Zero 2
ST: Greetings readers! How are you? Good I hope. I've gotta say, my computer has finally caused me immense anger. It won't let me go on the internet. Not at all. Zilch. Nada. So, I have to resort to a floppy disk and the local library computers in order to get these chapters up. Man oh man. Then this thing's going in for about a week so the computer nerds can clean out all the junk. Then, I can get a nice WORKING computer that actually goes faster than the microwave. WHOOPIE! But, the down side is that I won't be able to type anything for a week. It's being taken in on like Saturday, so I have, like, 2 days to type a storm!
Draco: Well, I hope you don't do it carelessly. I'd hate for the readers to have to work through typos.
TK: HEY! That's my job to nag the authoress!
ST: Yes, oh hello muses. Um, readers, unless you haven't read bos or the net set, meet my new muse, Draco Malfoy. He's the result of my current obsession of Harry Potter fanfiction. His fist appearance is in the end notes of bos, so he's now been in officially three ans.
TK: And he's a bastard.
Draco: And you are starking mad, you intolerable git.
TK: You-
ST: Yah, enough. Yes, well, more notes, hmn, oh! Thank you all you reviewers! I hope you like this chapter, it has subtle Taken fluff. I quite like it. It's funny, cause Tai gets some fanage. Uh, you'll see what I mean. And I don't own Simple Plan nor their song. Nor do I own Digimon or Draco or Harry Potter stuff.
TK: Onwiththestory! HA! I said it first! Nah nah! (sticks out tongue to Draco who simply rolls his eyes)
Draco: Honestly, must you be so immature?
ST: () Um, yea. Anyways, here you go:
[zero 2]
[chapter se7en]
Wednesday night's performance had a long lasting effect. All the band mates had instant fame, more than Tai did before the big open, and even more than Matt had ever received.
Some would wonder if all this went to Tai's head. Oh no, he's too humble for that. Sure, he has his moments, but all he wanted was to play music. But TK and Dais, they loved it. They soaked all the attention up like giant hungry sponges.
But they aren't our main characters now are they?
It seemed as though all of Japan knew of Zero 2's instant fame. In the Tamachi music store, Tai and Ken were swamped by teens that eagerly held pens and autograph books, calling out to Tai.
Tai, blushing and smiling shyly, grabbed a pen and politely signed a T and a Y. He slowly turned to Ken, who was looking at guitars and whispered, "Ken! Help me!"
Ken merely laughed as he pulled down a black electric guitar. Tai squeaked in protest as he was slowly dragged down by a pack of girls. Strange enough, a tall girl with spiky burgundy hair was leading them.
Ken, smiling profoundly as he stared at the black beauty in his hands, stepped over the gaggle of girls and boys to make his way towards the front counter. He bargained with the cashier, which was interesting due to the fact that people don't usually haggle prices at local stores. Once pleased with the offer on the table, he shook hands with "Earl".
As Tai's shirt was being stretched and pulled on when the brunette struggled to get up, Ken signed a contract. With a quick signature and dating, Ken placed the pen down and thanked "Earl" again. As he turned to face Tai and his overjoyed fans, a loud rip echoed throughout the crowded store and Tai thunked to the floor, face first.
Girls' squeals deafened all others in the store. More ripping occurred as the pack fought for the remains of Tai's shirt. Ken sweat dropped and laughed as Tai slowly sat up, rubbing his sore head. The brunette's expression was that of a permanent scowl as he grabbed his friend's arm and dragged him outside.
"Shut up, you. I don't know why you think it's funny. It really isn't!"
Ken nodded his head and smiled an apology. He then suddenly realized that Tai was shirtless. Topless, bare-chested, missing a friggin shirt. Tan skin, toned stomach, chest heaving, beauti-
Tai snapped his fingers in front of Ken's face, making him conscious to the way his mouth was hanging open. He began to blush and gripped his package. "Ye-yea?"
Tai sighed and repeated, "What's with the real cool guitar?"
