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Chapter Twelve

The First Show

   As the first show drew ever closer, the Starkids were nervously practising their lines and pacing backstage. The entire theatre had been sold out and people were beginning to file into their seats.

   "Alright people, we're on in five minutes. Make sure your phones are turned off or not on you at all. We don't want a repeat of last year!" Julia had been walking around for the past hour, making sure that everything was perfect.

   "What happened last year?" I asked, bumping my shoulder into Joey's. As much as I wanted to stay away from him, to prevent anything from happening between us, I was inexplicably drawn to him. Plus, he was the only person who didn't seem stressed about the show and didn't mind talking to me, instead of last minute practicing.

   Joey blushed. "Uh, I forgot to turn my phone off and my mum decided to call me. And back then I had the loudest, most obnoxious ringtone ever and everyone heard it and it was very embarrassing for me. Ever since then Julia's made me give my phone to her or someone else to mind."

   "If you want, I'll take your phone. I promise not to go searching through it."

   "You can if you want to. I've got nothing to hide."

   Julia's voice called out again. "Two minutes, everyone. Places!"

   Joey passed me his phone before smirking at me one last time. "Go sit front row, it's got the best view of me."

   AJ had given me the setlist just before I had left backstage. "I know you probably won't know what we're singing," he had said, "So here are the song names. I also wrote down what musical they're from, in case you want to watch any of them."

   I had taken the sheet of paper and thanked him. It was very helpful to have this, as the only Starkid musical I had seen was The Trail to Oregon and, let's be real, I didn't know any of the songs from it.

APOCALYPTOUR II SETLIST

1. Get Back Up – Lauren + Joe W – Starship
2. Dream a Little Harder – Everyone – Twisted
3. The Way I Do – Dylan, Meredith, Joey + Denise  – Starship
4. No One Remembers Achmed – Joe + Everyone – Twisted
5. Not Over Yet – Tyler + Everyone – A Very Potter Sequel
6. Kick It Up a Notch – Dylan + Joey – Starship
7. Rogues Are We – Everyone – Holy Musical B@man!
8. Listen to Your Heart – Darren + Joey – Me and My Dick
9. The Grind – Jeff – The Trail to Oregon
10. Take Off Your Clothes – Jeff + Rachael – Twisted
11. Harry – Jaime – A Very Potter Musical
12. Dark, Sad Lonely Knight – Darren, Joe + Everyone – Holy Musical B@man!
13. Granger Danger – Lauren + Joey – A Very Potter Musical
14. Pays to be an Animal – Corey, Lauren + Jaime – The Trail to Oregon
15. Not Alone/Goin' Back to Hogwarts – Darren, Joey, Meredith, Jaime – A Very Potter Musical
16. Finale (Making Love) – Jaime, Joey + Everyone – Me and My Dick
17. Naked in a Lake – Lauren + Everyone – The Trail to Oregon
18. The Coolest Girl – Meredith – A Very Potter Sequel
19. Super Friends – Joe + Everyone – Holy Musical B@man!
20. Days of Summer – Everyone – A Very Potter Sequel

   If the song titles were anything to go by, this was going to be an interesting show. I also noted that Joey seemed to be in songs that were more love centric (three out of five sounded romantic, and Granger Danger could either be very romantic or not romantic at all). I remembered Naked in a Lake, so I was particularly excited to hear Lauren sing that again. There was something about her high pitched voice and the character of a seven-year old kid that entertained me.