I'd like to apologize for the very long wait. I hope you enjoy the new chapter. Also, I do not own any of these songs they belong to their creators and I am just using them in this chapter to enhance the bond between two people. Please comment as I always love to hear if you like the story or not. Thanks!


"Enough with the sadness. C'mon sing to this." Pete quickly scanned the touch screen of the karaoke set and smirked when he found the song he was looking for. The song was upbeat and catchy. Something that surprised the girl. She definitely was not expecting him to choose this song. She supposed there was a lot more than met the eye when it came to the goth.

"Woohoo!... Woohoo!...Woohoo!...Whoohoo!" Pete, grabbed an extra mic, jumped up on stage and began to sing along without missing a beat. "I got my head checked... By a jumbo jet...It wasn't easy... but nothing is...No."

Saskia felt a little guilty. Here Pete was, pushing aside his embarrassment and showing her a side of him that she was sure no one knew. Not even his goth friends. He was trying hard to cheer her up and here she was, little miss gloomy, not wanting to do anything and just run away home.

The girl couldn't help but smile. Pete was blushing and yet he continued to sing. "Woohoo! When I feel heavy metal, Woohoo! And I'm pins and I'm needles, Woohoo!"

"Well I lie and I'm easy, All of the time I am never sure Why I need you... Pleased to meet you!" She had finally worked up the courage to sing with him. His smile melted away her uneasiness, her shyness and her fear. Saskia couldn't help but giggle and continue to sing with him. They took turns saying the next four lines.

"I got my head done,"

"When I was young,"

"It's not my problem,"

"It's not my, problem..."

And finally finished the song together. "Woohoo!... When I feel heavy metal, Woohoo!... And I'm pins and I'm needles!, Woohoo!... Well, I lie and I'm easy, All of the time and I'm never sure Why I need you... Pleased to meet you!"

Saskia laughed and giggled while Pete smirked and tried to hide the blush that still graced his face. "Ok, Ok, let's try another one." She was feeling much braver now. The goth was happy he managed to break the ice and bring the girl out of her shell for a moment. He felt he could be himself around her and not gloomy and dark all the time like with his other friends. Pete was happy. Genuinely happy.

The girl skimmed the touch screen for a minute before choosing a song. She hesitated for a moment but Pete broke her out of her trance-like state. "Pick something already before I die!"

"Alright, Alright! Mmmm... ok let's try this one..." She pushed 'play' and the song started. Her heart beat viciously against her rib cage threatening to burst out. Saskia had always been a very nervous, anxious and shy girl. Her palms began to sweat but she shook it off. 'I can do this...' she thought.

"Got a big plan, his mind's set, maybe it's right... At the right place and right time, maybe tonight..., In a whisper or handshake sending a sign, Wanna make out and kiss hard, wait never mind... Late night, in passing, mention it flip to her, Best friend, it's no thing, maybe it slipped ...but the slip turns to terror and a crush to like when she walked in he froze up, leave it to fright, it's cute in a way, till you cannot speak And you leave to have a cigarette, knees get weak..., escape was just a nod and a casual wave, Obsess about it, heavy for the next two days"

'Nooo waayyy!' As the music started playing and Saskia started singing, the goth felt his heart skip a beat. She's singing to this song? He fucking loves this song! He'd never admit it to his goth friends of course, but for whatever strange reason, this song entranced him the moment he heard it. And now, as he continued to hear this girl sing, he could feel his heart beat faster and faster...

Soon enough, Saskia stopped caring that the goth was there and just sang her heart out. Pete's jaw was to the floor. The girl was an amazing singer. Her eyes were screwed shut, out of fear of looking stupid of course but even so, she was going all out. Unknown to the both teens, the loud music had attracted some onlookers. Some people from the party had wandered in trying to figure out the source of the singing.

Saskia started moving her hips to the music and dancing a little sultry. Pete felt himself blush and his palms began to sweat but he dare not tear his eyes away from the girl.

" It's only just a crush, it'll go away, It's just like all the others it'll go away, Or maybe this is danger and you just don't know..., You pray it all away but it continues to grow..."

She opens her eyes and a small smile plays on her lips. She didn't know if she smiled at the goth to try and hide her shakiness, her uneasiness or her anxiety about all this. She points with her right index finger at Pete, slowly walks over to him and continues to sing.

" I want to hold you close, Skin pressed against me tight... Lie still, and close your eyes girl..., So lovely, it feels so right..."

