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I may as well have broken down and cried along with half the theater, because it was definitely the cutest thing to watch little Ellie walk up to the stage slowly and cautiously. I wanted to go awwweee! The weirdest part, she is not even my full sister. She is my half sister and I felt a little weird showing this much care for her.
Her hair was different from before and so were her clothes. She had her hair pulled down in a loose braid and she had on shorts, black flats and a green t-shirt. Her being only nine made it that much more adorable.
She walked right to center stage and Apollo handed her the mic. He squeezed her shoulder lightly then left the stage to her.
For a second I thought she was going to run off the stage but someone caught her eye in the stands and she smiled with her bright white teeth.
"I am going to sing, Beautiful." She said with confidence. "By Christina Aguilera."
I smiled and bit my lip, waiting for her to start. Every day is so wonderful I am beautiful no matter what they say
And suddenly, it's hard to breath
Now and then, I get insecure
From all the pain, I'm so ashamed
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down Ohh, nooo
So don't you bring me down today
"You never told me Ellie could sing like that!" Katie exclaimed next to me.
Mmmm Ohh To all your friends, you're delirious
So consumed in all your doom, Ohh
Tryin' hard to fill the emptiness
The piece is gone left the puzzle undone
Is That the way it is?
"Lindy!" Annabeth hissed. "Where did that come from?" I responded by shushing her.
You are beautiful no matter what they say (No matter what we do) (And everywhere we go) 'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring you down
Oh no, 'cause you are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring you down, Oh no
So don't you bring me down today...
No matter what we do
(No matter what we say)
No matter what we say
(We're the song inside the tune) Ohh yeahhh (full of beautiful mistakes)
And everywhere we go
(The sun will always shine)
Sun will always, always, shine
To my surprise a few kids joined in on this last verse. It sounded like a perfect harmony done by a group with Ellie singing lead.
Yes, words won't bring us down, oh no Ohhh Yeahhh Don't you bring me down, today... Heyy, eee, heyy, ohh Don't you bring me down... today...
We are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring us down, oh no
So don't you bring me down today
Everyone clapped very loudly and cheers that seemed to go on forever. I really don't blame them. She is nine years old with the best voice imaginable. The only thing was that Aphrodite shook her head disapproving the message of the song, but still smiled and clapped.
Connor leaned in to me and whispered. "That happened all because of you." I elbowed him lightly as I blushed.
"No." I said. "She did that all herself. I gave her a little boost of confidence."
Ellie came running up the side stairs and slid past Annabeth, then Percy, and then Connor to give me a hug. She threw her arms around me.
"Thank you." she said happily and then walked over to the where the Ares cabin was sitting and sat with Justin. He said something to her, and she punched him in the chest softly while blushing.
"And now," Apollo said. "We have the one the only, War god himself." He paused and we all looked at my father eyebrows raised. "Please put your hands together for Ares! And it took me a lot to get him up here so clap."
We all clapped for the war god, and he grumpily walked onto the stage.
He just twisted his finger to the DJ and they pressed the play button already knowing the song her was going to sing.
All I do is win, win, win no matter what
Got money on mind, I can never get enough
And every time I step up in the building
Everybody hands go up
"What song is this?" I asked Katie. She shrugged. Travis rolled his eyes at us both.
"It's All I do is Win by DJ Kaled." he said.
And they stay there, and they say "yeah," and they stay there Luda, Ludacris goin' in on the verse I never went nowhere And I'm on this foolish track, so I spit my foolish flows Can't never count me out, y'all better count me in All I do is win, win, win no matter what And they stay there, and they say "yeah," and they stay there Swerving in my lolo, head on the swivel Tell Khaled back it up, my niggas call me Loco We come together holding hands and holla "thug life" All I do is win, win, win no matter what And they stay there, and they say "yeah," and they stay there Heat in the kitchen, pot on the stove I hung with the worst of 'em Don't mess with us, we like the you in the 80's Time and time again while I'm sipping on this gin All I do is win, win, win no matter what And they stay there, and they say "yeah," and they stay there
Up, down, up, down, up, down
'Cause all I do is win, win, win
And if you goin' in, put your hands in the air, make 'em stay there
'Cause I never been defeated, and I won't stop now
Keep your hands up, put 'em in the sky
For the homies that didn't make it and the folks locked down
But they saying Luda's back
Blame it on that Conjure
The hood call it Ludayac
My hands go up and down like strippers' booties go
My verses still be serving, tight like a million virgins
Last time on a Khaled remix, now I'm on the original version
Got twenty bank accounts, accountants count me in
Make millions every year, the South's champion
'Cause all I do, all I, all I, all I
Got money on mind, I can never get enough
And every time I step up in the building
Everybody hands go up
Up, down, up, down, up, down
'Cause all I do is win, win, win
And if you goin' in, put your hands in the air, make 'em stay there
You know serving me's a no no
Clean as a whistle as I pull out in my Rolls Royce
Yellow bone, passengers, when they see it, they say "oh boy!"
