Inner Circle Reunion Chapter 22: Awestruck Talent, a horton hears a who fanfic

This is gonna be an awesome chapter, though it'll be long. Hope ya'll like it!

Chapter 22: Awestruck Talent

A few weeks passed and all of a sudden, Jojo comes across a banner in front of the school that says 'Talent Show: Breakout your inner shell and show us what you can do!'. Jojo was totally excited about this and goes over to tell his friends about the entire thing. When he got there, he sees them in the bulletin board signing up for the show. Cody turns around and sees Jojo there and said, "J-dude, what up?"

"Hey, guys. What's with the line?" asked Jojo.

"We're signing up for the talent show coming up." Mike answered.

"That's awesome."

Suddenly, Zeke, Noah, Mana, Koa, Seth and Austin came through the hall, seeing what's going on there. They walked towards Jojo and said, "Hey."

Jojo turns around and sees them behind him and said, "What's up?"

"What's going on here?" asked Koa.

"We're signing up for a talent show." Cody explained.

"Cool. I like talent shows." Noah said, excitedly.

"So, what do you mostly do in the talent show?" asked Mana.

"Sing, basically." Jojo replied.

"So do I."

"We all sing pretty much." Mike said.

Chad and Marcus were next in line and they immediately went in to see what's all the hubbub. When they found out it's the talent show, they jumped at the chance to sing up. All of them signed up for the talent show and they were completely excited about this. Later that day, they were discussing on how it's gonna be.

"So, what are you gonna do at the talent show?" asked Jojo.

"Well, I might jump at the chance at performing a little song I wrote." Zeke answered.

"Have you been involved in talent shows?"

"Pretty much. My uncle's the only one that sees me there."

"And your dad never goes?" asked Caitlyn.

"He despises the fact that I'm a musician."

"What's his problem anyway?" asked Noah.

"My mom's a musician at heart and my dad kinda hated the fact that he married a musician, so they always argue every time before she died. It's kinda hard to really explain to my dad that I like to make music and sing. He thinks it'll destroy getting a chance for my dreams, when I know that music is my dream."

"You've got it in your heart, right?" asked Marcus.

"I do."

"Why couldn't you just tell him?"

"I tried, but he told me that it's stupid and wasted and that my mom is a crazy evil wretch for bringing me into this. He thinks that it's all 'girls stuff' and he thinks it's 'girly' and 'sissy-like'."

"What? That is untrue! Guys can sing too! Who does your dad think he is?" Misty exclaimed.

"What's her deal?" asked Noah.

"She's always like this." Mike muttered, softly.

"Zeke, you're not a sissy, okay? It's perfectly natural that music is your thing. No matter what anyone says, you can be whatever you want to be."

"At least you're supportive of what I do."

"Man, your dad must be mean." Seth said.

"Here's the picture to prove it."

Then, Zeke whips out his phone and shows them a picture of his dad. They all groaned in total disgust when they saw the picture. Austin asked, "That's your dad?"

Then, Zeke looks at the picture and realizes that it's the wrong picture. He chuckled embarassedly and said, "No, that's me."

"Really?"

"Yeah, my dad made me wear a jumpsuit. I look sick in this outfit as you can tell from the sweat marks."

"That's crazy."

"And what's crazy-it was used by a big, sweaty dude like 24 years ago."

Misty groaned and said, "Does that person ever like bathed?"

"No. He was my dad's college roomate."

"When did he move out?" asked Chad.

"Surprisingly after graduation."

"Okay, that's gross." Caitlyn said.

Zeke changes the picture to the one of his dad. He shows it to them and said, "This is my dad."

When they see it, he sees a person totally ticked off and compeltely neurotically ballistic. They all looked shocked and said, "Whoa..."

"That's your dad?" asked Jojo.

"Yep. That was from 'football practice'. He even called me 'Zeke-ling', which is adjacent to 'weakling'."

"Show me where you live and if he's here, I'll give him a total piece of my mind and we'll see who's the weakling." Misty said.

