Chapter 8- Piano
Im perfectly fine now, that is until I'm alone. By myself. When Hunnys gone and Clea and Minka leave the house for something, that's when I go trip back into the depression.
I'm my best with Mitsukuni. He lets me know that someone really is there that loves me and will make sure I'm happy. He refuses to let me give in to my hidden depression.
We're leaving school now, we're walking to my limo. Bert's waiting for us. I try to be alone as little as possibly and Hunny is usually with me. Even at night he usually slips in threw my window. Minka and Clea don't wake up until after I leave for school so he gets a ride to school with me too.
I know it seems weird but he wants to do everything he can for me to be happy.
"Are you going to sign up for the benefit concert?" Hunny asked me.
I sighed and rested my head on his shoulder.
"I don't know."
We were having a benefit concert for the Haiti earthquake. We're selling tickets and the money we get will be donated to Hope for Haiti that the students will sing in the concert. And people will donate extra money. Our teacher and class rep say more people will donate more money if they like what they hear. Oh and we can only sing songs from American musicals. Its part of our social studies grade.
"Violets already signed up." Hunny said.
"Figures, I mean at lunch teachers were asking her to sing several songs. She's got one hell of a voice. " I said.
He nodded as he slid his arm around me and rested his head on mine.
"I think I might, you know sign up." I murmured.
"Good. It'll be good for you." He sighed and nuzzled in to my hair.
"Oh shut up." I muttered, rolling my eyes.
I felt my phone vibrate and I took it out of my pocket to look at the front. It was Violet calling.
"Hey Violet. Whats up?" I answered, confused as to why she was calling me and not texting.
"Do you have a piano?" She asked urgently.
I had one on the third floor in my home. When Clea and Minka moved in I was afraid she would break something, so Minka says she isn't aloud up there unless I say otherwise. Surprisingly, Clea obeys to that one particular rule.
"Yeah, why?"
"Mine needs to be fixed. Kaoru and I kinda broke one of the pegs it stands on. Can we use it to practice?" She asked shyly.
"Yeah, sure. Just come over around five." I said and I could instantly tell she was relived.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She cheered.
"Of course." I sighed.
"Kay, I gotta go, we'll be there at five." She quickly said and hung up.
When we got home Minka and Clea were gone. That pleased me. I dropped my bag at my door along with Hunny's and we made our way up stairs. Once we were on the third floor, I took a deep breath and inhaled the sweet sent of the room.
I looked around the big open space. It was like a yoga room almost. The heated, hard wood floors and the cream colored walls had a calming effect. In the far left side of the room there was a grand piano and a big stereo system on the right side. The room was pretty empty.
I looked at the time on my phone. It was 4:50. I heard a knock on the door.
"She's early." I said looking at Hunny. "Come in!" I called down stairs and ran down to meet them.
When we got to the bottom they were in the kitchen waiting. Violet was holding a folder to her chest and Kauro held her close to him with one hand and an Ipod docking station in the other.
"Look!" She said pulling her skirt up the reveal her thigh.
The bandages from her bullet wounds had healed enough for the bandages to be removed. Now there were three little pink scars on her outer thigh.
"Cool." I said and lead them upstairs.
Violet walked over to the piano and took out a sheet of paper from her folder. Kauro sat down at the piano and Violet set the paper in front of him.
"Wanna watch?" She asked.
I nodded. The two of them exchanged a nod and Kauro began playing. I recognized the song instantly. It was, anything you can do (I can do better) but they put their own twist on it.
( this is the link to the song- .com/watch?v=tfHBPusZg6E&feature=related oh and if you tube gets cut of from fan fiction just put it in the beginning.)
Violets voice glided threw all the notes as if it were destined to do so. Kauro's voice was a perfect tenor. Violet hit the high note perfectly and my mouth dropped in awe as she held the one extremely long note with ease.
Mitsukuni and I sat on the floor as we listened. I snuggled in close to him and he hugged me tightly to his chest.
The next song they sang was from The Lion King on Broadway. It was called Shadow land.
( you can look it up on you tube.)
Violet plugged her Ipod into the docking station and choose a song. Kauro played the piano softly as a back up. Some of it was in African and even with the challenge of it being another language, Violet voice glided threw the mostly high notes. I noticed the Ipod had a choir singing back up.
"Shadowland, The leaves have fallen, This shadowed land, This was our home." She sang.
The end was almost over powering. It made my shiver.
"And where the journey may lead youGiza buyabo, giza buyabo
Let this prayer be your guideI will return, I will return
Beso bo, Though it may take you so far awayGiza buyabo, I will return
Always remember your prideGiza buyabo, oh giza buyabo
Beso bo, my people, beso bo."
By the time they had finished, she had sung four songs. The other two were, I can hear the bells, from Hairspray and By the sea, from Sweeny Todd.
We were now sitting at the kitchen tabel talking.
"Are you going to sighn for the concert." Violet asked.
"I want to but I wouldn't be able to think of a song to sing." I answered.
Violet to a sheet of paper from her folder and set it on the table. She pushed it towards me.
"You know if you don't sing, you'll have to writ an essay." She reminded me.
I picked up the paper and looked at the front.
It was sheet music. The song was, Part of your World, from The Little Mermaid.
"Thanks. I'd probably fail the essay."
"Don't mention it. I was gonna sing it but I decided against it."
She was holding hands with Kaoru and I was sitting on Hunny's lap.
"Wears Aimee?" Hunny asked.
"Oh probably at home making out with Hikaru no dought." Violet sighed.
After Violet and Kauro left, Minka and Clea came home. Minka began making dinner and Mitsukuni and I were playing Wii with Clea. We let her win.
Minka called us to the table and we ate Steak and French fries.
Hunny and I were outside sitting on his car.
"I can't come over tonight." He announced, pulling me into his lap.
My heart sank.
"Why?" I asked sounding like a small child.
"My dad's getting suspicious. It'll only be one night, I promise." I nodded against his chest.
Well this sucks.
"I gotta go." He whispered.
I wound my arms around his neck and refused to let go.
"You know your only making it harder to leave." He said getting up.
My arms were still at his neck. My body hung above the ground.
He tried to pry my hands off of him.
"Noooo." I groaned.
"Yesssss." He mimicked my voice.
He got my arms off of him and kissed my lips. I ran back into the house. After grabbing the sheet music from my room I went up stairs to practice.
Just keep yourself occupied Royal. Keep doing whatever until bed.
I sat down at the piano and rested my hands on the keys. I began playing and sung threw the song a few times.
"Look at this stuff
Isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl
The girl who has everything?
Look at this trove
Treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you think
Sure, she's got everything
I've got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty
I've got who zits and whatzits galore
You want thingamabobs?
I've got twenty!
But who cares?
No big deal
I want more
I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see, wanna see them dancin'
Walking around on those - what do you call 'em?
Oh - feet!
Flippin' your fins, you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumping, dancing
Strolling along down a - what's that word again?
Street
Up where they walk, up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin' free - wish I could be
Part of that world
What would I give if I could live out of these waters?
What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand?
Bet'cha on land they understand
That they don't reprimand their daughters
Proper women sick of swimmin'
Ready to stand
And ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em my questions and get some answers
What's a fire and why does it - what's the word?
Burn?
When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love, love to explore that world up above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world"
So I own nothing, not the anime or the music. But I do however own, the girls in this story. So how is it so far? Review please.