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The Return
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He was sat at a piano, the reverb of the hammers hitting the strings always fascinated him. He leaned in carefully to play the keys. Black and white against the dark mahogany wood. His eyes were closed and he had a sublime smile on his face. It was just him playing, there was no one else in the apartment he had. This song had meaning for him, it always made him cry. Brought him to his knees and then lifted him back up again. He didn’t have the strings accompaniment, but he knew the song so well that he played it dexterous long fingers picking the notes out.

His hair hung loose down his back and shoulders. He was in a pair of black jeans he’d bought in Tokyo while on tour and the straps were not in the way in the least. He played barefoot though, the peeking of his tattoo coming out from the bottom of the trousers. Notes, black on pale skin. He was bare chested, from around his neck hung the necklace he’d been given in LA, it’d seen him through a fair few things in the past months, but he was home now and he was content.

He figured people would probably go to the Chantry for some reason or another, so he’d taken gifts for everyone there. There were clothes in boxes for people. There were things for Ian , new suit hand made in Tokyo and ties from New York.

Grace had a box file of names and contacts from entreprenaurs in Japan, innovation being at it’s best, it couldn't hurt for his favourite geek to get contacts. Up to her though.

For Kalen he had a set of Vases from Kyoto and some traditional prints of paintings along with it.

Serafina had new threads, Harajuku style gloves, lace add ons for cuffs and collars, scarfs of bright ornate silk.

Elijah he brought incense, fresh fragrances and oils that he could burn. He didn’t know much about him but he had a feeling. Just an inkling that they might come in useful. Yes, he thought to himself, he had done well.

For Arionna, there were Harajuku clothes, frock coats from a bygone age brought back to life, full skirts with under nets and bodice that would fit her snug, the physical pressure of the clothing might help her some times in social interactions.

The piano players lips curved into a smile as he began to smoothly transition to Aha, Take On Me, it was slow and he was gentle. He breathed into the first lines of the song, almost singing it under his breath, his fingers caressing the keys once more. Soft, light strokes. He bent over the keys playing as the song built, then one long note and he paused, took a breath then softly hesitated his way leisurely through the song. The second chorus built again, more hope, more determination. More passion, it built til he had to close his eyes again, such a sensitive soul. It was the other side of him crashing on the keys now. Then; just as it got too hectic, he gently worked the keys once more. Again this breathy voice sang with passion and a smirk of sorts on his face. More confidence. More passion, and now it was reeling through him again. The magic was flowing once more and he was able to feel that rise, that fall from the octavian changes to the soft ending. This time his fingers were even lighter as he played the opening. He paused and had to breath to let the energies go once more.

He was in the throws of it now though. He got up and paced to his drum machine, then set up the keyboard to play the rest of the bands parts. Then picked up his guitar, now he was on fire. He had to, there was no other choice, he had to play. The music blared it out, throwing out the notes with that voice he worshiped, Adele. His feet stamped in time to the music and it was like a primal beast coming up through the very flow of the music, from the base. His fingers picked out the strings and he threw his head back and sang along with the tune he knew so well. He didn’t need to find the notes with his eyes, they were just there on the ends of his fingers burning from him as he wound out to his feverpitch need to satisfy his craving. There was no other choice, it was like breathing and some times he just had to give in to what he was feeling and dance.

The light streamed in through the large panes of the glass in the windows, closed now they were but he was ignorant of it all. He went to the mic stand and had to sing along. Eyes closed and six string hanging down his back along with his hair. His foot pounding on the smooth wooden floor boards he stood on. His hand drifted out slowly and he remembered back to the point he awakened. Feeling the slow swaying flow of the crowd as his hand drifted idly over them in time to the music. It was like being caught up in a windless vortex of sensation. He could feel them, he could feel the energy flowing like the warmth of a hot sunny day. It energized him, it rejuvenated him and lilfted him. His hands came up over his ear as he sang along, holding long notes til the end of the song.

The song that came next needed the guitar, so he swung it around and began to strum in time to the beat, singing along with it. Leaning to the mic that wasn’t switched on, the huge grin on his face said it all for him. This was the song that he’d play to Kalen next time he saw him. What a wonderful metamorphosis, he grinned so hard it hurt at the thought of the mayhem they could have together. His head bopped in time to the music, his foot thumping the floor even more and the grin on Danny’s face was sublime.



"It's in the blood,
It's in the blood.
I met my love before I was born.
He wanted love,
I taste of blood.
He bit my lip, and drank my warmth,
From years before, from years before." ~ AFI - Love like winter.
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