Author's Note: As many of you know (or don't know) children with Aspeger's Syndrome can be very bright, hence the reason why Lily knows about Beevthoven. This chapter takes place the summer that the Wildcats work at The Lava Springs, so they aren't seniors yet. Enjoy, and happy reading!
Chapter Two: Music
Ryan wasn't the first Wildcat that Lily met at the Lava Springs.
Everyone was sort of surprised, including Ryan, but yes, there was another Wildcat that Lily had met.
It was Lily's first summer at The Lava Springs, and Lily was overjoyed.
She heard other kids talk about The Lava Springs at her preschool, and when Lily came home from preschool, she basically begged her mother to bring her to The Lava Springs. After much pleading and begging, Ms. Jacobs finally gave in, and drove Lily to the club that every four-year old seemed to enjoy coming too.
"Mommy, mommy, can I go swim in the pool?" Lily asked, and Ms. Jacobs sighed.
"I need to get us registered first, Lily."
As Ms. Jacobs was signing registeration forms, Lily looked around the resort.
The Lava Springs (which was owned by Ryan and Sharpay's grandparents) was very rich in taste, and only wanted the best for it's customers when they came to relax.
Lily got bored gazing out into the pool (she had a very good view of a blonde who was wearing a white swimming suit, laying on one the lawnchairs with a couple of other girls chatting excitedly around her), and decided to leave her mother to explore.
She knew it was wrong (at the time), but why make a child wait?
People were milling around, and talking to another or talking quite loudly on their cellphones when Lily's ears picked up a tune.
Looking in the direction of the sound, she found out it was a girl playing the piano, probably to delight the guests as they feasted in the next room.
Going over to the piano, Lily went over to the side of the girl, and said:
"Hi! My name is Lily. Is that Beethoven you're playing?"
She watched as the girl looked around, and then glanced down at her.
At first, the girl looked surprised, but then she smiled.
"No, it's not Beethoven. See, my friends are going to sing in this talent show that is held every year here--The Star Dazzle Talent Show--and I was playing a song they were going to sing." the girl explained, and Lily nodded.
"Well, it was very pretty." Lily complimented, and the girl gave her another smile.
"Thank you. My name is Kelsi Nielsen." Kelsi stated, and Lily looked up at her.
"Mind if I watch you play?" she asked, and Kelsi shook her head.
"Not at all." she said, and Kelsi made room for Lily on the piano bench, and Lily watched as Kelsi began to play again, and Lily watched as Kelsi's fingers went from key to key, and soon, when the song began, it was over just like that, and Lily's face fell.
"It's over? Already?" she asked, and Kelsi grinned at the small girl.
"I guess you like music, right?" Kelsi asked, placing up the sign that she'll be back in five minutes, and took hold of Lily's hand.
"Yeah....my mommy and I have a piano at home, and she plays it sometimes." Lily stated, and Kelsi nodded as she looked around for Lily's mother.
"Do you remember where your mother went?" she asked, and Lily widen her eyes.
She was so lost into Kelsi's music, she completely forgot about her mother!
"N--no.." Lily replied, on the brink of tears, and instead of looking alarmed, like some people would do if they had a crying child, Kelsi looked rather calm.
Either she had kids come up to her before, or she had done this so many times it didn't seem to bother her.
"Well, first, I'd think it'd be a good idea to stop by the day-care center. My friends Taylor McKessie and Haylie Anderson work there, so they can take care of you until they find your mother." Kelsi explained, and Lily nodded as they got closer to the day-care center, which was plastered with smiling suns and puffy-white clouds on light-blue paper.
"Oh, great! You found her!"
Lily noticed a worried-looking girl walking up to them.
The girl had raven-like colored hair, and she had black eyes as well, which were shining with worry, and relief. She was also wearing the standard Lava Springs uniform, much all the employees that worked here.
"She was with me. I guessed she wandered away from her mother....were you excepting her to be here, Taylor?" Kelsi addressed the girl, and Taylor nodded.
"Yeah. Her mother came here first, thinking Lillian--"
"It's Lily." Lily corrected Taylor looked down at her.
"I'm sorry?" Taylor asked, and Lily looked up at Taylor.
"It's not Lillian. It's Lily." Lily stated, and Taylor smiled.
"Well, that's what your mother placed down on your registeration form."
Taylor then turned to Kelsi again.
"I had Haylie go out and look for her, but since you had her all this time, I can call her and Ms. Jacobs."
As Taylor called Ms. Jacobs and Haylie, Kelsi looked down at Lily.
"I better get back to the piano. It was nice meeting you, Lily."
Lily nodded as she gave Kelsi a smile.
"It was nice meeting you too, Kelsi."
Kelsi smiled as she bend down to Lily's height, and gave her a hug.
"I hope you'll be around The Lava Springs more often." Kelsi replied as she stood up, and Lily watched as Kelsi walked away from the day-care center.
"Okay, Lily. I got a hold of your mother, and she'll be coming to get you shortly."
Lily turned her attention towards Taylor again, and Lily nodded.
"Okay." Lily responded, and Taylor looked down at the blonde-haired girl.
"So, what do you want to do?"
Lily gazed over at the shelf that held some books, and she looked back at Taylor, asking:
"Do you have any books on music?"