CHAPTER 8: Songs are the Heart's Way of Projecting Emotions

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A/N: I got the chap title from a good series called "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" and lemme just say that that series is so good! It was the first actual series I watched that isn't anime aside from my childhood fave, VicTORious.

The next night, at 6:30pm, waiting for the Open Mic to start, Tori, Jade, Andre, Beck, Robbie, Cat and Sam (who just arrived a few minutes earlier) glanced around while final preparations were made in the Asphalt Café "So, lemme summarize; we're supposed to corner the one that the girl of yours is after? How are we supposed to do that?" Sam asked while accepting the punch that Cat gave her

Tori and Jade sighed "We don't even know who Aria's looking for...all we know is we have to look out for a girl who looks like a boy in every aspect. That's very hard to look for..." Tori says while running her hands through her hair "How come that Aria gave a vague description anyway?" Beck asked which made the Vega-West Couple look back to their conversation with their future daughter last night-

"I know you guys are busy for the open mic but...I have to ask a favor from you...again. Can I come in?" Aria fiddled with her purple highlights, her heterochromic eyes boring into Tori's chocolate brown ones

Unable to trust her voice or even articulate properly, Tori steps aside to let the girl in, making her presence known to Jade who had wide eyes upon seeing their future daughter again "Ariana Victoria Elizabeth West..." though she still had the gall and energy to tease her, making said girl glare, Jade finding it similar to Tori whenever the half-Latina would do the same thing when she teases her

"Let me make you some cocoa then you can talk to us," Tori offered which made Aria nod, sitting on the second couch in the living room "Where did you go when you ran away earlier?" Jade asked and Aria groaned

"I really don't know why I keep running away from you guys with my bike and your future selves doesn't really know why they told me to run away but I did anyway.... I went somewhere close to the Hollywood sign to ponder what to do next..." Aria replied and proceeded to shuffling in her bag for her phone and some sheets of papers stuck in some folders "For a time traveler, you sure bring a lot..." Jade chastises half-heartedly which made Aria laugh "Yeah. For what I need to do, I gotta make a scene. Refresh everyone of who Aria West is before she 'transferred schools' and whatnot..." she says, grabbing a sheet of long bond paper, placing it on the table, putting the phone on it so it won't fly away

"Wait, you're gonna sing tomorrow too?" Jade asked just as Tori came back and gave Aria her mug, the heterochromic girl saying a soft thank you before turning back to Jade while Tori sat beside the goth "Yeah. I need to find another time traveler who went against Uncle Robbie's wishes of not using the time machine anymore...and coming here," she paused to drink the cocoa and sighed in delight "Anyway, I have to find my...friend. My cross dresser friend."

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"Say what now?" Tori and Jade asked which made Aria sigh "My cross dresser friend. Well, I call her that but she just really likes to dress like a boy for some reason. She likes to sing too. Knowing her, and if my info is correct, she'll sing at the open mic tomorrow. I just have to pinpoint who she is when she performs 'cause sometimes, she calls herself with the pronouns 'their' and 'they' to seem 'genderless,' and if we're lucky, she'd use masculine pronouns for herself, really, it's just her weirdness and genes at work..." she mumbled the last part but the two still heard it, though not understanding what she meant

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