o.O Oh no! It's the last chapter! Whatever shall we do?!?!
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Disclaimer: ok seriously? I DON'T FREAKIN OWN IT! or the song "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" by Kenny Chesney, "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray, "Stronger" by Kanye West or "Everyday" from High School Musical 2. I do own Scottie McDottie's song "Say It Like You Mean It" and "Amis" though, and I will hunt you down if you use them without my permission!
Oh, and PS, this chapter's gonna be ridiculously long. And I am sooooo sorry it took this long! Ugh.. writing songs takes forever for me! And... this is 26 pages long, SO! And it's amazing: this entire story is 81 pages long!!! Yea me!!!
Chappie 10!
Bonanza
Odd's Point of View
So Zoe and I rushed back to my dorm to try and beat Ulrich so we could get some major planning done. We had exactly... well, I don't really know. But we didn't have a lot of time to figure out party plans!
"Okay, so pool party, duh, and it's gonna be a bonanza, duh, but we still need a theme," Zoe started, pulling out my party-planning materials from under my bed. She set them up, turned to a fresh page on the giant notepad, grabbed a marker, and began to write:
Tori's Going Away Party
- bonanza name
- pool party
- Yumi's house
- dj
- refreshments
- food
- THEME
- invites
- other issues
"Okay, let's start at the top. Bonanza is good, but what kind of bonanza? That ties in to theme, so what could we have it be?" Zoe said, teacher/leader mode taking over.
"Umm... what about-"
"Nothing to do with zombies, Odd."
"Dang."
I sat there thinking, wondering what on earth we could possibly do. "What about a Sissi-bashing bonanza?"
"Nah, she's probably gonna show up and I don't want to get anyone in trouble."
"William-bashing bonanza?"
"No, Odd."
We sat there thinking some more... well, at least I did. Zoe was making notes on the paper for the other things on the list. Now it looked a little like this:
Tori's Going Away Party (yipppeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!)
- bonanza name
- pool party (ah, in my swimsuit one last time!)
- Yumi's house sweetness. ))i((
- dj Aelita?? Yeah... or Theo...
- refreshments everyone give like $5 for pizza
- food hey wait, that kinda covers this...
- THEME Odd's being slow...
- invites E-mail/text? Would be easiest and fastest... yeah. Mass e-mail/text.
- other issues Umm... can't really think of any... Oh! Hiding it from Tori!
"I got it!" Zoe exclaimed, looking at the chart again. "Float like a butterfly, Tori with a 'T'! It's perfect!"
"Now for those of us who don't understand Excited-Zoe-Speak, mind explaining?" I asked.
"Ok, so Tori just kinda floated here for to week, like a butterfly; plus, she totally loves them. Then "Tori with a 'T'" is sort of self-explanatory. And then- AAAHH! I forgot something!" She hastily added DECORATIONS! to the poster. "How did I possible forget that!?"
As she started rambling to herself, I just sat back and laughed. This is why I'm so crazy about this girl; she's just like me!
Ulrich's Point of View
I trudged through the forest, keeping alert just in case Jim or Xana or even William sprang up out of nowhere. Luckily, nothing happened. I reached the dorm door, opened it, then wearily turned towards the staircase to climb the seemingly endless one flight to my floor. How the girls ever made it up two, I will never know.
I found my dorm, turned the handle, then started to push the door open, only to have it pushed back closed with so much force that I was sent flying across the hall into the wall behind me.
"WHAT THE HECK?!" I yelled.
"Oh.. ahumm..." Odd started, opening the door to see who it was, only to find me glaring down at him. "We kinda.. didn't know who it was and we weren't taking any chances because we're kinda in the middle of something secret and we thought it coulda been the person who REALLY didn't need to see it or Jim or Sissi or someone and we couldn't put everything away fast enough if it was and IT WAS ALL ZOE'S IDEA!" he rushed out, all in one breath.
"Well... that uh.. explains a lot. Now move over!" I said, pushing him aside to go collapse onto my bed. "Zoe, what are you doing on my bed?"
"Planning a secret party."
"What for?"
"Tori's going away... ness."
"And why are you on MY bed?"
