ENCHANT/Band Story 1

### **Chapter 1 - Feelings I Want To Express**

*Hoshimoto Mayu, a second-year high schooler wants to keep making songs. But something stops her......Will she be able to express what she wants to express? Without inflicting anything onto herself?*

***Mayu's Room***

**Mayu:** ..Haa..I'm..so tired..but..I..can't..stall on these songs..

**Mayu:** I won't sleep tonight, then. It's decided.

**Mayu:** Sleep isn't important right now. I..have to finish these..

**Mayu:** ...I..

**Mayu:** Want to keep making songs..if I can't..

**Mayu:** What..purpose..do I..serve..?...

**Mayu:** Please...let me keep making songs..I'll do anything, as long..as..

**Mayu:** ...as long as….I’ll do anything. Just let me keep making songs. As long as I can do that, I’ll do anything you want me to..

**Mayu:** The tempo here isn’t right...let me try this…

**Mayu:** No, that’s not it either.

**Mayu:** Should I have done lyrics first? No, having a melody to work off of is an important thing..

**Mayu:** Let’s see..

**Mayu:** I’ll tweak some bits here...then tweak the tempo a bit more...and..

**Mayu:** There…

**Mayu:** Sigh. I’m awful sometimes. Awful.

*At Haneoka Middle (/High) School, the next day.*

**Mayu:** \*yawn\* I got no sleep...who cares... Oh, nobody.

*A girl with purple, wavy hair is walking in the hallway. She notices the sleepy Mayu, but decides to ignore her.*

**???:** Sigh. Life sucks now that Sis is in a band. She’s never home.

**Mayu:** Huh?..Someone..is..there..

**Mayu:** Uwah, I’m dumb...it’s a school..of course someone is there..but..I’m..

**Mayu:** Normally..able..to be alone..

**???: …?** Did I hear something?

*The girl continues to sketch a poster condemning the smoking industry.*

**???:** Sigh..Daddy..

**Mayu:** ..What..is..she doing?

**Mayu:** *I wish I was in my room right now, so I can make songs..*

**Mayu:** I..should..

**???:** *C’mon, Gekkō! Get it together for Mom and Sis!*

*She continues to make the picture.*

**???:** Sigh…

**Mayu:** ..You..you there..

**Mayu:** *..I can't approach this girl, no matter what I do..she..*

**???:** ...?

**???:** *I should probably introduce myself...*

**Keiko:** I’m...Gekkō Keiko!

**Mayu:** *Eh?*

**Mayu:** Hoshimoto Mayu..

**Keiko:** My sister is in a band...Liquire.

**Keiko:** *Should I tell her...? Yeah, I should.*

**Keiko:** My dad overdosed when I was a baby, so I’m campaigning for the anti-drug movement.

**Mayu:** I see.

**Mayu:** *I should be at least approachable, she can't know..*

**Keiko:** I’m...sorry. I shouldn’t have brought it up.

*Keiko slams her notebook shut and shoves it in her bag.*

**Mayu:** N..no..you're..fine.

**Keiko:** Sorry. Class. Nice meeting you.

*She goes off to her class, but her notebook with the poster sketch falls out.*

**Mayu:** Nice..meeting you too..Gekkō-san.

*Mayu sees the sketch that fell out of Keiko's bag.*

**Mayu:** *Was this what that girl was working on?*

*Keiko gets to her class and notices her sketch notebook is missing.*

**Keiko:** Crap! It’s gone! No!

**Mayu:** I should get to class.

**Keiko:** No! No! I can’t believe it!

*Mayu runs off to class.*

**Mayu:** *..I..need to make more songs today..I..*

**Mayu:** *I won't get sleep if I have to. I need to focus on my music.*