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Leaning over the sink, it was one of Kanade's tasks in the household to wash the dishes, and she usually didn't mind. It gave her time to imagine random tunes, as she liked to hum as she worked.
They also didnt have a dishwasher, as that was a luxury they wherent able to afford yet, but with 4 salaries, they where close. But for now, humming as she filled the sink was working for them.
Recently, Mizuki had gotten one of her bursts of ideas, and wanted to make a egg salad, for some reason. She had hunted down the little egg squisher (its the thing with the little strings on it, and you put the egg inside. I have no clue what it's called, but yk what im talking abt) and used it to make a actually pretty good egg salad.
Now it was in Kanade's hand, and she didnt really know how to wash it. So she just took the cloth and rubbed it against the metallic strings. To her surprise, when she finished, she heard a little note. She tilted her head, and quickly dried it to see if it was a fluke, or if actually made little notes.
She plucked the string that was farthest left, and it did make little notes.
"Woah..." She mumbled, entranced by the utensil.
She ran her finger across them all, repeating the notes with a hum of satisfaction.
As she started to get more creative, she sat on the floor, and leaned against the cabinets. This was way too important to be standing up for.
Kanade had just started a melody, and she was very interested in it. She was so invested she didnt hear the soft padding of one of their houses residents.
"Watcha doing?" Someone behind her questioned. Kanade had been jumpy recently, for reasons she did not know.
Spooked, she dropped her little instrument, and looked behind her to see a grin on her partner's face.
Mizuki, ever the tease, was about to say something when Kanade saw her instrument on the floor infront of her, facing forward again, Kanade picked up her instrument.
"Hi, Mizuki. I found this and it sounded nice." Contemplating, Kanade asked "Do you want me to demonstrate?"
Unsure what was happening, Mizuki shook her head yes, trusting her partner.
Kanade used her finger and plucked a random note, and Mizuki started to laugh.
Confused, Kanade wasnt sure why she was laughing. "Why are you laughing?"
It took Mizuki a moment to gather herself.
"Its because you started composing on a utensil, Kanade. You love composing so much." A flustered Kanade looks back at her new composing device. "Not like its a bad thing, I just think its cute."
Mizuki gave Kanade a light kiss on her forehead, leaving her wanting more. But before she could ask, Mizuki stood up and made her way to the kitchen hallway.
Knowing she still had to finish the chore, Kanade still chose to keep playing with the strings. And if she accidentally started bleeding, well, it wasnt something her nor Mizuki would admit.
(Who am I kidding, Mizuki told Ena and Mafuyu during their dinner and betrayed Kanade.)