Ken, quickly regaining his wit and composure, shot back, "What's up with rabid fangirls ripping the shirt off your back?"
Tai shrugged. "I dunno. Ask Jun." Ken laughed and Tai gently grabbed the boy's new guitar. "Oh, so sweet."
Ken nodded. "Yea. I was wondering. Do you think that you could maybe, I dunno, give me lessons?"
Tai put on a cocky grin and shrugged. "Sorry. I don't think you could afford me."
Ken laughed. "Yea, I can see you really need more than I could give you, due to the fact that you're shirtless." Tai smiled at his friend let him take his guitar back. "Well, I guess I'm too sexy for my shirt."
Ken rolled his eyes and rubbed the invisible fingerprints off his fine guitar. "So, yes or no?"
Tai blinked. "Yes or no what?"
"The lessons."
Tai's face lit up. "Oh, yea. Sure! You and me Ken, we tight."
Ken shook his head and rolled his eyes as Tai wrapped his arm around Ken's shoulder. As Tai rambled on and directed them down the street, Ken became very aware of the skin contact occurring on Tai's shoulder and Ken's neck. If Ken wasn't wearing his shirt...
Suddenly the contact went away. Ken looked up to see Tai standing in front of him, hands on his hips. "Hey, how did you afford such a gorgeous piece of music like this?"
Ken laughed softly. "I got a job. I'm working there until I pay of my debt. My 25% discount and about 10% I got off before I signed the job form made it very reasonable. It'll take about three weeks."
Tai sighed dramatically. "Oh, Ken the discount prodigy can get out of almost everything!" Tai leaned over and ruffled Ken's hair, causing the younger to blush at the attention. Tai's happy and light face abruptly switched to concern. "Ken-chan, you okay?"
Ken scoffed. "Now now Tai. Why wouldn't prodigy Ken be okay?" Tai laughed and playfully pushed the boy. The two friends reached the garage and Tai slid open the door.
/Yeah yeah yeah yeah/
/God must hate me/
/He cursed me for eternity/
/God must hate me/
Tai's voice sounded through two huge speakers that were connected to a bunch of electronics that looked like recording equipment. TK and Davis were hovering over them, too engrossed in their work to notice Tai and Ken as they approached.
When Tai turned down the volume on the stereo system, two heads turned and then started blabbering. "Tai! Whatcha think?" "We got it real cheap!" "That was us man!" "We recorded us." "Isn't that awsome?"
Tai, spellbound by the sound of his band, his band, on an electronic device, pointed his finger at the mess of wires and wiggled it. "That. That was us?" NOD "Well, hell, play that again!"
TK and Dais smiled widely and set it up. Soon one of their newer songs, a song for their next gig started from the beginning and blasted the concrete walls of the garage.
/Last night I just wanted/
/to have fun/
/To go out with my friends/
/I took my dad's car/
/I never thought he would/
/find out/
/But I crashed in a wall/
/Man I'm dead/
/I guess it's no use/
/I'm screwing up every little/
/thing I ever do/
/I was born to lose/
n.n
/Yeah yeah yeah yeah/
n.n
/God must hate me/
/He cursed me for eternity/
/God must hate me/
/Maybe you should/
/pray for me/
/I'm breaking down and you/
/can't save me/
/I'm stuck in hell/
/And I wanna go home/
n.n
/Last night I had to study/
/for this test/
/I forgot man I'm dead/
/And now my head is bursting/
/out of my head/
/I can't think I can't breathe/
/Once again/
Tai's awestruck face was all TK and Dai needed for a reason to run amok. Ken grinned and leaned his guitar next to Tai's and joined TK and Dai as they started to form a ring-around-the-rosy. Tai suddenly whooped like a kid and jumped into the circle. As they spun around a twirling Tai, the tape ended and the boys fell in a heap onto the floor, panting.
"How?"
Tai blunt question woke the two younger boys and one simply said, "Sound recording."
"Cool."
As they all sat up and grinned goofily at each other, TK and Dais raised their eyebrows, noticing Tai's shirtless ness. "What were you two doing?"
