“Now listen to me, you put the capo on the second fret, you put your fingers here, then you keep strumming as you remember the chords, and boom! you get the basic guitar pattern of Norwegian Wood,” Jacob Doswell smiled as his girlfriend, Gemini Sterling, practised with her guitar.
“I think I’ve got the hang of it!” she replied with a smile, strumming the correct chords as the notes weaved themselves into a somber yet lilting melody.
Jacob lounged on his chair, one arm draped over the armrest and the other around Gemini’s shoulder as he tapped his fingers to the rhythm. “Sounds good, Gem! You’re really getting there, that’s actually crazily accurate.”
Gemini and Jacob were alone in the cozy living room, the soft afternoon light streaming through the windows. The air was filled with the gentle strumming of Gemini’s guitar as she continued to practice, her fingers dancing across the strings with growing confidence. “I hear Amathine’s coming over tomorrow with the rest of the students from the Academy. I’ve heard about some of them, they seem really nice.”
As she continued to play, they both fell into a comfortable silence, the sound of the guitar filling the room. Outside, the sounds of Xeter came alive, with birds chirping and the gentle rustle of leaves in the breeze. The park that Jacob used to study in teemed with life, from the chirp of the crickets to the birdsong and rustling of leaves in the breeze. The traumatic memory of pigeons attacking him by the fountain still hung around in the back of his mind, but he had already experienced several horrific events that no one should ever go through.
“How’s Jaden and Milo?” Jacob asked Gemini as she placed her guitar on the guitar rack, satisfied with her progress.
“They’re doing well. Last I heard from them, they were fishing over at Mystic Pond.”
“Tell them I said hi!” Jacob smiled.
"You can do that when we go over in half an hour.” “Excited.” “Me too.”
Wrapping up Gemini’s guitar practice session, Jacob got up from his chair and walked to his fridge, offering Gem a drink. “So, what do you want? Apple juice, orange juice, milk?”
“What about that mandarin tea you have?”
“Shut up, that’s strictly for me and me only, you know that,” Jacob smirked back, his internal laughter bubbling to the surface. Gemini approached the fridge, gently elbowing him in the side - enough to mildly discomfort him but not enough to cause any pain - before pouring herself a cup of apple juice and taking a gentle swig.
“So, what do you want to do after this? Wanna visit Jaden and Milo?”
“Definitely! I’m curious to see what they’ve caught. Plus, I haven’t had a good fishing story from them in ages,” Jacob replied, feeling the thrill of the impending visit.
“Same here! I’m sure they’ll have some wild tales to share,” Gemini replied, her enthusiasm almost visible in the air.
Jacob nodded, feeling the warmth of the moment. “Alright, let’s finish getting ready, and we can head out. I’m looking forward to hanging out with them again. We can invite Amathine and the lads over tomorrow as well, if she’s not busy.”
Nodding, Gemini gave Jacob a gentle kiss before walking to the shoe rack to get ready to visit her friends. The prospects of making more friends and allies the following day was one too promising to turn down, and both she and Jacob eagerly awaited it.
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Finally the Jamini shipping begins <3
I wrote this today
