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Season: spring
Location: soundproof dance practice room
Time: 10 pm
Natsume leaned against the wall, slowly settling himself down on the spare chair allowing himself to catch a breath after a long day of practice.
The flower viewing festival was coming up, and this year, and switch got the honour to preform for said upcoming festival that'll take place a month from now
"thankS sorA"
he huffed, gulping down the water bottle sora handed him.
"Senpai! Here, for you to- eh? Senpai!! Are you okay?!"
Sora rushed over to tsumugi, who was collapsed in the corner of the room.
"ah- sora-chan, sorry did I worry you? fufu, I'm alright I just needed to catch a breath, today was quite long after all- oh, thanks"
he replied hoarsely, grabbing the bottle from sora's hand
"see? senpai is alright, besides, we're not done practicing, and I can't slow you guys down anymore by taking unnecessarily long breaks can I? fufu, alright! Let's go one more round"
"Tsumugi-kun isn't wronG, the flower viewinG Festival is a month from noW, and beforE that, we haVE a couple of performances to tacklE to promotE switch and makE suRE we shine brighteR than ever, but still, tsumugI , quit beinG a hassLE and worryinG sora, get somE rest, you've been practicinG here before we even arrived"
"Mmm~ sora doesn't like gloomy colours, senpai, has been giving off gloomy colours all day today"
"fufu, natsume-kun worrying about me? how honouring, but I'm serious here, I'm fine, I can go on just fine, besides, watching you two practice on your own will just make me feel lonely"
"tsk, what a pain, finE, let's go about this choreography one moRE timE, but if yoU end up panting like a dog afterwards, you'RE takinG a break, even if that meant havinG to tIE yoU to a chair"
"I like how that sounds, now, let's get back to business"
Natsume played their newly composed song and took position along side sora and tsumugi and began their choreography, natsume and sora's movements were swift, smooth, as expected of a unit of magicians but tsumugi began falling back the further they got into the song, and before he knew it the chores began.
The choreography in that part of the song was meant to play out as if they were "teleporting" from one spot to another, or to put it in simply, they were switching places swiftly enough that it seemed like "teleporting".
The lights on the stage would blink out for a second, the member standing in the tip of the triangle formation would twirl back to allow another member to take in the spotlight, the sequence went from natsume at the center, sora on the left, tsumugi on the right, switching to sora at the center, natsume on the right, tsumugi on the left, then tsumugi at the center, natsume on the left, and sora on the right, to end it with the original formation.
The execution was harder than the tone of the idea itself.
First twirl, success, second, not bad, now it's tsumugi's turn to take over The luminant center, he spun, gliding his way to his bound spot, but was that a hasty move on his part, sora's segmant was yet to finish only to be interrupted by mugi's ineptitude.
"sora, look out!"
Not wanting to harm his kohai, tsumugi twisted his leg pushing himself onto the floor and with a loud crack and thud, landed onto the hard wood floor, letting out a painfilled wail
"shit!"
He scrunched, grabbing his leg, tears overflowing his eyes, fogging up his glasses that miraculously, did not break from that rough fall.
"TsumugI"
"Senpai!!"
Natsume and sora hurried over to tsumugi, checking up on him, sora gently plucked tsumugi's hand away from his leg, the sight causing him to frown.
"I told yoU yOU needed rest idiot! SorA, help me out herE, let's takE tsumugi over to the infirmary"
"H- yes shisho!!"
Sora replied, wrapping an arm around his shoulder copying what natsume was doing, then dragging along their way to the infirmary.
Location: infirmary
Natsume gently placed tsumugi onto the infirmary bed, switching his focus onto his teammate Injury, sighing
"it seems like he sprained his ankle, sora, can you hand me some icE packs I'll get thE bandages and paiN killers in the meantimE" He asked, getting up from tsumugi's side, sending him a glare
"yoU better staY seated and not causE anymore troublE"
Natsume handed tsumugi some pain killers then began wrapping his leg with the bandages.
