HAH! I HAVE CHOCOLATE!
FangPOV
Everyone sat silently in Max's lounge room, no one speaking and everyone still. Iggy and I had arrived to the scene exactly the same. We weren't, still aren't, sure of what had happened, but could tell it was serious.
Max and the others had tried to make conversation but it all ended as quickly as it started. Well, everyone tried except Gazzy. Gazzy just sat on the one seater in silence, staring at the wooden coffee table.
Valencia, Max and Ella mum, had arrived with drinks, saying nothing, and exited the room where she came in. I reached for a sparkling glass of rasberry cordial and slurped noisily. Max opposite me snorted at my motions. Well, my noisy motions. Iggy gave me a look as well as Max.
Gazzy, still sitting in the same postion, interrupted our unspoken humor, "I vote Sam and Angel out of the band,"
Nudge stared at him, "w-what?" she choked.
Gazzy turned his head towards her, eyes cold as stone and mouth a firm line, "you heard me,"
"Man, that's harsh -" started Iggy, looking down at his hands.
"You don't know what they've put me through. They have ruined my life, guys! I can't let that happen..." he broke off at the end, trying to stay strong yet tears rolled down his red cheeks, "Sam doesn't deserve friendship, or happiness. Niether of them do,"
"Well," said Max, standing up, "Gaz, you want to take first song?" she asked, heading down stairs to her basement, where everything was set up. Gazzy nodded stiffly following her down.
Iggy sighed.
MaxPOV
"Rip the earth in two with your mind
Seal the urge which ensues with brass wires
I never meant you any harm
But your tears feel warm as they fall on my forearm
I close my eyes for a while
And force from the world a patient smile
How can you say that your truth is better than ours?
Shoulder to shoulder, now brother, we carry no arms
The blind man sleeps in the doorway, his home
If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could have won
But I gave you all
I close my eyes for a while
And force from the world a patient smile
But I gave you all
And you rip it from my hands
And you swear it's all gone
And you rip out all I have
Just to say that you've won
Well now you've won ,"
Gazzy pushed the stand with the microphone attatched aside, walking for the stairs.
"I-i'll be back," he managed running up the stairs.
I sighed, turning to Fang and hiding my face into his chest. He wrapped his arms around me, rubbing my back soothingly.
"What happened, Fang?" I murmured.
"To what, baby?" he replied. I could hear his heart pumping rythmicly under his clothes, skin, muscle and bone, never missing a single beat.
I looked up to him, meeting his eyes, "our family,"
He sighed, smiling slightly, "we've faced the worst," he said, "it should get better,"
I heard sighing. I pulled back from Fang to find everyones eyes on us, Nudge, Sarah and Kim's eyes sparkling with jealousy.
Nudge got up from her seat and walked over to Will, "why don't you do that?" she said, hitting his arm impatiently. We all laughed as Nudge kissed him apoligically.
"Alright, guys. Let's do this," I reached for the mic, a guitar and stool setting it in the centre of the stage.
"Back me up, guys," I said. They replied as I started to play.
"Once again I leave my grave
Dirt and daisies hit the pave
No sooner than I have turned
I hear the devil cooking up a new storm My world ends on a regular basis
Yeah I fed quick and lonesome places
No sooner that I am dead
I feel the ravens tugging at my hair
Oh! Hark!
Do you a hear a voice like velvet through the night sky
Do you hear the fickle hand of fate at my side
And all those the goddesses of hope in your stride
And watch out
Watch for them camouflaged and crouched in the shadows
Oh they couldn't hold a candle up to you
But they stand as tall as you in broad daylight too
Oh! Hark!
Once again I leave my grave
And dirt and daisies hit the pave
But no sooner than I am dead
I feel the ravens tugging at my hair Once again I leave my grave
Like a bird out of its cage
No sooner that I have won
I feel the storm clouds plotting against the sun
Oh! Hark!
Do you a hear a voice like velvet through the night sky
Do you hear the fickle hand of fate in my side
And are those the goddesses of hope in your stride
And watch out
Watch for them camouflaged and crouched in the shadows
Oh they couldn't hold a candle up to you
But they stand as tall as you in broad daylight too
Oh! Hark!
Oh! Hark!
Do you a hear a voice like velvet through the night sky
Do you hear the fickle hand of fate at my side
And are those the goddesses of hope in your stride
And watch out
Watch for them camouflaged and crouched in the shadows
Oh they couldn't hold a candle up to you But they stand as tall as you in broad daylight too Oh! Hark! "
There was a round of applause as the song was spread through the the song, Ella hadentered the basement. She had her arms wrapped around Iggy. I rose my eybrows at her but she shook it off.
Fang came up to me, "awesome, Max," he said.
I looked around him, "oh, yeah, yeah... Thanks, Fang," I was distracted. He frowned as I looked up at him. "Sorry, babe," I said walking around him towards Ella.
I felt his eyes in my back. I couldn't shake the feeling what I said could be interrpretted as more than it meant.
"Ella! This is band practice. Get out!" I ordered.
"Awwwww, Max," complained Iggy.
"Igs, she's not in the band, moron. She's not doing anything,"
"Neither are Sarah and Kim," added Ella.
I shook my head, "that's different," I say, determined.
Ella smirked, knowing she's won. "Fine, I will do something,"
She crossed the room and plonked herself sown at the piano. He hands started to play the keys.
"I can't forget you when you're gone
You're like a song that goes around in my head
And how I regret, it's been so long
Oh, what went wrong? Could it be something I said?
Time, make it go faster or just rewind
To back when I'm wrapped in your arms
All afternoon long it's with me the same song
You left a light on inside me, my love
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I can remember the way that it felt to be
Holding on to you
I can't forget you when you're gone
You're like a song that goes around in my head
And how I regret, it's been so long
Oh what went wrong? Could it be something I said?
Time, make it go faster or just decide
To come back to my happy heart,"
Everyone clapped except me. Ella knew I was going to perform that song at the dance. She knew I was saving it. She knew that it was one of my favourites. She turned around, looking right at me and grinning evily.
"She should join us," said Nudge.
"Yeah, yeah! Totally," agreed Will.
Iggy nodded like a bobble-head, "definately,"
Hell no! I wanted to scream, kicked, yell. Anything to stop this nightmare. Anyone but my sister.
The band was like an escape from my over-dramatic sister. Now that I thought of it, it would be awkward and just plain horrible if Ella was in the band. Yeah, I loved my sister, but we had different views, and... no. Just no.
I wanted to yell 'Over my dead body!' but found myself saying, "yeah, sure. Whatever,"