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Dancehall drug – Boys like Girls

Beware! Cougar! – The Academy Is

"So, considering I'm your so called best friend, I have the right to hear your music," I started. He looked at me with a fearful glance. "In fact," I smiled, "I demand you show me."

"Do I really have to?"

"Yes" I added dryly. "I order you to bring your guitar with you to the beach. You can play something once I'm done surfing."

He nodded grimly.

That's right. He knew better than to go against me.

I abruptly got up and pulled on his hand. "Now, come on! Let's get going already."

He got up, grabbed both of our bags, and tried to make a run for it.

I didn't move. I cleared my throat.

He turned back slowly, and grinned sheepishly.

"Nice try. The one in the chequered case right?"

He sighed and nodded at the same time.

Once we were at the beach, we got our things out of the trunk and headed closer to the shore. I took off the cotton shift dress I had on, and smiled as Shane held out the plastic bag for me. I managed to pull my legs through the wetsuit, and just as I had my arms through the long sleeves, Shane was zipping me up.

"Okay, so since you're wearing the long wetsuit you shouldn't get cold. Now, please keep your cool. It's fine if you don't get the tricks on the first attempt," he started his pep talk. He kept talking, but I was too focused on him taking off his shirt and pulling on the wetsuit to pay attention.

He looked at me expectantly and I was startled. I nodded, praying it would be enough to keep him from noticing that I hadn't been listening to a word he'd said.

He gave me a suspicious look, but let it go and we both headed to the water and paddled inside together. He guided me a little and told me what tricks I should try on each wave, telling me what waves to take, and what I did wrong once I was back inside again.

"Here, take the long board, and try it," he said getting off. I gave him a confused look, but did as he said.

Once he was on my board, he sat up.

"Okay, see the wave after this one?"

I nodded.

"You are going to paddle as hard as you can, I know it's a little harder with a heavier board, but try to catch it and just remain standing as long as you can."

I started paddling as soon as the wave was within range. I thought I wasn't going to make it and was about to give up, but I remembered Shane wouldn't give me back my board until I did.

"Come on Mitch! Paddle!"

I did, and I barely got it. I was relieved as I got up, and just started moving up and down the wave a little. I was almost tempted to try a Hang 10, but I knew I'd have to do it again if I screwed it up.

Once I was back near shore, I got my own board; Shane just floated on the water with a hand over his board.

"Now, why can't you do that with your board? There's no point in trying tricks if the waves just going to close in on you. Remember when you were just starting to surf, and you were extra careful because you were scared something could happen. Now you have to be ten times more careful, not because of accidents, but because of what it'll cost you in the competition if you screw up."

He picked a couple more waves for me, and once I was able to do basic tricks without messing up he stopped telling me what to do and I just chose for myself.

"Okay, so now I'm going out and just imagine it's your five minute heat. Chose your waves wisely, and try not to mess up."

I nodded, and watched him get away. He quickly ran to his things and got a towel before going back to the shore and sitting down on the damp sand.

He pulled down the top half of his wetsuit, and sat down with the towel over his shoulders, signalling for my five minutes to start. I took the third wave that came my way.

Once I was done with the five minutes, I had a quick word with Shane before repeating the drill. We did about seven of those before I got tired, and I had been getting almost everything right, so I got out of the water. As I walked out, Shane got me my towel. He took my board for me once again, and handed me the towel to dry my face as he went around me and unzipped the wetsuit. We walked back to our bags, and we sat down before Shane got his guitar and started strumming some old song I'd heard before.

"Oh come on Shane!" I complained. "Not that!"

He looked at me and gave me a puzzled look, like he didn't know what I meant.

"Oh, you know what I'm talking about! I've heard that song a million times. You wrote it five months ago when you broke up with Tess."

"Damn you're good," he muttered giving me a defeated look. "Do I really have to do this?"

"Yes."

"Fine."

I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
it's Friday I'm in love

Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday Wednesday break my heart
Thursday doesn't even start
it's Friday I'm in love

Saturday wait
and Sunday always comes too late
but Friday never hesitate...

I don't care if Monday's black
Tuesday Wednesday heart attack
Thursday never looking back
it's Friday I'm in love

As Shane sang I couldn't help but over think the lyrics; every time he said 'love' my heart would skip a beat and my smile would grow a little. I was so caught up in my thoughts I didn't even notice he was no longer singing the same song, and that he'd moved on to a slightly slower one.

Time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre

Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire

Know that it would be untrue
You know that i would be a liar
If i was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher

Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire!

"That's it."

"What?"

"I said, that's it," he repeated slowly. "I have one more song, other than the one I showed you on your birthday, and I refuse to show it to you. I don't care what you say or do, I won't. And it's not finished yet."

I shrugged.

"You know you'll cave eventually, and show it to me. Or, I'll just have to sneak up on you when you're least expecting it," I grinned.

The songs where Friday I'm in love – the cure and Light My Fire – the doors. (: