Yeah, But We're Only Friends
Another Gig
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"One more time, that didn't sound just right." Matt said. "Damn it Virgil quit fuckin' around with that amp." said a young man with a small Mohawk. "Don't you tell me what I can and can't do again or I'll be using those earrings of yours to pull you around this whole damn city!" said a Virgil a young man with thorny red dyed hair. "Dude man, dude! Relax bros," said another young man with a goofy expression. "Aye, Scarface, don't tell me what to do! ...... Mexicans these day." said Virgil as he pointed a slender red guitar at Scarface. "I'm Cuban! Cuban, motherfucker! Cuban! Oh, dude, dude...... You guys feel like you're floating?" asked Scarface as he looked up into the sky. "I never thought I'd say this, ever, but you have got to cut back on the weed." said Sid as he twirled a drumstick between his fingers.
"Hey Monica........... You wanna be my girlfriend?" Scarface asked one of the equipment monitors. "Scarface, José, I would but I'm gay." she said to him. "You are?" he asked. "Straight up dyke!" Monica said proudly. "Whoa, what does that feel like?" he asked. "José, get back to playing your bass" Monica said as she patted him on the back. "The truth is out there...We just have to go find It." declared Scarface as he pointed his silver bass into the air. "Scarface you have smoked yourself retarded." Matt said to him. "Didn't you say you had a song for our next album?" Sid asked Matt. "Yeah, ummmm, why don't we find a rhythm to it before I give you guys the words, I already have the melody down. Check it out." Matt said as he began to strum the chords of his sleek black guitar.
(A/N: Just imagine, Hurt by Nine Inch Nails, with some beats from Disintegration by the Cure, with a bit of School's Out by Alice Cooper)
Virgil turned towards Scarface and gave him the okay to jump in with any creativity. Scarface to a puff of his joint before playing.
(A/N: Imagine the bass line from Creep by Radiohead, meets bass from Alone I Break by KoRn, with a bit of the bass from High School Football Hero by AFI)
"Hey give me some snare and some bass," Matt said to Sid as he continued playing his melody. A rhythm began to form slowly but surely, Sid added more snares and lessened his use of the snare drum. Virgil took over the melody, leaving Matt to focus more on his riffs. Scarface was really getting into his bass playing, for some reason the chronic never affected his playing, it only improved it. "You guys ready for the lyrics?" Matt asked his band mates. "Yup", "Yeah" ,"Sure," Matt nodded signaling them to recreate their newfound rhythm.
"You're haunting me,
Oh please I'd rather not breathe
Just let me die so I won't have to cry!
'Cause I wanna bash your head into
A mirror
See the blood drip down
The face and into the eyes!
Just touch my girl again!
Just touch my girl again!
She broke my hear once, and then again twice
She can do it again as long as she does mine
Why can't she,
That's she's all over my dreams?
She's making me weak!
'Cause I wanna bash your head into
A mirror
See the blood drip down
The face and into the eyes!
Just touch my girl again!
Just touch my girl again!
If you make her cry
Then I'll make you wanna die!
Make you wanna die
I'll be at a very high
When I give you a black eye!
Why can't she see,
That she belongs with me?
Not that wannabe..
You know I'll take you into my dreams
Just touch my girl again!
Just touch my girl again!
Just touch her again!"
Matt ended his vocal work and was still ending the song. "Some one was pissed off when they were writing a certain song," commented Virgil as he ran his hand through his bright red hair. "So, who's doing Mimi?" Sid asked Matt who had his back turned to them, pretending not to listen. "Do you think Lavigne has lice?" Scarface asked, "I mean, it's like, dude why are you always scratching your head?" he added. "I don't know Scarface, why don't you ask her?" Sid responded as he fidgeted with his small Mohawk. "Dude you guys have to try this shit, straight from Maui." said Scarface as he handed the joint to Virgil, who gladly took a puff. "Damn.... That is..... Some good....shit." said Sid between coughs. "Dude, I haven't seen Virgil cough like that since back in the day, shit must be good," said Sid as he leaned over the drum set to reach the joint. "Come on guys, that one girl is gonna be here soon, and I don't want her running her mouth to reporters about us being potheads." said Matt to his three band mates.
