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Dec 13, 2016 13:09:13 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2016 13:09:13 GMT -7
Zander grinned even more broadly, "awesome, I will let you know all of the details!" Zander chuckled, shaking his head, "no, no, they'll love you BECAUSE you're with me, pssh," he joked, flipping his head back with a jerk of his head. Zander then considered the song that Brandon suggested and stroked his chin... "Beautiful mess.. beautiful mess... I thiiiiink so? You start it and I'll jump in if I think I know it. Well, even if I don't I'll figure it out," he suggested with a grin, nodding at Brandon to get started.
As the song played Zander did in fact recognize it and was able to jump in fairly quickly to harmonize and play the back up guitar part. A good song!
@brandon
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Dec 13, 2016 22:11:50 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2016 22:11:50 GMT -7
Brander grinned, "You'd better!" Of course, he knew that Zander would tell him. They were going to be partners, after all. Which was something that Brandon was outrageously excited about. He hadn't even thought about it before today but now that he and Zander talked about it, he couldn't wait. "That's probably how it'll work out," he teased back, wondering if Zander would just let that go or say that he didn't actually mean it. Either way, it didn't matter. Brandon knew his friend quite well.
At Zander's request, Brandon started the song. It didn't take long for Zander to join in and once again Brandon got lost in the music. He loved this. Singing and playing with his best friend, there were no words to describe it. He loved spending time with Zander like that. "So what now?" he asked once the song was over. He had no problem sitting in here playing songs for a while, but he didn't know whether or not Zander would want to spend his day doing that.
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Dec 16, 2016 11:51:44 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2016 11:51:44 GMT -7
Zander laughed again, and again. This was the perfect day, really, other than the fact that he couldn't tell his dear friend that he was all married and stuff. Someday. Someday. "Nah, I'm sure they'll learn to love you MORE than me, Brandon," he said with another laugh.
They played the song, a beautiful song, and when they were finished Zander placed a hand on his guitar and bowed his head. Brandon spoke, asking what they do now and Zander held up a finger, shaking his head. "Just listen," he said softly, "the music. It's still around even though we're not playing," yes, Zander was kind of a hippie, spiritual, 'universe knows all' type.
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Dec 16, 2016 17:03:10 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2016 17:03:10 GMT -7
Brandon shrugged, trying to keep himself from laughing. Really, there was no use with Zander. The two of them were being silly together; probably because it had been too long since they last saw one another. He laughed, giving in, "Eventually. At first they're going to be all furious, thinking that I'm trying to steal your limelight." Probably. If Zander already had a fanbase then they definitely wouldn't like someone else encroaching on their territory. Not that that would stop Brandon.
Zander told Brandon to just listen to the music that was still there even though they weren't playing and Brandon paused, closing his eyes. The music. Once again, he felt strongly that Zander and he were basically the same person. The way Zander talked about the music was an explanation of the way Brandon felt. The music was a part of him, a part of everything and something that he could constantly feel in the air around him. "Glad to know I'm not the only one who can hear it," he said after a long silence.
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Dec 21, 2016 9:58:56 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2016 9:58:56 GMT -7
Zander laughed again too, "yes, yes," he said between laughs, reaching a hand out to place it on Brandons shoulder, "and then my more insane fans will try to assassinate you with silly attempts with products from Zonkos or Weasley Wizard Wheezes," he continued to laugh, bending forward a little bit as if trying to squeeze all the laughter out. He eventually did, of course.
During their moment of silence Zander softly closed his eyes. Brandon spoke after a long while and Zander nodded before slowly opening his eyes and looking back up at his friend. Zander dropped a hand onto Brandons knee and gave it a little shake, "you have the gift, Brandon. The same as I do," not to sound cocky, "we can feel the music and that's why it's so important that we play it. For those who can't. For those who need hope. Especially now," he said, pulling his hand back to place on his guitar. "Especially now," he repeated.
