Hi again,
So thank you for the reviews, this will be a multiple chapter story, not sure yet of how many chapters but I just hope you like it ^^. Here the second part of this story…
Sonata of love – Part II
(Emily's narrative as she was riding her bike towards the school)
I was a child without fear… ghosts didn't scare me, and neither did monsters or the dark, I could look under the bed completely sure that there were no monsters; I could stand up to a girl five years older than me, sure that they couldn't steal my lunch. And it's always been like that until now… knowing I can dance ballet as no one; yeah, I continue being fearless in that sense; not letting the nervous overwhelmed my performance because that's not what makes me afraid… what really makes me afraid is one word with 4 letters… LOVE… falling in love scares me because I see it as a distraction, because I think that if I fall in love, I will lose focus on my dream, so no! I will not lose my dream because of love…
(In the entrance of Julliard)
Emily smiled as she was looking around the building, the perfect weather, sunny with fresh air; the trees, the echoes of the music inside… everything was just perfect. Emily saw a beautiful perfect cheery blossom tree, just in the zone where people leave their bikes and she found it beautiful enough to take some pictures of it…
Emily smiled, she kneeled in the ground, just looking for the best angle; she was so focus on her own thoughts that she didn't notice the blonde that was just walking in her direction… Emily felt a breeze of fresh air rushing against her, so she closed her eyes and she just took pictures without really looking at it.
The blonde was wearing a beautiful skirt that it just blew up when a strong breeze of air kicked up, exposing her underwear for a fraction of a second. The blonde blushed terrible and she immediately used her hands to put down her skirt, she looked around and she didn't see anyone and she sighed of relief until she looked down and noticed the brunette that was just taking pictures with her phone…
The blonde snapped. – "Hey! You! Did you just take a picture of ME?!"
Emily opened her eyes again and she looked confused until she looked at her phone; she blushed when she noticed that her phone caught the precise moment when the beautiful pink underwear of the blonde was exposed…
Emily blushed, speechless. – "Ah…"
The blonde looked angry and she just gripped on the books that she was holding on her arms… Emily stood up and she rubbed the back of her head, she chuckled with a goofy face, just trying to look as natural as she could…
Emily. – "I'm sorry! But this was just a miraculous coincidence…" (Smile)
The eyes of the blonde squint with anger and she just huffed as she was throwing her books towards the brunette…
Emily said as she was dodging the books. – "Hey! Don't use books as weapons!"
The blonde. – "You, camera voyeur! You won't get away with this! You pervert!"
Emily. – "Pervert?! I'm not a pervert! What part of 'coincidence' don't you get?!"
The brunette couldn't dodge a book and she fell down, sitting on the cold ground and it hurt her butt; she was rubbing her butt when she noticed the blonde that was standing up in front of her with one last book, just in position to really nailing it in Emily's head…
Emily said without thinking. – "Stop it! Come on!" (She said with a sarcastic voice) "Who would ever target you!"
The brunette closed her eyes, just waiting for the hit but nothing happened as her last words had an impact on the blonde; Emily looked up and she gulped when she noticed a burst of pain on the blue eyes of the blonde…
Emily gulped. – "I… sorry, I didn't mean to…"
She couldn't finish her sentence as the blonde took her books back and walked away very fast…
Emily sighed. – "Great way to start this week…" (Sighs and then she looked at her phone) "Damn it! I'm gonna be late!"
(In Juilliard)
Professor. – "Ms. Fields, you're late!"
Emily. – "I'm so sorry… really sorry…"
Professor sighed. – "I hope this doesn't become a habit, understood?"
Emily nodded and she got in when the professor waved her hands, welcoming her in; she happily got inside but her smile fainted of her face as she heard all the gossips around her…
Gossips' voice. – "Looks like Ms. Sandoval just choose her new favorite girl…" (Another voice girl) "I heard that she gets preference treatment because she's poor…" (Mocking laughs) "Poor and without talent…. What a looser!" (Mocking laughs)
Emily gulped hard and she just shook her head trying to don't let the words hurt her feelings.
Emily said to herself. – "Without talent?! Ha! We will see that!"
It was a rough week, not just for her 2nd encounter with the blonde, but because without looking for it, Emily just became the target of one group of pretentious girls… girls that were absolutely jealous of Emily's talent and they weren't willing to admit it so they just continued doing their best on bulling Emily.
