Chapter 5
"Hey.. Kira-kun.. your class is going to be in charge of all the stages performances,right?"
"Hmm.. yes we are.. for the festival",said the blonde boy as he shrugged his shoulders
"Do you have any talent show contest or hidden talent show or even intermission show during your play? "
The blonde then turned his torso facing his friend standing right next to him as the strawberry blonde girl rests her back against the school rooftop railing, enjoying the breezes softly blowing her curly hair.
"Hmm.. Yes we do have that sort of show after our play ended."
"Hee.. i see.. ", the girl nodded understandingly.
"And... why are you asking me this, suddenly?", Kira started to narrow his eyes, knowing that his friend always come up with some crazy stuffs.
"oi.. why are you even asking", said Rangiku as she flipped her hair,"of course because I need your help, right~"
Kira then let out a exasperated sigh, well, it was not the first time right?
"Kay.. what do you want to do then? Do you want to do a performance or something?"
"Hai, Kira-kun! A performance, but not me~ its Momo-chwan~~"
Right when she finally show her true motives, she turned her body to face him fully.
"I bet you plan it out without her agreement",he finally let out a laugh at her crazy idea, "and exactly why should she perform?"
"Well, she doesn't need to know, besides she often 'practicing', you know, plucking her guitar string every night?", the glint of mischieve now fully shown in her eyes.
"Sometimes you are that evil, Matsumoto-san"
"I know", she laughed," but she got that talent, you know, i bet the only people who know she can sing are just us and that Hitsugaya bastard and whoever close to her, it was such a waste of talent, right?"
"I bet for 1000 yen that, that was not your true intention"
At this sudden accusation, she burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha! Kira-kun you are truly the great Matsumoto's best bud" , she said as she hold her tummy from her excessive laughing,"My true motive is... I just wanted to let her be hooked up with some guys, you know, maybe some guys will noticed her and be like... Oh Gosh I've never seen this cute chick and what good voice she got and what is her name and from which class and so on and on and ta-da she will be asked out for good! Clap-clap for my idea and of course me!" Then she did the 90 degree bow as if achieving an award.
The blonde boy chuckled at her ridiculous idea, "Well, but the main focus is to made Hinamori-chan stand out right?"
"Yessss!"
"Alright I'm in! I will take care of all the perform application for her and you.. take care of her"
"Nice!"
As the cue that they must end the conversation, the bell rung.
"Kay, let's go back now, Hinamori-chan must be waiting for us.."
As the two friends head to their respective classroom , they bumped into their said petite girl.
"Wow.. speaking of the devv-accck! Matsumoto-san! what was that for!" the poor guy then rubbed the back of his head that was suddenly hit.
"Kira-kun.. dev what? why did i smell trouble...",the petite girl started to narrow her eyes sensing something fishy around.
"Hinamori-kun... we are talking about.." stuttered the blonde boy with his eyes throwing some help signal to his friend, " about..."
"DEE-Devious maids! araaaa.. Kira-kun you don't have to be shy for watching the show !"
"ahhh! so that was what you guys are discussing!", the girl clasped her hands understanding the situation, "well, Kira-kun you don't need to be shy~ Shiro-chan sometimes watch them too! Remenber last week show when... then...so... but... it..."
As Hinamori continued to blabber about God knows what she was talking, the two friends wipe away the imaginary sweat formed from stress.
"Kira-kun! if this plan is ruined, i will cook you!"
"o-okay"
"We are lucky that she is so thick.."
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"Okay class! time's up! submit your paper!" , said Takaya-sensei ending the long tedious test, "you are dismissed"
The screeching sound of the moving desks and chairs filled the classrooms, the students are very much eager to leave the classroom.
Hinamori Momo was one of the few students who stayed focused till the last of the test.
"So.. So this is.. hmm.. hmm..", as she wrote down her essays down.
Matsumoto Rangiku who has obviously handed her paper, walked to where her friend's desk is ,"Momo-chan give already! give up~lets go home! home! home! home! home!"
"Ran-san shut ittttt!", Hinamori started to get irked,"I wanna home too, so shut up-"
"Class, submit the rest of the papers, now!"
"Ran-san!"
The said name has already nowhere to be seen...
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"Oh, come on, Momo-chan stop pouting~ its not like that 15 sec is a big of matter"
The trio is now reunited in front of the shoe lockers, exchanging their indoor shoes with regular shoes.
