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Part 5: By the Dawn's Early Light
Heeray got up the next morning and looked around. She sat up and wiped the slobber off of her face. Heeray slowly sat up and looked at her alarm clock. It was blaring her song " Keep On Singing My Song."
" Heeray are you up?" Relena walked in. Heeray looked at her mother. Her voice seemed to leave her for a second. Heeray was dragging ever so slowly to the bathroom.
" Heeray, pick up the pace. Paolo will be here in ten minutes. I at least need you to look presentable." Relena said. Heeray glared at her mother.
" Mother, Paolo is a make-up artist. That's his job. What the hell am I doing today anyway?" She said while brushing her teeth. Relena frowned at her daughter's use of words.
" I'm going to overlook that this one time, Heeray Lena. Don't let it happen again. I also am very well aware that Paolo is a make-up artist. You'll be wearing clothes in this video, I presume." Relena said. Heeray looked at her mother.
" Ma, I always have clothes on." Heeray jumped in the shower. Relena sighed.
After the shower, Heeray came out. Bryce was in her room. She walked out of the bathroom in her birthday suit, thinking no one was there. She saw Bryce and they just stood there. A single drop of water dripped off of her nose as the two just stood.
" Why are you in my room?" Heeray whispered harshly.
" Because it is yours." Bryce said. Heeray's face softened a little.
" Smooth answer, Bryce." She wrapped a towel around herself and opened her closet door. She chose a black miniskirt and a black halter top and looked at Bryce. He abruptly turned around.
" Well?" Heeray said, getting dressed. Bryce smirked to himself.
" I was just wondering if you wanted to, you know, hang out sometime." Bryce said. Heeray smirked. He was too cute when he wanted to be. The now fully dressed Heeray tapped him on the shoulder. Her wet, unruly, black hair was sleeked back It still dripped with water. She looked almost angelic.
" Are you asking me out on a..." As those few words left her mouth, Paolo burst in. Paolo looked at his subject.
" What the hell are you doing?! Move your ass downstairs now!" Paolo yelled. Heeray sighed and looked at Bryce.
" We'll talk later, Bryce." Heeray looked exactly like Heero as she produced something that we all remember, the patented Death Glare. Paolo was virtually immune to it by now, though.
Downstairs, Heeray listened to Sanay go on about the video as Paolo made her even prettier than she already was.
" I want this video to come off as an ' I don't care' but also as 'I do care' video, you know. I need Heeray to be herself so please don't cake the make-up on, Paolo." Sanay said. Heeray smirked.
" If you want me to be myself, don't put any make-up on me." Heeray stood. Paolo looked at Sanay and she just shrugged.
" Alrighty then, my dear. Let's get this show on a role." Sanay said.
Three days later...
Heeray looked at herself in the mirror. She was tired and poofed. She hadn't really acquired that much sleep since shooting that stupid video. She'd gone out with Bryce. She could tell he really liked her and he didn't need to like her for her money, either. He had plenty of that for himself. Then she heard a knock at her door. Bryce walked in.
" Are you okay, Heeray?" He asked. Heeray stared blankly at him.
" I'm fine, Bryce. I'm just a little tired, that's all." Heeray said. Bryce nodded and pulled a prescription bottle out of his jacket.
" Here, take this. It should help you do your job."
" What is this?"
" Just take it." Bryce said. Heeray took it. Then she stood to get dressed. She had to sing the National Anthem in six hours for the Super Bowl.
" Heeray, I think you should record it first. It is a really hard song to sing." Relena said. Heeray stared at her.
" Mom, I don't lip sync to anything." She said a little too giddily. Relena looked at her. Then she shook off her suspicion.
" Fine, have it your way. You have a strong enough voice to pull it off. Just make sure you don't make a fool of yourself."
" Whatever mom." Heeray went to start getting ready.
At the football game, Heeray stood at the center of the field. Relena watched from the sideline.
" And now, please rise for the National Anthem. Singing our National Anthem, please welcome Nefertiti Records recording artist, Heeray!!" The announcer said. The crowd cheered wildly. Heeray smiled and realized the she was a little woozy. Lightly clearing her throat, she began singing.
* Oh, say can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming*
Heeray looked around. Everyone was silent. She'd never really sang a cappella and this was a new experience. But now she had to hit those really high notes. She was sure if her wooziness would go away in time. So she took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
* And the rockets red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there
Oh say does that Star Spangled
Banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the...*
Heeray paused. She was about to pass out, it seemed. But she was determined to finish this song. It was going to be really loud and really long.
* BRAVE*
She finished and the crowd went hysterical. Everyone had been silent as she finished. She wiped the sweat off of her head. Then everything turned black.
AN: Hmmm. What did Bryce give the poor girl? Any who, this is the long- awaited chapter. Hope ya'll liked it.
