A/N I'm so sorry for the delay, I've had a lot of things happen in my life at the same time so I was busy and trying to sort out what I was doing.
But here's the chapter.
Enjoy!
Mayla's POV
I noticed Luke from side stage, smiling at the crowd as he enjoys the show.
He loves what he does, and it can be seen in his work and attitude.
"WOah, that was a work out" he said, out-of-breath, making the crowd laugh "Let me just just catch my breath"
He waves at the crowd and walked to his piano.
A familiar piano tune was played by Luke as he got to the piano, making everyone scream and me take a deep breath.
Last time this tour.
Let's do this.
"You say your sorry but you don't cry" Luke started into his mic on a mic stand "There you crawl with your head held high
Play the angel with the broken wings
Push my buttons and pull my strings"
"You keep talking me round, you keep talking me round" we sung together, myself in my white flowing casual dress coming on stage, making everyone cheer.
Luke looked up and smiled as we sung.
"Leave me senseless" he sung, still looking at me as I walked to the piano on stage right.
"You put words in my mouth, you put words in my mouth" we sung together.
"Till I'm defenceless" Luke sung.
You can can hear the faint cheers in the silence of the song.
"My first mistake was loving you
My worst mistake was giving you a second chance" we sung together, Luke getting up from the piano.
"Cause you tore me up, and you called it love
You made a fool out of me
My last mistake thinking I wont made the same mistake again" we circled each other until we were almost touching
"Some people learn but they never live" Luke sung while a did a sung a note.
"Lost the fight so they just forgive
See me reaching through an open flame
I feel alive when I'm burnt again"
"You keep dragging me down, you keep dragging me down
I'm drowning in you
Theres no hope for me now, theres no hope for me now
I should have walked away" We both sung, walking away from each other.
"My first mistake was loving you
My worst mistake was giving you a second chance" We sung pointing at each other
"Cause you tore me up, and you called it love
You made a fool out of me
My last mistake thinking I wont made the same mistake again" we sung, walking towards each other.
"Na oooooooo youuuuuuuu ahhh ahhhh ahhhhhhhhhhh" I sung, making everyone cheer.
I didn't notice Luke coming back towards me.
"You say your sorry but you don't cry
There you crawl with your head held high" We sung softly, looking into each other's eyes.
"My first mistake was loving you
My worst mistake was giving you a second chance
Cause you tore me up, and you called it love
You made a fool out of me
My first mistake was loving you
My worst mistake was giving you a second chance
Cause you tore me up, and you called it love
You made a fool out of me
My last mistake thinking I wont made the same mistake again"
Everyone cheered as we finished.
"Now, say hello to my photographer aka my friend Mayla, who is an amazing rising star" Luke said, making me bow as everyone cheered.
"Hey guys, what's up?" I asked, making everyone cheer in response "I'll be singing some of my songs to give this old man a break"
Luke laughed, a little offended.
"Old man?" he asked "Missy, I'm only 5 years older than you"
"Old man" I teased, making him poke his tongue at me"
"I'll be back" he threatened, "And you'll be going down; don't forget our bet"
I froze as the memory came back
"Mayla, if I can make better blue cookies than you, than you sing your new song to everyone tomorrow"
"Well if I win then you have to tell everyone about Annabeth"
"Mum what do you think?"
"I'm sorry Mayla but Per-"
"YES! HAHA!"
I groaned.
"I hate you so much" I muttered into my mic.
"Love you too" he sung and walked off stage.
I rolled my eyes and faced the audience.
"So you guys are probably confused but pretty much I made a bet with Luke and I lost so I have to sing my new song which I haven't even released yet instead of my line up" I explained, making everyone cheer.
I took a deep breath.
"This song, well songs are called Honestly and Honestly encore" I explained "They talk about a past relationship I've had in which my boyfriend, who I will not mention his name, is a pathological lair. It shows the struggles I had and how I got out of it so...enjoy"
I coughed, making someone start the track.
"White lies, but they're getting dark" I started "Blurred lines, but they're getting clearer
Just tell the truth, ay, it's not that hard
You call me crazy
So am I crazy?
Your words don't hold any weight
I can't seem to get a straight answer
Don't trust you, but who's to blame?
I think you're crazy
But am I crazy?"
I smiled and walked to the front of the stage.
"Got me second guessin' everything you say
Thinkin' that I know you, but you're really a stranger
Doin' what you gotta do to get your way
You're reckless and selfish and you can't help it
Say you're talkin' to me honestly
But you're lyin' to me constantly, oh
All the bullshit, I don't need it
And honestly, I don't believe it, nah
Say you're talkin' to me honestly
But I don't want your dumb apology, no
Say you're sorry, you don't mean it
Sorry that I don't believe it, nah"
I noticed Nyx push on Luke, making me laugh.
