A/N: Hi everyone! I can't believe it's March already! Fun fact, my birthday is this month!😊💜🎂
I want to apologize again for the lack of chapter updates lately; I've been having a rough time at school, and that has taken a toll on my energy and motivation to do things I love, like writing. Fortunately, the situation is being handled, and will hopefully be resolved soon.🤞🤞
Anyway, I'm really happy to get this chapter out to all of you! We're finally getting into Flying Solo!😄💜🦋
Alright, that's enough from me. I hope you enjoy this chapter, and as always, kudos and comments are always welcome and appreciated!🩷💖💜
"Inside, I'm my worst enemy. Outside, I'm fine, honestly. Next time, won't lie, 'cause now, I see." -Phantogram (lyrics from their song, "Me & Me")
Julie's POV
"Why have you two been keeping those cute boys a secret? Where did they come from, anyway?"
Kenzie and I exchanged a look, not sure how to answer. I think it's safe to say we were both relieved that Flynn hadn't realized that a certain blonde drummer was Kenzie's brother. That would have brought up more questions than either of us had answers to, which in itself had me worried. Kenzie seems to have a fair bit of knowledge about ghosts, so if this whole situation has her stumped, then how are we supposed to handle it? What if the guys just disappear one day? The very thought of it made me want to hide under my bed. If Kenzie lost Alex, Luke, and Reggie again, now that she's starting to get to know them, it would make her panic attack today look minor.
I had seen how she looked on stage, so happy as she sang her heart out, full of energy as she played some riffs with Luke and Reggie, alive as she danced around to the beat of Alex's drums, held down by nothing except for her guitar, Lee, and gravity. Not that they hindered her, not when she was in an element she knew so well. Lee might as well have been an extension of her, as much a part of her as her eyes, smile, voice, and name, tied to her in ways more complicated than its own body of wood, plastic, and metal strings.
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Third POV
And gravity, well, it served as an anchor, keeping her grounded on Earth, only preventing the inevitable. One day, Mackenzie Mercer would touch the stars. The stars that ignited the night she was born. The stars that called out to her for years, before their song faded away, out of sight of the shadows that accompanied the youngest Mercer, overstaying their welcome. The stars twinkled that day, while the sun was sharing its golden grin, its shafts of light beaming through the gym windows, knowing it wouldn't be long now.
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Kenzie's POV
Why? Why did this have to happen at school?
Don't get me wrong, I was beyond proud that Jules and I earned back our chairs in the program and relieved that everyone believed my "holograms" story. What I wasn't excited about, though, was having to explain the whole ghost situation and everything that came with it to Ryder, Jules, and the boys too, at some point.
I didn't know what Julie wanted to tell Flynn, especially since she was so new to all of this, and I didn't know if the guys would want their ghostly existence outed by two girls they barely knew to another girl who they didn't know at all. What should I do, Lyls?
A pang shot through my heart without mercy. Silence. One of the loudest answers possible.
"The boys, um, they weren't ready yesterday, and I wasn't sure the tech would work out," I started, looking to Julie for help.
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The Faded Star
Fanfiction"You guys, this is amazing! I can't even count how many people have played the Orpheum and become famous! We're going to be legends!" Twenty-five years later, sophomores Julie Molina and Mackenzie Mercer are barely holding on to their former love o...
