The Boys of Summer
ST: Whoo, my hand hurts from typing. But, here it is! Chappie five! Secrets shall be uncovered and arguments shall occur! BUM BUM BUMMMM!
TK: Whoo.
ST: You know, you could try and BE HAPPY.
TK: Sorry, not my job.
ST: Then who's is it?
TK: Does it matter?
ST: YES! Cause, duh, we need someone to help keep up our spirits!
TK: But don't you do that?
ST: No, I drive everyone crazy.
TK: Hmmm, for once I agree with you.
ST: Really? Coolies!
TK: Okay, okay. Get a grip. On with the story.
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-Chapter 5-
June 10-
It's been a week. And, no, I haven't killed anyone. Well, not yet anyways.
Dai and me are cool, I guess. He's a lot of fun. Overwhelming at times, though. He has so much energy that sometimes I wish that I had a tranquilizer gun. How amusing that would be, especially during one of his sugar trips...
Matt, my brother, isn't that bad. He's actually really cool. We don't really talk much, but we have this understanding. It's like, you and me are brothers and we don't really need to talk it out. And that's perfectly fine with me.
Dai's friends are pretty awesome to hang out with, too. Kari and Ken.
Then there's Tai. He's the most inconsiderate, rude, egotistic, asinine jerk that I have ever met. He's always around, always bothering me. Oh how I'd love to have a lead pipe, the things I could do...
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Takeru Takashi. You're so frickin beautiful that it makes me sick! I swear, everyday I just wanna, just wanna...
But then I wanna, I wanna bug the hell outta him. It's weird and upsetting at the same time. I know that he hates me, and I hate that he hates me, and I can't get all fluffy and crap. Puke. No, it's just not me.
Hey! It's not my fault that TK just so happens to be the perfect victim of my annoying antics. I just get so much joy outta seeing him angry and frustrated. His talkative and animated side was beginning to show. He wouldn't just ignore and walk away. We would get in arguments more and more often.
Like the other day, he was flipping through the cannels on the TV when I took the remote away. Don't ask why, it was more of an impulse then anything.
Well, who wouldn't be mad if a prick like me stole their remote of almighty power? He angrily grabbed for it, but me being taller and older, held it away.
"You dipshit. Give it back."
Yes, that's me. King of the dipshits and proud. As he stood on the couch, almost reaching my highered hand, I began to change the channel.
"Dammit! Give it to me!"
I smiled wickedly. "Hey, it's not like you were actually watching anything. Anyway, it's my turn to wear out the buttons."
Then, the wicked little thing started to try to kick me, getting awfully close to, you know.
Matt finally called out from his kitchen, from which he was cooking in, saving TK's ass from total annihilation.
So, I dropped the remote. Unfortunately, it landed on his head, and he wasn't too happy about it.
After about three minutes of running and yelling coming from Matt's Holy Kitchen of No Return, we both settled onto the couch panting.
Then, I picked up the remote before TK could even think and the whole process stared again.
And some people would tell ya that confessing your love to the dude would make things oh-so much easier. Feh!
An uncomfortable silence settled between the two boys as one realized that it was only them two.
"Where is everybody?"
Tai turned to TK and replied, "Matt went shopping and Davis is out. Somewhere."
"Grreaat..."
PAUSE
Tai turned back to face the currently blank TV screen (Matt had confiscated the remote so as to "try and have some peace around here" and both were waaaay to lazy to walk over and turn it on.) and sighed.
PAUSE
Suddenly, Tai turned back to face the bored blonde and smiled wickedly. "Hey! You wanna do something?"
TK sighed. "Not really."
Tai rolled his eyes and laughed. "What? You don't like me?"
TK gave the brunette a look of 'yea right'. "Hhhhhhhhhhhellll nooo!" (a/n: If you watch the Fresh Prince of Bell Air, then you might've heard this! Sry, I'll go...)
Tai scoffed. "O-kay." He then smiled again, as if the comment had never been made. "Are you suuure?"
TK sighed again and stuck his tongue out at the brunette.
Tai looked at him seriously and said, "I wouldn't do that again if I were you."
Now, what do you think he did? Naw duh.
He stuck it right back out.
And Tai grabbed it, tight. He smiled mockingly and playfully said, "Now, tell me that you won't ever do that again."
TK squirmed, trying to get away from his attacker's grip.
"'O 'ay n 'ell!"
"What was that? I can't quite understand you." Tai pulled gently on his tongue, causing the trapped blonde to come closer.
"Nuh ay n hu-ell!"
Tai yanked a little harder, making TK squeak in protest.
"Say it!"
TK sighed (which was really hard to do because of his tongue being held by Tai's evil fingers) and mumbled, "Ah wount oo ih 'geen."
Tai dropped his tongue and watched as TK sucked it back in ad tried to look as irritated as possible but still have a pained look in his eyes. "See? Now, if only you always listened to me, this stuff wouldn't happen."
TK scowled and got up. Tai quickly ordered, "Sit! Do you think that I was done talking to you? Well, I wasn't finished, and you will listen to every goddamned word that I have to say!"
TK simply stared at Tai as he stood in front of him. An awkward pause followed as the two boys locked eyes.
"Fine. Go sulk."
TK walked away, leaving Tai to sit by himself as he pouted.
When I got back from lunch at Lazers, Tai was sitting on the couch and sifting through the 450 channels. "Where'd you find the remote?"
"In the freezer."
Yama, always thinking with his kitchen.
"Hey, man. Where's Keru?"
Tai didn't even look up. "I dunno."
I walked up to TK's bedroom door and knocked loudly.
