Ok, well I had two songs picked out, but since only two of my judges responded in time, and each picked a different song, I chose this one by Lifehouse. It's called Fool.
Thanks to EveryBookHasItsMiracle, BoredHpfan, bellechat, princess cuties, aprilrainer15, and Pouring.My.Heart.Out. xJul for reviewing!
Disclaimer: Ok I need to go shopping this weekend, and maybe I'll stop in to the Rights to TV Shows store. But also, maybe not.
Man I hope she's watching. Well, then again, if she's not, than I have no risk of looking like a fool… I mean idiot. With what I'm about to do, it's definitely gonna be foolish.
It was fifty fifty. She was in school, but right now was homeroom. And Mr. Correlli was obsessed with me. I guess you never know.
So after my chickening out on Easter (no pun intended) I've decided a new approach. Chad says I'm 'serenading' her. I say that's a load of bull from the 16th century. I'm just singing a kind of love song I wrote in order to win her over. Oh God I am serenading her.
Oh well. If it works then I'm all for it! I've been working on this song for weeks. I almost died! It was pure torture, trying to put my feelings down in a way that rhymes. I even had to call Hannah Montana to help me. She seemed kinda spaced, like she didn't wanna hear about my attempt at a song. Weird.
The song ended up not rhyming all that much, but Hannah said that was ok. Not every song has to rhyme. Just as long as it fits the beat and the tempo. So, that's what I did. I've always been good on Garage Band, so I just made the background music on there and then fit the lyrics with it.
This morning I'd taken my sweet time finding the perfect outfit. If she was gonna be watching, I wanted to look my best.
First I grabbed my dark gray Douglas Mountain tee from Abercrombie with the letters A&E in yellow across the left shoulder. I decided against the sweater/blazer look I usually sported and instead went with a shirt.
I switched over to my American Eagle wardrobe and went for the yellow Eagle Signature button-up shirt and rolled the sleeves up to my elbows. I left the top half of the buttons undone. I then grabbed a pair of AE Rustic Destroyed Wash jeans and some gray AE old school sneakers. Yes, I know the clothes' names by heart. I'm such a girl.
Now I was on the Wake Up, It's Wendy show. It was about to start in a few minutes. First we were gonna talk about Zombie High, then Middle School, and then I was gonna premiere my song. Yes, all in one talk show! Stay tuned…
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"Ok class, today we're having a special treat! We're gonna watch Jake Ryan on the Wake Up, It's Wendy show," Mr. Correlli announced in homeroom. It's the first of April, and our school takes that very seriously. So it was only natural for the whole class to groan at his pathetic attempt at a prank.
"Come on Mr. Correlli! You gotta do better than that!" I whined. A few students nodded and mumbled their agreement.
"What, oh no! This isn't a prank! No, I'm serious." And as an attempt to convince us, he turned on the TV and flipped through the channels til he reached the one he wanted. I, as well as a few others, rolled their eyes.
But we were all shocked when Jake appeared on the screen next to Wendy. First they started talking about his TV show; BORING! I basically zoned out during this part.
"So Jake, it's become well known that you now go to public school. Tell us what that's like."
"It's great Wendy. I've made a ton of new friends!" Jake answered ecstatically.
"So, any girls at that school caught your eye?" she asked with a prying tone. I noticed his face start to turn red.
"Well, there is this one girl," he admitted, suddenly appearing shy. Ah ha! So this 'Candy' girl DOES go to Sea View!
"Ooh, tell us about her!" Wendy demanded, quite intrigued.
"Well, I wrote her this song that kind of ties in with today." I was all ears. He'd called me, as Hannah, to ask for my help in writing a song, and I'm guessing this is it.
"Well then, let's hear it!"
He handed a disc, which he told Hannah that he was putting the background music on, to one of the stage managers and then stepped up to the mike.
Slowly, an acoustic guitar started over her surround sound. Then, some upbeat drums came in. Jake started singing shortly after.
Seems my own arrogance
Has knocked me off my feet again
Well ya know I'm crawling to you
As fast as I can
First teach me to walk
And then I'll learn to dance for you
Like an, honest clumsy clown
Tripping along the way
I laughed, thinking back to a few weeks ago when I'd caught him attempting to dance after school. Jackson had been late picking me up and I was waiting in the hallway. I'd immediately broke out laughing, which then caused the movie star to turn a deep shade of red.
Cause I am reaching for you
But my arms aren't long enough
And I am running to you
If I could go a little faster
And I am crying to you
But I can't hear my own voice
And I am waiting for you
And trying not to fall asleep now
I thought this bridge was a little funny and VERY over dramatic. But whatever works for him.
Cause I'm clumsily dancing away this fear
And I'm stumbling closer to you
And I'm tumbling over my pride
I will be a fool
For you
Wow, this girl has him hooked bad. I saw Chad, Jake's best friend, was sneaking glances at me and smirking. That is, until I saw him looking. In which case his head'd snap back to the TV. What a freak!
