WHAT IS THIS? ANOTHER FIC?
Someone kill me. I can't keep starting new fic like this ;3;
But I have. And THIS ONE is based on the musical Footloose~! I got inspiration because I'm in that play right now! You shouldn't need any knowledge of the musical or movie for this fic, though.
Warnings: Boy x Boy/Yaoi, Kissing, bad language, twisting of the original Footloose story
Full Summary: Moving to a small hick town after the death of their parents leaves Alfred and Matthew in pretty low spirits, but when they find out the town has banned all music and dancing, Alfred sets out to change that law. Along the way, he makes friends and meets a boy named Arthur who changes his life forever. Can the teens of the town change an unfair law or are the adults still grieving and won't stand for their laws being changed?
Pairings: USUK (main) GerIta (semi-main) lots of background noise that is generally unimportant.
Now, let's start. I'll have a few more notes at the bottom including a cast list.
After a while, the city had turned into plain highway which soon turned into dirt country roads. Matthew had taken the wheel for his turn to drive and Alfred sat in the passenger's seat, glaring out the window. Every now and then, Matthew would look to his right and sigh at his brother, hating the look upon his face. Even when he was driving, Alfred had a scowl.
The two were going to live with their Uncle George in a small town in he middle of what Alfred considered to be nowhere. Their parents had recently died and the twins couldn't stay in Chicago all by themselves even if they were seventeen. Matthew was generally alright with the idea, though he didn't want to leave. Alfred hated the idea from the start, didn't want to leave with a passion, and often threw tantrums up until the very day they got in the car and started to drive.
Matthew turned off the exit and onto yet another dirt road. This time, though, after passing all the cows, they heard the almost forgotten sound of other cars. Coming up closer, they found themselves nearing a small town.
This town seemed a little different from a distance. It had a large gate surrounding it and even had a gate keeper. They were allowed inside with no questioning, but both felt it slightly odd that a town such as this would have such a massive gate.
Soon, they had entered and were driving down the main street. Alfred noticed quickly that the town was definitely a hick town with not even a club nor bar. All he saw were hardware stores, hair salons, and an ugly old church. He did spot a small diner that a few kids were in, but when he listened, he heard no music. This confused him greatly until he realized that he had heard no music upon entering this town. Not even classical music.
"Yo, Matt...?" Alfred began as he continued to look out the window.
His brother sighed and kept his eyes on the road. "No, Alfred, we can't turn around. We're already here anyway." Alfred has asked if they could just turn around about every hour for the past ten.
"No, no," Alfred shook his head. "I mean, if you did I would love you forever-"
"I'm your brother, you already have to love me forever."
"Not necessarily true," Alfred pointed out with a smirk. "But, that's not what I was trying to say. It's just... Do you notice anything weird about this town?"
"Alfred, come on. There are no ghosts here, I promise." This response was met with a glare from Alfred to show that answer was unwanted. "But I guess the gate was a little weird, eh? I mean, what kind of town has a gate like that? It looked like a prison gate."
"Yeah, there's that and... Matt, I don't hear any music anywhere! Not even from the diner or the hair salon! Nothing, not at all!" Alfred looked rather panicked about that, but Matthew just sighed figuring his brother was just being over dramatic.
"Yes, Alfred, because listening to music is against the law here and we're not allowed to ever have fun." Matthew rolled his eyes as he pulled up to their uncle's house and parked in the driveway. Alfred looked like be wanted to say more and was being completely serious, but didn't speak.
As the two got out of the car, their uncle came out of the house with a smile on his face. He looked just like their mother with blonde hair and deep blue eyes except that he was much heavier than she ever was. Their mother had been thin and pretty. Their uncle, however, was much heavier set, but seemed like a nice guy.
"Alfred! Mark!" he exclaimed. Matthew sighed.
"My name is Matthew, Uncle George," the blonde said softly as he got his suitcase out of the car.
"Of course it is, Marty. Now, welcome to Bomont! I hope the drive was alright!" Alfred glanced at Matthew as he pulled his own suitcase out of the car. The two were twins and often Matthew got confused for Alfred, but it was never the other way around. When Matthew wasn't called 'Alfred,' people would either not see him or would or get his name wrong. They would sometimes they would be close and call him 'Marty' or 'Mark,' but often enough, they were way off, calling him 'Ethen' or 'William.' This made Alfred both sad and angry, but neither of the brothers would do much more than correct the person.
Uncle George led the two inside his small, one story home. It was nice and cozy, though Alfred wanted to find everything wrong with it that he could just to be difficult. The couches didn't seem comfortable, the television had no cable, the refrigerator didn't seem cold enough. Alfred also wasn't too fond of the idea of sharing a room with his brother. He wasn't greedy or rude and Matthew didn't snore. He simply wasn't used to it and had always had his own room. Still, as Matthew had told him, things were going to change and in many ways not for the better.
