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Jaden’s POV

“See, Chazz? I told you we wouldn’t be the biggest party here,” Claire said as she leaned back against the booth we were in. Chazz glared at her from his spot across the table. Syrus looked around the corner of the booth and stared at the group that just walked into the club. There were about thirty people with them.

“That poor waitress looks like she’s about the pass out,” Syrus said. Sam looked over her drink and at the waitress for the table. She was fairly short and had long brown hair pulled into a high pony tail. Her terrified blue eyes were hidden behind small rimed glasses.

“Aww, poor Brittany!” Sam said. Joni turned to look at Brittany.

“She looks like she’s about to faint,” Joni noted. Morgan frowned around her straw and set her drink down, folding her arms across her chest.

“Why did someone as shy as Brittany want a job at the most popular teen hang out in this side of the city?” Morgan asked. Joni and Sam shrugged.

“That would be my fault,” our waitress confessed as she set the rest of our drinks down on the table. I reached for one, as they were all the same, when Claire slapped the back of my and grabbed the drink I was just reaching for. I just rolled my eyes and grabbed a different one.

“How is it your fault, Tyra?” Sam asked. Tyra sighed and folded her platter under her arm.

“I didn’t want to work here alone, so I convinced Brittany to work here with me. Now she makes more in tips than I do and she always gets the biggest groups,” Tyra explained. We looked at Brittany’s new table. She was taking their drink orders. She looked very flustered. Tyra sighed and pulled out a pen and notepad. “Anyway, what can I get you?” Tyra asked. Sam stopped drinking and looked up.

“Oh, shit! Who’s buying? I’m completely broke,” Sam confessed. Everyone but Claire and I froze and looked at each other. Claire picked up a menu and kept drinking.

“The person with the credit card of course,” Claire said. Everyone looked at her before looking at Chazz. He was glaring at Claire.

“I’m not paying!” Chazz growled. Claire raised a confused eyebrow at him, looking up from the menu. She continued to suck on her straw. I just chuckled and stood up slightly, reaching into my back pocket and pulling out my wallet. I just flipped it open quickly before nodding and sliding it into the inner pocket of my jacket.

“Relax, Chazz. Claire doesn’t mean you. She’s talking about me,” I said, picking back up my drink. Everyone looked at me confused.

“Since when did you have a credit card, Jaden?” Sam asked. I shrugged.

“Since my birthday; Mom and Dad got it for me,” I explained. Sam’s jaw fell.

“I want a credit card for my birthday!” Sam said. Joni looked at her.

“You would go over the limit with one visit to the mall,” Joni said. Sam looked at her and opened her mouth to defend herself when she snapped it shut.

“Yeah, I would, wouldn’t I?” Sam asked. We all nodded.

“Now that that is all clear up, what will it be?” Tyra asked. Everyone shrugged.

“Here, look at this,” Claire said. She moved closer to me, pressing her side against mine and pulled her feet up where she was sitting. I pulled my arm out form under her and dropped it on the booth behind her head. Claire moved closer to me when my arm was out of the way. She shoved the menu in my face, her index finger pointing at something on the menu.

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Narrative POV

Alexis watched as Claire hugged Jaden’s side and talked to him about what to order.

It irritated her as to how easily Claire moved closer to Jaden, especially in public. It irritated her even more as to how easily Jaden dropped his arm behind her head, allowing Claire to move closer. Alexis felt her gut tighten as the jealousy bean to seep in.

Claire knew Jaden was taken, right? She wasn’t another Brook, right?

“Alexis, what do you like on your pizza?” Claire asked, pulling Alexis out of her train of thought. She jolted forward and blinking in confusion. She looked at Claire, who was still cuddled into Jaden’s side. The menu was sitting on the table.

“Excuse me, what? I wasn’t listening,” Alexis said. Claire’s eyes narrowed for a moment before her expression cleared. She sat up and moved away from Jaden. He looked at her confused but Claire kept her eyes on Alexis.

“I asked, what do you like on your pizza?” Claire repeated.

