Heartshield Chapter 3: Battle Sing Part 1

Author's Note:
Ini Chapter 3 bagian pertama ya. Sengaja gue buat 2 bagian karena takut kepanjangan terus bosen bacanya. Maafkan diriku hampir seminggu menghilang:( 

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Azriel’s POV

Gue cuma bisa nahan ketawa waktu liat muka Crystal yang cengo dan pucat banget gitu.

Unyu banget, beneran deh.

Siapa sih yang ngga ngakuin kalo Crystal itu unyu? Mata biru lautnya yang ngeluarin tatapan tajam terus, rambut wavy kecoklatannya, tubuh idealnya, all in her are perfect.

“Ayo, kedua peserta silahkan menempati tempat dan mengambil gitar yang telah disediakan,” kata-kata MC memecah lamunan gue.

So, here we are. Battle sing.

“Giliran pertama diambil oleh Azriel, lalu Crystal, lalu Azriel lagi. Begitu seterusnya sampai akhirnya tidak ada yang bisa membalas nyanyian lawan. Pemenang ditentukan dari banyaknya lagu yang berhasil dinyanyikan. Semua mengerti?”

Gue sama Crystal mengangguk.

Gue melihat Crystal menatap gue dengan tatapan—sendu?

Gue ngerti. Pasti dia nginget mantannya itu deh.

Oke. Back to battle sing.

Gue memangku gitar gue dan mulai memetik senar-senarnya dan membentuk sebuah nada.

If you wanna know

Here it goes

Gonna tell you this the part of me that’ll show

If you’re close gonna let you see everything

But remember that you asked for it

I’ll try to do my best to impress

But it’s easier to let you take a guess at the rest

But you wanna hear what lives in my brain

My heart, will you ask for it

For your perusing, at time confusing, slightly amusing

Introducing me

(Introducing Me-Nick Jonas)

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Crystal’s POV

What the fck.

Azriel nyanyi lagu Introducing Me yang berhasil membangkitkan kenangan gue dengan Vander.

Mana muka Azriel sama Vander mirip banget lagi, suaranya juga.

Astaga.

Oke, back to battle sing. Gue membenarkan letak gitar dan memetik senarnya sehingga membentuk alunan nada.

I like to say we gave it a try

I like to blame it all on life

Maybe we’re just weren’t right

But that’s a lie, that’s a lie

And we can deny it as much as we want

But in time our feelings will show

Cause sooner or later, we’ll wonder why we gave up

The truth is everyone knows

Almost, almost is never enough

So close to being in love

If I would have known that you wanted me

The way I wanted you

Then maybe we wouldn’t be two worlds apart

But right here, in each others arms

Here we almost, we almost knew what love was

But almost is never enough

(Almost Is Never Enough-Ariana Grande ft. Nathan Sykes)

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Azriel’s POV

Gue merinding ngedenger suara Crystal. Suaranya bener-bener keren banget, jernih, dan simple banget kedengerannya.

Satu lagi yang gue suka, dia nyanyi pake hati. Lagu Almost Is Never Enough itu jadi kerasa kayak nyindir balik gue.

Gue menarik nafas. Ayo dong bales pake lagu apa nih?

You are my only hope

But you’re so far

And you are my only hope

So come back home from where you are

I see your face on everyone

Like the constant beating of the sun right on my skin

I’m suffering without you

I’m tired I reach for my stereo

It’s starting to sound real close to home and I cant bear

To sleep here without you

(Only Hope-Secondhand Serenade)

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Crystal’s POV

Lagi-lagi lagu dari Azriel nyindir gue banget. Lagu Only Hope itu kayak nyentil gue. Gue keinget Vander terus jadinya.

Otak gue terus bekerja buat nyari lagu. Jangan sampe deh gue kalah!

So this is me swallowing my pride standing in front of you saying

I’m sorry for that night

And I go back to December all the time

It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you

Wishing I’d realized what I had when you were mine

And I go back to December turn around and make it all right

I go back to December all the time

(Back To December-Taylor Swift)

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Azriel’s POV

Selain suara Crystal yang bagus, dia juga tau banget cara ngebalikin kata-kata make lagu.

Lagi-lagi, Crystal nyanyi make lagu dan ngebuat lagu itu jadi ngena banget.

If you leave me tonight, I’ll wake up alone

Don’t tell me I will make it on my own

Don’t leave me tonight

This heart of stone will sing till it dies

If you leave me tonight

(Stay Close Don’t Go-Secondhand Serenade)

Walaupun gue Cuma nyanyi bentar banget pake lagu ini, gue yakin Crystal ngerasa melting. Hahaha.

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Crystal’s POV

Kurang ajar! Gue melting banget waktu Azriel nyanyi lagu itu. Ngebayangin Vander yang nyanyi lagu itu ke gue. Ngebayangin waktu mata coklat muda Vander lagi natep gue dengan intens.

Ngga. Fokus. Jangan biarin Azriel menang. Kalo dia minta deket gue terus, kenapa ngga gue kasih jarak aja?

Dan sebuah lagu langsung terlintas di otak gue.

The sun is filling up the room

And I can hear you dreaming

Do you feel the way I do, right now?

I wish we would just give up

Cause the best part is falling

Call it anything but love

And I will make sure to keep my distance

Say I love you when you’re not listening

And how long can we keep this up, up, up?

(Distance-Christina Perri)

Gara-gara battle sing ini, gue jadi galau banget.

Padahal kan jam galau gue itu pas pulang dari kuliah!

Suara tepuk tangan dari penonton membuat gue tersenyum sinis ke Azriel. Liat aja, dia bisa ngebales lagi ngga?