Irresistibly You | A Haitani Rindou Fanfic

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴇɪɢʜᴛᴇᴇɴ

୨⎯ Who Knows You Better? ⎯୧

"What the hell are you doing back here?" Hajime yells at me as soon as I enter the private studio. I properly close the door behind me and see that he is fuming in rage. "I want to play one last time before I quit this band." I answer with a grin.

"You can't. You already quit, didn't you?" Hajime points out, quickly rejecting my idea. "If you wanna play music with us, you have to go through auditions again."

Our vocalist then laughs loudly as he enters the scene. He pats Hajime on the back and looks at me, saying, "That's not true! Rindou, you can always join us anytime you feel like playing. So you're willing to be our drummer one last time, I heard?"

"Yeah. I just thought it's to send my gratitude." I say, playing it cool in front of them as I am not the type of guy to be all confrontational. It's awkward for me, or maybe I am just an awkward person.

The vocalist dude puts his fist up as he says, "Welcome back to the team, Rindou. Let's make this one a blast!" I accept his warm welcome and collide my fist with his while Hajime preps his bass on the side, staying quiet by himself though a bit grumpy.

I can pretty much catch up with them with just a few days left for practice before the live show. Well, I wouldn't be doing this if I am unable to do such things. Sabotaging myself isn't really what I do. Impulsive? A bit, yeah, but without a plan? Doesn't sound like me at all.

Music is really enchanting that sometimes you can't even think right, however, your hands are dancing in the rhythm. I love music and most importantly, I love playing it. It keeps me distracted from all the problems right in front of me.

"Oh, you're playing again?" Hajime's friend comes inside with bottles of water occupying both of his hands. The band takes a quick break and I see Hajime rushing to him. "Can you believe it? He's back and actually serious about playing this time. This is clearly not him. I think he is possessed!"

His friend just laughs it off and replies, "But isn't that great for the band? You don't have to worry about hunting for drummers that could take his spot." Hajime simply sighs before receiving the water bottle from his hand.

Hajime's friend then approaches me. "Hey, Rindou, right?"

"Seishu...?"

"Yeah, yeah." He chuckles. "How long have you known Koko?"

I freeze on the spot knowing damn well I suck at remembering things in full detail. This is the worst. Why are you asking me this question at this hour? "Uh...well. I met him when I got into this rock band thanks to my brother's help."

"Oh, cool! So you're already used to his behavior?" Seishu asks. A sense of relief hits me as I thought to myself, Ah, he's just here, talking to me, to make sure I don't get offended or whatever.

I nod at him and reply, "It's not a big deal."

"You know, you seem like a chill person. I just remembered something way back in high school and the way I acted towards you. I just wanna say it's all behind us now." Seishu says.

Uhm. Seishu is Y/n's...friend back in high school. Noted. Of course I didn't forget...

I brush it off immediately, speaking in a friendly tone, "Oh, yeah sure. It's no problem, really. I could barely even remember it. I can agree that I was a shitty person back then."

"Aren't we all when we were younger?" He laughs. "It's just great to see some familiar faces. Well, good luck on the show." Seishu says and hands me a cold bottle of water which I thought was for himself but was actually for me. Are we actual friends now?