July, 3rd 2018. It’s about six o’clock in the evening. Many people came together in one of the large concert halls to watch the performance of the talented music band. Colorful spotlights light up the whole room and the spacious scene, on which they see a drum set and three microphone stands placed in a row. What’s happening on the scene is being translated in real-time on the big screens that are hanging on both sides. Happy whops and loud whistles can be heard far and close. People cannot wait for the appearance of the young stars, who have achieved a lot thanks to their hard work and true love for their business.
At some moment, everyone makes defeating shouts as they see the tall drummer with thick wheat-blonde hair and charming amber eyes, with tons of colorful bracelets of different forms on his hands. Many people admire the gorgeous physical data of the young guy, and they are definitely happy that they managed to see his tough biceps thanks to the black waistcoat that he is wearing. Showing his true smile and waving his hand at the crowd, he comes quickly to the drum set, sits on it, and shouts something cheerful into the microphone that is placed near him with drumsticks in his hands.
The appearance of the sympathetic gray-eyed guy with thick, little disheveled jet-black hair holding a black lacquered solo guitar makes everyone thrilled, as well. When he runs cheerfully on the stage, it seems like it’s going to be super hot now. This man surely knows how to rock on and make everyone get up and dance. The band’s leader, who shows up next looks so confident that someone could hardly dare to argue with him. This black-haired six-foot handsome guy with naturally pale skin and blue eyes definitely enjoys himself as he comes to the central microphone with his head proudly raised and holding the board of his black rhythm guitar. The last member of the band, who shows up on the stage with a black and gray bass guitar and waves his hand at everyone also gets much attention. A stunning smile, piercing brown eyes, and thick dark chocolate hair do not leave young girls indifferent and make them whoop from delight.
“What’s up, folks?” the black-haired man standing between two guitarists pronounces loudly into the microphone and fixes his black t-shirt.
Everyone makes defeating whoops, and someone tries to say something, even if someone would hardly hear them.
“So what, rebels, let’s make it loud?” the bass guitarist says into the microphone with a wide smile.
“Let’s shake this ground!” the lead guitarist encourages.
Everyone at the show starts shouting much louder, expressing their happiness and wish to hear the song as soon as possible.
“C’mon, guys!” the drummer speaks into the microphone and starts beating the rhythm with his sticks. “One! One, two, three! Three, four! Let’s go!”
During the imitable guitar solo performed brilliantly by the lead guitarist, the light is getting muffled in the room, and the people start whooping happily. And at some moment, the bassist and the rhythm guitarist join him. The light of the spotlights falls on the drummer, who is beating the rhythm with no mistakes and sings without a microphone along with the lead guitarist when he starts singing his solo lines. The crowd sings along with him, letting him know that they learned the full song heart by heart. The guy dances himself and makes everyone jump, infecting them with his crazy energy and not letting anyone relax. It’s impossible to say that he somehow was an insecure man, who was afraid to show his talent to the shake in his knees. The guitarist is now as confident as his older brother, who starts singing his lines after him.
The band’s leader, who is now under the spotlight, conquers the people’s hearts with his strong, sonorous voice and confirms the theory that he was born to be a musician and has the talent that nobody else had for a long time before. The defeating whoops of the fans make him smile widely and feel much more confident. He does not care about two guitarists, who jump behind him, play the fool together, thrill with laughter as they perform their parts on their guitars, or come to the drummer, who beats the drums and cymbals with all his soul and heart.
Separately, the voices of all the men sound beautiful, but they make harmony when they sing together. The way they sing the chorus together proves it and helps them show their skills and take much higher notes. The spotlights overflow with millions of colors, lighting up the large scene, and the closeup shots of all four members of the band are seen on the big screens. The crowd has the pleasure of dancing along with their powerful song and singing lyrics as loudly as possible. Someone is recording the performance on the camera of the phone, and someone decides to put their gadgets aside to enjoy the singing and the play of this excellent four. The shouts and whoops do not prevent the men from hearing themselves and each other in the headphones that every one of them has in one of their ears.
Several months ago, the band’s bassist was charged for having no ear and being a terrible man, who should not have been in the one. But later, the man proved that all these charges were false, and he did get a talent and deserved to be loved and respected. People really like the low piercing voice that he is showing now as he is singing his solo lines into the microphone. The bassist smiles a lot and looks confident and relaxed enough, shouting something between the lines to shake the crowd up. He has fully recovered from amnesia that he had several months ago due to the serious head trauma. However, the man tried not to think about that period when he could have lost his best friends and his beloved girlfriend.
