A/N: chapter thirteen! Hope you like it! Chelsea
Jen of the Future
Chapter thirteen: Jam Session
Phil sat down before the drum, "so, what should we play first?"
"Well, I don't know a lot of songs from this century but I've been listening to your mp3s and I heard a few good ones and got chords and stuff from the internet!" Jen handed Phil a folder with sheets of paper sticking out. Usually she's very neat and organized but she was in such a hurry this morning because of all the calls she had to make.
Phil took the folder, flipped through it and handed it to Keely. "What do you think, Keel?"
Keely took the folder and flipped through it as well she raised an eyebrow "wow, they're all great songs I don't know which one to pick" She laid the folder on a table, closed her eyes, flipped through the folder with one hand and let the other hand stop the flipping pages "this one!" it was the song 'Do you Believe in Magic' "But… oh it needs only one guitar and a keyboard part…" she sounded disappointed
"Hey! That's great! I can play the keyboards" Jen took the folder and got the chords.
They played the song with so much energy and continued to play 'Addicted' by Simple Plan, and 'Head Over Feet' by Alanis Morisette with the same level of energy. Keely was on vocals and lead guitar, Jen, switching from keyboard to guitar every song and Phil in drums.
Jen took the folder and picked out another song the way Keely did the first time. "Interesting…" she raised an eyebrow and gave Phil a playful look
Phil stood up from behind the drum set and walked over to the water dispenser to get a drink "I do not like that look… what's up?"
"Well, I picked 'Beautiful Soul' by Jesse McCartney and…" she gave Phil the same look, then raised her eyebrows at Keely, motioning for her to come closer. When she did, Jen whispered something to Keely's ear which made her start to giggle.
"Am I missing something?" Phil walked over to the girls, took the folder from Jen's hand and flipped it over hoping to find the answer in one of the pages "what is it!"
Since both girls know that Phil didn't like being kept in the dark, Keely finally spoke up "You see Phil, 'Beautiful Soul' is about a guy telling his girlfriend how much he loves her and how he'll always be loyal to her…"
"And…?" He still didn't get it
Keely circled Phil teasingly "And, since your girlfriend is here then maybe…"
"Maybe…?" He shifted his weight uncomfortably. He got the idea. They wanted to make him sing. Phil of course had singing lessons but didn't really sing in public. He doesn't think he has a good voice. That's why he chose to play the drums instead.
"Oh come on Phil, you know what we're getting at… please…?" Jen batted her eyelashes and gave him the cutest, most adorable puppy-dog pout she could make.
"You know I would but… uhmm…" He shifted his weight again, looking for a reason not to sing
Keely continued to circle him, "But what Philly-Willy?"
"But… noone's gonna play the drums!" It was as if a light bulb went off in his head
Jen grabbed the drumsticks from Phil's hand and started toward the drum set "Don't worry Phil, you taught me well"
Keely walked over to her guitar, dragging Phil along with her "C'mon Phil, do it for your girlfriend!" When she said the word girlfriend, her voice cracked and she was, again on the verge of tears. Don't do it, Teslow! You're not going to cry you're not going to cry. She tried her best to hide it from the two who didn't seem to notice at all. Jen was concentrating on playing the drums while Phil was concentrating on singing. He would every now and then turn around and smile his oh-so-irresistible smiles with the matching sparkling eyes. Wow… if only he would smile like that whenever he thought of me…
When Phil finished singing, he felt himself turn brick red as the two girls applauded him but regained composure after a few seconds and playfully pushed Jen out of the chair behind the drums as he took his seat.
They ordered pizza and sat down "I think the two of you should sing solo"
"Good idea! Keely, you go first!" Jen said through a mouthful of pizza
Keely stood up and stomped her foot in protest, "What? Why me?"
Jen swallowed and drank her soda. "You were born first!"
"That's unfair" Keely gulped down half a glass of water
Jen stood up "Well, do you have any other way of deciding?"
Keely suddenly had a funny, devilish look in her eyes and a manic, and equally funny looking, grin. "Oh I sure do! Let's settle this 21st century style!" Phil almost choked on his pizza after hearing that.
"Oh, how is that?" Jen asked in a playful mock-overly competitive tone and a looked that matched
Keely pulled her to one side of the mic stand "Okay future girl, the game is rock-paper-scissors. I assume you've played this in the future" She copied Jen's tone.