"Because Odd's is disgusting."
"Point taken. But OFF!" And with that, I picked her up and gracefully dropped her on the floor.
"YYYYYYYEEEEEEOOOOOUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"
"Your own fault."
"OH SHUT UP ULRICH!"
"Now, now, Zoe, no need to raise your voice!" Odd mock-scolded. "What if Jim heard your bellowing?"
Zoe just glared and threw the marker at him. Then she turned to me and started to catch me up on all that they were scheming. I was shocked that they could pull this together this fast, but whatever.
After the run through, they recruited me to help think of ideas. Just my luck...
Yumi's Point of View
So I got a text from Zoe saying, "Party tomorrow for Tori! Don't tell! Can we use your house?" so of course I sent one back saying sure, not knowing what I was getting into. Tori was in the other room on the computer, so when Zoe called to explain details, I could talk.
"Ok, so-" Zoe started before launching into this whole speech about the party. I listened only to the parts that concerned me. Which wasn't a whole ton until she got to the "distract Tori while we get set up" part. THAT certainly caught me off guard.
"I have to distract her for HOW long?!" I exclaimed.
"Just about... and hour! It's ok! Just take her shopping and everything will be good!" Zoe calmly replied.
"Urgg... I don't know..."
"Yumi!"
"Fine. I can do it," I told her.
"Can do what?" Tori asked, walking into the room.
"Umm... well, Zoe was asking me for tutoring for math, so I was agreeing to the time she was asking for."
"But Zoe's like, brilliant in math."
"I know, but they're.. uh.. covering something really hard right now, and since I've already done that course, she needed help."
"Yumi, you know you're a terrible liar, right?"
"I'm not lying! Ask Zoe herself! See? She's on the phone right now! Tell her Zoe!" I said into the phone. "Tell Tori that you asked me for tutoring for a really hard lesson in math!" I handed the phone to Tori, praying that Zoe would get the message.
"Yeah! She did Tori. It's really hard this year, and my teacher's an idiot, so I need the help," Zoe told her.
"Well... you two do both realize you're terrible liars, right?" she told me and Zoe before hanging up on Zoe and turning back to me.
"Not lying!" I said defiantly, hoping she wouldn't catch on. "Okay, so since you're leaving tomorrow, is there anything you need to get for souvenirs before you get to the airport?"
"OMG you're right! I haven't done ANY shopping! Oh gosh, Yumi, you're a life saver! Tomorrow, for sure! I need stuff for.." she started to mutter incoherently to herself about what all she needed to get. I just smiled to myself and turn to go upstairs for bed.
The Next Morning!
Tori's Point of View
"Unnhurff..." I groaned. Something heavy had settled onto my chest, and it started to cut off my circulation. "Ooofffffff!!!" I yelled, trying to get the invader off of me.
"Wakey wakey Tori!" an ENTIRELY too cheerful voice chimed above me.
"Shmushynolikely. Sleepygonoww..." I groaned.
"Ugh, let me handle this," another voice said.
"TTTTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" said voice yelled into my ear.
"GGGGGAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled, flying up to sit upright in the bed, only not being able to because... Ulrich?! "Why are you sitting on my stomach?!" I growled at him.
"Waking you up!" he said, getting up.
"Right. And who yelled?"
"ODD!" everyone but him yelled.
"You've got five seconds."
"Oh shoot!" he yelped, then sprang off the bed and started running down the hall.
I followed about... two seconds later.
"OOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Two minutes and 23 seconds later...
"Told you, Odd." I said, smiling down at him. I was standing on the high board in Yumi's backyard, looking down at him flailing around in the pool. Everyone else was just laughing.
"And as for you, stomach sitter..." I started, looking down at Ulrich.
He turned white, just thinking about what I might do to him. Then he turned around and started running.
Good idea.
"I'm gonna get you!!!!!!!"
I chased him all over the place, finally tackling him to the ground and tickling him. Mind you, I was still in my PJs, and those were a pair of almost-too-short-shorts and a tank top. What a sight to see!
Once everyone else caught up, I had brought Ulrich to tears from laughing so much. I finally got off of him, extending an arm to help pull him up too.
