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The Amber Chronicles: Tales of a White Wolf - part 2 Chapter 2: After the Audition
Diane's point of view
Oooohhhh Gosh!! I feel so excited that Derik has finally agreed to audition for our school Glee Club. Now he is in the stage ready to sing for us. My dream is finally coming true for me and for sure his super, ultimate crush Mike Bolrock right here sitting besides me will be surprise and be amaze. Some of the Cheerleaders and football players are here too ready to cheer for Derik. God! That guy is like a turtle. Always hides in his shell. I wanna help him so bad that i need to do something. You wanna know why? let me fill you a little bit of a story. That day when i discovered Derik's talent in singing. No one ever thought about it because he act so... normal like a same ol nerd that always buried their heads in their book and memorize some chemistry elements and the heavenly bodies of the universe, but hey, he sure is a smart ass. Always the top in the class. He is actually a catch to both guys and girls in our school. Handsome as fuck even in glasses,pale skin, skinny though which is not my type in a guy, those crazy blue with a combination of green colored eyes and he is extremely talented. i tell you what, he know a lot of instrument. i mean a lot, literally. especially when he play a single piece of musical composition played in a piano, like he know's what key he needs to press even without looking in the piano.
I saw him once played when we're together in a camp who likes music and dance before the junior high school. Of course i go for dance camp and he go for music camp and we clearly didn't know each other. I saw him alone in one of the rooms full of instruments. wonder why i was there too? i was wondering around the camp also. yeah.. yeah.. i was curious about the place. I called it, "THE FIRST TIMER EFFECT".awesome right? we'll continue, he stare at the piano and touch it like he never saw a piano before. He look in his left and right and shrugged then sit in the chair beside the piano. sure he didn't notice that i was in the same room as him also. Derik press some keys and listen to it carefully and then suddenly he press several keys in a piano until he played the piano intro of a song title "Angel" by Sarah Mclachlan. He began to sing the song. God his voice was so angelic and soft and i feel someone comfort me. so warm. I feel like i was in heaven as i hear him singing. I am definitely in love in his voice. In that time, I was in peace and i think no one can destroy my mood as i listen to him. I was so mesmerized by it, i can't explain it. As he was done with the chorus of the song he sigh in contentment and satisfaction as i was awaken in his trance, he stood up and touch the piano one last time. I clapped my hands with amazement in my face and i feel like I startled him because he suddenly jerk and jump like he seen a ghost.
"AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! i'm sorry for using the piano without your permission" Derik pled as he repeat saying sorry while closing his eyes. Men, sure his reaction are priceless.
"Ohhh.. oohhhh.. it's okey. relax.. i'm so sorry if i startled you, but man you got an amazing voice. You should try to perform for us in the last day of camp. They sure gonna love it" i said as i giggle in excitement. "I'm Diane Fyder by the way, from the dance camp. And you are?
"D-d-derik Forelock. I'm for the music camp. P-p-p-please, dont tell anyone that i use the piano and don't tell them that i sing too. I feel like I'm not good enough in singing and i'm too scared to perform in a lot of people. Please?" beg Derik
"Are you fucking kidding me? (sigh)okay. i wont tell anyone about it but damn!! that is the best voice i ever heard and you played piano like a pro. How long did you know how to play piano? 5,6 or 10 years old?" Damn! i'm so excited to know about this little boy.
"well... ummm.. I know the song quite some time now, but the piano? I'm not sure. I just hit some keys in the piano while i imagine that i can play the song in the piano. it's weird but, it happen sometime. It feels like all the notes and tone just came inside my brain and I understand it immediately. That's why... I guess i'm kind of a freak or something" Derik said shyly
"That. was. AWESOME. fantastic, genius. ahhmmmmm?? and again that was AWESOME!!!! What are you? AUGUST RUSH? minus the singing, but hey, people like you sure does exist. Freak?? nahhhhh!! you are superb. It's just a few you possess like those talent you have. could you be my friend? could you? I would love to be your friend Derik" Man! i'm a bloober or what, but can't help it.
"Really?? you think I'm awesome? wow, no one tell me that i am awesome except for my mom and i would to be my friend. actually, you're the first person to ask to be my friend. no one wants me around because i'm a nerd. And by the way, who's August Rush?"
"Ohh gosh. I dont want to explain about August Rush. Just watch it. Sure you gonna love it. It's for the person like you who like music and stuff."
"Really? that was nice. Sure I'm gonna find out about that."
