Not-So-Private Practice (Yuu?/Open)

[Vespera Velázquez]

[style=background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); width: 424px; padding: 3px 29px 6px 3px; text-align: right; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; color: #DDDD00; text-shadow: #202020 1px 1px 0px; margin-bottom: -2px; border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px; -moz-border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px;]open & closed within your eyes[/style][style=background: #202020; font-family: georgia; font-size: 6pt; color: #d8d7e4; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 444px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; text-transform: uppercase;]i'll place the sky within your eyes[/style]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,460,true][atrb=style, background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); padding: 5px; text-align: justify; color: #161616;] [style=background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); padding: 6px;] "GET THAT CRAP OUT OF HERE! I WILL USE KAREN TO SMASH THAT GUITAR IF YOU PLAY ONE MORE NOTE TODAY!" That was the ultimatum given to Vespera Veláquez by her very irritable roommate, Rita Miles. The cause was obvious, she had tried to get some more practice in during Rita's precious study time. Seriously, Rita was a good person, but if you did anything, ANYTHING to disrupt her concentration, hell itself would be released. Their other roommate and Rita's weapon, Karen, obviously took her Meister's side because, well, Rita frightened her. She didn't scare Vespera so easily, but she did take the threat as a credible one, seeing as Karen's weapon form was more than capable of reducing her precious guitar to splinters. With that in mind, she packed her 335 body blue sunburst colored guitar into its case and picked out her outfit, seeing as she was in her pajamas. She needed something... out of the ordinary. On the off chance anyone caught her on this excursion, she wanted to look her part. What was a cute, blue-haired guitarist to wear, though? She sifted trough her considerable wardrobe and started picking out things that jumped out to her eyes. She emerged from her dorm room wearing a light pink suntop with straps that went over the shoulders as well as more that went around behind the neck and met in the middle with the buttons, a somewhat short denim skirt with white cloth extending from it with a flower pattern decorating it, a black leather belt, black thigh-high leggings, black boots, and a purple zip-up hoodie with a Union Jack on the back. It was eye-catching, and that was how she wanted it. It was slightly more revealing than what she would normally wear, but it was colorful and she felt like it was fitting. Deep down, though, she was hoping no one would end up finding her or seeking her out for that matter. It was embarrassing to be practicing in public, even though she had picked the only place likely to accommodate her hope for solitude: The woods. She went deep into the trees, finding a small clearing that was close to the middle but off a little bit. She was hoping that most people here would likely be in the larger clearings and not want to seek out the source of the music, because with how new she is at this she's bound to repulse some people with it. She set down the guitar case and opened it up, pulling a device from a compartment in it: a miniature Marshall Guitar Amp and clipped it to her left side on her belt. She then took out the guitar and slung it over her shoulder, plugged the cord into the mini-amp, removed a pick from the strings, and started trying her best to emulate the guitar from Rose of Sharyn by Killswitch Engage to the best of her memory. Given how many times the young Weapon has listened to it, she likely knows how the song is supposed to sound, but that's with all the instruments playing. She wanted to learn this by ear. If this didn't work, another compartment on her guitar case held a small MP3 player and an equally small portable speaker so she could take another listen and try again, if necessary. She started to try and sing as well, though she was really keeping it down in comparison to the music, since she's still working on hiding her accent while she sings. She definitely couldn't do the "screaming" parts of the lyrics, so she did everything in the same tone. "Numb! We're broken, here I stand alone! Wondering! What were! The last words I said to you! Hoping! Praying! That I'll find a way to turn back time! Can I turn back tiiiiiiiiiime?! What would I give? To behold? The smile! The face of love! You never left me! The rising sun! Will always! Speak your naaaaaaame! Numb! And broken! Here I stand alone! Wondering! What were! The last words I said! To yooooou! It won't be looong! We'll meet again! ROCK! What would I give? To behold?! The smile! The face of love! You never left me! The rising sun! Will always! Speak your naaaaaaaame! It won't be long! We'll meet agaaaain! Your memory is never passing! It won't be long! We'll meet agaaaaaaain! My love for you is everlasting! I mourn for those, who never knew you... I mourn for those, who never knew you... It won't be long! We'll meet agaaain! Your memory is never passing! It won't be long! We'll meet agaaaaaain! My love for you is everlasting! It won't be long, we'll meet again..." She slowly stopped the guitar and repeated the last line until it stopped. There was a look on her face, a solemn expression, and a red face to contrast her blue hair. Did anyone hear it...? Would anyone say anything...? She certainly messed up a few notes here and there, but for the most part she felt like she did OK. Her accent masking, on the on the other hand... was still kind of showing through on "a" sounds. [/style][style=background: #202020; font-family: georgia; font-size: 6pt; color: #d8d7e4; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 444px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; text-transform: uppercase;]Vespera's Text Color Code: 0088d5 credit:britz of ote[/style]