The drummer’s rare and short parts have always been especially loved by his fans. Girls literally go crazy from the velvet, little hoarse voice of the blond, who is loved by some people even more than the lead vocalist. Right now, beating the rhythm on the drums energetically, he shows his vocal skills with the support of his best friends, who surround the drum set, encourage him with words, and motivate the people to show their love for him. Everyone makes loud whoops full of admiration. And at some moment, the drummer shouts something cheerful into the microphone for the men and the crowd and even makes the people happy with a short drum solo.
All this time, the guitarists do not stand in the same place. They run like crazy on the whole scene, jump from one side to another, dance carelessly, play the guitars, and sing into one microphone. They also manage to share a couple of words with each other and do not miss a chance to play the fool with their colleagues and play a catch. That’s why people sometimes thrill with laughter and even record what’s happening in the video. The band’s fans actually love the moments when the guys play the fool and let themselves be who they are. They especially love watching the tricks of the black-haired brothers, who miss no chance to annoy each other but do not forgive anyone, who dares to harm one of them.
The performance is so good that nobody notices how the song comes to an end, and the men play the last chords and sing the latest lines. After this, everyone starts applauding excitedly and making loud whoops, while the members of the band being a little winded look at them with slight smiles on their faces.
“Bravo!” everyone pronounces. “Bravo! You rock!”
“'Against The System' rock!” someone not far is heard. “'Against The System' is the best!”
“Thank you so much!” the bassist of the band shouts at the top of his lungs. “Thank you!”
“You were awesome!” the lead guitarist exclaims with a wide smile.
“Singing for you was a real pleasure,” the lead vocalist says into the microphone loudly.
“You’re cool, guys!” the drummer pronounces cheerfully, raising his hand with a drumstick, with which he points at the crowd. “You’re the best, rebels!”
The crowd keeps applauding loudly for a long time and giving compliments to the men, who look at each other with true smiles as if they praise each other for the amazing performance. But then the members of the band wave their hands at everyone, showing their wide, charming smiles, and leave the stage. And even when they are behind the scene, they can still hear the loud shouts of the people, who are definitely not happy with hearing just one song.
“Excellent show, guys!” the lead vocalist notices cheerfully as he walks down the long and wide halls where they meet many people working at the concert hall along with his friends and brother. “You all did a brilliant job!”
“Oh, ya, we’ve killed it today!” the drummer agrees with a wide smile.
“I think it’s one of the best shows of all time,” the lead guitarist adds.
“What a crowd!” the band’s bassist exclaims. “How hard the people rocked on! How they danced! I was thrilled!”
“Yeah, it’s been two months since we released our new single, but people already know the lyrics heart by heart and sing them with us,” the drummer notices.
“Listen, guys, I can’t really wait to start playing full-time shows,” the lead vocalist confesses confidently. “I’m still hungry after singing one song. I want more!”
“Oh, Terrence, if only you knew how much I wanna play our full album!” the lead guitarist pronounces cheerfully. “I’m ready to spend a few hours in a row on the stage!”
“It’s okay, guys, the album will be out very, very soon,” the bassist recalls funnily. “So, we’re gonna have much more work, and we’ll be performing on much longer shows.”
“I can’t wait!” the drummer exhales sharply. “I can’t wait for this moment!”
“Damn, some time ago, it all seemed just a dream to me,” Terrence notices thoughtfully.
“In short, life is beautiful, men!” the lead guitarist smiles widely, raising his hands. “It’s going on right.”
“That’s right!” the bassist agrees. “And soon, our MacClife bros are gonna have a wedding with their cuties.”
“Yeah, a little time before Edward and Terrence say goodbye to their single life and start a family one,” the drummer adds.
“Hey, Edward, have you already finished repairing your new place?” the bassist addresses the black-haired man, who is a little shorter than Terrence.
“Almost,” Edward smiles mysteriously. “A little time before the final. My gorgeous blondie Natalia and I are gonna be able to move into it.”
“I guess Rochester’s sitting on her bags and waiting for you to become husband and wife,” Terrence chuckles kindly.
“Well, I can congratulate you again since Raquelle hasn’t run away from home and thrown the engagement ring at your face, saying your wedding is canceled.”
“No, kid, Cameron will not run away from me,” Terrence says with his head proudly up. “She’s realized that she wouldn’t find a better man than me. She wouldn't find someone to be more imitable.”
“Oh, fuck, Terrence’s on his wave again…” the drummer moans tiredly, running his hands over his face.
“Never mind, Peter,” the bassist advises, fixing slightly his black denim waistcoat that he is wearing on his naked torso. “Terrence can’t be fixed. He was, he is, and he will be an unbearable, selfish asshole.”
“M-m-m, I see Daniel’s starting to realize something…” Terrence smiles mysteriously. “Someone’s starting to wake up and recognize my uniqueness.”
“Even if arguing with you about your so-called uniqueness and indispensability, it doesn’t mean we’ll give up on the wish to kick your ass and bring you down,” Peter replies confidently.
