Alright, you know how I rated this T for some minor profanity in the summary, well this is where it kind of takes place. I'm using live versions of some of We Are The Fallen's songs. The profanities said are mostly the lead singer, Carly Smithson's words, not mine for the most part. Alright, disclaimer is over.
Rocking Out With The Newman's
Chapter 4
Cirqe Des Damnes
Carrie's POV
Me, and the rest of the band including our new member we just hanging out. I was on the couch, Konnie was listening to the songs we'll be playing tonight on her MP3 player, Jess was reading over the lyric sheets. Lenny was upstairs finally getting himself ready, about time to say the least. Kim was doing the same looking at herself in the mirror making sure everything was perfect.
"Everything's coming together perfectly, except for one thing." I said
"What's that?" Konnie asked taking her headphones off
"We'll need another guitarist." I said
Jesse took his face away from the lyrics.
"I think I know someone who might fit in." He said putting the sheets on the coffee table
"Who?" I asked
"Allie." Jesse said
"Who's she?" I asked
"A friend of mine I know." I said
"How good is she?" I asked
"She's pretty good." He said
"Think she'll be able to play tonight so sudden like this?" I asked
"Won't know till I find out." He said taking his phone out
He dialed Allie's number.
"Allie? Hey buddy, its Jess. I know this is sudden, but you feel up to playing a gig tonight at Peaceville Park?" He asked
There was a pause.
"Alright. Sweet, I'll come get you." He said hanging up
"Sounds like she's in." I said
"You bet she is. I'll go get her." He said
"Sweet. We got an extra amp for her." I said
Jesse headed out to get his friend.
My POV
Allie's house was a short walking distance from Carrie's place. She had on her usual Grojband t-shirt and was standing outside her house waiting for me. I decided to explain everything that was going on.
"Hey Allie. You're good at playing the guitar right?" I asked
"Yeah. I'm getting pretty good at it." She said
"Ok. The reason I asked is cause we need another guitarist for a gig my band is playing tonight." I said
"Your band?" She asked confused
"Well, its...its another band that I got recruited in. We're doing a tribute to We Are The Fallen. You in?" I asked
I thought about holding off about me playing a gig with The Newman's for the moment. Hopefully she won't blow my cover when I tell her.
"Yeah! I heard all their songs, they're great." She said
"Glad to hear that not everyone criticizes them." I said happily
"Anything specific I should wear?" She asked
"Just wear whatever that's black." I said
"Alright. I'll be right back out." She said
I took this opportunity to call Corey back.
The phone rang 4 times.
"Hello?" Laney asked
"Hey Laney, its Jesse. Things are going well on my end, how's things back at the Groj?" I asked
"Yeeaahhhh about that, Core bailed on his plan to sabotage the concert when we found out about the acrobat performers and everything. Actually, it was my idea, and he ended up listening to me. Hard to believe right?" She said
"Haha yeah, but seriously though, he may come off as a bit of a pain, but I got a feeling he likes ya." I said
I was now faced with a tough decision. Do I play a tribute concert to one of my all time favorite bands, or head back to the Groj and say why the jig is up? I am the "inside groupie" afterall.
"In spite of what he said, and I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but I'll still play the gig." I said
I thought Laney would go completely berserk over the line, but she didn't.
"Its fine dude. We're coming anyways. We got the VIP passes with backstage access from the news report, so maybe we'll get our revenge then." She said
"Alright then." I said
"Break a leg." She said
"Maybe two, or maybe my an arms." I joked
Lanes laughed.
"See ya in the crowd." I said
"See ya on stage." She said
We hung up. Allie came out with black fingerless gloves, a We Are The Fallen wrist band that I totally envy, black sneakers, black eyeliner and lipstick with black eye shadow, a grey ish black t-shirt, and grey skinny jeans. She dyed her hair black as well, and I have no idea how it dried that quickly. She had her electric guitar in a zip up case ready to go.
"Ready to rock!" Allie declared
"Sweet." I said
As we were walking back, I decided that I would tell her who this group is. I stopped walking and faced her.
"Allie, listen. The group I'm playing this tribute with is...The Newman's." I said
"The Newman's!?" Allie said
"I know, and you can hate me for this as much as you want. This was Corey's idea to sabotage the show by sending me to infiltrate the group, but since the show is way more complex than it was before, he canceled the plan. If you want to back out, you still can." I said
"I hate The Newman's as much as you probably do, but I will still play this gig just to get my personal revenge on Carrie." She said
"Personal vendetta huh?" I asked
Allie nodded.
