The Sound Shop and Asian Crisis
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Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue, so don't bother.
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A certain pair parked in a small lot at the entrance to a secret park that very few visited, as few knew about it. The two we know to be Daisuke and Kyoko grabbed a pair of skateboards from the backseat of the Mustang and locked the top on. No gear was taken, just the boards. Daisuke sped off, while Kyoko followed at a calmer pace on her own skateboard.
As they skated along, three figures came into view. One had green hair and emerald eyes. His clothes consisted of black denim shorts, dark brown boots, and a white shirt that read "Save Us Some Time And Pretend Like I Don't Care". He held a skateboard with blue electricity dancing across.
Another had eyes colored onyx and raven hair, which was spiked all over, and was toying with a skateboard with silver feathers and flames on it. He was wearing blue jean shorts and an orange shirt that said, "Try Me". Brown boots were tapping the ground, as he seemed to be waiting for something.
The third figure had dark blue hair that almost looked violet. Eyes of midnight were examining an ocean-colored skateboard of waves. He had on black denim shorts, a silver button down shirt, and dark brown boots like the first boy described. All three wore black fingerless gloves with some unrecognizable symbol on it.
The one with green hair and looked up at Daisuke and Kyoko. "Hey!" The two redheads waved. "What took you two so long?"
Daisuke shrugged. "School issues."
Kyoko nodded. "Yatta [Yeah]. We decided to quit pretending and to be ourselves from now on."
The green-haired boy slapped the two football players on their backs in a gesture of congratulations. "Ii [Good]. It's about time too!"
Kyoko rolled her eyes. "Ri~ght. Like you actually cared. We weren't faking it with you or the others, Hitori."
The one with green hair, identified as Hitori, grinned. "Wakarimasu [I know]."
The spiky, raven-haired boy sighed. "Can we go now?"
Daisuke smirked at the boy. "Man Taiji, when did you get so impatient?"
Taiji shrugged. "Shirimasen [I don't know]. Maybe it was around the time you guys got so slow."
Daisuke arched an eyebrow and Kyoko sighed. "Now you've done it."
Daisuke hopped on his flame-emblazed skateboard. "I'll give you slow." And with that, he sped off. He yelled something over his shoulder and, for some reason, Kyoko's eyes widened. Then she, too, sped off after him.
The third boy was confused. "What did Daisuke say?"
Hitori shook his head. "The magic words Kajoro..."
Kajoro was still lost. "Nani [What]?"
Taiji sighed. "Daisuke told Kyoko that they're about to be late for work." The three boys skated off to pursue their friends and slow them down so they wouldn't crash into to some poor, innocent person(s) on the sidewalk.
Hitori called out to the speeding redheads. "Kyoko! Daisuke! Slow down, you psychos!"
Neither skater appeared to have heard them and they continued their fast pace as they turned a corner. The trio skated faster as they heard a shout from Daisuke.
"Ki o tsukete [Watch out]!"
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*CRASH*
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Hitori, Taiji, and Kajoro hurried around the corner and stopped immediately stopped as they saw the scene. Taiji sighed in relief, Hitori was speechless, and Kajoro was snickering. It was nothing serious. Unless you count a fuming Taichi and Yamato along with a sheepish Daisuke and Kyoko as serious, that is. The rest of Yamato's band was laughing at their friends' misfortune.
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#FLASHBACK# (Yamato's P.O.V.)
I had been minding my own business. I had been taking a little walk to a snack shop and was planning to head to a store for some CDs afterwards. I got lucky and found the rest of my band mates as well as Taichi along the way. We had been fine and forgot all about school until there was a shout of "Ki o tsukete!" followed by two bodies crashing into ours. Taichi and me got up slowly and looked down to find sheepishly grinning, way too familiar redheads. Then we saw a pair of skateboards.
#FLASHBACK#
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Yamato and Taichi picked up the skateboards and held them in front of Daisuke and Kyoko.
Taichi glared down at Daisuke. "This yours?" He held the board further out to him.
The boy stood and dusted himself off. "Hai [Yes]. Arigato, ja [Thanks, bye]!" He promptly grabbed the board and left. Taichi wasn't expecting that, so he couldn't stop him.
