Strangers In Moscow

Musical Connection

Theme Song: Michael Jackson - With A Child's Heart

Michael's P.O.V.

God, she is so beautiful! I can't wait until this stupid session is over. If Andre makes me sing Scared Of The Moon one more time, that's not gonna be the only thing he's scared of. Damn, I can't keep my eyes off of her. I have to get to know her. I am so deep in thought I didn't even hear Andre calling my name, snapping me out of my private fantasy.

 "I'm sorry, Andre. I was deep in thought."

 Andre looks at Angel and then looks right at me. I swear, he is the pure definition of petty. Angel began giggling as Andre continued to tease me.

 "Yeah. I bet you were, Applehead. Okay, Michael. We got all our songs done. Good job, Applehead!!", he exclaims, giving me an applause.

 "Sounds great, Andre. At least you're happy.", I reply. 

"Okay you two. Have a great night. Michael, I'll be in touch!", he shouts as he walks out the recording studio.

 "Goodnight!", Angel and I shout at the same time. 

As I watch her walk over towards the piano, I hear her hum a soft melody. Her voice is so soulful and beautiful.

 "So, when are you gonna use that sweet, beautiful voice to sing me a song?", I ask as I bite my bottom lip, watching her blush.

 "I'd be happy to sing for my favorite artist, but it won't be as beautiful as when you sing.", she replied humbly as she made her way to the piano.

She started to play the melody of Human Nature and then she sings the full song. I stare deep into her eyes, in complete awe of what I just heard. 

"You have a beautiful voice, Angel.", I say softly.

 She smiles and looks down, blushing. She's so soft spoken and shy. It's like she's another person when she's offstage. That's something that we share in common.

"Thank you so much, Michael. However having a beautiful voice doesn't mean much if you don't have decent material.", she said softly.

 I could literally see the defeat in her eyes. I gently lift her chin so that my eyes met hers.  I could see the hurt in her eyes and the concern for her career.

 "I'll help you write songs. We can even do some duets together.", I suggest as I wrap an arm around her.

 "Really?! Oh my God! That would mean the world to me. Thank you so much!", she says with a bright smile.

 She kisses my cheek and I loved every second of it. In sudden realization of what just happened, she immediately looked away, playing with her fingers. In that moment, one thing became crystal clear. We both felt something for each other. I couldn't fight it anymore. I couldn't fight the temptation to be closer to her. I wanted her in my arms. I cradled her face and kissed her with more passion and emotion.

 Damn, I've never taken to someone so fast before! I don't know what it is about her that makes me just wanna kiss her all over. I just can't help how I feel. I reluctantly break the kiss, gazing into her beautiful light brown eyes. Suddenly, I had the most brilliant idea planned for her.

 "Wait right here, sweetheart. I have to make a quick call.", I say to her.

 "Okay Michael.", she replies. 

God, I love the way she says my name. I take out my phone and call up Bill, my good friend and driver at Neverland. I have known Bill most of my life. He's one of the few people I can actually say I trust. Anything I need help with, he's always right there.

"Hey Bill, it's Michael. I need a huge favor from everyone over there. Well, I met someone who happens to be a singer. Her name is Angel. *sighs* Yes, THE Angel, Bill. I need you to set up a romantic dinner for us. We should be there soon enough. Thanks, Bill.", I said with a smile, ending the call.

 After hanging up with Bill, I go back in the studio and find Angel with her eyes closed, singing her heart out. She was singing With A Child's Heart, a song I sung as a teenager with my brothers.

 She sung it so soulful. All I could do was just listen to her in awe of her God-given talent. It brought me back to when I would perform it and how much I loved singing that song. I hear that same love when I hear her sing it. In all honesty, it brought a genuine smile to my face. She opened her eyes to see me standing there and stopped immediately.

 "Don't stop, please. Your voice is beautiful...just like you.", I said as we both giggled.