NBB Season 4

Episode 5

Proof of My Love

The band was practicing.

Josh had scared them good. Not that Josh wasn't used to it. People liked him, at least until they realize he's a fighting machine. Only Thomas didn't seem fazed about what happened.

"Dude that was awesome! You think you could show me how to do that...?" He made a bunch of Hyah's and Fighting poses but Josh wasn't in it.

"Maybe later." He told him, to keep it simple.

"Thomas!" Nat yelled. "Its time to practice, man." He had lowered his voice.

"Fine." Thomas rolled his eyes and picked up the cello.

"Okay guys. Proof of My Love on 3. 1...2..."

"Wait!" Kristian yelled.

"What?" he asked.

"Um... I've been telling you for the last HOUR I don't know this song."

"Thomas?" He turned to him, not thinking.

"Yeah?" Thomas looked dumb founded.

"Um Nat? I played this one. This was before the tour last summer. Remember? That reviewer, whatever her name is, who trashed Banana Smoothie."

"Oh yeah..." Nat mentally slapped himself in the face.

"Rosalina, could you..?"

She smiled. "Be happy too." But Nat didn't realize why she smiled, however everyone else did.

They cracked up.

"Um Nat, was that an English accent?" Kristina asked him.

"What?" He asked still accidentally using the accent. Then he realized they weren't kidding.

"Holy Crap! Haven't done that since... I don't even remember." Truth be told... Nat did remember. But it was an embarrassing moment(s) in his life.

Rosalina blushed and grabbed her base.

"Okay on the count of 3. 1...2...3!"

Nat procceeded to play while everyone else stopped and looked at him.

"Guys?" He asked.

"Um Nat? Are you okay?"

"Fine David. Why?"

"Well you were kind of playing the intro to... Well Rosalina."

"I was?" He didn't even realize it but they were right. What was happening to him?

Rosalina was practically crying tears of joy. This had to mean he wasn't lying! At the premiere! Josh told her the truth, he really does still love me!

"Here let me help." Josh said. "Just to get you started." Josh went over to the open piano on the other side of the room and sat down.

He played the opening theme to Proof of My Love.

Nat picked it up and soon everyone was playing in sync...except for Kristina who would fall behind on the occassional not or 2.

I know this feeling's true! That I'm in love with you. I know you think I'm wrong. But I wrote you this song..

Sorry bout last time he might have hurt your feelings, but I have feelings too and they're for you, they're for you. NO more R . C. M. J. N. B. N. O. E. This space is reserved for you and me.

Do I need some proof? Some more proof of my love? What I see in you... Is maybe what I'm going through.

Sorry bout last time he might have hurt your feelings, but I have feelings too and they're for you, they're for you.

You give me confidence. You give me laughter. You give me sparkles for the day and light for the night.

Hey! (Its in there, trust me.)

I know you think I'm wrong... But I wrote you this song I know you think I'm wrong! BUT I wrote you this song.

Do you need some proof? Some more proof of my love? Proof Proof. Proof of my love Do you need some proof? Some more proof of my love? Proof Proof. Proof of my love Do you need some proof? Some more proof of my love? Proof Proof. Proof of my love Do you need some proof? Some more proof of my love? Proof Proof. Proof of my love Do you need some proof? Some more proof of my love?

"Okay guys. Good stuff." Cooper had come in talking. "But we have a problem."

Everyone(Except Alex) walked over to Cooper.

"What's up?" Alex had come around from the drums and went to join the conversation.

"Well... Remember last summer when we did that...um..." He looked from Rosalina to Nat "Mini Concert, I guess you could call it."

They looked at him.

"Um... after you know, it happened?" Cooper asked very nervously. When no one answered he added... "Remember? You guys played...um... I've Got a Question?"

Then everyone realized what he was talking about.

Except Kristina.

"Um... For the girl who wasn't here please?" She asked.

"Its no problem Coop." Nat told him. "Last year when we were on tour we went to New Orleans. While we were there our concert got cancelled. But we stayed local to attend the State Dinner.. When the band there stopped, we got up there and sang I've got A Question."

"But then I was rudely interrupted in my awesome Guitar Solo!"

"Yeah..." Nat said, glad that he didn't mention what else happened there.

"Then when we were kicked out... We sang Eventually as we walked to the bus..." Rosalina realized that if anyone spoke anymore, they'd have to bring it up. So she stopped talking.

"What about it Coop?" Alex asked him, sensing the tension.

"Well, the people who funded the dinner actually live here, in New York. Don't ask me why cause I don't really know. And they want a real concert. Like what happened there...except..."

"Except what Cooper?" Kristina asked when it was clear no one else dared to ask.

"Well. They don't... how do I put this kindly?"

"Spit it out Cooper." She demanded.

"Fine. They don't want you on the bass. They want Rosalina on the bass. They said if we really want you there then you'd have to be like back up singer or something. But they made it clear that Rosalina HAS to play bass."

"Can they even tell us to do that?" Kristina asked.

"Technically? Yes." Kristina asked a silent question to Nat after his reply How? "Because if they're going to pay us for it, they have a right to request particular songs, or particular band members and what-not."

"Yeah. I told them that Kristina's on Bass now but they said this is how they wanted it. I was about to hang up on them but they offered a serious sum of cash..." Cooper stopped, thought about something and went with it "And an identical donation to the Environment." He added to Alex, now suddenly interested.

"Nat Can we do it? Please!?"

"I... I don't.."

"We have until tomorrow to decide, they want the call made no later than 3:00 pm. Otherwise the money sum goes down by about half."

"What's the sum?" Rosalina asked.

"150,000 just for the concert then an identical 150,000 to te environment, to be separated equally into, like, 20 different charities."

They all looked at him.

"That's what I said. I mean normally I wouldn't let someone walk over us like that but for that much money..."

"Of course. Band vote." Nat decided. " Who wants to do it? Show of hands."

Alex put up both of his hands, Kristina waved her hand in the middle kind of like she didn't care. Thomas, David and Quassimm rose their hands. Rosalina thought about it and raised her hand. Nat didn't even realize his hand was up. "Well guess it's decided."

"But they want a new song. By you Nat."

"I've got one up my sleeve."

"Care to title it?" Rosalina asked.

"Maybe." Nat walked over to his guitar, and put it on his neck. "Cooper, you better make that phone call. Come on guys we've got practicing to do!"

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