by Blaisism » Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:03 pm
Mayumi opened her eyes and slowly turned to stare at her alarm clock. Two more minutes before she'd have to get up. Not worth the disappointment of trying and failing to get more sleep. She reached over and turned it off, sitting up and looking around the room for a brief moment. Everything was clean, neat and orderly, as it often was anytime she was on break. She dressed herself in her uniform, grabbed her violin case and schoolbag, and went to the kitchen for breakfast. She made okayu (after all, she always allowed herself more time than she could possibly need in the morning, had to be prepared in case of witches... or best friends falling behind schedule) and ate in silence, staring out the window at the soft early morning light.
As she finished cleaning up after herself, she checked the clock. Enough time to walk by Kiko's house and then to school with her, and still have time to spare. She left the house and locked up behind her, beginning on the path to her typical morning ritual. When she arrived at Kiko's home, she noticed her friend wasn't waiting for her, and judging by the lack of lights in her window, probably wasn't even awake yet. Mayumi walked close to the window and peered in, then set her bag down and took her violin out in silence. She then began playing, and doing so quite loudly. Once her friend awoke she would continue to play through her morning routine until she was out the door, as was often the case. It was good practice and the neighbors didn't complain. Though honestly the strangest part about this scenario was more likely the fact that she was completely straight-faced while doing all this.