Play My Music Chapter 24 The serenade, a gakuen alice fanfic

Whee! Longest chapter ever!

This is where the romance between two people begins. This is also the first time that I put three songs in a chapter! A world record!

I hope you guys like it :)

By the way, during the serenade, just imagine how Bruno Mars would sing the song to a girl, okay? ;)

Disclaimer: Don't own GA. Don't own the songs. The owners of those are the masters. I'm just a novice xP

Chapter 24 – Inside recording. The first serenade.

Sumire was right; Mikan's songs were amazing. As everyone hurried to practice the song, their hands and feet (in Anna's case) were already twitching or tapping imaginary beats and notes. Mikan kept humming the tunes and dancing while getting her guitar out. She would occasionally shout "Ow!" like how Michael Jackson would.

Yuu was occasionally feeling the pressure. Again.

It was always like this; they find new music and Yuu was in charge of the editing and the effects. Their guitars and drums were connected to different sockets which would direct the music recorded from the instrument. That meant six different strips of tunes all combined to one using Yuu's talents. If one made a mistake—which was very rare—Yuu would only record another one.

He adjusted the microphone on one of the control panels. "Is everything okay in there?"

"Just a sec, Inchou," Mikan said with a grin. She was having a bit of trouble with her earphones before Hotaru sighed and helped her.

Yuu smiled back. Inchou was the name he earned when they were still in sixth grade. He was the class representative then and was wearing those ridiculous glasses. That was before they decided that they would become a band. At first, he felt like an outsider. Mikan, Hotaru, and Sumire were already assigned to guitar and bass, Nonoko was assigned to be the pianist, and Anna was using the drums. What was he supposed to do? Dance in the middle?

Anna was the one who suggested that he would become their recording manager and effects guy considering that he had a talent for making illusions even with sound. Everyone thought it was great and Yuu was relieved. He was also thankful that after hanging out with girls for almost his whole life (minus five years, three months, and half a day), he didn't turn into a gay-freak. Thank Tsubasa and Futon for that.

"We're ready!" Mikan announced. Hotaru was positioned behind a keyboard for this song. She and Nonoko were facing opposite sides. Mikan was without an instrument and Sumire and Anna were with their respective instruments.

"Sound check, 101, check," Yuu muttered into the mic. "Can you guys hear me through your earphones?"

The girls nodded.

"Instrument check and microphone check, testing. Mikan?"

Mikan said something into her mic. Yuu made the necessary arrangements. That process repeated four more times before everything was in place.

"Turning the metronome on for guide time signature." Yuu pressed a button on a control panel. "Starting in three…two…one…" He pressed a red button.

Nonoko began playing the keys with a sort-of high tech taste with it and Anna hit her drumsticks softly near the microphone. When Anna started the drums, Mikan started to sing.

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?

Drifting through the wind

Wanting to start again

Mikan winked at Yuu who grinned back in return. The little joker.

Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin?

Like a house of cards

One blow from caving-in

Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing

Mikan gave Nonoko a quick grin for the next verse.

Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you

She signaled Hotaru to keep ready with the violins.

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Now Mikan held the microphone with both of her hands and closed her eyes tightly. She sung with all her heart which was one of the reasons why they became a very famous band. Sumire was playing the bass with a sly smile she usually had.

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Now she was jumping up and down and doing little dances while still holding the microphone. Yuu kept his fingers on the control panels in case something went wrong. This was too good to mess up.

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

She nodded to Hotaru whose head went nearer to her microphone.

You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know

As Hotaru sang the third verse for her part, her eyes closed like Mikan's and her fingers started to move. All in all, she looked like a passionate singer making her almost an equal to Mikan's abilities.

You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July

Hotaru was pressing the keys vigorously in the chorus making the keyboard shake and rattle.

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Mikan and Hotaru sang together for this one:

Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe"

Everyone sang together making it sound like a Glee-style chorus for this verse:

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

Sumire started to sing for the final repeat of the chorus. She started for a soft voice but later changed into a powerful one.

