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Yep. That's the only way to describe it. I wanna thank all you readers for reviewing or adding Sing It to your lists. All of you are just... !
And SilverHedge10, watch out. Your cameo's in here.
And I don't own PJO or any songs.
Now with that done, let's go Sing It shall we.
The rest of the dance went on, with the festivities getting rowdier as the time passed. The… appropriate couples haven't been paired up yet to dance at all, and Silena was getting a 'tiny' bit annoyed that her plan wasn't working yet. It was coming to the final phase of the Valentine's Eve dance, and if she didn't make any move soon… well, they'll probably never ever be together.
So she took matters into her own hands and went on stage, she grabbed the microphone and everyone went dead silent, waiting in anticipation for what was about to come.
"Well… are we having a ball or what?" she asked and the crowd cheered in response. She just smiled brightly and continued on. "Now let's get continue the party shall we. Give it up for our next performance. Our very own, Demeter trio!"
With that call, the three girls came out. Vanessa, Lucy and Haley were smiling brightly as the crowd cheered. Silena then handed the microphone to Lucy and went off stage.
"So? How're we doing tonight?" Lucy asked as the crowd cheered louder in response.
"Well we have a song for you all." Vanessa said.
"Dedicated to all those girls there with a specific guy in their eye." Haley finished, their eyes glancing at Katie, Annabeth and Thalia for a moment before the upbeat music started.
V: I still hear your voice when you sleep next to me
H: I still feel your touch in my dreams
L: Forgive me my weakness but I don't know why
All: Without you it's hard to survive
All: 'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling
And everytime we kiss, I swear I could fly
Can't you feel my heart beat fast?
I want this to last
Need you by my side
'Cause everytime we touch, I feel the static
And everytime we kiss, I swear I could fly
Can't you feel my heart beat so?
I can't let you go
I want you in my life
An upbeat instrumental came after and the vibe in the place was big. Everyone was practically dancing like there's no tomorrow, whether they were alone, with a partner, or dancing in a group. Everyone was just having a great time.
H: Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky
V: They wipe away tears when I cry
L: The good and the bad times, we've been through them all
All: You make me rise when I fall
All: 'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling
And everytime we kiss, I swear I could fly
Can't you feel my heart beat fast?
I want this to last
Need you by my side
'Cause everytime we touch, I feel the static
And everytime we kiss, I swear I could fly
Can't you feel my heart beat so?
I can't let you go
I want you in my life
'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling
And everytime we kiss, I swear I could fly
Can't you feel my heart beat fast?
I want this to last
Need you by my side
As the girls finished singing, the crowd burst into a round of applause and cheering. The girls simply beamed as Silena came on stage.
"Well wasn't that just spectacular?" Silena asked as the cheering died down. "Now would you girls like to introduce our next performance?"
All three girls had a sly smile on their face as Silena said this and handed over the microphone to Lucy.
"Well… we'd like to introduce…" Lucy began before passing the microphone over to Haley.
"Clearly one very talented singer…" Haley continued before giving the microphone to Vanessa.
"Our very own older sister…" she said, before all three girls leaned in to squeal the final name.
"Katie!"
..O..
She was perfectly enjoying herself, dancing along with Annabeth and one of her younger sisters. Then the music ended and Silena went back on stage, complimenting the girls and announcing that there will be another performance. The girls had a sly smile on their faces as Silena gave them the microphone, and she had a gut feeling that something horrible was about to happen. The girls each said one thing, but it was the final statement before the name was called that caught her. 'Our very own older sister…' was what Vanessa said, and she dreaded the name they were about to call.
"Katie!"
She groaned both inwardly and outwardly as she face-palmed herself. She thought she was over the singing thing for the day. That she had reached her maximum amount of songs, and then she remembered Silena's changing of rules after Annabeth's performance. As Annabeth pushed her towards the front, all she could think of was punishing those three girls severely. Cleaning the toilets for three weeks. Yep, that'll do.
The girls squealed and hugged their sister as she came onto the stage.
"You guys are so dead." she muttered into their hug.
"We know." they whispered back before they let go and walked off stage.
"There you are Katie!" Silena squealed, and Katie had a feeling that her sisters had conspired with Silena about this. She was going to have to pay as well.
