Battle Of The Bands

Chapter Fifteen

The boys looked up at the ceiling as Toby said, "Everyone meet outside in five minutes."

"Hm, I wonder what that could mean," Amos said. 

"Probably another challenge," Bert replied. They left the room and headed outside. 

They saw Toby and some other people setting chairs in a circle, the backs facing each other. "What are we doing?" Alexander asked. 

"Musical chairs," Toby said. "The winners band will get an automatic pass to stay in the competition." 

"Cool," Awesten said. The other bands started trickling outside until everyone was there. 

"Hello everyone," Toby said, waving. "Today we are doing musical chairs and the winners band will get an automatic pass to stay in the competition." 

People said some okays. "But the twist is that you have to go against everyone," Toby said. "It's really not a twist." He chuckled. "Everyone, gather around the chairs."

Everyone converged around the chairs while James said, "Do good guys." 

Toby pressed the play button on the boombox and Centuries by Fall Out Boy started playing. Everyone started walking around the chairs until Toby pressed stop. People bolted toward the chairs, leaving Chad standing up. He sat down on a girl and glared at her. "You took my spot," he said. 

"Get off of me," she said. "I sat here first."

"Fine." Chad sighed. "The food will comfort me." He got up and headed to the table that was set up with food piled on it. He grabbed a plate and grabbed donuts, placing them on his plate. 

Toby pressed play again and everyone stood up as he took away another chair. The bands walked around the chairs. After a minute, Toby stopped the music. A random person was out and they started again. The next person who got out was Anika. She went to talk to Chad as Toby pressed play yet again. Anika laid on the ground while the other people walked around the chairs, Sarabeth from Rascal Flatts playing. He stopped the music and another random person got out. Next, it was Alexander. He went to Chad and Anika. "Alex, I thought you were good at this game," Chad said. Alexander only looked at him without saying a word.

Finally he said, "I know. I have no clue how I got out."

"Dude, you were too slow like you usually are," Anika said from the ground. 

"Hey!" Alexander exclaimed as Toby hit play. Each round, everyone got out until it was Bert, Oakley, Awesten, and a guy they didn't know. 

"Final four," Toby said as he pressed play. Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes played for about a minute before Toby turned it off. Bert ran to a chair that Oakley was running to. He sat down just as she did. She sat on his lap but hopped up. 

"Sorry," she said quietly before walking over to her band. 

Bert, Awesten, and random guy stood up again as someone took away a chair. "Go!" Toby said, playing Treat You Better. 

They circled the two chairs until Toby stopped the music. Awesten got to the chair before Bert did. "Crud," Bert said, walking over to his friends. Toby plays the music again and Awesten and random guy walked around them. Toby stopped the music and Awesten jumped over the back of the chair and sat down. He did a little winning dance. 

"Good job!" Toby said. "You three are guaranteed for another week."

Aaron leaned over to Bert and whispered, "Berty-Boo's face was red when Oakley accidentally sat on him."

Bert smacked his arm. "Why'd you do that?" James asked. 

"He needed it," Bert replied. 

"Why did he need it?" Chad said. "And that was really rude, you know."

"'Cause he called me Berty-Boo," Bert said crossly. "And I know it was rude. I'm rude. We're all rude." 

"I'm not," Chad said, shaking his head innocently. 

"Me either," James said. "I'm as nice as people come."

"I beg to differ," Alexander said. 

"Alex, you don't have a say on this topic," Aaron said. 

"Yeah, you're the rudest out of us all," Chad said, glancing at Alexander. "You are an abuser."

"What? Me?" Alexander asked. "No way. Not me."

"Yes you," the other boys said at the same time. Alexander just rolled his eyes.

They headed inside and walked up to their room. "So, what do you want to do?" Alexander asked. 

"We could warm up or voices." They just shrugged. 

"I'm getting kinda bored here," Aaron said. 

"I thought I was the only one who thought that!" Bert said and the others agreed. 

"Let's get food," Chad suggested. "Or sleep. That would work too."

"We could take a nap and then do something after," Alexander said. 

"Good idea."

Each boy went to their beds and slowly fell asleep.