Pandora's Box - Chapter 3
TITLE: Pandora's Box - Chapter 3
DISCLAIMER: I didn't own any of the character but i own the plotXD
GENRE: romance, slice of life, drama
CHARACTERS: Inoo, Yabu, Yaotome, Arioka, Yamada, Takaki, Nakajima
SUMMARY: Hatred turned to love, silence turned to seeking and lies become truth. Kota just hit the rock bottom making him realize that memories should not remained unlock. He seek for truth, he yearned for what really happened and why things are going this and that. But what if he is going further to what is already near to him? Is everything gone too late to change? Everyone is given curiosity and so will you open the box as well?
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the revised version of my on going fanfic Pandora's Box. Enjoy^___^
Pandora's Box
Chapter 3
"Music"
Since that day, I became more conscious about his existence. No, since that day that guy never leaves my side. Always and everyday he didn’t missed a time to greet me and talk to me and spare me a time of his life. It’s like those bad treatment I did to him in the beginning didn’t happened at all.
That day Class 3-B assigned their class president and also the secretary that will help him on the works that he need to do. No one wanted to be in the position and someone suggested that they should just retained what they have before which is Ryosuke. The other student agree with it since he did an excellent job last year and they even win the best booth in the school festival because of his amazing leadership. The meeting adjourned with Ryosuke being the class president and Alen being his secretary.
Jeron told the two that they will have a meeting at the library after class where all the class president and secretary will attend. After all that, he started the class normally.
Classes continued until lunch time arrived. Kota exited the classroom when Kei blocked his way. “What do you need?” he asked him his right brow raising.
“Do you want to eat lunch together with us?” Kei asked him.
“No.” Kota briefly answered.
“But Yabu… why?”
“I hate crowds.” Kota replied back instantly. “You understand that right? Besides I told you to do whatever you want but I didn’t said that I will comply with those wants of yours.”
“They are not crowds… they are friends.” Kei muttered. “But if ever you change your mind we are eating in the garden today so just follow us.” he continued and then he saw Ryosuke and Hikaru calling his attention and so he come with them.
Kei and his friends went to the garden where there are also lots of student eating like they were having picnic and also clubs started to prepare their places to recruit new members for their clubs. “Kei, are you really safe hanging with that guy?” Hikaru asked Kei as he pointed his chopsticks on him. “Have you forgotten what he did to you before?”
“Hikaru manners.” Ryosuke pointed him. “But I also wanted to ask that. You’ve been so clingy with Yabu lately, are you sure he will not do the same thing to you again?”
“Yabu is nice.” Kei replied back. “He is not the type who does violence.”
“Not? I just heard that he fight with Bom and his group the other day. That’s what you call not violent? Kei, you are a nice guy and you don’t suited being with him. For your safety you should avoid him.” HIkaru suggested.
“I can’t do that.” Kei instantly answered. “I can’t leave him alone.” He continued softly. “Don’t you think he is like an abandoned puppy?”
“No… not a moment we think that way.” Ryosuke and HIkaru said at the same time.
…
Kei opened the door using the key that was hidden in the locker just beside that room. They were welcomed by different musical instrument in different kind and sizes. He opened his notebook and checked the instrument by pointing on them one by one.
“I don’t understand why do I need to come with you? Why don’t you ask that HIkaru or that Ryosuke to help you here?” Kota complained as he sit down on the chair near the window. He was on his way home but Kei suddenly popped up in front of him and dragged him in that place.
“HIkaru is a member of the basketball club, Ryo have a meeting today and so I don’t have anyone to ask to but only you.” Kei explained. “We’re just going to check the instruments anyway so don’t complain anymore besides you’re a new student and so don’t you think this can be count as an orientation to you? This is the music room.”
“If you will just check, then why should I come with you? Not because I don’t have anything to do in the school means that I am not a busy person. I have some stuff to do outside.” Kota explained but it seems like Kei was not listening to him and he just continue counting. Kota sighed and didn’t say anything anymore. He felt defeated for some reason. He decided to stay but he was just there sitting down and not helping at all.