"mmm- I'm surprised, natsume-kun you seem to know what you're doin- aCK"
"Hmph, well of coursE, after all, we aRE idols, thesE accidents tend to happen often, so I was able to learN from observinG. that aside you really never listen to me, idiot! You kept on insisting and pushing your boDY beyond limit and winded up hurt, what if you got sora hurt there too! can you use that brain of yours and think straight for once!"
"...i'm really getting scolded by my kohai again- even after getting injured, tho, I do deserve it- i'm sorry natsume-ku-"
"Don't worry about that anymore tsumugi, apologizing now won't fix what's already been done"
"Shisho, sora's back! I got the icepacks!"
"Hm, thanks good job sora"
"thanks sora ack- could you be a bit gentle?"
"I can't possiblY do that, if you don't wanna endurE all the pain from the swellinG then keep quitE and take it"
"mmm... Shisho, is senpai going to be okay?"
"Hm? ah don't worrY sora, it was a clean strain...but.. It might take about 3 weeks to heal..."
"Shisho?"
"Don't worrY about it sora, it's gettinG really late, shouldn't you go back and get to sleep?"
"Mmmmm but, sora wants to be here for senpai and shisho..."
(Hm? What's this, sora sees really gloomy colours....shisho, senpai, they're not as colourful as usual, sora doesn't like it...what's this colour around shisho? It's the same with senpai, hm, shisho told sora not be a burden to others...sora wants to help... but maybe sora not being here would help? Sora doesn't get it, but, if it brightens up shisho and senpai gloomy colours, sora will do what has to be done!)
"Alright, shisho, sora will leave senpai to you tonight, then, sora and producer will take care of senpai in the morning!"
"mmmM, thanks sora, leavE this to shesho for noW, goodnight"
"Mmm, goodnight shisho, senpai, please rest well!!!"
...
"Tsk worryinG our kohai this much, didn't expect you'd stoop that low tsumugi, In any other casE, I would'vE scolded you, but I'm not gonnA do that, be greatful"
"...so, what are we gonna do now? about the flower viewing festival? finally, an opportunity came where we'd garner an even bigger audience than any of our previous shows, and mesmerize the world with our magic and colours, but...once again i've ruined that chance"
"OncE again? What are yoU talkinG about? If you keep yappinG and whininG liKE this you might actually end up doing just that, get some sleeP, not even those glasses of yours are doing a goodjob in hidinG your eyebags, listen to me this timE and get the rest you need"
"I wouldn't wanna worry natsume-kun any further...actually, I don't wanna budren switch anymore, you're right, getting the rest I need is the only useful thing I can do for now"
"finallY you're using your brain tsumugi, now get some sleep, I'm going to get morE ice....goodnight"
"Natsume-kun can't you... no...nevermind, thanks natsume-kun, goodnight"
Natsume slowly shuts the infirmary door behind him, heading out to the near by convenience store to buy more ice, it was almost midnight, barging back into the dorms will just bother his roommates only for him to not even stay there.
(Tsk, what an idiot am I, why did I allow him to continue practicinG eventhough I knew he was tired? Damnit, I've been growing quitE a soft spot for him latelY...being so stubborn and insistent, it's gettinG harder, this is bullshit! I knew magic doesn't work on him, but what spell is he castinG upon mE? Where could'vE he learned it to begin with? such powerful magic, or rather, curSE? What a nuisancE, and little sora...seemed all worried about us, how nauseatinG, we arE supposed to be the responsibLe senpai's, afterall, it was mostlY thanks to him that we got the opportuniTY to preform at the flower viewinG festival, switch is a captivating group on it's own, but sora's uniqueness, and him being a littlE social butterflY brought upon us this opportunitY, I'm guessinG this is wHY tsumugi overworked himself huh? Did he not want to look pathetic infront of his kohais? How ironic, the situation he ended up in is exactlY the opposiTE of what he wanted....but...is that really all therE is to it? Sora mentioned how his colours have been gloomY sincE morning, what is that four eyed worrywart hiding from us?
Now that I think about it, he seems to spacE out a lot theSE days, he's always so early to meetings or practicE...just what's up with him?
Hmph, whether it's through magic or torture, I'm gonna make him spill the beans, tsumugi, just what the hell is going on with you?)