You're my Super Star
Chapter 4—Teen Idol
Attack!
by YYY
Joey walks around Shibuya. (I wonder what I should do tomorrow.) Joey thinks.
"Wait for me, please!" Pegasus shouts.
"Don't you ever give up?" Joey asks.
Pegasus knees on the floor, "Please, if you don't do it I'll lose my job!"
"What the…" Joey pulls Pegasus' arms. "Get up first!"
"I'll not get up unless you agree to come to the agency." Pegasus says.
"Just get up! Please! People are staring!" Joey says.
The two of them sit down at a bench on the street. Pegasus says, "Starr belongs to a huge entertainment company at New York, USA. The head of the company is coming to see us tomorrow, and he wants to see our best stars doing a show tomorrow. But the boy band that we have, The Typhoon Raiders, is short of one person." Pegasus says depressed.
"Where did that person go?" Joey asks.
"We have a rival agency the Voize. They wanted us out for a really long time. The Voize knows that without The Typhoon Raiders, our show is gonna be totally sucky. So they used a lot of money to try and take The Typhoon Raiders away from Starr. Two of the Typhoon Raiders member stayed but the lead singer left for our rival agency yesterday. I've been searching for a replacement for the whole day but you're the only one who can do it. You got the look, you got the voice and most of all, you got the charisma. People can't help but fall in love with you. You're the only one who can save the company." Pegasus says.
Joey scratches his head, "I don't know about this…"
"Please, just one show. Just show up in front of the boss or our agency maybe over." Pegasus says, "we weren't doing so well for a while now. If I mess up the show tomorrow the agency might be over."
"It can't be that serious…"
"It is…our agency has lost most of our stars. The Typhoon Raiders were the only big name we had left. No one is gonna watch the show tomorrow if you don't agree to be in it. Please, if you stand on stage and sing one time, you can save my life." Pegasus sighs.
"Wow, lay off the pressure, will ya?"
"I'm not trying to scare you, I just want you to know the seriousness of the saturation, and you don't have to worry, you're more than capable to work the crowd." Pegasus says, "I know you don't like to be a teen idol. I just want you to stand in for one day, until my boss from US is gone. I will find a replacement for the Typhoon Raider's lead singer that who was gone. You can save my life if you would just do it."
"Alright, tomorrow. I will do it for a day."
"Thank you! Thank you for doing this for me! I know how much you hate it. You saved me."
"Let's go back to your agency. It'll take me some times to learn the songs." Joey says.
"Thank you thank you thank you!" Pegasus almost cries.
The two of them arrive at the agency, a girl is there cleaning up the place. "Hello, honey." The girl says to Pegasus.
"Hey, dear. Joey, this is my wife, Cecilia. Ceilia, this is Joey. He is going to be the new Lead singer of The Typhoon Raiders." Pegasus says.
"Oh, dear! I know you can do it! You're the best!" Cecilia gives Pegasus a major huggle. Joey is happy his present can make Ceilia smile like that. There are so much love in Cecilia's smiles.
Cecilia then turns to Joey. "Hello, are you hungry? You want something to eat?"
"No, thank you. I just ate." Joey says.
"Well, we should start now. The show is tomorrow. The Typhoon Raiders are going to be singing a song call 'heated passion'." Pegasus says.
"Want to touch every inch of you, want to explore every inch of you with my tongue and drive you wild with my heated passion…." Joey reads the lyrics and blushes. The moon bunny screams, "what kind of song is that?"
"Hmm… can you try this with a deeper voice…and with some moaning too?" Pegasus says.
"Moaning?" O.o;;; Joey says.
"Let me go and get you some clothes. You can't dance with those outfit." Cecilia says.
"What do you mean DANCE?" Joey almost shouts.
"Pegasus didn't tell you? You need to learn how to dance on stage, too." Cecilia says.
Joey smacks his head and says, "what did I get myself into?"
"I'll teach you how to sing and dance, don't worry. It's only for a day." Pegasus says.
