Hey everyone! Glad you liked the last chapter! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Seriously, does it look like I own YuGiOh GX? I don't people! If I did, this would be a freaking MANGA series!

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Jaden's POV

After everything cooled down after what Morgan did, which took a long time mind you, the stage was once again empty. Chazz let out an annoyed breath.

"Why doesn't anyone go up and sing? This is a karaoke club, so you're obviously going to go and sing," Chazz said. Blair looked at him.

"Go on then, Chazz. Go sing," Blair said, gesturing to the stage. Chazz glared at her.

"I didn't want to come here, remember? Why would I go and sing?" Chazz demanded. Blair opened her mouth, ready to argue with Chazz when I spoke up, holding my hands out in a calming manner. My arm was around Alexis' shoulders.

"Whoa, guys, calm down. We don't want a World War Three going on over here," I said. Blair and Chazz glared at each other for a long moment before looking away. Crisis averted!

"But who's going to go and sing now?" Bastion asked as he collected all the trash into a plastic bag that mysteriously appeared. Everyone shrugged.

"Why does everyone that needs to go and sing have to be from our group?" Aster asked. Danny shrugged.

"Probably because we're the bravest group," Danny said. Hassleberry looked at Danny.

"Then you obviously don't know Syrus very well, soldier," Hassleberry said, jerking his thumb in Syrus' direction. Syrus shot Hassleberry a dirty look and went back to talking with Sam about his older brother. I'm not even going to comment on that one.

"It's too quiet in here," Claire complained. I looked at her. She was leaning on Jesse like Alexis was leaning on me; Jesse had his arm around her like I had my arm around Alexis. Okay, seriously, I know that they were talking and already really tight but, come on! I am so interrogating Jesse when we get back to my house.

"Yeah, well, maybe someone will get some guts and go and sing," I said. Claire shrugged and grabbed her drink. She swirled it around.

"Morgan, I'm sending my dry cleaning bill to you," Brook complained. We all looked to see Brook standing at the end of our table. Gary was standing next to her, his leather jacket and arm over Brook's shoulders. Morgan waved her hand at Brook.

"I'm devastated, it's not like you don't have a million tops just like that," Morgan said. Brook glared at her.

"This is worth more than any of those trash rages you ever wear," Brook hissed. Morgan rolled her eyes.

"Oh, now I'm wounded," Morgan said.

"Don't even think for one second that I'm going to let you get away with this, Morgan. I'm going to get you back. You're going to regret ruining my new top," Brook snarled. Morgan looked at her, her head resting on her hand.

"Oh cry me a river, build me a bridge, and then get over it. Then burn the bridge and drown in the river. Actually, forget the bridge and just drown in the river," Morgan said. Brook glared heatedly at Morgan. She opened her mouth to say something but Claire spoke up before she could.

"Brook, I suggest you get out of here before I make this pizza a nice home in that tiny valley on your chest," Claire said, setting her drink back down. Brook gasped and took at step back, her hands coming up to cover her chest protectively.

"You wouldn't dare," Brook challenged. Claire just grabbed the last piece of supreme and stood up. She looked Brook right in the eye.

"You wanna bet?" Claire asked. Brook stared at the pizza in horror. Deciding not to take on a pissed Claire (which is a smart move indeed) Brook walked away, Gary following behind her. Once they left the club, Brook's and Gary's friends following after them, Claire sat back down.

"You gonna eat that?" I asked, pointing the piece of pizza in Claire's hands. She shook her head and handed it to me.

"Well, that was interesting," Jim said with a smile. Joni nodded.

"You and Brook really don't get along very well, do you?" Joni asked, looking at Claire, Morgan, Danny, and I. We all shook our heads.

"They've been at each other's throats as long as I can remember," Sam said with a sigh. Syrus looked at me.

"You guys have never been friends, right?" Syrus asked. I smiled at him and shook his head.

"Nope, never have and never will," I said. It was only a partial lie. Syrus nodded.

"Can I ask one thing?" Axel asked. I looked at him.

"What's on your mind, Axel?" I asked. Axel folded his large arms on the table.

"What was up with all the virgin talk?" Axel asked. I froze, as did Morgan, Claire, and Danny. Everyone looked at us confused. Alexis looked up at me.

"Jaden?" Alexis called, placing her hand on my chest. I set the piece of pizza I was eating down; it was only half eaten. Suddenly, I wasn't very hungry.

"Brook's done and said some low things," I whispered.

"But what she did then was the lowest," Morgan finished. Chelsea looked at us confused.

"What are you talking about?" she asked. Danny let out his breath.

"Not exactly sure how to explain it," Danny said. Claire looked at him.

