New chap is here! Sorry for the wait.
Back at Grojband's home base, Laney had already gone home, so it was just the boys sitting on the stage with their leader holding his head in his hands, trying and failing not to freak out.
"I'm gonna kiss Lanes..." he muttered, slightly muffled by his hands covering his face.
"Yeah, we heard you the first twelve times." Kon commented. Kin didn't seem too worried for the guitarist "What's the big deal? You guys have already kissed before." he watched Corey's face turn a new shade of red as he remembered their new years kiss "But that was an accident! This time it'll be on purpose!"
It was no secret to the twins that Corey had a crush on the bassist, he'd only figured it out himself recently after a sleepover and lots of time staring at the ceiling contemplating his innermost feelings. They'd both figured it out before Corey told them.
"I mean, what if I kiss her weirdly? Or what if it freaks her out? What if she doesn't like me like that and she leaves the band?!" Corey's anxiety spiraled, a quick slap from Kon kept him from spiraling any further "Thanks." "Corey-" Kin began, "I can say with full certainty, that Laney would never leave the band because of a kiss. She absolutely would never freak out over your crush either." The keyboardist reassured him.
"How do you know?" Corey asked curiously. Kin realized he had maybe said too much and sweated nervously, "Um... TOP SECRET INFORMATION!" he yelled as he threw a smoke bomb on the floor. When the smoke cleared, Kin was still there. He quickly grabbed his brother and ran off.
"Wouldn't it be easier to just tell him that Laney likes him, too?" Kon asked as they dashed away. "Laney said if we tell him then she will come and kill us in our sleep." Kin reminded him.
THAT'S NOT A FUN WAY TOO DIE
It was the following day; the play was on Friday, and it was Wednesday. Laney was in the auditorium getting ready for her costume fitting. Mina walked in with a pink princess dress and showed it to her "Here's your costume."
Laney looked at the dress in horror. Pulling a can of black spray paint from behind her back, she recolored the dress black. Then she got out some scissors and cut off the sleeves and made the dress shorter. "There, much better." Laney sighed in relief. Mina stared sadly at the dress "Aaww"
Carrie, Kim and Konnie walked in, each wearing different fairy dresses. Carrie wore a pinkish red dress. Kim's was green and Konnie's was blue. "Oh, I've always wanted to be a fairy!" Konnie squealed in delight. "Hey, has anybody seen Larry?" Carrie asked.
Then in walked Larry, wearing a long purple gown with makeup on his face with a crown on his head. Everyone inside the theater stared at him for a moment, then burst out in laughter. "It's not funny!" he yelled. Nick Mallory approached him "Nick Mallory thinks you are a beautiful girl." "I'm a boy!" Larry replied. Nick stood there for a moment before saying, "Nick Mallory is feeling very awkward now."
The remaining members of Grojband walked into the room. Kin ran off to check the sound system and Corey and Kon went looking for Laney. Suddenly Kon's face filled with terror. "Aaaah!" he screamed "There's a horrible demon here, and she's come to steal my soul!" Corey looked in the direction he was looking and also screamed in terror. "This is just my costume!" Trina angrily barked at them. She was wearing a long black robe with a hood that twisted up into two big horns on top.
"Wow sis, that costume sure suits you." Corey snarked. Trina glared at him before pointing her finger to his chest "If hunky Nick Mallory wasn't in the room right now, I'd kill you."
With Trina out of the way, Corey could see Laney approaching him "Hey Core. Nice of you to finally show up." the black dress caught his attention "Let me guess, you made your own adjustments to the dress Mina made." he asked. "You guessed it." She responded.
Corey took a moment to look at her appearance. Her black sleeveless dress went down to her ankles, and he could see a few tears at the bottom. A green sash had been added to the waist area and he could see green sequins on the top. Her hands were covered by a pair of small green gloves. She wore back flats on her feet and her neck adorned the same green necklace from the queen bee pageant. Her hair looked the same except for the small gold crown on top of her head.
"Wow Lanes, you look great!" He complimented her. Laney felt a blush grow on her face and rubbed her arm nervously. "Th-thanks Core."
The director arrived and addressed the crew. "Ok everyone! Let's get to rehearsing!"
WICKED COOL TRANSITION
Meanwhile, Kin was setting up some wires down under the stage. He tried to flip a switch, but nothing turned on. "Hm, that's weird." He checked all the wires to find them all connected. "Maybe the main power is off?"
Kin made his way to the school basement. He looked around for a main power switch but wasn't able to find it. "Where is it?" Something flashed in the corner of his eye and he turned to see a small amber colored box under one of the machine valves. "What's that?" he went and bent over to pick up the box. He looked it over to see the golden edges around it and a description written on the top. "Poison sleeps within a casket, a golden seal around to mask it, upon it's awakening from its slumber, it seeks for one to put under, as darkness surrounds the cursed one, only with the gift of the heart shall it be undone." he read out loud.
He scratched his head in confusion. He looked to the side of the box to see a rusted lock on it. "Kin, did you get the power on?" he heard Kon's voice shout from the top of the staircase. "Oh, almost!" he called back. He dropped the box and looked to find the power switch. "There it is!" He pulled the lever, then hurried out of the room.
Unknowingly, when Kin dropped the box, the rusted lock broke and allowed the box to open. A strange black mist seeped out.