Chapter 15: Backyard Singing.
Kanae entered the house.
*boohoo*
The first thing he saw was Hachi crying while kneeling on the ground.
The first thing he thought was, 'Ugly' Hachi was not a cute Cryer, she had snoot on her face and her face was all red.
Seeing the fragile thing on the ground makes him feel a little guilty. (A/n: I mean…you did make cry every single girl in the house)
He kneeled in front of her and while caressing her head say, "Sorry for making you cry Hachi-san. I Promise to make you a nice dress okay?"
Hachi looked at him with red eyes and a snotty nose and mumbled, "You are such a bad kid Kanae-kun"
"Is going to be a really pretty dress. Like supermodel runaway good"
Hearing this she stopped crying a little and while being a little bratty said, "I won't forgive you anyway!"
"Hey, is not fair. You were the only one that I didn't insult!"
"You insulted Nana!"
He took a deep breath, "A dress and a hat?"
Hachi pouted, "Make them pink"
He rolled his eyes, "Of course princes. Now go and help your friend…if you can, try to convince her to not stab me at night"
After finishing talking he went to grab his acoustic guitar. He needed to play some music to calm himself.
After grabbing his guitar that was on the couch he went to the backyard.
The garden was particularly beautiful.
And knowing that his grandmother had made it all by herself, make him feel a little connection to it.
Especially since the garden was the only part of the house that hadn't been renovated.
He didn't know why, but he liked his grandmother. He had never known her. But the way her mother describes her...he felt that they could have been good friends.
The garden had a Japanese style. It was small but enough to bring a little of the natural peace inside the jungle city that was Tokyo.
Especially the sakura tree that was at the side and the small water well.
Seeing the water well make him remember that the water was, apparently, super tasty and good for the soul. Or at least his father had said this.
Japanese people were really into spiritual beliefs and superstitions. He didn't believe too much in those things. But here he was reincarnated into another world. So who was he to question the magical water?
He looked at the garden for a couple of minutes and then decided that it was time to play some music.
Opening the case he started to look at his guitar.
Unlike Azusa's guitar, he didn't have a name for it.
Instead, it was full of stickers of new and old bands. The guitar was a gift from his father.
It was his when he was a kid. And following the tradition, he also fills it with stickers.
He likes it. It gives it a lot of character and covered all the scars that the wood had over the years, the stickers were like bandaids.
Thinking about scars, he started to reflect on how he made everyone cry and how angry he was. This makes him curse out loud "Fuck"
He didn't know why he was so angry. Well, he did.
He was scared.
He had been putting on a strong front since he had woken up from literal death.
And the more time was passing the more the pressure of everything was getting into him. Honestly, he had been living his whole life being attended by nurses.
He hadn't cleaned his ass for the past two years.
And now, a person with no life experience needed to start living alone and worst of all, take care of another person.
He knew that it was the consequences of his own decisions and only make him angrier with himself.
Maybe he should have gone with the flow and travelled with their parents?
Kanae shook his head, it was already done.
He also couldn't stop thinking about Roxy. How much he would give to have her with him.
Seeing her crying on top of him had destroyed something inside of him. He thought that the feeling was going to disappear quickly enough.
It didn't.
'Funny, if she knew that I'm being all sad, she would beat me up until I started laughing…violent woman'.
Kanae started to think about more things.
About this world, the danger that was within it.
How he needed to take care of Azusa.
The responsibility of all.
Living sucked ass.
'Only a day and you are already moping…' The voice of Roxy was heard inside his head.
Sigh~
"Let's do what I have always done…music"
Kanae grabs his guitar and with his thumb made the string tremble.
*Tong~tong~* *Tang~ting~*
Seeing that it was out of tune he started to tune it. He dint need more than two seconds for each string. Something that showed how much experience he had.
Seeing that it was all good he started thinking about a new song.
He liked to put his emotions into songs. They were like a diary.
'What do I need now?…. Courage'
He started to imagine Roxy in front of him.
The image of her then changed to his father and then to his mother.
All of them were giving him courage.
He then started to think about conversations that he had with Roxy every time he got scared of dying.
'Stop crying, you are still breathing!'
'Dead? I see you pretty well, right? I mean you look a little noddle like…'
'Start worrying when you don't want to eat anymore'
Hearing the voice of Roxy at his side he started composing the song inside his head.
It took only five minutes. Like an avid diary writer, he was also used too to putting his thoughts and feeling into songs.
Seeing that it was all goo he started singing and playing.
(A/N: [Song: Everest by beabadoobee.] Tell me in the comment if you want me to put the whole lyrics of the song or only a part)
You're alright, you're still breathing
Even though you feel dead sometimes
You'll be fine, you're still eating
Even though it doesn't last sometimes
'Cause even if your eyes are black
Your bones are always gold
'Cause they've climbed up every mountain
That no story's ever told
'Cause even if your bags are packed
You'll never leave your home
'Cause you're scared of all the monsters
That are waiting to unfold
Blank noise, is an awful sound
And it hurts my ears, I don't know-how
My name's just a silhouette
Hiding under all the sound down
'Cause even if your eyes are black
Your bones are always gold
'Cause they've climbed up every mountain
That no story's ever told
'Cause even if your bags are packed
You'll never leave your home
'Cause you're scared of all the monsters
That are waiting to unfold
Boy, I'm scared
Boy, I'm scared
Boy, I'm scared
Boy, I'm scared
The calm of the song was broken by a loud "Wooow~ Starts! There were shiny stars around you!"
Kanae looked at Hachi and Nana that was behind her.
Both of them looked at him with an intense look full of admiration.
Nana, on the other hand, loses his face of admiration quickly enough, and instead, while annoyed says, "Why do you sing so well!?"
He only move his shoulders in response making her more annoyed.
"I never heard that song! Is so sad and happy?"
Kanae chuckles after hearing Hachi and with a small smile said, "well…the song is mine. Thanks, I guess?"
"Wow! Do you write your songs? And play so well? Nana you should ask him for a song!"
Hearing this Nana become more annoyed. She didn't like Hachi to be infatuated with other people, making her get a little jealous, "Why would I want a song of that bastard!?"
Kanae looked at Nana with a nasty glare, "Not that a broken voice like yours could even sing one of my songs"
Hearing this Nana flinched, making him sigh again.
He really needs to calm his temper.
Thinking that he was going to keep ruining their relationship he decided to go to his room.
"I'm going to my room…I'm with a really bad temper and a nasty mouth"
Before leaving Nana grabbed his arm tightly, "I talked with your sister…she stop crying already. Also, you were right. We aren't trying enough…I…sorry for calling you a bastard"
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