Blackmailed Into The Band

First We Need A Punk-Rock Name

" She's really here!" Carter yelled as the guys approached my locker.

" I knew she'd show up. 'Lexia and that ego," Josh chuckled.

" Yeah," Carter smiled. " Hey Alexia. Remember me from elementary school?"

I barely had time to nod before he started talking again," Okay, we practice at Josh's place, Josh drives us there and then takes us home when we're done."

" Glad I took the bus this morning," I said, giving him a thumbs up.

" Enough talking, let's get going," Aidan grumbled and turned to leave.

" Wait-" I said.

They stopped walking.

" Can Josh... drive with his hair in his face? Shouldn't he use like a headband to hold it back?"

" I can see," Josh said before we continued walking towards his car. The guys piled in the back and I was told to get in the passenger seat.

As soon as we hit the road, the first thing I learned was that Josh drove like a satan-worshipping maniac. I held onto my seat the whole time, praying like a sinner at church until we got to his house.

" We're here," He announced as the guys left the car. It took Aidan and Carter to pull me out of my seat. We walked inside the house and I reluctantly followed them up the stairs.

It was weird being the only girl here but weren't emo band members all about treating people with respect and shit?

" First things first, we need a band name," Aidan said.

" You don't have a name yet?" I asked, starting to feel excited.

Josh sat on the window ledge, strumming his guitar softly.

" Right," Aidan said. " We have a small list each of us took home for a day to jot random names down."

He handed me their list.

" Who wrote the first one?" I laughed.

" I did," Carter said proudly.

Barney's Piss-Break.

" We're not using that," Aidan growled.

" Lost at Sea? I like the sound of that one," I said.

Josh's smile gave away who the author was.

" I like Shailene's Suicide," Carter said.

" Me too," Aidan smiled before adding," Since the list is so long, maybe we should each pick a favorite and vote from there.

Josh walked towards his bookshelf and pulled out a whiteboard and a green marker. " Everyone name your favorite or come up with a new one. Aidan first," He said.

" Shailene's Suicide."

Josh wrote it down on the board. " Carter?"

" Shit. Aidan took Shailene's Suicide so I'll just go with Barney's Piss-Break."

We all laughed as Josh wrote it down. " Alexia?"

" I like Lost at Sea," I said. He nodded and wrote it down.

" Phillip?"

" Um... How about Revenge of Verona?" Phillip said. It sounded like an action movie to me.

" My personal favorite is Drea's Last Words," Josh said quietly before writing it on the board. I wondered if Drea was an ex-girlfriend.

" Lets vote," Aidan said. " Votes for Shailene?"

No votes. He crossed it out.

" Votes for... I'm skipping Barney's Piss Break. Fuck you guys," He said. " Votes for Lost At Sea?"

Carter raised his hand.

He crossed it out.

" Votes for Revenge of Verona?"

No votes. He crossed it out.

" Drea's Last Words?"

All hands went up and Josh smiled.

" In memory of Drea," He said quietly.

" In memory of Drea," Aidan repeated, taking the marker from Josh and circling Drea's Last Words.

" Let's start writing."