I unfortunately don't own Danny Phantom or the songs Like It or Leave It and Ordinary Day!
1st chapter of Battle of the Bands! Enjoy!
Italic- Sam's lyrics
Bold- Ray's lyrics
Italic/Bold- Ray & Sam's lyrics
A young adolescent, sat afar from the large cliques that formed large herds of sheep together. Sitting on an empty table, that had it's own personal shade provided by a rather large oak tree. She was a mere twelve or thirteen years, having glossy raven hair that fell to her shoulders, unique violet orbs, pale skin, and a normal built hidden by large amounts of dark clothes she wore. Her name seemed quite unique as her appearance, Samantha 'Sam' Manson.
She read a book ignoring everyone who dared glance or spoke to her. But she didn't read just any book, but one of the most famous published books by the hand of Edgar Allan Poe. His dark literature fascinated her, though because of this she is always seen differently-but she doesn't really care! She's rather proud of being different from everyone else, like a black sheep.
,"Look at the new girl!" A Latin accent from Paulina Santos, persuaded the girl's eyes to look above her book to see a similarly pale girl with black locks that fell a few inches past her rather flat bosom, and odd black-blue eyes that were deep like a catalyst. She held a guitar case in her hand, while her left shoulder held a medium-size backpack, "I heard, she transferred here from a private school!" "I heard rumors that she has an IQ up to 215, probably more!" "I heard she transferred here because she was causing problems at her other school!"
The some-what dark girl walked through the outdoor area, and walked into the auditorium. This intrigued her! No one ever went to the school auditorium, unless it was of special announcements or graduations; everyone said the spirit of a fifty-year-old ghost haunts the auditorium, as she was an actress/student to this school.
Placing her book in her book bag, she walked into the auditorium, closing the door gently. She heard the stringed notes of the piano, as she entered the auditorium-she walked to the source of it's origin as the 'new girl' elegantly moving her fingers against the ivory keys. Sam marveled at the girl's mastery of the musical instrument, her fingers moving rhythmically to the keys, her eyes closed showed her years of skill, and slowly her voice spoke- no! -sang as angels in the church.
Walking a bit nearer, Sam accidentally made a box filled with play props fall! THUD! Both girls were startled, and then looked at each other- the girl at the piano was about to run...
,"Wait!...I would like to hear it, again!" Sam's words rolled off her tongue, and now she regretted ever opening her mouth-especially to the new girl trying to cope with all the new.
,"W-what do you mean?" She finally spoke shyly, hiding half of her face with her bundle of locks, showing barely her pale cheek and one blue eye.
,"Would you play it again?...the piano..." Sam saw how the girl's shyness slipped away as she pushed her large curtain of hair behind her ear.
,"I only play the piano because my father wants me to, I rather prefer playing my guitar, but...alright." She sat on the bench, and played the piano keys again flawless, she allowed Sam to come close as she heard her angelic voice again. Her voice started quiet, and then gently rose, "Just a day. Just an ordinary day. Just trying to get by. Just a boy, Just an ordinary boy. But he was looking to the sky. And as he asked if I would come along, I started to realize. That everyday he finds, Just what he's looking for, Like a shooting star he shines..." The piano keys stopped. Silence
,"I'm sorry, I'm not that good at singing..." She lowered her eyes from Sam's; "I have a very bad singing voice in my family since I was five."
,"No! Don't say that!" Sam looked at the introverted girl, "You really have a beautiful voice...Can I hear as you play your guitar?" Her eyes widen, as she nodded slowly. She grabbed her guitar and strummed a nice melody, and began to sing as she place a sheet of paper between them," You say you don't know me. You say you don't owe me. You say that you won't be happy waiting..."
Sam followed the lyrics onto the sheet and the girl's singing,"...You think that you're worth it. You think you deserve it. You want it all right now, your way..." They started in good harmony, and they ended that way. ,"What's your name?"
,"Shadows. Raven Shadows, you can call me Ray." The blue-eyed girl smiled.
,"I want to become a singer/ songwriter, or maybe join a band..." Raven secretly admitted her greatest desires to her newfound friend, "Ever since I can pick up and play an instrument- I always enjoyed singing!"