Coming flying out of nowhere, Odd flung himself around me in a bear hug, thoroughly soaking me.
I was NOT happy.
So I turned around and started tickling him! He went through the same process as Ulrich, just without the chasing. He was all too quickly brought to tears, so then I got off of him. But then I picked him up (using my super awesome cheerleading muscles) and started carrying him back to the pool...
"TORI!!!!!!!!!!!"
I just smiled.
Later in the day... like closer to noonish
I was having such a great day, I almost forgot that it was A) my last day, and B) shopping time! That is, until Yumi reminded me. I was in and back out of the house, ready to go, in under five minutes. That must be a new record.
Yumi and I said goodbye to everyone else as they headed back to Kadic, and then turned and started walking towards the mall.
Aelita's Point of View
As they walked away, we turned around and ran back to Yumi's backyard. We had hidden all of the party supplies back there before going in to wake up Tori, so we didn't actually need to go back to Kadic.
"Okay, I'm going to set up the speakers and stuff with Jeremy; you guys go start putting up the decorations," I instructed everyone. As I said, Jeremy and I headed over to the electrical equipment and started setting up for my DJ booth. It was fairly easy to do with two geniuses working on it!
"OOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! ODD!" Ulrich's voice rang out. "What did you do that for?!"
"Hey, it's not my fault the box fell off the ladder and onto your head! You shouldn't have been standing there!"
As they started yelling at each other, Zoe came over and promptly smacked them both upside the head, told them to shut up, then returned to setting up the tables. She seemed very pleased with herself as she set the bowls with flowers and candles floating in them on the tables.
45 minutes later
"Okay, so everyone should start arriving in about ten minutes, so we're done!" Zoe exclaimed, wiping the sweat off of her forehead. "Good job! Now let's go change."
We all ran into Yumi's house, all trying to be first in the bathroom. But Zoe and I were thinking intelligently; we ran to Yumi's room while the boys duked it out for first use of the bathroom. And lucky for us, Yumi's room had a bathroom in it.
We came out five minutes later to see a disgruntled pair of boys leaning on the wall, Odd now sporting a very very light bruise on his cheek.
"Jeremy won," was all that he said. Zoe and I just laughed. We walked back out to the backyard together to wait for the party-goers to arrive.
Zoe's Point of View
The first group to arrive was Theo, Emily, Milly, Tamiya, and a few of the other kids that hung out with them. I welcomed them with a bright smile and told them where everything was. Plus, I said that when we told them to hide, we meant PRONTO. Then they walked back to the backyard. I heard Theo yelling an Indian war cry as he cannon-balled into the pool.
Next to come was a bunch of 8th graders we all knew. They were soon followed by a mob of Odd's ex-girlfriends, as well as Sissi and her followers.
"Well, no party would be complete without me!" she said, flipping her hair as she walked past.
"Yeah! Because every party needs a pooper! That's why we invited YOUUUU!!!!!" I sang. Sissi jerked her head back at me, and I just smiled. "Enjoy the party!"
Everyone else arrived within the next two or three minutes. Then I got a text from Yumi saying they were two blocks away.
"Ae, they're coming! They're coming!!" I said, shaking her shoulders.
"I got it, Zoe, I got it!" she laughed. "Hey everyone!" she yelled, trying to yell over the crowd's noise. "Guys, listen!" she tried again.
"Ae, let me handle this," I told her, pushing her aside. "You might want to plug your ears."
"Fair enough."
"EVERYBODY SHUT UP!!!!" I bellowed. Oh yeah, that shut them up real quick.
"Thanks, Zoe," Aelita said, referring to my suggestion.
"Any time." I turned to the crowd. "Okay guys, we just received word that Tori is on her way! So FIND A HIDING PLACE AND GET YOUR BUTT THERE NOW."
There was a mad rush as people got out of the pool and ran to get the best hiding spot. After checking to make sure everyone was hidden, Aelita and I found the guys and started towards the front of the house.
We got to the front yard just as Yumi and Tori were walking around the corner.
"Hey guys!" Tori called out. "Look at all the stuff we bought!" She gestured to the armfuls of bags that she AND Yumi both had.
