Alright I stayed home from school so that gives me the perfect opportunity to update, don't you think? Today was the last day of school before winter break and I just extended mine by a day; I feel accomplished. I'm truly excited about Christmas this year because the whole surprise factor has returned because I asked for nothing and yet my mother has gotten me gifts. I'll be doing a Christmas oriented chapter for this story but I have to get to Halloween first which will be in the next two chapters or possibly less. Well I'm sure you don't want to read anymore of my commentary so, enjoy this next chapter of May and Marina singing.

~Rolyn~

Chapter Eleven: You

"It's down to two," Patou said as she brought her hand down on the table, putting her weight against it, looking a bit smug after her performance. It was very good as surprising few and setting the bar much further up in a select few opinions. Patou couldn't help but think back to what May said about Dragonite girls not wanting to show off, but wanting to let people know just who they are and what they are capable of.

It was an idea passed down from one generation to the next. Jennifer had even sat the girls down, explaining in this cut throat world its eat of be eaten, but never lose sight of your integrity. Knowing right from wrong may not always help you in the long run but it will maintain your happiness and that's all that mattered.

"Who will it be?" Patou questioned, her turquoise eyes darting between the aqua haired intellectual and the spitfire brunette. May and Marina exchanged looks and Patou perked a brow. The two of them seemed to be silently arguing over who should get up there and do what the past four girls had whined about doing.

Marina pouted; her eyes going wide as she gazed at May. The brunette knew that look; a puppy pout was every girl's best weapon to have things swing there way…if they knew how to do it correctly. The fact that Marina had resorted to such a winsome look had May sighing in exasperation as she raised her hand.

"I guess I'm up next." She breathed with a shrug and soft smile.

"I don't know why you seem so disappointed May," Rolyn began with a bright smile. "You're voice is marvelous and a majority of people here already know this. It'll be easy for you." Rolyn reminded her close friend. May's lips twisted to the side. Maybe they all saw something in her that she didn't but she wasn't so sure that her performing skills were so perfect.

"Don't tell me you're scared Maple…" Drew chuckled with a shake of his head. May's brow furrowed as she quickly whipped to the side to look him dead in the eye. He perked a brow at her, his head cocking ever so slightly to the side. May's gaze narrowed as she looked into those dangerous hues of green.

"Nowhere near scared Hayden," She hissed, spitting out his name with an indignant look. Drew laughed a silent laugh. It was so easy to rile the brunette up and when he did, no matter how upset his amusement made her, he couldn't help but laugh. There was no doubt the short, fiery temper made her all the more attractive, but her response to certain things, especially him, were fascinating to say the least. "I've been subjected to singing more times than you've been cocky. I think I can handle this just fine."

With that firmly said, May muttered a gruff excuse me to Marina and Jimmy as she turned to slide out of the booth. Jimmy slid out, pulling Marina with him and the brunette stood, throwing her shoulder back with a new found determination influenced by the few words her boyfriend had said. She mentally scorned herself for letting a few words get to her…but Drew was just…

She didn't know to punch him or kiss him. Last on, she'd go with both.

With that thought on her mind, a crooked smile slowly came to the blue eyed girls face as she moved through the crowd towards the DJ booth. People who noticed her making a beeline for Aden pieced matters together easily and guessed she was on her way to sing just as her companions had. There were small calls of encouragement and this made May all the more confident.

"Not another one…" Aden groaned playfully prior to May's approach. The brunette laughed lightly before shrugging.

"I'm the second to last so after me and Marina, you won't have to pass off a microphone to another Dragonite girl." She informed him as she leaned against the turn tables and offered her sweetest smile. Aden smiled in return.

"It's always a pleasure passing off a microphone to you Ms. Maple." Aden breathed handing May a microphone. May nodded as a thank you as she took the mic from his outstretched hand. "So, what will you be gracing us with tonight?"

"Well, I wouldn't normally do this but I think this song fits…" May said with a nod as her crooked smile returned.

"Did she even mention a song choice?" Dawn questioned with a shrug of her shoulders.

"Did any of us?" Alex asked back perking a brow nonchalantly.