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework
Come on slet your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe-awe-awe

The twins sang this verse in a very harmonized duet.

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

All too soon, they were finished. Yuu pushed the red button again before the girls could whoop all together. Mikan and Sumire were giving each other high fives. Nonoko and Anna pantomimed licking their fingers and touching it to each other making sizzling sounds. Hotaru merely rolled her eyes and began unplugging the keyboard she was using.

"Ladies, that was fantastic!" Yuu said through the mic. "That'll be a hit for ages!"

Sumire gave him a half-smirk and a half-grin. "Thanks a lot, Yuu! But you better get yourself a recording microphone because you'll be doing the rap for this next song."

Yuu's fingers froze. "Rap?" he choked out.

"Hold on a sec." She held up a finger and called, "Mikan! Teach Yuu how to rap!"

In an instant, Mikan was beside Yuu. The latter was starting to sweat and he was swallowing globs of saliva. Mikan giggled at first and gave Yuu the lyrics.

"The rap is easy, Yuu," Mikan said. "I'll just signal you when to start. Here's how you do it…"

It was easy, he had to admit. His nerves were the only things that made him queasy. He got down the rhythm by about two minutes before he practically shooed Mikan into the soundproof studio. Mikan gave him a thumbs-up and helped the others check their instruments.

Hotaru was now with an electric guitar while Nonoko and Mikan were by two microphones that stood side by side. Anna was testing her mic while listening to her earphones. Sumire was mouthing the lyrics while looking at the paper in a music stand. Her bass was slung across her body.

Yuu, on the other hand, was practicing with the rap while working with the control panels. He did the testing ritual again and everyone went to their places. Yuu assembled a recording microphone for himself and placed earphones on his ears.

"Recording in three…two…one…" Yuu pressed the red button again and Hotaru began the guitar riff and Anna started the drums. Sumire grinned before singing while working with her bass. The others would be playing as back-ups.

Okay, Blue Moon, rocking out, and me

You ready?

Seems like everybody's got a price,
I wonder how they sleep at night.

Sumire tilted her head at Mikan's direction with her eyebrows raised. Mikan shrugged at her. Was she plagiarizing if she used their words?

When the sale comes first,
And the truth comes second,
Just stop for a minute and
Smile

Why is everybody so serious
Acting so dang mysterious
Got your shades on your eyes
And your heels so high
That you can't even have a good time

Everybody look to the left (yeah)
Everybody look to the right
Can you feel that (yeah)
We're paying with love tonight

It's not about the money, money, money
We don't need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag
Ain't about the (uh) Cha-Ching Cha-Ching.
Aint about the (yeah) Ba-Bling Ba-Bling
Wanna make the world dance
Forget about the Price Tag.

We need to take it back in time,
When music made us all unite
And it wasn't low blows and video hoes,
Am I the only one getting tired?
Why is everybody so obsessed
Money can't buy us happiness
Can we all slow down and enjoy right now
Guarantee we'll be feeling alright.

Everybody look to their left (yeah)
Everybody look to their right (to the right)
Can you feel that (yeah)
We're paying with love tonight

It's not about the money, money, money
We don't need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag
Ain't about the (uh) Cha-Ching Cha-Ching.

Aint about the (yeah) Ba-Bling Ba-Bling
Wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag.

Mikan nodded at Yuu. It was his turn. He took a deep breath and let it out.

Yeah yeah
Well, keep the price tag
And take the cash back
Just give me six strings and a half stack.
And you can keep the cars
Leave me the garage
And all I
Yes all I need are keys and guitars
And its within 30 seconds I'm leaving to Mars
Yeah we leaping across these undefeatable odds
Its like this man, you can't put a price on the life
We do this for the love so we fight and sacrifice every night
So we ain't gon stumble and fall never
Waiting to see this in the sign of defeat uh uh
So we gon keep everyone moving their feet
So bring back the beat and then everyone sing

He was done! He finally did it! He rapped for the first time of his life. Yuu smiled at Mikan and they all sang together at the chorus.