[tehinferno]

Yuu was pretty bored when he woke up this morning. He wondered what he would do today, as he painted his nails. A nice coat of black. He didn't usually like painting them black, but he was in the mood to change it up a bit for the day. However, he slid on his fingerless gloves, because he wasn't in the mood for people to pay attention to the change. It'd have to be a gradual thing, or it wouldn't work out. Though...Perhaps he could make the work for him too? The Meister pulled on a black t-shirt, over a horizontally striped, long sleeved shirt. It wasn't his usual fabulous...but this would at least make it seem like he made an effort...and he personally thought that it was more casual.

He remembered that he hadn't been to the park in a little while. Not since Damaso left, and that was really saying something. So he planned on going there, as he walked out of the boy's dorms, with his nail file in hand. He'd probably have a chance to use it...like on the bench. Who knows? Maybe he'd meet up with someone there.

Yuu walked down to the park, and then started walking into the woods. It was pretty cool there, and sometimes people liked to go out there. As he walked around, he heard what sounded a bit like music...Though with his bad hearing he wasn't entirely sure. Walking closer to the source of the sound, he began to recognize it more, as a guitar...and singing. As a matter of fact...The voice sounded wonderfully familiar. Then his heart stopped...It was her. Immediately he hid himself a bit as he watched her play, and waited for her to finish. After the last line...He noticed her blushing. Her voice was beautiful...like usual...but he had never heard her sing before.

"Wow...That's just another thing to add to the list."

Yuu gave her a big smile, as he walked from behind the tree, and walked a little bit closer to her. He didn't want her to freak out or anything, but he didn't really think that she'd mind him being there. The accent was just so cute...But he had to stay cool. He walked right up to her, and smiled a little bit smaller.

"You're really good. Mind if I listen some more?"

[Vespera Velázquez]

[style=background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); width: 424px; padding: 3px 29px 6px 3px; text-align: right; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; color: #DDDD00; text-shadow: #202020 1px 1px 0px; margin-bottom: -2px; border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px; -moz-border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px;]open & closed within your eyes[/style][style=background: #202020; font-family: georgia; font-size: 6pt; color: #d8d7e4; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 444px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; text-transform: uppercase;]i'll place the sky within your eyes[/style]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,460,true][atrb=style, background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); padding: 5px; text-align: justify; color: #161616;] [style=background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); padding: 6px;] Vespera froze and her eyes widened as a familiar figure emerged from the trees, speaking as he did. "Wow...That's just another thing to add to the list. You're really good. Mind if I listen some more?" It was Yuu Kaneko; someone she had been seeing more and more of recently, and she was becoming more pleased to see him every time. Based on her interactions with him, she couldn't believe the horrible things she had heard not only in the first meeting of the fan club, but also overheard the other people at Shibusen saying about him. He had been nothing but sincere with her, and that was all she cared about for now. Her face had turned so red it was practically glowing, but she had an enormous smile on her face. This was the first time anyone had anything positive to say about her music, after all. Rita didn't like her kind of music, Karen wouldn't say anything, and Sai just acted completely indifferent towards it. Naturally, the blue-loving Weapon was ecstatic. "Really?! You think so?!" she exclaimed in her normal accent, followed by her smile toning down a little. She still looked happy, but it was more of a grin now as the blushing also went down. "... I'm still learning. I've just listened to that song enough to be able to mimic it. I'd be happy to play something else, though. Let's see..." Vespera removed the guitar from her shoulder and gently set it back in its case, kneeling down next to it with her knees pressed together as the touched the ground. She had to keep in mind she was wearing a skirt without tights underneath today, not that she wouldn't do so if she was, but she was especially conscientious today since not only was she was dressing differently from normal, but because there was a boy around, and no one else. She couldn't help but grin at the situation, despite her nervousness. She ruffled through the extra compartments in the case until she found her MP3 player, pulling it out. She remained kneeling since her belt was still tethered to the guitar as she started to scroll through the songs she had, looking for what she felt liked playing next. Her green eyes couldn't help but occasionally dart towards Yuu. She stopped on a song titled "Ring a Bell". Perhaps she needed a song with a lighter tone next, not to mention easier to play, and that certainly fit the bill. Before she decided to grab her guitar and stand back up, though, she felt the need to ask the flamboyant Meister something first, lowering the MP3 player as she turned her head and looked up so her eyes would meet Yuu's. "Before I get started, what do you think of the outfit?" she said, unplugging the cord from the guitar instead of the mini-amp as she posed ever so slightly: one foot in front of the other, bending the forward one slightly at the knee, placing one hand on her hip, and letting the hand with the MP3 player rest to her side. "If I ever get a band together, this is what I plan to wear whenever we do a show, so it has to stand out from my normal outfits. Did I manage that?" [/style][style=background: #202020; font-family: georgia; font-size: 6pt; color: #d8d7e4; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 444px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; text-transform: uppercase;]Vespera's Text Color Code: 0088d5 credit:britz of ote[/style]