“Anything’s fine,” Alexis answered. Claire pursed her lips before handing Tyra the menu she was looking at.

“Then just get us three large pizzas. One with just pepperoni, one with just cheese, and one with everything,” Claire said. Tyra nodded as she quickly wrote down the order.

“I’ll bring your order out shortly,” Tyra said as she hurried away.

“Take your time,” Claire said as she rested her head in her hand, still watching Alexis. Alexis began to feel very uncomfortable under Claire’s intense gaze. Everyone but Jaden looked between Claire and Alexis confused. Jaden simply leaned back in the booth and drank some of his drink.

“Uhh, Claire?” Atticus called.

“What?” Claire asked without looking away from Alexis.

“What are you looking at?” Atticus asked. Claire sighed and leaned back against the booth. She closed her eyes and ran her fingers through her bangs that framed her face.

“Nothing,” Claire answered. Alexis flinched slightly but no one noticed. Claire picked up her drink and began to drink it when the lights to the club dimmed and a spot light landed on the stage. The manager of the club walked up onto the stage. He was a young guy, only in his mid-twenties. He had shaggy brown hair and was wearing a long sleeved navy blue shirt and dark washed jeans.

“Good evening everyone! How are we doing tonight?” the manager asked. Some people clapped, some whistled, and the large group in the back cheered obnoxiously. The gang was one of the people in the club to clap, except Claire and Jaden. They just looked over the back of the booth and continued to drink.

The manager smiled.

“Glad to hear that you’re all doing well. Now it’s time for everyone’s favorite part of the evening, open mic karaoke!” the manager said. More cheering and louder clapping filled the club. The manager smiled and stepped down off of the stage. The karaoke machine was up and humming, waiting for the first person to standup and come sing.

No one made a move toward the machine.

“Why isn’t anyone going to sing?” Axel asked. Morgan smiled and folded her arms on the table, looking at Axel.

“It’s just like the school dance. No one starts dancing until someone else does. Someone else has to start singing before everyone else will jump up,” Morgan explained. Axel nodded, accepting this answer. Atticus jumped up.

“Then I shall start this night off right!” Atticus said. Alexis spat her drink across the table as her brother ran across the club and to the machine, looking for a song to sing.

“Dear God, save us all!” Alexis said as she dropped her head into her hands, threading her fingers through her hair. Jaden smiled sympathetically and reached over to wrap and arm around her, pulling her against his side. His hand chaffed her arm soothingly. Claire watched this with hawk eyes. She tapped her chin in a thinking manner before looking back at the stage. Atticus was standing on the stage with a microphone in his hands. The lights dimmed slightly and a spot light fell on Atticus. Everyone was watching as Atticus began singing…

I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and I don’t care who you are
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car
I am a superstar and I don’t care who you are!

The gang stared at Atticus with their jaws slack. Atticus began shaking his butt and dancing around the stage. Alexis groaned and buried her face in her hands. Claire smirked at the Atticus before looking back at Alexis.

“Such a charming brother you have, Alexis,” Claire said. Alexis glared at her.

“Bite me,” Alexis muttered. Everyone except Claire looked at her both shocked and confused. Claire simply smirked and set her drink down. She leaned across the table and looked Alexis right in the eyes.

“Bend over, baby,” Claire said, smirking.

Got many money honey, I'm a superstar,
My life is funny honey, Have you seen my car?
I know a lot of people, I'm a superstar,
Everybody knows me, Right from near too far.

I got a plane (got a plane)
I love the fame (love the fame)
You know my name (know my name)
And I just want you to know.

I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car,
I am a superstar and I don't care who you are,
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car,
I am a superstar and I don't care who you are.

“I vote that we don’t know him,” Chazz said. Everyone nodded.

“Agreed,” everyone muttered as Atticus started to sing the second verse of his song.

I got a red Ferrari, I'm a superstar,
I really like to party, Am I cool or what?
I love a lot of women, I'm a superstar,
Star's got a freaky living, That's the way we are.

I got a plane (got a plane)
I love the fame (love the fame)
You know my name (know my name)
And I just want you to know.

