⌠Creole Lady Marmalade, ooh yes┘.■
The four performers are greeted with thunderous applause from their audience, as well as hollering and whistling (coming from much of the male department). After getting up from their last positions, they proceed to take their bows, each smiling at her respective boyfriend, before calmly walking off stage to chance their clothes so they can go meet with the rest of their group. Behind them, the audience is still madly applauding, many begging for an encore┘.
A few guys had managed to make their way to the very front of the stage, and were waving tens, twenties, and even a few fifties at the girls. Mimi, being the prodigious flirt she is, gracefully walked back onstage and over the guys, some now half-drooling. Ever so slowly, she grabbed one of the fifties from the outstretched hands, placed it in┘well,┘a ▒safe place▓ Then, she walked over to the mike, grabbed it, and spoke four words that broke the hearts of nearly every male in the room:
⌠Sorry, boys┘we▓re taken.■ And with a wink at the audience, she rushed off the stage, with her three now-giggling allies right behind her.
Meanwhile, the boyfriends are still in utter shock at the display before them, each one staring dumbstruck at the now-empty stage in which, just moments before, their girlfriends had unleashed their little ▒surprise▓ followed by Mimi▓s little add-lib.
Four out of the five bachelors aren▓t much help to their comrades, as they are doing all that is in their power not to pass out from sheer laughter. Matt lost his balance and toppled over backwards on his seat, sending him crashing to the floor in a fit of hysterics. Izzy and Joe were wiping the tears from their eyes, neither of them able to speak as they, too, are in hysterics. Davis was the loudest of them all, banging his fist on the table in an effort to calm himself down, without luck. The youngest one, Cody, had his sights on something else, however, or rather┘someone┘.
A young woman about Cody▓s age with short, brown hair in a wheelchair was sitting all the way across the room with friends, all of who were cheering for the girls▓ performance. Unlike the other three at the table, she seemed to be the only one there by herself. Once or twice, she caught Cody▓s glance and smiled back, just a tad shyly.
The screams of the audience begging for an encore were ringing through Tai▓s mind as he began to recompose himself. Now, as we all know, our little bearer of the crest of courage is well-known for coming up with lame-brain schemes, but every so often, he gets a burst of inspiration┘.(may god almighty help up!)
⌠Hey, guys! Come here!■ he shouted to TK, Michael, and Ken. The four boys huddle while their friends look on in wonder at what they could be discussing. They start to get a little nervous as they watch Ken go a little pale┘and even more nervous as Tai starts chuckling evilly. As the four men were about to break the group, TK notices Cody looking at someone, follows his gaze, and gets an idea.
⌠Hey, Cody! Come here!■ TK called out.
⌠Hu-what?■ The youngest of the guys stutters as he is brought out of his trance. Nervously, he walks over to the huddle and listens as they explain their idea. A smirk is seen on the boy▓s face as Tai finishes his explanation.
⌠Excuse us.■ Michael says to the others, as he, Tai, TK and Cody drag a very-reluctant Ken towards the backstage area of the karaoke bar.
The four remaining male Destined just watch their friends walk away, before Matt spoke up.
⌠Oh, man┘this I GOTTA see!■
As if on cue (well┘not really┘), the four girls walk out, still wearing their performance hairdos, but in normal clothing and makeup. They are greeted with more thunderous applause from their former audience, as well as many guys whooping and hollering at Mimi▓s little ▒after-show▓. They barely had time to sit down and ask where the others were, when the lights went out again, signaling another karaoke performance. A voice rang out through the silence, a Capella, yet beginning the opening lines to the song┘.
V/O:
I▓m too sexy┘.
⌠Oh┘my┘god┘■ Sora managed to stutter. She knew that voice. That was┘
Just as the music began, the lights turned up, revealing Tai. He had on Dark denim jeans, brown combat army boots, and a tight-fitting, camouflage short-sleeved tee-shirt. A bandana, the same color as the tee, was wound up and wrapped around his head. Tai stared directly into Sora▓s eyes as he sang the opening of the first verse to the song:
Tai:
I'm too sexy for my Love, too sexy for my Love Love's going to leave me
She gasped as she realized he was referring to her crest, then broke into a grin as she joined the others, who were getting over the shock (much faster than their male counterparts had) and settling down to enjoy the performance.
