Sing: The Era Of Music: The Remix Edition

Chapter 9: Just A Bad Dream

It was late in night, where the moon shined over Catalonia and everyone was sleeping. Chris was sleeping peacefully as his ears perked up when he hears movement beside him. He turns on the lamp and sees Porsha toss and turning, whimpering in fear. "Porsha? Porsha!" said Chris as she woke up, slowly panting. Chris then gently pulls her in a hug as Porsha slowly cried in his chest. "What's wrong?" asked Chris as he looks at Porsha, her eyes were red and her mouth was dry. "Hang on." said Chris as he got out of bed. He heads into the kitchen, where he grabs a glass of water and a few napkins. Chris returned to the bedroom and sat next to Porsha. "Here." said Chris as Porsha weakly smiled and take the glass. "Thank you." she said as she gently gulps down the water. Chris gently rubs Porsha's back as she eventually calmly exhales and wipes her face with the napkins. "You feeling better?" asked Chris. "A little." Porsha replied. "So...what was bothering you?" asked Chris. Porsha sighed deeply. "I...I had a bad dream. That's all." she said, hoping to forget it. But Chris noticed the look on her face. "Porsha." he said as she looks at him. "Clearly something is bothering you. Babe...you can tell me anything. Don't be afraid to come to me. I'm always here for you." said Chris, assuring her that he'll keep his word. "Okay. I...I keep having nightmares...about my dad." said Porsha as Chris's ears perked up. "Ever since he was arrested...I feel like he won't stop after what happened. That he'll come after you and try to kill you. I'm just worried for you." said Porsha as Chris looked down, remembering the conflict between him and Crystal. Chris nearly lost his life until Rosita saved him. He then puts her arm around her. "Babe, don't worry about me. Although I do appreciate your concern, I can look after myself. Besides, your dad's been sentenced to prison for quite some time. Not gonna see him anytime soon and even if he does come after us, we'll be ready. Take a deep breath." said Chris a Porsha took a few deep breaths. "Sorry Chris. It's just...hard to forget about what happened and...I also kept thinking about my mom. Ever since she left...nothing's been the same without her." said Porsha as Chris sighed. "I know how you feel, Porsha. Believe me I do. I think about my mom everyday. I'm sure one day you'll see your mom again." said Chris as Porsha smiled and the two shared a passionate kiss. "Now...how about we get some sleep? This talk has made me sleepy." said Chris as Porsha chuckled. "Sleepy head." she said as the couple shared one more kiss before falling asleep in each other's arms. The next morning, Chris wakes up as the sun beams on his face. He turns to his side and sees Porsha sleeping peacefully. Chris smiled as he made his way downstairs to the kitchen, where he makes himself breakfast. Then, a deeply exhausted Porsha comes from behind and hugs him. "Morning babe. Feeling better?" he asked as Porsha yawned loudly. "I'm fine." she said as Chris turned to her. "Porsha...you seem exhausted." he said with concern. "I'm fine. I just need something in my system." said Porsha as she slowly fell asleep as Chris catches her. "Okay. I'm taking you back to bed." he said. "What? No, I'm fine." said Porsha but she was wrong. Last night gave her quite the exhaustion as she barely slept last night. Chris takes her back to the bedroom and lays her in bed. "Okay, I'm gonna go to the studio. In the meantime, you get some rest. You barely got any sleep last night." said Chris as Porsha slowly fell asleep. Chris smiled as he leaves her be and makes his way to the studio, where he meets with Dante and Ember. "Morning guys!" said Chris. "Chris, welcome! Here, have some donuts." said Dante as Chris grabs a fresh glaze. "Woah Chris, you seem tired. Everything okay?" asked Ember. "Yeah. It's Porsha I'm worried about." said Chris. "Is she okay?" asked Dante. "Well...ever since what happened in Redshore City. She's worried what will happen when her dad comes out of jail and on top of it, worrying that he'll do something to me." said Chris. "Well even though he'll be coming out of jail, we'll be ready." said Dante. "I think Porsha's taking this a bit too seriously. She should relax and take her mind off it, cause Crystal was sentenced to 10 years." said Ember. "She also mentioned how much she misses her mom." said Chris. "Has she ever gotten in touch with her?" asked Dante. "I don't know. She told me the last conversation she had with her was a few years ago. Until one day, her number wasn't on her phone." said Chris. "You think her dad did something?" asked Dante. "Probably so." said Chris. "I remember meeting her mom. She's the nicest wolf to talk to. I don't think she'd ever forget Porsha. Maybe we can try to find her number and contact her." suggested Ember. "That's a great idea, Ember! We can head somewhere and try to find her number." said Chris. "Cool! Aside from that, Chris, I've been thinking. Ash has been moving from different gigs ever since your guys first show. Why don't we give her a contract here? Cause other gigs aren't really supporting Ash her like we do and they underpay her." suggested Dante. "That's not a bad idea, man. I've known Ash for a while and she's one of the best rockstars I know. We have enough money and we can offer her a respectful amount. I'm gonna call her." said Chris as he calls her. *An hour later* Ash arrived at the studio. "Hey Chris, what's up?" she said. "I got a surprise for ya and I think your gonna like it." said Chris. "Go on." said Ash as she began getting curious. "How would you like to be the first person to be signed to our studio?" asked Chris as Ash's ears perked up. "Chris...are you serious?" she asked. "99.9% sure." said Chris with a smile. Ash then laughed. "Your so funny, Chris." she said as Chris gave her a sheet of paper. "What do you think?" he asked as Ash looked at the offer and her eyes widened as she saw the money amount. "Wow, Chris. That's a lot but a respectable amount of money." said Ash. "Well Ash...you have an incredible talent of a rockstar. In my eyes, you probably an all time great." said Chris as Ash chuckled. "Now your just being too kind." she said. "But I am being honest. Besides, unlike Rick or any other owners of gigs you performed at, I don't pay others what I think they're worth. So...what do you say?" asked Chris as Ash smiled. "I'm in." she said as she signed the contract. Dante and Ember then emerged from behind Chris as launched confetti in the air. "Woohoo! Congrats Ash!" said Ember. "Welcome to the club!" said Dante as Ash shook her head. "Did you guys plan this whole thing?" she asked. "Maybe." said Chris as they all laughed. After a hardwork day at the studio, Chris returns to the penthouse. "Let's see how's Porsha doing." he said as he heads upstairs. He enters the bedroom and sees Porsha, leaning on the balcony rail with headphones on, listening to soft and calm music. Chris smiled and slowly approaches her before grabbing her into a tight hug. "Woah! Babe, you scared me." said Porsha with a slight giggle. "Sorry. I see your doing better." said Chris as Porsha turned to him. "Yeah and...I've been thinking about what you said. Your right, I've been stressing about the whole drama in Redshore City. But it was a while ago and I don't have to worry about my dad for quite some time." said Porsha as Chris smiled. "Well I'm glad to hear that." he said as the two share a kiss. "You wanna go out to eat? Dante and Ember are tagging along, so it's a double date." said Chris as Porsha smiled. "I'd love to." she said as the two head off and meets with Dante and Ember, where they spend the rest of their day at a restaurant. As the day ends, Porsha was finally relieved of the stress after what happened between her and her father. The couple then returned home and fall asleep peacefully. Meanwhile, in a distant city far from Catalonia, a female wolf figure was sitting on a balcony. She then pulls out a phone, scrolling through photos as she stops and looks at a picture of a young Porsha.