Yukiko: Hello guys! Here's an update again. I had such a good weekend after playing Assassin's Creed Brotherhood all Sunday; I decided to update this story. BE GRATEFUL! I'm just playing! Hehehe!
Review Responses:
Toshirokun13: Toshiro: 'Then I'd be going to your music store everyday then.' Ukitake: Oh other Shiro! What about my store?
zx14ninja: Yukiko: Thanks! I just think Momo is just a little confused in the Bleach series. Momo: *sweatdrops* Thanks Yukiko…
Ebbie54: Yukiko: Hahaha, I had to like re-read that Shiro-chan speech you posted up! That is very cool! I enjoy reading it so I kept reading over and over again! XD And about the violin, you're going to have to wait to see what happens in later chapters!
FullmetalKeyblade-13: Yukiko: She is funny! And I attempted to play Flight of the Bumblebee before… EPIC FAIL! Hahaha, and yes, the electric violin is totally different from the classical violin! :D I love listening to that instrument!
xTKx: Toshiro: 'Ichigo should have never underestimate my ability on the piano… that idiot.' Ichigo: You would call your own boyfriend an idiot in front of him? Toshiro: 'Yes.' Ichigo: *pouts* so blunt…
Hotaru Shizuma: Yukiko: So am I! Ichigo: But you're the authoress, you should know what happens in the story. Yukiko: Nope! I just got with what's ever popping into my head! Toshiro: 'That means that I couldn't have gotten molested!' Yukiko: Yup!
Winter Narcissus: Ichigo: Where the hell were you this entire time? Yukiko: *whacks Ichigo with a slipper* ICHIGO! DON'T BE SO DAMN NOSY AND RUDE! Sorry about him, it's good to have you back with us! And don't apologize, I love rambles; I ramble all the time! :D
Tuliharja: Yukiko: Yup! He sure showed Ichigo! I tried playing the Flight of the Bumblebee before… it ended up in a disaster! I can sort of play it now, but I'm no prodigy like Toshiro… Toshiro: 'Please don't give Jushiro any ideas to give me candy! Yukiko: Because the only candy he'll receive from is Ichigo's! Toshiro: *looks away blushing*
yumi-2121331: Yukiko: Goodness Ichigo, you always have to be so sexist! Ichigo: I AM NOT SEXIST! IT'S YOU I GET ANNOYED WITH! Yukiko: Whatever…
kumonnetskazette: Yukiko: Shiikkun-san! Speechless words make me happy when you are happy! Dunno if that made any sense at all… :D
Soaha: Yukiko & Rangiku: AMEN TO THAT! *high-fives*
NimayTheAirbender: Yukiko: I wish I can visit all my readers' homes and personally thank you all for reading and reviewing! Are you in 7th grade? I miss my 7th grade year as well as my 8th grade year! Those years were my reason I started writing in the first place! :D
Disclaimer: Don't own… so sad… if I did then this story would be a filler or OVA or something…
Momo finally finished washing the last of dinner's dishes by placing them in the dishwasher then wiping her hands dry with a cloth.
"There. All the chores are done for today," she said aloud. Momo turned around and quietly inspected the house; it was quiet and peaceful. Granny was watching her drama soap operas in her bedroom upstairs which left Toshiro by himself somewhere in the house. Moving out of the kitchen, Momo went to the living room where the piano was only to find Toshiro sitting on the bench reading some piano sheets.
"Hey Little Shiro. What are you reading this time?"
Toshiro looked up from the piece of paper and smiled at his cousin, 'I found this song in Ichigo's room the last time I was there and I wanted to give this song a try since it was made for piano and the violin.'
His cousin looked at him in shock, "You went inside Ichigo's room? The last time you visited or were there was when you stayed there while he and his sisters went to school! You snuck into his room without permission!"
Toshiro's eye twitched, 'I WAS CURIOUS! ALRIGHT! IT WAS BORING THERE!' he signed with a mocking angry expression on his face.
Momo sat next to Toshiro on the bench and read the title on the paper, "Resistance? That's the name of the title. Do you know what it is about?"
Toshiro placed the papers onto the sheet stand and let out a huff, 'I researched it just a while ago, and apparently it's about these lovers…'
Momo looked below the piano scores and saw the words to the song,
Is your secret safe tonight? And are we out of sight?
Or will our world come tumbling down?
Will they find our hiding place? Is this our last embrace?
Or will the walls start caving in?
Toshiro looked away from his cousin and nodded, 'It's kind of like Romeo and Juliet. Two lovers falling in love, but are afraid to share their love to the world because they fear it might just tear them apart. In order to escape that fear, they must love one another unconditionally, however one lover slightly doubts and tries to face reality.'
