"How could this been done

By such a smiling sweetheart? " - The Kooks

A last guitar string vibrated, echoing through the room, as the crowd started cheering. Lucas smiled out at the crowd, and they bowed, with conjoined hands.

Lucas was sweating, and the hot lights that were shining on them, did not make it any better. His hair was wet with sweat and his shirt was sticking to him.

They did great. If they kept getting gigs like this, they were sure to win Battle of Bands. He fist bumped Zay, and walked off the stage as another band started to walk on one by one.

Riley strutted on the stage, with denim shorts that were half studded, and half checkered, she had a gray sweater tucked in the front of her shorts. She was followed by Josh who patted Lucas', shoulder as he walked on. Last came a girl, who reminded him of Debbie Harry. Her blonde hair was going wild, and she seemed to be carrying an acoustic guitar.

Maya made sure she didn't glance at Lucas, while walking onto the big stage.

She was the last person to arrive onto the platform, as Josh adjusted himself in his seat.

Lucas remembered the beginning of the song, and Maya whistling, and plucking at the strings. Slowly Josh started drumming to a beat, and there was a point in their song where everything had picked up. He also noticed how Maya was now holding an electric guitar, but he couldn't recall when she had switched them.

He loved the way Maya's voice was. It was one of few voices, that didn't just sound naturally beautiful. She controlled it to make it sound like a mountain moving. There would be parts where she would purposefully crack her voice, and he remembered when Riley would sing too. Riley had more of a lower voice.

Whenever one was singing, the other would be dancing around the stage. He could tell Maya was in love with the song, by the way she moved around the stage, like it was her home.

Maya didn't sing for anger over ex-boyfriends. She sung for herself. She was a rose, or the storm that destroys it.

Zay walked next to Lucas silently. His eyes were glued to Maya as well, and his eyebrows were furrowed.

"If they keep performing like this, we are screwed." He scowled.

"Come on," said Lucas, "we're better. Right?" Lucas looked back at Maya, and the way she held the gazes of every single person in the crowd. She was bent over with her fingers strumming her guitar.

"Let's hope." Missy replied, joining the two boys. Her hand was placed on her hip, and her gaze on Maya wasn't like Zay's. It was like she was a person in the crowd, she looked fascinated with her. Her eyes followed the movement of Maya, bouncing back and forth. She looked back at Lucas. "You like her." Missy said, pointing a extremely accusing finger.

"What?" spluttered Lucas, as he did a double take at the brunette. He turned slowly and raised an eyebrow, that was meant harmless, but his appearance immediately sexualized it.

"Ew, don't look at me like that." Missy shivered, and shifted. "And you know what I mean. You guys would be so adorable. I mean the way you guys teased each other."

"No we w-"

"Whatever you think, Luke. I know about these kind of things." Missy smirked at him, and glanced back at Maya on the stage. "Isn't she dating Billy?"

"I would call it that. They rarely ever talk. He doesn't even like her." Lucas muttered darkly.

"So? Who knows, maybe Mr. Billy Ross' ego is as big as what underneath his pants." Missy grinned, and arched an eyebrow at him.

"Oh, gross." Lucas scrunched his nose. "I've seen them, she doesn't even let him touch her." Lucas reasoned.

"Says you." Missy scoffed, and Lucas glared at Missy in a very, 'Maya-like' manner.

Zay stifled a laugh next to them, and they both whipped their heads toward him. He was still staring at Road to Serenity. The corners of his mouth turned up. "Maybe," he said stopping, "she needs a new person with a big 'ego'" Zay had his eyes glued to Maya, as if laser beams would soon shoot out of them.

"No. No way. Nu-uh." Missy furiously shook her head, hair occasionally whacking the two boys in the head. "100% no." Missy dragged out the 'o', turning her head toward Zay.

"But you don't even know what I'm going to say!" Zay protested, like a three year old child.

"Oh, I know what you're thinking Isaiah Babineaux, and we are not pimping Luke out. No mater what."

"I wouldn't call it "pimping out'. Zay pouted.

"Oh yeah?" Lucas questioned, finally getting a say on what happens to him. "So what are you suggesting?"

"I'm just saying we should fill that void in Maya's life. I just happen to know who would be great for the job." Zay said, smirking.

Lucas stared at him for awhile. "Okay I get it. But why?" Lucas furrowed his eyebrows at the other boy.

"Alright," Zay said, putting his arm over Lucas' shoulder, and turning him towards the stage. "You see her? Zay pointed at the blonde prancing around the stage, like one of Santa's reindeer. "That's an opportunity."

"What?" Lucas said, clearly still incredibly confused.

"Sex, Lucas. Sex." Zay replied, as if he was talking to a child. "She needs that."

Missy rolled her eyes, and scoffed.

"Have you got something to say Ms. Bradford?" Zay crossed his arms over his chest. Missy smiled and faced Zay.

"Maya doesn't want sex. She's never even had it." Missy said, in a matter of fact way.

"What?" Zay said with his eyebrow raised. Lucas stood there between the bickering two, with a huge grin on his face.

"Oh shut up, people can be virgins. Even if she wasn't, she would most definitely not sell her body to you, Friar." Missy mimicked Zay and crossed her arms.

"Hey!" Lucas frowned, "leave me out of this."

Missy shrugged her shoulders. "You guys can try all you want, but it won't happen. If you want to sabotage their band, find a better way." Missy prompted. Zay furrowed his eyebrows and turned back to the stage.

"Oh come on, look at the way she moves, she's definitely sexually frustrated or something."

Zay said motioning towards Maya.

"Oh she's frustrated alright. But not over sex." Missy rebutted. "So are you guys just going to win fair and square?"

Zay reluctantly nodded in defeat.

"Good," Lucas let out a breath, "because there was no way in hell I would've gone along with your plan."

1. THIS CHAPTER IS SHORT AS HELL BUT I REALLY WANTED YOU GUYS TO KNOW IM STILL HERE.

2. Okay for Maya's character; I wanted to make her really rebel like. Not like smoke-in-your-face, sleep-with-random-guys, but put-Saran-Wrap-on-your-toilet-seat rebel.

3. I was also thinking music genres and here's what I thought Match their characters

Road to Serenity

I REALLY WAMTED A FALL OUT BOY VIBE, mainly because their lyrics are ascended from heaven, and Fall Out Boy is such a diverse group, personality-wise. I also wanted a Twenty-One Pilots, Modest Mouse vibe. Ya know poetry songs.

Demoralized

I pictured them playing like Arctic Monkeys, MGMT, and The Kooks. I believe it's like alternative rock indie, but that's such a wide genre.

4. MISSY AND LUCAS ARE PROBABLY MY FAVORITE BROTP IN THIS. I hope you guys will really like them. I also want to incorporate Isadora but I don't know how :/ any ideas?

5. THANK YIU SO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS I LOVE YOU AND IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME THAT YOU LIKE MY STORY ENOUGH TO TAKE TIME AND WRITE SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

post scriptum- I uploaded this on my phone so sorry if it's a jumbled mess, I'll edit it on my laptop later. XO