Hikari walked in the next day slowly. She came to school early purposely so she wouldn't have to run into school like she usually did. She paused for a minute and took in a deep breath. The school yard had a certain smell to it.

She rubbed her neck again. It was that drunk old man's fault that she now had somewhat of a bruise on her neck and she covered it up with one of those hot cold pads.

She didn't notice that Takeru was walking in right behind her. He was looking around the school area also. He never took the time to look at things closely and enjoy its moments so he too looked around and walked in slowly.

She walked into the classroom and went to her desk. Everyone was chattering and in their little groups. Girls with other girls gossiping as usual and guys with other guys talking about the things they usually talk about.

Daisuke looked up and saw Hikari walking in. "Hikari!" He said as he walked over to her desk.

She looked up for a moment then looked down again. "Hey Daisuke." She replied, as cheerfully as she could.

"Where did you go last night? I tried calling but your niece picked up." Daisuke asked curiously.

"Oh I was delivering something to mom. She forgot something at home and she called and asked me to bring it to her."

He saw the white patch on her neck. "Did you hurt yourself?" He asked. "Let me see." He tried to look at it but Hikari moved back a little and said, "It's nothing, really. I just did some exercise and I think I pulled something." "Are you really okay?" He asked.

Before he could get a reply, Yuffie stood up quickly and said, "Takeru Takaishi, what's wrong with your face?" She walked up to him. "Are you hurt anywhere else?" She said before looking around. "Did you fall down or something?"

This caught both Hikari and Daisuke's attention. They both looked up, but Hikari looked down first.

Takeru just ignored her and walked to his desk.

"Hey! Takeru Takaishi!" She said before she folded her arms and started walking to her own desk. She stared at Hikari. "What wrong with you?"

Hikari just stayed quiet and looked down.

Yuffie looked from Hikari to Takeru. "Did something happen to you two?"

"Go sit down." Hikari said, pulling her down to her seat.

Daisuke looked at her then looked down, before taking a look at Takeru, who met his stare. Daisuke looked away. Then Hikari's head slowly turned and she came to look at Takeru. They looked at each other for a few seconds and Takeru gave her a tiny smile. She returned by giving him a smile too. Then she looked away and started getting ready for class.

~Later~

It was the middle of homeroom. Study period, social hour, or lunch time since some people were usually late for class and so they didn't have a chance to eat breakfast.

"Let's see. Right hand, middle finger." "Then, left hand, pinky." Yolei said to herself as she studied for her piano class.

Hikari looked over from her notes and at her progress.

"Oh why can't I do these together?" Yolei yelled in frustration.

Hikari laughed a little as Ken came over and leaned over Hikari's desk. He gave her a little look and said, "No use studying over it, your grade is already determined."

"Huh?" She said, sort of giving him a nervous look.

"Okay. Let me see your hand." He said as he held out his hand. She placed her hand on his and he looked carefully at her hand. "Let's see."

"Can you really see?"

After a few seconds, he said, "Yes!"

She thought for a second. "Not five points again right?"

"Five points?" He said. "Five points. Well, look." "Open up your hands." This made her get a little smile on her face. "For every finger you see, it equals one point."

Her smile instantly turned into a frown. "What am I going to do?" She said looking down. "Practicing won't help at all." She said, beginning to cry.

Hikari gave him a little look that said, "Apologize to her."

"Uh. wait. toes and fingers that equals twenty points. You know." Ken said, trying to make up for what he said.

Hikari looked back and saw Takeru. She walked over to him and said, "Hey. Takeru Takaishi, can I see you for a second?" She said as she walked out or the classroom.

~Later~

They both walked into a dusty, old room. It only had a piano in it and some seats but other than that, the room was basically empty.

Hikari walked up to the piano and sat down. Takeru followed her and sat down next to her.

"Okay so first thing is, your hands need to be curved down or lets say it should be like you're holding eggs or something and your hand should be straight." She said occasionally fixing his hand.

"What are you doing?" He asked her, as he took a look at her."

"I'm teaching you how to play the piano. It's okay if you don't know how to play it fully, as long as you make an effort, the music teacher will pass you."

"And also," She said, a little smile coming onto her face. "You helped me."

"And?" He replied.

"And I can't stand being indebted to someone so I'm paying you back."

He just watched her.

"Look." She said, as she played the song but she stopped a little bit at the end.

"Uh. I forgot." She said giggling.

Takeru leaned over and finished for her.

"Hey. You said you couldn't play the piano."

"I never said that." He replied, a little grin on his face.

Then he placed his fingers on the piano and started playing a song. It was nice and gentle. Slow and it stayed in rhythm. Soft sounds, the kinds that make you feel almost like you could doze off to a peaceful sleep.

During the entire time, Hikari stared at him. She was amazed, first on the fact that he could play and second, because of the fact that he could play such a lovely piece.

"Wow. I'm amazed. You can play the piano so well." She said. "But I'm curious, what song was that?"

He paused for a moment then turned to her. "First Time." He stood up and walked over to the window.

"First Time." She said. Then she started practicing the song for music class.

Takeru stared out the window, but he saw Daisuke coming from around the corner and saw that he was asking Hikari's friend something. Suddenly, he said, "Hey Hikari Yagami, Do you want a chance to repay me?"

Daisuke looked around and he saw Hikari walking out of the old building. A smile came to his face as he started to walk up to her but then his face fell as he saw Takeru right behind her. They exchanged glances. Daisuke didn't do anything but watch them go.