♡Tsukihana♡Tengenji Kakeru♡Starmyu♡

♡07♡ Reach 4

Tsukuyo did not go back to practice with Kuon and the others. She wasn't feeling the mood to sing. Yoshiki always said a person's voice could only be delivered at their top spirit. 

"I'll see you tonight then, okay?" 

"Ah." 

"Are you sure you are okay?" Tengenji was worried, he wanted to stay but he had practice again. 

"It's fine. I'd rather you go and practice." Tsukuyo wiped away her tears. She took a deep breath and she forced out a smile. 

"Don't force yourself to smile when you want to cry like a boor." 

"I am not a boor." She gave him a light punch on the chest. She touched his heart with her palm, "I didn't make a wrong decision. At least I don't believe I did." 

"The heart wants what the heart wants. I get people telling me my decision is wrong, but I prove them wrong." He put his hand over hers, "I'll always be by your side." 

She smiled at his assuring words that held promises. She nodded at his words and she wished him off with a good luck. 

"I need to work hard too. For my sake, and for everyone's sake." Even though there were issues at hand, she still needed to do what she needed to do. She's not going to give up and cry in the corner, she's going to stand up and face whatever came her way.

...

"Okay, today's practice is over for the day! Remember to study afterwards~." Taiga cheerfully said to his students. 

"Yes!" 

Taiga got up from the piano, "Kaito-kun, a moment please?" Taiga wanted to speak to Tsukigami personally. 

"Y-yes..." Tsukigami was still unhappy about having his role as Alexis' Shadow was swapped for Lambert's Shadow instead. Lambert's Shadow was still a good role for trainees, but Alexis' Shadow was a much more difficult role to master and he wanted to prove that he could master the same role his brother had using his own methods. 

"I'll cut this short, the swap has nothing to do with Tsukuyo-chan. Just like you she was reluctant on the idea of swapping roles." Taiga thought he should come clear with this for Tsukigami's sake as well as for Tsukuyo.  

"I-I see..." 

"Tsukuyo-chan has a similar problem to you actually." 

"She does?" Tsukigami didn't know that at all, he looked away in shame; Tsukuyo must be disappointed in him...

"She saw an amazing band's performance and her band is struggling to top it. You understand that struggle yourself, don't you?" 

He does. Tsukigami wished he could be there and give her some encouragement. Now he will not get the chance to say it, she will not want to talk to him after that performance from him. 

"There isn't only one path, okay?" Taiga said the same thing he had said to Tsukuyo onto Tsukigami, hoping he would understand too.

"Yes..."  

Taiga smiled and he left the room along with Tsukigami. They both went different directions, Tsukigami going to sort himself out somehow, and Taiga's going to the roof to take pictures of the setting sun for his friends back in America. 

"Wow~ how relaxing~!" The wind during the sunset was quite relaxing, a nice place to be after a hard day's work. He was about to take a beautiful picture of a beautiful sunset with his phone but his phone was on video mode. Just before he could switch modes, he heard music being played on the other side of the roof so he went to take a look.