The Call Of A Mute Heart

Chapter 36

"Because that is what everyone calls me, anyway. It has grown so much that I pretty much consider it my first name now." The cat monster stretched as he spoke. His long tail swaying to an unknown beat behind him. When he notices your slightly annoyed look, he just gives you a shrug. "What? You know it now but I can guarantee you, that if you address me as 'Kobi' to anyone outside this room, they won't have any idea who you are referring too. I have accepted my fate a long time ago."

"That's the spirit!" Mettaton clapped BP on the shoulder heartily. The bright grin still on the robot's face while the glower returned full force on BP's.

The cat headed over to the violin case that was propped on the bench, next to your leg, and pulled out a pretty beat up violin. The finish had scratches... and was that a dent? "Let's just get this fiasco over with."

"Wait, what?" You looked up at the two monsters slightly confused.

"This is a duet, sweetheart." Mettaton said while gesturing to BP. "I needed someone to practice the choreography with, in order to figure it out."

"You had to learn it first...?" Your eyes were on BP and the cat monster begrudgingly nodded.

"Whenever Metta needs something like this, I'm his practice partner. Something about my 'elegant cat reflexes'." BP said while doing air quotes before shouldering the violin as though he was about to play it.

The robot nodded his head. "And I still stand by what I said. You haven't failed me yet. Now! Enough chit chat. Let's demonstrate the whole song from the top!" Mettaton moved to his position while BP moved to his with a rather noticeable groan. You offered the cat monster an encouragingly apologetic smile. Next chance you got, you had to persuade Mettaton to give BP an awesome vacation. The poor guy deserved it for putting up with the robot star's whims like this. Mettaton clapped his hands and the lights dimmed with the music beginning to play.

They moved in practiced... precise... tandem. It was obvious from the moment that they performed the song through the first time that Mettaton and BP had been practicing this dance for quite a while. Their movements were so fluid. It was as though it was natural. Like this is what they normally did and didn't think anything of it.

You watched in transfixed silence. Not wanting to break the magical atmosphere before you. The music faded out with the two monsters in the final pose of the song that they had performed for the second time. Somehow, BP wasn't winded at all. It was obvious why Mettaton wouldn't be.

The lights brightened back into their normal glow and the two monsters straightened into a more relaxed standing position. "So Songbird... what do you think?" Mettaton's voice broke you out of the trance as he eyed you with an expectant look.

"There is no way that I can do that... It's too amazing." You signed with complete certainty.

"Au contraire, my little Songbird. With enough practice, you will be able to do your part just fine." Mettaton motioned and BP moved back to his starting position. "Now I'm going to teach you the first 5 movements of the song with BP demonstrating what your moves are. We'll do the full motion at full speed first, then break it apart step by step."

After about a good half hour of Mettaton breaking down the movements into the smallest steps he could possibly make, you shakily stood up from the bench and moved to the center of the room. He wasn't trying to insult your intelligence. The robot just wanted you to be able to understand as best you could. Mirroring the starting form of BP that he was currently in without the violin. BP had offered but you figured you should attempt the moves without it first. You didn't want to bang up that poor instrument any more than it already was.