“Tomorrow we will have a music festival and all these instruments will be used. There will be orchestra, opera and even bands. Isshon will also perform here; they were invited by our school.” Kei explained.
“Are you serious?”
“Yeah… do I look like I’m joking?” Kei asked confidently and then he smiled again. “You’re really a fan of that group.” he asked as he continue what he is doing.
“They originally came from Hokkaido and in the same town as I am living and so I know them very well. Since they started I am already watching them.” Kota explained. “I am not really a fan but I like their music.”
While Kei was busy doing the checking, Kota looked around the instruments that are lined up in one shelf and then he saw the electric guitar. In his mind he wanted to touch it but his body stopped him. He have lots of memories about guitars when he was young and those involved bad and good memories. When he was 13 years old he saw a classmate of him playing some music on his guitar. He watched him until his finished and he was amazed how great his hands and fingers moved. That classmate asked him if he wanted to borrow it but he refused at first but his friend insists. When he started strumming he thought he didn’t know how to play but his classmate told him that he did well. He continued to play until it became music in his ear and his classmate was so amazed how great he was and he can’t believe that he was just an amateur like Kota told him.
That classmate of him leaned his guitar to him so that he can practice to his house. He was also excited that time since he didn’t know that he knew how to play guitar as well, he feels like a genius coz he can’t remember anything that he tried to learn how to play such instrument. Every time he played music and sings together with it he felt happy and excited. His heart was always beating with happiness and it’s like he was always in other world. But one day when his mother visited him, she was shocked to see that he was playing guitar. She scolded him saying that he should stop it. She even destroyed that guitar that he just borrowed to his friend.
That day he was so mad at his mother that he locked himself to his own room and didn’t eat the whole day. He cried all day while looking at the broken guitar in front of him. He can’t understand why his mother became so mad just seeing him doing that and she even destroyed the guitar which he considered as his friend. Since that day he didn’t touched that guitar anymore thinking that his mother will get mad at him again.
“You can touch it if you want.” He heard Kei said when he was back to his senses. “No one will stop you.”
“I don’t know how to play.” Kota lied and he averted his look to something else. Kei approached him and then he get the guitar and started strumming it. At first it was off tuned but he knew some chord on it and he started to play a simple tune which is familiar to Kota’s ear but while he was listening he feels frustrated when Kei made a mistake. “It’s F minor not an A.” he said as he positioned Kei’s finger on the right chord.
“I thought you don’t know how to play.” Kei asked and so Kota immediately let go of Kei’s hand. “Why do you need to lie if you really knew how to play?”
“So what if I know how to play?” Kota asked. “I stop playing long time ago and so I forgot it already.”
“I want to hear you play.” Kei blurted out. “I want to hear you play the guitar.” He repeated excitedly.
“I told you I stop playing already. Why are you so…” Kota answered back but he was not able to finished what he is about to say when he saw Kei smiling to him and giving him the guitar. As he saw Kei’s face, something flashed on his mind like it happened already before. He sigh as he grab the guitar “I will do you a favor because of your help the other day but this will be the first and last time I’m going to play music for you.”
“Alright.”
Kei sit down on the floor as Kota tuned the guitar and then start strumming. He just played the same song that Kei was playing a while back and he even sing the lyrics of the song. The task that was assigned to them stopped for a moment as they put themselves in the world of tunes and music. The silent music room was given life by the beautiful voice of Kota and also the melancholic sound the guitar produced.
…
The Basketball Club just finished their training on the gym and they are on their way home. Yuya and Hikaru who are both member of the team went for a little detour to buy something on the cafeteria and they pass through the music room where they noticed that the door was opened. HIkaru take a look and then he saw Kei cleaning the grand piano and then he saw Kota just sitting there and just watching Kei like a prince. “Why are those two together? Is that guy doing something again to Kei?” HIkaru asked in madness.
“Did he do something to Kei again?” Yuya asked Hikaru.
