Chapter 4: Violence
A/N: AHHHH I'M SO SORRY! I was super stressed out from school and I'm really sorry this is late T_T
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Violence
Lilly's POV
The following days were enjoyable. I ate lunch with Ken in the courtyard still, sometimes playing melodica. I became good friends with Rosalya as well! I talked often with Lysander, and... practically never with Castiel. But that was fine by me, he was a bit intimidating.
I arrived at school a little early, and immediately ran into Nathaniel.
"Hello Lilly! Are you enjoying your time here?" he asked, smiling.
"Mhm! I like it here."
"Sorry to spring this on you all of a sudden... but do you think you could get Castiel to sign this absentee form? I'm not on good terms with him, and he doesn't seem to mind you..." He handed me the form. After reading it, I cringed a bit.
"Um... I-I don't think he'll really want to sign this..."
"Can you please ask him though?"
"I-I'm r-really no good at this sort of stuff..."
"Please?"
"Um... O-okay... if you insist..."
"Great! Thank you so much!"
"Mhm..." 'Castiel's in my English class... could ask him then, and if he says no, I can just give it back to Nathaniel... But I have to try my best!'
I entered the classroom, and in my daze I managed to notice Castiel in the back, listening to music. I walked over and stood by his desk. I put the form on his desk, and he pulled out one of his earbuds.
"What do you want?" he said harshly. I flinched at his tone.
"Um... N-Nathaniel wanted you to sign this form..." I watched tensely as he read it over before slamming it on the desk.
"Nope. Not signing it. Go tell Nathaniel he shouldn't be letting someone else do his dirty work."
"A-are you sure..."
"About what?"
"About signing..."
"Yes I'm sure! Now leave me alone!" His voice had risen considerably. I nodded quickly and retreated to my desk on the other side of the room. I sighed, lowering my head. 'I guess I should go talk to Nathaniel...'
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I saw Nathaniel next in the hallway after my 3rd class.
"So did he sign it?" I looked away.
"No... he didn't want to... He told me to tell you that y-you shouldn't let someone else do your dirty work..." My voice trailed off as I spoke.
"Well tell him that a man should own up to his responsibilities!" I fidgeted. 'I want to tell him to do it himself! But then he'll be upset at me... But it's HIS problem! But still...'
"... okay"
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'Why did I to agree to this?' It was lunch, and I was looking for Castiel to ask him to sign the form again. I found him on the roof, listening to music again. I stood in front of him, causing him to notice me. He sighed.
"What do you want now?"
"The form..."
"I told you that I'm not signing it. Why didn't you just give it back to Nathaniel?" he said gruffly. I looked at my feet. 'That's what I should have done...'
"N-Nathaniel said you should man up to your responsibilities..."
"Well tell him he should as well!" I nodded my head mutely before heading slowly down the stairs.
Time to talk to Nathaniel again.
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Lysander's POV
I was already sitting in science when Lilly walked in. When she sat in her seat, she put her head down on the desk and sighed.
"Is something wrong Miss Lilly?" She sat up and smiled gently.
"I'm not sure... Although I don't think Nathaniel's very fond of me now." She continued, explaining the situation with the absentee form. I raised an eyebrow.
"Well in my opinion, neither of them are being particularly responsible."
"I hope they can resolve it themselves ..."
"Don't worry about it, I'm sure they'll come to some sort of agreement." She nodded, biting her lower lip. "I think you handled the situation rather well. It's just those two being disagreeable." She smiled gently.
"Perhaps..."
"Oh, I have something to show you..." I dug around in my backpack for a bit before pulling out my composition notebook. "Here's my latest piece... What do you think?" She traced her finger over the notes, humming slightly to herself. Finally she looked up and smiled.
"From what I can tell it's wonderful!" Her eyes sparkled, it was quite endearing.
"Would it help if I sang it for you?"
"Would you? That would be great..."
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Lilly's POV
When class ended, people gradually filed out. Lysander walked out with me.
"Shall we go to the English room? I believe the clubs don't use it." I nodded and followed his lead into the classroom.
He sat on a desk and I followed his example as he pulled out his music.
"Feel free to stop me at any time," he said before beginning to sing
It was a love song with a longing atmosphere. The words were beautiful in themselves, like a poem put to music. The melody flowed gently and smoothly. But what amazed me more than the composition itself was his voice.
It was thick and rich, absolutely beautiful. As he continued, I noted a few chords which could be changed, but I desperately wanted to hear it with accomplishment. Violin, guitar, piano, anything to answer the voice. As he finished, I was still in awe. I clapped once, smiling.
"That was so good... Your voice is so wonderful!" A slight pink dusted his cheeks as he bowed deeply.
"I'm glad you like it."
"Although... Have you written an accompaniment?"
"No, not yet..."
"Ah! You have to write one!"
"What instrument should I write it for?" I pondered this for a minute, touching my index finger to my chin.
"Hmmm... well if you don't mind not performing it, I would say violin, but I don't know anyone who plays it." A slight smile graced his face.
"I would rather like to play this with someone." I nodded briskly.
"Mhm, yes... well... then I would say guitar." He raised an eyebrow.
"Why not melodica?" I waved my hands vigorously.
"Oh no, the melodica wouldn't match your voice at all, it's far too bright for your voice..."
