Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, do not own Grojband or any of the characters.

(Corey's POV)

Larry and I have been dating since I told him how I felt. The past few weeks have been amazing. We would often go to the park, go out to lunch, or just hang out at each others' houses. Careful not to be see, though. We haven't told our bands, yet. Larry and I had decided to tell them at the right moment. But...it never felt like the right moment.

I don't think we're so called 'waiting' anymore. I think this is just us avoiding the wrath of our bands. I think we should tell them today. At least, then, we won't have to worry about it. They might be angry at us for a while, but at least it'll be out of the way. Then, whatever happens, happens.

I interrupted my thoughts to check the time from the living room couch. The clock on the wall read 12:37 PM. Larry and I were supposed to meet at the park at 2:00. As I sat there, impatiently waiting for time to pass, my thoughts began to wander again.

I know Lanes would probably be cool with it after a while, but Carrie...I felt a shiver go up my spine, remembering the warning she gave me of what would happen if I touched one of her band members. Sure, I want to tell them the truth, but I also want to live! I don't know what to do. Maybe I can talk to Larry about it when we meet up.

(Larry's POV)

I was sitting on my bed in my room, tuning my bass. I glanced at the alarm clock on my nightstand. It read 1:28. I sighed; another half hour to go. Once my bass was tuned to perfection, I set it down in its place. Having exhausted all other options of what to do, I lied down on my bed and stared up at the ceiling.

I started thinking about Corey and me. Many questions swam through my head at once. How will we tell the bands? When will we tell them? Will I get kicked out of the band? Will they make us break up? How will Carrie react? These same questions haunted me every day. I wish I had the courage to tell them. I'm afraid of losing my best friends. They're everything to me, besides Corey. I looked over at my clock again. 1:36. I had nothing better to do, so I decided to leave. The park was only a couple minutes away, but who cares if I got there a little early?

As I walked to the park, I got a text from Carrie.

'Hey! How's my best friend?' I smiled as I texted her back.

'Pretty good. U?'

'Same. So, watcha up to?' My hands shook as I tried to come up with an answer. I obviously couldn't tell her what I was really doing.

'I'm at my house doing chores.'

'Really? That sucks. Maybe I could come over and help.' Oh, no.

'No thanks, Care. I can handle it.'

'But if I help u, u could get done faster, then we can hang out!' Crap! Quickly, Larry, think of something!

'Sorry, but I'm a little sick. After my chores, I'm going to bed. Maybe tomorrow?' Wow, that's the best I could come up with? It took her a while to text back.

'Okay. Well, tomorrow then. Hope you feel better! :)' I smiled with relief.

'Thanks, Care. I knew you'd understand. :)' I put my phone in my pocket and looked up. I realized that I was already standing in the entrance to the park. I went in and sat on the same bench where all of this began. As I was waiting, I began whistling to myself as I waited for Corey.

(Carrie's POV)

I looked at my phone and frowned. I was confused. If he was sick, then why would his parents make him do chores? And...why would he deny my help? I decided to go to his house, despite him not wanting me to. He was my best friend, so I wanted to help him. Maybe I could make him feel better, too. I got my shoes on and walked out the door.

When I got to his house, I knocked on the door, which was opened by a woman.

"Oh, hello, Carrie!" The woman greeted. "What do you need?"

"Hi, Mrs. Nepp. Can I see Larry?"

"I'm sorry, but he's not here right now. He left a little bit ago." What?!

"Do you know where he went?" I asked hopefully.

"No, I'm sorry. He didn't say." I frowned.

"Oh, okay. Sorry for wasting your time." I said solemnly.

"It's fine, sweety. When he comes back, I'll tell him to call you."

"Okay, thanks." I told her as I started walking down the porch steps. She waved and closed the door. As I was walking back home, I started thinking about what Larry had told me. He...lied to me? Why would he do that?! I thought for a moment. He was hiding something. But...i thought we were best friends. We promised we wouldn't keep anything from each other. I became enraged. Damn it, Larry! I had to find out what was going on. Once I got home, I sat on my couch and waited for Larry's call.

