Behind the Red (Short Story)

(Author’s Note: I’ve found it easier to write about a Minecraft series on YouTube, soooo… yeah.)
It’s not easy to pick yourself up when you’ve fallen down.
Xel gripped his mask, still standing backstage.
Today was the day for glory.
Today was the day for understanding.
But as a mysterious person, Xel HEARD.
“Stupid Egg Bomber..”
“He isn’t even needed.”
“If he wasn’t Grian, I’d have run him through already.”
Xelqua slipped his mask back on letting himself cry a few tears while gazing at the red grand curtains that currently hid him.
He could still hear the talking of the cowboy, who spoke to his audience about why they were there.
Soon, the curtains would open to reveal him, and he would be the spotlight.
It made Xel nervous. This was his first interview, after all.
Then, Grian, his mischeivious clone brother, came in.
“Heya, Xel!”, he says cheerfully. “Cub told me to tell you that you’re up in about a minute.”
Xelqua gulps. “Uhhh.. alright.”, he says.
Grian sits next to him, his deep brown eyes smiling. “Hey, you’ll be fine.”
“You think so?”
Grian nods.
Xel smiles at him. “I’ll try to think that.”
“If you want, I can escort you.”, Grian offers.
“Wh-What?” ,Xel stutters. “What about you pretending to be me?”
Grian smiles a bit. “No, no, it’ll be fine. You need some wing space.”
Xelqua was shocked. For a long time, Grian had insisted on taking the blame for Xel’s antics, even if it was him who had encouraged Xel.
“O-okay..”, Xel mutters.
Grian then grins, and pulls out a matching chicken mask. “We’ll pair it with a prank!”
“No, you can’t mean it!”, I laugh.
Grian only continues grinning. “I mean it! We’re both going to walk out with them, and whenever we feel like it, we can peel it off. And we sound almost alike! Nobody would tell the difference!”
They both start laughing again, but are stopped as Cub peeks in from the extra room. 
“Get ready. You’re going out.”, he tells Xel, his eyebrows furrowing at Grian.
They nod, and both get up, facing the curtains.
The curtains open.
A gasp, a cheer, and the supporting heartbeats of two brothers was heard.
A moment of a lifetime.
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