"Hmm... is that so. A pity, I would have liked to play with you." I felt my face heat up as he sighed. " I doubt Castiel will want to play a song like this... he's more into heavier music..."
"..."
"I'll write a melody to go with it... but do tell me if you change your mind." He smiled again and I ducked my head. "Well aside from that, shall we fix the issues in the vocal part?" I smiled and nodded, diving into the world of composition.
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Lysander's POV
She really was different when she was talking about music. She'd opened up a bit since the first day, but she was still fairly reserved. Once music came into the picture, she gave off some type of cheery aura, her eyes lit up in excitement. She was more confident, more forward. And most of all, she was brilliant. Once she had a base melody, she could make it ten times better. It seemed to be a habit of hers... to sell herself short.
We worked until 6:00, whereupon Lilly said she had to head home.
"We should do this again sometimes, I enjoy working with you." I smiled slightly at her pink face as she muttered her agreement. "Shall we go?" She nodded, and we walked out into the hallway.
As we rounded the corner, we saw Nathaniel and Castiel arguing. Not surprising. It wasn't even surprising that both of them were still here at school. But what happened next was anything but what I expected.
Castiel pinned Nathaniel to a locker and had a fist raised, ready to hit Nathaniel's defiant face. I moved forward to grab Castiel's arm, but Lilly got there first. She pushed both boys away from each other, one arm directed at each. She stood in between them, her head bent over and her still extended arms were shaking slightly. I couldn't see her eyes. Silence. After what seemed like an eternity, she finally spoke.
"Stop... don't fight." Was this the same girl from before? It wasn't the girl who was reserved and worried too much about her actions. It wasn't the bold girl who played melodica on the roof. I glanced as Castiel, who had dropped his fist. He seemed just as confused. "I know this isn't any of my business, but don't fight." She raised her head slightly. "I'm sorry if I did something wrong this morning... but can you put this behind you? Is it possible... for you to set aside your differences and get along?" Castiel spoke first.
"No. It's not. I can't get along with him." She stood up straight, dropping her arms. She turned to look Castiel in the eye.
"Did he really do something so unforgivable?" With that, Castiel grunted and turned, walking briskly down the hall. Lilly stared at his retreating back subdued. My eyes caught Nathaniel trying to discretely trying to escape by sliding along the lockers. I put a firm hand on his shoulder. I had a few things to say to him. Lilly had already started to walk away.
"I'll be practicing my melodica, see you tomorrow Lysander." She seemed rather unhappy about the whole thing, or maybe just deep in thought? I turned to Nathaniel.
"You ought to apologize tomorrow, hm?" The blonde nodded thoughtfully. I released my hand, and Nathaniel started to go. However he still shot one last remark over his shoulder.
"I'll apologize to Lilly, but Castiel better come to me first." I sighed, resting a hand on my forehead. 'They really just can't get along. I appreciate the effort though Lilly.' I turned to find Castiel. He was most likely on the roof.
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Castiel's POV
'I couldn't believe his nerve! That stupid ass student council president just gets in my face and tells me off for bullying Lilly!? And I was on my way to apologize to her! And then she gets on my case too? What is it, gang up on Castiel day?'
I heard the door to the roof open behind me. Glancing back, I saw Lysander. Probably here to tell me off for being a jerk.
"What're you up here for?" I snapped. He just sighed and sat on the ground, leaning up against the railing.
"Lilly seemed a bit worried about you and Nathaniel." I stiffened.
"She should mind her own business."
"Why don't you say something to her tomorrow?" I scowled at that. 'Now he's getting on my case too.'
"And why should I do that." Lysander sighed again
"Because she cares, and you should ease her worries. She probably thinks if she had handled the situation better you guys would be friends or something like that."
"Well that's her problem!" I shouted before storming down the stairs, leaving Lysander alone on the roof. As I went further downstairs, the sound of Lilly's melodica became louder. It was a longing tune, I could almost feel the pain and loneliness in the song. I walked by the classroom she was using, and was shocked about what I saw in the door's window. She was playing with her eyes closed and tears were running down her face. Her wallet was propped up in front of her on a desk, as if she was performing to it. I quickly walked on. I was trying to be angry, and that scene really wasn't helping.
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Lilly's POV
When I had left to practice melodica, I immediately pulled out my wallet, where I kept the picture of Mother. I stood it up on the desk and laid my head on my arms.
"Hey mom, do you think what I did was okay? I just want them to get along..." I stared at the picture. She looked so happy playing the violin.
"Mom... you're watching me right? Can I play a song for you? It's called 'The Last Rose of Summer," I think it sounds really pretty on melodica." I stood up and got out my melodica. I closed my eyes and began to play. Before I knew it, tears had begun to leak out of my eyes. I really missed her. Mother was always there for me and Father whenever we messed up. It was so comforting to have someone always by your side you believed in you from the bottom of their heart. She never had a shadow of doubt in me, that I couldn't play my best when I was nervous, sick, tired, or stressed. 'I wish you were here.' I hit the last few notes, and held the last one until it died out. Then I felt it. I don't know what it was, but it was like a warm breeze swept through me. The words she'd always say to me echoed in my head: 'Great job sweetie, it sounded so beautiful.'
A/N: Aaaand cut! Okay another chapter done! My longest one yet :D I hope you guys like it, and I'll try to update as soon as I can!
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~Satsuki