"Well?! It is really nice to meet you Derik"
"Like wise Diane"
"So, wanna go in the field together with the others? i hear they gonna have a bonfire and some dance and singing for the opening of the camp. Come on"
"okey" And that is our little about how we meet and become friends and how i discover about his talent. Enough throwbacks. Back to the present. Man, he sure is nervous as he walk in and stand in the center of the stage. He really is scared in performing in a big crowd but knows? someone might discovered him and someone start flirting at him, especially this hunk of a jock Mike Bolrock besides me as his little brother Airis, i believe was his name try also for the Glee Club. I instructed my fellow cheerleader to show some support for Derik, and damn sure they do a great job. If this audition work, Derik owe me big time. As Derik stand in the stage, miss. Enidin begin the audition with some Question and Answer.
"Derick Forelock?" ask miss Enidin
"Y-y-yes maam" Derik. just relax
"why so nervous? honey, just take a deep breath then let it all out. I'm not gonna bite. So you're a senior?
"yes"
"what would you like to sing for us dear?"
"All of Me by John Legend maam"
"well, a nice song. Sing whenever your ready"
I yelled "Go DERICK". he face at me and smile but i can still see nervousness in his face. Still i have faith in him, because i know and i heard in first class and he was amazing. Yup. Its time for him to shine.
I saw him shaking in the stage and he is playing with his fingers and then he take several deep breath to calm he's self, i guess. Well, i know he will be in the Glee Club in no time. I just knew it.
"I'm ready maam." Derik said with confidence in his eyes.
"Okey then, go for it. We're waiting for it" said Miss Enidin.
my friend exhaled loudly and and he greep the end line of his shirt and...
"What would I do without your smart mouth Drawing me in, and you kicking me out." those are the few words Derik sang and then, it seem like everything in this room stop moving. He's voice is so pure and untainted and soft like an angel's wings hugging in one.. There is really a soothing effect on his voice that i can heal and calm a person even how feral it is. It feels so warm. Sure everybody is shock that this boy they bullied and they think he's pathetic have a one of a kind talent. This is the beginning to become popular in the school.
"You got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down" i was hypnotized by his voice. even Miss Enidin look shock and amuse by his voice. When i look back at the stage and i saw Derik sing. This is the kind of emotion Derik make when he sing in the day of our camp. Soulful and unique.
"What's going on in that beautiful mind I'm on your magical mystery ride And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright" thats it. He really hit everyone's heart by his voice. i look from side to side and everyone is concentrating in his voice like a lunatic and the weird thing is that, Mike stood up slowly in his chair with undistracted face on it. Damn! Derik sure know's how to attract a person.
"I gonna be so in love with him" Mike mumble like a hypnotic subject.
"HUH? What? You said something? I ask Mike but i did not receive anything.
"Cause all of me Loves all of you Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections" i was so surprised that everyone in the auditorium sang together with Derik and wave their hands like he was a superstar performing in his concert. Shit. He's gonna be a great hit in a recording company if he apply for sure.
Give your all to me I'll give my all to you You're my end and my beginning Even when I lose I'm winning Cause I give you all of me And you give me all of you, oh" still, all the people inside the room sing as derik end the song with some simple falsettos in the song. it was his ultimate performance he made ever in his life, and i know it. He inhale deeply and exhale and open his eyes slowly. He just stare with a questioning look in his face. The room was in silence until there is one person clap his hands slowly, breaking the silence in the room. I turn my head finding the source of an applaud hands in i was Mike. Everyone look in his direction and suddenly, everyone starting to clap their hand and the room became so noisy like a big box of speaker that is turn on in it's maximum volume. I hear some `wwoohhhh that great' and some whistles and shouts. I look at Derik ín the stage, i saw happiness and contentment in his face. Derik look over me and said "thank you" and smile.
"You're the best Derik" Mike yelled in the audience and do some wolf whistle.
Miss Enidin gave Derik a standing ovation in his performance and she lift her left hand showing sign that the student needs to be quite.
"well Derik, Thats was fantastic. Of all the past and now's audition, this is yet the most amazing audition in my entire life. I was wishing my whole life that i will meet someone that has an amazing voice and know, Derik my dear, you fulfill my dreams. where have you been all my life?" Miss Enidin said with admiration on his voice and face.
"Well, actually miss Enidin, first of all, i don't really have the confidence to sing in a crowd. Yet I've been in the stage a lot when i do my violin and piano concert in my past. This is the first time i sing in the stage ma'am." Derik said shyly.
"You said you already perform in the stage and you said that you know how to use violin and piano. That is awesome. Where did you perform once Derik?
" I do perform once in Juilliard ma'am when i was there student. But i like to have a normal study like that studying notes, Tune and other structure of music." said Derik. I hear some of the student gasp in shock as soon as they hear Derik saying that he perform once in Juilliard and that the fact. I hear murmur's of theirs and miss Enidin lift her left hand again. Everyone is in silence again and miss Enidin continue.
"now i know why your name is so familiar. You the child prodigy in music. There best among all. I am so blessed you in the glee club and i happy announce that you past the audition and also i have a proposal to you. In Incoming national football championship, i want you to sing the national anthem as the opening ceremony. Are we clear Mr Forelock?
