Mountain

3.10

"best anniversary ever!" i exclaimed and he hugged me.

"i'm so excited." he said in my ear.

i have to think about something. and fast.

i let go of his hold and turned to find Riley.

i finally found her in studio B.

"Ri! you have to help me." i said to her panicking.

"what?" she asked nervously.

"it's mine and James's anniversary today and i thought we said no gifts but he gave me a box of half eaten chocolates and said he planned an even bigger gift and i've got nothing!" i said, basically yelling.

"okay. calm down. get him like new drumsticks." she suggested.

"what? his drumsticks are already new!" i yelled.

"don't yell at me!"

i groaned and left.

thanks so much riley.

i walked in to Hildago's, maybe they have something good.

"you're one lucky girl, Izzy." i looked up to see Luke, James's band's lead singer.

"what?" i asked sharply.

"you have no idea how great a gift James has for you." he said and my eyes widened.

"can you give me a hint?"

"it's from the heart. i'll catch you later." he said and left with his drink.

heartfelt. why didn't i think of that? i need to up my game.

i texted Emily to see if she has any ideas but she had nothing good. i am really desperate.

James texted me to meet him in the music room and as soon as i walked in his band and him started playing a song i've never heard before.

We took a ride on the Monday
And that's when I fell
I fell in love with you
Your big brown eyes, I can't stop staring
They pull me in and I'd do anything for you

I wanna see the world with you
Come on and take me by the hand
Don't even worry about it you'll understand
I wanna see the world with you
The way you go out we follow
What's better than us?
Better than us?
We don't wanna to know

You're finicky, like a cat
You worry, you worry 'bout this and that
But all your quirks
I adore them
When you roll your shorts and bite your nails
You know opposites attract

I wanna see the world with you
Come on and take me by the hand
Don't even worry about it you'll understand
I wanna see the world with you
The way you go out we follow
What's better than us?
Better than us?
We don't wanna to know

We had our ups and downs
But we always seem to make it through the day
You always bring me round
We're gonna make it anyway, anyway, anyway

I wanna see the world with you
Come on and take me by the hand
Don't even worry about it you'll understand
I wanna see the world with you
The way you go out we follow
What's better than us?
Better than us?
We don't wanna to know

I wanna see the world with you
Come on and take me by the hand
Don't even worry about it you'll understand
I wanna see the world with you
The way you go out we follow
What's better than us?
Better than us?
We don't wanna to know

this song... is so cute. he wrote it for me. and i just loved it so much.

"did you love it?" he asked me, walking towards me.

"yes of course i did." he hugged me.

"happy anniversary!"

"happy anniversary!" i said back.

i have to think about something for James. i'm a bit worried.

i went to Kathy's house and asked her she has any ideas. yes. i'm that desperate.

"i'm the expert." she said.

"on presents?" i asked her.

"no. on James." she looked at the wall behind her. "look at that painting. he did that."

the whole painting theme for our Nationals duet was James's idea. and after i saw the painting at Aunt Kathy's house, i know exactly what to get James for our anniversary.

i told James to meet me at studio A.

there was a big white sheet to be be our canvas and i got lots of paint, and we're gonna make a painting.

i wore this ridiculous suit to protect my clothes, and i wore helmet and goggles, and i know how funny i looked but i didn't care.

"what is this?" he asked me as he walked in.

"ready for your gift?" i asked him.

"a gift?"

"put that on." i pointed at the same outfit i wore but one for him.

our Nationals duet was James's idea. and it was so much fun dancing in a painting with him, so i thought "why not dance in a painting for real?"

he walked on the canvas towards me. "so what? are we going to paint a picture or something?" i took a paint brush and used it to paint him and he looked so shocked.

"yeah. we're gonna make a human painting. it's my anniversary gift to you. come on."

"okay it's on!"

he took a brush and he started painting me and i did the same again.

we started rolling over the canvas and it started covering with paint and we started dancing and rolling around more.

it was so fun.

James: being with Izzy has been the best time of my life- and this anniversary feels like the old us. we're just connected again. it's the best anniversary ever.