Hi all! There doesn't seem to be much activity lately on this site. I have stories but no time to write them:( The school year is half way through and we are gearing up for the students' state exams. I'll be busy till the summer which hopefully is when I'll start my season 6 which may be my last season unless I get a brilliant idea for season 7.
Anyway, thank you all who reviewed on the last "date" although it probably shouldn't really count as a date. This story idea is from MoonGirl1155. Thank you and thank you for your support.
Enjoy the next real date which has been posted on March 14! What is special about March 14, you may ask? Well…(drum roll)… it's Pi Day! Yes, that wonderful well-known irrational number. In fact, today is super Pi Day! Because it is 3/14/15=3.1415 (I'm such a math geek.)
I think it is fitting to update something about Caesar today, don't you?
Caesar and Beverly walked down a long hall with throngs of other people.
"I can't believe Rex got us into a Trendbender's concert!" Beverly practically squealed.
"Mmm-hmm," Caesar said as he frowned at the tickets.
"You know, Rex and I went to one." Beverly continued.
"Yes, he said." Caesar held the tickets up to the light and then turned them upside down.
"But then this dork showed up and ruined everything. We didn't even get to finish watching the concert. But Rex saved the day and they hired us as security. but Becca showed up and was all like, 'oh no you don't.' " Beverly noticed that Caesar was fussing with the tickets. "What are you doing?"
"I'm trying to find where our seats are." Caesar answered.
"There aren't any seats silly. It's standing room only. We are in section C. Right up front! We'll be so close we could see them spit!" Beverly said excitedly.
Caesar made a face. "Maybe I should have worn my poncho.
Beverly laughed and hugged his arm. She was excited. The last time she went to a Trendbender's Concert her sister was overly protective. But now that Beverly was older and with a "responsible" person, Rebecca eased off on the rules.
Caesar glanced at the happy, bubbly girl on his arm and smiled faintly. He was satisfied to see her so excited. He was a little wary when Rex suggested that he take her to a rock concert. He wasn't sure about that. The current music scene was not his thing. But when he saw Beverly's face light up and she hugged him he knew he had made the right choice.
So he'll apparently have to stand for several hours. It won't be so bad.
As they walked through the doors, they were momentarily blinded by the bright stage lights. When their eyes adjusted they were standing in a huge arena with a stage set up right in the center. The sea of people pushed them along until they were almost crushed against the barricades set up around the stage. The drone of people talking and cheering was deafening.
"Are all concerts like this?" Caesar turned to Beverly.
"What?" Beverly couldn't hear him above the din.
"I said, are all concerts like this?" He yelled louder.
"No thanks, I'm not hungry." She turned back to the stage where the starting act had come on stage.
Caesar wasn't sure what Beverly heard him say but in a few minutes his ear drums were assaulted by electric guitars wailing. It seemed to be competing with the girls who started screaming.
"Beverly! It's very loud!" Caesar yelled close to Beverly's ear.
"Yeah! Isn't it great?" Beverly yelled back. She had her arms up clapping along with the song.
Caesar rummaged through his jacket pocket for something he could plug his ears with. He couldn't find anything but the ticket stubs. He wadded them up and shoved one into each ear. It was a little better but not by much. He crossed his arm and glared at the "musicians" on stage.
By the time the Trendbenders finally got on stage, Caesar estimated that he had lost 20% of his high frequency hearing.
"Is everyone ready to ROCK!" Sly yelled into the microphone causing some painful feedback.
""YEAH!" Roared the crowd.
"I can't hear you!" Sly yelled again.
"That's probably because you have the speakers turned up too high or have gone deaf from being repeatedly exposed to this noise you call music!" Caesar yelled back. But his reply was drowned out by the multitude of screaming fans including Beverly.
Sly launched into their first song. In the middle of the song the barricade suddenly dropped. Caesar and Beverly were pushed forward so that they were practically touching the stage. Caesar watched in horror as Sly dived into the crowd. He was carried across the sea of people.
"What is he doing?" Caesar yelled horrified to Beverly.
"Stage Diving!" Beverly yelled back as she continued to rock to the music.
Caesar stared as another musician, Beau, jump off the stage to join Sly. Beau's backside was coming their way. Beverly eagerly participated in passing him overhead. Caesar refused to touch another person's backside. This was going to be a long night.
By the end of the last set Caesar was sure that he would need to invent a hearing aide.
"Anyone want an encore?" Sly yelled.
"YEAH!" The crowd roared again.
"What?" Caesar asked.
"Then let's ROCK!" He slammed his electric guitar onto the floor. The people cheered. Caesar kept a record of how many guitars were destroyed that night.
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"That was awesome!" Beverly said. They were driving home from the concert. Caesar had borrowed Holiday's car... legitimately this time.
"Uh-huh." There was a distinct ringing in his ears. He could barely hear Beverly. He wasn't sure why the loud music had not affected her. She didn't seem to be in the least bit of discomfort.
"And then the encore was so great." She enthused.
"Uh-huh." Caesar stuck his finger in his ear and tried to unclog it.
"Thank you so much for taking me!" Beverly smiled at him.
"You're welcome." He said. He could hear an odd echo of his voice in his head. Not good.
She hugged his arm again. Caesar suddenly didn't feel so bad anymore. They pulled into the garage.
"Hey, how was the concert?" It was Holiday. She was waiting for them. Beverly and Caesar exited the car. Caesar handed the keys to Rebecca.
"You only drank bottle water, didn't you?" She looked at Beverly.
Beverly rolled her eyes. "Yes, big sis, of course. Well, good night. It's getting late." She smiled at Caesar and gave him one last hug before turning to go to her room.
"Where are my ear plugs?" Rebecca asked her.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Beverly pulled them out of her ears and dropped them into Rebecca's open palm.
"You were wearing ear plugs?" Caesar asked in surprise.
"Yeah, Becca made me." Beverly sighed. "Well, see you tomorrow."
They watched Beverly leave through the sliding door.
"How was the concert?" Rebecca asked Caesar.
"Argon is inert." He answered a little too loudly before walking out as well.
Rebecca stood stunned for a few minutes wondering what Caesar was talking about. Then it hit her that perhaps she should have offered ear plugs to him as well.
