AN: who has two thumbs and is updating early? this girrrrll *does thing trina did when she got buzini boots*. yeahhh so im updating early, cuz i was inspired, hope you guys like it! i have a feeling you will ;)
Chapter 11
"Hey Vega!" I hear a dark voice call from behind me as I'm sitting at my usual table at the blacktop cafe. I grimace to myself knowing from her tone of voice that she is not a happy camper.
I sigh "What Jade?"
"Where's Beck? She asks sipping her coffee.
"I don't know. Maybe he's at Festus's van." I say looking over towards the crowded van.
"Well you're helpful." she scowls sarcastically as she strides away towards the foreign mans food stand. I wonder what's got her all ganked up this time.
"Hey Tori, wassup?" André says as he walks up and sits down with a slice of pizza.
"Hey André, nothing much." I reply as I turn back to my salad. Just then Cat runs up and sits down next to me with a salad of her own, along with a cookie, a cupcake, and chocolate milk. Jeez she likes her sugar.
"Hey guys! Guess what!" she says excitedly.
"What?" we ask in unison.
"I saw a squirrel in the tree outside school today! He was nibbling on an acorn!" she says excitedly. "I tried to get closer, but then he ran away." she finished with a pout.
"Oh, well that's...nice." I say not knowing how to respond. André just looks at her oddly then goes back to eating his pizza.
"So Cat, you you want to rehearse during study hall after lunch, in the blackbox theatre?" I ask. We really should practice some more since we basically just watched movies last night.
"Sure, we can add more dancing and stuff." she says. Sounds like a plan.
We finish our salads, and in her case cupcake and cookie, and head over to the blackbox.
"Alright so I'm gonna set my phone up to record us, we can do what feels right, and then we can memorize the routine, ok?" I explain.
"KayKay!"
We go to the center of the stage, face each other and I start the music.
"Elphaba, why couldn't you have stayed calm for once, instead of flying off the handle!
I hope you're happy!
I hope you're happy now,
I hope you're happy how you
hurt your cause forever,
I hope you think you're clever!" I start out, I say taking a step towards her and scowling at her.
"I hope you're happy,
I hope you're happy too,
I hope you're proud how you
Would grovel in submission,
To feed your own ambition!" she sings, also taking a step and glaring back at me.
"So though I can't imagine how
I hope you're happy right now!" we sing together, our faces just inches apart. We both step back.
"Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry," I sing looking at her longingly. "You can still be with the Wizard, What you've worked and waited for, You can have all you ever wanted." I sing.
"I know." shes looking down. "But I don't want it -
No - I can't want it
Anymore." She gets a determined look on her face as she looks back at me.
"Something has changed within me.
Something is not the same." she shakes her head back and forth (signal for 'no')
"I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game." she starts pacing.
"Too late for second-guessing,
Too late to go back to sleep,
It's time to trust my instincts,
Close my eyes and leap!" she stops pacing about five feet away and closes her eyes while holding out 'leap'.
"It's time to try
Defying gravity!
I think I'll try
Defying gravity!
And you can't pull me down!" she sings looking at me.
"Can't I make you understand?
You're having delusions of grandeur" I give her a longing look as I try to convince her.
"I'm through accepting limits
'cause someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
It comes at much too high a cost!" she sings, her voice strong and her face determined once again.
"I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity!
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity!
And you can't pull me down!" she sings looking pointedly at me.
"Glinda- come with me. Think of what we could do together." she says, walking over and taking my hand.
"Unlimited
Together we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's ever been
Glinda -
Dreams, the way we planned 'em" she gives me a small smile.
"If we work in tandem" I mirror her smile.
"There's no fight we cannot win
Just you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying gravity" We sing together, smiling at each other.
"They'll never bring us down!
Well? Are you coming?" she asks giving me and expectant look.
We both take a step back to be ready for the next part.
"I hope you're happy,
Now that you're choosing this" I sing looking at her.
"You too" she says, not quite meeting my eyes.
"I hope it brings you bliss" she starts,
"I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend" we finish together.
"So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!" she points up at some angle.
"As someone told me lately:
Ev'ryone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown
And nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!" she sings,looking like she's completely in the moment.
"I hope you're happy!" I sing.
"Look at her, she's wicked!
Get her!" the track plays.
"Bring me down!" She repeats.
"No one mourns the wicked
So we've got to bring her" the track goes again.
"Ahhhh!" Cat sings her voice sounding absolutely amazing as she shows off her superb vocals.
"Down!" the track finishes.
"Wow that was really good!" Cat says smiling. "Even better than last time."
"Yeah, you always get so into the music." I say.
"What's that supposed to mean?" she asks getting worked up over nothing.
"Nothing! It was amazing when you got into the music." I say backpedaling.
"Oh, ok." she says back to her peppy self.
