Carrie stopped her screaming.
"What?"she asked, looking confused while her face softened.
Wow, that actually worked, Lanes thought surprisingly. She still held her dominating stare while the other girl shrank.
"I said; what is wrong with you!? I mean sure, we're rivals, who cares!? There shouldn't be a reason why we can't sit here and at least be nice to each other! And it's not like you're making it any better!" Laney screamed, " Not to be selfish or anything, but I'm actually trying! Is it really that difficult? Why must you whine and complain like a child every minute instead of dealing with it? It's annoying and dumb and I hate it! I'm really surprised no one else has ever told you how much of a whiny brat you are!"
After throwing a few more insults and hurtful names in Carrie's direction, the ginger ceased her rant. A chill of relief suddenly washing over her. Her brown eyes stared at Carrie once again. Seeing that the other girls pale blue eyes were becoming glossy, and a bit of mascara running down her cheek.
"Wow, did I really over do it?" Laney thought, now feeling guilty, "Sure she needed to know how I felt, but I didn't want to make her cry."
Carrie stayed silent and bit her lip in order to stop a sob. She collapsed back in her seat and covered her mascara drenched face with her hands. Now letting out a few sobs and chokes.
"F-FYI, someone has,"she choked, her voice being muffled through her hands, " God, I thought I'd be safe, but even here it's still the same!"
"What?" Asked the bassist, feeling awkward and becoming more and more guilty by the second, " What do you mean? I didn't mean to be that harsh-!"
"N-No, you're right. I needed that, I always deserve it," sobbed the blue haired girl, who sniffed and wiped some of her black tears, "Listen, if you really want to know, I never really tell many people this, but I think your,like, the only person I know that can keep a secret. "
The bassist was actually getting anxious now. It's shocking to see that Carrie actually trusts her. Well, Laney has always been one to listen, or the person who has a shoulder you can cry on. She was ready for any break down.
Carrie finally looked around the reastaraunt to see everything as chaotic as before. She finally started to talk in a low voice, "My band is everything to me. They're the only few people I actually have left. With my mom dead, a dad who's always drinking, and Mina working 24/7, I can't even deal with myself. Dad's always drunk, and even when he's not, he always pushes me around, tells me I'm whiny or stupid, and says that I'll never achieve anything in my life. I wanted to prove him wrong, and finally show him I'm worth something, but the more gigs that the Newmans have lost, the more times I fail, the more the name calling and beatings have gotten worse."
The girl pulled up her long white sleeve to reveal the most painful of bruises and marks on her once beautiful arms. Black and blue slits and blotches dotted around her wrists and forearms until stopping at her shoulders. She even revealed some on her back and torso. Laney gasped in shock as her gaze fixed on the bumps and scabs.
"Your dad did this!?" She growled as she grasped Carrie's arm to find even more cuts.
Carrie nodded shamefully as he recovered her arms, " He says I always deserve them. Ever since mom died, he said all I deserve is pain. Now that I've been acting like this, I know that I do."
Laney was not only angered, but appalled at the very thought of Carrie being beaten by her own father. She seemed to hide it very well. A little too well. Not even her own friends knew about her tragic life, and didn't even bother to ask about it. Now the ginger bassist knew why Carrie was always bent on beating Grojband. The less competition, the less likely her dad would hit her again.
Laney looked back to see the blue haired Newman crying again. Her loud sobs being shockingly drowned out by the comings and goings of other customers.
The orange haired girl felt an unbelievable amount of sympathy for her so called 'rival'. She didn't deserve any of this.
Laney suddenly grabbed onto Carries hands and pulled them away from her sobbing face. So many tears were coming out, her cheeks were practically drenched in black,"Carrie, look at me," the red haired girl said sternly.
The blue haired girl lifted her head as her wild bright eyes gazed right into the mysterious brown eyes.
"You don't deserve any of this. Your dad is nuts just for hitting you! He shouldn't take all of his stupid drunken anger out on you. I know it's hard, but trust me, it's going to get better, I promise" the ginger smiled than bit her lip, "And I'm sorry for hurting you. I didn't even know, I shouldn't have went off like that."
