Sorry for the long wait everyone! The two of us have conflicting schedules. Anyway, here is chapter 2!
A/N: Sharpay is going to be singing a Japanese pop song…in Japanese. We found the lyrics in both Japanese and English, so the Japanese lyrics will be in italics. Underneath those will be the English translation in (parentheses).
Disclaimer: We only own the plot; the song "Spicy Marmalade belongs to Mad Soldiers.
P.S. If you'd like to hear these songs, please PM whalegaldragoness and she'll send them to you.
Just the Beginning, Ch. 2
One Week Later...
After basketball practice was over, Troy walked down the hall towards his locker to get the homework he had left in it. As he walked past the band room, he heard the mysterious, yet beautiful voice again; only this time, she was singing in another language...
Spicy Marmalade jidai wa marude
ui himeta kao de madowaseru
(Spicy Marmalade These days, people really seem
To be lead astray, with faces hidden by sadness.)
nani furueteru kairaku shugisha ga warau
sameta REERU no ue kizu kazu ni shiku mareta mirai
(What's making you tremble? Hedonists are the ones who smile.
Lying along these frozen rails is a future that's been planned without telling us)
kibasa ga jama suru jounetsu ga douka shiteru
kanari akumu janai? taikutsu ga shouwa shiteru
(Eccentricity is an obstacle; passion is absorbing.
Quite a nightmare, isn't it? Boredom's fighting back.)
Spicy Marmalade hajiketa mama de
kon yori no CHANSU o tsukame
Vanish into the night jidai wa maru de
ui himeta kao de madowaseru
(Spicy Marmalade Now that it's exploded into being,
seize hold of this evening's chance.
Vanish into the night These days, people really seem
to be lead astray, with faces hidden by sadness.)
aoi tsuki no SUTEGI naki dashite hiru ga sakebu
amai BIN no naka jya chimeiteki jijitsu wa kanchigai
(Beneath the stage of the pale moon, the sobbing villain screams aloud.
In the sweet contents of the bottle, the fatal reality is a misunderstanding.)
ikazura ni hoshi gari hayari o jibun ni hameru
kanari mondai janai? kyoe ni sae kizukenai
(Mischievously acting like you want it, join the fad yourself.
Quite a problem, isn't it? Vainly not even noticing...)
Spicy Marmalade jibun no mama de
sabita kusari nara hazuse
Vanish into the night mitsumeta mama de
kon yori mo yubisaki de maboroshi ni
(Spicy Marmalade In your own way,
throw off the chains if they've rusted.
Vanish into the night Even tonight, so intently gazed upon,
becomes a phantom with the touch of a fingertip.)
Spicy Marmalade hajikete mama de
kon yori no CHANSU o tsukame
Vanish into the night kiwadatsu Marmalade
kakugo kimeta naraba isso
(Spicy Marmalade Now that it's exploded into being,
seize hold of this evening's chance.
Vanish into the night Conspicuous marmalade
If you've decided you're ready, well, then...)
Spicy Marmalade jibun no mama de
sabita kusari nara hazuse
Vanish into the night jidai wa maru de
ui himeta kao de madowaseru
(Spicy Marmalade In your own way,
throw off the chains if they've rusted.
Vanish into the night These days, people really seem
to be lead astray, with faces hidden by sadness.)
He walked into the room, hoping to catch the mystery girl this time, but when he opened the door, he noticed that she was already gone. The back door was closing, as if the person could hear him approaching and had gotten up to make a quick escape. "Who is that," he asked himself, walking out of the room and down the hall, bewildered. Troy then headed to get his lunch. once he arrived, he sat down with the gang. Ryan had just sat down and Sharpay was getting lunch.
Troy just sat there, in his own world. All he could think about was her. 'Man who was that? that voice is so...I can't even describe it. I have to find out who it is. No I will find out who it is,' thought Troy.
"Troy. Earth to Troy," said Gabi as she waved her had in front of her boyfriends face.
