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The door of the studio creeped open.
And they all walked in.
Hana was presented with a longer haired blonde boy.
He was rather pleasant to the eyes.
And looked a bit older than Uenoyama and Mafuyu.
Probably a college student she thought.
"Welcome~ I've been waiting for you- oh who's this?"
He was now glancing Hana's way.
She slowly bowed.
"Hi, my names Hana Yoshida"
Hana didn't know but Mafuyu's eyes looked like they were gonna pop out his head.
At the sound of her last name.
The long haired boy smiles.
"Nice to meet you Hana-San. I'm Haruki"
She nods at his name.
"Mafuyu and Hana. You guys can sit over there"
Mafuyu nods
And she does the same.
Going towards some chairs that rested in one of the corners.
Then Haruki spoke up
"Mafuyu, do you wanna play a bit before we start?"
Hana stared at both Mafuyu and Haruki.
Intrigued in what was happening.
"Are you sure Haruki-San?"
Haruki nods towards Uenoyama
"Yeah it's fine. Akihiko's late anyway. You wanna play don't you?"
Mafuyu's eyes lit up with joy.
Although his face didn't.
His eyes sure did.
"Yes!"
He replied with full passion.
Causing Hana and Uenoyama to stare in shock.
After a bit of waiting.
Mafuyu came out with his tuned guitar.
To everyone it was a normal thing.
But not to Hana.
Not when she saw that red guitar.
'I-it's just like his'
She thought.
Her hands trembling a bit.
She shook the thought
'Why would Mafuyu have his guitar? It had to just be the same model. That's all'
"Okay plug it up"
Uenoyama states holding up the cord that connects to the amp.
"Plug it up?"
Mafuyu states In pure confusion.
Hana didn't know he was that much of a beginner.
"Allow me"
Uenoyama bends down and plugs it into his guitar.
"It's a guitar cord that connects to the amp"
"Amp?"
Hana couldn't contain herself.
"It's that machine that makes your sound louder"
She states pointing to the big speaker looking thing that stood next to them.
Everyone looked her way.
"Hana-San, you know about guitars?"
Haruki states in shock.
She mentally cursed her self
"A-alittle bit. You make sure the powers off, and the volumes at zero. Then you plug the other end of the amp in, then turn the power on"
Mafuyu's eyes lit up "wow Hana-San, you probably know more than me"
Uenoyama looks amazed.
"What happens when you get it wrong?"
Uenoyama stares at Mafuyu
"Hmmm"
He bends down. Unplugs the amp. Turns the volume all the way up and leaves the power on.
Then gives Mafuyu the cord.
"Give it a try"
"Wait wait wait wait!"
Haruki try's to intervene.
"What he'll learn better on his own if he makes a mistake"
Uenoyama tried to persuade.
"Yeah, but think about our ears, please!"
Hana watches the events with a blank stare.
They were pretty interesting.
"I did it"
They all turn their attention to Mafuyu.
Who has successfully plugged up the amp.
Haruki gives him a few claps
"Wooooow"
"Turn up the volume and play a bit"
"kay"
Mafuyu turns it up a bit
"That should be fine"
Uenoyama confirms
Mafuyu fidgets with the guitar a bit.
And Hana starts to think if he even knows what to play.
"Oh hmm play a c note-"
"I want to do the first one you played for me!"
First one?
Was that how they met each other? Hana starts to think.
"Oh that one"
Uenoyama starts to tell him the finger positions.
He struggles a bit but Mafuyu finally puts them on the correct strings.
Haruki watches from the corner.
Mafuyu lifts his hand and strung the strings slowly.
Making a very pretty note to fill the room.
Hana liked it a lot.
And so did mafuyu himself
Maybe more then ever.
He did it again
And again
And again
And again
And again
And again
And again
And again
Oh yeah and again
"Okay that's enough!"
Uenoyama shouts
Causing Haruki to laugh
And Hana to surprisingly giggle along.
He was so passionate about that note.
"Look we get it your happy"
Uenoyama shouts again trying to stop the ongoing Mafuyu from making the note.
Hana couldn't help it.
She started full out laughing.
She didn't know but the boys loved the sound of it.
Could Hana be warming up to them?
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Hana watched as Uenoyama showed Mafuyu a few cords to practice with.
She silently sat besides them.
Also kinda trying to watch what the cords were too.
Haruki and the other guy Kaji, which happened to be the guy that walked out the convenience store that day.
We're out back having a smoke.
There both college students so they were pretty good friends.
"Start with the intro, the very behind of the song"
"Kay"
"Once your able to do that learn the verse. The verse is-"
"Kay"
Uenoyama groans
"All you ever say is 'Kay' and 'yeah' are you actually listening?"
Mafuyu looks up at him
"Yeah"
The frustration filled Uenoyama's face.
Hana has to hold in her laughter at the sight.
"Heyaaa"
"Ohh looks like your hard at work"
The greetings came from Kaji and Haruki coming back from their smokes.