“So far he is not doing anything at all. I don’t know but their relationship suddenly calmed down but that guy still giving Kei a cold shoulder.” HIkaru answered. “I can’t understand Kei why he was so attached to that guy. He was like that since the beginning as if he knew him or something like that but that is impossible right? They just met.”
“Of course it was impossible. If that Yabu guy knew Kei before then he should already recognized Kei’s face but he didn’t and he even treat him so badly at the beginning.” Yuya answered. “Let’s go already… let’s not disturb them.”
“But… what if… what if something happened?”
“Nothing will happen, Kei was just cleaning the grand piano. Let’s go I need to go back home early today.” Yuya said as he grab Hikaru on the collar and drag him together with him.
…
“When did you start playing piano?” Kota asked as he watched Kei lock the door of the music room. “You played like a professional.”
“Are you amazed?” Kei asked him and Kota just glared at him. “I’ve been playing piano since I can remember. I started with an old piano in my house which is owned by my father. He was my first teacher in playing that instrument.” He continued to answer.
“Father huh.” Kota whispered. “I wonder what is the feeling of having a father?”
Kei startled when he heard that question coming from Kota’s mouth. He put the key on the locker besides the door of the music room and then he started to walk. “Don’t you have father?”
“I don’t know… I can’t remember. My mother told me that he is dead.” Kota replied back.
“I wonder if our father doing well up in the heaven?” Kei asked and that surprised Kota but he didn’t comment anymore as they just exited the school and goes on the same route going to the park. They became silent for a moment until Kota opened another topic to avoid that awkward silence that they just created.
“Aren’t you big enough to be picked up every day by your mother? Can’t you go home alone?” Kota asked as they walk together going to the park which is near their school.
“My house is far from this place and I am not allowed to ride public transportation.” Kei explained.
“Huh? What are you? A prince?” Kota asked back.
Kei stop walking and then he look up at the sky which is darker than usual. He saw birds flying away and also the wind was starting to get heavier than usual. “Let’s find some shelter, it’s going to rain.” He told him.
“Rain?” Kota repeated. “Are you sure?” he asked but then all of a sudden droplet of water hit his nose and then with just seconds the rain pours down on the streets. “Are you serious?” he asked again as the two run towards the nearest shelter they could ever found. “Now I’m so wet.” Kota complained as he get his handkerchief and then wipe himself but he stop when he heard Kei chuckled. He look at him and saw him smiling like he is enjoying the rain though he was panting so much even they just run a little distance.
“Spring rain… it’s the first rain of spring.” Kei said happily. “I’m happy to see you again.” He whispered softly.
He continue to wipe himself with his handkerchief and he even wipe his hair. While doing so, Kei’s phone ring and he answered it immediately. It is his mother asking if he is fine because it suddenly rained. Kei told her that he should not worry about him and he is a with a friend.
“I love you mom.” Kei said before he end up the call.
“Let me have a guess… you are a mama's boy, aren't you?” Kota suddenly said when Kei was done talking to his mother.
“Why did you say so?”
“To say I love you at that age… don’t you feel embarrass?”
“You know… if you love someone you should show it to them each and everyday. There are people who can’t see if the actions of a certain someone is through love and that’s the reason words are created. Though actions speaks louder than words, words is still something that is well remembered by our minds.” Kei answered. “Why? Are you not saying I love you to your mother? Are you not close to her?”
“I don’t know… I don’t know what kind of relationship we have.” Kota answered. “I used to live with my grandmother till last year. She died because of old age and now I need to live together with my mother and her new family where I feel like I am an outcast. I don't feel belong but I have no choice.” he told him and then paused for a moment. "There is an invisible gap between the two of us."
“But you still love her right? Despite the gap that you are talking about? There is no children who will hate their mother who decided to make them alive and be born.” Kei asked him and that made Kota speechless. “The rain is about to stop. I have an umbrella with me… want to go to the park together?” Kei asked as he put out the umbrella from his bag.
“No… I don’t want.”
“My umbrella is big enough for the two us.”
“It’s not what I am thinking. Just go already. Your mother is waiting for you right?”
