Emotionless Chapter 41: The Talent Show, a gundam wing/sailor moon fanfic

Chapter 40

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The Talent Show

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:Friday:

Serena had woken up early. Today was the big day. Good thing Relena decided to cancel school today because they needed all the practice they could get. And besides she needed the day off. Her head was still spinning from the new she received on Wednesday. Her friends, her normal friends, were the Gundam Pilots! Who would have thought? After she had woken up from her faint, which she denied ever happened (It was just a little snooze.) They had talked non stop until they fell asleep Thursday night. She got most of their history. Or what they wanted to share anyway and she was placated for the time being.

She still couldn't believe that they wanted her as a pilot as well. She was that good? Either way she couldn't wait to see her Gundam. What would it look like? Something to worry about later as it was time to actually get out of bed.

She slipped out of bed and quickly washed and dressed and made her way to the kitchen for some food.

"Today is the day! I will wow my audience into silence at my genius." Duo smiled and bowed. "Thank you. Thank you."

Wufei didn't even look up from his cereal as he muttered, "Baka." And went right back to eating. Serena shot him a look for being mean but let it pass. "I'm so excited for tonight. Trowa, Quatre I plan on practicing some more." The two pilots in question groaned.

"Do we have to? I think we have it all under control." Quatre looked up at his fellow blond with wide pleading blue eyes. Serena just scowled back. "Yes we have to. There are too many things that can go wrong. I won't take that chance so as soon as we finish eating we are going to practice." With that final word she ignored Quatre's pouting and got some breakfast.

Sometime later after everyone had finished their food Serena had finally had enough waiting. Quatre had taken an extra long time to finish his measly oatmeal and toast. Trowa wasn't helping either with his nursing his coffee that was growing cold.

She stood up and placed her hands on her hips as her eyes narrowed at her partners. "You agree to be in this with me so now you have to commit to it."

"Should commit me for ever agreeing to do this." Trowa muttered.

"We were more like shanghaied then anything." Whispered Quatre.

"I heard that!" Both pilots blushed and hung their heads and followed Serena out of the kitchen at a sedate pace.

"I should go work on my material as well. Even though I can't get any funnier then I am." Duo bounced out of the room.

Wufei shifted in his seat nervously. "I…… need to go check on something." And he was gone.

Heero sighed. "Well that's just great. I'm stuck doing the dishes." He got up to wash the dishes that his friends left behind.

Sammy, who had be quiet this whole time smiled and giggled at the dejected pilot.

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It was finally time to make their way to the school. Quatre had the limo brought around and they all piled in.

Serena and Duo were practically bouncing in their seats because they were so excited.

Wufei was strangely quiet and had a duffel bag in his lap that he clutched close.

Trowa and Heero were their ever silent selves, both looking out the window.

Quatre was smiling softly. Their act was pure genius and he was excited.

When they got their the ones who were participating in the show made their way backstage and Heero found himself sitting alone with Sammy. "Where is Wufei?" he questioned.

Backstage Serena was muttering angrily. "It would just be like that bitch to make our act last and her's first. Well we'll leave the audience with something to go home with. Won't we boys?" she didn't stop her pacing to hear an answer, she just kept muttering to herself.

The house lights dimmed as Relena stepped up to the microphone. "Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I am so pleased that you could join us for our school Talent Show. I hope you enjoy yourselves. And we have to thank our judges for being here tonight. They are made up of some teachers and students and now on to the show! We have some pretty talented people performing tonight. And first up is…. Me!"

Heero groaned from his seat. "This will be just great."

The lights dimmed down and music started to play. Relena still had the microphone in her hand and she was swaying to the music.

We are young, heartache to heartache we stand
No promises, no demands
Love is a battlefield
We are strong, no one can tell us we're wrong
Searchin' our hearts for so long, both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield.

As she finished that line a guy came out on stage and the both started dancing around. He would occasionally approach her but she would push him away again. Her voice was grating on everyone's ears and the audience sunk into their seats. Every time she got to the chorus she would start to shout more than sing.

You're beggin' me to go, you're makin' me stay
Why do you hurt me so bad?
It would help me to know do I stand in your way
Or am I the best thing you've had?
Believe me, believe me, I can't tell you why
But I'm trapped by your love, and I'm chained to your side.

As she sung those lines she would act out what she was singing, making her look quite ridiculous.

We're losing control will you turn me away
Or touch me deep inside?
And before this gets old, will it still feel the same?
There's no way this will die
But if we get much closer, I could lose control
And if your heart surrenders, you'll need me to hold

There was a break in the song and Heero was shaking his head. This is what she wanted me to do? Who does she think I am? A lap dog? He scowled. He felt sorry for that guy up there with her. He was looking at total humiliation come Monday but he didn't seem to notice that their act was a total dud. He was happily dancing with Relena who would occasionally step on his foot hard. Sometimes Relena would look out into the crowd when she said love is a battlefield, like she was looking for someone. Heero sunk lower into his seat.

