Under His Streetlight

My Sweetness

My Sweetness is one of my all time favorite songs from Palaye, and it has made me smile more than once, like all their songs do. Enjoy!
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The first thing I noticed going onto that stage was all of the positive signs fans had made. Remington grins and walks over to his mic, dragging me along with him.

"How we doing tonight, Los Angeles?!" He says into the mic. I watch,  wide-eyed as fans scream in reply. "You guys excited to see Andy Black tonight?!" More screams.

Remington smiles wider and looks at me. "I have a new friend on-stage tonight,  who I have to clarify per her request; is unfortunately, not my girlfriend. Everyone, say hello to Aliyah!" His deep voice almost gets drowned out by all the cheers from the fans.

I smile and wave, taking my place next to the tall man and grabbing my mic.

"Hello! I am very excited to be here tonight, and I wanted to thank Andy Black and his wife for helping me a little bit ago, my best friend Abby, and Remington, for asking me to be here tonight!" I'm amazed that all my anxiety is just gone.

Remington smiles. "Here's one of our most favorite songs; Don't Feel Quite Right!"

Emerson begins playing, Sebastian soon joining in. I smile and glance at Remington, who nods.

I tentatively start to sing, looking out at the crowd.

Remington's voice immediately fell into sync with mine, and the fans were loving it. The weight that seemed to constantly be on my shoulders lifted and all but dissappeared.

My smile was so big, and I looked over at Remington, who was clapping and smiling as I continued to sing. When it came time for him to sing by himself, I stood back and watched.

"I don't feel quite right
There's something in the air now tonight
Must be the way she's looking at me"

He looked right at me as he sang this, and I swear, my heart just about beat out of my chest from the thrill and the surprise.

"Is there something wrong,
Is there something wrong with me?
I don't feel quite right
There's something in the air now tonight
Must be the way that she speaks
Is there something wrong,
Is there something wrong with me?
Something is wrong!!"  The song ended with him laughing and clapping.

"I gotta say,  LA, you can do way better than that! How about we play a very famous song from one of the best bands ever?!" Remington cheers, sending the fans into screams and cheers.

His warm brown eyes locked onto mine and he smiled. "Here's Teenagers by My Chemical Romance!" Sebastian and Emerson started playing and I smiled.

"C'mon LA! I know you guys know this song!" I say into my mic, counting the beats before I was to begin singing. The fans cheered and started jumping, singing along with Remington and I.

Remington grabbed his mic and jumped down into the crowd, continuing to sing as I watched. Sebastian walked over to me and leaned on my shoulder, continuing to play his guitar.

By the end of the song, my throat was raw, and Remington saw me coughing.

He strode over, his long legs easily crossing the distance between us. "Here, go ahead. They ran out, so I hope you're not against sharing mine."

My face heated instantly and I shook my head, taking the water bottle he was offering to me. I unscrewed the bottle with a shaking hand before taking a long swig of the cool water.

I finished and set the bottle on an amp as Remington grabbed his mic once more. "Hey LA! Does anyone know the words to our song Ma Cherie?!" A lot of screams and shouts followed.

My mind flashed back to when I first met Remington and he had called me that. Ma Cherie. Now I understand why. The thoughts clicked into place as the lyrics ran through my head.

I swallowed and looked to the left, where Andy and Juliet were watching me. Juliet nodded and Andy smiled encouragingly at me as the music started up.

Remington walked over to my and grabbed my hand, leading me to the front of the stage. "I'm gonna have you stand and do the lines that Mr. Kellin Quinn sang, please." He whispers in my ear before starting to sing.

"I can't seem to make you smile
Anymore, anymore
What happened to the dresses
You wore before, before

I see I see
You dancing tonight
Under under
His street light
I see I see
You drifting away from me

Ma chérie
Time won't be enough
To make you even fall in love with me
The needle to me
Want to hold you in my arms
But you want nothing to do with me
Ma chérie

I can't seem to make you love me Today" I jumped into the lines he had told me to do: "oh today"
"I just want to see that frown
Go away go away

I see I see
You dancing tonight
Under under
His street light
I see 
You drifting away from me
Baby

Ma chérie
Time won't be enough
To make you fall in love with me
The needle to me
Well I loved you, but you walked away from me
It's the little little things
That you do baby 
That make me so damn crazy
I want to see
Want to hold you in my arms
But you want nothing to do with me"

Remington and I sang the chorus together.

"Oh when you walked away
I'll always remember that day
She couldn't love me anymore
She just walked at the the door
I just need her to stay 

Ma chérie
Time won't be enough
To make you even fall in love with me
The needle to me
Well I loved you and you walked away from me
It's the little little things
That you do baby
That make me so damn crazy
I want to see
Want to hold you in my arms
But you want nothing to do with me

Ma chérie
Time won't be enough
To make you even fall in love with me
The needle to me
Want to hold you in my arms
But you want nothing to do with me"

We finished the song and I set my mic back in the stand.

"Thank you for being so great to us, Los Angeles! Now, here's a song that I wanted to dedicate to my lovely new friend, Aliyah! This is called My Sweetness!" Remingtons voice carried out before he started singing.

By the end of the song, I had tears in my eyes. I knew. I knew that this man... This man was my saving grace.

Remington looked at me and walked over, swiping my tears away with the pads of his thumbs, his soft brown eyes looking into me. Seeing the real me.

My heart pounded in my chest as I stared back at him. His eyes flicked down to my lips before back up at me.

Everything faded into the background as my eyelids flutter shut when he presses his soft, plump lips to mine.

I kissed back slowly, wrapping my arms around his neck, his going around my waist.

I pulled back as the crowd cheered.

"Goodnight LA!! Thank you for your wonderful support! Have a great night!" He lead me off-stage, twining his fingers with mine.

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There you have it! Maybe Remington will ask Aliyah to be his girlfriend? Maybe not? Stay tuned and have a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!