What's up, people? Thanks for following my story so far! I do not own Grojband; I own Lydia. Oh, and sorry for updating late Here's Ch. 4!
-Corey's POV-
Say whaaaaaat?
I stare up, shielding my eyes from the bright lava, which was exploding everywhere. The whole house shook as Laney drifted high into the air. I stare in wonder. How can Laney go Diary? All I see now is a dark silhouette, but her eyes are bright red with anger. She thrusts her arms out, fists clutched, and then turns around in a circle. I squint at the things surrounding her. It's the band. I gasp. My head, Kin's, Kon's, and even Trina's surround her. Then she jumps again. She comes back down with the most terrifying face on. I shiver, but then jump; a column of lava just erupted near me. The heat singes my skin. I look up at Lanes, who was now writing furiously in her diary, her eyes glazed red. The clouds outside rumble loudly, lightning shooting everywhere. Soon, everything turns back to normal, and Lanes drops from the air, collapsing on the couch. She looks really tired.
Something hits my head. I reach up to see it, and gasp. It is Lanes' diary. Before I am tempted to look in it, Lydia snatches it from me. In her haste, it opens a bit, and I see my name. I don't see anything else, though. I blush lightly, knowing that my name is in her diary. What's it doing there?
"Geez, Corey," Lydia says, a disapproving look on her face. "You should know that a girl's diary is for her eyes only."
Dazed, Lanes gets up and shakes her head furiously. "Wha-?" she says, looking dizzy.
"You…you…went diary…" Kin says in awe. "DUDE, HOW DID YOU DO THAT?"
Sensing Lanes' anger growing again, Lydia takes her arm. "We're going on a Girl's Day Out so Lanes can calm down," she announced, looking at Lanes. There was something in her eyes that I can't place, and it's weirding me out. "We'll see you all tomorrow so you can apologize to her. Interrupt and you're DEAD." And with that, the two walk out arm in arm.
I stare after them. "Am I the only one who isn't over the fact that lanes went Diary?" I ask, emotions in my stomach twirling.
"I don't know what you're talking about, and I don't care. I just don't want that freak show in our garage ever again!" Trina yells, visibly shaken by what just happened. Oh yeah. She's still here.
"Want me to bust out the dog again?" I say, gesturing at Kon.
She gives a little shriek and runs into her room, slamming the door.
"That was totally weird, guys," Kin says, picking up a smothered paper. "Why was Laney so ragey?"
"Because, apparently, Laney is a girl," Kon says, looking at Kin with a skeptically face. The two start to laugh loudly.
"As IF Laney was a girl!" Kin says, holding his stomach.
"Guys, if Laney was lying, then why was so mad? Mad enough to go Diary?" I ask them sadly. I should've known that one day she'd break. I should've stopped with the "dudes" and "bros" and "fellas" a long time ago. Now I'll be lucky if she even talks to me again.
The two stop rolling around on the floor, considering this new possibility. "You're right," Kin sighs, "We need to apologize."
"But they're on their "Girl's Day Out"," I say, frowning.
"If we interrupt them, we're so dead," Kon says, looking at Kin.
"We have to wait until tomorrow," Kin says, shrugging.
I sigh. I want to apologize now. I'll only feel worse about it tomorrow. "Fine. Tomorrow," I finally say. I'm already hating myself for what happened. I soon think about what happened, and then drift into my own world.
-Laney's POV-
As soon as Lydia pulls me out of the Riffin Garage, my head instantly clears. "Thanks Lydia," I say, taking deep gulps of air.
"No sweat," she responds. "Let's go to Belchi's."
I squeal. Weird. I never squeal. Lydia looks over at me, smiling with an eyebrow raised. "I dunno what came over me," I smile, shrugging a shoulder.
"Just come on, Laney. You're slowing me down."
It's true. Lydia was now half dragging me. I straighten. We both run to the restaurant, and ten minutes later, we sit at a table with a burger, fries, and Frizz Fizz Soda (Made it up lol).
"Thanks for getting me out of there, Lydia," I say, chewing on a french fry. "This really helps my brain."
Lydia laughs. "Nothing is better for the brain than good old fashioned junk food." We both laugh, attracting people's stares. But I actually don't care. It feels good to have a friend that is always there for me. It doesn't matter that I've only known her for under a week. She's officially my best friend.
I think it's time.
"Hey Lydia?" I ask slowly, sipping my soda.
"Hmm?" she says through a mouth full of burger.
"I know we've been friends for like…four days, and you've got thrown into my crazy life so quickly…" I start slowly.
"Eh. Getting used to it," Lydia shrugs and smiles.
"…Well I thought that I could tell you something. My deepest secret. I really need to tell someone, you know? I need to get this off my chest and let it go. (That last line is from a song. Whoever guesses it right in reviews gets a shout out in the next chapter!)"
Lydia pauses eating. "Well what is it? I promise I won't tell."
"Pinky promise?" I ask, suddenly nervous.