Yamato was a bit more cautious as he eyed Kyoko, who was hopping from foot-to-foot. "I take it that this is yours." It wasn't a question.
Kyoko smiled and calmly took it from Yamato. "Gomen [Sorry]...ja[bye]!" And she was gone. She was so calm about it that Yamato never saw it coming.
A surprised Yamato and Taichi motioned for the rest of the band to come with them to walk on. That is, until Hitori, Taiji, and Kajoro all zoomed past them. Taichi yelled his frustration at them and Yamato blinked blankly. The group continued their interrupted walk to a snack pit stop.
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Daisuke and Kyoko kicked up their boards and ran inside a building called "The Sound Shop". A man, actually it was an older teenager, stood in the back opening boxes. He looked up at the pair. He checked his watch. "You two cut it real close today. You only had one minute."
"Of course...we always manage." Kyoko put her stuff up.
Daisuke followed suit. He turned to the other boy. "So Jay, anything new?"
"You know it. Whole new shipment just for you guys." The teenager, now known as Jay, tossed a pair of smock-looking things to Kyoko and Daisuke. "So get to work you slackers."
Kyoko rolled her eyes as she opened one of the boxes. "Sweet. We got a whole bunch of new groups. What the...Translated? Oro [Huh]? Is there an American storm passing through, 'cause that's what this shipment is."
Jay counted at the register. "Yep. Nothing but American to Japanese translated."
"Unreal." Daisuke prodded through another box.
"Oh yeah...when did you two plan on telling me about the concert coming up?"
Kyoko flushed, mumbling something. Jay held a hand to his ear. "What was that?"
Kyoko repeated. "It's Saturday."
"This Saturday?"
Daisuke answered this time. "Yep."
"I'm so there."
They carried on until Jay announced that somebody was coming. "Alright, alright. We got customers people."
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Yamato had a particularly good mid-lunch/dinner and had forgotten the skateboard incident. His band mates had gone home, but Taichi was still there. There was a CD he wanted, and Taichi promised Hikari that he would replace the CD he accidentally broke.
"So what is this place?"
"No idea, but my band always buys from here."
"Yeah...Hikari likes this place too."
"I heard that the guy here works alone."
"He used to...but two others work here now. Or at least that's what I heard."
"Let's check it out then."
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Daisuke and Kyoko had moved on to their tenth separate boxes, making it twenty total, and were currently putting the empty ones in the back.
"Gah! Daisuke! Watch it!"
A loud yell was heard afterwards.
Jay sighed. ~Those two are crazy.~
"Is there a problem?"
Jay's head snapped up from the magazine he was reading. "Nani [What]? Iie [No], nothing's wrong. May I help you guys?"
"Yatta [Yeah]." Taichi looked around. "I'm looking for...what was it? Ummmm...Nickelback?"
"You don't sound so sure."
"Well...I broke my sister's CD and I have to replace it now. I think it was Nickelback."
"Do you remember any songs from the CD?"
"How U Remind Me and Too Bad are on there."
"Yeah. That's Nickelback." Jay turned and yelled. "Yo! Dai! Kyoko! Where's Nickelback?"
Yamato stared at Jay in surprise and Taichi decided to pretend he didn't hear right. But neither could deny anything when, sure enough, the two redheads peeped around a doorway's corner. Daisuke didn't see them, but Kyoko did. She grimaced and looked at Jay. "What did you say?"
Jay shook his head. "What are you deaf?"
"Nope...Daisuke just knocked all the boxes over and we were buried."
Jay snickered. "Way to go genius."
Daisuke shoved Kyoko forward and Jay caught her. She smirked. "No need to get all sensitive about it."
Jay grinned. "Are you finished? Or do you just like to be in my arms?"
Kyoko rolled her eyes and gave an overdramatic sigh. "I wasn't going to say anything, but I...Daisuke I want a divorce."
Yamato gaped and Taichi looked ready to fall out. Daisuke shook his head. ~Psychos.~ He feigned hurt. "What?! A divorce? You've been cheating on me with Jay haven't you?" He turned to Jay. "How could you? You were the best man at the wedding."
Jay laughed and pulled Kyoko closer. "Sorry man, but I couldn't resist. She's all mine now."
