"See anyone in particular?" Came a voice at his ear. Gilbert prided himself with the fact that he didn't jump (and no, it doesn't matter that the evil woman startled him, the point was he did not jump!) as he glanced at her.
"Not yet, Liz." She made a face.
"Elizabeta."
"Whatever." He said distractedly, pulling the curtain back to look out of it. "I see Toni, though..." Elizabeta rolled her eyes.
"Don't change the subject." Before Gilbert could protest that he wasn't changing the subject, Elizabeta took a hold of his chin and tilted it to face the right side of the quickly-filling auditorium. "Over there, between Lilli and Feli."
Sure enough, Gilbert saw Roderich settled (with an uncomfortable look, seeing as how his right contained an angry, trigger-happy Vash glaring at him and his left contained an uncontrollable Feliciano who wouldn't shut up.) in his seat, and suddenly, for the first time in his career (forget career - first time in his life), Gilbert felt his nerves begin to act up.
And it wouldn't have been so bad, he mused, looking over the lyrics in his hand, if he had wrote the damn song instead of Elizabeta (and how the hell had she written it so fast? It was Saturday she decided to write it, and then she was at his house all day Sunday to make sure he had the damn song memorized!).
"All right!" The principle managed to calm the school, and Gilbert felt his stomach twist in knots.
All too soon, Gilbert stumbled on stage. Clearing his throat (and holding his favorite guitar a little too tight - but no one had to know that), Gilbert went onstage.
All he had to do was play and sing, and he'd be fine.With a deep breath (and a half-thought out plan to kill Elizabeta with his beloved Gilbird and her damn frying pan), Gilbert began, first with his guitar and then with the (sappy as all hell) lyrics.
"I don't want another pretty face/I don't want just anyone to hold/I don't want my love to go to waste/I want you and your beautiful soul/You're the one I want to chase/You're the one I want to hold/I won't let another minute go to waste/I want you and your beautiful soul." Gilbert felt his face heat up furiously as a majority of the girls almost instantly went starry eyed at the lyrics. He groaned inwardly, allowing his red eyes to lock on the violet ones. Roderich flushed lightly, pink barely touching his cheeks, yet it was completely noticeable for Gilbert.
"I know that you are something special/To you I'd be always faithful/I want to be what you always needed/Then I hope you'll see the heart in me." Gilbert felt a sense of satisfaction in making the other teen blush, and put more effort, more emotion into the song, just to see the flush deepen.
"I don't want another pretty face/I don't want just anyone to hold/I don't want my love to go to waste/I want you and your beautiful soul/You're the one I want to chase/You're the one I want to hold/I won't let another minute go to waste/I want you and your beautiful soul." Gilbert wasn't disappointed - Roderich began turning so red, even Feliciano noticed it (he saw Feliciano lean over and whisper something, but Roderich only nodded distractedly, eyes still locked on Gilbert's), and he allowed a smirk to cover his face. "Your beautiful soul, yeah..."
"You might need time to think it over/But I'm just fine moving forward/I'll ease your mind/If you give me the chance/I will never make you cry, c'mon, let's try." He managed to ignore the soft sigh from his left (jhe just knew it came from Elizabeta, and he wasn't up to looking at her right now - evil song...), placing all his focus on Roderich and the fact that his ears were starting to turn red as well.
"I don't want another pretty face/I don't want just anyone to hold/I don't want my love to go to waste/I want you and your beautiful soul/You're the one I want to chase/You're the one I want to hold/I won't let another minute go to waste/I want you and your beautiful soul."
"Am I crazy for wanting you?/Baby, do you think you could want me too?/I don't waste your time/Do you see things the way I do?/I just want to know that you feel it, too/There is nothing left to hide." Gilbert felt something (he wasn't sure what, just something), and he knew whatever it was, it appeared on his face because not only did Roderich have that deep flush on his face, he was staring at him with a startled but thoughtful look on his face.
"I don't want another pretty face/I don't want just anyone to hold/I don't want my love to go to waste/I want you and your beautiful soul/You're the one I want to chase/You're the one I want to hold/I won't let another minute go to waste/I want you and your beautiful soul." As he began to repeat the chorus, he noticed Elizabeta out of the corner of his eye. Turning to her slightly (the first time he pulled his attention away from Roderich), he saw her beam and give him a thumbs up. Bemused, Gilbert turned his attention back to Roderich as the teen stood up.
"I don't want another pretty face/I don't want just anyone to hold/I don't want my love to go to waste/I want you and your beautiful soul/You're the one I want to chase/You're the one I want to hold/I won't let another minute go to waste/I want you and your beautiful soul." Gilbert watched Roderich stand, moving past Lilli and Vash to leave the auditorium. Smirking lightly, still watching him, Gilbert felt a softer smile appear on his face (though he denied it furiously in front of Elizabeta later on when she teased him for it). "Your beautiful soul, yeah..." God, I think I have cavaties. XD talk about waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay sweet. I think this one even rivals the last song I use (of which is already written out and waiting to be used...shhhh... XD).
LittleGirlInRed: I'm glad you like my story. XD
Pulver15: thanks! XD just doing my part for other Prustria fans, haha. Don't worry, I'll finish this! XD
EtoileUtori: Agreed, XD.