goodbye calls. [short stack fan fic]

Part 43

Everything was ready for the show about half an hour after we got back to the hotel.

That left about five hours of nothing.

I looked around the room I was in; it was maddie and bradies room.

I saw the guitar Shaun had been given a few weeks ago, it was now maddies Shaun had given it to maddie because she liked it, and because he already had one, an idea suddenly popped into my head. I quickly sought out the other girls, and told them of my plan, they all agreed enthusiastically.

I went and picked up everything that we would need.

We convened in my room, “We need to find our guys.” I stated. Maddie and Stacey nodded at me getting up and going either way outside of the doorway, looking for bradie and Andy, Amanda and Mimi went to find the others, who were most likely to be downstairs somewhere.

I called Shaun.

“Hey iz.” He said answering the call after a few rings.

“Shaun, can us girls and jimmy go to the venue early? We wanna practice a few things for tonight.”

 I could hear hesitation and confusion in his voice as he replied “um sure.”

“Thankin you muchly.” I replied as I hung up on him.

Pretty soon we were with jimmy at the venue talking about tonight.

We had decided that there were only going to be three bands, excluding us, but we were still pumped for the show.

I walked up to the stage, everything was now ready, there were about four hours left until the others arrived, or until we got bored and went back to the hotel.

Mimi walked over to me. “Thanks for inviting me on tour.” She sat down on the edge of the stage; I jumped up and sat next to her.

“Thanks for agreeing.” I laughed. “You actually make jumpnow smile. He’s a grump otherwise.”

Mimi laughed a light chuckle then added “not really. I just know what to say.”

“Well, he’d still be a grump.’

She nodded without saying anything more.

I lay down on the stage closing my eyes as I did so, my legs dangling over the side, thinking about the day Mimi entered our little tour family.

Everyone was surprised when she told us that she could come on tour, after we offered.

Her mum and dad were fighting, and apparently that wasn’t something that they didn’t want her around to witness.

Now she was jimmy’s little helper, helping with all the technical things backstage; and making jumpnow smile so he wouldn’t piss anyone off before, or after a show.

Jumpnow’s mood had increased so much over the time Mimi had been with us, it was interesting how Mimi had a way with him; she could make him smile when he was at his grumpiest.

“Iz, are you ready to start practice?” Amanda said walking over to me, pulling me out of my daydreaming.

“Sure,” I said opening my eyes and looking at her. “If you help me up.”

She smiled and offered me her hands, pulling me up when I got hold of them.

I found my bass and practice began, Mimi and jimmy looked on, offering us occasional advice as we played our songs to an empty auditorium.

Andy and bradie arrived about two hours before the others were planned to get here, they too offered us advice regarding our music.

When practice finished began to walk over to Amanda and Mimi who were talking with jimmy, I hadn’t spoken to them in a while and I wasn’t gunna let our friendship fade.

Andy intercepted me on my way over to them; he was smiling so I smiled back enthusiastically.

“That was a good practice.” He said, as we met in the middle of the stage.

“thanks.” I said, nodding at him.

“You got a minute?”

“Umm.” I looked over at Amanda and Mimi, they looked like they were busy so I nodded and then followed Andy over to the other side of the stage where I came from.

He picked up my bass and his, handing me mine.

I put it over my shoulder.

“I only picked up on a few things that you need a little help with, want me to show you what to do?”

I nodded eagerly, wanting to make sure that my playing was at its best for tomorrow night.

Tomorrow was the Sydney opera house, and the last show of the tour.

“Cool.” He stated, and began teaching me how to improve on what I lacked at until the others arrived around an hour later.