Book Three: Singing Duo
Chapter One: The Request
The next Sunday afternoon Tohru Honda walked briskly to the gates of Sohma house. She only had to knock once and a servant who directed her to Hatsuharu's house, which was on the far right side, answered it immediately. She walked up to the door and rang the doorbell.
"Hatsuharu dear will you get that?" Haru's mom called from the back.
"Sure mom" he replied as he got up from what looked like a stool.
He opened the door and a huge grin lit his face.
"Hey Tohru. Right on time" he smiled.
"Thank you" she bowed.
"Come on in" he let her in and closed the door, "Mom made some refreshments if you want any" he pointed to the coffee table in front of the couch she sat on.
"Oh no thank you" she said as she removed her jacket.
"Okay then" he replied sitting down opposite her.
"So Hatsuharu" she started, "What did you want to see me about?"
"Huh? Oh right. Well I've been thinking. Ever since last summer and you know the situation with Rin."
"Mhm" she nodded.
"My black personality has been kinda out of control lately. Mostly here. The martial arts isn't exactly helping anymore. So I thought of another way that might" he stood up and walked back over to the bench he had been sitting on moments ago.
It was in front of a large grand piano.
"Oh Hatsuharu!" she exclaimed coming over, "What a beautiful piano."
"Yep. It's my mom's favorite."
"Do you play?" she asked.
"Mhm" he nodded.
"Will you play something for me, I mean if that's okay" she said.
"Sure it's no trouble" he smiled and placed his fingers on the keys.
Hatsuharu moved eloquently. The keys he played were consistent and beautiful. His fingers hit every note as if they were born to touch piano keys. When he was done he turned to Tohru who was smiling away.
"Hatsuharu that's wonderful. You're really talented. Have you been playing for long?"
"Thanks. Yea I have been playing since I was about four. For some reason music calms me. So that was my idea. Going back to play the piano might help with my problem."
"That's good. But it still doesn't explain what you need me for?"
"Oh well that's easy. I need you to help me."
"How can I help you?"
"By becoming my singing partner."
"Your what?" her face turned slightly red.
"My singing partner" he repeated with a smile.
"But I can't sing" she protested.
"Au contraire. You can. I've heard you and you're actually quite good."
"Heard me?"
"That's right. At the Hot Springs a week ago."
"You heard me then. I didn't know anybody was still there" she replied embarrassed, "I was just playing around. No one was supposed to hear me. Oh no" she put a hand to her head.
"It's nothing to be embarrassed about" he stood up, "You have a great voice."
"But are you sure you want me? I mean you can get someone else."
"No" he shook his head, "I thought about this. And I want you to be my partner."
"But I can't."
"Why not?"
"It's just. I haven't sung like that since mom's death. I don't feel the need to now that she's gone."
"Oh I see" he nodded sadly, "But it would help me a great deal. And it's not like you would be doing it in public. It'll be just here. At my house, every Sunday."
"Here?"
"Mhm. Don't worry about Yuki and the others. I won't give away your secret."
"Well what do we tell them then?"
"That is tricky. We'll just say that we're working on a project together. That you're helping me. That's not a lie after all. It's the truth. They just won't know the other part. Deal?"
She thought for a moment then looked up at him.
"Can you sing too?"
"Yep" he nodded, "I figure if we sing together while I play the piano or keyboard, my black personality will diminish in no time."
"Well in that case. I would be happy to help you Hatsuharu."
"Great!" he exclaimed, "You want to try one?"
"Huh?"
"A song."
"Oh I don't know."
"How about we do that one you sang at the Hot Springs."
"Um okay. Do you know it?"
"Sure" he nodded as he sat back at the piano, "I've played that video game before."
"Video game?"
"That's what it's from right?"
"I don't know. It's just a song my mom used to sing. I've heard it so many times that I guess I just learned it."
"Okay then. I know the tune. Let's do it."
Hatsuharu began to play and waited patiently to hear the sound he heard last time.
"Ready?" he asked as he neared the piece where she came in.
"Mhm" she nodded.
She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and began to sing.
