Ugh! I feel like poop. Don't you just hate being sick? My nose is all stuffed up so i have to breathe through my mouth and that can be really annoying. My throat feels like sand paper and for that i had to take that awful Buckley's shit. They say it tastes awful but it works. Right on the tastes awful part but wrong on the it works part. That company is EVIL i tell you EVIL! To top it all off I'm sneezing practically every second and now my nose is so red that I look like Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. Anyway, I persisted through my sneezing fits and finished the chappy! I hope you guys like it!
I *sneeze* own *sneeze* nothing! *blows nose*
Previously: "Mind if I cut in Mori-senpai?" He said, looking up at my dance partner.
Mori looked down at me with a quirked eyebrow. He was silently asking me if I wanted to go. Shrugging my shoulders, I turned to Muso and nodded.
He held his hand out, waiting for me to take it. Looking back at Mori one last time, I took Muso's outstretched hand.
"Where are we going Muso?" I asked again for the millionth time as he dragged me through the crowd.
"I'll tell you lat-! Oh! There she is!" Muso said pointing to the left.
Shaundra was in between the twin's, swaying her body and swinging her hips to the music with her eyes closed as if she were in a trance.
"Why are you looking for Shaundra?"
"I'll tell you later." He said, giving me a smile.
Ok, he was really starting to wrack my nerves with all his 'I'll tell you later' bullshit.
Steering me out a door and into a hallway, Muso sat me down on a bench and said, "Stay here, I'll be right back." And he disappeared through the door again.
Crossing my arms and legs, I huff, blow my bangs out of my face and grumble about how men are always incoherent.
Seconds later, while I was still grumbling, I could hear voices from outside the doors.
"Muso, if you're trying to get it in with me, I'm seriously going to kick your ass," I could hear Shaundra growl.
"I would do nothing of the sort," Muso said cheerfully.
"Well…" I could almost imagine Shaundra's furrow her eyebrows and take a small step back. "You better not because I wouldn't hurt Sid that way."
"I just want to talk." Muso said before opening the door.
"Theresa?" Shaundra questioned when she saw me. "What are you doing here?"
Shrugging, I say, "I could say the same to you."
We both looked over at Muso who had a thinking look on his face as he nodded his head with a finger to his chin.
"So why are we here Muso?" The two of us said at the same time.
Tilting his head to the side, Muso gave us a serious look and said, "Would you two be willing to help me with something?"
Back to the present: Still Theresa P.O.V.
"Theresa?" A pale hand flew into my vision. "It's time to go to school."
Someone rapped their knuckles against the side of my head. "Theresa? Is there anyone home? Wake up already!"
Shaking my head slightly, my eyes focus back on reality. Sidney and Shaundra were standing beside me, both fully dressed and looking at me funny.
"What?" I ask, taking a sip of my coffee before spitting it back into the mug. Gross, I think, cold coffee.
"You've been standing there in front of the coffee machine for twenty minutes just staring into your mug." Sidney said, tapping her watch.
"Oh sorry," I scratch the back of my neck. "I must've dozed off."
"Well, hurry up," Shaundra points in the direction of my room. "We gotta get to school."
"Right," Pouring my cold coffee down the drain, I jog down the hall and into my room. "I'll just be a sec!" I yelled down the hall as I ruffled through my piles of clothes on the floor. Yeah, out of the three of us, I was the one with the problem of throwing things on the floor without picking them up after.
"Aha!" I say victoriously from within a pile of t-shirts. "Gotcha!" Pulling out my blank white long sleeved shirt and my dark blue short sleeved shirt with Mario on it, I strip off my PJ shirt and throw on the long sleeve first and then my short sleeve.
"Theresa Ward!" Sidney shouted from down the hall.
"Just a minute!" I yell back, rummaging through my pant and shoe piles. Grabbing a pair of white skinny jeans with ripped knees and a pair of blue skytops with black laces, I hurriedly pulled the articles of clothing on, grabbed a black windbreaker and my school bag and rushed out the door after the others.
At school:
"Phew!" Shaundra sighed, wiping her forehead with the back of her hand. "We made it!"
"No thanks to Theresa." Sidney murmured, looking at me pointedly.
"Hey, don't blame me." I countered. "Even you go to Lala land once in awhile."
"But not as often as some people," She tilted her head over to Shaundra.