He looked confused as I ran and grabbed him as I sung.
"Say too much, but it's not enough
Got me wonderin', 'what a lie you hiding?'
Did you lie when you called it love?
Or am I crazy?
Somebody save me"
Realising what's going on, he smirked and played along.
"Got me second guessin' everything you say
Thinkin' that I know you, but you're really a stranger
Doin' what you gotta do to get your way
You're reckless and selfish and you can't help it"
I walked away, with Luke trying to follow me.
I turned sharply to him and sung my lines.
"Say you're talkin' to me honestly
But you're lyin' to me constantly, oh
All the bullshit, I don't need it
And honestly, I don't believe it, nah
Say you're talkin' to me honestly
But I don't want your dumb apology, no
Say you're sorry, you don't mean it
Sorry that I don't believe it, nah"
I looked down in my hands.
"Don't know what's reality
Made me question my sanity, oh
Don't know what's reality
Am I losing my sanity?"
I snapped my head back up and looked at Luke, who was 'licking his lips', almost making me gag and everyone cheer.
"Say you're talkin' to me honestly
But you're lyin' to me constantly, oh
All the bullshit, I don't need it
And honestly, I don't believe it, nah
Say you're talkin' to me honestly
But I don't want your dumb apology, no
Say you're sorry, you don't mean it
Sorry that I don't believe it, nah
Say you're talkin' to me honestly
But you're lyin' to me constantly
Say you're talkin' to me honestly
But you're lyin' to me constantly
(Say you're talkin' to me honestly
But you're lyin' to me constantly
Say you're talkin' to me honestly
But you're lyin' to me constantly"
Both Luke and I laughed as everyone cheered.
"That was gross Luke why?" I asked.
"I was acting, isn't that what you wanted me to do?" he asked, making me laugh.
"Yes but that was weird" I said.
"But he liked it!" a fan cheered, making me laugh.
We both chocked on our spit and started to cough.
"No, no, no" we both said.
"We are not together" he said.
"He already has a lover" I teased, making him smack my arm as he goes red.
"I do not" he replied.
"yeah, yeah; I see the way you two look at each other" I said and rolled my eyes "Now I'll leave you to it"
I walked off stage to Luke announcing me leaving.
I smiled to myself.
My brother is one annoying, loyal asshole.
Annabeth's POV
My face is still red from Mayla's cheeky comment about Percy and another person.
'yeah, yeah; I see the way you two look at each other'
Are they talking about me?
I feel butterflies in my stomach at the thought of it being me.
However he's only just forgiven me so it shouldn't be me.
We're only...friends
He doesn't feel that way...right?
"Annabeth"
Piper's voice snapped me out of my thoughts.
I noticed her cheekily grin at me.
"Stop" I muttered, making her laugh, catching Luna's attention.
"What?" Luna snapped, turning to me.
"Nothing to do with you" I snapped back "We're here to enjoy the show"
She gasped and growled at me.
Luckily Luke was there to save the day as he started to talk.
"Alright, a little bit of an acoustic time"
I looked up and notice Luke has his blue glittery guitar and is sitting on a tool right in front of us.
"Now" he said as he got comfortable "One of the songs I'm going to play you know and the other is a cover, in which I will explain why I'm covering that song"
He played a C chord, the guitar sounding in tune.
He started to play, making most fans scream, I think I know this song.
"Whatever happened to childhood?
Whatever happened to dreams?
Whatever happened to memories?
Whatever happened to me?"
He looks down as he plays, pulling my heart.
This is the song where he pulls his heart and soul into it.
"I was supposed to be better
I was supposed to be true
But I, I sold out too"
He looked out into the audience and locked eyes with me.
"We said we'd make it together
We said we'd never give up
We gave eachother forever
But then we had to grow up
We were supposed to be stronger
We were supposed to be true
But we, we gave up too"
He plays his chords, myself noticing some people using their phone flashlight to create the mood.
"We all go numb
We all go numb
We all go numb
Distract ourselves
So we don't see
What we've become"
He looks up and smiled faintly.
"We all go numb
We all go numb
We all go numb
You compromise all you believe in
Then you're numb, believe in nothing"
"Whatever happened to true love?
The kind you feel when you're young
When she was all you could think of
I guess those feelings are gone
My friend have started to settle
Guess they just want to be two
And I, I'll settle too
But I, I still want you"
I froze at those words.
