Chapter Seventeen: Curiosity & Questions …

Date: April 23rd, 2012

Time: 9:00 AM

"No Cecil don't…-"

~CRASH!~

"Tokiya, quick the bird is flying away!"

"Be quiet Otoya, I know what I'm doing!"

Asami woke up from the shattering of glass that emitted from the cabin next door. She got out of her own bed realizing that Chi wasn't in the room. The Aoi Vixen was probably out shopping again. Asami walked over to the nightstand checking the time on her cell phone.

~CRASH!~

"What the hell is going on?!" Asami thought, feeling a little grumpy from that entire racket, "It sounds like a freaking zoo next door!"

Asami exited her cabin walking down the white cobblestone pathway without any shoes on. She quickly rang the cabin doorbell until Otoya answered her call. It was a funny sight to see when Asami entered the cabin. Objects scattered all over the entranceway, feathers from bedroom pillows littered across the living room, and pieces of torn paper…such a mess to behold. Asami plucked one of the pillow feathers that were stuck to Otoya's hair. Tokiya with a broom in hand swept up glass shards of what used to be an elaborate vase. A golden birdcage was placed on the floor away from the mess.

"Asami-sempai, don't step any closer," Said Tokiya, "The glass shards will need to be thrown away."

"Oh…oops, sorry. What happened here?" Asami asked before taking a seat in a chair.

"Would you like the long or short version of the story?"

"Please Toki-kun, I'm still tired so I'll have the short version of the story."

"Hmm…well I found the 'melody in a golden cage' about an hour ago. However when I came back with my answer," Tokiya made a gesture towards Ittoki, "This idiot had a cat with him."

"Tokiya, I said I was sorry!" Exclaimed Ittoki, all the while sweeping up the pillow feathers.

"At least I have my 'answer' to this chaotic mess," Asami slightly chuckled, "One more question. What happened to the bird and the hungry kitty?"

Tokiya sighed, "It flew out of that open window, when the cage was knocked over by the cat."

"Oh dear. Well don't worry Toki-kun, you did figure out your riddle. You still have the cage and that's a good thing. I'll explain the whole situation to Yuudai. I'm sure that he'll let you pass on this one."

~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~

Location: Cherie Café; Central Plaza

Time: 10:25 AM

"Yuck, this has spinach in it! Chi, why did you order a croissant that happens to have one of least favorite food?!"

"Stop complaining, Masumi! Just eat your croissant. It'll help you grow taller."

"Oyy, you should get your facts straight," Masumi tossed the pieces of spinach onto the side of his plate, "Drinking milk helps you grow taller. Spinach just makes you stronger."

"Sheesh, your such a picky eater. I'm curious as to how your older sister's managed to put up with your eating habits when you were back in Korea," Chi sighed, taking out a compact out of her handbag.

"You leave my lovely noona's out of this," Masumi gave a yank on one of Chi's pigtails forcing her to yelp out loud in pain.

"Ouch! Let go…gross. Now my hair reeks of spinach."

"Serves you right…ouch!"

"Two can play at that game," Chi smirked while holding her compact as a weapon.

Masumi sweat dropped, raising his hands as a sign of surrender. How could he be such an idiot in messing with Chi's hair?!

"Calm down. At least put your compact away. Let's go shopping instead of bringing on a fight in the middle of the café. What do you say?"

"Fine…but your paying for my next purchase."

~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~ EKSTASIS ~

Location: Asami and Chi's cabin

Time: 12:05 PM

"I'm curious. On a scale from one to ten, how much do you like Otoya?" Asami asked as she stared up at the white ceiling, while resting quite comfortably on her bed.

"Eh?! What…-where did this…-," Haruka stuttered almost knocking over a teacup from where she was sitting.

"Nanami-chan, from my perspective, Otoya and you could be such a cute couple," Asami sat up grabbing her cell phone, "Even Chi thinks the same thing."

"W-well, I do like Otoya, but I don't think that I could be his girlfriend," Nanami fiddled with the hem of her yellow dress.

"Oh please. If your thinking about my uncle's rule at the academy, just don't think about it. Seriously, that rule was only created to restrain the students who have raging hormones," Asami chuckled from the mention of hormones she could tell that the young composer was blushing.

"Do you l-like anyone, Asami-chan?"

"I do but the person who I like…more likely known for a long time. I don't think he'll return the same feelings, since he already loves someone else."

Haruka sipped her tea, while Asami scrolled through her cell phone. From what Asami had said, Haruka wondered if Asami was referring to Masato or Ren.