The Way | Kehlani & Chance The Rapper

Chapter 11

Kehlani

"Are you supposed to be up?" I folded my arms

"Babe chill. It's been almost two weeks. I'm fine."

"You aren't fully healed yet though."

He ignored me and walked into the kitchen. I followed behind him.

"So you just going to ignore me?"

"Mhmm." He hummed as he drunk some water

"Fine."

"I'm making breakfast, you want any?"

I shook my head "I'm not really in the mood to have breakfast food for dinner."

He took out the things that he needed to cook. I leaned against the counter and watched him as he stood at the stove. My eyes focused on his back. The way his muscles moved whenever he did something. I slowly walked over and put my arms around him. I placed soft kisses on his back.

"What are you doing?" He peeped over his shoulder

"Nothing." I smirked. I continued to kiss all over his back before I slid my hand into his sweatpants. I felt his body tense up when I placed my hand into his boxers. His grip tightened on the handle of the pan.

"You trying to get fucked." He spoke

I removed my hands from his sweats. "You should really pay attention, you almost burned your bacon." I laughed and walked out of the kitchen

I heard him mumble something but I ignored it and went to my bedroom. I laid across the bed, I grabbed my phone and scrolled through the music I had. I plugged my phone up to my computer and played a song that I was working on, it's almost finished. The sound of my own voice filled my ears.

"It's the way you walk, the way you talk, babe (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's the way you love, the way you fuck, the way (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's the way you are; you're a star babe (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's the way you, the way you, oh"

I sighed and replayed the unfinished song.

"Something is missing." I mumbled to myself. I needed atleast 1 more verse for it. I had my first verse, the bridge and hook recorded. I had just added on a second verse of my own but the song still needs something else. I played around with the sound of the song for a while.

A facetime call popped up on the screen. It was Solana so I answered it.

"Hey." I smiled

"Hey girl. What are you doing?"

"Nothing really, just playing around with this song I have been working on."

"Oh. I'm headed to the studio now. You should come."

"Sure. Why not. I'll see you there." I ended the call. I turned around to find Chance standing in the doorway, eating.

"Where we going?" He asked, mouth full of food

"We?" I raised an eyebrow

"That's what I said."

"If you must know, I'm meeting Solana at the studio. I don't know what you're doing."

"I'm going with you."

I pulled on some comfortable pants and one of Chance's shirts. I slipped on my nikes then grabbed my keys.

"If you going with me then y-"

"I'm ready." He cut me off.

"Well damn." I mumbled to myself.

I walked out of my apartment with Chance and to my car. I helped him in then got in on the drivers side. It was a quick drive since I lived so close to the studio. I saw Solana walking towards the building as I pulled into a parking space. I blew my horn to get her attention then waved her over.

"You almost gave me a heart attack." She playfully hit my arm

"Sorry." I smiled

Chance walked over and put his arm on my shoulder before greeting Solana. All of us walked into the building and went to the studio.

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"Lani?" Solana turned the music down

"Wassup?"

"Can you do the background vocals for this? Pleeease." She pouted

"Fine." I walked into the booth and put the headphones on. "What parts do you want me to sing?"

Solana came in and handed me a sheet of paper. "Only what's highlighted."

I nodded and looked over the words as the song played. "Ok. Play it back for me. Instrumental only."

After about an hour I was finished. That was one of the last songs Solana needed for a project she was working on.

"When is your mixtape coming out?" Solana looked at me

I sighed. "Well I finished the video for my song 'You Should Be Here' today. I just don't know what to add to this last song and I don't want to leave it off because I really feel like it's going to be great once I find out whats missing."

"Let Chance feature on it." She said in a low voice

"I don't know." I glanced over at him

"You have nothing to lose. Plus, I bet it would be dope."

I thought about it for a minute before I called him over. He accepted my offer with no hesitation. I played what I had for him a couple times before he went into the booth.

Chance

"Play it for me one more time"

I listened to the beat of the song. "Yo, Solana you know how to distort voices in sections?"

"Yea..." She looked confused

"What I want you to do is distort a part of my verse. I'll tell you which part when I get finished. I want you to turn the instrumental up and turn my vocals down."

I waited for my part of the instrumental to come before I began to rap.

"She said, I ain't even make my bed up
Watch your step you gon wake my momma and dad up
Pshh girl, didn't I tell you at the damn club
We gon wake your neighbors
Turn your block club to my fan club
And it happened so fast
Damn I'm glad I strapped up
Ask her when she finished, if she came
She said I lapped ya twice, uh
Run it back for the door, rematch
Flip the crib when we fuck, Remax
It get hot den a mug, Glass cup
You can ask her if I fuck, she gassed, huh" I winked at Kehlani and watched her blush as I continued.

"I gotta keep it a secret, I keep a key in my lower pocket
Inside a register below the lower octave
Dirty laundry in my closet, they be strung out on the street
Left to dry with dry sheets and no deposit
But I don't gotta worry, put my hand on your mouth
Put my hands in your mouth, girl
We got plans at my house, you know the way up"

I added in a few adlibs before coming out of the booth. I had Solana to distort the beginning of my verse. I added my verse in between the two Kehlani already had. I finished the song for her. After almost 4 hrs, I played the song through for them to hear.

Kehlani

"It's perfect." I couldn't stop smiling

"Now you can finally get your mixtape out." He smiled

"Thank you." I hugged him "This really means a lot to me."

Anything for you babygirl." He kissed my forehead

I pulled my phone out and went to my twitter app. I could finally put out the date I had set for my mixtape release. I was worried about not getting it done on time but now its fully finished.

@kehlani: #YSBH 4/28