Kyoko laughed as well. "Yeah." She threw her arms over Jay's shoulders. "Now that we've told him, let's runaway together."
Jay picked her up. "Hai [Yes]. Let's get away from it all. Just you and me."
"How romantic." Daisuke rolled his eyes and Kyoko laughed. Jay almost dropped Kyoko and she made him put her down. "Crazy."
Jay gave her a look. "I'm crazy? Look who's talking; you-"
"Ahem." Taichi cleared his throat and Jay gave him a sheepish look.
"Sorry about that. Like I was saying...where's Nickelback?"
"Here it is." Kyoko handed it to him.
"Alrighty then. Here you go." He handed Taichi the CD and he paid for it.
"You got what you wanted Yamato?"
Yamato snapped out of whatever trance he had locked himself in and shook his head. "Iie. Hold on." He looked around blankly and just grabbed something. He gave it to Jay.
Jay gave him a funny look and Kyoko was trying not to laugh. Jay looked at the CD again and back at Yamato. "Dude, are you sure?"
Yamato nodded, wanting to just get out now.
"K, man. If you say so." He scanned it off and Yamato paid for it.
Daisuke and Kyoko collapsed against each other in laughter. "By Kami, That. Is. Funny!"
Jay scratched his head. "Yatta [Yeah]. What would possess him to buy that?"
Daisuke shrugged and took another look at the store's copy of the receipt. It read the usual with a notation of the purchase of one CD. The CD? It was titled "The Odd and The Stupid". Daisuke choked briefly. "Ummmm, ri~ght...let's get back to those boxes. Don't forget we still got practice."
Kyoko was already stacking the boxes back. "Mou, mou [roughly...'Alright, alright']."
Daisuke went back as well.
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*CRASH*
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"Daisuke!!"
"Heh heh..."
Jay sighed. "Those two...I swear they're crazy sometimes...if not all the time."
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Yamato wiped the slight sheen of sweat from his forehead. Loud clapping came from the other Chosen. Sora gave her boyfriend a wink followed by a long kiss. Wolf whistles from three boys who seemed slightly familiar stopped them.
One of Yamato's band mates squinted a little. "Hey aren't you the three guys from the park?"
Hitori scratched his head. "Heh heh...yeah. Sorry about that. Our two other friends don't pay much attention when they're boarding."
The older teen waved it off. "Hey...no prob'. Besides, your friends rammed Yamato and Taichi over there, not me." He pointed to a confused brunette and a blonde who wished the day would end already.
"You guys ready?"
"Sure Yamato, let's try it one more time."
"1...2...3..."
Yamato began to sing with the alluring sounds of guitars in the background.
"Yes I did it and I'll do it again
It doesn't matter if I am your best friend
I don't think so
You're not that smart
Over and over it breaks my heart
The cycle continues
Time for your crime
The pain comes back in an ugly design
Her make up smears
Tears that she cries
Over and over and every night"
"Emotional swords slash my soul
And now the pain
It takes control
I think about you
I think about me
I think about the way that it used to be
I need a bottle
I need some pills
I need a friend
And I need some thrills
A shoulder to cry on
A friend to depend on
When life gets rough"
The chorus began and the trio of boys nodded to the beat a little.
"Time and Time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me
Time and Time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me"
Yamato lost himself in the music.
"It's like a fight every single day
It's always easy when you have it your way
Deep in my heart,
The depths of my soul
My selfish ways are out of control
Sorry that it comes down to this
I punch through the wall as I break my fist
Her make up smears
The tears that we cry
Over and over every night"
Hitori whispered something to Taiji and he grabbed his stuff and began moving it to the backstage area.
"Time and time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me
Time and time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me"
Kajoro took a while and Taiji ended up helping him move his gear as well.
"You're so selfish
You're making me want to end this
Relationship
You're making me want to end this
Lost time behind
Loving ties unwind"
Hitori glanced at his watch and scrambled to move his things as well.
"Time and time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me
Time and Time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me"
Taiji and Kajoro were finished and came back out in front of the stage.
"Time and time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me
Time and Time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me"
The song winded to an end.
"Loving ties unwind
Lost time behind
Loving ties unwind
Lost time behind"
The Chosen cheered loudly and Yamato's band mates smirked amongst themselves, feeling that they had done it perfectly.
