Once we got back to our place, Andy, Jake and Ashley stared wide-eyed at the house and Brit's cars.
"Like I said, I have super rich parents." Brit sighed, unlocking the door and walking into the house.
"You'll get used to it." Tanner laughed, hoping up the steps to the door.
The three of them eventually walked in and saw the inside of the house, looked twice the size of the outside. There were expensive paintings and furniture everywhere. The walls had a white lace pattern running along the edges, over the light purple walls. It looked Victorian almost, but much more modern. There were doorways to rooms everywhere they looked, this place could hold at least ten people.
"Follow me, the basement is over here." I said, leading them to a large door and going the winding stairs to the basement. The basement was about the size of two living rooms put together, with three bedrooms attached to it, two bathrooms, and a door that led to a very small, cramped recording stupid. You'd think we'd have a bigger one, but nope, we have a room that barely fits one person in it.
"Holy shit, this is like a whole other house!" Andy said, making a full circle around the basement and clearly amazed.
"Like I said, you'll get used to it." Tanner said to all three of them.
"Hey, where'd the dogs go?" I asked.
"Dude, your dogs are adorable!" Ashley grinned.
"Never mind, I think I found them…" I said, looking over at Ashley.
"Ashley, I've showed you pictures of them before." Brielle laughed.
"Okay, before we do anything else. How long have you two been together?" I asked.
"I say a month." Brit said.
"Wrong! Half a month!" Brielle said pointing her finger at Brit and sticking her tongue out like a child.
"How is it even possible for you to keep a secret that long, Brielle?" I asked, tilting my head to the side. Brielle was never good at keeping secrets. She just couldn't take the pressure of knowing something no one else did and not being able to tell anyone.
"Subtle hints…" Brielle said, then wandered off again.
"Let's just play some songs." Tanner said and we all gathered in a circle, deciding what songs to play. Whenever we did this, I felt like we were a football team. Sometimes I would randomly chant numbers and colors, like the guys on football teams did. Don't they do something like that?
We decided to play several new songs we had just finished. Now was as good a time as any to try them out. The first song we played was the song we had the most trouble with, so we were all a little nervous.
Fake it all you want
You can't win
Fake your confidence, fake you strength
But I see the real you, behind your faux skin
I was a target, a pawn for you to use
In your sick little game
I was never of any value to you
Just something to help you get what you want
I tried to help you, I tried to care
But you pushed me away, you were never really there
You were an image, gone in a flash
All that you left behind was ash,
Of a scorched trust, nothing but dust
Nothing you did or said was real
You had me fooled, but I don't want to be the fool anymore
I don't want to be a tool, only used for your personal gain
That's won't be me, never again
When your game must come to an end
You were never my friend
I tried to help you, I tried to care
But you pushed me away, you were never really there
You were an image, gone in a flash
All that you left behind was ash,
Of a scorched trust, nothing but dust
The song had gone perfectly and we continued our set without any flaws. It was the first time we'd done a set without messing up once!
While we were playing, I could see Jake and Tanner glancing at each other from time to time. This made me even more ecstatic than I already was.
Andy leaned over and whispered something to Jake and he turned bright red, with a small smile on his face, he glanced at Tanner again, who had also turned red from the look I gave him.
"So, what do you guys think?" I asked once we had finished our last song, which was one our first and not really one of my favorites.
"You guys are great." Andy said, nodding enthusiastically.
"That was awesome!" Jake smiled.
"Such a cute puppy." Ashley cooed, scratching Buttercup, our tan Pomeranian puppy, behind the ears.
Jake slapped him, shaking his head as if to apologize to us.
"Ow! You guys rock by the way." He said, flashing all of us a big grin. His teeth were so white and perfect. I began to wonder if he ever needed braces or if his teeth were just like that naturally. He didn't look like he'd ever had braces or anything. Soon, I snapped out of it and realized I was just fantasizing about someone's teeth.
"Do like Tanner's dog?" Brit asked with a smirk.
"What the hell, my dog?" Tanner asked, whipping his head around to look at Brit. The look on his read out exactly what he had just said. Tanner's face had a way of doing that, I could always read his face.
"Oh yeah, I'm giving Buttercup to you." Brit said with a shrug.
"Umm, okay…" Tanner said.
"Yeah, I'm getting a pit bull." Brit said.
"No no no no no!" Tanner yelled, running behind me.
"Oh yeah, run behind me for protection." I said, throwing my hands up in the air. "This should be the other way around! I'm too young to be eaten by a pit bull! Yes, I realize we're the same age, but you're a few months older!"
"We'll talk later." Brit sighed, turning back to Andy and the guys.
"Do you guys want a gig?" Andy asked, raising an eyebrow.
"What?" All of us asked at the same time. Our band had a habit of saying a lot of things in unison. Most of the time, we didn't even plan it, but there were some exceptions.
"Do you guys wanna play at Warped Tour with us?" Andy clarified. "We can talk to our manager and maybe get you signed. You guys seem to already have an EP together, so he could take you into the studio, record everything and have everything worked out by the time tour starts in a few months."
"Yes yes yes yes yes yes!" Brielle said. "Pleeease?" She begged Brit and me.
"Sure, as long as it isn't too much trouble." I said.
"It won't be, one of the bands canceled last minute so we have an open spot and a bus for you guys. Plus, our record label is always looking for new talent and you guys are really good." Andy smiled, his black hair falling over his baby blue eyes. I felt like I could stare into them all day and not miss a beat, but that would be…weird. I shot my attention to something else and focused on it, until I got distracted again. Why did I keep fantasizing about people's faces?
"Awesome!" Brit grinned.
"Can we? Please?" Brielle begged, Brit and me.
"Sure." I said. I was trying as hard as I possibly could to contain my joy and excitement. Our dreams were really coming true. Never in a million years did I think that a, I would meet Andy, Jake, and Ashley in our mall, or b, that we would get signed and go on tour with them right after!
"I'm cool with it." Brit said, cracking a small smile.
"It sounds good to me." Tanner grinned.
"Yeah, I'll do it." Mason said, nodding and giving everyone a shrug.
"Cool." Andy said "We'll tell the rest of the band and maybe meet up tomorrow."
"Yeah sounds good." I said, trying to contain the grin spreading from ear to ear.
"Um, its 6:30 maybe we should leave." Ashley said looking at a clock.
"Oh shit! We were supposed to meet everyone for dinner at 6:45" Andy said. "Okay, well nice meeting you guys, we'll see you tomorrow around 2-ish?" He said grabbing his jacket and walking up the stairs.
"Bye." Jake and Ashley said following him up. I noticed Jake glance at Tanner one last time, before heading up the stairs behind Andy and Ashley.
"Okay, see you guys tomorrow!" I said waving at them like and excited five year old.