Gamer Superstar

Chapter 95 95 - Shameful

"Do you know BlackVelvet?" Ashley asked her cousins in surprise, since BlackVelvet was an artist she had met this week when she found his song Boyfriend on one of the playlists she was following on Spokify.

"Yeah... I've known him since In The End!" One of her cousins, who was into rock and emo music, said excitedly.

"I met him this week because of his vlog." Her other cousin explained. "When I saw that another artist wanted to fight with him, I got curious and clicked on the video... after that, I got hooked on his videos and songs..."

"Do you know Boyfriend?" Ashley asked excitedly, getting a big smile from the two girls who were about to answer but were silenced by Ashley's parents.

"Shh, talk after the ceremony, girls." Ashley's mother scolded them in a low voice.

Hearing The Lazy Song played in a slow, melodious piano version made this song sound like a normal romantic song that the bride and groom used to enter the wedding, but those who knew this song, like the three girls, knew that this song had no romantic lyrics at all.

Unfortunately for the girls, they didn't look around the room to see who was playing the song, because if they had, they would have found the author of the song himself, BlackVelvet, playing the piano in the same suit he wore to record All of Me.

The ceremony was quick because Sarah wasn't late and everything went according to plan.

Ashley and her cousins spent the whole time whispering about various things instead of paying attention to the ceremony, until they finally left the place where the ceremony was held for the party.

The first thing they noticed was the stage, where a drummer and a keyboardist were setting up, while in the middle of the stage was an empty microphone, probably where the singer would stand.

"Do you know who's going to sing?" Ashley asked curiously.

"I don't know, Sarah usually likes more romantic songs, is this a romantic band?" A cousin replied.

"Could be, too bad I don't know either of them, maybe the singer is more recognizable?" Another cousin commented.

"Maybe..." Ashley replied as she thought about it for a few seconds, but then pushed the thought to the back of her mind and focused on the food that was being served.

One by one, the waiters arrived with several different platters of appetizers for the guests to choose from.

Ashley and her cousins sat together as they chatted and began to sample the food.

Unfortunately, alcoholic beverages could not be served to teenagers, so the three of them drank only juice or soft drinks.

Suddenly, they heard a familiar ring tone.

It was the same ringtone they heard when Michael entered the wedding, the ringtone of The Lazy Song, and just like when he entered, at this moment only the piano version of the song was playing, making the girls roll their eyes.

"Aren't these singers ashamed of playing BlackVelvet's song non-stop?" Ashley complained.

"Yeah, don't they have an original song for them?" A cousin also complained without paying much attention.

"It's kind of shameful to put so much emphasis on another artist's music without even playing your own..." The other cousin also commented while rolling her eyes.

"Good evening everyone, today we've come to honor Sarah and Michael's beautiful wedding, please give a round of applause for the two newest brides and grooms!" A very beautiful and magnetic voice was heard over the loudspeakers.

If it was just a pretty voice, with the negative opinion the girls already had, they wouldn't even pay attention, but this time it was strangely familiar, and for those who had seen BlackVelvet's vlog, those lines were even more familiar.

"Is he even copying BlackVelvet's way of getting the attention of the vlog audience?" Ashley asked with a frown as she looked around in confusion.

Her cousins looked around as well, trying to understand what was going on.

Her relatives didn't think much of it and smiled as they clapped for the bride and groom who had just arrived in the ballroom.

When Ashley's eyes reached the stage, she froze. "No way..."

On stage, a handsome young man with bleached hair, a black suit with a gray shirt underneath, and a blue tie smiled as he looked at the bride and groom and clapped as well.

Remembering the bleached-haired young man she had seen carrying a box before the wedding, Ashley realized that she had seen BlackVelvet before and hadn't recognized him!

"It's him!" One of her cousins, the one who knew BlackVelvet from the vlog, recognized him immediately.

"Yeah!" The other cousin was also excited as she stood up to get a better look at him.

Ashley looked at the stage and was shocked that he was not more handsome in the video than in real life, it was the other way around! BlackVelvet managed to be even more handsome in real life than he was on MeTube or Instabram!

"Since Michael chose my song The Lazy Song as his entrance theme at the wedding, I thought I'd sing this song as an opener so the guests know what you're up to when Sarah's not home, Michael..." The boy on stage laughed as he looked at Michael with a playful smile.

Michael, the groom, laughed sheepishly as he smiled and nodded at him, making the guests even more curious about this singer.

Ashley already knew what The Lazy Song was about and knew that there was nothing wrong with it, but the other guests didn't and thought that there might be something wrong with the lyrics.

Thinking to get some gossip from the couple, practically all the guests had their attention focused on the stage, waiting to hear the lyrics of the song, which might talk about how Michael would act without Sarah at home.

Taking advantage of this, BlackVelvet on stage turned on a projector next to him and projected the music video for The Lazy Song onto the wall behind him on stage and they began to play the song.

Unlike when he played the song alone to record it, this time he played the guitar accompanied by the band playing drums and a keyboard, which made the song much more full-bodied!

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Today I don't feel like doing anything...

I just want to lie in my bed...

Don't feel like answering my phone...

So leave a message at the tone...

Cause today I swear I ain't doing nothing...

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When the guests who were waiting to hear some gossip about Michael's life, thinking that he would be doing something wrong alone at home, heard that the lyrics were actually about being lazy alone, they were a little disappointed, but soon were captivated by the lyrics and the music video that was playing.

Gradually, more and more people approached the stage with glasses of drinks in their hands to pay attention to this interesting band and this charming singer.

Among the people approaching the stage, the three most excited were Ashley and her two cousins, who recognized BlackVelvet and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to interact with him.

But they weren't the only ones who knew him, there was also a boy among the guests who liked to listen to BlackVelvet normal songs and was shocked to realize that it was the artist he liked who was singing at his cousin Sarah's wedding.

Although he was focused on singing and interacting with the rest of the guests, the three girls at the front of the stage were clearly the most excited about his show, and Noah would occasionally look at them and smile, making the girls even more excited.

Considering their ages, this made Noah even more attractive to them, as they were girls of 15 and 16, while Noah was only 17, although he looked a little older.

Ashley was shocked at how cool this show turned out to be, not only because the band made the songs much cooler than she normally knew them to be, but also the way BlackVelvet acted on stage to keep the audience's attention, how he interacted with everyone was much better than she had imagined.

The way he spoke to the guests, how he joked back, accepted drinks as gifts, all of this was something she felt was too distant for artists who were normally arrogant to do, but BlackVelvet did it naturally and it made her feel that he was becoming much closer to her and the audience than just a random singer.

At one point, Ashley decided to get over her shyness and handed BlackVelvet her cell phone.

I hope he understands and gives me his phone number...' she thought as she handed it to him.

But Ashley didn't realize that she had given him the blocked phone.

In the middle of the song, BlackVelvet saw the phone being held out to him and picked it up, looking at the screen.

Surprised to see that it was locked, he didn't think twice and clicked on the camera icon in the corner of the phone, put it on the front camera and started recording a selfie video of himself pointing at Ashley behind him.

This video of him singing on stage while pointing his phone at her in the audience was very cool, but unbeknownst to Noah, he had just demonstrated a possibility that hadn't occurred to the other guests.

Seeing that he was so helpful in recording a storys for Ashley, several people thought it would be nice to ask him to record it as well to post on their Instabram profiles, and soon several cell phones were pointed at BlackVelvet on stage.