Slick Devolpment

Chapter Two

The faint familiar buzz rings next to my head. It quickly gets louder till I notice the flashing of light coming from my Alarm clock. I grunt loudly, not getting enough sleep, and fling the Alarm off the bed. It thumps on the floor and keeps yelling. I half whined, half moaned as I struggled out of bed, falling on the floor. I grabbed the alarm in a tangle of frustrated covers, and clicked it off quickly. After I got out of the mess of sheets, and dressed, I slumped out the door gripping my backpack. When I slammed the door behind me, I saw Hex at the stop sign scrolling through his Ipod. Probably music. 

I jogged over to him and waved. He looked up and took off his earbuds smiling. The happy look to see me made me feel warm. "Hey new friend." He said back to scrolling through his Ipod. "Sup." I went up to him and looked over his shoulder, or tried to. He glanced at me and lowered it, slightly tilting it so I can see. I realized how short I am compared to him, yet again he is in 10th grade. On his music list, it has a bunch of old Green Day and Blink songs. I smiled. The 'Devil Bus' pulled quickly over to the stop sign with a really sharp turn. Hex bounced in, and I climbed after him. Once he got into the seat, I got in my butt half hanging off. He was practically in the middle. "Scooch." I said nudging him. He looked at me and smiled and scooting over but pulled me closer by grabbing my shoulder. "Check this." He put one of his ear buds in my ear and showed me his Ipod. There was a little circle, loading and then showed some teenage boy jumping up and down with a wicked blue electric guitar. Really up-beat music filled my left ear. It went from what sounded like the American Rejects to a mix of Green Day fun. There where six people on stage. Drummer in the back had blue hair, with white fizzled streaks. 

They all looked pretty punkish. "What band is this, there good." I asked, commenting while I grinned watching the teenagers have fun doing what they did. "My band." Hex said excitedly. He paused it and toke the ear buds out, making mine fall off to. "No way, you have a band?" I said sounding surprise. Although I probably wouldn't be. He looked like lead singer. 

"Hell yeah. We call ourselves, The Slick Devolpment." Hex looked like a proud guy, like he won an metal or something. He looked back at his Ipod, taking his peircing blue eyes off mine. I stare at him for a second, the band title sinking in. What did that mean? A clean... fast update? I dont get it. Maybe he'll tell me, later. Later. For right now, just listen to the beat. 

The bell rang for lunch. Once I carried my tray in the middle of the Cafateria, I came to my senses remembering this is a different school... different friends. But I really don't want to sit alone. 

Then my panic turns to hope when I see Hex wave at me from a table not too far away. I sigh relieved and walk towards him. "Guys, this is Lyric. Shes new to Florida." Hex introduces me before I have time to sit down. five kids, all punks, greet me with loud warm welcomes. I feel like these, right here, are my people. I laugh quietly and sit down. "Thats Graze." Hex tilts his head towards a blue haired teen, it looks like the tips have been burnt white. I reliaze these are the people from the vid. Graze nods at me and stuffs a pizza in his face. "That right there, is Amy." A girl with black slick hair and hard eyeliner looked up at me and smiled. She wore a black loose T-shirt that said in drippy white letter: Sleeping with Sirens. I smiled back. "Thats Jade and Max." Hex looked over to a girl and tall guy holding hands under the table. The girl had all pink hair, but thick black eyeliner like Amy. She looked up at me with large blue eyes and gave me a warm shy smile. Max, who his eyes I couldn't see, covered by bangs... flipped his hair out of the way to see me. He had one blue eye, and a brown eye. I flinched, not scared but curiously surprised. I hope he didn't see that.

"And yup. This is the gang." Hex looked over his group of friends. I tilted my head up and smiled. Cool. They seem pretty legit. 

After school, I walked home with Hex following me. He wanted to see my place. I shrugged and let him. Once we walked in the door, my mom glanced at Hex but didn't say anything. Careless, I thought. Juust completely distracted. "Lyric, you need to take a shower." My mom called from the kitchen. I glanced at Hex, he was looking around and checking out the ceiling fan decorations. "But mom, I got a friend over." I coughed loudly. Let alone, a boy here.

