Chapter Two ---You Could Never Understand

"Hi honey, how was school?" Aiden ignored her mother's question and after slamming the front door, she proceeded to slam her bedroom door. The amp was the first thing to be turned on and her guitar was soon connected. A loud screaming note filled the house and Aiden heaved a huge sigh. The sound always calmed her down.

"Aiden, turn it down!' Her mother yelled. However, the answer was only several similar notes so loud the lights shook.

"Aiden Gainsbourgh you turn that down right now!" Aerith burst into her daughters room, green eyes flashing. Aiden's equally bright blue ones were sparking in far angrier manner and it almost frightened Aerith.

"No! You've taken it all Mom! Are you happy now?! You got your wish!" Aerith looked rather startled at her daughters outburst when the phone rang.

"Hello? Yes, she is here, just a moment." She handed the phone to Aiden who took a deep breath and put the phone to her ear.

"Hello? How did you get my number?...Right...sure why not? Ok. Bye." Aerith raised a brow and received silence as an answer. Aiden gathered up her guitar into its case, slung it over her shoulder and headed for the door.

"Where are you going?" Silence.

"ANSWER ME AIDEN!!" Aiden turned to her eyes narrowed dangerously low.

"I'm going to a friends house to practice. I'm going to do exactly what you never wanted me to do. I'm going to make music." The door slammed and Aerith was left alone.

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"Aiden? Hey Aiden wait up!" Aiden turned to find Axl and two of his friends jogging towards her.

"Where you going?" Aiden adjusted her goggles to keep her hair from her eyes as she answered him.

"To Kairi's. We're going to work up some music for the contest." Axl looked to Squall and Cloud and they only shrugged.

"Um, do you mind if we join you?" Aiden shrugged.

"Not my house." Axl walked beside her silently, Cloud and Squall taking up the left side. Aiden remained quiet the rest of the walk.

"Ai-SQUALL! CLOUD!!" Yuffie had come out to greet her friend and instead ran to Squall and Cloud, flinging herself into their arms.

"Hey midget." Cloud said, ruffling her hair. Yuffie glared up at him and gently yanked on the small chocobo that hung off a chain, serving as an earring. He winced and Squall swept her up into another hug. Aiden decided she didn't want to know. What she wanted was music. And her father. And her best friend.

"Oh. Hi. I guess we'll practice in the garage today..." Kairi told them, making the boys lug the amps and the drumset to the garage from the living room. Aiden and Yuffie sat on a giant bean bag, snickering.

"Oh hush. Let's get started!" Kairi yelled and the three girls got up, each walking to the designated instrument. Aiden strummed out a soft melody, whispering soft lyrics, brows furrowed and eyes closed.

"Sing a little louder." Yuffie told her softly. Aiden sang louder, the lyrics almost painfully sad.

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Roses are red, now daddy's dead,

Daddy's rose

had it's share of thorns

Now daddy's dead,

his little girl now mourns

C1: Wake up, daddy please don't go,

I'm running out of roses

daddy please don't go

daddy's roses

C2 Repeat: Mother screams and I hit the wall,

Told my daddy it was a little fall,

daddy please don't go,

daddy's roses

Verse2: There's blood pooling on the floor,

and its so far to the door..

-Repeat C1-

She says it's all my fault, the day you left us here

-repeat C1-

Daddy's roses...daddy's roses.

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"That's really good Aiden. We can really work with that. What did you guys think." Squall and the others exchange looks.

"We think Principal Loire's going to regret not letting you three join Heartless." Cloud told them and Yuffie squealed in unsion with Kairi. Aiden only raised a brow. Principal Loire wasn't going to be the only one with regrets. Aiden would make sure of that.

"Hey, I've got this really great song we can use for a closer." Yuffie told them and Aiden raised a brow.

"Closer for what?" Yuffie scratched the back of her head.

"The gig I got us?" The innocent smile she gave them was so out of place in that moment. Kairi squealed and demanded to know where.

"At Cloud's place. Tabs. But we need Selphie, she's the one whose the goddess on keyboards." Yuffie sighed and a familiar laugh filled her ears.

"Goddess huh? I like that." Selphie smiled at the group and Yuffie jumped up from her chair and crushed the girl in a hug.

"Squall was right, you really do need me." Squall looked up, startled and innocent. Yuffie smacked the back of his head and sat at her drumset.

"Put it on organs, k Selph?" Selphie gave her a big thumbs up and Kairi strapped on her guitar. Aiden did likewise and looked at the lyrics Yuffie set in front of her. Where will you go? 'Anywhere but here...' Aiden thought, looking at the title. 'Anywhere but here.'

an: weeeeeeeeeee songs!!!! lol ok I do own the lyrics to daddy's roses....MINE!!!!.......And I own Aiden....everyone else is a figment of Disney and Squaresofts imagination.....anywhos...I love reviews! They make me write....lol.....a big cookie for anyone who can guess who Aiden's father is....hint: FF7

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