Here's a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry, be happy.
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy.
Don't worry, be happy now.
-Bobby McFerrin
Chapter 7---
Mackenzie's POV
I wake up feeling refreshed. Yesterday was quite terrible, but everything seemed to work out for the better. Rose always treats me extra nicely after my Doom Day. It's unnecessary, I'm not fragile. But, hey, I'm not complaining. So instead of hitting me with her pillow, she sings to me to wake up.
"Oh what a beautiful morning!" Rose sings.
"Oh what a beautiful day!" I sing back to her.
"I've got a wonderful feeeling..Everythign's going my waay!" We sing together.
"Oh what a beautiful morning, oh whata beautiful day! I've got a wonderful feeling..Everything's going my waay" We're singing and jumping on our beds with delight now. Then, Rose realizes the time, "Shit, Z we're going to be late!"
Aren't we always?
We rush and get ready then practically sprint to the Great Hall. We have around 15 minutes before breakfast ends. Perfect. Scor and Al are already there and glance up at us as we sit down. "Where have you guys been?" Scor asks.
Rose and I giggle, "Singing." As if it's perfectly normal that we're late for breakfast because we were singing.
"Really?" this amuses them. "Yes, do you want to hear us sing?" I ask. "No!" Rose exclaims, we have 13 minutes for breakfast now and we're in the Great Hall!" Rose is just self- conscious, but she shouldn't be she's an amazing singer.
"So? James and Freddie sing in the Great Hall all the time!" I smile sweetly at her.
"Just eat your breakfast, Z" she rolls her eyes at me. I roll my eyes back at her, "We'll sing for you guys later."
Then I realize that I should probably tell Scor about everything. I try to catch his attention, but he's too busy staring at Rose. Haha I remember my fortune telling genius, I mean brown, he understood it but no one else did!
*Flashback*
Scor and I were working on our potion for Professor Smith. Today, we were working on Veritaserum, the truth telling potion. Our potion was perfect, because we were just so brilliant. (At this point I hear Al mocking me and telling how modest I am)
We were done early, so we decided to try it out on each other. "I'll go first," Scor said. And after he had taken the potion I started questioning him.
"Do you like anyone?" I smirk. "Yes."
Hmmm interesting… I decide to let it slide just for now, give him a sense of false security. "What is your favorite place in the whole wide world?"
"The Burrow." I'm sort of surprised at this, I mean Scor loves his parents, and his parents love him but they have a strange relationship and Scor spends a lot of time with Al and Rose over our breaks. I nod.
"What's your favorite color?" I ask him an easy question.
"Brown." He quickly replies. Wait, brown I thought his favorite color was red! Brown is the color of dirt, and mud (I know, same thing), and gross things.
"Why brown?" I ask, "I thought your favorite color was red."
"It was, but brown's the color of…"he trails off; the potion must have worn off, but not before I see him looking at Rose. Ahh now that explains mucho. I smirk at him.
"Right, ok your turn." Scor hastily says.
*End Flashback*
Ahh that was great geniusness on my part. While walking to class, I pull Scor aside, "I need to tell you something later". He nods to show he understands and we continue walking.
Classes go by quickly today and I realize that we've almost been at school for a month! Oh how time flies! At the end of the day, I pull Scor aside in the Common Room while Rose and Al are playing wizard's chess.
"Ok, so you have been kept in the dark long enough." I state. He just looks at me. "Ok so here goes…" I relay my entire story to him and he just stares at me, his serious facial expression never changing.
At the end of my story he says, "You know, my grandparents told me the same thing." I look at him in surprise. "But crying does not make you weak. It makes you human." I just look at him. "Just something to consider." He says.
We rejoin Al and Rose who seem to be in a stalemate. Then, Scor says something, "I thought you guys were going to sing for us!"
And everything was back to normal. Have I mentioned that I love my friends? "We're in the middle of a game!" Rose protests. I pull her up, "Come on Rosie Posey our lovely little boys would like us to sing for them! And plus, your game is obviously a stalemate!"
"What do you guys want to hear?" I ask them. They look at each other, they have no idea. "How about what we were singing this morning?" I suggest. They nod.
"Ok Rosie, you ready?" Then we begin to sing Oh What a Beautiful Morning,even though it's night, our voices harmonizing and sounding quite amazing if I can say so myself. At the end, they clap and whoop and we smile and bow. Then, I realize the whole common room is looking at us.
"Let's start a karaoke!" I exclaim! "Z, you're the only one here that can sing" Rose says.
"Oh pish posh," I wave my hand to show that is ridiculous "Ro I'm not that great of a singer, I just like having fun. It doesn't matter if you can't sing, as long as you're having fun!!" I'm really excited now.
The Common room titters. "Ok, fine, how about I go first, and you guys see if you want to do it." Wait, crap, what am I gonna sing?
"What should I sing?" I quickly ask my friends. "Haven't thought this one totally through have you, Kenzie?" Al asks. I stick my tongue out at him. "Sing something you wrote." He says it as if it were obvious. "Oh, I don't know," I begin to protest.
