HARMONY'S FUCKING BIRTHDAY PRESSINTS

You can quote that title from Piney. :3

Her footsteps made faint echoes down the vast hallway which was, for the most part, empty; a few people that she didn't know had walked by, and she gave them a small smile, but it was far different from her usual enthusiastic greeting. It was her birthday, and it was something she'd nearly implode with happiness about, but today... She couldn't help but be reminded how all her friends and family were gone and away. Did most of them even remember that is was her birthday today? How many even cared? The girl hadn't even caught a glimpse of her sister today. She knew she'd certainly be in her parents thoughts, but having been used to it being a huge deal every trip around the sun, today it felt rather... lonely in the school.

Still, Harmony tried to keep her spirits up. Hell, it was still one more year that she was still alive, and there was certainly something to look forward too... or at least she had thought so. Kobe had been acting kinda strange this morning, narrowly avoiding her and leaving her a small note at her bed stand. Just for reassurance, the blonde pulled the note out of her pocket again, reading the words scribbled on the slightly crumpled paper. Right, it had said he'd be waiting for her in the studio. Quietly, she brought up her scarf to hide the smile on her face; remembering how they had first met, in a pretty brash and awkward way. It was kinda funny to think about.

The young lady paused in front of the large doors of their meeting room, taking in a deep breathe to try and calm the strange-feeling excitement that was churning in her stomach. Her emerald eyes began to glow a little brighter, what could be inside? Biting her lip, Harmony opened the door, ignoring the small creek it gave off. It was a little dim lighted, as usual, and she glanced around the room. "Hello?" she called out.

Thank you, thank you *bows* ;u;

The quiet room lay still, Kobe shifting uneasily on the seat of the drums. He stared down blankly at the drum set before him, drumsticks laying gently in his palms. Was he even ready for this? What if he screwed up? What if she didn't even show up? Kobe scolded his negative thoughts. Anxiously, he tapped on a single drum, the same noise echoing throughout the studio. He could hardly wait to see the outcome. He was so nervous! The same sound persisted, neverending. It was a soft sound, and Kobe sat with his face resting on his hand. Maybe she did forget. Or maybe she hadn't gotten the note altogether. Squeamishly, he dove into his pocket, making sure the note just wasn't sitting in his pocket. Though, he felt nothing. D'oh, he had never been as nervous as he was now.

He was so nervous that he'd hardly realized the door opening. But when the questioning voice called out, his blood ran cold, and he dropped a single drumstick clumsily. He ducked down underneath his drums to retrieve it awkwardly. When he sat up, his face was a small shade of red, and he swallowed. Harmony was there, eyes flickering this way and that. Ohgeez she actually came. What was wrong with him? He'd played many times in front of his best friend. So what was wrong with him now? "Uhhh... Okay, hi," he said awkwardly, blinking down to the drums.


Sorry for not adding more detail to the next paragraph, but I'm just not familiar with the drums. I don't even know what the two "chhh" thingies are called. They're all brass or something. And... yeah, whatever.

Okay, let's do this shet, Kobe >:U Tapping his drumsticks together in a "one, two, three" kind of way, he immediately began to... do drum stuff. What, Pine has never played the drums ;A; His drum solo lasted for a few moments; like some sort of introduction. Then, he stopped for a moment to speak. "Happy birthday to you," he said, eyes trained on his drum set. Then he played some more, and paused again. "Happy birthday to you," Kobe tried hard not to let the redness of his face continue. After that, he continued the pattern with different beats and pausing once more. "Happy birthday to--" He stopped himself. Kobe's head lifted to look up at Harmony, unblinking. "--Harmonyyy." The boy began to play yet again, with a more creative and unique sort of drumming, still following his pattern of pausing every time he spoke. "Happy birthday to..." And then the complex conclusion lay ahead. To Kobe, that was a breeze; it was familiar to him. When his long conclusion ended, he stared at the drum set for a long time before looking up at her. "You."

