Disclaimer: I do not own Loud House.
"Luna where are you heading off too?" Melody asked from her laptop as Luna gathered some sheet music and her ax.
"Dimitri invited me to a guitar ses with some of the other music majors," Luna said as she grabbed her lanyard with her room key and student ID. "I won't be late."
"If I'm asleep don't turn the light on," Melody asked adjusting herself in her bed so she'd be more comfortable.
"Okay, I'll take note," Luna pointed in her direction to show she got it. Luna walked out of the dorm since Melody was still inside and awake she didn't bother locking the door. She gripped her axe tightly as she walked downstairs. Similarly to band the guitar playing session was in the music building but in one of the practice rooms instead of the main room. Luna was pretty sure the school's string ensemble or maybe singing ensemble met that day. She walked downstairs to where the practice rooms were and soon found B07.
"Luna you made it," Dimitri said with a smile and patted the seat next to him. "Come sit I'll introduce you."
"Thanks, dude," Luna said as she sat down. She opened her case and started setting her guitar up.
"So this is Luka, Rieley, and Sunni," Dimitri introduced to the other people in the room. As he introduced everyone they waved. "Okay, what should we play?"
"How about," Rieley flipped through some of the sheet music. "Hey Roo by the Dragonflies."
"Oh come one we always start with that one," Sunni said leaning over the side of her chair.
"And what would you suggest?" Rieley asked but responded before she could answer. "Let me guess, something from a movie soundtrack."
"What no," Sunni waved her hand a bit to brush off the claim.
"We could play Hey Roo," Dimitri turned towards Luna. "Do you know that song?"
"Of course," Luna pulled out the sheet music for the song. It wasn't that difficult for her, she had played through it a couple of times before. Sure she didn't know all the chords and notes but it was classic British Rock, her favorite kind of music.
As the group played Luna smiled. They harmonized well, she thought there was only one guitar part but it seemed like the most of them were playing different notes than what was on the sheet music. She didn't think it was terrible it added a nice flare.
"What did you think Luna?" Dimitri asked after they finished playing the song.
"I like it, dude," Luna responded with a smile.
"Hope you didn't mind Luka adding his own flare to it?" Rieley said pointing to the young man. Luka rolled his eyes and strummed a little as to drown out her. Luna was quick to notice the man's dyed blue hair.
"I've said many times before," Luka spoke and he had a poetic tone when speaking, "Music is about freedom and creativity. If we are restricted to what is on the sheet music then are we truel being creative."
"I mean my music teacher always said learn the sheet music first," Dimitri started to explain, "then when you know it well enough you add your flair to it."
"But with time how you play is your habit," Luka rebutted, "by the time you know everything on the sheet music you play it by habit and you have trouble adding your own flare to it."
"What should we play now?" Sunni asked to change the subject.
"How about Summer Days?"
"The song from Lightning?" Sunni asked and Rieley nodded. "I don't think we have the sheet music."
"Don't worry I got copies, except I think I only have four." Rieley looked at the sheet music and started to pass it around.
"We can share, right Luna." Dimitri looked towards her and she nodded. Luna remembered that Isaac was in that musical as Bennie. If she was remembering the movie correctly this was the first song the characters sang in it. She believed the main characters Jeremy and Susie sang it. She thought the funniest part was the girls singing in the background were friends with Jeremy and had no idea Susie was singing about him.
Luna rather liked playing this song. It had some nice chords in it, especially in the beginning and end. At the end, Luka knelt down and strummed very hard during the rift. When he was done Luna clapped for him, along with Dimitri and Sunni. Rieley just rolled her eyes at the sight.
"Sorry," Luka laughed a little. "Got carried away."
"Dude play all you want," Luna grinned.
"so next we can play Playe-," Dimitri started to suggest.
"No!" Sunni and Rieley said in unison. Luna just sat in silence and blinked in confusion.
"But I wrote a new chord progression down," Dimitri tried to defend, "I really want to test it out."
"Did you write it?" Luna asked looking at the sheet music.
"You bet I did."
"And you always make us play it," Sunni added flipping her long black hair behind her shoulder before mumbling something in Spanish.
"Luna, have you ever written anything?" Luka asked strumming his guitar a little.
"Loads of time," Luna moved her hand to a rocker pose, "music is my life."
"What was your first song?" Rieley asked sounding very excited.
"It's was no biggie, just adding music to a poem my little bro wrote," Luna explained.
"Care to sample some of it," Dimitri leaned on his chair. "That is if you don't mind."
"Uh sure," Luna adjusted her guitar she didn't have the sheet music with her but she was sure she knew the part well enough. "Crashing through the crowded halls, Dodging girls like ping pong balls, Just to reach the bathroom on time Leaping over laundry piles, Diapers you can smell for miles, Guy's gotta do what he can to survive! In the Loud House! In the Loud House! Duck, dodge, push and shove, It's how we show our love! In the Loud House! In the Loud House! One boy and ten girls Wouldn't trade it for the world!"
"And that's what I got," Luna said after she was finished. "There's more but I couldn't figure out all the chord and I wouldn't want to bore ya."
"I was rather enjoying it," Sunni said with a smile.
"Same here it is very upbeat," Luka added.
The group continued to play for another hour before they had to depart. Luna waved goodbye to them before starting on her way to Green Hall. She wished it could have gone on longer but she was glad she was able to do this.
"Luna," Dimitri called looking like he was about to enter a pickup truck, "Same time next week?"
"You bet dude!" Luna called. She ran back to her dorm building, not because she was afraid but because she was cold. She may have only been there a day but it nice to play her ax once again. Sure she would occasionally play it in her dorm but there she had to be quiet so she wouldn't disturb anyone. It was also a bit awkward to play when Melody was in the room. Unlike when she played when rooming with Luan the two had an agreement that the other wouldn't complain when the other was practicing their music or comedy. They bought headphones for when they had a test to study for and the other needed to practice. Luna looked at the time it was about 9:30 when she reached Green Hall. Quietly she walked o her room.
When she got there she turned the handle and saw it was locked. Slowly she walked in and found it empty meaning Melody was in the bathroom. Luna decided to change into her pajamas while her roommate was out. She walked up to the mirror in the room and noticed that her hair was starting to grow longer than she liked. She needed to find somewhere to get it cut soon. Having a pixie cut was much easier to care for than her long hair she had prior to her freshman year of high school. The only downside was that she had to trim it more often than usual. At home, she would borrow Leni's scissors to trim it quickly. It also itched a bit right after she cut it. Lisa once explained it as her hair was growing. Luna sort of bought it but not completely.
"Hey cool, you're back at a reasonable time," Melody said walking back into the room.
"It ends at 9:15," Luna explained before climbing on her bed. She was glad Melody hadn't come back when she was staring at her hair in the mirror.
"Yeah reasonable," Melody also climbed onto her bed.
"You tend to stay up past eleven," Luna pointed out.
"But after nine it's time to rewind," Meldoy explained laying down on her bed. Luna laughed and left to brush her teeth. When she Melody pulled out her phone and started looking at it. Locking the door Luna decided to climb back on her bed. Luna leaned back and made herself comfortable in bed. All the practice made her much more tired than usual today was a good day.