It's not about the money, money, money
We don't need your money, money, money
We just wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag
Ain't about the (uh) Cha-Chang Cha-Chang.
Aint about the (yeah) Ba-Blang Ba-Blang
Wanna make the world dance,
Forget about the Price Tag.

Yeah, yeah
Oo-oooh
Forget about the price tag.

"And that's a wrap!" Yuu pressed the red button and everyone congratulated everyone. They decided to record the first song Mikan wrote the next day so they filed out of the recording room as soon as they returned their instruments.

Yuu's real work began. He first did Firework and arranged the tune strips for editing. He tweaked the tones a little (rest assured he didn't use AutoTune) and proceeded to cutting the feedback sounds. This work took most of his energy and being a concentrated guy he was, he didn't want to be disturbed.

"You're pretty good, Yuu."

Yuu almost fell over from his chair. He turned around and saw Anna looking curiously at his work. At first his heartbeat went erratic. Then he tried not to get irritated at Anna for interrupting him. He inhaled some air to cleanse himself.

"Thanks, Anna." He smiled. "That's generous of you."

Anna smiled and pointed at the screen. "What are you doing there?"

"I'm putting the clean effects on the music."

"And that thing over there?"

Yuu stifled a sigh. "That's the beat mixer."

"What's it do?"

Yuu's lips tightened to a thin line which was unlike him. "It puts additional beats for better music."

"Then I shouldn't be doing the drums if we have that right?"

Truth to be told, Anna's question was innocent. Yuu didn't know what got into him but his temper rose. He wished he could take it back but the words already left his mouth. Add to that his irate tone.

"God, Anna. Why are you such a kid?"

Through his peripheral vision, he saw Anna's perpetual smile fade. Her bubbly attitude was gone with it. Her shoulders slumped and she stood up.

"I'm sorry for irritating you," she murmured. "I guess I should start cooking, huh?"

Yuu felt something drop in his stomach. "Anna—"

But she was gone. The door closed after he heard a sniffle. Or was it a sob?

He sat there, dazed. He couldn't believe he did that. He couldn't believe he had the will to hurt Anna! Anna, who became his first friend, his first playmate, his first crush… the first who made his heart beat erratically.

The one who made him curse for the first time.

"Damn it!"

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"Um, Anna? I think the rice balls are a little scorched." Mikan held up a brown ball which was the rice ball.

Anna looked up from her plate with no food. "Oh. I think I turned the heat too high." She chuckled.

Sumire's jaw dropped. Mikan's eyes were as big as a full-scale globe. Hotaru's raised her eyebrow in a curious way. Nonoko kept blinking rapidly at Anna's direction. Yuu felt a lump block his throat and it wasn't the burnt rice ball he ate out of courtesy.

"A-Anna? Are you okay?" Mikan asked in a concerned tone.

Anna had a lifeless smile on her face. "I'm well. But I think I'm a bit sleepy so I think I'll turn in for the night."

Now Mikan's jaw dropped. Anna waved and put her plate and utensils in the sink. In less than three seconds, she was gone.

"What just happened?" Sumire demanded. "First of all, she never had the heat turned too high. And what's with the chuckle? She never chuckles!"

Nonoko nodded gloomily. "And she always grins. And she never used 'I'm well' in a sentence before."

"There's something wrong." Mikan proceeded to a phone near the oven. "Pizza, anyone? Who'll wait in the dorms?"

This was their usual question when ordering something (which was very rare since Anna was an amazing chef) and Yuu spotted his chance.

"I'll go," he said. He tried not to meet Hotaru's laser-like eyes which now rested on him. He was positive that Hotaru knew who the reason was.

