arm) ah, maybe because of what happened earlier…
Mio: What happened?
Hino: It's not really that harmful, I just slipped when I was just trying to help a kid reach his balloon, then, I met Tsuchiura, a Gen-Ed student in our school…
Nao suddenly got shocked and spit out some of her food out from her mouth…
Hino: Ewwww… Nao!
Nao: (wipes her mouth) Gomen Kaho-chan!
Mio: What did you just say? You met Tsuchiura-kun?
Hino: (starting to get confused) Yeah? Why? Is he bad or something?
Nao: It's not that…
Mio: Nevermind about that… Hurry Nao, finish your food so we can walk and shop…
Nao: Almost finish… (finishing her food)
Then after Nao finished eating they went window shopping… All day they walk around town…
Mio: Hey let's rest for a while.. I'm getting tired… (sits on a bench)
Nao: Me too…
Hino: (looks at her violin case) I'll play for a while…
Mio: let's go under the tree… it's a perfect spot to relax and hear your music Kaho-chan…
So they transferred under the shade of the tree…
Hino: (opens her violin case) I'll start… Hmmm, which one to play… (suddenly remembers gavotte)
So Hino played gavotte… While she was playing, people surrounded her and listened to her… After her wonderful performance, all of the people gave her a round of applause for her good playing…
Hino: Arigatou… (bows down)
Mio: That was great Hino-chan!
Nao: I remembered the time when you played with Hihara-sempai! That was so great!
Hino: (smiles)
So they rested there… until its time for them to go home…
Mio: Kaho-chan, are you sure you don't want us to come home with you?
Nao: Yeah, to make sure you're safe…
Hino: It's okay… You should go home… You two are tired too…
Mio: Are you really…
Hino: I'm gonna be okay…
Nao: Just go home straight ahead… Call us if your home, Alright?
Hino: Yeah sure… Well, See you guys…
Mio: Yeah, take care Kaho-chan…
Mio and Nao went home together, Hino went home… while she was walking along the street, she heard a familiar sound coming from a music shop… To her curiosity, she went to the music shop…
Hino: Minami instruments? Sounds familiar though…
Hino went in and tried to see where the sound was coming from… to her surprise, it was Tsuchiura…
Hino: seem so familiar… its so familiar…
Tsuchiura: (stopped playing) Oh, Hino-chan? What brings you here?
Hino: You're really good! Wow!
Tsuchiura: (smiles) arigatou…
Hino: (comes closer) What's that your playing earlier?
Tsuchiura: Fantasia…
Hino: Can you play it again?
Tsuchiura: Sure…
Tsuchiura plays Fantasia…
FLASHBACK
Hino: I heard the piece you were playing at the music store yesterday was "Fantasia" right? Is there a Chopin composition that could be played on the violin?
Tsuchiura: Chopin? When you speak of Chopin, it's for the piano… They called him the poet of the piano…
Hino: I see… (sigh) What should I play?
Tsuchiura: What you should play is not important, what's important is the story your performance is telling… how you express it…
Hino: What it's telling?
END OF FLASHBACK
Then Tsuchiura suddenly looks at Hino…
Tsuchiura: Are you okay Hino?
Hino: What's important is the story your performance is telling…
Tsuchiura: Huh?
Hino: Fantasia… the one you played here, the first time I saw you play the piano…
Tsuchiura: Yeah…
Then Tsuchiura suddenly realizes that Hino slightly, not slightly but totally remembers the first time they met at the music store… The first time Hino saw him play…
Tsuchiura: Hino, you remember?
FLASHBACK
Hino opens one of the windows in the practice room and to her surprise she saw Tsuchiura…
Hino: Tsuchiura-kun?
Tsuchiura: Hino? What are you doing in a place like that?
Hino: Ah you see, the performance is tomorrow, isn't it? That's why I thought I'd play some more before I go home…
Tsuchiura: I see, tomorrow huh? There's also an upright in there…
Hino: (looks at the piano) huh? It's called an upright?
Tsuchiura: You really don't know anything do you?
Hino: Oh yeah why don't you play something Tsuchiura-kun?
Tsuchiura: Huh?
Hino: No one will be listening… One song to cheer me up for tomorrow!
Hino: Stingy.
Tsuchiura: Darn it. It can't be helped…
Tsuchiura enters the window…
Tsuchiura: (opens the piano) It's well maintained.. any request?
Hino: Then, Chopin…
Tsuchiura: Chopin huh?
END OF FLASHBACK
Tsuchiura: Hino?
Hino: You're cute in the video I saw last time…
Tsuchiura: (sigh) alright she remembers…
Hino: Tsuchiura-kun, can you play Chopin…
Tsuchiura: not again, well if you say so…
Hino: (smiles)
Then Tsuchiura plays Chopin, Hino visualizes the Little Tsuchiura and The big Tsuchiura playing together…
Hino: It's great! You're really good Tsuchiura-kun… as always…
Tsuchiura: Well, if you do remember me, what was the title of the piece I played?
Hino: I can't quite remember…
Tsuchiura: (looks at Hino) (laughs)
Hino: What?
Tsuchiura: It's nothing… I know you remember… Good for you…
Hino: Arigatou... For letting me remember…
Tsuchiura: It's nothing…
Hino: I should head home, it's getting late…
Tsuchiura: I'll come with you…
Hino: It's alright; I can go by myself…
Tsuchiura: It's getting late… I don't have much to do so I can go with you…
Hino: Arigatou, Tsuchiura-kun…
So Tsuchiura accompanied Hino… When they reached Hino's house…
Tsuchiura: Take care Hino!
Hino: Arigatou Tsuchiura-kun…
Tsuchiura: See you at school…
Hino: Hai!
So they said goodbye to each other and Tsuchiura went home…
Hino: (enters the house) I'm back…
Hino's Mom: Where have you been Kaho-chan?
Hino: With Mio and Nao…
Hino's Mom: Mio and Nao called earlier and asked me if you are home..
Hino: Ahh, I went to a music shop and met Tsuchiura-kun…
Hino: Tsuchiura-kun? You remember?
Hino: Hai!
Hino's Mom: Well, your memory seem to be coming back so fast… Keep it up Kaho-chan!
Hino: Arigatou, Okaa-san…
--END OF CHAPTER--
A/N: WEEEEEEEE!! I finished chapter 11!! I feel so relieved! Thanks for the reviews! I really appreciate them!! Continue reviewing! Chapter 12 is coming up! Sorry for updating late… I'll promise to finish chapter 12 right away for you!! So review!!
-spoiler-she will remember len last…
