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Chapter 8- Feels like tonight l

“E-Engaged?”

“Yes”

“What are you saying?What do you mean we’re engaged?” says you know who. “This is getting absurd”. And he’s lying.

Franz von Stressemann cleared his throat. “Engaged. My niece have to get back her dignity son.”

Kahoko rolled her yees. ‘Darn dignity’

“really Len, don’t you like the things were happening now?” Misa Hamai smiled to her son.

Len twitched. A vein popped on his forehead. Mother…

With a flustered face, Kahoko then said, “I don’t think this is the right thing to do.”

“Then what are you suggesting, Kaho-chan?”

“Well, I can say that we can forget anything that happened this morning and move on with our lives, so that things will be in their proper place once we perform for tomorrow”. Kahoko said while her cheek rested on her pointing finger, oblivious of the funny stares she’s getting.

“She’s right.” Len hated to agree.

“Tomorrow…” the French conductor said thoughfully.

“Oh,that reminds me, I forgot about the concert, but it’s okay I already fix all the things needed for tomorrow” Hamai Misa said to the French conductor who thanked her for her generosity.

“So how’s the practice?”

Len cleared his throat.”Actually we’re going to practice now, so please excuse us” he stood ,bowed then motioned Kahoko to follow. He doesn’t like how they were getting back together, like they were forcing her..

Kahoko smiled awkwardly to them.”Excuse me Uncle, practice time..” then walked out of the room too.

As the two were out of the room, they heard..

“Don’t forget the engagement party, when will it be held? And where?”

‘Darn!’

“I have an idea!”

Screech!

“S-Sorry!”

Len sighed. Your persistent wrong motivation will lead us nowhere so focus” he said gruffly as he studied her in the corner of his eye.

“Yes, it won’t happen again”

‘I wonder..’

They repeated playing until..

Screech!

“Mai, can I borrow your fan,the one you just brought, I’m sweating here” Kahoko said as soon as she open the door of their dressing room.

Mai laughed. “Kaho-chan,it’s so cold here,no need for that fan, besides the air conditioner is on for crying out loud!”

“Ano.. it’s just that I feel nervous” Kahoko fidgeted on her black and white dress.

“Duh, shouldn’t you be looking too pale and very cold when you feel nervous? Anyway Misa-san said there’s another girl occupying this room with us.” Mai said as she plopped down on a chair.

“I wonder who will that girl be?...and what does the ‘us’ mean? Don’t tell me you’re going to play an instrument?! I haven’t seen you with one..” Kahoko said as she looked at Mai suspiciously.

Mai was now dumbstrucked. “WHa-What?! Me? Playing?! Are you mad? I don’t even know how to play a piece in the piano, I just came here to shoot some pictures of you and that Tsukimori guy!” Mai’s eyes widened then clasped her hand over her mouth.

Smirking, Kahoko thought so. She knows that Nami had contracted Mai to get pictures of her with Len especially that Nami was still addicted to the Violin Romance. “Then you’ll give it to Nami,right? Busted!”

Blushing from embarrassment, Mai went to the door.” Kaho-chan,I’ll just chack the other dressing rooms, ‘kay? Bye” then was out of sight as she closed the door.

Kahoko shaked her head while smiling, ‘maybe Nami and Mai were siblings…’ she thought.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

The door opened.

Enter, a timid looking girl with short green hair and teal eyes.

“Konnichiwa, Kaho-sempai”

“Fuyuumi-chan!!”

“Now now, Tsukimori-kun, we’re not finished yet”

“Amou-san,would you just leave me alone? Staying with you here in the hallway isn’t something that I would like to stay for the moment.” Len said as he continues to walk to his dressing room.

But Nami outwalk him.

Standing in front of him, with a pen and a small notebook, “Na-uh,not until you answer all of my questions..” she scanned her notes.. “well they weren’t a lot”

“I don’t have time to answer your questions so please excuse me” Len,as calm as ever, continued walking.

“Don’t you worry Tsukimori-kun! We’ll still met later after the concert then at your after-concert party and I might as well talk to Kahoko about something… between the two of you.”

Len stopped. Voluntarily.

“Ganbatte ne!” she sped away.

But another comes…

“Hey move it! You’re blocking the walkway.” A deep voice that Len always hated said. He turned around.

“If it wasn’t the piano boy..”

“What did you say ice cube?”

“Tsukimori! It’s you!!”

HUG.

Len stiffened. A man hugged him.

“HIhara ,realease him, he can’t breathe” Len heard a man tap Hihara’s back.

Kazuki Hihara released him while scratching the back of his head. “Ehehe sorry about that Tsukimori-kun,it’s just that I missed everyone from the Concours, don’t worry I gave the same treatment with Tsuchi!!

“Hey don’t say that! And stop calling me Tsuchi!!”

The four guys entered the room.

“Anyway, Yunoki-sempai, Hihara-sempai, why are you here?” Len asked. ‘Maybe mother asked them to—‘

“We’re here to perform”

“How slow of you Tsukimori, I should have thought much lesser of your highness.” Ryoutarou snapped.

“Why you-!!”

Tok tok tok.

“I’ll get it” Azuma volunteered while the two ceased their fight with a glaring contest.

“Sempai… nice to see you again” a soft voice was heard from the doorstep.

A smile crept on Azuma’s princely face. “Nice to see you too, Shimizu-kun.”

Author’s Note:

OMG!! I DID IT!! I CAME BACK!!! Now don’t be angry, I tried my best to update you know,even though it’s short, but please be patient maybe by then I’ll post the next chapter, school is a big burden. I apologize for the late update and for the wrong typos,kind of in a rush.. hehehe