"Huh, what? Sorry," said Troy as he snapped out of it.
"What's eating you man" said Chad
"What are you talking about," Troy said, acting as if nothing was going on.
"You've been acting as if you just came back from outer space...are you sure there isn't anything bugging you," Gabi asked.
"Yeah I'm fine," said Troy.
"You are far from fine. Wherever your head is going, it's affecting just about everything you do," said Chad.
"That's not true," said Troy as he went to take a bite from his lunch.
"Dude you're eating your french fries with a spoon. That's not normal," said Chad.
Troy looked down at his lunch, "Uh...okay there is something on my mind," he said, knowing he'd never be able to hide this from his friends forever, no matter how hard he tried.
"Well, what is it," Ryan asked, taking a bite of his sandwich.
Sharpay sat down, "What's going on?"
"Troy was just about to tell us what is making him nuts," Chad said mockingly.
"Shut up," Troy said. "Do you want to me to tell you or not?"
"Yeah. Go on Troy. What's bothering you," asked Gabi.
"Well lately I have been hearing this voice," began Troy.
"What do you mean" asked Ryan.
"Well every time a walk down the hall way with the bad room I hear someone singing," said Troy.
"So, who cares? People sing all of the time in our school," said Sharpay.
"Yeah but this is different...I mean this person's voice is just...I don't know how to describe it," he said, drifting away again.
Gabi sighed, "Troy! Snap out of it, will you? Sharpay's right; people sing around here all the time."
He nodded, "I know, but like I said, this is different." He shook his head, "I don't know how to explain it."
"Well try," said Ryan.
"All right. Well, this voice, it's elegant, beautiful and full of passion. Really guys, you have to hear her voice. It is the greatest thing you will ever hear," said Troy.
"Dude snap out of it! You're falling in love with a voice," said Chad.
"How can I be losing to a voice that no one else has even heard," said Gabi.
"Gabi don't be ridiculous, you're not losing to anything," Sharpay said as she rolled her eyes.
Gabi scoffed, "Well excuse me," she said, "It's just odd when your boyfriend starts talking like this...not that you'd know," she said under her breath.
"What was that," said Sharpay as she gave Gabi a look.
"Well it's not exactly like you have a boyfriend right now...that's all I meant," she said, trying to gain back her composure.
Sharpay narrowed her eyes at Gabi, "Yeah, I'm sure that's all you meant."
"Okay girls, let's not do anything we're going to regret," Ryan said as he separated the two, who were now face to face.
Sharpay and Gabi just scoffed at each other and turned there heads so they weren't looking at each other.
"So Troy, you were saying about this singer," said Ryan who wanted to change the conversation into another subject.
"Huh? Oh yeah, right," said Troy as he once again had to be awoken from his thoughts.
"Well?" Chad prompted him.
He shrugged, "Like I said, it's hard to describe. There was one thing this time though," he said.
"And what was that," Sharpay asked as she took a sip of her drink.
"She was singing in some other language...like Chinese or something like that," he said.
Sharpay spit out the liquid that was in her mouth.
"Shar, are you all right," Ryan asked, handing her a napkin.
"Yeah I'm fine," said Sharpay.
"That was attractive," said Gabi.
"Oh shut up," Sharpay shot back.
"Do you two need a time-out," Chad asked as he looked from Gabi to Sharpay.
"Shut up," the two said in unison.
"Okay..." Chad said, turning his attention back to Troy. "Anyway, you were saying something about her singing in another language?"
He nodded, "Yeah, but I'm not sure what it was...it didn't sound like French, Spanish, or German," he said, thinking of the languages that were offered at the school.
"You left out Japanese," Sharpay said, immediately regretting saying that.
"What was that, Shar," questioned Ryan.
"N-Nothing," said Sharpay.
'Sharpay seems kind of defenseless. Wait a second this is the ice queen I'm talking about,' thought Troy.
