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writetomyheart2015-03-22 10:56 pm
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[Team One] alright
Thiiis takes place on January 25, when Hokuto suddenly got sick in the middle of the J's Party cons and Juri & Shin had to do the shamisen performance(s) without him. I'm still a bit curious to see how they did with just the two of them. Also, I just have a lot of feelings for the shamisen trio u__u
All over the place is pretty much how Juri feels about himself right now, though he's doing his best to not let it show. It’s about 20 minutes until the start of the second show of J's Party, and about an hour since they found out that Hokuto was too sick to perform anymore today.
It's not the first time they need to make quick changes and practice stuff on the very last minute and it's never easy, but this time it's not only adjusted choreography and added lines on songs, not for Juri and Shintaro at least.
For the last hour he and Shintaro have been sitting at the parking garage with Kiji-sensei, learning new parts for their shamisen solos to make up for Hokuto's missing one and otherwise arranging the performance. Juri's head is spinning and fingers hurting and the paralyzing nervousness from the previous day is back again, making his stomach hurt. Still, he dares to let out a frustrated sigh only after the sensei’s gone back to backstage to discuss something with the staff and they are left alone for a while.
Juri taps the rhythm with his foot and tries to play through his new part one more time but his fingers are shaking and he keeps missing the strings and plays wrong notes over and over again.
"Damn it," he curses under his breath.
"Hey, let's have a short break until the sensei gets back?" Shintaro suggests from beside him.
"No time! I still can't get this right," Juri grunts and ruffles his hair in frustration.
"You already played it right before. It's fine."
"No, it's not! Fuck this."
Juri mutters the last words barely audibly but he bets Shintaro can still hear them. He doesn't really mean it and doesn't want to be snappy but can't help his nervousness unwinding that way.
Juri hears Shintaro stepping closer and then the shamisen is suddenly being pulled out of his hands. Shintaro is right in front of him, and the tense lines of his shoulders and mouth suggest that he's as nervous as Juri.
Juri half expects the other to start nagging at him but instead, to his surprise, Shintaro grabs him by the shoulders and pulls him into a hug, squeezing so much it almost hurts.
"It'll be fine," Shintaro tells him. "We just do it like always."
Juri's pretty sure that Shintaro's convincing himself as much as Juri but he still appreciates it. He heaves a sigh, trying to let his tense muscles relax, and leans more into the embrace. Shintaro is warm and solid, his strong arms around Juri comforting and somehow able to squeeze part of his nervousness away.
"Why's it always you?" Juri mutters against Shintaro's shoulder. Because thank yous and other words of gratitude would be too embarrassing. Because if it really was anyone else, Juri's sure he wouldn't be able to do it.
"I'm sorry?" the other says, equally serious, and his light laughter pleasantly echoes through Juri.
He holds on a bit longer, until there are noises at the door and they quickly break apart, picking up their shamisens and getting ready for the last-minute practice before the start. But now there's a small smile on Juri's lips and a bit more confidence inside him and whenever he looks up, Shintaro's right there smiling back at him.
They play through the songs without problems.
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edae, you're up! :3
All over the place is pretty much how Juri feels about himself right now, though he's doing his best to not let it show. It’s about 20 minutes until the start of the second show of J's Party, and about an hour since they found out that Hokuto was too sick to perform anymore today.
It's not the first time they need to make quick changes and practice stuff on the very last minute and it's never easy, but this time it's not only adjusted choreography and added lines on songs, not for Juri and Shintaro at least.
For the last hour he and Shintaro have been sitting at the parking garage with Kiji-sensei, learning new parts for their shamisen solos to make up for Hokuto's missing one and otherwise arranging the performance. Juri's head is spinning and fingers hurting and the paralyzing nervousness from the previous day is back again, making his stomach hurt. Still, he dares to let out a frustrated sigh only after the sensei’s gone back to backstage to discuss something with the staff and they are left alone for a while.
Juri taps the rhythm with his foot and tries to play through his new part one more time but his fingers are shaking and he keeps missing the strings and plays wrong notes over and over again.
"Damn it," he curses under his breath.
"Hey, let's have a short break until the sensei gets back?" Shintaro suggests from beside him.
"No time! I still can't get this right," Juri grunts and ruffles his hair in frustration.
"You already played it right before. It's fine."
"No, it's not! Fuck this."
Juri mutters the last words barely audibly but he bets Shintaro can still hear them. He doesn't really mean it and doesn't want to be snappy but can't help his nervousness unwinding that way.
Juri hears Shintaro stepping closer and then the shamisen is suddenly being pulled out of his hands. Shintaro is right in front of him, and the tense lines of his shoulders and mouth suggest that he's as nervous as Juri.
Juri half expects the other to start nagging at him but instead, to his surprise, Shintaro grabs him by the shoulders and pulls him into a hug, squeezing so much it almost hurts.
"It'll be fine," Shintaro tells him. "We just do it like always."
Juri's pretty sure that Shintaro's convincing himself as much as Juri but he still appreciates it. He heaves a sigh, trying to let his tense muscles relax, and leans more into the embrace. Shintaro is warm and solid, his strong arms around Juri comforting and somehow able to squeeze part of his nervousness away.
"Why's it always you?" Juri mutters against Shintaro's shoulder. Because thank yous and other words of gratitude would be too embarrassing. Because if it really was anyone else, Juri's sure he wouldn't be able to do it.
"I'm sorry?" the other says, equally serious, and his light laughter pleasantly echoes through Juri.
He holds on a bit longer, until there are noises at the door and they quickly break apart, picking up their shamisens and getting ready for the last-minute practice before the start. But now there's a small smile on Juri's lips and a bit more confidence inside him and whenever he looks up, Shintaro's right there smiling back at him.
They play through the songs without problems.
edae, you're up! :3
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