"And about me hating The Newman's, I've only heard the name, I didn't really know anything about them till today." I said
"So you don't hate them?" She asked
We continued walking.
"I don't hate them, I just think of them as a separate group I guess. I'll always love Grojband, they're awesome, but I like to check out what other groups are local is all." I said
"Well I feel a lot better after hearing that." She said
We approached Carrie's garage.
"Hey Carrie." I called out
"Ah, Allie. Nice to meet you. I'm Carrie." She said extending her hand
I saw Allie's face cringe up a bit, but it was extremely subtle. She took her hand and shook it.
"Looks like you're all decked out tonight." She said
"Yep. Oh, almost forgot." Allie said taking out some black nail polish from her pocket
She took my left hand and painted my nails black.
"What was that for? I thought you were going to do that to your fingernails." I said
"Just look at it." She said
I took a look at my, now black nails.
"Can you paint the others?" I asked
She painted the rest of my fingernails.
"Oh, one more thing." Carrie said taking out some light grey nail polish
"Ugh, what is it with you chicks and nail polish?" I asked as she started doing whatever it was to my nails now as if they weren't painted enough already
"Its like a pocket knife, or a windproof lighter, ya don't leave home without it." Carrie said
I hardly expected them to compare nail polish to those things.
Carrie took my right hand and she started what looked like writing letters on each of my nails. She went from my right hand, to my left.
"Now just wait a few minutes for it to dry." She said
Nailllllllll polliiissshhhhhhhh
When it finally dried, Carrie took a pic of my hands with her phone. The letter's she painted spelled out "WE R TH FALLN"
"AWESOME CARRIE! I ain't EVER washing this off." I said
She laughed.
I saw Lenny come down the stairs, he had black jeans, a simple black t-shirt and sneakers. He grabbed a black army cap as well. Konnie rushed over to me, Carrie and Allie to see what was going on with us.
"Dude, did you just get your nails painted?" She asked
"Yep, and I'm not ashamed." I said
"That's the spirit!" Lenny called to me showing me his black nails
"WE...R...TH...THE...FALLN...FALLEN." Konnie read guessing what its original message was
"I know, awesome isn't it? Carrie wrote it." I said
"Oh do mine! Do mine!" Konnie said
"See what ya did now Carrie? You turned your garage into a rock nail salon." I joked
Everyone laughed.
Carrie went around painting the same abbreviation on everyone else's already black nails.
"The acrobat performers from Cirque...Des...Damnes are up for it. Don't know how to pronounce it." Carrie said
"Its pronounced Cirque Day Nams." Kim said clearly knowing her French
My heart nearly stopped.
"WHAAAAATTTTT? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO YOU JUST HIRED?" I said my eyes going wide
She shrugged her shoulders.
"You, just hired...the EXACT SAME acrobat performers that were at We Are The Fallen's live show!" I said
"Seems like I picked a good group when I didn't even know it." She said
"Yeah, you practically just made the show go from sweet to AMAZING SPECTACULAR!" I said
"You know a lot about We Are The Fallen don't you?" Kim asked
"Yeah, a thing or two." I said smiling sheepishly
"So, seems like we're all ready. We're in our outfits, got our instruments ready, anything else?" Carrie asked
"What about the orchestra?" I asked
"The Peaceville High School Orchestra are ready too." She said
"The choir?" I asked
"The choir from school will be there too." Carrie said
"Sweet. There's just one more thing I need to get back at my place." I said running back
I ran upstairs to my bedroom grabbing a special hat just for the occasion putting it in a bag.
I rushed out the door as fast as I could back to her place.
"Alright Carrie, I'm back. I'm totally ready." I said
"Everyone else?" Carrie asked
"Yeah!" Kim said pumping her fist
"Yeah!" Lenny said doing the same
Konnie and I did the same as well. I looked over at Allie who just put her phone away.
"YEAH! LET'S DO THIS! We Are The Fallen shall be played once more!" She said raising her fist
"That's more like it!" Carrie said
Laney's POV
I just got off the phone with Jesse when Core came back downstairs.
"Hey Lanes. Was that Jess who called?" He asked
"Yeah. I told him what's going on with the plan getting canceled and all." I said
"Is he still playing the gig?" Core asked
"Yeah, he still is." I said
"We might as well go anyways, we got the VIP passes and backstage access." He said holding them in a bunch.
