Tommy came back to his senses and to his bedroom when the song finished. He just sat on his bed and stared at the wall across from him, adorned with various posters of DragonForce and Arch Enemy. He slowly turned his head to his nightstand and opened the drawer. Inside was a long velvet box from Tiffany's Jewelers, and inside was a beautiful diamond necklace that he had bought for Kimi as a birthday present. He played with the strand of diamonds that hung from the gold clip, and smiled to himself, knowing that Kimi would love it.
He closed the lid and placed the box back inside the drawer of the nightstand, along with his iPod, and then fell asleep to brace himself for the next day; Kimi's birthday.
Tommy awoke at the crack of dawn, but who could really tell since his room was always dark. Standing from his bed and walking to the bathroom, he splashed his face with cold water, since he took a shower the day before. He trudged back out of the bathroom and grabbed his clothes for the day: a 'Bad Religion' t-shirt, a pair of Tripp jeans, a pair of socks, his black 'Converse All Stars', and his jean chains and spiked bracelets.
"Nothing feels better than a pair of Tripps anymore, huh?" Dil said as he stood in the doorway of Tommy's bedroom.
"Got that right little bro." Tommy replied as he slipped his last bracelet on.
He knew that his younger brother always looked up to him, so when he noticed the change in Tommy's wardrobe, Dil started to copy him little by little, but only enough to get to vintage t-shirts.
Tommy walked over to the nightstand and grabbed the necklace box out of the drawer, and then he slipped it into his pocket, knowing full well that Dil was watching him.
"What was that Tommy?" Dil quizzically asked as he looked towards his older brother.
"That was Kimi's birthday gift lil' bro." Tommy replied as he looked down at his younger sibling.
Tommy walked out of his room and shut the door behind him before he walked down the stairs to the kitchen for breakfast. He sat at the table as the rest of the family started waking up. He could hear the commotion upstairs as his mom and dad woke from yet another night of arguing; typical Stu and Didi. Lou walked into the kitchen and noticed Tommy sitting there with his back to the doorway. Lou walked curiously around Tommy, and looked at his expression: blank, there was nothing to determine Tommy's feelings at that point in time. His eyes were cloudy and there looked to be no form of life on the young teenagers face. But on the inside, that young teenager was bleeding and crying, feeling alone in the world with pain in his heart and soul. The only light that shone on his heart was his love for Kimi, but only she knew that; nobody else took the time to care how the two love-struck teens felt. Tommy suddenly felt his grandfather's eyes on him and quickly jumped back to reality.
"What's wrong Tommy? Did something happen to ya?" Lou asked as he stared at the teen.
"No grandpa, I was just thinking." Tommy lied, but luckily for him Lou bought it.
"Don't you have to get to Kimi's house for her birthday? And don't forget that the concert is tonight." Lou said as Tommy looked shocked.
Tommy glanced down at his watch that Lou had given him for his 14th birthday, and nearly fell out of the chair. He grabbed his concert ticket, cell phone, and iPod before leaving the house. Dil followed his brother out to his black 2008 Dodge Avenger. Dil situated himself in the passenger seat of the car and buckled his seatbelt. Tommy grabbed his car keys and placed them in the ignition. He revved up the engine and pulled out of the driveway, making two stops along the way to pick up Phil, Lil, and Chuckie.
"Hey Tommy, how's your vacation been?" Lil asked from the backseat.
She liked making conversations with Tommy and Chuckie, but could never find a way to fully talk to Phil, even though he was her twin brother.
"It's been alright, but the concert tonight is going to be the highlight of my entire vacation." Tommy replied with a lot of enthusiasm.
Kimi's house soon came into full view as Tommy parked his car outside on the front lawn. Thank god that Kira allowed them to do that on special occasions. Everyone walked up to the door as Tommy walked in. Kira, who was in the kitchen finishing the cake, looked out the doorway and saw Tommy and the rest of the gang walking towards the living room. Kimi was sitting in her bedroom holding her concert ticket that Tommy had given her the day before. She smiled as she thought about Tommy, the way he laughs, the way he smiles, and the way he cries. All of his features to her were gorgeous in their own special way, and she was just as unique as he was.
"Kimi-Chan, your friends are here." She heard her mother yell from downstairs.
"I'll be right down mom." Kimi yelled back as she put the ticket in her pocket.
She stood up from her bed and walked downstairs to the living room where everyone else was. She looked around from face to face, seeing all of her old friends and even her step-brother. She continued to look around, seeing Angelica and Susie, sitting on the couch and arguing about something like they always do. She scanned the rest of the room and her eyes soon landed on Tommy, who was sitting on the window sill, just staring at the scenery in the front yard. Kimi walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck making him flinch, but only enough so that she could tell. Tommy turned around and embraced her in his arms, playfully kissing her forehead. Kira walked in with a large chocolate cake in her hands, and began singing happy birthday with everyone joining in at different intervals. Tommy joined in last, wrapping his arm around Kimi's waist and kissing her forehead again. Kira placed the cake on the table as the last note was sung, placing the cake knife next to it.
"Kimi-Chan, go ahead and cut the cake." Kira said, looking towards Kimi with a smile on her face.
Kimi was finishing opening the 'last' present that was sitting on the table. It was Guitar Hero III, nice (Inside joke).
"Kimi, close your eyes for a minute." Tommy said as he reached into his pocket.
Kimi closed her eyes and held out her hands, sort of like an impatient child waiting for ice cream. Tommy held the Tiffany's box over her hands, and then he placed it in her palms. Kimi slowly opened her eyes and looked down at her palms. What she saw made her squeal in delight. She slowly opened the box and gasped at the shiny new diamond necklace, grasping it and holding it in her hands. She looked at Tommy, who only smiled at her, and then she looked back to the necklace. Tommy grabbed the necklace and placed it around Kimi's neck, clipping it in the back.
The gang of friends jumped into the cars outside and started driving down the road towards the stadium. Everyone was ecstatic about the concert, everyone except for Tommy. Sure he liked going to a concert as much as the next guy, but after what he saw in his conscious vision, he didn't like the sound of actually being there. They pulled up to the stadium just as more people were showing up for the concert. Tommy looked at all of the cars around him and sighed, he just hoped that his vision was his mind playing tricks on him again. He watched Kimi and the rest of the gang stare at the stadium in front of them, admiring the glowing affects of some pyrotechnics. Angelica was standing in the back of the group, trying to grab something out of her backpack, and about 10 seconds later she was holding a camera.
"C'mon guys, it's time to take the group photo!" She said as the group was getting into position.
She steadied the camera in front of the gang and snapped three shots of all of them. After Angelica was done trying to get her camera back into her backpack, the gang of friends continued towards the stadium. They heard the sound of guitars tuning, vocals being warmed up, and microphones being tested. All of these sounds were different for the kids that were used to hearing Emica all the time, but they were still fascinated by the new sights and sounds. Then they could see them, DragonForce, in all of metal-rock history, DragonForce was a crowd favorite. The gang all stood up in front around the stage, because they were all eager to see the amazing band preform. Tonight seemed like it was going to be a long night to Tommy, as he watched his friends admire the band on stage.
