Both of them were tired the next morning. They both got out of bed at about 7:45. They took turns taking showers and eating breakfast. Neither one of them said anything to the other. They both had too much on their minds and looked it to. At 8:30 they both silently agreed that it was time to go. They went down to Eiri's car and got in. They got to the studio at 8:50. When they entered the building, everyone was already there. They were all talking, laughing, and joking around till Eiri and Shuichi got there. Eiri headed strait for Tohma's office while Shuichi pulled up a chair.
Hiro got up and walked over to Shuichi. "Hey man. What's wrong?"
Shuichi looked up at him and said, "Nothing. I just knew why Tohma wanted to see me separate from the rest of you." Hiro shrugged. "Do you think that it's bad?"
Hiro gave Shuichi a surprised look. "Why would it be bad? I mean, you haven't done anything wrong and he had a smile on his face when he told you. Maybe he wants to go over some wedding stuff with you but with out Mr. Yuki."
"But then why is he seeing the rest of you?" Shuichi asked with a curious face. "If it was about the wedding, why doesn't he want Yuki to know?"
Hiro was about to answer when Ryuichi said that it was time for them to go. Hiro looked at Shuichi and said, "Don't worry. Everything is going to be fine." Shuichi nodded and Hiro went with the others towards Tohma's office.
When everyone was there Tohma stood up and said, "I would like to thank you all for coming. The reason that I have asked you all here is simple. For the next few days you will all be practicing with Eiri for him to sing 'Everything I do (I do it for you)' at the wedding. You will also be playing it for him."
K gave Tohma a curious look and said, "Then why do you need Mr. Sakano, Ryuichi, and myself? You should only need Hiro, Fujisaki, and Noriko."
Tohma smiled and said, "Yes, I see your reasoning. Ryuichi will help Eiri with the singing. It has been many years since he has last sung a song." Everyone looked at Eiri with shocked expressions. None of them knew that Eiri had ever sung a song in his life. Tohma went on. "As for you and Mr. Sakano, you will be helping them by doing all of the arrangements to have it taken to the park on Saturday. You will also need a generator to plug the instruments into. If need be, you will also help them by being critics. I want you all to make this happen. And not a word to Mr. Shindo. This is to remain between us until then. Understand?" Everyone nodded. "Then please begin immediately."
When everyone left Shuichi entered. He walked up to Tohma's desk and said, "You wanted to see me, sir."
Tohma smiled and said, "Yes, I did. How well are you at dancing?"
Shuichi was shocked. This was not what he expected. "Fine, I guess."
Tohma smiled again and said, "I meant ballroom dancing."
Shuichi was shocked once more. "Not that good."
Tohma sighed and said, "Then I must teach you." Shuichi gave him a curious look. "It will be alright Mr. Shindo. I am a good teacher. And don't worry about Bad Luck. They have their own job to do."
Shuichi was in shock. He couldn't figure out why Tohma was doing this. He was also wondering what his band was doing without him. "Why are you doing this for me?"
Tohma smiled and said, "I'm not. I am doing this for Eiri. He knows how to Ballroom dance and would probably like to at the wedding. So we will work no stop until you know how." Shuichi was still in shock. "I have also taken the liberty of buying you some shoes." Tohma lifted a shoe box from his desk with really nice shoes in them. "We will begin immediately."
Shuichi gave him a shocked look. "Right now? I don't have a choice in this? And what is my band doing with out me. Why did you want to see Yuki and Nittle Grasper along with them?
Tohma smiled and said, "Yes, now. As for seeing everyone else, you will find out in time. Now, shall we begin?"
Shuichi was still trying to figure out all of this. It was too much for him to comprehend in one day. "I guess we can start now," he said confused. And so they began.
Mean while in the recording studio, things were going well. Eiri was doing scales with Ryuichi while Fujisaki, Hiro, and Noriko learned the song. For them, this might be easier than they might have expected. Eiri was indeed a good singer. They just hoped nothing would go wrong.