"It's not hard to explain," Claire said. She then looked at Axel, as he was the one who originally asked. "My parents got a divorce when I was twelve and that's the reason my mom and I moved to America. My dad went to jail for multiple crimes. Brook caught wind of that and when I left, she spread a rumor around the high school that the reason my dad was in jail and my mom and I moved was because my dad was sexually assaulting me," Claire said. She delivered it with an emotionless face and acted like she explained that story to everyone she met. The gang gasped when Claire finished.

"She didn't!" Sam gasped. Morgan looked at her.

"She did," Morgan said. Alexis looked at Morgan.

"What did you guys do?" Alexis asked. Morgan smiled at her.

"Ummm, our lawyer said we shouldn't talk about what happened anymore. It only makes us look guilty," Morgan said. Of course, we didn't have a lawyer. But what did happen to Brook was pretty bad. I didn't have any part of it, but Morgan and Danny sure went to town.

"Oh my God, Jaden you didn't!" Sam gasped. Claire nodded.

"You're right, he didn't," Claire said. Brad looked at her confused.

"Huh?" he said. Danny looked at Brad.

"Jaden didn't help with Brook, Morgan and I handled that bitch," Danny said, smiling widely. He and Morgan slapped high fives and Claire and I laughed at them.

"Well, why didn't you help, Jay?" Aster asked. I shrugged.

"I was a bit too busy with a bunch of other stuff going on. I didn't even hear about the rumor until after Morgan and Danny handled it," I answered. Blair looked at him.

"What were you doing?" Blair asked. I shook my head.

"Nothing that really matters anymore, so don't worry about it, Blair. Let's just stop talking about it," I offered. Claire picked back up her book. She didn't say anything. Slowly, we all started to talk about something else.

"Claire, I have a question for you," Bastion said suddenly. Claire looked away from Jesse and at him.

"What's up?" she asked.

"Why did you call Brook a 'batch'?" he asked. Claire smiled at him.

"I say 'batch' instead of bitch. Why? Because my mom got tired of me swearing, so I use words like that all the time now. It's no big deal," Claire explained with a shrug. Bastion nodded and everyone started talking quietly again.

"You know what else we need for the band?" Jake asked as he folded his arms behind his sister's head. Joni looked up at her brother.

"What? Good lyrics?" Joni asked. Sam laughed when Jake scowled.

"Nice!" Sam said and they slapped high fives.

"No, a guitar player," Jake said. Jim looked at him.

"Wait, you're a rock band without a guitar player?" Jim questioned. Jake nodded.

"Yeah, I play bass. Ben plays keyboard," Jake said, jerking his thumb toward the blacked haired guy, "And Dmitri plays the drums. Kaite just joined and is the lead singer," Jake said, smiling at Kaite. Kaite smiled back at him. Morgan looked at Jake.

"Then why don't you just ask her boyfriend?" Morgan asked. Everyone looked at Morgan in shock and then at Danny.

"You know how to play the guitar?" Atticus said in shock. Danny shrugged.

"I dabble," Danny answered. Morgan smiled at him.

"Now, Danny-boy, don't be modest," Morgan said. Danny glared at her but Morgan just smiled at Atticus. "Our Danny there has been playing since he was five; he kicks ass," Morgan said. Jake smiled at him.

"Dude, that's amazing!" Jake said. Danny rolled his eyes.

"I haven't played since I was fourteen, Jake. Not sure how good I am now, alright?" Danny said. His tone said that he wasn't talking about it anymore. Looking disappointed, Jake nodded and fell back into his booth. Everyone began talking again. I was talking with Aster about some duel he was going to be in a few weeks. It was against some American duelist. We were just getting to the nitty-gritty of the dueling world when I noticed Danny looking around, apparently looking for someone. I think he found him when he murmured something to Kaite, she nodded, and he stood up, leaving us.

"Where's Danny going?" I whispered to Claire. She was talking with Jesse and Jim about something. Aster was talking with Axel about his duel now. Claire shrugged.

"Not a clue," she answered. I frowned and looked at Danny. He was talking to the manger of the club, AKA, Mark's cousin. I wonder what he was talking about…

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Narrative POV

"So, let me get this straight, you want to sing, but with an actual band?" the manger, Darren, questioned Danny again, leaning his hip against the door of his office. Danny nodded. "Why?" he questioned.

"Because the song I want to sing would mean more if I sang it with a band," Danny said. Darren sighed.

"Do you even know where to scrounge up a band that knows your song?" Darren asked. Danny nodded.

"Yeah, there's one right over there," Danny said, pointing to Jake and his crew. They were laughing and throwing French fries at each other. He looked back at Darren. "But I don't think they have their instruments," Danny admitted. Darren smiled at him. He patted Danny on the shoulder.

