A Musician's Tale

Chapter 3: Bella Notte

-Melodious's pov-

After mom gave us the tuxes, me and Skyler got even more excited about Bella Notte although we didn't know exactly when it was.

It was Sunday and every Sunday we had a picnic at the park. "Mom? When is Bella Notte?" Skyler asked curiously.

Mom was silent for a while, "Tomorrow night." She said looking out to the lake.

"That soon?!" Skyler asked shocked. "Mom, what's it like?" I asked in wonder.

She looked at me with a sort of sparkle in her eyes and a kind smile. "It's magical. It's like you get thrown back in time, in a small place where time sits still."

"How many times have you been there?" Skyler asked.

"Hm, I've been attending Bella Notte since I was 5 years old. My parents, your grandparents, took me there every year. Custodia would be playing beautiful melodies on whatever instrument he felt like playing. Everyone would be laughing, dancing, without a care in the world. So I guess it's been around 7, maybe 8 years? That I haven't attended Bella Notte." She said with a faraway look in her eyes.

Me and Skyler were getting more and more excited by the minute. We could have listened to mom talk about Bella Notte all day. And that's what me and Skyler planned to do.

"Boys, do you want to hear the story of Bella Notte?" She asked us.

Me and Skyler both shout yes! enthusiastically. "Well, a very very very veeery, long time ago there was a man, but he was no ordinary man, he was a musician. One day, on a blue moon, the man was so amazed by the moon and wanted to share it with others. But the man lived alone and only had one friend who was a musician. He went to the house of his friend that night and gave him invitations, the man told his friend that one invitation was for him and the others were for other musicians that he knew. So the friend passed on invitations to other musicians and they passed it on to other musicians and etcetera the next night the man was so happy that so many people came in response to his invitations. He was so happy in fact that he held a ball every year. This became a big event, a grand party for all who sought out a companion. The ball is held in a secluded mansion in Italy where the man had lived. The name Bella Notte was also given by the man when he met his first wife one fateful night in his garden it was the happiest day of his life, under a beautiful moon on a beautiful night."

When mom finished her story we couldn't say anything. We just looked at her with starry eyes.

"It's about time we head home now, kids," Mom said getting up.

"Aw, but we want to hear more stories!" Whined Skyler rolling around on the grass.

"Please?" I also pleaded. She sighed and held her sunhat looking to the distance.

"The cafe I work at is nearby here. Do you want to go there?" She asked us smiling.

"Yaaay!" Although Skyler is a bit older than me he acts more childish than I do.

"You mean Jade Fox Cafe? Can I have a chocolate four-tailed milkshake?" I ask getting up.

"Why not?" Then we walked to the cafe. Suddenly mom's phone rang.

"Ah, could you boys wait a minute? I'll be quick." We told her sure then she picked up the phone.

"Hello? We were just heading to the cafe, what is it?" She spoke on the phone.

She flinched then turned to us. "Uh, boys? Where did you hear about Bella Notte?" She asked.

"A boy from school. Why?" Asked Skyler.

"What was his name?" She asked tensely.

"Kai, Kai Suzuki. What is it, mom?" She went back to her phone.