(In the cafeteria of the school)
A mean girl said as she pushed Emily on the ground. – "Ups… sorry… but you should look when you're walking…" (Devious smile)
Emily took a deep breath and she just controlled her anger, she was done with the bulling but she didn't want to get in a fight and put in jeopardy her scholarship; she just stood up, ignoring the girl and just trying to clean the mess of food that was in the floor. A lunch lady approached and she tried to help the brunette to clean the mess but Emily gently told her that she would do it, they were talking and the mean girl noticed it…
The mean girl said. – "Ho, Look Fields, you finally made a friend, someone of your level…"
Emily saw that the lunch lady looked sad and she just snapped…
Emily said with anger. – "Hey! Enough! Say you're sorry to her!" (She pointed out towards the lunch lady)
The mean girls just laughed and she left without saying sorry; Emily sighed and she just turned in direction of the lady and said…
Emily. – "I'm sorry, you didn't deserve that…"
The lunch lady. – "Neither do you…" (Smile) "But thank you for standing up for me… maybe you could do it for yourself the next time…"
Emily looked down and she mumbled. – "It's ok… I can take it… I just don't want troubles…" (She sighed when she noticed that all her food was on the floor) "Well, looks like today, I'm not eating…"
The lunch lady. – "Wait here…"
Emily raised an eye brow; she looked at the lunch lady leaving the scene and coming back just in time when Emily finished cleaning.
The lunch lady said as she put a box of food on Emily's hands. – "Take this…"
Emily blushed. – "No, no… really you don't have to…" (Stomach sounds)
The lunch lady chuckled. – "Well, your stomach definitely needs to eat… please take it…"
Emily said as she was looking for money on her pockets. – "I will pay you…"
The lunch lady shook her head and waved her hands. – "No, it's ok… don't worry, it's not food of the cafeteria, I did this on my home…"
Emily. – "If this is your lunch, I can't definitely accept it!"
The lunch lady chuckled, looking at the worried look of the brunette. – "Don't worry, it's not my lunch… I made it for someone… mmm…. I hope you like it; it's the favorite of my Ali…"
Emily wasn't sure who this 'Ali' was neither to believe if this was really not the food of the ma'am but she couldn't say more as the lady just walked away…
At the end of courses, just the staff of the kitchen stood in the cafeteria, just to clean. The lunch lady was grabbing heavy boxes when someone approached to give her a hand…
Alison. – "Nanna, don't… it's too heavy for you…" (She grabbed the boxes) "Here, let me take them…"
The lunch lady smiled. – "Thanks Ali…"
Alison smiled and she just stood and helped to clean the place; it was already late when they finished cleaning. They sat and stood along to talk, without warning Alison put an envelope with money on the lady's bag.
The lunch lady. – "Ali, you don't have to…"
Alison smiled. – "I don't know what you're talking about… I've done nothing…" (Big smile)
The lunch lady chuckled. – "Fine… thank you…"
Alison smiled and they continued talking…
The lunch lady. – "Are you eating well?"
Alison chuckled. – "I think that I eat too well, with all the food that you continue making for me…" (Chuckles) "Really, you don't need to continue looking for me..."
The lunch lady softly grabbed Alison's hand and kissed it and smiled. – "I will always look for you Ali… I might not be your mother but I did see you grew up…"
Alison mumbled with sadness. – "Mmm… mother…"
The lunch lady. – "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to bring you bad memories…"
Alison shook the water that was trying to fall from her eyes and she said. – "No, it's ok… mmm… so tell me, what amazing dinner you did for me today?"
The lunch lady chuckled. – "Well, about that…"
(Another day in an auditorium)
Profesor Sandoval. – "Ok ladies, like you know, today is the trial for the main role of the play that we will do this semester. Give your music to my assistant and remember: no one can't dance, without music ok…"
Everybody was very nervous; this moment, it was going to define who was the best of the promo, all eyes where over Emily and Emily just looked at them with a cocky look, she was sure of herself until she couldn't find her CD of music…
Emily gulped as she was looking inside her bag. – "OMG! Where is it?! I know that I put it in here?!"
The brunette looked around and she noticed the mean girls that were just smiling at her, this wasn't an accident but she didn't have time to argue with them…
Emily approached to the assistant and said. – "Hey, I don't find my CD of music, can't I use my phone?"
