Chapter 32

Yuuma waited for the next day to ask Drax.

He knew how busy he was, but also knew, if anyone understood how to make a band, it would be him. It was just after breakfast when he knocked on the door to his room. "Yeah?"

Slowly, he peered in. "Drax… can I ask you something?"

He was waved into the room. Drax was strumming his guitar as Yuuma stood rather nervously. "What would you like to ask?"

"Uh… well… You see, I am going to start a band. We nearly got everyone we need, but I wanted to know if you would join us."

Drax suddenly played out of tune as he turned to Yuuma. "You want me in your band?" he asked. "Despite the fact…"

"I don't care about that," he protested. Despite the fact his own father rather spend time with Drax, another man's son… it does bother him a bit, but also he realized how much better of a life he has with Garou. Amai is of no interest to him, he doesn't want to get to know him or understand his way of thinking. He just wants to take him down a notch.

"Okay…" Drax said and smirked. "About damn time someone asked me to be in the band. You going to trust what I say?"

Yuuma nodded. "Yes," he vowed.

"Good, let's get the band together and practice."

Yuuma was stunned as Drax got off his bed and walked out of the room. Just like that, he would join them?

#

They met in the backyard of the Dragon's keep by the manga tree. Drax leaned against it rather casually as the others arrived. He was stunned to the turn out by the looks of it. It was Jason, Yuuma, Eclipsa, Luna, Akira and himself. All in all not that bad of a group. "Okay, so this is the band… who plays what?" he asked.

"I sing," Yuuma explained. "I am also learning instruments too like drums and guitar."

"Guitar and vocals when need be," said Akira.

"Drums," called Eclipsa.

"Keyboard, and anything that does like a weird effect like sound manipulation" explained Luna.

"I do guitar but have since learned bass and vocals," said Jason.

"And I do guitar and vocals as well, all in all not a bad group, okay, so here's what's going to happen. We need to play, we need to sound good and we got to work together in order to do this. If we are going up against Amai Mask, he's got his shit together. I know, I've played with him before. Now the question remains is this. This is a revenge band isn't it?" he asked Yuuma.

He paused but nodded. "Get rid of that notion now."

"What?" Yuuma asked.

"You will make music just in spite of Amai Mask, he's so picky about what comes across his ears he will hear the malic in your voice a mile away. You don't sing to piss him off. You sing because you want to, it's good for your soul and you don't give a damn to what everyone else thinks!"

His words hit the kid hard, but they had to. Yuuma reluctantly nodded to the command. "Besides, it won't be fun if you make a band for one sole purpose. You guys want to have fun right?"

"Yeah!" they shouted.

"Good. Now let's set up, and practice, let's see what songs we are good at and which ones we suck at playing."

At the request of Garou, Alley had made a soundproof room for them to rehearse in. They would play for hours as Drax coached them along as to what it means to be in a band. When they finally found a rhythm to enjoy, Yuuma actually smiled as he began to sing, he started to have fun!

When they finished their last song, Drax froze as his father appeared. "You guys realize it's dinner time?" he asked.

"Shit, no wonder I'm starving…" muttered Jason.

"We already called your dad, he's cool with letting you spend the night here, and you are joining us for supper." Snek announced. "Let's go, it's getting cold!"

They were all smiles as they walked to the kitchen and found a large dinner waiting for them. Apparently Tempest has been busy today! "Thank you for the meal!" Jason called as he sat down and began to eat.

Everyone was starving, and yet when dinner finished, they wanted to go back and play some more. "Whoa, hey, as good as it sounds, you got to rest in between" Drax warned. "Don't strain yourself, it's our first day!"

"But…" protested Yuuma.

"He's right," claimed Garou. "Do everything in increments, and slowly build up. Besides, you just started, you're good but are going to get better!"

"I guess we could take a break…" muttered Jason, but then he appeared to have had an idea. "Can I check out your manga tree?"

"Of course!" Yuuma said with great excitement. "I've always wanted you to see it."

"Also…" Jason sort of blushed at this. "I haven't seen you in your serpent form… is it cool? Eclipsa said it was cool"

"Sister said it was cool?" Yuuma asked.

"Being a snake is cool, you get to slither and could sleep anywhere!" Drax announced. "I sort of miss it…"

"Wait, you were a snake too?!" demanded Jason.

"Just for one summer and a single weekend." Drax explained. "I wanted to hang out with dad as a serpent since the only time we really got together was when he was human for a month. I thought it was only fair that if he was a snake, I should be one too to spend time with him"

Drax paused as he felt someone staring behind him, he turned and saw his siblings appeared amazed and also saddened. "We never thought you would want time with papa like that…" whispered Conna. "We've been hogging him all to ourselves."

"That isn't fair!" protested Pythan. "You should spent just as much time with papa as we have been! Papa is for sharing!"

Drax smiled to his siblings. "It's okay little bros and sis. I don't mind. As long as I still get time with him, it's okay. You guys needed his help to get nice, big and strong right?" he asked. They meekly nodded their heads. "See, you understand, besides, soon, you get to help hunt down big monsters right? You would be able to help your big brother!"

Their eyes widened. "Really?!"

"Really."

Next thing he knew, Drax was smothered by his siblings, knocked out of his chair and coiled by his siblings, vowing to get stronger to help him hunt monsters…