Symphony of Innocence

After Allen's exorcism had finally taken away Tyki's Noah, Tyki Mikk had started to feel depressed and empty on the inside now that the pleasure of killing humans was gone. His brother Sherrill told him that he should get some kind of hobby or get involved with something to try and fill the void the Noah inside of him left. Sherrill pulled some strings for his brother and now Tyki was the conductor of a semi-professional youth orchestra. With his noble background, Tyki did have a thing for music and was rather looking forward to how this would turn out. Sherrill was the one who conducted auditions so Tyki wasn't so sure who he was working with; all he knew that a full orchestra of high school students was bound to show up on stage by 6:00pm.

Tyki looked at his watched and tapped it lightly with his baton as he sat on his leather-topped stool. "Its 20 minutes to six." Tyki said to himself with butterflies building up in his stomach, "The early birds should be arriving any moment now for tuning..."

As the Host clubs carriage came to halt outside of St. Lobelia's auditorium, Tamaki opened the door for his fellow hosts and exited the carriage with his violin case in hand. In an attempt to further bond with his fellow hosts and to try and get them to do something other than hosting, Tamaki signed them up to partake in this elegant new orchestra. He had never heard of this conductor before but if he was of some nobility, he had to have some sort of experience.

"C'mon guys. We're here." Tamaki said excitedly as he started drifting towards the front door. To be honest, Tamaki couldn't wait to start playing for this orchestra and get better at the violin. When the host members first tried out, Tamaki originally tried out on piano but apparently got the part. He remembered that in the letter sent to him by the person conducting the audtions that Tamaki was very good, but the other pianist was a natural and would fare better in learning it faster. Tamaki tried out again for Violin and landed a part no problem.

Mori jumped down from the carriage and helped Hunny down the big step down to the ground. Mori went to the back where they had stored both of their rather large instruments and grabbed both of them. After strapping his bass to his back and holding up Hunny's tuba in his right hand he said to Hunny without a hint of effort in carrying the two instruments, "Let's go Mitzukani." Mori was very content in playing in an orchestra. It was a refined art and also with a role like a bass, practice sessions wouldn't be too hard on him since bass lines were relatively easy.

In the Twilight of the setting sun, Kaname walked from Cross Academy's Night Dorm to St. Lobela's auditorium with his viola case strapped over his shoulder and with his hands in his pockets. The flyer concerning this orchestra made its way onto the campus bulletin board and Kaname took this as an opportunity to get away from the all chaos at the Night Dorm with all the other vampire students. Frankly, they were starting to get on his nerve and he needed an escape from them.

To be on the safe side, Kaname arrived at the auditorium 20 minutes early to make sure he could find his way around without being late. He noticed a number of players all getting off from a carriage with instruments in hand. They must be either from Lobela's or possibly that Ouran Academy that's nearby Kaname deduced as he couldn't think of any other reason why they would arrive by horse carriage. Kaname decided he would delay his introduction to these humans until it was unavoidable and he made his way for the entrance.

Zelda was a little nervous as she arrived for orchestra practice. She was quite good with her harp, but she'd never actually played in a large group. A few duets with Link, yes, but never with a whole group of others who were probably much better than she. She'd been playing since she was a child, but that didn't mean she was the best with her instrument.

"Good evening, Mr. Conductor," she said politely yet nervously to the conductor. He seemed just as nervous as she, and that didn't do much to calm her nerves. Calm down, she thought to herself. You've faced Ganon, haven't you? This is nothing compared to that. She smiled confidently at last. "Where should I got with my instrument?"

Allen knew he'd be late. He'd left an hour ahead of time to get to the practice on time, but of course he had to get distracted by his every-existing hunger and then get lost halfway there.

I'm so screwed, he thought miserably. He'd recieved a letter saying that he'd be the pianist in the orchestra and he'd been thrilled, but if he couldn't make it on time the first day... Well, it wasn't a stretch of the imagination to think he'd be in big trouble, especially when there had been some so much better than him that had auditioned.

By some stroke of luck, or more likely Timcanpy's directions, Allen managed to reach the auditorium just as the early birds were showing up. He breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the building.

And froze.

Tyki's the conductor?! Allen thought, wide-eyed. He was in for it. He was definitely in for it.

As the first player entered the auditorium, Tyki sat on his stool and waited for the harp player to approach the stage. Tyki tunred behind him and grabbed the clip board with the names of all the players and he ran his fingers down to the harp player.

"Good evening, Mr. Conductor, Where should I go with my instrument?"

