Musical Afternoon....*open*

Chelsea had decided a walk through the park was exactly what she needed to unwind. She had brought her guitar along, hoping the beauty of nature would inspire her to write a new song. It wasn't working.

She kept walking until she came upon a huge oak tree. She got her Martin D-28 Marquis out of the case and sat back against the tree. She strummed a few chords to make sure it was tuned correctly, then began to play and sing the acoustic version of Cat and Mouse by Red Jumpsuit Aparatus,
"Softly we tremble tonight,
Picture perfect fading smiles are all that's left in sight.
I said I'll never leave, You'll never change
I'm not satisfied with where I'm at in life......"

((OOC: Gah!! Why can't I get her out of my head!!! >.< Sorry, your song struck a chord with me. >.>))

IC:
Kira happened to look up from walking around the city when he saw a familiar face turn into the park. He called out to Chelsea but she was too far away to hear him. Kira pushed and shoved his way through the crowd and eventually made his way to her as she started playing. It was a beautiful song and he waited for her to finish playing before he came around from behind her and spoke. "That was beautiful. I can't help feeling that it has some special meaning to you though." Kira was curious and perhaps this would be his down fall in relationships but, he couldn't help himself.

Chelsea was choking back tears by the end of the song. The memory of her ex had flooded her mind.

"That was beautiful. I can't help feeling that it has some special meaning to you though." Kira said, comming from around the other side of the tree.

She quickly looked away from him and wiped her eyes. Then, she turned back to him, smiled, and said, "Yeah, it used to be mine and my ex's song, before he broke up with me."

Kira saw the smile but, he noticed the emptiness in her eyes even more. "I'm sorry. I don't mean to pry. It's a nasty habit of mine. I'm quite taken in by figuring things out." Kira smiled back before sitting down next to her. "You must have loved him quite a lot to have been able to put so much feeling into that song." He said staring off into the distance. "I have yet to experience a love quite as strong and I envy you for it." Kira turned his head and smiled at her to let her know that he meant only good by his words and intentions.

Chelsea saw him smile and she knew he was sincere in what he said. She layed her head on Kira's shoulder, hoping he wouldn't mind. She needed a friend to support her, if only for a little while.

"The thing about love," she whipsered, her voice raspy from holding back tears yet again, "is that it is not always returned. I gave him my heart and he ripped it to shreds. We were together for almost a year, but he had been cheating on me from the moment we first got together. And, I hate him for it; yet, I can't forget the love I felt for him. It hurts everytime I think about him."

Kira was surprised when she leaned onto his shoulder, he barely knew her and yet, she was already opening up to him. Not that he was complaining or anything, he was the schools residing counselor. It just took him a while to get students to open up to him like this.

He put his arm around her and comforted her as she tried to hold back her tears. He listened as she explained her story. "It's okay. Let it out." He said. "I understand. I mean, well, I've seen it. I've never experienced it. You know what? I'm going to shut up now." Kira looked away, his face turning slightly red.

"Thanks," Chelsea said, then giggled when she saw him look away and blush. "I understand what you meant, and I appriciate you trying to comfort me."

With everything in her life turning to chaos, she was glad that someone had come to her aid, and she was especially glad it was someone as nice and sincere as Kira.

Kira mentally smacked himself. He had been in similar situations all the time. He was the school's counselor after all. Why was he blushing now? Could it be because of his developing feelings for that other girl that is making this so awkward for him? Maybe, but then, maybe it was because he was being completely honest with her and really didn't expect things to go this way. Kira couldn't decide on one so, he quit trying to figure it out and turned on counselor mode. "You're very welcome." he said to her with a smile. "Now, I really should get going, I'm going to be late for my class yet again." Kira laughed to himself. He was always late to his classes.

Chelsea smiled, though she was sad that he had to go. "You better get going then. I don't want to keep you." Then she layed back against the tree and started strumming the guitar again.

She didn't know what was going on inside her head. She hadn't gotten close to anyone like that in a long time. Exspecialy someone she barely knew. She blushed from some emotion that she had left behind a long time ago.