Chapter 35: Let the Sleeping Boy Party
Day 17: 3:34 a.m.
A few hours before the note that stated Casey had left, there was AJ sound asleep. He had brought his mattress back into his room and went back to sleep on it. He was sound asleep dreaming happily.
Meanwhile, somewhere in his subconscious, Alexis is entering the room that controls his dreaming. Inside, she walks over to the 'machine' that makes his dreams. At the 'computer' there were a girl and boy talking to each other.
"No!" the girl said, "I want to add a dream about him taking Sakura to a romantic beach and kissing under the stars! It's so cute!"
"No!" the boy complained, "He's going to team up with Luke Skywalker and fight a robot made out of hot dogs!"
"Explains why he has such weird dreams," Alexis said poking her head in between the two kids, "With such knuckle heads like you on charge, he never has a normal dream!"
"We're sorry," both of them said gloomily, "We're sorry Miss Alexis the Beautiful."
"Beautiful?" asked another mind worker walking by, "Ha! She's so ugly, that when she went to the Freak Show, they offered her a job!" The worker then walks off laughing.
"I hate that guy," Alexis said, "He's the guy that makes AJ's humor and sarcasm. Anyways, why don't you two take a break, and I'll make AJ's next dream."
"I don't know," the girl replied, "This doesn't seem right."
"The guy who makes AJ's pleasure center can give you two something special to do together for you guys," Alexis said raising her eyebrows.
"Deal!" both of them said taking off.
Alexis sat down on the chair and laughed, "Suckers! Now! To make AJ's dream a bit more interesting and to give me a quick laugh!" She began to press buttons that said pleasure, cute, fantasy, music, memories, and all other sorts of things.
She giggled and said, "This is going to be so cool to see in action! I'll enter the dream later to see how this is going for him!" She pressed the button that said create dream and then she looked on the screen to see what would happen.
"Come on man!" some teenager said pushing a guitar into AJ's hands, "Let's move! This music isn't going to play itself!" AJ looked around the area. He was standing in the hallway with someone he didn't recognize, Ash, a Machop, and Riche.
"Where am I?" AJ said looking around.
"Don't give us that negative attitude!" Riche said whacking him up side the head hard, "WE are here to rock and... umm… what was the other thing?" Ash whispered into her ear.
"Oh!" she said, "We are here to rock and get drunk!"
"I thought it was rock and roll," AJ said.
"That's the dumbest I ever heard in my life," the Machop said picking up a bass guitar.
AJ blinked a few times and said, "Since when does a Machop talk?"
"Who are you calling Machop?" it replied, "I'm DJ Rona!" The Machop zipped down on a zipper and out popped an older girl 18 years old with red hair and yellow cat like eyes.
"Oh no," AJ said, "Not you!"
"That's right!" she said, "It is musician cousin! I'll be playing the bass guitar for our performance! Hey! Maybe you'll actually get a real girlfriend this time around! I can't believe you fell for the tramp Sakura Flowers. You gave her all the love you could, but she dumped you and moved on with some guy called Edger. That's hard."
"Huh?" AJ said, "What's going on anymore?"
"Oh yeah," Ash said handing him a sheet, "Do you have these lyrics down for sure? That's the music we're playing tonight for this party." AJ looked over the lyrics; even though he never seen the words before, he instantly remember them as if they were in the back of his head the whole time.
"This is our opening number," Ash said pointing at one of the songs, "You're the lead singer. Don't screw this up." Ash grabbed a guitar himself and led him into the next room with the rest of the "band."
Inside the room, he noticed right away that he had seen this place before and all of the people. They weren't real, but now… they were! It was the Love Hina girl cast and a few others he didn't recognize. "Alright!" Kistune said to all the girls in the room once the band was in, "Here's the band I hired to be playing, they're the Crashing Stars!"
"Huh?" AJ asked getting more and more confused by the moment. He looked around the room some more and saw a look sake and alcohol bottles in the room and a look off obviously tipsy women.
"Now you do remember this is Naru's bachelorette party and I do not want you to screw this up for me or her," Kitsune said to them, "If she doesn't like this, she'll get angry and you don't want her to be angry sober or under the influence. Got it?"
"Yes!" everyone said rushing over onto the stage to set up. AJ was getting more confused by the moment, but he did remember that Naru and Keitaro did get married at the end of the Love Hina series, so this must be a scene not from the series, but within the story itself.
A girl, who is a bit staggering, walks over to AJ holding a cup of sake. She give him a drunken sly smile and AJ returns the look by giving her a confuse look. She then said to him, "Hi cutie! My name is –hiccup! - Shinobu Maehara –hiccup!"
"I remember her from the series," AJ thought looking at her, "But she was much sweeter and much more innocent then this. I hope she sobers up quickly because she is creeping me out here."