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Hitori and Kajoro clapped as well. They liked the song. Their attention, however, was captured by Taiji coughing slightly and nudging them in their sides. The two slowly turned and faced two redheads. Daisuke's eyebrow was arched, but he clapped anyway. Kyoko held her hand up, indicating that they shouldn't say anything. She took her stuff backstage without any commotion coming her way. Daisuke followed suit and after making sure nobody was looking, Hitori, Taiji, and Kajoro went after their bandleaders.
TK was planning to turn a prideful smile to the strange trio, but found them gone. "Hey, where'd they go?"
Hikari turned as well. "Those three strangers? I don't know. Why?"
Her boyfriend shrugged. "Just wondering. How do you guys know them anyway?"
Taichi shook his head. "We don't. They ran into us in the park. Literally. Well, at least Daisuke and Kyoko did."
"NANI [WHAT]?!" The group yelled in unison.
"Yep. It was them and we saw them again at some CD store."
"Were they following you?"
"Don't be silly. They were there first."
"So you two followed them?"
"No! It was just coincidence."
"Ri~ght..."
Taichi mumbled to himself and took Hikari home. She blew a kiss to him. TK smiled and waved.
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Backstage...
"K. I think I'm going to be sick."
Daisuke rolled his eyes at Hitori's over exaggeration. "Oh please. You'll be fine."
"You guys have your equip' ready?"
"Sure, we go it."
"What are we practicing again?"
"I swear you have -the- shortest memory when it comes to what we practice Kajoro."
"I still get the music, ne [right] Kyoko?"
"Yeah, yeah. Let's do this."
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Yamato sighed to himself. ~It's not as if the day could get any worse. Unless I see those two psychos again.~ He chuckled to himself. ~But what's the chance of that?~
(A/N: Heh heh...)
"Hey! What are you guys doing here?"
Yamato shook his head and investigated further to see what the heck one of his band members was exclaiming about. He entered backstage and nearly dropped his guitar. "Nani yo [What]?!!"
All eyes turned to him. Daisuke shook his head and passed a gaping Yamato. He was carrying his guitar. Yamato was still gaping as he came back for the speakers. Daisuke waved and smirked. "How's it going Ishida-san?"
"Yatta [Yeah], you okay?" Kyoko passed by with her own guitar and lifted his jaw back to his mouth. His jaw only dropped again. She laughed at him and got her speakers.
Hitori and Taiji passed by with parts to a drum set. Both were more cheerful than Yamato cared for. "Dude, I think you're band is gone." Yamato looked around him and noticed that his band was, indeed, gone. "While you were gaping, I think they said see ya at the next practice on Thursday and left."
Yamato had nothing to say. He was just...shocked. "..."
Kyoko came back and waved a hand in front of his face. "Dude...anybody home?"
Daisuke shook his head again and helped Kajoro move the rest of the equipment out front. Taiji starting assembling the drum set. Hitori walked over and gave a lop-sided smile. "I think your other friends are still out there. They look a little confused and I think your girlfriend is waiting for an explanation." Yamato nodded blankly and went out front.
"Is he okay?" Kyoko looked to Hitori for an answer.
He only shrugged. "Not a clue. He's looked a little shell-shocked though."
"I think it was more than that..."
"He'll be okay. ... I think."
"Whatever."
"Can I get some help here?!"
"Coming Taiji!" Hitori and Kyoko went onstage.
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"What is going on Yamato?"
Yamato blinked, but said nothing.
"Hello~..." Miyako waved a hand in front of his face.
Nothing.
Sora stood in front of him, frowning. "What is this Yamato? Do you know?"
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Bwahahahahahahahahahah!! Cliffhanger... I was in a cliffhanger mood so there! Gomen minas, but you'll have to wait til' after Spring Break for the next part. And so do READ AND REVIEW!!!!! Or you'll have to wait longer. And don't forget to vote for the pairing you want. Daikari or Daisuke x Kyoko. You're choice, so leave it in the reviews. I'm writing an alternate ending either way, so the poll is to see which pairing I write first. SO REVIEW ALREADY!!! Or I'll make you wait even longer!!!!!!!
