Julie, Quinn, Luke, Alex, and Reggie were all freaking out seeing it was the middle of the song and Blake hadn't appeared yet. Luke was already blaming himself.
"Like I'm glowing in the dark
I keep on going when it's all falling apart
Yeah I know it with all my heart
Ooh, ooh
Never look back" Blake sang as she finally joined in, harmonizing with Julie.
Luke smiled at her, seeing how her once perfect outfit was now all messy like usual. Her tight curls were now waves, the long dress was cut in half to a short one.
"Whatever happens
Even if I'm the last standing
I'ma stand tall
I'ma stand tall" Alex sang, standing from his drum set and lifting the mic with him.
Reggie smiled as he began to sing his part. "Whatever happens
Even if I'm the last standing
I'ma stand tall
I'ma stand tall"
"Stand tall" Luke and Blake harmonized.
"Stand tall" julie sang, smiling at her bandmates.
"Whatever happens
Even if I'm the last standing
I'ma stand tall
I'ma stand tall
Whatever happens
Even when everything's down
I'ma stand tall
I'ma stand tall
I gotta keep on dreaming
'Cause I gotta catch that feeling" they all sang, smiling at each other, and the crowd in front of them.
"Whatever happens
Even if I'm the last standing
I'ma stand tall
I'ma stand tall" each of the band members harmonized, the song coming to an end as the five of them stood at the edge of the stage.
Blake spotted a familiar, aged face in the crowd. She noticed the shocked look on his face and immediately knew it was Bobby, giving him a little wink.
"Oh shit." She saw him mouth.
The band all took their bows, Blake's hands interlocked with Luke and Alex's as they did so.
But when the band poofed away, they were shocked to see they hadn't crossed over.
"I-it didn't work.." Blake said as they all appeared beside the piano in the studio. "WHY DIDNT IT WORK?!"
Blake was starting to have a panic attack, which definitely wasn't helping the boys. "She's going to come out here when she comes back.." Alex said, Blake knowing he was right.
"No she won't. She made going to go straight to bed. It was a long day." Reggie said, Luke nodding his head.
"Did you guys see Bobby's face in the crowd?" Blake asked, changing the subject.
"He was there?!" Luke asked in shock.
"Yeah he looked like he was going to shit himself when I winked at him." Blake said with a small laugh, sitting down on the ground against the piano leg.
Reggie frowned. "Dang it, I wish I could've seen that."
"Yeah well, the poor guy is definitely going to go see his therapist this week." Alex said with a laugh.
The three boys joined Blake on the ground as they spoke, all of them feeling weaker than before.
"What if Julie comes out here?" Blake asked, looking to each boy.
"Then we stay quiet and let her pass by. If she sees us like this, she will freak out." Reggie said.
"Yeah and there's a good chance Quinn's going to be with her, so we might get a double freakout." Luke said, looking over to Blake who looked terrible.
Her face was really pale, she looked like she was going to throw up.
"Guys someone's coming." Blake said, hearing footsteps approach the studio and the doors opening.
The four ghosts went dead silent, Luke's arms wrapping around Blake and holding her in a hug.
"I... I know I already said this but, uh... thank you, guys." A female voice said. It was julie.
Of course someone had to be the one to blow their cover, that someone being Reggie. "Your welcome." He groaned in pain.
"Dude.." Alex groaned.
"What the.." another voice, Quinn said, as the lights turned on and the studio doors were shut.
Full panic went to Julies face as she saw the four pained ghosts laying on the ground. "Why... Why are you here? I... I thought..."
The four ghosts got another jolt, Blake's body tending up in Luke's arms as they all groaned in pain.
"No... no! I thought you crossed over. Why didn't you cross over?" Quinn said in a panic too.
"I guess playing the Orpheum wasn't our unfinished business." Luke said, letting Blake's head as she laid in his arms.
"Point Caleb." Reggie added.
"We wanted you to think that we crossed over, so we pretended to. We just... We had nowhere else to go." Luke said as they all began to cry.
Alex nodded. "Yeah, well, I knew she was gonna come out here, but nobody ever listens to me." He said.
"I did you ass." Blake added.
The all got their jolts again.
"AH SHIT!" Blake groaned, this one hurting really bad.
"You have to save yourselves right now. Go join Caleb's club. Please. It's better than not existing at all. Please just go. Go! Poof out! Do something! Please. Do it for us." Quinn said. She didn't like seeing Blake in pain, or the boys either.
"We're not going back there." Reggie said.
"Yeah especially after what I did to Caleb." Blake said, making them all look at her confused.
Luke managed to stand up, walking towards Julie. "No music is worth making, Julie, if we're not making it with you. No regrets."
Julie cried even more as she smiled, managing to hug the brunette boy. They both stood there in shock as a golden glow went around the boy.
"How can I feel you..?" Julie asked.
"I-I don't know.. but I feel stronger." Luke said with a smile.
"Guys, come here! Quick come on!" Julie said, Alex and Reggie lifting Blake off the ground as they all went and hugged Julie.
"Whoa.." reggie said in shock, feeling stronger.
"I- I don't feel weak anymore.. not that I ever was though." Alex said with a small laugh.
Now for the moment of truth.
"Blake? How do you feel?" Luke asked the girl, seeing the same glow they had on her.
"I-I feel great. Like how I felt before those stupid jolts." She said with a smile.
A slight burn was felt on the ghosts wrists as the purple stamp they had gotten from Caleb floated into the air and vanished.
"What do you think that means?" Quinn asked, wiping her eyes after seeing the purple stamp in the air.
Luke smiled. "I think the band is back." He said, pulling them all in for a hug again.
The six of them stood in the center of the studio, jumping around in their hug while Julie cheered "we played the orpheum!"
"I like this." Blake said with a smile, looking to each person in the room.
Quinn smiled too and ran to her sister for a hug. "You thought you were getting rid of me huh?" Blake said with a laugh.
Quinn smiled. "There's no getting rid of you. Whether you like it or not."
A/N:
YES! THE END!
Sorry this ending wasn't very good, but the next book I have in the process of being written is doing good so far so let's hope that continues. Tysm for sticking around to check this mini series out!
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Fiksi PenggemarAfter Blake Jones' unexpected death, the four remaining members of sunset curve were left heartbroken. As they work and work to get to their big dream of playing the orpheum, they do something that makes them go back and see someone they never expec...
