Chasing You (Arc 8+)

Everlasting Melody (II)

Feeling a tantamount headache, Ains rubbed his temples and opened his eyes. His face and body felt extremely warm but he shivered from a chill he exhibit, adding to that his vision was fuzzy... It was a lousy start for a new world. He could feel the droplets of chilling raindrops fall onto his figure, dampening his thing clothes.

Ains stood up and closed the window in a very slow manner. He leaned against the cool glass window and peered around the room, it was a normal sized bedroom with muted gray and white colors. It had all that a bedroom should have, a bed, a nightstand, lamps, a desk, a chair, a closet door, and some minor furniture to spruce of the monotonous colored room.

His body felt exceptionally heavy, all he wanted to do was lie down on the bed that seemed to be miles away and rest his eyes as he curled up under the cover. The bothersome chills and headaches he was experiencing was only adding more to his desire to sleep off everything.

Bao Bao hovered by Ains' side with a worried look on his face.

[Are you alright, host? Do you need some drugs?]

Ains nodded, "En. A splitting headache and running a fever."

Before he has always been healthy or healthy enough where he wouldn't fall ill to the infamous cold or flu, and so he never had to deal with being sick. This was his first experience and never again did he want to catch the flu in his life.

Swiftly purchasing some recovery pills from the store, Bao Bao was just about to activate his passive and help Ains to the bed but he needed to make sure that they were alone.

[Just a minute here, host. Bao Bao will be right back.]

He quickly checked the surrounding area and found that they were in an apartment. There was no one else besides, Ains inside of the place and so Bao Bao returned to their side. He used his passive and help guided Ains over to the bed. Along the way he could help but constantly glancing at his host. They had neck length ebony colored hair with two limpid grayish blue eyes, framed with fan like lashes, a cute button nose, thin rosy lips, and a slender neck. To Bao Bao, Ains looked no older than an adolescent.

It made him wonder how his host was always so captivating. He felt like his host would always be beautiful no matter what, even if he was a blob of unknown matter. He would still be more dazzling then anything else.

Getting to the bed, Ains sat down on the edge of it as Bao Bao fed him the pills. He could feel the cool and refreshing sensation as it melted in his mouth upon contact. The effects of the drug worked miracles as his mind was clearing, and the chills had stopped.

He pulled at the collar of his clothes, "Show me the plot."

A light blue pellucid screen appeared before him, and Ains started reading over the information on this world.

This time around, he had entered into a modern themed world. The protagonist was a sixteen year old male called, Song WuYou¹. They had come from a poor family and through hard work, they were able to get themselves a scholarship to one of the most prestigious music schools in the country, S Academy.

The school had a separation between the two types of students that attended it. One being the affluent and wealthy families that could afford their bank breaking fees, and two being the students who had came in due to earning scholarship.

The female lead, Jian ChaHua² is from a nouveau riches family and had gotten into the academy due to her family paying off the board members. Her skills in playing the violin was mediocre and had no unique or distinctiveness to it. But since it was her dream and she wanted to pursue it, they obliged and did what they could to support her in her dreams.

During one of the recitals the students had to do, Jian ChaHua had passed by and overheard a tune that shook her soul. She peeked through the glass window and spotted a boy her age playing the violin, it was like floating clouds and flowing water³. She became mesmerized by the sound of their violin and their fluid movements. After she befriended Song WuYou and spent her days pestering him. She soon found him to be cute and couldn't help but be drawn to him.

Ruan CangHai⁴ was a childhood friend of Jian ChaHua and her current fiancé. He came from a respected family that had successful and famous musicians. He was labeled a prodigy among his peers and by the adults, a promising future he had laid out for him, until the scuffle with envy and jealousy.

Having been around Jian ChaHua, he noticed a change in her behavior and that she spent more and more time by 'herself' and not with him. Wanting to figure out why, he went to look for her. Ruan CangHai came upon a scene where Jian ChaHua hugged Song WuYou and the words 'like' in a joyous manner.

His heart clenched at the sight of them, he had loved her for eleven years and now she was hugging another man and saying 'like'. It incurred displeasure and Ruan CangHai started to indirectly cause trouble for Song WuYou. It went on for months before Song WuYou and Jian ChaHua found out who the perpetrator was. She confronted Ruan CangHai in front of the school causing a massive scene, sighting more anger from them.

Wind of the drama reached Ruan CangHai's parent's ears and they were berated once they had gotten home.

The bullying stopped for half a year before a large dramatic even ensued the peaceful days. Ruan CangHai overhears Jian ChaHua talking about confessing to Song WuYou. Out of aversion, Ruan CangHai hired some men to handicap and make sure that Song WuYou would never be able to pick of a bow for the violin ever again.

The plan was almost successful, if not for that someone had protected Song WuYou from the mishap. A young teacher by the name of He LiGe⁵ had come upon the scene of the assailants trying to take away and beat the student. He stepped in and shielded the boy causing him to attain a head injury and become unconscious. The assailants left the scene and Song WuYou called for an ambulance.

Jian ChaHua came upon the scene and hugged in him in tears. The proceeded to the backstage and Song WuYou made his grand entrance. Thanks to He LiGe, he hasn't sustain any injuries that would affect how he played. He captured the hearts of the audiences and judges with his music. Song WuYou received a roaring applause and obtained first place in the competition.

Upon arriving at the hospital, the two discovered that the teacher had sadly passed away due to severe brain hemorrhage. It brought great shock to the two and they attended the funeral of the passing He LiGe.

Not long after a major lawsuit broke out between the He family and the Ruan family. The He family had done extensive research and found out that Ruan CangHai had been behind the assault that caused their son's death. It was unfortunate as the He family was a very old and exalted family, their roots delved deep into the music industry and they had their hands in many shares of other companies.

A wall of lawyers caused the Ruan family to bow down. Ruan CangHai was to never pick up an instrument again as a consequence of his childish actions. The He family did not want to take his life in return for He LiGe's, he was someone else's son and just losing theirs had brought them great pain. They could not do so to another.

Years passed by and finally after seven years, Song WuYou and Jian ChaHua got married. His career as a violinist had taken off thanks to the competition six years ago and he had been busy stabilizing his position in the world. Living to the age of ninety seven, they left behind a son to carry on his legacy.

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¹WuYou: Name meaning 'without worries', 无忧.

²ChaHua: Name meaning 'camellia', 茶花.

³Floating clouds and flowing water: A proverb meaning 'natural and unforced, skillful ans beautiful movements'.

⁴CangHai: Name meaning 'wideness of the ocean, high ambition', 沧海 it had come from 直挂云帆济沧海.

⁵LiGe: Name meaning 'farewell poem', 离歌.