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Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue, so don't bother.
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A certain pair parked in a small lot at the entrance to a secret park that very few visited, as few knew about it. The two we know to be Daisuke and Kyoko grabbed a pair of skateboards from the backseat of the Mustang and locked the top on. No gear was taken, just the boards. Daisuke sped off, while Kyoko followed at a calmer pace on her own skateboard.
As they skated along, three figures came into view. One had green hair and emerald eyes. His clothes consisted of black denim shorts, dark brown boots, and a white shirt that read "Save Us Some Time And Pretend Like I Don't Care". He held a skateboard with blue electricity dancing across.
Another had eyes colored onyx and raven hair, which was spiked all over, and was toying with a skateboard with silver feathers and flames on it. He was wearing blue jean shorts and an orange shirt that said, "Try Me". Brown boots were tapping the ground, as he seemed to be waiting for something.
The third figure had dark blue hair that almost looked violet. Eyes of midnight were examining an ocean-colored skateboard of waves. He had on black denim shorts, a silver button down shirt, and dark brown boots like the first boy described. All three wore black fingerless gloves with some unrecognizable symbol on it.
The one with green hair and looked up at Daisuke and Kyoko. "Hey!" The two redheads waved. "What took you two so long?"
Daisuke shrugged. "School issues."
Kyoko nodded. "Yatta [Yeah]. We decided to quit pretending and to be ourselves from now on."
The green-haired boy slapped the two football players on their backs in a gesture of congratulations. "Ii [Good]. It's about time too!"
Kyoko rolled her eyes. "Ri~ght. Like you actually cared. We weren't faking it with you or the others, Hitori."
The one with green hair, identified as Hitori, grinned. "Wakarimasu [I know]."
The spiky, raven-haired boy sighed. "Can we go now?"
Daisuke smirked at the boy. "Man Taiji, when did you get so impatient?"
Taiji shrugged. "Shirimasen [I don't know]. Maybe it was around the time you guys got so slow."
Daisuke arched an eyebrow and Kyoko sighed. "Now you've done it."
Daisuke hopped on his flame-emblazed skateboard. "I'll give you slow." And with that, he sped off. He yelled something over his shoulder and, for some reason, Kyoko's eyes widened. Then she, too, sped off after him.
The third boy was confused. "What did Daisuke say?"
Hitori shook his head. "The magic words Kajoro..."
Kajoro was still lost. "Nani [What]?"
Taiji sighed. "Daisuke told Kyoko that they're about to be late for work." The three boys skated off to pursue their friends and slow them down so they wouldn't crash into to some poor, innocent person(s) on the sidewalk.
Hitori called out to the speeding redheads. "Kyoko! Daisuke! Slow down, you psychos!"
Neither skater appeared to have heard them and they continued their fast pace as they turned a corner. The trio skated faster as they heard a shout from Daisuke.
"Ki o tsukete [Watch out]!"
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*CRASH*
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Hitori, Taiji, and Kajoro hurried around the corner and stopped immediately stopped as they saw the scene. Taiji sighed in relief, Hitori was speechless, and Kajoro was snickering. It was nothing serious. Unless you count a fuming Taichi and Yamato along with a sheepish Daisuke and Kyoko as serious, that is. The rest of Yamato's band was laughing at their friends' misfortune.
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#FLASHBACK# (Yamato's P.O.V.)
I had been minding my own business. I had been taking a little walk to a snack shop and was planning to head to a store for some CDs afterwards. I got lucky and found the rest of my band mates as well as Taichi along the way. We had been fine and forgot all about school until there was a shout of "Ki o tsukete!" followed by two bodies crashing into ours. Taichi and me got up slowly and looked down to find sheepishly grinning, way too familiar redheads. Then we saw a pair of skateboards.
#FLASHBACK#
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Yamato and Taichi picked up the skateboards and held them in front of Daisuke and Kyoko.
Taichi glared down at Daisuke. "This yours?" He held the board further out to him.
The boy stood and dusted himself off. "Hai [Yes]. Arigato, ja [Thanks, bye]!" He promptly grabbed the board and left. Taichi wasn't expecting that, so he couldn't stop him.
