chap 13 up!!!enjoy ne?
Summer breakout!
They have one week to prepare themselves for the semi finals. They decided to move on another summer band camp in Tsumugi's villa.
The last time they went for a band camp, they have it beside the sea, so does the second year. This is their last year and they'll soon leave the school, they wanted to do something so badly before they graduate.
The six of them, included Sawako sensei because once she was tricked, they were actually having BBQ during the camp and she walked all the way there. And she almost scared Mio's heart out from her chest... They take the subway there 'cause it's quite far away.
Azusa has bought a lot of sunscreen with her, so she wouldn't get sunburn easily. They arrived their destination. There stands an enormous villa, beautiful garden, and the beach is just in front of the villa. Tsumugi look around the villa, on the beach and she sighed in relief.
Of course everyone know, Tsumugi is just worrying her 'bodyguards' will did something fancy again... Tsumugi look at the villa, and then she immediately bowed to the five. "I am so sorry! This's still one of my smallest villas, so please endure it."
Endure it... Actually it's small for Tsumugi, but for the five of them, they can get lost in there within five minutes without a map or Tsumugi as their guide.
The six of them placed their luggage in their own respective room. Tsumugi shows Azusa and Mio the practice room. It was larger then the previous two and it was full with instrument. Yui and Ritsu, as usual, play always come first, were already on their swimming suits, ready to play.
Azusa and Mio sighed, they were supposed to practice, not another skipping practice band camp... It's been like this for the past two year, and when it was almost midnight, they end up practice a little and went straight to sleep.
But their puppies' eyes were the one which they both wouldn't want to encounter with, and now there add another one, Sawako sensei who was also dressed in her swimsuit, Tsumugi of course, will stand that side.
Mio and Azusa sighed again and changed into their swimsuit, this will always happen, when will they actually mind practicing? Now they were on the beach, Yui and Ritsu dragged Azusa to the water and play beach ball, and Sawako sensei joins in as well.
Mio and Tsumugi stayed under the shed, looking at them having fun, Mio stared at her note blank, she need to think one more songs for the finals. And that's not the end, she need to think for the Budokan performance as well...
She thought, with her earphones in her ear, she kept listening the songs they played before, Fuwa Fuwa time, Fudepen~Borupen, Don't say lazy, my love is a stapler... She hit her head softly. 'Think Mio, think!' Mio thought.
She thinks back, and back. She did remember a song they firstly play to Yui. They haven't give the song a name and its lyrics. Mio smiled and think back the melody and the rhythm of the song.
'Wings...' She shook her head, because of the challenge she kept thinking about wings. But... 'It will be a good name...' Mio tried to ignore the tragedy they encounter that day...
The first time they play for Yui, it was mostly calm and smooth, not much like light rock... She tried to add in two electric guitar's beat and melody, maybe this song can be light rock anyway...
She looks up to the sky... Seeing the birds flying through, 'Give me wings...' That word suddenly popped out in Mio's head. Then she smiled, the song's name will be Tsubasa no Kudasai, meaning give me wings.
Mio kept thinking of the wonderful lyrics she can add in, while then, Yui, Ritsu is fighting to the end. Azusa look at the overheated sensei and her two friends, she sighed. Sawako sensei was making things more and more eager.
"The one who lose will be punished!" Sawako sensei shouted excitedly, thinking of what she will punish them. Sawako sensei hit the beach ball high in the air. Even Ritsu can't reach it, Azusa stayed as far as possible, she, so how didn't want to get involve this...
While the heat was burning, Yui hit the beach ball so hard she could sent that poor ball towards the space! But unfortunately, it didn't went to the space, it went right straight to dear poor oh Mio-chan...
"Mio-chan!" Everyone shouted.
"I can see stars now..." She drop down and her nose began to bleed. Poor girl... The five of them bring Mio in the villa, Ritsu fan her with a fan while Yui kept apologizing.
"Mio-chan I'm sorry! Mio-chan I'm sorry! Mio-chan I'm sorry!" Yui bowed again and again, they were worrying will she going to hurt her back?
The day went by, Mio awake and everyone cheer, luckily she didn't been hit to death. During the evening, they were having BBQ as dinner. Mio and Azusa was making rice balls, Ritsu and Tsumugi was preparing the food they were going to grill in a plate, while Yui and Sawako sensei was adding some coal, and fan the fire a little at the same time.
Sawako sensei eats the most, like so obviously... They headed to the practice room, and they met another problem...
"I'm tired, Ricchan..."
"Me too, Yui-chan..."
"I can sleep here until tomorrow..."
The three have already feel on the floor, and they were Sawako sensei, for a teacher, she's really kind of... lazy. Yui and Ritsu. And this was particularly normal for Mio and Azusa 'cause the last camp they ended up like this...
Azusa tuned her Fender Mustang electric guitar, Tsumugi was setting up her Korg RK-100 Keytar, while Mio tried to convince the other three to practice. "Ritsu, you don't want to end up fat right?"
"What!? Is that obvious!?" Ritsu dash straight to her Yamaha Hipgig Drumset, grabbing her drumstick and hit the snare drum as hard and fast she could. 'Now that was one.' Mio thought. She turned to the other two, she sighed.
"Yui, let's practice."
"But I'm hungry..."