Saskia hugs herself slowly and seductively, her eyes never leaving Pete's for a second. The goth was becoming lost in her eyes and her sultry smile. Who knew she had this side of her? But he felt damn lucky to experience it.

" I want to hold you close... Soft breath, beating heart...As I whisper in your, ear, I want to fucking tear you apart..."

She has her back to him now. The girl continues to dance, her eyes closed once more and humming along with the beat. Pete would never admit it but... she had turned him on like he's never been turned on before in his life. His heart beat against his rib cage so hard that his chest hurt.

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Cartman had noticed people leaving the living room and heading towards somewhere else inside Token's house. He could hear some loud music playing and decided to investigate what had diverted everyone's attention. As he got closer to the karaoke stage, the music got louder and louder. There was a large crowd that had gathered and the jock had to push his way in to see what all the commotion was about. When he finally got close enough to see, he realized it was Saskia on stage singing. This was very unlike her. She was always so shy and reserved. She never showed this side to anyone but him and even then, he didn't know she could sing. The girl had never sang in front of him or even mentioned it.

To make things worse, he noticed that gay little goth kid on stage with her and how he stared at Saskia. It boiled his blood. Why was she doing this with him?! And why the fuck was that goth even up there?! Was he singing with her or something?! And why the hell was she dancing like that?! Like a fucking stripper! She would slowly lower her body and then come back up, how she would hug herself as if imagining some guy doing it to her...

He noticed a crowd of boys starting to whisper among themselves about how they never noticed how cute Saskia was before, how her dancing was a little provocative and hot. They even whispered among themselves that perhaps one of them should ask her out. What the fuck?! He was gonna put a stop to this right now!

" Then he walked up and told her, thinking maybe it'd pass, And they talked and looked away a lot, doing the dance... Her hand brushed up against his, she left it there, Told him how she felt and then they locked in a stare..."

As Saskia sang that part, she acted out the lyrics of the song. She had softly taken hold of Pete's left hand and then slowly let it drop back down to his side.

Cartman could have sworn he saw a small smirk plastered on that little pussy goth boys ugly face. But just as quickly as he saw it, it left. Saskia slowly moved away from Pete and continued to sing.

" They took a step back, thought about it, what should they do, Cause there's always repercussions when you're dating in school, But their lips met, and reservations started to pass, Whether this was just an evening or a thing that would last... "

Saskia blew a small kiss towards the goth in a playful manner. Cartman didn't take it that way. Pete on the other hand figured she was just playing along with the song and didn't think much of it. Even though secretly he hoped she meant it. He even fake caught it and winked at her.

" Either way he wanted her and this was bad, Wanted to do things to her it was making him crazy, Now a little crush turned into a like, And now he wants to grab her by the hair and tell her..."

Saskia slowly walked over to Pete again and continued to sing.

" I want to hold you close, Skin pressed against me tight... Lie still, and close your eyes girl, So lovely, it feels so right.. I want to hold you close, Soft breath, beating heart, As I whisper in your ear, I wanna fucking tear you apart..."

She was so close to him now... he could smell her vanilla perfume and it was driving him crazy. Just like before, she was acting out the lyrics of the song and she whispered in his ear : "I wanna fucking tear you apart..."' That drove the goth teen insane. He wanted to grab her and kiss her right then and there. Fuck whoever was looking! Fuck what anyone said! He wanted her... bad... But just as she finished that last line, she quickly moved away and started dancing to the music and finished the song.

" I want to hold you close, Skin pressed against me tight... Lie still, and close your eyes girl, So lovely, it feels so right.. I want to hold you close, Soft breath, beating heart, As I whisper in your ear, I wanna fucking tear you apart..."

Pushing his way through the crowd, Cartman jumped on stage and took the mic from Saskia's hand. Tossing the mic to one side, and the song finishing up in the background, he grabbed Saskia by the arm, pushed the power button the the karaoke machine and forced her to stop. "What the fuck are you doing?!" he roared. The crowed boo'ed and he told them to 'shut the fuck up.'

Saskia snatched her arm back and glared at him. "Who the fuck are you to tell me to stop? You're nobody to tell me what to do. Why don't you go back to making out with your sluts and leave me alone!" She had only now just realized the crowd that had gathered to watch her sing and dance. She was extremely embarrassed but chose to ignore it for now and focus on Cartman's brown eyes glaring daggers at her.

