It was Alya's birthday and the theme was a singing competition. Everyone had to sing and then the birthday girl and her family would serve as the judges. First up was Nino who preformed a birthday rap for his girlfriend which earned him a huge cheer from the crowd and a ten from the judges. Next was a sweet and romantic duet by Ivan and Mylene, then Alix who did a rock ballad followed by Rose who sang a song from her favorite romance movie. Juleka, Nathaniel, Max, and Sabrina had stage fright so they didn't preform as for Kim we'll let's just say when he preformed a hook pulled him off the stage.
"Okay Adrien you're next." Nino said.
"Yeah about that I can't."
"Why not?"
"My throat is sore."
"Seriously? How did that happen?"
"Chloe begged me to preform piano and sing for her guest at a dinner party until my pipes broke."
"Well that's just great because I promised Alya she would hear her favorite song be sung."
"Why don't you do it?"
"My voice doesn't work for a song like that. We need someone with a soft, sweet voice like yours."
"Hey guys sorry I'm late." Marionette said arriving with Alya's gift and her birthday cake."But the traffic was murder."
"Marinette you can do it!" Nino said.
"Do what?"
"Sing."
"Me? Sing? In front of everyone?"
"Come on Marinette it's not like it's a bunch of strangers, it's just your friends."
"I don't know. I'm not that good."
"Are you kidding? Alya showed me a recording of you singing in the shower."
"She what!"
"Hey don't worry you sounded great and for this song you'll have back up."
"But I...I..."
"I'm sure you'll do great Marinette." Adrien said.
"Oh...Okay." She said blushing.
She was then pushed on stage with Ivan, Mylene, Rose, and Juleka willing to serve as the chrous. Marinette swallowed hard as everyone looked at her and she began to shake.
"Nino are you sure about this?" Adrien asked him. "I don't want her to be embarrass herself. I mean what if she's not good?"
"Trust me dude, when she sings it darn near breaks your heart."
All became silent as they waited for the song. The chrous would start first. (Note parenthesis mean chorus.
Chorus: "Can anybody find me somebody to love?"
Nino played the music. Marinette took a deep breath and began to sing.
"Ohhh...Each morning I get up I die a little
Can barely stand on my feet
(Take a look at yourself) Take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord what you're doing to me
I have to spend all my years in believing you
But I just can't get no relief Looord!
Somebody (somebody) ooh somebody (somebody)
(Can anybody find me) somebody to looove?
Her voice was the sweetest, most beautiful sound Adrien had ever heard. How had he not ever heard her sing before?
"What did I tell you dude? Can she sing or what? Dude?"
Nino saw that he was completely transfixed by her singing.
"I work hard (she works hard) everyday of my life
I work till I ache my bones
At the end (at the end of the day)
I take home my hard earned pay all on my own
I get down (down) on my knees (knees)
And I start to pray (praise the Lord)
'Til the tears run down from my eyes
Looord somebody (somebody) ooh somebody (please)
(Can anybody find me) somebody to looove?
Every day, I try and I try and I try
But everybody wants to put me down
They say I'm goin' crazy
They say I got a lot of water in my brain
Got no common sense
I got nobody left to believe
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah"
(Find me somebody to love find me somebody to love)
(Find me somebody to love find me somebody to love)
(Find me somebody to love find me somebody to love)
"Ohh baby find me."
(Find me somebody to love find me somebody to love
Find me somebody to love find me somebody to love)
"I'm searching high and low, I'm searching high and low"
(Somebody somebody somebody somebody)
"There's somebody out there who needs to find me.
Somebody, anybody."
"I'm somebody!" Nathaniel walking toward the stage only to have Adrien trip him. "Sorry he thought, but I couldn't let you do that."
"Find me, I wanna love somebody. I'm searching over here!"
(Find me somebody find me somebody to love)
"Ahhhhh!"
(Can anybody find meeee)
"Somebody tooooo looooooove?
Love me, love me, love me, love
Won't anybody find me, find me,
somebodyyyyy?"
Nino was wrong, Marinette's song didn't nearly break his heart. It broke it completely, she had the voice of an angel and it could soften even the hardest of hearts. He almost shed tears but managed to hold them back. The crowd appauleded and cheered like mad. Alya's family gave her a ten.
"Girl you were incredible!" Alya said.
"Thanks." Marinette said.
"You gotta sing more often."
"I don't know."
"You should." Adrien said dazed. "You have the most beautiful voice."
"Oh...Um...Thank you...He...He..." She was now blushing like crazy. "So uh who wants cake?"
Everyone went to get a slice of the double layer fudge cake with cream that her parents made. In a matter of seconds it was gone though Adrien didn't eat much, he was lost in thought.
"Adrien...You hoo? Earth to model boy?" Nino said.
"Huh? What?"
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine it's just..I was thinking about Marinette's singing."
"Oh yes I heard you told her and quote you have the most beautiful voice."
"What? When did I say that?" He asked blushing.
"While you were in your lovesick trance."
"Oh man!"
"Have you never heard a girl sing before?"
"Of course not! I've heard lots of girls sing, some I wish didn't sing at all but Marinette's was...something was different...Oh forget it and pass me some cake."
Song used: Somebody to love by Brittany Murphy (R.I.P)