Honestly, who got the "after all, Prince Charles is swimming in an ocean with lots of fishes?"
Niko, sorry. Not my style, chabokan. I leave the making nice part on your vivid *shiver* imagination.
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"Casey, I hate you." Chuck whispered heatedly to him as they were seated. The crowd, however, were cheering for Chuck to go upstage and sing.
"Suck it up, moron. The crowd is cheering for you, aren't they?" Casey snarkily retorted. "Plus, it looks like your princess is bored."
"Princess? But she's smiling." Chuck threw a glance to Maria.
Casey just laughed. "Nice to know as to who's your princess, Charles." Came an icy voice over the comm.
Chuck let out a nervous laugh and replied, "Hey honey! You're a lot of things but a princess is not one of those. You're more of a queen… Yes! A queen! The queen of my heart!"
"Oh, dear God. Just get up on the stage, would yah?" Casey said, getting tired of their conversation.
Maria, who looked like she was having fun, approached them and directed to Chuck. "Well, Prince Charles, it's showtime."
"Fine, fine." Chuck relented with a sigh. He stood up and walked towards the stage. Thinking of a song, he turned towards the band and requested that the guys on the guitar, chimes and caracas stay.
He sat in the piano and addressed the crowd. "If I tell you I love you, would you say you love me too? If I tell you to stay, would you say you'd never go away? This is for everyone who has found their special someone so find a chance, take a leap and be happy."
Giving the crowd a silent smile, he turned to the singer and gave her the nod. He put his hands over the piano pieces and played with the feelings overwhelming his heart. The singer, getting the clue, started singing:
If you love me, like you tell me
Please be careful with my heart
You can take it, just don't break it
Or my world will fall apart
You are my first romance, and I'm willing to take a chance
That 'til life is through, I'll still be loving you
I will be true to you, just a promise from you will do
From the very start, please be careful with my heart
Waiting for his cue, Chuck recollected to every moment he has spent with Sarah so it was no surprise that when he started singing everyone listening to him felt all of his emotions… especially Sarah.
I love you and you know I do
There'll be no one else for me
Promise I'll be always true, for the world and all to see
Love has heard some lies softly spoken
And I have had my heart badly broken
I've been burned and I've been hurt before
Meanwhile, in the van, Sarah listened to Chuck sing. And she knew…even though he told him so… she knew he was singing it for her, to her, because of her. Hurriedly wearing a small wig and a pair of eyeglasses, Sarah rushed inside the party to look at the man singing his heart out… to her.
So I know just how you feel, trust my love is real for you
I'll be gentle with your heart, I'll caress it like the morning dew
I'll be right beside you forever
I won't let our world fall apart
From the very start, I'll be careful with your heart
Sarah rushed in and trying to catch her breath when at last, she can see Chuck. He sat there, smiling at her direction and suspiciously looked like he knew she was coming.
Bastard, Sarah thought lovingly to herself. He knew she WILL come because he meant to do it. She just sent him a glare and nudged his attention to the woman he was singing with and she got a Sarah grin in return.
"Well, I can stake my claim to it… after all, he is mine." She thought mischievously to herself.
You are my first (and you are my last) romance
And I'm willing to take a chance (I've learned from the past)
That til life is through, I'll still be loving you
I will be true to you (only to you)
Just a promise from you will do
From the very start (from the very start)
From the very start (from the very start)
Please be careful with...(I'll be careful with...)
(your) (my) heart...
"Putty, Sarah Walker. You're putty in my hands." Chuck said as he finally approached her and gave her a hug. Ignoring the crowd that is looking at him with surprised awe.
"Funny, Bartowki. Now shut up and kiss me." Sarah whispered in his ear while she met him in the middle of the dance floor and draped her arms on his shoulders.
"As you wish." Chuck said before closing the distance between them.
"…my fair Buttercup." Sarah rolled her eyes and slapped him playfully on his shoulder. "Way to ruin a moment there, Chuck."
"Well, my fair Arwen, would you honor me with a dance?" Chuck asked as he bowed down gallantly and held his hand out to her.
Sarah whispered, "What about your mission?"
Chuck held her in her arms and with a tilt of his head, pointed to the direction of Casey and Maria dancing in the middle of the floor. "I wasn't her type. Besides, I wanted to dance with MY princess."
A smile soon appeared on her face as she allowed him to pull her closer as the music started.
Chuck kissed her slowly, tentatively and it was heightening in intensity when Sarah felt something vibrate in her stomach.
"Please let that not be your phone.", She said as they untangled their lips and she latched hers to his neck.
Chuck took his phone from his pocket and showed in to her with a sheepish grin. "It's Morgan."
"Uhhhhh… nooooooo~" Chuck glanced at his phone and checked Morgan's message. Typing a quick reply to Morgan, he replaced his phone in his pocket and snuggled on Sarah's neck.
"You know, you should give Morgan more love. Did you know that he found out I loved you even before I knew it? Come to think of it, he also defended you against my sister and called me a mindcheater the first time Lou stepped into the BuyMore. Aaaand And! He was the one who convinced me to inform you of my feelings." Chuck pulled away and regarded her with a grin.
"Fine!" She replied with a pout. "But you've got to know… I love Morgan. In my own way."
Chuck let a laugh and shook his head. "Want to get out of here? Looks like Casey's got everything under control."
Chuck and Sarah were walking on the bay walk with his hand around her shoulder while she half hugged him. They walked aimlessly, having no destination in general, just enjoying each other's presence.
Chuck suddenly stopped and looked at her. Sarah had a confused look on her face, which transformed into glee when Chuck sang to her softly.
"From the very start I'll be careful with your heart."
Sarah gave him a peck on his lips and sang, "… please be careful with my heart."