Candy Hearts and Chocolate Dreams [left incomplete]

Chapter Three // The Øne Where Jøsh Sings

🎶For the first time in forever I have an actual plot set up, for the first time in forever, the story might make sense🎶 yeah... also, I have a love/hate relationship w/ the app update.

Melanie's POV

Lunch was okay, the guys were okay, I guess... The only problem is... Josh. He is so perfect and handsome... and cute, kind and- no! See, I can't let myself fall for him, not after what happened with him. I swore to myself that I wouldn't let that happen, he is just a classmate more. Anyways, fucking school is over, yassss. I was getting tired of all the bullshit in here, this place sucks. The only decent people in here are guys from Josh's squad. I guess they will make it bearable, at least for now.

So... my mom picks me up at four and it's just two so I guess I'll go and look around to get to know my new hell. It's not like I got something else to do.

I walk to my locker to get the stuff for tomorrow. Can you believe it? First day and we already have math and chemistry homework, ugh... I can tell I'm gonna love this place... not. I mean, people are assholes, teachers are assholes, even I am an asshole. I hope I can get through this semester at least.

So, I get my stuff, pack my bag, and head to the Music Module hoping there is a guitar or something. I mean, how hard can it be to find it, this school isn't so big after all.

Okay so, ten minutes and I've walked past the Principal's Office four times... I might be lost. Luckily, I see Tyler walking down the hall. The problem is, how the fuck am I supposed to call him, I mean, I can barely talk to my family. Okay Mel, you can do this, it's not that hard. He's a nice guy, he won't judge, right? ok ok ok. I can't do this. But I have to. Fuck.

"tYler-" voice crack. shit. I'm so pathetic, ugh... ok, he's looking at me, he heard me. He's coming, fuck, I'm regretting this. hELP.

"Hey Mel, what's up?" he asks putting his phone on his pocket, "you called me?" I nod my head and look at my feet. "So what do you need?"

"I-I thought that maybe you could, uh" I clear my throat, "lead me to the music module, I heard is pretty good."

"Oh, yeah. It's awesome, I was actually on my way there" says Tyler jumping around. Dork. "come on!" he takes my hand and starts running.

I barely have time to take my bag before I am forced to start running with Ty. We turn left, then right. Right, right, left and we arrive. Woah, it's really fucking big. So many classes full of all kinds of shit. OMG THEY EVEN HAVE A STUDIO!!! I feel like a little girl at a candy shop to be honest.

"Thanks, Tyler" I say shyly, letting go of his oddly familiar hand.

"Any time, Mel" he says with a wide smile spread across his face, "I gotta go and practice some piano, feel free to come by at any time and maybe I can teach you" Ty starts walking to a class with a big, wooden piano in it. I smile back, this time not minding my gap and start walking to the studio.

As I approach it, I start hearing a faint voice, a very sweet, smooth one. I get closer and closer and the voice grows louder and sweeter. Wow, that guy has some serious skills, like, daaaaaaaamn. I walk stealthily to the door and open it cautiously so that I don't disturb whoever is in ther- JOSH!?!? The fuck?! But his voice is so... smooth and silky? And what song is he singing anyways? I've never heard it.

"If you were mine, I'd have the world. I'd have the world, If you were mine" Sang Josh, his voice not cracking a single time, not missing a single beat. Holy shit. I wish I had those skills.

I enter as silently as I can with all of my chains hanging on my dress but, shocker, I trip and Josh notices my presence.

"The fu- Melanie?! What are you doing here? I mean, how long have you been standing there?" he asks, his breathing getting fast real quick

I shrug, "couple o'minutes..." I swing back and forth

"So you heard it" I nod in response, "I-I don't really like singing in front of people and I-" he falls to the ground and I rush to get to him. He's still conscious but he's breathing very fast and his face is reaaaaaally red. Oh fuck, what do I do?

"Josh, hey, Josh! Calm down, it's ok.... you have talent" I say trying to calm him down, but it's probably not working since my voice shakes every time I talk to someone I barely know, "Hey... it's ok" I smile. He quickly nods and sits down and... hugs me. I hug back and wait for his breathing to stabilize to ask him what happened.

"I.... I have social anxiety and I usually get panic attacks. I'm sorry, Mel" he says clearing a few tears that escaped his squinty, chocolatey eyes.

I shake my head and help him up, "you don't have to be sorry... I was the one that was kinda spying on you" I pick my stuff up and start walking out of the studio but I feel a tight grip on my arm.

"Hey, don't leave..." I hear Josh's voice and turn around. He lets go of my arm, "don't you wanna see the studio? Its pretty sick"

"Uh..." I stutter, "sure, I guess"

"Come on, I'll show you how to use it" we go inside the studio... again, and he goes into the recording thingy.

"Hey, aren't you going to show me how to use it?" I ask a little bit confused as to why is he in the recording... shit.

He nods and points at a big, red button that was on top of the console, "One two three? Testing, testing" he says with a big smile on his lips.

"What are you doing?" I say, still confused

"I-I'm gonna sing..." he says, his smile fading, "and you can play with the console and some sound effects. Come on, plug my phone" he points at an iPhone sitting on top of a little coffee table, "you can find some beats and things there"

I plug the phone to the console and start looking for something... interesting. I find a song called Oh Ms Believer. Interesting title. I press play and a wintery tune starts playing. It's really sweet and cute, nothing could really make it better. That's until... Josh starts singing. The way he gets into the song, how his voice matches perfectly the tune, how happy he looks.

Oooh, Ms. Believer, my pretty sleeper, your twisted mind is like snow on the road. Your shaking shoulders prove that is colder, inside your head, than the winter of death

The word flowed so naturally out of his mouth. It was perfect. I just wanted to listen to him forever, sadly, he finished the song and got out of the room.

"That was, pretty good" I say trying to not sound super excited, "I really liked it"

"Thanks" he smiled and got closer to me. He stared into my eyes and we were silent but, it felt... nice.

This boy sure is perfect

This sucks, ik, iM SORRY BUT I LIKE IT, OK?! ok.

also, for all of us, emo peeps, I have a reminder
*clears throat*

EIGHT DAYS UNTIL THE WORLD's BEST TWO ALBUMS COME OUT

MISADVENTURES BY Pierce The Veil

AND

THE SHADOW SIDE BY Andy Black

AND I MIGHT DIE, OK