Chapter 2
Here's the concert chapter. I hope you like it. See if you can recognize some of the songs on here.
When November 30 arrived, everyone was buying tickets for the Irrsistibles'
concert.
Meanwhile, the girls were getting their instruments tuned and microphones
checked.
Salley peeked through out the curtain and saw a full house of people anxious
to see the show. "Wow," she thought, "there sure are a lot of people out there. Oh God,
I'm so frigging nervous!"
Someone tapped on her shoulder. "Hey, Salley."
Salley turned around and gasped, feeling startled. Then, she saw her cousin.
"Oh, Bone," she sighed in relief. "You scared me."
"Sorry."
"What are you doing here, anyway?"
"Your manager gave me a backstage pass because I was the one who really
found the right singer."
"Oh."
Bone put his hand on Salley's shoulder. "You okay?"
Salley removed Bone's hand. "I'm just so nervous. I've never sang in front of
a real audience before. I'm afraid I'm going to embarrass myself in front of everybody."
"Salley, I know you and the girls will do fine. All of your family and friends
are out there, including Espio. And I know he'll love you sing for everyone."
Salley hesitated, and then sighed. "I…I guess you're right. Thanks, Bone."
The brown wolf smiled and hugged Salley tightly in his arms.
Then, they heard a voice call out, "Salley!" They turned to see Julie on the
other side of the stage. "We're on in thirty seconds."
"I'd better get out there," said Salley.
"Good luck," said Bone. "I'll be watching you from here."
Salley nodded and then stepped outside of the stage.
When the whole band was on stage, everyone clapped, cheered, and waved at
them.
The cat-girl tried her best to stay confident. She swallowed hard and spoke
into the microphone, "H-hello, everyone."
The audience's screams died down.
"Um…thanks very much for coming to our first concert. In case you don't
know who we are, I'm Salley Hallivan, the lead singer." She pointed at the gray wolf. "This
is Julie the Wolf, our piano player." She faced the orange hedgehog. "Here's Moriah the
Hedgehog, the guitarist." She turned to the black panther. "That's Tammie the Panther,
the drummer." She turned to the curtain, where a brown wolf and silver panther were
hidden. "And, at last, but not least, our manager, Joe the Panther, and, the one who
convinced me to join this band in the first place, my cousin, Bone the Wolf."
As the two men stepped out and waved, everyone cheered again. Then, they
walked backstage.
"Together, we're known as the Irresistibles!" Salley screamed.
After everyone screamed the third time, the music began to start and
Salley began to sing:
"What you see's not what you get.
With you, there's just no measurement.
No way to tell what's real from what isn't there.
Your eyes, they sparkled.
That's all changed into lies that drop like acid rain.
You washed away the best of me.
You don't care.
You know you did it.
I'm gone to find someone to live for in this world.
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight.
Just a bridge that I got to burn.
You were wrong.
If you think you could walk right through my door.
That is just so you coming back when I've finally moved on.
I'm already gone.
Sometimes shattered, never open.
Nothing matters when you're broken.
That was me whenever I was with you.
Always ending.
Always over.
Back and forth, up and down like a roller coaster.
I am breaking that habit today.
You know you did it.
I'm gone to find someone to live for in this world.
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight.
Just a bridge that I got to burn.
You were wrong.
If you think you could walk right through my door.
That is just so you coming back when I've finally moved on.
I'm already gone.
There is nothing you can say.
Sorry doesn't cut it, babe.
Take the hit and walk away.
Now, I'm gone.
Doesn't matter what you do.
It's what you did that's hurting you.
All I needed was the truth.
Now, I'm gone.
What you see's not what you get.
What you see's not what you get.
You know you did it.
I'm gone to find someone to live for in this world.
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight.
Just a bridge that I got to burn.
You were wrong.
If you think you could walk right through my door.
That is just so you coming back when I've finally moved on.
I'm already gone.
I'm already gone!
Oh, I'm already gone, gone, gone.
Already gone.
I'm gone."
Everyone applauded for the song.
Salley smiled. "Thank you! Thanks everyone!"
The applause died down.
"Now, for this next song on our list, I'd like to dedicate it to my family, my
friends, my boyfriend, Espio the Chameleon, and my cousin, Bone."
After everyone's applause, the music began to play and Salley started to
sing:
"I will not make the same mistakes that you did.
And I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery.
I will not break the way you did.
You fell so hard.
I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far.
Because of you, I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk.
Because of you, I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt.
Because of you, I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me.
Because of you, I am afraid.
I lose my way and it's not too long before you point it out.
I cannot cry because I know that's weakness in your eyes.
I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh every day of my life.
My heart can't possibly break when it wasn't even whole to start with.
Because of you, I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk.
Because of you, I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt.
Because of you, I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me.
Because of you, I am afraid.
I watched you die.
I heard you cry every hour of your sleep.
I was so young.
You should have known better then to lean on me.
You never thought of anyone else.
You just saw your pain.
And now I cry in the middle of the night of the same damn thing.
Because of you, I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk.
Because of you, I learned to play on the safe side, so I don't get hurt.
Because of you, I try my hardest, just to forget everything.
Because of you, I don't know how to let anyone else in.
Because of you, I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty.
Because of you, I am afraid.
Because of you.
Because of you."
The audience cheered for the song.
This concludes the first half of the concert. I'll make the other half tomorrow. I
was also distracted by Sonic Unleashed for the Wii. That game is awesome!
So, R&R, please.