Part 5: By the Dawn's Early Light
Heeray got up the next morning and looked around. She sat up and wiped the slobber off of her face. Heeray slowly sat up and looked at her alarm clock. It was blaring her song " Keep On Singing My Song."
" Heeray are you up?" Relena walked in. Heeray looked at her mother. Her voice seemed to leave her for a second. Heeray was dragging ever so slowly to the bathroom.
" Heeray, pick up the pace. Paolo will be here in ten minutes. I at least need you to look presentable." Relena said. Heeray glared at her mother.
" Mother, Paolo is a make-up artist. That's his job. What the hell am I doing today anyway?" She said while brushing her teeth. Relena frowned at her daughter's use of words.
" I'm going to overlook that this one time, Heeray Lena. Don't let it happen again. I also am very well aware that Paolo is a make-up artist. You'll be wearing clothes in this video, I presume." Relena said. Heeray looked at her mother.
" Ma, I always have clothes on." Heeray jumped in the shower. Relena sighed.
After the shower, Heeray came out. Bryce was in her room. She walked out of the bathroom in her birthday suit, thinking no one was there. She saw Bryce and they just stood there. A single drop of water dripped off of her nose as the two just stood.
" Why are you in my room?" Heeray whispered harshly.
" Because it is yours." Bryce said. Heeray's face softened a little.
" Smooth answer, Bryce." She wrapped a towel around herself and opened her closet door. She chose a black miniskirt and a black halter top and looked at Bryce. He abruptly turned around.
" Well?" Heeray said, getting dressed. Bryce smirked to himself.
" I was just wondering if you wanted to, you know, hang out sometime." Bryce said. Heeray smirked. He was too cute when he wanted to be. The now fully dressed Heeray tapped him on the shoulder. Her wet, unruly, black hair was sleeked back It still dripped with water. She looked almost angelic.
" Are you asking me out on a..." As those few words left her mouth, Paolo burst in. Paolo looked at his subject.
" What the hell are you doing?! Move your ass downstairs now!" Paolo yelled. Heeray sighed and looked at Bryce.
" We'll talk later, Bryce." Heeray looked exactly like Heero as she produced something that we all remember, the patented Death Glare. Paolo was virtually immune to it by now, though.
Downstairs, Heeray listened to Sanay go on about the video as Paolo made her even prettier than she already was.
" I want this video to come off as an ' I don't care' but also as 'I do care' video, you know. I need Heeray to be herself so please don't cake the make-up on, Paolo." Sanay said. Heeray smirked.
" If you want me to be myself, don't put any make-up on me." Heeray stood. Paolo looked at Sanay and she just shrugged.
" Alrighty then, my dear. Let's get this show on a role." Sanay said.
Three days later...
Heeray looked at herself in the mirror. She was tired and poofed. She hadn't really acquired that much sleep since shooting that stupid video. She'd gone out with Bryce. She could tell he really liked her and he didn't need to like her for her money, either. He had plenty of that for himself. Then she heard a knock at her door. Bryce walked in.
" Are you okay, Heeray?" He asked. Heeray stared blankly at him.
" I'm fine, Bryce. I'm just a little tired, that's all." Heeray said. Bryce nodded and pulled a prescription bottle out of his jacket.
" Here, take this. It should help you do your job."
" What is this?"
" Just take it." Bryce said. Heeray took it. Then she stood to get dressed. She had to sing the National Anthem in six hours for the Super Bowl.
" Heeray, I think you should record it first. It is a really hard song to sing." Relena said. Heeray stared at her.
" Mom, I don't lip sync to anything." She said a little too giddily. Relena looked at her. Then she shook off her suspicion.
" Fine, have it your way. You have a strong enough voice to pull it off. Just make sure you don't make a fool of yourself."
" Whatever mom." Heeray went to start getting ready.
At the football game, Heeray stood at the center of the field. Relena watched from the sideline.
" And now, please rise for the National Anthem. Singing our National Anthem, please welcome Nefertiti Records recording artist, Heeray!!" The announcer said. The crowd cheered wildly. Heeray smiled and realized the she was a little woozy. Lightly clearing her throat, she began singing.
* Oh, say can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming*
Heeray looked around. Everyone was silent. She'd never really sang a cappella and this was a new experience. But now she had to hit those really high notes. She was sure if her wooziness would go away in time. So she took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
* And the rockets red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there
Oh say does that Star Spangled
Banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the...*
Heeray paused. She was about to pass out, it seemed. But she was determined to finish this song. It was going to be really loud and really long.
* BRAVE*
She finished and the crowd went hysterical. Everyone had been silent as she finished. She wiped the sweat off of her head. Then everything turned black.
AN: Hmmm. What did Bryce give the poor girl? Any who, this is the long- awaited chapter. Hope ya'll liked it.