Yamato was a bit more cautious as he eyed Kyoko, who was hopping from foot-to-foot. "I take it that this is yours." It wasn't a question.
Kyoko smiled and calmly took it from Yamato. "Gomen [Sorry]...ja[bye]!" And she was gone. She was so calm about it that Yamato never saw it coming.
A surprised Yamato and Taichi motioned for the rest of the band to come with them to walk on. That is, until Hitori, Taiji, and Kajoro all zoomed past them. Taichi yelled his frustration at them and Yamato blinked blankly. The group continued their interrupted walk to a snack pit stop.
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Daisuke and Kyoko kicked up their boards and ran inside a building called "The Sound Shop". A man, actually it was an older teenager, stood in the back opening boxes. He looked up at the pair. He checked his watch. "You two cut it real close today. You only had one minute."
"Of course...we always manage." Kyoko put her stuff up.
Daisuke followed suit. He turned to the other boy. "So Jay, anything new?"
"You know it. Whole new shipment just for you guys." The teenager, now known as Jay, tossed a pair of smock-looking things to Kyoko and Daisuke. "So get to work you slackers."
Kyoko rolled her eyes as she opened one of the boxes. "Sweet. We got a whole bunch of new groups. What the...Translated? Oro [Huh]? Is there an American storm passing through, 'cause that's what this shipment is."
Jay counted at the register. "Yep. Nothing but American to Japanese translated."
"Unreal." Daisuke prodded through another box.
"Oh yeah...when did you two plan on telling me about the concert coming up?"
Kyoko flushed, mumbling something. Jay held a hand to his ear. "What was that?"
Kyoko repeated. "It's Saturday."
"This Saturday?"
Daisuke answered this time. "Yep."
"I'm so there."
They carried on until Jay announced that somebody was coming. "Alright, alright. We got customers people."
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Yamato had a particularly good mid-lunch/dinner and had forgotten the skateboard incident. His band mates had gone home, but Taichi was still there. There was a CD he wanted, and Taichi promised Hikari that he would replace the CD he accidentally broke.
"So what is this place?"
"No idea, but my band always buys from here."
"Yeah...Hikari likes this place too."
"I heard that the guy here works alone."
"He used to...but two others work here now. Or at least that's what I heard."
"Let's check it out then."
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Daisuke and Kyoko had moved on to their tenth separate boxes, making it twenty total, and were currently putting the empty ones in the back.
"Gah! Daisuke! Watch it!"
A loud yell was heard afterwards.
Jay sighed. ~Those two are crazy.~
"Is there a problem?"
Jay's head snapped up from the magazine he was reading. "Nani [What]? Iie [No], nothing's wrong. May I help you guys?"
"Yatta [Yeah]." Taichi looked around. "I'm looking for...what was it? Ummmm...Nickelback?"
"You don't sound so sure."
"Well...I broke my sister's CD and I have to replace it now. I think it was Nickelback."
"Do you remember any songs from the CD?"
"How U Remind Me and Too Bad are on there."
"Yeah. That's Nickelback." Jay turned and yelled. "Yo! Dai! Kyoko! Where's Nickelback?"
Yamato stared at Jay in surprise and Taichi decided to pretend he didn't hear right. But neither could deny anything when, sure enough, the two redheads peeped around a doorway's corner. Daisuke didn't see them, but Kyoko did. She grimaced and looked at Jay. "What did you say?"
Jay shook his head. "What are you deaf?"
"Nope...Daisuke just knocked all the boxes over and we were buried."
Jay snickered. "Way to go genius."
Daisuke shoved Kyoko forward and Jay caught her. She smirked. "No need to get all sensitive about it."
Jay grinned. "Are you finished? Or do you just like to be in my arms?"
Kyoko rolled her eyes and gave an overdramatic sigh. "I wasn't going to say anything, but I...Daisuke I want a divorce."
Yamato gaped and Taichi looked ready to fall out. Daisuke shook his head. ~Psychos.~ He feigned hurt. "What?! A divorce? You've been cheating on me with Jay haven't you?" He turned to Jay. "How could you? You were the best man at the wedding."
Jay laughed and pulled Kyoko closer. "Sorry man, but I couldn't resist. She's all mine now."