"Well Patou gave us a nice hint." Dawn offered softly as she slumped in her seat. Alex rolled her eyes at the navy haired girl's passive behavior.

"Why don't you guys just shut up and wait for May to start singing?" Paul shot out leaning back in the booth. Both Alex and Dawn turned to him with identical furrowed brows, although Alex was the only one narrowing her eyes to slits. "It's just a thought." He added rather sardonically.

"Here's another; maybe if you got laid, you wouldn't be so much of sarcastic jack – mmph!" Alex was cut off by a hand clamping down over her mouth, compliments of Dawn who was glaring daggers at her dark haired friend. Paul was doing the same but his cheeks were flushing.

"I feel something in the air…and it isn't tension." Ian said.

"It's the feel of plotting murder," Jimmy responded with a careless wave of his hand. "It follows us around." He added with a smile. Ian's brow furrowed for a fleeting moment.

"If you haven't been dancing, I'm sure my friend here can help with that," Aden said into his personal microphone. As he spoke, everyone diverted their attention. "Please welcome our next singer, the wonderful May Maple."

Alex pulled Dawn's hand away from her mouth and stood up in the booth, clapping frantically and bringing her fingers to her lips to release an over exaggerated whistle. After a moment of switching between the two forms of applause, the purple haired girl was pulled back into the seat by Marina who shushed her as the music began. It was a techno phonic sound that would cause people to move and it was one Rolyn recognized.

The ebony haired Hayden giggled lightly at the song choice, causing Jason to perk a brow in question. She looked up at him and smiled sweetly. "Wanna dance?" She asked as a sensual look came to her eyes.

"How could I ever say no to you my dear?" He said offering her his hand. Rolyn laughed lightly, placing her hand in his own.

"We should all go and dance," Marina offered. "I actually like this song." She said as she turned towards Jimmy. The navy haired boy didn't argue. He would never pass up a chance to be closer to Marina than necessary.

The couple got up and Rolyn and Jason followed. Patou was tugged out the booth by Ian and the same happened with Paul and Dawn, only with Dawn the one doing the dragging. "We're the only one's with no one to dance with…" Alex sighed as she turned towards Drew.

Drew rolled his eyes but smiled nonetheless. "C'mon then," He said offering his hand to her. Alex stared at him for a moment before a smirk came to her face.

"Won't your girlfriend get jealous?" She asked playfully.

"Not as much as Aden will." He retorted smartly.

"How you choose to express yourself," May sang lowly, smiling lightly at the whistles of encouragement she was receiving. She wasn't the kind of girl to bask in the limelight and let the attention go to her head, but it felt good to be buoyant. "It's all your own and I can tell it comes naturally, ooh, it comes naturally."

"You follow what you feel inside," May continued bringing a hand to her chest as her words came out sounding sultry and beautifully smooth. It was no wonder why people marveled at her voice. It was versatile and entrancing. "It's intuitive; you don't have to try. It comes naturally, hmm, it comes naturally…"

"And it takes my breath away…" She sang softly and yet her voice still carried. She removed her hand from her chest and sent it above her head, twirling her wrist as she brought it back down. The girl seemed to know exactly what she was doing. "What you do so naturally…"

May lowered her gaze in the dim lighting that was only penetrated by dusty hues of blue film that covered multiple flashing and twirling lights. She began tapping one foot to the beat, staying on the ball of her foot in the heels Marina had chosen for her.

"You are the thunder and I am the lightning," She sang whipping here head from left to right in two sharp, delayed movements. Her brunette hair flew in her face and she had to run a hand though her tresses to pull them back. "And I love the way you know who you are and to me it's exciting,"

"When you know it's meant to be everything comes naturally, it comes naturally when you're with me baby," May turned her head to the side, nodding to the side as her face was hidden behind her hair that was still falling back into place. Tilting her head back she continued. "Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally, bay-bay-baby…"

May smirked as she lowered her head, facing forward once again as she gazed out into her audience under long lashes. Her eyes landed on a familiar perfectly messy mop of green hair and her smile broadened when she noticed him looking right back at her.