She had hardly heard a sound, not catching on to the quiet shuffling that was somewhere in the back of the room, she wondered whether or not someone was here at all. Was it just her? Maybe this entire thing was a joke - or maybe he was just trying to scare her?! She quickly glanced behind her to check and see if anyone was there. Nope. Just her imagination running away again. Whew~. Yet still, she gave a little jump then the silence was split, a drumstick falling against the marble floor creating a rather large echo. The smile appeared on her face once again, glancing to the source, her emerald eyes catching glimpse of the drum set first, then the young man behind it. Gently, she walked in and closed the door behind her. "Hi~." The blonde called back to him, much more enthusiastically.

Harmony stayed by the door before she heard his sticks clap together, a look of intrigue growing on her face before she started taking slow steps over to him, stopping when she was a few feet away near the end of his little introduction. As he went on, or to be more precise, since the first words that he spoke, it was hard to conceal her grin; laughing a little at his pauses to keep on singing. It wasn't at him she was laughing, though, she just couldn't believe that he was doing this - it was pretty sweet. That and he definitely wasn't lying when he had said he could play the drums. It was great! Throughout most of it she found a rhythm decent enough to tap her foot too. When he had finally finished, she was trying to hide her expression behind her scarf.

She couldn't help but giggle a little, honestly unsure of what to exactly think or really what to say. She was actually kind of speechless. Surprisingly, no one had ever done anything like that for her before. Harmony finally made up her mind and brought up her hands, giving him a small round of applause. "Bravo~." Her voice was light, "That was... wow!" After a bit she folded her hands in her lap, noticing something she hadn't before, the red tint of color on his face. Huh, maybe it was hot in here, or she supposed playing the drums was a kind of workout in itself. She didn't dote on it too much.

Whilst Kobe was playing, he failed to notice the pleased reaction he'd gotten from Harmony. Hearing the giggles, it sort of gave him a boost of confidence. He sure hoped she liked what he was doing. It took him a lot of nerve for him to do what he was doing right now. And what was coming up. He'd always played for his younger sister, so this wasn't much different, was it? When he looked up and saw her beaming, he knew that she had liked his performance.

Hopping off of the seat from behind the drums, he stiffly walked up to her; a little shyly. Hand behind his back, he tried to act as if he weren't acting a little meek. Her soft applause helped to soothe a bit his nervousness, however. "Yeah?" He kicked the ground a little sheepishly. "I used to play it for my little sister all the time," he stated, staring at the ground, deep in thought. The thought unnerved him.

"D- um. Well, that's not it. I have one more, um... surprise. Because- I know it's not a big surprise or anything, but... It's... some...thing." He gave a shrug as his voice trailed off, not looking forward to it at all just because it seemed quite embarrassing to him. He took a few steps back, holding his hands out in front of him in the way you would tell someone to stay in place. "Okay. Don't move. Uh- Close your eyes and I'm gonna go get it, okay?" Kobe then stopped and looked at her firmly, making sure she did. He then put his hands behind his back as if he was holding something already. "And no peeking. >:T" The gift was something that he hoped they wouldn't make a big deal about. I mean, it's not like he could have gotten her much of anything or made anything except from by the fabric of his shirt.

Harmony nodded quietly to his first little question, unable to wipe the smile off of her face. Still, she eyed him for a second, why was he acting so nervous? It was really different from his usual stubborn, sarcastic, jackass attitude that she had kinda-sorta had been starting to really getting used too. He said that he used to play for his sister a lot, but did he for anyone else? She supposed he just really wasn't used to it. He didn't really seem the type to throw himself onto the stage, not like her. While he stared down at the ground, she looked up at him a little expectantly. He just seemed like he was hiding something.

