Hey y'all, look at me, two updates in one month for the same story, go me. Btw, Eva3000 thanks for the reviews hun, you're a real one and a huge encouragement for me to keep this going. Any songs you'd like to see in here? Lmk if you want, otherwise on to the next chapter xD
Lost in the conversation, I forget why we're there for a bit. Not long after though, I glance up...and see Carrie's dad peeking around on the stairs, wide-eyed and pale as hell. He needed to get it together and come down, the guys aren't going anywhere. Before I could think about it, I caught his gaze and waved, leaving him without a choice but to return it. "Hey Mr. Wilson, come join us!" I called out brightly, waving him over, Carrie joining me in greeting her dad. He inched forward like a zombie, but he was down the stairs and with us not too long after. All of us, other than Carrie, managed to keep a straight face as the guys "introduced" themselves. Trevor (or Bobby, depending on your point of view) relaxes and goes along with it after he realizes we're not calling him out before dessert.
We sat down around the table, conversation flowing easily. Telling Trevor of our cover story of love and rock n' roll as we go, and I could tell it caused him to pause. You could almost see him thinking 'maybe it's not them, just guys that look similar', but no such luck you bloody thief. It's them, and your past BS is catching up with you. Honestly, I lost all respect for him after I found out the boys weren't lying. I mean, 'My Name Is Luke'? Really? I don't know how he thought that was even okay and that it wouldn't come back to bite him in the ass, ghost band or not. I tuned back into the convo just as Carrie was asking if the other boys had someone as well, or if they were single.
"Oh, Alex has a boyfriend in the area as well, but Reggie is single and thinks you're cute," I responded simply, laughing softly as Reggie blushed a bit. Noticing Alex's look of panic a sec later, I looked at him in confusion for a moment, before realizing the decade in which he last interacted with live people, including his parents. Keeping my eyes locked on him so there's no doubt to my meaning, I smiled softly and gestured around. Showing him that times were (somewhat-ish-maybe) different and no one even batted an eye at my words. Except for Carrie, who was eyeing Reggie up and down, a flirty grin on her face. Well, then, that's going to be interesting. If they get close, we will have to tell her the truth, but that's a worry for another day. For now, everything went find and the night wound down without a hitch. Carrie went up to bed first thankfully, her dad moving to go not long after, telling us to let ourselves out.
"Wait," I called out. "Mr. Wilson... Trevor... Bobby?" he stopped dead in his tracks at that last one, looking over his shoulder, skin pale as hell again. Me, the guys, Flynn and Carlos all stood there, arms crossed and glaring. Shoulders slumped, he came back down and collapsed on the couch, looking up at us as we surround him.
"How...how is this possible? You guys...you guys died... how in the hell are you here?" he whispered, fast and panicked.
"Magic," I responded, cause that really is all the answer we have for the moment. He stared dumfounded, waiting for more. "We're honestly not sure yet, but it has something to do with me and music and that's all we know at this time. Now, why did you steal ALL OF LUKE'S MUSIC?" I yelled as quietly as possible. And... he breaks down crying. Real great dude, blubbering like a damn idiot. People like him in the music industry make me furious. Like, if you're not getting by on just your talent, be honest about it. Otherwise shit like this can, and usually does happen just not with ghosts on the other end and includes a lot more money and lawyers. He stuttered out a half assed explanation of being lost and knowing he didn't have Luke's talent, so he felt like he didn't have a choice. Collectively rolling our eyes we decided to end it there and head out, since it was late, and Carlos was exhausted. Trevor nodded silently in response, tears still leaking down his face. We let ourselves out and headed home. We settled in the garage, absorbing the events of the last few hours.
"Well, that went as well as it could have," Flynn said, looking around at everyone.
"You could say that again," Carlos responded, yawning wide and loud. "I'm gonna head to bed, night guys and ghosts," he cackled at his own joke and shuffled off back to the house. Rolling her eyes, Flynn said goodnight as well and headed off to the guest room. Guess she was staying over, after all. I helped the guys pull the bed out of the couch. Sitting back down on the mattress, I faced the guys.
"So, it's been about 24 hours since you guys became 'real'... how do you feel?" I asked them.
"Glad I can eat real food for sure," Reggie said immediately, making us all laugh.
"Yea Reg, we all know about your committed relationship with food, and we're very happy that you will be taking this next step. Good for you, bro," Alex responded. "Actually guys, I haven't seen Willie since the concert, you mind if I go check on him?" We all nodded in response and he poofed out. I looked at Luke a moment later, our eyes locking and getting lost in each other. Sappy, I know, but I can't help it with him.
"Well, I'm pooped, got an early day of starting a new school tomorrow, night guys," Reggie said loudly, yawning dramatically and turning over on his side, facing away from us. The both of us chuckled softly at his antics. Luke cocked his head toward the house, a question in his eyes. I nodded, and we got off the pull-out couch and headed inside. I'm glad my dad decided to leave us to know what's best as this progresses. Though I plan to do no more that Netflix-and-actually-chill tonight, I love that it's my choice at the end of the day. I've been obsessed with Korean shows lately, so I thought I'd show him that next. Just as we settle in with my laptop and cuddles, Alex suddenly poofs in with Willie, the latter jerking from a huge jolt as the came in.
"Guys, help..." Alex panted, looking at us with fear in his eyes.
...well fuck, that's not good.
Aaand, that's it for now, nice cliffhanger for everyone. Once again, Eva3000 thanks for the lovely words babe, hope you like this new development and again if there's a song you wanna see in here lmk. See you guys in the next chapter ^-^