"Hinamori-san its not the first time right.. so just let it pass, no", said the blonde boy,trying to settle things down between his two friends, again
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"It is Kira-kun, It is, especially when you could finish the last sentences of that damn essay!",
The petite girl was too focused in her nag and rants that she didn't realize that her two friends that walked behind her had started their so called business.
"Matsumoto-san, here is the performance application form that she, or rather you, must fill", Kira handed the empty application form to the strawberry-blonde woman beside him which she eagerly accept.
"Let me see!", she then scanned throughout the content,"name check, class check, performance is singing hmm..hmm.. got everything under control.. hmm... sign! I need to copy her signature!"
Before Hinamori Momo realized what she had been missing, Matsumoto insert the paper inside her bag immediately.
"Haii.. haiii... haiii Momo-chwann.. then would you want a treat to a nice parfait cafe~?"
The said girl finally stop her nag to properly face her friend's face , pouting,"Do you think I am a kid, giving me ice cream so I would stop ranting?"
The taller girl then burst out laughing,"Dear..., its a yay or nay?"
Hinamori stood still, contemplating whether to agree or or disagree Matsumoto's offer as her pride wont let her agreeing too soon.
"Oh come on, Momo-chan its only the three of us, so forget about your pride~" , as if she could read her mind.
"yay...", Hinamori finally agreed to the request.
"Thats it!" , Rangiku and Kira again laugh at her cute behaviour, "I knew you cant resist a sweet dessert in these super hot summer! then, what are we waiting for ?! lets go!"
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The bell behind the café door was chiming lightly as the trio entered the café. The attempting aroma of waffle, cinnamon, maple syrup and everything sweet entered their nostrils, enough to make them gulp their saliva down.
Eagerly, the trio scanned through the room searching for a nice empty spot to gulp down the food. They finally find a small spot near the window, perfect place for a small number people.
Noticing that the guest had been nicely seated, the waiter approached them and handed the menu books. Taking a small note and pen from his pocket, the waiter waited patiently for the guests' food order.
"I would like cinnamon pretzel with chocolate topping, please", said the petite girl with eyes still glued to the menu, "What about you guys?"
"hmm.. I would like waffle with double cheese, please" , the blonde ordered politely.
"Then I am going to order waffle with double chocolate fillings, put some ketchup and soy sauce inside too! and dont forget to put a lot of nori sprinkle on top!"
As she spoke, both Hinamori and Kira threw a disgusted look at each other.
"hey hey Ran-san, you will make the waiter confused! besides there no such menu"
"Pay no heed to the menu Momo-chwan~", Rangiku winked her eye, "this café is owned by my aunt and it was not the first time I enter this place and ordered my special food, right Hi..to..mi.. san?!" said the girl as she read the waiter's name tag.
"Yes", said the unfazed waiter that had been standing there all along,"please, wait till for another 15 minutes", he calmly said as he walked away.
The café was pleasant, with see through glass window everywhere, adorned with artificial green plants everywhere giving a really nice and fresh environment. The interrior was mainly of wood coloured furnitures giving a modern and minimalist vibes, further enchanced by a professional looking waiter and waitress and the barista, dressed in white shirt, black pants, black vests, black bowtie, and a pair of black panthofel.
"woow never know that your aunt own this cool place..."
"ohohoho, there's more surprise from Matsumoto Rangiku-sama!" with a laugh similar to a gossiping neighbourhood aunt.
"hai hai hai ojou-sama~you know, this place could be our reference to our cultural festival café, right?"
" Yes ! Of course ! The other day I even dragged Suzuki-kun and Risa-san to survey here"
The conversation was cut by the waiter coming to their tables, bringing them their orders. The waiter calmly served them according to their individual order. After the food is right in front of them , the hungry trio wasted no time in grabbing their spoon.
" Itadakimasu !" (translate : Thanks for the food)
"Oh right, i forgot, I am now interested in something more important~", she was back in her usual goofy self.
"and... what stuff is so interesting?"
"It will be a surprise for you, and the rest of the school population!", she, then laugh with a somewhat absurd expression.
"Matsumoto-san, control your expression, please", the blonde boy reminded her.
Clearing her throat, she went back to face both of her friend,"okay,hey, Momo-chan can I come to your house later?"
"Well, of course you may, for what purpose?"
"I want you to help me with my music assignment, please help me I cant stand looking at those bean-sprout character in my music book!"
"Bean-sprout? ah.. do you mean the music partiture?", Kira corrected her.
"Yes yes yes whatever name it is, Can you please help me, like pleaseeee?"
"okay, besides I have finished my assignment..."
"Nice! I meet you at 7, kay?", the bigger girl hugged the smaller girl, suffocating her in the process.