Wishing on a dream that seems far off/
Hoping it will come today/ Into the starlit night, foolish dreamers turn their gaze/ Waiting on a shooting star/ But what if that star is not to come/ Will their dreams fade to nothing/ When the horizon darkens most/ We all need to believe there is hope/
Is an angel watching closely over me?/ Can there be a guiding light I've yet to see? / I know my heart should guide me but/ There's a hole within my soul/ What will fill this emptiness inside of me? / Am I to be satisfied without knowing? / I wish then for a chance to see/ Now all I need/ Desperately/ Is my star to come/
Tohru finished sweetly while Hatsuharu finished the song on the piano. Then he turned to her with a smile.
"Just like I remember it."
She blushed just a bit as he gave the compliment.
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"So Tohru. How was your visit with your friend today?" Shigure asked at dinner that night.
Both Yuki and Kyo looked up from their bowl of rice.
"Huh? Oh it was nice. Thank you for asking Shigure."
"Not at all" Shigure smiled.
"Was it Miss Uotani or Miss Hanajima?" Yuki replied.
"Uh no. Actually it was Hatsuharu."
Kyo almost spit out his rice.
"What the hell were you doing over there?" he demanded.
"Oh. I was helping him. Which reminds me, Shigure I'll be going over there every Sunday for awhile if that's okay."
"Over to Haru's?"
"Mhm. We're working on a project together."
"A project? For school."
"No" she shook her head, "More like a personal project. Oh my look at this" she smiled nervously as she gathered dishes off the table, "There's a lot of dishes to be done."
She walked into the kitchen leaving Yuki and Kyo, both with stunned looks on their faces. Shigure just continued eating with a mischievous smile on his face.
"Well. A personal project hmm? I wonder what sort of project it is?"
"Don't even go there!" Kyo shouted.
"But Kyo it's interesting."
"Shut up!"
Yuki just continued staring at the doorway of the kitchen.
"What are you up to now?" he thought with a frown on his face, "Haru?"
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Authors Note: Hello everyone. Welcome to Book Three!
Note: In case for those of you who are wondering, the song that Tohru is singing is in fact from Lunar: Silver Star story. I have played it before and it is quite fun.
Next Chapter: Practicing
Hatsuharu and Tohru begin the singing practice while Yuki and Kyo suspiciously wonder what is going on. Also another Rin appearance in this one!
Chapter One: The Request
The next Sunday afternoon Tohru Honda walked briskly to the gates of Sohma house. She only had to knock once and a servant who directed her to Hatsuharu's house, which was on the far right side, answered it immediately. She walked up to the door and rang the doorbell.
"Hatsuharu dear will you get that?" Haru's mom called from the back.
"Sure mom" he replied as he got up from what looked like a stool.
He opened the door and a huge grin lit his face.
"Hey Tohru. Right on time" he smiled.
"Thank you" she bowed.
"Come on in" he let her in and closed the door, "Mom made some refreshments if you want any" he pointed to the coffee table in front of the couch she sat on.
"Oh no thank you" she said as she removed her jacket.
"Okay then" he replied sitting down opposite her.
"So Hatsuharu" she started, "What did you want to see me about?"
"Huh? Oh right. Well I've been thinking. Ever since last summer and you know the situation with Rin."
"Mhm" she nodded.
"My black personality has been kinda out of control lately. Mostly here. The martial arts isn't exactly helping anymore. So I thought of another way that might" he stood up and walked back over to the bench he had been sitting on moments ago.
It was in front of a large grand piano.
"Oh Hatsuharu!" she exclaimed coming over, "What a beautiful piano."
"Yep. It's my mom's favorite."
"Do you play?" she asked.
"Mhm" he nodded.
"Will you play something for me, I mean if that's okay" she said.
"Sure it's no trouble" he smiled and placed his fingers on the keys.
Hatsuharu moved eloquently. The keys he played were consistent and beautiful. His fingers hit every note as if they were born to touch piano keys. When he was done he turned to Tohru who was smiling away.
"Hatsuharu that's wonderful. You're really talented. Have you been playing for long?"
"Thanks. Yea I have been playing since I was about four. For some reason music calms me. So that was my idea. Going back to play the piano might help with my problem."
"That's good. But it still doesn't explain what you need me for?"
"Oh well that's easy. I need you to help me."
"How can I help you?"
"By becoming my singing partner."
"Your what?" her face turned slightly red.
"My singing partner" he repeated with a smile.
"But I can't sing" she protested.
