"Alright guys that was an awesome show!"
Said the technician standing behind the stage.
The band had just finished another concert as a part of a small tour throughout the country.
As they walked towards the backstage area, the sound of the roaring crowd could still be heard.
"Okay guys, so I say we head back to the hotel for the night, get some rest for tomorrow's show!" Karl loudly said.
The band all nodded in agreement and soon left for the hotel.
"And they were all like 'WOOO!!' and like this and this!" Matt screamed out as he imitated the crowd from the concert. He jumped from bed to bed in the small room.
"Matt dude calm down!" Pat said laughingly while taking a sip from his beer bottle. The band was having a small celebration after the concert and because their album had been certified platinum.
Rivers, Matt, Brian and Patrick, along with Karl were all in the room, drinking beers and passing around a blunt.
"Yo, Rivs, check this out-" Brian said as he made a ring out of smoke. He passed the blunt to Rivers and he took a hit. He blew out the smoke and let out small cough storm. "Haven't smoked yet?" Karl commented as he pat Rivers' back. "Nah...not since high school..." He gave the blunt to Karl to which he passed it off to Matt. Rivers laid down on the shaggy carpet and stared up at the ceiling. Never in his life he'd thought that his hands debut album would go platinum. He couldn't feel better about it, the huge accomplishment that came out of the record.
Brian was laying on the bed and hung his head upside down to look at Rivers. "Hey...there's my little rockstar!" He said with a giggle. He leaned down and kissed Rivers. A smile quickly formed on his face.
"Hey guys, I'm hungry...." Brian said, still in a daze.
"Yeah...I think there's a fast food place down the street." Karl commented.
"Do you think anyone will notice the smell?" Asked Pat as they walked out on the street. "Nah man, everyone smokes it in Seattle." Brian replied.
As they walked down the street, they noticed a small group of young people standing outside of a convenience store, looking at them. "Oh my god it's them! It's Weezer!" yelled one of the teenage girls who was holding a slushie. The group immediately began to run over to them.
The band found themselves dumbfounded by the ordeal, between all the hands reaching out for an autograph and the flashes from their disposable cameras, they couldn't see what was going on.
"Ladies, ladies, one at a time..." Brian smugly said.
"Brian I love you!" One of the girls yelled. "Thanks!" He replied while signing an autograph for a young boy. "Rivers you're so cute!" Another girl yelled while holding her hand out with a piece of paper.
"Pat your drum skills fuckin' rock man!" Another fan yelled out.
"You see man? What'da tell you? They didn't notice!"
After signing and taking many pictures, they finally made their way to the nearby Taco Bell.
"Hi welcome, what can I get for you?" The young cashier said in a monotone voice, clearly not wanting to work the late night shift. "Uhhhh...." Matt said looking up at the menu. "I'll have a...the uh...steak stuffed burrito...actually make it two.." Karl said.
"I'll have mmm...like uh...twelve crunchy tacos..."
Pat said. His bandmates turned to look at him.
"Look I'm fuckin' hungry man."
"I'll get the uh, Mexican pizza thing, the crunchwrap supreme, and uh, hmm..." Brian said before pausing.
"Rivs what you want?" He said.
"Oh, uhm, I don't know, the same as you."
"Give me two of each then! Expect make his beans instead of meat." Brian told the cashier.
"Uhhh.....I'll have the same as Pat..." Matt replied.
As they sat waiting for their food, Brian held one of Rivers' hands as he fiddled with them. "I'm really excited about this whole, platinum thing Rivs, like really, it's a dream come true! Not only for me, but for all of us! We've really made it!" He smiled. Rivers looked up and shed a tear. "Awh Rivers what's wrong?" Brian asked. Soon, Rivers' eyes turned into faucets. "Nothin, I'm ju-just really happy..." He said between sniffles. "A-and I just can't believe it, we've gotten so far Bri-brian..." Patrick and Matt walked over to the booth from the fountain drink machine and hugged Rivers. "Y'know, this couldn't of happened without you guys, I fucking love you guys so much!" Rivers said, crying out tears of joy and gratitude.
"We love you too Rivs," Pat said as he cleaned Rivers' tears with a napkin. "The foods here, let's celebrate and dig in!" Karl said as he walked out carrying a large tray of food.
As the band munched on their food, they discussed future plans. "Y'know, I might go to Harvard." Rivers said. "Harvard, really? That's nice." Matt replied as he bit into a taco. "Yeah, and I think I might cut my hair." Brian turned to look at him. "But I like your bowlcut..." Rivers looked up at him. "It'll grow back fast. Either way, I wanna change it up a bit y'know?"
"Oh, yeah that's a good idea, it is kinda out of style" Brian said letting out a slight chuckle. "Hey, theres nothing wrong with a bowlcut!" Pat said. Rivers let out a prideful smile. "If you're in junior high!" The guys all laughed while Rivers rolled his eyes. "Haha. Very funny guys." Rivers said sarcastically. "Aww cheer up man!" Pat said while playfully ruffling Rivers' hair. "You know we're only playing."
The band couldn't have felt better, after all they had gone through together, they had finally reached top status. They felt on top of the world. They felt as if there was nothing that could stop them.
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hey! I wrote this chapter as a way to "expand" ig, would be the right word, the bands personality while also adding in bits of comedy. tysm for all the like the support on this story! I've been pouring my heart out on this, tysm for reading!!
