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Chapter 15
The night and day has past. John and Mark are walking around the castle. John is showing him the music he had found. He's been asking questions. He can't stop asking questions. Taker knows a lot but not as much. He can't answer the lyrics ones. He is more instrumental kind.
"So where are you…when I need you more than ever now" John reads of the music. "and where are you….When I need you more than ever…"
"I've heard of that one…" smiles Taker
"Who wrote it?" ask John
"I don't remember…a close friend of my dad's"
"It sounds beautiful" John smiles "I want to sing it one day"
"Oh…I can't wait to hear it"
They stop as they look straight ahead. Taker looks at his yard. It is beautiful…covered in snow. He doesn't remember going outside during the day. He doesn't like to go out. He is more of a night person. He admires it.
"It's been a long time since I seen it" he says
John looks ahead. He smiles "Beautiful uhh…?"
Taker stays quiet for a long while. He then turns to John.
"Anymore music you like to sing"
John smiles warmly. Taker is the first person, well except for Kurt who wants to hear him sing.
"Lot's…" he laughs
Taker laughs with him.
"Well…go on. Tell me more of the songs you like"
John goes through the sheets. He stops and looks at one.
"This one…"
"Oh this one is beautiful"
"I know…"
"But…it doesn't have lyrics"
"I know but I want to hear the orchestra play this one. Magic of love"
"That's one new…I never seen this one before"
"Well…now you know what I'm going to play"
Taker laughs. John stops and places the papers in a bag. He sits down for a long while. Taker sits next to him; both getting some rest. Then birds start flying in. John gasps as one of them landed on his shoulder.
"I guess there hungry" said John
"How do you know?" ask Taker
"I said I guess…"
John looks for a bag with bird seeds. He grabs it.
"Where did you get that?"
"Oh…I got some…cause I saw some birds. I hid it here just in case I go outside to feed them"
"OH okay…"
John starts feeding them. Taker just watches.
"Come on…" John says
John places bird seeds on Taker's hands, or paws. Taker kneels down hoping the birds well get some. He moves closer and they fly back. John laughs and kneels next to him. He grabs some of his and places them on the ground. The birds start eating and one at a time start jumping on his paws. Taker smiles wide in awe. He looks at John; who is staring warmly at him.
John gets up and starts walking around. He then stops and turns around. He laughs out loud when birds are all over Taker.
"I…don't…know how this happen" laughs Taker
"They like you"
Taker flinches as the birds start flying away. He closes his eyes and once they cleared he opens them.
"Oh that's better" says Taker
John keeps laughing "The birds liked you"
"Well…true…but…"
"It's okay"
Taker shrugs it off and follows John.
As they keep walking Dallas comes walking in. Mark stands back a little. He just looks at the horse. John smiles as he pet his horse. He starts petting his horse. Mark stays back wondering what to do. John laughs as he Dallas hugs him tight. Mark smiles a little.
John notices and leans back.
"Come on…he won't bite" smiles John
Taker walks slowly up to Dallas. He reaches for him but Dallas starts moving around. Taker falls back and stares at the horse. John stops Dallas.
"It's okay…" he whispers to Dallas.
Dallas stays still. Mark looks at John. He lends out a hand to Mark. Taker grabs it and John places his hand on Dallas. Mark eyes widen in surprise. He starts laughing as he pet the horse. He never had been close to a horse before. He was always inside. The beast laughs a little as he pet the horse. John smiles warmly and walks around.
"There's something sweet…, and almost kind...but he was mean and he was coarse and unrefined…and now he's dear and so unsure…I wonder why I didn't see it there before" John sings quietly.
He stops and makes a snowball. He stares at it for a long while. He then smirks that evil smirk. He looks at the beast who is still petting the horse. The horse shakes his head along, and then Taker does the same; while they both snort.
John raised his brow. He then goes with it. He throws the snowball hitting Taker right on the shoulder. Taker jumps back a little and growls. He looks up to see John laughing. John keeps laughing as Taker glares at him.
Taker looks down and makes a snowball. He smirks as he throws the snowball right at John. The young man kept laughing until he saw the big snowball heading right towards him.
"Oh my…" he whispers and gets hit. He falls back with a thud and lays there.
Taker laughs as he shrugs his shoulder. He can't believe he got him. Well, that what he gets for throwing a snowball. John lays there with ice all over his face. He gets up and whips off the snow. He looks up to see Taker walking up to him.
He lends out a hand. John takes it and Taker helps him up. They both stare at each other; and both start laughing. John was hiding a snowball behind his back. He throws it at Taker; hitting him on the face. John starts running. The beast rubs his face; taking off the snow. John runs towards the tree. Mark picks up a big snowball. He is ready to throw it. He looks for John; hoping he will come out.
