Practice makes perfect. (open)

[Zxaine Fisher]

Zxaine sat on the edge of the pond, ankles draped into the cool water and deep copper hair rolling down her back in a beautiful mess of curls. Her tank top did nothing to hide the pale blue and purple bikini top that was underneath, and her long legs were bared by the cut off jean shorts she wore. Her sandals sat behind her as she let her fingers slide over the keys to the keyboard that was set up across her lap. She hadn't practiced in awhile and it was a shame, she was pretty good when she put her mind to it. A letter from her father reminded her that she should keep up on her piano and thus here she was. She turned her chocolate eyes to the sky, staring at a cotton ball of a cloud for a moment before she began to warm up her fingers, going over the scales with increasing speed and difficulty until she felt all the joints loosen and relax. 

Keeping her face towards the sky she let her dark eyes close and moved into song, deciding on Jar of Hearts. The hard chords mixed together as her rich, yet unpolished, Contralto voice moved into the first verse. Fingers moved easily, finding the right notes by memory as her eyes remained lightly closed. Without the accompanying instruments of the song she was forced to embellish a bit, adding more intricate melodies to the piano as let the lyrics roll from the depths of her chest. Manicured fingers sought out the false ivories with deliberate motions, slowing and speeding up the song to follow the depth of emotion that she let roll through the song. As it came to a close she let out a soft breath, her fingers instantly moved into a classical overture that would do until she figured out what she wanted to do next. Pale skin gleamed in the light as she let Canon in D begin to flow from the instrument that was in her lap. It wasn't as good as a real piano's sound, but it worked for now as she had no access to a real piano. 

She looked lonely, solitary and lost in music as she was. Red hair caught the light of the sun, sending fire through the locks as her fingers seemed to dance on the keys. Finally she opened her eyes to glance at the koi that were swimming circles around her ankles in the water, a smile pulling up the corners of her lips.

[Lucas Blacke]

Luke was strolling around the school grounds, taking a small break from whatever thoughts he had rolling around his noggin' (probably Karalie) as he stumbled upon a familiar tune he instantly hummed along to as he went on to find the source of the sound. He needed to find it.

Music was his life. Not because he could perfectly play every instrument ever, but because of the emotion it oozed, the feelings it raised. The tune was getting slightly louder the moment Luke got closer to the pond, and saw a red headed girl sitting ankle deep in the water, and fish swimming around her feet.

She held a keyboard. And as she struck the last note Luke coughed, both to make his presence known and to get rid of the chunk of feelings in his throat.

''Please play some more.''

[Zxaine Fisher]

Zxaine jumped slightly at the cough behind her, spinning suddenly and staring wide eyed at the boy behind her. Her hands gripped the keyboard tightly, keeping it from falling into the pond as she nearly jumped out of her skin. One of her eyebrows lifted ever so slightly, wondering how long he'd been there and she would have felt embarrassed if she didn't have any confidence in herself but as that wasn't the case she was merely confused.

She blinked once at the request, glancing back at her keyboard. "Oh.... sure." she finally stated, sitting up again and resting the instrument back in her lap. Biting down on her lower lip she thought for a moment before remembering a cover she'd seen online and starting up the notes. The song wouldn't be apparent at first but as she began to sing the lyrics to "Counting Stars" the piano's notes would make sense. She deliberately slowed down the tune, using her rich singing voice to add soul to the words that had before been a bit too pop-starish for her tastes. Once the final note was played she exhaled, closing her eyes for a moment before glancing at the boy again. "Hi." She smirked slightly and offered one of her hands towards him. "I'm Zxaine." Flashing an award winnng smile, the confident redhead waited for his introduction. Or she could just call him 'Hey you' or 'That guy'... but names usually were preferred.

[Lucas Blacke]

Luke was listening, and while he didn't recognize the song, even with lyrics added in he felt it was one of the most beautiful things he had ever heard but couldn't figure out what it was from, couldn't recognize. He could play that same song perfectly now, but that did not help him at all for the moment.

As the girl finished the song she took a moment and closed her eyes, this gave Luke a moment to let it all sink in. Music really was his thing, and one of his favorite instruments was a piano. It was one of the few instruments he had actually tried playing himself, and due to this was pretty confident in converting most songs to piano. Of course his ability took over more often than not.

''Hello Zxaine.'' He took her hand and shook it finally. He smiled back. ''Pretty name, it fits.''

''I am Lucas.'' He let go of her hand and mimicked bowing. ''At your service.'' He said as he plopped down beside her, eyeing the keyboard in her lap more than anything else.

''So, how long have ya been playin'?''