"Relax, kid, you supply the band and I'll supply the instruments," Darren said. Danny looked at him confused.

"You have instruments?" Danny asked. Darren flashed a smile at him.

"Yeah, I've wanted to get a live band on stage but no one ever asked," Darren explained. Danny nodded.

"So, what now?" Danny asked. Darren jerked his head toward Jake and his band.

"Get the yahoos on board, find some more muscle, and meet me in my office in five," Darren said. When Danny nodded, Darren turned and went into his office. Danny sighed and headed over to Jake's table. He placed his hands on the table and bent down so he was level with Jake's ear. He then whispered something to Jake that caused him to drop the fries he was holding and stare at Danny in shock.

"No freaking way!" Jake exclaimed. Danny nodded. Jake smiled widely. "Dude, we're so in!" Jake screamed as he jumped up. Dmitri and Ben looked at him confused.

"In what, dude?" Dmitri asked. Jake smiled at him.

"We're going to mrrh mmmm mmmrah!" Jake explained, the end of his sentence coming to a halt when Danny slapped his hand over Jake's mouth.

"And it's a surprise!" Danny hissed between clenched teeth. Jake nodded. Danny slowly removed his hand from Jake's mouth. Ben looked at him confused.

"What's a surprise?" Ben asked. Danny did a slicing motion under his neck slightly, just enough so the band could see but not enough the gang could see.

"Yes, Danny, what's a surprise?" Jaden asked with a smirk. Danny just turned his head slightly, seeing Jaden smirking at him. Danny looked back at Jake.

"Get to the office, I'll be there in a minute," Danny ordered quietly but fiercely. Jake snapped to attention and saluted.

"Yes, sir!" Jake said. Danny rolled his eyes. Jake and his band mates ran to the manager's office, Jake saying he'll explain when they get in the office. When they were gone, Danny turned to see the gang looking at him confused.

"Danny, what's going on?" Kaite asked. Danny smiled.

"Nothing, baby," Danny answered, causing Kaite to blush. Jaden quirked his eyebrow.

"But I heard you say to Jake," Jaden began to say but was cut off when Danny grabbed his jacket shoulder and pulled him up.

"Come with me, Jay," Danny said through his teeth. Danny then stopped with his hand still firmly on the back of Jaden's neck. He then reached back and grabbed Mark's neck. He yanked him forward, Mark gagging. Once Mark was next to Danny, he wrapped his arms around Jaden's and Mark's next. "Actually both of you come with me," Danny said. He then began to pull them forward. Mark twisted under Danny's grasp.

"Nooo! I want to live! I want to liiiiiiiiiiive!" Mark cried. Danny ignored him however and yanked him through the door of the manager's office. Mark's hands grabbed the sides of the door as he tried fruitlessly to pull away from Danny. With one swift yank, Danny pulled Mark (and a piece of the doorframe) into the office. The door closed quietly.

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Jaden's POV

"Mark, would you stop acting like I'm going to murder you!" Danny hissed as he tried to keep Mark away from the door. He was trying to run away.

"You're trying to kill me! I know you are!" Mark cried, his feet sliding on the carpet. Danny was using all of his strength to keep Mark from running away screaming.

"Mark, calm down. If Danny wanted to kill you, I don't think he would have brought witnesses," I said, gesturing to Jake, Dmitri, Ben, and Darren with my hand. Mark stopped and looked back at me.

"Yeah…good point," Mark admitted. Danny sighed and dropped his arms from around Mark, where he placed them when trying to keep Mark from running away. Now that this crisis was averted, I folded my arms across my chest and looked at Danny.

"So what do you want with us?" I asked. Danny looked at me.

"First song we learned from Curtis," Danny said. I looked at him confused for a moment before I understood what he was staying. Curtis was our guitar teacher. Yes, both Danny and I learned how to play the guitar. You'll learn more about that at a later time. The first song we learned was…

"Oh," I said when I realized what Danny was talking about. Then I smiled. "Wow, Danny, that's so romantic," I said with a wiggle of my eyebrows. Danny rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, I'm a regular freaking Casanova," Danny said sarcastically. I laughed. Mark looked between us confused.

"What's going on?" Mark asked. I was about to answer when Darren spoke up.

"What's going on, dear cousin, is Danny there is going to sing a song with a live band," Darren explained. He was perched on the edge of his desk. Jake and his band were standing next to him, looking excited. Mark looked at his cousin in shock.

"A live band?" Mark gasped. Then he whirled and looked at Danny with even more shock. "You can sing!?" Mark asked. Danny rolled his eyes again.

"No, I'm going to go out there and make a complete fool of myself," Danny said sarcastically. I stifled a laugh. Mark just looked at Danny.

