Prologue - You Say by Lauren Daigle
As Devin's piano flooded Marinette ears, she took a deep breath placing both hands into the microphone stand that held the microphone which was connected up to the speakers around the arena of the last show venue of there tour.
"I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I'm not enough." Marinette sings smoothly, The crowd picking up on the tempo of the song is close to getting out their flashlights, waving them slowly back and forth, some strangers holding each others hands or interlocking there arms and swaying from side to side.
"Every single lie that tells me I will never measure up." She goes on, her voice talking on a new tone that was deeper, sounding like velvet.
"Am I more than just the sum of every high and every low?" She sings slowly as the piano goes on with the same notes, as Marinette gripped the microphones stand.
"Remind me once again just who I am, because I need to know." She sang, squeezing her eyes tight and swaying to the pianos soft melody.
"Ooh oh." Kelly sings softly, standing on the other side of the stage, the crowd was practically silent as they waved their flashlights and swayed to the soft, but meaningful music.
"You say I am loved when I can't feel a thing." Marinette continued, David knew that in that line she was referring to the teachers and social workers that she had ran into in her almost teen years.
"You say I am strong when I think I am weak." She sings, her voice raising in strength, echoing around the arena filled with people.
"You say I am held when I am falling short" she sang, finally letting the tears fall from her eyes. This was her coping mechanism and she was using it to its full extent now.
"When I don't belong, oh You say that I am Yours" She continues.
(A/N lyrics in the parentheses is what Kelly and Devin are both is singing)
"And I believe (I), oh I believe (I)
What You say of me (I)
I believe"
Marinette continues, shutting her eyes tilting her head to the music.
"The only thing that matters now is everything You think of me." She sings, as Nino starts playing the a violin sound on his DJ set and David gives a line of soft bass drum beats.
"In You I find my worth, in You I find my identity, ooh oh"
You say I am loved when I can't feel a thing
You say I am strong when I think I am weak
And You say I am held when I am falling short
When I don't belong, oh You say that I am Yours"
And I believe (I), oh I believe (I)
What You say of me (I)
Oh, I believe."
She sings, finishing out the chorus of the song and pauses for a few seconds. Looking over the crowd, Marinette saw people with tears in their eyes, much like hers. They were people that helped her. They were people that she helped, even though she had never met most of them before. They were people that she related to and they related to her and snag along with her.
"Taking all I have and now I'm laying it at your feet." She continued, as the drum beat stopped.
"You have every failure God, and You'll have every victory, (ooh oh)
You say I am loved when I can't feel a thing
You say I am strong when I think I am weak
You say I am held when I am falling short
When I don't belong, oh You say that I am Yours
And I believe (I), oh I believe (I)
What You say of me (I)
I believe
Oh I believe (I), yes I believe (I)
What You say of me (I)."
She sings powerfully, leaning back in her heels as the lights dim around her so it is just a lone white stage light over her head.
"Oh I believe (oh)." She finishes off in the stage flickers on to the normal amount of light as the crowd cheered loudly, possibly louder than ever.
"And before this concert ends, I have an announcement!" Marinette says and the crowd quiets down to listen.
"Over the past few weeks, I have been working on an original song. And with some help from some of my friends, it should be finished and released in the next two months, so be on the lookout for that!" Marinette says and the crowded gose ecstatic.
"WE ARE NO LEAD AND SO ARE YOU THAnK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND HAVE A AWESOME NIGHT" Marinette said as the whole band waved bye to the crowd and ran of stage tiredly as Alya snapped a photo that would be one of her all time favorite that she took of the band in her new career that she had dreamed of ever since she was just a little girl.
It was late and everyone was asleep in there rooms-the band decided that it would be best to move into a real house so they would have more room for when everyone would come over to spend some time together-, well everyone except Marinette and Adrien who were facetiming.
Marinette was explaining about her teen years and her problem with cutting and Adrien was listening silently as Marinette poured herself out to him and the the peces clicked into place for Adrien. But, all the less he was supporting Marinette with her recovery and was in fact planning on flying out to the states to surprise Marinette, Alya and Nino. With Davids help of crorse.
"Just know that I'm here for you Mari, ok?" Adrien said and Marinette smiled gratefully and nodded as they wrapped up there hours long call.
"I have to o get ready for work, but I'll see you very soon ok?" Adrien said and they both went on to say their goodbyes/good nights as the time difference in the States vs Paris was so different.
But little did Marinette know that she would see Adrien sooner then she realized.
Thank you so much for reading my story (I'm probably going to post a MLB and Percy Jackson crossover or an 'Adopted by' fic next so be on the lookout for that)
Happy days people!