A's POV
"Rest in peace, you sweet, sweet, gray-haired Angel." I'd pressed his forehead to the urn, shifting slightly after a moment to gently kiss it before rising.
My hand tightened around the ring in my grip, the metal pressing into my flesh with unabashed rigidity. I watched as the player in front of me concluded, the song wrapping up. It had felt empty, devoid of anything - the sounds were fine, but nothing a midi and a computer couldn't put together with the right instructions.
Nothing special.
"Alec Durwing, you have been selected to perform second," came the voice of Derek Solier, a man I knew not to mess with. Just my luck to me second, I guess.
I already knew who was going to be eliminated - this was going to be easy. As long as I got into that studio with the other band members, I was home free.
We were home free.
'Hold on, Marie,' I thought chastely, closing my eyes for a moment. I took the chain with the ring and slipped it over my head, tucking the object beneath the fabric of my shirt and rising. I gave Oliver a reassuring look.
"Wish me luck, man." He offered a thumbs up and I smiled.
I walked up on stage, sitting down into front of the piano and touching my fingers to it.
Ah. The familiar feel of a piano that's been played correctly before.
It reminded me of Marie's, the one tucked away in her bedroom, the one I'd longed to play for so long. I bit my lip, testing the first key I touched.
It echoed beautifully through the air.
I calmed myself and let Marie flow through my fingers and onto the keys.
DU LIEST GERADE
ATGX (boyxboy)
SonstigesOliver Cassida is the newest member of ATGX - their fourth member, slash keyboardist, broke away to go back to college and study marine biology. The band's induction broadcast throughout Europe, fans are eager to meet the newest member of the gorge...
