Bunny - Battle of the bands

Chapter 6

Butters slowly slides down the door. "What is happening to me..? I feel so hot..."

Kenny knocks on the door, "Butters? Are you okay? You looked upset."

"I-I'm fine! Really! I'll be out in a minute."

"Okay, we'll be in the garage."

Butters splashes water on his face. "Maybe I have a fever..." he takes a deep breath, "okay. I just need to take notes. I got this."

He returns to the garage, feeling a bit better than before. "Okay! I'm ready to start."

They begin to play again, and again Butters feels the feverish feeling. He does his best to push through it and write down notes.

Once they finish he hands them the notes and sits in the corner, fanning himself to try and cool off.

The boys discuss what Butters wrote, commenting on how they can fix each of the issues.

All things considered, it was a good practice. They got a lot done and the song came out nicely.

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On Monday morning the first lineups are announced. It's a bracket system. Every Friday after school each pair will go up against their opponent and the attending student body will submit votes on who they think should continue. The bracket system continues on for 3 weeks, leaving two finalists for the big end of year show.

The first opponent that the boys have to face is Sound Flow Nation.

Cartman scoffs when he sees this weeks lineup. "Looks like we got a freebie this week."

Kenny looks at the lineup as well. "Why do you say that?"

"Scott Malkinson is the lead singer. His lisp is horrible. Plus look at that name, gay as fuck."

Kenny laughs, "Yeah, it kinda is gay."

Kenny slides the lineup sheet to Stan and Kyle but they are on their own little planet. They often did this, tuning everyone else out. They were best friends and no one could cut in on them when they got lost in the moment.

Butters pokes at his lunch.

Kenny turns to him, "You okay, dude?"

"Oh, sorry. I'm okay. Just nervous about the competition."

"Don't think we can win?"

"No, it's your song... what if you get disqualified because it's inappropriate? It's a really sexual song..."

"Sex is normal for high schoolers. Plus the teacher watching over the event is our homeroom teacher, he loves me."

"Okay... thanks, Kenny."

"No problem. Eat your food, it's gonna fall apart if you keep poking at it like that."

"Are you going to eat?"

"I had a bag of pretzels earlier."

"That's all?"

"Yeah."

"If you want I can make you a lu-"

Cartman cuts Butters off by throwing his arm over Kenny's shoulder. "How are things going with your vocal practice? We need that voice of yours in the best possible shape."

"It's good. Also, could you not see we were talking?"

"I saw. Just didn't care."

Butters sneaks away while the two of them talk. He goes to his locker to get his books. "I'm kinda glad he cut me off... I was about to make an embarrassing offer... Kenny would've thought I was weird..."

He shuts his locker and rests his forehead against it. "Why do I suddenly care what he thinks?"