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~ Two hours, three joints and five songs later
"Hello, how can I help you?" asked Virgil the young woman that had just walked up to the stage. "I'm Alyssa, I won the backstage pass to today's concert." said the young woman obviously trying her hardest to contain her excitement. "Hug and scream all you want, just get the weird part out of the way," said Sid. "Calm down, relax..... Oh my god Matt" she shrieked as she jumped into Matt's arms. "She's fuckin' hot." Matt mouthed to the others who agreed. "Hey, I'm Matt," Matt introduced himself with a smirk on his face.
"You can use this to your advantage, not only will you be getting back at Mimi, but you'll be dating a hot chick," Matt's mind pointed out.
"I know, I know, Yamato Matt Ishida, Odaiba, Japan March 11th," said Alyssa as Matt put her down. Matt smiled a bit, never actually met one of his obsessed stalkers, he was glad she was hot. "You're Alyssa right? I didn't quite catch your last name," Matt said as he led her to a couch in the backstage area. "Reznor," Alyssa answered, Matt couldn't help but stare into her green eyes. "Really, is that so?" Matt said. "Is something wrong, you seem distracted?" Alyssa asked. "No, no it's just that you have very beautiful eyes" Matt responded with a smirk. "Thank you," said Alyssa trying to keep herself from fainting. "You've got gorgeous hair too," Matt added with a grin. "Are you flirting with me?" Alyssa asked. "I haven't even begun to flirt." Matt responded. "We can just skip flirting" Alyssa suggested, Matt arched an eyebrow at the suggestion. "I can do that," Matt said.
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~One hour later
"Besides having sex with Carmen Electra, what's your biggest fantasy?" Sid asked Virgil. "But what can possibly be better than having sex with Carmen Electra?" Virgil asked. "Just answer the question, you perverted bastard," said Sid as he tossed a drum stick at Virgil. "Thinking, about having sex with Carmen Electra," answered Virgil. "That's not a fantasy!" said Scarface. "No one's talking to you, no ever does talks to you, no one ever has!" Virgil shouted at Scarface. "Really, 'cause I was just talking to your mom last night" responded Scarface. "You know what, FUCK YOU!" exclaimed Virgil as he flipped Scarface off. "I'd fuck your mom but not you," laughed Scarface. "Both of you fags, shut it before I slap both of you," said Sid trying not to laugh. "So what the fuck do you wonder about the most?" Virgil asked Sid, still a bit pissed off. "Wondering how he does that," Sid responded as he pointed over to Matt and Alyssa who were making out on the couch. "Hey José do you have any of that weed left?" asked Monica. "No but there's some from Cuba in my pocket," said Scarface. "I don't go that way mijo." said Monica as she reached into his front pocket. Scarface frowned a bit, but a goofy grin appeared once again.
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~Adam's place
"What do you mean?" asked Adam. "I'm saying we don't have to go to dinner, because Matt gave me two backstage passes," Mimi explained. "Tu ex novio otra vez, ya mi esta hartando el way! That's...... that's wonderful, Mimi my dear, at what time do you think the concert will be over?" asked Adam with a smile. "At about midnight, but then there's an after party, so if you count that it's over at about four maybe one AM." Mimi answered. "Mimi I'm not use to your lifestyle, I have to be at work tomorrow at eight." said Adam. "The theater doesn't open until like noon, what are you talking about?" Mimi said. "Y yo pensaba que la Jessica Simpson estaba tonta... Mimi, I have two jobs, did you really think a job at the theater could support me?" Adam asked. "I never really put too much thought into it I guess." Mimi answered. "I guess we can go, but I can't stay too long," responded Adam. "We'll it's a good thing you're ready, 'cause the concert is going to start in about an hour." Mimi told Adam as he led her out the door.
