Chapter 23: Hobby
( Yuuki's POV )
With Minaka busy planning the next fight of the third phase and Higa hospitalized, the capital grew calm, allowing me to spend time with each of my sekireis.
Yuuki: Where do you want to go, Kuno?
We are at the restaurant where Kuno and I talked about the sekireis plan after meeting her.
Kuno: um? I want to learn to play a musical instrument, I want to play music together.
Yuuki: that sounds perfect.
As we speak a woman with long silver hair with purple tips, purple eyes, and with a beauty mark under her right eye, approaches our table, she is Eileen the youngest of Joyce's sisters
Eileen: hey Yuuki, Kuno you are on a date again, here is the dessert menu, Yuuki.
We get some strange looks because of the large amount of food we order while Eileen thanks us for coming with a smile and after lunch we went to buy an instrument for Kuno, it is better to have one for her instead of using one of mine.
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Seeing so many instruments Kuno couldn't decide what to buy, so we bought every one that caught her attention, maybe some of the girls will want to learn to play music and we can form a band, after buying a bouquet we headed to our next destination.
Kuno: Yuuki, how did you learn to play music?
Yuuki: It's one of my hobbies, I had ... a lot of free time growing up.
Kuno takes my hand and smiles at me.
Kuno: Hehe now you can use that time with us, your sekireis.
We arrive at the MBI building and go to one of the rooms in the medical area and I see Uzume talking with my aunt Takami, I wave my hand and get their attention.
Yuuki: Hi Aunt Takami, Uzume, how is Chiho?
Takami: Hello Yuuki, she is stable, we have experience treating her situation, in a couple of days she will be in perfect condition.
Uzume comes over to hug me and kisses me on the cheek.
Uzume: Yuuki, thanks for helping Chiho.
Yuuki: of course, if she's important to you, she's important to me too.
Uzume has bags under her eyes she probably didn't sleep to make sure Chiho is okay, I take a card from my pocket and I give it to Uzume, Minaka gave me that after we made our deal but that has been useless to me until now.
Yuuki: you need to rest Uzume, Chiho will worry if she sees you tired, that card is the key to a room in this building, take a little break I'll stay with Chiho until you get back.
she thanks me and when Uzume leaves I questioned my aunt Takami about Chiho's condition.
Yuuki: Aunt Takami when you said that you guys have experience with her condition, you mean 'that' right?
Takami: yes, are you going to talk to her about it?
Yuki: Yes, she has a right to know, but not until she gets better.
I open the door of her room silently and I see Chiho looking out the window, she does not notice my presence and I approach the chair placed next to her bed, I put the bouquet in a vase on the table next to her bed, I say her name to get her attention and she looks at me with a little confusion on her face.
Yuuki: Chiho~.
Chiho: Y-Yuuki, what are you doing here?
Yuuki: Just making sure you're okay unless that bothers you.
Chiho: no, I'm happy to see you again, I mean I appreciate you worrying about me, but I don't want to be a bother.
Chiho blushes when she sees me what makes her look cute but she gets sad when she talks about being a bother, I flick her forehead and she looks at me in surprise as she puts her hands on her forehead.
Yuuki: taking care of someone you care about will never be a bother, I'm sure Uzume would tell you the same, also in a few days you will be cured so you have the right to be a little selfish until you recover, ok?
Chiho: O-Ok.
At some point during our conversation Kuno enters the room and we talk for two hours until Uzume returns, Kuno and I said goodbye to them and we continued with our date.
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Kuno: Yuuki, there is a place I want to go before I go home.
When leaving the MBI building, Kuno takes my hand, and excited she takes me to a place where I was also thinking of taking her, karaoke.
We paid for a room and I ordered something to drink, french fries and some desserts, the best thing about being part of Sekirei is being able to eat whatever I want without affecting my health.
Kuno hands me the microphone and she chooses a song for me.
Kuno: here Yuuki, I want to hear you sing.
Yuuki: Ok, but don't get your hopes up.
( Bump of chicken - Acacia )
I start to sing and Kuno looks at me with a smile as she plays the tambourine.
*Clap clap*
Kuno: your voice is amazing Yuuki.
Yuuki: your voice is much better than mine, every time I hear you sing I fell more in love with you.
I choose a song for Kuno and I sit down to enjoy his voice.
( EGOIST - the everlasting guilty crown )
Kuno starts singing and when her voice reaches my ears a warm sensation envelops my body, I could listen to her for hours.
Yuuki: you have the most beautiful voice I've ever heard Kuno.
She blushes and we keep picking songs for each other for several hours before heading home.
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Upon returning home we went to the room where the girls put all the instruments that we bought, the first thing she wants to play is the wind instruments and I give her a little lesson on how to play them.
She is a fast learner and produces a beautiful melody but I think this instrument tempo is not the right one for her.
Kuno: what do you think Yuuki?
Yuuki: incredible you are a natural but what if you use another type of instrument, it is a waste not being able to hear your voice while you play.
Kuno: hehe thanks Yuuki, I think I know what to choose.
The instrument that Kuno chose was a pink bass, I took one of my guitars and we started playing together, Shortly after the girls come in to listen to our music, and Mitsuha and Mitsuki ask me to teach them to play an instrument.