"Au contraire. You can. I've heard you and you're actually quite good."
"Heard me?"
"That's right. At the Hot Springs a week ago."
"You heard me then. I didn't know anybody was still there" she replied embarrassed, "I was just playing around. No one was supposed to hear me. Oh no" she put a hand to her head.
"It's nothing to be embarrassed about" he stood up, "You have a great voice."
"But are you sure you want me? I mean you can get someone else."
"No" he shook his head, "I thought about this. And I want you to be my partner."
"But I can't."
"Why not?"
"It's just. I haven't sung like that since mom's death. I don't feel the need to now that she's gone."
"Oh I see" he nodded sadly, "But it would help me a great deal. And it's not like you would be doing it in public. It'll be just here. At my house, every Sunday."
"Here?"
"Mhm. Don't worry about Yuki and the others. I won't give away your secret."
"Well what do we tell them then?"
"That is tricky. We'll just say that we're working on a project together. That you're helping me. That's not a lie after all. It's the truth. They just won't know the other part. Deal?"
She thought for a moment then looked up at him.
"Can you sing too?"
"Yep" he nodded, "I figure if we sing together while I play the piano or keyboard, my black personality will diminish in no time."
"Well in that case. I would be happy to help you Hatsuharu."
"Great!" he exclaimed, "You want to try one?"
"Huh?"
"A song."
"Oh I don't know."
"How about we do that one you sang at the Hot Springs."
"Um okay. Do you know it?"
"Sure" he nodded as he sat back at the piano, "I've played that video game before."
"Video game?"
"That's what it's from right?"
"I don't know. It's just a song my mom used to sing. I've heard it so many times that I guess I just learned it."
"Okay then. I know the tune. Let's do it."
Hatsuharu began to play and waited patiently to hear the sound he heard last time.
"Ready?" he asked as he neared the piece where she came in.
"Mhm" she nodded.
She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and began to sing.
Wishing on a dream that seems far off/
Hoping it will come today/ Into the starlit night, foolish dreamers turn their gaze/ Waiting on a shooting star/ But what if that star is not to come/ Will their dreams fade to nothing/ When the horizon darkens most/ We all need to believe there is hope/
Is an angel watching closely over me?/ Can there be a guiding light I've yet to see? / I know my heart should guide me but/ There's a hole within my soul/ What will fill this emptiness inside of me? / Am I to be satisfied without knowing? / I wish then for a chance to see/ Now all I need/ Desperately/ Is my star to come/
Tohru finished sweetly while Hatsuharu finished the song on the piano. Then he turned to her with a smile.
"Just like I remember it."
She blushed just a bit as he gave the compliment.
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"So Tohru. How was your visit with your friend today?" Shigure asked at dinner that night.
Both Yuki and Kyo looked up from their bowl of rice.
"Huh? Oh it was nice. Thank you for asking Shigure."
"Not at all" Shigure smiled.
"Was it Miss Uotani or Miss Hanajima?" Yuki replied.
"Uh no. Actually it was Hatsuharu."
Kyo almost spit out his rice.
"What the hell were you doing over there?" he demanded.
"Oh. I was helping him. Which reminds me, Shigure I'll be going over there every Sunday for awhile if that's okay."
"Over to Haru's?"
"Mhm. We're working on a project together."
"A project? For school."
"No" she shook her head, "More like a personal project. Oh my look at this" she smiled nervously as she gathered dishes off the table, "There's a lot of dishes to be done."
She walked into the kitchen leaving Yuki and Kyo, both with stunned looks on their faces. Shigure just continued eating with a mischievous smile on his face.
"Well. A personal project hmm? I wonder what sort of project it is?"
"Don't even go there!" Kyo shouted.
"But Kyo it's interesting."
"Shut up!"
Yuki just continued staring at the doorway of the kitchen.
"What are you up to now?" he thought with a frown on his face, "Haru?"
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Authors Note: Hello everyone. Welcome to Book Three!
Note: In case for those of you who are wondering, the song that Tohru is singing is in fact from Lunar: Silver Star story. I have played it before and it is quite fun.
Next Chapter: Practicing
Hatsuharu and Tohru begin the singing practice while Yuki and Kyo suspiciously wonder what is going on. Also another Rin appearance in this one!