Melodies of Memories - Chapter 1
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The young new teacher smiled at the purple-haired student who stood beside her. She held back her laughter when the student groaned. Walking to the school with someone close to her really reassured her. Just a moment ago, she could not stay still, moving back and forward every time they turned into the new side of the road. However, when she accidentally called the purple-haired students "Gakkun" and saw his pouting face, she began to giggle.
"Nee-san, please don't call me Gakkun when we're in school," Gakupo said with a faint blush on his cheeks. He growled at his older sister, seeing her acted carelessly, calling him with his pet name. "You'll tarnish my reputation, you know," Gakupo murmured then coughed while glancing at his blue-haired friend.
Kaito Shion rounded his eyes then averted his deep-blue eyes, laughing silently behind his hand. Then, he looked at Miku Kamui. "You better not call him with his pet name, Miku-nee," said Kaito while nodding his head and crossing his arm at the back of his head. "The junior definitely will make fun of him," he continued then laughed very hard. "He would really lose his reputation as the devil captain!"
Just when Kaito tried to catch breaths after laughing, Gakupo slapped Kaito's back.
Miku rolled her teal eyes then sighed. "I know how to draw a line, okay?" Then she snickered at her little brother, whose hair is long like a samurai from the past era. "But, it's quite funny seeing my Lil-brother pleading like that."
Even after being smacked by his best friend, Kaito kept laughing and mocking the purple-haired man. Then, Kaito and Miku laughed together while Gakupo rolled his eyes then walked faster, passed the two good friends who were giggling happily.
"Hei, Gakupo! Wait for us!" Kaito screamed while waving his hand, but Gakupo kept walking. He sighed mockingly then turned at Miku while crossing his hands over his chest. "Whoa, how could he leave us! C'mon, Miku-nee," he said, then walked alongside Miku.
After Gakupo left them, the two of them just walking straight to their school without making some jokes like before, it was not awkward. It was more like calming. Before them, students who walked along them started to steal a glance at them. Of course, the young teacher became more nervous than before. It was not that she was afraid she lacked in pedagogical skills. But, she was afraid of how her students would see her when they know her relationship with Gakupo and Kaito. Would they see her as a childish teacher? Would they go easy on her or bully her? Suddenly, she remembered a scene from a school-drama she watched last night where the students pranked the new teacher with a whiteboard eraser and a bucket of water.
Seeing too many dramas of a new teacher being bullied by students before actually becoming a teacher was really not a good idea, she thought.
Trying to find reassurance, Miku stole a glance at Kaito then called him. "Hey, do you think I will be a good teacher? You know … even though I finally became a music teacher, but …."
The blue-haired students stopped his step and stood before Miku. Kaito smiled and patted Miku's shoulder. His grip was firm, making both of them stopped at the last turn to the school gate. "Rest assured, Miku-nee. You will, no need to worry about it. Students there will love you, believe me." Even though he was younger but he was the one who acted like the older one, not to mention his figure was bigger and taller than Miku, making people often mistaken him as her older brother.
The new teacher smiled sarcastically then brushed Kaito's hand. "You sure are confident."
The blue-haired student giggled. "I am! Oh! If any school bully tries to disturb you, tell me okay, nee-san."
Miku laughed half-hearted. "I am a teacher, you know. I'm sure I could handle any school bully."
With a bright smile yet full of worries, Miku followed Kaito, her childhood friend, to her new workplace. On her way to school, she already got much attention from other students, maybe because she acted friendly to Gakupo and Kaito. She knew that her little brother and his friend are kind of popular guys in school. As a junior captain of the basketball team, Gakupo sure got a lot of attention from his female fans. So did Kaito, a captain of the Judo club. Seeing Kaito smiled gently at her, maybe everything will be alright. She needed not to worry about anything.
On her first day, she was sure she would make a good impression and memories. Her colleagues welcomed her warmly, even they already invited Miku for drinks. Thanks to her acquaintance, Meiko Sakine, she was not nervous like before.
After looking at her schedule and attendance list, she smiled, believed she could teach well. That was her plan. But, fate knew her destiny better.
"You're dead."
"Wha-what?" Miku asked her colleague, who had short beautiful brown hair. "Is class 2G that bad?" she asked again to Meiko Sakine, the 23 years old geography teacher who once her senior in high school and University.
"Because you're my junior back then in University, I think I need to tell you this," Meiko answered, then studied the teacher's office then craned her neck closer to Miku. The teacher whose cubicle beside Miku whispered, "you need to be careful with a male student named Utatane Piko."
Miku titled her head. "What's wrong with him? I think … I've heard his name."
Meiko nodded while crossing her hands. "Of course you at least have heard his name, he's the student president. Well… he isn't really a problem, but once you get under his skin, he could make you lose your job."
"Wait. What? How come he could do that?"
Meiko studied the room again, then leaned to Miku's shoulder and whispered. "I think he's something like a descendant of Einstein and Hitler," she said while nodding. "You know Haku sensei, the previous music teacher?" Meiko waited for Miku's answer. As soon as Miku nodded, Meiko whispered again. "The reason why she quit is not that she is getting married, but Utatane humiliated her in public."
The teal teacher blinked her eyes. "What?"
