Chapter 2 : Best drummer in the world.
(Not all chapters will be alike, since it's dependent on the character as they recall their day and what they want to say.)
Ritsu Tainaka | 2:40 PM
For me; life always has two paths. The jagged tough river, and the calm serene one.
For safe players, they always chose the second one, since that route always seems to be the safest one.
For me, that's not the case.
First day of school and it's the club fair in the afternoon, me and the others roam around to
"We got it!" I say, showing the application form for the Music club to Mio.
"Ritsu! How could you?!" She sighs defeatedly as she looks at me. I shrug. Sure I feel bad, but she has to leave the nest sometimes. (Yeah right.)
"Mio, opportunity comes and goes. You have to grab it like the last piece of cake!" I exclaimed as I balled up my fist. Yeah, I feel smart right now right before Mio glares at me for my betrayal.
"So have you found a club already?" I asked her. She nods, giving me this poorly made poster for a swim club number two.
I tried so hard not to laugh.
"Mio-chan! Go to practice tomorrow ne~!" A blonde guy taller than me says gleefully as he grins at Mio. Tch. Even lolitas are taller than me.
I feel like a midget here in Tokyo University, especially near those basketball players. Damn, why are they so tall.
"Which reminds me..." Mugi raises the basket in her hands and I felt my eyes sparkle as I know that it's time once more as tea time. I grab Mio by the wrist and start dragging her.
"MIO CAKE! CAKE!" I yell excitedly as I drag her away from- tch he's there with them! I avoid eye contact with as I drag Mio away.
"2 PM tomorrow!" The blonde kid yells as he waves excitedly at Mio.
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The day after, It was time for the first club meeting. It was so exciting to be around a bit more professional musicians than High school students.
But let's face it, I just graduated from High School.
"Konnichiwa minna!" A guy with a hipster look with his glasses and messed up hair smiled as he held a paper in his hands. "I am Nobuhiko Shougo, and I'm the current club president." He says with a grin. I look at his pockets to see drum sticks.
He's the best drummer around here eh. Let's see about that.
"Tainaka Ritsu." He calls out my name and I shove my hands inside my pocket and look at him.
"Yes senpai?" I said, hiding a smirk to hide my challenge to him.
"What instruments do you play?" He asks me.
"Ah, drums. The full set." A glint suddenly passed his eyes, and a small smile played on his lips.
"Tainaka-san, how can you describe your drum playing?"
"Well, I embrace myself as the best drummer in the world." I said bluntly getting laughs from everyone in the room. Nobuhiko-senpai shakes his head with a laugh as he points to two drum sets.
"Well are you up for a challenge?" He says politely.
"Damn right!" I say heading for the red drum set. I didn't bring my own drum set today because I was too lazy to even get it out of the boxes.
He sits in the other drum set, taking out his black drum sticks and warming them up before looking at me. Tch. He looks at me with a grin.
"So shall we start." Most of the other musicians were looking at us.
"Go Ricchan!" Yui exclaims as she claps her hands excitedly.
"So what piece are we going to play?"
"Flight of the bumblebee." He says. EH?! I haven't learned that! I thought it was just some violin piece that didn't have a drum version! Dammit! "Don't worry, there's gonna be someone who'll play the violin, Nana!"
A girl with short brown hair steps infront carrying her violin case. She smiles at me acknowledging my presence before taking out her violin. I felt my palms go sweaty as she starts playing.
As we started playing everyone was in awe watching me and Nobuhiko-senpai the showoff play the drums. He was good, too good. But I'm not letting him win this battle!
I gripped on my drum sticks as I hit them on the drum set harder, beads of sweat forming on my forehead as each second passes.
Nearing the end, I slammed the drumsticks too hard; resulting to the drum sticks breaking in half almost immediately.
"Not bad Tainaka." Nobuhiko-senpai laughs as he ruffles my hair. "Welcome to the club."
Damn right I am.
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