And so she was right. The young lady's eyes grew wide and she let out a silent, little gasp. "Okay~." Harmony nodded and brought her hands up to her face, closing her eyes and then covering them for his simple reassurance, trying her best not to move but it was hard not too. She was not very good at this kinda thing, and it was incredibly hard not too peek. Alright, one little look wouldn't hurt right? She started to pry her fingers open a little, before he had warned her off sharply. The blonde held back and small squeak and laughed again quietly under her breath. Alright, alright~ Hurry up, then. D: Now trying her best to be patient for Kobe, she held her breath and stayed quiet and tilted her head to the ground, waiting for the 'okay'.

You just want to know what it is so badly. xDD Okie. *gets it over with*

Kobe watched her from afar, hands tucked behind his back, waiting. When she made a few moves to peek, he scolded her, and frowned. If she were to look, it'd just be more difficult, and less of a surprise. "Don't move," he repeated again, squinting to make sure she wasn't watching through her hands. He teetered on his feet, forwards and back, a little nervously, waiting. The truth was, he didn't have anything to get but yet he still had a surprise. Cautiously, he removed his hands from his back and slowly wandered back over to her, making sure her hands were still clasped over her closed eyes.

It was something he always gave his younger sister. Kobe'd never really saved up for something special. She usually wanted something stupid like a FurReal Friend or a Baby Alive, and Kobe was not going to even bother looking at those things. Anyhow, why was this time different? Maybe because Harmony was ASDFing 14 and not 7? Maybe because Harmony was not someone he knew as well as he knew his little sister? It was just... this time was different. e3e

Kobe stared at her for a long moment before leaning over towards her, and pulling her head forward. "Mwah," he said stiltedly. He had kissed the top of her head and pulled away, rubbing the back of his head awkwardly. "Uh-- That's all I could think of to get you, sorry." He tried to hide the brighter red that suddenly grew on his face. "It's just that, ah, I couldn't find any scarves," he said bashfully, gaze wandering to the ground. eAe

Standing there quietly, Harmony bit her lip, taking in every ounce of mental strength that she had not to open here eyes and try to peer through her fingers once again. Was it a huge present or something that he was hiding from her? Wait, but no, when she had cheated the first time and peeked, it had looked like something was hiding behind his back. So, it was small then? Ooh~ Another scarf? :D But then why all this waiting? Was he doing this just to mess with her nerves, keeping her waiting like that just to tease her? If that was what he was trying to do, it was totally working.

She tried her best to do as she was told, daring not to move, but she really felt she had to say something now. The suspense was simply killing her. Harmony's voice was just above a whisper, though she could still be heard clearly in the dead-silent room. "What's taking so long, Ko -" And just like that, she was cut off short, being pulled over slightly. Did he just... - what? Feeling a cold spark run down the length of her body, she slowly removed her hands and blinked up at Kobe with wide eyes, a light blush across her face. Dafaq just happened?

"I - I see..." The young woman stuttered, quickly trying to gather her thoughts together. Alright, the song was definitely a pleasant surprise, but this was the last thing she had expected him to do. There must have been a good reason for it, like - Well, she didn't know. She didn't see him like that! ;_; More like a big brother, actually. But then - why the overdone sound effects and such? Maybe he was kinda feeling along the same lines? Coming to this conclusion, Harmony let out a small sigh of relief, looking at him again with brimming eyes. Alright, well hopefullly it was just a family-like kinda thing - ... she'd have to test that theory out to be sure though, somehow... It'd be rather awkward just asking. Still, though, she pushed the thoughts aside for later. Though it wasn't big and flashy, and a scarf would have really been nice, it didn't mean that she wasn't happy.

Not wanting to stop and stare for too long, Harmony did a small leap forward, wrapping her arm's tightly around the boy to show her gratitude. "Thank you~." she near sung, a smile on her face once again.

Well Kobe didn't see her like that either! You see, the only person who really cared about him would probably be... well, his first friend, and his little sister. Kobe saw the little sister he knew in his eyes (whom is still unnamed eAe) when he looked at Harmony. It was... weird. She had all the things about her that the sister had. The obnoxious attitude, the blonde hair. Oh, who was Kobe kidding? He was homesick already. And before he had left his home, the last thing he'd gotten was a stuffed animal from his little sis.