"You don't know my dad. He can take anyone down who loses a game, hates sports or whatever."

"You know what? Screw him and his expectations. You make your own rules." Marcus said.

"So, what else are you guys gonna do?" asked Noah.

"I think me and Misty can dance to a pop song. We're gonna pick out a song from Lady Who-ga." Caitlyn said.

"I think we'll rock this show." Misty said, excitedly.

"What about you guys?"

"I think me and Cody might do a little duo, singing." Mike said.

"That'll be cool."

"Me and Seth will do the same." Austin said.

"I think I might sing an awesome song as well." Chad said.

"I might be able to sing a little song that might touch everyone's heartstrings." Marcus said.

"And I might do a little guitar playing as well and I can sing too." Noah said.

"Really?"

"Yep, it'll be awesome."

"Can't wait for this."

"Possible chance I might sing a song I wrote before we moved here." Koa said.

"So will I. We kinda perform individually." Mana added.

"Really? That's cool."

"I know, right?"

A few days passed and the talent show is underway. All of them were backstage preparing themselves for this amazing moment. Jojo looked at Zeke, Mana, Koa, Seth, Austin and Marcus and most of them seem a little nervous because they've settled in Whoville for a few weeks and already a show like this is nerve-racking for them. He asked, "Are you guys okay?"

"We're fine. It's just...I've never done this before at a new school." Zeke said.

"Trust me. It'll be pretty awesome."

"But I'm still new here. What if...what if they don't like me?"

"Dude, what's not to like? You're gonna be awesome."

"And if they boo at you, I'll give them something to boo about...when they get their faces underneath my fists!" Misty exclaimed.

"Is that supposed to help me?" asked Zeke, worriedly.

"What she's trying to say is, 'knock them dead'."

Zeke was a little apprehensive about that saying and asked, "That means good luck tonight, right?"

"Yeah. You've performed in Whatropolis talent shows, right?" asked Seth.

"Well, sometimes, but all the performing I do is in WhoTube."

"I think it'll be pretty good if they can hear your voice. Just believe in yourself."

"You sure about it?"

"Chad's like totally confident right now and he can totally bring this down the house." Misty said.

Zeke looked at Chad and sees that he's cool about it. He asked, "How can you can be so cool about it while the rest of us are anxious?"

"Dude, it never matters to me. I already know that I'll pull this off." Chad explained.

"How do you know?"

"I got what it takes."

Then, Jojo looks up at the audience and sees the principal introducing the program and hearing tha audience applaud. He looked at them and said, "All we have to do is make it count and just have fun."

"Jojo's right? Who cares what people think? All we're gonna do is just have fun." Mike said.

"As long as you're sure..." Zeke said, hesitantly.

All of a sudden, Caitlyn and Misty were called first and they went to the stage where they got their boombox along with them. Misty picked up the microphone and asked, "Are you ready to see what we got?"

The audience roared with cheers and applause and Misty said, "I thought so. Hit it!"

Caitlyn pressed the 'play' button and immediately, the song plays and they were dancing like they never danced before, with hip-hop dancing movements.

I want your ugly, I want your disease

I want your everything as long as it's free

I want your love

Love, love, love

I want your love

I want your drama, the touch of your hand

I want your leather studded kiss in the sand

I want your love

Love, love love

I want your love

Love, love, love

I want your love

You know that I want you

And you know that I need you

I want it bad

A bad romance

I want your lover

and I want your revenge

You and me can write a bad romance

I want your love

and all your lover's revenge

You and me can write a bad romance

Oh-oh-oh-oh-ohh-oh-oh-oh-ohh-oh-oh-oh

Caught in a bad romance

Oh-oh-oh-oh-ohh-oh-oh-ohh-oh-oh-oh

Caught in a bad romance

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-roma-ro-ma-ma

Gaga-ooh-la-la

Want your bad romance!

They completed it with their arms folded and stading with each other. All the audience went crazy and fell in love with it immediately. Caitlyn picked up the microphone and said, "Thank you!"