“But you also have something to do in the park right?” Kei asked. “What are you being embarrassed about?”
“Who said I am embarrassed?”
“I heard Isshon will going to have an autograph session today. If you will not go now then you will not have a chance to have them. It’s just limited to 10 people today and they will be gone to the public eye coz they will debut soon in a famous agency. Today is their last performance in that park.” Kei said as he opened his umbrella. “Are you still not going to come?”
Kota have no choice since he really wanted to go to the park that day to have an autograph. He also heard about it and so he make sure that he have nothing to do that afternoon so that he can go their early and be qualified with the autograph part.
“You are really a fan of Isson… it’s not only the music that you like right?” Kei chuckled as the two walk together with that single umbrella that they have. Kota holds the umbrella since he is taller than Kei.
“Shut up… don’t talk to me.”
“I think you are really suited to be a musician. That time in the music room, when I heard you play the guitar. It’s so nice and loving. Everyone will be delightful if they hear you play some.” Kei complemented.
“Don’t ever try to say it.”
“What’s the problem with that? Didn’t you love music? What’s wrong with doing something that you love?”
“Not all things that you love will be given to you.” Kota replied to Kei. He is about to continue his words when all of a sudden someone bump into him that made him stop from walking. The guy who bumped into him apologized but it seems like he was in rush so he didn’t bother to look at Kota’s face. He watched as the guy runs away and from a far distance he saw someone very familiar to him. His eyes open wide as his heart started to beat faster.
He leave with just a letter to say his farewell. After that I never saw him again. I found out that he was in Tokyo and tried to find him when I reach this busy city but even just his shadows I can't see a glimpse of him but now.. But now…
He is here.
“Yabu, are you alright? Are you hurt?” Kei asked trying to call his attention since he seems like looking from somewhere. He saw Kota’s troubled face like he saw something that scared him. He was about to grabbed his hand to bring him back to reality but Kota let go of the umbrella he was holding and he run away from him without saying anything at all.
With an umbrella laying on the ground, Kei watched Kota's back as he run away from him.
DISCLAIMER: I didn't own any of the character but i own the plotXD
GENRE: romance, slice of life, drama
CHARACTERS: Inoo, Yabu, Yaotome, Arioka, Yamada, Takaki, Nakajima
SUMMARY: Hatred turned to love, silence turned to seeking and lies become truth. Kota just hit the rock bottom making him realize that memories should not remained unlock. He seek for truth, he yearned for what really happened and why things are going this and that. But what if he is going further to what is already near to him? Is everything gone too late to change? Everyone is given curiosity and so will you open the box as well?
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the revised version of my on going fanfic Pandora's Box. Enjoy^___^
Pandora's Box
Chapter 3
"Music"
Since that day, I became more conscious about his existence. No, since that day that guy never leaves my side. Always and everyday he didn’t missed a time to greet me and talk to me and spare me a time of his life. It’s like those bad treatment I did to him in the beginning didn’t happened at all.
That day Class 3-B assigned their class president and also the secretary that will help him on the works that he need to do. No one wanted to be in the position and someone suggested that they should just retained what they have before which is Ryosuke. The other student agree with it since he did an excellent job last year and they even win the best booth in the school festival because of his amazing leadership. The meeting adjourned with Ryosuke being the class president and Alen being his secretary.
Jeron told the two that they will have a meeting at the library after class where all the class president and secretary will attend. After all that, he started the class normally.
Classes continued until lunch time arrived. Kota exited the classroom when Kei blocked his way. “What do you need?” he asked him his right brow raising.
“Do you want to eat lunch together with us?” Kei asked him.
“No.” Kota briefly answered.
“But Yabu… why?”
“I hate crowds.” Kota replied back instantly. “You understand that right? Besides I told you to do whatever you want but I didn’t said that I will comply with those wants of yours.”
“They are not crowds… they are friends.” Kei muttered. “But if ever you change your mind we are eating in the garden today so just follow us.” he continued and then he saw Ryosuke and Hikaru calling his attention and so he come with them.