(Corey's POV)

It was time, and I was walking to the park. When I walked through the entrance, I looked around for Larry. After a couple minutes, I found him sitting on a bench. I went over and sat next to him. He looked at me and smiled.

"Hey, Corey." He said sweetly, kissing my cheek.

"Hi, Larry." I said, blushing.

"So, watcha wanna do?" He asked.

"Actually, I wanted to talk." He raised and eyebrow. "About our bands." I finished. He sighed.

"Oh...that." He said, looking down.

"Larry, I think we should tell them today." He looked at me, wide-eyed. He looked scared out of his mind.

"T-today?! But...what...what if..." He started panicking. I put an arm around him to calm him down.

"Look, we can tell them together. You don't have to do it alone."

"R-really?" He stuttered. "But...what if they hate us? We could lose our friends! I don't want to lose Carrie, or any of them!"

"If they're really our friends, then they'll understand." I told him.

"But...alright..." He said, giving in. "So, how're we gonna tell them?"

"We'll get the bands together and tell them at the same time."

"How on earth will we get them together?!"

"Tell your band to come here. I'll do the same. Then, when they're all together, we'll tell them."

"Okay, that sounds good." He said a bit more confidently. We stood up, hugged goodbye, and left to retrieve our bands.

(Larry's POV)

'Okay, calm down, Larry. Everything's gonna be cool.' I told myself as I walked to Carrie's house. I got to her house and knocked on the garage door. Carrie immediately opened it and gasped upon seeing me.

"Larry! Where've you been?! Why'd you lie to me?!" She yelled. She knew that I lied?

"Lie? What do you mean?"

"I went to your house, Nepp! You weren't there!" Oh, crap. Suddenly, she grabbed the collar of my shirt and practically dragged me into the garage. She threw me onto the couch and stood in front of me, arms crossed. "You have some explaining to do." She said sternly. I cringed under her dominating stare.

"I...uh...well, you see..." I stuttered, trying to come up with something. Suddenly, she got in my face and pointed menacingly at me.

"And don't you dare give me any more bullshit!" She growled. I broke into a cold sweat.

"Look, Carrie, can you just come with me? To the park? Everything will be explained." She thought for a second.

"No BS?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No BS." I told her. "But we need to bring the rest of the band, too." She unfolded her arms and sighed.

"Fine. But why do we have to go to the park?"

"Like I said, everything will be explained." I told her. She nodded hesitantly. Then, she followed me out of the garage.

"I'll text the twins." She said, taking out her phone. I nodded. Once she was done, we waited a couple minutes before the twins showed up.

"Hey, Larry." Kim said.

"So, why are we going to the park?" Konnie asked.

"You'll see when we get there." I told them. They looked at each other and shrugged. I started walking, and they followed.

(Corey's POV)

I already had my band at the park. I was just waiting for Larry. I hope he didn't chicken out. Laney and the twins were shifting awkwardly, probably wondering why I brought them here. Finally, I saw The Newmans walking towards us. Carrie suddenly stopped upon see us. Her expression turned to one of disgust.

"Grojband?! Why are you here?!" She asked angrily.

"We could ask you the same thing, Newman!" Laney said. I nudged her shoulder.

"They're actually supposed to be here, Lanes. This is why we're here." She looked at me, shocked.

"What the heck, Core? Would you mind explaining what the hell is going on?!"

"Yeah, I'd like an explanation, too." Carrie said, putting her hands on her hips. "What's going on?" Larry and I stood before the two band.

"We have something we'd like to tell you..." I said nervously.

"Corey and I are together." Larry said, grabbing my hand.

DUN DUN DUUUUN! How will the bands react? Will they accept it, or will there be consequences? Find out in the next chapter!