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Chapter four: Karaoke time!
Ash, Lillie, Mallow, and Lana exited out of the movie theater as other people also left the building when the movies they went to see have finished. For the one male and three females, they were content with the movie of their pick they watched.
"That was really good!" Lana spoke up with delight in her tone, as she liked the movie they picked to see.
"I need to get it once it on DVD." Mallow stated with a large smile. She liked the parts that involved the grass type pokemon that the main protagonist had.
"What did you think of it Ash?" Lillie asked the black haired pokemon trainer, who turned to look at them with a large smile.
"I enjoyed it. The action scenes were amazing!" Ash told them with an excited tone. His favorite was when the main character fought against the demon in the finale of the movie.
The three girls simply smiled, glad that Ash himself also enjoyed the movie. It wouldn't have been fair if they enjoyed a movie but Ash didn't. So hearing him liking the one they picked got them to be happy.
"But there's more I have planned for tonight." Ash informed them, getting them to be surprised.
"How much did you planned for tonight Ash?" Mallow asked the Kanto native, as she, Lillie, and Lana didn't expect Ash to plan for so much for their date. Ash merely smiled at them.
"You'll see, now come on!" Ash told them excitedly as he grabbed Lillie's hand as she was the closest one to him. Lillie blushed once again from their hands holding as Mallow and Lana hoped that Ash holds their hands again at some point for the date.
The group made their way through the streets of the city. It didn't take long for them to arrive at where Ash was taking them all too.
When they arrived, the three women were surprised at the place before them.
"A karaoke club?" Lana questioned, as she and the other two females didn't think Ash was into this kind of thing.
"Yeah, I thought this would be fun for you three to do," Ash told them as the three women looked at the black haired trainer in confusion, "I figure you three would like to sing." He told them with a smile still presence on his face.
His words though got the three women to be a bit shocked and embarrassed. He wanted THEM to sing? On a stage? In front of people?
"You want us to sing?" Mallow questioned with a still shocked face. If you asked her, the green haired woman didn't think that she was up for something like this. She wasn't the only one though.
"Ash, we appreciate that you would like to hear us sing. But…" Lillie started to say but trailed off. Luckily Lana went on to finish her sentence.
"We don't think that we can sing that well." Lana told Ash, as she and the other two females now had frowns on their faces.
"Nonsense!" Ash told them, getting them to be surprised as he looked at them with a frown himself, not liking that they were bringing themselves down like that, "I'm sure you three sound like angels when singing." He told them, his frown disappearing as a smile took hold once again, hoping that would cheer them up and give them more confidence.
What he said though got them to blush profusely, and if one would look closely, steam could be seen coming from their heads. Ash just told them that he thought they would sound like angels if they sung. They made their minds up. If Ash believed in them, then they should believe in themselves too.
"Alright Ash, we'll sing." Mallow replied to Ash with a smile of her own.
"However, in return…," Lana went on, getting Ash confused as to what they wanted.
"You yourself must sing as well." Lillie finished the blue haired woman's words.
Now it was Ash's turn to be surprised. They wanted HIM to sing? On a stage? In front of people?
"You want me to sing too?" Ash asked them, wanting to make sure that he heard the three woman right. Lillie, Mallow, and Lana nodded. The black haired male wasn't sure if he should. While he has confidence that the three females in front of him could sing, he himself figured he would sound like a dying ostrich doing a barrel role.
'Wait, what's an ostrich?' Ash thought to himself in confusion. Was that a pokemon or something? Anyway, back to the topic at hand, the girls wanted him to sing as well?
"Please Ash? For us?" Mallow asked him. And in that moment the three females unleashed their greatest weapon.
The puppy dog eyes.
Not even Ash, despite his somewhat denseness of the whole thing of romance even though he's improving, could resist such an attack by Lillie, Mallow, and Lana. He couldn't help but blushed from their look; it looked too adorable to say no to. Ash sighed in defeat. If it would make them happy, then he would do it.
"Alright, I'll sing too if you three really want me too." Ash answered them. This got them to clap their hands in happiness.
"Great!" Lillie, Mallow, and Lana told them. The three women proceeded to drag Ash into the building.
Inside the place it looked like what your typical karaoke club would look like. There was a bar, there were tables all over, and there was a stage with the DJ standing in his position next to it. There was a good amount of people here, which got the four of them to feel a bit nervous about singing. But for the girls, if Ash believed in them, then they won't back down. For Ash, if it was for Lillie, Mallow, and Lana, then he would sing for their sake.
"I'll get use queued up then." Lana told them as the blue haired woman went to get them ready to sing. They decided that Lillie, Mallow, and Lana would sing together, and Ash sings on his own. Ash didn't mind, as he figured that none of the girls would get embarrassed if he sang with them.
After a few minutes, after the current singer finished their piece, the DJ called out for Lillie, Mallow, and Lana to come up stage. The people in the building who were paying attention to any singer that got on stage clapped for the three girls as they were introduced.
The three girls felt more nervous now than they did before. However they spotted Ash at one of the tables giving them a thumbs up and mouthing words of encouragement. This seemed to have made the blonde, blue haired, and green haired women feel a bit better.
The music began to start with a slow tone, as Ash wondered what song they picked to sing. Lillie, Mallow, and Lana swallowed to ease their nervousness as Lillie started.
Lillie:
Sometimes I feel so cold
Like I'm waiting around all by myself
Lana:
Loneliness gets so old
I'm in the lost and found sitting on the shelf
Mallow:
Been stuck for way too long
But I hear Your voice
You're who I'm counting on
Lillie, Mallow, and Lana:
Oh, tell me You're here
That You will watch over me forever
Oh, take hold of my heart
Show me You'll love me forever
The crowd listening were caught off guard by the talent the three girls possessed. Those who weren't paying attention to the music before were now listening with great interest. Ash himself was in a trance as he listening to them. To him, they really did sound like angels. And they were his angels. A small blush appeared on his face at that thought as the girls went on.
