Ch. 31- band practice, finally

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George POV:

Brick got scolded, well, only a bit for being reckless by Techno, then we were on our way. Finally, it was time. We all walked back to our instruments. I put the strap of the bass around my neck and slid my arm through. I situated my left hand on the neck, putting my fingers on the chords. I slid my right hand down, strumming the bass a bit, making sure it was tuned. After everyone tuning their instruments for a bit and Wilbur warming up we got to work.

"Alright, you ready?" Wilbur asked us, all of us nodding in unison. He grabbed the microphone, Techno once again signaling when to start. Niki hit her drumsticks before starting to play. Tommy and Tubbo quickly joined in with their maracas that surprisingly fit. Next up were me and Karl. George joined in last, strumming the melody alongside Karl and his keyboard.

'Don't kill me' The sound of Wilbur's Voice echoed from the mic.

'Just help me run away' the song seemed oddly personal to Wilbur.

'From everyone' he looked around the room, making eye contact each and every one of us.

'I need a place to stay' All of us shared slightly concerned looks.

'Where I can cover up my face' Damn Wilbur was really getting invested.

'Don't cry'

'I am just a freak' Wilbur shouted, loud enough to where it could be heard even without the mic.

When the song was over, Niki walked over to Wilbur and in a gentle, genuine voice asked him. "You got really invested, you doing good there buddy?" Her voice breaking into an akward laugh in the end. Wilbur just sighed before answering. "Um, I'd say I'm doing fine? I just, fuck, I guess I'm confused about my feelings and it's fucking frustrating. I needed to let it out somehow" Dream looked at me before speaking up. "I get ya buddy, it was a fucking hastle figuring out my feelings towards him, just don't strain your voice too much, ya kinda need it" he chuckled. Even Tommy, Tubbo and Ranboo seemed invested and sat up from the wooden bench they had been sitting on. "So, who's this mystery person you're talking about?" I honestly didn't expect Tommy to be the one to ask that.

"Dream and George, you're both in biology with me, so you know that girl with orange, pink, red-ish hair? It's her" Dream and I looked at each other briefly, knowing exactly who he was on about. "So, Sally? Tell us more about her" Dream answered. (ilikednf69 thanks for the idea my dearest husband 😩)

Wilbur laughed awkwardly before blushing. He tilted his head down to hide it, which was definitely the smartest option considering like all of us besides Ranboo are shorter than him. He smiled, tilting his head up. "Well, she's sweet, we've known each other since childhood. We were best friends until she moved to America and we lost contact. I moved here... Three years ago? Yeah, she had moved two years earlier. I was unsure at first if it was her or not, but when I saw a spot on her neck, directly under her ear I knew it was her. She had dyed her hair from a ginger to, a salmon color, she had, well grown and matured from thirteen years old and so have I. I probably went through the most change? Hold on, let me show you an old photo of me" Wilbur pulled out his phone and scrolled all the way back. He seemed embarrassed as he turned his phone to show what he used to look like. Dream bursted out into a wheeze, clutching his stomach.

"Y- no wonder sh- she didn't recognize you! Y-you look like- like a- like a different person holy fuck-" he stuttered out. The rest of the group was also dying of laughter, Wilbur included. I chimed in.

"A- a glow up for sure-" seriously I know he's a kid in that, but how can anyone look that... He looks like both ends of the spectrum at the same time. He looks like the absolute nerd but also the school jock, it's unbelievable. After we all had calmed down from our laughing fit Techno looked him dead in the eyes.

"Seriously though, you should try to reconnect. That ugly face is not one you forget easily, plus you already have something to start with. Just take it slow, it'll be fine. You got this buddy" he reassured Wilbur in a calm and gentle tone. What Wilbur didn't know was that Dream had took his phone, sent himself the picture and deleted the message from Wilbur, not from him though. He was definitely showing that to Sally, I already knew that. We were finally let go and headed home.

Dream POV:

Okay, now was definitely the day I was going to show Sally the photo of Wilbur. Five minutes before class I pulled her aside. She was standing there alone which was unusual, normally she was talking with Eret, but they had sent me a message telling me she was sick before the project, wonderful. She was reluctant at first but still did.

"Dream, what's so important you have to take me out of class five minutes beforehand?" She sounded a bit pissed but was still willing to hear me out. I took out my phone and showed her the school photo of Wilbur. Her eyes widened as soon as she saw it.

"What are your connections to this man?" I spoke like a government official, getting a small chuckle out of her. A small smile formed on my face and she started to speak.

"Wilbur, my best friend until five years ago. We lost contact after I moved here, I wonder how he's been?" I smirked before stating my answer.

"Why don't we go ask him? He recognized you because of the birthmark on your neck according to him, but after seeing this picture I can understand why you wouldn't recognize him" her eyes widened and she perked up, pushing me to lead her to him.

Sally POV:

Dream lead me to where he usually sat, at the back of the class with George and the guy I liked, whose name I still hadn't gotten. I felt my face heat up at the realization that he was, Wilbur. I covered the wide smile on my mouth with my hand and stared in shock. The boy I thought I'd never see again was the man I liked. I giggled in shock seeing Wilbur's expression change to shock to a shy smile. That smile hasn't changed a bit, besides the braces are now gone. Dream gave Wilbur a knowing smirk as he looked back confused.

"So I showed her this picture of you, Techno was right, that ugly face is not something to forget" Wilbur's face flashed with horror.

"How did you get that?" Dream was now laughing a bit, George holding in his laughter.

"While we were all busy laughing at your ugly ass face I took your phone, sent it to me and deleted the message from you" Wilbur stood up and... Woah... He was tall...

"You fucking-" he cut himself off, seeing Dream wouldn't listen over his laughter. He huffed, a small smile forming on his face. He turned to me and we made eye contact. Maybe it lasted for a bit too long judging by George and Dream silently dying of laughter, but Wilbur took a step closer to me and opened his arms for a hug. I leaned in and wrapped my arms around his lower back as he wrapped his arms around upper back. We squeezed each other tightly, Wilbur putting his head in the crook of my neck.

"You're short now" he broke the silence but not the hug. I huffed, finally loosening my grip and he did the same. I took a step back missing the way his body fit with mine and looked him in the eyes, needing to look up quite a bit.

"Hey! I'm 5'2, you're an absolute giant!" I laced my voice with faux offense. He broke into a laugh, bending down quite a bit to my eye level.

"I thought you were like 3'7! Weren't you like 5'1 in Britain?"

"3'7? That's just an insult! I grew, alright? You were the same height, you just grew taller"

"I certainly did, I'm 6'5 now" he was still laughing. I was shocked, but the teacher sushed the class, ending our banter. Wilbur, noticing I was alone, offered me the seat next to him. I gladly sat there, watching Dream play with George's hand while listening to the teacher. I leaned closer to Wilbur's ear and whispered.

"Are they together?" Wilbur nodded, and I smiled, subconsciously clinging onto his arm.

'If only we could have that'

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