"It's better to regret something you have done then something you haven't.", chapter 2
~The next day~
***Dakota's POV***
"Wake up, wake up, wake up, WAKE UP!!!!" screamed Sam as she entered my bedroom in the hotel suit.
"Holy fuck Sam it's only... 11 o'clock. The fair doesn't even start till noon." I said as I pulled a pillow over my head.
"But I wanna get there early." she whined as she pulled my blankets off.
"Fucking hell fine I'll get up." I said starting to feel more energized "but I call dibs on waking Rachelle up!" I yelled as I went and started pounding on her door. "Rachelle get you're lazy ass up. Sam wants to go early to the fair."
"Shut the fuck up and I'm coming." I heard a sleepy Rachelle say.
***
We arrived at the fair at about 11:45 so for once Sam was actually being helpful instead of being a major pain in the ass. We got in line and started just doing vocal warm-ups for about 10 minutes because Rachelle wanted to do them every hour for about 10 minutes.
***Mike's POV***
About 4 people behind me and Estelle I heard a high 'This is me' and then a low 'This is you' for about 3 minutes then vocal scales so I decided to turn around to see who was singing 'cause they were pretty good. When I turned around I saw the girl from the café. Me and Estelle got in and waited 'till they got in.
"Excuse me?" I said as I tapped the girls shoulder. "Are you the girl from the café?" I asked as she turned around.
"Why yes I am." she replied with a grin.
"Well it's nice to see you again... . umm I don't think you told me your name." I said.
"Oh ya sorry about that. I'm Dakota. This is Rachelle our bass play and Sam our drummer." she said pointing to each of them in turn.
"Hey. What are you guys doing till your gig?" I asked hoping I didn't sound too eager. She would be a really cool girl to hang out with.
"Nothing much. Just chill and go on some rides and shit." She replied "Sam shut the hell up. We'll go on the rides in a minute." She said to a whining drummer who was pulling on her arm. Sam immediately stopped and pretended to sulk.
"Daddy is she your new girlfriend?" Estelle asked looking up at me.
"No sweetie she's just a friend." I replied as I ruffled Estelle's hair. "If you guys want to you could come around with us for a bit as soon as Tre and Billie's family gets here."
***Dakota's POV***
"We wouldn't want to intrude. We can go on our own." As soon as I said that Sam stepped on my foot so I slapped her on the arm. "We'll see you later." I said and started to turn around but I felt a hand on my wrist so I turned around. There was Estelle looking up at me.
"I like you. Will you please come with us." she asked. I couldn't help but want to stay as I looked into her eyes.
"Well I guess if it's o.k. with your daddy and his friends then sure." I said.
"Hey guys can she come with us?" I heard Mike ask. I didn't even notice Tre and Billie's family walk up.
"Sure why not. It'll be nice to have some older girls to talk with." Adrienne said.
"O.k. then it's settled. You guys are coming with us until your gig tonight." Mike said.
"Hey. You're that chick that Mike was trying to chat up at the café the other day." Tre said. As soon as he said that Mike's hand flew out and smacked Tre over the head and everyone started to laugh.
***
Oh god. I feel so dizzy after riding all of those rides. "Well we better get going and get ready for our gig." I said as me and Sam gathered up Rachelle from puking in the bushes. We made our way over to the backstage part of the outside arena that we were going to be playing at.
After an hour of toning, vocal warm-ups and practicing we went out on stage. At the very front I noticed Mike, Estelle, Tre, Ramona, Fankito, Billie, Adrienne, Joseph and Jakob.
***Mike's POV***
They played about an hour of their own songs. In between one song Dakota full on kissed Rachelle and during songs they would do just stupid stage antics like what me and Billie would do.
"O.k. all you twats here's a blast from the frickin' punk past!" Dakota screamed down the mike as they started into Tommy gun by The Clash, then I fought the law and the law won and finally Android by us. Wow they're good I thought to myself as they left the stage.
"Daddy I like your friends band. They're like a girl version of you." I heard Estelle say as we left the arena.
***Billie's POV***
About ten minutes after the concert I saw Dakota sitting up on the bleachers looking blankly into they sky. "Hey Adie can you watch the kids for a bit I'm gonna go and talk to Dakota for a bit." I said as I headed off towards the bleachers. I placed my hand on her shoulder and I must have surprised her cause she jumped a bit. "Hey." I said as I sat down beside her.
"Hey." she blankly said and returned to starring at the sky.
"So what are you doing?" I asked seeing as she's such a people person and she was just sitting here by herself.
"Just thinking." she simply replied.
"About... ." I asked.
"About how my bands been playing gigs like this for over a year now and we've got no were. Like I know how many years you had to play at Gilman before you got a record deal, but it's like... . well you know, you work so hard to try and go some were and you guys got there, but we've been working hard and playing shit gigs like at high school parties, and back home we have nothing like Gilman to play at and I'm really starting to wonder if this is worth it." she explained.
"Wonder if this is worth what?"
"If this is worth dropping out of school for. I dropped out of school cause I was hardly there and the times I was there I wouldn't pay attention. I hated school so much and I loved music and my band it just felt right." she said still looking up into the sky.
"Don't worry. I'm sure that you'll get your turn and get that record label that you guys deserve." I said as I gave her a hug and went back down the bleachers to Adie.
"What was all that about?" Adie asked as soon as I got back.
"Oh just some business talk. I'm trying to convince her that if she loves what she's doing then she should stay with it." I said noticing her coming back down and talking with Mike and Tre.
"That's my Billie. Always trying to help people stay with their music." Adie said as we started of towards the car.