"Good evening miss...Zelda." Tyki said as he read off her name from the clip board. "Eto, harp players usually play behind the First Violin section so If you want to set up there to the right of the piano and double check your tuning, go on ahead."

Tyki the began to read down the list of players as he head the door open again. Tyki looked up kindly until he saw the next student to walk in was Allen Walker, who was just as surprised to see him up on stage as well. Tyki ran his finger down the list to see if Allen's name was really on the list and low and behold, Allen's name was written in next to piano. Oh I'm going to have to beat some sense into that brother of mine when I see him next Tyki thought as he slapped himself in the face and dragged his hand down his face. Tyki although had an interest before in Allen because of his mysterious Innocence, now had a slight grudge against him not because he was his former foe but because Allen was the reason he had to resort to conducting an orchestra to make up for his depression in the first place.

Tyki sighed and said to Allen in a voice of rising irritation, "Go set yourself up at the piano and be ready to help tune, Shounen."

As Kaname neared the building, he noticed some more people arriving and some already heading in. Well at least I'm in the right place, he thought as he headed for the entrance. One of the violinists stopped at the door and just stared at it in distaste. Kaname gave him a side glance that looked almost like a glare. As the player glared back at him, Kaname thought to himself, I can tell this one will just as much trouble as Zero, I just know it.

Kaname entered the building and found his way to the auditorium. He witnessed Lord Mikk already onstage waiting for people to arrive. There was something mysterious to him that made Kaname slightly on edge. Is he another vampire? Kaname thought to himself as he set his case down across the arm rests of a chair in the audience, If he is, I don't think he's a pure blood. Kaname tapped his tuning fork on one of the chairs and set it on the body of his viola to give himself an A and he began to tune his instrument.

It didn't take long for Zelda to set up her harp and checked the strings. Once she was sure her instrument was in tune, she sat and waited for practice to start.

Allen shuffled past Tyki, a little nervous about his conductor. He wasn't sure if Tyki still held a grudge for having purified the Noah, but Allen wasn't going to take any chances.

He sat down at the piano and tried to swallow the lump forming in his throat. Allen may have been a natural at the piano because of the fourteenth Noah's memories, but that didn't mean squat when Allen tried to read sheet music. He could eventually learn it, but sightreading was his one weakness. He was doomed.

Tyki tried to calm himself down, not wanting to appear an angry person on the first day of practice. Allen certianly being there was putting Tyki off of his content mood but he was doing his best. Tyki smiled as he watched the students now pouring into the auditorium, lining up to be find out where to sit.

"Hey Lord Mikky, where should we go?"

Tyki's eye twitched at this name as he looked at the identical twins that insulted him. After letting out a sigh to calm himself, he looked down the list for identical names and found them in the percussion session. "You two must be the Hii-chan brothers." Tyki said as he looked back up at the two of them. "Percussion players are in the center back of the stage. go into the back room and make sure you can find all the right mallets for the drums and xylophones."

Tyki looked up again and was stunned when he saw Katana-kun standing in line next. Not only that but he noticed the Heart girl and Eye-patch-kun entering the room too. Tyki sighed as he thought, Well, now that I'm human, I guess there's no reason to be distasteful to the rest of them.

"Hey, what are you-...you know what, I don't really care. Just tell me where to go"

Tyki's eye twitched again and thought, given that they aren't rude to me. "Violinists sit right here, Katana-kun." Tyki said as he pointed to the section of chairs to his immediate right, "Unpack and be ready to tune."

Next in line was a rather quiet fellow with elf ears similar to the harp player. They must be both from Hyrule, he thought to himself as he remembered his brother say something about that strange place. Seeing the flute case in his hand, Tyki looked down the names of flutes and said, "You must be...Link. Flutes are in the first row of that strait line of chairs behind the second Violinists and Violas."

Seeing the Hart girl close behind him, Tyki shouted out to her while pointing to Link with is baton, "Heart girl, You're going to be next to Link here."

"Hello there, my name's Yuuki Cross. It's very nice to meet you, sir."

Tyki bowed his head kindly for the young lady and he said, "Pleasure to meet you." noticing the cello case wheeled behind her, Tyki said, "why don't you start unpacking and set up here to my left?"

Tyki looked up again to see Eye-patch-kun say to him, "Eh...where do the trumpets go?". Tyki turned around and pointed behind Link and said, "The second row of chair of strait chairs, behind the woodwinds, Eye-patch-kun."