"If we're gonna go, we'll have to dress differently, or Carrie'll know its us in an instant when we get backstage." Corey said
"DISGUISE TIME!" The twins declared
"Let's not go overboard guys, we're just getting backstage after the show." Corey said
"Got it." Kon said
"Yeah right." I whispered to Core
The twins had a box at the ready. There was a bunch of clothes that looked like they were just tossed in. At least they were black and grey.
'Maybe I'll dye my hair black too.' I thought
"Did someone say hair dye?" Kim asked
I guess I said that out loud.
He tossed me it, and went up to the bathroom.
Hair Dye Transissonnnnnn!
It ended up working pretty great. Not a...hair uncolored. I walked back downstairs, and the twins both had matching grey hoodie jackets and jeans. Core ditched his beanie and had a grey cap on instead with simple black t-shirt and black shorts.
"Alright Core, your turn!" I said spraying the hair dye and rubbing it in
"H-H-Hey Lanes! Cut it out." Core said
"If I have to do it, so do you." I said in mock discipline
"You look fine." I said
"All we need now is the passes." Kon said
Core handed them out and slipped them around our necks.
"Everyone ready?" Core asked
"Yep." I replied
"Let's get some backstage revenge!" The twins said in sync
"Wait." Core said
"What?" I asked
"Here, swap out that hair clip." Core said grabbing a black one similar to my yellow one
I switched it in seconds.
"Perfect!" Core said
I blushed.
"Now we can go." Core said
We walked down the sidewalk to the park. A car passed on our way there, I assumed it was...them.
"Just think, after the show, we'll get our revenge, somehow." Core said
Rival Revenge Transissooonnnnnn!
My POV
We got our instruments piled into Carrie's car, and we drove to Peaceville Park, the flyers till all over the city. Carrie and Lenny were up front, and I was in the back with Konnie, Kim, and Allie. A huge, and I mean HUGE crowd gathered by the stage. Make that a huge stage in fact. It looked like most stages, then there was that bit that went out to the audience.
"How in the world did we sell these many tickets before we sold out the show?" Konnie asked
"Word travels fast, and I guess the fans do too." Carrie said
Konnie noticed something as we continued driving.
"Hey, who were those dudes we just passed?" Konnie asked me
I tried looking back, but I couldn't see who it was.
"I have no idea." I said
We took a back road to where the stage was, and unloaded our stuff. There was a lounge back here too. A few chairs, a table, the stuff you'd expect to see. As we were getting our instruments set up on the stage, there were no lights on except for the spotlight that shined on the dude that was riling up the crowd. We put the guitars, drum set, and the bass in the usual places. Kim put up her piano off to the side where I was.
"How are we doing tonight Peaceville?" A guy asked
The crowd went wild.
"Hey! I know him!" I said
"He from Cirque Des Danmes as well?" Lenny asked
"Yeah, he mostly just does the intro for them." I said
"There are only 3 rules tonight. Rule number 1, you gotta let all the suckers at home watching this know what a good time they're missin out here." The dude said
"Rule number 2, you must have fun." He said
"Rule number 3, is to BE AS FREAKIN LOUD AS YOU WANT!" He said
"Now before we get on with the show tonight, we're gonna give you a bit of a preview of what our great performers can do this evening. Give it up!" He said
A few of the acrobat girls slowly walked out onto the stage doing these cool aerial tricks. One of them hung herself upside down with only a piece of fabric ribbon. This earned some whistles from the crowd as the performers walked backstage.
"Hey Allie, were you texting someone earlier?" Carrie asked
"Yeah, I texted my friend Kate. I told her about the show, and she'd like to sing a song tonight." Allie said
Carrie thought about this for a few moments.
"The more We Are The Fallen fans up here, the better." She said
She pulled out the short set list from her pocket.
"Which song would she like to sing?" She asked
Allie pointed to the one.
"Alright, cool. You know when she'll get here?" Carrie asked
"She just left." Allie said closing her phone
"LADIES AND GENTELMEN ARE YOU READY TO SEE WE ARE THE FALLEN TRIBUTE FEATURING THE NEWMAN'S?" The ringleader asked
The crowd yelled so loud, I thought they would cause the lights to collapse.
"All right, GIVE IT UP!" He declared
The spotlight went out, and there was a short electronic, and creepy intro that started playing as the crowd cheered. Me, Lenny, Konnie, Kim, and Allie were already in our places.