"Why in the world would you want to do that?" Mark inquired.

"What do you need our help with, Danny?" I asked quickly before Danny did what Mark feared. Danny forced himself to look away from Mark and at me.

"Help the yahoos set up the stage and then, well, you know," Danny said with a wink. I smirked. Oh, I knew.

"Where are the instruments?" Dmitri asked as he twirled a drum stick around. Where he got it eludes me. Darren hopped of his desk and walked over to a door at the back of his room. He then opened the door, pushing it open and stepping out of the way to show us what was in it.

"The instruments are in here. Just go set them up on the stage. I'll get the sound set up," Darren said. We all nodded. Once Darren was gone, Jake and his crew ran into the room to start getting everything.

"Do they know the song?" I asked Danny. Danny nodded. We walked into the room. Dmitri was sizing up the drums while Ben played with the keyboard. Jake had the bass slung over his shoulder and was strumming lightly.

"Okay, what do I take first?" Mark asked. Danny pointed to the drums.

"Them. Be careful, Mark," Danny added when Mark picked up the bass drum rather roughly. Dmitri shot up.

"Yeah, dude! Those are my babies!" Dmitri said. For a fleeting second, I thought he sounded just like Sam. Mark nodded and began to head out to the stage.

"Oh, and, Mark?" Danny called. Mark stopped and looked at Danny over his shoulder. "Don't tell anyone what's going on," Danny said. Mark rolled his eyes.

"I don't even know what's going on," Mark said.

"Don't tell anyone that Danny plans on singing," I elaborated. Mark nodded.

"Yeah, sure," Mark said.

"Morgan included," Danny said. Mark lowered the base drum, as he was holding it over his head.

"Why can't I tell Morgan?" Mark wanted to know. Danny picked up an acoustic guitar and strummed it absently.

"She'll figure out what we're doing, so don't tell her," Danny said, staring down at the strings of the guitar. Mark sighed.

"Yeah, okay," Mark said. Danny looked up at him.

"I mean it, Mark," Danny said. Mark waved him off, holding the bass drum with one hand. Dmitri personally looked like he was ready to pass out.

"I won't," Mark said. I ran my finger down an electric guitar absently.

"You will if she asks you," I said. Mark frowned. I smiled at him. "So, I'll just have to tell her about the incident if you tell her about this," I said with a smile. Mark paled and his eyes grew wide. He very nearly dropped the bass drum but caught himself. This time, Dmitri did faint. Ben caught him though.

"You wouldn't," Mark croaked. I smiled at him.

"Oh, I so would. I'm still scarred because of that, just FYI," I said. Mark swallowed. "So, you gonna tell her?" I asked. Mark shook his head quickly.

"Hell no!" Mark said. He then ran out of the room before anyone could threaten him again. I laughed and turned to see Danny staring at me with a questioning expression.

"What is the incident?" Danny asked. I shook my head.

"Don't worry about it," I said. Danny shrugged and when back to strumming the acoustic in his hands. I smiled and picked up the electric guitar, strumming slightly.

Damn, this was gonna be fun!

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Narrative POV

"Uhhh, Mark, baby, what are you doing?" Morgan asked when Mark returned to the stage with a snare drum. He had already come out and set up a bass drum, a floor tom, two symbol stands, and a drum set microphone. Mark set down the snare drum behind the bass drum and set the stool he was carrying as well down behind the snare. Mark looked at his girlfriend.

"I'm setting up the drum set," Mark stated the obvious. Morgan sighed.

"I realize that, but why are you doing it?" Morgan asked. Mark opened his mouth to answer when Jaden yelled from Darren's office.

"You tell her, Mark, and I'll tell her!" Jaden yelled. Mark gasped and slapped his hand over his mouth.

"Mark?" Morgan called. Mark shook his head.

"Sorry, babe, but I gotta go get…ahhh…my teeth whitened!" Mark yelled. He then spun on his heels and ran toward Darren's office. Only before Mark reached the office, he fell off the stage and landed flat on his face. Everyone cringed but Mark just jumped up and disappeared into the office, slamming the door behind him.

"Geez, I wonder what that's all about," Aster said. Jesse shrugged.

"No clue," Jesse said.

"Yeah, and if Mark isn't telling Morgan, that means whatever Jaden is blackmailing him with must be pretty bad," Claire noted. Morgan frowned.

"What could Mark possibly not want me to know?" Morgan demanded. Claire smiled at her.

"I could take a guess," Claire said. Then she shuddered. Syrus looked at her.

"You know what he has over Mark?" Syrus asked her. Claire just stared at him.

