Pairing: None
Warnings: OCs, randomness
Author's Notes: I think I got a little carried away with the Syne family and kinda forgot about Hank and Evan. Oh well. They're still in it. Just not slashy. But the next one will be slashy!
To all my American friends, Happy Thanksgiving! To everyone else, Have a wonderful weekend!
"Hank, we got anything to do for the rest of the day?" Evan asked, shifting excitedly from foot to foot.
"No, why?" Hank looked over at his brother, already suspicious.
"We're going to go hang out with Chloe and Blayne then. They're having a band practice and invited us to hang with them." Evan explained, dragging Hank to his feet.
"Okay, okay. That's cool." Hank chuckled as he locked the door behind them.
Twenty minutes later, they knocked on the front door of the Syne house.
Their older sister, Amy, answered. "Hey guys. They're in their studio downstairs. Come in and I'll show you. You want anything to drink, eat?"
"No thanks." Evan said, while Hank shook his head.
"Okay, well downstairs it is then." Amy said cheerfully.
She lead them down into the basement and to a door at the end. She twisted the knob and a wall of sound hit them.
"Sound proofed room." She said, noting their confused looks.
As soon as the door opened, the sound was suddenly silenced.
The room was huge and set up just like a real, but mini, recording studio. Chloe, Blayne, and the rest of their band was in the sound room while several others lounged in chairs in the control room, listening and giving suggestions.
"Everyone, this is Hank and Evan. Hank, Evan that's Spencer, our father, Marie, our sister, and Johnny, our brother." Amy said, pointing everyone out. Spencer and Johnny shook hands with them. Chloe and Blayne smiled and waved from inside the sound room.
"So who's the oldest?" Evan asked, looking at the Syne siblings. All of them had black hair and pale skin with sharp features, like the twins. However, Amy and Marie had blue eyes, while Johnny and the twins had green eyes, which clearly came from their father.
"I'm the oldest, then it's Amy, then Marie and the twins are the youngest." Johnny said, settling back on the couch.
"We're all really close in age too. The twins and Johnny are only five years apart." Marie said.
"Yep, Johnny's twenty-eight, I'm twenty-seven, Amy's twenty-five, and the twins are twenty-three." Amy said.
"You kids make me feel old!" Spencer laughed.
"Anyway, we're working on their third album right now." Johnny said, gesturing to the band as they warmed up.
"They already have two other albums out?" Hank asked, looking surprised.
"Yeah, they're pretty famous over in Europe. Not so much here, they're more underground." Marie said, looking proud of her siblings' work.
"Hey, you guys ready? Hank and Evan are here too." Johnny said into the mic.
"Yeah, I know. Hi guys! We're ready too." Blayne said into his mic.
"Ready, let's begin." Johnny said.
Blayne started the song out with a haunting guitar chord. A few beats into the song, Annette, the drummer, picked it up with slow, forceful beats which Jess picked up on his bass. Chris began echoing the start of the song again on his guitar and Blayne continued to play.
Chloe wrapped her hands around her microphone. "Life flows around me. I feel so detached in the eye of the storm. Nothing matters and I float on, indifferent. Can you feel this longing? Do you trust it in yourself? Can you break the chains of never-ending agony?"
The song wasn't completely finished, but Hank and Evan loved it.
"Wow, that was amazing!" Evan hugged Chloe.
"Thanks. Glad you liked it." Blayne said, grinning at them.
"I never knew you could play and sing like that. It was fantastic." Hank shook hands with Blayne.
"Let's grab a drink upstairs." Chloe suggested, leading the way.
The rest of the afternoon was spent at the Syne household, talking, laughing and getting to know everyone. It was one of the most enjoyable days Hank and Evan had had since arriving in The Hamptons.