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Having seen Yang sway along with the music Mitsu reached up to gently scratch the bird's underbelly. She was taking a liking to bird, he was adorable.

"Yes, I had only gotten to play with my brother before and then Xiu for practice for the music club. This though...this was different." She smiled. "I think I enjoyed this the most."

With an enthusiastic nod she grinned at the reaper, "Yes, I would like that very much." As she thought of another song her fingers idly hit keys in a soft melody which was mostly background noise. It was too soft to actually be a song. Then as she finally seemed to settle on something the notes started to pick up in volume as she hit the keys earnestly. The tune she had been playing lapsed into the actual song she had in mind seamlessly and once again she closed her eyes nodding her head in time with the music.

That warm feeling was there again as Shun joined along side her, playing his guitar in sync with her piano. The harmonizing made her feel closer to the reaper somehow, not unlike when they hugged or kiss. It was different but still the same.

Her fingers continued to drift along the keys, playing the song to the very end. When it finally came to a close she did like she did for the last and let the last few notes fade out softly, the last note lingering until it fell silent. Opening her eyes she looked at the reaper first with a smile before she turned to Yang to give him another pet for being such a good bird.

"Is there anything you would like to play?" Mitsu asked curiously. She wanted Shun to have a chance to play something he wanted to play.

His smile, while small, still lite up his face. It made Mitsu's heart flutter at the sight of it. She still wished to hear him laugh, maybe someday she would get to hear it. A true laugh not invoked by tickling...not that she wouldn't secure her revenge from the last tickle session. Yes, victory would be hers.

Tilting her head slightly, she watched Shun carefully as he contemplated the next tune, her ears turning toward him as he began to play. It was only seconds before her mind processed the first few notes putting them into place and matching them with the song. It was a bit more upbeat than they had been playing and she was fine with that as her fingers touched down and then danced across the clavier matching Shun's pace and rhythm. This time, however, she did not take her eyes off the reaper. She watched him as he played getting lost in the music that they were making together. She sincerely hoped that they could be together like this, able to play and enjoy each others company, for a long long time to come.

Shun had caught her eye while they played and Mitsu didn't look away as she stared back into that dark brown gaze. It was almost surreal for a moment, not a worry in the world as they continued to play. Not school, homework, training, or even hunters were on her mind. Just Shun and the music they were making.

Hitting the last note Mitsu's tail began to wag happily as she set down her keyboard gently since Yang was still sitting on it and scooted closer to Shun. Leaning against his leg gently she smiled up at him. "Thank you for playing with me." It meant so much that he would do this with her.

Her smile never faded as his hand ran through her hair. Nuzzling her cheek against his knee she grinned proudly. Somehow hearing it from him meant that much more. "And you are wonderful with the guitar." He really was, especially since he didn't use sheet music and probably never had, at least without difficulties. For him it was all by ear and it was extremely amazing.

"I brought a book too, do you want me to read to you?" Mitsu asked curiously. "We can sit together while I do. It's a pretty good story." It was rather interesting with its action and adventure. It certainly kept her attention.

As soon as Shun asked about the story Mitsu stood and made her way to the bedside where she had laid her book down. Picking it up she showed him the cover to help with her explanation. It looked to have a girl on the front facing a strange brightly colored world. Clocks were distorted and had wings, the roadway was patched to look like a chess board and the bushes with roses looked to be bleeding red. The distance seemed to have multiple destinations, one being a theme park, another a mansion, and the last being a castle. The whole image was rather surreal looking.

"Its about a girl in a strange world where they don't seem to understand the concept of good or bad. The three places are at war with one another so there are lots of battles and action but the girl is trying to help them sort out their differences. The only safe place is the clock tower that is set in between them all. Night and day don't really follow any sort of pattern and there is this odd concept called a season where the weather changes constantly." It was hard for Mitsu to understand because in Halloween they only had one season, always constant though it did range from warm to cool it was never too extreme. Not like in the book where there would be summer and spring and even winter with snow.

"I have only made it so far into the book but its rather fun to read. They treat their plane of existence kind of like....a game I guess. They all have roles that they have to play whether they want to play them or not. I had just gotten to the Ball that they all had to attend." It wasn't hard to see the enthusiasm behind Mitsu explanation despite how hard it might be to follow. She had rather enjoyed the book and hoped to share it with him. "What do you think? Do you want to hear some of it?"

Pleased with his answer Mitsu held the book close in one arm while she used the other to help her crawl along the bed toward the reaper. There was a pause for a moment while she decided where to sit. She enjoyed being close to him though and had liked sitting in his lap, perhaps he wouldn't mind..

There was only a little hesitation in her movements, waiting for some sort of protest as she settled herself on her knees in front of the reaper, his legs on either side of her almost like armrests. She leaned forward for a moment, just enough to press a light kiss to his cheek before she turned and relaxed into him. Yes, this was nice.

"You've never been read a story before?" Mitsu would have been surprised but taking into account what little she knew of Shun's history there wasn't much surprise to be had. Though, honestly she couldn't remember being read to either, she was always the one doing the reading. Her parents might have read to her but that was so long ago she couldn't remember. "I'll just have to do my best so that you enjoy it."

Comfortably in place Mitsu opened the book and leafed through the first few pages until she was at the beginning. Chapter one. The beginning wasn't anything exciting, more of a build up of character and a background of where she had come from. It seemed normal enough but near the end of the chapter the white rabbit appeared or rather a man with rabbit ears. He spoke in nothing but rhyme and before the chapter was over he had kidnapped the heroine and had taken her down the rabbit hole to a strange new world.

After the first chapter was done Mitsu paused for a moment as Shun commented on the white rabbit. "It is odd at first but the more you get into the story its just a part of his character. It seems to suit him." Mitsu wasn't sure if she liked the white rabbit or not. It was hard to determine since he brought the fabled Alice to this new world so that he could be close to her, but he had kidnapped her to do so.

"It picks up from here though," Mitsu smiled. "Do you want to hear a little more?"