Harmony of two Hearts Chapter 7: Cadenza, a pokémon fanfic

Here's chapter seven people! You know what, I'm seeing a pattern in the reviews, 5-3-1-5-3-1, anyway, enjoy! AND THANK YOU TO ALL MY TOTALLY AWESOME REVIEWERS!

Chapter 7 ~ CADENZA

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Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon.

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The rest of the afternoon flew by quickly and before they knew it, they were all heading home, with the exception of Jun who was in detention. April was being supported by Drew and May walked on Drew's left. As they were walking, they happened to pass by the bulletin board.

"A talent show? May, you should definitely join! I hear they're giving additional points for things like that!" encouraged April. May waved her hand in disagreement.

"No way! But you should sing!" she cheered. April raised an eyebrow.

"May, do you honestly think I'll go up the stage and sing in front of the entire student body with this ankle? I'm not even coming to school tomorrow!" argued April.

"Alright, alright, I get the point, you're not singing…" said May, exasperated. April smiled.

"I'm glad you know. Well, bye May," she said as they reached the gates. May waved goodbye but before she could turn to leave, her vision was blocked by a rose.

May blinked before gently taking the rose by its stem. "What's this for?" she asked. Drew flipped his hair.

"For the entertaining gym class," he replied coolly. May fumed inwardly.

"Well I'm glad you enjoy seeing me suffer," she said with her eyes closed and she turned and walked away, head held high.

"Uh…May?"

"What April?"

"Your house is in the other direction," replied April, biting her lip to keep her laughter in. Drew smirked while May blushed.

"I knew that!" she bit back and then she faced the right direction and walked past with her head down. When May's figure disappeared around the corner, April went into a fit of laughter while Drew simply shook his head.

The image blacked out before it showed Harley walking down the hall. He happened to pass by the Student Council office and his peripheral vision caught sight of the talent show poster. He smiled diabolically and skipped into the office. "Oh Soledad dear, do you happen to have a sign up sheet you can spare?"

The image then blurred and cleared up to show a bedridden April wearing a black shirt and denim shorts, her hair let down. Her ankle was covered with bandages and she was playing with her iPhone.

"Are you going now?" she asked Drew as he passed by her bedroom door.

"Yeah." he answered.

"Could you toss me the remote?" she asked. He grabbed the remote from the divider and tossed it to her. She caught it deftly and then she turned on the TV showing Final Destination

"Thanks, oh, and could you tell May not to get herself hurt while I'm not there?" she requested.

"Yeah sure. Bye."

"Bye."

The clock ticked by. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

"Life is officially boring," said April as she sighed. Then, her phone vibrated.

From: Soledad

Hey 'Pril! Heard you were back in town. Sorry I couldn't see you at school the other day, I was busy. So how's life?

April replied.

To: Soledad

Dear Soledad,

Life is completely and utterly boring. I'm staying home today so I'm planning on reading my 'Romeo and Juliet'. What's going on in school?

Sincerely,

April

While she waited for the reply, she reached for the book that was on her bedside table. Then her phone vibrated.

From: Soledad

You haven't finished it yet? Lol, and why are you txting in letter form? Anyway, as you know we have the talent show today.

April laughed.

To: Soledad

Dear Soledad,

No I haven't finished it yet. I'm in Act three. And I'm texting in letter form since I'm completely and utterly bored. The talent show, yeah. Do you know who he participants are?

Sincerely,

April

While waiting, she continued reading but when she read the next message, her book lay forgotten on the floor.

From: Soledad

The participants are as follows:

Amber Liandré

Jade Collins

May Maple

Kenny Jordon

Gregory Richards

Alyssa Wiseman

You, know, the list goes on and on and on… do you want to know the whole list?

April texted like her life depended on it.

To: Soledad

No, that's fine, txt you later 'kay? Thanks! Oh, btw, favor, can you pls. pls. pls. go to class 105 and call May Maple then bring her backstage? How long will it take for you to get there? Again, thanks!

April was starting to worry as she waited for Soledad's reply.

From: Soledad

Whoa, calm down. Sure, I'm on the way right now. I'm guessing it's going to be a minute before we get to the auditorium. Your welcome?

April breathed in and out before texting Drew and Jun.

To: Big Bro; Jun

Hey could you do me a favor and check on May? Tnx!

Jun was the first to reply.

From: Jun

Srry, no can do…Mrs. Williams is watching us like a hawk, miraculously, she hasn't noticed me txting.

April though it best not to reply but then, she received a message from Drew.

From: Big Bro

Why? And where is she anyway?

April shook her head.

To: Big Bro

Someone signed her up for the talent show w/o her knowledge. She's on her way backstage.

April kept glancing at the clock on her bedside table when her phone vibrated again.

From: Big Bro

What? –sigh- sure sure…

Then, she dialed May's phone.

