A/N:^^ isn't this great? i said today would be a double update and here it is !!! ;) i love your reviews thanks, they inspire me and I'm working really hard with the grammar so there will hopefully be less mistakes =)
oh and as a note, please when the lyrics appear; search the song, listen it and try to imagine them singing it as you please, i personally don't describe the scene much so you can imagine it as you like ^^ but please PLEASE, listen it =) makes it better
[STORY BELONGS TO ME, CHARACTERS BELONG TO TETSUYA NOMURA-SQUARE ENIX]
Chapter 11: What we've got
Choosing songs was easier than I thought. As Marluxia searched on-line for good groups and the most popular songs in parties and such, Zexion and I listened to the radio as much as we could; taking note of the most played songs. Just to be sure that we knew all the popular ones. The radio became our best friend.
Demyx was the one in charge of the instruments. He got the scripts of the songs we gave him; adjusting them so we could play them. He was also buying microphones and cables and a lot of weird shit I didn't know anything about.
Larxene, though, had the 'job' to plan Roxas' wedding. She was always in a rush, searching for the dress, for napkins, ribbons, balloons and what not. I can't say she thought of it as a job; it looked like she was rather enjoying it. However, every time she asked for my advice I would tell her I didn't give a shit. And it was damn true. I mean, I don't care if the wedding's color theme is blue or aqua. I was just willing to go and sing cuz this meant a lot to my friends and it was a really great opportunity to get back to Roxas that I was not gonna let pass. So she just ignored my glared and decided by herself at the end.
Three weeks went by quickly that way. We barely noticed it; we got together every day in the same room to 'practice', though most of the times it was Demyx and Zexion writing down and modifying the scripts; Marluxia recording soundtracks in his keyboard and Larxene and I choosing and organizing the songs and studying the lyrics.
It was December. We five were in the room as always, but then Demyx took his sitar and started to play some weird tune. It sounded different, though, so I took my earphones off and went to him with Larxene following behind. "What'd you did to it?"
"oh, heh well Marluxia, Zexy and I were wondering if we could use a program we found on the Internet to make it sound like 'recorded'; that's actually what we've been doing this past week or so. Wanna try?"
"Huh… sure,"
"Which song?"
"How 'bout the one I was listening just now huh? It was When I'm Gone by Three Doors Down"
"Yes, Mar, you ready? Remember it, right?"
"Of course silly," They started to play. First it was a quiet rhythm, and then it was my cue to start singing… (A/N)
"There's another world inside of me that you may never see,
There're secrets in this life that I can't hide,
Somewhere in this darkness there's a light that I can't find,
Maybe it's too far away…
Or maybe I'm just blind…
Or maybe I'm just blind…
So hold me when I'm here
Right me when I'm wrong
Hold me when I'm scared
And love me when I'm gone
Everything I am and everything in me,
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be,
I'll never let you down even if I could,
I'd give up everything if only for your good,
So hold me when I'm here
Right me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared
You won't always be there
So love me when I'm gone
Love me when I'm gone…"
It sounded so good; like if it had been recorded or something. Demyx was sure a hacker and all. Not like he would admit it, but still, he was extremely intelligent.
They laughed and so did I. It sounded great like, like a real band, we were great and were suregonna pass the exam to have the license.
And from there on we practiced all the songs we had chosen. Larxene and I were the main singers, but the guys learned the lyrics just listening to us singing the same song more than five times in a row. Kairi was also there, qualifying our performs and laughing at our mistakes. And when I say 'from there on', I mean a week or so, the Friday of the next week was our appointment to go and have the exam.
It was simple. Just go to some place, sing some songs for some people and go. Yes absolutely simple. But when you're in this white room, with a mirror in front of you, behind which you know there are people watching your every move, and with lights so high you want to close your eyes, it's really not so simple to stay calm.
I glanced to my left where Demyx was standing with his sitar in his hands. We had the program installed and ready, Zexion, Demyx, Marluxia and even Larxene were ready and in their places.
But was I ready? No. no I wasn't cuz if we failed it meant the only chance I had to make Roxas mine would be screwed. And I would disappoint all my friends and my family and oh my god my hands were shaking!
"Axel, relax, it's simple" Larxene whispered to me. She smiled and cleared her throat. She was wearing a short black dress with white laces. She had black, short gloves and her hair straight and done with a black flower. She looked gorgeous. And she looked ready for everything, and I wasn't.
Hell, even the guys looked ready. We four were wearing tuxedos, though the ties' colors were different. And when I say different I mean: Demyx yellow, Zexion purple, Marluxia pink and I red.
We looked ready. And I assure you the three judges behind the big mirror were damn aware of that.
So if they had the notion we were ready, why not to really be so? After all this was just a test, and yes we had to pass it but we could always go somewhere else, or try again, right? There was really no pressure. If I imagined this was the wedding and I was singing the songs to Roxas this'd be easier. Hell I was ready.
The test was like this. Above the mirror was a little screen. The judges would write the name of a song and the artist and we would have to play it. They'd qualify creativeness, swiftness, control, voice and that shit. The only thing I had to do was sing and move as we had rehearsed it.