"I thought you have few grill chicken just now."
"But I need desert..."
Mio was going to faint when she hear this, she look at Mio, giving her a sign, 'Any sweets?'
Tsumugi gives a thumb up, she walk towards the kitchen and take out a big tray of cookies, cakes, sweets, muffins, puddings and also, tea. Mio give her another thumb up, Tsumugi just winked back to Mio.
Yui felt great after having all those sweets and candy in her mouth, she prepares her Heritage Cherry Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard electric guitar, Giita. "Alright! I'm ready!"
Sawako sensei was now slipping a cup of red tea which Tsumugi took out just now, Mio tuned her left-handed, 3-Color Sunburst Fender Jazz Bass, with a tortoiseshell pickguard, she let an okay sign to Ritsu.
They played Fuwa Fuwa time first, then don't say lazy. They had already decided that the main vocal for Fuwa Fuwa time will be Yui and Mio will be the side vocal. For the song don't say lazy, Mio was going to be the vocal and they have voted. Four against one, Mio sighed.
The notebook that Mio always used to write their new songs was left on the table, Sawako sensei pick up and looks into it. "Give me wings?"
Mio heard that and she snatches back the lyrics from Sawako sensei's hand, she was blushing. She usually hates people look at the lyrics she wrote before she even announced it. It was so embarrassing!
"Ne, Mio-chan? You come out another new song?" Yui asked eagerly, her eyes widen when Mio slowly nodded her head.
"Tsubasa wo Kudasai, give me wings... Good name." Azusa said.
"How the melody goes like?" Tsumugi asked.
"Remember the first time we perform the song to Yui? That's the melody we're going to use it." Mio explained, then she sits down on the floor, tried to think more of the lyrics, and the vocals...
"Who's going to sing then? Is this the song we're going to play during the finals?" Ritsu asked.
Then there was silence, yes, Ritsu get the point. Who's going to sing? Who's the main or side vocal? They think, then Azusa came up an idea that everyone would agree with it. "Why don't we sing together?"
The four of them look each other, they smiled, especially Yui. Then Mio look back at the lyrics, she look at Azusa, with a sad face. "But you will be lack out, Azusa."
Azusa shivered a little, and then she makes a smile. "Don't worry, I bet I will be busy playing my guitar anyway..." Her smile was so fake the four of them had already noticed it.
"Azu-nyan, we're sorry." Yui gives her a big hug. Azusa wanted to sing with them, but she holds back her tears, she gives Yui a sad smile.
"Don't worry about me, I am okay." Azusa walks towards her guitar and start practicing her own part of the new song, Tsubasa no Kudasai. The four of them look at each other sadly; they know they had hurt her.
Mio thinks harder this time; she will leave out a space for Azusa to sing somehow, while then the other three practices their own part. Sawako sensei gone bored and sleep right on the table didn't aware what was happening.
The next morning, the five of them were kind of depressed because the incident yesterday night, only Sawako sensei who was slept last night and unaware of their droopiness.
Then, Mio came up with another idea, she sits at the couch, began to write something on her notebook, when she was done. She went to get Azusa.
"You said we're going to sing TOGETHER." Mio hold Azusa's shoulder, smiling.
"Yeah, but I don't mind if I was the one who left out..." Azusa shivered a little, tried to hide her tears away, but Mio chuckled softly.
"We're not going to left you out, Azusa." Mio handed her the notebook. "I add a few more sentences to it, you're going to sing with us, and you have your own solo as well."
Azusa looks at the notebook, she started to cried, tears just keep coming out no matter how she stopped it. "Thank you, Mio-sempai..." she murmured. She look up to the others, she gave them a big smile and hug. "Thank you all..."
Yui greeted back with a smile, "Now Azu-nyan can sing with us ne?"
Ritsu giggled a little, "We can't miss one though, you're a Keion member."
Tsumugi smiled gently and nodded to her, Mio pet Azusa's head. "We're friends. We won't miss or left you out..."
Azusa cried even more, she was touched; thank god she joins them, not some other jazzy old gag club, but the Keion music club.
Sawako sensei just look at them with lots of question mark around her, 'What happen last night?' She kind of regret not staying up a little more lately.
"Shall we practice then?" Mio asked. The four of them nodded, all stand on their position, with their instrument. Ritsu look around and checked if anyone isn't ready. When they were done tuning and getting ready, Mio let a thumb up to Ritsu.
The practice gone out fine only left poor boring Sawako sensei sleeping in the couch. These were actually what Mio and Azusa wanted.
But happy moment fly fast for them, after finish practice the song Fuwa Fuwa time, don't say lazy and Tsubasa no Kudasai. Yui and Ritsu fell on the floor.
"I'm hungry..."
Both of them complained. Left Mio, Azusa and Tsumugi chuckled softly, well; this's what they should act anyway.
The band camp holds for three days two nights, they went back at the third day. Ui asked Azusa out for a little meeting.
"Azusa, you got sunburn again..."
"Yeah, no matter how many sunscreen I use, I still end up with these." Azusa gritted her teeth.
Ui chuckled softly. "So, how's the band camp this time?"
Azusa's eye look at somewhere, but in her eyes, Ui can see that she was happy as well. "Not bad actually..."
IT'S OKAY?THX 4 R&R...