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Dec 21, 2016 20:31:05 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2016 20:31:05 GMT -7
It was hard to keep yourself from laughing when your best friend was laughing so hard, but Brandon was trying to get control of himself. Then Zander mentioned his insane fans and how they would try to assassinate him. "Well that sounds just great," Brandon answered sarcastically, trying not to laugh but snorting all the same. "I'm not sure if I'm going to survive trying to join you in your musical career, Zander. I don't think I'm prepared for assassination attempts," he teased back, letting himself laugh now. "I'd better watch my step," Brandon added after a moment.
Zander started talking about how they both had the gift of feeling the music and Brandon nodded his head without even realizing it. Maybe that was one reason why the two of them got along so easily from the start. Music was their connection. "That's exactly why we will play, Zander," Brandon placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. "We're not going to let everyone down. The music that we feel and share with everyone will give that hope. Especially now," he added, repeating the phrase that his friend already repeated. Especially now that bad things were happening and danger was rising once more. They would do all they could to help others and one fabulous way of doing that was through music. At least, that's what Brandon believed and he was sure Zander did too.
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Dec 23, 2016 13:12:34 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 13:12:34 GMT -7
The others in the shop probably thought that these two boys had gone completely mad, what with the wild laughter and all. "Oh stop it," Zander said, slapping his own leg, "you'll do just fine. It's-" he laughed loudly again, "it's just more publicity," he laughed again, trying to take a few deep breaths to stop the laughter.
Then, on a more crazy and more serious note, they continued to talk about the importance of the music. Brandon agreed with him, and Zander smiled gently at him. "Hope," Zander agreed. After another moment of silence Zander sighed, smiling even wider at his friend. "You'll find peace, Brandon. I know it," he encouraged. He knew Brandon was having a hard time with coming back and such. But, he seemed fairly happy now.
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Dec 23, 2016 14:43:05 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 14:43:05 GMT -7
Zander told him to stop, but Brandon was fully aware that they were just joking with one another. He couldn't remember the last time he laughed so hard and he was glad it was with Zander. Of all people, his good friend knew how to help him relax and enjoy the moment. He finally was able to calm down his laughter, mostly. "I know. It'll be fun to play with you, even if your crazy fans decide to attack me. You'll call them off, right?" He teased a little, chuckling a little but not going back into full-blown laughter mode yet.
When Zander smiled and sighed, Brandon braced himself. He didn't know what his friend was going to say, exactly, but he did know that it might be something he wouldn't particularly like. When he told Brandon that he would find peace, Brandon smiled a little, more of a sad smile this time. Zander knew of the hard times he was going through, and he appreciated that his friend would say something like that. "Thanks Zander. You know that goes for you too, right? You'll find peace with ... with everything that's happened." He didn't want to bring up directly the fact that the girl Zander had been dating died, but he knew that Zander would know that's what he was talking about. "If you ever need anything, I'm here for you man. Even if it does have to be through owl. I'll do what I can." It was weird, feeling bad for himself when he knew that Zander was going through things much more difficult than he was. Brandon had to make sure his friend knew that Brandon was willing to support him no matter what. Especially in the hard times.
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Dec 28, 2016 10:23:57 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2016 10:23:57 GMT -7
Zander stroked his chin, feigning contemplation. "Hmm... call them off or let them kill you...." he mused. Then a smile graced his face and he chuckled as well. He didn't have to say it, but of course he wouldn't let Brandon die.
As the conversation turned more serious, Brandon turning the 'finding peace' thing back on Zander, Zander smiled softly and nodded. The Brandon said he'd be there for him, however he could. Zander reached out to clasp Brandons shoulder again. "Thanks. Same to you, of course," he gave his shoulder squeeze, "come on," he patted the shoulder and pulled his hand back, standing up. "Let's grab some lunch and see how many people recognize me," he laughed.
Soon the boys were off into the village, getting food, doing some window shopping and having a grand old time. Quite a few people Zander knew in school told him they'd heard his radio show and congratulated him. Zander occasionally would talk up Brandon to some girl. Overall, it was a wonderful and exhausting day, but perfect.
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