"You have a way of moving me…" she began as she calculative steps in Drew's general direction. He and Alex had been dancing but the purple haired Dragonite girl had gone off on a tangent, standing off to Drew's side, sipping on a fluke of a purple colored juice. "It's a force of nature, you're energy. It comes naturally, you know it does, it comes naturally…"

"And it takes my breath away…" May pretended to cringe, a shiver added in for special affect. The wolf whistles went to show just how affective the small movement was. "What you do so naturally…"

May had been careful in choosing her song. It may have been "boy oriented" as Patou put it, but at least it expressed how she felt. It was one of things she adored yet detested about Drew. It was almost inhuman how his greatness, his nonchalance and his wit just came to him so naturally. It was mind bending how she was just drawn to him so naturally.

"You are the thunder and I am the lightning," She paused to once again whip her head back and forth, messing with the master piece Dawn called her hair. The bubbly Dragonite girl hardly cared at this point. "And I love the way you know who you are and to me it's exciting,"

"When you know it's meant to be everything comes naturally, it comes naturally when you're with me baby," May twisted her hips from side to side, letting her free hand run through her hair and above her head. "Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally, bay-bay-baby…"

May let her hand fall to her side as she began to move again. She was steps away from Drew, a small lopsided smile playing across her lips. It was a vexing look she was offering him and although May looked amazing whether she looked impassive or in a rage, he wished he could see more of this from her. It was why he loved to hear her sing; just so he could watch her.

"When we collide, sparks fly…" May's eyes darted upward as though the sparks had suddenly manifested in the air. A small smile came to her lips as she brought her gaze to meet Drew's. "When you look in my eyes…it takes my breath away…"

"You are!" May hit the high note flawlessly, pouring only a fraction of the massive amounts of emotions that existed for her green haired boyfriend. "You are the thunder and I am the lightning," A bright, excited smile came to her lips as she started jumping around to the beat of the song pointing dead at him. Drew smirked; classic May…

"And I love the way you know who you are and to me it's exciting," May basically sang to him, dancing excitedly and pausing for brief moments to strike a pose before him. Drew couldn't help but laugh lightly at her antics. She was so happy-go-lucky. "When you know it's meant to be everything comes naturally, it comes naturally when you're with me baby."

"Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally, bay-bay-baby…" May winked at Drew once before twirling on her heel before she began to strut away, accentuating her movements by putting one foot in front of the other. "Naturally…naturally…naturally, bay-bay-baby…"

A spotlight landed on May where she was, to her surprise, and all of her supporters, meaning the entire club minus a few envious fan girls, erupted into a round of well deserved applause. May chuckled lightly as her cheeks flushed a bright red before she bent her knees and a small movement that was barely a curtsy.

"Magnificent as always Maple." Drew breathed as he came up next to her. May turned towards him and smiled bashfully in gratitude to the compliment. "I still don't understand why you ever doubted yourself."

May's smile faded much quicker than it came as her blue eyes narrowed. "I never doubted anything," She spat placing her hands on her hips. "You insinuated that I was scared when the fact of the matter is that I wasn't." She said in a matter of fact tone.

"Well I know you're not scared of anything," He said with lopsided smile and a nod. May smirked proudly and he wrapped an arm around her shoulder as he led her back to the DJ booth to return the microphone. "Yup May isn't afraid of anything except public restrooms…"

"They aren't sanitary." She retorted in her defense.

"Peanut butter…"

"I don't like the way it basically glues your mouth shut."

"And lest we forget, silent movies…" Drew laughed with a shake of his head at his girlfriend's irrational fear.

"I don't trust the silence of those things…" She practically growled while shaking her head at the thought of a silent movie.

The couple made it to the DJ booth only to find their aqua haired friend standing there, biting into her bottom lip nervously as she folded her hands behind her back. May's brow furrowed on confusion as Marina extended a hand out to her, smiling lightly while still chewing into her lip.

"I'm next." Marina said simply with a small shrug. May stared at her for a moment and Marina shifted under the brunette's gaze. May had never seen the aqua eyed beauty so troubled before, and by a minor task liking singing. It was puzzling that this could ever cause the most level headed of the girls to be so…anxious.