TK smacked his koi and said, "I'm sorry, what he meant was, what were you guys doing, you know, before you finally showed up?" Dai scowled and rubbed his forearm, muttering something like, 'that was the same thing I asked'.
Tai and Ken snickered, although both faces held a slight blush. "Tai got attacked by your sister."
Davis' face had a big red question mark stuck to it and TK cocked his head. Tai sighed. "Jun seems to have forgotten Matt and is now stalking me instead."
Davis rolled his eyes. "Great. Now's she's gonna bother me about you."
TK nodded understandingly. "But why is your shirt gone?" Tai and Ken sweat dropped. "Long story."
Davis and TK nodded and smiled as 14 year olds do. Tai blinked, if but for a second, before he smiled himself and pointed to Ken's new toy. "Isn't that so sweet?"
TK and Dais instantly gasped with admiration and walked up to it. "Tai, you got a new guitar?"
Ken shook his head. "Nope. That, my friends, is mine. All mine. I'm gonna learn and Tai is gonna teach."
TK clapped his hands together and Davis shouted an 'oh-yea'. Tai gave a toothy grin to the blushing bluenette beside him. "Hey, if I can cram all my knowledge into him, maybe he could be our 4th man, yea?"
TK turned to Dais, both faces ecstatic. "Hell ya!"
Ken, beyond red at this point, nodded shyly. "Cool, I'm honored, but I've never played anything before. Well, besides the piano and a few violin lesson when I was 9."
Tai waved his hand casually, as if pushing this small fact aside. "Oh, but you're a prodigy boy genius, remember? I'll bet you can play along with us just fine within a week."
Ken stood with his face in a look of adoration for a small semi-second before it was quickly replaced with a sly smirk. "Awsome. Maybe I will surpass you, mentor."
It seemed as though TK and Dai found this hilarious, their hands slapping their thighs and being very close to falling to their sides. Tai merely scoffed and walked towards a backpack that sat on the metal table in the center of the garage. "Oh, you wish."
Ken rolled his eyes and leaned against the concrete wall, apparently trying his best to look as though he was trying hard to look cool. Tai laughed shortly, noticing his friend's antics, and pulled out a sheet of music (as well as a spare shirt).
TK loudly mumbled, "Ya know, it's too bad that Ken's joining us."
"How so Keru?"
"Well, Ken was like our first groupie."
"Aww man! We lost a groupie!"
[to be continued in the eight installment of 02]
[and now back to the muse war]
Draco: Oh posh. This isn't a war. It's only me proving that I surpass this, uh, TM in all muse aspects.
TK: Hey, it's TK. You can read, right? Or do those English magic schools only teach you to be all prick-like and snotty.
Draco: You aren't calling me a nancy boy, are you?
TK: Well, if it's an insult, hell yea.
Draco: Oh, you little ingrate! I'm going to teach you a thing or two-
ST: Dear lord, stop. Somebody help me! They're driving me crazy! Although it's quite fun to watch two really hot blondes fight over me.
Draco and TK: WE AREN'T FIGHTING OVER YOU!
ST: Or so you'd like to think.
(ST dodges thrown objects tossed by her muses)
ST: Anywho, in case you haven't yet heard, I've got a story progress checky thingy, so If you wanna check that out (cause that's what it's for) and see how things are going, you may. Hope you review, actually I really want you to review. I'd love you forever if you reviewed. So please review. That's all for now. Til then:
[tbc]
Draco: Hey! I wanted to say that!
TK: You may have wanted it, but it's my job. You hear me you-
Draco: Don't you dare start. You see that thing, that acronym. What does that mean?
TK: Huh? Tbc? It means, to be continued.
Draco: Oh, so doesn't that mean that we can't be talking here?
TK: Hmn, I never thought of that. I guess you may be right, for once.
Draco: Well, I was right when I said you were an intolerable git.
TK: You wanna take this outside?
Draco: Outside where?
TK: Uh, ......
ST: Hey! Scram!
Draco and TK: EEP!