"Wow." Yep. That was all I could say. I think Tori tried to buy out the whole mall. "Well, why don't we get those upstairs? Yumi, can we go swimming?"
"Sure, go for it," she replied. "Tori, you up for it?"
"You bet! I can wear the new suit I got! It's in here somewhere..."
"Tori, you got three," Yumi reminded her.
"Plus the one I got you! That's four!" she giggled. "Well, let's go change. We'll meet y'all out back."
Aelita, the guys, and I all headed back to the backyard as Yumi and Tori stepped inside.
Yumi's Point of View
I was done changing early since I didn't have to look through 20 bags to find my swim suit. "Tori! I'm going outside!" I called to her.
"Mmkay! I'll meet you out there!" she yelled from the bathroom, probably trying to figure out which new swim suit to wear.
I ran down the stairs and out the back door to meet up with everyone. "Okay, she's in the middle of changing and she'll be out soon," I told Zoe as I ran to hide with them.
I got in place just as Tori got out the door. "Guys? Are you here?" she asked.
"SUUUUUUUUUUURPRISEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" we all chorused.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! WHAT IS IT WITH EVERYONE YELLING TODAY?!" she yelled. "Oh, haha." She smiled meekly and rubbed the back of her head. Then she got a good look around. "Aww, guys! Y'all are so sweet!"
"You're worth it!" Zoe and Odd said together, running up to me and enveloping me in a bear hug.
"Aww, thanks!"
"Now that that's all settled, LET'S PARTY!!" Ulrich cheered.
"Aelita, play the track!" I cheered.
Aelita ran over to the DJ table and pressed play, and the party began.
Tori's Point of View
"Aww, I have the greatest friends ever!" I told Yumi and Zoe and we sat together at one of the tables. Munching on the pizza everyone had chipped in for, we watched all of the guys there have a belly-flop contest. We were actually supposed to be judging, but we weren't totally paying attention. We just decided that we'd make them go another round.
"A toast!" Yumi cheered, lifting up her glass. "To the greatest superstar ever, Tori!" We all clinked our tiki mugs together.
"So who won?!" an overly-excited and red-chested Odd asked, running up to the four of us. He was soon followed by a stream of equally red-chested boys.
"Umm... we have come to the conclusion that..." Aelita started, searching for the words to say.
"That all of you were just too good and there needs to be another round!" Zoe chimed in.
"Yeah!" Yumi and I added.
Multiple groans were heard from the guys, as well as a "My poor little manly chest!" coming from Odd.
"Deal with it!" I giggled.
Many belly flops later...
"Karaoke time!" I yelled. I scooted Aelita away from the DJ booth and started pulling out all of the karaoke CDs. I finally found the one I wanted, jammed it in, then ran and grabbed the mic off of the stand, turning around on the patio-turned-stage to prepare for my song.
"Say it like you mean it" I sang as the music started.
"Work it like you want it" I continued. This was the last song I sang for a finale at my concert, and I was more than happy to sing it again, just as Tori this time and not Scottie McDottie. It WAS my current Number One Hit, after all.
"Say it like you mean it
Work it like you want it
Come on everybody let's go..." And here comes the tempo change...
"You know what your dreams are,
here and now
And you see that shining door
But the though of leaving your
comfort zone
Just shakes you to your core"
Sissi just stood in shock in the crowd.
"Her voice is amazing!" Nicolas said in admiration.
"Shut up Nicolas!" Sissi snarled.
"But she sounds just like-"
"SHUT UP!"
"You've gotta break free of all
your chains
You've gotta let it all out
You're either gonna make a
name for yourself
Or sit there to whine and pout"
The crowd was totally cheering as I kept singing. I loved this song for sure!
"You've gotta say it like you
mean it
Work it like you want it
So everybody knows just what
you're going for
Dance like no one's watching
Sing like no one's listenin'
Then and only then will you let
out your roar"
Haha. Odd just tried to crowd surf!
"You've gotta speak you mind
for you to be heard
You've gotta voice your own
thoughts
'Cause once you get started,
it's easier
Than connecting all the dots"
"You always got that feeling that
the world is out you, yeah
But then you see the light,
you find your voice
And you always make it through"
Oooo get ready! The big finish is coming!!
