Chapter 10; Music Speaks When Words Fail Us
Soon enough Jarvis came through the speakers in everyone room waking everyone up for breakfast. Even though it was nearly 2pm everyone needed the extra sleep from the party last night.
Riley woke up startled and looked around before remembering where she was and laid back in bed with a smile. She cuddled up under her blanket and closed her eyes remembering the kiss she shared with Bruce. It was perfect, but due to her personality she decided it was best to go about as if it didn't happen. It was a drunk fling after all. Nothing more, besides she didn't want another relationship. She was never good at them and after her last she couldn't bare to hurt another person.
Bruce sat on the end of his bed knowing the kiss was a mistake. He couldn't dare bring her close, he would just hurt her.. He couldn't control the other guy all the time and he dare not put her in that situation. Even though he knew she could take care of herself if it ever came to that. But he didn't ever want it to come to that. Besides its was just a drunken kiss, it meant nothing. But yet, he couldn't get her off his mind. He tried to forget it as he got dressed and headed to the kitchen where he found everyone slowly walking in tired and more hung over. Pepper was cooking breakfast with the help of Thor. Which was quite interesting to say the least.
Bruce sat next to Tony with a smile as tony hung his head in his hands wearing sunglasses clearly regretting last night. Tony glanced up to see his friend before whispering.
"So did anything happen last night?" He raised an eye brow removing his sun glasses.
Bruce, with a light shade of pink dusted on his cheeks, simply shook his head no before smiling. "It wasn't anything Tony. We were drunk that's all. Besides I need to get back to work after breakfast." Pepper put a cup of coffee in front of him and he nodded a soft smile before sipping it.
Meanwhile Riley was still laying in bed when Jarvis came back over the intercom in her room.
"Ms. Wilson, you are the only one not up are you feeling okay?" the british robot voice spoke.
"I'm fine Jarvis, could you do me a favor?" she called out to the ceiling.
"anything Ms. Wilson."
"Can you play a song for me to get ready to?"
"Of course, what song would you like Ms. Wilson?"
"Better than I know myself by Adam Lambert please."
"Yes Ms. Wilson." Jarvis spoke before the track started playing.
Riley smiled as she got out of bed throwing the covers over the bed. She smiled and walked over to wearing someone must of laid out clothes for her. Probably Pepper she thought. She smiled looking at the tee shirt and pair of jeans. It was clearly something Riley would wear and she thanked Pepper. She looked in the mirror as her body since she had slept in her bra and underwear. She fixed her hair a moment before frowning. She always thought she was too big. Maybe it was just the way she saw herself. She walked from the mirror and sung out wrapping herself in the blanket.
"Cold as ice
And more bitter than a December
Winter night
That's how I treated you
And I know that I
I sometimes tend to lose my temper
And I cross the line
Yeah that's the truth"
She smiled and stood on the bed with a smile and started pretending she was giving her own private concert. She smile and quickly grabbed her phone using it as a mic as she still had the blanket around her.
"I know it gets hard sometimes
But I could never
Leave your side
No matter what I say"
She jumped off the bed and dropped the blanket and started to spin around the room before sliding on the Panic! At the disco shirt. She was pleased to see that Pepper liked the music she did. The shirt was big, must have been Tonys? She shrugged before singing out loud and jumpped back on the bed jamming out.
"Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now,
But I really need you near me to
Keep my mind off the edge
If I wanted to leave I would have left by now
But you're the only one that knows me
Better than I know myself"
She smiled and jumpped of the bed dancing around the small room. She was smiling and being silly before laughing as she sang into her mirror. She put her hand onto the mirror and smiled before turning away from it and walking across the room to the bath room in the room.
"All along
I tried to pretend it didn't matter
If I was alone
But deep down I know
If you were gone
For even a day I wouldn't know which way to turn
Cause I'm lost without you"
She smiled and walked into the bathroom fining a brush and brushed her hair singing to herself in the mirror as if she was in a music video. Soon she sat on the sink just cleaning the makeup off her face. She smiled and brushed her hair before throwing it into a bun. She jumped off the sink and walked back into the room.
"I know it gets hard sometimes
But I could never
Leave your side
No matter what I say"
She threw her phone onto the bed and smiled before getting her pants on and singing more. She smiled and laid on the bed a moment sing out to her hearts content.
Everyone was wondering where Riley was so they sent Jasper to go find her. Most cause he was the most awake. He walked to her room hearing her singing and smiled before opening the door with a smile. He looked at her before singing out with her as she stopped and looked at him.
"Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now,
But I really need you near me to
Keep my mind off the edge
If I wanted to leave I would have left by now"
She smiled seeing him smile and stood up singing with him as she danced around. He smiled and played the air guitar. As they sang together.
"But you're the only one that knows me
Better than I know myself"
She smiled and grabbed her phone using it as a mic. She couldn't believe she was jamming out with this stranger. But hell they both were comfortable with each other and it was rather amazing. Jasper smiled and made little stars appear as the music softened.
"I get kind of dark
Let it go too far
I can be obnoxious at times
But try and see my heart
Cause I need you now
So don't let me down
You're the only thing in this world
I would die without"
Then it turned into a full out little light show while they acted in there own little world.
"Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now,
But I really need you near me to
Keep my mind off the edge
If I wanted to leave I would have left by now
But you're the only one that knows me
Better than I know myself"
Got onto the bed and were jumping as they sung out even louder everyone clearly hearing them and coming to investigate. They stood in the door way as Jasper and Riley faded each other singing with each other and sounded rather good. They were still in there own little world. Bruce felt a pang of jealousy in his chest but choose to not mind it.
"Cause if I wanted to go I would have gone by now" Jasper sung out with a smile looking at her as she quickly knew what to do..
"Gone by now" She hit a high note perfectly making the song sound even better
"But I really need you near me to" He smiled before pulling out his own phone to use it as a mic
"Near me" She hit a longer note it still following the song.
"Keep my mind off the edge"
"Off the edge"
"If I wanted to leave I would have left by now" He smiled before seeing everyone out of the corer of his eye but kept singing anyway
"Left by now"
"But you're the only one that knows me"
"Only one that knows meeee" She closed her eyes hitting the note with a smile as she met Jaspers eyes.
"Better than I know myself" He sung out softly before jumping off the bed.
"Better than I know myself!" She closed her eyes and hit a high long note acing it perfectly as the music slowly faded so did her voice. She smiled and saw everyone standing in the door way before turning bright red and quickly getting of the bed and looking to Jasper who did a little bow as everyone clapped.
Riley just stood there shyly and blushed glancing down, she didn't know why she was being so shy. She sang for a living you think this wouldn't phase her. I guess it just being in front of people she really knew made it worst. She hugged Jasper before quickly moving past everyone to the kitchen. She glanced back and met Bruces eyes before she blushed harder and glanced away before nearly running into a walk. She quickly ran to the kitchen and leaned against the fridge with a huge smile on her face. But she shook it off before pouring herself a cup of coffee as everyone filed back into the kitchen to finish there breakfast.