They went backstage and got immediately awestruck from their friends. Mike said, "You proved me wrong, you did awesome...for a girl."

"Michael, you just can't admit yourself that we're amazing at dancing." Misty said.

"That is so wrong in many different levels. I gave you guys a compliment."

"Well, thanks."

Then, Mike and Cody got called to the stage to perform a song. They started playing their guitars and started singing to the audience.

Cody: Friday night beneath the stars,
in a field behind your yard,
you and I are paintin' pictures in the sky.
And sometimes we don't say a thing

Mike: just listen to the crickets sing.
Everything I need is right here by my side.
And I know everything about you
I don't wanna live without you

Both: I'm only up when you're not down.
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground.
It's like no matter what I do.
Well you drive me crazy half the time;
the other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true.
And I'm only me when I'm with you.

Mike: Just a small town boy and girl
livin' in a crazy world.
Tryin' to figure out what is and isn't true.
And I don't try to hide my tears.
The secrets or my deepest fears.

Cody: Through it all nobody gets me like you do.
And you know everything about me.
You say you can't live without me.

Mike: When I'm with anybody else it's so hard to be myself

Cody: Only you can tell

Both: That I'm only up when you're not down.
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground.
It's like no matter what I do.
Well you drive me crazy half the time;
the other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true.
And I'm only me
Who I wanna be
Well, I'm only me when I'm with you
With you
Uh huh
Yeah

Both of them received a tremendous cheering and applause from that song. Mike and Cody took a bow and walked off the stage feeling great. When they got backstage, Jojo felt totally amazed with them and said, "Guys, that was cool."

"Thanks, Jojo." Mike said.

"Never knew you guys would sing that good." Zeke said.

"You'd be surprised."

Suddenly, Seth and Austin were up next and they seem a little nervous about this, but they looked at each other and decided to put it aside and give it their all. They went onstage and felt completely ready for this. Seth said, "Hello, well we're kinda new here at Whoville High, so we wrote a song we did before we moved here and I hope this is something you all can relate to easily and I hope you enjoy it."

The audience cheered and applauded and Seth started playing his guitar and started singing to the song along with Austin.

Seth: You're not alone
Together we stand
I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand

Austin: When it gets cold
And it feels like the end
There's no place to go
You know I won't give in
No I won't give in

Both: Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

Austin: So far away
I wish you were here
Before it's too late, this could all disappear

Seth: Before the doors close
And it comes to an end
With you by my side I will fight and defend
I'll fight and defend
Yeah, yeah

Seth: Hear me when I say, when I say I believe
Nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change destiny

Austin: Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly

Both: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

La da da da
La da da da
La da da da da da da da da

Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

Keep holding on
Keep holding on

There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

A huge amount of applause filled the room and Seth and Austin felt completely amazed about it and what's better-seeing their dad and stepmom on stage. They smiled and waved at them and Seth said, "Thank you."

"Thank you very much." Austin said.

They both walked backstage with confidence and they felt totally amazed about it. Jojo asked, "How did it feel?"

"Pretty good. I think we've done good for our first time." Seth said.

"Ezekiel Silverman? You're up after Chad Stoner." the principal said.

Chad went up the stage and completely felt ready to take the stage by storm. He sits down and brings his electric guitar and starts jamming to a song he wrote on his own.

You can change your life- if you wanna
You can change your clothes- if you wanna

If you change your mind
Well, that's the way it goes

But I'm gonna keep your jeans
And your old black hat- cause I wanna
They look good on me
You're never gonna get them back
At least not today, not today, not today
'cause

If it's over, let it go and
Come tomorrow it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
I'm just a bird that's already flown away

Laugh it off let it go and
When you wake up it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
Haven't you heard that I'm gonna be okay

You can say you're bored- if you wanna
You can act real tough- if you wanna
You can say you're torn
But I've heard enough