After Mikan ordered a special (pepperoni, ham, mozzarella cheese, olives, green bell peppers, and meat balls), Yuu got out of the dining room. He distinctly heard Hotaru excuse herself to use the bathroom but he knew better. As he started to go through the main door, he felt a hand rest on his shoulder. Yuu turned around and saw Hotaru looking serious and deadly. But her voice was different from her expression.

"Make it right, Yuu," she said softly. "We won't be able to do anything if she's not focused."

Yuu nodded. "I will."

He activated his disguise and met the cold night air. He fished his pockets for his phone and he dialed the number he had been waiting to call since dinner.

"Good evening, Futon," he said into the phone. "Can I ask for a favor?"

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When Mikan, Nonoko, and Sumire went for Home Economics the next day after lunch, Yuu, Hotaru, and Anna went for Biology. He was conveniently in the middle and Hotaru kept sneaking glances at him as if waiting when he will make things move.

The teacher was mumbling something about cnidarians. Yuu took out a slip of paper and wrote:

Anna, I know you're mad at me. I don't blame you. But please give me a chance to apologize properly. Will you meet me at the Music Building's roof? It won't take long, I promise.

He folded it in half and passed it to Anna who cringed as she saw the paper fly to her. He saw her open it and her jaw clenching. She wrote back and passed it to Yuu. It read:

I've got homework and projects to make. I have to cook early if you want to eat.

Yuu swallowed. It was worse than he imagined. But he kept calm and wrote back a bit more desperately:

You're just saying that. Please. If you really hate me, then don't come. I understand. But please come. Just give me ten minutes and I will NEVER bother you again.

He passed it back to Anna. Anna exhaled sharply and ripped the paper silently. She dropped it to a nearby trashcan and Yuu's heart sank.

But Anna exhaled sharply again and muttered, "Fine."

Yuu could've leaped for joy. "Thank you," he whispered fervently.

Out of the corner of his eye, Hotaru rolled her eyes and started inspecting her nails. He just smiled happily and hoped that his plan would work. Or else, he was just waking Futon at night for nothing.

Oh boy…

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Usually, Anna was late when going to rendezvous points. But she usually giggles and not chuckle so Yuu took a few precautions.

Futon was already waiting for him with his keyboard. His last class was Music so he had the advantage of arriving early. He and Yuu shook hands in a hip-hop way.

"Let's hope she'll listen to you," Futon said. "If she doesn't, you owe me big for interrupting my sleep."

Yuu smiled back nervously. "That's the first part of my punishment I guess."

Ten minutes, Yuu estimated. She'll be crossing the building's lawn by seven minutes. She'll arrive here in ten.

He gazed out to the landscape and practiced his apology. He almost had a mental stutter as he thought of what he was going to do next. Thankfully, Futon would exit the moment their business was finished as to give privacy. Yuu reminded himself to treat Futon someday for his help.

A lone figure was crossing the lawn and Yuu's heart was hammering. Almost painful even. He nodded at Futon who hid behind a tree.

Five minutes had passed and his hands were sweating. He wiped them with his jeans and almost jumped out of his skin as he heard the door click.

In less than two seconds, Anna popped her head in and finally came out. She closed the door and faced Yuu with her arms crossed. Her jaw was taut and her eyes were emotionless which made her as scary as Hotaru. This wasn't the Anna he fell for. And it was his fault.

"So?" Anna asked. "Your ten minutes is starting now."

Yuu gulped. He took a deep breath first and made sure he was speaking from his heart.

"I'm sorry, Anna," Yuu said. "I would've said that I was a jerk to you but that would sound awful. But my actions in the recording studio were unforgivable. I was more concerned about my work than my friend." He sighed. "All I'm trying to say is that you can beat me up now that I'm fully vulnerable."

Yuu shut his eyes shut and waited for an impact. One…two…three… ten… none? He opened his eyes and he probably had a stupid expression on because Anna giggled.

She giggled! Finally!