"You've gotta say it like you
mean it
Work it like you want it
So everybody knows just what
you're going for
Dance like no one's watching
Sing like no one's listenin'
Then and only then will you let
out your roar"
Here it comes!
"YOU'VE GOTTA SAY IT LIKE YOU
MEAN IT
WORK IT LIKE YOU WANT IT
SO EVERYBODY KNOWS JUST WHAT
YOU'RE GOING FOR
DANCE LIKE NO ONE'S WATCHING
SING LIKE NO ONE'S LISTENIN'
THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL YOU LET
OUT YOUR ROAR"
Ah. Beautiful noise. I bowed to the cheering mass of teenagers and hopped off of the stage. "Who's next?"
Odd's Point of View
Looking at the crowd's reaction to Tori's singing (besides the fact that she had an amazing voice), I decided to step up to the mic.
"Let me at it, babe!" I cheered.
"Ah, but Odd! Can you handle it?" she asked me.
"Did you really just ask me that?"
"Most definitely."
"Do I need to answer?"
"Nah. Go for it!"
I walked up to Aelita and told her what song I wanted. She just stared at me in shock that I'd want to sing the particular song that I was, but I just shrugged it off and returned to the "stage". The music started... and the befuddlement began.
"Plowing these fields in the hot summer sun
Over by the gate lordy here she comes
With a basket full of chicken and a big cold jug of sweet tea
I make a little room and she climbs on up
Open up a throttle and stir a little dust
Just look at her face she ain't a foolin me
She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
While I'm chuggin along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy"
I think the look on everyone's face was worth at least a million dollars! Seriously! They couldn't BELIEVE I was singing a country song! Mr. Techno himself! Oh well! Zoe was enjoying it, though. She's the one that got me hooked on it in the first place.
"We ride back and forth until we run out of light
Take it to the barn put it up for the night
Climb up in the loft sit and talk with the radio on
She said she's got a dream and I asked what it is
She wants a little farm and a yard full of kids
One more teeny weeny ride before take her home
She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
While I'm chuggin along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy"
Wait, what's Zoe doing? She's got that sneaky gleam in her eyes... oh dear. This should be interesting.
Well she ain't into cars or pick up trucks
But if it runs like a Deere, man her eyes light up
She thinks my tractor's..."
Yep. She jumped onto the stage and started square dancing with Tori! What a sight to see, let me tell ya! It was fun!
She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always staring at me
While I'm chuggin along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy"
Wow. Tori and Zoe had started singing with me during the chorus. Only difference? They kept singing, "We think his tractor's sexy!" The crowd went nuts.
She thinks my tractor's sexy
She thinks my tractor's sexy"
"Wonderful performance, ladies!" I told them as the song ended.
"Well, we had to do the Texas Two-Step at some point!" Zoe giggled. I gave her a peck on the cheek and we walked off the patio hand-in-hand to go chill in the pool while some other soul took a turn.
Ulrich's Point of View
While Odd was making a fool of himself on the patio, Yumi and I were talking about going up there ourselves.
"But Yumi, it's her last day here! Don't you want to make it a memorable one?" I was begging her. I wanted to sing a sweet little duet with her just because I knew she loved to sing, but for some reason, today she was refusing.
"Uggghhh, fine! But ONLY if I get to pick the song!" she finally agreed.
"Done!" I grabbed her hand and ran up to Aelita. "Ae, she wants to sing, so let her pick a song!"
"And we'll need another mic too," Yumi added in an undertone.
After picking a song, Yumi dragged me onto the makeshift stage and thrust the mic into my hands. "Hope you know the words!" she told me as the music was starting.
My only thought was, "what did I get myself into?!"
Ulrich
"Once in a lifetime
means there's no second chance
so I believe than you and me
should grab it while we can"
Yumi
"Make it last forever
and never give it back"
Ulrich
"It's our turn, and I'm loving where we're at"
Both
"Because this moment's really all we have"
Ulrich
"Everyday of our lives,"
Yumi
"Wanna find you there, wanna hold on tight"
Ulrich
"Gonna run"
Both
"While we're young
and keep the faith"
Ulrich
"Everyday"
Both
"From right now,
gonna use our voices and scream out loud"
Yumi
"Take my hand"
Ulrich
"Together we will celebrate"
Yumi
"Celebrate!"