“That’s what you and I love,” Edward smiles slyly. “So, why should we refuse what we love? Give up on pleasure to laugh at the king of roosters.”
“Well, Daniel and I don’t doubt ya,” Peter chuckles kindly.
“Aha, we can watch three things forever: fire, water, and the way the MacClifes try to kick other’s heads as much as possible,” Daniel adds with a slight smile.
“I think the band’s fans love it literally much more than our songs. Photos and video of it have kinda two times more voices, likes, and comments.”
“Well, we love it as much as we love our girls.”
Daniel and Peter laugh quietly, while Edward looks at them with a slight smile and his arms crossed over his chest.
“Oh, stop, chatterboxes, shut up!” Terrence pronounces with his head proudly up. “You better focus on the band’s business and think about our next performance.”
“Why should we think about it?” Edward throws his hands up. “I don’t doubt that it’s gonna be as awesome as today’s one!”
“I can’t wait for them to publish some cool photos from the show,” Peter says thoughtfully. “I wanna publish the best ones on my accounts.”
“And videos!” Daniel exclaims. “To show them Anna, Helene, Raquelle, and Natalia.”
“While we perform on shows, they’re fully focused on the wedding,” Edward replies confidently. “They’re busy with hair, makeup, and something like that. Going to shops and checking out magazines or viewing pictures on the Internet.”
“Hey, when are we gonna have our suits done?” Peter asks.
“I dunno, no calls from the atelier yet,” Edward shrugs.
“I hope they’ll manage to do it before the date. What if we have to change something.”
“Well, if someone doesn’t get as fast as a pig and stops getting through the doorway, it’s gonna be okay,” Terrence replies thoughtfully.
“I’m surely gonna be slim and imitable,” Edward says with his head proudly up, stroking his hair down slightly and fixing his fridge on the forehead. “My workouts at the gym class are doing well. And my six-pack is now much more gorgeous and much tougher.”
“I don’t see any kind of changes about you. You had and you have big cheeks.”
“Oh, you should see the big pillow behind you.”
“You confused it with yours?”
“Nope, I don’t confuse anything. And hey, I even think something’s growing in the front of you. Hm…” Edward frowns slightly. “Either it’s your age issue that is the reason why your metabolism slows down. Or you embrace the fridge much more than your beloved girl.”
“Looking at you, it’s clear that eating a lot of Mom’s cakes and eclairs didn't do a good thing to you.”
“I’ve already asked Mom not to bake anything if I know you wanna go to our home.”
“Don’t worry, bro, I’ve already said that I wouldn’t stop loving you if you turn into a clumsy barrel.”
“What kind of unreal dreams you’re having, tough guy. I’m sorry that you’ll only have to dream about something like this.”
“Listen, guys, let’s go to the gym all together and have a good workout?” Peter suggests cheerfully. “So, we have pain in every bone of the body. I can personally watch you to make sure you work super hard.”
“Oh, yay, after a workout under your close control, I can’t raise my hand and barely creep on my knees,” Daniel says loudly.
“You did want to make Seymour lose her head at the sight of the half-naked you. So, work hard if you wanna impress her with a tough six-pack, not a cute, puffy belly.”
“Thank god, you don’t work as a coach. Otherwise, you would exhaust a poor guy or a poor girl.”
“But with me, you’ve come to a good enough result.” Peter claps Daniel on the stomach. “What good abs you got! Like a stone! And your arms got muscles. Of course, I can’t break my hand against your abs yet, but I see the progress.”
“Right!” Edward laughs. “I think Cassidy is overwhelmed when sees that her brother finally decided to make his body much better.”
“Aha, I think Cass has never seen Perkins with so many muscles,” Terrence agrees. “And now the belly’s gone, and he got cubs on the abs!”
“Something definitely jammed in his head after amnesia that made him a real fool for some time,” Peter chuckles kindly. “Many things changed. He opened his eyes to many things.”
“Oh, shut up, idiots!” Daniel throws indignantly, clapping Terrence and Edward on the head while they are laughing, and ruffles Peter’s hair. “I’m done with ya.”
Still laughing quietly, Edward, Daniel, Terrence, and Peter walk somewhere straight for some time before they come to the room where they left their stuff before the show. The men enter it and go on different sides, starting to deal with their stuff that is thrown on all the corners or lying in their big bags. Talking about something funny that makes them smile and playing the fool with each other at times, they take off the clothes, in which they performed, and put on what they wore when coming here a few hours ago: simple t-shirts, jeans, sneakers, and light denim jackets or leather jackets.
There are tons of cosmetics on the table that are placed against them. They are used to do makeup for girls or hide something on the male skin. Thanks to the mirror that is well-lighted, you can see the artists and musicians’ faces very well. The spacious room is well-lighted thanks to many halogen lamps on the white ceiling, and the modern split system keeps a comfortable temperature that makes you feel neither cold nor hot.
