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.''