Gunslingers

Someone was strumming a guitar. They didn't sound half bad. The tune was upbeat, kind of metal sounding. I followed the sounds. I needed to find the source of it like immediately.

I found Baker outside holding a left-handed guitar. He was playing the same tune but more upbeat and fast-paced. It was a bit of a head banger. There were lyrics I wrote that would be perfect for this tune. Luckily, I had them memorized.

Zach stopped and then started again. I bopped my head and then went for it, "I'll try... she said as she walked away."

The guitar stopped, and he turned to look at me. His eyes widened as he stared at me. He set the guitar down and paused before saying what he was about to say.

"I didn't know you could sing, Sanders." Zacky stood up. "Hell, you even screamed there for a second."

I nodded. "It was a cool tune, dude. How long have you played?"

"Since high school. I was in a band called Grapes of Death. We were shit."

I laughed. "Steinbeck fan?"

Baker laughed with me. "No, we were unimaginative. How long have you been singing?"

"Well, I started with piano and then picked up singing. My bad was Successful Failure, and we were indeed that."

Baker laughed loudly and picked the guitar back up. "Do you have full lyrics?" He strummed the opening tune again.

I nodded and waited for the part I had come in before. Bobbing my head in time, I found the note. "I'll try... she said as she walked away. Try not to lose you, two vibrant hearts could change."

Clapping sounded from behind me, and I turned to see the lanky guy from before. He was twirling a drumstick between his fingers. And he was shirtless.

"You guys aren't half bad. You guys just need someone to keep the beat." The lanky guy twirled his drumsticks again. He tapped a crazy beat against the bench.

"Holy crap!" Zacky stared Jimmy down. "Do that again."

Jimmy smirked and played the same beat but with a bit more of a flourish and then Zach joined in. I smiled; they didn't sound half bad at all. That's when the short shit came into the courtyard. He was holding a base guitar.

"I can help Jimmy with that beat." He picked up right where the guys were, finding the beat easily. I couldn't even start singing before the final fly boy came in with another guitar.

"We could be like Metallica, two guitars," he proposed and then did this epic, fast-paced flourish.

The other guys nodded and started Zach's song. My eyes widened in surprise. We actually sounded good, like we'd been playing together before. For years actually.

"I'll try! She said as she walked away..." we kept going, me somehow remembering the lyrics I'd written years ago.

"I know it's hurting you, but it's killing me."

Zach and Brian ended the song with a slight flourish. And we all nodded our heads.

"Imagine that with actual drums and electric guitars," Jimmy said excitedly. "Who wrote the lyrics?"

"Me," I said.

"Well, do you have more, asshole?" Brian asked and swung his guitar around.

"Yeah, I do."

Jimmy chuckled and hooked his arms around the two of. "We should start a band!"

I stared at the lanky bastard in confusion. "We can't start a band. Baker and I can't just start a band! We have jobs."

Jimmy snorted. "So do we! It'll be like a relaxing thing. By the way, who are you guys?"

Zach stood up. "I'm Zach, that's Matt and he's right. We can't just start a band. Maybe you pilots can, but we can't."

Brian walked over to Zach. "Okay, Vengeance, why can't you?"

"We aren't pilots. We have an actual job."

Johnny wrinkled his nose. "And what would that be?"

Dan came striding into the courtyard. He looked around at us with our instruments. He quirked an eyebrow at us. "I have no idea what's going on here and don't care. Sanders, Baker, get your asses to night training. We've got shit to do."

Baker walked over to our CO holding his guitar. I followed after my teammates. The pilots looked at us, and Jimmy smiled. The lanky guy was actually growing on me. Maybe he wasn't wrong about the band after all.

Notes

Well, another update for y'all.

What do you think? What's gonna happen with the boys?

Comment and rate please!

-- Heretic Blood