"So I signed us up for a battle of the bands," Nagisa said, plopping down at the kitchen table. Makoto looked up from his books. Rei stopped typing on his laptop. Haru continued carefully cleaning his hookah.
"You did what?" Makoto said slowly, shutting Red Badge of Courage on his pen.
"We're signed up for a battle of the bands at that weird hipster bar down the street," Nagisa said. He pulled a stack of books towards him and set his head down on them. "Man, I need a nap."
"Why would you do that?" Makoto asked.
"Need money," Nagisa yawned. "Lost my scholarships."
"So study more!" Rei snapped. "You need at least a 2.5 GPA and if you can't manage that—"
"When is this battle of the bands?" Makoto sighed.
"It's in like a month," Nagisa said, smiling as his eyelids drifted down. "Plenty of time to practice."
Rei turned, mouth dropping open in horror. "Are you seriously going to do this? He's a horrendous student and these are the consequences! Why should we spend valuable study time playing in a concert because Nagisa doesn't do his homework?"
Nagisa cracked an eye. "You won't help a friend in need, Rei? That's cold."
"This is your own fault!" Rei shrieked.
"Shhh," Haru said. "Too loud." He wiped at a thumbprint on the glass body of his hookah, eyes almost crossing with concentration.
Rei blinked at him, then turned back to Nagisa. "This is the stupidest idea you have ever had," he said quietly. "Why should we bail you out by winning a battle of the bands? Who even says we're going to win?"
Nagisa sat up and pushed his honey-colored hair out of his eyes. "Well, the three of us were all in a rock band camp when we were kids. And I know you took drums in high school."
Rei blushed. "It was relaxing," he told Makoto and Haru.
"I think we can do it," Nagisa said with a shrug. "It doesn't hurt to try, anyway. We can all jam out together! And if we fail, I just never ever see you guys again." He looked at all of them with a bright smile. "Ever," he added, staring at Makoto.
Makoto looked on the verge of tears. "Of course we'll help!" he said. "Of course we will! Right Haru?"
Haru shrugged, setting his hookah on the table with a click.
"I bet there'll be enough of the prize money left over for a half-brick of hash," Nagisa added.
Haru looked up and nodded. "I'm in."
"Awesome!" Nagisa said. "And Rei, you're in too, right?"
Rei was glaring at him. "No. I have midterms to study for, I have two major research papers to write, and I'm working double shifts for the next month to cover my own tuition. I don't have time for—"
"I will do that thing," Nagisa said solemnly.
Rei's brow wrinkled. "What?"
"I will do that thing you mentioned last Thursday evening."
Rei turned very, very red. "…Really?"
"Yes," Nagisa said.
"…That would be beautiful."
"So you're in?"
Rei couldn't look anyone in the eye. "Uh, yes. I'm in."
"Gimmie your computer, Rei!" Nagisa yelled, shoving the other man aside and dragging the PC towards himself. "Gotta post this on Facebook! We're gonna rock!"
A/N: 1980S GLAM-ROCK COVER BAND AU INITIATE