And when the men put on their own clothes and brush their little disheveled hair, they hear someone knocking at the door quietly. Then they see a short, slim young boy at the age of twenty on the doorstep. With gray eyes, dirty blonde hair, and small pimples on his face.
“Oh, Blake, we’ve been waiting for ya!” Terrence exclaims.
“I was gonna come to you,” Blake confesses, entering the dressing room and closing the door. “I wanted to say that the guys have finished working with your instruments and are gonna drive them away.”
“Alright, thanks a lot,” Peter thanks.
“Listen, maybe, I should’ve ordered something to eat for you? You could eat and then go to do your business!”
“No, no, don’t order anything now,” Edward refuses. “We’ve got a lot of things to do yet. We have no time to think about food.”
“You better help us carry all these bags with clothes and other stuff,” Daniel says.
“Okay, no problem,” Blake nods confidently.
“Hey, have you already talked to George about our meeting with him?” Terrence specifies.
“Yup, he called me himself. He said he would be waiting for you at the agency shortly after the end of the show.”
“Great, we’re going there right now, then.”
“By the way, men, you rocked on today! The show was really incredible! I am really impressed.”
“Thanks, kid,” Peter thanks with a slight smile. “We like it to the hell, too. Just like always, through.”
“The crowd was more than just wonderful today,” Daniel adds.
“M-m-m, I feel there will be the full house on your shows when you go on the tour,” Blake smiles mysteriously, putting his hands on his hips.
“Undoubtedly, buddy,” Edward pronounces with his head proudly up. “We’ll be rocking on the way we can do.”
“Can’t wait to hear you already,” Blake rubs his hands happily.
“Oh, yeah, as our personal assistant, you’ve got a unique chance to enjoy our shows for free,” Terrence replies confidently.
“Every day, I’m making much more sure that I’ve got the best job in the world.”
“M-m-m, some time ago you said different things,” Peter frowns slightly.
“C’mon, lads…” Blake sighs tiredly. “I’ve already explained everything to you and apologized. I’ve said I would be a friend to you from now on.”
“And you haven’t disappointed us yet,” Edward puts his hands on his hips. “Even if we want, we can’t find a reason to reproach you.”
“I am at your service at any time of day and night,” Blake says with his head proudly up.
“We will remember this.”
“Alright, Connor, take these bags and come to the guys, and we will show up now,” Daniel says.
“Okay!” Blake pronounces cheerfully. “And yeah, a crowd of fans is waiting for ya near the entrance to the concert hall. Everyone wanna take a photo with you and get your autograph.”
“If they’re waiting, we will give them some attention,” Peter promises with a slight smile.
“Talking to my fans is one of my favorite things,” Terrence adds.
“And we all know why,” Blake chuckles kindly. “Because they all praise you and call you their imitable Apollo.”
“That’s right!” Edward laughs. “Even Raquelle doesn’t praise Terrence the way his fans do it.”
“Well, she chose the right tactic from the very beginning and caught Terry in her webs,” Daniel notices cheerfully. “She caught him so that he couldn’t get out of it.”
“And MacClife was fucking overwhelmed at this twist and has to work hard every day, so his gorgeous queen pleases her king with much more attention,” Peter adds funnily.
Edward, Peter, Daniel, and Blake laugh shyly, while Terrence growls quietly with rolled eyes and strokes his hair down with his head proudly raised.
“Alright, men, stop making holes in your pants!” Terrence orders. “We’ve got so much to do! C’mon, move your asses!”
“Alright, alright, general, we got it!” Edward raises his hands and laughs shyly. “Alright, we will bring you to your fans and let you warm your soul up a little.”
“One more word from you, rutrag, before I kick your fucking ass.”
“You’ll do it later!” Daniel exclaims. “Or Smith will kick the asses of all of us if we’re too late for the meeting.”
“Okay, I’ll go to the guys and help them,” Blake says, takes some bags, and places them above his shoulders. “I will watch everything.”
A few seconds later, Blake leaves the dressing room and closes the door, while Daniel, Edward, Terrence, and Peter watch him.
“You know, I’m starting to believe that Connor is really getting better,” Peter confesses, comes to the door, leaves the dressing room, and half turns on his friends. “He hasn’t been rude to us all this time, and he's nice enough.”
“Yeah, right,” Terrence nods. “This guy is doing everything we say with no questions.”
“And sometimes we don’t even have to say,” Daniel notices. “Blake already knows what to do.”
“A little bit before I have to admit the fact that we’re lucky to have him as an assistant,” Edward crosses his arms over his chest, starting to walk down the hall along with the men.