That's for armed trafficking, don't make me pull that 4-4
Ask you what you laughing at, represent that mud life
Dirty money, bitch, you better get your mud right
We are strapped in all black, it's like thug life
(All we do is win)
You riding the what? 'Cause we riding tonight
You riding with me 'cause you wasn't riding right
Got money on mind, I can never get enough
And every time I step up in the building
Everybody hands go up
Up, down, up, down, up, down
'Cause all I do is win, win, win
And if you goin' in, put your hands in the air, make 'em stay there
Water getting boiled, dope being sold
Snoopy in the hoopty, system overload
I've been running this rap game since I was 20 years old
Bust 'til I burst on 'em
Floss 'em up, toss 'em up, Hardaway, boss 'em up
Pardon me, I bossing the pressure up, bless ya bro
Back to back set a trap, hit the lick, hit it back
Hit the trick, jump the track
Bitch, I want my money back
Al Davis said it best, "just win baby win"
Got money on mind, I can never get enough
And every time I step up in the building
Everybody hands go up
Up, down, up, down, up, down
'Cause all I do is win, win, win
And if you goin' in, put your hands in the air, make 'em stay there
And as quickly as he had come on, Ares walked off holding up a very bad finger gesture to Apollo. Ares was smirking broadly though as if he just accomplished something incredible. "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah," he mumbled. "That was awesome, wasn't it?"
It was a little odd, but the crowd cheered anyway and just as loudly as the other times.
"I don't get how you guys didn't know that song." Connor said to Katie and I.
"I'm sorry." Katie said. "We don't live on planet dork, so we don't listen to that kind of music."
"That is the music played on earth." Travis said. "I guess you guys are from a totally different planet."
"A much better looking planet for that matter." I said. Annabeth and Percy were cracking up at our childish conversation.
"You guys probably never heard the song either," Katie snapped.
"Yeah, actually," Percy said. "We, or I have never heard of that song before but I didn't say that out loud."
"I've never heard of the guy." Annabeth shrugged. Connor and Travis looked at them all with complete disbelief.
"How have you not heard of them?" Connor demanded. I elbowed him in the ribs.
"Let it go, Stoll." I said rolling my eyes.
And then maybe one of the most unexpected things happened. Artemis stood up, glaring at her brother of course, and took the stage, the mic in her hand and in adult form.
"Because of my brother," Artemis said into the mic cleanly and strongly as her brother winked at her, "I am going to sing now, Ms. Independent, by Kelly Clarkson."
"That song actually really fits her." Annabeth mumbled. Travis cracked up making the rest of us laugh also.
"What?" Annabeth demanded. But we shut her up because Artemis was singing.
Miss Independent Miss Unafraid Miss On-her-own So, by keeping her heart protected What is this feeling taking over?
Miss Self-sufficient
Miss Keep-your-distance
Miss Outta-my-way
Miss Don't-let-a-man-interfere, no
Miss Almost-grown
Miss Never-let-a-man-help-her-off-her-throne
She'd never ever feel rejected
Little Miss Apprehensive
I said ooh, she fell in love
Thinking no one could open the door
Surprise! It's time to feel what's real
Artemis came into the chorus strong and proud. I get Annabeth's comment now. I mean, I did before but the passion that Artemis put into the song showed just how much it was about her.
What happened to Miss Independent? Miss Guarded-heart But she miscalculated So, by changing her misconceptions What is this feeling taking over? What happened to Miss Independent? When Miss Independent walked away It took some time for her to see What is this feeling taking over? What happened to Miss Independent? Miss Independent
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye, old you, when love is true
Miss Play-it-smart
Miss If-you-wanna-use-that-line-you-better-not-start, no
She didn'
And this miss decided not to miss out on true love
She went in a new direction
And found inside she felt a connection
She fell in love
Thinking no one could open the door
Surprise! It's time to feel what's real
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye, old you, when love is true
No time for love that came her way
She looked in the mirror and thought today
What happened to Miss No-longer-afraid?
