Hello! Here's the third of the concert chapters—Keiichi's going to play the cello. I hope you like it!
Keiichi walked slowly out with Andou-san following behind him.
Some of the women in the crowd gasped at Keiichi's angelic face. Both being dressed all in white, down to their shoes, it was understandable why one thought of angels. They bowed and sat in their respective locations.
Keiichi closed his eyes, visualizing a swan. Once he had the image firmly fixed in his mind's eye, he began to play Saint-Saëns' Le Cygne (The Swan) from The Carnival of the Animals (youtube...com/watch?v=m531VMoKKmw).
The swan is a beautiful animal. Today, I want to portray a female swan as opposed to a male. She's dainty and graceful—pristine like her pure white feathers. He pulled the bow across the strings with a slow, fluid stroke, holding out the note. She glides across the water with a quiet, yet majestic air. Even though she is beautiful and regal, she doesn't notice it; she simply goes about without thinking about it or flaunting her beauty. In that way, she becomes even more charming. As he launched into a crescendo, he raised his head slightly, letting the sound reverberate. Finally, she's spreading her wings and launching into flight. Swans struggle to begin flight, but once they get into the air, they are exquisite. As he brought the song back to a soft piano, he bowed his head closer to the neck of his cello. I'm so glad you've been able to spread your wings and fly, my little swan…
Keiichi had a smile on his face that entranced many of the female audience members in addition to one particular glass-green-haired clarinetist.
He looks like an angel…so peaceful and glad. As he plays you can see a swan as it goes about. Her expression became a little more thoughtful. But for some reason, I get the sense that the swan is actually a girl. I wonder what girl has managed to capture Shimizu-kun's heart like that… She clutched her clarinet a little more tightly. Maybe…maybe it's…Kaho-senpai…Shimizu-kun fell in love with her music. Music is such an integral part of him that it's possible he's gone from simply loving the music to loving the person who creates the music. She felt saddened by the thought, but cheered up when she remembered how he had complimented her a little earlier. Come on, Shouko. Like the swan that you see before you, you need to be strong and spread your wings to fly. The swan seems so free, free and beautiful.
The song came to a close. Thunderous applause swept through the auditorium. Keiichi stood up, and noticed Shouko watching him, smiling and applauding. He sent her a heart-melting smile. Her face turned pink, but she managed to smile back at him instead of hiding her face. As Keiichi walked off the stage, his eyes were filled only with her.
I think out of all the songs he plays, I like this one the best. It's nice to know that the feelings between Keiichi and Shouko are mutual. (^_~)*
Yeah…I'm really bad at dressing guys, so there probably won't be anymore pictures of concert attire from here on out. It's also not that fun, for me at any rate, to describe guy's clothes. You don't really get to use any fun words unless you're making them look kind of ridiculous. XD
Next up is Kazuki! Let's see what he plays for his beloved Kahoko. (^_~)*
Please review! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu! (^_^)