Chapter 10
Fans cheered loudly as they surrounded the mushroom stage. The spotlights pointing to the stage dimmed as the music began to play. In the crowd Viva with now one year old Poppy in her arms watched from the front row. The toddler wore an oversized black BroZone band shirt like a dress and bow in her hair. Viva wore matching a shirt over her green and sleeveless jumpsuit with elegantly sewed flower art on the ends of the bell bottoms.
" Yay! BroZone!" Poppy clapped her hands.
"You know what's up
You know it's us, yeah..." Brozone sang together softly.
The boy band was still covered by darkness as their singing traveled off stage to the crowd. Trolls of all genders and types became louder with their excitement. Then suddenly the lights flashed on bright revealing all the brothers in themed but, styled differently stage outfits and striking poses that highlighted them each individually.
Brozone was number one for Pop Village's music charts for a reason. Their family harmony, their songs, their alluring personalities and charming looks. Branch had more of cuteness factor rather than the hotness factor his older brothers were praised for.
"You wanted it, you went for it
And baby, you got it (you know what's up)
You wanted it, you went for it
You know it's us, yeah " Brozone sang a little louder with natural confidence.
Sliding forward in different directions closer to the edge of the stage, the brothers opened their arms then spun when reaching their marked spots. John Dory went straight forward going north while Spruce went north east. Branch went north west, Clay went east and Floyd went west.
Winking at the crowd Spruce blew kisses from his open palms. Both men and women squealed while a few near a wheelchair user fainted blushing intensely. His outfit consisted of navy tracksuit pants with white pinstripe, the matching jacket tied around his waist, silver jewellery and hair charms for his fluffy hair and transparent navy mesh tank that was form fitting. Jewellery was a charmed necklace and two similar bracelets.
" I'm gonna make it all the way, just watch me
I'm gonna hustle every day (ooh-whoa)
I'm making paper like it's origami
I only came to win the game, can't stop me!" Clay sang smoothly.
The Fun Boy stepped back maintaining eye contact with the crowd. Spotting Viva and Poppy, he grinned for a second before doing a back flip that transitioned into a shuffle. The others moon walked from their positions to behind Clay since he was the star of this verse.
Just like Spruce, Clay wore the same tracksuit pants. However he had no tracksuit jacket or the mesh tank. Instead he wore white t-shirt with a collared navy vest, white sweat bands around his wrists with a navy strip and false wireless headphones around his neck. Taking a playful risk, Clay waved at Viva mid dance then made a tiny heart with his thumb and index finger and blew it to her. Viva giggled pretending to catch the heart.
" You wanted it, you went for it (yeah)
And baby, you got it
I wanted it, I went for it
And baby, I did it on my o-o-o-o-own " Floyd sang slivery and gently.
The sensitive one took center stage with the lights following him. Branch, Clay, Spruce and John slid behind him creating a line. They followed Floyd like a shadow with every gesture, step and head whip. His alternative fashion bled into Floyd stage clothes. While it kept with the sporty theme Floyd wore a white fishnet top that was skin tight, a sleeveless and ripped navy jean jacket, black fingerless gloves and a single silver hoop earring. Some fans fanned themselves at Floyd when his hair went from standing tall to low down his back.
" Did it on my o-o-o-o-own, own
O-o-o-o-own, did it on my own, yeah
You know what's up
You know it's us, yeah!" Branch excitedly sang with passion.
His little voice was mighty and angelic. The toddler bounced around to the front then up into Floyd's arms. Unlike the rest of his brothers, Branch was the most covered up due to him only being three years old. It was a simple mix of the navy tracksuit with the jacket zipped up, white shirt underneath and the white framed sunglasses. Floyd sat the currently singing toddler on his shoulder carrying and parading him around on stage.
" Branch! Bitty B!" Poppy pointed up excited to see one of her favourite friends.
