"Okay, first of all I'd like to say thanks for having me back again." The sweet voice floating down from the stage. Standing in the spotlight, was a girl with curly blonde hair. It was obvious she was nervous, any casual observer could tell from her deep, shaky breaths. " Let me start by introducing myself. My name's Maria Deluca and this is my second time ever to sing here. Tonight, I'd like to dedicate my first song to a special friend of mine. A while back he asked me why I continue to go out with him, if he's such a loser. I never got to answer him." She took one more deep breath and said, " So if you're here tonight Guerin, this one's for you." Once again her sweet voice flooded the audience causing the whole room to be silent.

I'm only human, baby

I walk on broken ground

I lose my way; I come unwound

I turn in circles, baby

I'm never satisfied

I fall from grace, forget I can fly

But through all the tears that we cry

We'll survive

Cause when we're torn apart

Shattered and scarred

Love has the grace to save us

We're just two tarnished hearts

But in each other's arms we become saints and angels.

I love your imperfections

I love your everything

Your broken heart, your broken wings

I love you when you hold me and when you turn away

I love you still and I'm not afraid

Cause I know you feel the same way

And you'll stay

Cause when we're torn apart

Shattered and scarred

Love has the grace to save us

We're just two tarnished hearts

But in each other's arms we become saints and angels.

The music stopped and she took a slight bow. After a moment of complete silence the audience erupted into clapping and whistling. The girl wiped the tears from her face and said, " Thank you all very much" As she walked of the stage, she didn't notice a tall, dark haired boy leaving the club. Once she was out of the club and out of sight, Maria jumped up and down in a goofy sort of dance. Her second performance had gone so well. With a sigh, she directed her thoughts towards a more pressing matter. " I did my very best to answer his question. I hope he was there to hear it", she thought to herself. Pulling herself together she walked to her car, praying that he had.

The next day at school she kept an eye out for him all day long. She was silly to be looking for him, it wasn't as if he normally came to school anyway. Her day was almost over, she'd been to three out of four of her classes. On her way to locker, a strong hand reached out and dragged her into the eraser room. In an second, she knew it was Michael and suddenly there were a million butterflies fluttering around in her stomach. She really hadn't thought she would have to talk to him today and she just wasn't ready. Michael moved to the other side of the room and stood there staring at her. " What do I say, what do I do?" The two thoughts kept flashing through her mind, and finally some words tumbled out. " So were you at the club last night?" Her voice sounded so raw and she wished Michael would stop looking at her like that. He didn't saw anything. " If..if you were then I guess you heard my song. I know it was a little mushy, all that stuff about wings, and angels and stuff. I mean you're no angel, and I'm definitely not a saint. I'm sorry I said your name, but please don't be mad." " I wish I could stop babbling. I sound so stupid." Maria thought. To keep herself from making even more of an idiot of herself she bit her tongue and kept her lips tightly shut. " Umm.. I don't know why you pulled me in here, but I've got to get to class", she said after a long silence. She turned to leave and jumped a little when he spoke. " Hold on a minute." Next thing she knew he had his arms around her. She rested her head on his chest and he patted her head. " Ahh.. Maria, that's all I needed to hear. Thank you."