Your Lie In April: Across The Multiverse

YLIA x Multiverse Episode 7: First Date; Back To School

BEFORE YOU READ: The illustration in the last part of the chapter is NOT MY ARTWORK! It was sketched by @gregorsamsa10 on Discord! All thanks and credit to him for the amazing sketch! That's all; enjoy the episode!

Episode 7: First Date; Back To School

Kousei held up his freshly ironed red plaid shirt. Thankfully Ms. Hiroko had not thrown all of his things out after the funeral of his other self. Kousei smiled, satisfied; yes, this shirt would be perfectly acceptable for today's occasion.

That special occasion being him and Kaori's first official date. Where he was not acting as Watari's stand-in.

"Breakfast is almost ready, ya lovebird!" Hiroko called from downstairs. "And don't forget to turn off the iron! I'll murder you if Koharu gets burned!"

"I'm coming!" Kousei shouted back, unplugging the iron and donning the warm shirt. Hurrying downstairs, he saw that Hiroko had prepared her signature "Breakfast Suckerpunch", which consisted of heavily seasoned bacon, scrambled eggs augmented by cheese and garlic, and rice cooked just to perfection. Thanking her for the food, the pianist sat down and began to wolf down the hearty meal.

"Someone's awfully chipper today," Hiroko observed, pinching Kousei's cheek.

"Oh come on!" Kousei groaned. "It's not even ten o'clock in the morning!"

"No, but your lovely lady musician will be here in just an hour! Better eat up!"

As Kousei horked down the food—his time eating MREs had made him quite appreciative of what he'd been deprived of—Hiroko outlined what the rest of the week would be like for him once she departed for her trip to Hiroshima. She told him she'd be departing at 1pm this afternoon, so she'd be gone by she time he returned from what would undoubtedly be an entire day out with Kaori.

"There's a group of American university students visiting Hiroshima this week as part of their history class's trip," Hiroko explained. "I got a request to play a performance at the museum. Ya know, a "promotion of peace" type thing. I'll be up there till Friday."

She winked at Kousei.

"And you are not letting Kaori into the house while I'm gone, is that clear musical love boy?"

Kousei rolled his eyes. "Yes Hiroko, I understand."

As Hiroko had predicted, Kaori was right on time, ringing the doorbell at 10:30am on the dot. As Kousei opened the door, his breath was cut short as he gazed upon Kaori's pretty blonde curls, quaint, purple skirt, sturdy brown purse and freshly shined blue heels.

"She sure wasn't kidding when she said she wanted us to dress fancy today!" Kousei thought with admiration.

"Greetings, Promoted Friend A!" Kaori grinned, twirling around in her skirt. "How do I look?"

But Kousei already knew his answer.

"Absolutely dazzling, my wondrous virtuoso." Kaori blushed as Kousei bowed his head to the ground.

"Good grief Kousei, it's not that special of an outfit." Kaori thought. However, she still blushed appreciatively at Kousei's compliment.

"How about me?" Kousei asked in return. He held the door open so Kaori could fully see his outfit: the red plaid shirt, a black tie, and black jeans to match his black dress shoes. Kaori stroked her chin thoughtfully, then grinned.