Thank you... you made my mind up for me
When you started to ignore me
Do you see a single tear
It isn't gonna happen here
At least not today, not today, not today
'cause

If it's over, let it go and
Come tomorrow it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
I'm just a bird that's already flown away

Laugh it off let it go and
When you wake up it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
Haven't you heard that I'm gonna be okay

If you're over me, I'm already over you
If it's all been done, what is left to do
How can you hang up if the line is dead
If you wanna walk, I'm a step ahead
If you're moving on, I'm already gone
If the light is off then it isn't on
At least not today, not today, not today
'cause

If it's over, let it go and
Come tomorrow it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
I'm just a bird that's already flown away

Laugh it off let it go and
When you wake up it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
Haven't you heard that I'm gonna be okay

If it's over, let it go and
Come tomorrow it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
I'm just a bird that's already flown away

Laugh it off let it go and
When you wake up it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
Haven't you heard that I'm gonna be okay

He finished it off with a long sustained chord and it made the crowd go insane. He looked at them and said, "Thank you. You guys are awesome!"

He walked off backstage and looked totally relaxed about it. Mike went to him and said, "Dude, that's awesome!"

"Thanks, man."

"Zeke's freaking out, you guys." Seth said.

They saw Zeke looking petrified about being next on stage. He never really sung in front of an actual crowd before and in a new school. Mike told him, "Dude, you got this in the bag."

"I'm not sure about this." Zeke said, nervously.

"Zeke, we're all rooting for you. You've done this in Whatropolis and you can do it in Whoville." Misty said.

"Zeke, I believe you can do this." Jojo said, with a smile.

"You really think I can?"

"You're my best friend after all."

Looking at Jojo's eyes, his confidence level boosted a little and he said, "I guess you're right. I gotta do it, don't I?"

"Yeah, you do. We're right behind you."

"Thanks, Jojo."

Zeke walks to the stage with little confidence inside of him. He holds his guitar and picks up the microphone and said, "Hey, how's it going? This is kinda new for me, just actually performing in a new school, because I'm so used to do this from where I come from and also posting one of them on WhoTube. So, anyways, this is a song I wrote when I was 12, pretty much a few years after my mom died just 3 days after Christmas and since then, me and my dad never get along and everytime before Christmas break, I often get teased and taunted a lot back in Whatropolis and I sink into depression because I think about my mom a lot and death is hard on everyone, especially me, which is how everyone can relate to in this song. I hope you enjoy it."

He starts strumming his guitar and plays a slow, gentle song that he wrote a few years ago about loss and everything and he sung his heart out.

This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This is all so clear
This is my December
This is my snow covered home
This is my December
This is me alone

And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all
The things that I said
To make you
Feel like that
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all the
Things that I said to you

And I give it all away
Just to have somewhere
To go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to

This is my December
These are my snow-covered trees
This is me pretending
This is all I need

And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all
The things that I said
To make you feel like that
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all the things
I said to you

And I give it all away
Just to have
Somewhere to go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to

This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This is all so clear

And I give it all away
Just to have somewhere
To go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to

Zeke received a lot of applause and cheering and people standing up in their seats. He chuckled softly and sees that they like his singing voice. He picked up the microphone and said, "Thank you."

He walked backstage and he felt great. He sighed happily and Cody asked, "You did awesome."

"I never knew you wrote that with so much passion and sung it with the same thing." Seth said.

"I definitely understand you in that song." Koa said.

Jojo went to him and said, "You did really great, Zeke."

"Thanks, Jojo."

"Marcus Swift, you're up." the principal said.

Marcus took a deep breath and said, "Wish me luck, you guys."

"Good luck, Marcus."

Marcus went onstage and got on the microphone and said, "This is a song I wrote when I was 13 and it tells so much about bullying and when it comes to being a loner, it just feels like you're left to fend for yourself a lot and no one's really here to save you. So, this is what I wrote and I hope you guys like it."

He strums his guitar and starts singing to the entire crowd.