"Are you implying something?" Shaundra said, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Yup," Sidney smiled then looked at me with a serious face. "You should seriously clean your room too. It's a mess."
Frowning, I point out, "But I won't find anything if I put things away neatly."
Quirking a brow up at me, she said, "You can't find anything when it's messy eith-!"
She was interrupted by a small blonde blur crashing into her and knocking her face first onto the ground.
"SID-CHAN!" Honey shouted, getting off of her and running circles around Shaundra, making everyone dizzy. "SHAUN-CHAN!" He laughed and then started to come at me with his arms open wide.
Sighing, I held my hand out a second before he could get me. His head landed in my hand and that kept him away a fair distance. Looking up, I could see skid marks where he had ran.
"TEE-CHAN!" He whined, trying to wiggle away.
"How much candy did you have Honey?" I said, loosening my hold slightly.
"Just a teeny bit," He lied, showing the amount with his thumb and index fingers.
"Hmmm…" Mori came up, picked Honey up and set him on his shoulders.
"Hi Takashi!" Honey squealed, patting his head.
"Give me the candy," Mori said loud and clear, holding his hand out to Honey.
"Awwww," Honey pouted before handing his much taller companion a zip-lock bag filled to the brim with candy.
"You'll get it back after," Mori murmured, stashing the candy out of sight.
"How much did he have last night?" I ask, looking up at Honey's vibrating form.
"Nearly half of the garbage bag," Mori said.
"And he's still bouncing off the walls?"
Nodding, he set the vibrating third year on his feet.
As soon as Honey's feet touched the ground he was off past the gates. A cloud of smoke shaped like the small third year was in his place.
"So much energy for tiny person," I murmur, walking through the gates. "Kind of reminds me of Reilly when he was turning 12, doesn't it Sid?" I look back at her with a bemused glance.
"Oh, do not remind me!" Sidney cringed, remembering her younger brothers 12th birthday. It took weeks to get the cake out of our hair.
"MU-CHAN!" I heard Honey shout from a distance.
Said person was on flat on his stomach, twitching, with Honey bouncing on his back.
"Muso!" Sidney shouted, running to the aid of her guy-friend.
Smiling to myself, I remember how the two of them finally made up last night at the ball.
Yet another flashback:
As Sidney danced with Kasanoda, Shaundra and I helped with Muso's plan. We who have known Sid since we were kids, a.k.a me and Shaundra, knew that the plan would work.
Screwing the last bolt and plugging in the last cable, I turned to Muso and gave him a thumbs up. "Everything's ready, Shaundra just needs to come back with Nekozawa's remote and then we're set."
"Awesome," Muso grinned before holding up a fist. "Thanks for helping, I owe you one."
"More like two." I said, grinning and bumped my fist against his.
"I got it!" Shaundra crowed, running towards us while waving Nekozawa's remote around.
"Ok," I rubbed my hands together. "It's time to get down to business. Push the button Muso."
In slow motion, Muso's finger came down onto a large red button and the lights went out.
Shrieks came from the ballroom as the lights went out but they only lasted a second.
"Haha, very funny," A girl said. "We're not going to fall for this one again you Canadian's!"
"I have nothing to do with this!" Sidney said from somewhere in the middle of the room.
"Then who is it?" Another girl asked.
"It's me!" Muso's voice boomed over the speakers.
The lights flickered back to life. Standing at the top of the staircase was Muso in front of a microphone, an acoustic guitar in his hands and a single spotlight shining down on him.
At the bottom of the staircase Shaundra and I sat. I was sitting behind my drum set and Shaundra was sitting behind a grand piano that she "borrowed" from an orchestra player who was stuffed somewhere in a janitors closet.
"What are you two doing?" Sidney hissed, making her way through the crowd to us.
"Sid," Shaundra said. "Can you shut up for a few seconds and listen to Muso?"
"Why should I listen to him?" She huffed, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Shhhhh." I said, holding a finger to my lips as Muso started talking.
"I'd like to dedicate this song to a very special friend of mine," Muso said, adjusting the strap on his guitar and catching Sidney's eyes before he started talking again. "I did something very stupid and I just wanted to say, I'm sorry for the way I acted. I never realized how much of a jerk I was until someone brought my actions to the light." He looked into the crowd and smiled at a black haired girl in an angel costume. The girl returned his smile and gave him a thumbs up. Looking back at Sidney with wide, pleading eyes, Muso said, "This is for you Sidney. I hope you can forgive me."