"mmfhhh! reheese mmfhh meee!"
"Matsumoto-san, have some mercy please..."
"oh right!",she finally let go the poor girl from her iron hug.
"For a brief second, i think i saw my life time memories...", the petite girl heaved a deep and loud sigh as if she was saved from death.
"Ya! I never meant to kill you!", she jokingly added.
"By the way, guys, its time for my part time job", Hinamori grabbed her school bags, waved goodbye to her best friends and rushed to the café exit door.
Once the petite girl was out of sight, the duo begin their secret business together.
"Hey.. Matsumoto-san I need her sign for the form, can you manage to get it?"
"Don't worry Kira-kun~~ remember when i said that i will come to her house later?"
Raising his brow in confusion, he replied ,"Yes... but that was for your assignment, wasn't it? I knew you are being honest in this because you are failing in the music class.."
"Well yes I am going to ask for her help.. yea literally asking her to do my work," shrugged the girl nonchalantly ,"At the same time, I will ask for her sign, then i will copy them and then i will hand the form to you and then hohohoho someone cool will ask her out !"
"Matsumoto-san continue your imagination and fantasies and fairy tale and whatever sort, but as long as someone might be interested in her as you predicted and let her forget Hitsugaya-kun for good, then I'm in!"
Upon hearing him voicing his thought, she stood up from her seat, walked towards the boy and grabbed him by his neck, forcing the boy to stood up as well. Still smirking she said,"That is, super coooooool!"
"hai.. hai.. Matsumoto-san... can you let go of me now..."
Pretending not to hear a word from him,she continued to drag him towards the exit door,"Yosh! I got all fueled! lets go shopping!"
The poor blonde boy can only cry inside of his heart.
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"Everyone! Thank you for the hard work! Rest well!"
"Hai!"
Soon after the work dismissal announcement, Hinamori Momo headed straight to the changing room, taking off her working uniform and changed back to her school uniform. Without any delay, she headed out from the room, saying couple of goodbye to her co-workers as she walked her way out of the restaurant. She took a local bus which will take her to her living district.
Within 5 minutes, she has already arrived to her living area. Walked past 3 blocks, and she was safely arrived, found her best friend already waiting for her.
"My... Ran-san I totally forgot that you are here..."
" Yeah maybe someday you will forget my face", she remarked sarcastically.
"Oh come on.. everybody tends to forget things, right", the petite girl replied as she insert the key to the keyhole, unlocking the door, "Lets go inside, make yourself at home~"
"Well I will~"
Both girls went inside of the house and closing the door behind them.
"Wait inside of my room, I will take a real quick shower"
"oukayyy~"
As soon as Hinamori left her for shower, she immediately went upstairs to the girl's room making the least noise as possible. Once she opened the girl's room, a sweet scent of peach that was uniquely Momo's fill her olfactory sense.
Gosh, she sure lived up her name, heh, nevermind, where the heck I can find her signature ?!
Matsumoto Rangiku's gaze fall to a wooden desk which contain most of Hinamori's school supplies. She started scanned through the neatly arranged books, searching for the most likely book that may contain her signature.
"where where where... "
"where is what Ran-san?"
"Oh crap! You almost gave me a heart attack!", Matsumoto yelped and making the girl laugh at her terror-striked face.
"Okay then.. what are you searching for then?"
"well.. of course.. your music book! what else could it be?",silently thanking her acting talent.
"Oh, I placed my assignment there~", she replied cheerily, she was showing no hint of suspicion.
To avoid suspicion, Matsumoto took Hinamori's book, pretending to be interested to the project.
"Wow you are really... passionate about your work,huh?" she uttered rather akwardly whilst pretending to read her book and closing it right after she scanned through it.
"Ya! Momo-chan could you just do my work, please? I really really really very much doesnt understand music, and I would not taking any music class in university, so pleaseeeee..." with the best pleading eyes she could ever muster.
"Well... I coul-"
"Please...",she pleaded with slight demand in her voice,"I will treat you a nice dessert for this ~?"
"Fine! fine!" , Hinamori finally fell for the dessert things. "Just leave your work here, I will do it, just dont forget your promise!"
"Yattaaa!"
Hinamori then started doing her friend's work on her desk, leaving Matsumoto to roam freely inside her room. Matsumoto then took the brown guitar that is leaned towards a desk beside Hinamori neatly arranged bed. Matsumoto then picked up the guitar, sitting herself in her friend's bed and strumming all its strings continuosly.