(they scram)
ST: Greetings readers! How are you? Good I hope. I've gotta say, my computer has finally caused me immense anger. It won't let me go on the internet. Not at all. Zilch. Nada. So, I have to resort to a floppy disk and the local library computers in order to get these chapters up. Man oh man. Then this thing's going in for about a week so the computer nerds can clean out all the junk. Then, I can get a nice WORKING computer that actually goes faster than the microwave. WHOOPIE! But, the down side is that I won't be able to type anything for a week. It's being taken in on like Saturday, so I have, like, 2 days to type a storm!
Draco: Well, I hope you don't do it carelessly. I'd hate for the readers to have to work through typos.
TK: HEY! That's my job to nag the authoress!
ST: Yes, oh hello muses. Um, readers, unless you haven't read bos or the net set, meet my new muse, Draco Malfoy. He's the result of my current obsession of Harry Potter fanfiction. His fist appearance is in the end notes of bos, so he's now been in officially three ans.
TK: And he's a bastard.
Draco: And you are starking mad, you intolerable git.
TK: You-
ST: Yah, enough. Yes, well, more notes, hmn, oh! Thank you all you reviewers! I hope you like this chapter, it has subtle Taken fluff. I quite like it. It's funny, cause Tai gets some fanage. Uh, you'll see what I mean. And I don't own Simple Plan nor their song. Nor do I own Digimon or Draco or Harry Potter stuff.
TK: Onwiththestory! HA! I said it first! Nah nah! (sticks out tongue to Draco who simply rolls his eyes)
Draco: Honestly, must you be so immature?
ST: () Um, yea. Anyways, here you go:
[zero 2]
[chapter se7en]
Wednesday night's performance had a long lasting effect. All the band mates had instant fame, more than Tai did before the big open, and even more than Matt had ever received.
Some would wonder if all this went to Tai's head. Oh no, he's too humble for that. Sure, he has his moments, but all he wanted was to play music. But TK and Dais, they loved it. They soaked all the attention up like giant hungry sponges.
But they aren't our main characters now are they?
It seemed as though all of Japan knew of Zero 2's instant fame. In the Tamachi music store, Tai and Ken were swamped by teens that eagerly held pens and autograph books, calling out to Tai.
Tai, blushing and smiling shyly, grabbed a pen and politely signed a T and a Y. He slowly turned to Ken, who was looking at guitars and whispered, "Ken! Help me!"
Ken merely laughed as he pulled down a black electric guitar. Tai squeaked in protest as he was slowly dragged down by a pack of girls. Strange enough, a tall girl with spiky burgundy hair was leading them.
Ken, smiling profoundly as he stared at the black beauty in his hands, stepped over the gaggle of girls and boys to make his way towards the front counter. He bargained with the cashier, which was interesting due to the fact that people don't usually haggle prices at local stores. Once pleased with the offer on the table, he shook hands with "Earl".
As Tai's shirt was being stretched and pulled on when the brunette struggled to get up, Ken signed a contract. With a quick signature and dating, Ken placed the pen down and thanked "Earl" again. As he turned to face Tai and his overjoyed fans, a loud rip echoed throughout the crowded store and Tai thunked to the floor, face first.
Girls' squeals deafened all others in the store. More ripping occurred as the pack fought for the remains of Tai's shirt. Ken sweat dropped and laughed as Tai slowly sat up, rubbing his sore head. The brunette's expression was that of a permanent scowl as he grabbed his friend's arm and dragged him outside.
"Shut up, you. I don't know why you think it's funny. It really isn't!"
Ken nodded his head and smiled an apology. He then suddenly realized that Tai was shirtless. Topless, bare-chested, missing a friggin shirt. Tan skin, toned stomach, chest heaving, beauti-
Tai snapped his fingers in front of Ken's face, making him conscious to the way his mouth was hanging open. He began to blush and gripped his package. "Ye-yea?"
Tai sighed and repeated, "What's with the real cool guitar?"
Ken, quickly regaining his wit and composure, shot back, "What's up with rabid fangirls ripping the shirt off your back?"
