It was almost 5:30 in the morning; Brian Holden and the Langs were still awake writing the newest Starkid production.
"This one's going to be the best show we've done so far. The nerdiest, but still the best!"
Matt nodded drowsily, then promptly bumped heads with Nick as the brothers simultaneously fell asleep.
"The best one yet…"
Brian sighed while clearing away the piles of script they had managed to write in the last couple of weeks. He smirked and ran his hands through his hair when he came across one scene in particular… He picked up the paper and read through the scene multiple times, his grin widening with each time he read it.
It's too perfect! I can't believe I finally get to kiss…BANG. Brian jumped in surprise as Matt's face hit the desk. Matt woke up suddenly and saw the scene that Brian held in his hand.
"Brian, isn't that the scene where…"
"NO."
Matt leaped over the chair and snatched it before Brian could protest.
"IT IS!"
Brian crossed his arms and pouted.
"Brian, how many times have you re-read that scene?" Nick asked from across the room.
Brian gaped at Nick in shock; when had he woken up? Nick just laughed and mimicked a kissing scene in the air.
"NICK!"
"Oh come on Brian, you can't pretend it's not clearly obvious that you're in love with her."
Brian glanced back and fidgeted uncomfortably. "I have no idea what you're talking about. You deuce with some crazy juice?"
Nick and Matt nodded at each other and rugby tackled Brian; they were laughing so hard, they didn't hear a certain someone walk in…
"AAAAHEM!" screamed Lauren impatiently from down the hallway. "YOU GUYS ARE SO FREAKING LOUD, YOU EVEN WOKE MERE UP! TURDS!"
Brian rushed to put the paper away, but Lauren spotted it.
"Ohhh, what's that then?" she said in a mocking tone.
He gulped. How could she possible know? "Um…" he muttered, turning to stare at the ground as Meredith stood next to her. Brian turned around and tried to switch the pages but Mere caught him in the act.
"Oh come on Brian, it can't be that bad."
Brian stood there, helpless, as she glanced over his arm at the script and raised an eyebrow.
"Is this…"
"Um, I don't know what you mean, Mere… I was just sorting through the script…" he managed to stutter.
"Haha why are you acting weird all of a sudden? Because you get to slap me?" she giggled.
Brian looked curiously at the script. "Sl-" Brian stopped himself and Mere looked at him with a puzzled expression. He glanced at the paper in his hands and realized that his hand covered the scene he had actually been trying to hide…
"Phew," escaped Brian's mouth.
Meredith and Lauren glanced at him. "Oh s**t, did I say that out loud?"
"I think Brian needs to go to bed," Matt cut in awkwardly. Brian smirked at him gratefully, then dived to wrestle Nick for a Red Bull.
"Surely it makes sense not to have Red Bull just before you sleep…?"
Brian shrugged and took a sip anyways.
Lauren grinned. "Come on Mere, you don't wanna be here when the caffeine gets to him…" The girls went downstairs.
"So, Brian…"
"I know what you're going to say, Nick." Brian interrupted.
"Oooooh, touchy!" Matt mocked while gaining 'the stare' from Brian.
"Whatever," he said, turning away to hide his embarrassment. His fingers were already tingling from all the Red Bull.
"Oh come off it Brian, you cannot continue pretending like we don't all know!"
Brian whipped around. "Oh really? I'd like to see you make me talk. Just stay out of this, ok?"
"Oh my gosh Brian, there is no need to get so touchy! It was a joke, chill out!"
Brian groaned and flopped down on the bed while Nick exchanged an exhausted look with his brother.
"Ok…? Brian, is something actually up?" Nick asked. "We didn't mean anything, we were joking, bro."
"Yeah," added Matt, "We were just having fun…you know it's hilarious when someone has a crus-" he trailed off.
Brian gave him evils before sulking off upstairs. Matt and Nick looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"I CAN HEAR YOU!"
They waited, snickering, until Brian was out of earshot. "So…is it actually true then?" Nick whispered excitedly.
"I knew something was going on in that silly head of his," Matt said a bit too loudly.
"I CAN STILL HEAR YOU!"
"Shut up!" Nick said, laughing. He suddenly ducked as a pillow smashed violently into the wall behind him. "BRIAN!"
"Will you two just please stop? It may have been funny at first, but it's getting to be too much now." Brian seethed.
"Jesus, Bri! You almost took Nick's head off!" Matt scolded. There was a dead silence as no one wanted to anger Brian further.
"It's late guys, maybe we should sleep? Everyone's obviously going mad with the lack of sleep…" Nick suggested hesitantly.
Brian gave them one last glare and stormed out. Though they quickly began to snore, he lay awake thinking about someone…
When the morning came, Brian cursed his thoughts because he hadn't gotten more than thirty minutes of sleep. He drowsily stretched his hand across to find the pillow, which had disappeared from under his head.
"Huh?" he muttered.
Brian looked around with difficulty to find that not only his pillow was missing, but the bed he was sleeping on.
"What the-"
He sat up only to wince in pain as his head banged into something hard. Why can't I move? He forced his eyes open.