So, I was listening to Accidentally In Love by Counting Cows and this idea popped into my head. And I couldn't just ignore it, right? ;)
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"Come on guys, we're going to be late if you don't get in the van NOW!" Rudy screamed from outside the dojo. Suddenly, the glass doors flew open and Jerry, Eddie, and Milton, all raced to the van like a stampede of wild bulls. Jerry, who had been in front of the other two, tripped over a rock just a few feet from the van and went face first into the ground. Milton and Eddie, who were hot on his tail, weren't able to stop in time, and rammed into Jerry just as he was trying to stand up, resulting in the three landing in a jumbled up mess in front of Rudy. The sensei rolled his eyes before setting down the clipboard in his hands and helping them out.
"Seriously guys, we don't have time for fooling around" Rudy lightly chided as he dusted Milton off.
"Jerry's the one who tripped over a little rock!" Eddie argued, pointing at the boy who was straightening his vest. Jerry turned to the dark-skinned boy.
"Hey, that rock was bigger up close!" He countered. "And you didn't have to run into me"
"You-!"
"Come on, no fighting" Rudy intervened. "Just get in the van or else I will go all Rudy on all of you!"
The three students stumbled out apologies before quickly climbing into the vehicle, claiming their seats for the long ride. Rudy was about to close the door when he saw two seats empty and asked, "Where's Kim and Jack?"
"Behind-""AHHHH!""-you"
Rudy whipped around, a hand clutching his heart, as he saw Jack looking at him with his eyebrows raised. Kim snickered beside him.
"Dude, don't scare me like that!" Rudy exclaimed hotly, more angry with the girly scream he let out than Jack scaring him. The latter gave a quick nod and turned to grab Kim's bag before heading to the back to put them in, lightly chuckling on his way as he thought back to the reaction he got. Kim went to get in the van but a look in it made her stop short of the door.
The black van their sensei had rented could hold up to 8 people, that is, when most of the third row seating wasn't taken up with luggage. Seriously, how much stuff does Rudy need to take with him? Not even I take that much! Kim thought as she turned her attention back to the last two empty seats. Eddie had gotten the front seat, having got it before Jack this time, and Milton was the only one small enough to fit in the very stuffed third row so that left Jerry, and he was sitting at the other side by the window.
Just then, Jack came to her side, glancing at her curiously. He knew Kim wasn't very fond of car trips, mostly because she got extremely nauseas on long rides, and being situated between two people didn't help her either. He remembered the last time they went to a competition this far away and took the van. That car ride had not ended well for the van...or Milton's shirt. "Do you want to switch seats with me?" Jack offered. Kim shook her head.
"No, I'll be alright" She replied, though there was still doubt in her voice and he heard it. He was about to tell her it was fine with him if she wanted to do it, but as he opened his mouth-
"Come on guys, just get in the van already!" Rudy's shout interrupted him, the sensei currently sitting in the driver's seat, ready to hit the gas pedal. Kim quickly got in and sat in the middle while Jack followed her and sat on the seat to her right, closing the door behind him. "Finally"
As he took a glance at the front, Jack vaguely wondered if Rudy had even combined his hair that morning as he looked at it, able to see bits and pieces sticking out from random places. It wasn't too early, 8:00 am to be exact, but Rudy had overslept by accident and they needed to be at the competition at 2 o'clock. The town that was holding it was about five hours, without traffic, from Seaford.
Nearly thirty minutes in, they had to pull over. Rudy was not very happy about that, but since it was because Kim nearly puked on Jerry, who screamed for the sensei to stop the car, he let it slide. Once her stomach had settled down and she finally got the awful taste out of her mouth, Kim made her way back to the van and was about to step into it when Jack grabbed her wrist and stopped her.
"No way, you are not sitting there again, you're switching with me" He stated, and when she tried to protest, he cut her off, "Don't even try, Kim, you'll sit there even if I have to force you"
She didn't really feel up to arguing as she nodded in consent, it's not like she liked to be sick either. Once they were in and the door was closed, she turned and shot him a grateful smile. "Thanks Jack"
"Anytime" He smiled back at her. They stayed in that position, just looking at each other when Jerry groaned.
"It's not going to be like this the entire trip, is it?" He asked with a slight whine, gesturing to the atmosphere change around the two. Milton sighed, leaning up so he was in between Kim and Jerry's headrests.
"I'm afraid it is" He said, glancing at Kim and Jack. The two black belts seemed to realize what they were doing and blushed, looking away.
