Snippet #2408919

Date: Friday, June 28th
Time: 8:00am
Weather: Morning chill

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It's been a week since the Museum de Creaturis Fabulosa has opened and there have been many attempts by pirates in robbing the exhibits. Some have been captured and put in jail waiting to be hanged, others have failed and were able to escape before getting arrested. Security on the Museum has doubled and there are now on-the-clock staff members there 24/7. The Museum it two-stories, though it looks like three-stories tall. The first floor has the stairs on both sides right next to the entrance door, gift shops, food carts, and in the back is the off-limits employee's only area. The employee's only room consists of an office space, a break room, and a jail like room for when the exhibits need to be cleaned or punished. The second floor is where the exhibits are held. This area is actually two floors in one. There are exhibits hanging from the ceiling to the walls, while others are on display cases on the ground. There is an armed guard on every single exhibit in the room. The Museum had just opened, guards at the entrance door checking if any guest has any type of weapon with them.

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It was just another day of being locked up in a cage and have humans stare at you for Ariella. Usually she would ignore them for the most part, but today she was told to play a song for the guest. Aria had been sitting up on her perch swing, the only thing she was able to fly up to, thinking of a song to play and what instrument she should use. Out of the three instruments she had in the box above her, which was tired up to the top of the cage so none of the public could take it, she decided to use her violin. She was the most skilled with the violin rather than the flute or harp. Now all she needed to think of was a song.

It took her a while, but Ariella finally figured out a song to due. She stood up on the perch swing, opening the box up and taking out her white violin. She then closed the box back up and jumped down from the perch swing. Landing on the bottom of the cage light as a feather. She was wearing a white flowing dress, where the back was just low enough for her wings to come out. Though her wings were only half the size of her body, when really they were twice the size, the cage just prevents her from letting them out all the way. Her wings also let off a light lavender glow.

Once noon hit, people were all gathered around the exhibits, wooing and awing at them. Ariella took a deep breath, placing her violin on her shoulder and rested her chin on it. She lifted her bow up and began playing, as well as sing. And though she not great at dancing, she did twirl around and dance along with the song. As her cage was just big enough for her to do so.

"Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave?
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall
But watching you stand alone?
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath
Every hour has come to this

One step closer

I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

One step closer
One step closer

I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more"

Once she finished, she lowered her violin, and the crowd of people around her began cheering and chanting for her to play again. She gazed out at the crowd with eyes of sorrow. If only they knew... She flew back up to her perch swing and was about to put her violin away when her collar gave her a painful shock. Though the visitors couldn't see, her grip on the violin tighten. She jumped back down, violin in hand, and looked at the crowd. She put her violin back into position and played another song.