SCARLET'S POV

Arriving to her third-year dorm room, Leona greeted her in a surprise, as Scarlet groans, "Ugh...you gotta stop giving me a star heart attack."

"Oh, hi, Scarlet. How was your day today? I was singing a bit while you were out.", asks Leona.

Scarlet sarcastically says, "Fine, my day went well, whatever. But while I was out, I was sketching one of my pieces of art, but I saw one of my friends when I was going back. I already finished my exam a day earlier."

"Ooh, that is smart of you.", smiled Leona. "The band's going along great. Libby's here to hang out with me in my dorm."

Then, Libby said off-screen, "Hey, Leona! We're gonna play a musical game!"

"Coming, Libby!", the yellow-haired third-year Star Darling reported.

Scarlet also reminded her roommate, "In the meantime while you're doing it, would you please be a little quiet so it doesn't ruin my drumming concentration? It's one of the things that are serious in my future. I don't wanna be Shanghai'ed, though, or whatever I call it."

"As you mean by Shanghai'ed, you mean as ripped off?", asks Leona.

Scarlet agrees, "Yes. Maybe one of the things in my future could involve around and about romance, maybe?"

"Ooh! Someone's got a lover!", gasps and dreamily said Leona, before Libby oohs in surprise.

The third-year magenta-haired jumped, "No, I don't! ...Not...yet. Well, my future is on the ropes right now. I'll make my move. Like a rope-a-dope."

"Great! I'm play with Libby now. Okay?", Leona sweetly says, before she goes to her dorm, leaving Scarlet in peace.

Once the yellow-haired third-year left at that moment, Scarlet says to herself, "I'm a phoenix...rising from the ashes.", before she grabs a piece of a Zoomberry Cake, and a cup of Zing, before she goes to her drum set, placing the two refreshments on a table near the drum set.

Changing it's starry rock tune to a jazzy tune, Scarlet began to practice as she starts listening to a classical jazz song from Wishworld, trying to get the tone right in the first try. After the first try, Scarlet then feeds herself a portion of the Zoomberry Cake, but during her second try with the jazz song while practicing the drums, she was interrupted with sudden loud music from Leona's room when the roommate was playing the musical game with Libby.

"Can you keep it down!?", Scarlet yells angrily, before the loud music dies down as the volume was lowered in Leona's room, no answer, but still taking the camera shot place in Scarlet's dorm since the beginning of this chapter.

Taking a few deep breaths, Scarlet then starts to play the drums again, as successfully, she got it right, with her loving the music as she continues practicing.

A few hours later at 6:00 PM, at the Lightning Lounge, several Starling Academy girls were hanging out as Scarlet was seen there, before Gloryah, a student in Starling Academy, comes over to Scarlet and says, "Scarlet?"

"Hey, Gloryah. Thanks for having you here.", the magenta-haired Star Darling greeted.

Gloryah says, "You're welcome. So, since people are hanging out here, I was wondering if you were gonna play some music, you know? Is there a set list?"

"I guess so. Though I don't think they care what I play...", sarcastically says Scarlet, under her breath for the second part.

The starling hears her, "I do, and I don't want to hear any screw-ups or anything wrong."

"Well, would it be okay for just one? Two? Three? None? You know what, fine. That's okay, it works. Good deal.", deals Scarlet. "A nice way to start.", she then says, as Gloryah walks off.

Then she started playing a drum jazz-like tune of Ode to Joy, a song from Wishworld, for the Starlings to hear.

Ten minutes later, after doing drum jazz renditions of Ride of the Valkyries and one of Beethoven's Symphonies, no one even applauded for Scarlet after these performances.

Disappointed at herself for not applauses, Scarlet takes a deep breath and suddenly, she starts to drift into another music piece.

Actually, the music piece she plays is actually the same attractive and romantic melody the same day.

Then that was the moment when Vega stops by the Lightning Lounge, wearing her beautiful elegant blue Shining Star Dance-like dress, and looking at Scarlet as she plays this jazzy slow tune.

Then, the lights started dimming as spotlights shining on Vega and Scarlet was shown on them, fantasizing that the two are alone, as the camera shot switches to Scarlet as she continues playing the lovely tune, before as we come up to her Starland drums, Scarlet suddenly gets a little mad in a few moments, with a jumble of chords that actually sound fantastic, no matter what Vega thinks of it.

As this happens, the camera shot starts zooming out, as Scarlet concludes the jazzy drum tune, the lights dimming back up and the spotlights on Scarlet and Vega disappearing.

Still with no applause, Scarlet then looks at Vega, for at least one moment for a Starland love at first sight, sort of-like.

Hearing Gloryah clear her throat, we see her not impressed by what Scarlet performed for the Lightning Lounge. She beckons her, before Scarlet comes over, as Vega watches the two have a conversation,

"...every freaking fireballed night.", Gloryah fed up a bit, a bit both upset and disappointed.

Scarlet tries to reason, "I'll try not to be mad at all. I promise-"

"Too late. You're done.", sighs Gloryah.

The magenta-haired Star Darling told, "You're not gonna find a better player, you know that."

"Do you think anyone here gives a supernova? You're done. I see the Time of Shadows' decorations. Good luck in the new staryear.", nicely berated Gloryah, before storming off without losing her temper or saying a word, while some of the students in the Lightning Lounge were giggling and were making fun of Scarlet a bit.

Scarlet groans, before Vega wanted to come over, saying, "I just wanted to say, Scarlet, I saw you playing the drums, and I-"

"Can't. Not in the mood, Vega.", Scarlet unexpectedly walks by Vega as she bumps Vega's shoulder with her's in disdain.

Shocked a bit, Vega watches sadly as Scarlet had stormed off, feeling regret for her...