Kaname looked from tuning his instrument just to see Yuuki walk into the auditorium. he followed her with his eyes as she walked on past to go introduce herself to the conductor. He gave out a single, muffled chuckle as he thought to himself, Well at least now I don't have to worry about her while I'm here at practice. I'll be able to keep an eye on her at all times.

Giving a small smile to himself before hiding again with his serious expression, Kaname walked up to the stage, pass the people waiting to find out where to sit. Kaname was fully aware where Viola's sat in an orchestra setting and automatically sat in the first chair position in the Viola section with his instrument in his arms and waited for practice to start.

Mori noticed the boy in the white uniform pass the line thy were all standing in and realized that they didn't need to be told where to sit. Knowing that basses and tubas were in the back, Mori gestured to Hunny with his head to follow him and he lead his cousin around the line and behind the Cello section. Mori sat Hunny's tuba next to the end chair of the second row of strait chairs and then walked back over behind the cellos and started unpacking his own instrument.

Tamaki stood in line with Haruhi just be nice to her and to not abandon her in line. he noticed she didn't look too happy and he patted her on the shoulder and said, "Relax Haurhi. the glorious art of music is very entertaining and very pleasing. Sure t takes some hard work but playing is rather enjoyable."

Tamaki looked around at the other players and thought as he noticed the different uniforms and looks, What an eccentric bunch we all are. curious as to who the piano player was, he looked over to the grand piano to see a boy with White hair and an odd looking scar over his left eye. Not really minding the fact that a boy so young would have white hair, but was rather stunned about that scar over his eye. Tamaki held his hand up slightly near his mouth as he let out a small gasp. "Oh dear," he said only loud enough for Haruhi to hear, "what in the world could have happened to the piano player?"

Zelda waved brightly to Link when he entered. She'd been looking forward to seeing him without the need to be rescued like ninety percent of the time.

She watched everyone set up. There were so many kinds of people coming in. Some seemed confident, others seemed just as nervous as she'd been walking in. Some looked friendly, while others looked quiet and reserved. Everyone coming in was different, just like their instruments.

Allen smiled faintly at his fellow exorcists. They looked a little more comfortable with the thought of Tyki conducting the orchestra than he was. He had to at least try to get along with the former Noah.

Allen felt someone talking about him and glanced in the direction he thought they were. A tall blond-haired boy was talking to a darker-haired boy--or was it a girl?--and looking right at him. Allen felt himself blush a little and touched his scar. They were either talking about his hair or his scar, but either way, they were talking about him.

Kaname kept an eye on the increasing number of people flowing into the auditorium, trying to discern for himself who he though was also a vampire and/or a threat to Yuuki. Most of the students filing in looked just that: students. There was a number of people that Kaname picked out to be slightly different from the rest which he was watching carefully, especially the one with the white hair and the one that he had passed on his way into the building.

As the door opened again, Kaname looked passed the instructor to see a student wearing the Cross academy, black, day class uniform. Much to his rather distaste, it was Zero. Kaname glared back at the half-blooded vampire. He had still not forgiven him for biting Yuuki yet and didn't trust him to control his vampiric urges. Well at least I sit in between the two of them, Kaname thought as he looked behind him at the brass section where Zero would eventually sit.

"Look away, Senpai. It's rude to stare, and I think he knows that we were talking about him."

Tamaki snapped his gaze away from the pianist as he realized that the boy was trying to hide his scar. "Oh my bad," Tamaki said to Haruhi as he moved up the line with Haruhi up to the conductor. Tamaki knew where the violinists sat not to mention there was already nother student sitting second chair right by them but Tamaki felt like standing in line with Haruhi to make sure she got know what she needed to know. As he waited he examined the conductor. He seemed like a nice man to him but there was something mysterious to him as well that made Tamaki think; If he was a host... He might be a cool type...maybe...a devil type? no... king type perhaps...

Tyki looked up again from his clip board to see three students wearing the same uniform. He was questioning weather to call all three of them guys since that one brown haired boy looked very feminine for a boy.

"Excuse me, could you tell me where the oboes sit?"

"And where would you like the clarinets?"

"Hold on, one at a time." Tyki said silencing the two students as he tried to discern who each of them were. "Both of you are next to the flutes back there." tyki said to the two wood wind players as he pointed his baton over by Link and Lenalee. He then stopped the blond haired boy and the questionable brown haired boy and said as he looked at his list, "Make sure the two of you are in tune..." he looked at his list and saw that there was only one oboe player in the entire band and also there was a note next to the first chair violinist name from Sherrill that said, 'a bright and handsome blond-haired boy. you'll know him when you see him' "...Tamaki and Haruhi." Tyki finished as he read off their names, "you two will help tune the rest of the orchestra with the White haired boy at the piano."