Thankfully the song was over after that. The audience clapped out of respect and because they were relieved that the torture was over. "Thank you so much." Relena smiled and introduced the next act. It went on like that for a while with people playing instruments and singing before Duo was up next with his comedy act.

Duo sauntered onto the stage with a big smile. "Good evening fellow students. You are in for a real treat tonight! For those of you who don't know me, I'm Duo Maxwell at your service." He was wearing a black suit with a red shirt and black tie. As Duo would say, Smokin'.

He walked around the stage holding the microphone. "Anyway, earlier today I was walking down the street and I passed a pet store. Me, being the kid that I am, had to stop and look through the window. There were these cute fish in the window but some of them were acting funny. Swimming backwards and upside down if you can believe it. Well I was thinking to myself. What happened to these fish? While I was pondering this some dudes were walking down the street smoking and acting real funny so I assumed that they must be high. That's when I got the idea that the funny acting fish must be high and I though what could they be smoking? And it came to me, seaweed!" Duo laughed at his own joke. "For the depressed and lonely fish come on down and smoke some nice fresh seaweed."

The audience laughed softly. "Enough about those high fish. I was talking to my friend the other day. She works at a day care center with little kids. Well one day she tells me they were playing with stuffed animals when one of the little girls put a Winnie the pooh doll in a toy oven. Well without even realizing it my friend said. 'Laura are you cooking pooh?' Can you believe that? Hilarious if you ask me. That had me laughing good and hard for a while. Now speaking of pooh. It reminds me of when I was younger and in first grade. The teacher wanted us to use adult words like grandmother instead of nana and train instead of choo-choo. Now when it was my turn I thought I would be real smart. I said that I read a book over the weekend and when she asked me what book I read I said Winnie the shit! I mean poo is a baby word and she wanted me to use an adult word. She was asking for it." Duo's act went on like that for another five minutes. Some jokes were funny some not so much.

"Thank you Thank you." He waved as he walked off the stage. The judges were leaning close to each other and whispering. A couple more acts came on before, "And now give a round of applause for Wufei!" Relena smiled as she went back stage.

The three friends back stage looked around. "Wufei signed up too?" asked Serena. "Yes." Wufei, who was hiding out in a dark corner came out and made his way to the stage. "Good luck Fei-chan!" Serena smiled and hugged Wufei tightly and kissed the corner of his mouth. Wufei blinked and smiled down at her before walking on stage.

"There's Wufei. What the hell does he think he's doing?" said Heero.

Wufei was wearing a red and gold Chinese outfit and he had his kantana at his side. His hair was back in the ponytail so it wouldn't get in his face as he moved.

The stage was awashed with colors like red and orange and yellow. Soft music began to play and Wufei brought his katana up to his face and brought it back down in a swift swipe. He started to dance rhythmically as he twirled the sword around. When he was in the center of the stage he set down his katana and danced until he was at the back and side of the stage. He took a deep breath and then started to flip and cartwheel his way across the stage. As he got to the middle he picked up his sword in mid-cartwheel and did a flip with no hands, stopped and brought the katana up again. The audience clapped wildly and he twirled and came to an end. He bowed and sauntered off the stage with a bigger ego then what he came with.

The pilots all gathered around Wufei. "That was great Wufei." Quatre congratulated. Wufei nodded wordlessly. He was slightly out of breath and sweaty. Serena walked up to him and smiled. "Way to go." She reaches up and pulled the band loose that was holding his hair back. "You don't need it tied back anymore." She whispered and winked as she sashayed away.

Wufei blushed while Trowa and Quatre glared covertly at him.

Soon the show was coming to an end and it was time for Serena, Trowa, and Quatre's act. Relena got on stage. "And now.. our last act of the night is Miss Tsukino, Mr. Barton, and Mr. Winner with their singing act." Relena said disdainfully. She replaced the microphone and walked off the stage as it began to darken.

Trowa was on the piano and started to play a few chords as Quatre played the violin. Serena, with a microphone as headphones on her head, stepped out of the shadows as the whole stage was dark except for where Trowa and Quatre were. She was wearing a dark cloak and kept her head down with a hood over her head. She started singing softly. Her hands were clasped together in front of her.

She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen and lace

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born

Serena shakes her head back and forth as she sings softly but the microphone carries her voice for all to hear.

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

As she sings the words 'wings' her cloak is thrown off as pearly white wings sprout from her back and she looks up into the audience and as she sings 'concrete angel' she rises on her toes and brings her arms over her head. She is now wearing a silver flowing dress and ballet slippers. The background changed as a full moon appeared and Serena was hit with a spotlight.

"Princess…" Four voices whisper in unison.

