Broken Doll // Shawn Mendes

XXV. Real Life

"Coppélia!!" Was all the girl in question heard before she was tackled onto the clothes covered bed. 

She looked to see Amanda on her back with a smile so big, her face should've split in half. "Manda, what the hell?" She laughed. "I'm trying to pick an outfit for tomorrow. Speaking of, which one?" She pointed to two different necklaces lying on the pillow. 

"Neither." Amanda said bluntly. Coppélia raised an eyebrow but her eyes widened when Amanda got off of her and handed her a small jewelry box. "Part of Shawn's birthday gift. He ordered it and I just picked it up."

Coppélia's hands shook a bit as she took the box in her hands. She opened it and gasped when she saw the necklace inside. It was a black choker made to look like it was made out of music notes with the barest of silver dusting that you could see when the light hit it right. "This is... beautiful."

Amanda snapped her fingers. "I should've facetimed Shawn before you opened it!" 

"I'm calling him, don't worry." Coppélia said, reaching for her phone. Amanda smirked, clapping a bit. The call rang a few times before Shawn's face appeared on the screen.

"Hey, sweetheart. I'm guessing you got my present?"

"Of course she did." Amanda interjected from behind Coppélia. She shook her head jokingly. "Such little faith in me, Mendes."

Shawn rolled his eyes. Coppélia giggled and held up the choker. "I did get it. It's absolutely gorgeous. What did I ever do to get so lucky?"

"Be a gorgeous little doll?" He suggested teasingly. Coppélia blushed darkly and played with the choker in her hands. "Can you put it on? I'd love to see what it looks like." Coppélia nodded and Amanda came over, holding her hair back so she could lock the necklace in place. "Even more beautiful." Coppélia's blush darkened and she hid her burning face in her hands. "Did she see the other part?"

Coppélia's head shot up while Amanda's smirk grew. "Other part? What are you talking about?" Amanda squealed and grabbed Coppélia's laptop. She pulled up Shawn's YouTube page. Coppélia's eyes widened at the most recent video, posted only an hour or two ago. Happy Birthday, Coppélia.  She looked to her boyfriend who was smirking over facetime. "What did you do?"

He shrugged. "Click it and find out."

Amanda did so herself and the video quickly loaded.

Shawn smiled thankfully at the roaring crowd, guitar still in hand. "Thank you guys so much!" He said into the mic. "This next song is a little bit of a surprise. It's not one of mine and it's not an artist really anyone was expecting me to cover." A few of the fans looked a bit confused. "So tomorrow is my amazing girlfriend Coppélia's birthday!" That gained applause from the crowd. "Not only that but it is her 20th birthday! So I wanted to do something special for her and you all are going to help me out!"

The crowd cheered loudly. "You're all on board awesome! Unfortunately, she's back in New York but this is her favorite band and a song from them that I personally believe she fits. I want you all to sing along if you know it, which you probably will, and hopefully she'll hear us in New York!" The crowd cheered again. "But either way, I'll be posting video of this to my YouTube channel tomorrow so she can see it!"

He looked to the camera and smiled. "Coppélia, you are absolutely incredible and I'm counting down the minutes until I see you again. Happy birthday, doll face." He cued up the music and the crowd exploded when Zubin began a familiar guitar intro.

Coppélia gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. "Shawn, you didn't!" He just simply smirked as the video went on. Coppélia felt tears burn in her eyes when Shawn began singing an all too familiar song with the crowd singing along with him.

I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone

I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone

I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...

Coppélia made a noise between a laugh, a sob, and a squeal, tenting her hands over her mouth in shock. Amanda and Shawn chuckled at her as Shawn in the video crashed into the chorus, the all but screaming the lyrics with him.

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah-ah,
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the borderline
Of the edge and where I walk alone

Read between the lines
Of what's muffed up and everything's alright
Check my vital signs
To know I'm still alive and I walk alone

I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aaah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah

I walk alone
I walk a...  

"Oh my God!" Coppélia gasped when Shawn ripped into the guitar solo with Zubin behind him, headbanging lightly. The crowd was going absolutely insane and Coppélia was slightly as well. Amanda smiled, seeing Coppélia's bright smile and Shawn's eyes staying on her.

The guitar solo started to end and Shawn stepped back up to the mic. "I want you guys to scream it out for me! I know you can!" He instructed. He hit the last chord and froze before starting the final chorus with the crowd doing exactly what he told them to,

I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk a...

My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone...

Shawn and Zubin rocked out to the outtro of the song, the crowd cheering as they did so. The final beat hit and Shawn pointed to the crowd who screamed out, "Happy birthday, Coppélia!" Shawn blew a kiss to the camera before the video ended.

"Oh. My. God." Coppélia said quietly, her voice muffled by her hand. She uncovered it to run a hand through her hair. "Shawn... I don't know what to say."

Shawn chuckled a bit. "I'd happily learn every Green Day, Panic! At The Disco, and NateWantsToBattle song if it meant I kept seeing that reaction." Coppélia blushed again. Someone called to Shawn out of sight. "Have to go, doll face. Gotta work if I want a shot at being your favorite rockstar."

Coppélia rolled her eyes with a smile "You already are." A light blush came to Shawn's own cheeks and Coppélia felt her heart skip a beat at the sight. He blew a kiss to her and she blew one to him before ending the call. Amanda smiled brightly at her best friend who flopped down onto the bed with a smile. "Best. Birthday. Ever."

Amanda laughed lightly. "And it's only gonna get better!" The two laughed and went back to planning their outfits.