Hiro was outwardly intrigued by Aoi's speech, though he neglected to say anything about it, and the rest of the speeches continued as normal. Once everyone had spoken, the actual class began, which wasn't much more than he usual discussion about club requirements and class rules - though no one listened to them anyways - and most of the time, the class was ignoring the lecture since they'd heard it every year since they were all freshmen. XX
After a while the teachers switched out, and the next class was spent playing a game that involved solving Calculus equations (the game also involved more than a few pieces of flying chalk). Hiro ended up doing exceedingly well at the game and was very obviously proud of his skills with mathematics, happy to brag about it had Hotaru not stopped him. "Hotaru, you're no fun! Too much studying over the break has made you cold and boring!" He complained, playfully messing with his friend's hair while Natsuki managed to scribble a few doodles on the poor boy's notes. Nothing abnormal there. XX
Unfortunately for most, the third lesson of the day was spent doing actual work, and the entire class let out a collective groan as a pop quiz was announced. The topic was also on the winter homework, which only made them all groan more, since hardly anyone had actually completed it. "Sensei, if you're trying to kill us, just use a gun instead of all this nonsense!" Hiro said, his classmates nodding in agreement. Their teacher denied the request. XX
Lunch period came soon enough, and the room burst into conversation the second the bell rang. "Oi, Hiro! Yuki's here to see you!" Hiro looked up from where he was ungracefully eating his omelette rice, and grinned at the sight of the Orchestra club's manager. The girl smiled back at him and waved him over. "You promised the second-years that you would perform for them today, remember?" Nodding, Hiro turned on his heel and pumped his fist in the air, laughing lightly. "Hey everyone! I'm performing in the courtyard, so you guys better open up the windows and listen in!" The class let out a collective 'ossu' in reply and he disappeared out the door, somehow managing to eat his bento while he walked without spilling its contents all over. XXX
Once he had retrieved his violin from the Orchestra room, Hiro and Yuki headed out to the school's front courtyard, where a decent-sized group of assorted students had gathered. Room 3-A's windows had a perfect view of the area, and in looking up, he was happy to find that all of them were open. Apparently word of his performance had spread, since all the classrooms on that side of the school had also opened up their windows to enjoy the show. XX
"Now, I didn't practice this very much or anything, so bear with me, okay?" Turning on the small radio that held the piano song he needed, Hiro took a deep breath and lifted the violin to his chin, the usual aloof expression fading from his face and instead being replaced by a concentrated smirk. The song was fast and complicated, but he had no trouble in playing each note perfectly. Around him, first-years stood in awe, those who had seen him play before simply enjoying the music. Hiro spun slightly as he played, moving around as if he were dancing in place, a smile on his face and his entire aura in contrast to the calm and stoic nature that was usually associated with classical musicians. As the song came to an end, his applause was massive. XX
Hiro grinned brightly and bowed to the crowd, carefully returning his violin to its case before turning to his classroom's windows and waving dramatically to his classmates. He noticed Hotaru and Natsuki waving to him, and he chuckled to himself, his aura brightening even more as he caught sight of much-admired bright blue hair. Hiro shot a wink in Aoi's direction, though it was doubtful that anyone at all would notice, much less Aoi himself. "That's all for today, guys, I gotta get back to class~" Reluctantly, the crowd dispersed, allowing Hiro to return to 3-A with little more than a couple of positive comments as he made his way there. "I'm back!" Hiro threw open the door with a loud slam, hopping into the room and happily taking his seat. XX
After a while the teachers switched out, and the next class was spent playing a game that involved solving Calculus equations (the game also involved more than a few pieces of flying chalk). Hiro ended up doing exceedingly well at the game and was very obviously proud of his skills with mathematics, happy to brag about it had Hotaru not stopped him. "Hotaru, you're no fun! Too much studying over the break has made you cold and boring!" He complained, playfully messing with his friend's hair while Natsuki managed to scribble a few doodles on the poor boy's notes. Nothing abnormal there. XX
Unfortunately for most, the third lesson of the day was spent doing actual work, and the entire class let out a collective groan as a pop quiz was announced. The topic was also on the winter homework, which only made them all groan more, since hardly anyone had actually completed it. "Sensei, if you're trying to kill us, just use a gun instead of all this nonsense!" Hiro said, his classmates nodding in agreement. Their teacher denied the request. XX
Lunch period came soon enough, and the room burst into conversation the second the bell rang. "Oi, Hiro! Yuki's here to see you!" Hiro looked up from where he was ungracefully eating his omelette rice, and grinned at the sight of the Orchestra club's manager. The girl smiled back at him and waved him over. "You promised the second-years that you would perform for them today, remember?" Nodding, Hiro turned on his heel and pumped his fist in the air, laughing lightly. "Hey everyone! I'm performing in the courtyard, so you guys better open up the windows and listen in!" The class let out a collective 'ossu' in reply and he disappeared out the door, somehow managing to eat his bento while he walked without spilling its contents all over. XXX
Once he had retrieved his violin from the Orchestra room, Hiro and Yuki headed out to the school's front courtyard, where a decent-sized group of assorted students had gathered. Room 3-A's windows had a perfect view of the area, and in looking up, he was happy to find that all of them were open. Apparently word of his performance had spread, since all the classrooms on that side of the school had also opened up their windows to enjoy the show. XX
"Now, I didn't practice this very much or anything, so bear with me, okay?" Turning on the small radio that held the piano song he needed, Hiro took a deep breath and lifted the violin to his chin, the usual aloof expression fading from his face and instead being replaced by a concentrated smirk. The song was fast and complicated, but he had no trouble in playing each note perfectly. Around him, first-years stood in awe, those who had seen him play before simply enjoying the music. Hiro spun slightly as he played, moving around as if he were dancing in place, a smile on his face and his entire aura in contrast to the calm and stoic nature that was usually associated with classical musicians. As the song came to an end, his applause was massive. XX
Hiro grinned brightly and bowed to the crowd, carefully returning his violin to its case before turning to his classroom's windows and waving dramatically to his classmates. He noticed Hotaru and Natsuki waving to him, and he chuckled to himself, his aura brightening even more as he caught sight of much-admired bright blue hair. Hiro shot a wink in Aoi's direction, though it was doubtful that anyone at all would notice, much less Aoi himself. "That's all for today, guys, I gotta get back to class~" Reluctantly, the crowd dispersed, allowing Hiro to return to 3-A with little more than a couple of positive comments as he made his way there. "I'm back!" Hiro threw open the door with a loud slam, hopping into the room and happily taking his seat. XX