Meeting of Two Hearts
A/N: This story was originally written by me and my sister and since she's busy with other stories and doesn't have much time for this story she decided to give it to me to rewrite so I hope you all enjoy. This is the first story I've ever written so please bare with me on my mistakes. I own nothing but a few made up characters.
Chapter 1:
(Akiko's P.O.V)
So far it's been a slow night at the bar that I worked at called the Hunters Lounge; John another bartender like myself was in the back storage room taking inventory while I was in the front getting the karaoke stage ready for the usual crowed tonight, usually we have a live band playing on Friday nights but our boss was too lazy to book a band so we were stuck doing karaoke instead.
"Hey Akiko what time is it" I heard John yell from the back, I looked up at the clock
"It's 7:30, the stage is almost ready" I yelled back as I finished putting the mic up. Once the stage was ready I went up to the bar and began prepping it, just as I finished cleaning off the counter John came in sighing
"You ready for the craziness" I smiled at him knowing he was joking but I nodded anyways, I gasped when he opened the door and herds of people came pouring in.
A few hours after we opened things at the bar finally began to slow down so I took the opportunity to pull out my journal from under the counter and I began writing; a little while later I was pulled out of my thought when I heard someone in front of me clear their throat, when I looked up I saw the most handsome man I've ever seen standing across from me
"Sorry to interrupt your thinking ma'am but can I please get a Budweiser please" the man asked
"Can I see your ID please" he nodded as he handed me his ID, once I checked it I handed it back to him and I turned to grab his beer placing it in front of him as he handed me his money.
I turned to go to the other side of the bar but John stopped me by placing his large hand on my shoulder
"Honey it's pretty slow right now so why don't you take your break and relax, Jenny and I can handle things for a while" I thanked him as I grabbed my journal again and I walked over to an empty booth in the corner of the room and I began writing once again before I was interrupted again by the man from a little while ago
"Sorry for interrupting you again but do you mind if I join you" I nodded and he sat in the seat across from me holding out his hand
"I'm Sam Uley" I smiled as I took his hand and shook it
"I'm Akiko" I said softly, he lends his head down and he kissed my hand causing me to blush
"It's a pleasure meeting you Ms. Akiko, what are you working on if you don't mind me asking" he asked as he looked down at my notebook
"Oh I'm just writing some lyrics for a song I'm working on" he nodded before he took a long drink from his beer
"Do you think I could hear it sometime" he asked, I nodded before I turned to the stage seeing that it was empty now so I got up and I gently pulled him towards the stage; I grabbed my guitar from the back and I began playing causing everyone eyes to turn towards me but I just ignored them as I began singing:
I've been tellin' my dreams to the scarecrow
'Bout the places that I'd like to see
I said, friend do you think I'll ever get there
Ah, but he just stands there smilin' back at me
So I confessed my sins to the preacher
About the love I've been prayin' to find
Is there a brown eyed boy in my future, yeah
He says. girl you've got nothin' but time
But how do you wait for heaven
And who has that much time
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
When you know, that you were born, you were born to fly
My daddy, he's grounded like the oak tree
My momma, she is steady as the sun
Oh you know I love my folks
But I keep starin' down the road
Just lookin' for my one chance to run
Yeah, 'cause I will soar away like the blackbird
I will blow in the wind like a seed
I will plant my heart in the garden of my dreams
And I will grow up where I'll wander wild and free
Oh, how do you wait for heaven
And who has that much time
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
When you know, that you were born
You were born yeah
You were born to fly
So how do you wait for heaven
And who has that much time
And how do you keep your feet on the ground
When you know that you were born
You were born to fly fly fly fly
Hey
Ooooh, ooooh
(Born to Fly- Sarah Evans)
When I finished singing I looked up and I was surprised to see that I had gathered a fairly large crowed and they were cheering loudly, when I looked over at Sam my heart almost skipped a beat when I saw his eyes soften and he looked at me with such longing it matched mine perfectly.
