Angels Like You | C. Davenport

Concert In A Can

(Y/N) POV

I haven't seen much of Chase today but I did meet a new kid earlier in gym class, I walked into the cafeteria and looked around a little bit until I hear Chase calling my name. He greeted me with a hug introduced me to his friend Marcus, which turned out to be the new kid from earlier. I sat down next to Chase right when Leo walks over to our table "Hey, Leo, Y/n, guess what? Marcus and Adam and I are forming a band." Chase smiles

Leo looks over at Chase "Well, you guys just met. Don't you think it's a little soon?"

Chase shakes his head and scoffs "A little soon for what? Taking the deeply committed step of jamming together?"

I raise an eyebrow at Chase as Marcus turns over to Adam and Chase "Now if we could just find someplace to practice. I live in a pretty small place, so..."

Adam perks up "Oh, no, I know a place. The lab." Chase slams the table while Leo and I fake cough "Oh! L-Labrador Retriever Park. Yeah, the dog park. Nice acoustics. Plus, they have dogs." Adam starts to sing "Saved it."

"Well, you know, Marcus, we have a pretty big place. We can all just jam there." Chase says

Leo sets down his fork "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold your horses, cowboy. Come on." Leo drags Chase and Adam out of earshot from Marcus.

"Chase, what are you doing? Do you really think it's a good idea to let a total stranger into our very private home?" Leo ask

Marcus gets up from the table "that's okay, guys. We don't have to jam. Not everyone needs a bright spot in their otherwise horrible life."

Chase sighs "Oh, look, Leo, you're making him feel bad. Don't worry, Marcus. We'll practice at our place later. Come on over."

Marcus perks up a little too quickly for my liking "Great. See you guys after school." Marcus then leaves.

"You guys are making a big mistake. I mean, you've only been in the real world for a little while. There's still a lot of stuff you don't know." Leo says

I get up from the table and place a hand on Chase's shoulder "I agree with Leo, don't be overly quick to trust people"

Chase looks back and forth from me and Leo "Look guys, I'm not gonna run my playdates past you two. Hel-lo! Genius!"

"What you have is book smarts. we have street smarts. And we've gotta watch what's happening on the street." Leo says while I nod my head in agreement.

Adam sighs "Oh, guys! Relax! We are not going to be playing in the street. We're going to be playing in the house." Adam moves me and Leo out of the way "These guys"

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I was in the living room sitting down on the couch while Adam, Chase, and Marcus are playing their instruments while Leo watches from behind a plant.

Marcus stops playing and turns over to the boys "Well, it's only our first day, but you guys sound great! I think you both have real raw talent."

Adam smiles "Oh, well, if our talent is raw, then we better get cooking!" Adam does rim shot on drums.

Leo then appears creepily close right behind Marcus, Chase smiles over at Leo "Leo, what are you doing?"

"Just asking Marcus a few questions." Leo starts stepping closer to Marcus "Where were you born? What is your birthday? Who is the president of Venezuela?!"

"I don't know," Marcus says leaning back away from Leo

Leo then looks off into space "Aha! So he's not from Venezuela."