We were waiting for the name of the song… someone started to tap their shoe on the floor. Now I was ready, but nervous. Suddenly the screen turned on and there we could read:
Chris Daughtry – Gone
Immediately we started to play and I grabbed the microphone waiting for my cue to start singing…
"Feeling like this could only mean
I'm sinking
Feeling like this could only mean
I'm sinking
Well, I'm sinking, pull me up,
Every time I see your clothes scattered out on the floor,
I say I thought you would be home,
You said you never would be gone,
Every time I see the light not burning on the porch,
I say I thought you would be home,
You said you never would be gone,
But you are… you are.
Feeling overwhelmed, I take a dive
To a once overfilled but now empty place to hide,
The day you turned on me is the day I dies,
And I've forgotten what it's like,
And how it feels to be alive,
Every time I see your clothes scattered out on the floor,
I say I thought you would be home,
You said you never would be gone,
Every time I see the light not burning on the porch,
I say I thought you would be home,
You said you never would be gone,
Reach up to the sky,
When nothing seems to go right,
When nothing seems to go right for me
Every time I see your clothes scattered out on the floor,
I say I thought you would be home,
You said you never would be gone,
Every time I see the light not burning on the porch,
I say I thought you would be home,
You never would be gone
I tough you would be home
You said you never would be gone,
But you are…"
As the song ended I turned around and smiled to my team. Yes! It had come out so good! And my voice really did sound so cool.
I didn't lose any other precious seconds and turned regarding myself for I had been pacing through the song. Five pairs of eyes were glued to the screen waiting for the next song the be showed, then…
Christina Aguilera – Pero me Acuerdo de Ti
It was a song for a girl. Larxene came beside me and put a hand on my shoulder as if saying 'don't worry I've got this one covered'. Good thing she knew the lyrics cuz I would have ruined everything if I had to sing it by myself…
"Ahora que ya mi vida se encuentra normal,
Que tengo en casa a quien sueña con verme llegar,
Ahora puedo decir que me encuentro de pie,
Ahora que me va muy bien,
Ahora que con el tiempo logré superar,
A aquel amor que por poco me llega a matar,
Ahora ya, ahora ya, no hay más dolor, no hay más dolor,
Ahora al fin, vuelvo a ser yo,
Pero me acuerdo de ti y otra vez pierdo la calma,
Pero me cuerdo de ti y se me desgarra el alma,
Pero me acuerdo de ti y se borra mi sonrisa,
Pero me acuerdo de ti y mi mundo se hace trisas.
Ahora que mi futuro comienza a brillar,
Ahora que me han devuelto la seguridad,
Ahora ya, ahora ya, no hay más dolor, no hay más dolor,
Ahora al fin, vuelvo a ser yo,
Pero me acuerdo de ti y otra vez pierdo la calma,
Pero me cuerdo de ti y se me desgarra el alma,
Pero me acuerdo de ti y se borra mi sonrisa,
Pero me acuerdo de ti y mi mundo se hace trisas.
Pero me acuerdo de ti…
Pero me acuerdo de ti y se me desgarra el alma,
Oh pero me acuerdo de ti, mi sonrisa,
Pero me acuerdo de ti, mi mundo trisas,
Pero me acuerdo de ti…
Pero me acuerdo de ti, oh pero me, pero me, pero me, pero me acuerdo de ti…"
It wasn't hard remembering the lyrics. It's like if they just came out of our mouths naturally. Larxene was so into the song it looked it wasn't hard for her either. We were all natural. And the judges had to see it.
After Larxene's performance and listening to her voice I suddenly became more confident, hell, if she could sing like that I could sing too. Heh, but what neither of us expected was the next song…
Cascada – Can't Stand it
We hadn't rehearsed that song! And I refer to Larxene and me; we didn't know the lyrics, we listened to it a few times and all and I knew Demyx had the soundtrack recorded in his laptop. But we needed the vocal, too.
Suddenly Marluxia started the rhythm, obviously trying to break the icy silence in the room. And just in cue a girly voice came from somewhere in the room…
"I'm just a girl,
I'm innocent come take my hand
I'll show you the world of my own,"
Both Larxene and I turned to the doorway where Kairi was standing and singing. She had Larxene's same outfit and she started to walk-dance into the room. She winked at us and we made her room to be between us. Kairi then started to sing more energetically using Larxene's microphone and I could notice Marluxia had turned the volume up. Larxene and I stared at Kairi and then shuddered. She knew the lyrics! And damn my little sister knew how to move!
"…You're just a boy,
Who makes me weak, who takes my sleep
I need you to dance the night away,
I can't stand it anymore now baby
The music makes me feel so crazy
So come on and take my hand
And I'll show you the way to dance
And again and again
I need that feeling
Cuz baby I know I'm not dreamin'
So come on and take my hand
And I'll show you Promised Land…"
I helped her to perform, the lyrics fit. And the people in there didn't know she was my sister. So I danced around her and she got the drift and started to hop with me.
