if you recognise all of the characters in this erm..ficlet then cudos to you. If not, then you obviously have yet to listen to paul and joe. Rock legends in their own right...


Harry and Tom sat in the bathtub, as had become frequent of their friday evenings. Battleships was a game of skill, precision and long-term thinking, and ultimatelty, something Tom wasn't very good at. Harry couldn't help but note this as he saw his battleships partner furrow his brow in frustration as he closely examined the board in front of him.

"B...Nine," Tom eventually managed to get out.

It was a miss, but harry just didnt have the heart to tell him. "Um... a hit," Harry lied.

"YES!" Shouted Tom, leaping out of the bubbles! "I am the dark LORD of you!" He cried in triumph. Harry looked away, modestly, as Tom did his victory dance, only to glance his hogwarts buddies, Paul and Joe coming for a friendly bathe in the prefect's bathroom. The walked through the door mid dance, and Tom quickly sat back in the bubbles.

"Oh..." stuttered Joe.

"I, er, we aren't interrupting anything, are we?" Paul questioned, his face beading with sweat.

"No," harry replied quite perplexed as to what they were referring to. "We were just playing battleships. Tom just sank my ship."

There was an awkward silence, then the pipes began to groan, and the water started to ripple. All the boys gazed down into the tub, when who should shoot out but j-rock legend, Gackt!

All present questioned "Gah-coo-toe?"

Gackt laughed merrily, and began to explain everything...

fic not written by me, but by someone who shall not be named