I forgot to mention in the last chapter that I do not own the songs that I put in here, though I often wish I did.
CAUTION: There is some OOC-ness in this chapter.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Rufus said grandly on the stage, "welcome to Mako Reactor!"
This got cheers from the crowd.
We were hanging out backstage, the band and our "other halves". Tifa was clinging to me as if she'd fall off the surface of the Planet if she let go.
"You guys are gonna kick ass tonight!" Yuffie assured us.
"Hopefully not each other's," Angeal quipped.
Tifa let go of me and looked into my eyes. "Good luck," she said simply. I could have sworn that I saw tears in her eyes.
I kissed her forehead. "Won't need it."
"Now, without further ado," Rufus was continuing his intro, "please give a warm Mako Reactor welcome to SOLDIER!"
The cheering continued as Angeal, Genesis, Zack and Cloud filed onto the stage. I was about to follow them when Yuffie grabbed my arm and pulled me out of sight.
"Wha-?" I started. That was stopped by Yuffie kissing me. When she was done, she wordlessly let go and pushed me on stage.
The guys gave me a look as I walked to the microphone, but said nothing. I gave them an apologetic look in return.
Without any preamble, we started playing out first song, Last Night, written by yours truly.
Last night (last night),
Can't remember (remember),
What happened (what happened)?
Where'd we go?
I woke up (woke up)
This morning (this morning),
Where's my car, where's my keys, where's my clothes?
I feel my head still spinnin' but I'm doin' alright,
'Cause I think I just had the best night of my life
Last night (last night)
Can't remember (remember)
What happened? Did it happen?
Last night!
Next came Zack's first song, I Will Follow You Into the Dark, which was just me and him, no-one else.
If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied,
Illuminate the 'no's on their vacancy signs.
If there's no-one beside you when your soul embarks,
Then I'll follow you into the dark.
Summer Paradise was next.
'Cause I remember every sunset,
I remember every word you said,
We were never gonna say goodbye,
Singin' "La da da da da"
So tell me how to get back to
Back to summer paradise with you,
And I'll be there in a heartbeat.
One of my songs followed up; this time, it was Over & Over. Before we got started, though, I noticed that the audience was in the palms of our hands.
Over and over, over and over I fall for you,
Over and over, over and over I try not to.
Over and over, over and over you make me fall for you,
Over and over, over and over you don't even try to.
Okay, I'll admit that that song is a bit repetitive, but I was having an off day when I wrote it. Cut me some slack, will ya?
Cloud's first song finally came next; it was called Happiness, and I was more than happy to let him sing it.
Happiness, you belong to me,
Happiness, you're mine.
Ooh, happiness, you belong to me,
Happiness, you're mine!
We had a couple more songs written by the three of us, but I'll skip over them. You're a bit sick of it now, I bet? Well, be grateful, there's only three more that I'm gonna put down here.
Yes, I am aware that this is becoming more songfic-ish, but please don't hate me for it.