" Ladies and gentlemen, listen up
I'm gonna ask you a few questions
And I just want you to be honest with me." Spruce sang nice and slow.
It was almost seductive. He was the heartthrob after all. Viva carefully put her baby sister in her curly hair and covered Poppy's ears. The heir had promised their father she would do so when songs became "inappropriate". Fans around the royals moved closer to the barrier blocking them from getting any closer with hearts in their eyes.
" You want those shoes? You want that shirt?
You want that car? You want that purse?
Ha, I'm gonna need you to convince me " Spruce continued.
Signalling for one of his brothers to switch places,John answered the call like they practiced. Joining each other at the side,the pair turned to face one another performing an elaborate hand shake with both their hands and hair. Fans yelled out the names of their favourite boy band members but, Spruce and John got the most pet names in a rather subtly sexual manner. They were legal in terms of age so that was no surprise. Swinging Spruce behind him, the leader striked a dramatic pose while Clay and Floyd caught the heartthrob.
" You ready? Here we go! " John Dory chimed.
John's stage outfit consisted of both the tracksuit pants and black long sleeve shirt but, no jacket whatsoever. His sleeves were rolled up. His must-have goggles were temporarily replaced with a pair of sunglasses matching Branch. However with brown frames instead of white ones. The gloves gifted to him by his grandma were present on him as well since Dory refused to take them off.
" Yeah!!" The crowd cheered ready to sing along.
Soon John began to sing once more. He sang the words " You want it?" as he approached the edge of the stage. He sang that line three times and the audience would sing along "I want it" in response every time. Spruce stepped forward as well with Branch running after him. Chuckling at his little follower, Spruce picked Branch up placing him his back. The sight of Bitty B receiving a piggyback ride earned a series of goshing over how adorable it was.
" Louder!" Spruce encouraged.
Lightly pushing Viva's hands away,the tiny girl climbed down back into where she was originally. In Viva's warm embrace. Her eyes fixed on the boy band grinning cause now she could fully hear them repeat the part she missed out on. Just like earlier when John sang "You want it?", Poppy chimed as loud as possible with her version of "I want it". Viva joined her during the fifth "I want it."
" Give me one, two, three, four!" John sang hyping up the crowd.
All four brothers dashed to the center of the stage forming a line. They bounced from side to side in sync while passing Bitty B to John. Smiling at the giggling happy tod,John whispered something into his perked and twitching ears. Branch covered his mouth nodding his head. Placing the little one down Branch, they all got into position with the youngest acting as their leader for the final moments of the dance.
" You wanted it, you went for it
And baby, you got it
I wanted it, I went for it
And baby, I did it on my o-o-o-o-own
Did it on my o-o-o-o-own, own
O-o-o-o-own, did it on my own, yeah!" Brozone sang with the crowd.
Viva got down on her knees putting Poppy on her feet. Poppy closed her eyes throwing her arms in the air as she hopped in one place to the music. Taking hold of those tiny pink hands the two sisters swayed back and forth. Grinning ear to ear. Soon glowbugs flocked to the mushroom stage surrounding Brozone creating a greater light show as they danced with the five trolls.
" Woo!
You know what's up
You know it's us, yeah
You wanted it, you went for it
And baby, you got it (you know what's up)
You wanted it, you went for it
You know it's us, yeah "
The firework blasting flowers released their loaded sparkling fire power. It didn't reach the sky or even the top of the cage but, their display reached the top of the Troll Tree. With concert attenders staring in awe, the fireworks displayed stars,hearts and the spelling of "BroZone". It's light flickering reached out the cage creating shadows on the nearby walkways, establishments and roads of Bergen town.
"Alright, alright, woo!
Yeah!" Brozone ended their song on a high note.
The brothers posed taking in the glory as the lights and stage reset. They stood in their signature pyramid formation. Branch was standing on top of Clay and Floyd's hands, Floyd was standing on Spruce's shoulders and Clay was standing on John's shoulders. The move was second nature to them. Cheers, praise and seemingly endless joy radiated off the Brozonies,their fan base.