I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car,
I am a superstar and I don't care who you are,
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car,
I am a superstar and I don't care who you are.

“Do you guys realize that he’s singing both the male and female parts of the song?” Aster said. Sam looked at him confused.

“There’s a male and female part?” Sam asked. Aster nodded and looked away from Atticus and at Sam.

“Yeah, you’ll see what I mean with the next verse,” Aster said. Just after that, Atticus began to sing again.

I got fortune; I got fame,
Love it when you say my name.
Love to party, I am naughty, ((Places index finger on corner of mouth))(1)
Prettier than everybody!

“Gah, you’re right!” Sam gasped. Alexis just groaned and dropped her head onto the table. Jaden continued to try and console his girlfriend. Claire also continued to watch this like a mother hawk.

I got muscles, I'm a stud,
Jealous people kiss my butt,
((Atticus pointed to his butt))
I’m so fly I’ll make you cry,
Cross my heart and hope to die.

I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car,
I am a superstar and I don’t care who you are,
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car,
I am a superstar and I don’t care who you are.
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car,
I am a superstar and I don’t care who you are,
I am a superstar with a big big house and a big big car,
I am a superstar and I don’t care who you are!(2A)

As the song’s final cord drifted away, the club fell silent. Atticus was breathing raggedly and smiling like a fool. He threw his arms into the air.

“Thank you all and good night! Don’t forget to tip your waitresses,” Atticus said as he put the mic back on the stand and made his way back to his seat. He fell right into his spot next to Chazz and Hassleberry, still grinning like a fool.

“Nice song choice, Atticus,” Claire said as she looked at him. He smiled at her.

“Hey, thanks Claire!” Atticus said. Claire smiled at him and started moving things around on the table, creating a clear space. Just when Aster was about to ask what she was doing, Tyra walked up with their pizzas, being followed by Brittany, who was carrying the other pizza. They both set the pizzas down on the space Claire just cleared out for them.

“Here you go,” Tyra said. Claire smiled up at her.

“Thanks,” Claire said. Tyra smiled at her. Brittany whipped her hand across her forehead and sighed.

“Damn, this sucks,” Brittany whined. Tyra smiled at her.

“You can quit anytime you want, Brit. I’m not forcing you to stay,” Tyra said. Brittany just waved off her comment with a flick of her hand. She looked at Atticus.

“You’re a good singer,” Brittany complimented him. Atticus beamed at her.

“You think so? I’m hoping to make a career out of it someday,” Atticus said. Brad looked at him confused.

“Aren’t you a pro duelist?” Brad asked. Atticus nodded.

“Yeah, kind of, but that’s just a step toward my real dream of being a pop superstar!” Atticus said, throwing his arms out and whacking Chazz in the face. Chazz growled and smacked Atticus back. Tyra and Brittany laughed and left the group to go to their other tables.

“Hey, Joni!” a male voice called. Joni gasped and looked over his shoulder. A tall boy with orange hair and orange eyes came walking over to the table. He was being followed by two more tall boys. One of them had long black hair pulled into a pony tail and dark blue eyes. The other one had died green hair and bright green eyes. His nose was pierced, as well as his upper lip and eyebrow.

“Jake, what are you doing here?” Joni asked as the boy and his friends stopped by the table. Jake smiled.

“We’re here looking for a lead singer for our band, what about you?” Jake asked. Joni shrugged.

“Just hanging out,” Joni answered. Jake nodded and looked up at the stage, where a girl and her friend were singing a song that no one recognized. Sam looked up at them before looking back at Joni.

“Let’s go sing a song!” Sam said. Joni shook her head.

“I’m good,” Joni said. Sam pouted.

“Party pooper,” Sam muttered. Joni smiled.

“Thanks,” Joni said. Sam stuck her tongue out at her. Joni just chuckled and started eating her pizza. Claire looked back at the stage. It was empty and no one was jumping up to go and sing right now. Claire smiled and looked at Jaden.

“Let’s go sing, Jay,” Claire said. Everyone stopped eating and looked at Claire. Jaden raised an eyebrow at her.

