Play my strings

Musicans and Mechanics

Kazuichi stood next to the wings of the stage. It had been 2 weeks since they stopped Ryota from spreading the hopes brainwash video. They planned to meet every once and awhile. It was Ibuki's idea for everyone of the survivors to meet up at a small concert building that hadn't been burnt. He had just recently finished fixing the speaker and lights. He was one of the only two there other than Ibuki.

Kazuichi picked up his tool box and looked around calling out, "Ibuki? Hey where'd you go?" He put his tool box down in the room between the stage and the green room. A muffled cry was heard from the other room. Ibuki sat with her knees tucked into her legs. She talked to Souda when they first got there but she felt an overwhelming sense of guilt and nervousness. "Mioda?" Kazuichi pushed open the door.

"Ibuki's fine. What's up?" She said forming a smile giving him finger guns.

"Your eyes are red." As the words escaped his mouth she let out a sniffle.

"Ibuki fine how are you? Are your hands tired after doing work or did you come to learn double visions." Kazuichi walked up to her placing his hand on her face.

"I don't know man. Your face says otherwise what's up?"

"Ibuki knows that her music isn't anyone's type and it was used for evil. I should've just agreed to Nekormau's idea that we should play a small game."

"Hey man, we all made mistakes. But your music isn't bad, it's grown on me." She touched her horns.

"Ibuki's music? You're a fan not just Hiyoko?" After he said those words her chipper personality started to show again. She crossed her eyes. "There's double the Soudas." They still had about an hour and a half to finish setting up. She stood nearby even though her help wasn't needed, she decided to keep him company. As everyone slowly started to file in, Ibuki grabbed her guitar. Mahiru was walking around with her camera taking pictures, Sonia and Gundham sitting near the back, while Hajime and everyone else all conversed. Ibuki started playing more pop than her usual style. And for her final song she played I popped out the baby and I don't know who the father is. Souda planned on talking to Sonia after but changed his mind and jumped onto the stage walking behind the curtains where Ibuki was kneeling, putting her guitar in its case.

"That was great man."

"Ibuki has an idea." She grabbed his hand pulling him out the doors of the building.

"Uhh won't they notice we're missing." She shook her head, still holding his hand.

"Ibuki wants to thank you." She stopped pulling, stopping at a cafe. "Here we go. I wanted to thank you for cheering me up." She smiled opening the door to the cat cafe.

"What do you guys want? Most couples get the double straw and one drink so I'm assuming that's what you guys want too." The women behind the cashier said.

"We aren't a couple." Kazuichi let out quickly, looking over to Ibuki. "I'll have lemonade, what do you want Ibuki?"

"Tea for me please." She said while petting the cat laying down on the counter. She pulled money out from her pocket paying for it all. "Did Kazuichi want to do the double straws?" They were sitting across from each other now. She tilted her head. Kazuichi felt red he usually felt this way about Sonia but it didn't feel as much forced. The women walked by placing their drinks down. Kazuichi took a sip getting some above his lip. "You got a lemonade mustache."

"Shit I do. Napkin."

"Not so quick I bet Ibuki can get a bigger one and be just as cute." She reached over for his drink.

"Hey this is mine."

"But the tea will burn Ibuki." She gave puppy eyes.

"Nah dude drink the tea and get a lemonade next time." He laughed, poking her horns. She pushed herself off the table and back into the seat. Sipping her tea, a grey cat jumped up on her lap.