Wait...what did he say?
"We all go numb
We all go numb
We all go numb
Distract ourselves
So we don't see
What we've become
We all go numb
We all go numb
We all go numb
You compromise all you believe in
Then you're numb, believe in nothing"
Everyone cheered as Luke finished, making Luke chuckle slightly.
"Now this song I'm covering is called 'Little Me' by Little Mix which is a song I can relate to a lot" Luke said, making everyone silent "As you know my childhood was rough, being a teenager being worse with the pressures by not only my family but my friends...to be something greater than I was at the time..."
He looks down at the ground and started to play.
I noticed tears fill his eyes, making me fill with sadness.
He looked up and smiled like nothing was wrong.
"Yes, I know this is a girl vocal range and it talks about a girl point of view" He said as he continued to play the chords "It is called a cover for a reason"
And he started to sing
"He lives in the shadow of a lonely boy
Voice so quiet you don't hear a word
Always talking but she can't be heardYou can see it there if you catch his eye
I know he's brave but it's trapped inside
Scared to talk but he don't know why"
I smiled sadly, remembering the lyrics for the song.
"Wish I knew back then
What I know now
Wish I could somehow
Go back in time and maybe listen to my own advice
I'd tell him to speak up, tell him to shout out
Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder
Tell her he's beautiful, wonderful
Everything he doesn't seeYou gotta speak up, you gotta shout out
And know that right here, right now
You can be beautiful, wonderful
Anything you wanna beLittle me" he sung, making everyone clap, the flashlights still out.
"Yeah you got a lot of time to act your age
You cannot write a book from a single page
Hands on the clock only turn one wayRun too fast and risk it all
Can't be afraid to take a fall
Felt so big but you looked so small"
I notice how much emotion he's not hiding.
Lost, sad, pain.
"Wish I knew back then
What I know now.
Wish I could somehow
Go back in time and maybe listen to my own advice
I'd tell him to speak up, tell him to shout out,
Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder,
Tell her he's beautiful, wonderful,
Everything she doesn't see
You gotta speak up, you gotta shout out,
And know that right here, right now,
You can be beautiful, wonderful,
Anything you wanna be, oh,
Little me
Little me, yeah"
"I'd tell him to speak up, tell him to shout out,
Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder,
Tell her he's beautiful, wonderful,
Everything she doesn't see.
You gotta speak up, You gotta shout out,
And know that right here, right now,
You can be beautiful, wonderful,
Anything you wanna be,
Little me" he finished, making everyone cheer.
He smiled, wiping away his tears quickly.
"Now, this person doesn't know it yet, but she's going to help me with a new song in which will be released when my album comes out" He said, making everyone cheer.
I froze.
All no...
I notice his eyes trail to mine, making Piper scream.
"Oh my gods Annabeth!" she said.
"Hey Annabeth, wanna join me on stage?" Luke asked.
I nodded and with help of the guards, I got onto stage with a mic in my hand.
"Woah, there's a lot of people" I said nervously, looking around the massive stadium.
"You'll be fine" Luke said as another chair came up "Sit down Anne"
"Don't call me that!" I reported as I sat down.
"And what are you going to do about that Wise Girl?" he asked, making everyone scream as they realised who I was.
"This is going sound really weird since it's meant to be on a piano but we'll just go with this" Luke said "This is unbreakable"
I poke my tongue out and smiled as he plays the familiar notes on his guitar.
"Don't tell me I'm not good enough" he sung "Times like this, I wish I never existed
Nobody wants to listen
I'm screaming out for help
Times like this, I wish that I could let go
And open up a window, free to be myself"
He played a couple of chords before continuing onto the next part.
"But then there's you
Standing over me, tryina make a fool of me
Tryina get the best of me
Oh, then there's you
Tryina shut me out, tryina kick me when I'm down
That ain't gonna stop me now, no
How does it feel to know that I don't care at all?
Your words don't mean a thing at all
I choose to rise, you choose to fall
How does it feel to know that I am capable?
Of more than you will ever know"
He smiled and me quickly before continuing.
"Don't tell me I'm not good enough
Don't you bring me down
I'm moving up and you're over now
You gave me fire
Everytime you came around
My feet are steady on the ground
And you won't knock me down
No more, oho, oho, oho
Now I'm unbreakable
Oho, oho, oho
Now I'm unbreakable"
He played the notes and nodded to me, who led my mic in my hand towards my mouth, shaking.
"Times like this, I'm picking up the pieces
I'm making up the reasons
Not to tell a soul" I started, making everyone stop in the silence and listen.