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Jaden said. Claire raised an eyebrow at him.

“What, are you chicken?” Claire asked. Jaden sighed and shook his head.

“No, but,” Jaden began to say but Claire cut him off.

“Chicken,” Claire said. Jaden glared at her. Claire smiled at him. “Come on, it will be fun!” Claire said. Sam rolled her eyes.

“Claire, give it up. Not even his entire family could,” Sam began to say when Jaden interrupted her. He sighed and set his pizza down on his plate. Jaden grabbed a napkin and whipped the grease from the pizza off of his fingers.

“Fine, let’s go,” Jaden said, standing up. Claire beamed at him before jumping up and running over to the machine. Jaden smiled and made his way out of the booth and toward Claire, stowing his hands in his pockets as he went to reach her. Sam and Brad both stared at Jaden with their jaws nearly touching the table. Everyone watched as Jaden braced a hand on the top of the machine and leaned down so he could listen to Claire as she scrolled through the songs.

“Did…did Jaden just agree to go and sing?” Sam asked, flabbergasted. Jesse looked at her.

“That would be my assumption. What’s that so shocking about that?” Jesse asked. Sam shook her head slowly and looked at Brad.

“Jaden’s going to sing,” Sam said. Brad looked away from his older cousin and looked at his younger one. He nodded.

“That appears to be the case,” Brad said, just as shocked as Sam appeared to be. Everyone looked at the two of them confused.

“What’s so shocking about Jaden agreeing to go and sing?” Syrus asked the two of them. Sam looked at him.

“Jaden doesn’t sing!” Sam answered. Everyone but Brad looked confused. Danny folded his arm on the table and looked at Sam.

“What on Earth are you talking about? Jaden sings all the time,” Danny said. Morgan nodded in agreement.

“Yeah, well, maybe not all the time, but Jaden sure as hell sings. And he’s a damn good singer, too,” Morgan said. Brad shook his head.

“Allow me to explain. We Yukis have a family night once a month, where the entire Yuki family goes and hangs out for just one night. Just us, no girlfriends, boyfriends, or regular friends allowed. It’s a family rule,” Brad explained. Everyone nodded, understanding it. Sam jumped in before Brad could continue.

“Yeah, and last summer, when you guys were here for the first time, we all went out to a family karaoke club just a few blocks away from here,” Sam explained. Hassleberry looked at her.

“Is that the night Jaden totally ditched us?” Hassleberry asked. Both Sam and Brad nodded.

“Yup,” they answered in unison.

“Okay, but what does that night have anything to do with tonight?” Aster asked.

“Everything,” Sam and Brad answered again.

“What is everything?” Bastion asked. Both of them opened their mouths to answer again but Bastion held his hand up, silencing them both. “One of you, please,” Bastion clarified. Sam looked at Brad. She gestured her hand to him. Brad nodded and looked at Bastion.

“Okay, Bastion. Answer this: how long did it take Claire to convince Jaden to go and sing with her?” Brad asked. Bastion shrugged.

“A minute, maybe less,” Bastion answered. Brad nodded.

“Okay, that’s about right. Claire is one person and it took her less than a minute to convince Jaden to go and SING with her. When our family went to the club, not even our entire family could convince Jaden to go up and sing,” Brad explained. Everyone looked at Brad in shock. Sam nodded in agreement.

“Yeah, we all tried. But Jaden was being his usual stubborn self and refused every time,” Sam said, folding her arms across her chest. Morgan looked between the two of them.

“Seriously?” Morgan asked. Both of them nodded.

“Yeah, I mean, even the triplets went up and sang a song together. But Jaden? Noooo, he wasn’t having ANY of that,” Sam grumbled. Brad looked up at Claire and Jaden. They were still looking at the song selection. Someone else had jumped up and started singing a song while they were looking.

“Well, something Jaden said to me when I was trying to convince him bugged me until now,” Brad said. Sam looked at him.

“What’s that?” she asked. Brad rested his cheek on his fist, still watching as Jaden and Claire looked at all the songs.

