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Chapter 14

John wakes up with a smile. He stretches and starts laughing. He can't wait to get back to work. He then stops. He's been working all day; he forgot to thank the beast. He thinks about it.

John gets dressed; eats his breakfast. He then stops as he sees Stephanie.

"Stephanie…is your master still in his room"

"No…he is outside" she says

"Where at…?"

"Just go outside…take a left and you will see him sitting down.

"Thank you"

John runs outside. He follows Stephanie steps. He then stops as he sees him sitting down. John sneaks up closely to him. He then stops. He hears some strumming; he is playing a guitar. John stops a for second. He starts listening to the beast.

"I have given you everything…with my mother I have argued" he sings "She tried to open my eyes…I'm sorry my mother"

John listens carefully.

"But you…what did you give me…You hurt my heart…" he sings "Now that you are gone. I'm going to find another love."

John smiles as he stands behind.

"But you…what did you give me…false promise of love"

"I never heard that song before" says John

"Oh…um…" he stops his song. "It's an old song…my father use to hear"

"I thought you don't like singing?" smiles John

"Oh…well…I don't…but…"

John gives him a smile.

"It's an old song"

"It's still singing"

"Oh alright…" laughs the beast

They stay quiet for a little while.

"I never…thanked you…for saving my life"

Taker looks at him.

"Thank you" smiles John

"You're welcome…" smiles Taker.

John looks down.

"I never thanked you for not leaving me being eaten by wolves"

John laughs. He keeps laughing while the beast looks at him with wonder.

"You're welcome…beast…" says John

"Call me Mark…" smiles the beast

"Mark…" says John

"Yes…my name is Mark" He lends out a hand for a handshake.

"John…Cena" smiles John

"John…" he whispers

They both smile as they shook hands. They heard laughter in the castle. John laughs a little.

"They know how to have a good time" smiles John

"Yes…but when I enter the room…laughter dies" Taker rolls his eyes. He knows he's been hard on them; but he hopes they can have a good time with him.

John laughs along with Taker. They stayed quiet for a long while.

"Umm…how about you?" ask Mark "Do you…always have a good time?"

John smiles and looks at him. "No…not really"

Mark looks at him with surprise.

"I mean…only my father"

"Why…?"

John stay quiet.

"You don't have to tell me" said Taker

"No…it's just" John sighs "The people in the village aren't really my friends"

Mark listens closely.

"The people think I'm a crazy boy. They always whispers such a funny boy he is"

Mark looks at him.

"They always have something to say" sighs John "And it's not good things"

"I'm sorry to hear that" Mark says

John looks away from him.

"Your village sounds terrible!" says Mark

John laughs and looks at him. "Not lonely as your castle"

Mark smirks as he looks away.

"What do you say we run away?"

John laughs out loud.

"I don't think so" he says

Taker shrugs his shoulders "It's just a plan"

John looks at him "It will be fun. But…here is good"

Taker looks at him with surprise. He said here is good.

"I agree" laughs Taker

They stay quiet for a little while. Taker swallows and looks at John.

"So…did you learn anything…from the music room?" ask Taker

"Believe it or not…I learned a lot"

"Really…?"

"It's so fun. I haven't wrote a full song yet…but I know I will get there"

"I know you will"

John blushes.

"Glad you did. There is still a lot to learn"

"I know…music is a lot to learn. It's going to take some time"

"That's true…but then…" Taker gives a warm smile "It will be worth it"

John nods "oh I know it will"

They heard laughter again. John sighs.

"How did you get the music room?" ask John "I mean…the orchestra"

"My dad….loved music" said Taker "He said music can heal you. It can tell a story…"

"Really?"

"Yup…he bought the instruments hired a few people now and then"

"Who are playing the instruments now?" ask John

"Believe it or not…by them self"

"How…?"

"This castle...has a spell. The instruments play on their own"

"How do they know what to play?"

"You can just put the music sheet in front of the instruments….and it will play it for you"

"That sounds…cool" smiles John

They got quiet. They just listen to the wind. John looks around the place. The snow is around the place. John is now looking at it clearly. The place is beautiful. The snow is perfectly covering the ground. He hadn't seen snow in a long while. He stares at the ground; playing the snow with his feet. Taker coughs and looks at John.

"Want…to go for a walk?" ask Taker

"Sure…" smiles John

Taker stands up first. "Let's walk"

Taker takes John around the castle. He is showing him every room; every bit inside. He even told some stories about his past. John listens carefully. Taker gave him simple facts about the castle. He told him that it wasn't that dark before.

"Sure…but…I'm hungry"

"Well…let's eat" smiles Taker

John follows after him. The food is already set. Taker sits down along with John. They both look at each other. Taker looks down at his soup. He starts eating. John does as well. He then looks up to see the Beast eating fast; and just like…a…dog. John tries to hold in his laugh but he looks away.

Stephanie rolls in along with Shane. The cup slides the spoon to Taker. He looks at the spoon. It's been a while since he used a spoon. He…doesn't even know how to eat it with a spoon; he doesn't even know if he can.

Taker grabs the spoon and tries to eat. As he lifts the spoon to his mouth his tusk hits it; making the soup drop. He tried eating sideways, spilling the soup everywhere.

Shane starts laughing. Taker gives up and slowly eats the soup. John smiles softly and starts writing down something. Taker whips the soup from his shirt and mouth. John does as well. He finishes and relaxes. The food was good. He felt good; sharing a lunch with Taker.

John lifts up the soup and slurps it. Taker smiles and does the same. John place it down and laughs. Taker laughs with his him.

They get up and Taker growls a little.

"I need some rest" smiles Taker

"Okay…I'll be in the orchestra room"

"Okay…I'll see you later"

John smiles as he watches Taker walk slowly up to his room. He grabs some papers and walks into the house. Chris is sleeping; John doesn't wake him up. He sits down and starts writing down. He smiles to himself.

"There's something sweet, and almost kind. But he was mean and he was coarse and unrefined and he's dear and so unsure" he keeps writing while humming "I wonder I didn't see it there before"

He stops; he can't think of anything.

"Oh great…" he whispers "I don't know what to write"

Chris snores and John hides the papers. He sighs in relief knowing that he is still sleeping. He doesn't want to show them this. He can't think of anything else. He stops and looks at some old papers he found. They are music sheets. John reads over them.

It was late at night and walks to his room. He goes up to check on Taker. He is still sleeping. John smiles and walks to his room to sleep. He lays down and starts humming. He hopes he can get more lyrics.

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