Adara had finally gotten settled into her room and arranged things according to her liking. She was pleased to find sombody had left behind a portable stereo, complete with CD player. She opened her window to let the late afternoon air in, and was greeted by the pleasant smell of various flowers from the garden. She would take a bath later; for now, she would rest and listen to some music on the radio.
It was a non-traditional station of Celtic and New Age tunes, and a familiar song called "Isle of Skye" came on. She sang to it as she organized her belongings.
When the ferry crosses over
From the mainland
Across the sea
To the Isle of Skye
That's when my heart
Starts to beating
And my spirit
Begins to rise
Like a bird taking flight
Give me wild wind
Give me rain
All I ask, nothing more
Than to stand on your shore
Greenest blue of the ocean
And its magic haunts me still
There is nothing in the world
That can take its place for me...
Ordinarily, Kurt had no call to be in the ladies' wing of the school. This, however, was not an ordinary time. Ororo had specifically requested he come up to see her, after he had seen Hank.
::At least the good doctor gave me a clean bill of health today,:: he thought. ::Last night, I never thought that nosebleed was going to stop. Or the headache, or any other pain, for that matter. It's incredible what a day of rest can do.::
He slowed down as he drew near Ororo's room. A voice, quiet and beautiful, drifted through the hall. Was that singing? He stopped outside a closed door. The singer was in there.
Greenest blue of the ocean
And its magic haunts me still
Who *was* that? He had become familiar with the voices of everyone at the school by now, or so he thought. He could not remember anyone singing with such haunting beauty. He paused there, listening, not yet willing to leave.
There is nothing in the world
That can take its place for me...
He didn't recognize the music, either, but that was hardly unusual. Who *was* she? He raised his fist to knock on the door, then thought better of it. He was on his way to a rendezvous, and Ororo should not be kept waiting.
After Adara finished singing that song, she sang "Wild Child" by Enya before just letting the music go on its own. She collapsed on the bed with a happy sigh and promptly fell asleep, blissfully unaware that she'd been overheard.
Kurt knocked on Ororo's door.
"Yes?" she called from within.
"You said you wanted to know what Doktor Hank said," Kurt called back.
After a moment, she opened the door. "And what did he say?"
Kurt smiled. "He said I was fine, so I imagine whatever you were planning for tonight is still on?"
"I'll be there with bells on." Ororo said with a teasing smile.
:: "With bells on"?:: Kurt thought. ::That must be an idiom. I can't imagine her actually wearing anything so noisy.:: Aloud, he asked, "I shall meet you in the foyer at five, then?"
Ororo inwardly smiled at Kurt's not getting the joke. "Yes, and don't forget your hat."
He made a motion to pull down an imaginary brim. "So it shall be." As he turned to leave, he glanced at one of the doors down the hall. "Ororo, a question. Who is it that uses that room?"
He pointed to the door to Adara's now silent room.
"I think you've met the new girl already." Ororo said with slight amusement in her voice. "Sounds like she's starting to recover already. Too bad we can't take her along to serenade us at the club. We could all split the tips with her talent."
"New girl? Wait, you told me her name. Adara, yes? Do you think she was a professional singer before all this happened?"
Ororo nodded. "I talked to her earlier and she told me she wanted to be a professional singer, but just never got her big break. Of course, it would be hard to get opportunities when one is locked up in a secure facility."
Kurt nodded. Then he turned back to Ororo with his winning smile. Took her hand in his and gently kissed it, bowing.
"I will see you in an hour then."
Ororo looked down and then up quickly in that charming way of hers when she felt flattered, smiling as she said, "I'll be ready."
Then she drew back and closed the door.
It was a non-traditional station of Celtic and New Age tunes, and a familiar song called "Isle of Skye" came on. She sang to it as she organized her belongings.
When the ferry crosses over
From the mainland
Across the sea
To the Isle of Skye
That's when my heart
Starts to beating
And my spirit
Begins to rise
Like a bird taking flight
Give me wild wind
Give me rain
All I ask, nothing more
Than to stand on your shore
Greenest blue of the ocean
And its magic haunts me still
There is nothing in the world
That can take its place for me...
Ordinarily, Kurt had no call to be in the ladies' wing of the school. This, however, was not an ordinary time. Ororo had specifically requested he come up to see her, after he had seen Hank.
::At least the good doctor gave me a clean bill of health today,:: he thought. ::Last night, I never thought that nosebleed was going to stop. Or the headache, or any other pain, for that matter. It's incredible what a day of rest can do.::
He slowed down as he drew near Ororo's room. A voice, quiet and beautiful, drifted through the hall. Was that singing? He stopped outside a closed door. The singer was in there.
Greenest blue of the ocean
And its magic haunts me still
Who *was* that? He had become familiar with the voices of everyone at the school by now, or so he thought. He could not remember anyone singing with such haunting beauty. He paused there, listening, not yet willing to leave.
There is nothing in the world
That can take its place for me...
He didn't recognize the music, either, but that was hardly unusual. Who *was* she? He raised his fist to knock on the door, then thought better of it. He was on his way to a rendezvous, and Ororo should not be kept waiting.
After Adara finished singing that song, she sang "Wild Child" by Enya before just letting the music go on its own. She collapsed on the bed with a happy sigh and promptly fell asleep, blissfully unaware that she'd been overheard.
Kurt knocked on Ororo's door.
"Yes?" she called from within.
"You said you wanted to know what Doktor Hank said," Kurt called back.
After a moment, she opened the door. "And what did he say?"
Kurt smiled. "He said I was fine, so I imagine whatever you were planning for tonight is still on?"
"I'll be there with bells on." Ororo said with a teasing smile.
:: "With bells on"?:: Kurt thought. ::That must be an idiom. I can't imagine her actually wearing anything so noisy.:: Aloud, he asked, "I shall meet you in the foyer at five, then?"
Ororo inwardly smiled at Kurt's not getting the joke. "Yes, and don't forget your hat."
He made a motion to pull down an imaginary brim. "So it shall be." As he turned to leave, he glanced at one of the doors down the hall. "Ororo, a question. Who is it that uses that room?"
He pointed to the door to Adara's now silent room.
"I think you've met the new girl already." Ororo said with slight amusement in her voice. "Sounds like she's starting to recover already. Too bad we can't take her along to serenade us at the club. We could all split the tips with her talent."
"New girl? Wait, you told me her name. Adara, yes? Do you think she was a professional singer before all this happened?"
Ororo nodded. "I talked to her earlier and she told me she wanted to be a professional singer, but just never got her big break. Of course, it would be hard to get opportunities when one is locked up in a secure facility."
Kurt nodded. Then he turned back to Ororo with his winning smile. Took her hand in his and gently kissed it, bowing.
"I will see you in an hour then."
Ororo looked down and then up quickly in that charming way of hers when she felt flattered, smiling as she said, "I'll be ready."
Then she drew back and closed the door.