(Burn - We Are The Fallen watch?v=5yJ_4S_YZ9E)
As we played the strong intro that sent the crowd crazy, the lights were flashing as Carrie walked out on stage. A girl with a hula hoop started her routine behind me and Konnie.
I can feel your fingers when I close my eyes
Take your poison love inside
(I fall into dreaming)
I've been waiting for your touch to bring me home
Sleeping death will come and lead me
(Out of the sunlight)
"COME ON!" Carrie shouted to the crowd
Another girl walked out onto the stage and began her dance routine.
Shadows pulling me to lie with you
When the moonlight sings
The darkness brings me back to die with you
I'd give it all away to be with you
Cause my heart's waiting and breaking to return
To burn with you tonight
Three other performers came out onto the stage. Two of them started this bizarre stretch formation, while anther girl hosted herself upside down on a trapeze.
Hating all I am when lying by your side
Taking everything of me
(To leave only nothing)
I hold secrets only dreaming eyes can see
Night time sanctuary seeks
(The pain of the living)
Another girl came out and held onto the girl that was already upside down. Carrie came over to me and sang the first few lines of the chorus as I continued playing
Shadows pulling me to lie with you
When the moonlight sings
The darkness brings me back to die with you
I'd give it all away to be with you
My heart's waiting and breaking to return
To burn with you tonight
Lay down your life
Only for you
Forsake the light
All I see is you
Forever night
Live just to die for you
Shadows pulling me to lie with you
When the moonlight sings
The darkness brings me back to die with you
I'd give it all away to be with you
My hearts waiting and breaking to return
To burn with you tonight
The crowd went completely wild
(Paradigm - We Are The Fallen watch?v=iIOG9z0k27U)
"You guys are AMAZING!" Carrie yelled to the crowd
"We wanna play for you guys all the time." She said
I started the guitar intro of the next song as Konnie started the strong and powerful beat.
"This song is called PARADIGM!" Carrie said
Falling to my knees before you,
I'm so ashamed to see my weakness fill your eyes,
Needlessly, I let myself stray before you,
And..now I face the...consequence of myyyyyy betttrrrrraaaaayyyyaaaallllll.
My paradigm, my sweet, sweet love I brrrreeeeeaaaathhhheeeeeeee,
Oh it's you, you I rely on,
Shelter me...from coooollllldddddddd, I'll die in paradigm.
Do we sacrifice, and let our story die?
Blissful lullabies return again,
Let me still a while, let love survive,
I'm delicately crawling to your grace.
My PAAAAARAAADIIIGGGMMMMM my sweet, sweet love I breathe,
Oh it's you, you I rely on,
Shelter me from cold, I'll die in paradigm.
Perfect sky, shadow find my lies,
Good enough but always wanting more
I replaced all your love with pain
I'm so afraid...TO FACE THE WORLD ALONE!
My paradigm, my sweet, sweet love I breathe
"HEY YOU GUYS DO IT COME ON!" Carrie shouted
My paradigm, my sweet, sweet love I breathe,
It's you, its you I rely on,
Shelter me from cold, I'll die in paradigm.
Ooohhhh oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ohhhhhh ooooohooooooooohhhhhhhhhh!
(Through Hell - We Are The Fallen watch?v=2DWTVWfMnU4)
The choir started a haunting intro.
Are we alone?
Is there more than we believe in?
Haunting these walls
Shadows crawling out, revealing
Fear in me, Stays in me
The nightmares inside here
My dark fears
All in my head again
The nightmares I fight here
All my tears pull me through hell again
I wake in the night
And I pray that I've been dreaming
There's nowhere to hide
From this nightmare calling to me
Fear in me, Stays in me
Carrie ran out all the way to the audience.
The nightmares inside here
My dark fears
All in my head again
The nightmares I fight here
All my tears pull me through hell again
The nightmares inside here
My dark fears
All in my head again
The nightmares I fight here
All my tears pull me through hell again
"COME ON!" Carrie shouted to the crowd
The nightmares inside here
My dark fears
All in my head again
The nightmares I fight here
All my tears pull me through hell again
The lights went down as the crowd cheered. Carrie took a seat on the edge of the stage.
(Sleep Well My Angel - We Are The Fallen watch?v=Bvx1q5zzGGo)
"You guys ready for a ballad?" Carrie asked
The crowd cheered.
