It started out like any other sleep over the five best friends had.
They watched a romantic movie, chatted about the latest gossip, and
talked about any new threat to the human race that might be appearing.
These five girls were the Sailor Scouts. But that didn't mean they
didn't like to have good time just like any other group of friends. Mina
was reading a teen magazine when she stumbled across a game that they
could play.
Mina: Hey guys listen to this game they have in the magazine. They said
it's perfect for sleep overs and frankly this one is getting boring.
Raye: As long as we don't destroy my house.
Mina: What you do is get pick a person to be 'the contestant' and you
write down a question on a note card and tape it to their forehead so
they can't see it. Then the rest of the people make up a dare for the
person to do. If the 'contestant' doesn't want to do the dare they have
to answer the note card. Wanna play?
Serena: Yeah!
Amy: I don't know, we don't want to invade anyone's privacy, do we.
Lita: Aw come on Ames, we got nuttin' better to do and it sounds
cheesy but fun. Why got somethin' to hide.
Amy: Me..uh..no!
Serena: Well then let's play. I elect Raye to be the first
contestant.
Raye: Oh, alright fine I'll be you're little ginny pig.
The rest of the girls all huddled together to discuss what the
question and dare would be. They laughed at the decision they came
up with. They were dying to know the answer to the question and they
knew Raye would never go for the dare.
Serena: O.k Raye. (putting the note card on Raye's head) Here's the
dare. Go into Grandpa's room while he's sleeping and draw a smily
face on his bald head with a magic marker.
Raye: What! Are you insane! He'd kill me!
Mina: Then I guess it's the card.
Raye watched as all the girls smiled deviously at her. She knew this
was going to be bad. But she wouldn't dare lie to her friends about
anything. So she reluctantly pulled off the card and read what it
said on it.
Raye: (reading out loud) How do you really feel about Chad?
AAAAAHHHH I can't answer this. You can't make me answer this. I
have to answer this don't I.
All: Yup.
Lita: So come on already. We're your friends we're not going to
laugh at you. If anything we'll try to help you.
Raye: The..the truth is I don't know how I feel about Chad. Sometimes I
want to kiss him and others I want to hit him over the head with
something hard. He confuses me so much.
Mina: Wow Raye, I didn't know you were so confused about the whole thing. Why
didn't you come to us with your problem.
Raye: Well we were having enough trouble with the nega people and I didn't
want to make matters worse.
Serena: Ya know Raye, that's exactly how I felt about Darien before I found
out he was my prince. In fact, I thought about him that way after too. Now
that I think about it I still feel that way sometimes. Oh, well I guess
that's how love goes I guess.
Raye: Love? You think I love him. Do I? No...well.
Mina: Never been in love before have ya.
Raye: No..am I now? I admit I've never had these feelings for any guy before.
Amy: Raye, I don't pretend to be the genius on this or anything, but from what
I understand love is different for everyone. I think the only person who can
answer your question whether you love Chad or not..is you.
Raye: Thanks guys. You know what?
All: What?
Raye: (slightly crying) I think I'm in love. But I want him to tell me his
feelings first because I don't think I could handle being rejected, then
having to live with him. Do you think he likes me back?
We now see Chad lying on his bed looking at the ceiling. He can hear an
occasional burst of laughter from Raye's room. He wonders what they are
talking about because all of a sudden it gets really quiet. He is thinking
about Raye. He usually is. He fell in love with her from the first time he
met her on the stairs of her temple that fateful night.
Chad: (thinking) Gawd she's beautiful. Not a girl in the world can top her
beauty. I wish I could tell her how I feel. But every time I try I get all
clammed up. It's as if she puts a spell on me every time she looks at me with
those intense purpleish-brownish-black eyes. Strange color, but it suites her
so well. She's so mysterious. Oh Raye, I love you but, how do I tell you?
Chad went over to his desk and pulled out the song he had been working on for
weeks. It described his love for Raye perfectly. Not that he'd ever get the
chance to sing it for her. He had been secretly taking voice lessons and he
knew that he was good now, but when would he get the chance?
The next day
The girls are all at school having lunch. (they all go to the same highshcool)
Molly: Hi guys, can I sit with you? Um..Melvin to if that's alright.
All: Sure.
The girls all thought Molly was really cool. In the last couple months she
had been becoming better and better friends with their group. Much to
Serena's urging.
Melvin: Hidy-ho. Did you girls hear about the charity talent show that the
city is holding?
Serena: No, what talent show?
Chad is sitting behind a bush eating his lunch when he overhears their
conversation. (he goes to that school too)
Mlevin: Well the city is having a talent show to raise money for the homeless.
Tryouts are today at six. Tickets are ten dollars. The turn out is expected
to be big. It will be held one week from to marrow. You girls going to go?
Raye: Yeah, definitely. I wish I had known sooner I would have tried out.
Oh, well. I don't have anything prepared now.
Chad: (thinking) This is perfect! I'll sing the song at the talent show!
I've already got it down pat! When I'm up on the stage I'll just dedicate it
to Raye. What if she turns me down? What if I humiliate her? No! I will do
this to prove my love to her once and for all...I hope.
Chad went to the tryouts at six o'clock and sang for an audience for the first
time since he had gone to the Cherry Hill Temple. It felt good to sing again
for someone other than a teacher. He was calm, cool, and confident. He aced
the tryouts.
In the next few days that came Chad was either at rehearsals or doing chores.
Raye was moping. She didn't know how to act around him anymore. So she tried
to avoid him. Grandpa was getting a bit suspicious about both their behavior.
He jus shrugged it off. He hoped that they would both grow up and admit they
liked each other soon. The day of the concert was growing closer. Chad could
feel himself getting more and more nervous. Raye noticed that he was getting
ansy so she decided to talk to her friends about it.