Even through intense tears, Carrie turned her painful frown into a hearty smile. Then, out of the blue, she jumped up and wrapped we arms around Laney's small neck. Giving her the biggest bear hug of the century.
"Thanks,"She whispered, " It just hurts. Having an awful dad is one thing, but I can't even remember the last time he actually called me 'pretty'."
Laney smiled and hugged back, "No prob, and...I think you're pretty."
Carrie's lips spread out into a larger grin as she hugged her new friend tighter. Why she never made friends with Laney before, she'll never know. Once the emotional moment passed, the two girls started having meaningful conversations. Time seemed to stand still as they sat and chatted heartily. One smiling once in a while, while the other laughed hysterically. Laney was happy to talk to Carrie. She had no clue they had so much in common, and so many interests that seemed to make them the perfect match. Carrie actually reminded the bassist of Corey. Of course being the gender swapped doppleganger, Carrie was ambitious, joyful, and not to mention always making Laney blush or laugh. She only talked to the other girl for a good half hour and she felt like that they had been friends forever. Not only that, but she felt a strange flutter in her heart. It's like whenever Carrie would speak, she would always strive to listen. Also whenever the other girl would crack that shiny grin, the ginger bassist couldn't help but turn red.
"So then we get the puppets, and ya know, I expected something cute, but mine had a beard!" Laney laughed.
"Like, no way!" Carrie squeaked through her laughter.
"I know-! And it was really-!"
Ssshhh!
The Newman vocalist suddenely shushed the ginger and turned her head harshly, "Like, check out those guys!"
Laney craned her head to the side to see two boys, about their age, approach the small table. They were pretty cute, but held very sly faces. One was very lanky and tall, with pitch black hair and mysterious grey eyes, while the other was super fit with blonde hair and dark green eyes. By this time, Carrie and Laney were already sitting next to each other, so this gave the boys enough room to squeeze into the opposite end of the booth. They gave the girls crazy love struck smiles while the females stared back with confusion.
"Why, hellloo, ladies," the black haired one said, obviously trying to flirt, "I'm Don and this is my bud Rick, and we couldn't help but notice you two sitting here all alone."
That's how we want it, Laney thought harshly in we head, as well as Carrie.
"Right," Rick added, "two hot girls like you shouldn't be left hangin'."
Both girls didn't know whether to be flattered, or extremely annoyed. Either way, these two were just another pack of ladies' men trying to get quick girlfriends, and that's not how these rocker chicks role.
"We sort of want to be alone," Said Lanes irritably.
"Yeah, like, NOW," Carrie demanded.
"Sorry girls, looks like you two have a bad case of the Don and Rick infection," said Don slyly, "Looks like you're stuck with us!"
No words could describe how bored and annoyed the two girls felt during their 'talks' with Rick and Don. Other than being completely irritating, the boys were also pigs, and cared for nothing but themselves. Laney was trying her best to ignore their presence, but it was hard considering that Don would continue to pester her with bad jokes. She could also tell that Carrie was having just a horrible time. Her eyes dimmed with discomfort, as she would prefer to talk to Laney instead of some cheap boy.
Lanes noticed the saddened look in Carrie's once bright eyes and spoke up, "Okay, you guys seem really charming and all," she lied, "but we're just not into you! Period. So you can leave."
"And why is that?" Asked Rick, seeming angered by the rejection, while also refusing to leave his spot.
"Because-! Um, because..."
Of all the times Laney had trouble thinking of a good comeback, this had to be the worse. She was pretty good at lying, but now her mind had gone dry. As she was quickly scanning her brain for any signs of ideas, she heard something she would never hear in her entire life.
"Because she's my girlfriend!" Carrie bellowed.
Dun, Dun, DUUUUNNN! Epic cliffhanger! This took me a good three days to write and edit! I'm still juggling this and another fanfic, so I suffered from a bit of writers block, and for that one person who messaged me about the new chapter, I hope you liked it! though, I think you'll love the next chapter even more! So stay tuned!