[3rd POV]
The rest of the day had been spent rather well, with Alex doing her homework, while Billie and Haley had begun to work on Haley's first song she wanted to finish. Chandelier was one of the last that she wanted to do, as it was one of the harder ones, and she still had not decided how she wanted to perfect it.
So instead, she had practiced primarily "Elastic Heart" and "Hostage". She had gotten down the singing technique for the overall album after Billie had helped her learn the "Sia" way of singing, but it was more so continuing that technique that was the hard part.
She had found that the music in this album was far more difficult than anything she had done until this point, just like Billie had warned her.
But thankfully, they did have someone there that could point out anything that they might have missed, and give a third party point of view.
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[Flashback]
Alex was sitting at other side of the L shaped couch, doing her homework while sipping on some tea that Billie was kind enough to provide her. While at the same time, she was absentmindedly listening in on the two speaking about Haley's songs, and listening to her sister actually sing too.
She found that her sister was...genuinely incredible. She didn't think she could sing that well in real life, and was totally expecting it to be a product of autotune, but she was just as good in real life as she was in her actual songs.
Meaning she used little autotune, and was all natural.
But she also found that the current songs that she was trying to work with were...a bit different than what she had done up until this point. Far more difficult, complicated, and utterly unique in comparison to what she had done before.
Before it was mostly the cliche pop song, even if it was weirdly good cliche pop songs.
But now it was something truly different.
And it was becoming clear to Alex that her sister was unused to the changes. And was greatly struggling with trying to get the actual technique down.
Which was fair, if she was completely familiar with it. But she needed to be sure first before she actually said anything.
"Is this your first time singing something so...complicated? It sounds quite a bit more complex than anything you did in your first album" Alex asked, as she looked up from her homework to her sister.
"It is. It was between this album and another one. But the other one was pretty similar to what I did before, and was...a little cliche to be honest. So I decided to go with the harder one because it sounded more interesting, and I thought my fans might like it a lot more" Haley responded with a nod, as Alex hummed.
"Yeah, no offense but I could kind of tell. It sounded like you were struggling with it" Alex said, trying not to offend her sister. She was expecting Haley to snap at her like she usually would in this sort of situation, but instead Haley just sighed.
"I was. But I'm pretty sure this is one of those things that I just have to keep trying at! And hopefully I'll get it in the end. If it proves to be too hard for me to do, then I'll just let Billie take it over and I'll go with the other one. It won't be a big deal" Haley said, still upbeat about the album.
She was confident that she could do it. Because Billie wouldn't allow her to do it in the first place if she didn't have faith in her ability to make it work.
"How long did it take to make your first album?" Alex asked curiously, wondering if it was just a problem of experience more than difficulty. She didn't know how long her sister has been singing, but it couldn't have been longer than a few months with the way she only changed in that time.
"A few months I think. Wasn't really keeping track" Haley responded with a casual shrug.
Alex just looked at her like she was crazy. Because to go from a normal person to being capable of making a huge album that was known to millions was insane. And to be able to grow that fast meant she really did have an incredible amount of potential, and even more than that, talent.
"Crazy right? I don't think Haley realizes just how talented she is" Billie said with a laugh upon seeing the look on Alex's face. She had been surprised too when she first started teaching her, the way she had grown so quickly was genuinely incredible, even to her standards.
"It's beyond crazy! That's insane! No normal person can go from being a normal teen to a musician known throughout the world, even with the help of someone as skilled as Billie! No wonder you're struggling, it really is just the fact that you lack experience!" Alex exclaimed, baffled with how casual Billie was with all of this.
That she wasn't freaking out more about how insane this was.
"Oh I know. But my girlfriend here - and your sister - is just very talented, Alex. And yeah, I think you're right. She just needs some more experience and vocal training, that's all. I don't expect this to be finished in just a month or anything, and am fully expecting this to take months to even a year or more" Billie responded, agreeing that it was crazy.
But that just made it more fun to help her grow.
To see what she could become with the help of someone who had trained so much in her past life, and even quite a lot in her current life. Using her new and stronger mind to learn musical techniques she didn't even know about in her past life.
To become the greatest to ever live, greater than the likes of Michael Jackson.
"So why am I needed here, if it's just a lack of experience?" Alex asked, confused. If it was just an experience problem, then it would just naturally go away with time.
"Because you can still give my critiques silly. And with those critiques, I can learn faster and be able to grow more than before. Plus you wanted to come here, didn't you? And it's not like either of us mind" Haley said with a small smile on her face, knowing that her sister tended to underestimate herself.
Sorta like how Billie had been, and continued to.
"...Alright then. I guess you'll just have to continue so I can help"
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[Flashback End]
They had continued. For quite a while at that. Alex had listened to every word sung by her sister, while also doing her homework with quite a bit of ease, doing it even faster than she used to.
She wondered why she was so calm about her homework, when usually she would get nervous doing it, hoping not to lose her perfect A grade. She suspected it was due to the music or maybe the atmosphere, but she wasn't sure.
Alex had even asked Billie a few times about what she knew about science, and was surprised to hear that Billie knew up to a decent college level.
What surprised her even more was that Billie had a particularly impressive amount of knowledge in relation to sound, sound waves, and the sciences involved in them. And according to Billie, it was to become even better at singing and making music.
But Alex wondered if she just secretly enjoyed learning.
Either way, as Alex left the apartment later that night with her sister, she found that she had enjoyed herself a lot. And inwardly decided to ask to return again in a couple of days.
At the same time, Billie watched her leave with a small pleased smile on her face, and one thought on her mind.
'She'll definitely be coming back in the future'
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That's the end of the chapter!
Just a simple chapter with Alex interacting with the two a bit more, talking about the album and stuff like that.
I'll be covering a date between Haley and Billie soon, as well as more Dunphy shenanigans as well.
Anyways, have a good day!