Another spotlight came up, illuminating a ledge on the right side of Tai. There, stood Michael. He had on beige kakis, black boots similar to Tai▓s, and a white, tight-fitting tee-shirt. His hair was left as it was, though it was a bit more roughed-up than usual. He grinned at Mimi as he lept the six feet from the ledge, directly onto the stage right in front of her, as he sang.
Michael:
I'm too sexy for my shirt; too sexy for my shirt
So sexy it hurts
⌠Whoo-hoo! Take it off, baby!■ Mimi screamed, only half-joking and completely enjoying herself. Sora looked on at her friend in horror, while the other girls were busy laughing their heads off.
Many of the females in the room, however, were thrilled at the thought, and began screaming at the two bishies onstage. Many began to take the examples of the men before them, and started whipping out their purses in search of dollar bills.
Tai and Michael continued to the next lines in a duet.
Tai/Michael:
And I'm too sexy for my land, too sexy for my land:
Michael:
New York
Tai:
┘and Japan
A third voice rang out even before the spotlight went up again. Cody came out center-stage, his eyes on that back table the entire time. He had on navy denim pants, black boots, and an open-chest, leather vest. No tee-shirt underneath (all hail our little ⌠rebel■!). His hair was tied back with a black bandana, open so that the triangle flap covered most of his head.
Think the screams were loud before? Think again; the sudden added whoopering coming from a certain, previously-mentioned table was heard over nearly every other female in the room. Cody stared out over to the table, eyes meeting directly with the girl▓s, and gave a little wink to her as he sang.
Cody:
And I'm too sexy for your party, too sexy for your party┘
Suddenly, he turned to the other two, out of character for a moment, and continued the next lyrics without even realizing it, as he was making a statement to the two older boys:
■No way I'm disco dancing!■
This brough about a round of laughter from the audience, who were half-drunk, anyways, as Cody simply shrugged it off, getting back into character, and joined Tai and Michael in singing the chorus.
Tai/Michael/Cody:
I'm a model, you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah, on the catwalk, on the catwalk, yeah
I do my little turn on the catwalk
⌠Oh, my god┘how did they get Cody up there?!?■ Yolie screeched, shocked at the appearance of her younger friend up on that stage.
Kari, on the other hand, had followed Cody▓s gaze toward the back of the room, and pointed out a small table (or rather┘someone sitting at the table) to Yolie. ⌠That▓s how.■
Cody began the next verse, loosening up a little bit, and really looking like he was enjoying himself out there. (my god, what have they done to our quiet, little Cody?!?!?!?)
Cody:
I'm too sexy for my car, too sexy for my car
Too sexy by far
Out from the left, led by yet another spotlight, came TK. At the sight of him, at least a quarter of the girls in the room past out, either from sheer delight or from screaming so much. He had on a see-through, tight-fitting black t-shirt, dark-denum jeans, and his usual white fisherman▓s hat. Not for long, though┘
TK:
And I'm too sexy for my hat
Too sexy for my hat,
Taking his cue, TK walked over to the edge of the stage, took off his hat, and placed it on Kari▓s head, holding it in place as he sang the next lyrics, directly to her:
what d'you think about that
⌠That▓s one-for-one.■ She whispered in reply, with a grin, before quickly kissing him, making him let go in surprise. As the audience laughed, TK quickly gathered himself together in time to sing the refrain with the others.
Tai/Michael/Cody/TK:
I'm a model, you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah, on the catwalk, on the catwalk, yeah
I shake my little touche on the catwalk
Just as the music was about to go into the next verse, the music came to a screeching halt. Wondering what was going on, the girls looked around in wonder, before they realized that the performers didn▓t seem to be alarmed.
A voice rang out over the silence, a Capella, as he continued on with the lyrics. As he sang, the light shone over at a small portion of the left stage, which had been all but ignored, seeing as it was completely dark. There stood Ken, wearing black boots, grey pants, and a dark-blue, button-up shirt, which was left open. As he sang, he kept his gaze on Yolie the entire time while walking over to meet up with his fellow performers.
No one knew how they did it, but it seemed the guys had managed to not only drag Ken up on to the stage, but they somehow got him to calm down and enjoy himself enough to give off his ⌠TV pretty-boy■ vibe that set off nearly every girl in Japan.
