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Set It Off 》See You

Your breath came out in short pants as you stopped jumping. You were seeing your favorite band, Set It Off. They just finished Why Worry and Cody was doing his usual rants, or thanking of the crowd. Whichever came first.

"Aight, it's getting like...really fucking hot in here." He muttered into the mic, placing it back on the stand. His hands reached down the hem of the white tank top with black stripes. It wasn't unusual for him to lose a layer of two of clothing during a show. The only difference from today was that a fine sheen of sweat glistened off his chest.

The crowd erupted into cheers as he flashed his signature smirk. "You like that huh?" A chuckle escaped from his lips. "Sometimes I think you guys only like me for my body." With that he looked over the fans giving the effect of eye contact and smirked more.

Your heart couldn't take it. You've had a major crush on him for as long as you could remember, but it would never go past anything more than you being a fan and him one of your heroes that have helped you stay where you are now. As cheesy as it sounds, their music actually helped you when you hit your lowest point.

"How about if I do this?" Cody bit his lip catching the silver piece of metal between his teeth and chewed on it a bit, as if in a state of thought. He mumbled something that the microphone didn't pick up and flexed. That sent the crowd into another frenzy of screams. A few of the things you were still able to hear sounded like, "I love you Cody!", "Marry me!", or even from the psychotic fan, "Have my children!" It's a shame they're known for their looks instead of talent now...

"Anyways! You should know this song, because we're what? We're young, we're dumb, and forever stuck in our what?!" He shouted, holding the microphone out. All around the word "youth" rang out. "That's right! Let's get the party started!" With that the intro to Forever Stuck In Our Youth started playing as Cody jumped around acting like a monkey on meth. Zach and Dan did their usual jumping of the amps and spinning around like a fairy, while Maxx did....well whatever a Maxx Danziger did.

Cody jumped down from the stage and jumped into the crowd with a smile plastered across his features as the family sang the words back to him. He looked down and caught your gaze, his bright blue eyes shinning with what seemed like a layer of tears threatening to fall. As he jumped back onto the stage he ran his hand over his crotch, not uncommon either.

All too soon the song ended and one of your idols stood there sweating, trying to keep his voice from cracking. "Honestly...you guys have no idea how happy it makes me feel when I get in the crowd and you guys sing the words back to us." He glanced behind him and smiled at his band mates, Dan Clermont, Zach DeWall, and Maxx Danziger. "I love hearing about how our music has helped you through rough times. I learned that every reaction doesn't come without a story. A lot of you have probably been hurt, beaten, or cheated by someone you thought you could trust. I know we all did."

The crowd feel silent as he had to grab his shirt and wipe away a few tears. "I ju-just...we love each and everyone single one of you. From the bottom of our hearts. You are not alone. You are not ugly, you are not worthless. What the hell is perfection? It's a word thrown around like pennies to the fountain floor and honestly? If you want to know something about us..."

The rest of the band set their instruments down and lined up, arms across each other shoulders. "We...we are solace. We are chaos. We are evil. We are good. We are human." They took a bow and stated in unison, "And that's all we ever wanted to be. We are Set It Off!" They raised their hands up in the greeting known to every member of the family. The Duality symbol. "Thank you for being with us during everything. Thank you guys. We love you."

They picked up their respected their instruments as The Grand Finale came on. "This is our last song of the night, but we're doing a meet and greet, signing, and photos are this. All of you better be there." With that the show went on smoothly and ended with Cody's screams.