What are you thinking
As you look down on me
Are you frustrated
With my inconsistency
Or intrigued
That I can find the will
To get back on board
Maybe all this is simply amusing
I actually did find this amusing, and the song wasn't even for me; I think. With Jake you could never be too sure. Actors!
He repeated the bridge, and then the chorus twice. Then he added in a nice long instrumental solo. And then it was the chorus again. I have this weird feeling that the girl this was written for is closer than I think. But who could she be? And more importantly… Why do I care?!
Oh yeah, because ever since I found out that he was probably my secret admirer on Valentine's Day, I've been secretly crushing on him. But he's more than likely moved on to another girl. A strange and unpleasant feeling erupted in the pit of my stomach at that idea.
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I arrived back at school just before lunch. Classes were emptying, and when I entered the building everyone stopped and clapped. I pasted on my 'red carpet' smile and waved my hands.
"Great song Jake!" a girl said flirtatiously as she walked past.
"Thanks."
"Who's it for?" one guy from the football team asked. That got everyone's interest. They were all asking who I'd written that song for.
"Uh, I um, uh…"
"Ok, students break it up! You only have a half hour for lunch and you've already wasted nearly ten minutes of it!" Ms. Jerkins ushered all the kids away from me. That was the first time I've ever been happy to see her.
A lump caught in my throat when I saw Miley walking my way. I swiftly ran my fingers through my golden hair before she got any closer. I turned around and opened my locker, acting as though a pretty girl wasn't coming over to probably bug me about who I wrote the song for. Jeez these people are so nosy!
"Hey Jake!" she sing-songed, rocking back and forth from her heels to her toes; her hands gripping eachother behind her back. "Great show! Mr. Correlli let us watch it in homeroom," she explained smiling brightly. Her smiles were so contagious I couldn't help but smile back. Even though I knew what was coming next.
"So, great song. Who's it for?" she casually asked.
"How did I know this was coming?" I looked at the ceiling, pretending not to be addressing anyone in particular. "Miley, I told you last week that it's a secret."
"But I'm really good at secret-keeping," she persisted. Then, in an undertone that I probably wasn't supposed to hear she added, "Trust me."
"What was that?" I asked, just to get her flustered.
"Nothing!" she answered almost right after the question had left my mouth. "Please?!"
"Nope." For effect, I did the lock-and-key motion over my mouth.
She glared at me and crossed her arms over her chest. Even when she's angry she manages to look adorable. How does she do it?!
I shut my locker door. I rolled my eyes and turned to her now pleading face. Her pleading angelic face. My walls were slowly crumbling. I was caught between a rock and a hard place.
"Ok, her name rhymes with smiley," I hinted. Way to go Ryan! While you're at it, you should just come right out and say that your first kiss was with her in the limo! Now THAT would be embarrassing.
To my surprise, I looked over to see her pacing in a circle, slowly tapping her finger on her chin; a pondering look written out across her face.
"Oh, I got it!" She stopped walking and faced me, snapping her fingers and pointing victoriously at the ceiling. "It's Riley Simons, in our geology class! Right?"
"No." I did not come this far just to lie to her. She was gonna figure it out and go back to shunning me whether she liked it or not!
"Hmm, smiley, smiley, smiley, hmm." She'd gone back to her previous routine and my jaw dropped in disbelief. Was she really that blind?
"Hey Miley, do you have the history notes?" John Hastings asked.
"Nope, sorry," she replied, momentarily stopping in her tracks.
"Oh, later Miley." He waved, heading off to the lunchroom. Good thing I ate at the set. I was concerned for Miley though.
Her eyes widened as she turned back to me. Well, she finally got it. Ok, brace yourself. Out of nowhere, Miley started laughing hysterically. This really confused me. And kind of angered me. She was laughing at me having feelings for her! How rude! So much for Southern hospitality.
"Uh, something funny?"
"You almost had me going there for a moment," she uttered between laughter. Now I was completely lost.
"What?"
"Yeah, trying to throw me off by saying you had feelings for me! Good one. I'll say, it takes a lot to fool me. I guess this is your holiday." She had calmed down. But I decided to go with it. Anything from making a bigger fool of myself.
"Uh, r-right! Yeah, um, April Fool's Day! You shoulda seen your face!"
"It's not THAT funny," she grumped, back in her attractive pouty look.
"Ok," I agreed in a disbelieving tone. Together we walked off to lunch.
"But I will figure it out, Jake," she threatened.
"Whatever you say Miley."
Ok, so how was it? Longer than the last one, at least. And in case you didn't catch that before, the song is Fool by Lifehouse. Please review! Oh, and if anyone could tell me what Arbor Day's about. And no, not just saying it's a holiday about trees. I mean detail! Especially if you want an update BEFORE Mother's day.
Luv Wendy! :)(: