You Were Born to Rise (New Mutant-esque people)

[sonoflongshot]

Since Aiden had been forced out from/quit his previous band and the requisite depressed waffling until his mother got him some session jobs as a drummer, his next band bore the brunt of his concentration and will to succeed. Not that they minded. All of them had been cast offs from other bands. Not bad, but not gelling well with the others. Since New Brunswick had a large live music scene, it was only a matter of time until Dire Rainbow pulled together.

They had practiced relentlessly. Sometimes Aiden barely got sleep between practices, New Mutants activities, time with Angel, teaching Zip, and working as a bartender. Thankfully, he needed less sleep than normal human-like people. But it was all about to be worth it, to his mind. They had entered a local contest and made the cut to perform.

They had a half-hour set-list to pull together. Aiden put in some cover songs along with a few songs he had written himself. (He hadn't told his parents about this facet yet. If the songs came out like crap and couldn't get the audience into it, he wouldn't have to claim them in front of a certified popstar and entertainment king.) Aiden had invited his teammates and anyone else he could think of to be at the show. He wanted some support, and possibly somebody to teleport if there were thrown beer bottles.

And they crammed as much rock into that thirty minutes as they possibly could. Thankfully, the lead singer did not wail like Banshee, so everyone still had their eardrums when she went after it. Aiden attacked his drums like he had everything to prove. Mostly because he did. His former band was in the contest as well.

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[pyroprincess]

Stephanie caught sight of Angel (who always stood out in a crowd) and danced her way over to where she was near the front of the stage. It wasn't really an occasion for much in the way of chatting, as the band was playing far too loud. Instead she just gave Angel a big grin before looking back up at the stage where Aiden was playing his heart out.

She was having fun, and quite a lot of it.

Hopefully her husband would have recovered from the shock of Stephanie's attendance at a concert by the time she returned. He'd been rather stunned by the revelation.

[crawler_kid]

Angel gave Stephanie a friendly grin and a wave, throwing herself into dancing as well. She kept her tail tucked in close to her body, though, to prevent any accidents.

[shadeblossom]

Hana was just happy to be out for a night. She loved her boys and her work at the school, but every once in a while, it was good to just be alone. Well, her and a couple hundred others.

She danced freely at the edge of the crowd, manipulating the shadows around her, enhancing the lights from the show.