Age Is Just a Number

Save Me pt.2

We'd just finished practicing for two hours. We had an hour to rest and I decided to continue practicing. I knew the dance perfectly but I needed to step up my game when I sang my part. I didn't think I sounded good enough. I sing my part again and I have to admit I sound a lot better. I turn to Jada with a pleading look. She walks over to me and sighs. "Why do you overwork yourself? Everything you do is perfect." She says to me. "No it's not. Maybe playing piano and dancing is but my voice is terrible. I need to get better." I tell her. She looks at me worriedly. "Okay. I'll teach you a technique." She says. I look at her with hopeful eyes. "You already sleep really early and wake up really early. How about you try vocal exercises?" She tells me. I nod. She then holds a finger gently on her throat. I do the same. "Now hum softly." She tells me. I him softly and feel the vibration on my fingertips. "Now keep humming that same note for as long as you can." She says. I hum the same note for a good two minutes. She nods in approval. "Now sing." She says. I start singing my part and it sounds a lot better. There's always room for improvement though. I sigh in relief. "Thank you." I say to Jada. She smiles. "No need to thank me. Just do that during your singing practice and before a concert. It relaxes your throat. It may seem like it's going to strain your vocal chords but if it is a soft hum it will definitely relax your mind and stomach. When singing from your stomach you need to relax sometimes. "You guys are on in two minutes." The stage hand tells us. We all get ready to go onto stage. I fix my hair a little and we all walk on stage. We hear our fans yell and scream in excitement. I look around the VIP area and see all of BTS. Taehyung smiles at me and smile back. I focus back on our performance.
[Intro: Aisha]
Waiting for you, Anpanman
Waiting for you, Anpanman

[Verse 1: Katie]
I don't have biceps or pecs
I don't have a super car like Batman
The ideal hero is my fantasy
But all I can give you is Anpan
I've dreamed of becoming a hero like Superman
I ran with all my strength, jumping high up in the sky
I'm not afraid of little things like bruising my knees
A innocent fantasies of my childhood

[Verse 2: Mackenna]
I'm not a superhero
Don't expect a lot
I can be your hero
I'm really not sure whether that even makes sense
But mom, I really need to do it
Who's gonna do it if it isn't me?
You can call me, say Anpan

[Pre-Chorus: Aisha, Leilah, Jada, Jovana, Katie, Mackenna, Trianna]
Waiting for you, Anpanman
(Lemme hear ya say, lemme hear ya say)
Waiting for you, Anpanman
(Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up)
I'll muster up the strength a little more
(Lemme hear ya say, lemme hear ya say)
I'll be your strength
(Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up)
Chorus: Leilah, Aisha, Jada, Jovana, Katie, Mackenna, Trianna]
Keep spinning and spinning my Anpan
Keep ballin', ballin' still Bangtan
As I open my eyes, I'm a hero, but still in maze
That young man, young man, young man
Keep secretly, secretly getting covered in bruises
But ballin', ballin' still Bangtan
Even if I'm hurt, I'm a hero, Put the fear behind
Anpanman, panman, panman

[Hook: Mackenna, Katie]
I'm a new generation, Anpanman
I'm a new superhero, Anpanman
All I have is this one song
Lemme say "All the bad men, cop out"
I'm a new generation, Anpanman
I'm a new superhero, Anpanman
All I have is this song
Lemme say "All the bad men, cop out"

[Verse 3: Jovana]
Sometimes I'm afraid of all this
Because I came to have so many things that I love
Some say, you're almost an old fossil now
You're not qualified, Just do what you've been doing before
But I still want to be a hero
All I can give you is Anpan
And a word, "You've worked hard,"
But I'll fly to you right away if you call me
Please call me
[Pre-Chorus: Trianna, Leilah, Aisha, Jada, Jovana, Katie, Mackenna]
Waiting for you, Anpanman
(Lemme hear ya say, lemme hear ya say)
Waiting for you, Anpanman
(Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up)
I'll muster up the strength a little more
(Lemme hear ya say, lemme hear ya say)
I'll be your strength
(Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up)

[Chorus: Leilah, Aisha, Jada, Jovana, Katie, Mackenna]
Keep spinning and spinning my Anpan
Keep ballin', ballin' still Bangtan
As I open my eyes, I'm a hero, but still in maze
That young man, young man, young man
Keep secretly, secretly getting covered in bruises
But ballin', ballin' still Bangtan
Even if I'm hurt, I'm a hero, Put the fear behind
Anpanman, panman, panman