"Really I could have sworn you just said, you left out Japanese," said Gabi.
Sharpay gave Gabi another look. "I was just thinking about something Ms. Darbus said earlier this week," she said, praying someone would bail her out.
"Oh, you mean that exploring different songs from different cultures," supplied Ryan.
She smiled, "Yes, that is exactly what I was talking about," she said, relieved.
"I bet that's what you mean," said Gabi, in a snotty tone.
"Gabriella that enough," said Troy. Everyone at the table was in complete shock. Troy was defending the ice queen. That was something new.
"Troy what as gotten into you? What did you do to him," Gabriella shot at Sharpay.
"Gabriella that is enough," said Troy, again.
"For your information, I didn't do anything to him," Sharpay said, getting up.
Ryan stopped her, "Wait, where are you going," he asked, worried about his sister.
"I am finished listening to her insult me," Sharpay said, trying to hide the threatening tears. "Ryan please let go of me," she said calmly.
Ryan let go of her arm and watched as she left the cafeteria.
Troy then got up and followed Sharpay out of the cafeteria. "Sharpay. Hey Sharpay wait," said Troy.
"What do you want Bolton?" She asked.
"Are you all right? I'm sorry for what Gabi said to you. She is just worried about me," said Troy.
"I'm fine. Why do you even care," questioned Sharpay.
He sighed, "It's just...you've been acting differently all week," he said placing a hand on her shoulder.
"OW!" She yelled.
He quickly took his hand off her shoulder, "Sorry, I didn't think I hurt you..."
She shook her head, "Just...leave me alone," she said, hurrying off to the bathroom to check on her shoulder. Once she lifted her shirt off, you could see a large bruise. "This is freakin' ridiculous. I have to get out of here. I have to go home," she said to herself.
She put her shirt back on and then walked out of the bathroom. The rest of the day continued on like normal. Once 2:15 came, Sharpay rushed out of her last period class and then headed to N-G.
By the time she got there, she was in tears. As she walked through the doors, she took a deep breath and wiped her eyes. She couldn't let her producer see her like this. She quickly looked in the mirror and composed herself.
Her producer and manager walked over to her, "Sharpay? What is the matter?" Her manager asked.
"I can't take it anymore. The people here don't care about me. My parents don't care about me, only Ryan. Not only do they make me pay for anything I need, they also hit me," said Sharpay as she showed him a portion of the bruise.
"I see then," said her manager.
"Get me out of here Tohma," said Sharpay to her producer before she broke down.
Tohma looked to Sharpay's manager. "You're scheming something again I know it," said Rick.
"I have an idea," replied Tohma as they counseled the crying Sharpay.
"What's your idea," Rick asked as he got a tissue for Sharpay. He then got her a glass of water, "Here, drink this, Sharpay."
She took the water, "Thank you," she said quietly. She looked at Tohma, "How are you going to get me out of here?"
"Oh, you'll see but for now Rick, why don't you call her parents at let them know that Sharpay will be staying here late," said Tohma.
Rick nodded, "All right." He walked over to his office and called Sharpay's parents.
Sharpay looked at Tohma, "They are going to kill me anyway...they don't care that I work. They still want me home by 6:00 sharp," she said as she wiped her eyes again.
"As I said before, do not worry Lenne," said Tohma as he stood up and headed to his office.
Sharpay just nodded, knowing that her producer would handle everything. What lifted her spirit was the fact that he called her Lenne. To Sharpay, Lenne was her name, her identity and no one would find out about it. "Until I'm ready, I'll keep you my dirty little secret," mumbled Sharpay to no one in particular.
Back at school, Troy gathered his things together and headed to his car. As he was driving home, he couldn't help but to think about how weird Sharpay had been acting lately. Japanese wasn't a language that was offered at school. "Oh my gosh," he said to himself. He pulled over so he wouldn't get into an accident. "The language...it was Japanese," he said, looking straight ahead.
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