A/N-I DO NOT OWN THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND!
Hey guys!
Okay...well, I know I said that I didn't really want to manage two stories at once, but I couldn't help it! I really liked where "Fight of Friendship" was going, and I wanted to share with you guys what I continued to write. I'm sure you guys won't be mad, lol.
Enjoy! I hope this is worth it!(:
"We should probably go pick up Alex," Nat said, after their movie finished.
"Okay, let's go," Rosalina said, as they got up from the couch.
Nat took the ice off of his eye and it hadn't been 3 seconds until Rosalina noticed.
"Keep the ice on there," She commanded, gently putting the ice back on his eye.
"Why?"
"You know what the nurse said. Plus, I want you to get better faster."
Nat remained silent and kept the ice on his eye as they walked out of the apartment building and got into Rosalina's car. They drove back to the school to wait for Alex, and Rosalina parked out front.
"Oh my God, I just remembered. Don't we have rehearsals today?"
Nat groaned in response. "Man, Cooper's gonna kill me."
"I don't think he'll kill you. I think he might be more concerned about the fact that you have a black eye and can't play."
He sighed, and turned to look out the window to watch for his little brother.
"Nat, I don't think you know how bad I feel about this," Rosalina said, suddenly feeling even more guilty.
"Actually, I think you do since you've been telling me since it happened," He joked, glancing at her then turning back to the window.
Before Rosalina could say anymore, Alex got into the car. "Hey guys…"
"Hey Alex," Nat mumbled, facing forward again.
"What happened to your eye? And when did we start taking rides with Rosalina again?" Alex asked, leaning forward in his seat.
"Alex, that's rude," Nat said sternly, looking at his brother in the rearview mirror.
"Sorry," He mumbled, leaning back in the seat again.
"It's fine, Nat. He probably has a right to say that," Rosalina said, as she started her car again.
"So what happened to your eye?" Alex asked again.
Nat sighed again. "I got into a fight at school."
"What? A fight? With who?"
"Who do you think?" Nat asked, knowing that his little brother already knew the answer.
"Oh." Alex suddenly realized how awkward he made it. He knew that Nat and Jake didn't like each other, but he didn't know how that affected Jake's and Rosalina relationship. Obviously it had a better affect on Rosalina and Nat's friendship, which he was happy for.
"But you cannot tell Dad, okay?"
"Fine," Alex agreed.
They reached the apartment building again and walked inside.
"Here Nat, here's a new ice pack," Rosalina said, handing him a colder ice pack. She took the other one from him. "Alex, you can sit here at the counter to do your homework, okay?"
"But Rosalina it's…" Alex trailed off looking at his brother.
Nat was shaking his head frantically behind Rosalina and mouthed, "Mom mode!"
"It's…just…great," Alex said, slouching into the seat.
Rosalina was just putting the ice pack back into the freezer when her phone started ringing again.
The Wolff brothers looked at her to see what she would do.
She pulled out her phone and checked the caller I.D. "Oh no," She mumbled.
"Is it…?" Nat asked, already knowing who it was.
Rosalina nodded. She walked into the Fuzzy Room and answered her phone. "Hello?"
Nat and Alex quickly but quietly followed her.
"Jake, we need to talk." She paused. "No, not about that. About what happened today, in the hallway." Nat and Alex could hear bits and pieces of what Jake was saying. "No Jake, you don't get it. I'm not going to just let go of the fact that you hurt my best friend. I can't believe you would even think of doing that."
The brothers strained to hear Jake's response.
"No Jake, stop it! It's not an act! He's hurt! You hurt him! I knew you didn't like Nat, and I was willing to accept that not everything can be perfect. But you just…" Rosalina trailed off, and Nat could tell she was…almost…crying. "You really just pushed it too far this time, Jake. And I don't know if I can take another chance of you hurting Nat, or any other of my friends."
"What do you mean, babe?" They heard Jake's voice.