He then next noticed a trombone player next in line and said to him, "young man, you'll be back there next to the Tuba player if you needed to know." It seemed everyone needed to ask him where they all needed to sit so he might as well tell everyone if they all had the need to actually ask him.

Zelda giggled to herself when she saw Link attempting to talk to the girl next to him. She knew Link was always quiet, especially around new people. He was a firm believer in "actions speak louder than words," and thus always let his actions speak instead of words. He'd never said more than three sentences at a time to her in all the time they knew her.

Allen almost missed Lavi's wave, he'd been so self-concious about his scar. Why do I even care what they think of my scar? Allen thought as he waved back to his friend. It's not like I haven't been stared at before.

Everyone else was talking and introducing themselves to the other people in their sections. Allen felt a little alone at the piano. No one was talking to him since he wasn't in a section with other people. He shrugged and played a few notes on the piano. Even if he himself wasn't playing, Allen still thought the piano music beautiful.

Tamaki nodded at the conductor and took his seat at first chair and unpacked his violin. The violin was his great grandfathers from his mom's side of the family and his mom had shipped it all the way from France to him in Japan so that he could play. Tamaki ran his fingers down the strings of the fine instrument and then lifted it to his houlders as he tapped his tuning for k on the stand and then onto his violin.

Tamaki then tuned the rest of the strings by ear and then sat the instruetn carefully in his lap and the bow on the stand. Tamaki looked over at his stand partner and noticed he seemed very angryfor some reason. I don't see why anyone could be really all that angry for the first day of practice, Tamaki thought to himself nothing has happened yet. In an effort to not only cheer up his stand partner but to extend his friendship to his fellow player, Tamaki held a wlecoming hand out to the violinist and said, "Hello there, I'm Tamaki Suou. I'm more than happy to be your stand partner. What's your name?"

Tamaki quickly retracted his hand as his stand partner had reached for the very threatening sword on his left side. I can't believe they actually let him have that in a school building, he thought to himself as he slowly turned forward, keeping a nervous eye on his partner, I wonder what has him so angry...but I'm gonna find out one of these days.

Tyki watched as more students filed in, most displaying uniforms from Ouran, Cross and St. Lobela's Academies while a select few displayed the Hylinian ears. Tyki directed the lost ones where to sit and he watched over everyone as they all unpacked, checked their instruments and chatted away. Tyki looked at his watch and n oticed that it was finally 6 o'clock. "Alright guys!" Tyki yelled over the large amount of chatting, "Let's tune!" Once everyone went quiet he pointed his baton at Haruhi to get her attention and said, "Let's have an A for woodwinds, Haruhi and Allen." As the note ringed in the ears of all the players the woodwinds started playing their As and tried to match it with Haruhi and Allen's. A lone violinist tried to tune at the same time but Tyki shouted at him, "Woodwinds only!"

Once Tyki could hear the harmonious pitch resonate from the winds, he waved his hand and then said, "B flat for brass Haruhi and Allen." The off note then rang through the stage as the brilliant brass instruments started sounding their note and matched it. Once Tyki found it good enough, he waved his hand again and tapped his baton on Tamaki's stand and said, "Stand up." He then shouted for everyone to hear, "A for strings."

Tamaki stood up as he was instructed and then started to play an open A for the orchestra as his fellow string players started tuning their instruments to his. This is rather awkward he thought as his bow changed directions, but if this is how things are supposed to go.

Tyki listened to the strings intently as they tuned each strings and as soon as their senseless played dimmed down Tyki then said, "Alright everyone. It's a pleasure to have you all here. As you know I'm Tyki Mikk, your conductor. Just Tyki will do; you don't have to be formal with me. Again, I want to make clear to be here a little bit before 6 o'clock so that we can tune and start playing at exactly 6:00."

Tyki then reached behind him for two boxes with folders and he said as he grabbed a stack of them sand said, "Coming back to each of you is a folder that has the music we will be playing for our first performance. The theme for the summer concert is "Plays of the Innocent." We will be playing three numbers each from different famous musicals. I have chosen for us to play Overture from the Barber of Seville, Carmen Suit No. 1 and Overture the Marriage of Figaro. Please makes ure everyone gets a folder and make sure it's the right part." with that Tyki began to hand out the different folders to each of the proper sections.