"Okay, how about singing, Britney?" I said, getting up and heading toward the corner to grab two microphones. I also took theinstrumental recording.

    Britney nodded with a soft smile. She''s not a singer just for the fame and money—she genuinely enjoys singing.

    Paige looked excited, but it was Cher and Regina who were truly ecstatic, sping their hands together.

    "This is so awesome!" Cher eximed.

    I nced at Britney as I held one of the microphones. "I Don''t Wanna Live Forever?" I asked casually, handing her the other mic.

    We had already sung together once before

    She opened a bright smile. "Let''s do it!"

    I Don''t Wanna Live Forever (Taylor Swift)

    ?Been sitting, eyes wide open

    Behind these four walls, hoping you''d call

    It''s just a cruel existence

    Like there''s no point hoping at all?

    I adjusted my voice for the next part

    ?Baby, baby, I feel crazy

    Up all night, all night and every day

    Give me something

    Oh, but you say nothing

    What is happening to me??

    ?I don''t wanna live forever

    ''Cause I know I''ll be living in vain

    And I don''t wanna fit wherever

    I just wanna keep calling your name

    Until youe back home?

    ?I just wanna keep calling your name

    Until youe back home

    I just wanna keep calling your name

    Until youe back home?

    Then Britney brought the microphone close to her lips and continued

    ?I''m sitting, eyes wide open

    And I got one thing stuck in my mind

    Wondering if I dodged a bullet

    Or just lost the love of my life, ooh?

    ?Baby, baby, I feel crazy

    Up all night, all night and every day

    I gave you something

    But you gave me nothing

    What is happening to me??

    I took the lead again:

    ?I don''t wanna live forever

    ''Cause I know I''ll be living in vain

    And I don''t wanna fit (fit, babe) wherever (wherever)

    I just wanna keep calling your name

    Until youe back home?

    ?I just wanna keep calling your name

    Until youe back home

    I just wanna keep calling your name

    Until youe back home?

    We sang the rest of the song together

    ?I''ve been looking sad in all the nicest ces

    (Baby, baby, I feel crazy)

    I see you around in all these empty faces

    (Up all night, all night and every day)?

    ?....?

    The girls pped enthusiastically after we finished. If this were an anime, Cher and Regina would have had heart-shaped eyes.

    "Let''s sing more," Britney said, her eyes lighting up. "I was thinking something by Marshmello—maybe ''Timber''?"

    I grinned and nodded, heading to the corner to grab the mobile DJ table.

    ?....?

    After we finished singing, Britney whined, "This song is so good. You should''ve given it to me featuring on it."

    "Ayo, girl, if it were up to you, you''d basically be featured on all of them," I told her.

    "Your songs are soo good. And you should feel honored," she added, joking with a slightly pompous tone.

    Then she leaned in and gave me a look. "Pleease, one more song," she said, dragging the word yfully.

    "What are you trying to do with those beggars'' eyes?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

    "Who are you calling beggars'' eyes? It''s puppy eyes," she said, hitting me lightly.

    "Okay, Britney. After youe back from your European tour in the second week of January, I''ll give you a song to sing—and one to feature me on," I offered.

    "You are the best, Jake!" Britney said, hugging me tightly.

    "Gold Song digger," I murmured, earning another pinch from Britney.

    "Jake, I heard you agreed to perform during the Super Bowl halftime show," Britney said, turning to me.

    "What??" Cher, Regina, and Paige all eximed at once.

    "Oh, I forgot to tell you guys," I said, cing a hand on my forehead like I had just remembered, then waved it off casually like it was nothing.

    Cher and Regina immediately rushed over and started pinching my cheeks.

    "Stop stretching my cheeks! Do you think I ate the Gomu Gomu fruit?" I grumbled.

    And then I thought, frustrated: We''re in 2001... do I really have to wait 30 or 40 years to find out how One Piece ends?

    The rest were looking at me clueless. Bunch of uncultured people.

    Britney turned to me with curiosity. "Have you already decided which songs you''re going to perform?"

    "Not really," I replied. "But there''s one that''s basically confirmed. I already closed it with Chester—he''ll be featuring on it."

    "The lead singer of Linkin Park?" Paige asked, surprised.

    "Yes!" I said, excited. I was a fan of Linkin Park—there are few people in the world who can sing as well as Chester. "The song will be a lot different from Marshmello''s usual style," I added, my tone shifting to something more serious. "Probably the other song too, considering the kind of statement the halftime show needs to make."

    I remember U2 performing at the Super Bowl in 2002... I don''t n on doing anything less impactful than that.

    "Sing for us," Britney suddenly asked, her eyes still glowing from the excitement.

    "No way," I said yfully. "Everyone will only hear it on the day of the show."

    I received a loud boo from all four girls.

    To change the subject, I turned to Britney with a grin. "By the way, the party I''m throwing next week is going to be a costume party."

    "I''ming!" she shouted before I could even invite her.

    After that, Britney and I sang a few more songs together—partly as a fun warm-up, but also as preparation for Tomorrond.

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    A/N: I don''t wanna live Forever without being associated with Fifty Shades (I didn''t even know it was from the soundtrack), it''s a normal song (even more depending on the beat).

    One that I think is a good song is Promiscuous (Nelly Furtado), but I''m thinking about making J.Lo sing it (it makes more sense for the time) probably with Timbnd (but Marshmello doing the beats)

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