Yuki Rurikawa/A Hymn That Carries Your Dreams

Shaking Ring Bell

Backstage Stories

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Yuki	He’s gotten even bigger, huh?
Yume	“Has he~? He’s starting to crawl really fast so he’s a handful already.
	He even stood up while holding onto something for the first time yesterday!”
Yuki’s nephew	“Kyaa, kyaa.”
Yuki	…Well, he’s cute, watching him through the screen.
Yume	“By the way, why don’t you come back home sometime? My husband’s on a business trip, so I’m going to bring our kid over with me today.”
Yuki	I see.
	Alright, I’ll go when I can.
Yume	“We’re waiting for you, uncle Yuki~.”
Yuki	Don’t call me uncle.
Yume	“Fufu, alright, alright.
	See you at home then.”
	*beep*
Izumi	Do you have a minute right now, Yuki-kun?
	I have something I’d like to discuss with you.
Yuki	What is it?
Izumi	So, you see…
Yuki	Ohh. The Veludo City Music Festival, huh?
Izumi	What do you think? The costume will also be Christmas-y and cute, so I think you’d look great in it!
Yuki	I might be a little interested in the costumes.
	I don’t have plans that day either.
Izumi	Cool, then…
Yuki	But I guess it depends on the instruments we’re gonna play. If it’s a rock guitar, then I can play a little. But that doesn’t seem to be the mood.
Izumi	It just so happens these are the instruments that haven’t been assigned to anyone yet. Which one of these do you think you’d be able to play?
Yuki	Let me see…
	Ah, I’ve played this one before.
Izumi	A ring bell?
Yuki	Yeah, way back though.
	I bet I can handle this.
Izumi	Really? Thanks!
	Alright, I’ll bring you the ring bell and sheet music later.
Yuki	Got it.
	(This sure takes me back…)
	*jingles*
Tenma	I’m home.
Yuki	Welcome back.
Tenma	Hm? Is that a ring bell?
Yuki	Yeah, it is.
Tenma	Oh yeah, you’re gonna appear in the Veludo City Music Festival.
	I’m actually gonna be in it too.
Yuki	Hmm.
Tenma	Don’t act so blatantly uninterested!
Yuki	So are you practising your instrument too, hack?
Tenma	No, I’m thinking of doing that after the current drama I’m shooting settles down.
Yuki	…Are you showing off you’re a celebrity? Lame-o.
Tenma	What’d you say!?
Yuki	Ugh, geez, you’re loud.
	I’ve got no other choice. I’ll go practise in another spot.
	*leaves*
Tenma	OI…!
Yuki	(Now then, where should I practise? Autumn troupe’s using the rehearsal hall right now, so maybe around the courtyard or balcony—)
	…Oh, I know. I’ll go over there.

Yuu	I never thought we’d see each other this quickly~.
Yume	Uncle Yuki loooves you, doesn’t he~?
Yuki	Geez, I told you not to call me uncle.
Yuki’s mom	But you really did come home quicker than I expected.
	Yume called you this afternoon, didn’t she?
Yuki	Well, yeah.
	I just came over quickly since I wanted to practise this.
	*jingles*
Yuu	What’s this? A ring bell?
	Woah, that takes me back~.
Yume	Why are you practising that now?
Yuki	I’m in charge of the ring bell in a concert some of the troupe members and I are appearing in.
Yuki’s mom	Oh my, really?
	All of us have got to go watch in that case!
Yuki	It’s embarrassing so you don’t have to come.
Yuu	What song are you doing?
Yuki	Apparently, we’re playing Christmas classics like Jingle Bells.
Yume	Hey, ring the bells for a sec.
	*jingle, jingle*
Yuki’s nephew	…
Yuu	Woah, he’s standing…!
Yuki’s nephew	Dahh.
Yuki’s mom	Oh my. He pulled himself right up.
Yume	I don’t think I’ve ever seen him stand up so straight even back home.
	Ring it some more, Yuki!
Yuki	Okay, okay.
	*jingle, jingle*
Yuki’s nephew	Ahh, uguu.
Yuu	Amazing!
	He took some steps!
Yuki	Do you like this sound?
	*jingle*
Yuki’s nephew	Kyaa, kyaa.
Yume	It’s not the bell he likes. It’s uncle Yuki, isn’t it?
Yuki	I told you to stop with the uncle.
	…Well, it doesn’t feel bad being liked by my nephew though.
	(I messaged them that I didn’t need dinner, but I came back later than I thought.)
	I’m back.
Tenma	O-oh.
	It’s late.
Yuki	Guess so.
Tenma	…Here’s a cookie I got from my shoot site. You can have it. It’s supposed to taste amazing.
Yuki	Me?
	Not Muku or someone?
Tenma	Yeah, you.
Yuki	Heh…
Tenma	And, also—.
	I won’t talk so loudly anymore, so it’s alright if you practise your ring bell here.
Yuki	(…Ah, I see.)
	(He got the wrong impression that it was his fault I went home, huh?
	Is that why he’s acting weird?)
	…Pfft.
Tenma	W-what is it?
Yuki	Nothing.
	(I was about to go home anyways, but…
	Oh well, I’ll keep my lips sealed for today.)
	I’ll be having this cookie.

Anna