Yesterday was really tiring. Shuji was really high and when he's stoned, he seems to be really talkative..so I didn't get any sleep last night.
"Do you ever wonder if aliens are real? Do you ever think about them taking over the world?" He questioned as I looked at him weirdly, my eyes half closed.
-"What are you talking about?" I said as a laugh escaped my lips.
"Do you?"
-"No." I said as he frowned.
"I do."
-"then you're out of your mind." I sigh.
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In two more weeks, the Talent Show will be coming up and I haven't practiced because Shuji was becoming clingy towards me.
"Can we get ice cream?" He asked as I sighed.
-"Shuji, I need to practice."
"You're a fast learner though.." He said as he held my hand.
-"Well..I need to make sure it sounds good. I also need to practice the end of my solo, you know it's really hard and fast." I say as he stopped walking.
"Alright, I'll let you practice..but can we get ice cream first?" He says as I roll my eyes.
-"Alright, come on." I say and we began to make our way to the ice cream shop. He got vanilla ice cream and I got ____.
We made it back to my house where he sat on my bed, licking and biting his ice cream and that made my teeth hurt just by looking.
"Why are you biting your ice cream?" I ask as he looked up at me.
-"'cause I bite my ice cream?" He said as I sighed and began to practice my chords on my guitar.
The solo was slowly coming up and I took a deep breath before it happened.
Once my solo came up, I played faster and I focused really hard, but Shuji had to complain about my room being to cold and asked for a jacket.
"Shuji, can you not? I really need to practice.." I sighed in annoyance as I threw him a jacket.
-"Sorry, I was just really cold.." he apologized as he put the jacket on.
I practiced three more times and he didn't interrupt me this time, but just watched and listened.
Once I was finished, he clapped proudly with a smile on his face.
"You did amazing!" He said as I placed my guitar on my bed, next to him.
"Thank you.." I say as I was completely out of breath, my fingers felt like they were gonna fall off.
"Alright, I got two more weeks to practice and I'll die afterwards." I say as he rolls his eyes.
-"Don't say that, Y/n." He said as he stood up and wrapped his arms around my waist, holding me tightly.
I wrap my arms around his neck and groaned tiredly into his chest.
"Are you hungry?" He asked as I nodded.
I was starving to death due to me practicing for three hours straight.
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It was now time for the Talent Show and I was feeling really anxious. My hands were sweating, I was biting my bottom lip as I played with my guitar strings.
"You good, Y/n?" Huey asked as he placed his guitar on the chair and took a sip of his water.
-"Yeah, yeah, why wouldn't I be?" I replied as he squinted his eyes in a way of saying, "I know you're lying".
"I'm just nervous, I've never actually don't anything like this before..I didn't think It'd be that much people attending the show." I admit as he chuckled.
-"You'll be fine.! Performing on stage can be nerve-wracking, but remember that you're there to have fun and share your talent. Take deep breaths, practice beforehand, and visualize yourself doing well. You got this!" He smiled as he pat my shoulder gently as I nod.
"Alright, thanks." I say and began to practice before it was our turn.
"Alright, next up is a band that recently started playing not too long ago. Give it up for 4Ever Sad!" The speaker said as everyone began to clap.
I took a deep breath as I held onto my guitar as the curtain things opened up to reveal the four of us.
Before we started, Huey flashed me a smile and it gave me a bit of some confidence.
Nikita began to sing as we began to play that the same time. Her beautiful voice calmed me down..It reminded me of some of my favorite songs that help me focus while I'm doing homework.
The most part that I was nervous about was mine and Hueys solo. I was afraid that I would mess up and they'd hate me for it..I didn't wanna fail them and be kicked out of something I've been dreaming of doing since I was six years old.
"The wounds cut deep, but I'll rise from the pain, Strength in my veins, forging my own domain, I'll erase your memory, from my tortured mind, And from these shattered dreams, a phoenix shall rise."
Once she finished her outro, I took a deep breath as me and Huey began to play our solo.
I focused and began to play faster once I knew I had to.
The sounds my guitar makes is amazing and it's definitely music to my ears! I adored the ending of this song so much! Even though it was 1:15 minutes long..but it's obviously worth it.
Once me and Huey finished, Marcus did his solo and ended the whole thing.
Nikita smiled as people clapped and cheered.
The curtains closed and I sighed deeply.
Did I do good? Did I mess up? What if it wasn't good enough?! Questions kept running through my head as Marcus clapped.
"You did great!" He smiled as I sighed in relief.
-"Thank you, I thought I did a terrible job!" I say as he laughed.
"No, you did amazing. I loved it and I'm sure Nikita did as well." He pat my shoulder and handed me a water bottle as I gladly took it as the last 4 people preformed.
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"Alright, everyone! It's time to announce the winners of todays Talent Show!" The man said into the microphone as the audience clapped.
"First place: The ballerinas! They did an amazing job and we love how they took the time to practice this for three weeks straight!" He said as I sighed.
"Second place: We have the one and only band, 4Ever Sad!! Me personally, I think they did an amazing job! Nikita here sang so well and the others nailed those instruments sounds! The drummer, you did amazing! The guitarists, y'all did an amazing job as well and I really enjoyed it! Y'all should definitely make it onto the radio, I could see y'all getting somewhere in the future with those talents of yours." He shrugged as I smiled proudly. He had so much to say, but put us in second place?
-"Thank you, we really appreciate this so much." Nikita smiled as Marcus clapped and the audience followed after.
"And for Third place: we have the 'fashion models' he said as he quoted the 'fashion models"." It was Heathers team, but we aren't gonna talk about it.
Guess this time she didn't have enough money to pay the guy and put her in first.
"They did amazing..Now let's clap for them!" He yelled as everyone clapped.
"Hey, Y/n..I was wondering if maybe you wanted to han-"
-"Baby! You did amazing! I told you that you'd be fine!" Shuji cut Huey off as his smile faded away.
"Never mind, it's fine." He forced a smile and walked away with his guitar wrapped around his torso and neck.
-"alright.." I say as Shuji kissed me like the proud boyfriend he is.
"Your solo, Y/n! It was amazing!" He smiled as I noticed his bloodshot eyes and let out a sigh.
-"Shuji, are you high again?"
"Maybe?.."
A/n- Y/n, don't worry! I'll entertain Huey🤪 He'll be ma man🤭