"Ran-sannnn, be quiet, I'm trying to do your work here!", she stated, slightly annoyed.
"Say, Momo-chan.. are you going for university next year?"
"Well... I dont know... Although I really want it, I cannot ask my mom to work harder for my sake"
"There is always scholarship Momo-chan"
"Yeah I know.. but you know that I am not a genius like shiro-chan, well... whatever meant to be, then it will happen", she said shrugging her shoulder off, "Done!"
"That was fast! Hey, Momo-chan its been a long time since I heard you sing, heeey sing for Matsumoto Rangiku private concert!"
Hinamori laughed and took the guitar which was on her friend's possesion. Adjusting some strings and started plucking them, testing them before she plays her song. Clearing her throat, she immediately positioned her left hand finger whilst her right hand finger plucking the guitar strings slowly. Closing her eyes she started slowly but surely.
Love has come...
But you say you're leaving
I waited for you
But you say I can't see you anymore
Always like a fool
The flowing tears tell me
Goodbye now, goodbye
It was only a part of her song, but it conveyed just how much talented she is. Emotional. She might not be the best singer in town but she possessed such color that uniquely hers only.
"Oh My Gosh! You are great as always!", She hugged her petite friend tightly."Talented as ever!"
She giggled sheepishly,"Thanks Ran-san.. so, hows my song, is it good? I have just finished creating it?"
"Sure.. Though the lyrics remind me a lot of someone..", she sighed as if she was thinking something so intricate.
"Am I that obvious?", she sheepishly rubbed her oh-not-so itchy head.
"Yesss"
"Say Hinamori-chan, if somehow you got famous.. what will your autograph be? Can I get one before you really got famous?", the wavy haired girl acted as normal as ever.
"Really, I haven't though of one!", she innocently laughed it off." It would be plain impossible though"
"But it was not entirely impossible though, it was only an autograph, wasn't it?" Rangiku Matsumoto wasted to time, she grab the pen and paper before the petite girl changed her mind.
Without any suspicion, Momo started to draw the signature into the paper,"I never practiced any fancy autograph yet"
"Then now is your time! Can i see your normal sign? Sign it here!" she pointed the available blank space on the paper.
"Just what is this?", Hinamori pouted, not realizing the nervousity level of her friend.
"What .. You might get famous one day so I.. I am.. I am helping you to find such fancy autograph", she laughed awkwardly, " You know what, we should start with your normal sign first before we start decorating it!"
"Hmm.. Okay! No harm in doing it right..." , Hinamori started doodling her own sign , not aware of her friend smiling devilishly beside her.
"Nice!"
Matsumoto Rangiku, having now accomplish her goal, she took her phone right away and feigning some shocked expression.
"What ... the hell..."
"What happen Ran-san? Is everything alright!"
"Of course not! Something urgent come up, I should hurry up home.."
"Is something crucial happen? Are you alright?!", the panic-stricked Hinamori is a laughable scene for Rangiku Matsumoto but she tried not to laugh at it.
"No no... dont worry it happen sometimes.. my new maid did something so careless.. again.. so I must settle things down. Dont worry", she smiled reassuringly at her, "So where's my music work?"
"I put it on my desk.. wait.. I'll take it for you...", she offered as she stood up and walked towards her desk.
In the mean time, the other girl quickly snatched the paper containing Hinamori's sign and inserted them to her bag.
"Here you go.." as she handed Rangiku's book, "I hope its not something serious.."
"Dont worry so much Momo-chan! There nothing Matsumoto Rangiku cant handle!", she winked at her to assure her once more
"Oukay..." Hinamori sighed in defeat.
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Days toward the cultural festival was approaching faster that eveyone had expected. Then, it was less than a week to prepare everything. Luckily for the students, the senseis were kind enough to give them a week free from schooling activities. The students from each classes were busy preparing for their choosen themes. The seniors were even more pumped for this year festival, as this would be their last school festival memory before they graduate.
This was also the case in among Hinamori Momo's classmates, they do their best in everything - making their own butler costumes, experimenting the best recipes, preparing the furnitures , even they had a mock trials on how it should be done at the day of festival later.
Hinamori, herself was in charge in making the café signboard. While she was in her middle of putting red roses around the board, she was unexpectedly called by someone she barely knew.
"Hinamori Momo-san? Can I have your time please?"
"... yes...",with her mouth slightly agape from confusion, but closed it immediately, quite realizing that her look must be priceless just now.
Noticing her facial expression, the golden haired boy smiled kindly at her ," Sorry to surprise you, I am Kobayakawa Shouyou from class 3, would you please follow me to the auditorium? There will be a briefing to the show soon."
