Misadventure (One Direction)

25 - Solution

Wednesday, March 26th, 3:30 PM ... [Same Day]

Vanessa walked delusional towards the black door. She had to be the one to open the door and apologize to Jared before anything else could occur.

She brushed her fingers on the tips of her brown hair. Then she opened the main door. There stood Jared. He looked lively with a perfect pose; ready for practice. With both hands he carried parts of his drum set.

"Hi...," Vanessa welcomed Jared into the house. "I want to apologize for being mad at you for your good intentions."

Would that suffice? She asked herself.

He rose his eyebrows at her, waiting for more. "And I was a hypocrite."

"You're forgiven," he said, heading towards the living room.

"Jared." He turned around with her words. "If we make it to the finale and win, you can have a portion of the winning money."

"I'm fine. Just doing it for the band," and continued to the living room.

Vanessa helped set his drums as he went for the other parts. Once that was done they were ready to practice.

"So what is the set-list?" Jared asked as he sat on the drummer's stool.

"We're performing 'Electric Eyes', 'Anguished Connection', 'It Can't Be Happening', 'Flare', and 'My Summer Sensation'," answered Stephanie, while she got up to stand by the microphone.

Then Lesley and Vanessa stood beside her, respectfully in front of the mics, too.

Brenton, who sat on the couch, was their audience for the evening. They spoke to him. "The first song we'll be singing is called 'Electric Eyes'."

Jared held his percussion sticks and hit them twice. Then he started off with the bass drum. As that happened he created a fast beat using the rack toms, snare drum. Then he hit the cymbals. Stephanie started to pluck the strings of her guitar. Lesley did the same but with her blue solid-body guitar--Stratocaster. In the background Jared repeated the rhythm with no mistake, as if he had practice everyday with them. Each of them followed their own tune.

"Look at you... You look so untrue... With those electric eyes and their magnitude... At first they've scared me... Like dark skies... And I wanted to run away... But they froze the moment," harmonized Stephanie. The first memory of Liam came swaying through her mind. His coffee brown eyes seemed so unreal.

"Those eyes glanced into mine... And stole the real me... And I'll never forget the enjoyment... Of seeing them clear like blue sea," chanted Vanessa. She remembered when she saw Harry walk in before the concert.

Their voices joined together. "I sing the eyes electric... It's like dancing in the spring air,... And I will not flee because... Those eyes that love me... And I love them back..."

Then Lesley started off with low range vocals and slowly increased it. "With all of the detours... Of other marvellous lives... In this world,... You gaze into my soul.... I hang on to your wonders.... Those eyes that eradicate thunders.... Now I feel whole... With that sight of yours." She continued plucked the strings quickly as Jared accelerated the speed of the beat.

Stephanie took the spot afterwards, continuing playing her guitar. "I saw that they love me,... Beyond any doubt.... They open my life to see,... What I glimpse upon." She pointed at Brenton and he pretended to cry in happiness. They loved him as their audience.

The trio sang softly as high as their lungs could manage. "I sing the eyes electric... It's like dancing in the spring air,... And I will not flee because... Those eyes that love me... And I love them back..." All three focused on Brenton as he watched them eagerly. My first private show, he exclaimed inside his head.

Vanessa intoned with the bass drum beat: Bam... Dum... Bam... Bam... Dum.... "Those eyes keep me bounded to you,... Like warmth to summer lovers.... With your lovely eyes,... The other guysSweep away from my mind...." Dragging on the word 'mind' like the word 'mine'.

Lesley followed the melody thereafter. "No doubt I sing the electric eyes.... They deserve to be renowned,... Not fooled around.... So, I continue to sing, for... Those eyes that love me... And I love them back." A reminiscent of Niall and her dancing at the wedding.

They fused their voices once more, as Jared continued with the beat. "I sing the eyes electric... It's like dancing in the spring air,... And I will not flee because... Those eyes that love me... And I love them back..."

The flickering of their fingers vanished. The girls paused for quick drinks and started off with the next song, 'Anguished Connection'.

The girls sang with all their passion. They have forgotten how their music felt. Almost like swimming as the sun sets. After that they proceeded to 'It Can't Be Happening'.

Brenton continued to watch intently and clapped when their voices reached at their highest vocal range. He looked quiet mad and intrigued when they sang 'Flare'. At the last song, he seemed to be in tears. Now he hoped to see them win and go to the finals.

When Jared finished repeating the last beat of 'My Summer Sensation' the girls felt alleviated. They knew that rehearsals were pointless for their vocals. They had it so they could have a good chemistry with one another.

"You guys are amazing! Now I know what everyone is talking about! Oh, I wish to have been at the auction and your Valentine's Day performance," voiced Brenton.

"It really sucks you can't go and see us this Friday," said Vanessa, patting his shoulder.

"But you got an exclusive peek," added Lesley as she started putting everything away.

Jared did the same and Vanessa, trying to be as amiable as possible, placed parts of his drum set into his red 1968 Impala.

"Thank you again," she paused, while Jared entered the driver seat. "You have the location, right?"

"Yeah, I do. Do we have practice tomorrow?" he asked her. In his eyes it seemed he was hoping to see her again.

"No, I think we all know our deal and we've been ready for months now. It was just for refreshing, you know?"

Jared nodded as he baked out of his parking spot. He waved at her as he drove forward. She only glanced at where he had parked and entered back home.