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A/N: Hi again, so far so good I thought it might take me longer to get this chapter updated but it didn't, thank God. Enjoy all!

Chapter 5

At the airport parking lot there were two cars waiting, one to take Tezuka to the rehabilitation center the other was to take Rin, Fuji, and Ranmaru to the hotel.

Before they parted Fuji and Tezuka had a short talk. "Take care of yourself captain."

"Yeah." Tezuka glanced in the direction of Rin before returning to meet Fuji's closed eyes, "you too."

Fuji laughed a little, "I'll be fine, I'll come visit whenever I can." Moments later each of them was in their own car headed for their own destinations.

In the car heading for the hotel Fuji deliberately sat between Rin and Ranmaru. In the front seat sat Ranmaur's older brother Kanji who was the absolute opposite of his younger brother. He didn't like to talk much. Fuji liked him.

Finally when they reached the hotel two escorts were waiting for Rin and Ranmaru. The candidates were told that they have only two hours to freshen up before they had to perform in front of the judges.

Rin groaned, "I'm so tired." Turning to Fuji, "Come on lets go get our room keys." Once they reached the check-in, the man behind the desk glanced at her from beneath at his nose.

"How may I help you?"

"Reservations for Rin Tanami from the Munich Piano Program."

"Ah yes, here you are." He handed her one card key.

"There must be some mistake you only gave me one card key. What about my companion?" she indicated Fuji.

"Don't worry it's a two bedroom suit. Enjoy your stay at our hotel."

"But . . . I . . . fine." When she saw that the man wasn't paying any attention to her she turned back to Fuji, "if we're staying in the same suit we need to put down some ground rules." Her shoulders slumped down, "which we can put after I take a hot bath and get a hot meal."

"Finally, room 1012." Rin slid the card key into the slot. As the door opened her eyes widened. It was like an apartment with a kitchen which was open to the living room which had a leather couch in front of a plasma flat screen and all the electrical 

appliances that go with it, there even was a piano. "This is so cool." She ran into every room, they were all luxurious. "Okay, each bedroom has its own bathroom so that's a relief." She said form inside one of the rooms. Walking back to the living room where Fuji was she said, "Both rooms are the same except one has a full length mirror so I'm taking that one." She pointed to the door that was to her right. Her room was right next to the kitchen while his room was facing hers.

"I don't mind." Fuji headed to his room. An hour later they were both bathed and fed. "How are you feeling?"

Rin sighed, "Nervous, tired, and sleepy." She headed towards the piano where she had set up her music sheets and began to practice. She played it three times before she was satisfied then went into her room to prepare herself for the judges.

When she came out Fuji was in the kitchen drinking a soda. His breath caught in his throat. She was wearing a small, buttoned down ivory blazer that hugged her waist. A black pencil shaped skirt that came to her knees showed off petit but elegant legs, to give her height she wore black stiletto sandals which made her legs look even more beautiful. Her hair was tied into a chignon and she had left two strands of hair fall to frame her face, she wore small pearl earrings and a matching necklace.

"How do I look?" she twirled in front of Fuji. No answer. "You're right it looks more like a suit. I'll go change."

Fuji tried to shake himself out of his trance. He smiled his usual smile "No, you look fine." Really fine.

"Just fine?" she raised one eyebrow before she looked at her watch. "Kya!" she grabbed her music sheet, "I guess 'fine' will have to do, I have only ten minutes left. Bye!" she dashed out the door and slammed it behind her.

Back in the room Fuji exhaled a breath that he didn't realize he was holding. He headed towards his room and changed into a sports' suit.

Meanwhile Rin reached her escort and Ranmaru had arrived the same time she did. He gawked openly at her, "You look really good." He stared at her legs, "for a short person you sure do have great legs."

One of the escorts coughed, "we need to leave now." A few minutes later they reached the academy. It was very close to the hotel.

In the waiting room Ranmaru noticed Rin shaking. He took hold of her hand. "Don't worry you'll be fine, I've heard you play, you're good."

"Thank you Takeshi-kun." She smiled at him.

"I already told you," Ranmaru said playfully as he tapped her nose with is finger; "you can call me Ran-chan."

"Ranmaru Takeshi." A tall man wearing glasses and a black suit called out, "are you ready?"

Ranmaru grinned and winked at her before he went into the audition room. "Good luck, Ran-Chan." She whispered to herself.

It was ten minutes before Ranmaru came back. "Whoa, judges are tough this year." When he saw the horrified look on Rin's face he laughed and gave her thumbs up. "Made it."

Rin jumped up and grabbed the front of his shirt and started shaking him, "you scared the crap out of me."

His head was swinging back and forth but he was laughing, "Were you worried about me?" when she stopped shaking him he put his hands on her waist, grinned and gave her a wink.

Her eyes flared in anger, she opened her mouth to shout something obscene at him just as the black suited man came back, "Rin Tanami."

In her shock Rin had shoved Ranmaru a bit too hard, he landed on his butt. The man raised an eyebrow, "are you ready?"

Rin stiffened then straightened out her appearance before she headed for the audition room.

"Tanami-san," Ranmaru called out from behind her. When she turned to him he pointed to one of the seats, "aren't you forgetting something?" Her music sheets. He rose off the ground chuckling as she grabbed the papers blushing furiously. Once the door closed behind her Ranmaru chuckled again as he rubbed his behind, "that girl is stronger than she appears."

Rin bowed to the judges, they were two women and the tall black suit guy. "I'm Rin Tanami from Seishun Gakuen in Japan."

The judges bowed their heads in greeting. One of the women gestured to the nearby piano, "you may begin."

Rin set up her sheets in front of her. Taking a deep breath she started playing. Once her fingers touched the keys she forgot her nervousness and entered her own world. She closed her eyes and felt the music flow through her whole body before it exploded from her fingers. It was a calm piece, increasing its pace sometimes and slowing down in others.

Eight minutes passed and Rin felt like they had passed in a second. When she was done she looked at the judges whose faces revealed nothing.

"That was very good." Said the man as he adjusted his glasses, "Now we'd like you to play a piece of your choice, take your time in choosing."

Rin panicked, she didn't have any of her music sheets. Suddenly Fuji's face popped into her mind and Fantasie Impromptu flowed through her head. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes keeping Fuji in her mind, her fingers moved of their own accord. It was like Fuji's face was her music sheet. In fact, she thought, it's as if this piece is describing who he is, it's talking about Fuji. She smiled as she remembered his sweet smile and gentle face when he was with others. Then she remembered the intensity of his azure eyes as he played tennis.

The song ended, Rin opened her eyes and looked at the judges. All of them were gawking at her, mouths open. "Such intensity" said one of the women. "The passion that you played with is unbelievable." The other woman said. The man cleared his throat and adjusted his glasses, "considering the results of your performance you will be placed in the advanced class for piano soloists. Here is your schedule." He handed her a piece of paper. "Tardiness will not be overlooked, dress well and come prepared for each course."

"Before the week is over we shall decide who will perform on one of Munich's most prestigious theaters. Scouts for music schools and colleges will be there. Only three from each class will be chosen, however if you are in the top five you will another chance and come back here next year" One of the women said, "Our criteria for choosing these people is based upon more than just playing well so be prepared." Gesturing to the door she said, "You may leave."

Rin bowed and thanked them before leaving the room. She felt like she was floating, she couldn't wait to tell Fuji.

To Be Continued . . .

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