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[Thread] Lana and Itachi

Jun 06, 2007 14:08

(ooc: long LJ cut much?)

Who: Lana Lang feather_frost , Uchiha Itachi youlackhate
What: Mourning
When: Last night. 3am? or something.
Where: Music room
Rating: E for Emo PG-13 or something

( Look how pretty she is when she falls down.
And there’s no beauty in bleeding mascara. Lips are quivering
Like a withering rose, she’s back again.

What the fuck do you think love means?
It’s more than words and more than feelings
sucking me dry. )

uchiha itachi, lana lang

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youlackhate June 7 2007, 03:16:59 UTC

Something considerably bad must have happened for someone to cry that much, he mentally remarked. He was not used to tears -- unless the person in question was about to die, of course. Those were a very different sort of tears, however; the kind that he had essentially become immune to. His attentions left his own thoughts and returned to the woman in front of him as she finally sat up and began wiping her eyes ...

.. and jumped at his presence. Not that he wasn't used to it - his presence generally inspired fear, both at home and here. He supposed she was lucky he wasn't wearing his cloak ... that would have, most likely, made him look even more intimidating.

Itachi raised an eyebrow at her as her face turned red. She was ... embarrassed? This was puzzling to him, but he decided not to question it. "No," he said simply. He closed his eyes, running a hand through his bangs, before actually attempting eye contact. Not a threatening type of eye contact (after all, he couldn't use Mangekyou - what could he possibly do offensively with eye contact now?), but rather a curious one. "I heard the music," he added, a painted nail pointing towards the piano.

percipience June 7 2007, 04:12:56 UTC

Lana met his eyes unflinchingly as he spoke. So he'd heard the piano then stood to watch a sappy girl cry her eyes out? That seemed like an interesting waste of time but whatever.

She was sitting up very straight, still feeling vaguely startled and violated almost. Her eyes slid down to the keys of the piano as he spoke and she reached out and brushed them with her left hand, feeling unbelievably awkward. So what was she supposed to do? Say goodnight to the stranger then walk out? Act like he wasn't there and play something else?

She looked back up at him and bit her lip before throwing a very lame, "I see..." out there.

youlackhate June 7 2007, 04:19:33 UTC

Silence. Itachi preferred it, actually, but this girl seemed almost threatened by it. But it wasn't as if he didn't know how to make conversation, he just tended not to. Small talk was a waste of time, as far as he was concerned.

Nevertheless, he turned the Sharingan off. She was not threatening him, and even if she was, there was no need to be wasting his chakra like that. His eyes went back to the deep black they normally were, and he shifted slightly to stand up straight, away from the wall. "What song was it?" he asked. He was ... sorely tempted to have her play it again and immediately copy it with Sharingan. The girl was still giving off a very upset aura, however. There was no reason to show that kind of thing off right now, nor was there a reason to move any closer than he already was yet.

percipience June 7 2007, 07:41:30 UTC

(ooc: http://download.yousendit.com/17169B3F5F1DD65F that's what she was playing if you're curious lol)

Lana watched him move and had to say that she was relieved when he did. It was one thing to not speak in the company of someone else but it was completely different to have a tense silence with an unexpected stranger in the room. She relaxed noticeably, running the fingers of her left hand over the keys of the piano. She avoided thinking of it as 'her' piano but sometimes she really couldn't help it. She'd bonded with it.

She wanted one in her room but the castle had yet to give her one. This bothered her but it was easier now that there were elevators. She thought about the song she'd been playing and was thankful she hadn't started to sing if someone was up to hear her. Lana had a beautiful voice. She was aware of the fact that she was talented.... but she didn't like people hearing her. She wasn't sure why. If people asked she was usually willing to sing for them... but just having someone hear her without her knowing...it freaked her out. Her music embarrassed her. There was no explanation for it...it just did. Stage fright or something similar.

After a moment of pondering the song she looked back up at the man. "It's called Sebben Crudele," she said simply....then realizing that was a very uninformative answer added, "It's an Italian aria. That was just the accompaniment."

youlackhate June 7 2007, 12:16:23 UTC

Itachi paused for a moment, trying to recall from his massive amount of research what an 'aria' was. It wasn't difficult, however, as he proved by then speaking up, "An expressive meoldy originating in the 14th century, Italy, Earth. A self-contained piece of orchestral accompaniment for one voice; often used in opera, oratorios, and cantatas."

He had crossed the room as he spoke, now standing rather close to Lana and the piano. A bit less intimidating close up since he was fairly short for a man, Itachi had a fairly thoughtful look on his face. He very lightly brushed a finger against the opposite end of the piano before looking at her again. "Is that correct?" A note rang out as he pressed on the key.

percipience June 7 2007, 17:50:47 UTC

Lana watched him walk over as he spoke. She looked vaguely surprised at his reaction to the Aria. The way he spoke about it in the form of a definition made her think that he'd possibly never actually heard one before. For a person who had never heard one before, as she assumed, he had the definition spot on.

She paused for a moment, watching him touch one of the keys before she answered. "Correct. Perfect, actually. Sebben Crudele is from Antonio Caldara's 1710 opera La constanza in amor vince l'inganno," she said quietly. It really was a beautiful song. It was possibly her favorite aria though Caro Mio Ben was up there as well.

youlackhate June 7 2007, 18:03:09 UTC

He nodded. Of course his definition was perfect; he wouldn't have said it if he wasn't sure of it, down to the exact wording. "Italy does not exist in my world, nor does an aria, so I'm afraid I have only heard what you played just now." He glanced at her, wondering what the surprised look was for -- it wasn't as though that kind of information was classified. Then again, it seemed like most people around the castle did not bother to gather information; especially about Italian music.

