Hear My Call

Tomo lowered the violin for a bit more as she walked over to Dalia and leaned to look at her phone and check out the song. Tomo thankfully knew that song and knew the melody well enough to play it.
"Coming right up."
Tomo said with a small grin and after giving Dalia's hair a slight ruffle she stepped away and raised her violin one more time.

Tomo started the song kind of slowly, testing and seeing how well she managed. And as she gained confidence Tomo quickened her pace, and there was an expression of concentration on her face. Tomo looked almost serene. Dalia's beat mixed in with Tomo's violin, and when Tomo looked at the girl and their eyes met she grinned and winked playfully, messing around.

The kind of songs Tomo liked when she was sad were usually angry ones, ones where she could scream and kick and jump and beat the strings so they could mirror what was inside. Or then ones full of dread, and darkness and snark. Listening to happy songs when she was sad made Tomo feel sick. But to this one Tomo could get into, probably because she saw how much Dalia was enjoying it. And something about this song made Tomo feel like she connected with Dalia through it. It was a nice feeling.

Tomo could tell when Dalia blushed, and weirdly that blush transferred to her along with the embarrassment. Tomo's pale cheeks turned pink and she looked away as well, staring at the strings as she played. And when the chorus came Tomo sang, because that was the only part she remembered. Her voice was doing good today, and though it wasn't phenomenal Tomo also wasn't a bad singer, and when she finished singing the chorus Tomo glanced at Dalia bit shyly and chuckled.

Neither of them had to worry about performing excellently, thank gods. The mood became casual and relaxed after the initial embarrassed moment, and Tomo began swaying and laughing along with Dalia, starting to feel a lot better. It was a weird feeling after being down in the dumps for so long.

But all fun times came to an end, and the song also had an end. Tomo ended it with flair, letting the last note stretch, and then looked at Dalia with a small grin.
"That wasn't really that edgy, but I have no complaints."

"That sounds exhausting."
Tomo commented on Dalia's proclamation, and snickered a bit. She lowered her violin, and fetched the case she had left on another desk as Dalia did her little somersault trick. Tomo rolled her eyes and shut her violin case.
"Showoff."
Tomo said and stuck her tongue out at Dalia.

"Yeah, break the cliche and eat like a pig despite being a cheerleader. Fight the system."
Tomo said and laughed a bit, flinging her violin case to her back. She had Mystique practice today as well, but at least she didn't have to watch what she ate.
"I could go for a chicken burger or two. Or three. Or five."