Both
"Oh, everyday"
Yumi
"They say that you should follow"
Ulrich
"And chase down what you dream,"
Yumi
"But if you get lost and lose yourself"
Ulrich
"What does is really mean?"
Yumi
"No matter where we're going"
Ulrich
"It starts from where we are"
Yumi, Both
"There's more to life when we listen to our hearts"
Both
"and because of you, I've got the strength to start"
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Everyday
of our lives
Both, Yumi
"wanna find you there, wanna hold on tight"
Both
"Gonna run
while we're young
and keep the faith.
Everyday"
Ulrich
"From right now,
gonna use our voices and scream out loud
Take my hand
together we
will celebrate"
Yumi
Oh, everyday
Ulrich
"We're taking it back,
we're doing it here
together!"
Yumi
"It's better like that,
and stronger now
than ever!"
Both
"We're not gonna lose.
'Cause we get to choose.
That's how it's gonna be!"
Ulrich
"Everyday of our lives"
Yumi
"Wanna find you there, wanna hold on tight."
Ulrich
"Gonna run while we're young"
Both
"And keep the faith
Keep the faith!"
Miscellaneous People who wanted to join in
"Everyday of our lives
wanna find you there, wanna hold on tight.
Gonna run
while we're young
and keep the faith
Everyday from right now,
gonna use our voices and scream out loud
Take my hand;
together we
will celebrate,
Everyday!
Live everyday
Love everyday
Live everyday
Love everyday
Everyday
Everyday
Everyday
Everyday
Everyday
Everyday
Everyday"
Yumi
"Everyday"
I gave her a little hug as the song finished. "So everyday, huh?" I whispered into her ear.
"You betcha, hot shot!" she whispered right back.
"So who's next?" someone asked.
"Whoever wants to go!" Tori responded. "Or better yet..." she ran off and got Jeremy, Odd, and Zoe and pulled them over to where Yumi and I were standing. Then she rushed off and brought Aelita over too. "Ok, so here's what we're gonna do..."
With nods of approval coming from every direction, some hesitant, Tori rushed back over to the DJ booth with Aelita and popped in another CD. "PLACES!" Tori called.
Yumi, Aelita, Tori, and Zoe all pushed the crowd back to there was a good amount of room to move around in. Someone pressed play, and they started dancing.
"N- n- now th- that don't kill me
can only make me stronger
I need you to hurry up now
cause I can't wait much longer
I know I got to be right now
cause I cant get much wronger
man I've been waitin' all night now
that's how long I've been on ya
I need you right now
I need you right now"
The girls had choreographed an entire dance to this song, and they wanted to show everyone while they still could. They were all over the place, doing some moves only professional dancers could pull off. They even threw in a basket toss from cheerleading! Zoe went soaring into the air and managed to pull off a pop out (A/N for any of you who don't know what that is, let me know! i'm more than happy to educate you! ;-) ). Then they came right back out and kept dancing.
"Lets get lost tonight
you could be my black kate moss tonight
play secretary I'm the boss tonight
and you don't give a f what they all say right?
awesome, the christian and kristen dior
dang they don't make 'em like this anymore
I ask, cause I'm not sure
do anybody make real stuff anymore?
bow in the presence of greatness
cause right now thou has forsaken us
you should be honored by my lateness
that i would even show up to this fake stuff
so go ahead go nuts go ape stuff
specially on the pastel on my bape stuff
act like you can't tell who made this
new gospel homey take six, and take this, haters
N- n- now th- that don't kill me
can only make me stronger
I need you to hurry up now
cause I can't wait much longer
I know I got to be right now
cause I cant get much wronger
man I've been waitin' all night now
that's how long I've been on ya
I need you right now
I need you right now
Me likey"
The crowd went crazy when they finished. They just took their bows and came back over to stand with us while some other people decided to sing.
