A/N: hey everyone! i just thought i might tell you whose screen name is whose so that you don't get confused (hey that rhymes!)
IHeartSiriusBlack3: Jules
TooCoolForSchool09: John
ILoveHorses4Ever: Eileen
AsYouWish12345: Adam
HannahBanana247: Hannah
LavieBohemeChick8: Anna
CyberLad184: Jacob
CHAPTER SIX
(chapter title - Eight Days of Rain)
The next day, John stepped into the auditorium and took a seat towards the back. He could hear the rain pounding on the roof - it sounded like somebody banging on the roof with a hammer. Sighing, he moved his stuff closer to the front of the auditorium when he noticed Jules sitting with three girls he didn't recognize. Probably her roommates John thought, smiling slightly at Jules. She laughed at a joke her red-haired friend was telling, not noticing him at all.
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After classes, John decided to go to the library with Adam and Anthony. Anthony was finishing an online project while Adam and John chatted with their friends.
--ILoveHorses4Ever has logged on--
--AsYouWish12345 has logged on--
--TooCoolForSchool09 has logged on--
AsYouWish12345: hey Eileen!
TooCoolForSchool09: how was delivering the foal?
ILoveHorses4Ever: so totally gross!
AsYouWish12345: how was it gross?
ILoveHorses4Ever: first, prof. Ducky made us watch a video of a mare giving birth. Because it was raining, we stayed indoors and took notes on the video.
TooCoolForSchool09: poor thing.
ILoveHorses4Ever: shut up, John!
AsYouWish12345: rofl
TooCoolForSchool09: where's Jules tonight?
ILoveHorses4Ever: she's out with her roommates.
AsYouWish12345: oh.
TooCoolForSchool09: is she still avoiding me?
ILoveHorses4Ever: I dunno…
TooCoolForSchool09: …
--CyberLad184 has entered the chat room--
TooCoolForSchool09: Jacob?
CyberLad184: hey John!
ILoveHorses4Ever: hey Jacob!
CyberLad184: hey Eileen! Brb
--CyberLad184 has sent you a chat invitation--
--TooCoolForSchool09 has entered the chat room--
--CyberLad184 has entered the chat room--
--HannahBanana247 has entered the chat room--
--LavieBohemeChick8 has entered the chat room--
--ILoveHorses4Ever has entered the chat room--
CyberLad184: guess who?
HannahBanana247: Jacob?
CyberLad184: yup
ILoveHorses4Ever: how've ya been?
CyberLad184: pretty good. I miss you guys.
TooCoolForSchool09: we've missed you, too.
CyberLad184: how's college for you guys?
LavieBohemeChick8: okay - Business is so hard!
CyberLad184: welcome to my world
HannahBanana247: lol
CyberLad184: where's Jules?
TooCoolForSchool09: she's out with friends.
CyberLad184: oh. So, what colleges are you guys at?
TooCoolForSchool09: Michigan State
ILoveHorses4Ever: same
HannahBanana247: University of Michigan
LavieBohemeChick8: same
CyberLad184: what about Jules?
TooCoolForSchool09: she's here at State.
CyberLad184: that's cool.
--IHeartSiriusBlack3 has entered the chat room--
CyberLad184: hey Jules!
IHeartSiriusBlack3: I don't have much time to chat. My roomies and I are going to a play at BoarsHead theatre - and so is John.
CyberLad184: what play?
TooCoolForSchool09: A Wilde Time
CyberLad184: okay. Have a 'Wilde' time!
TooCoolForSchool09: very funny
IHeartSiriusBlack3: I need to go. Bye!
--IHeartSiriusBlack3 has exited the chat room--
TooCoolForSchool09: I should get going, too. Bye.
CyberLad184: see ya dude.
--TooCoolForSchool09 has logged off--
"I need to get going." John whispered in Adam's ear. Adam nodded, finished what he was doing, said goodbye to Anthony and followed John out of the library.