Cartman remained silent, his glare burning into Saskia's green eyes. A few other girls had jumped up on stage, like Bebe and Red and the two girls that were making out with Cartman. Kenny had re-started the karaoke machine and played another song. The girls started dancing provocatively to it, pushing Saskia and Cartman out of the way. The blond jumped up on stage with the girls and they started grinding on Kenny, much to his pleasure.

Now off the stage and arguing in the far corner of the room, Cartman was badgering Saskia about her little performance. "Is that what you like Saskia? Attracting attention like some two-bit slut?!" Cartman roughly pushed her to the wall behind her. Pete saw this and started to make his way towards them.

"Fuck you Eric!" Saskia hissed through gritted teeth and tried to push her way past him. Cartman denied her and pushed her back. This infuriated the girl but before she had time to react, Pete pushed Cartman away from the girl and that was it. Now, the jock and the goth started to punch each other and they hit the floor hard. The music continued in the background and a crowd had now formed around the two.

"Fight, fight, fight!" They chanted. The girls onstage, along with Kenny, had stopped dancing and only stared at the two. Before Saskia could do anything, Zack pulled the two apart and punched both of them in the face. Cartman was dazed for a moment before he realized who hit him. He thought for a moment if he should say fuck it and punch him too but for Saskia's sake he didn't. Pete also stopped and only glared at Zack and Cartman.

"Alright fucker, listen up." Zack walked up to the jock and stood tall. He wouldn't be intimidated by Cartman, even if he was bigger than him. "I warned you, if you ever touched my sister again I'd cut you." His voice was calm yet laced with malice. Cartman knew he wasn't lying the second he saw Zack reach in his pockets for a pocket knife, which he flicked open.

Before the rocker could do anything, Saskia took a firm hold of his arm to stop him. "Zack stop... let's go home, Please..." Saskia was next to Pete, who had a bloody nose. Her brother glared at Cartman for a minute before deciding to oblige to his sister's plea and closed the knife, putting it back into his pocket.

"Sorry 'bout that goth, you alright?" Zack completely ignored Cartman now, giving his back to him. Pete nodded 'yes' and Saskia apologized for her brother. Zack offered to take him home. It was getting late now anyway and if he and Saskia weren't home soon, they'd hear it from their mother in the morning.

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Saskia sat at her desk with her head down. She felt humiliated and stupid. Stupid because she didn't notice the crowed of people watching her dancing around and parading herself like... like... a two-bit slut... Sighing heavily, she thought to herself; 'If only I had the power to become invisible... or to control earth so I could create some sort of... dome around me and hide... like a turtle...ha... turtle powers...'

Cartman and Saskia were on no speaking terms. Though she still sat next to him in every class, she refused to acknowledged his existence. Pissed off did not quite have the proper force of anger behind it to display how she felt towards her ex-best friend. Until he apologized, she would never speak to him again. Cartman probably felt the same way about her but he can go fuck himself because she was NOT about to apologize for shit! Hmph!

The bell rang jolting the ravenette awake. She had dozed off whilst ignoring Cartman. Subtly looking to her right, she noticed he had grabbed his backpack and was gone. Good. Slinging her backpack over her shoulder, the girl made her way towards the ever growing lunch line. She placed some earbuds in her ears and began to listen to music. This always helped her ignore everything and everyone around her.

She always had a problem making friends. But music always helped with her loneliness. It lifted her spirits when she was down and gave her motivation when she would otherwise be depressed. Music never betrays you, music never judges you and music never makes fun of you... Humming to herself softly, the girl walks slowly through the hallways of the school and out to the courtyard. She soon took notice of how large the lunch line had gotten so decided against it. She would just eat something at work instead. 'What to do now?...' she thought.

Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder that startled her. She stopped walking and quickly turned around only to meet with two dark pools lined with black eyeliner. He flipped his hair to one side earning him a giggle from Saskia.

"Sup?" He took a long drag of his cigarette and slowly exhaled a second after.

"Gross." She frowned at him. Something he thought was cute but didn't comment. "Not much just... I don't know... trying to find a way to kill the lunch hour...you?" The sunlight had hit her just right. It lit up her large green eyes like huge emeralds. Her dark curly hair had a tinge of soft brown. She caught him staring and she frowned at him again. "What? Is this because of yesterday? Look... i'm so embarrassed about that alright? I'm really sorry... I-"

"No it's nothing. Sorry didn't mean to stare just... got lost in thought. And don't be embarrassed. You're a great singer, nothing to be ashamed about." Pete started walking to a nearby bench that rested under a large willow tree. Saskia followed.