[tehinferno]

Yuu noticed that she was blushing, and he wondered why. She couldn't have been blushing because...Wait. Yuu was a lot smarter than that. She was most likely embarrassed, because she wanted to do this in private. They were out in the woods, and not a lot of people came out here. When they did, they came here for privacy...Still...He couldn't help but have that first thought on his mind.


"Really?! You think so?! ... I'm still learning. I've just listened to that song enough to be able to mimic it. I'd be happy to play something else, though. Let's see..."

Yuu looked at her for a minute, and blushed too as he noticed her accent. It was really cute, and he wasn't sure if he would be able to handle it. Even though he could tell she was trying...It had broken through a bit when she was singing. He blushed more as he thought about that, but he had to keep his cool. She would only think less of him, if he wasn't able to act normal around her. She pulled out an MP3 player, and was obviously searching for a song to play. However, he couldn't help but notice that her eyes kept shifting to him, and he became a tad self-conscious...Which was pretty odd for him...but he couldn't help but wonder if she noticed him blush.

"Before I get started, what do you think of the outfit? If I ever get a band together, this is what I plan to wear whenever we do a show, so it has to stand out from my normal outfits. Did I manage that?"

Yuu looked her up, and down. He was actually very happy that she wanted her opinion, and was briefly reminded of how capable she was at doing the same thing he did. Fashion. Another thing that he admired in the blue haired girl. He had definitely noticed her skirt earlier, but didn't want to think about it then. Now he had a chance to...but that's not what this was about. He thought about it, and while her normal clothing was really eye-catching...at least that's how he felt...This one would definitely catch anybody's attention. She was absolutely gorgeous. Now to tell her that.

“Everything about you is...” His mouth was definitely not in agreement with his brain at the moment. “I mean...Your clothes are absolutely perfect. You'd definitely catch attention, especially considering that you're normally good at that. Along with complimenting your own beauty...The outfit itself would be noticed, especially by anyone with a sense of fashion. You've definitely succeeded.”

That was a fairly smooth save, but he would have to really focus the next time he spoke. For some reason even she was capable of making him slip up...This wouldn't be good. What if he wasn't able to lie if she was around? Well...Perhaps it would only be to her. That's something he could live with. For the moment he couldn't think of anything that he wouldn't want to tell her.

[Vespera Velázquez]

[style=background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); width: 424px; padding: 3px 29px 6px 3px; text-align: right; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; color: #DDDD00; text-shadow: #202020 1px 1px 0px; margin-bottom: -2px; border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px; -moz-border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px;]open & closed within your eyes[/style][style=background: #202020; font-family: georgia; font-size: 6pt; color: #d8d7e4; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 444px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; text-transform: uppercase;]i'll place the sky within your eyes[/style]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,460,true][atrb=style, background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); padding: 5px; text-align: justify; color: #161616;] [style=background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); padding: 6px;] Vespera was absolutely beaming at what Yuu had said. Perfect?! Beauty?! SUCCEEDED?! Oh, those are words she rarely heard from others about herself! Even talking about herself she rarely used those terms! "Oh, thank you! That means a lot to me!" she exlaimed, putting her hands together. "Guess I'll try the next song..." she added, kneeling down to the guitar. Then something hit her. No. She can't do Ring a Bell like this. It's too much engrish for her to do right now and not mess up. Oh! She had it! She reached for the guitar again, but hesitated for a moment. She looked at her hand, still stretched out for the guitar, then looked back to Yuu with a look of concern from her green eyes. "... How's your wrist? That was a really stupid stunt you pulled at that meeting, by the way. It's bad enough that you cut yourself, but what you used? You could have easily gotten a nasty infection from it." she said, her hand returning to her side. She stood back up and crossed her arms. That instinct to check on people's health was kicking in again. "... Sorry. You did an amazing job overall, but... that was hard to watch." She turned her gaze from the flamboyant Meister, not sure what to expect from his response. [/style][style=background: #202020; font-family: georgia; font-size: 6pt; color: #d8d7e4; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 444px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; text-transform: uppercase;]Vespera's Text Color Code: 0088d5 credit:britz of ote[/style]

[tehinferno]

Yuu looked at her, and thought about what he had done. She actually cared though? That really made him feel better, and worse at the same time. Instead of letting this go on, for a really long time, and seeming like an idiot...He figured he'd just talk his way past this.

