Chapter 12- Sleepover

Tomorrow is the concert and Im as jittery as ever. I am starting to dought myself. I don't think I'll be able to sing in front of all these people. The auditorium is completely sold out.

"Get up Royal." Hunny murmured shaking my shoulder.

I opened my eyes and rolled away.

"No." I growled, shutting my eyes.

"Royal, we have school today now get up." He was getting impatient.

"I said no."

"Why do you have to be so stubborn?" He asked rhetorically, getting up from my bed.

"You like it." I said surrendering and opening my eyes. The first thing I saw was the picture of Brenden and I on my nightstand.

I sat up and stretched.

"I'll see you at school." Hunny said and kissed me before climbing out the window and running off.

I forced myself to stand up and walk to my closet. The black dress seemed to be staring me down. I quickly averted my gaze and slipped in to a pair of faded skinny jeans and a blue v-neck t-shirt.

"Royal there's a girl here to see you!" Minka called.

"Royal!" Violet bounded down the stairs to me room and into me.

My body fell to the ground along with hers.

"Oh sorry! I didn't mean to. Im just so excited for tomorrow night!" She jumped up and held out a hand for me.

I took it and hopped up.

Violets hair was in a braid hanging down to her waist, her bangs were scruffy and bouncing just above her eyes. She had on a ruffily white skirt and matching v-neck.

"So what are you wearing tomorrow night?" She chirped.

"Look in my closet it's the dress hanging closest to the door." I said and watched her walk to the closet.

"It's so pretty!" She gasped.

I walked into the bathroom and ran a brush threw my hair. After brushing my teeth we walked upstairs and got in Violet's white stretch hummer.

Once we got to school Violet leapt from the car and ran to Kauro. I got out and walked to where I knew Hunny would be, by the fountain. But when I looked up, he wasn't there. Mori was.

"Hey, Mori. Where's Hunny?" I greeted him.

All he did was smirk.

I felt something grab me around my waist and yank me back. I yelped. The next thing I knew, I was being swung around.

I looked back and realized it was Hunny. I joined Hunny's laughter. He set me down and swung his arm around my waist.

"So, I see you finally decided to get up and get ready this morning." He smiled.

I rolled my eyes and we began walking into the school.

I was used to the girls staring at me now. It was because they were jealous of me. I had Mitsukuni and they didn't. They envied me. It was kind of amusing.

"Good morning Royal! Hunny!" Kimmy cheered. ( yeah I haven't had Kimmy in the story in a while. For those of you who don't remember, she's Mori's girlfriend.)

"Hey Kimmy!" I waved and she ran off to find someone else to greet.

At lunch people were crowed over our lunch table. And it would only be worse tomorrow.

"Are you guys going to be in the show tomorrow?" A girl in my class, Clair, chirped.

"I am!" Violet yelped and raised her hand. "And Kauro too!"

The girls smiled when they head that Kauro would be in the show. I could almost feel the wave of jealousy crash over Violet. I saw her jaw clench and her hands form into tiny fists.

She looked up and that was all it took for the girls smiling faces to drop.

"I am." I said.

"Me too!" Kimmy added.

The girls dispatched after Violet started to stare each and every one of them down.

Kauro noticed.

"No need to be jealous, love." He reminded her.

"Sorry." She said and laid her head on his shoulder.

"I have to pee! I have to pee! I have to pee!" I sang once I burst threw the doors to my home and ran to the restroom.

"All better." I sighed exiting the bathroom.

"Minka?" I called. "Minka where are you? Mitsukuni had to go home so, it's just me! Minka? Hello?" I leaned around the corner in her room.

She wasn't there.

I walked out to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. I took out a bottle of orange soda and fished around in the silver where drawer for a bottle opener. I found one and opened the bottle.

My eyes spotted a piece of paper on the dining room table. I grabbed it and read aloud, "Royal, I went to the store with Clea. We'll be back around seven."

My arm lowered and I dropped the paper on the table.

"Great, now Im bored!" I threw my head back and screamed.

My phone vibrated in my pocket. I took it out and the caller ID informed me it was Violet.

"Perfect." I smiled. "Hey Violet, you wanna come over Im really bored."

"Yeah sure that'd be great!"

"You wanna sleep over?"

"Sure! Aimee isn't going to be home anyways. I'll be there in twenty." And with that she hung up.

"Uhh…Okay than."

Violet arrived in exactly twenty minutes, with a pink duffel bag.

"Hi Royal." She said hugging me.

"Hey Violet. Where's Aimee. Oh she's going in to town for a new dress, for tomorrow. She a stage manager so, she should also look her best. And than later tonight, she'll be at Hikaru's." She smiled and I led her to my room.

"What about Kauro?" I added. She was always with her sister or her boyfriend it felt like.

"Tamiki is in town and he wanted to visit him." She dropped her bag and flopped down on my bed. "So, what do you wanna do?"

I shrugged. "Lets go upstairs." I said.

"Oh good idea I have new music to work on." She said unzipping her bag and taking a pink folder out.

"Gosh how many songs are you singing tomorrow?" I raised one eyebrow.

"Oh, just the four I sung last time I was here but plus one, Im writing music now and my piano won't be back until tomorrow. I wanna see how it sounds."

"Cool." I said, impressed.

She took out the Ipod docking station she brought before and her Ipod.

"I also have another song, for you to try." She stood up and smiled.

"What?!" I yelled.

I was barley going to be able to sing the first song.

"Yeah, its, Reflection. You know, from the movie Mulan." She grabbed my hand and dragged me up stairs.

"Violet, I can't sing two songs. I'll barley be able to sing one." I protested as she opened the door and bounded to the piano. She set the supplies down and then sat on the seat.

"Violet your lucky I'm singing one an-" I was cut off.

"Oh come on, Royal, the song I super easy and you have a great voice." She said rolling her eyes.

I sighed.

"Fine!" I hissed.

She plugged in her Ipod and took out a sheet of paper.

"Come on than." She patted the seat space next to her.

I stomped my feet over to her and plopped down. My eyes wandered over to the sheet of music. It really didn't look that hard.

"Well go one than, start!" I urged.

She pressed play on her Ipod and began playing the piano.

I sighed.

"Look at me, I will never pass for a perfect bride or a perfect daughter. Can it be Im not ment to play this part, now I see that if I were truly not to be myself, I would break my family's heart. Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me, why is my reflection some one I don't know. Somehow I cannot hide who I am though I've tried when will my reflection show who I am in side. When will me reflection show who I am inside." That really was easy, and short too.

"See? You did great, now all you have to do is memorize the words."

"Great." I muttered.

"Royal?" I felt Violet roll over.

"Yeah?" I rolled over so I was facing her.

"You over the deaths in your family, right?" She asked.

It took me by surprise.

"Mhm."

"Did you know my mom is dead too?"

"No."

"She died when Aimee and I were little. My dad then basically abandoned us. When we were almost killed he finally came to his senses and started staying home more."

I never knew that about her.

"I thought about killing myself once or twice but, I could never leave Aimee." You could see the hurt in her eyes. "And Im not looking for you pity, I know you have it worse. I just want you to know, your not the only one out there that has lost your parents."

Yeah but you got one of yours back I thought.