,"Honestly, so did I! I loved singing, but was never really opened for it- instead reading books and listening to others sing was my thing." Sam looked at Raven, who was now smiling brightly through he shyness," I wanted to be in a band, too. Hey, do you want to be in my band?"
,"You have a band?!" Raven blinked in shocked and astonishment, remembering to hide her guitar bag underneath the lunch table.
,"Well, no. But once, I'm in high school or college- I'll have an amazingly, great band! And I want you in it!" Raven smiled at her request and nodded. Sticking out her right pinky...
,"That's a promise!" Sam stated, sticking her own right pinky out to intertwine with Ray's pinky. Both smiling and said together, "Pinky Swear..."
,"C'mon Sam! We're gonna be late for our gig, this afternoon!" A certain blue-eyed yelled with a guitar on her back. Her dark hair brushed down to her hips, with a long blue dyed strand of hair that fell down past her left eye, and a curvy, muscular figure.
Ever since they met in middle school, Sam and Ray have been friends ever since that day. Sam and Ray created the ultimate girl band consisting; Valerie, an African-American girl, that Sam met in her freshmen year at Casper High, who can really play the keyboard than any other boy; Angela, a tan-skinned Mexican, she is Ray's little cousin, who can play the drums better than any girl or boy.
,"I'm comin'!" A pale yet curvy female quickly brushed her ebony hair with her right hand and brushed her teeth with her left hand. She threw the hairbrush as soon as she was done, and dropped her toothbrush in a cup and quickly pit and gargled, then running as fast as she could.
The blue-eyed finally couldn't stand being so patient. She sighed, as she looked at Valerie and Angela in the van, clearly bored of waiting, "Sam, I'm lea-"
,"-Let's go, already! We're gonna be late!" The ebony-haired girl came dashing with a guitar at hand, towards the van.
,"We're already seventeen! And you're still late as ever! Feels like middle school again!" Ray ran to the driver's seat and started the car and fast and furiously drove.
,"This is gonna be our final song for tonight!...It's called Like It or Leave It" Sam spoke through a microphone, looking through the small crowd around the small islands of tables.
(Sam)-You say you don't know me. You say you don't owe me. You say that you won't be happy waiting.
(Ray)- You think that you're worth it. You think you deserve it. You want it all right now, your way.
MID-CHORUS (Ray)- Together we're one
(Sam)- (that is my finish line)
(Ray)- Together we're one
(Sam)- (why don't you realize)
(Ray)-Together we're one
(Sam)- (I know that everything's gonna be fine, together)
(Ray)- Together we're one
CHORUS (Together)-One in a million. Don't be afraid. Don't say you've got plenty on the way. It's gonna be brilliant. Like it or leave it I can't help but feel like. I'm one, one in a million. I'm worth all the crap that I'm putting you through. I'll be blunt, the honest truth is. Like it or love it or LEAVE IT!
(Ray)- You decide, you decide. Don't waste my time.
(Sam)- Sit back and unwind now. It's gonna be fine now.
(Ray)- You can't justify your impatience.
(Together)- Mid-Chorus... Chorus
BRIDGE (Sam)- What was that line in that one movie? When he looked at her like it would last forever
(Together)- Said to her face that he'd do whatever it took to be her boy.
But above all what he wanted most. Credits roll. Curtains close. Then you whispered in my ear. Together we're one in a million. (Don't be afraid). Together we're one in a million (Don't be afraid)...Together we're one
CHORUS (Together)- One in a million. Don't be afraid. Don't say you've got plenty on the way. It's gonna be brilliant. Like it or leave it I can't help but feel like. I'm one, one in a million. I'm worth all the crap that I'm putting you through. I'll be blunt, the honest truth is. Like it or love it or LEAVE IT!
(Ray)- You decide, you decide. Don't waste my time. You decide, you decide...Leave it...
A roar of applause came out of nowhere as the song ended. Sam smiled as she breathed heavily," The Nightshades! Thank you! Have a good night!"
I know! The date was off, but you wouldn't believe my crazy schedule! Sorry, that it's late! Please review!
Ordinary Day- Vanessa Carlton
Like It or Leave It- Aly & AJ