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Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

Alyx took hold of her hand gently and shook hands with the very same girl that he had seen on YouTube. It felt so weird to be talking to her face-to-face, and honestly wondered if this was just a dream to taunt him in a sense. It would look weird if he suddenly pinched himself, so he just rolled with everything Well, I don't think I needed to know how tall you are, or your blood-type, but...thanks? he chuckled in an attempt to lighten the tension between the two Anyway, it is nice to meet you, Tainaka-san, and don't worry about giving me your name in the way I would understand. I have studied the Japanese language quite vigorously, so I understand that your culture gives their family name first, and then your given name, He said, letting go of her hand. Alyx wondered if it would be okay if he told her that he saw on her a YouTube video with her same group of friends, and was really debating on whether or not that would seem creepy. He figured it would mean no harm as long as she knew that he wasn't stalking her or anything I thought that was you. I remember watching a YouTube video of you and your friends playing at some concert. It looked like it was at a school, and you guys had a lot of people in attendance at that concert, she probably had other things to do, but he really wished that he could spend more time with her Ahem, I gotta get back to my job, but maybe I will see you around sometime, he bowed in her direction before putting the tub of ice-cream back in the freezer since his boss would have a hissy fit if she found out he was eating inventory. Alyx watched as she left the store, and sighed once he was sure that Ritsu was out of ear-shot. He knew that they would probably never cross paths again, and it saddened him to know such things. He chuckled through, as this thought ran through his head Well, at least I can make this the moment I got my first crush in Japan.
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

You've seen my videos on YouTube? I knew I should have petitioned harder for copyright on our songs, Ritsu rubbed her chin while glancing to the side, Its good to know that we are getting better visibility, though. I mean, I was starting to wonder if anyone outside our school even knew about us. We went to England during our senior trip and we ended up doing a gig for another Japanese band since they couldn't tell us apart. Yeah, I'll see you around, she smiled and gave him a pleasant wave before heading back out into the scorching summer heat armed with only one tub of ice cream. Yet, she felt a bit different... A bubbly sort of sensation huddled tightly within her chest and her hips swung slightly along with her thin arms. She knew well enough that a hot foreign guy like him probably already had a girlfriend back in America waiting for him, but it didn't hurt to dream, did it? Ritsu had no way of knowing how much things would change for her after that fateful meeting... Or how differently things would turn out from how she imagined them to be.
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

The sticks in her hands rapped, tapped, and crashed across the drum set, the controlled cacophony resounding and echoing throughout the empty room. A single bead of sweat slid down her broad forehead and across her cheek, until it reached the tip of her chin. Her gently shut eyelids had a certain glisten to them, her body's motions in perfect unison in time with the internal tune which rang out within her very soul. As her part came to an end and she waved toward the invisible crowds before her, her focus was not upon the roaring applause, but upon the blonde-haired young man who stood in the third row from the stage, his heart-felt smile and simple greeting echoing amid the mute hoards all around them. In reality, Ritsu sat slack-armed with her shoulders rolled forward and her fingers lightly grasping her drum sticks and her cheek resting against the large drum before her while a slight hint of blush graced her cheeks and a silly grin spread across her lips. It had been a mere three days since their last meeting, but during that short time she had already begun delving deeper and deeper into her fantasies concerning the ominous Alyx. She had never really taken romance very seriously before, as the subject had primarily been used as a source of comedy or suspicion concerning Mio's weekly routine. You never knew for sure if she was hiding a secret boyfriend from the rest of them or not, after all. Calling Ritsu's reaction a mere crush may have been a bit of an understatement. In any case, the two girls from New Zealand had learned Ritsu's secret from a rather unlikely source Ritsu herself. She had made it no secret that she was interested in Alyx, as she scarcely missed an opportunity to ask virtually everyone she knew if they had any information on the foreign young man who worked part-time at the nearby convenience store. It was rather unsettling how quickly she had transformed from romance being a source of envy and a damper on her usual upbeat mood, to a source of drive to her entire collage life. Ritsu was never one to do something in a half-hearted manner, after all. To say the least, when Addison and Alysha approached her it did not take much effort at all to convince her to meet up with Alyx again. Ritsu walked somewhat stiffly toward the small outdoor cafe with umbrellas that she had passed by on her way to the convenience store. She wore a dark green shirt that hung just past her waist and black tights, with small yellow shoes that fit snugly. Instead of her usual yellow headband, she wore a black one instead along with a touch of crimson lipstick. Sure, it was awkward as heck to be asked out via a third party, but she wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. It didn't take her long to spot him seated at one of the tables and she made her way over without much trouble other than her own hesitation. Y-yo! she waved toward Alyx and gave him her best smile, So, we meet again...
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