“But I wouldn’t still give up on the idea of hiring the second helper,” Peter replies.
“Hey, when will we talk to Ashton and suggest that he works with us?” Daniel asks and glances at the girl that goes quickly by him.
“Soon!” Terrence exclaims. “Moreover, Edward and I need to talk to him about the music thing for the wedding ceremony.”
“I hope he won’t reject our suggestion,” Peter expresses hope. “That guy would be very responsible for his duty.”
“And watch Connor not to let him do any bad things,” Edward adds.
The men walk down the long halls for some time and get downstairs as they keep talking about something and welcoming those they know and meet at this place. Later, they finally come to the entrance of the building where they just performed a show as a band. When they open the door and end up outside, they hear the defeating shout of the small crowd that is standing behind the metallic railing. Some of them were at the show and decided to wait for the celebrities outside to talk to them personally. Edward, Peter, Terrence, and Daniel understand that they are their fans, who Blake talked about, and come to those, who shout their names all together, give them some pieces of paper, magazines, and something else, and ask them to take a couple of photos or answer some questions.
The members of the band go on different sides and start giving attention to every person, who came here for them. They sign everything they take, take a couple of photos with pleasure, and talk about something with them, being very friendly and doing everything not to leave anyone without attention. Two tough bodyguards in black clothes are not too far and watching everyone, so nobody wants to climb up the railing or harm one of the members of “Against The System”, who are getting more popular every day. But despite the nice excitement, the fans behave adequately enough, and the men do not refuse to hug someone amicably in case they want it. Moreover, one young girl says she likes tons of bracelets on Peter’s hands, and he asks her if she wants to choose one of them and take it with her. At first, she refuses, but the man insists on it, and she points at the bracelet she likes. He takes it off with a slight smile and gives it to his fan, making her make a happy and loud whoop.
“Excellent show, guys!” someone from the crowd exclaims cheerfully. “You can rock on! I can’t wait for your album’s release!”
“Will you make us happy with songs where you have more solo lines?” someone addresses Peter.
“You’ll know everything soon,” Peter smiles mysteriously, leaving his autograph on the poster of his band. “And I hope you’re gonna love our debut album.”
“I lose my head from your vocals and think you should sing much more.”
“Thanks a lot. I will try to sing more, but it’s not so easy when you play drums.”
“Will you and Raquelle publish photos from your wedding?” a certain girl addresses Terrence.
“Obviously!” Terrence promises, giving the girl the magazine that he just signed. “We’ll publish the best shoots from the future wedding of the year.”
“You’re kinda made for each other! That’s so cool you’re gonna be wife and husband soon.”
“The truth is true.”
“I’m so happy for you and Natalia,” a certain girl says to Edward. “You look so good together. And she’s such a beautiful girl. She’s got such gorgeous hair!”
“And I try to fit her,” Edward replies confidently and smiles shyly at a photo that the girl takes for her mobile phone. “Such a gorgeous girl needs a gorgeous man.”
“I wonder what kind of dress she’s gonna have.”
“I’m sure it’s gonna be the best one.”
“My gosh, Anna is so lucky to have a man like you,” another girl addresses Daniel after she hugs him amicably with his permission. “You’re so warm, and your hugs are so tender.”
“That girl is the best thing I’ve ever had in my life,” Daniel confesses with a wide smile.
“Are you actually gonna marry her? I’m sure you won’t have regrets if Anna becomes your wife!”
“May the men get married to their girls at first, and then I shall think about my wedding.”
The process of talking to fans is quiet for some time. The men notice even those, who are not seen because of the quickest and most insolent ones, and express their true happiness from meeting those, who encourage them to keep doing what they are doing and giving their soul to it. They do not refuse to let some people take some together photos, standing in the line, hugging each other, and giving their true smiles to them. And of course, they do not miss a chance to have some fun and let the crowd have the opportunity to watch their tricks and laugh a little.
Since the men come all together later, the guards try to be near them and watch them, so everything goes well. But at some moment, they stop paying attention to what’s happening somewhere aside. They do not notice that a young man pushes all the people, comes to the railing, and watches the members of the band closely for some time. A sly smile shows up on his face covered with a dark bristle, and a plan kind of comes into his mind, and it’s like nobody can stop him from making it real.
After making sure the guards do not see him, and the men are too busy talking with some young girls, the suspicious man climbs over the railing with no problems. Nobody realizes how he takes the pistol from the inside pocket of his gray coat and points at Peter standing not far from him along with the defeating shouts of the girls.
“You’re caught, asshole,” the man pronounces with a sly smile.
Peter getting sharply pale shakes strongly in surprise and steps back with widely open eyes, while the fans standing behind the railing shout loudly, and Edward, Daniel, and Peter immediately forget about the girls, who they just had a nice talk with.
