Disclaimer: I do not own La Corda D'Oro. Yuki Kure does. I simply own this original idea and anything non-canonical.
Pairing: Ryoutarou/Len
Prompt:Paganini and Liszt, from the La Corda fic meme.
Summary: You can see angels and devils in their music.
Prayer
It was once believed that Paganini had sold his soul to the Devil so that he could make music of the angels. As one who had taken those devil-blessed works and twisted them under his own will and talent, Liszt had never questioned nor cared. All that mattered was the music.
Yet the future gazes at the past with wonder and questions unanswerable – what were these men? Were they tainted; were they holy? Or were they simply human, gifted with the chance to touch something beyond this world and capture spirits in dancing fingers?
And what did it make those who would follow in the footsteps of two geniuses?
When Tsuchiura first offered to accompany Tsukimori, the latter did not refuse. Neither knew the other's reasons, though it soon became irrelevant (obvious) as they played the first notes together.
They closed their eyes, and the song swept them up and away. They had allowed themselves to be vulnerable, opening their souls through the voice of their instruments, and there was a purity in the music that echoed the truth of their hearts for only the other to hear. It embraced them, held them together, and made their existence suddenly something more than just 'Tsukimori' and 'Tsuchiura'.
It made them 'violin' and 'piano', for there stood no difference between music and musician. Their instruments played them with the hunger of long-lost lovers, and they had long since given themselves up to the power and the passion that controlled their lives.
It made them 'Paganini' and 'Liszt'; angels of song and brilliance born again to dazzle the world with their virtuosity. This time, though, they would be together, and they could blind with the combined beauty of their talents.
It made them 'Len' and 'Ryoutarou'; two hearts beating a tempo of their own, singing a song that only they could hear even after their fingers were stilled and silence hung in the air. It held them together; a string of notes that could never be broken, a hymn that could only be chanted in the quiet of a bedroom.
It made them one, forever and ever, amen.
Author's Notes (12/3/07): Ah, it's always fun to throw a random pairing fic like this one into the mix – it baffles my readers. :)
Thanks to everyone who asked about my NaNo-ing. It went only so-so, but November brought a seven-day workweek along with a cold and several other complicating factors. Real Life is not nearly as fun as Fanfic Life. But since NaNo is over, I'm going to end up writing more of my Ouran fic and less of these drabbles. I'm not totally giving them up, but they may come very infrequently.
Thanks to all my readers and reviewers. You guys are wonderful for boosting my confidence – and creativity!