"Ooo yes! They won't know the difference anyway," Rose says, waving her hand. Okay, fine, have it your way.
"Are you guys ready?" I ask. People start clapping, and I take that as a yes. I accio my guitar from my dormitory and begin to play and sing.
Won't be so easy,
This time to hurt me,
You can try,
And this time Oh Baby,
There are no tears left here to dry,
If you think you can wound me like before
If you think you can do that anymore,
Won't get too far,
NO!
You Can't Break A Broken Heart,
So try your best now baby,
Try your best to break me,
You can't break a broken heart,
No damage you can do now,
I'm immune to you now,
You can't break what broke apart,
There's nothing you can do to me no more,
You can't break a broken heart.
Hurt me before now,
Won't hurt no more now,
Not this time,
You might do better,
Messing with someone else's mind,
Cause You're not gonna bring me down again,
You're done with throwing me the way you did,
It's gone too far eh,
You Can't Break A Broken Heart,
So try your best now baby,
Try your best to break me,
You can't break a broken heart,
No damage you can do now,
I'm immune to you now,
You can't break what broke apart,
There's nothing you can do to me no more,
You can't break a broken heart..
Still don't means to your time,
Your time has come and gone,
What are you here for,
You can't hurt me anymore,
So try your best now baby,
Try your best to break me,
You can't break the broken heart,
No damage you can do now,
I'm immune to you now,
You can't break what broke apart,
There's nothing you can do to me no more,
You can't break a broken heart.
So try your best now baby,
Try your best to break me,
You can't break a broken heart,
No damage you can do now,
I'm immune to you now,
You can't break what broke apart,
There's nothing you can do to me no more,
You can't break a broken heart.
Break a broken heart
I finish quietly. It's quiet for a while and I look up. Then the clapping begins. It's loud and I smile at them. "See? It's fun!" I exclaim.
Sasha, Olivia and Sophie come up and begin to sing. They're um…yeah pretty terrible, but no one seems to care.
I walk back to Al, Rose, and Scor. "I think we should do this every week!" I smile at them. Oh, no, they're staring at me. Why? Why? Why are they staring at me? "What?" I ask.
"That was really good, Z" Rose says. I just chuckle incredulously, "Right, ok, now do you think Professor Williams will let us do this every week?" Professor Williams is the head of the Gryffindor House. They shake their heads at me. "Even if I ask really nicely?" I complain.
"Professor Williams loves you, I'm sure he would let you do this every week." Rose answers for them again. Ok…then. Rose and Scor go off to play more wizards' chess while listening to brave people sing.
"Who was that song about, Kenzie?" Al asks whispers into my ear, I shiver; I'm sitting right beside him on the couch. "Well…a lot of people, the people who broke my heart, like little Tommy Turner in kindergarten who said I was ugly for one," I start to joke, but when I look at Al I realize that he's serious.
"My mom, mostly," I answer. He eyes me critically, "You know, I kind of want to kick her ass." My eyes widen and a giggle escapes my mouth. That coming from Al shocks me, he's so sweet! "Al, you're too sweet for your own good. But that's one of the reasons why I love you." I kiss his cheek, then say, "Come on, I bet that our little Rosie will beat Scor this time."
I was right, Rose did beat Scor. Huh, maybe I should talk to Professor Trelawney; I'm beginning to think that I have The Eye.
The sun shines brightly, it is afternoon and Al and I are sitting in the grass by the Black Lake. We're joking and laughing, chatting about nothing in particular, just enjoying the time we spend together.
I sigh, "Al, I'm bored let's do something!" He laughs at me, "We have been doing something, silly!" then he pokes my stomach. I squirm and he raises his eye brows. "You ticklish there Kenzie?" he asks inquisitively. "Pshh, Pshh, No. I am not ticklish!" I protest.
"Oh really?" he asks. Then his hands are on my stomach, tickling me. "No, no, stop!" I scream while laughing. "Not until you say Al is my bestest, hottest, nicest, friend in the entire universe!" He says. "Haha nooo haha ok, fine. Al is my bestest, hottest, nicest, friend in the whole entire universe!" I scream.
He brings his face close to mine, "Now, that's more like it." Our eyes lock into an intense stare and our faces both move forward an inch. I stare into is his green, mesmerizing eyes, and I feel my heart start to race faster, like I can't get enough oxygen. I'm grateful I'm still lying down because I feel my knees weaken. He brings his hands to my face and…
Just then, a pillow hits me. "Rise and shine sleeping beauty, we've got classes today!" Rose says.
A/N: ok I hope you guys like this chap…you finally get to know about the dreams!! LISTEN UP THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS IMPORTANT!!!! : I have decided that in order to put up the next chapter, I would like 5 reviews!! Do not let me down! Tell me anything you like, dislike, or any questions you have about my story. Also, I have started a new story it's called According to Lily and is a Lily/James fic. Please check it out! Finally, the song above that Z sang/wrote does not belong to me! The real song is You Can't Break a Broken heart by Kate Voegele, so props to her! So remember, 5 reviews until you get the next chapter! Cheers,
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