"Yeah…" she said sheepishly, plastering on a fake smile.
"I am so excited about this!" Silena squealed.
"Yeah… same." Katie said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes at the comment.
"Now stop being such a downer. You're going to ruin the mood." Silena scolded before turning back to her normal bubbly self. "And you're singing a wonderful song y'know!"
"Really?" Katie asked with fake eagerness.
"Yep! And I bet everyone might want to get a partner for this 'cause it's going to be a bit slow." Silena warned.
The campers went into chaos, as everyone started grabbing boyfriends and girlfriends or asking the person the best friend of the person they like to dance in hopes of getting jealous looks from the actual person they liked. Katie just rolled her eyes at their idiocy and immaturity before her eye caught the attention of a certain Stoll and his girlfriend, holding hands and waiting for the music to start. A wave of anger and jealousy flooded through her as she enclosed her knuckles into fists, wanting no more than to punch the pretty girl's little face.
Silena noticed Katie's change of attitude and just shook her head and smiled sadly before turning into happy mode again. "Now Katie, if you would be so kind as to do the honours."
"My pleasure…" Katie muttered, displeasure evident in her tone. Silena shook her head sadly and walking away.
Katie walked up to the microphone which was now on a stand. She was also handed a guitar and the person who gave it to her muttered the one word before leaving. Crazier was what he had said, and Katie knew what he had meant. She was right in the middle where she could have a good view of all the couples dancing. The spotlight was concentrated on her and it blinded her eyes, but also helped her in not seeing Travis mutter sweet nothings to his girlfriend as they waited. She looked back towards the edge of the stage and saw the sound guy give her a thumbs-up. She realised it was her cue and started strumming on her guitar and the other instruments following shortly afterwards. It was a sad song they were about to sing, but it also perfectly matched Katie's feelings about a certain boy, but she didn't realise it as her lips opened to sing the words.
Katie: I've never gone with the wind
Just let it flow
Let it take me where it wants to go
Till you open the door
And there's so much more
I've never seen it before
I was trying to fly
But I couldn't find wings
Till you came along
And you changed everything
You lift my feet of the ground
Spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm falling and I
I'm lost in your eyes
You make me crazier
Crazier, crazier
She watched as each happy couple spun around the dance floor. She noticed Thalia and Percy, Annabeth and Connor, and Nico with an Apollo girl dancing with each other, a look of disappointment as they danced with each other. She didn't really concentrate on the though. She had only eyes on the pair that was dancing especially close with each other. He looked as if he was on cloud nine, though she was different. You could see that graceful smile plastered onto her face, but her eyes told another story, They had a look of boredom in them, and Katie immediately felt sorry for the boy who was so helplessly in love with this girl who had opposite feelings for him.
Watched from a distance as you
Made life your own
Every sky was your own kind of blue
And I wanted to know
How that would feel
And you made it so real
You showed me something that I couldn't see
Opened my eyes and you made me believe
You lift my feet of the ground
Spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm falling and I
I'm lost in your eyes
You make me crazier,
Crazier, crazier, oh
It had entered the instrumental part now, and she watched intently as the couple spun around. There was love evident in his eyes, and all she wished for was to be that girl he was holding. That girl that he insanely loved. She barely even noticed the silent tear that slid down her cheek, but Silena did.
Silena watched as Katie stared heart-broken at Travis and Jennifer. She immediately felt sorry for the girl and her hope was dwindling that her plan was going to work. She glanced at the person next to her; Silver, who was also watching the couple and Katie silently, and both had the same feeling of sadness.
Baby, you showed me what living is for
I don't want to hide anymore
As she sang, she put her entire emotion in it. Her sadness, her longing, her feeling of heart-break. She only wished that fate could've taken another turn. A turn in which things had turned out for the better, but all she could do now was watch helplessly and sing her heart out.
You lift my feet of the ground
You spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm falling and I
I'm lost in your eyes
You make me crazier,
Crazier, crazier
Crazier, crazier
As she finished, she never heard the crowd cheer. All senses were blocked out as she watched Travis kiss Jennifer. She turned away, tears free-falling from her face, and ran. She ran off stage and out the back door of the pavilion. She needed to be alone. No-one needed to see her when she cried hopelessly, trapped in her own prison of despair.