"Are you alright?" May asked stepping away from Drew. He perked a brow, but hardly minded. He knew that if May thought one of her friends was being troubled that she would come to their aide, whether she was with him or not. It wasn't that she favored them over him. She was just that concerned about the wellbeing of those she held close.

"Yea…I'm fine, just a bit nerve wracked." Marina admitted sheepishly with a laugh. May's lips pressed into a fine line as she stared at the oldest of the Dragonite girls. She couldn't possible be nerve wracked by singing one simple song. May never saw the aqua haired beauty perform live but she had seen a recording or two. Performing was Marina's niche…

"But you're so amazing…" May pointed out with a shake of her head, silently dismissing this feeling of nervousness. Marina laughed sardonically.

"One would think a theater geek like me would see this as a walk in the park…but when I'm performing like that. I'm given a topic, a script, an idea of what I should be…I'm never just me." She admitted with a shake of her head. "I didn't even pick a song. I'm not like you or Rolyn or Dawn…I can't pick a song and 'work it' as Rolyn puts it."

"You pick clothes and work it…" May offered smiling lightly.

"Yea, with the ideas set in my head by designers who want me to wear their brand." Marina muttered with a roll of her eyes. "Believe it or not May, but I'm pretty helpless on my own. The only thing I have going for me are my pretty words to go with my pretty face."

May pouted lightly. She never thought of Marina as the type with insecurities. She mentally scorned herself for setting the bar high on her friends again. She had to remember that power did not rid you of being flawed…Marina next to Rolyn had to be the richest out of all of them. She was also a leader, a mediator…a comfort. She had a lot riding on her shoulders…maybe more so than any of them.

"You know you don't have to do this if you don't want to." May said gently while placing a hand on Marina's shoulder. Marina scoffed.

"What kind of Dragonite girl would I be if I didn't…I'm not up here for anyone else. I'm up here for me, May. I wanna know I can just be me when I want to." Marina said with a small smile.

May smiled in return before glancing down at the microphone in her hand. She extended the mic to Marina who took it hesitantly. "Then be you and by that I mean do what you want…not what anybody else thinks you should be." May said with a nod. Marina nodded in return.

"In that case, I have just the song." She said as her smile turned crooked.

"Go for it." May said with a thumbs up. Marina laughed lightly as she returned the gesture before turning to Aden to tell him her song choice. May sighed lightly before turning back to Drew who was smirking at her almost knowingly. Her brow furrowed. "What?"

Drew shrugged. "Nothing…" He said with a shake of his head. May cocked her head to the side for a moment and he mentally laughed. She had no idea how much he admired her optimism and faith.

"We got a good one for you now people," Aden said into his microphone. "Young men, find your lady and pull her to the dance floor while the intoxicating Marina Sanchez mixes things up a bit."

Marina took in a deep breath, closing her eyes as she did so. The music began with the soft chiming of a chiming of a xylophone and the beat of a drum. May told her to do what she wanted and she was pretty sure this was it. It may not have been a song with a tremendous bass like Rolyn's song or Patou's. With her back to audience, May took in a deep breath.

"It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do…" Marina began sounding a bit unsure as she turned around. When she noticed all eyes on her she mentally squealed before reminding herself that this was just like any other performance she had ever done. "Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you…"

"Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice?" Marina's eyes darted all around. She simply could not shake her nerves and it showed. She suddenly felt like everyone was judging her, especially since she hadn't exactly chosen a club song. "Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you…"

Marina's eyes landed on May who was standing not that far off on the dance floor with Drew who had an arm wrapped securely around her waist. The brunette beamed before waving around a thumbs up that Marina almost laughed at. It was then those aqua eyes moved towards the back of the dance floor where Jimmy stood, smiling lightly with his arms crossed over his chest. All he did was nod and marina felt a sudden determination come over her.

"Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard; we can go…" Marina sang as she began to tap her foot to the beat. Sure this was a song a boy would normally sing to a girl, but Marina hardly cared. She was doing what she wanted as May had told her to. "No one will know…oh, come on boy…"

"Who cares if we're trashed; got a pocket full of cash we can blow…" Marina sang, starting to feel the music thus causing her to twist her hips. Her cheeks flushed when she had realized what she had done, but a whistle that came from the crowd didn't discourage her. Her smile broadened as she continued. "Shots of patron…and it's on boy…"

Marina nodded once finally succumbing to the feeling that overwhelmed her and told her to simply have fun. Mysteriously enough, the voice sounded strangely like a blue eyed brunette. For a moment, Marina thought May was talking in her ear and she wasn't resist the need to 'just be herself.'