"One day, Haku found Utatane read another book instead of music note, then he said he didn't need her to teach him music because he's born as a musical genius. Of course, Haku-sensei was angry. Then, Piko challenged her to duel in playing some music instruments, and Haku lost to Utatane."
Miku's body tightened one she heard music instruments.
"You're white!" Meiko laughed then patted Miku's shoulder. "I tell you that because I don't want you to get trouble with him! Nevertheless, I know your music sense! You don't have to worry about him. Just stay low profile."
"You know, senpai, you succeed, making me feel nervous attending my first class…"
As soon as Miku entered class 2G, her eyes fixed on a white-haired student with heterochromia eyes.
Beautiful
When she introduced herself, the white-haired student with blue and green eyes fixed his eyes on her as he was surprised to hear her name. Did she know the young man? She was sure it was their first meeting, but she felt like she knew him deep down. No, she had ever encountered him. Maybe, she saw him in the long distant past when she was a young girl.
When she called students' names one by one, she was surprised that the white-haired student, a beautiful-elegant figure named Utatane Piko, was the person she needed to be aware of.
The class surprisingly went smoothly. She tried her best not to interact with Piko. But, she could not help herself being curious about him, so she stole a glance several times at Piko Utatane. Her senior, Meiko, had told her that she should not have trouble with him, and she should avoid him even though he was just a student. However, how much she studied him, she could not sense any dangerous aura radiating from him. Instead, she only could see him as a cold student. But, the first impression might go wrong.
At the end of class, Piko raised his hand.
"Sensei, can I met you at your office after school ends?"
Shit … did I somehow offend him? she thought. Feeling a sweat just flowed down from her forehead, she tried to curve a smile. Calm down, Miku, he's just a student. It will be alright.
Miku nodded while answering, "Do you need anything regarding the course?"
Piko lowered his hand, then raised one of his eyebrows slightly. "I want a consultation for my music career. I want to talk in private," he said then raised a corner of his lips, giving a vibe that 180 degrees different from the cold vibe Miku felt before
Crap … will my career end here?
"Ah … ye-yes… you may come…."
"Thank you, sensei."
Holding her breath, she went out of the classroom to another class. She sighed when she stepped out from class 2G. Collecting all of her senses, she shook her head and breathed in and out calmly. When she was on the way to class 3D, she stopped when she heard a violin play.
The play was really calm, beautiful, dan enchanting. The sound came from the music room. Maybe, another class used the room. When she passed the music room, she tiptoed to look at the violinist. From the window, she caught a glimpse of a teal haired student playing the violin.
At that moment, a flash of memories of a violinist wearing a black suit crossed in her mind. One thing she knew was that the students played his piece perfectly. It was like that student was the composer.
She could only say that the student play was perfect.
Beautiful.
When she heard a figure peeking from the window, she suppressed her desire to see the mysterious violinist then went to class 3D.
"How was your first day?" Meiko asked.
Miku hummed for a second then looked at her senior. "I think it was okay. Nothing special-" she closed her mouth when the mysterious violinist came to her mind.
"Meiko-san," Miku called her senior, who just finished preparing to go home. The school had already ended fifteen minutes ago, and Meiko was fast enough to prepare herself to go home right away.
Meiko glanced at Miku while standing up from her seat. "What's wrong?"
"Do our school has students who are violinist?"
Meiko hummed them nodded. "As far as I know, we have some brilliant violinists in this school," she answered, then averted her gaze. She was silent for a moment. Then she locked her eyes on Miku. "But ... I don't know the detail. If you asked me some swimmer athletes, I'd give you the names hehe since I'm the supervisor of the club."
"Ah … okay…"
"What's wrong?"
Miku shook her head. "Nothing." If Meiko knew no idea of musicians in this school, it was pointless to ask her about the teal-haired student who played the violin beautifully.
Meiko waved her hand. "Then, I'm o- Wack!" But then she stopped right away with rounded eyes. "Do-do you need something, Utatane?!" she asked someone who was standing behind Miku,
Hearing Utatane's name being pronounced, Miku's body tightened, and her blood ran cold. She turned her head to Piko then smiled at him. "Ah, you're here, Utatane-kun."
Piko looked at Meiko then smiled. "Sakine-sensei, do you want to go back home at a time like this?"
Meiko's face tightened. "Ahahahaha," she laughed awkwardly. "Yes, yes, I have some appointment outside school."
The students' president smiled devilishly. "Oh, I thought you're going to a blind date again. Oh, actually, if you want to go blind date again, please go home first, wear a pretty dress, and choose a place where our students might not see you. If you show some public display of affection, it'll turn bad if students from our school caught you red-handed again. Of course, I would be bad for school reputation, right?"
At that moment, Miku held her breath as laughs nearly escaped her lungs. She glanced at her senior, who sweated.
Meiko gulped then laughed awkwardly. "Hahaha… what a considerate school president you are. You don't have to worry about me. But, thanks for the advice," she said with an awkward smile. "I'm off first."
After Meiko left, Miku knew that she needed to be careful with a young man named Utatane Piko.
"Sensei," he called.
"A-ye-yes?"
"Can we go somewhere private?
To be continued