Battle Of The Bands

Chapter Eighteen

Total Warning and Oakley's boyfriend walked inside. "He hit me first," Bert kept muttering. 

"Sit," Toby said, showing no emotion. 

All of Total Warning squeezed on a couch fit for only three people, leaving Oakley's boyfriend standing. "Fighting is not allowed on this show," Toby said. "Bert, I'm really disappointed in you."

"He hit me first!" Bert exclaimed. 

"We saw with our own eyes that David, Oakley's boyfriend, hit Bert first," Alexander said. 

"They are lying," David said. "I didn't hit Bert first. He went all attacker on me, but I hit him after he hit me, trying to save myself from him." 

Toby looked at all six guys in that room. "Let me in!" a girl yelled from outside the room. 

The door burst open and there stood Oakley. "What in the world happened?" she asked.

"Your boyfriend punched Bert and Bert punched back," Aaron said. "But David said that Bert hit him first."

"David!" Oakley yelled. "Are you telling the truth?"

"Yes," he said, shooting a glance at Bert. 

"He isn't!" Bert yelled. "Just check the cameras!" 

Chad grabbed his phone and went on the app. He showed Oakley the fight and then showed Toby. "So you are lying," Oakley said. "David. How could you?"

"He was flirting with you!" he said. "You're my girlfriend."

"Not anymore," Oakley said. "We are over. You shouldn't have done that. I told him I had someone at home and he stopped."

"What?" David said, staring at Oakley. "We should have been together forever."

"Not anymore," she said coldly. "Get out of here."

"But-"

"I said get out of here!" Oakley yelled and he left. She immediately went to Bert to make sure he was okay. 

"This show still doesn't allow fighting," Toby said sadly. "And if someone did fight, their whole band had to leave the show."

"What?" James said. "That's not fair!" 

"I know," Toby said, "but its a rule and rules have to be followed. However, there is a chance for you guys to come back, if the public wants it. In a couple weeks, the show will hold a poll asking the public who they want to come back. If they want you back, I'll allow."

"No," Aaron whispered.

"This can't be happening," Chad said. 

"But it is," Toby said, "I have to ask you to gather your stuff and leave." 

"No!" James said. 

"Please let them stay!" Oakley pleaded. 

"I can't," Toby said. "I'll get the bus to stop and come back to get you guys."

Toby left the room, leaving the boys and Oakley. "I'm sorry," Oakley said. "I should have dumped him before I came. We had troubles but I ignored them."

Bert didn't do anything, just sat there in a shocked silence. Finally he said, "Come on guys. We need to get our stuff. We should tell our families as well."

He got up, bypassing Oakley. The others followed him to their room. They packed their stuff and went to the foyer. Tad and Cecily were already there. "We heard the news," Tad said. "We told your guys' families so they left. We are gonna ride with you guys on the bus."

"Okay," Alexander said, holding onto his suitcase. "Thanks."

Soon the bus got there and they boarded it. All seven of them went to sit in the back where no one was. Bert sat by himself, putting his stuff on the seat next to him. Alexander sat with Tad, Chad sat with Cecily, and Aaron sat with James. He stuffed headphones in his ears, blocking everyone out. 

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They made it home in the early morning. None of them got any sleep, and Tad and Cecily decided to stay at their house. "What are we gonna do with them?" Cecily asked Tad. "They are just moping around, doing nothing."

"I have no idea," he said. 

"Well, let's go check on them."

Tad and Cecily walked back inside and saw beer bottles strewn around. "Guys?" Tad called. 

Aaron, Chad, and James walked out to the living room, looking pretty bad. "Hello sexy," James said to Cecily, slurring his words. 

"Great. These three are probably drunk," Cecily said. "ALEXANDER!"

"Yeah?" he asked. 

"You aren't drunk, are you?"

"No, I don't drink," he said. 

"Good. Then help me and Tad take care of these drunk guys," she said. "I get Chad."

"James," Tad said quickly.

"Aaron," Alexander said.

"Wait, where's Bert?" Tad asked. 

"I have no idea," Alexander said. Then they heard a crash and saw Aaron lying on the floor, giggling. "Aaron, get off the floor," Alexander said, already tired with these drunk guys. 

"Chad, let go of the carrots!" Cecily yelled. 

"NEVER!" Chad yelled, running away from his sister. 

"James, get out of the rain," Tad said from the door. "I'm not going out in this rain to get you." He found a light pole. And then stole some poor strangers hat, giving it back after a moment.

Meanwhile, Bert was standing in the rain, not doing anything. 

Alexander chased Aaron into the bathroom. "Ha. I caught you," he said. 

"Bye bye Alex," Aaron said, pushing him down and running out of the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. Alexander laid there, tired and wanting to sleep. 

"Don't they go to sleep or pass out from a lot of alcohol consumption?" he muttered to himself, getting off the floor. He opened the door, looking like he was going to cry.

"Chad's down!" Cecily yelled. "Tad, move out of the way. Let me go get James. Find Bert."

"He's out in the rain too!" Tad said but Cecily ignored him. They both ran out into the rain while Alexander tried to find Aaron. He finally found him on the bed, passed out. 

"Finally," he whispered. "Now, I'm going to sit down and wait for the others to come back."

And when he said waiting, he meant sleeping. 

Cecily walked around, trying to find James. "James!" she called out. She found him sitting on a bench. "Come on. I'll walk you home."

"Will you hold my hand?" he asked like a little kid. 

Cecily sighed and said sure. She held his hand as she led him home. 

Tad looked around, trying to find Bert. He soon found him underneath a tree. "Come on Bert. We gotta get home."

"I don't want to go," Bert said. "I just want to be back at the mansion."