The young lady had no intentions of going. Even now she was stowed away into a different room, one where the school's extra instruments were kept. Kaz didn't have to play the instruments here, she could just go home, but lately she hadn't been taking any joy in being at home. It seemed like the closer she drew to graduation (which, in her mind was still far off), her parents wanted her to think every waking moment on which university she would attend, and jumpstart her enrollment. So here Kaz was, ignoring her home and the awaiting pressure by sitting on a borrowed stool in front of a harp that was not her own. She had tried the piano first, but it hadn't sounded right to her, off key somehow. So here she was, playing the harp in a room all to herself. She allowed her fingers to move easily along the chords, gently playing a low melody. it was one that her fingers could have played in her sleep, and thus, her mind began to drift.
But instead of her mind conjuring up a new daydream of love and adventure, her mind seemed to drift to an odd conversation she had encountered with her best friend the night before. Well, it wasn't entirely the night before, more like early this morning. Ryo always had a habit of texting in the wee hours of the morning, but Kaz was up anyway, slaving away to her studies. It was there that her friend had excitedly told her about a club she belonged to, and how Kaz needed to join it. Ryo had argued that Kaz needed something to help her relax, to escape, and Kaz couldn't argue with it. She was supposed to go early, to meet and greet, but she had panicked. What if Ryo had jumped to conclusions as she often did? And it was her fear that landed her here in this room, avoiding all of the things Ryo had promised the club would be. Kazue could already see the disappointment on Ryo's face when she realized that Kaz wasn't going to show up. But then another image came to mind---one of her parents breathing fire down her neck like dragons and controlling her every waking second, and in that moment, Kazue decided.
She was going to this club.
Her eyes snapped open as her fingers stopped playing the harp. She grabbed her bag and took off at a run. Leave it to her to make a decision and then change it on the dime. She had been terrified of the club, imaging that everyone within the walls would hate her right away, but she wouldn't know if she didn't go. She sprinted down the hall towards the music room Ryo had specified as if it was her only means of salvation. Her first day at this club and she was going to be late, she was so very dumb. So very, very dumb.
She arrived some time after Vince, her cheeks flushed and pink. Her eyes spun around the room, instantly taken aback by how...nice it looked. Could her best friend really belong to a club this beautiful? She slowly turned, taking in her surroundings until her eyes met Ren's. Slowly, Kaz approached the girl's table, deciding the one with a notebook would be the person to talk to. And of course Ryo was nowhere to be seen.
"Umm, hi." Kazue nervously began, approaching Ren cautiously, clutching her bag like it was a saving grace. "My name is Kazue Kaneko. Ryo told me about this club. Said I could...maybe...join as a hostess?" Kaz was almost sweating, she was so nervous. It wasn't until she asked that she realized how badly she wanted to be a part of this club. To be accepted. It also wasn't until she asked that she realized how intimidated she was by the other girl. There was something about the girl's eyes, and slowly, she wondered if bothering her was the best idea at all.
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