The audience erupts in applause and back stage Relena is fuming. Serena smiles out at the audience as she starts to dance around the stage. Her movements are slow and soft as the music and her voice.

Somebody cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
When morning comes it'll be too late

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

As she sings the chorus she runs and jumps in the air and it seems like she is floating, her wings fluttering softly. Her crescent moon glows but she doesn't notice but everyone else does.

A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot

Serena spins around and makes her way over to where the piano is. She grabs Quatre with one hand and an extra violin with the other. They start to play together, their eyes closed as Serena sings. When they stop she hands her violin to Quatre and he makes his way back over to the piano and she starts to dance again. She does an arabesque, balancing on one foot as she raises her leg behind her and brings her arm up as if reaching for something.

Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete angel

As the song comes to an end she does a series of pirouettes then drops to a crouch. The audience hoots and hollers as they clap. But Trowa doesn't stop, he shifts to a different tempo.

Serena looks up from her crouched position and starts to sing again.

It's been five months since you went away
Left without a word and nothing to say
When I was the one who gave you my heart and soul
But it wasn't good enough for you, no
So I asked God

She stands back up and raises her hands and looked skyward. Now there were different colors passing in front of the lights shifting from red to blue to purple. Going through all the colors. Heero sat up straighter and leaned forward. Sammy was clapping and laughing as he watched his sister perform.

God send me an angel
From the heavens above
Send me an angel to heal my broken heart
From being in love
'Cause all I do is cry
God send me an angel
To wipe the tears from my eyes

And I know it might sound crazy
But after all that I still love you
You wanna come back in my life
But now there is something I have to do
I have to tell the one that I once adored
That they can't have my love no more
Cause my heart can't take no more lies

And my eyes are all out of cries

She dances over to Quatre again and takes his hand and they dance together. He lifted her up and brought her back down and she glided away from him, facing away. God send me an angel
From the heavens above
Send me an angel to heal my broken heart
From being in love
'Cause all I do is cry
God send me an angel
To wipe the tears from my eyes

Her crescent glows softly as she looks out at them with forced tears. She turns away sadly as she keeps singing.

Now you had me on my knees
Begging God please to send you back to me
I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep
You made me feel like I could not breathe
Now all I wanted to do was to feel your touch
And give you all my love
But you took my love for granted
Want my lovin' now
But you can't have it
God

God send me an angel
From the heavens above
Send me an angel to heal my broken heart
From being in love
'Cause all I do is cry
God send me an angel
To wipe the tears from my eyes

She bent over with her hands over her heart and she looked out at the audience longingly. She grabs Quatre again and they begin to dance to the music as she sings.

Oh God, send me (God send me an angel)
An angel (wipe the tears from my eyes) Oh baby
Send me an angel from the heavens above
Send me an angel (God send me an angel)
From being in love (send me an angel)
Oh God, send me an angel
Send me an angel (send me an angel)
Ooohhhh..

Trowa finally stops on the piano while Serena and Quatre end with her on his shoulders. The audience goes wild and they do a standing ovation. Serena blushes along with her partner. Quatre lets her down and Trowa walks over to them. Together they take a bow and head off stage.

Relena comes back grumbling under her breath. "Glory hog, more like hoe." She sneers as the pass each other. Serena shot her a look before smirking to herself.

Relena reluctantly clapped. "Good job everyone on their performances. Now the judges will pick the winner shortly."

As they got back stage Serena squealed and hugged both her partners. "That was great guys. All that practicing really paid off!" She stopped her ranting as they heard Relena's voice again.

"The judges have made their decision. Please, will the 3 acts that are called come on stage to accept their trophy." The judges handed her the envelope. "In third place is Sean Seamont!" A boy with brown hair and a saxophone came on stage and accepted his trophy. "In second place, Chang Wufei!" Serena turned to Wufei, who had a stunned look on his face. "Go on Fei-chan!" He walked stiffly on stage, got his trophy and stood next to Sean. "And lastly in first place is…. Serena Tsukino, Trowa Barton, and Quatre Winner…" Relena fought to keep a smile on her face as the three came out with Serena screaming and snatched the trophy from her hand. "Thanks." She rushed over to Wufei and hugged him as the audience clapped, happy with how the judges voted. Relena stomped off stage.

The friends gathered on stage and their picture was taken with their trophies to be put in the school paper by Monday.

Serena's crescent disappeared as she laughed with her friends.

"The time is almost here. Soon." Garnet eyes, along with three other watched silently. All of them were smiling.

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Whoot whoot! Yeah I am done. I wanted to get this out earlier but I was having a time trying to get this all figured out. I was debating on which song for Serena to sing so I decided she'd sing both. A lil old mixed with a lil new. I hope you guys like this and it wasn't a lil over the top. Please review and tell me what you think.

Sylver-Tyger