A/N: OMG! I never expected this kind of reaction, if you can call it that? I don't know... Anyways, I was so happy to see your reviews and when my e-mail exploded with notifications of people following and favouriting my story I was ecstatic. Still am. Thank you, this really makes my day. Okay originally I was going to say when I reach 20 followers I would do this but I've gone over 20 so instead when I reach 25 followers I will pick someone randomly and write them a prompt. I went back and saw that my computer deleted a whole paragraph from the previous chapter so I went back and fixed that :) So let us get on with the story :)
Disclaimer in Chapter 1.
Enjoy!
Five minutes later, Emma went through to her son's bedroom and saw he was lying down under the covers, waiting patiently for her. Emma smiled before tucking the blanket under him and lying down next to him. "Which story do you want me to tell you, kid?" Emma asked. Henry thought for a wile before saying, "Tell me the one of the Evil Queen and the White Knight!" Henry said. Emma smiled, this was his favourite story, "Okay, well... Once Upon a Time, there lived a wicked Queen and a White Knight..."
"Momma! Wake up! Aunty Rubes and Belles is here!" Henry shouted whilst jumping on his blonde mother. Emma groaned before tackling her son to the bed and cuddling him. "Momma! We needs to get up!" Henry giggled. Emma smiled, "No we don't." she said hugging him tighter. Henry squealed and giggled, he wriggled his body trying to get out his mother's grasp. The blonde just held him tighter. Henry wriggled a little more before stopping. "Henry, whatever it is you're going to do, don't." Emma warned, knowing when her son stopped trying to escape her but kept giggling, he was cooking up a plan. The small brunette wriggled a little more so that he could face his mother, he had a wide, mischievous grin on his face. "Henry..." Emma warned her son. Henry giggled again before sticking his finger in his mouth and quickly sticking it into his mother's ear. "HENRY!" Emma squealed before tackling him again and giving him a wet willy. "MOMMA!" Henry giggled as his mother then peppered his face with kisses.
"Hey! We want some too!" Ruby said coming into the room to investigate what all the squealing and giggling was, Belle came in after her, smiling. Emma stopped kissing her son and looked up her two friends, "I'd love to but my love is reserved for my munchkin." Emma said with a smile before lifting her son's shirt before blowing on it, making a farting noise. Henry giggled, "Momma! Tickles!" he shouted, "Aunty Rubes help!" he shouted to the laughing brunette. Ruby quickly came to Henry's aid by tackling Emma and tickling her before getting off her as soon as Henry got up. "Tickles!" Henry shouted before tickling his blonde mother. "Okay, okay! Uncle!" Emma gasped in between giggles. Henry stopped, still giggling before running to his bedroom to get ready before Emma could tell him what to do.
Emma fell back onto her bed and sighed, "How does he have so much energy in the mornings? I don't know, but I want to know the secret." Ruby and Belle laughed. "He's a four year old. He's always hyper." Ruby stated plainly. "Thank you Captain Obvious." Emma said good-naturedly before getting out of bed and started getting ready.
Half an hour later, Henry and Emma were both dressed and had had breakfast, well brunch actually because Henry and Emma were both late sleepers and when Ruby and Belle arrived it was eleven. They were now driving in Emma's beetle to Belle and Ruby's house where they would start with their rehearsals for their gig coming up in less than a weeks time. They still had time to kill since Regina would only arrive in four hours.
They decided to teach Henry how to play each of their instruments. It was quite comical when he tried to wrap his fingers around the neck of the guitar to reach the strings, but in the end his fingers weren't long enough so he ended up just strumming up and down and singing 'Go Go Power Rangers' a little bit out of tune. When trying to play the bass guitar, he wasn't bad. When he started randomly strumming one string, Emma and Ruby joined in with their guitar and drums, much to the delight of the four year old. Henry was excited when Emma started teaching him how to play on her drums, he bashed and banged every where, creating a really good beat that gave Ruby an idea for a new song, Henry was over the moon when they asked if he could teach them the beat.
For four hours they had fun with the four year old before the doorbell rang, signalling Regina's arrival, on the dot at 3 'o clock.
