Chapter 4... Thanks for the reviews NeKo Meow! xD You're the reason why I kept on updating LOL
And here's chapter 4, ENJOY!
Magnet
Chapter 4
~Yuu's POV~
I had explained to Kahoko and Len about why I was at Seiso University. "I was asked to teach here because the music theory teacher was taking a leave for a month because of his mother's illness. The director knew who I was and asked if I can teach, I agreed since I was bored staying at Vienna without doing anything", I explained.
Len and Kahoko kept on staring at me, the rest of the class did the same. "What I don't get is why you of all people in Japan… of all people in the world, I mean, you're just sixteen", Len said.
"I already had my master's degree and my PhD degree; I guess that's what made the director ask me. The director said he knew me by name, nothing more", I said turning my back at them.
"You had WHAT?", Len asked surprised.
I turned back at him and said, "If you can't understand, leave, I have a class to handle. I'll explain everything later". I turned Len and made him face the way towards out of the room and pushed him.
"But…"
"Later". I shut the door closed and faced everyone inside the room. "Open your books on page 98 and please read it", I told everyone. They didn't move so I said, "If everyone wouldn't want to move, I'll just call another teacher to teach this subject… maybe Mr. Tan?". After saying that they all moved, taking their book and started reading.
I sat down on the empty chair near the door and heard someone. "Mr. Tan?", "He's one of the strictest teachers here, he's scary", they whispered. "I rather have a kid as our teacher than him", the delinquent like student said then resumed reading.
At lunch break I met Kahoko outside the music theory room. She left after the first session to go to her next subject. "Hey Yuu", Kahoko greeted, I nodded in response. "Eating lunch?", she asked, I nodded again.
She led me to the cafeteria. we both bought food and looked for a table. After finding one, we sat and ate our lunch silently. I wonder why she waited for me outside the music theory room. I looked at her and saw her nibbling on the sandwich she had bought. Len is good at picking a girl. He had picked a beautiful red head violinist.
"What do you think of brother?", I asked.
Kahoko looked at me and gave a thought to my question. She answered, "Hmm… I think of him as a good friend, I mean, he's so kind to give time to help me learn the violin when we were in high school, I'm glad to be taught by him".
"Is there more?", I asked.
"Well… he was the person who introduced the beauty of music… of the violin, so he's my inspiration to keep on playing the violin… why are you asking?", Kahoko asked now aware why I was asking.
"Just to know Len more from your perspective", I answered calmly. Actually, I'm asking her to know whether she has feelings for Len or not. If she did, everything will make it much easier. "Did he play for you?", I asked.
Kahoko shook her head, "No".
"How did he introduce you to the violin?"
Kahoko laughed and said, "I was walking around the school then I heard someone playing the violin, I listened outside the window where Tsukimori was practicing. I loved his Ave Maria. It was beautiful, after that, I decided to play Ave Maria too. Ave Maria was the first song I played on the violin. And somehow he became the person who introduced me the beauty of music, I didn't want to play the violin or join the competition before but after hearing him, I started to like the violin".
What a good encounter they had. I remembered Len's memories back when he was in high school. He saw Kahoko standing outside the window listening to him practice, he didn't like people watching him practice, Kahoko said something about his playing the violin and somehow he felt happy at her comment. After a few minutes he had gotten cold to Kahoko after hearing Kahoko's Ave Maria, saying that they had nothing to talk about. How cold of him, it can't be helped since he didn't know what he felt for Kahoko back then, but it was a good encounter for the both of them. I guess I can fill their story by having Len's memories and asking Kahoko's point of view.
"A violin romance", I said out loud, making Kahoko look at me.
"Do you know the story?", Kahoko asked.
I looked at her, I answered, "No"
"Umm… during the competition, it was one of the stories that had been told around the campus, it happens every twenty five years, they say. The story started in a competition, there were two violinists who are in love but they were supposed to be rivals because of the competition, and then there's a fairy that helped them both. But there wasn't any romance that happened at our time", Kahoko sounded disappointed.
I had thought of the story that she just told me. "Did a fairy show up?", I asked, it is possible. I'm a supernatural being and maybe there are others.
Kahoko looked surprised and had stopped chewing her food. Does that mean there was? Most people would react like, 'that's ridiculous' or 'of course not, fairies aren't real after all'. "Silence means yes", I said.
