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The song is 'Where are you now' by Michelle Branch.
Chapter Twenty-Eight- The Video
maybe i'd be better on my own
no one ever seems to understand me
it's easier for me to be alone
but there's still a piece of me that feels so empty
i've been all over the world
i've seen a million different places
but through the crowds and all the faces
i'm still out there looking for you
where are you now?
i'm trying to get by with
never knowing at all
what is the chance
of finding you out there?
or do i have to wait forever?
i write about the things i'll never know
and i can't find a moment just to slow down
it makes me think i'll never have the chance
to figure out
what it's all about
so tell me
what it's all about cuz
where are you now?
i'm trying to get by with
never knowing at all
what is the chance
of finding you out there
or do i have to wait forever?
yeah la da da da da da da da da
ooooooooohhhh
where are you now?
i'm trying to get by with
never ever knowing at all
and i still don't know...
where are you now?
i'm trying to get by with
never ever knowing at all
what is the chance
of finding you out there?
or do i have to wait
or do i have to wait
or do i have to wait forever?
"Cause' I'm a heartbreaker, dream maker..." I groaned, who the hell could do this to me at seven in the morning? Oh that's right, my best friend.
Abbey had declared suddenly that she needed a shower...and of course she can't take a shower without singing to Pat Benatar.
My pillow was slammed over my head to block out the music. Not that I didn't like it, it's just that it's on at... Seven A.M?! I'm not a morning person, usually. Besides, Christmas...
A couple minutes later I gave up in trying to fall back asleep. There was no hope for me. I should've picked the room farthest away from the bathroom. But no, I had to pick the one right next to it.
I shuffled past the bathroom and into the kitchen, slumping into the chair at the breakfast table. Not two minutes later, Anais walked in, in the same state as I was. Sleep deprived.
"Abbey's singing reach to you as well?" I asked, I was struggling to stay awake as I spoke. Anais merely nodded her head before laying her head on the table, closing her eyes.
I picked myself up from the table and clumsily walked over to the cupboard. I immediately began the task of making coffee...with lots of caffiene. Not ten minutes later Anais and I were fully awake with a steaming hot cup of coffee in each of our hands.
"So, are you feeling okay?" Anais asked and I snorted.
"It's you we should be worried about, but yeah, I'm feeling pretty good." I answered with a small smile.
"Good. Abbey told me about what happened the other day..." Anais said with a concerned look and I shrugged it off. As if right on cue, Abbey sauntered in the room looking fresh as a...girl out of the shower.
"Took you long enough." I gave her a pretend glare as I headed towards the bathroom. Abbey grinned innocently, grabbing a cup of coffee and taking a long sip.
I took another forty-five minute shower and then found myself back in the living room with Abbey watching music videos on the telly while Anais took her shower.
A couple minutes later Anais joined us in watching the videos.
"This is boring." Abbey noted after a couple minutes.
"Yeah." I agreed as Anais nodded her head.
"We could make a better music video then these." Anais said with a laugh and I grinned at her. I turned to Abbey and saw a mischievious glint in her eyes.
"Uh Abbs, it was a joke..." I said, a little worried about what she had in store.
"I have the best idea! Let's make a music video!" Abbey exclaimed, jumping off the couch and running to her room.
I turned to Nese and saw she was wearing a worried expression, just like I was.
Abbey reappeared a moment later with a muggle video camera and some records.
"This is going to be interesting." I said, glancing at the video camera.
"Okay, Lily, you'll be the singer and Nese and I will dance..." Abbey began taking position of director while Nese and I just sat there staring.
"What?"
"No way!" Nese and I both found our voices at the same time.
"Why not?" Abbey asked with a pout and I stood up across from her.
"Well first of all, you know I hate singing in front of people or cameras. Second of all, what if someone found the tape? It'd be so embarassing!" I told her and she just smiled wider.
"Not embarassing Lily, entertaining!" She exclaimed and I slumped back onto the couch, defeated.
"Fine, but I am not singing." I said and Abbey frowned, thoughtfully.
"But we can't sing...well, not as well as you can." Abbey noted and I shrugged, shaking my head. I would not sing in front of a bloody video camera that could end up in anyone's hands. What if James found it? I would never live it down!
"Please Lily!" Nesie pleaded, getting on her knees and clasping my hands in hers.
"Fine. I'm going to look so stupid, though." I warned and they shrugged standing up walking over to the middle of the living room.
I grabbed a banana off the kitchen counter and held it up to my mouth like a microphone.
"We are strong!" I yelled, playfully.
"Perfect Lils!" Abbey exclaimed and I dropped the banana. Maybe that wasn't such a good idea.
"Uh no."
"Come on, use the banana!" Nesie said, holding back a laugh. I glared at her, picking up the banana. It sure looked good to eat at the moment.
"Wingardium Leviosa!" Abbey muttered with a flick of her wand. The camera positioned itself in front of me. Abbey and Anais moved to my side and I gulped. This was going to be interesting.
"Let's get this over then, shall we?" I muttered, with a trace of annoyance.
"Right." Abbey flicked her wand once more and the camera began recording.
Almost immediately the music came on and I swallowed, feeling a blush spreading along my cheeks as Abbey and Anais started dancing. Anais was turning red from holding in laughter and Abbey was just enjoying being on a video.
My cue was coming up...
"We are young, heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long, both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
You're beggin' me to go, and makin' me stay
Why do you hurt me so bad?
It would help me to know do I stand in your way
Or am I the best thing you've had?
Believe me, believe me, I can't tell you why
But I'm trapped by your love, and I'm chained to your side." I sang, mostly I did a good job, if I do say so myself.
But I think my voice broke...
"We're losing control will you turn me away
Or touch me deep inside?
And if all this gets old, will it still feel the same?
There's no way this will die
But if we get much closer, I could lose control
And if your heart surrenders, you'll need me to hold
We are young, heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long, both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield."
The music ended and all three of us did Charlie's Angels' poses. It was kind of cute, in a weird we-just-made-a-dumb-video kind of way.
We turned off the camera and pulled out the tape, slipping it into the T.V.
Almost a second later it showed me with a banana, looking angry.
"Hey ladies, what are you watching?" Came the voice of Sirius Black from the kitchen.
All three of us stared in horror at the doorway where Sirius had just walked through, heading towards the couch. Oh god, I was about to start singing! TURN IT OFF!
We all dived for the remote, which was on the other end of the coffee table.
Head on collision is what it was. Painful, also.
But I managed to grab the remote and press the power button right as the music started.
We all let out sighs of relief as we watched the television go black. Sirius just stared at us in amusement.
"What was that?" Sirius asked as we all scrambled to get situated on the couch.
"What was what?" James asked, coming from the kitchen as well.
"Why are you two here? We're meeting at your apartment in thirty minutes." Anais said, ignoring the two questions.
"We decided to meet you here, cause' we were bored." James said, plopping down next to me.
"Well you wouldn't have been bored if you saw that video." Abbey whispered under her breath and I blushed scarlet.
James seemed to have noticed because he looked at all three of us, who were all bright red, and then to Sirius who was doing the same thing.
"What's going on?" James asked, suspisciously.
"I think it has something to do with the video..." Sirius noted, looking at the t.v.
Oh god.
La dee dah...
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