Tai shrugged. "I dunno. Ask Jun." Ken laughed and Tai gently grabbed the boy's new guitar. "Oh, so sweet."
Ken nodded. "Yea. I was wondering. Do you think that you could maybe, I dunno, give me lessons?"
Tai put on a cocky grin and shrugged. "Sorry. I don't think you could afford me."
Ken laughed. "Yea, I can see you really need more than I could give you, due to the fact that you're shirtless." Tai smiled at his friend let him take his guitar back. "Well, I guess I'm too sexy for my shirt."
Ken rolled his eyes and rubbed the invisible fingerprints off his fine guitar. "So, yes or no?"
Tai blinked. "Yes or no what?"
"The lessons."
Tai's face lit up. "Oh, yea. Sure! You and me Ken, we tight."
Ken shook his head and rolled his eyes as Tai wrapped his arm around Ken's shoulder. As Tai rambled on and directed them down the street, Ken became very aware of the skin contact occurring on Tai's shoulder and Ken's neck. If Ken wasn't wearing his shirt...
Suddenly the contact went away. Ken looked up to see Tai standing in front of him, hands on his hips. "Hey, how did you afford such a gorgeous piece of music like this?"
Ken laughed softly. "I got a job. I'm working there until I pay of my debt. My 25% discount and about 10% I got off before I signed the job form made it very reasonable. It'll take about three weeks."
Tai sighed dramatically. "Oh, Ken the discount prodigy can get out of almost everything!" Tai leaned over and ruffled Ken's hair, causing the younger to blush at the attention. Tai's happy and light face abruptly switched to concern. "Ken-chan, you okay?"
Ken scoffed. "Now now Tai. Why wouldn't prodigy Ken be okay?" Tai laughed and playfully pushed the boy. The two friends reached the garage and Tai slid open the door.
/Yeah yeah yeah yeah/
/God must hate me/
/He cursed me for eternity/
/God must hate me/
Tai's voice sounded through two huge speakers that were connected to a bunch of electronics that looked like recording equipment. TK and Davis were hovering over them, too engrossed in their work to notice Tai and Ken as they approached.
When Tai turned down the volume on the stereo system, two heads turned and then started blabbering. "Tai! Whatcha think?" "We got it real cheap!" "That was us man!" "We recorded us." "Isn't that awsome?"
Tai, spellbound by the sound of his band, his band, on an electronic device, pointed his finger at the mess of wires and wiggled it. "That. That was us?" NOD "Well, hell, play that again!"
TK and Dais smiled widely and set it up. Soon one of their newer songs, a song for their next gig started from the beginning and blasted the concrete walls of the garage.
/Last night I just wanted/
/to have fun/
/To go out with my friends/
/I took my dad's car/
/I never thought he would/
/find out/
/But I crashed in a wall/
/Man I'm dead/
/I guess it's no use/
/I'm screwing up every little/
/thing I ever do/
/I was born to lose/
n.n
/Yeah yeah yeah yeah/
n.n
/God must hate me/
/He cursed me for eternity/
/God must hate me/
/Maybe you should/
/pray for me/
/I'm breaking down and you/
/can't save me/
/I'm stuck in hell/
/And I wanna go home/
n.n
/Last night I had to study/
/for this test/
/I forgot man I'm dead/
/And now my head is bursting/
/out of my head/
/I can't think I can't breathe/
/Once again/
Tai's awestruck face was all TK and Dai needed for a reason to run amok. Ken grinned and leaned his guitar next to Tai's and joined TK and Dai as they started to form a ring-around-the-rosy. Tai suddenly whooped like a kid and jumped into the circle. As they spun around a twirling Tai, the tape ended and the boys fell in a heap onto the floor, panting.
"How?"
Tai blunt question woke the two younger boys and one simply said, "Sound recording."
"Cool."
As they all sat up and grinned goofily at each other, TK and Dais raised their eyebrows, noticing Tai's shirtless ness. "What were you two doing?"