Kaji did come off as scary.
But Hana actually kinda liked his personality.
It was different from anyone she's met.
Plus his piercings were cool.
"Your actually starting to look like a guitarist. Say Mafuyu since your serious about being a musician. There's one thing your gonna need"
Hana and Mafuyu both stared confused at the three boys above them.
"That is?"
✯
"That's Haruki-San?"
They were watching a video broadcast of some guy doing hair on some long haired guy.
His face was never shown.
That guy was Haruki.
Apparently that was one of his part time jobs.
That's what they said Mafuyu needed.
In order to keep up with his guitarist career.
"You also work at a fancy cafe right?"
"Some fancy cafe?, it's just regular but yeah."
Mafuyu and Hana stayed glued to the many magazines that rested on the table.
They were at a near by restaurant place.
The guys brought them, because they always went there after practice.
Mafuyu held one up
"Do all people in bands have part-time jobs?"
"Well not if there well off"
Kaji states taking a sip of his drink
"Are you well off?"
Mafuyu shakes his head
"No"
"Figures, now lets put some good thought into this!"
Haruki states pretty determined.
"I recommend a place that'll feed you"
Hana adds
Kaji starts to clap
"Your On the right track Hana-San!"
"Hey Hana-San you should get one too, maybe you and Mafuyu can work together"
Haruki chimes in.
Mafuyu glances over at Hana.
"S-sure I guess"
Mafuyu gives her a soft smile.
"Okay partner, lets look"
✯
They were finally walking home.
Hana stood in the middle while Uenoyama and Mafuyu stood on either side of her.
"Say Mafuyu, how good to you wanna be at playing anyway?"
"How good?"
Hana could tell the question caught the boy off guard pretty fast.
"Well like do you wanna just learn how to play a little bit or how to play actual songs. Cause I've said this before, I've never taught anyone before, and I'm not sure if your okay with that"
Mafuyu stops in his tracks.
Actually trying to come up with an answer.
Hana even wanted to hear his response.
"I'm not sure.....but I had fun"
It was the first time Uenoyama and Hana have seen Mafuyu so sweet like.
He was adorable...
"I see.."
Uenoyama starts to speed off.
Making Hana and Mafuyu catch up to him.
✯
Uenoyama was eating lunch with one of his friends
"So are you guys like good friends now?"
His friend states taking a bite of his bread.
"Who's you guys?"
Uenoyama states confused.
"That girl and boy. I think there names were Suki and Tanaka?"
"You mean Hana and Mafuyu?"
The friend chirps up
"Yeah them! Why have You guys been pretty buddy-buddy lately?"
Uenoyama is kinda stunned from the question
"I mean you have been hanging out with them over us right?"
"Uh-oh"
Uenoyama didn't really get to finish his sentence.
Kasai one of Uenoyama's classmates chimed in.
"Well neither of you are actually sociable. You guys are in different classes and have totally different personalities"
Kasai moves a hair behind her ear
"Plus the girls and boys are wondering what's up to?"
"There actually wondering?"
"Well yeah. Mafuyu is pretty hot and Hana is really pretty y'know. But their both really unapproachable"
"Oh Suzuki"
His friend calls him by his nickname and points to the door.
Hana and Mafuyu both waited patiently for the eating boy to finish.
"Sorry. See you guys later"
Uenoyama states while picking up his case.
"Sure thing"
Both the friends wave good bye as Uenoyama takes off.
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They all sat in the usual staircase spot.
Apparently Uenoyama goes there too.
He was showing Mafuyu some more cord moves.
Hana was impressed at how fast he learns.
While Mafuyu was repeating the notes Hana couldn't help but watch Uenoyama stare at Mafuyu's guitar.
Like he was trying to figure something out.
Even she tried to figure out where he got that guitar....
"Say Mafuyu. Did your dad give you that guitar?"
Mafuyu stops his notes and looks his way.
"Hmm....no I don't have a dad"
Hana could see the panic in Uenoyama's face.
So she jumps in.
"What type of music do you like?"
"Hmmm I'm not sure....but there is a song that plays a lot in my head"
Hana moves closer to the boy
"What does it sound like?"
Mafuyu clears his throat a bit.
"Like this"
And off he sung.
The smoothest vocals ever, flowed out his mouth.
Catching Hana and Uenoyama In a trance.
It wasn't Pacific words just some 'la's but the song almost felt like so much to her.
Like a voice wanting to scream out its emotions.
But didn't know how.
It was exactly her feelings.
But it was being sung by someone else.
Almost like an automatic motion.
Hana joined his singing.
There voices matching perfectly.
And so where their emotions.
The big question was.
Why?
Why did they feel the same way?
They ended the note off with one last 'la'
Staring aimlessly at each other.
Probably asking the same thing.
"WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN OUR BAND!"
The sentence caught both of them off guard.
"Uhh....."