40
Knowing How
When their class was preparing for the school talent show, Furuichi half expected Oga to comment loudly on how stupid they were going to look having to dress up for the café theme the teacher chose; however, it did come as a shock when the brunet volunteered to be apart of the café's ambience band. "Do you even know how to play an instrument?" The silvernette whispered over his shoulder. "How hard can it be?" Furuichi's shoulders dropped, their poor teacher didn't know what was coming.
At least, that's what Furuichi expected. As the band got ready to play, and Furuichi finished dressing up in his waiter uniform, the class opened their doors to a hoard of customers. Rumors buzzed all around campus that Oga was going to play in the band, and many came to see if that was true, others came to see Oga fail so hard publicly. Their fan group obviously took most of the available seating. "What can I get for you, miss?"
"I would like- Oh look the band is starting!"
Furuichi's heart stuttered when he saw Oga sitting behind a drum set. "One, two, a one two three four!"
The music was jazzy and soothing, perfect for the café. Furuichi let out a huge sigh when he heard everyone talk about how good the band sounded as they closed. As the boys walked home, Furuichi finally said the thing nagging in his head all day. "I didn't know you could play drums in real life."
"Baby Be'el was having trouble sleeping one night, and Hilda suggested I'd play some drums. I liked it enough to keep practicing every once in a while. And what do you mean in real life?"
"Oh," Furuichi blushed intensely. He hadn't meant to tip his hand! "Um...i-in one of the stories, you're...a drummer in a band too…"
"I knew you've been reading it! I finally figured out how to check my browser history!"
"Well, they're good, okay? Even I can't ignore the power of a good story! Besides, I think it's kind of hot that you can actually play the drums."
"It's what?"
Furuichi winced and felt like he wanted to melt into the pavement. "It's um...cool. I mean."
"That's not what you said."
"Who cares what I said! That's not what I meant!"
Oga stopped walking and looked into Furuichi's eyes with a infuriating smirk on his lips. "Are you sure about that?"
