Me: Alright, here's the next part of the song writing comp...and I hate it
Iggy: -eyeroll- You liked the last chapter, and now you hate this one. Can't you just be happy with anything?
Me: Apparently not.
Anyway, the song that Fang sings is 'Absolutely (Story of a Girl)' by Nine days...so you should listen to that while reading this. It will add a more realistic affect
Iggy: And apparently FANG has ruined your story: Max. Can't. Sing.
Me: -shrugs- But in magical fanfiction land she can. You got a problem with that?
Iggy: Uh, yeah?
Me: Whatever. Meh...hopefully you'll at least enjoy the chapter. If you don't, you have been warned. However, I do have some pretty awesome songs coming up
Iggy: YEAH! LIKE *CENSORED*
Me: You are not ruining my story! Enjoy guys!
Disclaimer: I do not own Absolutel (Story of a girl) by Nine days
Done. I dropped my pencil onto the bed and leant against the wall, grinning in triumph. I had finished my song with two days to spare and I was almost certain that the flock had finished even before I had. Well, maybe not everyone, but Fang seemed to be pretty happy with himself about something, so he was definitely done, I had heard Gazzy, Angel and Iggy practising a few songs in the garage throughout the week, so they all had to be finished, Nudge had run around the house singing 'I finished my song! I finished my song! I finished my song!' so, I'm just speaking my thoughts here, but I think she had finished. Sorry if I freaked anyone out with assumption, but it had to be said.
So that left Ella.
I tentatively knocked on her door and waited for a response. When I got none, I shrugged and opened the door to find Ella sitting on her bed, guitar in hand.
"Are you alright?"
"Huh?" she looked up at me. "Yeah, I'm fine."
"I don't want to rush you or anything, but I think that the flock have finished writing their songs and are ready to go..." I trailed off, realising that something was wrong.
"Go ahead," she said, getting up and walking past me, leaving the room. "I'm quitting the competition anyway."
And with that she left me standing alone in her room. What was up with her?
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"Okay everyone," I announced when we had gathered in the garage the next day. "Let's get this started!"
Everybody around me cheered and whispered with excitement amongst themselves. I turned to my mom. "So, how should we go about who gets to go first?"
"I'm thinking of a number between one and ten," mom shouted over them and they instantly quietened down. "Whoever is the closest gets to go first."
In the end it was Fang who guessed the number correctly, so he picked up his guitar and he, Gazzy and Iggy got their instruments set up. I guess that they had secretly practised without me realising it. But I had done the same thing the day before, so I guess everyone was well prepared.
They did one last sound check and then Fang began to sing, looking at me straight in the eyes.
This is a story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looked so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
When she smiles
He, Gaz and Ig all came in together and started playing a very upbeat sort of song to match the words. Fang's eyes never left mine though.
How many days in the year
When she woke up with hope
But she only found tears
And I can be so insincere
Making her promises never for real
As long as she stands there waiting
Wearing the holes in the soles of her shoes
How many days disappear?
When you look in the mirror so how do you choose?
Somehow I really liked the song. I didn't know why, but it was just one of those songs that was hard not to like. It would be definitely hard to beat.
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
But you never seem to run out of things to say
Gazzy came in with a drum solo and smiled a huge grin. The flock applauded him and cheered which only made him smile more.
Then, for the next chorus, Iggy started singing back up with Fang…who knew they could sound this good?
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looked so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
When she smiles
How many lovers would stay?
Just to put up with this every day and all day
How did we wind up this way?
Watching our mouths for the words that we say
Okay, after trying to piece the meaning of the lyrics together, I don't know whether to be insulted, or amazed that Fang could write something like this.
As long as we stand here waiting
Wearing the clothes of the souls that we choose
How did we get there today?
When you're walking too far for the price of your shoes
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
Everyone started clapping along to the song, I joined in.
But you never seem to run out of things to say
This is a story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad and lonely there
I absolutely love her
When she smiles
Iggy then came in with a small guitar solo, making us all gape at him, followed by Fang, who stunned everyone with his own, his fingers moving expertly across the strings. I admit it, I stared, and he was still looking at me.
Well your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
But you never seem to run out of things to say
This is a story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
This is a story of a girl
Her pretty face she hid from the world
And while she looks so sad and lonely there
I absolutely love her
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looked so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
When she smiles
When she smiles
They all finished on one note and everyone cheered. Gazzy and Iggy started clapping too and Fang grinned, actually bowing as he put his guitar on a stand.
"That was great, Fang," I said as he sat down next to me, closer than usual. He put his hand in mine.
"You liked it?" He whispered as Mom got everyone to choose their numbers again.
"Yes."
"Good. It was for you."
Okay, I was speechless, which, like, never happens, but I squeezed his hand and smiled.
"Alright! Angel is up next!" Mom shouted to get our attention.
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So Angel stood and performed 'Just Watch me' with Iggy and Gazzy, then they all started laughing when they saw the almost murderous look on my face. Angel countered it with an 'innocent' "What?" then sat back down as everyone started cheering. Well, it was a good song, even if the lyrics had a hidden agenda that made me want to reconsider this whole competition.
Me: Yeah, I know I didn't have to put the whole song in and I know that it's annoying...but I like this song, so I did
Iggy: That chapter was crappy
Me: -eyeroll- You're supposed to reasure me and tell me that it isn't!
Iggy: But then I'd be a kiss**/suckup
Me: -facepalm- R&R? Even if you think it was crappy, telleth me
-Bell and Ig