How beautiful love could truly be
No more talk of, "Why can't that be me?"
I'm so glad I finally see
Thinking no one could open the door
Surprise! It's time to feel what's real
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye, old you, when love is true
Everyone cheered very loudly for Artemis. With a bow, she smirked at her brother, then walked off the stage.
The sun was fully down now, and the lights around the stage made it just as bright as day, but not as warn as it. I'm glad I did wear jeans in the first place, but I wore only a t-shirt. My arms were starting to get cold.
Hermes took the stage and a certain child of Hermes, *cough* Connor *cough**cough* screamed, "Yeah Dad!" making Hermes' eyes narrow and look in our direction, his head cocked sideways. Connor waved like a little kid while the rest of us put our heads down shaking them and laughing at the same time.
"You're an idiot," I said to Connor.
"I can't support my dad?" He pouted.
"No," I said it plainly and shook my head. "Well, yes, but you can't do it like you're an idiot."
He was about to say something, but closed his mouth. I love having the last word in our little fights, if you even call then that. It makes him all annoyed and it can be really funny sometimes. But sometimes, I feel he does it on purpose.
"Thanks you son," Hermes said, "For that unneeded outburst." Connor's grin spread from ear to eat. "I will be singing, Billionaire, by Travie McCoy." Oh every time I close my eyes Yeah I would have a show like Oprah Oh every time I close my eyes I'll be playing basketball with the President I wanna be a billionaire so freaking bad Oh every time I close my eyes
I wanna be a billionaire so freaking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
I see my name in shiny lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I'm a billionaire
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas
Give Travie a wish list
I'd probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
And adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had sh*t
Give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this
And last but not least grant somebody their last wish
It's been a couple months that I've been single so
You can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho
Get it, I'd probably visit where Katrina hit
And damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
Yeah can't forget about me stupid
Everywhere I go Ima have my own theme music
I see my name in shiny lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I'm a billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh
when I'm a Billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh
Dunking on his delegates
Then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette
Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
But keep the fives, twentys completely separate
And yeah I'll be in a whole new tax bracket
We in recession but let me take a crack at it
I'll probably take whatevers left and just split it up
So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
And not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
Eating good sleeping soundly
I know we all have a similar dream
Go in your pocket pull out your wallet
And put it in the air and sing
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
I see my name in shiny lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I'm a billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh for when I'm a billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh
I wanna be a billionaire so freaking bad
The crowd cheered loudly, but of course Connor cheered the loudest. I wanted to punch him, but it was too funny.
Nico came back and sat down a row in front of us, right in front of Percy.
"So you came back?" Clara asked Nico.
"Yes," Nico grumbled.
"I am still wagering if you're going to sing." Clara pointed to her brother Tyler. "I've been betting with my brother. He thinks you'll actually go up, but he thinks you'll fail big time. I just think your too wuss to go up."
I knew Nico well enough not to be taking any of this. We were all silent as we watched Nico glare at Clara.
"I mean, really Nico," she continued. "I went up first! You should have been somewhere up there, too. What number are we on?"
"Twenty-Five," Tyler said.
"You probably won't go up until we get into the hundreds, if we even get up there."
I stared at Nico waiting for him to speak. He was thirteen, he knew how to fight for himself, but he wasn't doing it. He would never forgive any of us if we butted in.
Instead Nico stood up and walked down the stairs frowning evilly.
"Now he is just going to walk away again. Some son of Hades he is."
I could see I Percy's eyes that he wanted to badly to punch this girl. I could also see Amnabeth squeezing his hand as if saying, no.
Nico stomped right onto the stage which surprised Clara a lot. He took the mic from Apollo, and took center stage and faced the audience.
A/N yep, I kind of ended it there on purpose. You'll have to wait and see what Nico sings. HaHa! And the little argument between the group and the Stolls was inspired by true events. Me and a few of my friends had never heard the song before, and two of my friends were like "what? How do you not know this song?" Yep, well I hear this song all the time now on re radio and everything. Never before then, but now all the freaking time. REVIEW! :)