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Post by sonata on Dec 5, 2008 15:56:36 GMT -7
He gave a mock dramatic sigh as he buried his hands in his hair. 'I've just vowed to teach singing to a girl with super powers- is this the end of me?!'
'But-' he said, quickly regaining his composure, and saying in a deadly serious tone, 'It won't be a Jimmy Choo high heel. It'll be a pink Magrit stiletto.'
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Post by charoulla on Dec 5, 2008 16:02:45 GMT -7
Gabriella laughed at his comment and she frowned acting offended "Maybe... Maybe not... Who knows!" she said shrugging her shoulders again. At his next comment she laughed harder "Oh! Then the death will be more painful I guess" she said
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Post by sonata on Dec 6, 2008 1:29:12 GMT -7
He shrugged and gave a smile. 'I wouldn't know myself... I don't think I've ever been attacked by a pink designer high heel. But I'd assume that it would probably give me a killer of a headache- literally. I don't like pink very much.'
He quickly looked at his watch, and then said, 'Alright, we've got about fifteen minutes until next period starts... how about a quick rendition of "What I've Been Looking For" before we go? Upbeat or slow and smooth?'
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Post by charoulla on Dec 6, 2008 9:52:50 GMT -7
Gabriella laughed "Knowing from my sister... The on you met earlier... The ones who hurt the most are the Manolo's! And though I'm not that much into fashion, high heels etc... I have to admit that those are some pretty nice shoes!" she said laughing. At his quesion she smiled "No offense but I've learned the original one... The slow one... And I kind of like it best!" she said shrugging her shoulders
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Post by sonata on Dec 6, 2008 10:30:26 GMT -7
'Well, now I know what goes on in your house... high heel wars and shoe assults all round,' he said with a laugh. 'Remind me if I ever visit to bring a helmet. Maybe a bulletproof vest too,' he added as a humourous afterthought.
'And don't worry... no offense taken,' he assured her. 'In all honesty, I prefer Kelsi's version as well. You have no idea for how long I hated myself for ruining such a nice melody. That second ornament in the chorus, had to replace it with a chromatic scale in the bass line, and I- yeah, umm... sorry. Got a little... hehe... carried away...'
Covering up his nervousness with a quick turn on the piano seat, he began to play again- this time, his hands didn't drift across the piano, but instead softly eased out the chords, letting each sound sink into the air. And he began singing-
'It's hard to believe that I couldn't see That you were always there beside me...'
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Post by charoulla on Dec 6, 2008 11:14:43 GMT -7
Gabriella laughed at his comment "No!!! My sister would never throw me a shoe!! She lovs them too much!" she said laughing "No, even if we are different we don't fight" she said smiling. At when he said next she shook her head "No I like your version... It's so upbeat!" she said
She heard the famillar notes and smiled... Though it was a eird to hear the song with a different voice than Troy's
Thought I was alone With no one to hold... But you were always right beside me This feeling's like no other... I want you to know...
That I've never had someone that knows me like you do The way you do And I've never had someone As good for me as you No one like you
So lonely before I finally found What I've been looking for...
She sang, a smile neve leaving her lips. She then took a breath
Ohhhhhhh
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Post by sonata on Dec 6, 2008 15:38:31 GMT -7
Song dropped his tone to a third down from Gabriella's note as he sang in harmony-
'This feeling's like no other I want you to know...'
He smiled at the irony of those words- he, a person who scorned cheesy feelings as pretentious fabrications, was now singing them honestly.
'That I've never had someone that knows me like you do The way you do...'
And here was that ornament he loved so much- he could help but grin happily as his fingers pressed down the keys in quick succession for the small turn at the top of the piano registry. And he couldn't help but input a small bit of his chromatic scale in the left hand as he played the left line, but then rolled up the keyboard in a flowing arpeggio to place the starting chord an octave higher-
'And I've never had someone As good for me as you No one like you
So lonely before I finally found What I've been looking for...'
His smile widened as he heard Gabriella's voice softly sing the final notes, and he softly floated the remainder of the notes into an elegant scale.
'So how was that for a bit of indirect Kelsi-Song collaboration?' he asked with a grin.
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Post by charoulla on Dec 6, 2008 15:49:19 GMT -7
When the song finished Gabriella let out a small sigh... She loved this song... When she heard what he said she smiled "That was... pretty good!" she said smiling
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Post by sonata on Dec 6, 2008 15:59:21 GMT -7
'Yeah, can't believe that Sharpay got me to twist it round so badly. But-' he said with an expression reminiscent of mock horror, 'You should have seen how pissed she was when that song got a callback. I was pretty annoyed myself at how annoyed she was... and a little scared of just quite how crazy the pink had gotten to her...'
