Play Me a Song

Aedan smiled, "thank you....my mom taught me how to play." He picked up the violin with a smile, "hmm.....now what's next." He tapped the side of his head thoughtfully, "ah yes....the spirit of spring." And so he started, this song started out bright, life like, a beautiful melody dedicated toward a simple concept....starting over.

It rang through, a sound like sunflowers growing in spring. New life, new hope....a second chance. He didn't cry, he smiled, he knew this is what they would have wanted. He was still far off from truly moving on, but for a moment, here with Nia, he was happy as neither were alone.

The song finished, his smile was still there. "Thank you Nia, it's good to be able to play in front of a friend." He snapped his fingers forming a ionic flower and placed in her hair. "Thank you."

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Aedan chuckled as the flower dissipitated, "nah....I'm just some kid who had talented parents." He stepped back and smiled, he liked making her smile.

"So, more music?" He gestured to his violin. He'd happily play for her for eternity if she asked. He smiled and started the next song. Beautiful, vibrant, if songs had color this one would have many. It was meant to represent the beautiful things of the world, the sky, the flowers even a smile. All things beautiful in a song.

He played for a while a smiled on his face, eventually he brought the song to and end. He smiled and laughed. "I like that one."

He looked at Nia, something was wrong. He dropped his violin, and ran to crunch beside her, he placed a hand on her cheek. "Nia....," he didn't know what was happening, but he wasnt going to leave her.

"Nia are you with me," he took her into his arms in a hug. He didn't know what to do, he could call the hospital have a ambulence sent down. "Come on kiddo."

He lifted her chin and looked into her eyes, "I'm right here, whatever is wrong, I'm right here." He wouldn't leave her alone, he would make sure that she was never alone again.

He blinked in confusion, she knew that song...but that wasnt possible, his mother had written that song, he was the only person alive that new how to play.

He shook his heas clearing, he gently hugged her, "I dont know how you'd recognize my mon's song....but that doesnt matter." He was curious about it, but Nia's well being came first.

He lifted her chin and looked st her, "hey..your ok and thats what matters." He sat beside her keeping his hand on her shoulder, "I know its hard...I only have pieces missing and that bothers me.." He hugged her again, "just know that I'm here...and I always will be."

Aedan was shocked by her words, more shocked by her running away. He thought about what to do, what to say. He walked toward her....taking a seat agains the wall a few feet away from her.

He decided to drop the subject of his song for now, "I can't promise that your memories will come back.....all I can promise....is that I'll help you build a life....a future." His thoughts went back to the labs, the hopelessness he felt, "you cant let hopelessness win...you cant." Emotion was bleeding into his voice now, this was hitting close to home, "I did.....I lost all hope...darkness took me...and for a while I just...accepted my fate." He looked at her, "but then I remembered my father....what he taught me.....that if I gave up...if I lost hope....then the people who..took everything from me wins." He looked at her and smiled, she had told her more just now that she'd told anyone, "we can't give up....even if your memories don't come back...you have a future."

He placed a hand on her shoulder, Aedan hat patience beyond his years, "I don't have a life...I lost it...so I'm building a new one. And....were here...together. So together we'll build our new lives."