RAGING HEAVENS

Chapter Nine

Nanami Haruka closed the door to her room.

Sliding down to the carpet and closing her eyes. She had played and rehearsed with HEAVENS.

For that short amount of time she had forgotten and had completely lost herself in the music.

It reminded her of how she would act around STARISH. Carefree, jokingly, and relaxed.

She missed them, and had a feeling that the feeling wouldn't ever leave her. She needed to move on.

The old saying, "time heals all wounds" couldn't be more wrong. It was a hard to snake her head around the inner turmoil she was feeling.

Her thoughts were always of STARISH she couldn't help not to think about them.

She sighed audibly.

Knowing there was no one there to hear her. However, she was wrong in that assumption when a knock rapped on her door.

Glancing at the clock that sat on the desk across from her bed - the time showed that it was about 10:00 at night.

Her brows rose up in obvious confusion to who it might be. Already tired from the practice run earlier that day.

She rose from her sitting position from the carpet and slowly opened the door.

To her surprise it was Eiichi.

"Eiichi what are you doing here?"

Her quite voice questioned. If not for his close proximity to the girl he could've missed her question.

"I'm here to say thank you, my sweet composer. " Lifting her chin by nothing but a thin finger - yellow and purple - clash in a sea of conflicted emotions - battling for dominance only for yellow to cower in defeat.

"Rest for now, my dearest composer. You will need all your strength in the coming days. "

She was expecting a kiss to be honest. It seemed like every time they had run into each other he would move in and kiss her.

But she noticed the sincerity in his voice when he said she needed to get some rest.

Genuine worry could be inferred from Eiichi's actions and she couldn't help feel like she was falling for him.

Ignoring the intimate kiss the both of them shared a night ago. 

Eiichi left her to her own thoughts.

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The next morning she had went through the composed songs she worked on with HEAVENS, and selected one in which she was still working on. Deciding she would fill her time in a rehearsal room that way she could try and avoid some unwanted attention - namely the Otori heir.

She opened the door to the little room, in which housed a grand piano. Setting her music on the stand - she started to play the notes that were written on her sheets. Although the song didn't stay on the composed work, but changed to one of STARISH's songs.

I guess I miss them. She thought.
Taking her songs with her she departed from the practice room and bumped into Eiichi's younger brother.

"Working hard I see. "

"Yes. "

"It's great that we have a composer now. Eiichi has been happier ever since you joined. I'm glad to have you Miss Haruka. "

Nanami was stuck watching the younger Otori heir retreat.

Grandma please help me. I don't know what to do anymore.