"I care not to say for fear of it replaying in my mind," Claire answered. Everyone laughed at her but was cut off when the lights in the club dimmed. Everyone looked toward the stage to see Dmitri taking a seat at the drums, Ben standing behind a keyboard, and Jake tuning a bass. The bass and keyboard were hooked up to an amp. Another amp was sitting in front of the drums. There was one microphone standing at the very front and center of the stage. Jake, Ben, and Dmitri all had microphones in front of them.

Darren jumped on the stage and hurried over to the microphone.

"Hey, everyone! Are we all still having a good time?" Darren asked. His response was a big hoop from the club. He smiled. "We'll I've got something that will make this night even better. We're going to have a live performance, how does that sound?" Darren questioned. Everyone cheered loudly. "That's what I thought, too!" Darren yelled smiling.

"Wait, Dmitri is going to sing!?" Sam yelled. Darren looked at her.

"Back up," Darren explained. Sam shook her head fiercely and jabbed a finger at the microphone in front of Dmitri.

"Remove that microphone! Dmitri can't sing! He sounds like a dog whistle!" Sam yelled. Everyone in the club laughed, except Dmitri, who shot Sam a very dirty look. Jake and Ben looked at each other before both simultaneously yanking the microphone away from Dmitri, who scowled but shrugged it off. Darren chuckled and looked back at the crowd. While he tried to calm everyone down, Mark snuck his way back into his seat.

"Why didn't you just tell us that you were setting up a set for Jake's band?" Joni asked Mark. He shook his head.

"I couldn't say a word," Mark said. Hassleberry looked at him.

"But," he began to say but Mark cut him off.

"One, single, word," Mark said swiftly. Everyone sighed and looked back at Darren.

"Alright, everyone ready to find out who's going to sing for us tonight?" Darren asked. Everyone started screaming.

"What is this place? A teen karaoke club or a We the Kings concert? (1)" Aster demanded. Jim nodded in agreement.

"Everyone does respond with a bit too much energy," Jim noted. Chelsea smiled at them.

"Oh, Darren's the most energetic karaoke owner in the city. He absolutely loves crowds like this," Chelsea said. Jim and Aster shrugged.

"Hey, where's Jaden?" Alexis asked, looking around. Kaite followed her lead.

"Yeah, and Danny," Kaite said. Slowly, everyone looked at Mark.

"Not a word," Mark said. For emphasis, he placed his index finger and thumb to the corner of his mouth and turned them, like a key locking a door. Then for more emphasis, he threw away the imaginary key.

"Well, here he is!" Darren said, calling the gang's attention back to the stage. Everyone turned to see Darren clapping and walking backwards. Danny walked out onto the stage, an acoustic guitar slung over him. The gang's jaws practically hit the table as Danny plugged the cord from his guitar into the lone amp.

"Danny's going to sing!?" Morgan gasped.

"And play the guitar!?" Sam continued. Chazz looked at the two of them.

"No, he's just standing on stage getting ready to sing to make you guys freak out," Chazz spat sarcastically. Morgan and Sam looked at each other and with a silent communication; they both simultaneously dumped their drinks on Chazz's head.

"You so had that coming," Blair said. Chazz glared at her, Morgan, and Sam as he reached for some napkins to try and dry himself off.

"Well, we found Danny, but where's Jaden?" Alexis asked. Everyone looked at Mark, who just shrugged. Everyone sighed and looked back at Danny.

"I'm not going to do any monologue, just here we go," Danny said. Once he did that, Danny took a step back and began to strum his guitar. As Danny strummed, Ben did some weird thing on the keyboard, simulating something sounding like a violin. They did that for about fifteen seconds when Danny walked up to the mic, took a deep breath, and began to sing…

((Bolded also means that there is back up singing. Only bolded means only the back up (Jake/Ben)))

When I see your smile,
Tears roll down my face
I can't replace.
And
now that I'm strong, I have figured out,
How this
world turns cold and it breaks through my soul.
And I know
I'll find deep inside me,
I can be the one.

"Oh my god! I love this song!" Sam shrieked. Joni smiled at her.

"I'm so glad we forced my brother and his band geeks to learn it," Joni said. Kaite looked at them.

"What song is it?" she asked. Claire smiled at her.

"Your Guardian Angel by the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. It's the very first song Danny learned to play on guitar," Claire explained. Kaite nodded and looked back at the stage.

I will never let you fall. (let you fall.)
I'll stand up with you forever.
I'll be there for you through it all.
(through it all.)
Even if saving you sends me to heaven.

"I feel like we should be waving lighters or our cell phones or something," Atticus said, looking up at the darkened room. The lights were being manipulated to only light the stage. Sam gasped and whipped out her cell phone. She held it high above her head and waved it back and forth in rhythm with the music. Brad stared at her.

