imagination || julie and the phantoms

eight

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"OKAY, WHERE ARE THE OTHER TWO?"

Reggie lifted his arm off his face from where he had sprawled himself across the couch to see Julie and Flynn walking further into the studio. Luke, who had been fiddling around with his guitar beside Reggie, also straightened up.

Ever since Flynn discovered the truth about Sunset Curve, it became a habit over the next few weeks for her to wander with Julie whenever they wanted to write new material or just have a jam session. Neither the boys nor Charlotte minded; they liked hanging out with more people around their age who also held a passion for music.

Julie had even offered the other night for Charlotte to hang out with her and Flynn. The trio clicked, even though Flynn couldn't see the keyboardist. Julie helped by translating everything, including Charlotte's commentary when they tried to show her 'iconic movies' she missed after she died. They managed to show her some of the biggest artists in music, too, and introduced her to social media. Charlotte had found it all intriguing, if not overwhelming.

Though she discovered her hidden love of boy bands and Disney movies carried over into her afterlife, as well as the respect she held for people. Since the nineties, it seemed like there had been a lot of progress in terms of equality, care for the planet and technology to help others. However, she told Flynn and Julie that she realized there was a longer path ahead - especially when they informed her of American tragedies like what occurred on September 11, 2001. Honestly it made her cry, to see how many lives had been horribly lost since she lost her own. Yet Julie and Flynn encouraged her that people were still trying to do better.

"Alex is with his new ghost friend," Luke answered Julie's question regarding the absence of his two band mates. "And Charlotte is on the roof."

"Roof?" Julie echoed, Flynn scrunching her nose in confusion. She had noticed how difficult it was to follow conversations when she only heard one side.

"It was one of her old hangouts when we were alive," Reggie explained as he sat up. "She goes there to clear her head, write songs, that kind of thing. We know the three of us can be chaotic at times, so the roof was always her safe zone."

Julie, amused, let out a soft chuckle. "That makes perfect sense," she told them. "Any chance you guys could convince her to come down? I wanted to show Flynn one of the songs I started with her yesterday."

"I'll go," Luke volunteered, already rising to his feet and setting his guitar aside. Without another word, he vanished and caused Julie to shrug her shoulders.

"Well that was easy."

"When it comes to do anything Charlotte-related, you can count on Luke," Reggie stated, Flynn following Julie over to where he sat.

Julie read between the lines. "So he has a crush on her?"

"A crush?" Flynn perked up. "Who has a crush? And on who? Oh, is it Charlotte and Luke?"

Reggie nodded, biting back a smile as Julie confirmed everything to her best friend. "Yeah, it looks like it. Reggie's here; Luke went to go get Char down from the roof."

"Awe, they are so cute," Flynn gushed as she clasped her hands together. "When I came by the other day, and you were rehearsing, I noticed how close they were. Luke couldn't tear his eyes away from her!"