Ritsu ordered an orange spice tea before turning her attention to Alyx who sat across from her at the round glass table, You could have just asked them for my cell phone number, you know? If you didn't want to do that, you could have just sneaked onto the collage campus anyway in order to see me. I mean, that would be pretty exciting, don't you think so? She nodded to herself quietly as the conversation drifted off a bit, unaware that she had essentially informed him that she wouldn't mind giving him her cell phone number in order to set up future outings. Her ears perked up slightly when he mentioned her band, however. We are the light music club, also known as Afternoon Tea Time , Ritsu said dramatically, her arms whirling in the air in an imitation of her actions during a performance, followed by a wink, I'm the drummer, Ritsu Tainaka. She laughed, clearly pleased with herself, But I'm surprised you didn't know all of that already since you saw our performance on Youtube, right? That's basic knowledge for a fan... So, which of ours songs is your favorite?
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Alyx chuckled when she said that he could of just snuck on to the campus, but even he wasn't that bold. He didn't even want to know what they would do if a boy was found sneaking on to an all-girl's college campus. Plus, it would be pretty hard to do considering everyone has their own class schedules, and he would most likely be caught by some random girl roaming outside. The conversation sort of drifted after that, but instantly picked up once he mentioned Ritsu's band. It must be one of her favorite things to talk about as she instantly perked up, and went a on tangent about it. He did chuckle when she said what the band's name was as it so weird Actually, I didn't know who you were until now. When I first watched that video, I couldn't speak or read a lick of Japanese, so all I knew about you girls was that you looked like you were playing at some kind of school festival, and that the song title was fuwa fuwa time. After that, I felt inspired to learn your language, and that is the reason why I am sitting in front of you today. Since they were a band, one would assume that they had some CDs of their songs recorded, or at least MP3s stored on their computers But I would love to hear some of your other songs if you have them on a CD, or MP3s of them. I could also maybe attend one of your concerts if you are planning on playing at a live house sometime soon.
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

Ah, I was an inspiration for greatness! Feel free to thank me, Alyx. Feel free to thank me, world! Ritsu leaned back in her chair and spread her arms toward the sky, as if bathing in the glory they had bestowed upon her, before resuming a more normal stance and simply carrying on the conversation, Sure, we usually make recordings of our best songs on cassette tapes or CD's. I could bring a few for you, but don't tell anyone or I might get in trouble with our agent. They didn't actually have an agent, of course, but in her own estimation at least made her sound more professional to say they did. She then decided to turn the conversation back to him, What about you? Do you have any interesting club activities? I know you work part-time, and that by itself is pretty amazing. Do you know how hard it is to get a job around here? Especially since you are a foreigner. You must know people in order to pull that off.
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

Alyx laughed as Ritsu leaned back in her chair, and looked like she was basking in the glory of being an inspiration. He could tell that he would enjoy spending time with her, and was still snickering a little as she resumed normality and said that she could bring some recordings to him That would be great, Tainaka-san, he said, still using her family name and the title san because he wasn't quite sure if he could use her given name yet Though, something tells me a group of school girls who formed a band for their music club wouldn't exactly have an agent, he said, chuckling in order to let her know that he wasn't trying to be mean with that statement. When the conversation turned to him, he too perked up as he hadn't gotten the chance to tell her anything about him besides his name Well, back home I was the co-founder of my school's gaming club. We have lost a lot of members recently, and we are trying to get some members back, so we don't become forced to drop. Here, I haven't found any clubs that interest me quite yet, but I am still searching. As for my job, it wasn't really hard. I know that it is normally hard for foreigners like me to get jobs here, but the lady that owns that convenience store was extremely nice. I noticed a now hiring sign in her window, and she seemed to of taken pity on me and gave me the job. Plus, a friend of mine from the university I attend, Risamo Yuijo, put in a good word for me as well, he took a sip of his coffee, and felt bummed that it was nearly come. Either he was really thirsty, or he was just gulping it down because all he could focus on was Ritsu. How about hobbies? Have you got any hobbies? it was small talk material, but small talk always led to conversations, and they were hitting it off quite well. He was probably even going to try asking her for her number after it was time to leave since she did basically hint that she would be okay with it.
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