What do I do to ignore them behind me?
Do I follow my instincts blindly?
Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams?
And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?
Do I sit here and try to stand it?
Or do I try to catch them red-handed?
Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness,
Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?
Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thin
I make the right moves but I'm lost within
I put on my daily facade but then
I just end up getting hurt again
By myself

I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself

I can't hold on
To what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on
To anything watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in

If I
Turn my back I'm defenseless
And to go blindly seems senseless
If I hide my pride and let it all go on then they'll
Take from me 'till everything is gone
If I let them go I'll be outdone
But if I try to catch them I'll be outrun
If I'm killed by the questions like a cancer
Then I'll be buried in the silence of the answer
by myself

I ask why, but in my mind
I find I can't rely on myself

I can't hold on
To what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on
To anything watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in

How do you think I've lost so much
I'm so afraid that I'm out of touch
How do you expect... I will know what to do
When all I know Is what you tell me to

Don't you know
I can't tell you how to make it go
No matter what I do, how hard I try
I can't seem to convince myself why
I'm stuck on the outside

I can't hold on
To what I want when I'm stretched so thin
It's all too much to take in
I can't hold on
To anything watching everything spin
With thoughts of failure sinking in

He completed the song with one final strum and received total applause and cheers. Marcus chuckled and said, "Thank you."

He took a bow and walked backstage and Koa said, "I completely related to this song. I loved it."

"So did I." Mana said.

"Thanks. It's very personal." Marcus said.

"I think we're up next, right?"

"I think we are." Koa said.

Suddenly, the principal calls both Koa and Mana to come onstage and they were nervous about performing for the first time ever. Koa said, "We're pretty nervous about singing this song that I wrote on my own and we thought that we can sing this song together, because it kinda fits with us and it's very personal for us and I hope you guys like it."

Koa started playing his who-kelele while Mana played his guitar to start the song and Koa went first by singing the song.

Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface
Consuming/confusing
This lack of self-control I fear is never ending
Controlling/I can't seem

Mana: To find myself again
My walls are closing in
(without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
So insecure

Both: Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

Discomfort,endlessly has pulled itself upon me
Distracting/reacting
Against my will I stand beside my own reflection
It's haunting how I can't seem...

To find myself again
My walls are closing in
(without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)
I've felt this way before
So insecure

Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real

All of them were cheering and applauding for them and they can tell that it's a very personal song they wrote and they took a bow and walked out of the stage with ultimate confidence. They went backstage and and felt relieved about it. Misty said, "You guys took it down the house."

"Thanks. It's a very sorrowful song, regarding to being abused by our dad, so." Koa said.

"That's amazing. It's like every angry teenager's anthem." Zeke said.

"Yeah, that's how we feel mostly." Mana said.

"Hey, Noah. You're next." Jojo said.

Noah took a deep breath, came to the stage and said, "Hey, what's up? I came to sing this song I wrote a few months ago and this one's for my friends that I met earlier this week and I hope you enjoy it."

Then, Noah starts strumming his guitar and it's a soft gentle acoustic melody and starts singing his heart out.

I'll be right here where you need me
Anytime just keep believing
And I'll be right here...
If you ever need a friend
Someone to care and understand
I'll be right here

All you have to do is call my name
No matter how close or far away
Ask me once and I'll come, I'll come running
And when I can't be with you, dream me near
Keep me in your heart and I'll appear
All you gotta do is turn around
Close your eyes, look inside

I'm right here

Isn't it great that you know that
I'm ready to go wherever you're at
Anywhere, I'll be there

Close your eyes, look inside

I'll be here
Whenever you need me
There's no need to worry
You know that I'm gonna be right here

Ask me once and I'll come, I'll come running
And when I can't be with you, dream me near
Keep me in your heart and I'll appear
All you gotta do is turn around
Close your eyes, look inside

I'm right here

Oh, yeah, yeah

I'm right here...

A lot of cheering and applauding came from the audience and most of them gave a standing ovation for Noah's performance. He takes a bow and said, "Thank you very much. You guys are awesome."