"Hi! Right on time." Ruby said as she opened the door, letting the brunette inside. Regina smiled, "I always like punctuality." she stated, just as Henry almost knocked her over with a hug. "Hi! My na- na- na-" Henry tried to say name but couldn't get it right. "What he means to say is his name's Henry." Emma told Regina with a smile, as Henry beamed up at the confused brunette. Regina snapped out of her confusion, before kneeling down, "Hi Henry, it's nice to meet you. I'm Regina." she said, smiling at the adorable four year old. "Ra- Ra- Gina!" Henry said, proud of himself for saying her name. Regina smiled back at the small brunette. "Okay munchkin..." Emma started to say. "I is not a munchkin!" Henry interrupted. Emma just smiled before continuing, "Okay, munchkin, we have to start rehearsals. Do you wanna watch?" their only answer was Henry sprinting to the garage. "I take that as a yes." Ruby chuckled. "Who's son is he? If you don't mind me asking." Regina asked. "Mine, and I don't mind. He seems to have taken a liking to you, that's good." Emma said, smiling at the new keyboardist.
The four women headed to the garage to start their rehearsals. "Okay, so we have a gig next week Saturday, so we'll have to practice like crazy today, Wednesday and Friday, the day before the gig. So Regina you must learn these songs quickly." Ruby said, picking up her guitar whilst Emma sat at her drums, Belle picked up her bass guitar and Regina stood behind the keyboard. Henry sat on the couch directly across from them and waited patiently legs crossed. "Okay let's start with something easy... what about 'Awww Dip'?" Emma said, "It's easy enough and we can show her how we play, and there we my not have incorporated a lot of piano, keyboard, whatever, in it but there's enough for her to play. Here just read this and you'll be fine." Emma continued, before getting up and giving the keyboardist sheets of stapled together paper. "The red notes are all the things you'll play, it's not much but... it's something, our next songs will incorporate more keyboard but to just give you a feel for our style, this'll be better than starting off with a song where every second line you're playing a complicated melody." Emma smiled, before sitting back down. "Ready?" Emma asked, they all nodded before Emma and Regina started the song off. Ruby came in with her guitar and started singing.
"I don't mind falling down to try again
'Cause when I get back up on my feet,
I make the music stop"
They paused for a few seconds before carrying on.
"So hear me now
Every bridge you cross is burning down
Don't fail me now
Every bridge you cross is burning
(one, two, three, go!)
Brothers, we waited forever
Sisters, c'mon let's get it together
Brothers, sisters, listen up
Gotta little secret that they're never gonna stop us
Oh, we'll burn them down"
Emma laughed, thoroughly enjoying herself as she beat on her drums.
"I don't mind falling down to try again
When I get back up on my feet,
I make the music stop"
They paused again, Henry was now clapping and cheering.
"Hear me now
Every bridge you cross is burning down
Don't fail me now
Every bridge you cross is burning
(one, two, three, go!)
Brothers, we waited forever
Sisters, c'mon let's get it together
Brothers, sisters, listen up
We gotta little secret that they're never gonna stop us
Oh, we'll burn them down"
Ruby killed it with her solo, smiling all the way, she loved this part in their song.
"We can't waste the time we're given now
All bets are off, we're turning this around
'Cause I can smell a rat from miles, miles away, miles away"
Now it was Regina's turn to join in, even for a little while. Emma stopped playing and Ruby played slowly.
"And I'm ready for it
Awww dip I used that line, line, line again"
They sped up, Emma joining in again, banging her head as she played.
Brothers, sisters, listen up
Gotta little secret that they're never gonna stop us
Brothers, sisters, listen up
Gotta little secret that you're never gonna stop
Brothers, sisters, listen up
Gotta little secret that they're never gonna stop us
Oh, we'll burn them down"
Regina played the last few notes, before the song ended. "Awesome! That was amazing!" Ruby said, a huge smile on her face. "Rubes, you killed that solo!" Emma exclaimed, "And Regina, you just fell right in, not a single wrong note. We were awesome guys!" she continued. Henry meanwhile was clapping and cheering animatedly, going so far as trying to whistle but only ended up spitting. "Where we good Henry?" Belle asked the small brunette, all he could do was nod and clap more. The four band members laughed at this. "Another?" Emma asked, they all nodded, "Oh all the songs we have are on those papers I gave you, the names are at the tops, just flip to the one we say we're playing next." the blonde told the brunette.