John looks around and makes another snowball. He sees Taker with a big one.
"Oh no…"
John jumps out and throws the snowball. It hits Taker on the head which made him drop the big snowball on him. John laughs out loud. He hides behind the tree as Taker starts running towards him. They both start chasing each other. John keeps hiding from him. Taker can always find him. John trips and rolls over. Taker slides next to him and picks him up. They kept chasing each other until they stop near the door.
"You hungry…" Taker says out of breath.
"Yes I am" laughs John
Taker opens the door and let's John in first. They walk to the dining room and sit down. As they are about to eat John motioned him to sit next to him.
"He glanced this way, I thought I saw and when we touched she didn't shudder at my paw. No, it can't be, I'll just ignore, but then he never looked at me that way before" Taker whispers as he slowly walks to sit to him. They both smile and start eating.
John is cleaning the windows. He just finished practicing his music. He wants to clean this place a little. He knows that the servants or others do it but then; he wants to help. He cleans the window and looks outside. He sees the beast.
"New,…" John stops. Taker is walking with Dallas and talking to him. "And a bit…" Taker is talking to the horse. He wonders if Dallas is listening to him. "Alarming."
John keeps cleaning. "Who'd have ever thought that this could be?" sings John
"True….that he's no prince charming, but there's something in him that I simply didn't see" he sings.
He moves a little. He sees Taker walking back inside the castle. He sees John and follow him to the music room. John is placing some papers on stands. He starts humming a song.
Taker walks up to him.
"Need help" he ask
"Yes…"
Taker grabs some papers and reads over them. He sets one paper to each instrument. He sees John doing the same. John looks over the music.
"I want to hear this one" he says
"I can tell…you are giving the music sheet around" laughs Taker
"True…"
They keep going until ever instrument has the music. Chris stands by quietly. He wants to take over this one. He watches them. Taker sits down next to John.
The young man stands in front of the orchestra. He smiles as he starts the tempo. They then start playing the music. Mark is listening to John's music. The best he heard in such a long time.
"Well…who'd have thought?" ask Shawn
Well bless my soul" laughs Stephanie
"Well, who'd have known?" smiles Triple H
"Well, who indeed?" says Shawn "Who'd have guessed they'd come together on their own" sings Shawn
"It's so peculiar, wait and see…we'll wait and see a few more days" they all sing quietly
They watch the two men having fun and swaying with the music the band is playing. Shawn smiles wide.
"There may be something there that wasn't there before" he sings
"Here's a thought…perhaps there's something there that wasn't there before"
Shane walks in missing out everything.
"What…?" ask Shane
They all look back at Shane. They know he wasn't there to see it all. Stephanie has to explain it on her own time. She laughs.
"You just missed it…"
"What…"
"There might be something there that wasn't there before" she says
"What…is there?" ask Shane
"Well…look…but don't make so much noise" she whispers
"Okay…"
Shane smiles as he sees Taker staring at John in awe. He finally gets it. He can't believe he missed it. No wonder they are talking and singing about it. He smiles and looks at Stephanie.
"There is something there"
They all nod in agreement.
"Come on…let's get back to our own business" says Shawn "Before the master finds out we were spying on them"
They all start walking away. Triple H stays back along with Shawn.
"What is it?" ask Shawn
"I can see love in his eyes" smiles Hunter
"Well…how do you know?" ask Shawn
"Because…I had that same look…when I looked at you" smiles Hunter
"OH…come here" says Shawn
"No…no…" says Hunter "You will burn me"
"OH…I want to hug you so bad"
"I know…just wait a little longer"
They start walking away from the music.
Taker listens closely to what John is saying. He is trying to create his own music. Mark wants to help but he doesn't really know what John is trying to sing; or rhythm. John keeps muttering to himself.
"Maybe…you should get some rest" said Taker
"Right…right…" smiles John "I do need rest"
Taker smiles "You will get it…just get some rest and more music will come to your mind"
"You're right" smiles John
John looks at Takers' eyes. Those green beautiful eyes of the beast.
"Goodnight" whispers John
"Goodnight"
John smiles and walks up to his room. Taker watches him go and he sits down. He grabs a pencil and starts writing down something.
John sits on his bed and stretches. He lays down and covers himself up. He slowly falls to sleep.
"What are you doing master?" ask Shawn
Taker jumps up and hides the papers.
"Nothing…" he says
Shawn gets a glimpse at the paper. He then gasps.
"OH…you are writing a song for him!" he cheers.
"Shhhh…"
The beast grabs him and holds him tight.
"Don't say a word"
"Okay…I promise"
Taker smirks and places him down.
"Shawn…you might be right"
"About what…?" he ask
The beast laughs and starts walking up to his room. Shawn sighs; he wanted the beast to answer him but he didn't.
"I know…" whispers Shawn
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