The assistant. – "I'm sorry, but I don't have the cables to connect a phone with the speakers of the auditorium…"
Emily sighed. – "Ok, I will be back… I will find something…"
The brunette was on the hallways of the school, she looked desperate and someone noticed it…
The lunch lady. – "Hey, there's something wrong?"
Emily confessed to the lady what was happening…
Emily said with watery-eyes. – "I can't lose this chance! This is my dream! I just can't…"
The lunch lady. – "Relax, breath… breath… I've an idea…" (She waved her hands) "Go back to the auditorium…"
Emily. – "What?! But…"
The lunch lady. – "Go… just go… everything will be ok… just trust me…"
Emily sighed; she wasn't sure what to do really besides to skip the chance to perform so she just walked back to the auditorium.
One by one, the auditions started…
Profesor Sandoval. – "Ok. Fields, your turn…" (Smile) "Please delight us with your performance…"
Emily was rubbing her arm, not sure what to do; she looked at the mocking smiles of the girls that were just enjoying the moment and Emily bitted her lips, just trying to control her frustration…
Profesor. – "Fields, what are you waiting for?"
Emily mumbled. – "Well… I…"
The brunette was trying to find her words when someone appeared, leaving the entire crowd speechless. Emily recognized the blonde that was walking on her direction and all the class started whispering around her…
Whispers:
"Isn't that Alison DiLaurentis?
- Yes, she's…
- Alison… you mean the prodigy pianist?
- You mean the youngest person to ever win all the piano competition?
- I heard that she has rejected a thousand of offers to go overseas…
- What's she doing at a ballet trial?"
The blond stood up in front of the brunette and started talking…
Alison. – "I'm not doing this for you ok…" (She looked at the piano that was in the auditorium and said) "What is your song?"
Emily looked confused. – "What?!"
Alison. – "The song… the song that you were planning to use for your performance… what is it?!"
Emily. – "Hmmm… Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 of Chopin…"
Alison nodded and she just sat comfortable on the piano, the entire class was with the mouth open and Alison just smirked looking at them…
Profesor Sandoval. – "What is happening here?! Fields, could you explain?"
Emily. – "Ah…."
Alison. – "Miss Fields will dance with live music, I offer to be her pianist, I don't think that performing with a pianist is forbidden…"
The professor. – "No, it's not…"
Alison smiled. – "Well then…" (She looked at the brunette and said to her) "When you're ready…"
Emily smiled, not knowing what was happening… a miracle? A prank? Who knows; but for Emily this was her moment to shine. The brunette nodded to the blonde and she just took a deep breath and her movements started; the piano slithered, rich and sweet as syrup, resonated warmly against the ears of the entire crowd. And there she was: Emily Fields, dancing as she had never done it before, just letting her entire body to melt with the music as one.
Alison looked at the brunette, she slowly followed each movement of the brunette and she just used Emily's movements to mark her tempo; it was just like she was shaping the song for Emily; it was perfect…
Emily ended her performance and the entire auditorium was in silence, Emily gulped, for a second she thought that it was a bad sign until she looked up to the crowd and applauses were hearing, even the mean girls couldn't control their hands, hitting against each other… just to applause the beautiful performance of the brunette. Emily smiled, with a big, big smile and then she turned in direction of her savior… of the girl that just helped her without a reason.
Alison approached and said with a diamond smile. – "That was very exquisite… good job" (She smirked) "Who would think that such a pervert as you, could dance like that…" (Smirks) "I think that it's time to properly introduce us, don't you think…?" (She stretched her hand) "Hi, I'm Alison DiLaurentis…"
Emily looked at the blonde and she could feel it… once again, her heart was beating fast… her cheeks were red of blush… and there it was… the feeling… the feeling that she had been trying to control, to keep it away from her heart….
(Emily's narrative as she was entranced, looking at Alison) They say falling in love is a reflex… something you can't learn or control… like being afraid... like breathing… I… I don't believe it, well I didn't believe it… at least until now…
Alison raised an eyebrow. – "Why are you looking at me like that…?"
Emily blushed just transfixed by the beauty of the girl. – "Oh God…"
Her dream is becoming a reality… her passion is ignited… her future is bright and her heart is just dancing, melting under the charm of a beautiful blonde pianist…
Hi, so this was the 2nd chapter, I hope you like it, any comment is welcome, I will try to publish the next one soon ^^, until then, have a great day!