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He really should have known better. He never should have mentioned to his idiot brother that he was considering sending Rin to music lessons; he’d been caught in a moment of distraction and let it slip, and now he had to face the consequences. Etiquette be damned, he would not be accepting this gift graciously. Or at all, even. It was vulgar and far below their station.
“This is the BEST DAY EVER! My own bass guitar! Thank you thank you thank you – you’re the best uncle EVER!”
He’d had plans. She would learn either shamisen or biwa, a fitting choice for a young lady of their social status. Appropriate. Respectable. But it was too late for that, he noted as she ran off, guitar in hand, with his younger brother following close behind.
“Maybe it’ll just be a phase,” Kagura commented dryly, not looking convinced in the least. For all he knew, she was probably enjoying this.
“Hm.” There was some hope, at least. Rin had never stayed interested in one subject for terribly long before.
All hope went out the window when she announced later that evening that she would, in fact, “love the bass forever” and would like to “keep it safe” in her bed with her as she slept that night.
It was all his fault, and he would pay for it.
“You’re taking it back with you.”
“And break her heart? You and I both know that won’t be happening.”
“She’s too small. It’s too big for her.”
“Eh, she’ll figure it out.”
“She’ll make a terrible racket. She’ll bother the neighbors.”
“She’ll be incredible.”
“You’re a terrible influence.”
“I’m the BEST influence.”
“This is not the end of this. You will be hearing from me if it becomes a problem.”
“Oh, this will definitely meet your definition of a problem. I can’t wait.”