Though, when Kobe had done that, he was oblivious that he hadn't explained to Harmony: Gee, you're like a little sister to me. He'd just left the girl to figure that out on her own. And when her surprised expression appeared, Kobe realized his mistake. Oh, great, now he was probably labeled as some creep. When she stared at him a long moment, he waved his hands in front of him in a "hold it it right there" kind of way. "My little- She really liked those on her birthday," he tried to explain to the look of shock standing before him.

When he was almost certain she would budge from her look, she suddenly lunged towards him. The boy gave a gasp, eyes wild in surprise. Her arms wrapped around him in a hug, and he stared down, unmoving. His little sister never said a word of thanks, and mostly just ran off for cake after his little "present". Slowly, he relaxed his tenseness and gingerly patted the top of her head. "Uh- No problem."

Speaking of little sisters, Melody had been looking for hers. Unlike Kobe over there, who simply imagined Harmony as his little sister, very Tamaki like, if you ask me, Melody and Harmony were the real deal. Actual blood ties, there.
She had waken up in the morning with a black cloud circling above her, and her ears were pierced with imaginary cries of childlike laughter... Okay, so maybe it wasn't that bad, but she woke up and knew it was Harmony's birthday. The day she had to be a good sister and get her least favorite little sibling a present, or else she'd go bat shit crazy on her for the rest of the day. And with all that had been going on, she wasn't in the mood for one of her sister's 'moods'.

So she walked down the hallways on her way to the studio, which she just happened to know was Harmony's favorite place at this school. Mel couldn't blame her, because it was her favorite place too. She loved to sneak her whenever she could and practice playing the instruments, especially her vocal one. Knowing Harmony and the power they shared, this was the first place Melody thought she'd be.

Whenever she walked into the room, she saw her sister and sighed softly in relief, happy that she wouldn't have to walk around the school looking for her. What she saw whenever she realized what was going on, Mel was... Surprised, to say the least. This dude. Just kissed. Her sister.
She didn't even think about the fact that he had simply meant it in a brotherly way, it irked her. So Mel bit her lip and clenched the present she held in her hand for her sister. "Ahem." She cleared her throat loudly, an eyebrow raised in amusement, though she was thinking everything over evenly in her mind.

Honestly, she hadn't even noticed him trying to defend himself, her mind was already reeling and coming to it's conclusion. Thankfully for Kobe, though, it was on his side; seeing the action as a more platonic gesture than anything. Harmony couldn't help but smile at his reaction, hearing him gasp and freeze. It was a little nice that she felt him calm down a bit, but pat her on top of the head? ... Really? He could at least returned the favor and given her even a teeny little hug back. It was her birthday after all~. Hm, she wondered for a moment what else she could get him to do. I mean, what he had done so far was completely sweet and all, but she saw nothing wrong with milking him just a little bit. Maybe she could get him to play for her some more, or get him to sing like he had said he could? Or maybe something even more, like have him give her another ride around the school, or get him to take her to the dance? Totally as friends, but it'd still be fun you know. Those lessons weren't gonna' go to waste on her watch. >:C

Harmony loosed up her grip a little bit so she could take a small step away from him. Well, there was only one way to find out~. The blonde looked at Kobe with soft eyes, totally not trying to look as cute and innocent as possible to help her case. Nope. "Um - Hey, do you think maybe -" She had started to plead out her little request, but was interrupted by a familiar sound in the edge of the room.

Huh, hey, wasn't that like...? She turned her head to look, an estatic look suddenly growing on her face. "MELODY!" Excitedly, she gave Kobe one short glance before quickly detached from him, running up to her sister and grabbing her free arm in a sort of embrace. "Is that for me? I haven't seen you all day! I almost thought you'd forgotten!" And lord help Mel if that were to ever happen. e3e Harmony glanced back happily. "Kobe! Come here! Look, it's my sister!" It'd probably take a little bit for her to settle down, mind you two.