Kahoko gulped in her food and said, "Uhh… you don't believe in such things right? I mean, it's imposs…" Kahoko got interrupted by something. I looked at the direction where she was staring and saw a fairy, wearing blue and holding a wand.
I looked back at Kahoko, deciding to not recognize the small creature. "Miss Kahoko?", I took her attention back to me.
"Uhh… ah! Ah, I mean, th- that's im-im-impossible!", Kahoko stuttered.
"Kahoko Hino! I need your help!", I heard the little being say.
"Huh? Lili", Kahoko said.
"Lili", I repeated what Kahoko said.
Kahoko looked at me. "I-It's nothing, I forgot something, I'll leave first", Kahoko said.
Before she ran I had took her hand and asked, "Can I come?".
Kahoko looked troubled by my request but I really want to come. "Kahoko!", the creature named Lili called making Kahoko agree.
We ran outside the university and went inside Seiso Academy. Kahoko followed the creature while I followed her. After a long run, we found ourselves at the back of the school buildings. I and Kahoko stood there frozen after seeing a body lying on the grass, the body pale.
"What happened?", Kahoko asked and rushed towards the body.
"I-I'm sorry, she collapsed after hearing what I said", another fairy, wearing pink, said.
"What should we do?", Lili asked Kahoko.
"Why are you asking me? I just came!", Kahoko said panicking.
"I'm sorrrryyyyy", the pink fairy said.
"This is your fault!", Lili said, waving his hands up and down.
"I didn't know she'll collapse! I haven't told her another thing yet!", the pink one cried. I guess they forgot that I was there.
"You two shut up and tell me what you're talking about", Kahoko shouted. "Yuu followed us, you know!".
At last she realized I was there. They all looked at my direction.
"He can't see us right", Lili asked Kahoko.
Silence took over. I rolled my eyes and just waited for them to react again. "AH! You must think I'm crazy! Please forget about what I said!", Kahoko said, realizing that if a normal person sees her, she looks crazy talking to herself.
I went to where Kahoko and the body are and checked the temperature of the body. She's not dead so, that's good. I can hear her heartbeat and its normal… actually it sounds like the beating heart of a sleeping person. I looked at the person. She's the girl that I took inside the house, why is she here? Never mind. "She's fine", I reassured them all.
"Thank goodness", they all said in unison.
I woke the girl up. She opened her eyes and sat up. She stared at me for a few seconds and she got all teary eyed and cried, "I won't see my other half anymore!".
"Huh?", was all I and Kahoko can say.
"D-don't worry, once the black string you have on your finger disappear, there should be another one to replace it", the pink fairy said, trying her best to smile.
"But… that hasn't happened before… the replacing of strings, but the red thread that has been cut happens if their other half suicide, but that isn't usual as well, because fate wouldn't connect two persons that the other half suicides and the other not", Lili said.
The girl frowned and continued crying. "Don't worry, maybe there's someone out there for you. Just wait and do your best to live", Kahoko comforted.
"It's unusual to have a black thread as your thread of fate", I said. The two fairies looked at me and asked in unison, "You can see us?".
"Yes", I said while taking the girl's hand.
"Why did you stayed quiet?", Kahoko and the fairies asked.
"It'll be rude of me if I intrude", I said. I can see a black thread on her pinkie finger and that it's cut. "You'll find your other half. Don't panic, it hasn't disappeared yet, see?", I told the girl. I don't know why I said that but I had a feeling I had to. "You might not know, the string still is looking for the other half that is perfect for you, that can explain why it's black and why it's broken", I said, trying my best to comfort the girl. I don't know what I'm saying, to tell the truth.
"You think?", the girl asked, she stopped crying.
I wish she didn't ask that. "Umm… I guess?", I said, my tone unsure. I slapped my forehead mentally.
She looked like she was about to cry again. "I-I shouldn't think of this kind of things", she said while standing up. "T-Thanks for comforting me", she said and started to run, I tried to catch her hand but failed.
"I'll be back, Miss Kahoko, go back to classes or else you'll be late. I'll handle her", I said and ran after the girl. I had chased her and lost sight of her. I followed my senses by trying to remember how she smells… the smell of her blood is sweet after all so I think I can see her easily. A few minutes later I stopped running and had smelled the sweet scent of her just nearby.
I saw her with other people, with a group of girls.
"You look dirty eww", a girl said.
"She looks ugly!", another girl said and the others laughed at the poor girl.