Raye: I don't know what's wrong with him lately. He seems so nervous. When I
asked him if he was going to the talent show, hinting that he would ask me to
go there with him on a date, he almost flipped.
Lita: That's weird. Maybe he's in the talent show...no that can't be it.
Serena: Raye, you should talk to him about it. I feel real bad for you. I
know how much you wanted Chad to ask you to go with him. Do you mind that
Darien will be sitting with us. I asked him to.
Raye: No, I don't mind.
Lita: Well, I kinda got asked there by Ken. I told him he could sit with us.
Raye: You guys I think it's great that you have dates. I don't mind really.
Lita, you and Ken have really been doing well since you started dating. (half
laughing) What's your secret.
Lita: No secret, just love.
It was finally here. The talent show. Chad was behind the curtain looking
out. He was their grand finally. That's not what he was nervous about,
though. He saw Raye and her group of friends sit in the first row. They had
got there majorly early to get good seats. Serena was sitting next to Darien.
She was holding his hand and he whispered something to her hand she started
blushing. Chad imagined him and Raye doing the same thing and all of a sudden
he was filled with confidence. He remembered a couple of days ago when Raye
came up to him with a sincere look of worry. She had asked him if he was o.k.
He had been acting strangely for the past few days. Right then and there he
wanted to tell Raye everything. All about the song, his feelings, everything.
But he held back. He knew that the right time would be at the concert. That
time was in a few short hours.
The first acts came on. Most were pretty lame. But the audience was kind and
they knew that these were last minute acts put together for the purpose this
talent show only. That is all except Chad. The act before Chad was rapping
up. He felt a not in his stomach start to form again. Then he just pictured
him and Raye out on dates, flirting shamelessly, holding hands, and even
kissing. He wanted that stuff so bad he could taste it. He wanted to take Raye
in his arms and never let go. He wanted to shield her from the lies and pains
of the world. He wanted...
Stage guy: Chad your up.
Chad walked slowly towards the stage. When he was up there he immediately
focused his eyes on Raye. She gasped in surprise.
Raye: What's he doing? Why is he..
Mina: SHHHHH he's about to start.
Chad: Tonight I'm going to sing a song I wrote called Confessions. It's named
that because that's exactly what it is. This song is going out to the girl
who I have fallen madly in love with. Raye Hino this is my confession.
Raye gasped in surprise. She didn't know what to do. Chad was looking strait
at her. All she could do stair back smiling. Then he started his song. And
surprised everyone. Including himself.
I took one look at you
Into those soft dark eyes
I knew that my heart would never
Never again be mine
Refrain
Your beauty, your touch they are what keep me going
Your smile your fire they keep my heart burning
Your love and your heart I want to call my own
Please don't deny me this love
Please don't deny me this love
Raye could feel the tears of joy streaming down her cheeks. He loved her. She
felt someone squeeze her arm. She looked over to see Serena smiling giddily at
her. They hugged. Raye never felt a joy like this in her life. She felt like
all the love she had been shutting inside of her had all of a sudden burst and
the only thing keeping her together is her skin. As she listened to the last
few lines of the song she looked up at Chad whose eyes had never left her. She
saw his face full of love and relief. He saw her start to cry then hug Serena
and smile warmly up at him. He wasn't going to be rejected after all.
If you would say that you feel the same way
Tell me that our love will always live on
Reassure me that my love is not in vain
Confess, confess how you feel to me
The talent show ended. Everyone was clearing out. Raye decided she'd stay and
wait for Chad by the stage doors. the girls each said good luck and gave her a
hug then went home.
Chad was one of the last people out of the doors. He had been backstage
thinking about what Raye would do. The manager of the show came up and told
him that a girl was waiting out there for him. Chad couldn't believe it! She
actually stayed. Chad ran to the doors stopping just short of them.
Chad: (thinking)Just do it. The hard part's done. What's wrong with you.
Chad finally walked out the doors to see Raye sitting nervously on the stage
her feet dangling.
Chad: (thinking) She looks so cute when she's nervous. (aloud) Uh..hi. So..
did you like the song. I wrote it just for you.
Raye: Chad, I love the song. I also love you, Chad. I really do, I just never
had the courage to tell you. Believe it or not the girls actually made me
realize it myself. I guess there medaling is good sometimes.
Chad: You really love me?
Raye nodded and giggled as Chad lifted her down off the stage and spun
her around. He started to lean down to kiss her when the lights suddenly
turned off. They listened as the last person left. They were alone in the
dark. Can you get any more romantic than that. Raye flung her arms around
Chad's neck. He responded by holding her tightly around the waist. Their
parted lips met and they kissed each other with the passion and love that had
been bottled up for so long. Raye added the last effect of her tongue. Chad
pulled her closer. He gripped the back of her shirt. So close, so tight, so
warm. Raye moaned softly. They broke off for just a second and then came back
into an even harder, more passionate kiss. Raye felt Chad run his fingers
across her stomach where her shirt didn't quite reach her belt. A fire was
lit. He lifted her up onto a low sitting table where he could lean over her
while she sat in an almost laying down position. She rapped her two legs
around one of his and lifted her knee up his leg ever so slowly just to tease
him. He hurridly kissed the top of her neck as if she would dissapear any
moment. Raye was gripping his jacket like it was the only thing keeping her
alive. Before they could go any farther Chad stepped on his guitar. It made a
loud screeching noise awakening them.
They broke apart the darkness surrounded them. They could only make out
each others outline. She sat up and nodded towards the door. They walked to
the door hand in hand. Raye's hand fit perfectly inside Chad's. They walked to
the to the temple hand in hand. And that's the end for now.