“Oh, my God!” everyone repeats from all sides.
“No, Peter!” the crowd starts crying in a heartbreaking way.
The guards run immediately to the stranger to disarm him, but he moves the pistol sharply at him. While Daniel, Terrence, and Daniel come to Peter, while they are overwhelmed by what’s happening.
“Stand, everyone!” the man demands rudely. “Stand, I said!”
“Fucking shit…” Daniel pronounces with widely open eyes.
“I SAID, STAND!” the stranger threatens Daniel, Edward, and Terrence with the pistol by one. “OR I WILL SHOT YOUR HEAD DOWN!”
“Put your gun down and raise your hands up!” one of the guards demands, taking his pistol and pointing it at the stranger.
“You’ve been hiding for too long, Peter Rose,” the stranger says in a rude, low voice, moving his eyes to Peter again. “But now you are going to be dead. It’s your time to pay for everything.”
“W-what’s going on?” Peter asks hesitantly in a little shaking voice, starting to breathe heavily enough. “Who are you? What do you want from me?”
“What do I need? Your pelt!”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
“It’s alright, you will get it soon. You will know everything soon, asshole.”
“Sir, if you do not put your gun down, we will have to call the police,” the second guard threatens, taking his pistol and pointing it at the stranger.
“I will kill you, blonde-haired freak,” the stranger in a rude, low voice. “KILL YOU!”
“He’s crazy…” Terrence pronounces with widely open eyes. “Take him away from here… Quick! Call the police!”
“Who actually let him in here?” Edward resents. “And how did he the fuck bring the gun? Who’s watching it?”
“Shut up you, stooges!” the stranger roars. “Or you will be dead, too!”
“What do you want from Peter?” Daniel asks. “Who are you? Leave him alone!”
“I’ve done nothing bad to anyone, and I don’t understand why you did it all,” Peter adds.
“You will not hide from us anymore,” the stranger says with an evil smirk. “Now we will do our best to erase you from this world.”
“Take the gun down, sir. Don’t do stupid things.”
“SHUT UP, BASTARD! I came here to kill you. And I will do it right now. Before the eyes of your pals. Before the eyes of all these little girls, who literally kiss your ass.”
The stranger points the pistol at Peter and presses the trigger without hesitation, while everyone behind the railing starts shouting in fear and watching what’s happening with horror in their eyes.
“Peter, watch out!” Edward shouts.
Luckily, the bullet does not get into the dumbfounded Peter because Edward, Daniel, and Terrence pull him aside in time along with shouts from the scared crowd.
“Oh, my God!” everyone repeats.
“Don’t do it, please!” a girl cries in despair with tears in her eyes.
“You will not leave, asshole, you will not!” the stranger hisses through his teeth. “I will get you out of the ground.”
The stranger tries to shoot Peter multiple times, but he always avoids it thanks to the instant reaction of his friends.
“Fuck, how was that psycho allowed to come here?” Daniel resents.
“And why does he the fuck need me?” Peter wonders. “I don’t know him and don’t understand what he wants!”
“He’s gonna kill someone now!” Edward pronounces excitedly.
“Guys, watch out!” Terrence shouts, pushes Daniel, Edward, and Peter aside, and runs away along with them, not letting the bullet get into one of them magically.
The guards do not stand in the same place and do their best to disarm the stranger by trying to shoot him multiple times. But he avoids skillfully all the bullets, one of which almost gets into a certain girl from the crowd.
“We need backup!” one of the guards says, taking the ration that he has. “Now! The armed man is here! He is threatening to commit a murder.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, please, keep calm!” the guard says quietly to the excited people from the crowd.
“If your friends don’t stop protecting you, I will have to kill them, too,” the stranger says rudely.
“You will not dare to touch them with a finger!” Peter threatens with his finger. “If a hair falls over their heads, you will pay a lot for it.”
“Oh, I will dare. I shall destroy all your protectors. ALL OF THEM!”
The stranger starts shooting at Daniel, Edward, and Terrence by one with an evil laugh, while they have to protect themselves and jump aside not to get wounded. Meanwhile, the scared people in the crowd cry loudly at times, and someone decides to leave this place just in case.
“Ar-r-r, fucking assholes!” the stranger throws irritably.
“Which mental hospital did you run away from?” Edward asks rudely. “Where didn’t they manage to watch the one they should’ve injected with a sedative?”
“If you say just one word, I will sue your fucking mouth, kid.”
“Sue your mouth, bastard!” Daniel throws coldly.
“What are you saying there?” The stranger tries to shoot at Daniel, who jumps aside in time.
“Don’t dare to hurt my friends!” Peter throws rudely.
“Hey, someone, stop him now!” Terrence demands loudly. “Before he wounds or kills someone!”