Lillie:
I know that You can tell
When I start to let my hope fade away
Lana:
I need to catch myself
Open my ears to hear You calling my name
Mallow:
Been fighting way too long
But I hear Your voice
You had me all along
Lillie, Mallow, and Lana:
Oh, tell me you're here
That you will watch over me
Forever
Oh, take hold of my heart;
Show me that you'll love me
Forever
When I'm starting to drown
You jump in to save me
When my world's upside down
Your hands, they shake me and wake me
Ash could help buy be awed by their voices. He never thought that he would ever hear something so beautiful as well as amazing. And yet here he was, listening to the three women that he loved sounding just like that. He may not realize it, but he was indeed one lucky man.
Oh, tell me you're here
That you will watch over me
Forever
Oh, take hold of my heart;
Show me you'll love me
Forever
Oh, tell me you're here
That you will watch over me
Forever
Oh, take of my heart;
Show me you'll love me
Forever...
Forever
Lillie, Mallow, and Lana finished singing as the song ended. The next thing they knew the people in the entire building began to clap and cheer for the three of them. This generally got them to be surprised.
"They actually liked it?" Lillie questioned to her two friends as they waved back at the people.
"I guess so." Lana answered to the blonde, as they made their way off the stage.
"Maybe we're not so bad at singing after all." Mallow told them with a smile, which got the other two to nod.
They made their way to the table Ash was at… and he was still in his trance as a small blush was visible on his face. This naturally got the three girls to be confused by his state.
"Ash? Are you okay?" Lillie asked him in worry, thinking that something was wrong. Her voice got him to snap out of his state as he saw the three of them standing in front of him.
"…You three really do have voices of angels." Ash told them with a rather serious looked with the blush still presence, showing that he meant what he said.
This got Lillie, Mallow, and Lana to blush profusely once more as steam could be once again seen exiting from their heads.
It was a few minutes later when Ash's name was called on by the DJ. It was his turn now. Lillie, Mallow, and Lana assured him that he would do fine as he got onto the stage. The people in the club clapped for him as he was introduced.
Like the three girls before him, Ash was now feeling nervous. He didn't have that much confidence in himself as the girls did. However he would do this to make them happy, even if he ends up failing miserably and become a laughingstock. The black haired pokemon trainer saw Lillie, Mallow, and Lana at their table mouthing words of encouragement to him like he did to them. This got him to feel a bit better, but he still felt like he was going to suck.
The music started to play, as rock was now heard throughout the building. This got Lillie, Mallow, and Lana to wonder what song Ash picked. Ash took a deep breath and closed his eyes as he started to sing.
U-oh-u-oh-u-oho
An animal, is what you find
When you cross the line
And can't decide
What you do with this
And you should've know better
Your wise and dress
But you cannot get
It's a game of choice
And you soon forget
What you came away
And you should've know better
You should have know much better
Could have known much better
Too much - it's too much
Cause it would be so much better
If you just want to wait
Sorry to say, but I know that you are thinking...
That I'm better than you
I know it's true
Cause I see it in your eyes
And do you think that I'm an animal?
An animal
I know it's out of place to think I'm another race
You think that I'm an animal
An animal
U-oh-u
U-oh-u
I'm an animal
An animal
U-oh-u
U-oh-u
I'm an animal
This got everyone in the club to be shocked once again. They didn't think anyone could rival the talent of the last three girls that played. However Ash was proving them wrong. Lillie, Mallow, and Lana were also surprised by the raw talent the Kanto native wielded. How in the world of pokemon could he think that he sucked when he sounded so amazing? Ash continued to sing, unknowingly moving to the music.
Animal - is a state of mind
It's a drug of choice
And will wake you blind
But you're here tonight
And you could've know better
You mind is set
Like your in mood
When you cross the room
You're a living proof
That you're bound to loose
And you should've known better
You should have know much better
Could have known much better
Too much - it's too much
Cause it would be so much better
If you just want to wait
Sorry to say, but I know that you are thinking
That I'm better than you
I know it's true
Cause I see it in your eyes
And do you think that I'm an animal?
An animal
I know it's out of place to think I'm another race
You think that I'm an animal
An animal
U-oh-u
U-oh-u
I'm an animal
An animal
U-oh-u
U-oh-u
I'm an animal
Lillie, Mallow, and Lana couldn't help but blush from hearing Ash's voice as he sang. Who knew that Ash could sing so well? He was truly gifted; there was no doubt about that. Ash continued on to sing, about to finish up the song.
So what you want
You living a dream
And you don't wanna wake up
Think you know it all
All your ground has been made
But your mind is made up
You think I'm
Better than you
I know it's true
Cause I see it in your eyes
And do you think that I'm an animal?
An animal
I know it's out of place to think I'm another race
You think that I'm an animal
An animal
U-oh-u
U-oh-u
I'm an animal
An animal
U-oh-u
U-oh-u
I'm an animal
The song ended as Ash finished. He still had his eyes closed as he waited for any laugher to break out from his singing.
Instead of that happening however, the crowd in the building cheered and clapped instead. This got Ash to widen his eyes in surprised. They liked his singing?
"They… liked it?" Ash spoke to himself in surprised.
Lillie, Mallow, and Lana couldn't help but smiled and giggle at seeing his confused face. They thought it made him look adorable to be honest.
Alright, there's that chapter. This story should be almost over. It may end next chapter unless I come up with something else.
See you all next time, whenever that will be.
Song that Lillie, Mallow, and Lana sang: "Forever" By Fireflight
Song that Ash sang: "Animal" By Smash Into Pieces.