Chapter 3
"I thought I told you girls 7:00 sharp?" He said when he saw us. He opened the ballroom doors and escorted Mikayla and me in, one holding each arm. I was set to preform at 7:30 and I glanced down at Mr. President's watch on his arm to see it was 7:25.
My knees began to shake as I was lead to the side of the stage and up onto it by the President. He patted my arm gently and spoke into the microphone.
"Now that all of our guests have arrived, the party can now commence. But first, I'd like to introduce a very good friend of mine, Clara Auro." as he paused to gesture to me, the room applauded lightly. "She will be performing a song for us at my request." He stepped away from the microphone, gesturing for me to take my place behind the mic.
I walked forward on shaky legs and swallowed as the lights dimmed and the spot light found me. I blinked, trying to get used to the light on me.
"Um? Hello, my name is Clara Auro, like Mr. President. I'll be performing the song 'I'll be home for Christmas' at least the remake of it by Kelly Clarkson. So I hope you all enjoy." I said, wringing my hands together.
The jazz music started up and I closed my eyes and swayed slightly to the music as my cue came up.
"I'll be home, for Christmas
You can count on me,
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents under the tree,"
I sang deeply and as strongly as I could with shaky nerves. When the last musician exited out of the song, I opened my eyes at last.
I jumped as the room burst into a light applause, and I felt my cheeks heat up in a bright blush. I smiled and thanked them for letting me preform and was then escorted off the stage by an older musician. I walked towards one of the waiters with flutes of champaign. Before I could get to it, however, I saw a scene that made me stop in my tracks. Standing off to the side of the food table was 5 guys in suits and ties, 4 of which had blonde hair, the other one having auburn hair.
I made my way over to the food table and picked up a plate and a few items to put on it until I was alongside them at the very end of the table. I could hear them all talking in their charming accents.
"Hey you're that chick that just sang, right?" asked an excited voice. I turned to see a dirty blonde with blue eyes framed by glasses.
"Uh, yeah. I'm Clara Auro. You're Alfred Jones?" I replied a smile on my face.
"Yeah! Alfred Freedom Jones, in the flesh!" he exclaimed, taking my bare hand in his gloved ones and giving it a good shake. "Come on, let me introduce you to my friends!"
He led me to his small group of people and I had to admit: he could rock a suit. His black suit and and white tie looked completely hot and sophisticated.
"Hey guys look who I found? It's that chick that sang! The one with the amazing voice!" he exclaimed, pulling me by the wrist.
All 3 pairs of eyes looked to me, and I immediately began to blush.
"Aw, Bella, that was an amazing performance that you did just a few moments ago!" the man with auburn hair said as he tackled me in a hug. His name was Feliciano, wasn't it? Yes! Feliciano Vargas, that's it!
"You are Feliciano Vargas, representative from Italy, right?" I asked, giving him a bright smile.
"Si! That's right!" He exclaimed, looking somewhat shocked that I knew who he was. "Oh Doitsu, isn't she-a pretty! This is my friend Ludwig!" He gestured to a tall, blonde haired, blue eyed man. I vaguely remembered that Ludwig was the rep. from Germany.