As I made my way off of the stage Sam gently took my hand and he lead me back to the booth we were sharing, John brought over my favorite drink for me; when I looked at the clock I saw that it was already past midnight
"That was beautiful Akiko, when did you begin writing it" Sam asked as he drank his last beer, I looked down sadly
"I began writing it about a week ago; I decided it was time for me to move on after what my dick head ex-boyfriend did to me"
"Can you tell me what happened" he asked as he reached over and took my hand in his to comfort me
"I meet him while I was in college; I worked part time in a restaurant near the collage and he was a regular of mine, he would always sit at the counter and talk to me whenever it wasn't too busy. After a few months we decided to date but after being together for a couple of years he began to change, he would come to the restaurant and would cause a scene whenever I had to sever a male costumer, my boss got so mad that he fired me; at first I was ok with it, I had more time to study and stuff" I paused for a moment to collect myself and I took a sip of my drink before I continued
"One day while I was in class I began working on a new song and I got so excited that I decided to go home early so I could test it out but when I walked into the house I heard a strange noise coming from upstairs, so I put my stuff down and went to investigate the noise; I found out the sound was coming from my room, when I looked through the crack I saw that my boyfriend and my mother were having sex on my bed; that was over 9 years ago" tears began to fall from my eyes and Sam grabbed a napkin from the table and he gently wiped away my tears.
"It's ok Akiko you don't have to say anymore" he said as he got up, at first I thought he was going to leave me instead he slid in the booth beside me and he wrapped his arm around my waist; I felt my heart begin to speed up then he gently pulled me close so that my head was now laying on his shoulder and I began crying again.
For the next 15 minutes he did nothing but hold me close as I cried against his shoulder, once I was finished I gently pushed away and when I saw the mess I made of his shirt I gasped as fresh tears began to form in my eyes
"Oh my god Sam, I'm so sorry" I said as I reached over and I grabbed some napkins off the table, I tried to dry up his shirt as best as I could but he just grabbed my hands and laid them flat against his chest
"Akiko honey chill ok it's just a shirt, it's nothing for you get all worked up over" I nodded and I began to calm down, he smiled as he slowly released me; we stared at each other for what seemed like forever until John yelled for me
"Akiko, honey we need some help over here" I nodded and yelled that I was coming just as Sam slid out of the booth so I could get out, once I was standing in front of him I noticed that I only came up to his chest so I stood up on my tippy toes and I kissed him on his cheek
"Thanks for listening Sam, you're the first person I've ever told about Michael and my mother" he nodded as he reached up and stroke my cheek gently
"I'm glad you trusted me enough with your secret and I promise to take it to the grave with me" he said as he brought my hand up to his mouth and he kissed it again.
As I went back to work Sam decided to sit at the bar so we could continue talking whenever we got a chance; at first it kind of reminded me of Michael but this time it felt completely different, this time it felt more natural.
Everything was going great until our boss James Hunter walked up to the stage and announced that since hardly anyone wanted to sing he called me up to the stage to get people fired up, I sighed as I made my way up the stage once again and I began singing a song that one of my band mates wrote a while back:
This ain't a song for the brokenhearted
No silent prayer for the faith departed
And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd
You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud
It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"
I just wanna live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life
This is for the ones who stood their ground
For Tommy and Gina who never backed down
Tomorrow's getting harder, make no mistake
Luck ain't even lucky, gotta make your own breaks
It's my life
And it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"
I just wanna live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life
You better stand tall
When they're calling you out
Don't bend, don't break
Baby, don't back down
It's my life
It's now or never
'Cause I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"
I just wanna live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
And it's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I'm alive
(It's my life)
My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said, "I did it my way"
I just wanna live while I'm alive
'Cause it's my life!
(Bon Jovi- It's My Life)
When I finished singing the entire bar lit up in cheering and applauds I smiled and waved to everyone before I stepped down off the stage, I smiled when I saw Sam sitting at the bar with his mouth hanging open.
"Damn Akiko that was freaking amazing, you have a great voice" he said as he got up to hug me, I realize at that very moment how nice it felt to be wrapped in his arms and for the first time in a long time I felt safe and loved.
I wrapped my arms around his waist as I laid my head against his chest never wanting to leave the safety of his embrace; we both pulled apart when we heard my name being chanted over and over, I looked around and found that the entire bar was looking at me cheering for an encore Sam of course leaned down and whispered in my ear
"You heard the people they want an encore and I happen to agree with them" he kissed me gently on the cheek before he gently shoved me back towards the stage.