"Ah.. you are from Kira-kun class ! I'm sorry I had a hard time remembering people's faces.. ", She sheepishly admitted and standing up from her previously sitting position and dusting her skirt before following the boy to the destination.
" Really? you never see my face? I always saw you often when you came to my class to pick Izuru-kun for lunch?", he chuckled lightly. ,"Anyway, we must hurry or you might miss the briefing section."
"Wait a moment please, just what briefing are you talking about?", She asked curiously ," If it about the festival, dont you think that my class' iinchou (translate: classleader) is the one who guys should be talking to instead?"
"But it was written your name though, and you even signed it"
"Sign what? my name in where? just what are yoy talking about ?",the bizzared expression latched to her face.
"Hinamori-san, Its the talent show we are talking about", he nonchalantly answered her curiosity
Before she knew, her feet had successfully brought her to the school auditorium hall where she saw a few students who were probably in the same situation as her. Once she was comfortably seated, someone she recognize as Ryouhei Tomoko, class 3-3 iinchou, speaks through the standing microphone on the stage .
"Thank you guys for your participation towards the school festivals, now I am going to brief the regulations and please listen carefully"
The iinchou of class 3-3 , briefed everything down clear and eloquently. But Hinamori just could not let herself concentrate to what she said because she, in the first place doesn't know why she was even here!
After the longest 5 minutes of Hinamori's life, the strict and stiff Tomoko-san adjust her spectacles position " I hope my explanation was clear enough to you guys, please do your respective training in your own. The Last Rehearsal will be done before the festival and you guys should be there to rehearse everything ! Do you understand !? I want a nice , clean , neat and perfect run down !"
"H- H- Hai! Senpai!", they responded, almost too quickly to the terror.
"You are dismissed!"
With that said, the students inside the hall went off back to their classes. The only people left would be the class 3-3 drama representatives and of course Hinamori.
The bewildered girl approched the boy who escorted her to the hall silently , " Ne, Kobayakawa-kun, will you... please tell me... what on earth is happening like 10 minutes ago?"
The said boy merely smiled amusingly at her," It was about the talent show Hinamori-san! hey... don't tell me you sit there all those time, listening to her lectures and not having any idea ?"
Hinamori shaked her head cluelessly.
The boy chuckled turned into a laugh, making the girl blushed slightly. " Ne.. Hinamori-san is really interesting! Why dont you ask Kira-kun.. ahh There he is! Kiraaaa!"
Kobayakawa called out his name whilst gesturing his hand, beckoning him.
" Then, Hinamori - san you can ask him all your question! I have to help with the background!", He patted her head fondly leaving a slightly shocked Hinamori.
"Oi Shou-kun, what are you calling me f-"
"Ahem hem hem", the petite girl intentionally coughed, " Ah Kira-kun I think you owe me some explaination? What is this?"
" Ara.. Hinamori-san, What a good day..?!", His nervousity level is making his sweat went crazy.
"Indeed.. Itisagooddaytoexplainme whatisthistalentshoworwhateveristhis!"
"Maa.. maa.. please calm down! Okay I will explain to you.. ne?" He smiled as best as he can to calm her down, " Actually..."
For the next 5 minutes, it was spent on him explaining the whole situation and of course of their ridiculous reasoning which not at all accepted by the petite girl.
She knew how much she enjoy music but performing is a big no!
"Ne... Kira-kun..", she stared at him with her big doe shimmering eyes and with the most innocent look she could muster, " Could you please cancel my show, yes, you can, will you?"
" Ara.. Hinamori-kun, didnt I tell you that I won't fall to this ? Besides, look at Tomoko-san, can you really say a big no to her? She will slap you and slap you again and kick you and dump you, so I.. must get back to work!"
The blonde boy ran away leaving the poor girl with such a priceless look behind.
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Hello Guys I'm terribly sorry for the delay but this is the new chapter!
I know you guys will be mad at me but I will give the next chapter extra earlier!
I want to say thanks to the reviews that support me, I am so happy that you guys love my fic! I still have many flaws tho, so please give me your opinion ! but no flames, nobody would want to see some wild comment that doesnt even show appreciation to your hardwork! Critics also welcomed here! tee-hee!
(Disclaimer : I dont Own Bleach
nor the song hello-goodbye by Hyorin )
Another Kpop song lol, but i am not a hardcore fans so no worries, I just enjoy good music and I happen to found this song and the meaningful lyrics inside
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