"It's fine...I did what I felt was necessary...Atonement for what I've done was exactly that."

Yuu just let it flow out so easily, but that was a little strange. At least he knew that he'd be able to lie...but he didn't really feel good about it. Of course...it wasn't necessarily a lie...He was telling the truth, but not disclosing the fact that he didn't care about what he had done. Deceitful...yes, but it wasn't a lie. Besides, he was only doing it because he actually cared about what she thought...and he figured that if she thought he was a bad person, then she wouldn't like him very much.

"Are you sure you're okay playing for me? We could always do something else..."

Changing the subject would be much better, because there was less chance of issues going on. And whether they just talked, or she played, it was still better than continuing the conversation they were having at that moment.

[Vespera Velázquez]

[style=background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); width: 424px; padding: 3px 29px 6px 3px; text-align: right; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; color: #DDDD00; text-shadow: #202020 1px 1px 0px; margin-bottom: -2px; border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px; -moz-border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px;]open & closed within your eyes[/style][style=background: #202020; font-family: georgia; font-size: 6pt; color: #d8d7e4; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 444px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; text-transform: uppercase;]i'll place the sky within your eyes[/style]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,460,true][atrb=style, background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); padding: 5px; text-align: justify; color: #161616;] [style=background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); padding: 6px;] "It's fine...I did what I felt was necessary...Atonement for what I've done was exactly that." Vespera glared at Yuu for just a moment, not with any particular anger present, but minor irritation. The nurse-minded Weapon felt like Yuu shouldn't be so dismissive of it. Then again, it wouldn't be the first time she's overreacted to someone's injuries. She had become just a little bit sensitive to the pain of others, and that made her quick to judge. It wasn't a trait that she liked, and she was certain it was starting to bug people. "... I want to help people and I just keep irritating them instead..." she thought, no longer looking at Yuu and her head lowered a bit. "Are you sure you're okay playing for me? We could always do something else..." The blue-haired head perked back up. She had completely lost track of what she was doing. What else could they do? Vespera wanted to practice more; it was what she came out here to do, but she was losing the urge quickly. She didn't know what she wanted to play, and she was wondering if she was actually OK with her new friend being present for it. She never sang when she practiced in her dorm room, this was the first time she did that. Since that was more or less in private she could just sing it in her own mind, but having someone listening to it would mean she has to sing otherwise nothing flows. Besides, if she wants to start a band, she needs to get use to this. "Tell you what. You think of something else to do while I play another one, all right?" she said, finally picking the guitar back up and carefully putting the strap over her shoulder. Ring a Bell was out. That was too embarrassing to sing in front of someone. She had already picked out another song. It'd still be embarrassing, but this song wasn't, you know, so much engrish. She picked April Rain by Delain, replacing the piano at the beginning with similarly arranged strings before she cut into the regular guitars and tried her American accent again to start singing. "How does it feel when all you're counting on is scatterbrained? Every wind that you have sailed upon, a hurricane. Every summer you have seen was filled with April rain. It doesn't get easy, don't you know? Fooortuune! Smiiiiles on you! You're not waaaaatchiiing! Dig that hole deeper! Fooortuune! Smiiiiles on you! You're not waaaaatchiiing! Create your own fate! Count your blessings and prepare to change your point of view All those days that you spend waiting won't come back to you Take off the glasses that have treated your world black and grey It doesn't get easy, don't you know Fooortuune! Smiles on you! You're not waaaaatchiiing! Dig that hole deeper! Fooortuune! Smiles on you You're not waaaaatchiiing! Create your own fate! It keeps raining Keeps raining It keeps raining Keeps raining It keeps raining 'Cause you're blind, Keeps raining 'cause you're tired, Keeps raining 'cause you're blind to fortune's guidance now It keeps raining, 'cause you're blind, it will keep raining, 'cause you're tired It keeps raining, 'cause you're blind oh, it will keep raining 'cause you're tired Fooortuune! Smiles on you! You're not waaaaatchiiing! Dig that hole deeper! Fooortuune! Smiles on you! You're not waaaaatchiiing! Create your own fate!" It wasn't quite as smooth this time, nervousness being a bit more evident now that she knew someone was actually listening. She anxiously awaited Yuu's response, her face riddled with doubt. [/style][style=background: #202020; font-family: georgia; font-size: 6pt; color: #d8d7e4; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 444px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; text-transform: uppercase;]Vespera's Text Color Code: 0088d5 credit:britz of ote[/style]