"Pinky promise, cross my heart, over my dead body, all that good stuff," Lydia says, waving a dismissive hand. Her eyes glow. "Laney, I won't tell anyone. What is it?"
I take a huge breathe of air, then say it all at once, Corey style: "I'm in love with my best friend, Corey. I have been for years but he thinks I'm a boy and I want you to help me prove to him I'm not a boy tomorrow at practice." I breathe again. Whew. I glance at Lydia. Something flashes in her eyes. I blink and it is gone.
"You're...in love with him?" she asks, purposely keeping her face nonchalant. I squeeze my eyes shut, nodding slowly.
"Have been for years. But he's so oblivious, he doesn't even notice," I say, casting my eyes downward. I didn't even see Lydia move, but one minute she was sitting across from me, the next she was hugging me tightly.
"Wh- wh- what?" I stammer.
"EEEEK! It's about time you admitted that!" She squeals.
"How do you..?" I start to ask, but I am cut off.
"Laney. It's like watching a bad romantic comedy up in there," she says, smirking. I laugh.
"What do you suggest we do to get him to notice me?" I ask, clutching my stomach and doubling over.
Had Lanes looked up, she would've seen the deep scowl that Lydia was giving her. Instead, Lanes still laughed. When she did in fact look up, Lydia was laughing alongside her.
Suddenly, a light bulb appeared over Lydia's head. I'm seeing more and more of those lately…
"I know!" Lydia exclaims. She leans close to me. "We should go shopping for some new clothes for you to wear!"
"Um…why?" I ask.
"Because, silly, you'll look so pretty in them! Not like you're not pretty now," she adds, palms up. "I mean, imagine what Corey's face will look like if he saw you all dressed up!"
I actually consider this. I remember a few months ago when I had to dress up for a Queen Bee. I remember Corey's face when he looked at me, his eyes all shiny, and I wasn't even that dressed up. But if I was dressed in some actual designer clothes…
"Oh my gosh Lydia," I say, standing up. "That's PERFECT!" I dig into my pocket where I had stashed my wallet.
"Ok, I have a hundred dollars to spend," I say, counting the twenty's. I look at Lydia's shocked face and smirk. "What? You think we do all these gigs for free?"
Lydia laughs, and puts a tip on the table. "Well what are we waiting for? Mall, here we come!" Lydia says happily, running out the restaurant, me and her heels. The mall, thankfully, was only a block away from the restaurant. Upon reaching it, we squeal in delight.
"I haven't been to the mall in a long time," I say, looking up at the large building. "Last time I was here, I brought this." I gesture down at myself. Lydia glances over me with a disapproving look.
"We gotta get you some new clothes. Let's goooo!" she hollers, pulling me into the mall.
*EXACTLY THREE HOURS LATER*
I stand in Lydia's room, examining myself in the mirror. "Hey. I actually look pretty sweet," I say, looking down at myself. I'm wearing a silk purple dress that ends about mid-thigh. The bottom half of the dress has ruffles, making it look a little poofy. The dress has straps that interlace with each other down my back. A stylish jewel incrusted black belt loops around my waist. Two off center jeweled hearts hang from my ears, and a big jeweled heart necklace rests on my chest. My hair is straightened, so it is a little longer, and my yellow hair clip was replaced by a large purple flower. We couldn't find any shoes at the mall, but Lydia claimed to have a pair at home.
"Of course you look sweet. You went shopping with me, remember?" Lydia calls from her closet. "Ugh. I swear these shoes were here somewhere…YES!" she happily cheers. She produces some sparkling heels. "These should fit."
I stare. "Ok, you may have forced me to shop, but no way you're forcing me into heels," I say, taking a step back.
Five minutes later, I'm learning how to walk in heels.
"No Laney…ugh, girl…you are hopeless…yes! Just like that!" Lydia says, trying to coach me on how to walk. I keep falling. I'd be surprised if I didn't bruise after this. Soon, though, I start to master the art of walking in heels. All those girls on TV make it seem so easy.
"Corey won't know what hit him when he sees you tomorrow," Lydia, beaming at me. "They grow up so fast…"
I roll my eyes and smile at her. "Thanks for doing this for me, Lydia. I appreciate it."
"No prob, Laney," Lydia says, smiling widely. "Ok, enough dress up. Sadly, I think it's time for you to go."
"Alright," I sigh. "I'll change then be on my way."
"Kayz," Lydia says, still admiring me, "You can have my shoes for now. I'll take 'em back laterz."
"Ok," I say, walking towards her restroom.
*CHANGE OF CLOTHES TRANSITION*
I'm walking home with a large bag that has my dress and accessories in it. I'm also in my regular clothes now. And for some reason, again, I can't stop smiling. I can't wait to see Corey's face when he looks at me. Hopefully, he'll be even more surprised than when I wore that dress for the Queen Bee. Maybe then he'll notice me.
Maybe…
You'll have to find out what happens…muhahahaha…
As usual, thanks for keeping up with this story! I hope more people get to see it. Thanks for everything, watch for Ch. 5, BYYYYE! :D