*Melanie was leaning on the edge of the astronomy tower, her tired eyes gazing over the grounds. She was too lazy to change out of her white cami and blue polka dot pajama pants and into something warm, so naturally she was freezing. The lake looked amazing in the moonlight, but she was too tired to notice or care. She wished she had something better to do than stand there and think about how nice sleep would be.*



~Mel

Alex walked up into the astronomy tower. He was wearing a black crew cut sweatshirt and jeans with his black sneakers. He was only coming up here to see the view of the grounds, but found a better one. A girl stood looking out the window wearing what looked like what she slept in. "A little cold out tonight?"

*Melanie jumped and turned around*
Melanie:"Oh...yeah. It is." *she hadn't noticed how cold she was until then. She shivered*"Um...hi. I'm Melanie."


~Mel

He smiled. "I'm Alex. Do you want to wear my sweatshirt?" He barely knew her, but he always liked to help a person in need. It was just in his nature to be like this.

Melanie:"Yes, please!" *Melanie begged*"Are you sure you'll be warm enough, though?"



~Mel

He smiled. "It's no prob." He took off his sweatshirt and handed it to her. Underneath he had a white tee shirt on. It wasn't that cold out for him. When you loived in a house with no heating though, you got used to it.

*Melanie gladly took the sweatshirt and put it on. It was big on her, but she didn't mind. She smiled*
Melanie:"Thanks, Alex." *she sighed*"So, what are you doing out here?"


~Mel

"I came to look at the view, but instead I found you." He thought about what he just said then added "You seem pretty in my eyes, and those suckers don't lie." He smiled at her. He loved writing music. It was hard for him, but sometimes things came to him.

*Melanie laughed*
Melanie:"Well unfortunatley for you I'm taken." *she showed Alex her engagement ring*"By Mr. Simner Farden." *she smiled*"But thank you very much for the compliment."



~Mel

He smiled at her. "It ain't no thang." He walked over to the window. "I came up here to look out this window for some sorta inspiration for my music. I've been in a rutt lately."

Melanie:"Ah." *she said in comprehension*"So you're a song writer?" *she thought for a minute*"Maybe I could try to help you out. I mean...I won't guarantee anything but I could try."



~Mel

"I don't know...I have a hard time coming up with anymore then six lines." He sighed. "I don't know what can help me."

Melanie:"Well..." *she looked up as she thought*"Maybe....well, what kind of music are you writing?" *she asked*



~Mel

"A little bit of hip-hop and a little bit of R&B." He knew he didn't loke the type but thats what he liked and nothing could change that.

*Melanie clicked her tongue on the roof of her mouth*
Melanie:"Do you have ANY sort of idea for your song yet? Like what you want the theme to be? Like do you want it to be about a break up or something? Or is that still in the works?:



~Mel

He looked up to the top of the tower and said "I dunno...I guess I didn't have any ideas." He sighed and closed his eyes.

Melanie:"That makes it harder. Um...what do you normally write about?"



~Mel

"Well...where I'm from, what I've been through, my family, struggles, my opinions, and a sometimes the ladies." He smiled and thought about his previous stuff. Most of it wasn't here but he had a few songs.

Melanie:"Well then I officially give up. I'm proudly from Salisbury, England, I have no idea what you've been through, I don't know your family, I know quite a bit about struggles but probably nothing that would be good for a song, I don't know what your opinions are, and most importantly, I'm quite straight, thank you." *she smiled*"So unless you want to write about losing your family and being left on your own, pshycotic life threatening habits, or an STD, I don't think I can help you."


OOC: Mel is weird. lol.



~Mel

He laughed. "Well...I don't think that sounds like my life at all." He smiled and said "I dunno, maybe something will hit me. I guess it will just take some time." He sighed and looked out as an owl flew by the window.

Melanie:"Yeah, I didn't think it would." *she laughed. There was a moment of awkward silence. And if you know anything about Mel when there's an awkward silence, you'll know what happens next. She starts singing. She ran into the middle of the tower so that she had more room to dance around*"What's the time?
Well it's gotta be close to midnight
My body's talking to me
It says, "Time for danger"
It says "I wanna commit a crime
Wanna be the cause of a fight
Wanna put on a tight skirt and flirt
With a stranger"
I've had a knack from way back
At breaking the rules once I learn the games
Get up - life's too quick
I know someplace sick
Where this chick'll dance in the flames
We don't need any money
I always get in for free
You can get in too
If you get in with me

Let's go out tonight
I have to go out tonight
You wanna play?
Let's run away
We won't be back before it's Christmas day
Take me out tonight (meow)." *Melanie stopped and blushed deep crimson*"Sorry."



~Mel

He laughed. "It's okay. You have a beautiful voce." He blushed a little as he said it, but he knew it was true. She did have a great voice, and was alot better then his.

*Melanie blushed deeper red*
Melanie:"No I don't." *she said modestly. She could never take a compliment. She didn't have it in her*




~Mel

"Well much better then mine anyways. Don't forget now, I'm a singer." He smiled. He always liked to compliment people. He knew things were true, thats why he said them.

Melanie:"Ok but...I don't think so. Well..technically I can't say that because I haven't heard you sing yet but...I can still think that you're better."



~Mel

He smiled. "Do you want me to sing?" It was a general question. She could say yes, or no, or even ask a song to sing. He smiled thinking about how he wasn't really ready to sing.

Melanie:"Sure. That'd be nice." *she smiled a bit sheepishly. She was still rather embarrassed*



~Mel

He smiled and cleared his throat. He opened his mouth but closed it thinkoing about what he was gonna sing. When he was ready he started singing.
"I dont know your name but excuse me miss
I saw you from across the room
And I got to admit that you got my attention
You're making me want to say yo
I know you're trying to leave but excuse me miss
I save the last dance for you
How I love to keep you here with me oh baby."
He smiled when he got done and said "See, you're better."

*Melanie pouted*
Melanie:"No I'm not. That was amazing!"




~Mel

"Was it? I never can hear my voice when I sing. I just hear the words from someone else in my head." He smiled at her thinking about if his voice was good or not.

Melanie:"Well, I can hear your voice and it's better than mine." *she told him. Melanie didn't really know if this was true. She never listened to her own voice*


~Mel

He smiled. "Okay, whatever you say." He scratched his right arm. He yawned and said "How could you still be awake? It's like...almost midnight."

Melanie:"Too much on my mind." *she walked back over to the window*"I feel like something's missing or something...I want to find out what it is but...I just can't figure it out. So I have this nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach that's making it impossible to sleep."



~Mel

He thought about what she just said. He thought there was something missing in his life as well, but he didn't know what it was. He sighed and said "As long as we're alive then we'll have something missing."

*Melanie thought for a moment*
Melanie:"Yeah, I guess you're right." *she sighed*"But I try to tell myself that it's nothing and the feeling just gets worse and worse and- yeah."



~Mel

He smiled and said "Well, there will always be something missing, but it's up to you to find what you are missing. And as soon as you find it, something else may be missing. But live for the outcome, not the problem."

*Melanie raised an eyebrow*
Melanie:"That's really confusing. How do you think stuff like that up?!"



~Mel

He looked up at the ceiling and sighed. "I don't know...I just said it basicly." He smiled and thought about what he just said. "I dunno. It was off the top of my head."

Melanie:"Ok. In some weird deformed way that makes sense." *She smiled*




~Mel

He smiled at her. "You don't need to think about things sometime. You just say it or do it. Thats how I live." He smiled and milled about the room.