We run through the song a few more times, each time sounding a little better than the last. After a while we called it quits seeing as study hall ended in five minutes and we needed a bit of a break.
"Well I'll see you tomorrow Cat." I say as we part ways moving towards our last class, which today, for me is social studies, and for her is costume making.
"See ya!" she says hugging me quick before scurrying down the hallway. Great now I'll have to deal with butterflies in my stomach for social studies. You know what? I don't actually think I mind...
Hmmm homework's done, chores are done, ate dinner, showers done, and Trina and my parents are gone for an audition until tomorrow afternoon. I actually get to relax tonight. It's a miracle...
I wonder what Cat is doing? Is she doing homework? Is she watching tv? Is she thinking about unicorns? Could she be thinking about...me?
Hmmm that brings me back to her personality change from night to day. How is it the she deals with so much despair at night yet is so vibrant and happy during the day? Maybe I'll never understand, maybe she'll forever be a mystery to the world.
She intrigues me. Confuses me, baffles me. I want to know more about her. To understand her. To love her. I mean what? I didn't think that...
Either way her mind works in a peculiar fashion. She never slows down, never focuses unless she's singing or acting. Why?
As I ponder on Cats mind I slowly drift to sleep, my dreams filled with the object of my thoughts.
Ugh dear god who the hell is calling me this early? It 2:47 in the morning for pete's sake!
If you haven't figured it out already I've been awakened from my dreams by the obnoxious sound of my phone screeching out my ringtone. I get up and feel my way to my desk in the dark so see Cat's smiling face lighting up my phone.
"Hello?" I answer groggily.
"Tori?" Cat whimpers. She sounds like she's been crying and is terrified.
"Cat what's wrong?" I ask, immediately awake and alert from her distress.
"Tori I-I had a nightmare and it was r-really bad and- can I please come over? I n-need you." she chokes out before she starts sobbing.
"Of course, are you okay to drive?" I ask.
"Y-yeah, I think so. I'll be over soon." she says and the line goes dead.
My mind is numb as I wrap myself in a blanket and go downstairs to wait for Cat. I'm worried, there's no denying that. Is she okay? Wow that's a stupid question, she's in tears of course she's not okay. But will she be?
My thoughts are interrupted as the doorbell rings. I rush over and open it and Cat is standing there in pink pajama pants with cupcakes on them, with a white shirt with some random logo on it. Tears are still falling from her eyes.
I immediately pull her into my arms, her arms around my neck, and she buries her head in my chest and just sobs. I walk backwards into the house and shut the door with my foot.
"Cat, can we go upstairs?" I ask. I don't know if she heard me or not because she hasn't responded.
I guess I'm gonna have to carry her. I pick her up by her thighs and her legs wrap around my waist, her head now in the crook of my neck. Her sobs have calmed to whimpers and sniffles but I can feel new tears fall on me every few seconds.
When we get up to my room I turn my bedside lamp on, shut the door and sit down on the the bed, my back resting against the headbored. Cat situated herself so she's sitting sideways in my lap and he head in in the crook of my neck.
I gently kiss her forehead and then I rub her back, and wait for her to calm down. When her breathing is finally relatively even I ask "Cat, what was your dream about?".
She stiffens but then relaxes again. "You." she replies simply, sighing.
"Can you elaborate a bit on that?" I ask. Why would she have a nightmare about me?
"Well, usually my dreams are about me, happy, in a field at first, and then the darkness comes and consumes me. But not tonight." she says quietly.
"What happened tonight?"
She takes a deep breath, as if she's gathering her courage and then speaks "Well, today you were in the field with me, and we were happy at first but then the darkness came and took you. It only took you. I had to watch as it changed you, consumed you. I couldn't move or speak, I just had to watch!" she says breaking down again, sobbing into my shoulder.
"Shhh, it's ok. We're fine, I'm right here, I've got ya Cat." I murmur in her ear. I continue my soothing words until she finally calms down again. Eventually she pulls back from my neck and looks into my eyes and whispers a sincere "Thank you" before softly pressing her lips to mine, in a sweet, gentle kiss.
I'm too shocked to respond and before I know it her lips are gone and she's off my lap, shimmying under my bed covers facing me. I lay down as well and she snuggles closer, putting her head back in the crook of my neck. Wow she must like it there... As I'm drifting to sleep I feel a slight pressure, Cats lips against my neck as she whispers "Goodnight." and presses her lips against my neck before I feel her breathing slows and she falls asleep.
"Goodnight, Cat. Sweet dreams." I whisper into her hair, and drift to sleep, dreams once again filled with my red headed beauty.
AN:helloooo:) yes i was pleased with where this chapter went, unfortunetly im pretty sure it will be over soon (not yet, but soon). :( but fear not! i shall continue writing victorious stories! as long as you guys show me the love ;) remember, reviews = love