Momo turned her eyes to Toshiro and saw him make a sad face, "Can you… can you play it for me? I want to hear it."
Toshiro lifted his hands and his watch on his right wrist alarmed, 'Time for bed, we have school tomorrow…' He stood up and cleaned up the piano sheets and the piano itself before bidding his cousin goodnight and headed towards his room leaving Momo all alone in the Living Room.
"Yeah, good night Toshiro…"
Momo woke up early the next morning with a groan, Another day…
She got out of bed, grabbed her uniform and went to take a quick shower. After she was done getting ready for school, she headed downstairs to make breakfast. Momo heard Toshiro's alarm clock go on and off, notifying that he was coming down soon. The bun-haired girl quickly made a batch of bacon and eggs before setting them on the table just in time for Toshiro to appear through the hall,
"Good morning Little Shiro!" Momo greeted happily.
The white haired teen signed back a good morning, but not as enthusiastic as his cousin. He sat himself down at the table and placed his hands in a prayer position before using his chopsticks to pick at the food.
"So Shiro, are you going to stay after school for Music Club?" asked Momo.
The said teen nodded as he continued to eat his food, 'I'm going to be there for a little longer because Ms. Spencer wants to take about dressing up for the recital. I still can't believe that other people will see us perform.'
Momo took a sip form her apple juice, "Well, I think this will be a brand new experience for you, take advantage of it and have fun!"
Toshiro wiggled his nose in annoyance before taking a drink from his cup.
"GOOD MORNING MOMO! GOOD MORNING TOSHIRO!" Toshiro spat out his juice as a familiar voice rang through the front door. Momo laughed and got up to answer the door and soon enough Rangiku came in bouncing towards Toshiro then hugging him in her breasts.
"Good morning Toshiro, did you have a good night's sleep while I was away?" smiled Rangiku.
'I had a good morning up until you showed up!' retorted Toshiro.
"Shiro! That's not nice!" scolded Momo who got a shrug in return.
"Oi Toshiro! You up yet?" a voice rang throughout the house and Toshiro immediately got out of Rangiku's death hold, grabbed his stuff, wave bye to Momo and ran towards Ichigo.
"Morning Toshiro and how was your morning?" Ichigo asked with one of his rare smiles.
Toshiro's heart melted as he saw this but soon was snapped out of his thoughts when Ichigo grabbed hold of his shoulders and jerked his body towards him.
"Are you alright? You seem out of it. You almost ran into a streetlight," Ichigo handed Toshiro his cell phone.
'I'm alright. Just a little headache from Rangiku's morning calls.'
The orange haired teen let out a chuckle before leaning over to kiss Toshiro's temple, "At least you're not hurt."
Momo was indeed happy that her school let out early, but what did she do for the remainder of her time? She went to the Karakura Center with Rangiku of course! However, she didn't go there to shop, no, she was going to get a part-time job at a restaurant where Rangiku does her part-time work in order to help Toshiro pay for the electric violin!
"I always wondered why you have so much money in your wallet, apparently you have a job which you failed to tell me," Momo eyed Rangiku mockingly.
The big breast lady raised her hands in defense, " I would have told you sooner if you had told me you needed the money to help Toshiro get that electric violin for Ichigo."
Rangiku led Momo to a cozy restaurant called Tamashi, "Welcome to Tamashi, the best restaurant/bakery in Karakura Center!" Rangiku said proudly. She opened the doors for Momo and immediately, Momo felt the atmosphere so lively and homey. There were customers in front of the bakery's cash register and people sitting in tables and booths in the restaurant area.
A women with purple hair and dark skin approached the two with a smile, "Hey Rangiku, who's you friend?"
Rangiku smiled back, "Hey Yoruichi, this is Momo Hinamori. Momo this is Yoruichi Shihouin one of the workers in this fine place."
Yoruichi extended her hand, "It's really nice to meet you, Momo. I have to head back to work, Kisuke will probably throw a fit later on. Bye!"
She left and Rangiku took Momo to the back where only employees are allowed to enter to, and headed straight to the manager's office.
"Kisuke! It's Rangiku! Open up, I have a new employee for ya!" Rangiku didn't even bother to wait for a reply and just walked inside with Momo following behind her. A man with blond messy hair with a white and green hat on top was sitting behind a desk looking rather pouty.
"Rangiku… You didn't even let me answer the door…" Kisuke whined.
