My last song

[Jade Cross]

Jade entered the Dance Hall with a heavy heart and a gut leadened with a sense of finality. This would be her last serenade, her last words to the school as a student... wait... no... that had ended a while ago. All that was left was to make it official. A graduation ceremony that had been long over due. She remembered the late night concerts she'd put on in her early years, the people who'd come up to join her, and all the exuberant people swarming in front of the stage, undulating in a dancing sea. Something squeezed at her heart in remembrance. The former Ravenclaw prefect bowed her shaking head with her sideways smirk and walked slowly back to the familiar stage with her guitar in her hand. She had brought her acoustic, for its uncanny ability to make anything sad and beautiful. Jade Cross took a moment to make herself comfortable on the edge of the stage, gliding her fingers along the strings, sending a ripple of sound throughout the great room.

"I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done

And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it any where
Away from here

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you can not hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

Louder, Louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say

To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbyes
I nearly do"

Jade's voice caught slightly, forcing her to raise her head and eyes to the ceiling, attempting to keep the tears from rolling down her face.

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you can not hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear

Louder, Louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say

Slower, slower
We don't have time for that
All I want's to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads

Have heart, my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if its just for a few days
Making up for all this mess

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you can not hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear"

[Evie]

Evie walked past the dance hall and heard the haunting strings of an acoustic guitar picking out one of her favorite muggle songs. She stuck her head in the doorway and saw Jade on the stage. The beautiful music flowing from Jade's mouth brought tears to Evie's eyes as she listened to the song. When it was over, Evie wiped the fallen tears from her face, and continued onward down the hallway. She didn't know Jade that well, but she wished her the best.

[Faerlain]

The brown haired prefect had been heading into the dance hall to stretch and practice a bit of dance, but had realized that someone was in there from the moment she heard the mournful guitar melody wafting down the hall. Pausing momentaily, she pressed her ear to the door and tried to figure out who was singing. She recognized the voice, but only a little bit.

At first she didn't want to be a bother by going in, but the singer seemed to be in a rather sad mood. Otherwise, why would there be the need for such sad lyrics? Quietly, Faye made her choice.

She slowly slipped into the room, glancing around and trying to find out where the music was coming from. Her eyes had scanned everywhere else until they landed upon the stage, the form of the Ravenclaw Prefect almost impossible to pick out of the darkness. Why was Jade in here?

From what she could recall, she'd only met the girl once or twice, probably for some kind of prefect's meeting. It took Faye a second to realize what the she must be sad over... was she finally leaving the school? Almost dropping her ballet bag in suprise, she drew a little closer to the stage.

"I know I didn't know you very well.." She said, looking at the ground partially out of respect and partially because she wasn't sure if she was welcome. "But... if you are indeed leaving, I will miss you."