Yea, I know. "Another Grojband story?" you say. Yes, I'm a bit obsessed. Don't judge.

Corey:

"Oh, my gosh. They're not seriously going to play, are they?" Laney asks as she spots our rival band tuning their instruments. They look up at us and frown, immediately stopping the conversation they were having. Carrie, my opposite, looks fleetingly at Lenny, Laney's opposite. He nods.

Laney glances at the Newman's as they walk up to us. I scowl at Carrie, who spits on the ground in front of me. Kin and Kon glare at their gender-bent opposites.

"What are you doing here?" I say scornfully. Carrie glared.

"We're here to play. We are a band, dummy." I roll my eyes. "What are you twerps doing here?"

"Same thing you are. Lanes, I thought you said only one band was allowed to play," I say to Laney. She shrugs, her eyes never leaving Lenny. Instead of anger, she looks at him with sadness. He stares right back with the same look. It seems as if they're having a silent conversation.

"Corey, we aren't gonna rock and roll…," Kin starts.

"…with them, are we?" Kon finishes, scowling. Before I can shake my head, Kon's opposite answers.

"Oh, don't worry. We girls aren't ever going to sing…," Konnie starts, glaring.

"…with you boys," Kim says. Well, that's weird. Kin and Kon do the same thing.

Laney stops looking at Lenny to stomp her foot. Lenny crosses his arms.

"I'm a girl!"/"I'm a guy!" They scream at the same time and glance at each other. Wow, it's amazing how much those two are alike.

Carrie and I roll our eyes and apologize simultaneously. Okay, this is scary. I have something in common with Carrie.

"Look, Riffin. There is no way my band is ever going to play our instruments with your band; if you can even call it that," Carrie states. Gosh, does she even have a little bit of un-angry-ness to Grojband?!

"We're more popular than you!" I yell.

"Because you steal lyrics from you sister," Carrie snaps.

"How did you know that?"

"Where d'ya thinks our lyrics come from, dork?"

"We always thought you pulled them out of your ugly hat."

"Hey, do not offend the beanie!"

"Oh, yea? Stupid hat, stupid hat, makes you look like a rat!"

"SHUT UP, BOTH OF YOU!" Kin and Kim yelled, startling Carrie and me. I glare at the Newman's (Ugh, leaves a bad taste…) while motioning for my band to follow me. Carrie does the same.

After we get out of earshot, I turn to vent to Laney about the Newmans.

"Ugh, can you believe them, La-…." Laney isn't behind me. I look around and see her standing by Lenny. Worse, they're whispering to each other.

I stomp towards them.

"Does he know?" Lenny whispers. Laney shakes her head.

"I didn't tell him. What if he kicks me out, Lens?" Laney asks quietly. Both of them are unaware of me standing behind them. Until, I make myself seen.

I grab Lenny's shirt collar and shove him back so hard he falls on the ground.

To my left I hear Carrie scream something, most likely for me to leave her Bassist alone, but I'm mad. Mad that Lenny is talking with Laney, that they have a secret and Laney didn't tell me. Mad for reasons I don't even know.

I pick up a stumbling Lenny and push him against the wall. Laney yells for me to put him down, angering me more. Why does she care about this dweeb? Isn't he our enemy, her rival?

"Why?" I yell at Lenny. "Give me one good reason I should let you go!"

Lanny stares back, frightened by me. Well, good, Newmans aren't allowed around Grojbandians. He should be terrified.

"Corey, let him go. Please," Laney screams, making me crane my neck to see her. She never uses my name. It's always my nickname. Unless, something is seriously bad or she's angry. The look on her face tells me.

Laney is scared for Lenny. She's afraid I'm going to hurt him. I realize my face is scrunched up and my free hand clenched into a fist, as if I'm going to punch him. I didn't plan to hurt him. Just scaring him.

Carrie, Kim, Konnie, Kin, and Kon are all standing on the sidelines, watching. Carrie looks at me with, you're not going to believe this, a pleading look. Then she glances to Lenny. He is still shoved against the wall but now he is not looking at me. He's looking at Carrie.

I let him drop to the ground. Lenny scrambles to get up and stumbles over to Carrie. I watch as she questions him inaudibly. Lanny says something back, throwing a pointed look at Laney. My opposite nods as she hastily tugs Lenny behind her, grasping his hand in the process. (Can you say 'blackmail'?)

About that time, Laney grabs my arm, tugging me away from the Newman's group.

"Core, come on. Forget them," She says. I scowl in their direction before following Laney. She's so got some explaining to do.

*WHAT IS GOING ON?*

We get back to the garage at around five that evening. The people at the place said there had been a mistake and both bands could play. We got to go ahead of the Newman's so it was cool.

Laney walks over to the stage in my garage. I look back at the twins.

"Uh, Kin, Kon, I'm gonna see if I can get any answers out of Laney, okay?" I say, hinting for them to leave. They nod.

"Alright," Kon says. I wait for them to leave but they keep standing there. Suddenly, Kin gets the hint.

"Oh, you meant…Sorry. See you later, Corey!" Kin says as he walks out, pulling his "Twin" with him.

I chuckle quietly. Those two are clueless. Kin maybe a genius but he still doesn't get some things.

Someone taps me on the shoulder. I jump, spin around and land in a karate pose. Laney looks at me funny before bursting out laughing.

"Gees, Core. Little on edge, are we?" she says giggling. I smile. However, remembering the incident, I frown. Laney notices.

"What?"

"Laney, we need to talk."