Sissi stepped up to the plate after the dance, and promptly began to sing "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend", but Zoe 'accidentally' tripped on the power cord, so her performance was cut short.
"Oh darn!" she giggled as she got back up.
Hours Later
Yumi's Point of View
How Tori managed to talk us into this one, I will never know. She managed to pull me, Ulrich, Odd, Zoe, Jeremy, and Aelita into singing a big group number with her. And with the most random song ever! Oh well.
"Ok guys, last song!" Zoe yelled. "Hit it!"
Tori
"You can't stop an avalanche
As it races down the hill
You can try to stop the seasons, girl
But you know you never will
And you can try to stop my dancin' feet
But I just cannot stand still
'Cause the world keeps spinnin'
Round and round
And my heart's keeping time
To the speed of sound
I was lost til I heard the drums
Then I found my way
Tori and Jeremy
'Cause you can't stop the beat
Ever since this old world began
A woman found out if she shook it
She could shake up a man
And so i'm gonna shake and shimmy it
The best that I can today
'Cause you can't stop
The motion of the ocean
Or the sun in the sky
You can wonder if you wanna
But I never ask why
And if you try to hold me down
I'm gonna spit in your eye and say
That you can't stop the beat!
"I am now Odd-y's main chick!
You can't stop a river
As it rushes to the sea"
Ulrich
"You can try and stop the hands of time
But ya know it just can't be"
Zoe
"And if they try to stop us, Odd-y,
I'll call the N Double A C P
Cause the world keeps spinning
Round and 'round
And my heart's keeping time
To the speed of sound
I was lost til I heard the drums
Then I found my way"
Zoe, Ulrich, Tori, and Jeremy
"'Cause you can't stop the beat
Ever since we first saw the light
A man and woman liked to shake it
On a saturday night
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it
With all my might today
'Cause you can't stop
The motion of the ocean
Or the rain from above
You can try to stop the paradise
We're dreamin' of
But you cannot stop the rhythm
Of two hearts in love to stay
Cause you can't stop the beat!"
Odd
"Tori, I have a little something
I'd like to add, if you don't mind
You can't stop my happiness
Cause I like the way I am
And you just can't stop my knife and fork
When I see a christmas ham
So if you don't like the way I look
Well, I just don't give a dang!"
Odd and Everyone
'Cause the world keeps spinning
Round and 'round
And my heart's keeping time
To the speed of sound
I was lost til I heard the drums
Then I found my way
'Cause you can't stop the beat
Ever since this old world began
A woman found out if she shook it
She could shake up a man
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it
The best that I can today
Cause you can't stop
The motion of the ocean
Or the sun in the sky
You can wonder if you wanna
But I'll never ask why
And if you try to hold me down
I'm gonna spit in your eye and say
That you can't stop the beat!
Yumi
"Step aside Miss Buttercup! It's time to wrap this bubba up!
Oh oh oh
You can't stop today
As it come speeding down the track
Yesterday is history
And it's never comin' back!
'Cause tomorrow is a brand new day
And it don't know white from black!
'Cause the world keeps spinning
Round and 'round
And my heart's keeping time
To the speed of sound
I was lost til I heard the drums
Then I found my way"
"'Cause you can't stop the beat!
Ever since we first saw the light
A man and woman liked to shake it
On a saturday night
And so I'm gonna shake and shimmy it
With all my might today
'Cause you can't stop
The motion of the ocean
Or the rain from above
They can try to stop the paradise
We're dreaming of
But you cannot stop the rhythm
Of two hearts in love to stay
You can't stop the beat!
Aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah
Aah, aah, aah
Come on you Aelita!
Go on shake it, rock it, beat it!
Aelita
"But I can't!"
Everyone
"Yes you can!"
Aelita
"No I can't!"
Everyone
"Yes you can!"
"Yes, I can...!!!"
Everyone
"'Cause you can't stop
The motion of the ocean
Or the rain from above
You can try to stop the paradise
We're dreaming of
But you cannot stop the rhythm
Of two hearts in love to stay
'Cause you can't stop the beat!
You can't stop the beat!!
You can't stop the beat!!