"Ya got lighters?" She asked
Some people in the crowd pulled out their lighters and lit them.
"I can see em." She said pleased
"Or cell phones if you're modern." She said
The orchestra played an improvised intro as three more of the acrobat performers got ready to perform their piece. Kim then started the slow melodic piano intro, then Carrie took it from there with the orchestra backing her up. I saw some of the lighters in the crowd. Since it would be a bit before my part started, I took out my blue Zippo and lit it waving it left and right as the song started. I put it out when it started feeling hotter from the case.
"I LOVE YOU! WOOOOOOO!" Some dude in the crowd shouted
More lighters shined in the crowd.
Watching you sleep for so long,
Knowing I can't turn the rain into sun anymorrrreeeeeeee
I've given you all that I have,
Now I stand here, too scared to hold your haaaaaaaand.
Afraid you might waaaaaaake to see
The monster that had to leeeeaaaaavvvveeeee
But yoooouuuuu see the shelter as...the storm
Holding wind to keep you warrmmm
You were everything tooooo meeeeeee, this is why I have to leave,
Sleep weeellllll myyyyy...angel
Under the ash and the lies,
Something beautiful once here now dies,
And the tears burn my eyes,
As you sit there, all alone
I just want to come hoooommmmmeeeeee,
But you see the shelter as the storm,
Holding wind to keep you warrrmmmmmm
Yoooouuuuu were everything toooo meeeeeee, this is why I have to leave,
So sleep well my angel
Sleep well, my aaaaannnnnnngggggeeeeeeellllllllllllll
I got ready to perform my part as Konnie started hers.
I'm soooorrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy
I'm sooooorrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyy
I'm sooooorrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyy
OOOOO-OOOOHHHHHHHH
I'm sooooorrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy
You see the shelter as the storm,
Holding wind to keep you warrrmmmmm
You are everything to meeeeeeeee, this is whyyyyyyyy
You see the shelter aaaaaassssssss the stooooorrrrrrmmmmmm,
Holding wind to keep you waaaarrrrrrrrrmmmmm
Yooooouuuuu are everything to meeeeeeeeeee, this is why I have to leave
So sleep well, my angel
Sleep well, my angel
"Alright, sadly we're halfway through the setlist tonight, so now we're gonna bring on a very special guest. She's beautiful, she's talented. She is the lovely, Kate." Carrie said walking off the stage
(Everyting Burns - We Are The Fallen Feat. Hannah Pestle watch?v=RvoJaHG_Adk)
The crowd cheered as we started the intro for this next song. Everyone knew this one.
As Kate walked on the stage, she had a black tank top on, and a white skirt with a top hat on. I went up to the mic stand by me to sing with her.
'Till everything burns
While everyone screams
Burning their lies
Burning my dreams
All of this hate
And all of this paaaaaiiiiinnnnn
Burn it all down
Cause my anger reigns till everything
She sits in her corner
Singing herseeelllllffffff to sleeepppp
Wrapped in all of the prooomisseessss
That nooo one seeeeeemed to keeeeppp
She no longer crieeesss to herself
No teeaarrss leeefffftttttt to wash awaaayyyyy
Just diarieessss of empty paaagesss
Feelings gooonnnnne astraaayyyyy
But she will siiiinnngggg
'Till everything burns
While everyone scccrrrrreeeeaaaaammmmssssss
Burning their lies
Burning my dreams
All of this hate
And all of this pain
Burn it all down
Cause my anger reigns
'Till everything burns
I sung the next part.
Walking thorugh life unoticed
Knowing that nooo onnee caarrreeesss
Me and Kate sung this part together.
Tooo consumed in their massssqqquuueerrrrraaaddeee
Noooo oonnneee seeess her theeerrrreeee
And still she siinnnggsss
'Till everything burns
While everyone screams
Burning their liieesss
Burrniiinnngg my drreeaammmsss
All of this hate
And all of this paaaiiinnnnn
Burn it alll dowwwnnn
Cause my anger Reigns till everything burns
Everything burns
Everything burns
Everything buurrrnnnsssssss
All fade awaaaaaaaayyyyyyy-yyeeaahh
Everyone screeeaammsss
OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
'Till everything burns
While everyone screams
Burning their lies
Burning my drreeaammssss
All of this hate
And all of this paaaiiinnnnn
Buurrrnnn it alll doowwwnnnnn
Cause my anger reiggnnnssss
'Till everything burns
While everyone screeaammmss
Burning their lies
Burrnniinng my dreams
All of this hate
And all of this pain
Burn it all down
Cause my anger reigns
'Till everything burrnnsssss
Kim played the piano outro as Kate slowly walked backstage. She patted my shoulder
"Nice job." She said amongst the crowd cheering
"Thanks" I said
The lights went down again. Carrie walked back onto the stage. The crowd was still cheering
(Bury Me Alive - We Are The Fallen watch?v=c-yQmdtC9rQ)
"You can do fucking better than that! Come on." Carrie said
The crowd cheered loudly again.
