Damon sighed once the song ended, dropping his arms to his sides. Yes, he would need a lot more practice in order to keep up with the rest of them for an extended period of time.

Rail sighed backing away a bit from the mic with a grin, "That was good...you actually did a good job keeping up Damon..." He smiled looking at him.

Damon smiled in return, looking pleased but tired. "I will need to work on my endurance...I'm exhausted after just one song..." he admitted, shamefully.

Rya snorted but Gray gabe him a warning look. Ryan fell silent looking to Damon, "It'll come…"

Rail nodded, "For now don't worry we still have time. " he smiled encouringly at Damon.

Once again, Damon felt that strong sense of isolation, that he still was not accepted. That only showed briefly, sparking in his eyes, before it vanished again. "All right..."

Sebastian didn't seem to have a care in the world. He was distracted by his phone, and was texting away hurriedly before they decided to start practicing again.

Ryan moved to look over at Sebastian's shoulder reading his texts, a currious look on his face.

Rail smiled softly as he got up and gave Damon a hug, "You okay?" He said worried.

Gray watched patiently looking at Damon and Rail. He was waiting to ask Rail the question about Charmase.

Sebastian appeared to be having a playful argument with a friend of his, whom he had listed as 'Tyrannical Pope-Lover.' Probably a ploy on his friend's religious beliefs.

Damon returned the hug and nodded, smiling. "I'm fine..." He did murmur something softly after that about still feeling like he didn't quite fit in, but he smiled right after. It did bother him...but not enough that it would make him very upset.

Charmase moved over to Gray and snuggled his arm and shoulder, affectionately.

Ryan snickered as he read the convo. "Epic…"

Rail nodded slowly. "Alrigjt well hang in there okay…" He smiled.

Gray giggled with delight looking at the boy. "Oh! I'm going to ask Rail about letting you sing with us. "

"You've never met Rand, have you?" Sebastian asked, sneering playfully. "He's an insanely religious Jesuit Catholic. We fight all the time. He's a closet case--every time I head out somewhere with him, I catch him secretly eyeing up a hot guy. He can be a real ass when he wants to be, but most of the time he just argues for the hell of it."

He paused, looking amused. "With the way he is, he might actually be a good match for your cousin. Perhaps then he would leave you alone, if I set him up with a hot closet case."

Damon nodded, shifting where he sat. He was determined to get more practice in.

Charmase blinked, then blushed. "O-oh. I'm afraid of singing in front of people...but I could try!"

Ryan frowned a bit as he thought, "I-I guess...It might be...He does like to force people to do things...." He said softly.

Rail smiled looking at him. "Alright...you ready to go again?"

"Oh no! If you don't like to sing in front of people you don't have to..." Gray said looking at him.

"Haha. Rand might be a good match for him, then." Sebastian leaned forward and kissed Ryan on the cheek, sweetly. "I still need you to set up that meeting for me. When I'm gone, you stay with Rail and Damon, or Gray and Charma. And don't leave the house, okay?"

"I will be, momentarily..." Damon assured him, still regaining his bearings.

"I...I want to, though! That's one of the things I'm trying to get over..." Charmase explained, shyly.

Ryan shivered at the thought. "All right... just be careful... he's dangerous... and I don't want you getting hurt..." Ryan said softly looking at Sebastian worried.

Rail smiled kissing his forehead, "Okay just let me know when your ready to go...." He smiled.

Gray smiled happily, "Really? YAY! Okay then I will tell Rail..."

"I'm not gonna get hurt. I'll be armed." Sebastian owned licenses for several different guns. They were for protection. He kept them all, though, in case recent events, like Gregor's death, prompted anyone in the house to think of suicide.

Damon nodded, blushing slightly when he was kissed.

Charmase nodded, smiling a little more widely.

Ryan nodded carefully, "All right...but just to warn you he carries weapons too.....tassers, tranquilizer guns and things like that..." He frowned. He couldn't help but feel worried.

Rail smiled looking at him.

Gray grinned then going to Rail tapping him as he quickly explained about how Charmase could sing. Rail looked at Gray calculating as he talked. When Gray was done Rail gave a small smirk and nodded. "Yeah sure...we could give it a try...."

"Rand's a paranoid bastard. He carries pepper spray. Actually...I think that might be a good thing to warn your cousin about. Rand gets very easily annoyed, and if he thinks your cuz is comin' on to him right away, he'll immediately whip out the mace..." Sebastian snickered, "...and use enough to dissolve his eyes all at once..."

Charmase shifted, looking more shy than he had since the group had met him. He wasn't normally a shy person. He had problems with public speaking and singing in front of people.

((That image makes me so happy XD))

Ryan snorted amused, "Yeah that might be smart. My cousin is a blunt person. He only plays head games when he knows beng assertive won't work…" He frowned a bit.

Rail thought for a bit looking at Charmase. "We could practice just me and you of you want. I doubt would could take you on tour with us cold turkey. It would confuse a lot of people…" Rail said thinking.

((Sadism for the win! :boogie: ))

"Definitely good to warn him, then. I mean, I don't like the guy...but I also don't want Rand arrested for premeditated murder or anything of the sort," Sebastian chuckled. "Are we gonna practice some more, or call it quits for now and start up later?"

Charmase looked a little more relieved. "Okay. That sounds better."

((XD you know me so well!))

Ryan nodded softly. "I think once Rail's done talking we're gonna try one more song or so…" He said.

Rail smiled nodding, "Cool…sounds like a plan!" Evsaid before turning to Sebastian. "I heard you little comment…you need to go somewhere or something?"

"Nah, I'm just wondering, since Damon looks tired. Though we can't keep babying him...we do have our tour, soon. Maybe we should get someone to tutor him on quick playing once a day or somethin'?" Sebastian knew that if they didn't have Damon getting used to a quick playing speed soon...it would not be good.

Charmase looked shy as ever as he scuttled back over to Gray.

"Well I wanted to play a bit more as for a tutor…who did you have in mind?" He asked looking at him.

Gray looked at Charmase happily as he hugged him.

"I don't know anyone who can play the piano like a demon...except maybe Rand, but that's out of the question, since he's a nasty, ruthless teacher. Awful." Sebastian shuddered.

Charmase returned the hug, grinning widely.

"Yeah and I don't like Rand…" Rail said.

"Have you ever met him?" Ryan questioned.

"No but he's religious so I won't like him…" Rail smirked as he though for a bit, "Hmm maybe Lucus could help…he's good at the piano…"

Gray smiled happily watching the other boys.

"Personally, I think he forces himself into religion to hide the fact that he's been lurkin' around in the closet for so many years," Sebastian hummed, studying his nails in a rather feminine manner. "But that's just me."

"You shouldn't be so quick to judge," Charmase scolded, pointedly. He sounded a tad more defensive than he usually was. "Religious people can be nice. It depends on how conservative they are."

Rail snorted at Sebastian's comment then frowned at Chrmase, "No offence Charmase but religion is a sore topic for me…" He said and looked away angrily.

Gray frowned looking at Rail then at Charmase, "The R word is bad around Rail."

"I don't think it's bad unless it's used to justify hate or intolerance. Or violence," Charmase huffed, folding his arms around his chest.

"Heh. Blind hatred isn't good around Charma..." Sebastian warned, pointedly.