Gotta Be Somebody
Fanfic
I'm Yours, Chapter 11
Amy arrived at school with extra excitement. It was Valentine's Day, 2009, and she was hoping for something today, even if it was just a valentine from Madison, Dana or Marilyn. In Phoenix, people only did valentines for their crushes, so she assumed it worked the same way here.
To get in the holiday spirit, she wore white converse with pink and red hearts, along with a pink scarf and a red scrunchie. It clashed with her uniform, but she didn't really care because everything she wore clashed with her uniform. The green and red for Christmas season, and the pink and purple for when her teachers told her they celebrate Advent. The orange and black for Halloween and the green she already had planned out for St. Patrick's Day, it all clashed. Dana and Madison both had red flats and red headbands, while Marilyn wore pink tennis shoes and a heart locket that her grandmother gave her.
Marilyn was talking about what she thought Alex would give her, which made Amy mad. She couldn't believe that they were still together and told Marilyn many times that she didn't like him. Dana was with Josh and Madison was with William, so the three of them gushed over the idea of flowers, chocolates and candy while Amy smiled and nodded her head. She was the only single one of the four of them, which made her left out a lot when they double or triple-dated. They weren't being mean; they just didn't want her to feel awkward when she was the only one not paired up at dinner.
Amy didn't want or need a boyfriend; she had the rest of her life to worry about that. Right now, she had her Geometry grade to worry about. If she didn't ace the next two tests, she would fail the course and have to take it over again. Considering how much she hated Geometry, this was a cruel and unusual punishment, so she studied her ass off, leaving her no time for a boyfriend.
Madison and Marilyn took off to their lockers down the hall, while Dana and Amy headed for their lockers in the other direction. They had Study Hall first, which was useless because they ended up talking the whole time instead of actually doing homework like they were supposed to. Amy just grabbed her journal and a few pens, while Dana pulled her iPod out of her backpack and snuck it into her pencil case, also dragging a worn out copy of Romeo and Juliet along.
Dana pulled on the back of Amy's shirt. "Look what Josh left me."
It was a beautiful, handmade card with a cute little note written on the inside that Amy didn't bother to read. As they headed to homeroom, she was a little disappointed by the fact that there wasn't anything in her locker, which is where people leave their valentines.
She was disappointed for long, however, because when they got to their homeroom she found a large bouquet of red roses on her desk. While Dana and Madison fussed over them, she read the little note tucked in the middle,
Amy,
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you.
Happy Valentines Day.
There wasn't a name on the card, but Amy didn't care. She sniffed the flowers and felt all warm and fuzzy inside. It was turning out to be a pretty good Valentines Day.
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Adam drummed his fingers on the table while he waited for CODIS to get a hit on the fingerprints that Stella brought to him not ten minutes ago. Last year, Valentines Day was the worst day of the whole year. Everyone else was getting flowers and candy and cards and had dates, and he was sitting at home watching Star Wars for the millionth time. This year, however, he had a girlfriend, and big plans for tonight. He was cooking her dinner, while Amy would be out of the way and at Sid's house hanging out with his daughter Hannah.
Steak and Ravioli were the main courses planned for that evening, along with green beans, mashed potatoes, and corn, Kendall's absolute favorite vegetable. He had prepared everything yesterday, and Mac had given him permission to leave to 4:30 PM so he could cook the rest of the meal and get ready before 7, when Kendall was coming.
The dinner seemed so far away; it was only 1 PM and Adam didn't have much work ahead of him. He spotted Kendall headed to the break room and decided to surprise her with an extra present.
"Kendall." He called after her. She stopped and smiled while he ran down the hall and held his arms out in front of him.
"Stay right here. I'll be right back." He told her as he raced to the locker room.
After a few minutes, he returned with a large checkered guitar case. He unzippered it to reveal an acoustic guitar and a black guitar strap. Adam tuned the guitar while Kendall sat down next to him and set her coffee aside. He cleared his throat and chuckled.
"I thought you might want one of your presents early." He took a deep breath before strumming along to song very familiar to Kendall and starting to sing in his sweet, clear voice:
Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
Now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
And nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some
I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We're just one big family
And It's our God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved
So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours
Scooch on over closer dear
And I will nibble your ear
I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what I'm be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
Please don't, please don't, please don't
There's no need to complicate
Cause our time is short
This oh this this is out fate, I'm yours!
Adam face was red with embarrassment when he finished. He didn't sing very often, mostly with hi sister for fun or in the shower, and he wasn't incredible at the guitar.
Kendall seemed to like it, however, because she placed her hand on his cheek and guided his head to face her so she could say thank you (in her own way of course, not using words but not sexual).
The kiss tasted a little coffee-ish, but it was vanilla coffee, which was Adam's favorite. When they pulled away for air, she smiled and blushed bright red, matching Adam's complexion.
"Thanks. That was sweet." After a minute of silence, she clapped her hands together and sat up straight.
"Will you play something else? I like listening to you."
"Ummm okay. What do you want to hear?" Adam asked.
"I don't care, you pick."
He thought for a moment before starting to play another one of Kendall's favorite song, "Waiting on the World to Change". They totally lost track of time in the break room and before Adam knew it, it was 4:30 and time to go prepare for his date. He checked the lab to make sure there wasn't work that needed to be done before putting his guitar away and heading out for his date. This was already the best possible Valentine's Day he could ever ask for.