"Oh my god!" Nel screamed while jumping up and down.
"Oh shit. You signed us up for Battle of the Bands?" Brela questioned as she looked around.
To promote their popularity, the hotel would hold a battle of the bands once a year. There were three judges who vote on who is gonna be eliminated twice a week and then the winning band will get a contract with a big music industry.
"Yep. Now if you will excuse me I need to find some friends of mine. Hasta luego!" she shouted before running off.
"Why cant she just speak English and be done with it?" Brela asked.
"She wouldn't be Alex if she did," Nel giggled.
"True."
They walked around the huge lobby, looking at posters put up by different bands. Soon they came upon theirs. It was simple, a blown up picture of them performing at a small club. Siluhettes of hands covered the bottom before leading up to a stage where Nel was singing in the middle of the stage, Alex was leaning backwards while strumming her guitar, and Brela was behind Nel playing the drums. Above them in giant red letters was their band name: Howl at the Moon.
"Alex set all this up?" Nel asked Grimmjow.
"Not all of it, but it was her idea," he answered.
"Wow."
"Yeah. Come on you guys, let's go check in," he said leading a way to front desk.
After a short wait they got their room keys and made their way up to their room.
Nel and Brela walked into their room and started to unpack.
"I wonder when we play," Nel commented.
"I think the lady at the front desk said tomorrow," Brela told her.
"Oh yeah, I forgot-"
KNOCK KNOCK
Brela looked at Nel confused before opening the door. Standing there was Alex and a few other guys.
"Hey, Brela, Nel, these are some friends of mine. This is Ichigo, Shuuhei, Renji, and Toshiro," she said as she pointed to each guy.
The orange-haired teen, Ichigo, waved and said, "Hey."
Brela and Nel waved.
"Ichigo here is the one who taught me how to play the guitar before I moved to Oxford," Alex told them.
"Wow, you're good then," Nel giggled.
"Not as good as you think," he flushed making her giggle again.
"He's modest. He's the best out there," Shuuhei said.
"Hey!" Renji and Alex exclaimed together. Shuuhei just grinned.
"Well I don't know about ya'll but I'm hungry," Brela stated.
Murmurs of agreement echoed in the room.
"Well then come on," Toshiro said before walking away. Following him they all made their way down to the hotels restaurant. On the way down they came across Grimmjow, Nnoitra and Ulquiorra, along with a strawberry blonde named Rangiku and a mousy brunette named Hinamori or Mo-Mo. Sitting down at one of the large tables the ordered their drinks and waited for their food.
"Am I the only one who feels underdressed for this place?" Alex asked. Small chandeliers and candles lighted the restaurant with soft piano music playing in the background. Everyone wore pantsuits or dresses. They looked down at their jeans and t-shirts.
"Nah," Grimmjow finally said.
"I do," Rangiku sighed.
"Guys, we're artists. Rockstars in the making! We don't dress for the occasion or place," Nel reminded them.
"Hell yeah," Nnoitra agreed.
"Fuck what the public establishment says," Grimmjow said with a laugh.
"Sir, the public establishment asks that you lower your voice and to not use such vulgar language," what appeared to be a manager told him.
"I'm sorry sir. He'll stop now," Nel said sweetly.
"Thank you," he bowed before walking away.
"'Such vulgar language' my ass. He's probably cussing everyone in here out in his mind right now," Alex sniped.
"Most likely," Brela agreed before going back to her conversation with Shuuhei. "You're the lead singer in your band?"
"Yeah, it may not seem like it but my voice is pretty good," he answered. "And you're the drummer for your band?"
"Yep."
Their supper went by quickly and all bands were soon called to the conference room so they will be told the rules and regulations.
Sitting in a corner in the back, they watched as an elderly man walked onto the small stage.
"Hello to all of you," he said in a gravelly voice. "Welcome to the Seretei Hotel and our annual Battle of the Bands. My name is Yamamoto. The owner of this hotel.
We have a few rules and regulations you must follow. The are;
1: Must behave. No fighting, running around screaming, and things like that.
2: If you are of age you may drink. If not, you will be sent home immediately.
3: Do not steal another bands music.
4: …."
"Bing!" Brela said quietly.
Shuuhei and Ichigo who were sitting by her looked at her funnily.
"Bing?" Ichigo asked.
"It means she is bored," Alex told them.
"Ah."
"Alright then. Now it is time fore you to meet you judges," Yamamoto said.
On the right side of the room a door opened and in came a small camera crew along with three men.
"Oh my god," Nel whispered/squealed.
"What?" Her brother asked.
"They are the three presidents of Hueco Muendo Music Industry!"
All of their eyes widened.
"Holy shit."
"Oh my god."
"Seriously?"
"This is awesome!"
"Shh!" Nel shushed as the men started to speak.
"Hello to you all. I am Sosuke Aizen," a man with slicked back brown hair and a small curl hanging in his face said into the mic.
"He's cute," Alex whispered to Brela. Brela nodded before laughing at Grimm' glare now directed at Aizen.
"Looks like an ass to me," he muttered.
"'Ello, my name is Gin Ichimaru," a silver haired man with a fox-like face said.
"And I am Kaname Tousen," the dark skinned man said. He had long dreadlocks and sunglasses on, indicating he was blind.
"We will be judging this years Battle of the Bands. Who ever shall win will get a 5-year contract with Hueco Muendo. We wish you all good luck, we look forward to hearing you play," Aizen told them.
"And a small side note, this year the battle will be broadcast world wide. You are all n T.V. right now," Gin added.
"Small side note? Small? That ain't small!" Alex almost shouted.
"Uh Alex," Brela muttered before pointing behind her.
Apparently the camera men were walking around to get a shot of the bands and one caught her little out burst.
Alex laughed nervously before saying, "Oh, hi." The camera man walked off and Alex slid in her seat as the others laughed at her.