"That's the lovely Kate." She said
As Carrie started her intro to the crowd, I ran backstage to get the hat I grabbed. It had We Are The Fallen written on it in red with their signature crow in red as well. I put it on and pointed at it as I walked back onstage. The crowd cheered again.
"Nice hat dude." Carrie said
I nodded.
"So uh, have you ever had a friend who turned out to be a fucker?" She asked the crowd
The crowd cheered.
"I've had a few." She said
"About these people like ohhh we love you, you're so great, and then they turn into like complete shit heads when you don't have anything to offer them sooo." She said
I started the guitar intro I knew by heart, and I played as loud as the amp could take it.
"I've chosen my friends wisely in the past few years of my life, but this song is about all them other fuckers, ITS CALLELD BURY ME ALIVE!" Carrie said pointing to the crowd
I ran up to the mic and shoted into it.
"TOOO CONSUMED BY YOUR EMPTINESS AND LIES, AND THIS IS WHAT WE WROTE!" I declared
The crowd went wild.
"Yes, thank you Jess." Carrie said
The choir started the background vocals.
There's no use in crying,
All my tears won't drown my pain,
Free me from your sorrow,
I can't grieve you again.
I watched you let yourself die,
And now it's too late to save you this time.
You bury me allliiiiiiiiiiiivvveeeeeeeeeeee
And everybody's gotta breathe somehow,
Don't leave me to diiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,
Too consumed by your own emptiness and lies.
All I did was looooovvvvveeee yoooouuuuu,
Now I hate the nightmare you've becoooommmmeeeee,
I can't let you fool me,
And I won't neeeeeddddd you again.
I watched you let yourself die,
And Now it's too late to SAVE YOU THIS TIIIIIMMMEEEEEE.
You bury me alive,
And everybody's gotta breathe somehow,
Don't leave me to diiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeee,
Too consumed by your own emptiness and lies.
OOOHHHHHHHHHHHH
And everybody's gotta breathe somehow,
Don't leave me to diiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee,
Too consumed by your own emptiness and
Make me feel this love we used to hold,
All I see is black and cold,
As I try to pull you down to the ground, the grrooouuunnnn-nnnnnn-nnnnnddddd.
Everybody's gotta breathe somehow,
Don't leave me to die,
Too consumed by your EMPTINESS AND LIIIIIEEESSSSSS.
You bury me alive,
And everybody's gotta breathe somehow,
Don't leave me to die,
Too consumed by your own emptiness and lies.
And everybody's gotta breathe somehow,
Don't leave me to diiiiiiiii-iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,
Too consumed by your own emptiness and lies.
Ohhhhh-oohooohhhhhhhhhhhhh
OOOOOhhhhhhhhhhh oohhhhhhhhhh
OOOooohhhhhhhh
"THANK YOU PEACEVILLE! WE FUCKING LOVE YOU GUYS! SEE YOU NEXT TIME!" Carrie said
I tossed my guitar pick into the crowd, I saw someone catch it. Konnie did the same with her drumsticks.
The lights started going down as the last of the acrobat performers finished their routine. The audience loved it, and I could hardly contain myself, I felt like I was going to faint from the awesomeness.
"WHAT A SHOW!" I declared
"YEAH! That was like, one of the best shows we ever did!" Konnie said
"I know right?" Kim asked
"Lenny, you did awesome in Through Hell, the intro was superb." Carrie said
"Thank you Carrie." Lenny said
Corey's POV
"Dang, even though they're our bitter rivals, they sure put on one helluva show." I said
I saw something fly towards, me and caught it.
"Its Jess's guitar pick!" I said
It was black with WATF written on it.
"Now you got a piece of an...ok tribute concert." Lanes said
"I mean I knew he was going to be in it, but Kate and Allie were in it too!?" Kon asked surprised
"Guess they're fans of We Are The Fallen too and we didn't even know it." I said
"At least we can sort of get our revenge, but the question is how." Kin said
"Just leave that to me." I said
Post Concert Reveennggeeee!
