Chapter 5: Virgil's POV
A/N: Thank you to all those who reviewed. I really appreciate it. Enjoy this chapter... oh, should I warn you? It might be a bit sad...
After the 'meeting' in Jeff's room Virgil went to his room. Looking around he couldn't seem to decide where to go, what to do...what to think.
His room seemed too small to stay, so instead he turned around and wandered through the house. Suddenly he was sitting at his piano.
Letting his fingers caress the piano keys, his mind went back to one of the times he hadn't wanted to practice for the piano.
Flashback:
"No, I don't want to practice!" 10-year old Virgil yelled to 12-year old Scott who had tried to get him to do his daily rehearsals. John, who had been playing with Lego with Gordon and Alan, left the 7 and 8 year olds to play together. He pushed himself from the floor upon a seat and looked at his two arguing siblings.
"Virgil! Father says you have to practice every day for at least 15 minutes!"
"Yeah, well, I don't want to!" Virgil shot back.
"Fine, if that's the way you want it, do whatever you like. But don't come running to me when Father's angry at you." With that Scott turned his back to Virgil. John stood up and walked slowly towards the piano. Virgil pretended not to notice. John could see he had his attention though, but didn't acknowledge it. Seeming completely unaware of his surroundings John inspected the piano seat. After a while he apparently was satisfied with his findings and sat on it, continuing his inspections of the piano. After another minute he slowly caressed the keys with his fingers, and then started to play one of the few melodies he could play. It was a melody their mother had taught the three eldest. Gordon and Alan had been too young.
It was a beautiful melody, but suddenly John made a mistake. He stopped, started the small part again and made the mistake again. All four brothers were quietly listening to the music and to John making the same mistake over and over again. Finally Virgil couldn't take it anymore. He went over to the piano, pushed John's hands aside and started playing the music from the beginning to the end without mistake.
Gordon started applauding and Alan, who was bored again, threw a Lego block onto Gordon's half-finished Lego-boat. Immediately Gordon stopped applauding and quickly protected his work. While the two of them quarrelled for a bit, Scott had turned back and saw Virgil showing John where he made the mistake and how he should be doing it. John turned his head slightly, caught Scott's eyes and winked.
Scott couldn't help but smile.
End of flashback
Virgil gave a watery smile. Of course he hadn't seen the wink, and at that time he hadn't recognised the method John had used, but when he thought back to it later, he did. Jeff had told him the whole story later. He had been standing at the door opening, ready to interfere into the fight he had heard, when he had seen John's movements. At that point he had backed away a little and watched how his 11-year old son had solved the problem.
It was at this point that Virgil realised he was playing the very melody John had been playing that day.
John would never play it again. Virgil would never hear him play Lucille's songs again in the late evenings, or sometimes at night, when John thought everyone was asleep. John would usually do that one of the first nights he was back from Thunderbird 5.
He never would play again. This time John hadn't come back. And he never would.
A/N: So, how about that? I know, still sort of sad. I did warn you though. :) Anyway, hope you liked it. On to the next chapter. Please review!!