"He can wait, can't he?" My mom snapped from the kitchen. I tensed. "Yeah, I can. I'll be down here on meh Ipod." Hex squinted his eyes and smiled. I sighed and ran up stairs, noticing I haven't showered in two days. Blah. Wanting to make it fast, I turned on the water and tapped my foot waiting for it to turn hot. Relaxing I started humming. Then my humming came as soft singing. I always loved to sing. It ran in my blood. It lets me relax and calm down. 

"Thanks good singing," I hear a curious voice over the beating of water. "HEX...?" I grab my towl, not getting the chance to soap or shampoo. "Ye?" He says, confused. "Whats wrong?"

"Your kinda... in my bathroom. While I'm kinda naked in the shower." I say, extremely embaressted. Did he freakin' do this to all his friends? Is this normal? I clutch my towel. "HEX, out." I say sternly. He pulls back the certains and I let out a little peep. He gives me a normal smile. I look at him shocked. "You sing really good Lyric, thats perfect." He says a little excited. Forgetting I'm naked under a towel, I ask, "Why... is that perfect?" 

"Because, Iv'e been needing a girl singer for alot of my songs, Amy and Jade really suck." He says looking at me his eyes wide. "Wow your nice." I laugh. "But, er... I'm not that good, to be the girl singer for Slick Devolpment." I say. Oh god, singing on stage? I would die. "Shut the fuk up! Your good, please, Slick Devolpment would like chu, you got our personailty." Hex said, starting to bounce slightly. I smirk but look away. "I don't know..." My voice questioning. Then I remember Tris. How she said our personailtys are different. Or, are now different. How right now, Hex is my only friend. A very, comfortable... friend. I shiver but can't help to laugh. "What?" He says snickering the word confused. "Nothing. Sure, I'll join." I say half sighing but smiling.

"GREAT!" He jumps, that makes me flinch he runs out my bathroom door. "I'm going to tell the band! And nice house!" He yells back to me, then I hear my front door shut. I relax my shoulders and change into cloths. 

I get online to the chatrooms. XTrisFeather9, was changed to TrisXRyan99. I snort. Shes like Nicky and her love relationships, desprate and clingy. I go on another Chatroom and see a few usernames I remember, my online friends. Don't some of them live in Florida?

xLostx>> Hey vixxy :U

xXVicprickXxx>> Sup bitches >;D U were ofline for a whilez.

Pedobearwut2>> LYRIC. LYRIC. HI.

xXVicprickXxx>> Who the fuk r u >:I

xLostx>> Hi Peeedo. xDD thats my snuggle friend.

xXVicprickXxx>> ...>-> mkkayy.

Pedobearwut3>> o3o so. Whats been going on in Florida? >_<

xLostx>> SOO MUCH.

It was true to. relaxation settled on me and I finally could laugh with the people I love behind the screen. I start typing away, not noticing I'm smiling.

xLostx>> I'm in a band :v

xXVicprickXxx>> .O. STFU, NO

Pedobearwut3>>  :D ? how

xLostx>> My friend Hex said I was a good singer c: so yah

xXVicprickXxx>> Pfft when did you sing for him?

xLostx>> He overheard me singing in the shower, but yaknow,

xXVicprickXxx>> YOU WHERE IN A SHOWER WITH A GUY, YOU SLUTT XD

xLostx>> NUU STFU NU HE HEARD ME IN THE.. THE SHOWER

Pedobearwut3>> xDD

xLostx>> Oh, my gawd. I gtg. xD

I logged off quickly laughing to myself quietly. I put on some music from Youtube and laid in my bed. I started sketching on my wrist, it looked like a spiral of thorny vines. It went half way up my arm, the sharpy dark against my light skin. I put the sharpy down and looked at it. I shrugged. Not bad, maybe I'll want that tatooed for real when I'm older.