Noise

Part 8

A/N: HF-Love, this chapter's for you! I hope it explains a little bit how Adrielle feels and what she thinks about her "disability/inability to speak" :D I hope everyone enjoys it and thank you all so much for reading :)

Adam moved so she could set her laptop on the table where everyone could see it. Her breath caught in her chest as she squeezed past him to take his spot. She booted her laptop up before grabbing one of her flash drives. Once she logged in, she began "digging" through the drive to find something suitable to show these guys. Donna was chatting with Luke like they were old friends. Tim was watching Adam watching Adrielle. Chance, Rob, and Austin were talking quietly about how weird things were.

Adrielle found a project that she thought they might like. She had to take a piece of music and use After Effects to basically make an equalizer like what Microsoft had done with the xBox. With a deep breath, she made sure the laptop was where everyone could see it before she turned the project on. The whole group gathered around to watch. Adam was more or less watching Adrielle fidget nervously and he found it adorable.

"Wow! That was really cool!" Austin exclaimed making Adrielle blush and smile

"Show them that video you put together of them rapping using concert footage!" Donna stated making them all turn and look at Adrielle

The pink-haired woman hid behind her long hair as she blushed even more. Donna did her best to coax her daughter to show it making Rob chuckle. Adrielle finally relented and pulled it up. She slid lower in her seat, still hiding behind her hair, as the video played. She had downloaded a ton of concert footage and edited them to make it seem like the whole band was involved in a little rap battle between Tim & Rob and Austin & Chance with Adam doing his thing. It was a school project and she had earned high praise from her professor for it.

The guys were laughing because they thought it was funny. Donna was just watching the men as they watched this video. It filled her with pride that they seemed to like it and appreciate what her daughter was going for. Adrielle was biting her lower lip anxiously. Even Luke was laughing at what Adrielle had done with these concert videos. It was funny and clever.

"Adrielle, would you mind it if we put this up on our website? I think the fans would really get a kick out of it." Luke stated when the video finished, "Of course all credit will go to you."

Adrielle made a sound that reminded the group of a DJ "rewinding" a record. Adam smiled figuring she wanted them to repeat the question. He looked over at Luke and nodded. Luke asked again making her look over at her mother. Donna said that this was her work and she had all rights to do what she wanted with it. Thinking for a minute, she finally shook her head yes. Luke thanked her and said they'd get together later so she could give him a copy.

"Ok guys. You should probably go do your sound check. VIP guests should be arriving soon." Luke said as he checked the time, "If you need anything, just send me a text, OK?"

"We will. Thanks for taking the time to just hang out with us. It's meant the world to her." Donna replied

Adrielle began shutting her laptop down. Her mother was still thanking the group for just hanging out and she promised they wouldn't hear her daughter while Adam was doing his solo tonight. Adrielle made the rewind scratch again making most of them laugh. Luke was hugging Donna and whispered in her ear that he knew this was going to be a life-long friendship between all of them. Donna whispered back that she hoped so, especially for Adrielle's sake. Rob was next to hug Donna as Tim was pulling Adrielle in for a hug. Adam was next and he had a hard time letting her go.

The ladies exited the bus and then Donna pulled their car around so she could park where the other patrons would be parking. Adrielle suddenly made a snoring sound, which was her way of reminding her mother to start booking hotels. Donna smacked her forehead as she took her phone out to do that. The next two shows she found a hotel but the third one was a bust. There was not a hotel or motel within 25 miles of the venue that had an available room.