"Come on," she said in a strange voice, "Kiss –hiccup!- me –hiccup!-" AJ blankly looks at her and taps her on the forehead. She then falls backwards onto the floor and giggles.
"Someone's over the limit," AJ said stepping onto the stage and thought, "Let's get this over with… maybe it is just a dream."
The music began to play with a soft rhythm of the bass and then followed by a loud screeching noise from the guitar. The drums then began to beat at an even beat and AJ began to sing:
I am an arms dealer.
Fitting you with weapons in the form of words.
And…
Ash interrupted and continued from there: And don't really care, which side wins.
AJ cuts him off annoyed and continues off from there:
As long as the room keeps singing
That's just the business I'm in
This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
The whole band joins as the drums and guitar move to the rhythm: This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
AJ once again cuts everyone off in the room and continues to sing by himself: This ain't a scene, it's a god damn arms race
I'm not a shoulder cry on,
But I digress
The music blasts off making the room shake a bit as everyone begins to act wilder and crazier as the music speeds up and gets louder. AJ continues through the loud music:
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate
The music slows down to a steadier beat, but everyone in the room continues to jam and dance to beat. Shinobu at this time, sits up immediately and turns her attention on AJ who also notices. He turns away from her, but she continues to give him a devilish look. AJ moves on forward:
I wrote the gospel of giving up
Ash: (You look pretty sinking)
AJ: But the real bombshells have already sunk
Ash: (pre-madonnas of the gutter)
AJ: At night we're painting your trash gold while you sleep
Crashing not like hips or cars
No, more like p-p-p-parties
This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
Bandwagon's full. Please, catch another
The strong rhythm returns and the music blasts off louder then before. AJ: I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate
The music speeds up, but a guitar stops playing while all the other instruments try to make up for it over their blare of the music. Everybody in the crowd is cheering and then Shinobu jumps onto stage to move in closer to AJ. He continues to ignore her through the blare of the music.
The drums began to roll and the guitar and bass speed up to catch up. The guitar hits one long and the drum continues to beat slowly while AJ continues onward with the song:
All the boys who the dance floor didn't love
And all the girls whose hips couldn't move fast enough
Sing until your lungs give out
Everybody in the room besides AJ and the band, starts to sing themselves in their own versions to the beat of the music:
This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
AJ said pointing to the band in the back: Now you!
This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
AJ said turning to everyone else: Wear out the groove
This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
AJ said to Shinobu by accident: Sing out loud
This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
AJ issuing everyone to finish the last line: Oh, oh
This ain't a scene, it's a damn arms race
AJ the finishes the song as the beat returns back in loud:
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate
I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate, oh so intricate
The song finishes, the music comes to a complete stop and everyone cheers in the room. Shinobu who is still on stage plants a large kiss on AJ's cheek and said, "You are so cool!"
"Like I said before, except that was to me," AJ said taking a step backwards, "Sober off first before we talk to each other." Unfortunately, she took another step towards him and he took another step backwards. This sadly, caused him to fall off stage.
Later after the music ended, the partiers requested the band to join them in their party. After a few minutes, everyone beside AJ was wasted and doing things… that are best left untold to this audience. AJ shook his head at everyone and walked out of the room.
"I'm not staying in there with a bunch of drunks," AJ said looking over the edge and looking at the ground before, "Is this a dream anyways? I can't seem to wake up from it!"
"There you are," Shinobu said sticking her head out of the room and then joining him next to the edge, "So, are you just going to stay here for the rest of the night?"
"Yep," he said, "You can go back in there and join the rest of the drunks like you."
She shook her head and said to him, "You think I'm drunk? I'm not drunk. I was just fooling with you. I was just pretending to be drunk to see what you were really like. I was wondering if you would be the time to take advantage of an innocent girl in a drunken moment like that. You know what? You passed with flying colors! You are definitely the type not to use that state to your advantage."
"Great," AJ said unemotionally, "What do I get? An A+ or something?"
"You know," she said with a smile, "I'm not really the type to be open with a boy. I'm so often really shy, but you are so different from other boys, it just gives me a… warm feeling inside."
"When you say different," AJ said, "You mean not in a bad way, right? I not too sure about what you mean here."
"I mean in a good way," she smiled and then she looked at the ground, "You know, I had a crush on the guy that is getting married to Naru for like forever it seems. But now that he is getting married, I guess I shouldn't like him anymore in that way and move on."
"Sounds interesting," AJ commented.
She nodded and then grabbed a hold of his hand. She said to him, "Please follow me for a second." She then led him through the twisting hallways of the apartments and to the rooftop. The view from up there was incredible with all the stars and glowing lights from the town below the hill.
"Wow," he said.