"Hi April, what's up?" came May's voice, cheerful as always.

"May, when is the talent show gonna start?" asked April.

"In ten minutes. You sound like you're hyperventilating, what's wrong?"

"I am not hyperventilating, thank you very much. Where are you?"

"Umm…I'm in a dressing room."

May was pacing back and forth, April's tone made her worry.

Drew was mumbling to himself. "Why did I ever agree to this? And where could she be?" while he was talking to himself, he passed by an ajar dressing room door. He caught a glimpse of red and he peeked inside to see May sitting on a chair, her left hand covering her teary eyes and her right hand gripping her phone.

For some strange reason, this pulled at his heartstrings. He was about to walk in when she wiped her tears away and stood up facing the mirror.

Drew knocked on the door twice before entering.

"Oh, hi Drew," greeted May. Drew flipped his hair.

"April told me to check on you…What's up?" he asked as he casually leaned on the wall. May sighed.

"Someone decided to sign me up. If I didn't find out sooner, I would've freaked, fainted, then…I don't know…"

"So what are you going to do?"

May smiled brazenly. "It's a secret…" she teased.

'At least she's not crying anymore.' he thought.

"The talent show is starting." announced Soledad as she popped her head through the door.

"Ok then." stated May with a smile. Drew smirked seeing her confidence. They both went out of the dressing room.

"You go on ahead Drew," said May, dismissing Drew with a wave of her hand. Drew just nodded and went on ahead. May went over to Soledad and whispered something to her.

May walked over to the back of the auditorium where Jun was waving his arm in the air. She took a seat between Drew and Jun.

"Good morning everyone! The annual LaRousse Academy talent show is an event to recognize students for their talents, we are your emcees, I am Soledad…"

"And I'm the one and only Harley!" cheered Harley.

"Our first performer is the one and only Amber Liandré who has awed everyone with her talents for five years in a row. Let's see what she has to offer us shall we?" announced Harley.

The spotlight focused on the closed crimson curtains.

Music started to play; it took everyone by surprise since it was music that you would usually hear in circuses.

Then the curtains were drawn showing Amber, her hair had a diamond crown to top it off and she was wearing a leather corset top, a denim mini, and leather boots.

"Talk about modesty…April would wanna see this…" muttered May. She took out her iPhone and took a picture of Amber.

Amber smiled sweetly at the audience and then she started singing.

There's only two types of people in the world
The ones that entertain, and the ones that observe
Well baby I'm a put-on-a-show kinda girl
Don't like the backseat, gotta be first
I'm like the ringleader
I call the shots
I'm like a firecracker
I make it hot
When I put on a show...

I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that ya feel the same

All eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gon' trip
Just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor
Just like a circus

There's only two types of guys out there,
Ones that can hang with me, and ones that are scared
So baby I hope that you came prepared
I run a tight shift so, beware
I'm like the ringleader
I call the shots
I'm like a firecracker
I make it hot
then I put on a show

I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that ya feel the same

Let's go.
Let me see what you can do.
I'm runnin' this (like like like like a circus)
Yeah.
Like a what? (like like like like a circus)

All eyes on me in the center of the ring
Just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gon' trip

Just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor
Just like a circus

Amber smiled once again and then she bowed.

Most of the male population roared with applause.

"Oh wow, it seems that our auditorium has been turned into a circus. Let us continue on to the second performer, give a warm round of applause to Jade Collins!"

Jade Collins was a short girl with short black hair and green eyes. She was wearing a black blouse, a denim skort, and black and white converse shoes with grey and black knee-length socks. Her hair was held with white clips. May got up and proceeded backstage.

A drum set was set up behind her while Soledad was talking earlier. Jade walked to the drum set and music started. She played 'Welcome to the Black Parade' and mind you, she was good.

Jade bowed and the drapes were closed.

"Wow! That was amazing! Our next performer is from a new face in LaRousse, let's give a warm round of applause to May Maple!" announced Harley.

The spotlight focused on the drapes. After a few moments, the drapes were drawn to show May sitting in front of an upright piano.

Her fingers gently touched the piano keys and they glided through them, gradually increasing in speed. The auditorium was in awed silence. Only the sound of her playing could be heard. No one could speak. No one could move. It was as if her performance paralyzed them.

Emerald eyes stared intently at her. For a fleeting moment, the image of a masked pianist crossed his mind, but as soon as that thought was entertained, it was immediately dismissed. All he could do was stare at her.

And just like that, her performance ended. It took a few moments for Soledad to regain her voice.

"That was May Maple's rendition of 'Maybe' by Yiruma."

May got up, smiled, and then bowed.

Thundering applause followed after a short moment of silence.

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Meaning behind the chapter title:

Cadenza - a solo section, usually in a concerto or similar work which is used to display the performer's technique, sometimes at considerable length

~I think it's rather self-explanatory.