Hey...I'm sorry for not updating in such a long time! I've been slacking off at everything and anything...but this idea came to me when I was practicing piano (I have to take an exam in August).
Enjoy and tell me if I should continue or not! Or else I might delete it...
Ukyou-Taisuke
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My Work of Art
Her fingers moved along quickly and skillfully across the keys of the black, elegant piano. The melody was soothing and calm, replenishing the listeners' negative feelings. She bit the inside of her lip as she accidentally played a wrong note when she crossed her hands over. But no one noticed.
One man, no younger than 30 years, stood at the side with his eyes closed. He flinched at the sound of the wrong note. He snapped his head up and glared at the piano player, who was concentrating as hard as she could not to make any more careless mistakes.
And as the song came to an end, the audience applauded loudly. The girl stood up and bowed, causing the uproar to become louder. She smiled and headed off the stage to her teacher, who was frowning and giving her disapproving looks.
She closed her eyes, more than ready with what she knew she had to deal with.
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"Kurashima-san! Sorry I couldn't make it yesterday!"
Kurashima Maya turned around and smiled at her classmate, Momoshiro Takeshi. He caught up with her and panted heavily before standing up straight and asking, "How'd you do?"
She fidgeted nervously with her fingers. "Well," she began, but someone interrupted her.
"Maya-chan!"
Maya paused at the sound of her name, and her best friend, Tsunoki Yuuka popped in front of her. Her eyes were sparkling with laughter. "You were amazing yesterday! I've never heard you play that good before!"
Maya twisted her lips in a mock frown. "How rude!"
The threesome laughed, and Maya caught sight of Kawamura Takashi, her childhood friend. His father always took care of Maya when her own father wasn't able to, and Maya and Takashi would chat together. She was always there with him, from karate lessons to tennis practice.
"Maya-chan...What're you staring at?" Yuuka stuck her head in front of Maya and looked in the direction she was looking in. She smirked. "Kawamura-senpai, huh?" Yuuka nudged her friend with her elbow, grinning.
Momoshiro widened his eyes at Yuuka's statement. "Kurashima-san! You like Taka-san?"
Maya shook her head furiously and looked down. "No!" she squeaked. Her face was hidden by her shoulder-length hair. But if she were to lift her face, she knew that it would be flaming red.
Momoshiro patted her on the back. "Denial, denial!" he sang, laughing so hard that he was clutching his stomach.
Yuuka joined in with the laughter. "Now, now, Momoshiro-kun! Don't tease her like that!"
Maya stared at her two friends in utter horror. "Hah! Look who's talking, Yuuka!"
"Maya-chan!" another call interrupted the moment.
"Takashi-kun," she acknowledged, fully aware of Momo and Yuuka's snickers from behind her.
"Your father said he'd be coming home late, so you're staying at our place until then, ok?" Kawamura said, his tennis bag slung casually over his shoulder.
She nodded. "Otou-san also mentioned something like that last night..."
He smiled. "I have tennis practice, so you have the choice to go back the shop without me, or wait until I finish. Find me during lunch and tell me your decision." He raised a hand in the air. "Ja!" He ran off.
Maya waved back, and then turned around to face the still snickering pair. She smiled evilly. "Oh, and if I didn't know any better, I would've guessed that you two were together already!"
The two flushed bright red and pounced on her. "Maya/Maya-chan!"
She merely giggled and ran to class.
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Maya was staring at her fingers the whole time during classes. Just because of one mistake on the piano. One simple mistake. Her fingers were all pink-red coloured because of her teacher. He was a perfectionist in every single thing he did.
"Kurashima-san. Are you listening?"
Maya looked, up, startled. She answered truthfully, "No..."
"Well, could you please pay attention to the class?"
I'll try...she thought. "Hai..."
The teacher walked away and began talking again. Maya looked back at her fingers. She could feel Momo and Yuuka's stares on her, and she squirmed uncomfortably.
The bell rang suddenly, and Maya was the first to stand. She gathered her books quickly and tried to go out the door, but Momo put a hand on her shoulder.
"It's not like you to space out during classes, Kurashima-san."
Yuuka stood beside him with her hands on her hips. "Maya-chan, tell us what's bothering you!"
She turned away from them. "Later, ok? I just need time." She looked up again and saw the two practically shoving their faces into hers. She moved away from them. "And space!" she added hurriedly.
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"So, are you staying for tennis practice?" Kawamura rubbed his head sheepishly.
Maya bowed. "If that's ok..."
He looked at her awkwardly and stuttered, "Y-you don't have to be so formal around me..."
As the two were talking, Yuuka and Momo were sitting with the regulars, chatting casually.
Fuji looked around. "Why do I feel like someone's missing?"
"Taka-san's over there with Ma-chan, Fujiko, nya!" Eiji replied, jumping around the table.
"No...I feel like there's someone else missing."
Oishi stood up and counted the surrounding people. "Kaidoh...Fuji...Tezuka...Eiji...Momo... Echizen...Inu – That's right! Inui's not here!" He went into a panicking frenzy. "He could be lost, or he could've drowned himself in his own data..."
"Oishi, I'm fine." Inui walked over, holding his green notebook.
Yuuka whispered to Momo, "Who drowns themselves in their own data, anyway?" And they snickered together.
Eiji jumped on the table. "Inui, what were you doing, nya? You usually don't come this late."
Inui frowned. "All of you went to see Kurashima-san's piano recital yesterday, right?"
"I couldn't go. My mother ordered me to stay home and look after my sisters..." Momo explained.
"Ah. Anyway, I realized today that she's been acting weird. Have any of you noticed?"
Yuuka, Momo, and Kaidoh raised their hands.
"She was daydreaming in class today. The almost never happens without a good reason." Yuuka proclaimed, a serious look on her face.
"She looked a bit nervous when I asked her about the recital this morning." Momoshiro said.
"She kept staring at her fingers." Kaidoh mumbled.
Inui pushed his glasses up. "I see... Well, I've found out why she's been acting weird. I did a little extra research, you see."
They looked at him expectantly.
"Well, the truth is..."
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And I'll stop there! I'm sorry for starting a new story when I'm still not done my other PoT story...But I just had to write this!
Review!
Ukyou-Taisuke