"Honey, the boss just call. He is here already." Cecilia says.
"He is? He is not suppose to be here until tonight!" Pegasus says.
"His flight is early. He wants us to go pick him up and have dinner with him." Cecilia says.
"But Joey didn't learn the routine yet!" Pegasus says.
"Don't worry, give me a tape of your band last performance. I can just copy the singing and the moves." Joey says.
"But…" Pegasus says.
"Just trust me, okay? I promise I won't let you down." Joey smiles.
"The boss is waiting. We really need to go." Cecilia says.
"Alright, then. I will be back as soon as possible. You wait for me here, okay?" Pegasus says to Joey.
"Relax! Take a deep breath. I'm not going to run away. I'll be here when you get back I promise. I'll get the song and the dancing down." Joey says.
"You really will be here when I get back, right?" Pegasus asks.
"Yes! Now go! One should never keep their boss waiting. It is very unwise." Joey says.
"Come on, darling. Joey gives us his words. We should trust him." Cecilia says.
"This is not going to work. He is gonna be gone when I get back. I just know it. He is going to leave and I will never see him again." Pegasus cries.
"Don't cry, everything is gonna work out. Just believe in yourself, you picked him, right?" Cecilia says.
The couple arrives at the airport. Their U.S. boss, Gozaburo Kaiba, is already getting impatient. "Good evening, Mr. Kaiba. Sorry it takes us so long. We come here as soon as possible." Pegasus says.
"Don't worry about it. I'm checking out the newsstands. How come all the covers are printed with the teen idols from Voize Agency? Where are our stars?" Gozaburo asks.
"They're going to be on covers soon. We're placing their covers on the magazines next month when their CD is on sale." Pegasus says.
"Okay. Now, let's go and have some dinner. Mr. President must be really hungry." Cecilia says.
"Yes, let's go. I'm really hungry." Gozaburo says, "and after dinner I want to go to some rave bar and karaoke bar to see how many people are listening to our singer and how many people are listening to Voize."
"…" Pegasus says, "I'm gonna lose my job tonight."
"Don't worry. We're going to be fine!" Cecilia says.
That night, Pegasus and Cecilia spend the whole night showing Gozaburo around. It's already 6am when they are out of the nightclubs. "This is so bad. I hope Joey is okay. I promise I will go and back and practice with him but I didn't. He must be gone by now." Pegasus says.
Seto walks into the Starr Agency and pours a cup of coffee. He then takes the newspapers and goes sit down at the crouch. He sits on Joey, who is sleeping on the crouch. Joey jumps up and knocks the coffee out of Seto's hand. The coffee spills all over Seto.
"I'm sorry!" Joey shouts to Seto.
"Who the hell are you and what are you doing here? Why are you wearing those clothes?" Seto yells.
"What's the matter?" Cecilia comes in and asks.
"Joey! You're still here! I thought you will be gone already!" Pegasus says.
"I promised I will wait for you, did I?" Joey rubs his eyes.
"I'm sorry, my boss keep me out the whole night, I came back as soon as I drop my boss off at the hotel." Pegasus says to Joey. "I don't mean to leave you by yourself."
"Don't worry about it. I watched the tape, I learned how to sing and dance the song." Joey gets off the couch and stands up.
"Who is this?" Seto asks.
"This is Joey. He is the replacement for The Typhoon Raiders. I found him on the street yesterday." Pegasus says.
"I'm sorry I spill coffee all over you. I don't mean to. I just don't know where to sleep." Joey says.
"Stupid mutt…" Seto mutters. He walks aways and says, "I'm going to change my clothes."
"Good morning!" two guys come in and says.
"Great! You guys are here! Joey, this is Tristan and Duke, the two members of the Typhoon Raiders. You guys, this is Joey. He is going to be the lead singer." Pegasus says.
"You found someone! Cute! He is even cuter than the last one!" Tristan smiles and hugs Joey, "isn't he cute, Duke?"
