Silly Pranks and Demonic Meetings

Winter began to lose its grip on the earth, snow ceasing to fall and the temperature slowly rising. Soon, animals would come out of hibernation and new sprouts would begin to grow out of the ground. But as much as Lucia awaited the coming of spring, it was still undeniably winter. She still had to stomp through piles of snow to get back to her dorm after school. Her only motivation in these freezing months? The image of a warm bed and a cup of hot cocoa waiting for her at home.

A breeze drifted her way, bringing with it a slight chill and...something else. As she pulled up her scarf, she recognized the faint sound of a melody in the air. Her footsteps slowed and she tilted her head to the side. Music in the courtyard was unusual enough, especially during this time of the year, but the sound had a certain quality that marked it somehow different from a usual song or piece of music.

The cocoa could wait. Her feet turned and began on their course towards the curious sound.

Lucia followed the music. It got softer here. Louder there. What instrument was it? Why did it sound oddly familiar? Where was it coming from? Soon it became easier to pick up the little details in the music. It got higher here. Lower there. What song was this? Had she heard it before? It was coming from here!

Reaching a small clearing, she looked up to see the source of the song. There was a young man sitting in the tree, holding a harmonica to his lips. Out flowed the clear and blissful tune.
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For a few moments, Lucia was caught in a trance, simply staring at the man in the tree, listening to the sound of the harmonica. Its cadence sounded almost magical, and she forgot about the cold and the snow and wanting to go home. Then the man opened his eyes, and she remembered that the musician was an actual real live person. A smile tugged her mouth open.

“Oh, hi! I’m Lucia. That’s a harmonica, right? It sounds pretty! I heard the music from the courtyard and I had to see where it was coming from, but I didn’t expect it to be from a harmonica. I mean, you never really hear much about harmonicas, huh? It’s always harps and violins and pianos, but the harmonica is always overlooked! It can sound nice, too! Well, I can’t really blame people, since this is the first time I’ve probably heard a proper harmonica piece, at least as far as I can tell, but it should get more recognition...” she rambled, walking up to the tree as she spoke. As she got closer, she tilted her head up to look at the man. She stepped underneath the tree, saying, “So, why are you in a tree? Is that, like, a harmonica thing?”
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Lucia gazed at him innocently, expecting his answer. What she wasn’t expecting was the clatter and sudden flash of white. The girl immediately flinched, her eyebrows shooting up. A grinning face entered her vision and one of her feet took a step back.

Then she got the full picture and realized she had just been jumpscared by a fake skeleton. She paused for a millisecond before slowly, slowly lifting her head up to the one who pranked her. She was silent as she did, doing nothing but stare until she got ready to let loose.

Lucia burst out laughing. The skeleton looked at her with its silly little grin, and she couldn’t help but laugh. At the little prank, and at herself for falling for it.

“That actually - Ahah! That actually got me!” she said once her laughter died down. She gave the skeleton a little poke, watching it dangle from the tree. “Lookit this thing! I can’t believe you set this up. But...that was funny. I didn’t even notice - but, I guess that was what the music was for, huh? Ohhh boy. Good one!”
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