"Momma can you play Cashewal Sets? I like dat song." Henry said grinning. Regina's eyes widened, "What did he say?" she asked. Emma laughed, "He wants us to play our first song we wrote, 'Casual Sex' he just likes the beat, but we try not to play it too much when he's around. Don't want him going to kindergarten and teaching it to the other kids there." she says still laughing. "Just this once Henry, then we don't play it again okay?" Emma told her son, Henry's face fell but brightened again as he realised they were still going to play it for him one more time, he nodded wildly. Emma chuckled before Ruby started singing. Emma, Regina, Belle and Ruby started playing after Ruby sang the first five words.
"You'll never meet my mom, strings will never be attached
We'll always get along, cause it doesn't have to last
And anytime I call, you don't have to call me back
I'm never gonna fall, but I'm never hard to catch!"
Regina sang back-up to Ruby, reading the words as she sang and played.
"She says she's cool with it, she's down with it
There's nothing wrong with it, cause it's easier this way
She's so cool with it, she's down with it
There's nothing wrong with it, don't want it any other way!
It's just your typical, hardcore, casual sex
We're single but we're lovers, crazy for each other
Just your typical, hardcore, casual sex
We're wild under the covers, crazy for each other!"
Emma caught Regina's eye, smiling as she mouthed along. Regina blushed before ducking her head smiling, many thoughts racing through her mind. Emma's smile widened when she saw the brunette blush, very pleased with herself.
"We don't have to go on dates, you don't have to like my friends
I won't get in your face when you're making other plans
If you're tired of the taste, you can try another blend
My heart will never break, I'm just here to break a sweat"
Regina sang back-up again.
"That's why she's cool with it, she's down with it
There's nothing wrong with it, cause it's easier this way
She's so cool with it, she's down with it
There's nothing wrong with it, don't want it any other way!
It's just your typical, hardcore, casual sex
We're single but we're lovers, crazy for each other
Just your typical, hardcore, casual sex
We're wild under the covers, crazy for each other!"
Emma and Ruby had a quick solo before Regina and Belle re-joined them.
"She's so cool with it, she's down with it
There's nothing wrong with it, cause it's easier this way
She's so cool with it, she's down with it
There's nothing wrong with it, don't want it any other way!
It's just your typical, hardcore, casual sex
We're single but we're lovers, crazy for each other
Just your typical, hardcore, casual sex
We're wild under the covers, crazy for each other!
Everybody wants a lover like that
Fire under the covers, crazy for each other
Everybody wants a lover like that
Fire under the covers, crazy for each other!"
Emma caught Regina's eye again, making the brunette blush deeper. Ruby meanwhile had her solo, Regina would join every now and then to add in a cool sound effect, before they stopped. Henry clapped and cheered. "Awesome guys!" Ruby said, smirking when she saw the interaction between the drummer and keyboardist. Nothing escaped her gaze, she saw the other brunette's blush and the blonde's shit-eating grin. Ruby put her guitar down, before grabbing Belle by the waist and pulling her in for a kiss, "You were really awesome." she whispered when they broke apart. The mostly shy brunette smiled at her girlfriend. Henry could be heard in the background going, "Eeewww! Cooties!" he screeched, "Circle, circle. Dot, dot!" he shouted before sighing, he had taken his cootie shot and was safe. Everyone laughed at the four year old's antics. Unaware to what was going on, the small brunette just carried on humming the tune to 'Casual Sex' planning on teaching it to his classmates on Monday.
A/N: How'd you guys like the rehearsal? Please drop a review below. The songs I used were 'Awww Dip' by Cobra Starship and 'Casual Sex' by My Darkest Days, I suggest you go check them out they're really awesome. Thanks again for all the faves and follows. Until next time readers :)