The busty lady did a mock courtesy and pointed to Momo, "Kisuke, this is Momo Hinamori. Momo, this is the manager of Tamashi, Kisuke Urahara. Kisuke, Momo wants to apply for that open spot."
Kisuke's face turned serious all of a sudden and he reminded Momo of Isshin Kurosaki.
"Well Ms. Hinamori, are you hard working?"
"Yes."
"Can you cook?"
"Many dishes, but I prefer pastries and bread."
Kisuke smiled, "You're hired."
Momo looked at the man in shock, "Wait don't I need to show you some sort of paperwork from my school or something?"
Kisuke waved his hand in a dismissive way, "I really hate paperwork, and to me as long as you know what you're doing then I have no problem with you working here. I pay my workers a fair amount of money every 3 days because we make so much money from our business and you can keep the tips the customers give you, alright?"
Momo's face beamed in happiness, "Thank you so much Mr. Urahara! I promise I won't let you down!"
Kisuke smiled, "Please call me Kisuke everyone does. I'm looking forward to working with you Ms. Hinamori."
Momo bowed to him, "Please just call me Momo."
"Alright Momo, see you tomorrow with Rangiku after school."
Toshiro and Ichigo were sitting next to the piano, listening to Ms. Spencer's announcement about the recital,
"As you all know, the recital competition is coming up next week and you guys were able to memorize and perfect your pieces. On the day of the recital competition, wear something you would wear to your first date in a fancy restaurant. NO SKINNY JEANS! NO SHORT SHORTS! NO SEDUCTIVE CLOTHING!"
Everyone sweatdropped at their mentors rambles, but agreed to the terms.
"Plus, Interlude is coming up which means you all need to dress nicely for your fellow peers, okay?"
Toshiro looked to Miku, 'What's Interlude?'
"Interlude is where all the clubs come together to showcase what they have been going for the past months. Think of it as a practice recital, Toshiro," informed the raven haired girl.
"With that said, you guys can just hang out for the remainder of the time," Ms. Spencer said before moving to her desk, sat on her chair and fell asleep.
Toshiro went over to the piano and sat himself down on the bench and reached over into his bag to pull out his piano sheet binder. He turned the pages until he stopped on the page that read, "Resistance" and stared at it for a while.
"Hey Toshiro, are you going to play something?" asked Ichigo from behind. Quickly turning to another page, Toshiro nodded. He stopped at the page called "Here to Stay" by Shiro Sagisu. Personally Toshiro love playing this piece, it always brought good memories into his head whenever he played, however for some strange reason, he felt as if the song itself was incomplete.
Ignoring the feeling, Toshiro opened the piano and ran his fingers gently on the keys as if greeting a hello. It was his habit to do this because every time he does, the piano will play beautifully for him. Smiling, Toshiro gently pressed on the keys and the pedal and created a melody suited for the warm-hearted. The piano prodigy rocked his upper body along with the music as he went in sync with the music itself. Toshiro closed his eyes and his felt his heart warm up a little, playing the piano always made him feel happy; this way he can express his true emotions rather than through words. Not that he didn't like using words; he just preferred music communication better.
Ichigo took hold of his violin and went over to Toshiro, waiting patiently for the right timing. He knew this piece very well and knew that it was best played with the piano and violin. When Toshiro's piano notes reached to a certain part of the song, Ichigo got into position and caressed his bow onto his violin in tune with the piano. Toshiro looked towards Ichigo with a shocked expression,
This is it… my missing piece… to my serenade.
Toshiro watched Ichigo with such love and compassion that he memorized his lover's facial expression as he played his instrument. Ichigo's eyes were closed and a soft smile was on his face.
The other club members listened intently to the duo as they sat on the floor near the piano, without a doubt they always enjoy listening to them two play.
Ichigo and Toshiro were in perfect harmony, Toshiro knew when to slow or quiet down whenever it was Ichigo's turn for a solo play and vice versa. They ended the song, much to everyone's complaint, and ended the day by going to home.
Toshiro dumped his school bag onto the floor of his bedroom and collapsed on his bed all the while staring at the ceiling,
At long last… my serenade is complete…
Yukiko: Yay! I'm done! This was actually a very emotional chapter if I say so myself.
Toshiro: 'What made you write this anyways?'
Yukiko: Well my friend from school gave me a piece of paper that had a list of Bleach songs on it. The one that inspired me the most was Here to Stay by Shiro Sagisu. The entire time during the scene between you and Ichigo, I was listening to the piece. I nearly broke into tears.
Ichigo: If you want Yukiko to update faster, please review! Thanks!
~Yukiko Shiroryuu~