Ken:
I'm too sexy for my-, too sexy for my-, too sexy for my-
⌠Sing, it, Kenny!■ Yolie screeched in excitement, following Mimi▓s example as Kari desperately tried to calm her hyperactive friend down. Unfortunately, one look at the empty glass of wine told her just how hard that would be.
⌠It▓s Ken Ichijoji!■ the girls screamed as they came to realize just exactly who this newest bishie on stage was. That set off a chain reaction, as every girl in the room, even those who were already there with someone, tried to get to the edge of the stage, money in hand. The crowd was so loud, they almost didn▓t hear as the music started up again, just in time for the five to continue on with the chorus.
Tai/Michael/Cody/Tk/Ken:
'Cause I'm a model, you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah, on the catwalk, yeah, on the catwalk, yeah
I shake my little touche on the catwalk
For the next verse, TK walked back over to Kari, intent on getting a one-up on the girl, and had her play a little ⌠part■ in his next lines. Immediately after the first two times he sang out the word ⌠cat■, he held the mic in front of her for her to ⌠meow■ into it. Contrary to his belief, the girl caught on right away, and even went along with his little charade.
TK:
I'm too sexy for my cat,
Kari:
Mrow!
TK:
too sexy for my cat
Kari:
Mrow!
TK:
Poor, poor p.ussy cat
Unfortunately, Kari once again surprised the boy as she grabbed the mic immediately following his last line, singing into it, ⌠Mrow, baby, Mrow!■ in tune to the song.
As soon as she handed the mic back to TK, Kari was greeted with High-Fives from all the girls, as well as excessive giggling. Those around her wildly applauded the girl, a few guys whistling out, too.
TK just hung his head in defeat, smiling the whole time, at the fact that Kari still had him beat. ▒How does she do that?▓ he wondered, as he got up and walked back over to the other guys, who were doing their best not to keep from laughing either, in preparation for the finale.
Tai, through his occasional fit of laughter (he had not been as successful in holding it back≈after all, it was his sister who had just done that), managed to sing out his next lines.
Tai:
I'm too sexy for my Love, too sexy for my Love
Love's going to leave me
⌠Not in a million years, huh!■ Sora called out, winking at him. Tai just winked back, then rejoined the others for the last line.
The five guys all gathered together for final poses (all gathering around Ken, each person striking a different pose) as Ken sang the last phrase of the song, once again, a Capella:
Ken:
And I'm too sexy for this song┘.
The response immediately after the echo in the room ended was nearly deafening. The boys hadn▓t even realized there were that many girls in the CITY, let alone the room. Not only were there girls lining the edge of the stage with dollar bills (their girlfriends being among those directly in the center), but coins and roses were being thrown up on the stage.
Each guy took his bow (with TK motioning over towards Kari, who received almost as much applause as the guys for her brief appearance), before hopping off the stage directly to meet with his girlfriend, save for Cody. He walked over to the table in the back to meet up with the girl sitting back there. No one heard from him the rest of the night┘.
Each girl met her boyfriend in a suffocating hug, as everybody cheered madly for the performing groups. All 12 members of the group were laughing hysterically at the events of the night in general. The couples took their seats for the first time that night together (well, except for the now missing Cody┘).
⌠Oh, man┘that was incredible!■ Yolie exclaimed, from Ken▓s lap.
⌠Yeah.■ Kari giggled from where she was sitting right next to TK (almost as close as Yolie to Ken).
⌠Well, we couldn▓t just let you girls show us up like that!■ Tai exclaimed from his seat, a big grin on his face.
⌠Of course not!■ Mimi grinned from where she, too, was on her respective boyfriend▓s lap, before turning to Michael, ⌠and of course, you guys were very sexy┘■ she added seductively. Everybody laughed.
⌠Where▓d Cody go?■ Sora asked, noticing the absence of the youngest of the group. Kari grinned, and motioned over toward the back of the room.
⌠Need you ask?■
⌠Now there▓s only one thing that would make this life completely perfect┘■ Mimi began, drawing everyone▓s attention.
⌠Oh, and what might that be?■ Michael asked for everyone. She just looked at him, smirking. He smirked back, and looked over at TK, who looked at Kari, who looked at Sora, and so forth.
In unison, the 4 couples turned their heads to look at the 4 guys they were sharing a table with, still smirking.
Catching on immediately, Matt▓s eyes went wide.
⌠Oh, no┘you▓re not getting ME up there!■ He exclaimed. ⌠Don▓t even think about it┘.■