Following the crow through the door, Enrique almost tripped at his comment, suddenly feeling embarrassed. It was evident that he cannot handle compliments well. He stuttered an excuse, earning Darcy's attention as she continued to lag behind the two.
"I-I'm not sure about that.. I've never really been in a band. Well, I did once but it quickly got disbanded after one gig. We thought we would 'click' but.." He shrugged and trailed off, not wanting to continue with the story. It wasn't really a good experience.. He and Darcy couldn't stand the lead vocalist's attitude and the rest of the group felt the same. But other than that, their drummer had to move to a different school anyway and so did his brother, the bassist. They weren't able to get more members after that. Arriving at a more quiet place, he felt Darcy's chin rest on his shoulder as she eyed Rex curiously when he tried to look for something. His wings really fascinated her.
"..some of us had to move to a different school so the schedules made it difficult." Enrique finished, leaving behind the other details regarding personality problems. He wasn't even sure if he should be talking about this to Rex as this should be left in the past. But he said it anyway, so there was no turning back. It's not as if he backstabbed anyone, right? As he was handed a piece of paper and pencil, he wasn't even able to notice how it looked as he was busy reminiscing about his past. He was still able to say a quick "thanks" to Rex though.
"I had to learn to be more flexible musicwise, so I tried subbing for my friends' bands whenever someone's unavailable. Anything to be in the music industry.." He said with a sigh as he scribbled down his full name, mobile phone number and the list of things he could offer to the band. Darcy, still with her chin on his shoulder, continued to peer down on her stepbrother's notes. She feigned a cute frown while pouting a little.
"Aww.. From where this is going and if ever you get accepted, I think we're going to end up being rivals now.." She said softly, hands clasped behind her and her guitar. It was true, since she is also part of a band. This struck Enrique quite a bit, and with that, he felt a little sad. This was going to be the first time he and Darcy would be playing for separate groups. They have always been together until now. Handing the paper and pencil back at Rex with a smile, he tried to think of anything to comfort her. This was also the first time he had failed terribly in coming up with reassurance.
"Well, if one of your bandmates get attracted to you, he would be required to get to know me first." He said firmly, though he felt his voice waver a bit. He will surely miss her. Darcy only laughed and skipped to his side to punch his arm playfully yet gently. "I should be saying the same thing." She said cheerfully, though Enrique knew deep down that she was as concerned as him. Darcy then turned to look at Rex. "So, when would the auditions be? And is it okay to watch?"
But even before Rex could make a response, Enrique butted in, as if to add a suggestion. "Or better yet, is it okay if she helps me out?" Earning a confused look from his stepsister, Enrique just gave her a quick smile. This might be their last performance together anyway, since she would eventually be busy with her own band. The reptilian added, "I mean, you know.. For a better effect in vocal blending when I'm auditioning as second voice.." He said, giving Rex the pleading eye. In his peripheral view, he could have sworn he saw Darcy look down to try and hide a smile he knew was there as she nervously fiddled with her delicate fingers.
((So sorry T_T I tend to go overboard with the post length...))