Jerry groaned again and put earphones in his ears, raising the volume so loud that Milton could hear every word from his seat in the back, and Jerry looked out his window.
Milton frowned as the minutes went by, boredom slowly creeping inside of him. He had brought a book to read, but after tripping over Jerry before they got in the van, Milton believed it fell out and was still sitting next to the curb at this very second.
He couldn't talk with Jerry, the boy wouldn't even hear a single word, and Eddie and Rudy had already picked up a conversation of their own, plus if he wanted them to hear him, he'd have to almost shout. Milton would've talked with Jack, but it was slightly amusing the way he kept glancing at the blonde next to him, and Milton didn't really have anything he could talk to him about. Same with Kim.
The ginger leaned back in his seat with a sigh and focused his attention out the window, watching the cars pass by, a rather depressed look taking hold of his features. If only Julie could've come He thought. After five minutes, he couldn't take the silence in the back and leaned forward, asking loud enough so Rudy and Eddie could hear him, "Hey, can you guys turn the radio on?"
"Sure thing Milton!" Eddie replied before pressing the knob. Static immediately filled the van and he quickly went to work on finding a good station.
Kim blinked slowly and brought her focus to the seat in front of her, shaking her head slightly, her eyes feeling dry. I've been staring at nothing for too long She thought as she glanced around the van. So far, three hours had passed and they were more than halfway there with just an hour and a half left. Jerry had found it rather comfortable to press his face against the window as he snored loudly, and Jack was playing some game on his phone.
She looked in the back and saw Milton staring out the window, eyes in a dreamy gaze. The front was still filled with talking as Eddie and Rudy had taken it upon themselves to never let the van go silent.
Kim silently sighed as she went back to looking out the window again. Just then, she heard a familiar song and she started to quietly sing along.
The real me is a southern girl with her Levis on and an open heart
Wish I could save the world, like I was super girl
The real me used to laugh all night lying in the grass just talking about love
But lately I've been jaded life got so complicated
I start thinking about it,
I almost forgot what it was like
To know when it feels right
Her eyes darted to Jack, the boy still looking down at his phone, seemingly oblivious.
Cause with you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt on
I never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now
Now that I'm with you
With you, with you, with you
Now that I'm with you
You speak and it's like a song
And just like that all my walls come down
It's like a private joke just meant for us to know
I relate to you naturally
Everybody else just fades away
Sometimes it's hard to breathe
Just knowing you found me
Cause I start thinking about it,
I almost forgot what it was like
To know when love feels right
Jack was looking down at his phone, the character in the game just lazily bouncing back and forth in place, waiting for the boy to tell him where to go, but he wasn't paying attention. He was too occupied with the girl next to him. He knew Kim probably thought he couldn't hear her, but he could; her voice was like an angel's singing to his ears. 'I never knew she could sing so well' He thought as he continued to listen, unaware of her eyes on him.
Cause with you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt on
I never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now
Now that I'm with you
With you
Come and take me
Love you, save me
Like nobody else
Now I can be myself
With you
With you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt on
I never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now (Baby as I do now)
Now that I'm with you
Right when Kim finished, Jack looked up and caught her eye. Her heart started to race when he shot her a smile, and she smiled back, but when he went right back to his phone, her smile turned down in a frown. Another song started to play through the van's speakers, one that Jack knew this time. Kim's eyes widened to saucers when she heard him starting to sing along with it.
You're amazing
I adore your every move
Infatuated, by every little thing you do
My heart's on fire and it's melting into you
You're amazing
I'm gonna be true
I'm gonna be true
I've been afraid to say it, say it
But I really truly feel it
There's no way I can ignore it
I've gotta say it today
Don't want you slipping away
I've gotta say it today
'Cause I really truly want it
There's no way I can ignore it
I've gotta say it today
Don't want you slipping away
Say It
Say It
He glanced up at Kim and found her staring at him, dumbfounded. He smirked at her.