You can't stop the beat!!
You can't stop the beat!!"
After that, we all just collapsed onto the stage due to exhaustion. Except for Odd; he was standing up taking bows like there was no tomorrow! Luckily, Zoe stepped in.
"Thanks for coming everybody! We're all gonna miss Tori, I know!"
Everyone started leaving, giving Tori a hug or high-five as they left. She lovingly hugged all of her newfound friends as they left Yumi's house, leaving only those who were closest.
"Guys!!!! I don't wanna leave!" Tori whined as we started cleaning up the party mess.
"Oh yeah, you don't want to miss all this trash duty! No sir-ee!" Odd joked.
"Tori, I don't want you to leave either!" I added. It was true. This short time couldn't possibly make up for the months on end I hadn't gotten to see her. Zoe was eventually going back too, but she at least was here for an extended period of time.
"I know..." Tori sighed, "but the world won't wait for Scottie."
"But we don't want to let her go!" Zoe begged. "Just a little longer? Please?"
"I know! I want to stay too! I really do! I would give almost anything to stay."
"Well, you better go inside now, Tor. You have an early day tomorrow," Ulrich said, looking at his watch and finding it was almost 11:00 PM.
"Are you sure you don't want any more help?" she asked.
"Yeah. Go rest up." She went back upstairs to get ready for bed, but a few moments later we heard the soft sounds of a guitar drifting down out of the open window in Tori's room.
"Wonder what she's working on..." I thought aloud.
The next day at the airport
Tori's Point of View
Well, here it was. My last morning in France. I seriously didn't want to go back home. I knew I had to deal with at least three snobby celebrities and a pile of math homework, and I most certainly didn't want to face that. But, the plane was waiting.
"Guys... I'm really going to miss you," I said, pulling them into a giant group hug.
"We know," Zoe said smugly. I just smiled.
As the time when boarding started came, I remembered my surprise. "Guys! Wait! Before I get on, I have something for you!" I pulled out my guitar from its case (somehow, they let me bring it on board with me) and, grabbing a random pick, sat down and started to play.
We've got the rebel, the genius pair
The transfer, the goofball, the soccer star
But how do they all fit together
It's there no matter where they are
The soft guitar music weaved and wrapped itself around the gang, pulling them almost into a trance, lost in the music.
It's a bond that pulls you to each other
It's a friendship that's stronger than ever
Through the good times and bad,
The happy and sad
The one thing that remains:
Friends
You can feel like the world's out to get you
That you can't ever do anything right
But you've got a hidden power
Though it's not always in your sight
It's a bond that pulls you to each other
It's a friendship that's stronger than ever
Through the good times and bad,
The happy and sad
The one thing that remains:
Friends
You know they're always by your side
Always down for the ride
There with you forever
Stronger when together
Even people and airport workers had stopped to listen. My soft voice and sweet sound captivated the audience. No one seemed to be able to look away.
It's a bond that pulls them to each other
It's a friendship that's stronger than ever
Through the good times and bad,
The happy and sad
The one thing that remains:
Friends
Through the good times and bad,
The happy and sad
The one thing that remains:
Friends
"Thought y'all might like it," I said sheepishly.
"Like it?!" Yumi said in disbelief.
"We LOVE it!" Zoe squealed.
"Glad to hear!"
"Final boarding call for flight 394 en route to New York City, final boarding call for flight 394 to New York City," the loudspeaker rang out.
"Well guys, this is it. See you all soon!" I said quietly. I grabbed them all in one last group hug, grabbed my guitar, then made a mad dash for the plane. "BYEE!!!"
"BYE TORI!!!!" they all yelled after me.
But I barely heard it as I strapped myself in and prepared for the 14-hour flight home.
Zoe's Point of View
"She's really gone," I whispered.
"Yeah, but she'll be back," Odd told me wrapping his arms around my waist.
"Or we'll go see her!" Aelita cheered.
"Oooo!! And maybe have another bonanza?!" Odd said excitedly.
"Nah, we'll have a jamboree," I answered.
"YAHOO!!!!!" he cheered. "But wait... what's a jamboree?"
"Hahaha! Oh Odd!"