"Times like this, I'd rather speak to no one
I just wanna move on, and stand up on my own
But then there's you
Standing over me, tryina make a fool of me
Tryina get the best of me
Oh, then there's you
Tryina shut me out, tryina kick me when I'm down
That ain't gonna stop me now, no"
Everyone started to cheer, making me smile.
"How does it feel to know that I don't care at all?
Your words don't mean a thing at all
I choose to rise, you choose to fall
How does it feel to know that I am capable?
Of more than you will ever know
Don't tell me I'm not good enough
Don't you bring me down
I'm moving up and you're over now
You gave me fire
Everytime you came around
My feet are steady on the ground
And you won't knock me down
No more, oho, oho, oho
Now I'm unbreakable
Oho, oho, oho
Now I'm unbreakable"
I looked at Luke and smiled, both of our eyes locking for a split second before he looked out the front before he started his rap.
"I remember getting teased as a kid
Cause at the place that we lived
We never had it easy, believe me
But that don't excuse the things that we did
Wouldn't accept that I was never accepted
Shed so many tears like I fell in depression
But if I changed, I wouldn't get called names
But it was all the same, I was feeling rejected
Putting someone down that's a low blow
What goes around comes around like a yoyo
Wish that I could stop time like a photo
But we stand strong, bounce back like a pogo"
"Don't tell me I'm not good enough" I sung before Percy joined me
Don't you bring me down
I'm moving up and you're over now
You gave me fire
Everytime you came around
My feet are steady on the ground
And you won't knock me down
No more, oho, oho, oho
Now I'm unbreakable
Oho, oho, oho
Now I'm unbreakable"
Everyone cheered, excited to hear both of us sing.
"This song will come out with the album which is named 'Unbreakable' and I will reveal the date at the end of the show" Luke said, making everyone cheer.
He turned to me.
"Thank you Annabeth for helping me" Luke said "Annabeth was the one who wrote half of this song"
I blushed.
"I can't take the credit for that" I said.
Luke smiled.
"Yes you do" he said, making everyone cheer again.
I nodded and stood up.
"I'll see you later" I said and let the guards help me down to the ground, looking back once to see Luke's smile directed at me.
Kristy's POV
I playfully nudged Annabeth as she came back down.
"You were so good Annabeth!" I exclaimed, making her smile shyly.
"Thanks" she muttered.
"WHY WERE YOU UP THERE?!" Luna yelled.
luckily people were still cheering or they would have heard her.
Luke catch her voice and laughed.
"Because my dear Luna, she has helped me through the times you harmed me in which led into my next lot of songs perfectly" Luke said, smirking.
Luna growled.
"My next lot of songs are from the old band; Cataclysmic Waves" Luke said, making everyone silent "And yes, they are apart of my career so of course I would play their songs"
He looks over to us.
"And they're here tonight" he finished, making everyone cheer.
"I won't let them come up now because I don't know if they would remember" Luke said and chuckled.
"WANNA FIGHT?" I yelled.
Luke laughed.
"No Kristy, not really" Luke said and laughed as as the familiar music come on.
This is so weird, not playing the music but hearing it being played by other people.
Everyone screamed; burn it down.
"Do you ever wish that you weren't a prisoner?
Do you feel like you're done?
All the dreams you had are hard to remember
Well, you're not the only one" Luke sung, coming towards the front with now a hand held mic in his hand.
"Well it's over, it's over, it's over
I won't be pushed around
Move over, move over, move over
Get back or just get out
Set this plane up in flames
It's over, it's over, it's over
It's time to burn it down" he sung, jumping up and down, making me chuckle at the feeling.
"This one goes to the castaways
Who break their backs slaving every day
All these things I can do without
Gotta burn it down, burn it down
Burn it down, burn it down
Burn it down, burn it down
Burn it down, burn it down"
Everyone started to sing along to it, making my eyes fill up with tears from the overwhelming emotion.
I can't even speak or move.
"Do you ever feel your colors are fading
Like your world might combust
Do the voices in your head make you crazy
When they're the only ones you trust
Well it's over, it's over, it's over
I won't be pushed around
Move over, move over, move over
Get back or just get out
Set this plane up in flames
It's over, it's over, it's over
It's time to burn it down"
He laughed as he and Issac went back to back, making my heart pull of jealously.
He used to do that to me as a bass player.
"This one goes to the castaways
Who break their backs slaving every day
All these things I can do without
Gotta burn it down, burn it down
Burn it down, burn it down
Burn it down, burn it down..."
