Laya/Lucaya Oneshots

Fight Song

She was hurting. She felt she couldn't do it. Under that tough girl outer layer, she was in pieces. She cried every night. She had secrets she was keeping. Instead of homework, she would count all of her flaws in front of the mirror.

   'Too fat.

   Ugly.

   Stupid.

   Bad fashion sense.

   Terrible Grades.

   I still have a little hope'

   These were the things she considered about herself.

   Until one night.

   There were other things she added up, too.

   The things she wouldn't say.

   'I am strong.

   I have dealt with the world.

   I have my first love.

   I have street smarts.

   I wear something that I feel that I can fight in.

  I'm in a war. This is no time for war history.

    I have secrets.

   I still have hope.'

   She grabbed her phone and guitar. She looked up the chords and lyrics to her favorite song.

   She texted Riley, Lucas, Farkle, and Zay.

    Meet me at the roof

    She ran to the top of her apartment building. She set up her guitar and her great grandmothers microphone. She wore a tattered white top and a pair of skinny jeans. Her hair was natural and she had on no makeup. As her guests arrived, she started to sing. 

   "Like a small boat
On the ocean
Sending big waves
Into motion
Like how a single word
Can make a heart open
I might only have one match
But I can make an explosion

And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time

This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I'm alright song
My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me

Losing friends and I'm chasing sleep
Everybody's worried about me
In too deep
Say I'm in too deep 
And it's been two years
I miss my home
But there's a fire burning in my bones
And I still believe
Yeah I still believe

And all those things I didn't say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time

This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I'm alright song
My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be strong
I'll play my fight song
And I don't really care if nobody else believes
'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me

A lot of fight left in me