2. The day before the war

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The next day, the boys got up early, as the hotel phone had rang on the dresser. Last night, Phil had requested a wake up call at seven thirty so the boys had time to get up and get ready for the day ahead. After answering the phone, the boys had gotten dressed and the things they needed for their rehearsal day. "Let's get some breakfast first. We don't want to start out with an empty stomach." Rynan said after he let out a yawn, still waking up from being asleep. "I'm in." Phi replied with a nod, putting his hat on while walking with the others out to the car. Once everyone was in the car, Joe put the car into gear and started to drive out of the parking lot, down the road. "Alright, for breakfast what do you guys want from where?" Joe asked, peeking at the rear view mirror then back at the road ahead of him.

"Anywhere bro. It doesn't matter, food is food." Phil told him from the passenger seat. Joe shrugged and kept on driving, and about fifteen minutes later he found a diner not far from the hotel and parked the car and went in with the others. "This is good enough for me." Kevin stated, as the boys sat in a booth together and talked to one another after ordering drinks and eventually, their food.

After finishing their breakfast, they paid for their food and walked back to the car and got in. "Let's go see if we can use that empty dance studio for our rehearsal spot." Phil said to Joe as they pulled out of the diner parking lot. Joe gave a nod, driving back to the dance studio they had passed the day before when they first arrived on their way to the hotel. They parked in front of the studio, looking at it for a minute before getting out and walking inside. Phil walked up to the man at the desk, with the others following behind him. "Excuse me, um is this studio being used at all?" He asked as the guy looked up at him from the paperwork he had on his desk. "No not at all. Go ahead and use it if you'd like. The door is unlocked and the stereo is also available for use." The man replied, with a small cheery tone and a smile. "Thank you." Phil said and gestured towards the others and opened the door to the studio.

Rynan hooked up his phone to the stereo, so when they were ready for the music to be added into their routine, it was ready to go. Phil watched for a minute, of the routine before joining in with the others, making slight adjustments to his positions and movements. Finally, after a few hours of rehearsal, the boys decided to call it a wrap and got ready to leave the studio. Rynan disconnected his phone from the stereo and grabbed his jacket, walking out with Phi who waited for him by the door.

The boys piled in the car, and Joe then drove out of the parking lot, down the road towards the hotel, since they had only a few hours left of daylight. When they got to the hotel, the boys changed clothes and decided that they were going to take a walk to kill some time before dinner that night.

"Let's go take a walk for a bit. Then on the way back we can decide what to do for dinner. How does that sound?" Phi asked the others while adjusting his hat on his head. "Sounds good to me." Kevin replied as the other three nodded in agreement. "Yup sounds great!" Rynan said in a cheery tone as the five of them walked down the street, wandering around looking at the scenery and such as they made their way to some of the stores and businesses that were nearby. After their walk around town, they stopped at a restaurant that was near the hotel. The boys all had a great time, walking around and exploring the town. As soon as they were done, they payed and left back for the hotel, to get ready for the next day. The five of them got back into their hotel room and changed into comfortable clothes for the night. "It's not that late yet, so we can still hang out for a bit." Joe said as the boys all relaxed and talked with one another and telling jokes and sharing favorite memories that they had with each other.

When the night rolled on, the clouds began to roll in very slowly, and hover over the city. Soon the boys settled down, as Kevin and Rynan were arm wrestling, Joe was reading a book he had brought with him, Phi was watching videos on his phone, and Phil was watching tv, flipping through the channels to find something decent to watch. It was quiet until Rynan beat Kevin in the arm wrestling game. Kevin laughed as Rynan did too. "That was a long match man. How about one more round?" He asked, as Rynan put his arm back onto the table. "Sure, one more match before we get some sleep." He said as Kevin put his hand back on the table. Phi turned off his phone and put in on the charger then placed his hat on his bag and got comfortable and eventually drifted off to sleep. Joe had put his book away in his bag and went to sleep too. Phil had fallen asleep before Kevin and Rynan both finished the match with a draw, seeing as it was getting later and later so they decided to call it a night. The two boys got into bed and fell asleep, and the whole room was quiet as all five boys slept. Outside, the clouds were hovering in the sky above the city, as the wind blew lightly, engulfing the sky in a misty grey color.

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