She was walking on her way to school. The beautiful Sakuras were blossoming and blooming so much prettier than last year. She breathe in the gentle breeze that blew on her face. She closed her eyes.........."Excuse me!!!! uuuhhhmmm...... miss!" , she opened her eyes and aimlessly looked for the voice who called her attention. "You're the one who played at the concert, right?" A familiar face was staring at hers. "Oh! it's you sensei! you're the teacher of those three children! how's life, and your job? are the children doing well?" She happily greeted her. "I'm fine! Yes, the children are doing fine at school. If I may boldly ask you for one favor............."
The teacher told her that the students want to see her badly and learn how to play the violin. She agreed , "Sure! I'd love to!!! I'll come over tomorrow okay?! and I may bring someone along too...." She winked at the teacher. "Oh! yes! your boyfriend!" The teacher quickly answered. "Hehehe.... no! he's not my boyfriend." She said with her eyes half-closed.
At school..."Tsukimori-kun!" She chased Len at the hallway. Len stopped walking and turned around. "Can you please come with me at......" she was grasping for her breath then the school bell rang. She didn't continue what she was about to say and was having second thoughts if she should ask Len. "Uh...... I'll tell you later.... right now we have to go to class." She ran away from him. and when he was out of sight she leaned against the wall. "Should I ask him out. It's not a date anyway. But, It's a bad image for a girl asking a guy like that. No! it's not a date-date! It's just a friendly favor date.....yeah!" She made herself feel better.
At the classroom, "Nakashima-san! , You're not paying attention again....." The teacher snapped her out of it. "Sorry, again........." she bowed down, Len just stared. Lunch period finally came. Now, she's trying to approach Len, "Tsukimori-ku-" She was cut short when somebody pulled her which made Len feel a little uneasy when he saw "Hey!!! Saya-chan!!! come sit with us" Kazuki said while pointing to the seat beside him. "Haruka! since when did you became friends with these two" Sayaka asked while pointing at Azuma and Kazuki. "Just now! They're both amazing! Hihara-senpai is so funny and Yunoki-sama is such a gentle and kind person!" She looks so happy being with them.
"Darn! I can't even make a move!" talking to herself in front of the mirror in the girl's bathroom. When she exited the comfort room, it was the exact time when Len was walking in the hallway alone. "Last chance! here goes!" She gave herself a few encouragement and then hopped in front of Len. "About what I was going to say..... eeerrr...." She was stuttering and then remembered what her aunt always thought her: deep breath, then take the plunge. "I want you to go out with meeeehhhh!!!" Len's eyes became big *sighed* "It's not an official date or anything, I just need you to come with me to Tonegawa kindergarten! tomorrow at 8:00 sharp! and bring your violin with you please" she explained.
The big day has arrived! The door bell rang, "Tsukimori-san what are you doing here?" Aunt Serenity wondered. "I came here to pick her up...." He calmly responded. Sayaka went down stairs wearing a very beautiful pink autumn dress, Len was just astonished. "Shall we?" she walked out their door. "Have fun, and good luck!!!" A happy farewell from aunt Serenity.
At their destination (Tonegawa kindergarten) "Children, we have two special guests for today. Let's give teacher Sayaka and teacher Len a warm welcome. "Good morning Sayaka-sensei! good morning Len-sensei!" They merrily greeted. "How cute! anyway you can just call us onee-san!" After the big welcome Sayaka and Len began teaching the children. First of all, Sayaka played a little tune for them. She played a nursery rhyme (twinkle twinkle little star). "That was wonderful! Sayaka nee-san!" The children praised her. She just laughed and scratched her head. First lesson are the parts of the violin "We have ten basic parts of the violin, namely: The scroll, the pegbox, nut, 4 strings, bridge, finger board, sounding post, f-holes, tailpiece, and chin rest" Then she pointed at each part one by one.
Now begins the basic lessons on how to properly hold the violin, which was explained by Len, while Sayaka assisted them. "The violin should be hold horizontally, like so..." He showed them how. A little girl was having trouble "Here, like this." Sayaka fixed her position, and the little girl responded with a smile. "Place your chins on the chin rest. When you play it the bow should be at the center of the violin. You should learn to stand straight and feet a little far apart. Some violinist prefer placing their foot slightly forward." Len explained in a way that children can easily comprehend.
Later, they started teaching how to read and play a few notes. It's a good thing that the children were very easy to teach because they were very eager to learn. After a few lessons, the teacher gave the children a break. "You two deserve a break yourselves!" She suggested to the two. They ate together at the bench near the children's school play ground. "Here you go!" She gave Len another can of iced tea. "You never get tired of these don't you?" , "Of course not! And you shouldn't too! because I'm gonna make you drink it for the rest of your life!" She giggled. Two children, a boy and a girl, approached them. "Sayaka-sensei! Len-sensei! thank you very much for that delightful violin lesson!" They both bowed.
"Aaawww.... it's my pleasure sweeties!" She elbowed Len and looked at him with her eyes half-closed then she whispered, "Say something nice to the children, Tsukimori!" , "Yes, The pleasure is all ours...." He quietly answered. The two children giggled. "What's so funny?" Sayaka curiously asked the two. "You two looked so cute when you're like that! Are you two married, sensei?" The girl innocently asked. Both Sayaka and Len's eyes grew big. They looked at each other and then blushed, Sayaka looked away with her eyes closed. "No way! I'm only 15.... and you two really shouldn't ask people that sort of thing straight out you know..." She got close to the children and carefully explained. "Now, go ahead and play with your friends... have fun!!!" She waved at them with a big smile.
After that long, tiring, and exhausting day, they went home. The sun was about to set. "That was fun wasn't it?! teaching children sure is hard! But when you see how hard they really try to do their best, it's like all of your tiredness will disappear seeing how your work has paid off!" , Len was quiet and didn't spoke a word. "Aw, come on! admit it! You had fun too, right?!" , He just closed his eyes then walked a little faster. "Whoa! slow down!" She run after him and she tripped. Luckily, Len catch her, and her head was close to his chest. Her eyes were shut tight, as she carefully opened them, they looked at each other's eyes. Her heart was beating so fast..." Why'd you have to walk like that!" She stood up and walked away, Len just followed her from behind. She smiled by herself. "I don't know why I'm smiling like this, Is it because, I'm already starting to like him?... Nah! never gonna happen!" She just laughed about it by herself. "Anyway, thanks for the pity date...." She thanked him.
To be continued^_^ hope you enjoyed!!!
