I Kissed A Nerd (A Drake & Josh Fanfic)
Rated: T
Pairing: Drake/Craig
Summary: Drake bonds with someone he's never really paid any attention to. Slash.
A/N: Yeah, so this is obviously an obscure pairing, so if anyone reads this, I'll be surprised. But if you do, I'd appreciate a review :D Also, band and song names are made up, so don't go looking for the songs I mention in this story lol.
Chapter 1 - The Guitar (Posted 19 December 2011)
Drake was sitting on the sofa playing his guitar when he heard the doorbell ring.
"Josh!" he yelled.
"I'm coming." Josh answered from upstairs, knowing that it was better to just open the door rather than argue about it. He came down and opened the door, inviting Craig and Eric in. "Hey, guys. I'll be ready in a minute. You can come upstairs with me if you want."
"Okay," they said together. One of them followed Josh up to their room.
"Hey, Drake." the other waved as he entered the living room.
Drake looked up and then back to his guitar. "Hi, Eric."
"Craig." he corrected.
"Whatever."
Craig sat on the sofa, unbothered by Drake's inability to get his name right. "What are you doing?"
"Trying to figure these chords out." Drake answered, twisting the pegs. "I know them, but I can't get them to sound how I want them to sound." He started strumming, wondering if he finally got them right.
"Hurry Down by Smidgen Office?"
Drake stopped playing and looked up. "You know it?"
"It's one of my favorite songs. It sounds like you've got it right."
"Yeah," Drake said, "but I don't want it to sound exactly like the original. It has to sound like me, too. But whenever I change something, it just sounds bad."
"Here, try this." Craig moved Drake's hand to a different position on the guitar. "Try starting it like this instead. See what you can do from there."
Drake furrowed his brow and looked down at the position of his hands. He imagined the sound in his head and tried to play it. He played the chord a few times before trying something else. Eventually he found a pattern that fit. "That sounds awesome!" he smiled. "I didn't know you could play the guitar."
"Oh, I can't." Craig said quickly. "I mean, I've seen people do it, and I've read up on chords and techniques, but I've never tried it. I only know in theory."
"Why haven't you tried? You recognized what song I was playing after hearing just a few notes, and then you helped me figure out how to play it. That takes serious skill for someone who's never even played before."
Craig shrugged. "I'm not really a guitar person. I mostly deal with more classical instruments."
"Why'd you read about it then?"
"I'm a nerd. Reading's what we do." Craig joked.
Drake laughed and was about to say something when he saw Eric and Josh appear from upstairs.
"Ready to go, Craig?" Josh asked.
Craig turned around and nodded, standing and walking over to them. "See you around, Drake."
"Yeah, see ya." Drake watched the three of them leave, and he didn't miss the weird looks he got from Josh and Eric.