"I know," she said, "It's beautiful. It beautiful this time of year and getting to see the stars out like this makes it even worth more of my spare time. There is also a migration of Pidgeottos and Wingulls that pass through here sometimes and goes to the Hoenn region everywhere. When the flock come by, for some reason they all seem to land here to rest. During that time, I take my sketch pad and try to draw the scene. Never works out well since they always fly away too quickly."
"Hmm…" AJ said nodding his head while he looked around the wondrous world that surrounded him up there. He looked around some more and soon his eyes meet with hers. Both blankly looked into each others eyes.
She gave him a small smile, and he, for some reason, returned it. "You know," she said putting her hands onto the rail and pushing herself up a bit for a higher view of the area, "It is really great up here with the view insist?"
"It sure is with you making it better," he said, but there was a long silence after he said it. They looked back at each other and looked around embarrassed. "Crap!" he thought, "Was I suppose to say that out loud or something?"
"Did he mean that?" she thought to herself, "This is getting too close for comfort all of a sudden. Is he trying to be romantic or cheesy with that line? Did he say that by accident? Ah man! I can't stand this with all these questions!"
"Umm…" he said, "Sorry about that. That shouldn't have come out. I'm just thinking about something else."
"That's ok," she said. They looked away from each other. They were still a bit on edge about that, but they felt it was the right thing to say to the other, they just didn't know why.
All of a sudden, a white glop of something hit AJ's shoulder. Both heard the hit, looked at his shoulder, and then up. "Stupid Murkrow!" AJ said shaking a fist at it, "That damn thing pooped on me!"
"Here," she said reaching into her pocket and pulling out a napkin from the party, "I'll get that." She move in closer to him and began to wipe his shoulder to get rid of the filth. Both blushed at this moment for being so close to each other.
The next few moments were a bit unexpected. The napkin fell from her hand, but she didn't seem to notice. She wrapped her arms around him and rest her head on his chest. Then he wrapped his arms around her small body. She looked up and both looked into each other's eyes once again.
Then their lips meet in a long kiss and their eyes closed. The kiss was wet, but it felt so real that this couldn't be a dream anymore. AJ open his eyes and looked to see something he wish he didn't. The person now that was kissing him was Alexis.
He screamed, jumped from his spot and crashed onto the floor. He looked up at her and she smiled slyly. He looked around and saw that he was now back in his own room. He was awake. "So," she said, "Was that kiss with what you thought was Shinobu good?"
"You sicko!" he said pointing at her, "You somehow made that dream… and that song from scratch which was really good. But never mind that! Why did you do that?"
"To have a little fun with you and mess you up a bit," she admitted.
"You floozy!" AJ said pointing at her angrily.
Ash stuck his head into the room and then he completely went in. At this time, both Alexis and AJ were bickering about if she was or was not a floozy. "Umm…" Ash said looking between the two, "What's going on?"
"I'll tell you what is going on here!" AJ said angrily pointing at her, "She was being a royal pain in the ass as always and messed with my dreams!"
"Oh you are just sore because I found out about your crush on a fictional person," Alexis said pinching his right cheek with a large grin on her face and then turned to Ash, "He's in love with Shinobu from Love Hina!"
"So?" Ash asked and turned AJ, "It's no big deal man. I have a crush on Naru, but that doesn't mean anything you can be a shame off. Everyone has a fictional fantasy person they are in love with but know they can never get because they aren't real. We're the same."
"I don't want to be like you!" AJ said horrified and screamed. He ran out of the room in a loud roaring screaming that shook the window frames. While that happened, Alexis just laughed and laughed.
A few yards later, AJ stops to screeching halt and said to himself, "Hey! That song that was from my dream… I got to write it all down! If I can make it a real song, it'll be a great hit!"
Author Notice: Hooray! It's been one year since this story has come out and it has been one hell of a fun time writing this story. To explain a bit more about the origins of this story and how I came up with this, here's the deal. I was on spring break and in Florida in the Grand Caymans. I was in the hotel room thinking about Pokemon and all the favorite characters I liked about them. That's when I had that idea for the story. I stayed up late during those nights and thought of all the things that could happen and I finally made them a reality once I got back home.
I have some ideas for two new stories. A Pokemon one and a Spongebob one-shot. I'll give the details on one of them if you tell me which one you would like to see more. The details will appear in the next chapter.
As of March, there has been a bunch of great stories and now to share that with all of you, here they are for the Top 5 last month!
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4. Haunted Memories By: HeroOfDarkness2005
5. Hybrids: Outbreak By: Twilight Equinox
In the next chapter, I'm thinking of a chapter dedicated to some movies and all of their glory or a chapter that deals straight with Misty and Ash. I'm not sure which one to do, but I could use some opinions.
Date: 4/4/07
Next to Come: Chapter 36: (Title in Progress)
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