The Melody of Logic

Michiyo Ichimaru

VII. Dance, Dance

Apollo had this ongoing battle with music… Thanks to Klavier, he was always losing.

Dance Dance Revolution was no exception to this rule. Trucy insisted that they could all compete, just for fun. But Apollo had the feeling that this wasn't just going to be any competition. First he watched Phoenix fail, as he was utterly humiliated by Trucy. Mr. Wright may have been the one person who had less luck with music than he did. And since it was his daughter… he'd never hear the end of it.

But of all the unfairness, he had to compete with the ROCK STAR?! Groaning, he had to admit that he never stood a chance… And, to be honest… seven years after Trucy let her father live it down, Klavier would STILL be picking on him about it. He'd say, "Herr Forehead's timing is as off as his logic…" Or something like that…

If that wasn't enough of a sign, Apollo almost died when he saw the song Trucy picked, with a huge grin on her face. "Look! Its fate, isn't it…!" She giggled, pointing at the screen. Klavier laughed and shook his head.

"Not fate… German. It means 'Piano', Fraulein." Klavier said, smiling even wider. "I rather like this song. Are you ready to rock, Herr Forehead? I'm not going easy on you, here. Unlike court, there aren't any consequences, ja?"

Apollo gulped and nodded. "As ready as I'll ever be…"

He hadn't expected the tame sounds that came out. For a moment, he thought he could do this… the arrows weren't enough the throw him off, although he wasn't exactly the most coordinated person. But then, there was a sudden change in the music. The bass increased two-fold and he almost tripped over his own feet.

Listening closer, he noticed that, over the sound of the heavy banging of drums and thick guitars, he could hear Klavier singing along and still never missing a beat. The only thing he could make out was the one word the prosecutor taught them… Klavier, meaning 'piano'.

Hearing him sing, he wondered what it really meant, because it sounded strangely sexy coming from the rock star next to him. Without even trying, Klavier had gotten himself a captive audience of one…

Dort am Klavier
lauschte ich ihr
und wenn ihr Spiel begann
hielt ich den Atem an

And music was his downfall again. Only this time, literally…

Getting distracted and trying to follow complex jumping patterns on a small dance mat at the same time doesn't work, Apollo realized. Klavier caught him under the arm and pulled him up a little bit, letting him catch the wide smirk on his face as he sang the last lines softly into Apollo's ear, so kindly translated into English…

There, at the piano
She listened to me
And when my performance began
She held her breath

"Maybe you should pay more attention to the cues next time, ja?" Klavier chuckled, helping him steady himself on his own two feet again. Apollo blushed. How was he supposed to explain the terrible absent-mindedness that caused this mess?

Trucy jumped off the couch and scampered over to them with a huge grin on her face. Avoiding being discrete at all, she winked at Apollo. "Didn't 'cha know? Polly was too busy listening to the piano."