Laney walked down the street towards Corey's house. She had left her base there during practice the night before, so for practice today, she didn't have to carry it. Once she had finally arrived at Corey's place, Laney pulled the garage door up and entered. Kin, Kon, and Corey all greeted her. She made her way across the room and lifted her base from its stand. "Are we going to practice, guys?" Laney asked, now holding her base in a playing position. Kin and Kon nodded, and the two brothers walked to their instruments. Corey smiled at Laney, a gesture that made her blush, then grabbed his guitar and prepared to play as well.
After two hours of non-stop practicing, Laney decided that she should go home. "Hey, guys, I'm gonna go now. I've got homework to do," She explained. Kin and Kon both nodded. "Me too," Kin agreed, walking away from his keyboard. "Okay. Remember to come tomorrow. We have to practice as much as possible before the band battle," Corey reminded the two brothers as they both exited the garage. That left Corey and Laney. "You too, Lanes." Corey said as she packed her base. "I got it, Core," She responded as she, too, exited the garage.
As Laney approached her house, she could see someone was at her door. Laney soon recognized him to be Larry, the bassist for their rival band, the Newmans. She set her base, which was safe in its case, on the ground and ran up to the boy. "What are you doing here, Larry?" She asked him angrily, her hand in a fist. Larry shrugged, and smiled at her. "Wondering if you wanted to hang out," He said as an answer, looking at her clenched fist, then back at her face. "Why? What are you and your band planning?" Laney yelled, refusing to believe that he actually wanted to be her friend. The red-headed girl raised her arm, now getting ready to actually punch him. Larry frowned. "They're planning nothing, Laney," He said truthfully. She could tell that he meant what he said, so she lowered her fist. 'He's pretty cute,' Laney thought, 'wait, no. I definitely hate this guy. I like Corey!' She mentally argued with herself. She came to a conclusion. 'I'll hang out with him, to see if he really does just want to be friends.' "Fine." Laney finally responded, which made Larry sigh with relief. "I'll go," She continued, "Just meet me here tomorrow, same time." Larry nodded. "See you then," He said with a smile before turning and walking away. Laney could't help but smile- he was just like her! Once she realized she was staring at him as he walked, she turned around, and grabbed her base. She rushed inside of her house, and locked the door.
Corey, who had witnessed the whole thing, stared at the door where Laney had disappeared. In slight shock, he dropped the necklace he was returning to her, and walked back home, feeling hurt and betrayed.