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Chapter 3: A Tune for Destiny
Two days Midvalley walked the town, accompanied by Aemilia. He looked at her and smiled delightfully as she returned the smile. It had been two days since his meeting with Legato. He had thought about it over and over again, but the answer remained the same. He wasn't going to give up his life to serve under someone, who probably didn't exist. Midvalley looked at Aemilia and admired her, he nodded to himself.
" This is what I want, nothing can change my mind," he thought
Midvalley opened the door for Aemilia, then followed her into the grocery store. Aemilia bought her usual stuff for her father and herself. Midvalley watched her pick her things very carefully. She glanced up and smiled with a little blush than he kissed her cheek.
" What?" she shyly said
" Nothing, just admiring your beauty," he said
He walked next to her and grabbed her hand. She looked at him and kissed his cheek. His charming ways made her fall deeper in love, but what made her truly care for him was the way he cared for her. He didn't think of himself at all, it was only her that he thought about.
" Your such a charmer," she said
Midvalley smiled and Aemilia walked with him to pay.
" I see Ms. Aemilia has caught a fine young man," the grocer's wife said, " I presume that this is the one Midvalley that you had your eye on."
" It certainly is," Midvalley replied
" He's a fine catch is he not?" Aemilia said
" I'd say so, if I were 20 years younger, you'd have a fight on your hands for this one," the grocer's wife said
Midvalley shook his head and the grocer sighed at his wife's endless comments.
" Don't let her control you Midvalley, one day she'll talk you into getting married," the grocer said
" Don't worry, we're on equal playing fields," Midvalley said
Aemilia smiled and the grocer's wife smiled as she wrapped up Aemilia's groceries. They paid and headed out and Midvalley and Aemilia walked around together.
" Are you playing tonight?" she asked
" Yup, hoping to bring a crowd in maybe with less drunks," Midvalley said, " I think people are actually getting into the music, the essence of life."
Legato watched from the distance as Midvalley and his companion walked the town.
" Have you made your move?" Dominique asked
" I'm waiting," Legato replied
" For what, he's in your grasp now," Dominique stated
" I want to have fun," Legato said
Dominique looked at Legato and said, " I don't understand you, but sooner or later I will figure out what goes on in that head of yours."
" Only the intoxication of seeing suffering and death," Legato answered simply
Legato stood and Dominique looked at him and smirked.
" I see, your very dark," she said
Legato walked off and Dominique looked at the blossoming romance between a future comrade and his lady of the hour. She pulled her collar on her coat up and pulled down her hat.
" Fascinations with death is just weird," Dominique muttered
Midvalley walked Aemilia back and she kissed his cheek.
" I'll see you tonight," Aemilia said, " Don't worry, I won't get caught by any drunks."
" You don't want me to save you anymore?" Midvalley joked
" You've already done that once," Aemilia said
Midvalley smiled and Aemilia walked in, Midvalley walked to the saloon. He met with the piano player and went over the music.
" So, you must be into her," the piano player said
" Yeah, she's a dream come true…I think in time I'll marry her," Midvalley said
" That's a new word out of your mouth," the piano player said
Midvalley smirked and said, " I'm a whole new person."
" Hey Gates, can you get me and my love sick friend here a round?" the piano player said
" Love sick…Midvalley love sick, that's news. I think you've had enough," Gates teased
" It's true, and I bet this girl is his muse too," the piano player said
" I don't need a muse for my music, that comes straight from the heart," Midvalley said
That afternoon Midvalley cleaned up and did his usual preparations before heading over to the saloon. He looked at his sax and studied it for a second.
" I guess I owe it all to you," Midvalley said
He packed his sax in its case and headed downstairs. He heard some commotion at the door.
" He didn't do anything," Aemilia said, " He's innocent."
" Try telling the bank that," the sheriff said, " I have hard concrete evidence."
" But you had no witnesses Sheriff," Aemilia said
Midvalley walked into the hall and the sheriff looked up.
" Midvalley care to take a walk with me down to my office?" the sheriff questioned
" You don't have too," Aemilia said
" What's going on?" Midvalley questioned
The sheriff looked at his the officers behind him.
" Midvalley, I hate to do this son, but your under arrest for armed robbery," the sheriff said
" What! I didn't rob anyone!" Midvalley exclaimed
Midvalley narrowed his eyes and the two officers pushed past Aemilia and her father. The two officers began to cuff Midvalley, but he wasn't going to go so easily. Midvalley swatted one officer with his sax case, then ripped the cuffs off. He took off the back way and the officers took off after him.
" Run Midvalley!" Aemilia shouted
Midvalley took off towards the desert, but found a group of the towns people standing in his way.
" Stop that man!" the officers shouted
Midvalley looked at the people and took off a different direction.
" What's going on?" he thought, " Why are they after me?"
Midvalley was now being chased for something he didn't do. He was innocent and it made him feel betrayed. He stopped and breathed and looked at his sax, it seemed that his only way out of this mess was to take the chance.
" I can't," he thought
He undid the first latch and then the second, he pulled out his sax.
" I have to," he said
He placed the mouth piece to his lips and played a few notes. They were forced back, by the sharpness. Midvalley looked at them and continued to play, trying not to harm them.
" Give it up Midvalley," the sheriff's voice said
" I won't," Midvalley said, " I can't. I didn't do it."
" You forced this upon yourself," the sheriff said
The sheriff pulled out his gun and fired it at Midvalley. Midvalley played few notes and let the bullet revert back. The bullet struck the sheriff and Midvalley looked in slight surprise.
" Your digging yourself into a deep hole," the sheriff said holding his shoulder
Midvalley placed the sax into it's case and took off, this time there was not hesitation as the towns people fired at Midvalley. Midvalley ran deeper into the town and then headed into the desert the opposite direction. He stopped and breathed deep and looked back, just staring at the town.
" How could they?" Midvalley questioned
" They're humans, that's what mankind does," Legato's emotionless voice broke the silence
Midvalley turned around and looked at Legato.
" I didn't do it," Midvalley said
" I'm not the one accusing you, they are…do you wish to rot in jail or take me up on my offer," Legato said
Midvalley paused and looked at Legato and said, " I'll be losing everything either way."
" Yes, but this is for the good of those who seek a new life," Legato said, " My master assures us a better life once we complete the task at hand."
Midvalley sighed and looked at his sax and then nodded.
" Fine," Midvalley said, " I guess it was only destiny that I would end up here."