“Well, Jaden kinda blew up at me, as I was the last person to try and convince him and I think his patience was growing a little thin. But what he said to me made me wonder,” Brad said.

“What did he say?” Jim asked. Brad shrugged.

“He said, and I quote, ‘Listen, Brad, I don’t sing karaoke without…never mind.’ He cut himself off quickly and when I asked him about what he stopped saying, he just glared at me and said, ‘Don’t worry about it, Brad. It’s none of your business. I just don’t sing karaoke, alright?’ So I let it drop. Now I think I know what he was about to say,” Brad said. Morgan and Danny nodded, understanding, but everyone else simply stared at Brad confused.

“And what was he about to say?” Alexis asked. It was Morgan who answered.

“He was about to say, and I guarantee this is exactly what he was about to say, ‘I don’t sing karaoke without Claire’,” Morgan answered. Alexis’ gut tightened slightly.

“That would be my guess,” Danny said. Kaite looked up at him.

“Why do you say that?” Kaite asked. Danny looked down at her.

“Just something weird about Jaden, I suppose. He and Claire probably sang karaoke together and he just didn’t feel right singing it without her,” Danny explained with a shrug.

“So he wouldn’t even sing with his own family?” Bastion asked. Morgan looked at him.

“Obviously,” Morgan said. Axel looked at her, setting his drink down in the process.

“What about other things they did together? Did he stop doing those, too?” Axel asked.

“Not right away,” Danny answered. Syrus looked confused.

“What does that mean?” Syrus asked. Morgan rested her elbows on the table, folding her hands just under her nose.

“Well, Jaden finished out the year and just never signed up again. None of us did really; we all kind of went onto the things we enjoyed the most. Danny stuck with karate while Jaden and I went off into dueling,” Morgan explained.

“Did you guys just do that because Claire was gone?” Hassleberry asked. Morgan and Danny both shook their heads.

“No, we all agreed to just do one thing after that year was done; being in high school made all of those activities a bit stressful,” Danny explained. Everyone nodded in understanding. Everyone looked at Jaden and Claire. They looked like they just found a song to sing. Claire looked up at Jaden and smiled at him. Jaden smiled back at her. Alexis’ gut tightened in jealousy for a second before loosening in fear. She dropped her gaze to the table and picked up her drink, taking a sip of it.

“I wonder what song they chose,” Blair said. Mark shrugged.

“We’ll find out in just a second,” Mark said as Jaden and Claire both jumped onto the stage. They picked up a microphone and the lights dimmed like they did for every performer and the beginning notes to their song began. Claire placed the microphone to her lips and sang the first verse.

((A/N: Italicized are Claire singing and Bolded is Jaden singing. Bolded and Italicized together are both of them singing.))

Nobody listens to me
Don’t hear a single thing I’ve said
Say any things to me
Anything to get you from my head
Don’t know how I really feel
The faith it takes to make like I don’t care
Don’t know how much it hurts
To turn around like you were never there
Like somehow you could be replaced
And I could walk away from the promises we made
And swore we’d never break

((A/N: All the talking is DURING the verses))

“Wow, Claire’s got a good voice,” Jesse said. Morgan smiled and nodded.

“Yeah,” Morgan said.

“Let’s see if Jaden will actually sing, though,” Sam said. Danny looked at Sam.

“He will,” Danny said. Sure enough, just as Danny finished talking, it was time for the chorus.

((Jaden and Claire look at each other))
I thought I lost you
When you ran away to try and find me
I thought I’d never see your sweet face again
I turned around and you were gone
((Claire turns around and Jaden ducks out of the way so she can’t see him))
And on and on the days went
But I kept the moment that we were in
And I hoped in my heart you’d come back to me, my friend
And now I got you
((Claire grabbed Jaden’s hand))
But I thought I lost you
((Claire throws Jaden’s hand))

“He did sing, but Claire kind of covered up his voice,” Hassleberry said. Danny rolled his eyes.

“Then wait for Jaden’s solo verse,” Danny said. Jaden began to sing his own verse.