"I am so not related to you," Brad said. Sam ignored him and listened as Danny and Ben played quietly together without any singing. Before Danny started singing again, the rest of the club had their cell phones out and were following Sam's lead.

"Talk about a serious leader," Bastion said, noticing everyone. Brad looked at him.

"Now I'm terrified," Brad whispered. Bastion chuckled. Joni glared at the two of them.

"Shush! Danny's going to sing again," Joni said. Sure enough, Danny was standing back at the mic and singing again…

It's okay,
It's okay,
It's okay-ay-ay-ay-ay.

Ben starts to play something else, some sort of da-da-da rhythm. Jake starts to play softly with him. No one can hear him though. Danny still continues to strum at the acoustic guitar.(2)

Seasons are changing,
And waves are crashing,
And stars are falling all for us.
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter,
I can show you I'll
be the one.(let you fall.)
I'll stand up with you forever.
I'll be there for you through it all.
(through it all.)
Even if saving you sends me to heaven.

I will never let you fall.

Danny looks Kaite right in the eye as he sings the next verse.


'Cause you're my, you're my, my-e-y-e-y,
My true love, my whole heart.
Please don't throw that away.

Kaite gets tears in her eyes and covers her mouth with her hands.

"Dude, the next part is like super loud, how are they going to pull that off?" Sam questioned. Joni shrugged.

"Not a clue."

'Cause I'm here... for you!
Please don't walk away and,

Lights blind the club as Dmitri comes in. An electric guitar is heard off stage. Ben and Jake whip around, as does Dmitri to see Jaden walk out playing the part on the electric guitar. He walks over to Danny as the club stares at him in shock.


Please tell me you'll stay!

The gang stared at Jaden in shock.

"Jaden plays guitar!?" Jesse gasped in shock. Claire and Morgan laughed at him.

"Duh, he and Danny learned at the same time," Claire said. Sam smiled.

"I remember. Jaden was really good. But he hasn't played in years," Sam sighed. Brad frowned.

"Yeah, that was the one thing I liked to watch Jaden do. It was so cool watching the way his fingers moved so quickly up and down the frets," Brad said. He turned to watch his cousin's fingers dance on the guitar, as did the rest of the gang.


Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Stay-ay-ay-ay!
Whoa-oh!

Danny continues to strum his acoustic as Jaden plays a more complicated part on the electric. Dmitri is slamming his drums. Jake is much louder than before. Ben just plays a soft part, still keeping up with the backup.


Use me as you will!
Pull my strings just for a thrill!
And I know I'll be okay,
Though my skies are turning grey! (grey! grey!)

I will never let you fall!
I'll stand up with you forever!
I'll be there for you through it all,
Even if saving you sends me to heaven!

I will never let you fall!
I'll stand up with you forever!
I'll be there for you through it all,
Even if saving you sends me to heaven!
(3A)

Normally, the song fades out with the previous verse but Danny takes a step back and plays out with the band, ending with one strum that rings out through the club. Once that note fades, the club is in an uproar.

Darren turned back up the lights and got on the stage. He walked over to Danny's mic; he was clapping.

"Let's hear it for them one more time folks!" Darren said. Everyone started screaming again. Danny and Jaden both bowed kind of mockingly as Jake, Dmitri, and Ben ate up the applause. Dmitri actually threw his drum sticks out into the audience, where they ended up hitting Chazz on the head. Once the cheering calmed down, everyone who played started clearing off the stage. Jaden turned to Mark and raised his index finger in a come-hither motion. Mark sighed and got up to help clear the stage.

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Jaden's POV

"Dude, we rocked!" Jake yelled as he placed the bass he played on it's stand. Dmitri came in carrying the stare drum.

"Totally!" Dmitri said. He and Jake slapped very high, high fives. Ben laughed at them as he set down the keyboard which he carried in still on its stand. Jake turned to look at Danny, who was placing the acoustic on its stand.

"Dude, you so need to join the band now! You'll be our guitarist and our lead male vocalist!" Jake said loudly. Danny looked at him.

"Why now?" Danny asked. Jake rolled his eyes.

"Because, you rock hard dude!" Jake yelled.

"Would you quit saying 'dude'! You're starting to sound like Mark!" Danny said. Jake smiled at him repentant.

"Who sounds like me?" Mark asked as he walked in with the bass drum over his head. I smiled at him.

"Don't worry about it, dude," I said. Danny whirled to glare at me.

"Stop saying dude!" Danny hissed. Mark set the bass drum down and looked at Danny.

"Dude, chill out," Mark said. Danny glared at him.

"The next person to say 'dude' will be eating through a straw for the rest of their fucking life!" Danny threatened. Knowing that Danny would make good that threat, everyone quickly shut up. Jake looked at him.

