Soaring Bird

"You want me to what!?!" Allen yells
"You heard me," Maddox says calmly from his chair never looking up, "if you want to make it up to me, you will tell Eric. I don't want him finding out from anyone else but you. That's how it should be. Do it before the show or after I don't care, but tell him tonight."
"Tonight!?!?"
"Dude are you deaf? He said tonight. Eric is a really nice guy and Maddox is right, you owe it to Eric and Maddox to tell Eric the truth. What were you just not going to tell him?" Rex says from his spot on the couch.
Allen doesn't make eye contact.
"Allen,"
"Don't."
"Don't what!?!!? Don't tell my best friend that he is being an ass hat? Don't tell him that he knows what the right thing is. I know you, you are the one that always believes in doing the right thing. And you know what, Eric has always been nice to you, and to me ever since we became friends when he moved into town. He told me about Amy, and I can't keep this from him. So either you tell him, or I call him tomorrow." Chantel explains
"You'd really do that to me? I've been your friend since we were kids, we had no one else and you'd throw it all away?"
"You're the one throwing it away Allen! You are the one," she turns to look at Maddox, "you are the one who slept with him knowing full well that you had Eric. Sorry Maddox. But he isn't the only one at fault here! Wake up! Eric is going to find out, but how he does is up to you."
Maddox gets up from his chair and walks out the door. Rex gets up from the couch and reaches for Chantel's hand. She takes his hand and they walk out together leaving Allen alone.
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The introduction music starts and Maddox makes his way to the drums. Once he's in position and sitting at his kit Rex and Allen run out. Chantel counts to five and then runs out behind them. She waves at the fans before diving into their first song of the night...

"I’m on the train that’s pullin the sick and twisted, makin the most of the ride before we get arrested, we’re all wasted, and we’re not going home tonight.
Covered in black we lack the social graces, just like an animal we crawl out of our cages, they can’t tame us, so if you’re one of us, get on the bus!
If you’re a freak like me, wave your flag! If you’re a freak like me, get off your ass! It’s our time now, to let it all hang out. So shout if you’re a freak like me, you were born to burn, this is no disease you don’t need a cure!
It’s our time now to come out!
If you’re a freak like me!
If you’re a freak like me!"

Once the song comes to an end, "How the fuck is everybody tonight!?!?!"
The crowd answers with the usual screams, "What was that? I can't hear you!"
The crowd screams louder. "Fuck yea! My name is Chantel Purdy and we are L.A. Hearts! Our next song is one you might have heard before it's called... Do. Your. Worst!"

"You gotta nasty little side of you that's new to me I wish I knew the signs were on the wall for all to see. A penny for your thoughts, a dollar for a rational one you never see the glass is anything but empty! So make your move I dare you!
If this is sugar then it's not so sweet if this is blood then honey it's not deep!
So go and do your worst and I'll do mine but you cannot leave somebody that's been gone for quite some time!"

They finish up that song and the crowd still goes crazy. "So just in case you guys didn't hear me before we are L.A. Hearts, and on drums we got one bad ass S.O.B. pounding away back there, give it up for Maddox!" The crowd screams, Chantel hears a few girls in the front row scream they love him. "Now to two bad ass guys rocking away up here with me are Allen to my left, and to my right is Rex, give it up for them!"
The crowd screams some more. " One more song then we are gonna slow things down a bit, but for now... You guys Make Me Wanna Die!"

"Take me I'm alive, never was a girl with a wicked mind but everything looks better when the sun goes down. I had everything opportunities for eternity and I could belong to the night. Then your eyes, your eyes, I can see in your eyes, your eyes, you make me wanna die.
I'll never be good enough you make me wanna die.
And everything you love will burn up in the light
And every time I look inside your eyes
You make me wanna die."

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