Jen stroke her chin and pretended to think deeply. "Yeah, I believe I have"
"Great. Three out of Five then?" Keely outstretched her hand for Jen to shake
Jen took Keely's hand and shook it firmly. "Three out of Five it is!" She then burst out laughing before they started to play
"Yesssss!" Jen waved her imaginary pompoms and jumped around the studio "I believe that's three out of five, Miss Teslow!"
Keely walked lazily to the mic stand "Oh okay…" she pulled a nearby stool, sat on it, rested her guitar on her leg.
Jen sat down on a stool not too far away from Keely. Phil pulled up a stool and sat beside her. "So, whatcha singing, Keel?"
Keely took the folder and flipped through it. When it seemed like she didn't find what she was looking for, she shut it closed and tossed it to a nearby desk "Uhmmm… what makes you stay" She began plucking the strings on her guitar
"Look at me
I'm in a place
I never thought I'd be.
I don't have the strength
to fight anymore,
or a reason not to leave.
So tell me why I keep holding on
to something I just cannot see
What makes you stay when your world falls apart?
What makes you try one more time when it's not in your heart?
At the end of your rope, when you can't find any hope,
you still look at him and say,
'I just can't walk away'
tell me what makes you stay"
She closed her eyes and pictured first, Phil smiling at her. Then he started moving closer and closer. So close that their lips were less than an inch apart. She then heard him whisper 'I love you, keely' as he took her hand and brushed his lips ever so gently on hers. She was then brought back to reality by the sound of her own voice and opened her eyes only to see Jen slip her hand into Phil's. I really don't have a chance… She closed her eyes and thought of Phil again.
"I'm not afraid of living alone,
I was alone before he came.
And I've been in love
many times before,
but this time's not the same.
I've always been the first to say goodbye...
now it's the last thing I can do.
What makes you stay when your world falls apart?
What makes you try one more time when it's not in your heart?
At the end of your rope, when you can't find any hope,
you still look at him and say,
'I just can't walk away,
tell me what makes you stay.'"
Keely now pictured herself wearing a golden, flowing dress dancing with Phil who looked absolutely handsome wearing his tux in a beautiful shimmering ballroom. She was again distracted by her own music and closed her eyes even tighter.
"When it goes this deep,
feels this strong,
I can't convince myself
this love is wrong.
At the end of your rope,
when you can't find any hope,
you still look at him and say,
'I just can't walk away...
tell me what makes you stay.
Tell me what makes you... stay.'"
She finally opened her eyes which were now shimmering with tears and smiled to the couple sitting before her.
"Keel, are you okay?" Phil stood up and walked over to her.
Keely just now realized that she was, yet again, on the verge of tears. She wiped her eyes "I'm okay, Phil, just… got a little carried away by the song" She smiled reassuringly at Phil who looked absolutely worried but smiled afterwards. Keely then mumbled to herself "a little too carried away…"
"What was that, Keel?" Phil again looked worried
Keely smiled as if she didn't know what he was talking about "what was what?"
"Nothing… I guess" Phil looked around, confused.
Keely then jumped feigning excitement "It's Jen's turn!" She handed the folder to Jen
She took the folder from Keely and placed it on the table without looking through it. "do you guy's know 'If I Aint Got You'?" She sat down before the keyboard and started playing. Phil and Keely sat down where he and Jen sat down earlier. She felt uncomfortable seeing her boyfriend sitting that close to another girl but shrugged it off and started playing.
When Jen ended, Phil and Keely gave her a standing ovation. She started giggling and jumping in a very ditzy, keely-ish way.
The three continued to play a few more songs until Phil's mom called him up at around 8 and said that they had to come home to dinner. The way home was very relaxed and quiet. So was dinner and the time before they went to bed.
"Good night guys! I'm gonna miss being here… well… actually I'm still gonna be here but… never mind… good night!" She shrugged herself off as they started hugging each other good night.
Keely fell asleep dreaming about her dance with Phil again. At around 3 am she woke up, tears streaming down her cheeks. This is reality… we're just… not meant to be…
A/N: hey guys! This is the latest chapter! Hope you liked it! Thanks, Michellefor helping me out and problem solved! you get what I mean! winksmile And for the people wondering if this story's going to be pheely or not, I think you'll know by the next chapter:D -chelsea