A duel with bows

[Ai Adlam]

Ai's anger had gotten the best of her again and this time her wand had gotten the best of someone else. The girl was in the hospital wing and Ai was irritated again. She need to get some of her anger out so she turned to her old friend. A cherry-wood violin with her name engraved near the bottom of it. It took Ai seconds to think of the song she wanted to play then dragged hard on the strings of her violin. Fish Eye started to come out of her violin. This was the only time that Ai Adlam really let out anything that even resembled an emotion. The song was fast and somewhat harsh but it had a beauty to it that it seemed only Ai could bring to it. Her hips, supple at the age of fifteen, started to move to her own rhythm as her fingers nearly flew across the strings. Ai seemed open at the moment something that so rarely happened.

Ai moved across the abandoned classroom with an ease and grace that was unheard of for the careful, methodical girl. Here she seemed to forget the world even the broken heart that she had been nursing since who knew how long. Ai turned her hair spraying around her as the bow glided on the strings. Ai was lost at the moment. It really didn't seem to matter that at the moment she was being watched.

 

[Sirius Snape]

Sirius had just gotten some new things sent by a friend of his from the muggle world and two of them being was his new guitar and his brand new violin set. He was pretty excited to have his friend who sent him new things and best part was that Sirius didn't have to spend all of the money, courtesy of his friend's parents. 'I have to remember to thank them when I meet them', thought Sirius to himself as walked out of the Ravenclaw common room with his new violin set. He was pretty excited to have a new set because his old one, well, wasn't so lucky because he use to use that set a lot and it was a cheaper one than his new one. This new set was pretty good darn expensive and with it being good quality, Sirius knew that this would last him a good while.

Putting a smile on his face, he made his way down the stairs to where he was now on the second floor. He thought of where he could do and play his violin. Looking left and right, deciding where to go, he thought about going to the Abandoned classroom. In the Abandoned classroom, it was pretty quite and that's where no one can disturb him. Smirking, he made his way to the abandoned classroom. Opening the door slowly and peeking inside, he couldn't believe who he was seeing. 'Ai? Here? Oh great.' thought Sirius to himself. 'Out of all the places, she had to be here?' thought Sirius to himself again. It disappointed Sirius to see the abandoned classroom already being occupied, but this disappointment went away when he noticed she was in there and she was also playing the violin. Sirius looked at his bag and then looked back at Ai. He walked in slowly, trying to not disturb her. He got closer and heard the song she was playing, which was very familiar to him. Sirius instantly thought that he had already played that song before and that he should join Ai into playing with this song. The question now was, should he just join in or should he ask her for permission first? Sirius thought about the time in the great hall that how it ended and thought it might be best for him to leave, but he just couldn't resist her. He put his bag down slowly, opened it and took out his brand new violin. He went and walked next to Ai and slowly sat down, not making any noise what so ever. He placed his violin in a correct position and started to play along side Ai, with a smile on his face.

 

[Ai Adlam]

Ai heard another violin in the room but thought it was all in her mind. Most of the songs from Apocalyptica where meant for more than one string after all. Ai slowed the song down a little so she could really take in the sound and thought it was beautiful. There was something about the violin that seemed to calm Ai. She hated all other instruments and the music that most of her classmates listened to could just die. Ai loved classical things with a lot of violin in it. Eyes closed she turned again and dragged her bow across the strings. It was as if she where actually challenging the other violin to keep up with her. She could only imagine someone this good in the school. Most she knew didn't even know which end of the instrument was up. Not that she could really be bothered with what others did anyway.

Ai's head moved slightly as she took a seat by a window and started to play harshly again she that her hair was covering the view of the room. She had no idea really that there was another person in the room playing a long side her. If she had she would have been screaming by now. Ai was the best in the school there was not doubt about that and if anyone came along that could keep up with her she would have to prove that she was better than them. Then again the sound was such that maybe she could forgive someone else being able to play like this.

 

[Sirius Snape]

Playing the violin at the pace as Ai was going, Sirius was actually enjoying himself more with Ai right now. Was it the music that was making a difference in his feeling? Or was it Ai's presence that was making him feel this way? He wasn't too sure right now, but he for sure knew that he was enjoying his time. Having played his brand new violin with Ai was making him feel better and that he was glad he was getting the opportunity to get to play with Ai. He really had not idea at first that Ai played the violin, which to his surprise, she played it and even more, she played it with great dedicated. Hearing Ai play was inspiring Sirius to play even better, which wasn't often that happened to him. He suddenly heard Ai slowly the music down, which made Sirius slow down as well at the same time, trying not to disturb the peace that was with him and Ai right now. It was as if Ai was trying to challenge Sirius into a violin competition of sort, but Sirius just smiled and kept up with Ai without a problem. Sirius knew that Ai was just enjoying the music and that the music she was playing was getting onto her soft side. He played even better and trying to make a positive impression on Ai.

As Sirius was playing, he opened his eye's slowly and just a little bit only to see that Ai head moving as she took a seat by the window. Noticing a change in music, it was as if Ai was challenging Sirius again, though Sirius trying his best to keep up with Ai, he was having a little hard time since he hadn't played this song in a long time. Sirius was still confused at to if Ai really knew that someone was there with her playing the violin, or was she just imagining all of this. Sirius was at first tempted to stop and call Ai's name, but then he thought it over and sought that it wasn't the best idea for him to do this. He kept playing alongside Ai, noticing changes in music and hearing the music changes was making Sirius think that Ai was trying to prove herself better to him, although Sirius wasn't sure if she knew someone was here or was she just thinking all of this in her mind.

 

[Ai Adlam]

Out of Character:

Finally get around to her right?

Ai began to realize that there was a possibility of a person being there. Still she held the tune. It wasn't often that someone was able to keep up with her and blend their tune with her's. It was as something was working magic in the classroom even though there wasn't a wand being raised and her vampire blood wand was behaving. Ai opened her eyes to the setting sun which made then glitter in a way that would never be there on it's own. Ai was too cold, too self centered to have any sort of joyish sparkle. She decided to have the song crumble now and see who had been playing along side her. For once she wasn't angry really. She just wanted to find out who the other violin was.