" BroZone! BroZone! BroZone!" They chanted.
Breathing heavily through their proud grins the show had reached its end. This was the last hours long concert Brozone was performing for the year. They still had other events planned. Just no more concerts until the label said otherwise. Slowly getting down and deconstructing their formation, each boy band member took a second to collect themselves. The glowbugs flew away off to the sides to rest. The stage manager ran up to give John a second microphone to pass around since their headpiece mics were turned off.
" Hey Brozonies! How are we feeling tonight?" John asked smug.
The fans cheered as Spruce took the mic. " Now that's what I call having a good time. Am I right,ladies?" Spruce winked.
Clay, John and Floyd just laughed at their brother's display for the fans. Trolls who had fainted were being brought back up onto their feet having red added their to the hue of their skin on their faces. Marriage proposals along the lines of "Spruce,Marry Me!" flooded through the cheers causing Clay,John and Floyd to laugh harder. Branch pulled on Floyd's pants then raised his arms silently asking for uppies. Looking down the pink haired one happily gave in to that demand.
Clay took the mic. " You party people have been great as always. Didn't miss a single beat."
" We hope to see you again soon. Thank you and-" Floyd spoke then took the mic to Branch.
" Goodnight!" Branch completed the sentence.
Soon the boy band was backstage collapsing in the shared dressing room furniture. John and Spruce's bodies had claimed the couch. Floyd and Branch claimed the bean bags. Clay claimed the arm chair spread out like a starfish. Sweat ran down their faces smudging their eye makeup. Grabbing a tissue John wiped his eyeliner before taking the box and passing it to Floyd. Their breathing was still somewhat laboured.
" Talk about ending it with a bang. I think I might sleep all day tomorrow." John joked.
" Ditto." Spruce chuckled sitting up.
" We should get changed." Clay commented.
" And shower. We all stink." Floyd pinched his nose to block out his own smell.
Getting up first John walked over to their youngest and picked him up. He carried Branch behind one of the red changing curtains where their clothes were stored. The little boy still struggled with zippers cause usually they got caught in something or stuck in place so JD naturally unzipped the jacket for him. Branch's clothes sat right next to him.
" I'll be right back. You do what you gotta do. " John encouraged.
Branch nodded his head. He was a "big boy" now so he didn't need John to help with every little thing. The three year old was more capable now to hold on his own than before. Returning to the others John noticed Spruce was brushing his hair, Floyd was still busy removing his makeup and Clay remained catching his breath. Taking a seat on the couch again John stretched his arms. His joints ached a little from tonight's big concert.
" So any news from your girlfriend, Bruce? " John smirked.
" Oh not yet. Brandy's letter hadn't- HEY! Don't you dare start that again!" Spruce blushed.
" Welcome to the club." Clay said.
John laughed. " Oh c'mon. I see how you get whenever Brandy's letters arrive. You don't shut up. "
Spruce looked away from John embarrassed. " Maybe that's true but, she's not my girlfriend. Not yet anyway."
John raised an eyebrow. " Yet? Oh so you do like her?"
" Shut Up!" Spruce blushed.
John always knew the right moments to tease his brothers and this was one of them. He waited so long for Spruce's turn to feel it. This was the only way he purposely tried to make his brothers feel a little crazy. You would think Floyd, Spruce and Clay would stop telling him stuff due to this kind of teasing but, no. They took the risk of spilling the beans usually when they're alone together or with everyone who already knew.
Spruce's face grew more flushed by the second. His cyan face was getting closer to purple. Avoiding eye contact from his amused and teasing sibling, the second eldest fidgeted with his still wrapped around his waist jacket. He rolled up sleeves pointlessly. Then his blue eyes caught sight of a pillow and grabbed it hitting John Dory lighting with it once.