"I'm just a girl,
I'm innocent come take my hand
I'll show you the world of my own…"
Making faces and motioning with her hands. Moving her hips and shaking her head now and then, she made the mood in the room, Larxene helped her after some time with the chorus, and it did turn out great. I was sogonna thank Kairi.
"You're just a boy,
Who makes me weak, who takes my sleep
I need you to dance the night away,
I can't stand it anymore now baby
The music makes me feel so crazy
So come on and take my hand
And I'll show you the way to dance
And again and again
I need that feeling
Cuz baby I know I'm not dreamin'
So come on and take my hand
And I'll show you Promised Land."
The song ended and we all clapped to her. She hadn't been part of the group and hadn't rehearsed with us but she did it pretty good. And we would have failed the test if she hadn't come to save us.
"That was awesome" spoke Larxene smiling at her. She just giggled in response and turned to me.
"Looks like I'm part of the group now" she announced.
"Hell you are!" spoke Demyx joining in the clapping.
It didn't last much, though, cuz the screen illuminated again and we had to turn to our places. Kairi would be of so much help cuz, in some songs, Larxene's voice had to adjust, but now we had Kairi. And she could help with chorus too.
After two hours of singing different songs from Linkin Park to Daddy Yankee, they came out of the door beside the mirror and smiled. They were two guys and one woman. The lady had long chocolate hair and the guys were bald twins.
They came to us; we six panting because of the effort. She gave us our license with three signs. It was so good to finally have it. Since we started to play the first song I already knew we would get it. So it wasn't much of a surprise. However, it was really nice of them to change the number of integrants in the band to six…
"Thanks, Kairi" I said when we were in the car on our way back to the house.
"Don't mention it, though, you'll have to take me to Los Angeles with you now"
"I wouldn't survive without you"
She was an essential part of the band now. And her voice had been the best gift of all. She had been in so many ballet studios that she danced like an angel or something; our show would be better even with her help.
Once we got to my house, Larxene started to call a lot of people. I asked Demyx and Zexion if they knew who was she dialing to but they didn't know either.
"It's very good news, I had to tell everyone we made it"
"And who is 'everyone' exactly?"
"-Cloud, Wakka, Leon, Sephirot, Cid, Yuffie, Aerith, Tifa, Tidus, Sora, Riku, Selfie, Olette, Pence, Hayner, Seifer, Vivi, Ansem, Vexen, Xigbar, Xaldin, Luxord, Saïx, Xemnas-"
"Whoa wait there, did you just say Leon? Olette? Saïx?"
"…yes, huh actually Demyx helped me get their numbers cuz, since they're in L.A I thought they could help us with the arrangements for the party and… Axel don't give me that look, its okay I've got everything under control"
"B-but Olette!?"
"Yes she's pretty damn smart. She knew you liked Roxas but never said anything. And now she and her friends are helping us, well, more like you. Isn't this great?"
"What?"
"Everyone is coming, I mean, since I'm the maid of honor I'm in charge of everything, which means I can invite whomever I want. So I just invited people that could, you know, help us out"
"Larx, please tell me now whois going to that party, I need mental preparation" She sighed and turned around, entering her room. The guys and I stood in the living room. Marluxia had turned the TV on somewhere during our conversation, and Demyx was eating popcorn now with my sister beside him.
Moments later she came back with a paper in her hands and started reading it, skipping names she didn't think would be a problem to me.
"…mmmh, Oh my parents…"
"What!?"
"Yes, look they're 'young', and they know the entire story upside down and are willing to help, so why not? John likes you a lot"
"Yes your dad is great and all but these are my love issues"
"Oh shut up, I know you'll be thankful, mmmh let's see… oh Naminé's parents…"
"No way!"
"Hahaha you speak like a girl Ax and its okay they are aware of everything and they think their daughter is a bitch too! Isn't that like, awesome?"
"Gosh Larx, why don't you invite Roxas' parents, too?"
"I already sent the invitation"
"What!? It was just a saying!"
"But they are on your side! I mean ourside, they knew Roxas and you had something special and they want what's best for their son. You know Cathy better than me and won't deny she's crazy. She even threatened me if I didn't make Roxas and Naminé brake up!"
"This can't be…"
"Heh it isn't that bad…let's see… who else…" She murmured to herself reading down the paper with all the names written on it. It looked like everyone's parents would be there, 'Supporting' me. Speaking of which…
"Larx, is my mom invited?"
She looked up at me and then grinned, seconds passed and she started to laugh. "Hahaha silly of course she's going. Do you seriously believe she'd miss something like this?"
"Whatever, I just want to know how this we'll pull through"
"Our plan is perfect, you don't have to worry. We now have to rehearse and try to give our best to give a great show in front of our friends…"
A/N: Sorry if i didn't translate the song by Christina aguilera, but as i said it is better in Spanish, i can't ruin it with my translation so please search it or try your best and understand it as it is. ^^
the songs are not mine, will never be and they're
When I'm Gone by 3 Doors Grace
Gone by Chris Daughtry
Pero me Acuerdo de Ti by Christina Aguilera
Can't Stand It by Cascada
^^ muajajaja I'm eviil :D