DISCLAIMER: I don't own La Corda or any of it's characters.
(Author's Note: I haven't been really clear on the pairings so far… Gomen! I can't seem to find a good place to interject a good place where the guys should realize that he loves Kaho… :P)
Kaho opened her eyes. She stared at the ceiling and began thinking.
'Was yesterday all a dream? Did Niriya-kun really cheat on me with Aiko? Did Fuyuumi-chan really slap him?'
Suddenly realization dawned on her that she had not dreamed all of those horrible happenings.
Tears began running down her face.
She shook her head, attempting to clear it and get herself to stop crying.
'Stop crying! He is worthless, and he hurt you. He doesn't deserve you, and you need to get over him.'
But a little voice in the back of her head said, 'But did you hear him yesterday? Remember when he called you? Remember how he said he loves you?'
"No, no, NO," screamed Kaho, crying even harder.
Suddenly Kaho's older sister ran in the room.
"Imootosan! What's wrong? I heard you yelling, and I came here as fast as possible," said a still half asleep older sister.
"Oneesan," sobbed Kaho, "I broke with Niriya-kun yesterday."
"Eh? Why," asked Kazue incredulously(A/N: Kaho's older's sister's name. I didn't know her real name, so I improvised.).
"I- I saw him kissing a-another g-girl," stuttered Kaho, tears staining her porcelain face.
"You saw him WHAT?!?!?!?! WHEN?!?!?!?! I am going to KILL him," exclaimed Kazue.
"Y-yesterday," sobbed Kaho, "I-in the p-park."
"He is so DEAD," growled Kazue, anger emanating from every fiber of her being.
"Kaho, do you still wanna go to school today," asked Kazue sympathetically, "Because I can ask Okaa-san to call you in sick today. I'm sure your school can handle one day without you there."
"H-hai Onee-san. I'm going t-to have to face N-niriyu-kun sooner or later, so I might as well d-do it today," stuttered Kaho in between shuddering breaths.
"Eh? Whaddaya mean by that, Kaho," asked her sister, who looked extremely confused.
"N-niriya-kun transferred into my school. He's going to be attending today," said Kaho, now attempting to get dressed for school.
"EH?!?! WHAT?????? But, but, but-" stammered Kazue.
"But nothing Onee-san," said Kaho, her voice firm now, "I will attend school to show Niriya that I am not affected, and that I no longer care for him."
"But you ARE affected! And you DO care," exclaimed Kazue.
"I know that, but Niriya doesn't, and that makes all the difference," said Kaho stubbornly, "Besides, the girl he cheated on me with is my friend, and she had no idea that he did that to me, so now I have another person on my side."
"WHAT?!?!?!? Wait just a dang second here! You're FRIENDS with the girl that your boyfriend CEATED on you with," asked Kazue incredulously.
"Hai. And he's my EX," clarified Kaho.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," stated Kazue, "If you're SURE that you want to go to school today, I'll make you breakfast."
"I'm sure. And you would? Arigatoo," exclaimed Kaho happily.
'And I thought that I'd be stuck munching on cereal this morning,' thought Kaho.
At this point, she was almost completely ready for school, all she had to do was find her tie, and eat her breakfast, and leave.
'Where'd my tie go? Hmmmmm,' she thought while opening her dresser drawer specifically for ties.
She bagan tearing out all her ties, but she suddenly stopped.
She pulled out a red, bloodstained tie, much like the ones that the Music Department students wear.
Her eyes widened and she fell on her bed in shock.
'Eh? I still have Tsukimori-kun's tie? I thought I gave it back to him!'
Yet again she finds herself staring at the ceiling.
'I wonder what he's doing right now… Probably practicing…'
At that last notion, she smiled to herself.
'He always practices like it's going out of style. And he looks so handsome while practicing too… Eh? NO! I did NOT just think that! But he's so kuwaii! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! Bad Kaho! BAD!'
Kaho sat up and shook her head in attempt to get the thoughts of Len out of her head.
The only thing that happened was her getting dizzy.
As soon as she regained her balance, she stood up and looked at the clock.
'Eh? 6:30 AM? I have half an hour to get to school! YAY! I've woke up early,' thought Kaho happily.
She walked over to her dresser and began rummaging AGAIN for her tie.