I felt so empty out there
And there were days I had my doubts
But I knew I’d find you somewhere
‘Cause I knew I couldn’t live without
You in my life for one more day
((Claire and Jaden look at each other))
And I swore I’d never break the promises we made

Everyone but Morgan and Danny stared at Jaden with shocked expressions.

“Oh, my, GOD! Jaden’s an awesome singer!” Sam gasped. Danny and Morgan laughed at her expression.

“Told you,” they both said in unison. Jaden and Claire began to sing the chorus the second time.

((Jaden and Claire look at each other))
I thought I lost you
When you ran away to try and find me
I thought I’d never see your sweet face again
I turned around and you were gone
((Claire turns around and Jaden ducks out of the way so she can’t see him))
And on and on the days went
But I kept the moment that we were in
And I hoped in my heart you’d come back to me, my friend
And now I got you
((Jaden grabbed Claire’s hand))
But I thought I lost you
((Jaden threw Claire’s hand))

“They’re not even looking at the monitor anymore,” Axel said. Danny nodded.

“Yeah. My guess is they already know the lyrics to the song,” Danny said. Before anyone could say anything more, Jaden began to sing again. Claire wasn’t on stage anymore.

“Where did Claire go?” Syrus asked but was quickly shushed by the rest of the table.

I told myself I wouldn’t sleep
Till I searched the world from sea to sea

Claire begins to sing her verse somewhere off stage. The spot light shoots over to where her voice is coming from. Claire is down on the ground between two tables a couple feet away from the stage. Jaden jumped off the stage and walked over to her as she sang her verse.

I made a wish, upon a star
((Claire raised her right hand in the air and pointed at the ceiling))
I turn around and there you were

((Claire slowly drops her arm as she and Jaden come face to face))
Now here we are
Arrreee…

Here we are…
I thought I lost you

I thought I lost you, too

I thought I lost you

I thought I lost you

YOU!

Claire ran around one of the tables as she and Jaden continued to sing the song. Jaden followed her around the table; they were headed for the stage.

I thought I lost you
When you ran away to try and find me
I thought I’d never see your sweet face again
I turned around and you were gone
And on and on the days went
But I kept the moment that we were in
((Claire walks up the stage stairs backwards, singing right in Jaden’s face as he followed her))
And I knew in my heart you’d come back to me, my friend
And now I got you
((Jaden grabbed Claire’s hand and spun her into his chest))
But I thought I lost you
((Jaden spun Claire out, still hanging onto her hand))

But I thought I lost you

I thought I lost you, too

So glad I got you, got you

So glad I got you, yeah, yeah

Claire and Jaden walked to each other until their faces were so close, their noses were practically touching.

I thought I lost you

I thought I lost you, too. (2B)

As the last note drifted away, the club was completely silent. Jaden and Claire were grinning at each other. Suddenly, the club was in an uproar. Jaden and Claire looked away from each other and toward the club. The gang was clapping and whistling louder than the rest of the club, except for Alexis.

Alexis was clapping her hands lightly but soon stopped. She looked away from the stage and down at the tabletop. They were awesome; Alexis had to admit to that. What bugged her most, or what frightened her most the chemistry they had during the song.

They moved perfectly together; their moves precise as if they had them practiced. They didn’t though, because that was their first time singing that song. Even not being together for six years, they were still that in sync, it was frightening.

How was Alexis supposed to compete with that?

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X.X I’m so dead. My brain wants a vacation now. Two weeks to write this chapter. It’s over 5000 words! Only 1000 of them are lyrics, more or less. Gah!

Don’t hope for every chapter to be this long, guys, ‘cause they won’t. Hope you liked it though!

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1: Things that look like this: ((example)) are things the singers do during the song. Yes, Jaden and Claire’s song had more than Atticus’ but that’s because I had their routine envisioned in my head for so long!

2: Here are the songs and who they’re by:

A: Superstar by Toy-box (Atticus’ Song)

B: I Thought I Lost You by Miley Cyrus and John Travolta (Jaden and Claire’s Song)