"Do you know that I can't beat you up when you sound like Edward Cullen?" Anna asked rhetorically. She giggled again and had her signature grin on. "I forgive you, Yuu. Don't be so down about it."

Yuu's brows furrowed. "But I insulted you."

"By calling me a kid?" Anna shook her head with a smile. "No. I overreacted. Sorry about that. Truth is I am a kid at heart. That's the way I am."

Yuu sighed in relief. "Thank you, Anna."

Then he felt someone hug him. He looked down and saw Anna hugging him in comfort. His mind blanked out and it took him time before he could robotically hug her back. His face was burning that's for sure.

Too soon, Anna broke the hug and smiled at him.

Now, he thought. I have to do it now.

"There's another reason why I wanted to see you here," Yuu said. Seeing Anna's confused expression he called out, "Futon? It's time."

Futon emerged from the tree with popcorn bits around his mouth. He was sucking a drink dry and continued to sucking his greasy fingers. Yuu could've been in anime and had a sweat drop on his forehead.

Seriously, Yuu thought. Is this a movie?

"Futon?" Anna squeaked. "What are you doing here?"

Futon winked at her. "You'll see." He turned to Yuu. "I'm ready, man."

Yuu nodded and held up a hand-held device. Anna watched him curiously and noticed at the last second that he activated the speakers surrounding them and his remote-controlled control panel.

Anna gasped. "Yuu! What's going on?"

Yuu didn't reply to her question. Instead, he held up the device and said, "This remote allows me to move as much as I can. My control panel knows what to do." He smiled. "Will you stay where you are?"

Anna nodded in a dazed manner. Yuu nodded at Futon who started to play his keyboard and sang in a manly falsetto. Yuu pressed a button and the first beats of his edited music started.

When his turn was about to come, Yuu took a deep breath and sang sincerely while keeping eye contact with Anna.

Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her every day

Anna could only stare at him. Was he…serenading her? He was smiling at her while singing. His voice was very sincere and his glasses added an extra gleam in his eyes. He can't be… can he?

Yeah I know, I know
When I compliment her
She won't believe me
And it's so, it's so
Sad to think she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me do I look okay
I say

Yuu took a step forward and held out his hand as if he wanted to touch her. And when he started the second verse of the chorus, he swept his hand towards the sky.

When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile,
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

Yuu spared a glance at Futon—a signal for the change in vocals. Futon grinned before he started to sing lead.

Her lips, her lips
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think it's so sexy
She's so beautiful

And I tell her every day

Though Anna missed it, Yuu rolled his eyes. Did he really give Futon a chance to make the lyrics at that part? She might misunderstand (T_T). Anyway, Yuu went back to sincere mode as his part came.

Oh you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change
If perfect is what you're searching for
Then just stay the same

So don't even bother asking
If you look okay
You know I'll say

Yuu went closer to Anna until he was able to hold both her hands. And there, the real serenade began. He saw Anna's beet red face and almost forgot his next words.

The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

Anna barely registered that the song was finished. She was busy marveling Yuu and his warm hands enveloping hers.

"Oops," Futon said, his eyes on his watch. "Pizza with my guys. Gotta go!"

Yuu nodded in a thankful gesture to Futon. "Thank you."

Futon flashed a grin and clapped Yuu's back as he passed them. Futon gave Anna an encouraging wink. Anna could only smile back.

The moment Futon left them, silence was the only thing that they heard. It was a few minutes before Yuu decided to break it.

"What do you think?" he asked her quietly.

Anna had her sweet smile on. "That was beautiful, Yuu!" She suddenly turned red again and didn't look in his eyes. "Did you make that song?"

Yuu stifled a groan. He knew she would misunderstand!

"Not really," Yuu said quickly. "Futon helped with the lyrics." He emphasized the "helped".

Did he imagine it or did he really see Anna sigh in relief?

"Figures." Anna grinned. "So… who was it for?"