"Don't say no, no, no, no, no…" Marina bent at the waist and shook her head from side to side, a rarely seen grin adorning her face. She looked like a child having the time of her laugh. "Just say yea, yea, yea, yea, yea and we can go, go, go, go, go…if you're ready like I'm ready!"

"Cuz it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do…" Marina beamed before jumping away from the DJ booth and skipping through the crowd, weaving through people and twirling to avoid them. "Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you…"

"Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice?" Marina paused her skipping just to shimmy her hips playfully receiving a few giggles. Now Marina felt in her place…I guess this was what Rolyn meant by 'work it'. "Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you…"

"You'll go get a ring; let the choir bells sing like ooh…" Marina twirled around in a circle a few times as she let her free arm extend out, nearly slapping a few people, but she hardly cared because of the fun she was having. "So whatcha wanna do…let's just run boy…"

"If we wake up and you wanna break up, that's cool…" Marina shrugged, feigning carelessness before she gave a dismissive wave of her hand to the nearest guy who looked completely dejected prior to the gesture. "No I won't blame you…it was fun boy…"

"Don't say no, no, no, no, no…" Marina whipped her head from side to side whipping her side ponytail in the process. She couldn't help but laugh lightly when her own aqua tresses hit her in the face. "Just say yea, yea, yea, yea, yea and we'll go, go, go, go, go…if you're ready like I'm ready!"

"I knew she'd be amazing," May laughed. "Sometimes I wonder just where this confidence suddenly comes from."

"Well obviously Marina's confidence came from you." Drew breathed. "You can be a bit inspiring."

"A bit?" May questioned.

"Only a bit…" He said with a dismissive wave of his hand. "I don't want to inflate your ego or anything…" He laughed lightly. May's entire expression went blank and her hand itched to strike him and reprimand him for his ironic words, but she resisted. Drew chuckled lowly.

"Cuz it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do…" Marina went on, feeling as though nothing else mattered. May wasn't so wrong when she said this should come easy to her. Just like when she is on that theater stage with Little Miss or she's behind a camera, sporting the newest pokegear, she felt completely natural. Her next movements weren't so predetermined though…that's why she was so engrossed in this single moment. "Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you…"

"Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice?" She sang with a shrug before twirling in a circle on one foot. "Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you…" Marina pointed right in Jimmy's direction thus cause the navy haired boy to blush.

"Just say I do…" She sang beautifully while throwing a hand above her head. "Just tell me right now baby…just tell me right now baby, baby."

"Just say I do…" she sang as she skipped over to Jimmy. He laughed lightly before opening his arms to her. With a grin, Marina jumped into his arms and lifted her legs before he spun her around. "Just tell me right now baby…just tell me right now baby, baby."

"Cuz it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do…" Marina sang as she wrapped her free arm around her boyfriend's neck. He held her close while keeping his grip around her waist gentle. "Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you…"

"Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice?" Marina calmed down her singing along with the music and she smiled softly as she locked her aqua eyes with Jimmy's golden ones. She giggled lightly before finishing. "Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you…"

Marina sighed, moving the microphone away from her lips. She had done it and she had done it her way and she had fun…and that's all that mattered…well that and her boyfriend who was still holding her to him. Marina locked eyes with him once again and her cheeks flushed.

"Don't you think we're a little young?" Jimmy joked perking a brow.

"Shut up Jimmy…" She chuckled before leaning into him, a content smile on her face.

That last song is…my goodness I love Marry you by Bruno Mars. All his songs are so sweet and clean and I just love them. Yes, it's strange for a girl to sing a male song but if Justin Bieber thinks its alright then it's fine here. Anyhoo, it's almost Christmas and there isn't a doubt in my mind that I will make a Christmas oriented chapter(s) but first I have to do Halloween and thanksgiving and possibly a birthday. Well thank you for reading and please review.

~Rolyn~