A Ghost On Earth - Wilbur Soot x oc

Chapter 8 - Beautiful voice

Chapter 8 - Beautiful voice

*Claire's POV*

It was raining when I woke up so I walked around the halls admiring everything. Even though I've walked these halls more times than I can count, I've never really had the time to look at how beautiful it really was since I was always cleaning.

Making my way down the hall I saw a door that I had never noticed before. I went over to it and lifted my hand to the handle. I know I'm allowed in there because I'm on the east wing of the castle and all of the servants are allowed anywhere on this side of the castle.

Opening the door I let out a small gasp. "Wow," I said under my breath. It was so beautiful. I had walked into a large room that was like a ball room but smaller and it was full of paintings.

All the paintings had labels underneath and one caught my eye, "The royal family of the Air Kingdom, painted 1207," I read aloud, I looked up at the painting and couldn't help but giggle at the 11 year old Wilbur standing next to Phil. Cute.

I walked into the middle of the room and spun around. "Hello!" I yelled and it echoed throughout the room, "echo!" I yelled again and I laughed at the echo that went around the room.

*Wilbur's POV*

I was flying around the halls when I heard someone yell 'Hello'. That sounded like Claire. I thought. I followed the sound to the royal painting room, and I saw Claire standing there in the middle of the room looking around.

"Echo!" She yelled, her voice echoed all around the room and she laughed. I was about to say hi when I heard her start singing, and it was the most beautiful voice I had ever heard. The room echoed her voice perfectly.

I was in awe of her voice. And she said she couldn't sing! "Wow. That was beautiful," I said, "ahhh!" She said jumping back. "Wilbur! Oh no you heard that," she said embarrassed and covering her face with her hands.

"Don't be embarrassed, that was the most beautiful voice I have ever heard! I feel like my ears have just been blessed!" I said going up to her. She looked up from her hands shyly and said, "really?"

"Yes really, you have the best voice I have ever heard. I would love to hear you sing again. We should do a duet some time," I said, chuckling at the last part.

She blushed with a shy smile on her face. "Thank you," she said almost in a whisper. "So what are you doing in the royal painting room?" I asked, breaking the silence. "Oh well I saw the door and I was like 'oh i haven't seen this here before?' so I thought I'd take a look," she replied.

"Hey, follow me," I said gesturing to her, she gave me a skeptical look before following me out of the room. "Where are we going?" she asked, walking down the hallway next to me. "You'll have to wait and see, you'll love it i promise," she narrowed her eyes at me before looking away.

We reached the room and I opened the door to reveal a music room full of instruments. "Wow, this is so cool!" Claire gasped at the sight of the room, I chuckled at her. Claire walked around the room in awe of everything. I went over to my guitar that was sitting on its stand and picked it up. Sitting down on the couch in the room, I gave it a strum to check its tune. Claire looked up at me when I strummed the guitar and walked over to me with a smile.

Claire sat down next to me and looked up at me, "So, what song should I play?" I asked, She thought for a second before saying, "how about.... Do you know the song 'stitches'?"

"yeah, I know that one," I then started to strum the chords to stitches, and Claire started to sing.

A/N: what they sung:

I strummed the last chord and looked over to Claire, "wow, that was really something. I told you, you had a beautiful voice," I said, nudging her. She laughed, "not as beautiful as yours~" she said teasingly, I laughed.

"Do you play?" I asked, "oh no, I'm more of a piano girl, I've always wanted to learn but you know my stepmother and all. I'm fully self taught on the piano, I know like all the C,D,E,F Etc because the piano I practiced on had little stickers on it and they were my best friends when it came to teaching myself music," She laughed.

"Well I can teach you if you want? Like how you taught me to make flower crowns. It will be a thank you," I smiled, "oh no that's too much to ask, I only taught you how to make a small flower crown, I-"

"Really I don't mind, It will be fun anyway," I cut her off. "Well okay then, thank you," Claire said.

"Alright, here you go," I handed her the guitar and she took it. I shuffled over to her and put my arm around her to place her hand on the guitar, "Okay put your arm over it like this and your other hand goes under like this," I showed her how to hold the guitar.

"O-okay," She stuttered, "so this is Em," I placed her fingers in the Em place and looked at her, Claire nodded. I proceeded to show her some beginners chords and some simple strumming patterns, she caught on pretty quickly and I was impressed.

"So this is- oh," I noticed that Claire was half asleep, her body was leaning against me since I was behind her showing her the chords. I took the guitar out of her hands and placed it on the ground, careful not to move too much so I didn't wake her.

I wrapped my arms around her body and let out a sigh. Why are you so adorable Claire? I thought before dozing off myself.

*Third Person POV*

"So Wilbur hasn't returned to his room for the night?"

"No, he isn't your majesty," the guard said. Phil sighed, getting up, this boy is going to be the death of me, Phil thought walking out the room, "Don't worry Zalese, I think I know where he is you go back to your post, I'll go and get Wilbur," Phil told Zalese. Zalese nodded and walked off.

Phil had a hunch as to where his son was. Phil made his way to the music room and opened the door. "Will? you in here? Oh-" Phil laid his eyes on the two sleeping people and couldn't help but let out an 'aww'. Phil had heard a lot about Claire and he's seen him around the castle but never actually talked to her.

Leaving the room Phil chuckled a little and made sure to tell the guard's where Wilbur was and not to wake him.

A/N: I can't! I can't! It's too cute! I hope you know what I meant but the position they were in on the couch.