Same Stars Of Yesterday (book 2)

"TRIO CAUGHT IN A RIOT"

CXXVII.
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May's POV:

"Uhm... Hey, you two." I uttered after we walked pass the school gate and Ash even grinned innocently to the guard who narrowed his gaze to us.

He did not mind us anymore when Ash gave him a salute and mister raven-haired pushed me and Keyboard away until we reached our lockers.

"Hey... Are you two free tonight??" I asked as I opened my locker and Keyboard was supposed to leave already.

"Hm?? Yeah, I am, May! Why??" Ash replied right away raising his eyebrow and his eyes were wondering wide open.

Keyboard stopped and leaned his back on the lockers with his hands in his pockets and he eyed me as if wanting me to speak up what I had to say so I cleared my throat and picked up a marshmallow from my locker before closing it again and I turned to Ash and Keyboard. 

"Tonight... Can we perform at K'Royal if ever??" I told them.

"Hey, of course! What is the occasion?" Ash eyed Keyboard after his reply to me and it seemed like my inquiry was pleasing enough to hear.

"Oh, there is nothing special actually...  I just thought it might be great to actually perform something together while we are still waiting for Dawn soon enough... Don't worry, I can ask Kenny to set us up on the stage tonight. He will also be fine seeing you two again for sure~" I told them and Ash quickly gave a thumbs up without a word of hesitation and he lifted a corner of his lip.

"Yosh! I think that would be cool too, May! Let's be there tonight then! And rock 'n roll at K'Royal! Yeah~!" Ash merrily spoke that he even made that rock 'n roll hand sign and waved his hands in the air then doing a hard strumming as if holding an invisible guitar. He is really the one and only leader of Astrum Silhouette, no doubt..

I fixed my sight to Keyboard who is silently leaning on the lockers and he was already doing something with his phone before he glanced at me.

"Will it be like a random performance of songs or Ash will get to list what we will play??" He inquired and Ash was interrupted with his moment and he eyed Keyboard.

"Let's do random? I mean, we'll let the customers decide what we will perform! Let's make that a motivation to be challenged more than our potential, guys!" Ash replied and he suddenly wrapped his arms around mine and Keyboard's shoulder and pulled us closer like we are too buddy-buddy to each other.

He was even grinning excitedly that Keyboard and I took his arms off of us.

"Ah~ What was that for, May?"

I flicked Ash's forehead after releasing myself from him and he covered his forehead with his hands.

"Try not to get us too close like that, will you? We're a band not some bunch of buddies~ Know your limits, Ash. Hush~ You're totally an unpredictable leader..."

Ash breathed out and he already turned his back to me and he only looked back with his head.

"Aw, come on. This is the kind of person I am, May! Yosh! Let's get hyped for tonight~! I'll head back to the club room first so see you in class!" And Ash ran off ever so cheerful that left me and Keyboard in our little world of silence before he gestured me to go back to the classroom.