..O..
Silver ran, following the direction that her friend had gone to. She always knew Katie's feelings for Travis, even when she always comically denied it. She too was sad when she found out that he was dating Jennifer. It was like Katie's happiness dwindled from that time on, and now, she had finally reached her limit.
She had finally found her, after a few minutes of searching, kneeling in the garden next to the Demeter cabin. She didn't notice that anyone was there and she was crying her heart out. Silver watched for a few moments as she cried and finally did the most rational thing a friend should do. Sit down next to the friend and comfort her. So she did just that.
She was crying her heart out. All of the pain; the frustrations; the heart-break. She wanted nothing more than for all that to be gone. For her to live that happy, uncomplicated life, with her father, back home.
She didn't notice someone else come. She finally did realise someone was there when a pair of arms encircled her. She stopped crying and looked up from her position to see Silver, her most mature and understanding friend hugging her.
"Silver?" Katie muttered quietly. Silver just looked at her with concern showing in her eyes.
"Are you alright?" she asked simply. Katie just wanted to scream at her for that question. Did she even look alright! Was she alright! Of course not! But all her inside, pent up anger lost as she sighed defeated and answered.
"No." she said simply. Silver just gave her a sad little smile and kept talking.
"I know you're lying." she replied. "I know you're not alright. I know that you're completely and utterly heart-broken."
"It's just-"she began but Silver 'shushed' her.
"And you're feeling all this, because you love him." she stated, giving her a wry smile as she finished.
"W-w-what!" Katie spluttered, returning back to her normal self. She was not in love with Travis. She isn't… She couldn't… All these feelings… they were because she liked him, not overly, majorly loved him. Right?
"Don't deny it." Silver said, her bemused tone pissing Katie off even further.
"I-I-I-" Katie stuttered, but she had to fight the face that she's in love. It was only like. But then… what was that feeling… That whenever she saw him, her heart raced, when they argued, she couldn't help but feel a little bit overjoyed, when he touches her lightly she feels a spark, and when she looks into his eyes… Oh gods, his eyes, it felt like she could just stare in them forever. She couldn't, she isn't… That's when it hit her like a ton of bricks.
"I love him…" she said quietly. "I love him. I love him!"
"Yes. You do." Silver said happily, as she watched her friend realise her true feelings.
"But-"she said, her voice faltering as she realised an important point. "He loves someone else."
"Yes, he does." she again replied simply. "So what are you going to do now?"
"I- I don't know." Katie muttered defeatedly.
"Yes you do." Silver said confidently. "It's really very simple."
Katie then began contemplating on what she was supposed to do. The answer was simple, or so Silver said. She had to know. She thought of every single romantic thing that happened dealing with unrequited love, that's when she found it.
"I fight." she said. "I have to fight to get him."
"That's my girl." Silver said proudly. "And we'll help you in every way we can."
"You will?" she asked.
"Of course." Silver replied. "Now let's get you back inside and fix you up. You've got a boy to catch"
"Sure." Katie said as both girls got up and started walking back to the dining pavilion. She couldn't help but feel a little happy. She had finally realised the truth she's been trying to protect her heart from. Even though on a whole many other levels, this was both wrong and stupid, she couldn't help deny it. Even if it was with an idiot who was already taken, she can't hide the fact that she was in love.
Songs Used:
Everytime We Touch-Cascada
Crazier-Taylor Swift
That was deep... and sorta sad... but in the end, it was all good!
And if all of you think that's that final dance, just wait! The actual one is in the next chapter, and all of you guys can daydream about what'll happen next.
Again, thank you to all those reviews and song suggestions. With the amount of songs you guys suggest, I think I could make a few extra chapters... Lucky for you guys, that means more story!
And to SilverHedge10, I hope that cameo was good enough... If it was, that'll make me overly happy!
I hope all of you guys review! Giving your thoughts make me happy! And you should know, I read every single one of those reviews, even the one's you guys think of as rants. I just love every single review you guys gie me.
Now you'll have to wait another week. Hope by then, you guys are ready to Sing It!