Testing out a new song

[ivansercofsky]

Ivan walked into one of the old defense against the dark arts classrooms with a guitar over his back, a small amplifier in one hand and a boom box in the other. he had just learned a new song on the guitar and was going to try and see how well he could play it with the music. He had the vocals memorized and was planning to sing along as he played, since that was the way he had the song memoized.

After carefully setting up the amp. on the ground beside the desk he was sitting against and testing it to make sure it worked when he turned the power on* he then went and turned on the boom box to start playing the song he was going to try to play. It was by Linkin Park, which made it hard enough to copy with his voice, but he managed to do a very good job to sound like the singer even though the range didn't seem like one he could reach. When he found the song he wanted he pressed play and immeaitaely started playing when his part kicked in.

Memories consume
like opening the wound
I'm picking me apart again

You all assume
I'm safe-suring the wound
Unless I try to start again!

I don't want to be the one
the battles always chose
'Cause inside I realize
That I'm the one confused

I don't know what's worth fighting for
or why i have to scream
I don't know why I instigate
and say what I don't mean!

I don't know how I got this way
I know it's not alright!
So I'm breaking the habit,
I'm breaking the habit,
Tonight...

[Kiya Sati]

Kiya smiled as she heard the music, Ivan had told her he practised here and she had come to listen. She stood in the doorway and just listened watching him, "Sounds great, different from what Im used to but great all the same." She said with a smile.

[ivansercofsky]

Ivan smiled at Kiya when he saw her enter the room but didn't stop playing. When the part of the song came for him to sing again his voice went back up to the range the singer's was in.

Clutching my cure
I tight and lock the door
I'm trying to catch my breath again

I've held much more
Than anytime before
I have no options left again!

I don't want to be the one
The battles always chose
'Cause inside I realize
That I'm the one confused

I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why i have to scream!
I don't know why I instigate
And say what i don't mean!

I don't know how I got this way
I'll never be alright!
So I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit
Tonight...

((Incase you haven't noticed, the song is "Breaking the Habit" by Linkin Park. Awsome song if I do say so myself.))

[Kiya Sati]

Kiya listened quietly to the song, it had interesting lyrics she had to say that. She wasnt sure about the music at first but it certain grew on her quickly.

[ivansercofsky]

Ivan's soft voice suddne;y grew angry as the song depicted but his eyes could never be happier as he stood up and played with the same emotion he was supposed to be portraying.

I'll paint it on the walls
'Cause I'm the one that falls!
I'll never fight again!
And this is how it ends

I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
But now I have some clarity
To show you what I mean

I don't know how I got this way
I'll never be alright
So I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit,
I'm breaking the habit,
Tonight...

He then let the music trail off until the song ended and turned everything off before setting down the guitar he had been playing on a desk and looked to Kiya. "You liked it?" He asked with a smile. "I know it's probably not your style of music but still..."

[Kiya Sati]

"Well ah, its nothing Ive ever heard before thats for sure." Kiya said with a light laugh. "The ending was kind of, um angry."

[ivansercofsky]

"That's the point of it." He said with a chuckle. "The song is supposed to express the singer's anger at not being able to break the habit he's stuck in."

[Kiya Sati]

"And whats that habit?" Kiya asked slowly trying to remember the words she had heard.

[ivansercofsky]

"It could be many things," he said with a shrug. "All i know is that he going to break a habit he's stuck in." he then instinctively reached into his back pocket for both his small packet of cigarettes and a lighter. He used to always reward himself for a job well done with a smoke.

[Kiya Sati]

"Well," Kiya said slowly, "I know habit you need to break." She said with a slight nod as she took a step towards Ivan and gently took the pack of cigarettes from him.

"Havent you heard these will kill you?"

[ivansercofsky]

He already had a cigareete in his teeth when she took the packet away and smiled as he lit it. "Yeah, I know that." he said. "Would you rather I do something illegal or violent to calm me down?"

[Kiya Sati]

Kiya sighed, "Im sure you can think of something else." She said sadly, she had seen what smoking could do to people. If not the modern day cigarettes but they still had the same effect as what some elders smoked at her village.

"Please Ivan, I dont want to have to see you like that." She said and gently took the lit cigarette from his lips but leaving it lit as she held it gently so Ivan if he trully wanted could take it back. She just hoped he didnt.

[ivansercofsky]

"Like what? With the harsh breathing, heavy coughing and cancer lacedness?" he asked with a smirk. he knew that Kiya would give him back his cigarette when she was good and ready to. "I don't smoke very often Kiya. I used to though and then when I came here I cut back to a smoke a month. Eventually I'll make it a smoke a year or on rare occasions, but for now that was going to be my monthly smoke. I won't get sick, Kiya, I promise."

[Kiya Sati]

"How can you promise that Ivan? Anyway, I cant force you to stop," She said with a sigh as she carefully gave him back the cancer stick, "Just dont smoke them around me, second hand smoke it worse then actually smoking it." She said gently as she left the room.

[ivansercofsky]

Ivan quickly finished the nictotine and the put it out to go after her. "Kiya!" he called into the hall from the door way.