BPOV
The weeks leading up to the show were surprisingly uneventful. Even James seemed to finally back off after Emmett and Jasper took care of him after he recommended I join him in the props closet while Jasper was on stage. Opening night was in exactly one hour and I was extremely nervous, I'd even thrown up this morning, which I hadn't done in a while. The entire cast was standing in the girl's dressing room (since it smelled better), putting on the final touched of their make-up or costumes while Mrs. Gillian went over some last minute notes for the show. Before I knew it, Mrs. Gillian was calling places. I wasn't one until the third scene, so I kissed Jasper quickly, wishing him luck and waiting patiently back stage with Jessica and Angela. I heard Jasper's voice emerge from the bustle of voices on stage as he sang his first line.
The hills are alive, with the sound of music!
Even when I wasn't watching, his voice was able to melt me like butter. The guys on stage started singing 'Children of the Revolution' and that was my queue to get onto the trapeze-like bar that I would come onstage from. I was to be lowered down from up near the ceiling, good thing I wasn't afraid of heights. I watched, unseen by the audience as the cast of dancers did the can-can below me and Emmett sang in his booming, bass voice. Finally, the clamor on stage fell silent, which was the queue for me to be lowered. I slowly came down clad in my sparkling silver corset costumes with a top hat.
The French. Are glad to die, for love.
The pit orchestra kicked in as the bar I was on started going faster towards the ground. I stepped onstage, immediately surrounded by the male cast members excluding Jasper, Emmett, James, Mike, and Tyler. I continued my song and Emmett joined in the choreography for the last verse as I did my quick change behind a curtain of can-can skirts. I re-emerged in a pink number that made me look like Mayzie from 'Seussical the Musical'. I spoke my first line to Jasper, dragging to center stage for our first dance.
Jasper threw the fake money at my body, which had fallen to the stage floor.
"Thank you for curing me of this ridiculous obsession with love." He said sadly, yet angrily before walking down the stage stair and through the center aisle of the theatre. Emmett crouched next to me and picked me up.
"Pumpkin, it's for the best." I shook my head at him with tears in my eyes and turned to face Jasper's retreating back.
Never knew, I could feel, like this.
It's like I've never seen the sky, before.
Want to vanish, inside your kiss.
Every day I'm lovin' you, more and more.
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing?
Tellin' me to give you everything.
The crowd clapped at my held out note and my voice softened, losing volume.
Seasons may change,
Winter to spring.
But I love you
'Til the end. Of. Time
The theatre was completely silent as Jasper voice rang out from the back, growing louder with each line he sang.
Come what may
Come what may
Come what may
Come what may
I joined him as we finished out the song and the show with him holding my limp body in his arms as he cried. The curtain slowly lowered, and the audience erupted on the other side. We were allowed a moments relaxation before we ran back stage to hide before curtain call. The curtains re-opened and the chorus members stepped forward, bowed, and moved over for the group of featured dancers. Next came Jessica and Angela, followed by Mike and Tyler. Then James took his bow, followed by Emmett who got a thunderous applause, and I could hear Dan cheering. Emmet stepped to the side and Jasper and I emerged, grasping each other's hand as we walked downstage as the audience screamed and applauded. We smiled, taking out own bows before joining hands with the rest of the cast to take a group bow. We then acknowledged the pit orchestra and stage crew before the lights went out and we made our way backstage and to the dressing rooms. Before I could make it though, a pair of arms caught me around my waist. I immediately knew it was Emmett from the size of the arms.
"BELLS! You were AWESOME!!" he yelled. I giggled as he spun me around.
"Thanks Em, you were amazing too!" I yelled back, He smiled hugely and went off to change so he could meet up with Alice and his parents. I caught sight of Jasper, trying to get his 'fake' tears out of his eyes. I flitted over to him and took his face in my hands, wiping his tears away with my thumbs before kissing him.
"You were amazing." I whispered. Leaned my forehead against his. He smiled and kissed me back.
"You were perfect." He complimented back. We kissed again before parting ways to get changed. I changed back into the outfit I was wearing before the show, dark wash skinny jeans with black peep toe heels and a nice dark blue shirt. I put my costumes back into my garment bag and hung it up for tomorrow night's show. I walked out of the dressing room to find Jasper leaning against the wall with Emmett, waiting for me. We walked up to the main hall of the school, immediately getting attacked by hugs from Alice, Rose, and Edward.
"Oh my god! You guys were so good!" Alice squealed. Rose gave us each and enthusiastic 'congratulations' and Edward admitted to tearing up during out final scene, which Emmett teased him for. Jasper's parents came to us next, each giving me a bug hug and whispering a job well done.
"Thanks Kendra, thanks Bruce." I said, smiling before being attacked by Dan and Karen, each giving me the signature McCarty bear hug. I finally made it too my dad who was beaming at me. He pulled my into a tight hug.
"You were better than any words can describe sweetheart." He whispered into my ear.
"Thanks daddy." I smiled back at him.
The week after the show ended, I didn't feel too well. I was getting sick every morning, though I convinced my dad I was okay and could go to school. On Friday morning, after I'd emptied the contents of my stomach again, my dad put his foot down and would not let me leave the house for school. He was worried about me since he would be going fishing this weekend with Dan, but he went anyway, promising to come home a day early. I called Rose, telling her not to pick me up. Jasper asked me four times if I was okay and I told him I was fine five times, I gave him an extra 'I'm fine' just so he's stop asking. He promised to stop by after school. I sat on my bed and took by books out my book bag to start early on my long term homework. As I pulled my History book out, a pad fell out of my bag. I looked at it, calculating. I should have gotten my oh so lovely visitor last week. I froze. Throwing up and a late period. Mix that with sex with Jasper and…FUCK! I ran down the stairs and got in my rarely used blue '05 Chevy Cavalier. I drove to Port Angeles, so I didn't risk running into anyone I knew. I got into the store, paid for a test, and got out, stressing the entire ride home. I slammed the front door shut and ran up to my bathroom.