When me and Rafael entered the club, the first thing I saw was Pedro and the 'Mini-Macaws' dancing and messing around. Blu and Jewel were watching and laughing along. Then there was Nico who was also laughing and Brittany who was rolling her eyes.
Me and Rafael walked up to them.
"I'm glad everyone's here because im going to perform a song for my beautiful Brittany." Nico announced. I sighed. Of course. Nico then started to whistle a catchy tune. I stared in awe. If only he was doing that for me. He started to sing.
Wasn´t really thinking, wasn´t looking , wasn´t searching for an answer. In the I saw your face
Saw you looking at me, saw you peaking out from under the palm trees. Swaying in the breeze
I know that I´m feeling so much more than ever before. And so I´m giving more to you that I though I could do
Don´t know how it happened, don´t know why, but you don´treally need a reason. When the stars shineJust to fall in love
Made the love each other, made to be together for a life the sunshine. Flying in the sky
I know that I´m feeling so much more than ever before. And so I´m giving more to you that I though I could do
Now I know love is real. So when the sky high, as the angels try Letting you and I fly love.
When he finished singing, Brittany kissed him. Right in front of everyone, in front of me. Tears visibly ran down my face. Everyone must've noticed because they all started asking 'whats wrong? Are you okay? What happened?' Even Nico noticed. A look of concern crossed his face. Flaring with hurt and embarrassment I quickly flew out of the club. After what seemed like an hour of flying, I perched myself on the top of the Jesus statue. Even though I thought I was alone, I knew I wasn't.
"Rafael, go away." I sniffed.
"Look, I think I understand what's happening." He sat down next to me. I looked at him.
"What are you talking about?" Another tear escaped my eye.
"Tori, do you love Nico?" He asked gently. I sighed.
"Was it obvious?" I swallowed. He nodded.
"Well to me, everyone else was confused. Especially Nico. He wanted to come after you but Brittany wouldn't let him so I decided to come instead." He softly smiled at me.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be crying right now." I wiped another tear. He chuckled.
"Hey its not your fault, love can do anything to a person, even make them cry." he sighed "I think you should tell Nico the truth." Rafael looked at me.
"You think I should tell Nico that I love him, no way, one: he has a girlfriend, two: he doesn't like me back and it would be all embarrassing, three: he has a girlfriend." I emphasized the last word.
"Well its just a suggestion but hey, Carnival is tomorrow night." He said happily.
"Yeah." I tried to sound as happy as he did but failed. I looked out at the beautiful view.
"Well I say we go back to the Samba club so that you can sing your heart out and show that Brittany isn't the only Samba queen out there." Rafael jumped to his feet and did a flip off the Jesus statue. When he noticed I didn't follow, he flew back up by me. "Come on! Let's go!" He smiled. I just stared at him.
"Why does everyone want me to sing? I CAN'T SING! Never have, never will. Can't everyone just see that?" I sighed.
"Maybe everyone thinks you should sing because you have the heart." He saw my expression and continued. "Brittany can sing, but she doesn't have the heart, that's why she's not that good."
"Really 'cause she seemed pretty good to me." I said.
"Yeah but her song was about 'being too cool to talk to you', you're better than that. I believe you can sing a song that suits you. Like I always say, anyone can sing." he grinned.
"Yeah anyone can, that doesn't mean anyone should." I muttered. He rolled his eyes.
"Yeah but you should." this time he full out smiled and put a wing on my shoulder. I smiled back. The best thing about Rafael was that he always knew how to lift your mood. "Come on, let's go show that Brittany how to Samba." he stood up.
I nodded and followed him back to the Samba club. On the way back I thought about what to sing. Well Tori this is it! It's now or never. I closed my eyes and felt the cool breeze relax me. I will never get tired of the feeling I get when im flying. I smiled, and I didn't stop until I got to the club.
When we got to the club, we snuck around and entered in the back behind the stage. Rafael gave me the microphone.
"You ready?" He asked.
"Yeah, im ready." I smiled and gave him a hug.
"What was that for?"
"To thank you, for everything." I said. He smiled and winked and went to start the music. I took a deep breath. I peeked out from behind the side of the curtain and Nico and Brittany talking. When the music started I slowly walked onto the stage and started to sing.
