Joel teared up as he sat down. A fail? He couldn't allow that. But the tears had been threatening to fall for way too long. He cracked as he put his head down on the table. Unknowing to him, Aria could hear him. She put her head against the cage as the air got cold.
"Look at me
You may think you see
Who I really am
But you'll never know me
Every day
It's as if I play a part
Now I see
If I wear a mask
I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart
Who is that boy I see
Staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
I am now
In a world where I
Have to hide my heart
And what I believe in
But somehow
I will show the world
What's inside my heart
And be loved for who I am
Who is that boy I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection
Someone I don't know?
Must I pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
There's a heart that must be free to fly
That burns with a need to know the reason why
Why must we all conceal
What we think, how we feel
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide?
I won't pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?"
She bit her lip as she looked at him. He had crumbled to the ground as tears hit once more. She smiled as the air got cold again, catching Joel off guard.
"Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly"
He slowly got up as he followed the melody.
"Just a little change
Small to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast"
Their voices collided as she smiled.
"Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before
Ever just as sure
As the sun will rise"
Both: "Ever just the same
Joel: "Ever a surprise
Both: "Ever as before
Aria: "Ever just as sure
Both: "As the sun will rise"
He went to the cage as she stood up and kept going.
Aria: "Tale as old as time
Tune as old as song"
Both: "Bitter-sweet and strange
Finding you can change
Learning you were wrong"
Joel (Aria): "Certain as the sun (Certain as the sun)
Rising in the east"
Aria: "Tale as old as time"
Both: "Song as old as rhyme"
Aria: "Beauty and the Beast"
He touched the cage. Her hand touched the area near his as she gulped back tears and pushed forward. Their heads touched through the cage wall as the sound followed.
"Tale as old as time"
Joel: "Song as old as rhyme"
Both: "Beauty and the Beast"
He paused as she looked away. He trembled before going upstairs, leaving her to the silence that had followed. She gasped slightly.
Please... someone... save him.
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A Blessed War
Fanfic"Why did you start this?" Destiny wasn't an option. Beliefs were just another form. Fate was just saying Destiny. Honor was like saying Beliefs. "Because that's the path I wrote." "Bet. You won't make it." "We're a team- no... a family for a reason...
