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xXxXxFlashing a mischievous smile, he pointed to the binder in Ophelia's hands while using the other to slick his hair back again. "First off, I can't see that well past my bangs which is why I slicked my hair back like I did. I've gotta get Yué to cut my hair, but we've kind of been jumping around and I've been going over lessons to go over with you. Secondly, the singer to Heart sings differently than opera. I said I had a general idea of what you could possibly sing, but I haven't been around music in awhile so I believe I may be rusty. I'd like you to try singing one of their songs. While the choice of song could've been a random tune you knew by them, Yué was getting irritating about telling me how we can't get attached and other random babblings we've used as a survival guide for some time so I opted to be a jackass to him by choosing the song. I can be a vendictive @sshole should I get pissed off. Unfortunately, this song doesn't sound that great on the piano so I'm afraid you'll have to settle for a guitar and time being kept by the tapping of my foot," he purred smoothly only for his smile to fade when his hair shifted back in front of his face.

xXxXx"Apparently my hair plans on being a di€k to me as revenge for being as such to my younger brother. Karma of course. Um... I can, sorta kinda, sing through a little bit of it so you get the general idea of the pitch but I tend to get embarrassed singing female songs so I might get a little pitchy. I'll most likely have an easier time getting your pitches closer to it than my own," Eric added a little hesitantly before shifting on the little bench to where he was straddling it. Picking up a guitar that'd been sitting beside the piano for some time although unnoticed and set it into place across his lap. After tapping his foot opposite the side the guitar was resting against for a few seconds, he started out a tune on the guitar while briefly closing his eyes. "It was a rainy sight when he came into sight, standing by the road; no umbrella, no coat. So I pulled up alongside and I offered him a ride. He accepted with a smile so we drove for a while. I didn't ask him his name, this lonely boy in the rain. Will faith tell me it's right? Is this love at first sight? Please don't make it wrong. Just stay for the night. All I wanna do is make love to you. Oh say you will. You want me too. All I wanna do is make love to you. Your loving arms to hold onto. So we found this hotel. It was a place I knew well. We made magic that night. Oh he did everything, everything right. He brought the woman out of me so many times, oh easily. In the morning when we woke, all I left him was a note. I told him: I am the flower, you are the seed. We walked in the garden. We planted a tree. Now, baby, don't try to find me. Please don't you dare. Just live in my memory. You'll always be there. All I wanna do is make love to you. One night of love is all we knew. All I wanna do is make love to you. Got loving arms to hold onto. Oh. Oh we made love, love, love, like crazy, all night long. All night long."

xxxxxLeaving the song off at that, the elder male stuck out his tongue as if he'd caught his own pitchiness. It didn't help that it was a song worthy of being embarrassed about and he'd just gone with the flow of the music. The best kind of musician was one who got into their own music and he'd definitely gotten lost somewhere in the words. "Considering I opted for Heart's music, I'm going to expect you to bring it. Time your breathing correctly and you should get through the song without the pitchiness or the audible gasps for air in mid-sentence. You have to be able bring it 'cause Heart is a powerful singer. Same goes with singers like Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood and Halestorm. You can't get pitch or can't hold your breath as long as they can and concerts go kaput causing fans to riot... Same goes with those singers who lipsynch their songs at concerts. Cd skips and fans are going to riot." It was a compliment to her abilities, but part of him was asking if he'd made that he had faith in her singing clear. Should he just say that as an add on? Such a pain trying to think over his own words...

xXxXxBriefly becoming serious and closing an eye depending on which side of his face Ophelia's hands were, the deep red eyes flecked with dark green, dark blue, gold and silver tried figuring out what she was doing. Once her hands moved away, he'd figured it out and was lightly rubbing his feet together under the bench. Her words only seemed to add to his being bashful, his shy half-smile saying all the thanks that was necessary for her pinning his hair back.

xXxXx"Garnet eyes aren't very pretty. My father had a deep purple that would turn a fiery lavender when he was angered. That's the color I wish I had inherited instead of only getting the red half. Yué got the blue half. Red, blue, green, hazel and brown are common eye colors," he murmured lightly in response to her comment about his eyes. Eric then briefly cleared his throat and ran his fingertips against the side of his guitar. How to answer that question... "It's merely a coincidence that it just happens to be your favorite song by them. As for playing the guitar, I'll do that. Music has always been my sixth sense so instruments and pitches and tones of voices just seem to come natural under my fingers guidance... It doesn't mean I'll ever get the chance to openly put out my own music, but it makes me happier knowing that my emotions are out there and people can sense it and understand those feelings even if only subconsciously. Besides, it's my favorite song by Heart besides These Dreams, Barracuda, Alone and Magic Man. I have a lot of favorite songs from a lot of different bands. Ready?"