"Go away!"
I sighed. Dammit Tai! Right when I had him cracked, Tai had to go and chase him back into his asshole shell. "C'mon man! Open up."
He must've thrown something at the door, cause all I heard was this really loud thump against the wood. I huffed and walked back over to Tai. I stared him down and growled lowly as he ignored my presence. Suddenly, I whacked him, hard.
"AHHH! Owww! Mother Fu-"
"Shut up tai! It's all your fault. If you had just stopped and thunked, hey, maybe I'm being an asshole, then maybe you'd get what you want! No one, I repeat, no one wants to lay a jack ass!"
With my peace said, I stormed off to my room.
#
Yes, it was quite a site to come home to. Tai trying to see the TV through a fuming Davis. I had completely missed what was said, but it was evident that Dais was p-i-s-s-e-d. And apparently Tai had found the remote. Damn, and I thought he'd never look in the freezer. Maybe I should've put it in the cracker cupboard.
Oops, sorry.
Umm, anyways, I picked up the groceries that I had recently put down to open the door and drug them into the kitchen. "Tai, I'm home! Come help me."
Knowing that my plan would maybe not work, I began to put them away myself. It was better that way anyways. I'm very particular about my kitchen. Everything has to be absolutely perfect. Like the boxed foods in the cabinet above the sink and the dairy products on the second shelf in the fridge. And the-
Damn.
Anyways, about halfway through the first bag, Tai slinked in and began to rummage through it. He pulled out a can of... soup and proceeded to put it in the box cabinet. I intercepted it and directed his hand towards the cabinet to the left of the stove. I don't know how many times I and told Dais and Tai the system of which my kitchen functions!
Oh, sorry.
Uh, back to Tai. He didn't seem too happy with me correcting him. His face was covered with a scowl as he pushed himself onto the counter beside the second bag.
As his legs dangled, he stuck his hand into the bag and pulled out a small container of ginger.
"What the hell do you need this for? What is ginger anyways? Ginger is the name of this chick I dated two years ago. Why would they name this... stuff after her?" He opened the lid and sniffed its contents. His eyes watered and a sneeze escaped from his mouth, causing little sprinkles of ginger to fall everywhere, on the countertops, on the stove, on the floor, on my kitchen. MY kitchen, covered in ginger. Grrrr...
I quickly grabbed the ginger away from him and twisted the top back on. As I shoved it into the spice cabinet (in it's marked spot mind you) and glared daggers at him, he rubbed his nose gingerly (excuse the slight pun).
By the look on his face, I knew he wasn't one bit sorry. At all. "Matt, I didn't mean to-"
"Don't. Just, get out." He obeyed without a word. I watched him craw back to the couch and pick up the remote again.
I sighed and pulled out a small broom and dustpan from under the sink. Honestly, will anyone ever learn that mess and kitchen do NOT mix?
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Okay, so I was sulking. Big deal. Everyone was all like PMSing on me that day.
TK was acting like a total candy ass. Can't he take a flipping joke? I mean, honestly! All I did was mess around with him and he cries off like a sissy girl. That kid needs a sense of humor, real bad.
Davis was a total bitch. I didn't do crap for crap to him and he comes up to me and yells his head off. It's not MY fault that TK has a stick up his ass!
And Matt. He expects me to memorize his "10 Rules to a Perfect Kitchen" crap. I'm sorry Mattie, that I didn't know where the goddamned chicken soup doesn't go. And what was up with the ginger? Oops, I'm sorry. I couldn't control and contain a NORMAL BODILY FUNCTION!
Man, what a fucked up day. I just cannot wait for the next.
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ST: Wow! Lot's of PMSing, lots of bad words! Lots of Tai's POV. Now that we have all the characters' "feelings" out, tell me what you think!
TK: Oh, I found our "happy person".
ST: Really? Who?
TK: Dai, come on down!
Dai: WOW! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU PICKED ME! I SOOOO THOUGHT THAT I'D BE BEAT OUT BY BOB!
ST: Huh? Bob who?
TK: DUH! The dude you like, you know, care about.
ST: Huh? What? I'm lost.
Dai: Member? Me talked about it a LOOOOOONG time ago.
TK: In your other story's author's notes, A Walk. Member?
ST: Uhh, yes! Oh, no. Never mind.
Dai: Oh well!
ST: Hey you! (points at Dai) Get workin on the happy!
Dai (nervously): Uhhh... Ahhg! I can't take the pressure! (jumps off a bridge...)
ST: So much for happy.
TK: I think he was more for "Make stupid". Hey, where'd the bridge come from?
ST: Dunno.
TK: Think he's alright?
ST: Sure. He's only a typing on my computer.
TK: blinks Well, thanks. That sure makes me feel better about my self.
ST: smiles Anytime!
TK: sweatdrops Review please. Until next time...
[tbc]
Here's a map of my 'coastie Odiaba'.
Key: t=townhouse (Dai and Tai live in one)
A=apartment (Matt and Kari & Ken live in one)
s=store (use your imagination)
FV=Food Vendors (hot dog stands, ice cream)
B=Benches (to sit apon)
The Shack= Dai and Kari's Surf Rental Shop/ Hang out
Lazers= Pizza Place
Hot topic= The coolest store EVAR!
[t][tai][t]: : (s){A}(Lazers)(s)(hot topic)
[t][dai][t]: :{A}{matt}{A}--------------------------
----------- ----------------- (street)
(street) : B FV
---------------------------------------------: B
FV B B B FV B ========
:The shack :
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VWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWVWV
(the ocean)