Chapter 13

       Major Vocal, excluding Aviva of course, was actually able to write a song in time for out next concert. I wrote all the lyrics since I needed it to be sincerely from me, so Aviva knew how I felt and how sorry I was, but the rest of the band members helped with the rest.

       I finally figured out exactly why Aviva was mad at me, and I should have known it all along. Her grandmother was sick, and I should have been there for Aviva. I should have tried even harder to get out of the stupid meetings and publicity stunts Agatha was making me go through.

       I was so relieved her grandmother was a lot better.

       We actually had another person help us with the writing. As it turned out, Chelsea knew how to play the guitar, so she was even going to help us perform the song. Normally, when Aviva got off the stage to rest her voice for a few songs, Junior would take over the guitar and I would sing. But for the song we wrote for Aviva, we thought it would sound a lot better with a piano, and I wanted to focus solely on singing, so we got Chelsea to help.

       It was Ricky's idea, of course. We just wanted to spend more time with her.

       The concert wasn't starting for another hour, but the doors had already opened. We were all in the green room right now, along with Cannon Venturi, Hunter Bolton, Zander Millington, and Zander's girlfriend Genesis. Cannon, Hunter, and Zander were the opening acts for us, and I was really loving having them in the green room with us. It was really entertaining.

       Cannon and Ricky got along really well, and I could see why. They were the teasers. Cannon loved teasing Hunter, and Ricky loved teasing everyone in the band, especially me. They even decided to team up and tease everyone in the green room.

       Except Aviva, of course, since she still looked a bit down. I still tried talking to her, but she kept on avoiding me.

       So I spent most of my time by the food table, eating everything on there. I always ate when I was upset. Or mad. Or nervous.

       Basically, I ate for any emotion I was feeling, positive or negative.

       Junior walked over to the table I was standing at, giving me a small smile. "Are you feeling nervous?" he asked.

       "For performing the song?" I asked. "I'm never nervous, but... I am worried about if she'll forgive me or not because honestly, I don't know what to do."

      "Well, if it were up to me, I say she will," Junior said. "This song is as good as the one you performed on the talk show, maybe even better. And this time, you'll be performing it at our concert, in front of our fans. It should mean a lot more."

       "Yeah, I hope so," I said.

       "So, what are you two gossiping about?" Cannon suddenly asked as he walked over to us. "And can I join in?"

       "It depends," I said. "Are you good at keeping secrets?"

       "I'd like to think so," Cannon said. "I kept it a secret for years that I was in love with my best friend, so that's something. Come on, I'd like to get in on this secret."

       "It's not much of a secret," I said. "Well, kind of. I'm going to be performing another song for my girlfriend in hope that she will actually forgive me this time. And my band will be helping. Except for Aviva, of course."

       Cannon raised an eyebrow. "Of course?" He then smiled after he realized exactly who my girlfriend was. "Oh, I see. I guess I was right to play Kiss the Girl for you too during HallowPalooza last year. Now if you'll excuse me, I shall go bug Hunter just so I stay distracted and don't accidentally blurt it out."

       After he walked away, Junior looked at me. "It's going to work," he said. "Trust me."

       I really hoped it did.

       Once it was almost time for the concert, we all headed backstage so we could watch Cannon, Hunter, and Zander perform in turn. Zander always performed alone, and some songs Cannon and Hunter performed together but others they performed alone.

       When they were all done, there was a half an hour intermission before it was Major Vocal's turn to perform. The more time that past, the more worried I was being.

       However, once we got on the stage to all the screaming fans, the worry washed away and I was officially in my performing mode. We all were, even Aviva. That always happened for us. If we were worried about something or our mind was elsewhere, it would all fade once we got on stage and we would act like everything's fine.

       Aviva seemed really happy on stage and nobody could tell she was really hurting inside.

       The worry came back as soon as she left the stage to rest her voice for a bit. It was now or never.

       I looked backstage at Chelsea and gestured for her to come onto the stage. The audience did seem a bit confused as I handed her my guitar before I went to the lead microphone. "Hey, everyone," I said. "I can tell you're a bit confused right now. So, for this who don't know, though I'm sure everyone does, this is Chelsea. She was my fake girlfriend for a bit before she, thankfully, called off the stunt because we just didn't agree with it. And, again if you don't know, I actually have a girlfriend. One who I really messed things up with, so my wonderful band and Chelsea helped me with this new song we're going to perform just for my girlfriend. And if you're listening, I want you to know that I'm really, really sorry."

       The audience awed as I looked over at Junior, nodding my head for him to start off the song. Chelsea soon joined in with the guitar, and then came me singing. The whole time, I was focusing only on the lyrics and pouring out all the emotion I had.

       I needed this to work, and I didn't know if it would.

       I was just happy my band mates were helping me out with this.

       I really felt every single word that was sang in this song. Not a single line was added just to make the song work. I felt every bit of it, and I really needed to if I wanted Aviva to know how sorry I was.

       When the song ended, the audience cheered and I had to admit there were a few tears that escaped so I quickly wiped them away. When the cheering died down, Chelsea gestured to something behind me, so I turned around to see Aviva walk onto the stage and towards me.

       As soon as she got to me, she pulled me into a hug and I immediately hugged her back. We hadn't made any physical contact for a while, so I couldn't help but hug her really tight.

       "I'm so sorry I overreacted," Aviva said.

       "No, don't be," I said. "I'm sorry I didn't try harder to get out of the publicity stunt."

       Aviva shook her head and pulled away to look at me. "It's not your fault. I was just stressed with everything going on. So am I forgiven?"

       "Only if I am," I said.

       Aviva smiled. "Of course you are."

       I smiled back, but other than that, I didn't know what else to do.

       Well, until Ricky said, into his microphone, "Malachi, would you just kiss her already?"

       Aviva smiled even wider as I leaned down and pressed my lips on hers, which caused the audience to go crazy with their screaming.

       I wrapped my arms around Aviva's waist and pulled her closer to me as she wrapped her arms around my neck. I then pulled her back into a hug, with only two things on my mind. One, I was so happy Aviva and I were on good terms again because I really missed her.

       And two?

       Agatha was going to kill us.

       The game of us putting through hell has officially began.

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woooooooooo. ive had this chapter for so long (ALMOST A YEAR) and im so happpppy. especially because the world now knows of the beauty that is avivachi.

(im too lazy to use capital letters lol)

so the song attached is the song that gave me this idea. of course, major vocal didn't write it, but i can just imagine them performing it and i cry.

and in other news, im almost done christmas shopping. i just have to get my mom's present but im getting it on thursday when my brother gets paid so we can both go to the mall. my family went to another mall today, a huge one, and i finally found a present for my dad. i almost didn't get it and i was triggered. long story short, i found a hockey store and there were these banners for different hockey teams and with each team had all the different logos the team has had up to now. i looked through them all and didn't see Montreal Canadiens (my dad's favourite team and the only thing that got capitalized in the authors note lol) banner so i was sad, so i left the store but i went back since my sister wanted to go back to the store beside it so i checked again and found the banner in the very back so im happy now.

(btw Montreal Canadiens is the best hockey team i mean what?)