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~ The Concert
"That's a pretty long line," Adam pointed out as he helped Mimi out of his black Beetle. "You're looking at the wrong line; in fact there is no line for backstage." Mimi said as she grabbed his hand and made her way to the front of the line. "Ms. Taichikawa please make your way in," said the man at the doors. "Told you there weren't any lines," Mimi said with a smile. "Fidishslompa! You broke up with Matt!" shouted a crazed fan from the line.
Mimi and Adam made their way to the back of the stage; the first thing they noticed was Virgil's bright red hair. "Hey, Mimi who's your friend?" Sid asked when he noticed Mimi walk in. "Hey Sid, guys, I'd like you to meet Adam, my boyfriend." Mimi introduced Adam to the three men. "Hey, it's nice to, meet you," Adam said suddenly feeling out of place. "That explains it," commented Virgil just barely loud enough for Sid and Scarface to hear. "Virgil, what's a fidihslompa?" Mimi asked him, knowing he might have the answer. "Why who said it to you?" Virgil asked suddenly interested. "Some girl in line for the concert, something about me braking up with Matt." Mimi answered. "It's Swedish or German..... Yeah German for, for fuck you bitch, so basically you got told," Virgil laughed. "Where is Matt anyway?" Adam asked not passing up a chance to make him jealous. "Somewhere with his new girlfriend, have you met her?" answered Virgil. "No, no I haven't," Mimi said she suddenly began to feel a bit hurt and jealous. "She's hot," commented Scarface with a large grin on his face.
"Do you guys know where I left my guitar?" asked Matt as he entered the room. Mimi's and Matt's eyes met, he was beginning to feel bad about having Alyssa in the other room. "Hey how long have you been here?" Matt asked as he approached her. "Long enough," Mimi said strangely she had a smile on her face. "I need to talk to you for just a sec," Matt said as he led her to another room. "Adam might get the wrong idea if we're in her too long," Mimi commented, noticing how Matt had completely ignored Adam. "Yeah..yeah.. but before any of the guys tells you anything, I want you to hear it from me first; you know that one girl that won the backstage pass yesterday? Anyway she's kinda-'' "You're girlfriend," Mimi concluded his sentence. "Who told you?" Matt asked. "Who do you think," Mimi responded. "That was kind of a stupid question wasn't it?.................. Do you wanna meet her?" Matt asked. "Where's your guitar?" Monica asked as she walked right into the room. "I can't really remember, just hook up my white guitar instead," Matt told her. "They're letting the crowds in, you guys are on in five," Monica informed him as she took hold of his white guitar. "I'll introduce you to her when I have time," Matt said as he walked out of the room.
"We should open up with, 'Glad I'm Outta Highschool'," suggested Sid, Virgil quickly jotting it down. "Oh, oh, we should play, 'One Day We'll Unite', 'cause on day, we the outcasts of today's society will rule the world," proclaimed Scarface, Virgil quickly jotted it down. "Ok what about 'First Time I got Wasted'?" Sid Virgil, Matt wrote it down. After about fifteen more songs later, the crowds were chanting their names. "Hey, Virg, give 'em a disoriented riff, we'll go out after you and then we'll start the song," Matt instructed Virgil as he pulled the guitar strap over his head.
"Glad I'm Outta Highschool!
So fuckin' glad of being out!
C'mon everybody, start a riot with me!
(Start a riot with me!)
Fuck all the midterms!
Fuck them stupid ass teachers too!
I don't need an education,
What good will it do?
No one needs history,
What's done is done!
Glad I'm Outta Highschool!
Sick and tired of football players pickin' on me..
Who the fuck needs Highschool!
I don't need another repressed memory!
'You're never going nowhere'
Who needs encouragement like this?
No one's telling me what to do anymore!"
Matt held the mic out to the crowd, and let them sing a verse, "SO HOW CAN I GO ON? AND WHERE DID I GO WRONG? CAN MR. LANGTHON GIVE ME ANSWERS MAYBE!!!" The crowd shouted.
