Monstercat High

Chapter 33

♪♭Gwen POV♭♪

"For the LAST TIME!!! I DO NO LIKE HAYWYRE!" I yell, slamming my book down on the dinner table.
"Calm down Gwen. Everyone already knows you like 'em." Howler smirks. I feel my cheeks grow warm.
"Y-yeah. Is it really that obvious?"
"Very." Rebel puts in. I blush and stand up.
"I'm gonna skip dinner. I need to prepare for Throw Back Thursday." I jog to the dorm and flop down on my bunk and pull out my laptop. Halfway through my getting ready, my phone starts buzzing non stop.
"Bloody hell." I mutter, digging it out of my pocket. They were all either notifications from Twitter or Instagram. I scan the comments, which were mostly congratulations on winning, a few hate comments but it's nothing I couldn't handle. I open my laptop start putting the finishing touches on my music lineup, stress and fear for my performance pushing its way to the front of my mind.

♪♭ Time Skip ♭♪

The time of Throw Back Thursday was upon us and I was extremely stressed. God, I hate this feeling. It's like you have the shakes form a sugar rush, a horrible headache, fell really tired and have violent mood swings all at the same time. It's horrible. I pick at my dinner halfheartedly.
"Hey Gwen!" I turn to see none other then Haywyre, my TBT partner, all smiles. I feel a slight blush creep on to my cheeks.
"This seat taken?" He asks, indicating an open seat next to me. I shake my head and he sits down.
"Not hungry?" He asks taking a bite of his burger. I shake my head again. He sets his food down and looks me straight in the eyes. I quickly look down, not able to meet his eyes.
"Gwen, do you want to talk about anything?" Haywyre asks. "I'd be more than happy to go somewhere else if that would make you feel more comfortable." I nod, stranding up. He does the same.
"Where to?"
"Um, th-the ba-band room?" I stutter.
"Sure." He puts arm around my shoulder and pulls me closer to him. As we near the the band room, I start to cry. I couldn't help it, it just kinda happened.

♪♭ Haywyre POV ♭♪

She starts crying and I pull her into a hug, tilting my head so that our foreheads are touching.
"Hey, it'll be ok. I swear on my life." I say. She sniffles.
"What if it isn't?" I look her in the eyes.
"Then I guess I'll have to kick some a**." She giggles slightly. I turn serous.
"You'll do amazing. You are one of the most talented and beautiful people I've ever met. So what if you mess up? You're the only one who's going to know. Just roll with it." She just stands there, stunned. 'It's now or never.' I think to myself. I lean in and kiss her. Gwen freezes for a second the relaxes. When I pull away, she's as red as a tomato. I smile.
"You ok there, Gwen?" I ask. She nods still in shock. The bell rings.
"Crud. We better get a move on." I grab her hand and lead her to the dining hall to set up.

♪♭ Another Time Skip ♭♪

"You ready G?" I ask, grabbing a mic from its stand.
"G?" She laughs, plugging in her laptop.
"What? You don't like it?" I ask. Gwen giggles.
"It's fine. It's gonna take some getting used to, though." Monstercat approaches us.
"Who's our fist victi- I mean artist?" All three of us laugh.
"I am." Gwen says, "We're saving the best for last."
"Oh shush." I snap.
"Then you better get going. Everyone's already here." I toss Gwen a mic.
"Let's do this."

♪♭ Gwen POV ♭♪

The shakes were worse than ever and I was having a hard time breathing. Haywyre puts a hand on my shoulder.
"You got this. I'm right here if you need help." I nod and grip my mic.
"HEY MONSTERCATS!! HOW ARE YOU?!" I yell into the mic. I was greeted with loud cheering.
"That's what I thought," Haywyre says. "Now Gwen's going first and I don't want no s*** from y'all, got it?" (He's originally from Georgia.) There was a collective 'ok' from the crowd and he gives me a thumbs up. I take a deep breath and start the drop to Breaking a Sweat by Skrillex, the Zedd remix. In what seems like a few minutes (TBT performances are half an hour) I was saying saying goodbye to the crowd and passing the mic off to Martin. I give him a quick peck on the cheek as he passes me and I watch from the sidelines.
Best day ever....

♪♭ A/n
The whole stress part of this chapter was inspired by yesterday. I had to give an oral presentation and I had a musical theater performance. And that's basically how I felt the whole day. I'm ok now, it just kinda worked for this chapter. And WOOO GWENWYRE!!!♭♪