Welcome! Some things you should know before we begin -

1. In case you missed it in the description, this series of oneshots goes along with my full-length fic, "Sorrow's Promise". You will definitely encounter spoilers here if you haven't read that yet. If you've started reading but haven't finished, then feel free to start the oneshots and just watch out for chapter numbers. I'll indicate where the oneshot falls in the story, and to start with at least I'll be posting in chronological order. I'll only stray from that if I get a new idea or a request that's out of order.

2. I'll probably be posting these every Wednesday. There's only 10 of them as of now, but that should hold us over for a little while, right? Maybe by then I'll be at least * almost * finished with the first draft of Inferno's Edge. We can hope.

3. There are various reasons why these scenes didn't make it into the actual story, which I will explain at the top of each chapter. Mostly these were written just for fun, to entertain myself, and I hope that they'll entertain you guys, as well.

4. I've rated this fic T, mainly just because that's what Sorrow's Promise was rated, but only a couple of chapters in it will actually reach the T level for violence. The rest are probably more K. Only one chapter will have the same trigger warning as the main fic, which I will indicate when we get there.

Alright, I think that's it! Enjoy!

This was a scene that I came up with really early in the writing process, and originally planned on including. It turned out, though, that I already had plenty of "having fun" scenes in the mansion, ones that furthered the plot a little better, and just didn't really have room for this one. I did like how it gave Meli and Riku a little more common ground, though.

Chapter 15.5

(Falls between chapter 15 and 16 of Sorrow's Promise)

Meli's Perspective

Finishing the last of the ten laps that Riku had assigned me, I slowed to a stop and bent over with my hands on my knees. When my heart rate had slowed almost back to normal, I straightened, wiping the back of my hand across my forehead with a huff of air. Time to go inside and cool off a little before we had to head out on the day's assignment.

As I pushed open the back door of the mansion, an unusual sound drifted down the hallway to meet me. Was that...singing? My face wrinkled in surprise as I started slowly towards the source. There was no mistaking it now, it was definitely singing, and definitely a male voice. Which meant it had to be Riku, as hard as it was for me to believe that. I had almost reached our bedroom doors now, and could finally make out the lyrics to the song.

And oh, the towering feelings

Just to know somehow you are near.

The overpowering feeling

That any second you may suddenly appear.

He was good. Like, really good. His tenor voice was light, yet strong, and raised goosebumps all over my arms. Of course he could sing. Seemed like he could do everything else, so why not sing, too? But...My Fair Lady? Really? With all of the movies that he hadn't seen, I never would have expected My Fair Lady to be the one that he actually had.

People stop and stare,

They don't bother me...

I hummed along a bit, then found myself joining in quietly from just outside his bedroom.

For there's nowhere else on earth

That I would rather be.

Let the time go by...

Riku's song stopped abruptly, and I clamped my mouth shut to cut off the note he had left me on. A few seconds passed, in which I considered retreating into my own room, but just before I made the decision to do so, his door eased open.

"You're standing out there listening, aren't you?"

I puckered my lips guiltily. "Well, not just listening...you kinda left me hanging there."

Riku's mouth quirked to the side slightly. I figured that that would be the end of it, that he'd be too embarrassed to ever let me catch him singing again. To my surprise, though, he opened the door a bit wider, leaned his shoulder against the door frame, and began again. "Let the time go by..."

I smiled broadly and joined him for the last few lines, my mediocre mezzo voice blending smoothly with his.

I won't care if I

Can be here

On the street where you live!

We stared at one another in silence for a moment when the song was over, not sure what to say. "So...musicals, huh?" I finally remarked, my amusement clearly showing.

Riku gave a vocal sigh, smirking. "Yeah. My mom...she's a big fan. Used to drag me to the theatre whenever there was a new performance. I don't know that you could call me a fan, necessarily, but...they're not too bad."

"Well, at least we finally have something that we both know!" I laughed. "Though I've only seen some of the ones that were made into movies."

"I can't say I know which ones those are."

I crossed my arms, thinking. "Hmm. How about..."

Say you'll share with me

One love, one lifetime.

Say the word and I will follow you.

A smile spread over Riku's face, and he began to sing, too.

Share each day with me

Each night, each morning...

I froze suddenly as I realized that the next line of the song was supposed to be me asking him to say that he loved me. I coughed. "Um...that's all I remember." Wow, how had it not occurred to me sooner how awkward it was for us to stand here and sing love songs to each other? There were so many other songs I could have picked.

"That's okay," Riku responded. "Phantom of the Opera...I think that was one of my favorites, actually."

"It's a good one," I agreed. "I, um...guess I'll go get ready now." I gestured towards my door, still feeling uncomfortable and ready to exit as quickly as possible.

"Okay." Riku didn't move from his spot as I backed away and began to turn the knob. "Hey, uh...thanks for not making fun of me."

"Of course not. You've got a great voice, and hey, I think everyone should be allowed to be a little geeky about something. Or, a lot geeky about a lot of things, in my case."

Riku chuckled. "Okay, well, I expect plenty of musical references from now on."

"Oh, don't worry!" I grinned, backing into my room and starting to sing again.

You've got it coming

You've got it coming

You'll only have yourself to blame...

Riku's laughter rang out into the hallway as I shut the door and fell up against it, unable to wipe off the smile that had etched itself onto my face.

Disclaimer: I don't own My Fair Lady, Phantom of the Opera, or Chicago. (Obviously.)

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