"Glad I'm Outta Highschool!
Sick and tired of football players pickin' on me..
Who the fuck needs Highschool!
I don't need another repressed memory!
C'mon start a riot with me!
(C'mon start a riot with me!)
I don't need an education
(Education!)
Don't compare yourself to me!
At least my girl never left me!
(Never left me!)
."
Sid concluded the song with a syllable crash. "Thank you Odaiba," Matt said into the mic. "Shout if you're still in Highschool," Virgil instructed the crowd, who replied obediently. "You know one thing that Virg does best is make out with girls who are seniors in Highschool, you know he's only twenty years old," Matt commented, a smile on his face. Scarface helped up a girl who was a senior in Highschool, Virgil walked over to her and just started to kiss her.
From backstage Mimi and Adam were watching. "Do they always do that?" Adam asked almost in disgust at the sight before him. "Every time," Mimi answered.
"This is song is for everyone that has been exiled to loneliness, belittled for being themselves, picked on for being different, and everyone in between," said Sid into his mic, "Sing along if you know the words," he added as Scarface began chords of his bass. Matt began the spoken lyrics.
"One day we will all unite
You cast us off into the shadows
Fed us your leftovers as if
We were unworthy creatures"
Matt ended the spoken lyrics, and the rest of the band jumped in, joining Scarface.
"We hang out heads low in the shadows of the night
Don't you understand that one day we'll unite?
We are people just like you,
Don't fear us 'cause we're different,
Embrace us and welcome change.
One day we'll unite and we'll do the same to you
Once we're united, we can never be divided
United we shall fight!
Divided we shall die!
(UNITE, UNITE!)"
"Why is there music so angry?" Adam asked Mimi who slightly sighed and led to one of the dressing rooms to escape the loudness of the music. What did you say?" Mimi asked. "There music it's so angry, why?" Adam asked once again. "I can answer that," said Alyssa who was also in the dressing room. "Matt writes all of the songs for the band himself and he comes from a broken home, why should the lyrics be happy?" she answered. "Actually," Mimi stepped in to correct her, "Matt doesn't write all the songs himself, the others help too. Their music is often confused as anger, but it's really the frustration that the band has and their cultural ineptitude." Mimi corrected her. "Mimi, Matt's first girlfriend, the reason Matt is who he is today," Alyssa said. "You must be Alyssa; Matt was going to introduce me to you earlier, but he just couldn't get around to it." Mimi said. "Yes I am, and you are?" Alyssa asked Adam. "I'm Adam, Mimi's boyfriend," Adam answered; the phrase "Mimi's boyfriend" was beginning to define him, and Mimi was beginning to notice.
"We were gonna play this song earlier but Virgil started playin' 'Ms. Electra Wanna Be Mine', so here it is, the last song for tonight, 'First Time I got Wasted'" Matt said into the mic.
I think I have a hang over
I can't remember what I did the other day
(Who's this girl in my bed?)
Let's try and recall some memories
At my cousin's house yesterday
He came to me with a beer and said,
'C'mon it'll give you a buzz,'
So I took the beer and drank
The first time I got wasted!
Was at my cousin's party!
After a beer or two,
I hit up the keg!
I was seventeen,
(Seventeen)
Seventeen years old!
Stumbled around a few times
And fell on my girlfriend
(Girlfriend)
I must've done something stupid
'Cause she's not the one I have in bed,
Oh damn I'm dead!
She'll have to understand; 'cause I was wasted!
I said 'you have to believe me; I wouldn't do that to you'
(To you)
Got slapped across the face and she said
'I forgive you.'
The first I got wasted!
Was at my cousin's party!
After a beer or two,
I hit up the keg!
I was seventeen
(Seventeen)
Seventeen years old!
(FIRST TIME!)
(FIRST TIME I GOT WASTED!!)
YEAH!!
I was so fucked up..
