Things that are expected to be perfect seem to never work out.

One example, that is, is Kahoko Hino's expectations that summer. Ousaki-senpai has invited her to join her in this prestigious music summer camp far away form Seisou Academy. He said that it would be a great opportunity to widen their musical knowledge—especially with their own instruments—and at least they would have something to do that summer. And, Fuyuumi-chan was coming, too. Hino thought it was a good idea, too, and she also thought of taking advantage of the opportunity to get to know Fuyuumi better.

But, in order for Hino to pay for the tuition (of course, Fuyuumi had no problem with that, as she has quite a ton of money), she has to attain an average of a scholar, which would probably mean she has to work her ass off. Plus, she had to take an entrance test (one which she was predictably late at). Still, she passed it, simply because of the fact that she was a competitor at the Seisou Academy Concours.

So, everything else was solved. All Hino needed to do was pack her stuff, hop on the train, unpack her stuff, and attend the Summer Camp briefing. It was all going perfect, up until—

"Hino?"

She turned around. The conference room was buzzing with noisy students as they made their way out of it, and Hino rubbed her eyes.

"EH? Tsukimori-kun! What are you doing here?" Hino said, staring at the blue-haired boy infront of her.

"Well, I should be asking that."

"But—but—" Hino stammered.

"Ah, Tsukimori-kun! Nice to see you actually attended this time, huh?" Ousaki has somehow emerged from the crowd of students and decided to join Hino and Tsukimori in their little conversation.

"Yeah, well, my parents are gone all summer. I don't want to be stuck there the whole time," Tsukimori said.

"Oh. Well good for you. And it's also good that you two have seen each other already—" Ousaki gestured at Hino and Tsukimori—"since I'm assigning you two on a duet," he finished.

"Eh?" The two chorused.

"But—you don't have the authority to do that!" Tsukimori said.

"Oh, yes I do. I've been assigned to organize the recitals at the end of the summer camp, and it's my responsibility to think of who will perform. Well, I've thought of you two." Ousaki said, smiling.

Tsukimori's face looked defeated, while Hino's was facing the floor.

"That settles it. I'll take care of the practicing rooms you'll use; just tell me whenever you need one. Have a nice day!" And with that, Ousaki waved, smiled brightly, and left the two.

"Well, I guess that means we have to start looking for a piece, Tsukimori-kun." Hino offered, looking quite scared.

"Yeah… Maybe let's just think about it tomorrow," said Tsukimori, immediately leaving the room after.