Rockin' Tunes (Grojband Fanfiction)

Chapter Three: Dating?

We quickly broke apart, blushing. I grabbed my hat and stood up.


"Sorry, I tripped," he apologized.


"It's fine. Hey, we should probably head back," I said.


"Or, we could keep going and I can show you the surprise," he said.


I raised an eyebrow. What surprise? We had only met yesterday and he was acting like we had known each other for years. We kept walking until we ran into this one guy. He had a green shirt with black stripes and red hair.


"Alright Corey, I only came because you said there was a girl here to meet me," he said.


"Lenny, this is Strum. Strum, this is Lenny. He's from my rival band, and I thought you two should get to know each other. Lenny, you need a girl. Strum, you need a crush. Well, here you go," Corey explained.


"What? That's why you took me out here? To hook me up with someone I don't even know? Cor, that's a little low, don't you think?" I said, annoyed.


Lenny crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes.


"Yeah, I've only seen her a couple times, and that was at school before it burned down," he said.


"Guys, just hear me out. Lenny, Strum has never had a crush before, not even a boyfriend. So, I was thinking you two would be great for each other," he said.


We both glared at him. He rubbed the back of his head.


"Guys, you're sixteen! Lenny, we both started our bands years ago, and we're still rivals. But trust me, you guys will thank me later. Now go on, get to know each other, and Strum, let me know what you thought," he said.


He walked away, leaving me alone with Lenny. I rolled my eyes.


"So, um, you're in a band too?" I asked.


He nodded.


"Yeah, I'm the bass guitarist. What about you?" he said.


"Oh, I'm lead guitar and singer," I said.


He raised his eyebrows.


"I did not have you pegged as the singing type. Let's hear it," he said.


I thought for a minute. Finally settling on a song, I cleared my throat.


"Never made it as a wise man,


Couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing.


Tired of living like a blind man.


Sick of sight without a sense of feeling


And this is how you remind me.


This is how you remind me


Of what I really am.


This is how you remind me


Of what I really am!


It's not like you to say sorry.


I was waiting on a different story.


This time I'm mistaken


For handing you a heart worth breakin'


And I've been wrong!


I've been down,


Down to the bottom of every bottle.


These five words in my head,


Scream are we having fun yet?" I sang. It was How You Remind Me by Nickelback.


Lenny smiled.


"Pretty good. Say, you won second at the battle of the bands, didn't you? We couldn't participate 'cause Carrie was sick. Congrats, by the way," he said.


I smiled.


"I'm not that good. Besdies, if you guys were there you probably would've gotten second or first," I said.


We started to walk. He seems pretty nice. He laughed and shook his head.


"You guys were great, though. You might give us a run for our money there, Strum," he said.


I laughed and we kept walking. We sat down on the edge of a fountain and looked at the pond. It was really pretty.


"Beautiful," I murmured.


"Not as pretty as other things," Lenny replied.


I blushed and kept staring at the sun drifting down above the pond. I tensed up when his hand touched mine.


"So, you've never had a crush before?" he asked.


I nodded and tried to stay calm. Did he like me? I felt so sorry for him if he did.


"What do you think my chances are?" he asked slyly.


I looked away from the pond and down at my feet.


"I don't know, maybe. I'm just not sure," I said shyly.


"Well, why don't you give me a shot? It could work out," he said.


I sighed in thought. Should I? I don't know, maybe Corey was right. I'm sixteen, it's time for me to move along and get a boyfriend. Besides, Lenny wasn't half bad.


"Okay, I guess I'll give it a try," I said quietly.


He smiled and held my hand in his.


"I promise you won't regret it," he said.


I smiled. This was gonna be interesting.


"C'mon, we should probably head back," I said, getting up.


He nodded and we started on the way back, him still holding my hand. I wasn't sure what to do. Should I take my hand back? Should I let him hold, maybe try to hold his too? I'm just so confused. We walked back in silence, not wanting to ruin the moment. We stopped at the park entrance.


"See ya later, Strum," he said.


He kissed my cheek and walked away, leaving me alone in thought. Does he seriously like me? Why would he do that? I walked back to Ricky's garage and sat on my counter. I needed to think. Corey walked over and sat next to me.


"So? How'd it go?" he asked.


I sighed and chewed some gum.


"Well, we talked, sat by a fountain, and talked some more. You know, normal stuff. We were looking at the pond and he asked me out. I'm sixteen, and I've never had a boyfriend, so I decided to give it a try. I said I guess I would give it a shot and he smiled, and we walked back. Then he kissed my cheek and left," I explained.


Landon fell off of his chair, Greg did a spit-take, and Ricky tripped and fell on his face. Corey just grinned at me.


"Congrats!" he said.


I nodded and picked up my guitars. I opened the door and walked out, Corey right behind me. We walked in silence for a while, but he couldn't take it anymore.


"So do you like him?" he asked.


I just shrugged. We fell back into silence. I stared at the ground as I walked, deep in thought. I heard footsteps behind us. I turned to see an angry Laney.


"Cor, what are you doing with her?" she asked angrily.


"Calm your tits, Laney, I've got a boyfriend. Besides, we're just friends, and I only met Cor not that long ago," I snapped.


This chic got on my nerves. She blinked and backed off, the anger fading from her face.


"Alright, fine. Just let me know next time, Cor," she said.


She turned and left. I rolled my eyes and kept going.


"Thanks, Strum. Our relationship's been on thin ice, and I'm not sure it can take much more," he said.


I just shrugged and kept walking. We came up to my porch and looked up. I set down my guitar cases in shock. Lenny was waiting for me on the porch.


"Lenny, what are y-" I began, but he interrupted me.


He kissed me.