Shock's smirk widened, satisfied enough at the vibes she got from the vampire twins' silent communication.

"But like I said," she continued. "Practice went well. I think Carmilla and I nailed 'Siren Song'."

Lock looked between Carmilla and his sister. They actually [i]worked together[/i]?

"It's true," Barrel said through another mouthful of chips. He swallowed, then grinned. "I didn't think Shock could sing that high, but she did."

Shock gave Barrel a playful smack. Lock still didn't believe it.

"You're fucking with me."

Shock rolled her eyes and sarcastically sang a few of the notes in question. Lock quickly deflated. Shock then turned to Lillith.

"Carver figured out the theremin pretty quickly," she continued, before shifting her glance back to Lock, "and, oh, you're going to [i]love[/i] this."

She gave Lock her sharpest smile. She enjoyed his shock and building fury.

"Barrel played [i]perfectly[/i]."

Lock's eyes widened.

"[I]What[/i]?"

"I didn't miss a single note!" Barrel said proudly.

"It seems all that practice [i]finally[/i] paid off--" Shock started.

"--And you missed it!" Barrel cheerfully finished.

"No, you didn't!" Lock cried. "You [i]never[/i] do a new song right!"

His siblings both held up their hands for their brother to see.

"No tricks!" Shock and Barrel said together.

"And more than that--" Barrel said.

"--We have [i]proof[/i]," Shock said deviously.

She reached into her pocket and held up the little cassette tape in two fingers. Lock's tail whipped into a frenzy seconds before he marched over to his siblings, briefly forgetting about Lillith on his shoulder.

"You did that on purpose!" he screamed. "[I]Just[/i] to spite me! I [i]knew[/i] you could play it right if you wanted to!"

Barrel stuck out his tongue.

"Nuh-uh!"

Shock smirked and held the tape out of Lock's reach. If he wanted it, he would have to fight her for it.

"Maybe next time, you won't ditch [i]your[/i] band," she said sweetly.