TK smacked his koi and said, "I'm sorry, what he meant was, what were you guys doing, you know, before you finally showed up?" Dai scowled and rubbed his forearm, muttering something like, 'that was the same thing I asked'.
Tai and Ken snickered, although both faces held a slight blush. "Tai got attacked by your sister."
Davis' face had a big red question mark stuck to it and TK cocked his head. Tai sighed. "Jun seems to have forgotten Matt and is now stalking me instead."
Davis rolled his eyes. "Great. Now's she's gonna bother me about you."
TK nodded understandingly. "But why is your shirt gone?" Tai and Ken sweat dropped. "Long story."
Davis and TK nodded and smiled as 14 year olds do. Tai blinked, if but for a second, before he smiled himself and pointed to Ken's new toy. "Isn't that so sweet?"
TK and Dais instantly gasped with admiration and walked up to it. "Tai, you got a new guitar?"
Ken shook his head. "Nope. That, my friends, is mine. All mine. I'm gonna learn and Tai is gonna teach."
TK clapped his hands together and Davis shouted an 'oh-yea'. Tai gave a toothy grin to the blushing bluenette beside him. "Hey, if I can cram all my knowledge into him, maybe he could be our 4th man, yea?"
TK turned to Dais, both faces ecstatic. "Hell ya!"
Ken, beyond red at this point, nodded shyly. "Cool, I'm honored, but I've never played anything before. Well, besides the piano and a few violin lesson when I was 9."
Tai waved his hand casually, as if pushing this small fact aside. "Oh, but you're a prodigy boy genius, remember? I'll bet you can play along with us just fine within a week."
Ken stood with his face in a look of adoration for a small semi-second before it was quickly replaced with a sly smirk. "Awsome. Maybe I will surpass you, mentor."
It seemed as though TK and Dai found this hilarious, their hands slapping their thighs and being very close to falling to their sides. Tai merely scoffed and walked towards a backpack that sat on the metal table in the center of the garage. "Oh, you wish."
Ken rolled his eyes and leaned against the concrete wall, apparently trying his best to look as though he was trying hard to look cool. Tai laughed shortly, noticing his friend's antics, and pulled out a sheet of music (as well as a spare shirt).
TK loudly mumbled, "Ya know, it's too bad that Ken's joining us."
"How so Keru?"
"Well, Ken was like our first groupie."
"Aww man! We lost a groupie!"
[to be continued in the eight installment of 02]
[and now back to the muse war]
Draco: Oh posh. This isn't a war. It's only me proving that I surpass this, uh, TM in all muse aspects.
TK: Hey, it's TK. You can read, right? Or do those English magic schools only teach you to be all prick-like and snotty.
Draco: You aren't calling me a nancy boy, are you?
TK: Well, if it's an insult, hell yea.
Draco: Oh, you little ingrate! I'm going to teach you a thing or two-
ST: Dear lord, stop. Somebody help me! They're driving me crazy! Although it's quite fun to watch two really hot blondes fight over me.
Draco and TK: WE AREN'T FIGHTING OVER YOU!
ST: Or so you'd like to think.
(ST dodges thrown objects tossed by her muses)
ST: Anywho, in case you haven't yet heard, I've got a story progress checky thingy, so If you wanna check that out (cause that's what it's for) and see how things are going, you may. Hope you review, actually I really want you to review. I'd love you forever if you reviewed. So please review. That's all for now. Til then:
[tbc]
Draco: Hey! I wanted to say that!
TK: You may have wanted it, but it's my job. You hear me you-
Draco: Don't you dare start. You see that thing, that acronym. What does that mean?
TK: Huh? Tbc? It means, to be continued.
Draco: Oh, so doesn't that mean that we can't be talking here?
TK: Hmn, I never thought of that. I guess you may be right, for once.
Draco: Well, I was right when I said you were an intolerable git.
TK: You wanna take this outside?
Draco: Outside where?
TK: Uh, ......
ST: Hey! Scram!
Draco and TK: EEP!
(they scram)