Yuu smiled back. "For you."

For Anna, it seemed like time stopped.

For her? Why?

"What?" she asked incredulously. "For me?"

Yuu's brows furrowed. "Of course, for you. Who else?"

Her jaw dropped. "I thought you like Mikan!"

It took him a second to get it. Then, he clutched his stomach and started to laugh like he had never laughed before. His laughter made Anna more confused than she already was.

"You thought I like Mikan?" Yuu managed to say through his laugh. "Sure, I do! As a sister!"

"But—"

"Anna," he murmured, suddenly serious, "the reason why I made this song…the reason why I felt like running after you when I hurt you… the reason why my heart would beat more than usual... the reason why I did this…"

He smiled and said the words he wanted to say to her for years.

"…is because I love you."

Anna felt something hit her and knocked the breath out of her. Him? Did he really? All this time that she loved him… he loved her, too?

"Anna," he whispered. He kneeled on one knee while he held her right hand. "May I ask you to be my girlfriend?"

A very, very big smile erupted on Anna's face as she said, "Yes."

He could've whooped, danced, broke a piñata open, sang for joy—heck, he'd even cry. But all he did was embrace her and smell the scent of her hair.

"I love you, too, you know," Anna whispered in his ear.

He didn't know what came in to him. It felt natural. But it left him blushing like mad for the whole minute.

He leaned to her and touched her lips with his.

Nothing else could compare to this.

And nobody thought that it was already twenty minutes.

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In the Room, popcorn was flying everywhere when Yuu asked Anna to be his girlfriend.

The floor was soaked with soda. Three wet buffoons were dancing around like maniacs while a more demure and disciplined person was clapping her hands with a soda-cap on her head. They were watching through the CCTV camera and had a full-screen view and saw the whole thing happen.

"Oh, man…" Sumire said a few minutes earlier. "He made her a song!" She was crying while stuffing her mouth with popcorn.

When Anna said that she thought Yuu liked Mikan, Nonoko and Sumire gave her accusatory glares saying, "This is your fault!" while the victim retorted, "What did I do?"

But when Yuu said the three magical words, floor was soaked with the soda they sprayed on each other.

Then, he asked her to be his girlfriend. That's when the popcorn started to fly across the living room. Hotaru shielded herself with her caterpillar shield.

When Anna said yes, the dancing started.

Right now, the buffoons were chanting, "THEY'RE TOGETHER! THEY'RE TOGETHER!" while hugging each other and dancing in a circle.

Then they sat down and were gasping for air.

"This is the best reality show ever!" Sumire said and ate the remaining popcorn in the bowl. "Shame they didn't—"

But her words were cut off when the kiss really happened. It was better than the Royal Wedding! The three buffoons picked pillows and hit each other with it while squealing and stomping their feet. Their craziness ended when Hotaru finally hit them with her Idiot Gun.

And that's what best friends would do when they witness a courtship of their friends in a plasma TV with popcorn and soda to go.

Hate it? I understand...

Anyway...

OH MY VEGETABLES! HE SERENADED HER! EEEEEEEEE!

Hahaha, I love making the guy serenade her while talking like Edward Cullen. Especially when the guy serenades a Bruno Mars song. Special thanks to Mikey Bustos for the wonderful inspiration (watch Filipino Courting on Youtube. The one by Mikey Bustos).

Find your spark, anyone?

Did you know?

-I'm the type of girl who wants to be serenaded by a decent guy

-I cried when I watched episode 21 of Glee season 2

-I keep picking up random songs and writing the titles in my notebooks for future use in this story

-I killed a rat a few weeks ago. I felt happy then guilty. Figures...

-I have to make the Farmville theme song into a guitar combination. Wish me luck!

-I planned for someone important here in my story to die. :)

Stay tuned everyone! The secret MIGHT just be revealed to Dark Sky.

Goodbye! Daghang Salamat sa pag-basa! :D