"Thank you Odaiba for coming out! Be sure to keep your ticket stubs for tomorrow. We'll be doing a signing but the only way to get in is to present your ticket stubs," announced Sid as Virgil smashed his guitar into the bass drum. "Now if you'll excuse us, we have to go get wasted at a party!" publicized Virgil as he threw autographed shirts into the crowd. The four made their way backstage, Scarface actually stumbled. "Hey Alyssa are you goin' to the party?" Matt asked not noticing that Mimi and Adam were also there. "Can't have work tomorrow," Alyssa answered honestly. "Bummer, you need a lift or anything?" Matt asked offering his assistance. "No I have a ride, I'm gonna get going," said Alyssa. "Yeah, I'll see you some other time," said Adam before he followed Alyssa out the back door. "Hey, Sid, You're driving, I'm gonna be busy with the keg," Virgil said to him. "Why can't Scarface drive?" Sid asked. "Hell no, Mexicans drive too fast, they have road rage! Are you even registered, let me see your green Card." said Virgil as he tossed his car keys to Sid. "I'm CUBAN!" shouted José.
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Author's Notes: So, what'd you think? How hard is it to tell a Cuban from a Mexican? Not very, Cuban are way, way darker, here's a real life example of what happened at the basketball game:
René: "I've never seen so many black people at once."
Nathanial: "C'mon these are our brotha's, you gotta show some love."
René: "Nah, Nah, I'm not black I'm Cuban, I'm Cuban."
Nathanial: "How can you be Cuban if I'm yo Daddy?"
René: "Easy like this, yo no soy Negro!"
That actually happened, Daniel recorded it, and it was on the news bulletin the following day. So how'd you like the new characters? You know, Sid, Scarface, and Virgil.
Anyway, the songs used in this chapter were: "Glad I'm Outta Highschool" by Messin' With Your Mind. "One Day We'll Unite" by Social Class Zero (wasn't the whole song by the way). And but not least, "First Time I Got Wasted" by Messin' With Your Mind.
Please, please, please, review........
Laterz,
A Fire Inside
Another Gig
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"One more time, that didn't sound just right." Matt said. "Damn it Virgil quit fuckin' around with that amp." said a young man with a small Mohawk. "Don't you tell me what I can and can't do again or I'll be using those earrings of yours to pull you around this whole damn city!" said a Virgil a young man with thorny red dyed hair. "Dude man, dude! Relax bros," said another young man with a goofy expression. "Aye, Scarface, don't tell me what to do! ...... Mexicans these day." said Virgil as he pointed a slender red guitar at Scarface. "I'm Cuban! Cuban, motherfucker! Cuban! Oh, dude, dude...... You guys feel like you're floating?" asked Scarface as he looked up into the sky. "I never thought I'd say this, ever, but you have got to cut back on the weed." said Sid as he twirled a drumstick between his fingers.
"Hey Monica........... You wanna be my girlfriend?" Scarface asked one of the equipment monitors. "Scarface, José, I would but I'm gay." she said to him. "You are?" he asked. "Straight up dyke!" Monica said proudly. "Whoa, what does that feel like?" he asked. "José, get back to playing your bass" Monica said as she patted him on the back. "The truth is out there...We just have to go find It." declared Scarface as he pointed his silver bass into the air. "Scarface you have smoked yourself retarded." Matt said to him. "Didn't you say you had a song for our next album?" Sid asked Matt. "Yeah, ummmm, why don't we find a rhythm to it before I give you guys the words, I already have the melody down. Check it out." Matt said as he began to strum the chords of his sleek black guitar.
(A/N: Just imagine, Hurt by Nine Inch Nails, with some beats from Disintegration by the Cure, with a bit of School's Out by Alice Cooper)
Virgil turned towards Scarface and gave him the okay to jump in with any creativity. Scarface to a puff of his joint before playing.
