AN: Okay, these next few chapters are probably going to be shorter because they were not in the original edit of "Silent Love". These have been added in because I got a few complaints that I skipped over their romance so I'm trying to fix that. Not sure how well I'll do, but I am trying! Hope these newbies meet with all of your approvals!
"WRITING."
"SIGNING."
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"Okay, so the first thing we need to so is to pick a song out for our concert." It was the day after our first meeting and Darcy had wasted no time stealing me away from breakfast that morning to drag me down to her apartment. Her rooms were arranged strangely, with furniture thrown around almost haphazardly. Each wall was painted a different color, but they had so many posters plastered on them that you could barely make out the clashing colors anyway. Knick-knacks and a variety of weird objects littered every available space that wasn't taken up by brightly the colored clothes that were strewn around the room like a hurricane had gone through.
It was truly a perfect environment for someone like Darcy.
"At first I thought we could do some kind of rock song, because hell yes, but then I realized that that might be a bit too hard to sign. So then I was like, well what about a country song? Then I realized that I despise country and that thought should have never even popped into my head. Honestly, I was kind of frightened for my sanity. Well, what's left of it after working with Jane for so long." I nodded my head at all the right moments, not really sure that she was looking for any of my input here. Darcy seemed to know where she was going, so I just decided to let her roam. From the way the other residents of the tower treated her, that seemed to be the easiest way to handle her. "So anyway, I was trying to think of a song that would be pretty to listen to and sing and sign and then it just hit me!" She threw her hands out excitedly, nearly hitting me in the face in the process. "We can do a romantic song! I mean I know both of us are single, but I think that we can summon enough emotion to make the song seem touching, don't you think?" I nodded once more and uncapped my pen, seeing that she was actually giving me time to respond.
"I like the idea of a romantic song. It would be easier to sign and who doesn't love to listen to a romantic song every once in a while?" Darcy grinned in triumph.
"That's exactly what I was thinking!"
"We still need to actually pick out a song though." I pointed out and Darcy paused, looking deep in thought. I half-heartedly tried to think of a song as well, but I figured that Darcy would just come up with something and that would be that. I could already tell that Darcy was someone you really couldn't argue with. She suddenly jerked me out of my thoughts with an abrupt snap of her fingers, her eyes sparkling madly. I supposed that that was her 'idea' face.
"I got it! Okay, so I hate the Twilight series, I mean, who thinks stalking and staring is romantic? But I love that one song that Christina Perri sang… oh, what was its name…" I lit up, instantly knowing the song she was referring to.
"It's called 'A Thousand Years'. I definitely agree that that would be a good song to do!" She clapped her hands excitement and I grinned, her enthusiasm rubbing off on me. It was impossible to be immune to her wild and electric personality.
"JARVIS, download the karaoke version of 'A Thousand Years' by Christina Perri." Darcy ordered, her eyes aimed towards the ceiling as if she could actually see the AI.
"Right away, Ms. Lewis." JARVIS responded primly. After a couple of moments, the TV turned on, showing us that he had indeed downloaded it and had it ready to go. "I took the liberty of also downloading the lyrics so you can begin memorizing them, Ms. Lewis." Darcy laughed in delight.
"You're the best, JARV! The absolute best!" She turned her eyes back down to me. "Do you need, like, your own sign language lyrics so you know what to sign or will you know by just looking at the words?"
"I'll know by just looking at the words. I'm sure I won't come across any I don't know." I wrote and gave her a wry smile. She looked a little sheepish.
"Yeah, sorry. That was probably a stupid question." I shrugged but didn't try to deny it. That fact didn't escape Darcy's notice and she pursed her lips, giving me a good glare. I snickered. "You're lucky you're so cute. Alright, smartass, let's get going! JARV, play the music!"
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After a couple of run-throughs, Darcy declared that we were done for the day and that we would pick up again after breakfast tomorrow. I couldn't hold back a grin at the thought of spending another morning just having fun with Darcy. I could already tell that Darcy would be a constant presence in my life at the tower, and I was glad that I had found such a good friend so quickly.
"So, we have a few hours to kill before I'm scheduled to deliver lunch down to the SCIENCE! Triad. What do you want to do?" I shrugged.
"Well, what do you usually do?"
"I usually just watch some Netflix or catch some more z's." She replied easily, slouching down on the couch and pulling out a remote from somewhere beneath a bundle of multicolored blankets and throws.
"What do you like to watch?" I asked. Out on the farm, we had never really gotten good reception, so we had been stuck watching regular TV. And, since I had younger siblings, the TV was usually turned to whatever channel was showing Spongebob.
"Eh, the usual I guess. Doctor Who, Supernatural, Once Upon a Time, that kind of thing. What about you?" I looked at my pad of paper uncomfortably, scribbling a little in the corner. She sat up a little straighter, looking at me seriously now. "You haven't watched any of those shows, have you?" I shook my head and shrunk into the couch, expecting to be made fun of. Instead, she just placed her hand gently on my arm. "My dear, I am about to ruin your life. But you'll love me for it. Which one should we start with?" Not really knowing anything about any of the aforementioned TV shows, I just chose one at random.
"Um… Once Upon a Time?" She grinned at me approvingly before slumping back down on the couch.
"Good choice, good choice. Besides, Doctor Who and Supernatural might be a bit much for your first foray into the wonderful world of fandoms. Once is tame compared to the other two." She looked over to me and winked devilishly as she began the first episode of season one. "Don't you worry, Angel. I'll make a fan girl of you yet!"
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AN: I could have gone on for this one, but I felt like I should split up this chapter and the next for whatever reason. Probably because I'm still not so sure about these chapters.