[tehinferno]

Yuu nodded at her, before she began playing. He hadn't really thought of anything when he asked that, and he was glad that she gave him some time to think about it...However, he wanted to listen to her play. It was evident that she was a bit nervous, and he figured that it must've just been his fault. Though, he thought she was talented...and it was kind of exciting, to think that she could really pull off a band if she tried.

After she finished, he looked her up and down, then began clapping. The Meister was genuinely impressed, but that moment was gone after he realized that he hadn't though of anything. He couldn't hear things if he wasn't focused on it...That meant he was probably going to have to wing it, and hopefully she wouldn't notice. Flashing her a smile, he walked a bit closer, and put his hand on her shoulder.

"You're really talented...I honestly think that you could pull it off. Making a band..."

Yuu wasn't really sure what he was thinking, and perhaps it was a way for him to buy time,but he was surely confused by his own actions. The flamboyant Meister leaned in, and kissed her on the cheek. Of course he realized that this wasn't his best of ideas, as soon as it happened, but it wasn't an action that he could retract. The look of shock on his face must've been the equivalent of one of Jason's victims. All he could do now is cover for himself.

"Umm...You know...Like...Congratulatory kiss...They do it in a lot of countries..."

[Vespera Velázquez]

[style=background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); width: 424px; padding: 3px 29px 6px 3px; text-align: right; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; color: #DDDD00; text-shadow: #202020 1px 1px 0px; margin-bottom: -2px; border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px; -moz-border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px;]open & closed within your eyes[/style][style=background: #202020; font-family: georgia; font-size: 6pt; color: #d8d7e4; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 444px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; text-transform: uppercase;]i'll place the sky within your eyes[/style]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,460,true][atrb=style, background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); padding: 5px; text-align: justify; color: #161616;] [style=background: url(http://i52.tinypic.com/j7gld3.jpg); padding: 6px;] Vespera, with a wide-eyed expression of shock on her face, placed her palm over her cheek where she was kissed. Then she looked at Yuu and realized he looked just as shocked. It was almost funny, as it was the first time she'd seen a look like that on his face, but her face was practically frozen for a moment, then she turned her gaze towards the ground. Then she slowly lowered her hand and placed her hands together in front of her guitar as her face turned a rather radiant shade of red. Her mouth quivered as she tried to get some words out. "Th... th... th... thank y...you!" is all she could muster. She had no idea how to interpret this action. He clearly explained it as not really meaning anything, but ever since they met he seemed to display... odd behavior around her. At least, that's what she had to assume. This is the only way the Demon Staff had seen Yuu, and everyone else seems to keep indicating to her that this is a vastly different side of him that only she has seen. What could that mean? Did he like her? No, that was impossible. No one as flamboyant and confident as that could ever be interested in a girl like her. As these thoughts crossed her mind the redness went down on her face followed by a slow, subtle change in expressions from shock to a slight hint of sadness. The blue-haired girl had never been kissed before, except by her mother when she was a child. A habit that had long since vanished before she came to Death City. How was she going to respond to this? "Oh, come on, Vespera! It didn't mean anything! Yuu's just an eccentric person! Behavior like this might be normal for him!" she thought to herself. Then another question crossed her mind: Did she like him? Her green eyes glanced back towards Yuu, then back down to the ground. There was something about him... they were similar, yet different. They shared some tastes, that much was obvious, but their personalities are so different... "Um... You... uh...! You kinda... uh... threw off my rhythm here... ha ha... I don't think I can play another one... Um... did you think of anything else we could do?" she said, fumbling like crazy over her own words. The amateur musician started to put away the guitar, turning around to put Yuu out of sight for the time being. Her mind was still mulling over things in her head as she meticulously organized her belongings and started putting everything away. [/style][style=background: #202020; font-family: georgia; font-size: 6pt; color: #d8d7e4; text-align: right; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 444px; padding: 3px 9px 3px 3px; margin-bottom: -2px; text-transform: uppercase;]Vespera's Text Color Code: 0088d5 credit:britz of ote[/style]