Sam's P.O.V
I was kind of thankful that today happened to be a bad day at work because it gave me an excuse to come to this bar to get drunk; between work and patrolling I never have time to just go out and have some fun and unwind, thankfully I didn't have to patrol until tomorrow night and work was so slow today I decided to go to a local bar in Seattle to unwind.
What I didn't except was to find was my imprint working behind the counter of an old broken down bar, but when I looked into her eyes for the first time I felt everything start to shift and the only thing holding me to earth was this beautiful creature stearin back at me.
Her voice sounded like angles singing and I couldn't stop myself from getting closer to her, when we hugged I was having a hard time keeping my wolf down; all it wanted to do was take her right here in the booth and mark her as mine, the last thing I wanted to do is scare the poor girl off.
After she explained about her ex-boyfriend I wanted nothing more than to find him and beat the living hell out of him for what he did to my girl; for the first time in a very long time my wolf and I both started to feel relaxed when I held her in my arms; I could feel my heart wanting to burst out of my chest when she laid her head against it, I almost felt bad when I gently nudged her towards the stage.
I watched as she made her way towards the stage but when she got about half way there a strange man grabbed her arm and he tried to pull her to him, I could feel how scared my mate was so I rushed as fast as I could to them ready to tear the guy apart.
(Akiko's P.O.V)
As I made my way towards the stage I felt someone grab my arm and jerk me around, once I saw that it was Michael I started to panic
"What the hell do you want Michael, I told you years ago that I never wanted to see you ever again"
"Shut up bitch, do you think you can really get away from me? I own you and your mother" he growled, I felt tears begin to fall from my eyes as his figures started to grip my arm tighter and I knew there would be marks.
"Is there a problem here Akiko" I almost jumped for joy when I heard Sam's voice from behind me
"This is between us, mind your own business if you know what's good for you" Michael said as he tried to pull me closer to him, Sam grabbed his wrist that was attached to my arm and he began squeezing it which caused Michael to cry out in pain and he released me
"I'll only say this once, leave Akiko alone or the next time I'll make sure to remove your arms" Michael nodded and Sam pushed him away, as Michael walked away he called out from over his shoulder
"You'll both pay dearly for this" he said as he disappeared in the crowed.
I turned to Sam and I smiled when I saw him looking down at me with concern written all over his face, I heard him growl as he lifted the arm that Michael held and I gasped when I saw the dark bruise
"Sam it's ok he didn't hurt me, look at me" I laid my hands on both of his cheeks and I lifted his face up so he could look me in the eyes, once his eyes locked on with mine I kissed him quickly on the lips
"Thank you for coming to my rescue Sam, I have no clue how he found me " before he could replay we both heard James yelling for me to get back on stage, I was about to walk away when I felt Sam's arm wrap around my waist and he escorted me to the stage.
"Thank you ladies and gentleman I'm going to take you back in time with this song but I want to dedicated this to someone in the audience tonight, he hurt me a few years ago and tonight I would like to sing a song in his honor" I went to an old karaoke machine and I turned on a disco beat:
At first I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
Without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights
Thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along
And so you're back
From outer space
I just walked in to find you here
With that sad look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
You'd be back to bother me
Go on now go walk out the door
Just turn around now
'Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Did you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive
I will survive (hey-hey)
It took all the strength I had
Not to fall apart
Kept trying hard to mend
The pieces of my broken heart
And I spent oh so many nights
Just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high
And you see me
Somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
Still in love with you
And so you felt like dropping in
And just expect me to be free
And now I'm saving all my loving
For someone who's loving me
Go on now go walk out the door
Just turn around now
'Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye
Did you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive
I will survive
[x2]
(I will Survive- Gloria Gaynor)
When I finished the audience started erupting with whistles and applauds; I looked down and saw that Sam was still standing exactly where he was before looking at me smiling so instead of walking off stage like I did before, I decided to jump off the stage and right into his arms.
'Please let this man be the one great spirits'
To Be Continued.
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter; there will be more to come soon. I know I didn't write any of the songs from this story but please let me pretend I did; please read and let me know what you all thought of this story.