The song key changes to fade into another familiar tune.
Feel Invincible.
"Target on my back
Lone survivor lasts
They got me in their sights
No surrender no
Trigger fingers go
Living the dangerous life" he said, going away from Issac and walking to the middle of the stage.
"Hey, hey, hey
Everyday when I wake
I'm trying to get up, they're knocking me down"
"Chewing me up, spitting me out" I sung, in which in surprise my voice was heard throughout the stadium?
Everyone cheered and the others looked at me with confusion.
I shrugged.
Until I notice Annabeth holding her mic close to my face.
She gave it to me, making me smile.
"Hey, hey, hey
When I need to be saved
You're making me strong, you're making me stand"
"Never will fall, never will end" I sung more confidently, making Luke laugh.
"Shot like a rocket up into the sky
Nothing could stop me tonight
You make me feel invincible
Earthquake, powerful
Just like a tidal wave
You make me brave
You're my titanium
Fight song, raising up
Like a roar of victory in a stadium"
He smiled as he walked towards where I am, and pulling me onto stage.
"Who can touch me cause I'm-"
"I'm made of fire" I cut him off, making everyone scream.
"Who can stop me tonight"
"I'm hard wired"
"You make me feel invincible" we sung together.
"I feel, I feel it
Invincible
I feel, I feel it
Invincible"
He laughed and hugged me, which I returned.
We got out of the hug and continued to sing.
"Here we go again
I will not give in
I've got a reason to fight
Every day we choose
We might win or lose
This is the dangerous life" he sung, holding my hand.
"Hey, hey, hey
Everyday when I wake" we both sung, smiling at each other.
"They say that I'm gone; they say that they've won" he sung.
"The bell has been rung, it's over and done" we both sung, facing each other.
"Hey, hey, hey
When I need to be saved
They counting me out, but this is my round" he sung, with a smirk on his face.
"You're in my corner; look at me now" I sung powerfully.
"Shot like a rocket up into the sky
Nothing could stop me tonight
You make me feel invincible
Earthquake, powerful
Just like a tidal wave
You make me brave
You're my titanium
Fight song, raising up
Like a roar of victory in a stadium
Who can touch me cause I'm-"
"I'm made of fire" I interrupted.
"Who can stop me tonight"
"I'm hard wired"
"You make me feel invincible" we both sung
"I feel, I feel it
Invincible
I feel, I feel it
Invincible"
The chords continued as everyone cheered.
"Thank you Kirsty for helping, who gave you that mic?" he asked.
"Annabeth" I replied "You never took it off of her"
He looked down sheepishly, making me laugh.
"Okay, the next song you're not in so you wanna stay up here or?"
"I won't steal your thunder" I said and hopped down.
"You were amazing girl" Piper said "You still have it in you"
I laughed as I noticed the key change and laughed and turned around.
That's why he didn't want me to sing.
"Cold and black inside this coffin
'Cause you all try to keep me down
How it feels to be forgotten
But you'll never forget me now
Enemies clawing at my eyes
I scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah
The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back"
he laughed and did a backflip, making everyone cheer and scaring the Hades out of me.
"I assume this is a normal thing now" I muttered as he continued the song.
"Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline
We are young, we are strong, we will rise
'Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light
Full of love, full of light, full of fight
'Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight"
"B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back" the crowd cheered.
"Break the skin, spread like poison
Dying slow when we all attack
How it feels to be the broken
You took a piece now I'm biting back" he sung and then pointed his mic out.
"Enemies clawing at my eyes
I scratch and bleed, just to stay alive, yeah
The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline
We are young, we are strong, we will rise
'Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light
Full of love, full of light, full of fight
'Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
Back, back, back from the dead tonight" the crowd sung, which Luke laughed.
"Deep down, for the count, don't you dare cut me out
Never break, never bow
Never beg, not a doubt" he sung, crouching down.
"The zombies come out at night
They'll never catch me
They'll never catch me"
He put his mic out again.
"B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back
B-b-b-b-b-back-back-back" the crowd sung.
He jumped up.
"Light it up, light it up, now I'm burning
Feel the rush, feel the rush of adrenaline
We are young, we are strong, we will rise
'Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
To the floor, to the floor, hit the red line
Flying high, flying high at the speed of light
Full of love, full of light, full of fight
'Cause I'm back, back, back from the dead tonight
Back, back, back from the dead tonight" he finished, making everyone scream.
He made me realise how amazing of a singer he is.
He would have gone so far without the band no matter what.
He made me miss what I love.
And how I can't let other people control me again...