Tristan dresses in hip hop type of outfit, the guy has a bright smiles and a even brighter personality. "Hi, cutie pie. I'm the back up singer of the Typhoon Raiders. Call me bro." Tristan says to Joey.
"Come on, Duke, say something will ya?" Tristan says.
Duke just looks at Joey emotionlessly. The guy is dressing up like count Dracula. He is wearing black eyeliners and his lips have blood red lipstick. (He is scary…) Joey thinks.
"Hmm…you have to excuse Duke, he doesn't talks." Tristan smiles.
"?" Joey looks at Duke. "I know this is gonna sound silly but hmm…I thought he is a singer?" O.o;;;
(Just how do someone who doesn't talk become a singer?)
Pegasus says to the three members, "go and get Joey changed. You three are going to be the star of today's show."
"Sure thing. Come on baby, let's rock." Tristan takes Joey to the back room. After they let Joey washes his face and brushes his teeth, Tristan tries to find something for Joey to wear.
"so, what are we gonna put on little prince here?" Tristan asks.
Duke looks around and takes out a bunny outfit. O.o;;; "Stop fooling around! But that's kind of weird cause for some reason, I'm thinking about the same outfit." Tristan says.
(Guess their subconscious remember who I am…) Joey thinks.
"What about a little school boy outfit? I bet he looks awesome wearing a Boy Scout outfit with shorts. He is just too adorable." Tristan says.
"…" Joey sighs, "Let just get this over with."
Seto comes in with a whole bunch of clothes in his arms. He puts down all the clothes and says, "Tristan, ask the garbage man to take all these out, okay? It's cramming up my space."
"yes, sir. Consider this taken care of." Tristan salutes to Seto.
"Good." Seto leaves.
Tristan looks at the while suit with a open neck shirt on top of the pile of clothes. The hip hop singer says excitedly, "Hey, Joey, check this out! You'll look awsome in this!"
"Are you sure it's okay? It looks too nice!" Joey says.
"Don't worry about that! Come on! Put this on." Tristan says. Joey puts the white suit on.
"See, it looks like it's tailored for you. Now, you stay here and I will go and get you a pair of shoes." Tristan says. He leaves the room and Joey is left with the very scary Duke.
"Hmm…" Joey blinks.
Duke walks up to Joey and looks at him closely. They are so close together Joey their noses can almost touch. (He is gonna kill me! He is gonna kill me!) Joey thinks.
Duke picks up a hair brush and brushes Joey's hair. Joey blinks again, "Hmm...thanks..."
(Maybe he isn't that scary after all.) Joey smiles.
"Here, Joey. Put this on and see if they fit." Tristan manages to find a pair of white leather dance shoes somewhere.
"It fits great!" Joey smiles. The three of them get out of the changing room.
"Ta-da!" Tristan takes Joey out of the room.
"Oh mine." Cecilia says. Joey looks very very handsome. He looks like a model from the latest Italian fashion magazine.
"I told you he got what it take." Pegasus says.
"So, mutt, where have you sing before?" Seto asks Joey.
"Hmm?" Joey looks at him.
"You have performed before, right? You sing in front of a lot of people, right?" Seto asks.
"No, not really, I sing in front of one person before, that's about it." Joey says.
"How about dance?" Seto asks.
"No, never dances before in my entire life." Joey says.
"Okay, Pegasus, let me get this straight. You just pick up someone from the street, he can't sing, he can't dance and he never performed in his entire life. You just showed him a tape for one night without coaching him. And you're putting him on stage for a show that decides the future of the Starr agency." Seto says.
"I…" Pegasus says.
"Don't worry. You said I can do it, right? Believe in yourself. With millions of kids on the street your eyes landed on me. Trust in your instinct." Joey beams.
Seto looks at Joey.
"Come on! We're gonna be late." Cecilia says.
"Let's go." Tristan chips and pushes everyone out of the door.
TBC…