"Damen! Why aren't you guys in purple?" Rachel yelled.

            He sighed and walked over to her. As he did he thought of a lie he could tell her.

"I was going to tell you that we don't own purple. I guess I forgot. I'm sorry." There a half lie.

"Well now you guys don't match! My birthday's ruined."

            He put his arm around her.

"I'm sorry babe."

"Get off! You can't make this better."

            He turned her face to look her in the eyes and smiled a little.

"How about you get a fancy tiara, and we'll bring you on stage and sing a song just for you."

Her eyes lit up, "You'd do that?"

"Of course! You're only 17 once, you know. It should be fucking special."

            She kissed his cheek and smiled.

"Okay. I'll have daddy go buy me a tiara."

            Damen watched he run off. Then he turned back to the guys.

"We need a new song."

~5 hours later~

            Rachel's backyard was full of teenagers. There were waiters and dancers all dressed in a dark purple. Pink and purple lantern's hung around. The stage was hidden by a thick purple curtain.

            The big glass doors opened up and Rachel stepped out of the house. She was wearing a gown that looked like Cinderella's except that it was a light purple. She had a real diamond and silver tiara on her head. She walked to the stage smiling at everyone she passed. She loved the attention that she was getting. She walked across the stage and to the microphone. She gave a big smile to all her guest.

"Hey everyone!" She said, "Thank you for coming to my 17th birthday party!"

            The crowd cheered. There were ‘yays' and a few ‘happy birthdays' shouted.

"And just for you guys I got Damen Ryan... and his friends to perform!"

            The crowd cheered more.

            Behind the curtain Tom looked at Damen.

"His friends?" He whispered.

            Damen just shrugged as he listened to Rachel say he was going to sing her a special song first. Then the curtain opened and the lights hit him. He stepped up and started to sing the song Tom picked out a few hours ago.

Everybody needs inspiration - Everybody needs a soul - A beautiful melody - When the nights are long - Cause there is no guarantee - That this life is easy

Yeah when my world is falling apart - When there's no light - To break up the dark - That's when I-I look at you - When the waves are flooding the shore - And I can't find my way home anymore -That's when I-I look at you

When I look at you - I see forgiveness - I see the truth - You love me for who I am - Like the stars hold the moon - Right there where they belong - And I know I'm not alone

Yeah when my world is falling apart - When there's no light - To break up the dark - That's when I-I look at you - When the waves are flooding the shore - And I can't find my way home anymore - That's when I-I look at you

You appear just like a dream to me - Just like kaleidoscope colors that cover me - All I need - Every breath that I breathe - Don't you know, you're beautiful - Yeah, yeah

When the waves are flooding the shore - And I can't find my way home anymore - That's when I-I look at you - I look at you - Yeah - Whoa-oh

You appear just like a dream to me

            Once he was done Rachel leaned over and kissed him. He led her off stage, then walked back to the center.

"Let's speed things up a bit now!" He yelled and the crowd cheered.

            They started playing Hit The Lights and everyone started dancing.