"Hey Kira why won't you continue swimming on the water fountain!", they laughed again.
The girl, Kira, looked like a wet chick. She was all wet from head to toe and she looked like she was about to cry again. Before she starts to cry, I went to her and removed the jacket I was wearing and covered her with it. All the girls looked surprised seeing me. I just noticed that this day is like the day of surprises for other people to see me.
"Who are you?", a girl with a pony tail asked, glaring at me.
"Why are you being all kind to", she pointed all over Kira, "Her", another girl asked.
"She's such a show off", another said.
Kira flinched at the word that the girl said. "I'm not a sh-", she said but was cut off by another girl, "Yes you are! Just because you're the niece of the school owner doesn't mean you can do anything you want!".
"Yeah! And now you're comforting yourself with him", another girl said pointing at me.
Okay, now I'm very annoyed by this group, what did this innocent looking girl do to make them say horrible things, I mean, just by looking at Kira; you'll think she's weak and all. She's thin and that she's like a cry baby and she… okay I don't know much about her. Don't judge the book by its cover after all.
"Will you girls please show me where the infirmary is?", I asked the girls politely.
"O-okay", they all answered and showed me the way by them going ahead.
I started walking but Kira just stayed rooted at her place. I took her arm and pulled her, she just followed me.
"Here's the infirmary", the girls said. It's amazing that they obeyed me so fast.
"Thank you", I said and pulled Kira inside the room. I saw the girls glared at Kira then left.
I had looked for a towel and had wiped it gently on her face. "Why are you helping me? Don't you think I look crazy?", Kira asked in a whisper.
I shook my head and continued wiping. I remember her saying that no one will care if she got sick. It must be because she was bullied that's why she said that. I know what it's like to be bullied and I felt the same way as she is now. To be bullied in class because you're the youngest and because you're adopted, I know that, there are many more but mostly that's where I had myself hurt, but now I'm used to it. Humans are cruel beings, to hurt their own by words even physically.
"Why?", she asked me, I looked at her and saw her staring at me.
I remained silent. The nurse came inside the room and said, "What happened, Sakura? Your uncle will get mad if he saw you like that, stay there, I'll look for clothes for you". The nurse left the room.
"I kept on troubling other people…", Kira said, smiling sadly. She looks like a kind person but why is she bullied?
The nurse came back and gave Sakura clothes. "She's going to change, let's go outside", the nurse said. I nodded and we both went out of the room. "Oh my, I need to go", the nurse said and looked at me, "Will you look after Sakura and before you two leave please close the infirmary. Her class is class 1-2", the nurse smiled at me and left.
"I'm done", I heard Kira whisper to herself. I knocked then entered. Now she's wearing civilian clothes and her uniform was inside a plastic bag.
Kira looked at me and said, "Nurse Joy is so kind, maybe because she likes my uncle", she laughed "Joke", she added.
"Are you okay?", I asked her.
She nodded. No, she's not okay, I said mentally. "Thanks for helping me… but you jacket is all wet… sorry", she apologized.
"It's fine", I took my jacket from her hand. "Why were you all wet?", I asked curious. When she ran she wasn't wet.
"I", she blushed and continued, "I tripped and fell on the pond, I tried drying myself near the fountain but my classmates saw me and thought I tried swimming in the fountain", she said and laughed.
That's… clumsy of her. "Be careful next time", I said. I saw her nod and her expression changed into a sad one.
I want to cheer her up before leaving but I don't know what to do, I don't even know why I want to help her, is it because she has been bullied or because she looked like the girl in my dreams/nightmares? I don't know but I have the feeling I need to. "Sit", I ordered her. She obeyed and stared at me.
"Want to know something?", I asked her. I guess saying something about what I want to do between Kahoko and Len is fine, she can help me think of something romantic.
"What? If you'll regret telling me…. please don't", she said. Why would I regret it if I decided it myself.
"I won't. Do you like romances?", I asked.
She nodded. "Yes… but I won't have my other half by my side…", she said, looking sad. So she's still thinking about what those fairies told her. "Do you think it's fine to have no love?", she asked, she had a worried expression.
"Hmm… I think it's not okay, but don't worry, maybe there's someone out there for you", I took her hand, it was soft. "You still have your string see?", I showed her.
"I can't see it", she admitted. Oh yeah… she's a human, forgot about that.