"You in, Danny? Come on, you'll rock! Plus, you get to hang out with Kaite more!" Jake said. Danny rolled his eyes.

"I already spend a lot of time with Kaite," Danny said. Jake shook his head.

"But now she's in our band and when she's at practice, if you're not in the band, you can't be with her," Jake said. Danny sighed. I smiled at him.

"Come on, Danny. Join the band. You really will kick some serious ass. And I don't mean that literally either," I said. Danny laughed and punched me lightly on the arm. He then sighed and looked at Jake.

"Sure, why not? I've really got nothing better to do," Danny said. Jake did some weird fist pump in the air.

"Yess! I'll go tell the others. When I give Kaite her stuff, I'll give you them," Jake said as he ran out screaming for his band. Danny sighed and sat down on the edge of the amp Mark just brought in. I sat down next to him. Mark disappeared back out onto the stage.

"You've really changed, Danny," I said. Danny looked at me. He was frowning.

"I said I was sorry about that. Your dad cut me some serious slack but just giving me community service for all the shit I did," Danny ranted. He looked at me. "By the way, I'm still not done with that," Danny said. I looked at him.

"That's not what I was talking about, Danny. I don't care about that. What I mean is now. Even before you went all bully on us, you weren't like this. You wouldn't sing in front of a crowd like that or join a band," I elaborated. Danny sighed and dropped his head into his hands. He threaded his fingers through his hair.

"Call it making up for lost time," Danny whispered. I patted him on the back.

"Aww, come on, Danny! Move out of the emo corner!" I said. Danny turned to look at me, his elbows still resting on his knees.

"Emo corner? Dude, you talk to Claire waaaay too much," Danny said. I laughed.

"Hey, I thought you said the next person to say 'dude' was going to eat through a straw for the rest of their life?" I asked. Danny rolled his eyes.

"I hate you guys. I've been poisoned with the 'dude' gene!" Danny cried. I laughed.

"Everyone who hangs out with Mark is poisoned with that gene," I said. Danny frowned. He was looking at me closely.

"You really don't care about any of that stuff, do you?" Danny asked. I nodded.

"It doesn't matter to me," I answered. Danny let out a deep breath. He sat up and then leaned back on his hands.

"You're too forgiving, Yuki," Danny said. I smiled at him.

"I've been told before that it's one of my best qualities," I said. Danny chuckled and looked out at the stage, where Dmitri was giving Mark a piece of his mind for the disrespect he was showing the drums.

"Do you think we should help bring the stuff in?" Danny asked. I shook my head and leaned back against the wall, my hands folding behind my head.

"Nah, let them get it all," I said. Danny smiled and followed my lead.

"Sounds like a plan," he said.

xXx

Narrative POV

"Dos bastards! They're going to make me take everything back!" Mark complained as he hefted up the last amp into his arms. Danny and Jaden hadn't come out the help at all and Jake and his band ran away just a few minutes ago.

"Sounds like them," Morgan said. Mark was about to complain more about them when they walked out. Jaden looked up at Mark.

"Good job, Mark. We were just coming to help out," Jaden said. Mark scowled at him.

"Yeah, sure you were," Mark said sarcastically. Danny looked at him.

"You look like you're doing a great job, so we'll just go sit down," Danny said. Mark's jaw dropped as Jaden and Danny made their way into their seats again. Mark grumbled to himself and took care of the amp.

xXx

Jaden's POV

Morgan smacked both Danny and I when we sat back down. We looked at her confused.

"What was that for?" Danny demanded. Morgan was glaring at us.

"For making Mark take everything back in," Morgan said. Danny rolled his eyes and sat down right next to Kaite. When Danny sat down, I don't think he was expecting what happened next.

Kaite grabbed his face and kissed him, hard, on the mouth. Surprised? You could say that. Danny was positively frozen and before he could before he could recover, Kaite pulled away. Danny stared at her blinking once in confusion. Kaite just stared deep into his eyes.

"I love you, Muscle-man," Kaite said. Danny's mouth fell open and all of us just stared at the two in shock, speechless. Well…most of us were speechless. One person in particular was not speechless.

"Oh my God, Kaite! Awwwww!" Sam squealed, jumping up and down in her seat. Joni, not looking at her, pushed out of the seat and onto the floor, shutting her up. Sam pulled herself up and pouted at Joni.

"Why did you do that?" Sam demanded. Joni looked at her.

"You were embarrassing me," Joni said. Sam frowned and pulled herself back into her seat. She looked over at Danny and Kaite to see Kaite curled up against him and their hands interlocked. Sam opened her mouth to say something but was quickly cut off by a very familiar voice.