Kyoko laughed as well. "Yeah." She threw her arms over Jay's shoulders. "Now that we've told him, let's runaway together."
Jay picked her up. "Hai [Yes]. Let's get away from it all. Just you and me."
"How romantic." Daisuke rolled his eyes and Kyoko laughed. Jay almost dropped Kyoko and she made him put her down. "Crazy."
Jay gave her a look. "I'm crazy? Look who's talking; you-"
"Ahem." Taichi cleared his throat and Jay gave him a sheepish look.
"Sorry about that. Like I was saying...where's Nickelback?"
"Here it is." Kyoko handed it to him.
"Alrighty then. Here you go." He handed Taichi the CD and he paid for it.
"You got what you wanted Yamato?"
Yamato snapped out of whatever trance he had locked himself in and shook his head. "Iie. Hold on." He looked around blankly and just grabbed something. He gave it to Jay.
Jay gave him a funny look and Kyoko was trying not to laugh. Jay looked at the CD again and back at Yamato. "Dude, are you sure?"
Yamato nodded, wanting to just get out now.
"K, man. If you say so." He scanned it off and Yamato paid for it.
Daisuke and Kyoko collapsed against each other in laughter. "By Kami, That. Is. Funny!"
Jay scratched his head. "Yatta [Yeah]. What would possess him to buy that?"
Daisuke shrugged and took another look at the store's copy of the receipt. It read the usual with a notation of the purchase of one CD. The CD? It was titled "The Odd and The Stupid". Daisuke choked briefly. "Ummmm, ri~ght...let's get back to those boxes. Don't forget we still got practice."
Kyoko was already stacking the boxes back. "Mou, mou [roughly...'Alright, alright']."
Daisuke went back as well.
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*CRASH*
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"Daisuke!!"
"Heh heh..."
Jay sighed. "Those two...I swear they're crazy sometimes...if not all the time."
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Yamato wiped the slight sheen of sweat from his forehead. Loud clapping came from the other Chosen. Sora gave her boyfriend a wink followed by a long kiss. Wolf whistles from three boys who seemed slightly familiar stopped them.
One of Yamato's band mates squinted a little. "Hey aren't you the three guys from the park?"
Hitori scratched his head. "Heh heh...yeah. Sorry about that. Our two other friends don't pay much attention when they're boarding."
The older teen waved it off. "Hey...no prob'. Besides, your friends rammed Yamato and Taichi over there, not me." He pointed to a confused brunette and a blonde who wished the day would end already.
"You guys ready?"
"Sure Yamato, let's try it one more time."
"1...2...3..."
Yamato began to sing with the alluring sounds of guitars in the background.
"Yes I did it and I'll do it again
It doesn't matter if I am your best friend
I don't think so
You're not that smart
Over and over it breaks my heart
The cycle continues
Time for your crime
The pain comes back in an ugly design
Her make up smears
Tears that she cries
Over and over and every night"
"Emotional swords slash my soul
And now the pain
It takes control
I think about you
I think about me
I think about the way that it used to be
I need a bottle
I need some pills
I need a friend
And I need some thrills
A shoulder to cry on
A friend to depend on
When life gets rough"
The chorus began and the trio of boys nodded to the beat a little.
"Time and Time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me
Time and Time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me"
Yamato lost himself in the music.
"It's like a fight every single day
It's always easy when you have it your way
Deep in my heart,
The depths of my soul
My selfish ways are out of control
Sorry that it comes down to this
I punch through the wall as I break my fist
Her make up smears
The tears that we cry
Over and over every night"
Hitori whispered something to Taiji and he grabbed his stuff and began moving it to the backstage area.
"Time and time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me
Time and time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me"
Kajoro took a while and Taiji ended up helping him move his gear as well.
"You're so selfish
You're making me want to end this
Relationship
You're making me want to end this
Lost time behind
Loving ties unwind"
Hitori glanced at his watch and scrambled to move his things as well.
"Time and time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me
Time and Time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me"
Taiji and Kajoro were finished and came back out in front of the stage.
"Time and time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me
Time and Time again
You'll think about yourself
Before you think about me"
The song winded to an end.
"Loving ties unwind
Lost time behind
Loving ties unwind
Lost time behind"
The Chosen cheered loudly and Yamato's band mates smirked amongst themselves, feeling that they had done it perfectly.
