You Had Me At Hello (Juan Karlos Fan Fiction)

Chapter 3

The dang manager of JK wouldn't let me speak. Miss, kami po ni JK ang mag-duduet, hindi kayo. She said that the song would be "Just Give Me A Reason". Shoot! I can't sing that high, in fact, I can't even sing well! I'm going to embarrass myself in front of a lot of people. Especially Juan Karlos.

"Pero ate, I can't sing those kind of high notes. I'm not like Darren." I heard Juan Karlos say to his manager. I second the motion! 

"Then what do you want to sing?" The manager raised an eyebrow. Dang, she has a point too. What are we gonna sing?

"In My Life." I said, but then a voice said that with me. Juan Karlos. Whoa, it's like our minds were connected. I looked at him and he looked back, he shot me a smirk and I bowed my head. Kamatis mode na naman. Haaay.

"Wag nalang pala, ate. I think Just Give Me A Reason is good." JK said suddenly changing his mind. Yeah, I don't think In My Life would be a good duet song, so I nodded in agreement.

"Looks like you two have it planned out already. Go to the stage, naiinip na yung mga audience." The manager said. I took a deep breath, I feel really nervous. I haven't sang in ages! I'm not even the singing type, I can already feel the embarrassment. I'm just gonna enjoy this, makaka-duet ko na si Juan Karlos!

We were about to go on stage, but then he held my hands. Both of them. Kinikilig ako. Kinikilig ako. KINIKILIG AKO. MAHIHIMATAY TALAGA AKO NG DI ORAS. KAYA MO TO, IVENE. SAYANG KUNG MAHIHIMATAY KA. KEEP YOUR COOL. He smiled widely and me and squeezed my hands. I guess he could sense that my hands were cold. My hands tend to get cold or sweaty when I'm nervous, which I am.

"Hello," Juan Karlos began. Dug dug, dug dug. I could feel my heart raising so fast, that I can't control it. Nag-freeze na naman mundo ko. He finally spoke to me. Yes, directly to me. Not to the manager, not to the fans. To me. Sa akin. A K O.

I could really feel something different. It's not fan girl feelings, it's something more that makes me feel giddy. Snap out of it, Ivene! You're only fourteen, plus, this is just a duet. As if we would be close after this, keep dreaming.

"H-Hi!" I stuttered. He squeezed my hands again and swung them around, what the heck is he doing?

"Alam kong kinakabahan ka, kaya i-shake natin yung kaba mo para umalis. Naiinip na yung mga audience oh." Juan Karlos laughed softly. He's so concerned and sweet. Wah, rest in peach, Ivene! I think I'm in heaven, literally.

"Thank you, JK! You're so thoughtful, kahit fan lang ako. Tara, perform na tayo." I told him, and then he nodded. We talked out of the backstage, and with that, went out to the audience. I looked at him and I started to sing.

"Right from the start, you were a thief, you stole my heart.. And I your willing victim-" I began to sang, feeling the song. People used to tell me a lot that even if you don't sing well, sing with your soul you'll sound better, at least.

"I let you see the parts of me, that weren't all that pretty.. And with every touch you fixed them." I finished singing my first part. Now it's JK's turn to sing, I'm going to melt from his voice. He held my hand, again, and went closer to me.

"Now you've been talking in your sleep, oh, oh. Things you never say to me, oh, oh-" Juan Karlos sang and looked at me deep in the eyes. Like he could see through me. This is crazy. First I was just a fan sitting in a chair in his birthday concert, and now we're having a duet. Miracles.

"Tell me that you've had enough.. of our love, our love."  He went even closer, our noses were just inches apart. I could hear the crowd screaming things like "Ang swerte ni Ate!" or "Bagay kayo!" or "Sana ako nalang yung nasa posisyon nya!" and many more. I could also hear my heartbeat. It was loud enough for me to hear. I bet my cheeks are becoming red again.

"Just give me a reason, just a little bit's enough. Just a second we're not broken just bent, and we can learn to love again-"  Me and JK sang. Our voices blended perfectly, we were just enjoying the song.

"It's in the stars, it's been written in the scars on our hearts. We're not broken just bent, and we can learn to love again." We finished the first chorus smoothly! I still can't believe it though. I'm having a duet with JK. How many times have I said that? A lot, probably.

We sang more parts of the song, until the most challenging part for me arrived. It was the part that had really high notes. Good luck to me and JK, we'll prolly just lower our voices. I think his fans were aware that his voice isn't as high as D's.

"Oh, tear ducts can rust, I'll fix it for us. We're collecting dust, but our love's enough-" Me and JK sang. We could still sing it regularly since it wasn't high yet.

"You're holding it in, you're pouring a drink. No nothing is as bad as it seems, we'll come clean." I did it! Well, we did it. We didn't hit the high note but we improvised by lowering our voices a bit, we wouldn't wanna go out of tone, or have our voices crack. 

The audience clapped for us, after that part me and JK smiled widely at each other then continued to sing, more livelier though, since we were really happy we pulled that off! I feel sad though.. The songs about to end, that means the duets about to end, and that means my time with JK is about to be over. I'll just go back to being one of his million fan girls.

As the song ended, I waved goodbye to the audience and walked back to the back stage with JK. I frowned a bit, and I think JK noticed. He tilted his head and raised an eyebrow, I just shrugged at him.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Juan Karlos asked me. Honestly, I don't know what to reply. He'll probably be shocked if I tell him to straight to the point that I'm upset because I'll go back to being just a regular fan girl of his.

"I'm fine, just kinda upset that the duet is over. Y'know, not a lot of fans get this chance. Yeah, I should be content that I got a duet with you but I'll probably just go back to being one of your million fan girls." I just had to be honest, I guess. I think he deserves to know what I feel.

"Aw, don't be upset!" He said then pinched my cheeks. Dang it, JK. You know just how to make me smile. "I'm sure I'll remember you. How can someone forget a pretty face?" He said then winked. I could feel my face getting red. I laughed nervously and smiled.

"I'm glad, I suppose. See you around, JK." I told him since one of the staff told me that I have to return to my seat. I sighed. At least I got the chance, right? As I was walking away, I felt a hand grab my hand thus making me stop walking.

"Huh?" I turned around to see Juan Karlos, still firmly holding my arm. "Anything you need?" I asked him. He looked serious.

He hugged me. Not a fan hug, it was a real hug. It was tight and warm. I could smell his scent. I feel like melting. The one and only Juan Karlos is hugging me. I froze again. Though I hugged him back. He suddenly whispered in my ear.

"I assure you, this won't be the last time we'll see each other, Ms. San Jose." Juan Karlos whispered. I could feel that a smirk built up on his face. With that, he pulled away from the hug, turned way then left. whoa. 

I left the backstage and returned to my with a huge smile on my face.

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Hey! How'd you guys like this chapter? At first, I wasn't really content with what I made since it felt like a filler chapter to me, but I think I lost that feeling by spicing things up a bit at the end, heh. See you guys in the next chappie! :) -Ica

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