The Lone Musician

Chapter Eleven – Round Two

A/N- Sorry about the late update. I'll working on it! Truly, I am!

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Onto the story!

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The numbers went in reverse this time, sending Mundus and Lucia up, much to their own embarassment. Lazul turned to Dante, grinning fiendishly.

"You know how badly they're going to smote after this..." he whispered to her. Lazul smiled back.

"I don't know if they will. You saw how excited Lucia got, didn't you?" Lazul whispered back. Dante shook his head. Lazul had happened to see Lucia's face light up, as well as Mundus' when she told them they had to partner up. Her expression was amused when they began buzzing with conversation. Dante eagarly awaited their song together, seeing what they would conjure up. They both took up a microphone, the eager look disappearing from both their faces as they glanced at eachother with a brief look of complete and utter devestation. Lucia was the first to strike a note.

So you're with her

and not with me

I hope she's sweet

and so pretty

I hear she cooks delightfully

a little angel beside you

So you're with her

and not with me

Oh how lucky one man can be

I hear your house

is small and clean

Oh how lovely with your homecoming queen

Oh how lovely it must be

They broke into the chorus together, creating a mezmerizing harmony similar to Dante and Lazul's.

When you see her sweet smile baby

Don't think of me

When she lays in your warm arms

Don't think of me

Lucia sung the next part again.

So you're with her

and not with me

I know she spreads sweet honey

In fact your best friend

I heard he spent last night with her

Now how do you feel

They sung the chorus together again.

When you see her sweet smile baby

Don't think of me

When she lays in your warm arms

Don't think of me

This is wear Mundus cut in and sung the next line, his strong baritone carrying ech note.

And it's too late and it's too bad

Don't think of me

Oh it's too late and it's too bad

Don't think of me

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Does it bother you now all the mess I made

Does it bother you now the clothes you told me not to wear

Does it bother you now all the angry games we played

Does it bother you now when I'm not there

They sung the last few parts together, their tones mixing.

When you see her sweet smile baby

Don't think of me

When she lays in your warm arms

Don't think of me

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Does it bother you now all the mess I made

Does it bother you now the clothes you told me not to wear

Does it bother you now all the angry games we played

Does it bother you now when I'm not there

They finished, turning to eachother before turning in their microphones and coming back to sit. As they walked off, they heard a sniffle or two before the loud roar of applause hit them. Upon sitting down, Mundus threw his head back, sending black hair over his shoulders. Lucia was bright red.

"I don't know how we just did that..." Mundus said quietly. Dante smiled at him across the table.

"You both did really well! Right, Lazul?" Dante said, nudging her. Lazul mocked him why looking and acting like she just woke up.

"Huh? What did I miss?" she sputtered. Lucia and Mundus both glared at her. Lazul smirked.

"You guys did great! Really! And this is coming from the kick ass chick with the siren song, here!" Lazul stated, looking triumphant. Dante tugged on her ear lightly.

"Don't go all Little Miss Pompous Bitch on us, Lazul..." he said, tugging a little harder. Lazul turned her head in attempt to bite his finger, but he dropped her ear before she could. She looked quite pissed. She looked back or at Lucia and Mundus. They were blushing like a couple of teenagers! She felt she had done her good deed for the day. She thought this was a HUGE change of pace from what they were like earlier. She couldn't help but laugh to herself. Dante turned his head from whatever he was thinking about toward her.

'Did she... Just lose it?' he thought. Lazul suddenly looked shocked and turned to Dante.

"What's our song going to be?" he asked.

"Have you ever heard of Evanescence?" she answered, also in questioning tone. Dante nodded and Lazul's face shown with relief.

"Then you've also heard of The Ataris I'm going to assume." she muttered. Dante, again, nodded. Dante grinned, then grabbed her wrist.

"We're going to do a song you should know. C'mon!" he said, dragging her to the stage. Lazul, caught of guard, struggled.

"Wait a second! Hey! Hold up!" she said, seeming uncomposed. Dante tossed her a wireless microphone as he ran over the DJ. The music is recognized as soon as the first note hit her. Dante's rich tone filled her ears as he broke into the first few lines.

Now I will tell you what I've done for you

50 thousand tears I've cried

Screaming, deceiving, and bleeding for you

And you still won't hear me

Lazul smiled.

Going under!

They began to sing together, harmony and melody colliding beautifully.

Don't want your hand this time I'll save myself

Maybe I'll wake up for once

Not tormented daily defeated by you

Just when I thought I'd reached the bottom

I dive again

Dante began to sing every other line, and they began to overlap on eachother.

I'm going under!

Going under...

Drowing in you!

Drowing in you...

I'm falling forever!

Falling forever...

I've got to break through, yeah...

I'm going under!

Again, they began to sing together.

Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies

So I don't know what's real and what's not

Always confusing the thoughts in my head

So I can't trust myself anymore

I dive again

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I'm going under!

Going under...

Drowing in you!

Drowing in you...

I'm falling forever!

Falling forever...

I've got to break through

They last few lines, Dante just hummed her backround as Lazul took center stage and sung almost quietly.

So go on and scream

Scream at me I'm so far away

I won't be broken again

I've got to breathe I can't keep

Going under!

The song stopped there and Lazul flipped some hair away from her face, smirking. Dante was still in awe with her voice. She was a Goddess. He was almost convinced. Well, almost. The screech from the announcers microphone made them all jump.

"Next round we're going to wind things down a notch... It is getting late so we should try and quiet things down a little bit. You know, don't piss off the drunks." the announcer said. No groups. Lazul suddenly became fasinated with her palms and burried her face in them for a better look.

How was she going to pull this off?

Her? Romantic?!

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A/N – Me no likey smoting! DO NOT HURT THE CAIT!