Everybody Sing Like Its The Last Song You Will Ever Sing [Private]

Raziel huffed, dropping to the nearest seat. She twirled the microphone around her fingers as she glared at the sweatdropping Apollo boy fiddling with the electric guitar. The rest of the band seemed apprehensive - the drummer nervously played with his drumsticks, the bass and rhythm guitarists shifting uncomfortably as they threw quick and anxious glances at the lead, who tried to stand his ground under Raziel's scrutinizing gaze.

"Just one more time, Raz... I swear I'll nail it," pleaded the sandy-haired son of Apollo.

Raziel closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. After days of practicing, they still couldn't get this one song right. She was seriously beginning to doubt the credentials of their lead guitarist who swore he lived up to his father's name as the god of music. Heaving a resigned sigh, Raziel rose to her feet and pretended to study her mic.

"Fine," she said silkily. "But mark my words, Kellyn, one more screw-up and you will be fired."

Kellyn gulped when she gave him a falsely sweet look, completely getting the other meaning behind her words. Raziel smirked, turning the mic on and nodding her head to the beat as the instrument sounds blended in the air, sending her once again into the world she knew best.

They were at it for a few days now, being the band hastily put together for the summer's Music Festival. Raziel had to admit that her band-mates were good and she even said so in some of their practices, but some people tended to fall short of her expectations. Nevertheless, she had nothing against the rest of the band, even showering them with compliments after every practice and to be honest, she even considered the possibility of them warming up to each other and becoming friends. However, she couldn't ignore the fact that they were slightly bothered by her Titan lineage. Just the same old prejudice, she guessed. Some campers couldn't set those kinds of facts aside.

The first part of the song went rather well, much to Raziel's relief. Smiling, she waited for the cue and hoped that this would last. "I told you everything / Opened up and let you in / You made me feel alright / For once in my life..."

Raziel had only just started singing the second verse of the song when a surprising sight met her eyes. A girl had come wandering in the amphitheater, unabashed as she twirled and danced to the beat, apparently unaware that five pairs of eyes flickered to her. Raziel abruptly stopped singing, the rest of the music trailing off soon after. Instead, all of them were now staring at the dancing girl. Raziel was even gaping slightly, her brows so high up on her forehead that they almost disappeared behind her dip-dyed bangs.

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It was a few more moments before Raziel finally shut her partly open mouth. There was a snort behind her, followed by a short string of chuckles, and Raziel herself couldn't help but smirk at the now beet red girl who probably wished that she was anywhere but here. Not making any move to silence her softly laughing band-mates, Raziel stood there feeling amused at the girl's attempt to explain herself.

Biting the inside of her cheek to prevent the giggles that were building up in her throat, Raziel looked over her shoulder and addressed the group. "Well, I told you we were good," she said with a slight grin, although not without a pointed look at Kellyn. Poor kid. He finally managed to set himself straight only to get interrupted once again. And it wasn't even his fault this time. From the way his eyebrows scrunched up together and his lips twisted into a scowl, Raziel could tell that he wasn't the most amused person in the room.

Turning back to the girl, Raziel considered her for a few moments before speaking again. "Thank you for the compliment," she said a little too smugly, flashing her another smirk. "I guess we can forgive you for the interruption. I mean, it really was an entertaining dance, what you did." Someone snorted again. Probably the drummer, Gabby.

"Maybe next time you should look before you leap," Kellyn muttered grumpily, plucking a few strings at random.

"Now now, Kellyn darling," Raziel said silkily, "Just because she interrupted us doesn't give you the license to get all grumpy. Should I remind you how many times you ruined practice with your lousy playing?"

Forgetting about the newcomer for a split-second, Raziel snapped her fingers and watched as the son of Apollo nearly jumped back at the sight of the red-hot flame flickering from her unharmed thumb and forefinger. Her smirk widened. The joys of being a daughter of Hyperion.

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