My POV
We were all sitting at the table backstage, Kim pulled out some sodas and passed them around. Normally I can't stand any soda drink out there, but this time, I made an exception and ended up liking it.
"I'd like to propose a toast." Carrie said
"To the next tribute concert to these guys, being even cooler than this one!" She said
We all clinked our sodas and drank.
"Seriously, we totally pulled it off this time." Konnie said
"Especially you Kim. Awesome job in Sleep Well My Angel, you almost made me cry." I said
"Thanks." Kim said
"And Konnie, the beat was spot on in Burn. You did great." I said
"Thanks Jess." She said
I heard some cheering behind the curtain. Seems like they were being blocked by bodyguards.
"Wonder who that could be." I said
"Probably the lucky winners of those VIP passes." Carrie said
"Its cool, let em through. They won the passes." She said
I saw that it was Grojband in disguise. Pretty good job if I say so myself. You'd hardly recognize them.
'Huh, didn't know they won them that quickly. Lucky dudes.' I said to myself
"So you guys like the show?" I asked as I walked over to Grojband
"Uh y-ya it was really cool." Corey said as he looked at his band mates
"Right guys?" Corey said trying to get everyone else to play along.
"Ya for sure." Kon said as he fist pumped with his brother
"Ya it was really epic." Laney said through gritted teeth
'Wow she must be having a hard time trying to pretend. Huh. What happened to make these two bands to hate each other so much?' I thought to myself as I started zoning and came back to reality.
"So uh you must be the new guy?" Corey said to me
"Yep I'm Jesse. Nice to meet you." I said as I shook Corey's hand
"I'm Core... I mean Cornelius!" Corey said catching himself as Laney face-palmed
"So Cornelius, is there anything you'd like to ask us?" Carrie said
"How did you guys get this whole idea put together?" Corey asked
"It was actually Jesse's idea. We were having trouble thinking about what we should do, then he threw it out there." Carrie said
"Yeah, and we all just fell in love with it right then and there." Konnie said
"Anything else?" Carrie asked
"Are you going to do another tribute show for this group?" Lenny asked trying her best to keep a straight face
"We might. If we do, you guys'll be the first to know." Carrie said
"Good to know." Corey said
"What was it like doing a concert this big?" Kon asked
"Oh, you know, it was just really exciting and a bit nerve-racking at the same time, but once we got out on stage and did our thing, it all just came together perfectly." Carrie said
"How fast were the tickets sold?" Kim asked
"Gosh, they sold out almost immediately, its great that there was this big of a crowd tonight." Carrie said
"Yeah, not to mention the cool promo poster Jesse made." Lenny said pulling at the folded up poster from his pocket
"Woah, cool dude." Kon said
"Thank you." I said
"Well, unfortunately we should be heading out. Totally loved the show guys! Can't wait for your next one." Corey said waving
"Hey, we're glad you guys could make it!" Carrie called out
"Well, that was cool." Kim said
"Meeting fans." Lenny said
"Q&A's." Konnie said
"I'd say tonight was a pretty good show." Carrie said
"Thanks again for the abbreviation on my nails Carrie, I love it." I said
"You're welcome bud." She said
Corey's POV
We were walking away from the park and back up the street to our Groj.
"Well Core, so much for getting revenge. And way to almost blow our cover too dude!" Laney said slapping me upside the head
"Ow! Hey, slip of the tongue." I said rubbing my head
"Jeez man." I said
"Now quit it you two, don't get all worked up. Carrie said they might do another tribute concert. If they do, we'll come up with an ACTUAL plan and EXECUTE it this time." Kim said
"And yet, you're telling me and Lanes to calm down." I said laughing
"I'm glad I got Jess's guitar pick." I said pulling it out of my pocket
"It is pretty neat." Kon said looking at it
"Hey dude, take a look at this." He said handing it back to me
I noticed something written so small on it I couldn't even think on how he wrote this.
"Nxt sho Bailey's Blues Bar."
"Uh guys?" I said
"Yeah?" They all asked in synch
"I think I know when they're next show is." I said showing them the message on the guitar pick
"Alright! We're one step closer." Laney said
Alright, I finally got this updated now that I've had the chance since I'm out of school. What will Grojband plan and ACUTALLY execute next time? Find out in chapter 5!