"Yes ma'am. Thank you and i will accept you offer. Thank you so much"
Derik's point of view
"AHHHH!!!! did you see the look on there face? they're mouth just hung open in astonishment Derik, YOU ARE SO AWESOME!!! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! i'm so proud of you! and for sure Mike is gonna be so in love with you!" did Diane need to shake my shoulder so hard? she is more excited than me. She yelled and giggled sometimes and suddenly yank my collar.
"Stop shaking me Diane! You gonna ruin my shirt." I said while fixing my shirt. She is sure gone GaGa when i pass the audition.
Ahh the audition. Sure is my luckiest day ever happen in my entire life. Best day ever. If i did this earlier, for sure i'm gonna be the somebody in the school. I've never thought this is the feeling of being praise to nobody in the past years. Damn Enochlophobia i have. I tell you, when i was in the stage, I was so nervous that i nearly fainted, but when Miss Enidin start to ask me some question some of my nervousness fade but not all. The feeling that everyone is staring at you really freaks me out, like a bunch of ghost pokemon using scary face on me. Yeah! laugh all you want but I am really addicted to pokemon. Well back to the audition, Miss Enidin ask me some question and i answer like a scaredy cat in lose, thanks to Miss Enidin's soothing voice, she really calmed me down. When i start singing, it's like i was transported into a beautiful garden. Perfectly design garden like it was described in the garden of eden or the legendary hanging garden of Babylon. All sort of beautiful amazing flowers, perfectly trimmed trees, and some like greek looking statue like Aris the God of war and more, but one statue really got my attention. It was a beautifully sculptured Wolf statue in a white shiny stone and it was in front of me. Sure i was still singing in realty and also in the place i was in currently and then suddenly, there was a Big guy right beside the wolf statue and he was petting it like it was a beautiful piece of art and i agree in his gesture.Shocking, He stare at me. The look in his eyes, so warm and comforting and he has this `i-miss-him-so-much' look. Intriguing. Then i ended the song and still i was in this place. He walk slowly towards me. When he was in front of me, i was taken aback of his features. He is tall like 6'8'' and wide as a tank, full of muscle and he have this aura that make him to be feared and to be respect at all times, but he did not show any sign of authority on me and his eyes, they are like mine, blue accented with green and he was hot looking i say. Damn! He hug me and i was stunned. who is this guy? Why is he hugging me? and where am i actually?. He look back the white wolf statue and look back to me and said
" what a beautiful creature. Isn't it? he said and continue " I miss you so much ! it's been a long time. And you have a wonderful voice. Everytime i hear that voice i was suddenly transported in this enchanted garden and look at you. All grown up and healthy and you have the talent like your mother Althia have." wait?? how did he know my mother? mom never mention to me about his guy. Not even a single word.
" how did you know my mother? and who are you? are you a ghost or something? am i in heaven?" i ask. panicking a little bit
" calm yourself little one. too much asking. Soon. in the right time. You will know and we will see each other. very soon" he laugh and then grin at me. Then slowly a flash of bright light that it take me back into reality. Slowly, I open my eyes and i look that them in confusion. There mouth hang open in astonishment and amazement in their faces, and i saw Mike standing in the same face with other. He is the only one standing and he began clapping his hand slowly and followed by Diane and then the crowd began yelling that i was awesome and i can't believe that Miss Enidin gave me a standing ovation and i was please to myself. Miss Enidin gave his final comment on my performance and let me join in the amazing school's Glee Club, but i cant rid of what i saw when i was singing. That place. That garden, That Man that hug me and have a conversation like he really knows me and he know my mom. I need to tell my mom about this. Maybe she know something and for sure she is gonna be happy that i join the Glee Club. We were walking to the school's parking lot and Diane suddenly said
"and i hear Mike said he going to fall in love with you. Well, that's a shock in me and i think i was the only one who hear what he said. Gosh, I've never thought he's going gay when he hear your voice. Now I know how to make a guy fall in love in you. Just that voice of yours." She is giggling and lightly punch my left arm and tickle me. OH gosh did he really said that. NeeH!!! maybe she was making it up trying to mess with my feeling.
" Dont fucking mess with me Diane and I think he is really straight"
" I dont know, but if Mike fucking Bolrock is going to fall in love in you, You gonna be the first class talk about in the school. Think about it. A quarterback football captain and the Now lead singer in the Glee Club will be boyfriends. OHH MY FUCKING GOSH!" Diane put her hands in the face and giggle to the max like she was watching the most cheesy movie ever! ohh Diane, you will never change.
