Riley's POV
It was the last day of the holidays, not that I minded too much. Blake wasn't too happy. We'd dropped George off back home yesterday and had a lengthy good bye which turned into dinner so we got back to Blake's house quite late. I'd woken up at 10:00am while Blake slept straight through lunch time. When Blake had gotten up we actually had breakfast but in retrospect it was actually lunch time. After breakfast we went up to get changed where i remembered that I still had not heard Blake sing. He'd mentioned that he was in a band with Reece and George but I'd never heard them sing.
"Hey Blake?" I said.
"Yes?" he replied, emerging from his room.
"You're in a band, right? With Reece and George?" I asked, knowing the answer.
"Yeah, why do you ask?"
"What's your role in the band?"
"I'm the frontman, I guess. I play guitar and sing. Why?" he asked curiously.
"Do you guys have any original songs?" I asked eagerly.
"Yeah."
"Can you play one for me?" I asked. "Please?"
"It's not going to be the same without the other two," he said.
"Please, Blake!" I begged.
"Alright, alright!" he said, giving in quite easily. He led me (somewhat reluctantly) to his room where he got out his guitar, a beautiful acoustic Marvin with a dark brown wood.
"This song is called 'Make Up'," he said strumming his guitar.
"Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh. Woah oh oh oh oh. Woah oh oh oh oh. I guess it must be serious cause you bought us matching bracelets. I guess it must be serious, 'Cause I saw you change your Facebook. It's every single night, I got you on my mind, and all my friends keep asking...Why I'm never online, it's 'cause you're by my side, the only thing I ask is...
To chill out, chill out, chill out, chill out take you make up off, without a doubt, without it you're pretty beautiful. Let's slow it down but it doesn't mean that we stop. I said it once, but I guess you must have forgot........Take your make up off
Don't get me wrong I believe in us, I'll even change my status. But girl I think it's a little much, you need to be more patient.
No need to try so hard, 'Cause girl you got my heart, the only thing I ask is
To chill out, chill out, chill out, chill out take you make up off, without a doubt, without it you're pretty beautiful. Let's slow it down but it doesn't mean that we stop. I said it once, but I guess you must have forgot.........Take your make up off
Take it off girl, take it off girl, take it off girl, take it off. Take it off girl, take it off girl, take it off girl, take it off. Take it off girl, take it off girl, take it off girl, take it off. Take it of girl, take it off girl, take your make up off.
Chill out, chill out, chill out, chill out take you make up off, without a doubt, without it you're pretty beautiful, let's slow it down but it doesn't mean that we stop, I said it once, but I guess you must have forgot. Take your make up off, take your make up off. Take your make up off," Blake finished the song with a series of rapid strumming of one chord. He looked up and smiled at me.
"So...what do you think? There's usually harmonies and stuff but-," he began.
I cut his stuttering off. "That was amazing, I'm trying to imagine how much more amazing it would be with all of you singing. WOW that was so good."
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FanfictionIn Australia two girls, Jade and Riley have been picked to go on an exchange to England for a year. They don't know who their partners are going to be. All they know is that they are flying to Manchester together then meeting up with their families...