***Dakota's POV***
"Wake up, wake up, wake up, WAKE UP!!!!" screamed Sam as she entered my bedroom in the hotel suit.
"Holy fuck Sam it's only... 11 o'clock. The fair doesn't even start till noon." I said as I pulled a pillow over my head.
"But I wanna get there early." she whined as she pulled my blankets off.
"Fucking hell fine I'll get up." I said starting to feel more energized "but I call dibs on waking Rachelle up!" I yelled as I went and started pounding on her door. "Rachelle get you're lazy ass up. Sam wants to go early to the fair."
"Shut the fuck up and I'm coming." I heard a sleepy Rachelle say.
***
We arrived at the fair at about 11:45 so for once Sam was actually being helpful instead of being a major pain in the ass. We got in line and started just doing vocal warm-ups for about 10 minutes because Rachelle wanted to do them every hour for about 10 minutes.
***Mike's POV***
About 4 people behind me and Estelle I heard a high 'This is me' and then a low 'This is you' for about 3 minutes then vocal scales so I decided to turn around to see who was singing 'cause they were pretty good. When I turned around I saw the girl from the café. Me and Estelle got in and waited 'till they got in.
"Excuse me?" I said as I tapped the girls shoulder. "Are you the girl from the café?" I asked as she turned around.
"Why yes I am." she replied with a grin.
"Well it's nice to see you again... . umm I don't think you told me your name." I said.
"Oh ya sorry about that. I'm Dakota. This is Rachelle our bass play and Sam our drummer." she said pointing to each of them in turn.
"Hey. What are you guys doing till your gig?" I asked hoping I didn't sound too eager. She would be a really cool girl to hang out with.
"Nothing much. Just chill and go on some rides and shit." She replied "Sam shut the hell up. We'll go on the rides in a minute." She said to a whining drummer who was pulling on her arm. Sam immediately stopped and pretended to sulk.
"Daddy is she your new girlfriend?" Estelle asked looking up at me.
"No sweetie she's just a friend." I replied as I ruffled Estelle's hair. "If you guys want to you could come around with us for a bit as soon as Tre and Billie's family gets here."
***Dakota's POV***
"We wouldn't want to intrude. We can go on our own." As soon as I said that Sam stepped on my foot so I slapped her on the arm. "We'll see you later." I said and started to turn around but I felt a hand on my wrist so I turned around. There was Estelle looking up at me.
"I like you. Will you please come with us." she asked. I couldn't help but want to stay as I looked into her eyes.
"Well I guess if it's o.k. with your daddy and his friends then sure." I said.
"Hey guys can she come with us?" I heard Mike ask. I didn't even notice Tre and Billie's family walk up.
"Sure why not. It'll be nice to have some older girls to talk with." Adrienne said.
"O.k. then it's settled. You guys are coming with us until your gig tonight." Mike said.
"Hey. You're that chick that Mike was trying to chat up at the café the other day." Tre said. As soon as he said that Mike's hand flew out and smacked Tre over the head and everyone started to laugh.
***
Oh god. I feel so dizzy after riding all of those rides. "Well we better get going and get ready for our gig." I said as me and Sam gathered up Rachelle from puking in the bushes. We made our way over to the backstage part of the outside arena that we were going to be playing at.
After an hour of toning, vocal warm-ups and practicing we went out on stage. At the very front I noticed Mike, Estelle, Tre, Ramona, Fankito, Billie, Adrienne, Joseph and Jakob.
***Mike's POV***
They played about an hour of their own songs. In between one song Dakota full on kissed Rachelle and during songs they would do just stupid stage antics like what me and Billie would do.
"O.k. all you twats here's a blast from the frickin' punk past!" Dakota screamed down the mike as they started into Tommy gun by The Clash, then I fought the law and the law won and finally Android by us. Wow they're good I thought to myself as they left the stage.
"Daddy I like your friends band. They're like a girl version of you." I heard Estelle say as we left the arena.
***Billie's POV***
About ten minutes after the concert I saw Dakota sitting up on the bleachers looking blankly into they sky. "Hey Adie can you watch the kids for a bit I'm gonna go and talk to Dakota for a bit." I said as I headed off towards the bleachers. I placed my hand on her shoulder and I must have surprised her cause she jumped a bit. "Hey." I said as I sat down beside her.
"Hey." she blankly said and returned to starring at the sky.
"So what are you doing?" I asked seeing as she's such a people person and she was just sitting here by herself.
"Just thinking." she simply replied.
"About... ." I asked.
"About how my bands been playing gigs like this for over a year now and we've got no were. Like I know how many years you had to play at Gilman before you got a record deal, but it's like... . well you know, you work so hard to try and go some were and you guys got there, but we've been working hard and playing shit gigs like at high school parties, and back home we have nothing like Gilman to play at and I'm really starting to wonder if this is worth it." she explained.
"Wonder if this is worth what?"
"If this is worth dropping out of school for. I dropped out of school cause I was hardly there and the times I was there I wouldn't pay attention. I hated school so much and I loved music and my band it just felt right." she said still looking up into the sky.
"Don't worry. I'm sure that you'll get your turn and get that record label that you guys deserve." I said as I gave her a hug and went back down the bleachers to Adie.
"What was all that about?" Adie asked as soon as I got back.
"Oh just some business talk. I'm trying to convince her that if she loves what she's doing then she should stay with it." I said noticing her coming back down and talking with Mike and Tre.
"That's my Billie. Always trying to help people stay with their music." Adie said as we started of towards the car.
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