'But I got her back,' he said with a sort of satisfied, devious smile. 'The summer after, I pretended to call out sick from her Lava Springs place, so she probably spent some time looking for another pianist... that was the prelude to a wonderful, Sharpay-free summer...'
He gave a wistful sigh, as if remembering that summer devoid of pink and designer labels cluttering his music.
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Post by charoulla on Dec 6, 2008 16:09:46 GMT -7
Gabriella smiled "And you had to see how freaked I was when I got a call back!" she said smiling.But when he mentioned Lava Springs and the summer her smile immediately disappeared... Even if she di manage to get the summer she wanted after all, everything that happened were bad memories... "She didn't lose her time don't worry... She forced Kelsi to take your place" she said "And you were lucky... That you had a Sharpay free summer as you call it... I on the other hand had the COMPLETE opposite... Since I hd been working there as a life guard... That's when I had that "talk" with Sharpay... The one I told you before" she said a bit coldly, as everything returned to her mind... The complete "new" Troy, the forgotten dates, the blaming for everything that happened to her from the manager, her quitting, the break up with Troy... Everything
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Post by sonata on Dec 7, 2008 1:55:38 GMT -7
Song gave a wince as he realised that the Lava Springs topic wasn't the best subject to bring up. 'I'm sorry. Maybe I should have stuck to that job after all.'
He leant his elbows against his knees looking away, but then turned back to say, 'But... well, I know that it sucks when stuff like this happens, but don't you think it's so much better this way then leading just a perfect life, talking about everything that's gone right, without being able to share troubles properly- I mean... being hurt is the biggest loudspeaker you can get. When you had that talk with Sharpay, I don't think you would've said anything to her if you weren't so ticked off, right?'
'And plus,' he continued, 'I'm guessing that this talk was over Troy- think about how it might've been if you hadn't had to go through all the bad times. It's a massive shot in the dark, but I'm guessing that you learnt more about yourselves and each other after that, including all the bad parts. But hey, you're still together, right? And from the little that I can see, I can tell that there's no tension at all. That's the best thing, right? Being together with no regrets, even though you know the other person's faults. I don't know, but... maybe that just could be worth one bad summer.'
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Post by charoulla on Dec 7, 2008 5:22:16 GMT -7
Gabriella sighed"I wanted this summer to be special... It was the first time I was staying at one place during summer... The first time I had real friends to spend it with, and a summer job that would look good on my Stanford application" she said shaking her head... When she heard what he said about Troy she shrugged her shoulders "Kind of... She arranged meeting for him with some important U of A persons, she promoted him etc etc... And suddenly here he was... A new Troy, with italian shoes, that forgot promises he gave to his friends, to me... And on top of that she forced all staff members to work on the talent show night... When she knew how hard everyone, including her own brother(!) worked for it! And THAT was not alright with me! Because she was messing with my friends and my summer!"
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Post by sonata on Dec 7, 2008 14:30:24 GMT -7
He sighed. 'I know it's tough to understand,' he said. 'But Troy doesn't sound like a bad guy- I'm 99% sure that whatever he did, he wasn't trying to hurt you. Which doesn't necessarily justify the fact he did!' he added, raising up his hands in submission, 'But it looks to me like Troy's a guy who was used to focusing on one thing at a time, and suddenly, he gets this great new thing in his life- you- and while he wants to focus on you most, there're all these other things on his mind... college and scholarships, and the like. So when all this great stuff started rolling in, promotions, dinners, italian shoes- I guess he must've felt incredibly over his head. And guys, being stupid as we are, tend to make A LOT of mistakes when facing things we don't understand.'
'But look at it this way- even though Sharpay put you through all that stuff, Troy pulled through, right? And I'm guessing it's not because he didn't enjoy the Italian shoes and the lot. Nah... I'm willing to bet anything I've got that it was for you, and that even with the other stuff, you were the person who happened to be on the top of his mind.'
'I don't know all the details,' he said. 'And I don't really know Troy. But from what I can figure out from this, I'll bet that he tried to sort stuff out as soon as he'd realised what was happening. That's gotta mean for something.'
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Post by charoulla on Dec 7, 2008 15:18:09 GMT -7
Gabriella sighed as she heard Song speaking "Of course I understand that he didn't mean to hurt me... He would never do that" she said shaking her head "And the important thing is that everything worked out at the end" she said shrugging her shoulders
[writer's block]
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Post by sonata on Dec 7, 2008 15:59:27 GMT -7
'Exactly,' he said. 'So there's no need to be so down.'
He leaned his head into an angle where he directly looked up at Gabriella's face. 'Come on, chin up. It sucks when people are sad and it's not my fault.'
He gracefully swung off the piano stool and mussed up her hair before running past her. 'So you coming to next lesson, or am I gonna have to tell Troy that his girlfriend was too busy being entranced by another guy's singing?' he threatened with a deviously impish grin.
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