Chapter 1: Andrea's Party
When the Andrea's mom parked the car at their house,
Renee and Andrea were out in a flash and were up the steps even
quicker. They retreated to Andrea's room with the contest form and,
sprawling on her bed, scanned the paper.
" Wow, this is easy!"
Andrea moaned. " Taking pictures…so simple!"
" I bet we
can get some good ones out in the hills!" Renee exclaimed, rolling
onto her back, imaging going to Japan and seeing their friend Kagome
Higurashi. Andrea was thinking the same thing as they quickly picked
up their dropped things.
" I can't believe we're going to be
sixteen!" Renee sighed.
" I already am sixteen." Andrea
reminded her playfully. Renee rolled her eyes as they plopped down on
the couch to watch TV.
Two hours slipped by before it was time to
get ready.
While the girls changed into their dresses in separate
bathrooms, their thoughts dwelt on the same thing; the party, the
camping trip, and Japan. When they finally emerged from the
bathrooms, the two friends sized one another up. Andrea looked
gorgeous, the dress fitting her lithe form perfectly, showing off
some but not too much. Her red hair was pulled into a short ponytail,
and her blue eyes seemed to sparkle behind her glasses. The tiara was
tucked into her lock, balanced perfectly.
Renee looked equally
pretty; the cool aqua of her dress brought out the shine in her eyes,
while the necklace made her neck seem to glow. The girls were dressed
in matching white high-heeled shoes. Laughing, Andrea grabbed Renee's
hand and spun them both so that their backs collided. Grabbing hands,
the two spun again, laughing for the pleasure of it, excited and
pleased.
Finally, they heard Andrea's mom call out to them.
Exchanging elated looks, the two teenagers bounded downstairs just as
the first guest
arrived.
Forty-five
minutes later, the house was alive with kids hanging out, partying,
playing games like twister, or eating pizza. Off to one side, Renee
and Andrea sat, sharing a Coke and watching friends tie themselves in
knots in Twister. When one girl toppled sideway, soft laughter rose
from the crowd.
Then came a voice, shouting, " Karaoke time!"
The voice was met by cheers, Andrea and Renee's among them.
Andrea's mom spoke up.
" And as it is Andrea's party, she
can sing first!" More cheers. Andrea tried to sink back a bit, but
Renee shoved her forward. Giving her friend and light punch in
return, Andrea walked to the front of the mass with Renee beside her.
Picking up the microphone, Andrea switched on the button.
A song
began to play, and a smile spread over Andrea's face. She closed
her eyes and started to sing.
Tell me babe, how many do I shed
my tears?
Every Heart Every Heart is not a gentle yet
Shall
I do? I can never say my loneliness
Every Heart doesn't know so
what to say oh what to do
As the familiar words washed over the crowd, soothing and caressing them, Renee joined in the song.
(I) was afraid of darkness cause I felt that I was left
alone
So I prayed for help to (the) distant million stars
Round
& Round the planets revolve round the sun
And we always seek
after love and peace Forever more
Growing, growing woe baby we
can work it out
Look up at the sky Every Heart is shining all
today
Show me now, What kind of smile do I come across
Every
Heart Every Heart can take a step towards the dreams
All of
us what to take a lasting happiness
Whenever you feel sad, I wanna
hold you & give you a sound sleep
Someday Every Hearts
gonna free and easy
We have peace of mind
Someday all the
people find the way to love
Goes & Goes the time goes on
we are not alone
We live on together and we will find some
precious things
Sometime we will smile sometime we will cry
somehow
Don't forget believing yourself - Tomorrow's never die
There is the warm heart places on my mind
In my earliest
day's there and it's so sweet
There are many stars they have talk
with me so kind
They say yes always time's a friend of mine so
shine
Round & Round the planets revolve round the sun
And
we always seek after love and peace Forever more
Growing, growing
woe baby we can work it out
Look up at the sky Every Heart is
shining all today
Goes & Goes the time goes on we are not
alone
We live on together and we will find some precious
things
Sometime we will smile sometime we will cry somehow
Don't
forget believing yourself - Tomorrow's never die
By the end of
the song, people were clapping and Andrea and Renee were both
singing. The two friends looked at one another, smiling. The crowd
dispersed, but the two friends weren't done. Taking turns, they
sang their favorite songs, I Am, Unending dream, My Dearest, and Deep
forest, ending with Four Seasons.
Then the pair enjoyed slices of
piping hot pizza and more soda. By one-thirty in the morning, both
were exhausted, but happy. Throwing together duffel bags for their
camping trip, they waved goodbye to the last guest and collapsed in
Andrea's bedroom on the floor.
" One party down, one to go!"
Andrea murmured as she flicked the lights out. Renee smiled into the
darkness.
" One to go." She agreed, drifting to sleep.
A/N: Please review and tell us what you think! Stay tuned for the next chappie! It's gonna be great! WindScar & Inuyashafangirl
