In the next two chapters, some of the songs will be split into harmonies, so the lyrics that each person sings in songs like that will have their name above what they're singing. Sort of like this:
Me:
"Everybody"
Random guy:
"Yeah yeah"
Me:
"Rock your body"
Random guy:
"Yeah yeah"
I hope that makes it easier for you all to understand what's going on.
Chapter 13: Karaoke (part I)
"So, I think Rose should go first, she's been dying to go for the past hour"
"Really? But it's your birthday Riley, shouldn't you go first?"
"And that's why I'm letting you go first, I don't want to be the first to embarrass myself. Plus, I know you are a karaoke goddess!"
"Oh, okay, let me just pick out a song…I can't wait to get going!"
"Phew, that was close, I thought we'd be going first, and then Riley would end up having to sing in front of everyone before we found out how good they are compared to us! Another disaster averted guys, you're welcome!"
"But I wanted to go first, we could even try out the new jukebox thingy we just got installed." said Joy, but Fear was skeptical of the newfound contraption. Whenever Joy had mentioned it throughout the day he would glance over as if it would bite him, or was suddenly going to explode, but Fear had no reason to be worried of the retro device...yet.
"It'll only be a matter of time, trust me." thought Fear, as he was trying to pay attention to Rose singing her favourite Sugababes song, About you now. In fact everyone up in headquarters began singing along. It was a song everyone knew, no matter what you were into, it always seemed to pop up out of nowhere on radio from time to time, and if you didn't know the chorus, it was deemed blasphemy.
"There's a mountain between us, but there's one thing I'm sure of, that I know how I feel about you."
And as Rose reached the first chorus, the whole room joined in, a little out of tune, but that didn't matter, because they were having the time of their lives:
"Can we bring yesterday back around? 'Cause I know how I feel about you now. I was dumb, I was wrong, I let you down. But I know how I feel about you now"
But they didn't stop there, they continued to sing with Rose, and inside Riley's head, Joy rushed over to the jukebox and switched it on, giving Riley a boost of confidence. It went blaring through Riley's mind and reverberating right across the memory dump down into Imagination Land and beyond.
"All that it takes, one more chance. Don't let our last kiss be our last, Give me tonight, and I'll show you, I know everything changes, I don't care where it takes us, 'cause I know how I feel about you."
"COME ON EVERYONE!"
"Can we bring yesterday back around? 'Cause I know how I feel about you now. I was dumb, I was wrong, I let you down. But I know how I feel about you now."
"Not a day passed me by, not a day passed me by, when I don't think about you. And there's no moving on, 'cause I know you're the one,and I can't be without you."
"Can we bring yesterday back around? 'Cause I know how I feel about you now. I was dumb, I was wrong, I let you down. But I know how I feel about you now."
"Can we bring yesterday back around? 'Cause I know how I feel about you now. I was dumb, I was wrong, I let you down (I let you down). But I know how I feel about you now."
"But I know how I feel about you now. Yeah I know how I feel about you now…"
And the finale brought everyone together for a good round of applause, and cheering for such a good song, even Bill and Jill were impressed by the girl's talent, even if it was drowned out a little by everyone else.
"Way to go Rose, you brought the house down, can't wait for the next song!" said Jasmine, and Rose blushed at the compliment.
"Gee, thanks Jaz, it was super fun." Rose sat back in a vacated chair, clearly flustered by the compliment, as Danielle and Gracie both jumped up to grab a mic each, raring to go.
"Hey, I hope you guys like this!"
"Yeah, we're gonna sing some High School Musical for ya, hope you enjoy!"
And with that, off they went.
"Don't we just love the twins? They never cease to amaze me."Said Joy, "I think that we should ask mom or dad to get us a brother or sister"
"Erm, not sure it works like that Joy" Disgust pointed out.
"Say what now? And how did you reach that conclusion? What evidence do you have?"
"Well, if I remember correctly, it only happens when two people love each other very much, and that sends a signal to the storks so they can deliver it, but there's also a special ritual you have to perform of some kind."
Fear looked skeptical, and wondered what Disgust was on about
"So what exactly is the ritual?"
"I dunno! Some people at school were talking about what their parents had said, but that's as far as they got before the teacher came in, don't you remember last week in english class?"
"No. I was probably busy with something else"
"Well, I guess we'll just ask mom or dad about that later, see what they have to say."Said Joy,
But the five emotions had got distracted, and had neglected the console for the most part of the twins' song. Breaking free was almost over and they had spent a whole minute talking about making brothers and sisters.
Danielle:
"We're soaring"
Gracie:
"flying."
Danielle and Gracie:
"There's not a star in heaven that we can't reach."
Danielle:
"If we're trying."
Gracie:
"Yeah we're breaking free."
Gracie:
"Breaking free. Were runnin"
Danielle:
"Ohhhh, climbin'"
Danielle and Gracie:
"To get to the place
To be all that we can be
Now's the time"
Danielle:
"Now's the time"
Gracie:
"So we're breaking free"
Danielle:
"Ohhh, we're breaking free"
Gracie:
"Ohhhh"
Danielle and Gracie:
"You know the world can see us
In a way that's different than who we are"
And another round of applause was awarded to the Benitez twins for a star performance.
"It's a shame we missed the first bit, and now we won't be able to live past this...why were we so distracted?" but Joy was not deterred by Sadness' gloomy thoughts and immediately tried to cheer her up,
"Relax Sadness, we heard the best bit didn't we? Plus it'll be our turn soon enough, we just gotta let Jasmine, Jordan and mom and dad go first, then we can sing the best song you can ever think of!"
"The sound of silence?"
"No silly!
"Mad world?"
"Of course not! Well, maybe later, but first we gonna sing a much better one…"
And that's the end of Karaoke part I, I hope you've got into the mood for some more, 'cause the next installment will be coming soon(ish, depending whether I get cursed with more writer's block or not). But if you want more Inside Out stories from me, read Five little voices (updated regularly) or my Doctor Who crossover: Two heart psyche. Until next time bros, stay awesome!