So, like I said on my other story, busy month, not much time to write but will update whenever I can, etc. On with the story!

Kate tapped her fingers elegantly against the table. She had yet to choose a song, but she was still scared of singing in front of an actual person. Maybe she would sing along when she was by herself, but only when she was that; by herself. A few years ago she would've been overjoyed at the thought of performing, but now, anything to avoid attention.

She sighed. At the time, she was in art industry, otherwise known as art class. Kate quite enjoyed art, and found it to be one of her hidden talents. But the hour was almost up, and she was nearly done with her sketch of the landscape. Oh well, she could finish it for homework. Kate started packing up early, wanting to get into the halls early. The music building was almost across the school, so she would have to be quick, one of her specialties.

Kate was out of the door almost as soon as the bell rang.

Of course, she had to think about Jack Frost's performance yesterday.

Oh God, what was it about Jack Frost that rubbed her the wrong way? Maybe it was because those kinds of popular, snobby kids that she had always tried to avoid? The same kinds of people that had bullied her Jack long ago? Maybe they shared the same name, but that was where the similarities ended.

Her Jack was willing to put those he loved before anyone else, including himself. He was kind everyone, he would never even think of 'playing' a girl, and he would never be anything like Jack Frost. While Jack Frost was...

Kate blushed when she realized that she didn't even know him well enough to judge him.

She made it to the practice rooms, deciding to stretch.

Suddenly, a girl walked in.

"Oh, um, hi, are you-"

"I go by Kate, but Kate Hope, right?" Kate quickly interrupted her, not wanting to hear the name.

The girl gives her a confused look, but waves it off. She says, "Yeah, Mr. Black will be unable to make it today, he had some issues with...um, something."

Great, Kate thought. Her second lesson and her instructor didn't even show up.

Mr. Black had been the ideal piano instructor: tall, intimidating, quick to point out flaws, and walked around with his arms crossed behind his back. Kate had noticed that all of her instructors walked that way. Whether it was just a coincidence not, she didn't know.

She sighed when the girl left, figuring out that she just had two hours of practice now.

She sat down, just about to lay her fingers on the keys when a sound stopped her.

It was a guitar.

Picking along to a familiar tune.

Kate got up, quietly sneaking out of her practice room in search of the player. Whoever they were, they sounded quite advanced.

Then, they started to sing. It was very slow and practiced, beautiful, really.

...It seems like we've been losing control

Somebody tell me I'm not alone when I say

It was Jack, singing the same song he had yesterday. But, it was so different. It wasn't because of the obvious changes, the facts that he was picking the tune instead of strumming, or that he was singing it dramatically slow compared to the original song, but what he was missing yesterday, when Kate had heard something off, it wasn't missing now.

All I need's a little love in my life

All I need's a little love in the dark

A little but I'm hoping it might kick start

...Me...and my...broken heart

His reprise was almost painfully slow, but it was so amazing.

He sounded beautiful, with a story behind it, his voice was filled with pain...that was it! That's what was missing!

Emotion.

That one performance, he didn't have any emotion in his song.

This time, his voice was filled with it. He sounded so much better this time.

Of course, her inner Anna had to come through, and she just happened to trip into his practice room, cutting off the beautiful song abruptly.

"Oh, um, s-sorry, I just tripped, I was just..." Kate stammered completely red.

"Uh, that's okay. Who are you?"

"I'm leaving," she said quickly, walking out.

"Wait a minute," Jack called, setting the guitar on a stand, running out after Kate.

"I know you," he says.

"Uh, you do?"

"Yeah, hmm, where?"

Seriously? He hadn't even bothered to remember her? Sure he was only in two of her classes but honestly?

"Uh, I'm pretty sure you don't," Kate tried, pushing away a nonexistent stray hair again.

She fixed her shoulder bag, pacing back into her practice room, closing the door behind her, hoping that she could give Jack the hint without talking to him any more than she'd have to.

He just had to follow her though.

"I do know you, and I will remember," he said.

"Yeah, I doubt that," Kate muttered under her breath.

"What was that?"

"Nothing," she said innocently. "I have to, uh, practice now, so um, could you please..."

Kate would never tell someone to go away, that was much too rude. Maybe she could imply it, but she wouldn't ever say it.

"Fine, fine, but I will remember," he said. Kate just stared at him, unsure of what to say. Why would someone like Jack even bother with her?

She went over and sat down, feeling her french braid crown twist bun just to make sure it was perfect.

Of all things, it had to be Jack singing. Why couldn't it be some normal person?

Haha, sorry guys, I lied, Kate's song will come next update! Ha, I have to go to bed now, so, I have no time to keep going... read and review! Also, song requests? Again, popular songs please, but stay awesome!