Disclaimer: I do not own Loud House.
"So what do you guys think the surprise is?" Aria asked as the freshman followed the upperclassman. It was nearing six o'clock and the freshman were told not to eat much in the break.
"I'm just upset that we're not having music practice." Luna sulked as she walked with them. She felt like she could use the practice.
"I hope it's a movie night." Melody said stretching a little. "I'm kind of craving some popcorn right now."
"Like we could fit everyone in a movie theater." Alec said surprising the friends since he hadn't really hung with them since Luna threatened him.
"I've seen movie theaters that can hold over three hundred people. Also I was thinking of an outdoor place." Melody clarified already sick of Alec's presence despite him only being with them for roughly five seconds.
"I hope it's relaxing." Ethan said bending his back to be dramatic.
"Who's ready for the lake party?" A senior yelled as the band reached a path in the woods. The freshman looked at each other confused as they followed the path. As they walked forward they saw a giant lake. Set up around it was a barbecue and some party games.
"It's Lake Williams!" Aria beamed. "I heard about this lake at orientation but I didn't think I would be able to see it until after band camp."
"It's the annual first run through beach party." Damon said walking up to the freshman. "It's been a tradition at Amberheart since the marching band achieved a lot of fame."
"Really that's so cool." Aria looked down for a minute. "I wish I brought my swimsuit."
"It fine." Damon said with a smile. "Come on it's best to get food before the line starts."
Damon took Aria's hand and she smiled. The rest of the group followed. Luna took a whiff of the of the barbecue and smiled. It reminded her of home whenever Lynn Sr. would fire up the old grill and make hamburgers, hot dogs, or anything else on the grill. Even they were early there was still a line at the barbecue. When it was Luna's turn she decided on a cheeseburger. She walked over to the topping put lettuce, tomato, and onions. She also grabbed a bottle of soda and a bag of chips. Looking for a place to sit Luna saw Aria wave where Damon was along with Tyler and a few others.
"So how are you like band camp?" Tyler ask as the friends started to eat their dinner.
"It's much different than high school band camp." Melody answered and the others nodded.
"I never been to band camp but outside rehearsal is very long." Luna sighed and pretended like she was going to fall in the sand.
"They've always been long it's nothing to new." Damon explained as he took a bite of his hot dog.
"I'm so scared if people will like the show." Aria admitted with a slight shutter.
"Don't worry we're Amberheart Marching Band. People will see us no matter what we play." Damon wrapped an arm around Aria who blushed a little.
"Hopefully better than our WON show our junior year." Melody took a bite of her veggie burger.
"Oh come on it wasn't that bad." Aria defended. "Sure I didn't know any of the songs but it wasn't"
"Company front." Melody interupted and the color went away from Aria's face. The rest of the group gasped at the words
"Wait you guys did a company front?" Ethan said in shock.
"The closest Denson ever did was a line of the brass section." Issac admitted.
"What's company front?" Luna asked now feeling a little embarrassed. Was this company front some sort of marching band ritual that she had to complete? Well, you didn't need to have rituals to be in marching band, but there could be part of marching band she might never experience.
"It's when the entire band from a single straight line and march down the field." Tyler explained moving his arms out to show the straight line.
"And it has to be prefect." Aria founded herself leaning on Damon. "If even a single person is off by half of a step the whole thing looks wrong."
Luna couldn't help but shutter, she was glad that her first marching band show lacked the company front. After they finished their dinner the group went to the dance floor. Unlike school dance which had the weird remixes of popular songs these songs were mostly current but they had a mix. There were songs from the 80s, 90s, and Luna was hoping they would play some Mick Swagger soon.
"Hey I'm going to get a refill on my drink." Luna said as she started to leave the dance floor. The others nodded and she left. She walked over to the drink cooler where a few upperclassmen were standing.
"So you do you think are those freshman?" One of them asked not noticing Luna nearby.
"What do you mean?" Another asked a bit confused.
"You know those freshman who are music majors that are only here because marching band is a requirement. The one who aren't true marching band members. There's always one."
Luna looked away and tried not to cry. She took her drink at started heading to the dance floor. She saw her friends grooving out to Cheap Buy by Mackerel. She started to walk to them but she started to feel alone. She noticed a baron place by the lake and went to sit there instead. She felt a few tears fall. The last time she felt this upset was when her old crush Tess got a boyfriend and that was almost four years ago. The music was so tempting. It was calling her to go back to the dance floor and groove but she couldn't go back there, not when she was crying.
"Luna there you are." Luna turned around and saw Betty running over. The senior's face went from a smile to concern. "Are you okay?"
"I just heard some things I didn't want to hear." Luna explained wiping the tears away.
"Let me guess it was those 'music majors how never been in marching band don't belong' people." Luna nodded and Betty shook her head. "I remember when faced the, my freshman year. I tried to explain my school had a marching band but they didn't believe me. They would be shocked to see me here as section captain. You just got to ignore them Luna, they're just jealous we have the advantage."
"It still hurt." Luna admitted.
"You belong here Luna. Everyone starts somewhere." Betty took Luna's hand. "Come one there's someone I want you to meet."
Betty took Luna to a group of other members. They appeared to all be upperclassman. Thankfully none of them appeared to be the ones who were saying that she wasn't a true member of marching band. The one that Betty was leading them two was wearing a The Boo shirt. Luna was happy to know there was someone else who was a fan of British Rock. He was brown hair and blue eyes so bright they looked like contacts.
"You said you play guitar right?" Luna nodded. "Then I want you to meet Amberheart's resident bass player Dimitri."
"Nice to meet you Luna." Dimitri shook Luna's hand.
"Nice to meet you too. I like you shirt." Luna said really liking the t-shirt.
"Oh you're a fan of The Boo." Dimitri seemed just as excited as she was to find another fan of British rock.
"The Boo, Blackserpent, The Turning Rocks, you name the British band I've listen to them. My favorite has to be Mick Swagger though." Luna smiled at her knowledge.
"Always good to see another British Rock fan." Dimitri rolled his eyes a bit. "When ever I talk to people who claim to be into British Rock normally name a modern day boy band like Single Way."
"My older sister Lori once dragged me to one of their concerts. It was so boring. She got mad when I tried to spice it up, I guess I may gone a little to far."
"I don't blame you. My little sister was into them and somehow conceived me to listen to one of their songs. I found it boring."
"I prefer the classics. The Dragonflies are much better."
"They are so good. My favorite song of has to be Blue Submarine." Dimitri said starting to grove a little. "Just the beat is so fresh. They don't make it the same as they use to."
"Yeah now it's all say one word for the entire song."
"Sometimes they change the tone to mix it up." The two guitarist shared a laugh.
"You know what Betty said about you was right." Luna looked at him a little puzzled. "You'd be a prefect successor."
AN: Dimtri belongs to MontanaHatsune92 who gave me permission to use him in the story. I hope I portrayed him like you wanted.