Kei and his friends went to the garden where there are also lots of student eating like they were having picnic and also clubs started to prepare their places to recruit new members for their clubs. “Kei, are you really safe hanging with that guy?” Hikaru asked Kei as he pointed his chopsticks on him. “Have you forgotten what he did to you before?”
“Hikaru manners.” Ryosuke pointed him. “But I also wanted to ask that. You’ve been so clingy with Yabu lately, are you sure he will not do the same thing to you again?”
“Yabu is nice.” Kei replied back. “He is not the type who does violence.”
“Not? I just heard that he fight with Bom and his group the other day. That’s what you call not violent? Kei, you are a nice guy and you don’t suited being with him. For your safety you should avoid him.” HIkaru suggested.
“I can’t do that.” Kei instantly answered. “I can’t leave him alone.” He continued softly. “Don’t you think he is like an abandoned puppy?”
“No… not a moment we think that way.” Ryosuke and HIkaru said at the same time.
…
Kei opened the door using the key that was hidden in the locker just beside that room. They were welcomed by different musical instrument in different kind and sizes. He opened his notebook and checked the instrument by pointing on them one by one.
“I don’t understand why do I need to come with you? Why don’t you ask that HIkaru or that Ryosuke to help you here?” Kota complained as he sit down on the chair near the window. He was on his way home but Kei suddenly popped up in front of him and dragged him in that place.
“HIkaru is a member of the basketball club, Ryo have a meeting today and so I don’t have anyone to ask to but only you.” Kei explained. “We’re just going to check the instruments anyway so don’t complain anymore besides you’re a new student and so don’t you think this can be count as an orientation to you? This is the music room.”
“If you will just check, then why should I come with you? Not because I don’t have anything to do in the school means that I am not a busy person. I have some stuff to do outside.” Kota explained but it seems like Kei was not listening to him and he just continue counting. Kota sighed and didn’t say anything anymore. He felt defeated for some reason. He decided to stay but he was just there sitting down and not helping at all.
“Tomorrow we will have a music festival and all these instruments will be used. There will be orchestra, opera and even bands. Isshon will also perform here; they were invited by our school.” Kei explained.
“Are you serious?”
“Yeah… do I look like I’m joking?” Kei asked confidently and then he smiled again. “You’re really a fan of that group.” he asked as he continue what he is doing.
“They originally came from Hokkaido and in the same town as I am living and so I know them very well. Since they started I am already watching them.” Kota explained. “I am not really a fan but I like their music.”
While Kei was busy doing the checking, Kota looked around the instruments that are lined up in one shelf and then he saw the electric guitar. In his mind he wanted to touch it but his body stopped him. He have lots of memories about guitars when he was young and those involved bad and good memories. When he was 13 years old he saw a classmate of him playing some music on his guitar. He watched him until his finished and he was amazed how great his hands and fingers moved. That classmate asked him if he wanted to borrow it but he refused at first but his friend insists. When he started strumming he thought he didn’t know how to play but his classmate told him that he did well. He continued to play until it became music in his ear and his classmate was so amazed how great he was and he can’t believe that he was just an amateur like Kota told him.
That classmate of him leaned his guitar to him so that he can practice to his house. He was also excited that time since he didn’t know that he knew how to play guitar as well, he feels like a genius coz he can’t remember anything that he tried to learn how to play such instrument. Every time he played music and sings together with it he felt happy and excited. His heart was always beating with happiness and it’s like he was always in other world. But one day when his mother visited him, she was shocked to see that he was playing guitar. She scolded him saying that he should stop it. She even destroyed that guitar that he just borrowed to his friend.
That day he was so mad at his mother that he locked himself to his own room and didn’t eat the whole day. He cried all day while looking at the broken guitar in front of him. He can’t understand why his mother became so mad just seeing him doing that and she even destroyed the guitar which he considered as his friend. Since that day he didn’t touched that guitar anymore thinking that his mother will get mad at him again.
“You can touch it if you want.” He heard Kei said when he was back to his senses. “No one will stop you.”
