Chasing The Dream

Chapter 8

I get home around five and I decide to try to scream, like in screamo music. I practice for about an hour when I finally get it right! I can't wait to tell the guys tomorrow. They are going to freak out! Now we can incorporate some scream into our music so we can create a little more diversity.

After that thought my stomach growled really loud and I decided to see what we were having for dinner.I walk down stairs and the wonderful aroma of chicken pie greeted me when I walked into the kitchen.

"Mmmmmm yum! When is it going to be ready?" I ask my mom.

"In about two minutes. Can you go ahead and get plates and glasses out?" she asks me. I grab five plates and glasses and set them on the counter. My dad walks into the room and I run over and give him a hug since I haven't seen him for about a week.

"Hi daddy!" I say happily.

"Hey! How's the band doing?" he asks me.

"We are actually doing really well. We've gotten five songs written in about three days." I say with a smile.

"That's great! And these boys have been keeping their hands to themselves, right?" he asks concerned.

"Of course! You know I would beat the crap out of them." I respond.

"FOOD!" my mom yells. My fourteen year old brother and eight year old sister come running down the stairs.

"Kat!" my sister yells excitedly.

"What's up my little sassafrass?" I ask. Sassafrass is a word she made up when she was five to describe someone who is sassy.

"I'm not the sassafrass! You are!" she yells at me.

"Okay Chloe, whatever you say." I respond with a smile.

"Oh my gosh can we just eat already?" my brother Cole complains.

"Yes you can." my mom says. We all scramble for food before it is all gone. We take seats at the table and dig in. My first bite felt like I was in heaven. I was so hungry that my food only lasted about five minutes.

"So Kat are you interested in any of the guys in the band?" my mom asks giving me the look like she knows something is up.

"No. Connor and Drew are awesome friends. Alex just gets on my nerves. He's way too cocky." I say rolling my eyes.

"Really? Maybe Alex is just cocky so he can try to impress you because he likes you." my mom suggests.

"No mom. I don't think it's like that. Can we just stop talking about it?" I ask her.

"Sure. So Cole how has lacrosse been?" she said changing the subject.

"Pretty good." he responds.

"Can I be excused?" I ask my dad.

"Sure." he says. I put my plate in the sink and head up to my room. I was so exhausted that I immediately fell asleep.

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"Hey babe. Are you sure about this?" Alex asks me.

"Of course." I moan at the feel of his lips on my jaw then my throat. He quickly takes off his pants and boxers and rips my panties off. He slowly enters me and I gasp in pain.

That's when I wake up.

"Oh my gosh I can't believe I just had a sex dream about Alex! What the hell is going on?" I ask myself still gasping for air after the dream. I was so confused with my feelings. I glance at the clock and see that it's six in the morning. Since I'm already up I decide to get dressed and eat breakfast.

I pick up the girls and they immediately notice that something is bothering me.

"What's up?" Mackenzie asks.

"Uh nothing." I reply quickly.

"Oh it's something all right. Now spill!" Blake says.

"Well last night I kinda sorta had a sex dream about Alex." I say drawing it out a little bit.

"You what!" they both yell at the same time.

"I thought you hated him!" Mackenzie says astonished.

"Yea well so did I!" I say back.

"What the hell does this mean?" Blake asks.

"I don't know! That's what I've been wondering all morning." I sigh.

"Maybe it's just lust. It couldn't mean that you want to be in a relationship with him." Mackenzie says wisely.

"Yea that could be it. I mean he is totally hot!" I say. I see them nod their heads in agreement.

"Okay, let's just forget that I had this dream and continue on with our lives." I suggest. They agree and we pass the rest of the car ride to school in silence.

The rest of the week passes by in a blur. It's filled with school work and practicing with the band. We had written three new songs to perform at our gig, which is tonight. Since I had finally mastered screaming we incorporated that into our song In the Dark. Our other two songs are Caught Myself and Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous.

At the club we were performing at there were a lot of people. I mean they were packed together like a can of sardines. I was so nervous. This was my first time performing in front of a crowd of people. Thankfully Mackenzie, Blake, Meredith, and Elizabeth were there already. Audrey was on her way with Aaron.

"Just take deep breaths and concentrate on the songs." Mackenzie says trying to calm me down.

"But what if I mess up?" I ask her.

"And now presenting Dark Angel!" someone says. That is our cue to go on stage. I glance one last time at Mackenzie and she smiles at me.

"What's up guys? We are Dark Angel and this first song you will know. Here is our version of Royals!" I yell into the microphone trying to get everyone hyped. Thankfully they all cheer and we start the song. We do one of our own songs next and everyone seems to love it! We do our version of My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark. We continue on the pattern until we have done all of our songs.

"Thanks you guys!" I yell as the band leaves the stage. I take a deep breath and let it out, relieved that it went so well. The crowd looked like they really enjoyed us, which was a relief.

"Omg you guys were amazballs!" Meredith yells wrapping me in a hug.

"Yea you totally kicked ass!" Elizabeth says.

"I didn't know you could sing like that Kat!" Audrey says. Aaron had left a few minutes earlier since he didn't want to see his brother.

"I want to buy your album! You guys were seriously that good!" Blake says.

"It was great music to dance to! I don't think I took a break at all." Mackenzie says.

"Thanks guys!" I say with a huge grin on my face. I turn around to face the guys and we all squeeze each other in a group hug. Alex had his arm wrapped around my shoulder and I felt a shock of electricity go through my body. It startled me and I jumped back out of the group hug. I hear footsteps and turn to see the owner of the club walking towards us.

"That was really amazing guys. How about coming to play here every Friday night from now on?" he asks with a hopeful grin. I look at the guys and they were bouncing up and down in excitement.

"That would be awesome!" I respond. The owner leaves and we all rejoin in a group hug. We are finally about to get the attention we deserve after working so hard!