Dreams Come True

Light 'Em Up, Racers!

I was already awake and taking the day head on, Gladius by my side, as I chilled with Corey and Laney in the garage as we waited for Kin and Kon to come over. I was listening to Laney strum her bass and Corey messed with some of the equipment, getting it all ready for today's practice session. The microphone was raised and adjusted, the speakers were turned on, the instruments were plugged in, and the smiles on the three of our faces grew.

Although I hid it well, internally I was losing my absolute mind. I never really experienced a band perform live at all. So this was a fresh experience for me. And it being in front of the band that unlocked my love for rock? Sign me the hell up!

So I pulled a chair up and sat in it, eyeing the bandmates with awestruck, expecting eyes for the magic to start. Gladius sighed and shook his hilt, while Riffin and Penn shared a look. Uncertainty was plastered over Laney's face, while Corey's expression oozed overconfidence.

"So, you want to see your first live Grojband performance, huh?" The band leader said, his overconfidence not dipping for a second.

I nodded rapidly. "Definitely! Although maybe instrumentation would be a good start. I know about the whole... diary thing."

That made both band members stumble a bit and stare at me with wide eyes. "Wait, you know?!" Laney nearly yelled in shock, but rained it back just enough so no one else woke up.

I shrugged. "It's kinda hard to miss your sister", I pointed at Corey, "Losing her mind in a swirl of fire and rage, writing in her diary, then you snagging it. Everytime after you unleash your next hit, I put two and two together."

Gladius snorted. "Blunt as always."

Corey's overconfidence evaporated instantly, and he simply stared at me with wide eyes. "You don't... You don't care about that?"

"Yeah", I said nonchalantly. "I mean, everyone needs a bit of help sometimes, and from what I've seen, your sister is... Is a bitch..." I mumbled that last part, and the two band members jolted in shock.

"Wow, okay", Laney started. "I didn't think Trina was that obvious. I know she's bad, but that seems a bit harsh."

"She doesn't know, but those videos of you guys rocking out show a lot of her. Like how the littlest things set her off. She's amassed a sort of reverse fan club, in a way."

Corey snorted. "Oh jeez, if Trina heard that, she'd fill her whole diary out in a week!"

Laney was quiet for a moment, then snorted. "Yeah, honestly, she so would."

I smiled, then leaned forward. "So, with that out of the way, I wanna hear the magic!"

Riffin grinned once again and began to jam out on his electric guitar. I was enamoured, watching awestruck as Corey absolutely killed it. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Laney watching him with a lovestruck grin, and I smiled ever so slightly. Her crush was really cute, and a part of me hoped that us being here would let something spark between the two.

But that was for another time, as Kin and Kon finally made their way inside after what felt like a few hours. There was this glint of creative genius in Kin's eyes, and internally I knew there would be trouble. But that was all for future Caleb to worry about. Right now, I was completely content to watch the band play their instruments and make music that eased all my woes.

There were no lyrics, but it was still super catchy. I was bobbing my head to the beat, with Gladius swaying in time with the rhythm Kon set up with his drums.

This was all I wanted. So much so, time seemed to slip by as the music rocked on. Soon, more of my friends had slowly left the TARDIS, and either stuck around to watch, or simply left to bid a good morning before walking outside to get some fresh air.