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Hitori and Kajoro clapped as well. They liked the song. Their attention, however, was captured by Taiji coughing slightly and nudging them in their sides. The two slowly turned and faced two redheads. Daisuke's eyebrow was arched, but he clapped anyway. Kyoko held her hand up, indicating that they shouldn't say anything. She took her stuff backstage without any commotion coming her way. Daisuke followed suit and after making sure nobody was looking, Hitori, Taiji, and Kajoro went after their bandleaders.
TK was planning to turn a prideful smile to the strange trio, but found them gone. "Hey, where'd they go?"
Hikari turned as well. "Those three strangers? I don't know. Why?"
Her boyfriend shrugged. "Just wondering. How do you guys know them anyway?"
Taichi shook his head. "We don't. They ran into us in the park. Literally. Well, at least Daisuke and Kyoko did."
"NANI [WHAT]?!" The group yelled in unison.
"Yep. It was them and we saw them again at some CD store."
"Were they following you?"
"Don't be silly. They were there first."
"So you two followed them?"
"No! It was just coincidence."
"Ri~ght..."
Taichi mumbled to himself and took Hikari home. She blew a kiss to him. TK smiled and waved.
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Backstage...
"K. I think I'm going to be sick."
Daisuke rolled his eyes at Hitori's over exaggeration. "Oh please. You'll be fine."
"You guys have your equip' ready?"
"Sure, we go it."
"What are we practicing again?"
"I swear you have -the- shortest memory when it comes to what we practice Kajoro."
"I still get the music, ne [right] Kyoko?"
"Yeah, yeah. Let's do this."
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Yamato sighed to himself. ~It's not as if the day could get any worse. Unless I see those two psychos again.~ He chuckled to himself. ~But what's the chance of that?~
(A/N: Heh heh...)
"Hey! What are you guys doing here?"
Yamato shook his head and investigated further to see what the heck one of his band members was exclaiming about. He entered backstage and nearly dropped his guitar. "Nani yo [What]?!!"
All eyes turned to him. Daisuke shook his head and passed a gaping Yamato. He was carrying his guitar. Yamato was still gaping as he came back for the speakers. Daisuke waved and smirked. "How's it going Ishida-san?"
"Yatta [Yeah], you okay?" Kyoko passed by with her own guitar and lifted his jaw back to his mouth. His jaw only dropped again. She laughed at him and got her speakers.
Hitori and Taiji passed by with parts to a drum set. Both were more cheerful than Yamato cared for. "Dude, I think you're band is gone." Yamato looked around him and noticed that his band was, indeed, gone. "While you were gaping, I think they said see ya at the next practice on Thursday and left."
Yamato had nothing to say. He was just...shocked. "..."
Kyoko came back and waved a hand in front of his face. "Dude...anybody home?"
Daisuke shook his head again and helped Kajoro move the rest of the equipment out front. Taiji starting assembling the drum set. Hitori walked over and gave a lop-sided smile. "I think your other friends are still out there. They look a little confused and I think your girlfriend is waiting for an explanation." Yamato nodded blankly and went out front.
"Is he okay?" Kyoko looked to Hitori for an answer.
He only shrugged. "Not a clue. He's looked a little shell-shocked though."
"I think it was more than that..."
"He'll be okay. ... I think."
"Whatever."
"Can I get some help here?!"
"Coming Taiji!" Hitori and Kyoko went onstage.
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"What is going on Yamato?"
Yamato blinked, but said nothing.
"Hello~..." Miyako waved a hand in front of his face.
Nothing.
Sora stood in front of him, frowning. "What is this Yamato? Do you know?"
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Bwahahahahahahahahahah!! Cliffhanger... I was in a cliffhanger mood so there! Gomen minas, but you'll have to wait til' after Spring Break for the next part. And so do READ AND REVIEW!!!!! Or you'll have to wait longer. And don't forget to vote for the pairing you want. Daikari or Daisuke x Kyoko. You're choice, so leave it in the reviews. I'm writing an alternate ending either way, so the poll is to see which pairing I write first. SO REVIEW ALREADY!!! Or I'll make you wait even longer!!!!!!!
