"We loved them", she said. The two boys smiled. " Now, you only have to perform your songs in front of a real crowd. You have one week from now." Next Tuesday. "Thank you", Joel said. They shook hands and headed off. They headed back to their ally, which was surprisingly comfy, and took a rest. Sonny started cleaning up the place. He found a mattress that was stained, but no bed bugs or anything. Then he took Joel's old blanket and set it on the mattress. He took their belongings and put them in a darker part. He picked up some trash and threw them away. He put a box on Joel's side of the bed for Meowingtons.
"Woah. This is impressive, Sonny." Joel said,"You should be a maid" "Ha ha." Sonny replied. "So, you never told me why you left." Joel said. " Umm, long story, we need to get ready for our performance", Sonny said, trying to change the subject. "That's next week though, Sunnay" Joel mumbled, " but follow me". Sonny and Joel arrived at a tattoo and piercing place. They walked inside. "Hi, Joel. Who's your friend?" The tattooed lady asked. "Oh this is Sonny." Joel said. "Nice to meet you. I'm Kat. Want anything?" "Umm, snake bites" Sonny said. Kat seated Sonny at a chair. She sat and cleaned the young boy's bottom lip. "This might hurt", Kat said. "Cant we just numb it?" Sonny asked. "Just don't move" she said.
Joel heard the boy's soft whimpers then it was over. Joel took out his wallet. "No,no, don't. It's on the house" Kat said. Joel looked confused. "For one, its his first time getting a piercing," she said pointing to Sonny, "and he's adorable". Joel laughed and said thanks, so did Sonny.
They went back to the furnished ally they called home."I see Meowingtons found that box" Joel said looking at the cat. Sonny was looking through Joel's things then he saw a big, red mouse head. "What's this?" He asked. "Oh, it's just a head I made." Joel said. "You can wear this for costume as a DJ!" Sonny said happily, "You need a stage name" Joel thought about it. 'A mouse head' Joel thought. Sonny was cleaning then he jerked back."What is it"Joel asked. "Just a dead mouse" Sonny said, giving the mouse to Meowingtons. "Dead mouse" Joel said, " Sunnay, my name will be Dead Mouse" "Cool, but instead of m-o-u-s-e, we shorten it to m-a-u-s" Sonny Suggested."Because, it seems more hip" "Yeah! And to make it more cool, the 's' is gonna be a five" Joel added. Deadmau5.
" Your turn, Sonny" The mau5 said. Sonny thought back to his school nicknames. "Hey Skrills, pass the fucking ball!,"Whatcha gonna do 'bout it, Skrillex," Skrilly is a fag!" Sonny finally said," My name is Skrillex" Joel agreed. "You gotta change some more" Joel said. "Ok. But how?"Sonny asked. "Well, your hair is long enough to have changes" Joel said."What?!" Joel just laughed and said,"Trust me." He grabbed his razor and shaved the boy's beautiful hair off, but only one side. "Ta-da!"Joel said with enthusiasm. Skrillex felt the left side of his head and felt no hair. "Is it okay?" Sonny asked. " Pretty" Joel giggled. It was night now and time for bed.
" Hey, Sunnay D," Joel said quietly, " read these lyrics I wrote". "Ok and don't call me that".Sonny squinted and moved closer. The words were big enough for him to see but he couldn't. "Dude you need glasses" Sonny just ignored him and went to sleep. Joel closed his laptop and closed his eyes."Goodnight you blind boy" he whispered.
The two boys woke up at 8:30. "Morning Sunn- I mean Sonny." Joel said."Hey, so about those lyrics... can I look at them?" Sonny asked. "Oh right and, Sonny, read that sign over there," Joel said, pointing to a fairly large billboard. Sonny squinted and sighed,"i can't see it. Its just blurry" "I knew it" Joel laughed,"We gotta go get you some glasses." Sonny groaned. Later the boys went to a small store. Sonny wore a hoodie he brought because he felt uncomfortable about his hair. He tried on some glasses then found a big, black pair. "This one" Sonny said. Joel looked at the boy's eyes. He never realized how pretty of a brown they were. He finally looked away, then at the price tag. 10$. Not so expensive." Can you see out of them?" Joel asked. Sonny nodded. Back at the ally Meowingtons was in Sonny's bag. "Why is your cat in my bag?" Sonny asked. He walked towards the bag and took Meowingtons out. "What was he getting" Joel asked. " Your cat tried getting in my food" " You never said you brought food"Joel said. "Hey, I forgot too! Sonny exclaimed. They split a sandwich and went to bed. "Hey Leoj, are you going to show me the lyrics?"Sonny asked. "Oh yeah. They were meant for a female vocalist. I call it,"Raise Your Weapon"
Sonny finished reading."That's really cool, Joel" Sonny said," Do you have the music to it?" "Yeah, but its not finished"Joel turned off his laptop and closed his eyes. Sonny and Joel were facing different directions. "Joel" Sonny said with a quiet tone. "yeah Sonny" he responded. "Are you gonna let me go like you said in the beginning when I first got here?" "No, I decided not to. You're a nice kid and, I bet you cant even survive on the streets." The two boys slept. Sonny fell asleep, knowing that Joel will protect him.
Sonny was the first to wake. He took out his laptop. He edited the title of his song. He erased"By Sonny Moore" and put, "By Skrillex." He never knew why people called him that though. Sonny smelt the air. Rain. He looked up and saw that that there was no protection from the rain. Joel soon woke up. "Mornin' Mau5y" Sonny said. " You think it's gonna rain?" "Maybe. We better put up shelter in case, I guess." Joel said, with his morning voice. They got their blanket and put it up on some sticks they found. It looked kinda like the blanket tents little kids made with their chairs. Joel was looking of to space. Sonny played with his snake bites."Joel, do you think...all this is really necessary?" "What is 'all this'?" Joel asked. " I mean the studs, the half head of hair. Are people really going to like a guy who looks like this?" Sonny said. Joel thought for a while. What has he gotten this boy into? "They would love it, trust me." Sonny ignored it and fell asleep under the rain shelter. Joel felt a little guilty. What if the people don't actually like his looks? Joel pushed out all the "What if" questions and went to sleep.
