Belle, who was the life of the group, was doing all her best to get Amelia and Arabel to loosen up and try to enjoy the moment, because she was sure they were not coming back to Giannutri any time soon, and there was so many things to check out. From the Ancient Roman Port down to the Roman Villa Remains, they had a lot to explore, and she wanted to do just that.
Belle slapped Amelia a little at her back and Amelia glared at her. She looked Amelia back in the eye "What? You're the reason why we are not having any fun here. If you try– which I know is very hard for you–to have fun, Arabel will do that as well. Why are you doing this to us?" She blamed Amelia for their dull moment.
Amelia looked to Arabel "If that's your reason, I already told you we are not at the office. Please run along with Belle. Take her away if you must" Amelia passed on her problematic friend to another human to bear with.
Belle smiled excitedly as she turned back to Arabel "She gave you her go ahead. Let's go" She grabbed Arabel's hand and pulled her, not before grabbing Amelia's hand and taking her along.
The three women walked around, while enjoying the scenery. Belle took both women with her to get snacks for them to have while they continued on their journey.
They got to place where a person was performing while seated on the sand, playing his guitar and singing. Some people stopped to listen, while some just continued to walk pass.
After he was done with his performance, everyone clapped, appreciating his beautiful song. An idea came to Belle and she took Amelia by the hand and went up to the guy, leaving Arabel to herself.
"Hey, can we borrow your guitar for a while?" She asked him with a very beautiful smile. Amelia looked at Belle and knew that she was up to no good. "What are you doing?" She pulled on Belle's hand, but Belle ignored her.
The guy who owned the guitar looked up to see a beauty smiling at him and another woman with a mask. He turned back to Belle "Why?".
"Because I want Mon amour to play. And trust me, she plays more than you do" Belle folded her arms while staring him down sassily. The guy chuckled "That's a very nice way to ask someone for something, don't you think?" He got up while trying to wrap his guitar back into its case.
"Can't you just give us five minutes? We'll be done by then" She pouted at him. He turned back to look at her "I had to get a permit to be able to do this. Do you have a permit?" He asked while looking at both of them, and Belle shook her head. Amelia bowed her head in embarrassment while wondering why she came out in the first place.
He looked at her for a while and then he sighed, giving her the guitar "Five minutes. That's all I can give you" He took out his guitar and gave it to Belle, and she smiled thanking him.
Belle turned to Amelia and presented the guitar to her. "What are you doing?" Amelia asked the same question she had asked earlier on, and Belle replied "I just remembered you had learned to play the guitar while you were still in University, and I thought 'Hey, let's bring back the nostalgia' and I took this very bold step. We only have five minutes, remember?" She placed the guitar strap around Amelia's neck which made her to automatically take hold of the guitar.
Belle smiled "It's still in you". Amelia looked at the guitar before looking back to Belle "It's been long since I did this, Belle" She was actually worried she would make a mistake, but Belle patted her hair "Then let's do it again, hmm?" She smiled assuring at her.
Even with the burdened life of a mask and a conglomerate on her, Amelia still had wishes for something normal, and that was music. She knew she could not dedicate her life to it, but she had always wanted it to be a part of her. Belle knew of this, and she encouraged her during their school days to take up lessons for whatever area she wanted.
Amelia never accepted the idea because in her words, she needed to step up to a position higher than any other, so she could not concentrate on things that don't matter. Belle took it upon herself to book all classes of music instruments for Amelia, which she forced her to attend all the time.
Amelia got accustomed to it, and soon was able to manage with her school classes and music classes. She told Belle she only had interest in the guitar and piano, so Belle closed off all other instruments and stuck with the two of Arabel's choice.
Amelia was a natural born singer, so Belle had to keep up with her and took classes for singing, which helped her a lot. When Amelia asked her why, she said she did not want Amelia to be alone whenever she played.
Amelia sat down on the sand. She placed her left fingers on the upper side of the guitar to control the keys, and then placed her right on the lower part to play.
She looked up at Belle "What is your comfort key?" She asked her. Belle looked confused "What are you using that for?"
"Did you think I was going to do the singing? If I want to, I would have to take off the mask. What's your comfort key?" She asked again as she took her eyes back to the guitar and strummed the strings gently. This little action caused a few attention.
Belle nodded "Oh... Right. I can sing on any key well, but I like D better" She answered while taking a seat beside Amelia and crossing her legs on each other. Amelia nodded as well "D..." She repeated what Belle said and placed her left fingers on the right strings and strummed, producing the right sound.
Amelia started to play the song she wanted Belle to sing. She did not tell her anything, because she knew Belle would know from the moment she started playing. After a while, Belle smiled and looked at her, and then she began to sing.
It's not that easy with you here
But I know I want you to stay
See this could be us in a few years
But just tell me you like to play
A larger crowd than the first time had already gathered to heat, and everyone was enjoying Belle's voice and Amelia's playing.
It's like everyday,I'm kicking rocks
I could fly away, but you caught me at a complete stop
How do you manage to keep me going?
But somehow you keep me from going
See you distract me, but I'm distracted without you
I don't know how to focus, baby, teach me how to
Cause I'm standing still again
It was a really beautiful combo. The sun was setting, and the Island look beautiful, and the performance was giving a very aesthetic touch to the surroundings. Belle's soft voice and Amelia's amazing playing made the part of the Island they were staying in seem like the best part, that the people who were doing other things came where they were to watch.
But if you love me, just like the way that I love you
I wouldn't mind a little comforting from you
Why do I let you in my head?
And I gotta go sometimes, but you're always on my mind
You're not helping me,You're not helping me,You're not helping me babe
You're not helping me, you're not helping me
But I'm helplessly falling for you.
Belle had stopped singing, but Amelia continued on while playing the song through the guitar. It was coming out beautiful and perfect, and then she later rounded it off with a wonderful ending.
The crowd applauded their amazing performance. It was much better than the last one, and everyone who gathered agreed on that. They thought it was the best way to end the day and welcome the night. Everyone loved it.
The people slowly dispersed and the owner of the guitar walked up to them. "You were right, she does play better" He said to Belle before turning to look at Amelia "Your runs on the guitar was superb. Would you like to teach me that?" He requested from her.
Amelia chuckled "It's actually not that hard. You imagine the riffs in your head, and then you try to play it with your hands. You just have to make sure you don't mess up with the strings" She gave him the little advice she could as she handed his guitar back to him. He took it from her "Thank you."
He turned to look at Belle "I never got your name" His voice had turned softer while he was talking her. Belle smiled "It's Belle" "Is there any chance I could get your number?"
"No. Thank you for lending us your guitar, it got played by better hands" She waved at him as she pulled Amelia back to where Arabel was standing.
"He was obviously interested in you" Amelia turned to Belle, but Belle shook her head "No, I don't want it. I got my eyes on Bernardo Aiello right now."
Arabel kept smiling at Amelia and Belle like the brightest child. "That was so amazing!!!" She squeaked excitedly when they had gotten up to her. She continued to ramble on.
"When you both left, I was wondering what was going on, I almost thought I was being abandoned. And when I saw the moment of transferring of a guitar, I was like 'Wait a second, President Amelia can play the guitar?' I was already smiling from ear to ear. But then, Miss Belle sang and I was so blown away. I_"
"Okay, sweetheart. Take a deep breath and relax. We understand what you mean" Belle laughed at how cute she acted. "Let's continue our night out."
She pulled the women and they are continued on.