They were left alone again, the six other friends leaving early in the morning, Corey and Laney stayed behind together. After having been up in the middle of the night, they found themselves exhausted and slowly drifting to sleep on the garages couch almost instantly after they were left alone. Laney still hadn't been able to bring herself to even think about what had been done to deal with Madison, the thought scared her, Madison wasn't a girl to be trifled with.
Despite her internal worries, Corey seemed fine, in fact he seemed happier than he had been in awhile, even taking a few chances to poke fun at her, something that he hadn't been doing lately; it made her smile to see his attitude improving, ever since he had figured out that she was cutting, he had treated her differently, which put a damper on her mood. Seeing as he had been feeling better himself, her mood was lifted significantly.
As they laid together, she decided it was best to keep her thoughts to herself she didn't want to bother him. Soon enough, his chest began to vibrate, a soft snore became audible, he was asleep. Laney couldn't help but watch as he slept, he looked so calm, but the lines on his face still showed his history; it was enough to make her sad. She slowly pushed herself off the couch, kissing his forehead before she made her way back into the house.
Mumbling to herself she made her way up the stairs, pulling out new clothes and walked towards the bathroom. She knew she must smell, her hair was greasy and her makeup was smeared, Scott had made a point to tell her.
The water soothed her mind and slowly worked its way into her skin, the heat relaxing her tensed muscles. By the time she stepped out of the shower, she felt like a new person only to be reminded of her current predicament. Sighing to herself she pulled on her clothes, rolling down the waistband of Corey's sweats, she pulled her hair up into a messy, wet, bun on the top of her head, her dark roots showing through the artificial orange and red color; she'd have to talk Corey into letting her go out to the drug store.
Seconds before she was about to leave the room, a glint caught her eye; digging through the small basket she pulled out her old knife. Corey must have stashed it there, why wouldn't he have throw it out? Whatever the reason was she was surprisingly happy to be reunited with her old friend. Sitting down on the toilet seat she rolled up the camisole she had on, slowly running her fingers over the pale skin on her hip before sighing and pressing into it with the knife, letting herself relax even further into the pain.
Laney continued her actions, drawing the blade across her skin once more... then again and again. It was a relief to have the sensation running throughout her, her mind melting. She rinsed off the knife, putting it back at the bottom of the basket before wiping up the blood on her torso with a rag. Slowly the blood stopped flowing and she rolled her shirt back down, pulling on one of Corey's hoodies and exiting the bathroom, feeling better than she had all week.
.oO0Oo.
The Riffin's garage wasn't well insulated, and the small space heater that was next to the stage was unable to keep the huge room warm when the weather cooled as the summer came to an end, the sky was dark, filled with rain clouds that hid the sun; the temperature had dropped drastically over night, it was barely breaking 40 degrees (fahrenheit). Laney had made a point to pull Corey's comforter down the stairs and out to the couch that he was sleeping on, to keep the two of them warm.
Nuzzling next to him she pulled the blanket over them, trying her best not to wake him, but to no avail. "Lanes... What's going on?" He paused looking at her with squinted eyes. "You smell nice."
She shushed him, "go back to sleep Core." He didn't argue with her, instead he pulled her into his chest and laid the two of them down on the thin couch. Laney was stuck between the cushions and Corey's chest, not that she could complain, she was perfectly content and soon found herself drifting off to sleep.
.oO0Oo.
She was upset, hair tearing out furious and it was only 11 o'clock. Laney trudged around the garage in Corey's clothes, a blanket wrapped around her as her storm continued to brew in her head. Grumbling she turned to find the other members of Grojband fumbling with the equipment on the stage. Corey sheepishly looked at her, "why don't you go get dressed? We'll finish setting up okay Lanes?" He wanted her to cool down before practice, in truth the three boys were scared of the girl when she was upset.
Grumbling to herself she walked into the house, the blanket trailing behind her as she went towards Corey's room and dug in the small bag she had brought, pulling out her dad's old leather jacket, an oversized Led-Zeppelin shirt, and bandage leggings; Laney stalked towards the bathroom, shedding the slept-in clothes in exchange for her new outfit. She took a moment to refresh her makeup, the eyeliner making her feel more comfortable, along with the mascara, and brushed out her hair, leaving her bangs to fall in her face, discarding her usual barrett.
She walked back to Corey's room, grabbing a book from her bag before stomping down stairs without her shoes. To her dismay the garage's floor was colder than she had hoped but she paid it little attention while she tore pages out of the notebook and handed them to each of the three boys individually. Without look at Corey she spoke, "I wrote this, I wanna try it out, just go along with it." He nodded, picking up his guitar and stepping back into Laney's usual spot while she took his by the microphone, with her bass in hand. While the twins ran to their spots.
Kon counted them in.
Don't try to take this from me
Don't try to take this from me
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
Don't try to take this from me
Don't try to take this from me
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
Feels like I'm waking from the dead
And everyone's been waitin' on me
'Least now I'll never have to wonder
What it's like to sleep a year away
But were we indestructible
I thought that we could brave it all (all)
I never thought that what would take me out
Was hiding down below
Lost the battle, win the war
I'm bringing my sinking ship back to the shore
We're starting over, we'll head back in
There's a time and a place to die but this ain't it
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
Don't try to take this from me
Don't try to take this from me
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
Don't try to take this from me
Don't try to take this from me
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
Wish I could find a crystal ball
For the days I feel completely worthless
You know I'd use it all for good
I would not take it for granted (granted)
Instead, I have some memories
For the days I don't feel anything
At least they will remember
Not to make the same mistakes again
Lost the battle, win the war
I'm bringing my sinking ship back to the shore
We're starting over, we'll head back in
There's a time and a place to die but this ain't it
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
There's a time and a place to die
There's a time and a place to die
And this ain't it
There's a time and a place to die
And this ain't it, this ain't it
This ain't it
There's a time and a place to die
There's a time and a place to die
But this ain't it, no
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
If there's a future, we want it now
(Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow)
If there's a future, we want it
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
Now-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow
I so don't own that song, if only I did, which reminds me that I also don't own Grojband, I only own Madison... Don't worry, she's being dealt with as we speak. So, I've never put a song in a fic like this, and honestly I don't know what I think of my choice but this is what I listened to while I wrote it so I'll keep it.
I'm really sorry I haven't updated lately, I've been busy with going back to school, and my therapist is going crazy, but I do plan to update soon.
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And on that note thanks so much for 100 reviews, actually now I think it's 101... but that's not the point, I never thought that one of my stories would be received so well so thank you all so much and I'll try to be better about updating.
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