“I don’t know how to play.” Kota lied and he averted his look to something else. Kei approached him and then he get the guitar and started strumming it. At first it was off tuned but he knew some chord on it and he started to play a simple tune which is familiar to Kota’s ear but while he was listening he feels frustrated when Kei made a mistake. “It’s F minor not an A.” he said as he positioned Kei’s finger on the right chord.
“I thought you don’t know how to play.” Kei asked and so Kota immediately let go of Kei’s hand. “Why do you need to lie if you really knew how to play?”
“So what if I know how to play?” Kota asked. “I stop playing long time ago and so I forgot it already.”
“I want to hear you play.” Kei blurted out. “I want to hear you play the guitar.” He repeated excitedly.
“I told you I stop playing already. Why are you so…” Kota answered back but he was not able to finished what he is about to say when he saw Kei smiling to him and giving him the guitar. As he saw Kei’s face, something flashed on his mind like it happened already before. He sigh as he grab the guitar “I will do you a favor because of your help the other day but this will be the first and last time I’m going to play music for you.”
“Alright.”
Kei sit down on the floor as Kota tuned the guitar and then start strumming. He just played the same song that Kei was playing a while back and he even sing the lyrics of the song. The task that was assigned to them stopped for a moment as they put themselves in the world of tunes and music. The silent music room was given life by the beautiful voice of Kota and also the melancholic sound the guitar produced.
…
The Basketball Club just finished their training on the gym and they are on their way home. Yuya and Hikaru who are both member of the team went for a little detour to buy something on the cafeteria and they pass through the music room where they noticed that the door was opened. HIkaru take a look and then he saw Kei cleaning the grand piano and then he saw Kota just sitting there and just watching Kei like a prince. “Why are those two together? Is that guy doing something again to Kei?” HIkaru asked in madness.
“Did he do something to Kei again?” Yuya asked Hikaru.
“So far he is not doing anything at all. I don’t know but their relationship suddenly calmed down but that guy still giving Kei a cold shoulder.” HIkaru answered. “I can’t understand Kei why he was so attached to that guy. He was like that since the beginning as if he knew him or something like that but that is impossible right? They just met.”
“Of course it was impossible. If that Yabu guy knew Kei before then he should already recognized Kei’s face but he didn’t and he even treat him so badly at the beginning.” Yuya answered. “Let’s go already… let’s not disturb them.”
“But… what if… what if something happened?”
“Nothing will happen, Kei was just cleaning the grand piano. Let’s go I need to go back home early today.” Yuya said as he grab Hikaru on the collar and drag him together with him.
…
“When did you start playing piano?” Kota asked as he watched Kei lock the door of the music room. “You played like a professional.”
“Are you amazed?” Kei asked him and Kota just glared at him. “I’ve been playing piano since I can remember. I started with an old piano in my house which is owned by my father. He was my first teacher in playing that instrument.” He continued to answer.
“Father huh.” Kota whispered. “I wonder what is the feeling of having a father?”
Kei startled when he heard that question coming from Kota’s mouth. He put the key on the locker besides the door of the music room and then he started to walk. “Don’t you have father?”
“I don’t know… I can’t remember. My mother told me that he is dead.” Kota replied back.
“I wonder if our father doing well up in the heaven?” Kei asked and that surprised Kota but he didn’t comment anymore as they just exited the school and goes on the same route going to the park. They became silent for a moment until Kota opened another topic to avoid that awkward silence that they just created.
“Aren’t you big enough to be picked up every day by your mother? Can’t you go home alone?” Kota asked as they walk together going to the park which is near their school.
“My house is far from this place and I am not allowed to ride public transportation.” Kei explained.
“Huh? What are you? A prince?” Kota asked back.
Kei stop walking and then he look up at the sky which is darker than usual. He saw birds flying away and also the wind was starting to get heavier than usual. “Let’s find some shelter, it’s going to rain.” He told him.