He walks out of the stage and Noah comes backstage where he sees the others looking awestruck. Noah chuckled and said, "I can tell you guys liked it."

"Liked it? We loved it." said Seth.

"What made you write that song?" asked Zeke.

"Well, to be honest, I've always had a few friends here and they're always there for me, so I wrote it just to let everyone who's there for me know that I'm there for them too."

"That's cool of you to do that." Jojo said.

"Thanks, you guys. I thought about you all since I saw you for the first time and I figured, what the heck."

Jojo was up next and he went to the stage with his guitar. He sits on his stool, holding the guitar. He picks up the microphone and said, "This is a song I wrote two months ago when I went through a painful amount of losing friends. Everyone can relate to this sonng knowing that it's hard to say goodbye to the people you love most and then when they're gone, it feels like you can't breathe anymore, but you gotta know when to try. It's hard to lose friends, but it helps to find new ones who have been through the same road as I am. I'm sure they can relate to this one that I'm singing tonight. So, I hope this one can touch your heartstrings."

Jojo starts strumming his guitar and starts humming to the tune as he starts singing.

I see your face in my mind as I drive away
Cause none of us thought it was gonna end that way
But people are people and sometimes we change our minds
But its killin me to see you go after all this time
Mhmmm mhmmm

Music starts playing like the end of a sad movie
It's the kind of ending you don't really wanna see
Cause it's tragedy and it'll only bring you down
Now I don't know what to be without you around

And we know it's never simple never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
You're the only thing I know like the back of my hand
And I can't breathe without you but I have to
Breathe, without you but I have to

Never wanted this, never wanted to see you hurt
Every little bump in the road I've tried to swerve
But people are people and sometimes it doesn't work out
Nothing we say now is gonna save us from the fall out

It's 2 am
Feelin like I just lost a friend
Hope you know it's not easy, easy for me
Its 2 am
Feelin like I just lost a friend
Hope you know this aint easy, easy for me

And we know it's never simple never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
Oh I can't breathe without you but I have to
Breathe, without you but I have to
Oh I can't breathe without you but I have to
Breathe, without you but I have to

I'm sorry.. I'm sorry.. I'm sorry

When Jojo looks the audience, a huge amount of thunderous applause and cheering surrounded the auditorium and all of them gave a standing ovation for Jojo. He chuckled and said, "Thank you very much. Good night."

He walks off the stage and all of his friends were amazed by his song. Cody looked at Jojo and said, "That was the best song you ever sung."

"One of the best ones ever made." Noah said.

"I cried throughout most of the song." Caitlyn said.

"It did touch my heartstrings." Misty said.

"And I think it had an impact on Zeke." Austin said.

"How?" asked Jojo.

"Well, when he heard that you've written it cause of losing people you love, it really related to him so much that it completely made an impact on him."

He walked over to Zeke and sees him in the hallway near the lockers in tears. He puts his hand on shoulder and Zeke said, "I never you knew you could write something like that."

"I know what it's like to lose someone that you grew to love. I've lost several friends over the course of three years and some of my friends that I know have lost theirs too, as well as family members." Jojo said.

"When I heard it, it's like I think of my mom and in my mind...it's like I wanna see her again and never let her go."

"It really had an impact on you, right?"

"Big time."

"Did you like it, though?"

"I loved it, Jo. A lot. So far, our friendship is growing stronger everytime."

"I know."

They both hugged each other and Zeke whispered, "Thanks for being my friend."

"Anytime." Jojo whispered.

Was that cool? There are several songs I used: 'Bad Romance' from Lady Gaga, 'I'm Only Me When I'm With You' from Taylor Swift, 'Keep Holding On' from Avril Lavigne, 'So Yesterday' from Hilary Duff, 'My December' from Linkin Park, 'Crawling' from Linkin Park, 'Right Here' from Miley Cyrus and 'Breathe' from Taylor Swift. That's a lot. I'll end this fic with one last chapter! Stay tuned!