"Why did you need to go so soon?" Adam asked, fishing out his car keys and unlocking the Ford.
"My theatre class is going to see a play at BoarsHead theatre called 'A Wilde Time'. It got pretty good reviews, so I'm excited to see it." John told him, quickly getting into the front seat. Adam nodded and climbed in the drivers seat. Steering the Ford out of the library parking lot, he drove back towards campus.
"Wanna listen to music?" Adam asked, reaching for a leather CD carrying case.
"Sure." John said, unzipping the CD case and flipped through the CDs. He stopped when he reached one entitled Roger Davis - Uncut.
"Oh my God!" John breathed, taking the black CD out of its carrier. Adam looked over at him and smiled.
"I love his voice - it's really good." Adam told him.
"This is my uncle Roger! Jules' dad!" John informed him, excited. He popped the CD into the CD player and listened to it. He knew most of the songs that Roger had sung, so he sang along with them.
"Your eyes
As we said our goodbyes
Can't get them out of my mind
And I find I can't hide
From your eyes
The ones that took me by surprise
The night you came into my life
Where there's moonlight I see your eyes
How'd I let you slip away
When I'm longing so to hold you
Now I'd die for one more day
'Cause there's something
I should have told you
Yes there's something
I should have told you
When I looked into your eyes
Why does distance make us wise?
You were the song all along
And before this song dies
I should tell you I should tell you
I have always loved you
You can see it in my eyes
Mimi!" John sang.
"That's a really passionate song." Adam said when John was done singing. John nodded and looked out the window - the rain was letting up a little bit as they pulled into the dorms.
"He wrote it for my aunt Mimi." John told him, still looking out the window.
"How old was she when she died?" Adam asked.
"Twenty-five."
"That's way too young."
"I know. Both uncle Roger and Jules went into a state of depression that lasted a really long time - almost a year." John informed him. Adam let out a sigh as he pulled into his usual parking spot near the West End dorms, where the boys were staying.
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In a New York recording studio called Skeleton Recording Company, which was right next to the Life Café, Roger was singing into a microphone - he was recording ten new songs for his album Falling Rain: Songs of my Childhood. He was working on a song entitled Once Upon A December.
"Dancing bears
Painted wings
Things I almost remember
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December
Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory
Far away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Once upon a December
Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory
Far away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart
Used to know
Things it yearns to remember
And a song
Someone sings
Once upon a December."
He signaled to the sound director that he was done. The director nodded and motioned to Roger to put on the headphones so that the director could talk to him.
"Excellent job Davis." George, the director, complimented him. Roger smiled and looked at the list of songs in front of him:
Life is a Highway, Once Upon a December, For Good, Pomp and Circumstance, Dancing Through Life, Falling Rain, Here I Am, Sound the Bugle, Life Support and I'm Still Here.
"What song do you want me to work on next, George?" Roger asked into the microphone.
"Hmm. Let's do the songs in order and play it by ear, okay?" George suggested. Roger nodded and took the earphones off. Looking at the list of songs again, he smiled. He had written most of these songs when he was in middle and high school. He did write one song in college and that was the song that he wanted to start with.
Two hours later, Roger exited the recording company and went to the Life Café to have something to eat.
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Back on campus, the rain was coming down a little harder, but Adam and Eileen didn't care. They just laid in each other's arms and listened to the rain falling outside. Adam kissed Eileen on the lips and climbed on top of her. She smiled and kissed him back, taking off his shirt in the process. He smiled and removed her shirt, along with her bra. Her shorts and his jeans were the next to be removed. Adam kissed Eileen all over - her forehead, chin, neck, chest, stomach and worked his way downward. She just laid there and watched him do his thing.
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Meanwhile, John and Jules were out at a movie - Just My Luck. As they watched the movie, John slipped an arm around the back of Jules' chair. She laughed at the movie and looked at John. Without warning, their lips met and they kissed for a full minute.
A/N: don't own the lyrics to Your Eyes or Once Upon a December - they belong to their respected owners.