xXxXx"A dull yet very active color, indeed. It belongs to Tori though seeing as he's more intuned to the active lifestyle, always has been. Blue is a calming, expansive color and very much like Yué when he's not letting his brother complex take control over his actions. Purple is the color of royalty, nobility, mystery and magic. In shorter terms, it's a color of untold wisdom and the things one cannot always express with words so it has to be told in other ways," Eric retorted with a flicker of a smile, his fingers returning to the strings of his guitar. Starting up with a random tune, his guitar becoming slightly fuzzy as he usually did when becoming a mist yet it seemed to make the chords played blend into a single sound wave. Before cutting off the sound and turning it into the first few strings to the song, however, he added, "Glad to hear you're ready. Perhaps when we take a break, I'll show you what I can do with a violin. Just pick up on the vocals please and we'll discuss it more during a break. Today's lesson will be longer than the one three days ago."

xXxXx"It wa-s... Tori sent his hand over here to use sign language to spell out wonky... He believes Halestorm's cover made it sound better like how Five Finger Death Punch made Bad Company a better song and Chad Kroeger made Sad But True by Metallica a better song. To me, however, it sounded very much like Heart. It was deep and very... I could feel the emotion I felt from Heart, but I could feel something more. You put your own feelings in it and I'm proud that you could make it sound like how Heart did yet make it your own. It was very beautiful," Eric answered as his fingers ceased their movement once her words had come to an end and she'd spoken her question. It was there, those emotions and he wasn't sure if he should feel worried or not. There was a hint, barely recognizable even, of something he didn't intend to mention aloud. Smiling ever so cheerfully, he gave the female a thumbs up as his guitar vanished like a mist. Tori's hand vanished in a similar fashion behind Ophelia. "Alrighty then. Now that we know you can sing powerful songs, we can move on to country. Do you know the song Suds in the Bucket by Sara Evans, Independence Day by Martina McBride, Long Black Train by Josh Turner, Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash or Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw? Hell, I'd be happy with Man, I Feel Like a Woman by Shania Twain, Concrete Angel by Martina McBride or Secret of a Life by Faith Hill."

xXxXx"Captivity? It wasn't about captivity, Ophelia. It was a song about a woman being abused by her husband and it was as seen through the eyes of their daughter. Everyone knew that woman was being abused and yet simply looked the other way. By killing her husband in burning down their house, she was gaining her freedom from being beaten by him. Sure she was being sent to jail afterwards, but she gained her freedom since no one would help her. That daughter didn't have to suffer seeing that abuse anymore either. The words "let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning. Let the weak be strong. Let the right be wrong. Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay, it's Independence Day" is a very roundabout way of saying she took her vengeance out on that man by standing up for herself and killing him since no one else would deal with the problem they knew was going on. The guilty man paid with his life freeing that woman from that pain. It was on Independence Day that she gained her freedom from an abusive situation. The point of the song wasn't that she was being sent to jail, but of being free which is why it was called Independence Day," Eric responded ever so calmly, his own voice singing out that part of the chorus in a less projective manner yet still very beautifully. Gently tapping the female on the chin, he flashed a light smile and added, "That was very beautiful also. Do you know any soulful songs?"

xXxXx"Are you serious? You can sing Heart with no problem, but soul is difficult? Kelly Clarkson could sing Respect by Aretha Franklin with no issue and you're better at singing than her," Yue responded almost dumbfoundedly. That statement got even Eric to look at his brother in shock, "Well... You will be once you get done going over a few more lessons with Eric... I don't think you're a Halestorm or Five Finger Death Punch much less a Hollywood Undead kind of singer, but you have potential to be able to sing better than her. The growl-like, rap, screamo and raspy voice kind of singing is along Tori's line of singing and it's difficult to get to that level. Unlike Eric, he would rather you learn how to sing like he did; listen and copy to the best of your ability. I'd rather you just find a different teacher since we're not completely sure how long we're going to be here and if Tori goes berserk, we can't stop his destructive rampage. We can lure him away until he becomes sane again, but... We most likely won't return for a century or so to this general area."

xXxXxEric briefly glanced away from the female while chewing on his cheek until he could taste blood. Glancing back with a hardened yet very composed gaze, he hit his younger brother with one hand without the slightest bit of hesitation. Once it'd reattached to his arm, he smiled lightly at Ophelia. "Well, you've never had me as a teacher before. Perhaps we can get you to hit that soulful voice. We can try Respect by Aretha Franklin. Just dig down deep for that inner Aretha and think of it something like an attitude of not simply asking for respect, but just going out in front of men and-" "Tell them you want it. You gotta make sure that your audience can tell that you're not just asking for it, you're telling them that's all you're wanting. Something like this... What you want, baby, I got. What you need, do you know I got I?. All I'm askin' is for a little respect when you come home. Hey, baby. When you get home. Mister. I ain't gonna do you wrong while you're gone. Ain't gonna do you wrong 'cause I don't wanna. All I'm askin' is for a little respect when you come home. Baby, when you get home. Yeah."

xXxXxHaving briefly shot Yue a glare at having interrupted him, but managed to make his fingers dance across the keys as if he were playing the song for Aretha Franklin herself. His brother's singing just came out as soulful as Aretha's voice only a little bit more in a guy's voice than a girl's voice. As Yue sang, it was obvious the song was playing in more than just Eric's piano playing but in the back of his head too considering he was slightly dancing to it.