theme: beginning, piece
pairing: shouko fuyuumi x keiichi shimizu
rating: K
genre: friendship/ slight romance
summary: In that afternoon, their friendship began.
Scenario #2
"Shimizu-kun." A gentle, timorous voice was calling above him. "Shimizu-kun."
Shimizu Keiichi's eyelids fluttered open, finding himself staring back at a pair of concerned, magenta eyes. It was Fuyuumi Shouko's calm features that greeted him, her affectionate fingers caressing his curly, platinum blond mane. Beneath him, he became aware of a softness cushioning his head and realized it was her thigh he was resting on.
This is nice, he thought with a sigh, revelling in her body warmth. Fuyuumi was a comfortable companion with her mellow voice and timid guise that could no way intimidate him. There was also her delicate melody to consider that harmonized with her personality, pleasant to the ears and tranquil to the senses.
I want to hear it.
She felt him shift and Shouko quickly released her hold on his hair. Keiichi slowly raised himself, sitting with one leg up. Rubbing the blemishes in his eyes, he turned to face Fuyuumi with heavy-lidded eyes, a soft smile curving his lips.
"Could you play for me?"
Her eyes widened a fraction before nodding hesitantly and reaching out for her clarinet. She began a melodious tune; her fingers skilfully gliding on the clarinet aperture. He rested his back on the rooftop's wall as he listened, engulfed by the euphonious she created.
No sooner did her song end when sleepiness seized him. His head fell on her shoulder mid-play, surprising Shouko who had planned on asking him about her progress. But upon noticing his serene countenance, she loosened her grip on her instrument and set it down carefully. Tilting her head, she observed the sleeping figure beside her and allowed a smile to grace her lips.
It was several hours later that they realized they had slept the afternoon away, together under the shade of the rooftop in that peaceful day.