You're so graceful
You've got me hanging lost for words
Intoxicated, can't get enough of what I heard
The search is over 'cause I can see myself with you
You are so graceful
It's gotta be you
It's gotta be you
I've been afraid to say it, say it
But I really truly feel it
There's no way I can ignore it
I've gotta say it today
Don't want you slipping away
I'm gonna let it go and say it
'Cause I really truly want it
There's no way I can ignore it
I'm gonna say it today
Don't want you slipping away
Say It
Say It
Didn't think that I would lose control
But you're speaking straight into my soul
I don't ever wanna let this go
That's why I'm gonna tell you now
And
Say it, say it, say it
'Cause I really truly feel it
There's no way I can ignore it
I've gotta say it today
Don't want you slipping away
I've been afraid to say it, say it
But I really truly feel it
There's no way I can ignore it
I've gotta say it today
Don't want you slipping away
I'm gonna let it go and say it
'Cause I really truly want it
There's no way I can ignore it
I'm gonna say it today
Don't want you slipping away
Say it
(It's gotta be you)
Say it
(It's gotta be you)
Say it
(It's gotta be you)
Say it
The last two words were whispered, almost like he was trying to tell himself to say it. Say what had been on his mind ever since he met her. But another song cut him off. Jerry, who had woken up but five minutes ago, leaned back in his seat while Milton whispered something to him. Jerry nodded in understanding and passed what Milton had said to him over to Rudy, who also passed it on to Eddie. The familiar music started to chorus through the speakers and Kim and Jack looked away from each other.
Jack: So she said what's the problem baby
What's the problem, I don't know
Well maybe I'm in love
Eddie, Milton, Jerry, and Rudy: (love) Jack and Kim looked at them, surprised. Their friends just grinned back.
Think about it every time
I think about it
Can't stop thinking 'bout it
Kim: How much longer will it take to cure this?
Just to cure it cause I can't ignore it if it's love
Eddie, Milton, Jerry, and Rudy: (love)
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don't know nothin 'bout love
Jack and Kim: Come on, come on
Jack: Turn a little faster
Jack and Kim: Come on, come on
Kim: The world will follow after
Jack and Kim: Come on, come on
Cause everybody's after love
Kim: So I said I'm a snowball runnin'
Runnin' down into the spring that's comin' all this love
Meltin' under blue skies
Beltin' out sunlight
Shimmerin' love
Jack: Well baby I surrender
To the strawberry ice cream
Never ever end of all this love
Well I didn't mean to do it
But there's no escapin' your love, ohh
Jack and Kim: These lines of lightnin'
Mean we're never alone,
Never alone, no, no
Come on, Come on
Kim: Move a little closer
Jack and Kim: Come on, Come on
Jack: I want to hear you whisper
Jack and Kim: Come on, Come on
Settle down inside my love
Come on, come on
Jack: Jump a little higher
Jack and Kim: Come on, come on
Kim: If you feel a little lighter
Jack and Kim: Come on, come on
We were once
Upon a time in love Kim and Jack finally looked over at each other.
We're accidentally in love
Accidentally in love [x7]
Accidentally
Jack and Kim:I'm In Love
Eddie, Milton, Jerry, and Rudy: You're in Love,
Jack and Kim: I'm in Love
Eddie, Milton, Jerry, and Rudy: You're in Love,
Jack and Kim: I'm in Love
Eddie, Milton, Jerry, Rudy: You're in Love,
Accidentally [x2]
Jack and Kim: Come on, come on
Kim: Spin a little tighter
Jack and Kim: Come on, come on
Jack: And the world's a little brighter
Jack and Kim: Come on, come on
Eddie, Milton, Jerry, and Rudy: Just admit it your in love already
Kim and Jack stared at each other as the song came down to it's last words, their faces less than a foot apart as they unconsciously got closer to the other as the song progressed. Kim's voice went slightly higher as she sang along with Jack with perfect timing to the music: "...I'm in love"
The van went silent; everyone was holding their breath to see what was going to happen next. Suddenly, scarlet blushes blazed across both Jack and Kim's cheeks and they looked away from each other, much to everyone else's disappointment. Just then, the songs changed, and a grin appeared on Kim's face as some music filtered through the speakers, immediately lightening the atmosphere.
Oh no.. Was the last thought that ran through their heads before-
"THIS IS MAH JAM!" Kim exclaimed and then started dancing wildly in her seat. Jack soon joined her, seeing as his attempts to block her arms from hitting him kinda looked like some weird dance, and Jerry, being the music lover he is, couldn't help but bust a couple of moves in his seat as well. Eddie and Rudy looked at each other before shrugging and dancing along too, or as much as Rudy could without driving them into a tree.
Milton watched the two black belts and rolled his eyes, a smile slowly creeping up onto his lips. The whole singing incident seemingly forgotten. But he knew better.
They'll figure it out eventually He thought before joining everyone else, dancing the rest of the trip away.
Sorry if it seemed rushed or OOC :(
Reviews are much appreciated :)
P.S. Has anyone checked out the promo clip for the new episode "Karate Games"? I won't give anything away if you haven't, but I will say you NEED to watch it! :D
I seriously can't wait for that episode!