Stolen Music

Shopping

"Come on! You need something nice to wear for the concerts!" Hazel bounced up and down. "For what? No one sees me anyway." Nico muttered. The two-well, three including Frank- were strolling around a mall looking for clothes for their upcoming concert.

Nico had enough. Hazel was throwing him colourful jumpers and shirts and Nico kept putting them back. "At least let me shop alone. I'll find something I'll actually like" Nico told hazel. "Are you sure because-" Hazel was cut off by Frank, "I think he's right. He knows what he likes. Let's go look for us," Frank took Hazel elsewhere and Nico gave him a silent thanks.

Nico exited the Bloomingdales and went to a near by store that sold instruments and looked through some new speaker systems. Suddenly there was an eruption of bangs coming from a drum kit in the corner of the store. Nico walked up to the guy playing, as everyone else in the store had. The boy with curly hair was hitting the drums at such a rapid pace that Nico could barely focus on his hands. He was wearing a name tag and some clothes from Hot Topic.

When he finished everyone erupted into applause including Nico. "I'd love to stay my adoring fans but my boss is gonna kill me!" the brown haired Latino boy sprang up and saluted. He ran off out of the store.

"He's pretty great, huh?" a girl next to Nico said. "Yeah, he's pretty good." he agreed. "So what do you play?" the girl asked. This time Nico looked at her. Her kaleidoscope eyes watched him. "I dj and play the synth," she nodded and said 'cool'. She walked away and Nico did the same.

"I promised Hazel I would get clothes," Nico reminded himself. As he walked passed different stores. He passed a few stores before settling on Hot Topic.

He picked up a black jacket, ripped jeans and a few shirts that he liked. He waited in the ridiculously long line while texting Hazel. She sent him tons of photos of the dresses she tried on and all the jewellery she found. He tried not to laugh at Frank who was put into a sweater with kittens on it.

"Any day now!" the boy running the register called out. Nico walked up and placed his items on the counter. "You really like black and skulls," the cashier observed. "So what if I- hey, you're the drummer boy," Nico said. The boy smiled an impish grin, "glad to be recognised by my work. But I have a name too," he made a grand gesture towards his name tag. "Leo, then." Nico said. "Yep. That's the name." He said while he folded and scanned Nico's clothes.

"You don't look like you'd work here," Nico said. Leo shrugged, "it pays I guess. All I need." He handed the bags over to Nico. "Enjoy," Leo smiled like he knew some huge secret. "Thanks."

Nico left the store. After an uneventful hour he met up with Hazel and Frank for lunch. "Show me what you got!" Hazel bounced up as she saw his bags. For every one bag Nico had, Hazel had four. And Frank was carrying them all.

"Check it out for yourself. I'll go order." Nico walked to the pizza stand. "Sup, Jason," Nico greeted the cashier. "Sup, Neeks. What ya guys want?" the blonde boy asked. "The usual." Jason brushed up four slices of pizza, two plain and two with pepperoni, and chilli fries with two cokes. "Thanks, man." He paid and walked back to Hazel and Frank.

Hazel was smiling profoundly and Frank was laughing. "I don't know if I picked out good clothes or bad clothes. What's up with you guys?" Nico set their things down. "Read this!" Hazel handed him the receipt from Hot Topic. "What's wrong with it? I bought all of these." Nico looked questioningly at Hazel. "Other side."

Nico turned it over and blushed fiery red. In pen was written, "call me cutie ;) (000)000-0000 xox -the hot cashier drummer"

"I never saw him write it. He's not even that cute. STOP STARING AT ME." Nico out his hands over his face. "Aw Nico it's so cute!" Hazel squished him in a hug.

"You can let go now," Nico said. "Right," Hazel let go. They sat and started eating until Hazel leaned over and whispered to Nico, "you're gonna call him right?"

"Maybe if you stop bugging me,"

"So you do think he's cute?"

"STOP"

So yeah it's kinda short but it's a start. My first published fic! So y'all spread the word about it.

-Rochelle