*Tony's POV*

I woke up to Ali's alarm and realized she'd come to my room in the middle of the night. After snoozing her obnoxious phone, I laid a few inches away from her trying to analyze the situation. Am I still mad? Should I be? I thought to myself. "Ali," I whispered as I shook her.

"Hmm?" She mumbled, half awake.

"We have to get up for school now," I told her softly. In response, she snuggled her head into my chest. As I wrapped my arms around her back, I realized that I didn't care about anything that happened the day before, and I just wanted Ali.

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*Aleah's POV*

Once I was done getting ready, I walked into the kitchen to find Tony making pancakes. It was a once-in-a-lifetime occasion that I had extra time before school, so we decided to make the best of it. "Are we okay?" I asked timidly as Tony stood over the stove.

"Of course. I was mad, but I understand that you needed that closure, I guess." His voice had a small hint of pain and resentment that burned me, but I knew I deserved it.

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*2:40 PM*

The rest of the day went by and it was pretty uneventful. There was quite a bit of lingering tension between Tony and Vic, which made me wonder what had happened after I went upstairs the night before, but nobody said anything about it. Once Tony and I got home, he sat at the island in the kitchen starting on homework while I made dinner. "When's your dad gonna be home?" Tony asked me.

"Soon," I answered, "he texted me and said we can't use the studio or the jam room tonight 'cause he has a band coming over that he's thinking of signing. He wouldn't tell me who they are, but he said that I should be home and it would probably be 'the most super awesome birthday present ever' to meet them." I said, putting air-quotes around my father's words.

"Yeah, you excited for your special day tomorrow? Finally the big one-seven." He chuckled.

"Eh… I've never really cared much about my birthday." I told him.

"What ya makin'?" Tony questioned.

"Enchiladas." I told him with a smile.

"Y'know, you make Mexican food a lot for a white girl." Tony chuckled.

"My dad's white but my mom is Mexican. Both her parents were actually born in Mexico. Haven't you ever wondered why I'm so tan?" I chuckled at how unobservant he is.

"Nah, just why you're so hot." We both laughed.

After a few minutes of random conversation, we heard the front door open. I walked through the archway to the living room and over to the door to see none other than Mayday Parade standing in my house. "Oh… My… God…" I gasped out breathlessly. "Y-You're… Derek Sanders." My face probably held the stupidest smile ever, and he just stood in front of me with all his beauty.

"Thanks for letting me know." He said with a chuckle – not rudely, just joking.

"I-If it's not too much to ask, could I get you to sign one of my acoustics?" I asked him hesitantly. The rest of the band had been ushered into the studio by my father, leaving me to fangirl with Derek.

"Of course!" The smile never left his face.

"Thank you so so so much! I'll be right back!" I ran into the kitchen and practically attacked Tony. "Babe, babe, babe! Derek fucking Sanders is in our living room!" I whisper-shouted. "Come out with me!" Tony laughed at me reaction and followed me to the living room. He introduced himself (telling Derek that he was in a start-up band looking to get signed) as I ran up to my room to get my acoustic guitar. "Here." I said excitedly as I handed Derek the guitar and sharpie. He swiftly scribbled down his signature before handing it back with a smile. "I actually recorded a cover of 'When You See My Friends' in our studio." I said proudly.

"That's really cool! It's always super touching to have such dedicated fans." He said with a smile.

"It's an amazing cover." Tony chimed in, snaking his arm around my waist. It couldn't have been more obvious that he was making a point of me being his – Derek was only a little bit older, so it made sense. It was really cute.

"Cool, maybe I can listen to it when I go in the studio…?" He asked, cautiously.

"Sure!" I agreed, a little too excited.

"Derek!" Jake yelled from the jam room (which the studio was connected to). "We need you!"

"That's my cue," Derek chuckled. "When we're done we can do some pictures and we can sign some more stuff if you'd like." I beamed and he laughed again before heading off back to the studio.

"Someone'a a bit star-struck." Tony chuckled.

"Maybe a little." I giggled in response.

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Once the guys were done in the studio, they came out and signed some more stuff and took some pictures, it was amazing! I couldn't have asked for a better surprise. "You're recording was amazing! We should feature you on a track sometime." Derek told me with a grin. I smiled back at him like an idiot. "I'll take that as a yes." He winked. "We'll get ahold of Josh sometime and see if you're up for it. Later." He said as he hugged me before leaving.

"That. Was. Amazing!" I yelled as my dad and Tony laughed at me.

"Y'know, Aleah, he wasn't wrong about that recording. If you had a solid group behind you, I could get you on the label."

That was when my whole life changed.

Notes

ohhhhh what just happened?!? guess u hav to wait & seeeeeeeee ;)

plz get more active with comments guys thats the only way i can stay motivated. ily guys <3

QOTD: Is Aleah going to get a band?

{Title Credit To: Pierce The Veil}