[Bridge: Leilah, Jada]
To be honest
I'm scared of falling
And of letting you down
But, even if it takes up all my strength
I will be sure that I stay by your side
Although I'll fall again
I'll make a mistake again
And I'll be covered in mud
I believe in myself because I'm a hero
Yeah, yeah
[Chorus: Leilah, Aisha, Jada, Jovana, Katie, Mackenna, Trianna]
Keep spinning and spinning my Anpan
Keep ballin', ballin' still Bangtan
As I open my eyes, I'm a hero, but still in maze
That young man, young man, young man
Keep secretly, secretly getting covered in bruises
But ballin', ballin' still Bangtan
Even if I'm hurt, I'm a hero, Put the fear behind
Anpanman, panman, panman

[Hook: Katie, Jovana]
I'm a new generation, Anpanman
I'm a new superhero, Anpanman
What I have is a single blow of this song
Lemme say "All the bad men, cop out"
I'm a new generation, Anpanman
I'm a new superhero, Anpanman
What I have is a single blow of this song
Lemme say "All the bad men, cop out"
After we finish performing everyone starts screaming for us and I hear someone close to the stage say "you're so beautiful, Aisha!" My eyes tear up and I walk over to the person that said it. I sit on the edge of the stage. I get the girls to help me down and I give the person a hug. She hugs me back and when I pull away she's so surprised. "You're beautiful too." I say. She blushes and smiles ear to ear. My smile softens and I hold the mic. "What's your name, honey?" I ask her. She smiles. I hold the mic up to her mouth. "My name is Ari Bailey." She replies. I hold the mic to my own mouth. "Ari, can you sing?" I ask her. She nods. "Yes." She says. "Would you like to sing with us?" I ask her. She nods enthusiastically. "Yes! Yes!" She says. Her eyes tear up. I get help back into stage and Ari gets help into the stage too. "Okay. I want everyone to lower their glow sticks." I tell everyone. They all lower their glow sticks so it's dark in the stadium now. "In the count of three I want a wave of glow sticks throughout the stadium." I tell them. "One... two... three!" I count. The wave of glow sticks is absolutely beautiful and in the middle of the stadium I see the name of our band in purple glow sticks. Cherry Blossom. I smile with tears in my eyes and look over at where BTS is seated. "I have a huge surprise for everyone tonight. I know no one seen them because we snuck them in. Don't look around now. Ari, are you a fan of BTS?" I ask her. Her eyes widen and I smile. "Y...Yeah." She stutters. I chuckle. "Would you sing for everyone if your reward was a meeting with BTS?" I ask her. She nods quickly. I snap and the spotlight turns to BTS. They all smile and everyone in the stadium screams in excitement. The spotlight turns back to the stage. "What's your favorite BTS song?" I ask her. She smiles. "I really love Spring Day." She says. I gasp. "So do I! But you wanna know my all time favorite? I love War of Hormone." I tell her. She smiles and nods. "Would you like to sing Spring Day with me?" I ask. She smiles ear to ear again and nods. I tell the other girls to come over to us. "Lets do this!" I shout. We all start singing Spring Day and dancing Spring Day's choreography. Ari knows the song and dance quite well. She's perfect at it. Her voice is so soft when she sings. When we finish I hug Ari once again. I look over at where BTS was sitting and I see they've gone. I know where they are. "How about we introduce you to them?" I say. BTS walks onto the stage in their outfits from their Anpanman performance. They bow to everyone and Ari covers her mouth. She starts crying with joy and BTS walk over to us. Taehyung stands next to me as does Yoongi. The rest of BTS greet and hug Ari. "I've never been so happy in my life. Thank you, Aisha for making this happen!" She exclaims. I smile warmly at her and pinch both Yoongi and Taehyung on their arms. "Ari, who's your bias in BTS?" I ask her. She looks at Jin. "My ultimate bias is Jin Oppa." She tells me. I smile. Jin walks over to her and hugs her, placing a kiss on her head. The rest of BTS do the same, leaving her a blushing mess. I laugh and walk over to Taehyung. "You guys want a show? We'll give you a show." I say smiling.

With that he leans down and places a kiss on my lips.