Alfred set up his bed by the window and started putting his clothes away with a thoughtful look on his face. Matthew was doing the same.,Both brothers turned to each other after a moment with sad looking eyes.
"I miss Mom and Dad," Alfred finally said.
"I miss them too."
"I hate it here."
Matthew sighed. "We haven't even been here an hour. But... I miss Chicago. I wish we didn't have to leave, eh."
"I wish Mom and Dad hadn't died," Alfred mumbled bitterly as he moved to setting up the desk in the room. Matthew simply nodded, not wanting to put 'Mom and Dad' and 'died' in the same sentance. Both boys were holding onto the false hope that maybe the fire hadn't really happened. Maybe their parents would call and get them back home. Moving had made the loss seem all the more real and the boys weren't ready to accept that yet.
The boys stayed in the room until supper, not really in the mood to talk with their uncle. They came downstairs and sat at the simple wooden table in the center of the kitchen as their uncle set out plates of pasta for them. Alfred was looking around when he noticed something.
"Hey, Uncle George? Do you have a stereo or something? Cause I got a new CD for my birthday that I wanna listen to." Alfred looked up at his uncle and shoved a piece of food in his mouth. His uncle paused for a moment, looking at his two nephews. Right, he had to remind himself that they were new here and from the city where the laws were different. He just hoped they wouldn't get themselves in trouble later on.
"No, Al, I don't have one," George said. "We're, ah.. Not allowed to play music within the town limits."
The sound of the metal fork hitting the plate startled Matthew out of his own thoughts. He saw his brother with his mouth agape and a wild look in his eyes. This left Matthew to wonder what his uncle had said and how far Alfred was going to take it.
"No music? Ever? But what about dancing? You know, parties and fun stuff! How can a town ban music just like that?" Alfred was near shouting. He loved to dance and often dragged Matthew down to the clubs in Chicago just to dance a little. Music was Alfred's 'thing.' Singing, dancing, music; it was all what he enjoyed.
"Now calm down there, son, I know it might be a little strange since you're from the city and all, but it doesn't have a large impact on daily living here, so don't you worry." Alfred wouldn't have believed him anyway, but George had a look in his eyes that made the boy think there was more to that law than he was letting on. He decided not to push the matter, though. The trip had been long and he was tired. He just wanted to eat, go to bed, and procrastinate going to school the next day.
So, he figured he would just push it away as a joke and finish his meal. He and Matthew helped clean up before saying goodnight to their uncle. It was still early, but they weren't quite comfortable with the uncle they hardly ever saw and were still hurting from losing their home and parents.
Alfred flopped back onto the bed with a dramatic sigh and covered his face with his hands. "No music, huh? I never knew Uncle George was so funny." He turned over and looked at his brother who was reading a book on the other bed.
"Al, I don't think he was kidding. He seemed dead serious, eh?" Matthew looked up at Alfred with worry filled eyes.
"Really, bro? A town with no music? Come on," Alfred laughed. "Uncle George just doesn't have a stereo and didn't wanna admit it. I'm sure there's an electronic store that has a stereo or something. For now..." Alfred smiled and pulled out his iPod. "Doesn't have the CD I got on it, but if I find a computer, I can put it on."
"Because a computer around here will have iTunes," Matthew rolled his eyes.
"I can download it. Seriously, Matt, you don't buy this do you? It's stupid." And before Matthew could say anything else, Alfred stuck his headphones in. Matthew rolled his eyes and went back to reading.
Yes, this town was strange. They just didn't know how strange quite yet. And they didn't know of the town's darkest secret.
Next chapter, we'll meet Arthur and most of the rest of the cast!
Cast List:
Ren: Alfred
Ariel: Arthur
Chuck: Francis
Chuck's friends: Gilbert, Antonio
Rusty: Feliciano
Wendy Jo: Kiku
Urleen: Romano
Willard: Ludwig
Alfred's Brother (taking the place of Ren's mom): Matthew
Alfred's friends: Vash, Yao, Ivan
Mayor (taking the place of Rev. Shaw): Germania
And Grandpa Rome will be in this as a Vi-like character~
* Rusty, Urleen, and Wendy Jo are somewhat going to be interchangeable. But yes, Feliciano will be 'singing' Let's Hear it for the Boy to Ludwig.
*Yes, Arthur's horrible boyfriend is Francis, but don't worry; he's bad in the beginning, but changes by the end.
*Most of the adults will be OCs with no importance. Like Uncle George. Get it? George? George Washington... Okay, I'll stop now. But the most important adults (Shaw and his wife) will be played by Germania and Grandpa Rome.
Please review! I hope this is fun x3