17| Voices Are Echoing

"Hello, hello, hello! And welcome to the Musically Me Competition! And amazing showcase-competition that will show off many different singing groups talents!" Jerry Tolp yelled out into the crowd as people entered. "Let's just let all of our amazing singing groups get settled in before we start!"

"You got this." Mackenzie told Siena as they parted ways. Mackenzie had put on a beautiful green dress with a gradient and a see- through aqua coloured shawl. Her hair was tied up in a bun and she had placed a small top hat on top.

"Thanks Kenzie." Siena took a deep breath. "Bye Zoë." She nodded to the black girl. She smiled and waved before leading Mackenzie away.

Siena took off her jacket before stepping backstage. The lights were faint and she could hear people going through voice exercises and tuning instruments.

She wrapped her arms a pruned herself briefly before shaking her head. Confident. She chided herself before squaring her shoulders and striding to where the rest of Mountain Melody were. Quinn had worn a white shirt with a tiger on it, a leather black vest with gold details over top. Chen and the cheerleaders had bedazzled their cheer uniforms with sequins and gemstones, Paul had changed from his usual sweater vests to a nice dress shirt in a deep green plaid.

And Cole, his usually messy raven hair was now nicely styled more purposely and he had on a nice crisp white top and a sharp looking black jacket. His eyes suddenly rested on Siena and widened noticeably.

"Dang, you look awesome Siena." Quinn told her.

Siena buried the shy part of her and gave her a smile. "Thank you Quinn, you clean up well."

Quinn gave a little smug smile and straightened her vest some more. Finding the cheerleaders a pointed look. Most likely because they had critiqued her outfit.

They all began murmuring ecstatically as Cole approached her.

"I...wow." He gestured with a surprised look.

Siena laughed. "Thanks."

He suddenly became more serious. "Are you okay? Last night you looked upset."

"I had a small fight with my mom." Siena told him casually.

"Oh." Cole blinked. "Is there anything I can help with?"

"No." Siena said firmly. "My issues with my mother is something that I have to deal with, it's about time I did."

Cole smiled. "Good for you."

"Alright everyone! It's time to begin the sing-off! First we will have the choir from the Waton Choir, the Sirens!" Jerry announced from onstage. Siena watched as a long line of people in mermaid costumes, including the men so mermen as well hopped onstage in their tails.

After a nice beginning of Kiss the Girl from the little mermaid Siena admitted they were pretty good. Until someone fell over in his tail. He knocked over the girl currently doing the small solo piece making her crash into the group doing shalala who smashed to the microphones with a scrreeeech.

Siena winced as the crowd gasped and people who were doing the sound rushed to help the singers and rescue their equipment from hybrid fish.

The next group was a band who were all dressed as the ninja. Cole snorted as a rather wide dude with a huge beard and dreadlocks marched on stage in the home made black gi.

The guitar solo started as they erupted in a, "GO!"

"Time for training and we're getting a started, it's on you know!" The one trying to be the fire ninja sang.

Unfortunately the only one capable of singing was the man as the fire ninja and everyone else had no musical talent whatsoever.

"JUMP UP KICK BACK WHIP AROUND AND SPIN!" The green ninja with the super high voice of a five year old shrieked.

"Ninja go!" The water ninja, who was actually an man with a thick Russian accent joined in with the one playing the ice ninja, a rather bored girl with hair that was shaved on one side and dyed teal on the other.

"Oh god." Paul groaned as the continued. When the torture was finally done Jerry nervously announced the next group.

This time it was a duet with two girls.

"Show me a smile then." The first, a small brunette sang. "Don't be unhappy can't remember when I last saw you laughing."

"If this world makes you crazy and you've taken all you can bear, just call me up because you know I'll be there." The taller ginger chimed in.

"And I see your true colours shining through..."

They were actually very good and since they were ten they were adorable!

"Next up is the Mountain Melody!" Jerry announced after giving the girls a smile and high five.

"We got this guys, just have fun." Cole said spiritedly.

Siena grabbed her guitar and followed them up. The lights were bright and she could feel thousands of eyes on her. But she wants afraid anymore.

Siena adjusted the microphone on the earpiece and cleared her throat as they started.

"Fading in the shadows..." She started. Her voice was light and echoed through out the auditorium. "Don't know where I'm going..."

" Too afraid to jump across the bridge."

  "I shouldn't need to be asked to do something. I shouldn't need to be welcomed in. I shouldn't need help feeling confident. And that's how this story begins..."

Siena nodded along as the drumbeat started. "But maybe you shouldn't be ignoring me. Maybe you shouldn't be looking over someone. Maybe I am just someone worth knowing. "

She nodded to Quinn as their voices joined together.

"We're all together now. Voices are echoing!"

"No matter what you do! No matter what you say! Everything will be okay when I have you here!" Quinn had a surprisingly large vocal range meaning she could totally riff in a super loud high voice, it got a huge roar from the crowd as she let it ring.

"Never thought I'd come out. Never thought I'd open up. But here I am. Here I am." Siena whispered.

Suddenly the lights dimmed and the small solo part that Siena had kept as a surprise for everyone began.

"Maybe I'm just hoping."

"Maybe what I'll stop feeling...." Siena closed her eyes briefly pausing. This was it.

"But since I looked into your eyes and saw some thing magical. I saw such a clarity that anything was possible and here I am now on this stage in front of you and turn and I see the person I love....is you." Her eyes opened and they turned to meet Cole's wide surprised ones.

"And I don't know where this going." She continued. "But I'll always be knowing the one I love. The one who's always been there for me."

"WE'RE ALL TOGETHER NOW! VOICES ARE ECHOING! NOW MATTER WHAT YOU DO! NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY!"

"And I can see light!" The different tones and voices were mending together and Siena stared into the crowd, smiling and singing with such gusto as everyone began clapping along.

Then it all began to slow down as breathlessly Siena finished it off.

"Out of the shadows. You're never invisible. Make yourself visible. Everyone is here....now."

Suddenly a loud applause started and people were standing up. Siena started crying as she laughed and smiled. The band embraced her and her eyes settled on someone by the door. A tall women. With beautiful long blonde locks.

Something clicked and Siena hugged her friends tighter. She didn't need to know who won. Because she already knew that she did.

"AND THE WINNERS ARE MOUNTAIN MELODY!"

But she couldn't turn down a trophy of course!

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