"That's exactly what I mean. I don't want to be your babe, Jake. I can't do this anymore. We're done." She hung up the phone before he could respond. The brothers watched as Rosalina let out a shaky breath and sat on the couch and put her head in her hands.
"Alex, go do your homework. We'll be in there in a second," Nat whispered to his brother.
Alex trudged back to the kitchen as Nat walked into the Fuzzy Room. He sat next to her. "What happened?"
"He said you were acting, he said that you just wanted my attention. I can't believe him," She said, looking up at him with tears in her eyes.
He put his hand on her shoulder. "He doesn't deserve you. He isn't worth crying over."
"I just can't believe him! He's being a self-centered jerk!"
Nat remained silent.
She looked up at him. "Aren't you going to say I told you so?"
He shook his head. "I think you've had enough for one day."
"Well at least I know I'll always have one good guy in my life," Rosalina said, leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Who's that? Do I know him?" He joked.
"Oh, he's got brown hair, brown eyes, a cute smile, and an amazing voice that millions of girls love."
"Really? Sounds like I'd like him."
"I bet you would."
"Millions of girls love him, huh?"
She smiled. "Yep and he's my best friend."
"You're his best friend? I think I might be jealous of this guy."
Rosalina laughed. "Thanks Nat."
"Anytime, Rosie," He said smiling, just as his cell phone started ringing. He dug it out of his pocket and picked up. "Hey Cooper."
"Hey, where are you guys? Rehearsal starts in ten minutes."
"Oh, sorry Coop. I lost track of time."
"You never lose track of time unless you're with…so it's true?"
"Is what true?"
"There are rumors all around school that people saw you with Rosalina in her car after school."
"That's going around school already?"
"Trust me, it's everywhere."
"Did you hear anything else?"
"Just that you and Jake Lawrence the school's star wrestler got into a fight and that you got sent home early and that he got suspended."
"He got suspended?" Nat asked in surprise, getting up from the couch.
Rosalina followed closely behind him.
"Yep. For three days. But what happened?"
Nat sighed. "Our usual."
"Yeah, but it got physical this time didn't it? You don't get sent home because you fought with a guy."
"Yeah, I know."
"So what happened?"
"I'll tell you at rehearsal. We'll be there in five minutes, Coop." Nat quickly hung up and turned to Rosalina.
"What'd Cooper say?" She asked.
"Everyone already knows about you and I and the fight."
"Everyone? Even Jake?"
"I guess so. Didn't he tell you?"
"I didn't really give him a chance to explain…"
"Well Cooper said he got suspended for three days."
"Good, he deserves it."
Nat had a response in mind, but thought better of it and didn't say anything at all. They walked into the living room. "Alex, c'mon let's go. We gotta get to rehearsal."
Alex hopped off the stool and ran over to the door.
They all walked out of the apartment to Rosalina's car.
"They'll be surprised to see you," Nat said, as Rosalina started it up.
"Yeah, I know. I can't expect them not to be. But when do you plan on telling Cooper you can't play?"
Nat groaned. "Oh great."
"He'll understand Nat, he's Cooper."
He only sighed and leaned back in the seat.
"Don't worry bro," Alex said. "Cooper will probably be okay with it."
"I don't know," His brother replied, staring out the window.
They reached the studio and walked inside. The whole band was already there. Thomas and David were laying on the edge of the stage, hanging upside down. Qaasim was tuning his guitar on stage too. Cooper was pacing back and forth, but when he saw Nat, Alex and Rosalina he stopped. The guys looked up because Cooper stopped pacing. The minute they saw Nat and his eye, they all ran over. "God, what happened?" Cooper asked.
"What did you do?"
"Jake did that?"
"I really hope you punched him back."
"Guys, guys, calm down. Yes, Jake did this to me but no I didn't punch him back," Nat said.
"Why not?" Thomas asked. "He deserved it."
"I didn't exactly have the chance, Thomas," Nat replied, clearly irritated.
"So what happened? Why were you guys fighting?" David asked.
