It was Saturday and the Tusspot resident was anything but quite. The radio was turned up high with music blasting through the speakers.
And the two responsible for the ear damaging volume were in the kitchen. Stuart was eating a sandwich with Murdoc making one.
"These guys are pretty good, but thy got nothing on Black Sabbath." said Murdoc, taking a bite of his sandwich.
"Mm hm, but Linkin Park are still great." agreed Stuart.
Murdoc grabs his drink to chug it when the radio stops playing the song.
"And that was Breaking The Habit by Linkin Park, now before we move on to the next song on our top 30, we have a special announcement." said the radio.
The two teens pause in their eating to look to the radio.
"This coming weekend, FM 23 is holding a musical competition, if you have the heart and soul for it, come sign up at the Crawley Mall, all you need is yourself, an instrument, and of course a song of your own creation, the winner will receive a grand prize of 100,000 dollars." said the radio.
Stuart grins to put his food down.
"Murdoc, you HAVE to sign up." gushed Stuart.
"What, why should I?" asked Murdoc.
"Because you're the most talented guy I know, plus you have written a few of your own songs." said Stuart.
Murdoc thinks on that for a bit. Could he finally become famous at sixteen? Its been quite a few months since he officially joined the Tusspot household, and he and the bluenette have written some songs together.
Maybe he could?
"I guess, but you forget Stu-pot, I have no instrument." said Murdoc.
"Well you know the bass very well, why not steal one?" asked Stuart.
"Because a bass is harder to hide in your pants than a few CDs." said Murdoc, crossing his arms.
"Then just say it's your...well you know, what you usually tell the birds." said Stuart.
"That won't fly; first, a bass isn't shaped like a dick, and second, if I say that and the person is gay, I'm screwed." said Murdoc.
The bluenette frowns to put a finger to his chin.
"Maybe we could ask my parents, and you can pay them back with the winnings." said Stuart.
"And who says for sure I will win." said Murdoc.
"Uh, you, you always tell me what a great musician you are." said Stuart.
The Satanist flushes as he remembers. He tries to show off how cool he is and so his friend eats it up.
But what if that was all it was, just talk. He's never really played the bass, sure he knows all there is to know, but he's never played!
Not to mention his voice is shit.
"No way, I'll find my own way, but, how about you perform with me, your voice is a hell of a lot better than mine." said Murdoc.
"Sounds like a party, okay, we should get to the mall and sign up then." said Stuart.
Murdoc nods to finish his food before grabbing his wallet, cell and keys. They get into Stylo and drive off.
"Think there will be a lot of people?" asked Stuart.
"No shit, but they probably use music someone else made." said Murdoc.
The teen nods as the mall soon comes into sight. Murdoc finds a spot to park the car and they walk through the parking lot to walk inside.
And there, at the front of the entrance is a table with the FM 23 logo with a small crowd around the table. Stuart and Murdoc get closer to notice someone leave the crowd.
"Is that Ryan?" asked Stuart.
Murdoc looks to see it was indeed Ryan Rivers. The rich boy spies them to narrow his eyes before marching off.
Since the big reveal of his humiliating past, the guy has been avoiding them, but that doesn't mean he hasn't tried to get back at them. Telling lies to teachers, getting them locked in the boy's room, and paying off the football team to beat them up.
Luckily Murdoc was in a foul mood, unluckily their school had to forfit the rest of the games of the season. Stuart is still wondering how Murdoc got away with that.
"He's no doubt signing up to spite us." said Murdoc.
"Ya, but if I recall, he was trained in all sorts of instruments, wasn't he?" asked Stuart.
This causes Murdoc to freeze, that was true, with his wealth Ryan has musical training in a lot of instruments, plus he can hire someone to write a song for him, and he may have had vocal training.
All the while Murdoc himself hasn't even owned an instrument!
'Shit, music is my passion and I may end up losing to that damn bitch.' thought Murdoc.
The crowd gets smaller and the Satanist snaps out of his thoughts to his friend gripping his arm.
"Murdoc, i-it's her." gushed Stuart, blushing. Murdoc blinks to look and see the woman sitting at the table. The FM 23 woman was an intern, and one he knows.
The woman has long black hair that drapes over her shoulders, pale skin with bright red lips and a mole on her upper lip. Her green eyes flash to the other people who were signing up.
It was the new girl Paula Cracker.
She came to their school last month and Murdoc didn't like her. One month and she's dated four guys, all of which she cheated on with. She was a player, and a good looking one at that.
The Satanist looks to his friend who was watching her with his wide, innocent blue eyes.
'He'll want to date her, and if the bitch hurts him, no one will find her body.' thought Murdoc darkly.
It was soon their turn and the get to the table.
"Hey, you two signing up too?" asked Paula.
"Uh, y-ya, of course." stumbled Stuart, blushing red and laughing nervously.
Murdoc rolls his eyes to sign both their names as a team.
"Hm, Murdoc Niccals and Stuart Tusspot, you two sure are an odd pair." said Paula.
"Huh, no we're not, we're best friends." said Stuart.
He was a love sick puppy, now he's a defensive best friend. Murdoc chuckles at the thought to pat his friend's back.
"Who gives a damn what she thinks, let's get going." said Murdoc.
They move away from the booth when Paula calls out to them.
"Hey Stu, can we talk for a bit?" asked Paula.
Stuart blinks to look to his friend who nods.
"Meet me at the music shop." said Murdoc.
The bluenette nods to walk back to Paula. With that, Murdoc walks on to the shop.
He needs a plan for the competition. How was he going to compete without an instrument?!
A/N: Well, Murdoc and Stu are up for a music contest and Paula has come into play. What will go on next? Stay tuned and plz review.