"Hey, everyone! I'm going to sing you a song," Mark said. The gang whipped their heads around to see Mark standing on the stage with a microphone in front of him.

"Oh, God, please tell me he's just kidding," I said. Morgan paled as she stared at her one true love.

"Mark, baby, get off the stage," Morgan ordered. Mark looked right at her.

"No, I'm going to sing a song," Mark said. Everyone stared at Mark in shock. He just told Morgan no!

"Did Mark just tell you no?" I asked Morgan. She was staring at Mark with her jaw practically touching the table. Morgan then shook her head and looked at me.

"Yeah, I think he did," Morgan said. I whipped around to look at Mark.

"Who are you and what have you done with Mark?" I demanded. Mark stuck his tongue out at me.

"Shut up, Jaden, I'm going to sing a song," Mark said. He then looked at the machine and began to head for it. "Once I find one," Mark said. Everyone in the club smacked themselves on the forehead.

"That's defiantly Mark," I said. Morgan was staring at him in a kind of wonderment.

"You know, this whole kind of 'take charge' attitude is kind of a turn-on," Morgan said offhandedly. I threw my hands up in a T shape, signaling a time out.

"Whoa! TMI, Morgan! TMI!" I yelled. Everyone laughed at me while Morgan stuck her tongue out at me. Before Morgan or myself could say anything, the lights dimmed slightly and music began to play. We turned to see Mark getting ready to sing.

"Oh, God, what song did he pick?" Blair said. Claire looked at her.

"We're about to find out," Claire said. As if to prove her right, Mark began to sing…

She's a warm summer breeze with bleach blonde dark brown hair
"Yeah, that works," Mark murmurs. "Oh!" he gasps as he starts to sing again.
Like a fine red wine she can take you there
She's a walk in the sand at sunset
She's the top pulled down on the 405
She'll take you higher than Humboldt sky
She's an earthquake
Mark jumps and points at the crowd as he sings the next line.
And you're the fault line
So, when you feel the ground, start movin' around
Hold on tight you're in for a ride

'Cause she's so California
She's a wild fire out of control, headed for ya
So, when you get burned, don't say I didn't warn ya
'Cause she's so California

"Oh…my…God," Morgan gasped. Claire was laughing and everyone was just moving their confused eyes between Mark, Morgan, and Claire. Claire smiled at Morgan.

"You're so California," Claire said. Morgan glared at her.

"I'm so gonna kill you, Claire," Morgan threatened but her threat was cut short by Mark starting to sing again.

She's a black Mercedes on Laurel and Vine
She's a low cut dress
She's a Hollywood sign
She's a dead head on a Friday night
Oh, and she's so cool, breaking all the rules
Mark points to the ceiling as he sings the next line.
Rising star, she'll break your heart

"You have to admit, the song does suit you perfectly, Morgan," I said. Morgan sighed. Syrus looked at me.

"But was up with the beginning, when he murmured something about how that worked?" Syrus questioned. Claire answered his question.

"The right lyrics are, she's a warm summer's breeze with bleach blonde hair, so you can figure out why Mark changed it," Claire said. Everyone nodded as Mark began to sing again.

'Cause she's so California
She's a wild fire out of control, headed for ya
So, when you get burned, don't say I didn't warn ya
'Cause she's so California

She's so California
She's so California
She's so California
She's so California
(3B)

As the last note drifted away, the club was completely silent. I'm not sure if that's a good thing, or a bad thing.

"Thanks!" Mark said, smiling. He then jumped off the stage and left it open for the next person. He dropped down next to Morgan, dropping his arm around her shoulders. I looked at the gang and then at my watch. It was getting pretty late.

"Everyone ready to leave?" I asked. When everyone nodded, we all stood up. I went up to pay for everything with Alexis while everyone went out to the cars.

"Did you find everything satisfactory?" the cashier asked. I smiled as I handed her my credit card.

"You could say that," I answered. She smiled back at me and ran my credit card through the system. I signed everything and she handed me my receipt and my card.

"Your friends have quite the voices," the cashier said. I nodded and took everything.

"Yeah, them boys can really sing."

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X.X over 7000 words!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!! Only about 1000 or 1500 have anything to do with the songs!!

Longest…chapter…ever!!!!

Please review while my brain takes a vacation.

-x-Anime-Queen-2011-x-

-o-Melmel-o-

1: I heart We the Kings! And they're concerts are CRAAAZY!!!!

2: Bolded, Italicized, and Underlined during a song means they're doing a lot during the song. Yes, I changed it.

3: Songs, songs, songs!

A: Your Guardian Angel by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (Danny's Song)

B: She's So California by Gary Allan (Mark's Song)