Honourable Mention: Xellda for "Ways to Define You"

Prize: Drabble

Music

Marie was never caught without her headphones in class. Through all work periods, tests, quizzes, essays, silent reading; they dawned her ears and closed her off from the outside world. Such an act left Edd with a bad taste in his mouth. It was rude, distracting, and worse, the teachers did nothing to stop it. From Marie he expected such unruly behaviour, but from a licensed professional educator? That left Edd with an even worse taste in his mouth.

Certainly whatever she could possibly be listening to could not be more captivating than their curriculum. Biology, literature studies, French, she took them all – he should know, as he did as well. And yet, those headphones followed her to each. It was truly appalling that she would belittle each course with such unfortunate behaviour.

It was a Friday when he finally snapped. He had already been dragged to the office to clear up yet another misunderstanding between Eddy and the principal. Then, of course, he walked into Biology only to have a pop-quiz shoved in his hands. After taking his seat, in the desk behind Marie, he took note as she slipped her bulky headphones on and began her quiz. He winced at the picture in front of him. It was too much. Nothing could be so interesting that it merited disgracing the school system.

He reached forward and ripped the speakers back of her head. He paused as the sound hit his ears. He tilted his head in confusion. She was listening to… Mozart? Or, at least, a version of his 40th symphony which sounded as if it had been being played on an electric guitar. He had expected to hear something much more vulgar from her, rap or devil's music – something along that line, not something as momentous as Mozart.

She turned to face him, surpised, but her vixen smirk still across her mouth, "Need something, dreamboat?"

He shook his head and handed the headphones back to her. She took it and giddily chuckled and put them back over her ears before returning to her quiz. It was no wonder she couldn't keep those speakers off her ears. Mozart was an ingenious figure in classical history, so much so he was even finding himself invading Marie Kanker's music. If anything she should be listening to more of him.

Maybe he should ask where exactly she found such a rousing rendition of his music… yes… that seemed appropriate to say the least.