AUTHOR'S NOTE: Prompt: Yuri is a very good singer and the school wants her to perform a solo at the school concert. Monika gives her just the push she needs to break from her comfort zone. {MoniYuri} - Me

Eheheh... I lied... Sorry, bit there probably won't be anything connected to the Valentine's Day prompt from last chapter... Unless you want some that is.

Also, Juniper is such a good song btw. Give it a listen, and yeah it's in Russian.

Anyway, guys plz leave a prompt… It's slow going without them… Please?

Ch 7 MoniYuri

"M-Monika, you know I-I can't sing in p-public… I-In front of so many p-people no less…" Yuri was a stuttering mess after she came back from her trip to the school administrative office. They had asked her to sing a solo at the upcoming school concert after a recommendation from the school choir director when she first heard her singing from the hallway of the third floor.

"Yuri, I know you have an amazing singing voice. There's no question about it. You're far better than a lot of other students I've heard over the years. Heck, you're far better than most of them combined." Monika had decided to try and get her to actually perform at the concert. She knew this would be good for both her social skills and her stagefright.

Yuri began playing with her hair like she always did when she was nervous, which was a lot of the time. Her gaze locked on the floor around the desk she sat in. Her book now discarded on the desktop as club had ended earlier and Monika got the two of them alone. It sounded like Yuri had tried to mumble some excuse about not singing on stage, but whatever that excuse was, Monika wasn't going to be having any of it.

Monika moved closer to the bookworm. Her whole body froze as she did so. Her anxiety went practically through the roof. A loving hand was placed on Yuri's shoulder. She melted in an instant at the calming touch.

"I know you have some things to sort out… Everyone does…" Monika's normal tone turned to a soft and comforting one. "If no one else thinks you can do this, then I will. I always will." Yuri had since stopped playing with her hair. She no longer needed to as the girl before her had a way of calming everything down wherever she went.

"I would honestly love to hear you sing, even if it's just once… I would practically do anything to hear you sing on stage at the concert."

Yuri gave a soft smile. She had thought about things during the conversation. It would help her anxiety by letting her do something she loved doing aside from reading of course. If she could make Monika happy, she could be happy to. Even if that meant going out on stage and singing in front of a few hundred people…

"I-I think I… Y-Yeah, I-I'm going to try… A-Any song in mind…?"

Monika brought up a lyric sheet to a song she knew Yuri would like. In fact, she adored this style of music.

"Jupiter… Prvrln? I-Is that a russian artist?"

Monika nodded. Yuri gave it a listen and loved it. It's flowing piano and underlying drum tones gave it a cool feel to it. She could obviously pronounce the words correctly too since that was one of her other languages aside from english and her native tongue of Japanese.

…

The concert was days away and the only thing on Yuri's mind was her song. She had memorized the lyrics and had gotten a confirmation from the school board so she could sing it. She was in bliss… Until the night actually came of course…

'Yuri, Just breathe. There's no need to be so worked up. You know this song by heart so all you have to do is sing your heart out~ And don't worry, You'll have us all right in the front row to cheer you on~'

Yuri was playing with her hair again. She was on the phone with Sayori, the one person that could make almost anyone happy again in an instant. She was happy she couldn't see the expression on her face...

It was almost time to go out on stage. "I have to go Sayori…"

'You'll do great, I just know it~'

With a deep breath, she walked out on stage. Sayori was right; she, Natsuki, and Monika were all sitting out in the front row. Natsuki was slumped back into her chair with her arms crossed in her typical tsundere manner. Sayori was beaming with a rather bright smile and Monika had the same smile she had always given Yuri. She mouthed the words 'You can do this, I know you can.' before the lights dimmed.

It was time. Her mind was screaming at her to run away, but her heart… Her heart was telling her to stay. For her friends that care so much about her, for her mother who actually took time off from work to come watch, and most importantly, for Monika. Monika, her biggest supporter. Her biggest "fan". The one person who actually convinced her to do this.

The love of her life.

Yuri closed her eyes, choosing to only picture Monika with her. She had sung before only her in the past so now should be no problem, right?

The foreign words flowed out like the words of her poems always did. The elegant tones and dynamics astounded the crowd. Those few minutes seemed to have lasted for a century to Yuri. And within that moment, she was free. Free to do what she wanted to. Free of the worry of her past self. Free of the trouble her father had left her and free to do whatever she set her mind to.

Free to love who she wanted to.

Of course, that moment couldn't last forever…

The crowd cheered as she opened her eyes. Everyone in the auditorium, including her mother and friends, all stood up and clapped. The smiles on their faces was overwhelmingly euphoric. It had been years since Yuri was able to smile like she was then.

What was odd though was, Monika wasn't there in the stands… Where was she? Did she go back stage?

Well, that was easily answered since she left for there after a few moments.

Monika pulled the taller girl into a warming embrace. The president was beaming from the amazing performance just given by her friend. After a few moments, the two broke apart.

"Yuri, that was amazing~" Monika had half a mind to kiss her, but quelled those thoughts. She could only smile and sing her praises, which only made the bookworm beam all the brighter.

Things would be perfect if it weren't for the tears welling in her eyes.

"Yuri…" Monika felt the tension rise between the two of them. What was going on?

Yuri looked down at her feet, tears now falling down her cheeks and hitting her footwear. Then, with a voice only the two of them could hear, she spoke. "... I can't thank you enough for e-encouraging me to do this, Monika…"

Yuri had then pulled Monika into another embrace, the latter's cheeks flushed almost matching the color of her coat. "You always so me so much praise, even when I don't deserve it… I-I love that about you… Heck, I love everything about you…" That was all Monika needed.

Tears now running down her own cheeks, Monika went for the taller girl's lips. The sheer surprise flustered her even more.

"Yuri, You did so goo… d… Eheheh…"

The two did not break, even after Sayori and Natsuki caught them. "Ew… Get a room you two…"

Neither party cared that they had been caught. They were living in pure bliss of each other. They both went home hand in hand.

Footnote: AHHHHHHH! Guys help... Prompts are so hard to come up with even on my good writing days... Just leave it in the reviews if you want a prompt written~ I'll be sure to leave your username in the author's note section~

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