"Right... still doesn't help my embarrassment..." With a small sigh, she sat next to Pete on the bench for two. "Shouldn't you be like... oh I don't know, contemplating death or something with your goth buddies?"

Pete put out his cigarette on the arm rest of the bench before replying. "Well, Michael's out sick today and Henrietta went to check on him but between you and me... I think those two are fucking." Saskia tried to stifle a giggle and Pete blushed as he watched her. Damn she's cute...

"What about Firkle?" Saskia pulled the earbud closest to the goth out of her ear so she could hear him better.

"Who knows... the little guy's been acting kinda mysterious lately... I think he found a girlfriend too but he's trying to be discreet about it." Pete frowned in annoyance. All his friends seemed to be hooking up and leaving him in the dust.

"Dang... guess you're all alone now huh?"

"Who cares. I've always been alone anyway."

Saskia gave him a sad stare. A stare of sympathy and pity. At least she had a brother she got along with and that she could always rely on. Not him. He'd always been alone but he didn't care. He liked it. Less drama. This look she was giving him was starting to annoy him though. Pete grabbed the earbud Saskia had removed and placed it in his ear that was closest to her. "What are you listening to anyway?" He asked in a bored tone.

"Ah well... I don't think you'll like it..."

"Try me." The goth leaned back and rested his head on the bench with his hands behind his head for support.

"Alright, if you insist..." She hit play and the song started off slowly. To her surprise, Pete immediately started singing along in a soft whisper.

"In my eyes... Indisposed... In disguise as no one knows... hides the face... liieeesss the snake... in the sun in my disgrace..."

"Boiling heat... summer stanch... 'neath the black the sky looks dead...call my name... thhrroouughhh the dream and I'll... hear you scream aagggaaiiinnn..." Saskia joined him.

And together they sang... "Black hole sun... won't you come... and wash away the raaiiinnnn... black hole sun... won't you come... won't you come... won't you coommmeee... "

They continued to sing this way back and forth and the chorus together until the song ended.

"Wow Pete... honestly you've really surprised me..."

"Oh yeah?" He opened one eye to quickly glance at her but then shut it. "How's that?"

"I honestly... I didn't think you listened to this kind of music..."

"Says the girl who loves metal." He smiled. Pete actually smiled! How rare!

Saskia was beaming now. "Yeah, yeah... you're a good singer Pete..." she complimented.

His heart skipped a beat again and he felt himself blush. "What's next?"

They sat there, quietly enjoying each other's company, occasionally singing a song together until the end of lunch bell rang. The goth took the earbud out of his ear, quickly cleaned it with the hem of his shirt, just in case of gross earwax, and handed it back to her.

"You better get going bookworm." Pete smiled again.

"Yeah I guess... what about you though?"

"Eh... I don't know... maybe i'll go to class, I don't have anything better to do... MAYBE."

Saskia laughed. "You know... I think this is the longest I've ever seen you smile." Her snarky little smirk made him frown.

"Shut up and get to class, nerd." He placed his hands in his pockets and walked away. Saskia smiled and made her way to class as well.

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"What the fuck..." Cartman had spotted Saskia and Pete hanging out under that willow tree during lunch. He was glaring daggers at them both but it seemed as though the pair failed to notice him.

"Damn Cartman... looks like you lost your girl to that goth kid." Kenny folded his arms over his chest, also glaring at the pair a bit. He had to admit he was a little jealous of the goth. How had he won her over so easily when every move he made just made him fuck up every time? What was this goth kid playing at anyway? For the longest time Kenny could have sworn Pete was gay. Not that it was a problem if he was but it was a problem if he wasn't. Why? Because now, he had another competitor for Saskia's affections. Great...

"If he doesn't keep away from her I swear I'll fuck him up Kenny." Cartman could have burned a hole through that willow tree with the intensity his glare emitted.

"Calm down fatass, remember what that got you yesterday. You're gonna have to man up and apologize to her dude." Kenny placed a hand on the tall football player's shoulder to offer some small comfort.

"Apologize?! For what?! I wasn't the one acting like a slut on stage!" He countered, shoving Kenny's hand off his shoulder.

"Meet me after school, we have a lot to talk about." The blond sighed as he dragged his large friend to class with him.

Music videos:

First song: Blur - Song 2

Second song: She wants revenge - tear you apart

Third song: Black hole sun - Sound Garden