Finally she found it, and walked downstairs for her breakfast.
"Onee-san! Onee-san! What's for breakfast," asked Kaho while walking into the kitchen, still looking down and fiddling with her tie.
"Ohayou Hino-san," said a cold voice.
"Uhm… Kaho? You friend here came over this morning to check to make sure you were okay," explained Kazue shamefacedly.
"Tsu-tsukimori-kun? O-ohayou," stammered Kaho, blushing like crazy.
'She looks cute when she blushes,' thought Len, 'Wait, what? NO! I can't think that! (mentally slaps himself) I need to focus on violin!'
Len's brow furrowed.
"Ohayou Kaho-san," said Len, looking slightly annoyed, (At himself of course, but Kaho didn't know that).
"Hurry up and eat your breakfast Kaho," said Kazue, "You can't be late to school again, unless of course you changed you mind?"
"Iie Onee-san, I'm going today," said Kaho stubbornly.
"Here's your rice Kaho, and some sausages. But hurry up so Tsukimori-san here won't be kept waiting long," scolded Kazue.
"Hai Onee-san," said Kaho.
"Here's your coffee Tsukimori-san, piping hot, just like you asked," said Kazue, handing over the mug.
Len looked at the mug.
'What's this," he thought.
"Excuse me Hino-san, but who is this," he asked tentatively.
"Eh? Oh, that's Kahoko," said Kazue nonchalantly, "We were going to a business party for our father, and Kaho was dressed like that, and Otou-san took a picture and had it put on the mug."
"She looks quite beautiful in this picture,' thought Len, 'I should not be thinking like this. Even if I DO love her, she probably loves that green headed, soccer-playing, twit, or that purple haired ladies' man. I don't stand a chance with her.'
In the picture, Kaho was wearing an off-white sleeveless dress with burgundy roses embroidered across the hem, and black roses embroidered at the top, and white heels, and her hair up in a ponytail.
At this point, Kaho was finished with the rice and sausages, and was finishing off her orange juice, when she saw the mug.
"EH?!?!? Onee-san! Why are you letting him use THAT mug," exclaimed Kaho, a blush tinting her porcelain cheeks.
"It was the first mug I saw Kaho, calm down, sheesh," said Kazue.
At that time, Kaho was walking to the sink with her plate in one hand, and her cup of orange juice in the other.
She dropped them in, and looked at Len to see if he was ready.
He was sipping from the mug, apparently in deep thought when kaho came up to him and said, "Tsukimori-kun? Are you ready to go?"
"Mm," said Len, nodding his head slightly, "Arigatoo for the coffee Hino-san."
"No problem, now go! Before you're late," exclaimed Kazue.
"Hai Onee-san," exclaimed Kaho.
She grabbed her stuff and walked out of the house, Len trailing behind her.
A couple minutes later, Kaho opened her mouth to say something, because ever since she and Len had left her house, they hadn't spoken a word, but surprisingly, Len beat her to it.
"How have you been, Kaho-san," he said awkwardly.
"Fine, thanks, Tsukimori-kun. I'm sorry you had to see that yesterday," apologized Kaho.
"Mm," said Len, "Iie, I enjoyed punching him." 'Almost as much as I enjoyed defending you," he thought while blushing a little.
"Eh? Chotto, Tsukimori-kun," asked Kaho.
"Mm," responded the bluenette.
"After you punched Niriya, what did you mean when you said, 'It is because of people like you that others are afraid to show their true affections to others for fear of being betrayed.'" asked Kaho tentatively.
"Nothing," said Len, shock emanating from him.
'She heard me? I thought she was paying attention to Hihara," he thought incredulously.
"Really? Well, never mind. I just wanted to thank you for what you did for me," she said gratefully.
They were walking side by side then, and Len looked down at her in shock, and saw the gratitude shining in her eyes.
"Mm," he said yet again, "Nandemonai (it was nothing)."
They walked up to the school gates.
"Bye Tsukimori-kun," said Kaho, "See you later."
"Kaho-san, wait," said Len, "If you feel up to another lesson today, meet me at the roof at lunch."
"Hai," exclaimed Kaho, "Arigatoo Tsukimori-kun!"
"Mm," said Len walking to the music building, a hand raised in farewell.