“Rain?” Kota repeated. “Are you sure?” he asked but then all of a sudden droplet of water hit his nose and then with just seconds the rain pours down on the streets. “Are you serious?” he asked again as the two run towards the nearest shelter they could ever found. “Now I’m so wet.” Kota complained as he get his handkerchief and then wipe himself but he stop when he heard Kei chuckled. He look at him and saw him smiling like he is enjoying the rain though he was panting so much even they just run a little distance.
“Spring rain… it’s the first rain of spring.” Kei said happily. “I’m happy to see you again.” He whispered softly.
He continue to wipe himself with his handkerchief and he even wipe his hair. While doing so, Kei’s phone ring and he answered it immediately. It is his mother asking if he is fine because it suddenly rained. Kei told her that he should not worry about him and he is a with a friend.
“I love you mom.” Kei said before he end up the call.
“Let me have a guess… you are a mama's boy, aren't you?” Kota suddenly said when Kei was done talking to his mother.
“Why did you say so?”
“To say I love you at that age… don’t you feel embarrass?”
“You know… if you love someone you should show it to them each and everyday. There are people who can’t see if the actions of a certain someone is through love and that’s the reason words are created. Though actions speaks louder than words, words is still something that is well remembered by our minds.” Kei answered. “Why? Are you not saying I love you to your mother? Are you not close to her?”
“I don’t know… I don’t know what kind of relationship we have.” Kota answered. “I used to live with my grandmother till last year. She died because of old age and now I need to live together with my mother and her new family where I feel like I am an outcast. I don't feel belong but I have no choice.” he told him and then paused for a moment. "There is an invisible gap between the two of us."
“But you still love her right? Despite the gap that you are talking about? There is no children who will hate their mother who decided to make them alive and be born.” Kei asked him and that made Kota speechless. “The rain is about to stop. I have an umbrella with me… want to go to the park together?” Kei asked as he put out the umbrella from his bag.
“No… I don’t want.”
“My umbrella is big enough for the two us.”
“It’s not what I am thinking. Just go already. Your mother is waiting for you right?”
“But you also have something to do in the park right?” Kei asked. “What are you being embarrassed about?”
“Who said I am embarrassed?”
“I heard Isshon will going to have an autograph session today. If you will not go now then you will not have a chance to have them. It’s just limited to 10 people today and they will be gone to the public eye coz they will debut soon in a famous agency. Today is their last performance in that park.” Kei said as he opened his umbrella. “Are you still not going to come?”
Kota have no choice since he really wanted to go to the park that day to have an autograph. He also heard about it and so he make sure that he have nothing to do that afternoon so that he can go their early and be qualified with the autograph part.
“You are really a fan of Isson… it’s not only the music that you like right?” Kei chuckled as the two walk together with that single umbrella that they have. Kota holds the umbrella since he is taller than Kei.
“Shut up… don’t talk to me.”
“I think you are really suited to be a musician. That time in the music room, when I heard you play the guitar. It’s so nice and loving. Everyone will be delightful if they hear you play some.” Kei complemented.
“Don’t ever try to say it.”
“What’s the problem with that? Didn’t you love music? What’s wrong with doing something that you love?”
“Not all things that you love will be given to you.” Kota replied to Kei. He is about to continue his words when all of a sudden someone bump into him that made him stop from walking. The guy who bumped into him apologized but it seems like he was in rush so he didn’t bother to look at Kota’s face. He watched as the guy runs away and from a far distance he saw someone very familiar to him. His eyes open wide as his heart started to beat faster.
He leave with just a letter to say his farewell. After that I never saw him again. I found out that he was in Tokyo and tried to find him when I reach this busy city but even just his shadows I can't see a glimpse of him but now.. But now…
He is here.
“Yabu, are you alright? Are you hurt?” Kei asked trying to call his attention since he seems like looking from somewhere. He saw Kota’s troubled face like he saw something that scared him. He was about to grabbed his hand to bring him back to reality but Kota let go of the umbrella he was holding and he run away from him without saying anything at all.
With an umbrella laying on the ground, Kei watched Kota's back as he run away from him.