Dory bursted into a belly laugh before grabbing a pillow of his own fighting back. Clay playfully rolled his eyes with a smile on his face, faking annoyance or disregard for the moment. When getting caught in the crossfire Floyd laughed too ducking when a play fight weapon went flying out of their someone's hands. It wasn't too long before Spruce tackled John and pinned him down.
" Die!" Spruce dramatically and playfully declared.
With one last strike of the couch cushion meeting his face,the pinned down male accepted his fate. Struggling to hold back laughter as he laid there down on the carpet with his tongue sticking out and his arms spread out. Accepting his minor victory Spruce stood up and threw the cushion at his own feet then raised his fist into the air.
"Ha! John- 20 wins and Spruce- 13 wins. Write that down, Clay. Write it down!" Spruce lightheartedly remarked.
A knock on the door interrupted the moment of victory and joy by simply occurring three times in a row. By the third knock Spruce offered his hand to JD and pulled him back on his feet since playing dead wasn't needed anymore. Their game was over. Branch wandered to Floyd now back in his overalls with no shirt underneath. He climbed onto the bean bag taking a seat and began picking the soft and more soothing fuzzy fabric of it. This was the type of fuzzy Branch was fine with. Not itchy. Just soft.
Approaching the door,Clay smoothed out the wrinkles of his clothes with his hands. Reaching out for and grasping the door handle, Clay lightly pulled the door open. A surprised grin painted face when it was revealed to be Viva and Poppy. The toddler poker her head out of her big sister's hair then climbed down sliding into Viva's arms. This was so common in the pair's relationship that Viva mastered catching the tiny one.
" Yo Viva. Hey girl. So great to see you. How was the first Brozone for Poppy? Come in." Clay turned around. " Hey. We got guests."
John stood by the mirror brushing his teal hair until it was neat and straight. In the reflection he could see Clay's guests walk in. Viva was a regular to their dressing room at this point. Most days she would come backstage simply to meet up with Clay and hangout. Their lives had gotten busier ever since the princess came of age and Clay started performing again. Spruce washed his face in the toilet room with the face cloth he brought in his bag. His ears perked at Clay's announcement. Floyd turned his head and grinned when spotting his brother's girl best friend while wiping Branch's arms dry. Branch didn't react already knowing who was there due to Clay not keeping his voice down.
" Hi Viv." Floyd greeted.
John turned around " What's up?"
" Oh Just making sure my sister had the best first concert experience EVER! You guys were a blast on stage. Poppy loved it. She already picked her favourite songs." Viva said in sing song manner.
Clay chuckled. " Let me guess. Is her favorite member -"
"BRANCH!" Poppy squealed wiggling.
The three year old's ears perked up at his name being mentioned by the one year old. He slid down off the red and green fuzz like fur covered bean bag and turned around peeking up from the side of it. Princess Poppy and the mini Popstar locked eyes. The second Poppy was placed on her feet,she dashed to hug her friend with such force they both fell to floor.
"Oof!" Branch exclaimed " Hi Poppy..."
" Hi Branch!" Poppy said.
The little girl was hovering above the laying on the carpet bigger boy while technically being sat next to him. Eventually sitting up Branch entangled his fingers together resting his hands on his lap. Poppy copied him while sticking out her tongue goofily. Normally Branch would push away other children around his age when they were this close but, Branch was used to Poppy. In fact they were friends now. He stuck out his tongue too causing his friend to smile.
" Let's play! " Poppy repeated excited three times.
" Okay." Branch shrugged with a smile.
Untangling her hands, Poppy gently pulled one of Branch's apart from the other. Taking the now free hand firmly holding she pulled him up with her. Giggles escaped the friendly pair as the princess ran out the dressing room pulling her favorite boy band member along. Shaking his head with a smirk, John rolled his eyes playfully at the little ones' antics.
" Clay. It's your turn to chase them." John joked.
" Yeah. Yeah. I know,bro." Clay chuckled walking after them with the also amused Viva.
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