"Just like usual. But this time Jake lost his temper and," Nat gestured to his eye. "This is what happened."
"He got suspended for three days, man. He must've caused a lot of trouble," Qaasim said.
"Not that I don't care that your okay, but can you still play?" Cooper interrupted.
Nat shrugged. "I don't know. I haven't exactly tried."
"Can you see out of that eye?" Rosalina spoke up.
"Yeah, but it still hurts."
This was when the guys suddenly noticed Rosalina had actually shown up to rehearsal. They looked back and forth between Nat and Rosalina, but Nat spoke up. "Could I talk to you guys, in private really quick?"
Rosalina eyed him curiously.
"It's a guy thing," He said quickly. He walked away from Rosalina and Qaasim, Thomas, David, Cooper and Alex followed him. "Guys listen, Rosalina has been in 'mom mode' all day. So don't say anything. She just broke up with Jake, and she's hated him since he punched me. She apologized a million times about everything, trust me," He said quietly.
The guys all nodded.
"I'm glad she's back," Qaasim said quietly.
"Me too," Cooper agreed.
"Yeah, she may have apologized to you, but she hasn't apologized to us," Thomas said.
"Thomas, c'mon!" Nat whispered, becoming even more irritated with his friend.
Alex elbowed him in the stomach.
"Okay, okay…" Thomas agreed.
"I'm glad she's back too," David added. "You've been off ever since she started dating Jake."
"I have?" Nat asked.
The whole band, even Alex nodded.
"We didn't want to say anything, because we though you might freak about it," Cooper said.
"Well thanks guys. But we better start rehearsal. I'll just watch," He said walking over to the stage.
"Uh, Nat? It's not exactly a song without someone singing," David said, as they all followed him.
"Right," Nat said, putting his hand on his forehead. "Well…I can't play. But I guess I could try to sing."
Cooper patted him on the back. "It'll be fine, Nat. Just don't push yourself."
They all got into place on stage and Nat looked at the band. "Let's try…'Just A Girl'?" They started playing, and Nat began singing. He tried his best, but it seemed like the longer he sang, the worse his eye felt. He looked away from the microphone and held his eye.
They stopped playing and Rosalina ran over to him. She put her hand on his shoulder. "Are you okay?"
"I'm…I'm fine," Nat said.
"No you're not. C'mon, your coming with me, and we'll get you some ice."
"But Rosalina, the band…"
"The band will be fine. We'll just play the music, and you can listen for mistakes or something," She interrupted him, leading him to the big dressing room they had in the studio.
Nat only looked at his feet with his good eye as she led him to the dressing room. He was slightly embarrassed, and completely mad at himself for giving in to the pain.
She walked him into the dressing room, and led him to the couch. She got him an ice pack and wrapped it in a paper towel again. She handed it to him.
"This is ridiculous," Nat mumbled.
"It's not ridiculous," Rosalina said, sitting next to him. "It's ridiculous that you have to deal with your eye because a guy I thought I loved punched you."
"Rosalina, don't…"
"You shouldn't have this problem. It's my fault, isn't it? You and the guys told me a million times – and what did I do? I didn't listen. I didn't listen to my best friends, and listened to the guy who took me away from them."
"I don't blame you, Rosalina. This isn't your fault. In fact, you have literally nothing to do with it. The only thing you did was push Jake off of me."
"No, it is too my fault. Because if it wasn't for me, you and Jake wouldn't hate each other so much."
"No, I think we might've – "
"Nat, I'm really sorry. And I know the guys, or at least Thomas doesn't forgive me, because I can just tell. None of them have talked to me once."
"Give them a chance, their a little shocked. They'll come around, trust me. They care about you."
"Rosalina?" A voice said from the door.
Nat and Rosalina looked up.
Cooper was standing in the doorway of the dressing room. He looked panicked.
"What is it, Cooper? What's wrong?" Rosalina asked.
"Jake's here."
A/N-Ohhh no! What will happen?!
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