He lifted his hand away from the piano, folding his arms across his chest. "Do you know how to play all of it?" There was nothing better to do, anyways - Yachiru was most likely asleep, and prehaps learning to play the piano would benefit him at some point.

percipience June 7 2007, 18:15:59 UTC

Lana tilted her head at him, almost forgetting her emo. What a PECULIAR person.
Lana looked him up and down analytically. He didn't appear to be much..if any older than herself, asian...japanese?, Funny headband that looked very uncomfortable.. Very peculiar indeed.

Rather than answering his question she turned around on the piano bench and set her fingers on the keys. She paused to arrange the song in her head, as she did work from just memory on most of the things she played regularly, and began to play.

Lana's eyes almost glazed over in a way when she played. It almost looked like she'd forgotten Itachi was there. She went into her little music mode where nothing else really mattered particularly.

youlackhate June 7 2007, 18:25:35 UTC

Itachi raised an eyebrow as she looked him over. He supposed the headband made him look a little strange to someone who was clearly unfamiliar with shinobi. He was almost glad that she hadn't answered - he had been prepared for some kind of list of songs; perhaps her bragging about how well she could play. But she hadn't, thankfully, and actions always spoke louder than words.

He tilted his head to the side slightly, watching her hands as his eyes turned red. He meticulously copied every movement she made until she was finished - after all, one small flick of the wrist could be the difference between playing correctly and playing incorrectly. He nodded in approval once the song was over, quickly turning the Sharingan off so as to not cause her suspicion. He sat down lightly next to her, pointing to the keys. "Do you mind if I try?"

percipience June 7 2007, 18:39:39 UTC

Lana let the music die out completely before she lifted her fingers from the keys. She then did so and turned to look at him. Odd, odd, ODD, person. Strange request, strange EVERYTHING.
Though, while he was clearly freaky he didn't put off those, 'get the fuck out of the room RIGHT NOW, Lana' vibes so Lana wasn't too worried. Not that she usually obeyed those vibes anyway.

Lana rose from the piano and motioned to it. "Be my guest," she said quietly. She had to admit that whatever the hell was going on it was more interesting than wallowing in self pity. It was a distraction and that was good.

youlackhate June 7 2007, 18:46:17 UTC

What an odd look, he mused as she glanced at him. Perhaps his request had been a strange one to her? Itachi nodded as she got up, observing the piano keys for a moment. He moved over on the bench, positioning his hands as Lana had done when she had begun. Recollecting the first keys she had hit perfectly, he began to play.

And play, and play, just as she had ... every combination of keys and notes, the speed and tone were exactly as she had played moments prior. As the song came to an end, he turned to look at her, a small smirk playing across his lips. "How was that?"

percipience June 7 2007, 18:54:47 UTC

Lana's eyes widened considerably as Itachi played, then narrowed as she tried to figure out exactly HOW he had done that. He hadn't seemed particularly acquainted with arias and now he was actually playing one.... Her eyes went through various shapes and sizes while the boy played but by the time she'd finished her face had settled into a prize winning example of the 'wtf' look. He had copied her somehow... maybe?

When he asked her how it was she replied without skipping a beat. "Weird," she responded, her voice holding in it all of the wtf that was on her face.
She shook her head, "Shall we try another, then?"

youlackhate June 7 2007, 19:00:32 UTC

He had to admit, it was smart of her to realize something was up. Perhaps this little excursion would be worth his time, after all? He had a feeling that this person next to him was someone he had talked to before, however - the voice certainly sounded familiar from the journal, at least. Itachi let out an amused "Hnn," before giving up his seat and gesturing with one hand towards the bench. "I don't see why not."

Maybe if he kept her talking, he'd be able to guess her name before it was given to him.

percipience June 7 2007, 19:51:44 UTC

Lana watched him carefully as he vacated the seat then sat in it, setting her fingers gingerly on the keys. What to play, what to play. She very much would like to know if he was really somehow copying her movements. But it would be noticeable if she just had her fingers trip in the middle of a piece.....not to mention she rather enjoyed her pride intact. She would just have to choose a complicated piece and rearrange it. And what more complicated piece than her very favorite Schubert piece.

She smiled softly then began, her fingers running smoothly up and down the keys, quickly and skillfully. She rearranged the parts of the song flawlessly, adding a few things in here and there and making it sound generally the same as it usually would unless someone was very familiar with the song.

When she finished she moved immediately from the bench and stood in her previous position, looking at him expectantly.

youlackhate June 7 2007, 20:00:49 UTC

He had watched her carefully, using the Sharingan again to learn every movement and every note to be pressed. Being incredibly unfamiliar with piano itself, he did not recognize the song nor the fact that she had rearranged it. This song was much faster than the previous one - not that it was any trouble to keep up with the pressing of keys compared to a fight between shinobi.

Itachi nodded as she moved out of the way, sitting down on the bench again. He swept the bangs out of his face before beginning, playing the song back identical to how she had played it. He smirked again as it ended, adding a fairly impressed "A complicated piece," out loud. After all, this girl most likely had to the take the time to learn the piece traditionally. Not that he knew whether or not it was difficult to learn to play the piano - or difficult to learn anything, really; as the genius of the Uchiha clan most things came rather naturally.

percipience June 7 2007, 20:05:34 UTC

Lana began to smile softly as he played. Gotcha. Either he had an unbelievable memory or there was some strange supernatural ability in play. More than likely the latter since it would be a supernatural memory to be able to pick up that piece.

When he spoke to her she smiled, trying to appear less smug than she felt at figuring out what was going on... or at least partially. She nodded, "Yes, it's very complicated. It's called Impromptu Op. 90 no. 2 by Franz Schubert."

She paused and her grin tugged ever so slightly more at the corner of her mouth, "Would you like me to teach you how to play it properly?"

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