What are you talking about? I am the agent... Ritsu pulled out a pair of black sunglasses and perched them on the end of her nose while glancing over the rims, Can't you tell? Don't I look like agent material to you? I might like look the part, but I am one of the shrewdish agents out there! Shrewdish is a word, right? Don't say we don't have an agent, because I would know... Since I am the agent. Ritsu's grin and cheerful tone made it perfectly clear that she was simply fooling around with him, while slightly turning her body to give him subtly flirtatious poses to enjoy. Oh, so guys in America form those sorts of clubs there, too. I can sort of understand the appeal, because when you finish a game or have a really great performance it fills you with a sense of accomplishment. Personally, I like doing things I can enjoy with my friends, and it would be great if you can find something like that here, too, Ritsu nodded, crossing her arms in front of her modest chest, I really can't offer any recommendations, since we don't go to the same college, but I'm sure there is probably a gaming club at your school as well, or at least a computer club. Me? Well, between club activities and studying I really don't do much else, she admitted a bit sheepishly, Yui, Mio, Mugi, and even Asusa have all found boyfriends so we really don't hang out as much as we used to over the weekends. Perhaps its partially because I'm a bit jealous, but I feel sort of awkward around them when they start talking about that sort of stuff. You know what I mean?
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

Alyx laughed again as Ritsu thought herself to be her band's agent. He didn't say anything this time, but he had a feeling that someone like her would be a bad agent I am sure that shrewdish could be a word if you made it into one. Pretty sure that people will think you are crazy if you start making up words, all this time, Ritsu had been the one making him laugh, and he felt bad for that. He remembered reading somewhere online that it was important to make the girl laugh, but he didn't know how quite true that was. He never fully trusted online dating tips, and only read it because Yuijo forced him to in an attempt to Help you score some chicks, as said by Yuijo himself. Now Alyx gave a chuckle as she commented on how even guys in America made gaming clubs Why wouldn't we? Video games are an international past-time, and lots of people make clubs for their favorite past-time. Hell, there is even a coin collectors club at my school back home, and all they do is trade coins, and mingle with each other, he hadn't really seen any gaming club meetings at his university, but he wouldn't mind joining it if there was one. From what he saw, there were a bunch of nerd-esque types in the school, so he wouldn't be surprised if there was one and they were just hiding from him Perhaps, but I haven't found one yet, so either my school doesn't have, or they are damn good at hiding from me. The next topic was about her hobbies, but it quickly changed to, what he assumed, be her friends love lives, and her being all alone while having to deal with hearing about their love lives I do know what you mean. Yuijo constantly has his girlfriend over at his house whenever I visit, and they are always kissing, hugging, and just flirting with each other. It sickens me to have to watch it, and they even constantly tell me that they are going to find a girlfriend for me. I go along with it to be nice, but I can find my own girlfriend. I mean, I don't think I am the sexiest man on the face of this planet, but I like to believe that I am at least a somewhat handsome man, he looked past Ritsu to find another girl might of been interested in him, and quickly looked away as she noticed he was looking at her Considering I have gotten a few stares from some other female customers already.
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

Oh, so you're already flattering yourself with your own popularity? Ritsu tilted her head back slightly, Not exactly the best course of action when there is an attractive, single woman right in front of you... But, do go on. Exactly how many high school and collage girls hit on you on a regular basis? You must have pretty strict standards if you haven't gotten a girlfriend yet. Her playful jabs contained a hint of flirtatious flavor as she spoke. Fishing for hints as to what sort of girl he liked without straight-up asking, she was showing more clear signs of interest as she leaned forward and took another sip of her tea. I have my own sense of taste, too, she ventured to offer her own in order to clue him in, I'd like my boyfriend to be someone who knows what they want out of life... Someone who isn't afraid to put himself out there for what he wants and not back down. Of course, being cute helps, too. She folded her hands behind her head and smiled, Perhaps you know someone who is cool like that? Preferably single.
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

