Hikaru

My fingers stroked the smooth keys of the piano, counting to three. Then, I started pressing each key in order as I read the notes on the paper in front of me and hummed to myself. As I hit the last key, the boy named Roderich Edelstein clapped.

"You're an excellent piano player," Roderich said.

"Thank you," I said. "I've been playing since I was eight."

"Now remember to practice at home and come back next week Thursday to practice for your recital," Roderich said.

"Yes, I won't forget." I stood up and looked at the clock on the wall. It was already three in the afternoon. Classes got out an hour ago and I had a little time to kill before Auntie picked me up.

The door opened and a girl with long curly brown hair and green eyes came in. The girl then threw herself at Roderich, embracing him in a tight hug.

"Are you done, Roderich?" the girl asked him. I couldn't help but notice that she was very beautiful as she ran her fingers through Roderich's black hair.

Roderich smiled. "Yes, Elizabeta," he said. "I'm done." Roderich turned to me. "You can go home now. Make sure to keep practicing at home."

I nodded. "I will," I said. I picked my bag and walked out of the room. As soon as I closed the door, I sighed. Those two were so cute together! It was obvious they were going out and they were so damn cute! "Forever alone," I muttered in Japanese. I turned the corner and ran into a clothed wall.

"Hikaru," said a familiar German voice.

I looked up to see Ludwig standing in front of me. "Hi, Ludwig," I said, looking away. I pulled away from him with a blush on my face.

"What are you doing here?"

"Piano…practice. What about you?"

"I had to do some research for the project in history."

"Right," I said. "I didn't work on it yesterday…I'm sorry."

"It's all right," he told me.

There was a pause between us. "Um, yeah, I should really get going," I said, breaking the awkward silence. I walked away, feeling his eyes on my back.

"Wait!" Ludwig caught up to me in a few strides. "On Friday, what time are we meeting?"

"Alfred said right after school so I guess we'll just be heading over there."

When we arrived at the front of the school, we sat down on a bench under a shaded tree.

"So who are you waiting for?" Ludwig asked.

"My aunt," I told him, hugging my bag closer to my chest.

"Your aunt is very kind."

"She is," I agreed. "That's why my family chose her to live with us."

"Your family?"

"Yeah. All of my family lives back in Japan. Our father, you see, is the head of the household. He's the one who sent us to here just to go to this academy."

"Did you agree with him?"

"Not at first. I was leaving everyone I knew but I realized that as long as I had my brother with me, I'd be okay. Besides, I met Feliciano and nii-san…and you." I took a risk and looked at Ludwig to see his reaction. Sure enough, he had a pink line going across his face. Quickly, I glanced away. "I should call my aunt to see if she's coming. She forgets sometimes." I stood, pulling my cellphone out of my bag. I started dialing Auntie's cell phone number when Ludwig put his hand on mine.

"I'm glad I met you, too," he said.

Suddenly, I was staring into his eyes. They were getting larger and I realized that he was leaning toward me. I glanced down and saw his lips. I closed my eyes, feeling a blush burning my face.

Thankfully, a horn honked at us. We looked up and saw Gilbert in the driver's seat of a car with a smug look on his face. Ludwig pulled away and cursed in German.

"I have to go," he muttered and headed to his brother.

Once Ludwig got into the passenger seat of Gilbert's car, Gilbert waved at me and they drove off. I managed a small waved before they left and sat back down. Then, I shook my head and looked up again to see Auntie pulling into the school and ran to her.

"Why do you seem so flustered, Hikaru-san?" Auntie asked me as I closed the passenger door.

"It's nothing," I told her as she drove off. It's someone, I thought.

A Note from your Author:

First of all, I'd like to thank my readers because without you guys I probably would have given up in the first few chapter and gone back to 9gag or tumblr. Keep commenting please! You guys make my day better! Like...so much better! You can't even tell! Second of all, I really do think that Roderich/Austria and Elizabeta/Hungary are a cute couple. They're adorable, really *laughs* Enjoy!