A chorus of "Awwwww's" filled the room. Guests were tearing up with little hearts floating above their heads, especially Tamaki. Tamaki was full blown sobbing with a handkerchief in his hands.
Shaking his head slightly, Muso grabbed a guitar pick and strummed away with Shaundra following close on the piano.
(Who I Am Hates Who I've Been acoustic version by Relient K) (Bold=Muso)
I watched the proverbial sunrise
Coming up over the Pacific and
You might think I'm losing my mind,
But I will shy away from the specifics...
'cause I don't want you to know where I am
'cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been.
This is no place to try and live my life.
Muso looked down and into Sidney's wide eyes when he sang the next two verses.
Stop right there. That's exactly where I lost it.
See that line. Well I never should have crossed it.
Stop right there. Well I never should have said
That it's the very moment that
I wish that I could take back.
I'm sorry for the person I became.
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.
Looking back to the crowd of fan girls, Muso smiled a sad smile at them that made them scream. But he didn't pay attention to them for very long. His eyes were for Sidney and Sidney alone at the moment.
I talk to absolutely no one.
Couldn't keep to myself enough.
And the things bottled inside have finally begun
To create so much pressure that I'll soon blow up.
Taking my cue, I beat down on my drums as Muso quickened his strumming.
I heard the reverberating footsteps
Synching up to the beating of my heart,
And I was positive that unless I got myself together,
I would watch me fall apart.
And I can't let that happen again
'cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been.
This is no place to try and live my life.
I'm sorry for the person I became.
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.
While we were still playing the last of the notes in the song, Muso, still strumming away, started to walk down the staircase with his blue eyes locked onto Sidney's brown ones. Just as the last note was played, his feet touched the bottom of the staircase and he was in front of Sidney.
"What do you say Sidney?" Muso said, his voice pleading along with his eyes. "Can you forgive a big idiot like me?"
A silence followed suit as Sidney looked up at Muso, her glasses glaring up to hide her eyes. Everyone in the room held their breath, waiting for her answer.
"Your right," Sidney murmured, looking up. The glare on her glasses disappeared as she smiled slightly at Muso before lunging at him and wrapping her arms around his waist in a hug. "You are a big idiot." She finished, eyes twinkling as her smile grew.
The entire room breathed a sigh of relief before erupting into applause.
"So you forgive me?" Muso said, wrapping his own arms around Sidney.
"Well," She looked up at him. "Since you went to all that trouble just to apologize, how can I not forgive you?"
"You're right; I did go through quite a bit of trouble." Muso teased.
"Well," Sid stood on the tips of her toes and kissed his cheek. "Thank you."
Fan girls squealed as Muso's cheeks flushed a dark red.
Stepping out of his arms, Sidney shouted, "How about we continue with the ball?"
A chorus of "Yeah!" filled the room as dance music erupted from the speakers and everyone began to dance again. This time Sidney was dancing with Muso.
Back to the present: Again, it's still Theresa's P.O.V.
"Tee-chan?" Honey's voice brought me back to reality much like Sidney's and Shaundra's voices had done this morning.
Looking down at the still vibrating third year, I say, "What?"
"You've been standing there looking at nothing for the last few minutes Tee-chan," He said.
"Again?" Sidney asked, walking over to stand in front of me with Muso following close behind her. "Theresa, are you ok? You did that this morning too." She lifted a hand and felt my forehead. "You're not warm, so you're not sick. Do you think we should take her to a shrink Shaundra?"
"I don't need to see a shrink!" I protest. "I'm fine; I just didn't get much sleep last night from all the sugar highs. I'll be fine in a day or two, no need to worry." Waving off my two best friends worried glances, I walk over to Mori. "Hey Mori, do you think you can teach me some kendo today after school?"
He nodded his head and I smiled for the rest of the day.
Me shouting at my mother: "No mom, you're not making me swallow that shit again!"
My mom holding up a spoon full of Buckley's: "It tastes awful but it works."
Me grabbing my laptop and hiding behind it: "Those commercials lie! Swallowing that stuff should be considered child abuse!"
I wonder how Theresa's first kendo lesson will go, especially when she finds out what she has to wear.