Ritsu was definitely turning out to be his kind of girl. Alyx wasn't a fan of the girly girls and ones who thought a man should be someone who was tough and rugged so they could protect her. Not that he wouldn't protect his girlfriend if some guy was trying to hit on her, or making her feel uncomfortable, but she should be able to take care of herself. Combine that with her uncanny ability to be able to tease him well, and her sort of cool air around her, and he has a very attractive woman on his hands. Just to keep this going, he decided to jab back at her How many? Wow, I can't even remember how many there were. If I had to kiss, then I would say someone around twenty or thirty, obviously, that was an absolutely ridiculous number, so if she seriously thought that he wasn't joking then there had to be something wrong with her Maybe I do, maybe I don't. I am more of a fan of the kind of girls that don't expect their man to protect them twenty seven. I mean, they really should take care of themselves, and only need a man's help when things get too much for them. I also would love a woman who doesn't take things seriously, and is just really fun-loving in general, he said, hinting the some kind of signs to her. Could this be classified as a date? I mean, we are kinda flirting with each, and we both seem to be getting along fantastic. Alyx took another look at Ritsu, and gave a small smile There is no doubt in my mind that she is the perfect woman for me. I will court her, and make her mine. as she asked if he knew anyone that sounded like, he turned his head to the side and scratched his chin to make it look like he was in deep thought Do I know anybody with those traits...? Now that you mention it, I have a friend back in America like that. I think he would be more than happy to get to know you. Careful though, he likes to ask girls for their numbers if they seem interested in him, and it kinda goes like this. So, Ritsu, mind if I get your digits? he asked, both using it as a joke, but also hoping she played along and actually gave him her number.
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

That many? I suppose American women aren't as independent as they let on if they don't reach your standards, hm? Ritsu verbally played along, but given the skeptical look in her eye it was clear that she didn't actually believe such an absurdly high figure. She pondered his words for some time, draining the last of her tea in one gulp as she had neglected the now only moderately-warm liquid during their conversation. Resting her head against her left hand, she reached down with her right and drew out her cell phone, flipping it open and pressing a few buttons silently before closing it and looking back up at the young man across the table from her. A knowing smile spread across her lips as she realized his true purpose. They had both been subtly or perhaps not so subtly hitting on each other for some time now... Digets means fingers in English, right? Ritsu smirked, wiggling the fingers of her left hand while still perching her head atop her palm, Well, you can't have my fingers, but I'll send you my number if you send me yours. You wouldn't believe how frustrating it is to give someone your number without receiving theirs as well, leaving you to wait endlessly for a ring that never comes... Her eyes turned away and her cheeks burned a slightly reddish hue, At least, that's what I've heard... You wouldn't keep a girl waiting, would you? She glanced back up at him, the twinkle in her eye granting him a momentary glimpse just before she held her phone up toward his face, her number clearly printed on the screen. Her heart pounded away against her ribcage like an earnest inmate against the confines of her cell, demanding to be let free of the tight bindings which prevented her from leaping forth. What was this overwhelming feeling of helplessness and need? Was this the sensation all of her friends had experienced? It was wonderful and terrible at the same time, rendering simply breathing a rather difficult task.
Thread: To the Beat of the Heart Drum (Retsu and Wing)

Alyx gave her a confused look after she asked if digits meant fingers in English, but figured she want to know the the truth It does, but it is also a slang word for a phone number there as well, it wasn't hard to figure out that Ritsu knew that he was asking for her number as he saw that she had done something with her phone. It was too short in order to send a text, and she definitely wasn't checking the time because you should only need to press one button, or just open the phone in order for it to display the time You are right. Normally, I only give my cell phone number to the friends that I make, but we always exchange both of our numbers. That way, we can make sure that the other is in our phone. Alyx chuckled as Ritsu's cheeks blushed and she turned her eyes away from him. He was about to respond to her when her phone was suddenly thrust into his face, and it actually made him jump a little. It was brushed off with another chuckle, and he moved her hand back slightly I am going to assume that this is your first time giving a guy your phone number. Well then, I am glad you chose me, Ritsu, he went into his contacts after taking out his phone, and entered her name and number, and saved it before displaying his number to her. This wasn't exactly his first time giving a number to a girl before as he had lots of friends that were girls, but it was his first time giving his number to one he was romantically interested in. It felt like there were hundreds of butterflies running wild in his stomach, but it felt oddly welcome by him. Alyx embraced such feelings, and wanted nothing more than to let them grow and expand. Once his schooling was done, he wondered if he could live here in Japan with Ritsu, and maybe start a family with her. He had seen other foreigners like him out and about, but never saw any of them with a Japanese girlfriend or boyfriend. He supposed there were probably some couples like that here, but he wanted to imagine that Ritsu and him were a first. The phone was placed back in his pocket after she finished inputting his number to her phone, and a warm smile was on his face Thank you so much for coming here, Ritsu. I promise that all future outings will not be done with a third party, he chuckled before looking up at the sky, and checking his phone. He had set it to display the time both in America, and Japan just for some fun, and it was starting to get late in Japan. He really didn't want their time to end just yet, so he wondered if she would be alright with him walking with her back to the university So, do you mind if I walk you back to your university? I may not be able to actually walk you to your dorm, but I can at least take you to the front gate.