“I will not calm down!” the stranger roars. “Before I kill this blonde-haired freak, I will not calm down!”
Again, the stranger shoots at Peter, who barely squats down and oohs with widely open eyes when the bullet almost gets into one of the girls from the crowd, who dodges in time.
“Hey, stop it right now!” Peter demands loudly, getting up sharply.
“I will kill you, freak!” the stranger says, squeezing the pistol with both hands and pointing it at Peter again. “You will pay for everything you have done.”
“I’ve done the fuck nothing! NOTHING!”
“Wrong, jackass, wrong.”
The stranger takes a shoot again. But since the guards come to him from behind and raise his hands up, the bullet gets into the sky. While Peter breathing heavily watches what’s happening with widely open eyes and looks at Edward, Terrence, and Daniel at some moment, while the guys are not less shocked by all of these things.
“Let me go!” the stranger tries to break free, resisting the guards so hard even if they twist his arms behind his back and take the gun away. “LET ME THE FUCK GO! LET ME GO!”
“Don’t move!” one of the guards pulls the stranger out rudely. “Don’t move, I said!”
“I have an order! I must kill Peter Rose! He must die!”
“You will tell everything at the police station.”
“You will be under our view before the police come here,” the second guard adds.
“Oh, no…” the stranger smirks evilly. “You will not bring me down… I will do what I must. I WILL KILL THE ONE, WHO MUST DIE!”
The stranger resists the guards for a few seconds so hard before he hits one of them against his leg and hits another against his abdomen with his elbow, neutralizing them. Not wasting time, the man comes to Peter with a sly smile taking a small jackknife with a sly smile.
“You have a little time, bastard,” the stranger threatens in a low, threatening voice. “YOU WILL BE DEFEATED!”
After getting too close to Peter, the stranger tries to get the knife into his stomach, but the blonde grabs his hands automatically and applies much effort to get it off himself.
“Oh, my God!” the people from the crowd shout.
“NO, DON’T DO THIS!” some girls shout in a heartbreaking way.
At some moment, Peter gets a strong slap in the face and has to hold the knife a few centimeters away from his throat, tensing every single muscle of his body so hard. Luckily, he gets help from Edward, who uses a chokehold for the stranger, Terrence, who gives him a strong hit in his stomach, and Daniel, who throws the knife on the ground aside and twisting his arm painfully. And at some moment, he starts laughing evilly as he looks at the blond breathing heavily with contempt.
“If these cockroaches weren’t with you, I would deal with you immediately,” the stranger assures confidently.
“I don’t advise you to hurt my friends and me,” Peter threatens in a low voice. “I swear I will stay aside and do nothing if you stand in my way again.”
“Do what you want, it’s not gonna help you.”
“We will see it, psycho.”
The stranger gets out of Edward’s strong grip by force and attacks Peter with fists, giving him a couple of slaps in the face, pulling him by the hair rudely, and giving him a few painful hits on his whole body. However, the blond does not stand like a column and protects himself so hard, paying the opponent back with the same methods and doing well without the help of his friends, who do their best to pull the dangerous man as far as possible.
This hand-in-hand fight lasts for a few seconds before the stranger strikes Peter down along with the shouts of the crowd, takes the knife lying not far from him, and tries to get it into the man’s heart. But at this moment, four, not two, guards run to him, twist his arms around the back, and take the knife by force. Despite the strong resistance, the tough men hold the violator of the order all together and take him far from Peter, who is breathing heavily and is so shocked that he cannot say a word and keeps lying on the ground and watching it all with widely open eyes.
“Let me go, dogs!” the stranger demands rudely. “LET ME GO, I SAID!”
“Close your mouth!” one of the guards pulls down sharply. “You will go with us!”
“I will not go! LET ME GO! LET ME THE FUCK GO! LET ME GO!”
“Take him away, guys!” the second guard orders confidently.
“REVENGE MUST BE DONE! PETER ROSE MUST DIE!”
But no matter how hard the stranger resists, the guards remain stubborn and want to take him to the place where he will be waiting for the police’s arrival. Meanwhile, being not less shocked, Daniel, Terrence, and Edward come to Peter, who has already sat by this moment.
“Hey, Pete, how are ya?” Terrence expresses anxiety, taking Peter under his arm alongside Edward and helping him get up.
“Are you okay, buddy?” Edward asks. “Nothing hurts?”
“Yup, I’m fine,” Peter pronounces hesitantly and quietly, as his eyes are running from one side to another. “Probably…”
“Calm down, dude, it’s okay,” Daniel tries to calm down, clapping Peter on the shoulder and hugging him. “This psycho will be taken away now. He will not hurt you anymore.”
Meanwhile, the men move their eyes to the stranger, who is still trying to resist the tough guards.
