Talent Does As Talent Is

“Mr. Tanaka, if you would please follow the music?” Dr. Stevens called out across the mass of musicians as he motioned for everyone to pause in what they were playing. A little song had come from the saxophone section, and that lovely little sound had come from one of the students sitting there.

There were many snickers as Kaito Tanaka, Kai to most people, gave a charmingly sheepish grin in response. He couldn’t help it. When he got into the music, he had to make it better.

“Sorry, Dr. Stevens,” he replied, not even bothering to say he wouldn’t do it again - they all knew he would. No one really minded, though.

Sure it threw a few people off, but he did that even when he wasn’t playing his own thing. He just had one of those talents. One of the flutists noticed the time and brought it to Dr. Stevens’s attention. Giving a sigh, he dismissed them.

Shaking his head, he watched as Kai politely listened to those who swarmed around him as he put the saxophone away. It was one of the schools, but why he needed to borrow an instrument, Dr. Stevens had no idea. The college freshman had more skill than anyone he had ever seen before. He should have had his own sax, and a professional one at that.

In the meantime, Kai had to rush to get to work on time. Today he was supposed to clean all the bathrooms in the science building. That would take a couple hours, especially if any serious labs had happened. Some students simply couldn’t stomach the results of science.

Plugging in his earbuds, he began his usual rounds, glad to finally be away from all those people.