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[lovemeh8thegame]

Yun-Hsin had hung around the art room for a little while until he grew frustrated with his piece, and, in an attempt to keep from smashing it on the studio floor, retreated to the music room. He'd taken up his usual spot at the piano and pawed out a clumsy, but memorized tune. And to think he used to be good at this... At least there wasn't anyone

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[kataarushisu]

Chaton didn't go to the music room a lot.

Music, like fencing or acting, was more a let-out for her than a hobby, although she wouldn't use the word let-out. It implied there was stress in the first place, and even though that might or might not be true, she wouldn't ever admit it.

There were odd occasions in which she felt like playing a tune, though. And this was one of them.

Of course, she didn't expect the music room to be open all the time, so when she opened the door and saw Yun-Hsin on the piano, she murmured a soft apology and prepared to leave the room again.

[lovemeh8thegame]

Turning quickly on the bench, he canted his head to the side when he spotted Chaton. She didn't need to go and excuse herself like that, after all, it didn't sound like he was seriously playing. He was, but that wasn't the point.

"Hey, Mizuki," Yun-Hsin called instead of his intended, 'No, don't worry about leaving, why don't you pull up a half of bench'?

[kataarushisu]

Chaton stopped in her track and tilted her head in response. "Hey." Standard, social smile. "Please go on, don't let me bother you."

[lovemeh8thegame]

He made a casual gesture for her to come in, rotating his wrist in slightly before turning to face the piano once more. "It's cool," he started quietly, "I suck, maybe you can school me."

Chaton made him nervous, sure, but then she was so perfect and unattainable that, fuck, what did he have to worry about? Still, his throat always got a little tighter whenever she came around.

[inseaweedswim]

He listened silently through the whole piece, appreciating the movements much more than he did during most other songs because he could identify the breaks. Yun-Hsin wasn't a very skilled musicians, but when he liked something, he had a tendency of listening to it for hours on end until he had some understanding of it. But no matter how many times he listened to it, he could never figure this piece out. He supposed that was why it was his favorite.

Chaton played well, he couldn't deny her that. Once she had stopped, the boy nodded and said nothing.

[kataarushisu]

"Strike two?" A little smile.

[lovemeh8thegame]

Smiling back, Yun-Hsin shook his head and folded his hands loosely in front of him. "Nah. I'd say you did okay. A single."

[kataarushisu]

Chaton was amused, to say the least. People didn't usually talked with this kind of ease with her and she didn't know whether she found it refreshing or annoying.

But then again, with Yun-Hsin, it was okay, right?

"Thank you, I guess." Pause. "Do you want to get back to playing or...?"