I've always been the kind of girl That hid my face So afraid to tell the world What I've got to say
But I have this dream Right inside of me I'm gonna let it show, it's timeTo let you know To let you know This is real, this is me I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now Gonna let the light, shine on me Now I've found, who I am There's no way to hold it in No more hiding who I want to be This is me Do you know what it's like To feel so in the dark To dream about a life Where you're the shining sta rEven though it seems Like it's too far away I have to believe in myself It's the only way This is real, This is me I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now Gonna let the light, shine on me Now I've found, who I am There's no way to hold it in No more hiding who I want to be This is me You're the voice I hear inside my head The reason that I'm singin'I need to find you I gotta find you You're the missin' piece I need The song inside of me I need to find you I gotta find you This is me... This is me..You're the missing piece I need The song inside of me You're the voice I hear Inside my head The reason that I'm singin'There's no way to hold it in No more hiding who I want to be This is me.
When the music stopped, everyone in the club busted into cheers and applause. Everyone except Brittany, who was giving me a nasty glare. The sound of cheers overwhelmed me I looked around smiling as birds flapped up and down. I did it! I can't believe I actually sang in front of everyone, and they liked me. A feeling of delight washed over me. Jewel and Blu, The 'Mini-Macaws', Pedro, Rafael, and Nico came up to me and they all started talking a mile a minute. I couldn't tell what they were saying because they were all talking at once. I could only make out words like Amazing, great, awesome, rocked, super, and a bunch more.
"I can't believe I did it!" I yelled as I hugged Rafael. He smiled and hugged me back. I hugged everyone, I even got an awkward hug from Nico. It wasn't awkward hugging him, it was just awkward because Brittany was scowling at me the whole time.
"Uh Nico, can I talk to you outside for a second?" Brittany took Nico's wing and they walked outside.
"Uh-oh, looks like Nico got in trouble." Pedro laughed as we all watched them walk off.
When everything calmed down, I noticed Nico and Brittany were still outside. I decided to go see if everything was okay. When I exited the tarp I heard two voices.
"Look, Nico if you like her, then we can just break up." I heard Brittany say.
"No! I mean, I don't like her back. We're just friends okay? Nothing more. Tori's a nice girl but you're my girlfriend." Nico's voice cut right through me. The tears came again. This time, much, MUCH harder. Before I knew it I found myself flying away from the club again. The sadness turned into exhaustion real quick and I slumped myself on a branch. I could still see the club. But I was far enough so I wasn't able to see Brittany and Nico. I sighed. Nico doesn't like me. My thoughts droned on and on about Nico. When all of a sudden I heard someone behind me.
"Rafael, its nice that you worry about me but I just need to be left alone for a while." I sighed.
"Im not Rafael." A deep voice from behind me said. I gasped and turned around. What I saw was not what I expected. I saw a hawk. Not just any hawk. I knew this hawk.
"You! What are doing here?" I glared.
"We have unfinished business. You remember what you did when you got here?"
"Yeah, I accidentally broke one of your mate's eggs. I didn't mean to do it. But I should probably thank you for almost killing me because if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have met Nico and Pedro." I smirked.
"Look you little scamp, I was going to play nice bird with you but now its time for a little action." He yelled as he flew up in the air.
"Bring it on, hawk!" I flew up next to him, I wasn't gonna let him win. He chased me for a while. I was too fast for the hawk because he could never catch me in his grasp. I was about to fly him into a tree, but something went wrong. I started slowing down. why am I slowing down? Go faster. GO FASTER! But no matter how hard a tried it was too late. The hawk had me in his grasp. He squished me in his claw. I thought I was going to explode. All of a sudden I felt myself falling. I fell right into a bush. When I peeked out of the bush, I saw Rafael, Pedro, Blu, Jewel, and Nico all fighting the hawk. When I felt feathers on my back, I turned around ready to attack. Behind me stood three little blue Macaws. I laughed and hugged the 'Mini-Macaws'.
"How did you find me?" I asked them.
"We followed you when you left the club."
"When we saw you being attacked by the hawk,"
"We flew back and got the others."
I sighed in relief. "Thank you!" I hugged them again. Suddenly the hawk plummeted to the ground landing right next to us. I looked up and saw reassuring smiles from everyone. I laughed.
"Tori?" a familiar voice from behind me said. I stiffened and turned around.
"Dad?"
The songs were called Fly Love from Rio and This is me from Camp rock. :)