"I see… it's black and that it's short", I said. I lifted my hands and looked for my own red string of fate. I looked at her, "I don't have a red or black string… that's for sure, I can't see mine but I can see others. Maybe I was born without a partner", I said.
"Will you be okay?", she asked.
"Yes, as long as everyone around me are happy", I said.
"How can you see the string? I can't", Kira asked. She took my hands and looked at my fingers.
I got overboard; I should have shut my mouth. I had told her much about me but it's good that she hasn't realized that I was a celebrity, most people recognize me fast after staying with me for too long and after hearing my voice. I had to even make my voice low and always speak in a low volume so no one can recognize me. About the appearance, all I need is to change my hairstyle and wear glasses. Should I tell her?
"I… don't know", I said, I know lying isn't kind.
"Oh… I wish I can see them. I might see a real live romance right in front of me", she said, smiling a little.
"You want to see romance in front of your eyes? I know two people who need to realize they love each other", I said.
"Really?"
"Yeah, remember the girl who was with me earlier, the red head girl? Her and my brother, I want them together", I said.
"Why?"
"I'm just annoyed by my brother always hiding. My brother loves her but Kahoko still hasn't realize that she has feelings for him… not yet. So I'm thinking of some things on how to put them together fast", I said.
"That's weird, how did you know that the girl likes your brother but she hasn't realized yet?", Kira asked, it seems that I got her attention.
"It's the way she talks about my brother, I had asked her earlier and for me it sounds like she likes him but she's not aware of the feelings yet. As for my brother, he's bad at showing his true feelings, he acts coldly toward the girl he likes", I told her.
Kira smiled and said, "That sound so cool if they were to end up together, it sounds romantic! Umm… why are you telling me this?". She realized so fast.
"I need help in making them end up together in a short period", I said. "Maybe you can help me? Since you look like a girl who knows many things when it comes to romance".
"Okay. I like romances. I want to know how your brother and Kahoko will end up together. Can you tell me more about them? They sound interesting", she said.
I looked at my watch. "Sure but maybe later… I'm late", I said, I nearly forgot about the class I'm about to teach.
"Ah sorry for keeping you too long", she said and stood up from the bed. We both went out of the infirmary and I locked the door.
"It's fine. Let's meet later, at the beach where we met last night at", I looked at my watch, "five? Is that fine? I need ideas soon", I said while walking with her.
"Okay, I'll meet you there", she said.
"Go to classes as well, and while in class, don't think of this until your classes are finished. I don't want to be the reason why you're failing", I said.
"But I didn't go to classes this morning", she admitted. We both stopped on our tracks.
"You what?", I said. Unbelievable, aren't she aware that her uncle might get mad? The way the nurse had talk was like her uncle was the strict type of man.
"I di-", she was about to repeat. "I heard you, don't cut classes! It's not good, okay?", I said.
She nodded. "I'll go to class"
"Good", I said. And with that we parted. She went to her class while I went to the university, which was just beside the academy, and entered the class I was to teach.
At the door I heard. "I heard Mr. Music Theory is absent for a month!", a student said.
"Yes! We'll have free time!"
"Hey let's go to the cafeteria!"
"Free time, free time, free time", they all said.
Are they really college students? I opened the door and entered the room. They all looked at me while I settled myself and wrote something on the board.
"How cute!", a girl squealed
"Who is he? I saw him with Hino this noon"
"Hino's brother?"
"Cute!"
I wrote on the white board:
"STOP CALLING ME CUTE. I'M YOUR MUSIC THEORY TEACHER FOR A MONTH. MY NAME IS GABRIEL YUU TSUKIMORI. NICE TO MEET EVERYONE"
"But you're so cute!", some girls said. Some giggled.
"How can you be our teacher? You look young", a guy said.
"Free time, free time, free time", some guys cheered.
And then I wrote:
"DON'T MIND THAT I'M YOUNG AND PLEASE STOP SAYING 'FREE TIME' ALL THE TIME!"
I sighed, I guess I need to get used to them. They're more childish than I am. Will I be able to survive being with them? Hmmm… maybe... sigh.
I know that there wasn't too much KahoxLen in the first few chapters but i'm getting on it! I'm very sorry if there wasn't much...
Anyway, thanks for reading!
Please review! It'll help me... Any suggestions? I need some romantic suggestions on Kahoko and Len's date!
My mind is drifting into my science project, that's why I can't think of something romantic D:
LOL! See ya in the next chapter!