"Stop that Diane. Don't put that hopes on me. You know I'm afraid fo falling in love again and you know the reason behind that and i dont want to happen again. i have a crush on him and thats it" I lied to her, but being afraid of falling again is a fact. When i was in 10th grade when i foolishly in love with someone and that broke my feeling and destroyed my hopes of falling in love again. I was so depress and i come to the point that i don't want to come out in my room and i dont eat properly. I was so weak at that time. I really thought that he is the one, but he just left me for a slim blond hair gymnast guy in our school. But i was thankful that Diane is always at my side and she aid me for years. We see each other in the school sometime and he just look and smile at me. Sometime, He gonna come into my locker and say "hi" and ask how am i doing. i just him to fuck of with bitterness in my voice. Arrgghh!! I hate him so much.. ohh and by the way, his name was Rudd and his a fucking shit.
" I know that boo, but i think it is really is time for you to fell in love again with someone? You are my mission Derik and i don't want you to be sad. I want you to be happy. But tell me, do you really like Mike?" Diane said Sincerely to me. I really love my best friend. She is the only one who really understands me. I love it girl a lot.
i bit my bottom lip and i was afraid to tell her, But she is my best friend she is also the one who i trust the most aside for my mother. " Yes. I really like him Diane. I have this feeling that he really drives me crazy but i need to restrain my self. I was afraid to fall in love again and..."
" And what Derik? that i will fool you and when the time comes that i know you like me?" I was so shock about the voice that interject our conversation. I feel paralyzed that my body cannot move. That rich, very deep and oh so beautiful baritone voice. Oh no!! NO! NO! NO! NO! It can't be him. Please not him. When i look at my back, I feel like my there was an explosion in my heart. Stand like a god in all glory, arms crossed in his chest and he's fucking grin at me. All looking sexy. It was Mike Bolrock and together with is little brother Airis and two of his best friend that always flank with him. Oh man!! The regret i felt was overwhelming! Oh God! please! help me! i wish he didn't hear what i said and i wish we never had this conversation. I wanna crawl under the rock and die. I never felt to embarrassed in my entire life. He was in front of me and he heard what i said.. What should i do? What should i do? What should I do goddamn it. Think Derik, Think.
"Umm... uhhh... it was... Nothing. r-r-really. i never said i like you, and... and... oh man. I gonna shut up know." my brain was empty. It's fucking empty. I really don't know what to say to him.
"Hmmm?? really?? But i hear it loud and clear Derik that you like me." he look at me hungrily with lust and his face, it's like he gonna devour me right here, right now. Shit. i need to go out of this place. I am gonna be dead that now he know that i like him. Damn it!
"We gonna go now! come on Diane. Let go. Mom is waiting for me. I dont want her to be alone and it's late already! I said bluntly with no emotion while my head hung down avoiding some potential embarrassment. I turn and starting to walk away when suddenly Mike grab my arm and tug me gently to his and then he hug me. i was shock. Unable to move. at that time, I felt everything was in place for the first time. No one hug me as gentle as this before from a guy i like and his scent, Ohhh he smell so good. Musky, very manly with mix of chocolate aroma. Damn, i feel so comfortable in his touch. Just his touch. I heard one of his friends said "nice move" and the other on said "yeah. Well. That him, but i never see him like this. All gentle and..." the guy stop talking when Airis punch him in the arm. the guy winch and said "what". Am i dreaming? Because, i dont want to be awake. This feels so good. Mike lean and i can feel warm breath in my ear and said
" I wanna tell you something Derik. please hear me" i can't get enough of his sexy deep voice when he speak. I nodded and ask
" what you want to tell me?" My heart and pulse are racing. It's fast. It's very fast
" that Derik... I" He stop for a moment. I look at the parking lot and i saw students are looking at us and gossiping something. i look that him in the eye and he continue
" I like you too Derik Forelock"
My mouth hang open in Mike's revelation. All this time, i thought he is straight and now, he tells me that he like me too. I not sure about this. Is HE really saying the truth? or he just messing with me because he know that I like him? I was so confuse at that time and i don't know what to do.
" I know and i know that you don't believe me for what i said, But that's the truth. I like you Derik, I really do."
Out of nowhere, he kiss my forehead. My heart skip a beat when i look i into his eye. The truth was in his eyes. The spark in his eyes are there. He really meant it. He really do. Mike really like me. And suddenly, Memories of my past flashback at me like a lightning bolt the struck my body and I shove myself out in his hug and stare at him in horror. Mike was shock and he look at me, confuse.
"NO. I cant. come on Diane. Lets go" I run towards Diane's car. Mike try to reach me but he only intercepted my Diane and She said " Not now Mike. Just let him be for a moment. Sorry about this, but don't lose hope at him. He have a very bad experience in the past. Just understand him Mike. He will come by. I'll tell you the reason when we meet again"
Mike sigh and said " Okey. Please take of him for me, please"
" I will"
Diane got in her car and we drove home.
--- End of Chapter 2 ---
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