“Alright, Rose, you are lucky this time!” the stranger says. “Again! Live now! But your time of paycheck will come soon. A great paycheck for everything you have done.”
“We don’t want to see you near our friend again!” Daniel throws with his head proudly up. “If we see you, you will ask for trouble!”
“Yes, if we know you try to harm Peter again, we will go to the police,” Terrence threatens.
“You will die first if you keep walking around him!” the stranger replies rudely. “So, Rose doesn’t have any protectors.”
“Try!” Edward challenges. “Try to kill us! You will have to work hard for it! We can stand up for ourselves and ain’t gonna die so easily.”
“It’s alright, your luck will be gone very soon. Soon, your friend will have to pay for everything he has done.”
“I’ve done NOTHING to you!” Peter breaks into a cry and wants to move off, but Daniel is holding him tightly. “NOTHING! LEAVE ME ALONE!”
“You’ve done very much. But you do not guess it yet.”
“We told you everything. If you don’t leave us alone, we will take measures.”
“Get ready to have your life turned into hell, blonde-haired,” the stranger says loudly when the guards turn him around by force and take him away. “From this moment on, you better turn around often. Because someone will not calm down until they see your name on the grave.”
“A psycho…” Edward blunts under his nose.
“Very soon, you will meet the one, who wants your death so badly. Someday, you will have to know all the truth. You will have to forget everything you know now. I swear, Rose, the story of that man will turn everything upside down. I promise.”
Some time later, the guards take the stranger laughing evilly away while he is literally killing Peter with his icy look. After this, silence settles and can be broken only by the whisper of the scared people from the crowd and the heavy breath of the members of “Against The System”, who are discouraged and feel how the fast beat of their hearts echoes in their heads.
“And what was that?” Peter breaks the silence in a little shaking voice, looking at his friends with widely open eyes.
“Do you think we should take his words seriously?” Daniel asks. “Or is this just some kind of delirium of a psycho?”
“I’d like to believe this is just a man, who went insane,” Terrence exhales sharply. “That was passing by…”
“Yeah, why did he do this to Rose?” Edward wonders, putting his hand on his forehead. “What did he do to him?”
“I…” Peter shakes his head, breathing a little heavily from excitement. “I dunno… I don’t understand a thing…”
“Calm down, buddy, it’s okay,” Terrence calms down, clapping Peter on the shoulder. “Don’t worry.”
“I wonder if that man was at the show?” Daniel wonders. “If he was, how did they let him in with the gun? I thought the security would check everyone closely.”
“I dunno, men…” Peter pronounces thoughtfully. “But I don’t feel kinda quiet. Did you see that psycho almost shot at some girls from the ground? And how thoughtlessly he was shooting at you!”
“Yeah, but luckily, it’s over now,” Edward embraces himself with both arms. “We’re okay. And I think the people didn’t suffer. The guards caught him in time.”
“What if nothing is over? What if something terrible is gonna happen soon?”
“No, Peter, don’t think about it. It’s gonna be okay. Let’s think it’s just some crazy man, who was just going by.”
“I don’t get it… What should I pay for? Who should I pay something for? What’s the fuck happening?”
“Listen, what if Edward is right that the man went insane a long time ago and was just running by?” Terrence assumes. “These people can attack anyone with fists, stab them with a knife, or wound them with a pistol without a reason. A psycho doesn’t need a reason to harm someone.”
“Anyway, we all should be very careful,” Peter says quietly, crossing his arms over his chest. “I’ve got a very bad presentiment about this thing.”
“We should talk to George and tell him what happened,” Daniel replies confidently. “So, our team take measures to catch these bastards earlier than they reach us.”
“You’re right, Daniel,” Edward nods. “We’ve gotta do something before something terrible happens. I don't want that bastard to come to our show with a bomb and explode all of us to the fuck.”
“If only it didn’t harm the girls,” Peter begs. “I don’t want this situation to have to do with them somehow.”
“We’ll do our best not to make it happen,” Terrence says confidently. “We can stand up for ourselves and protect our girls.”
“And help you if someone dares to attack you again,” Daniel adds.
“Yeah, blond, while we’re near, nothing will happen to you,” Edward promises confidently.
“Thanks, guys,” Peter flashes a slight smile. “I know I can count on you. And thank you for helping me now. I would’ve hardly done it without you.”
Edward, Daniel, and Terrence clap Peter on the shoulder or the back with an encouraging smile and hug him, letting him know that they are ready to stand by their friend. The friends say nothing for a few seconds and try to come to themselves. But then they move their eyes slowly to the crowd of scared people. There are tears in the widely open eyes of many girls, and some of them are shaking from fear. After looking at each other, the men come to their fans to make sure they are alright and try to calm the people down a little and exhale with relief at the thought that nothing happened to the members of “Against The System”.
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