(A/N: Imagine the bass line from Creep by Radiohead, meets bass from Alone I Break by KoRn, with a bit of the bass from High School Football Hero by AFI)
"Hey give me some snare and some bass," Matt said to Sid as he continued playing his melody. A rhythm began to form slowly but surely, Sid added more snares and lessened his use of the snare drum. Virgil took over the melody, leaving Matt to focus more on his riffs. Scarface was really getting into his bass playing, for some reason the chronic never affected his playing, it only improved it. "You guys ready for the lyrics?" Matt asked his band mates. "Yup", "Yeah" ,"Sure," Matt nodded signaling them to recreate their newfound rhythm.
"You're haunting me,
Oh please I'd rather not breathe
Just let me die so I won't have to cry!
'Cause I wanna bash your head into
A mirror
See the blood drip down
The face and into the eyes!
Just touch my girl again!
Just touch my girl again!
She broke my hear once, and then again twice
She can do it again as long as she does mine
Why can't she,
That's she's all over my dreams?
She's making me weak!
'Cause I wanna bash your head into
A mirror
See the blood drip down
The face and into the eyes!
Just touch my girl again!
Just touch my girl again!
If you make her cry
Then I'll make you wanna die!
Make you wanna die
I'll be at a very high
When I give you a black eye!
Why can't she see,
That she belongs with me?
Not that wannabe..
You know I'll take you into my dreams
Just touch my girl again!
Just touch my girl again!
Just touch her again!"
Matt ended his vocal work and was still ending the song. "Some one was pissed off when they were writing a certain song," commented Virgil as he ran his hand through his bright red hair. "So, who's doing Mimi?" Sid asked Matt who had his back turned to them, pretending not to listen. "Do you think Lavigne has lice?" Scarface asked, "I mean, it's like, dude why are you always scratching your head?" he added. "I don't know Scarface, why don't you ask her?" Sid responded as he fidgeted with his small Mohawk. "Dude you guys have to try this shit, straight from Maui." said Scarface as he handed the joint to Virgil, who gladly took a puff. "Damn.... That is..... Some good....shit." said Sid between coughs. "Dude, I haven't seen Virgil cough like that since back in the day, shit must be good," said Sid as he leaned over the drum set to reach the joint. "Come on guys, that one girl is gonna be here soon, and I don't want her running her mouth to reporters about us being potheads." said Matt to his three band mates.
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~ Two hours, three joints and five songs later
"Hello, how can I help you?" asked Virgil the young woman that had just walked up to the stage. "I'm Alyssa, I won the backstage pass to today's concert." said the young woman obviously trying her hardest to contain her excitement. "Hug and scream all you want, just get the weird part out of the way," said Sid. "Calm down, relax..... Oh my god Matt" she shrieked as she jumped into Matt's arms. "She's fuckin' hot." Matt mouthed to the others who agreed. "Hey, I'm Matt," Matt introduced himself with a smirk on his face.
"You can use this to your advantage, not only will you be getting back at Mimi, but you'll be dating a hot chick," Matt's mind pointed out.
"I know, I know, Yamato Matt Ishida, Odaiba, Japan March 11th," said Alyssa as Matt put her down. Matt smiled a bit, never actually met one of his obsessed stalkers, he was glad she was hot. "You're Alyssa right? I didn't quite catch your last name," Matt said as he led her to a couch in the backstage area. "Reznor," Alyssa answered, Matt couldn't help but stare into her green eyes. "Really, is that so?" Matt said. "Is something wrong, you seem distracted?" Alyssa asked. "No, no it's just that you have very beautiful eyes" Matt responded with a smirk. "Thank you," said Alyssa trying to keep herself from fainting. "You've got gorgeous hair too," Matt added with a grin. "Are you flirting with me?" Alyssa asked. "I haven't even begun to flirt." Matt responded. "We can just skip flirting" Alyssa suggested, Matt arched an eyebrow at the suggestion. "I can do that," Matt said.
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~One hour later
"Besides having sex with Carmen Electra, what's your biggest fantasy?" Sid asked Virgil. "But what can possibly be better than having sex with Carmen Electra?" Virgil asked. "Just answer the question, you perverted bastard," said Sid as he tossed a drum stick at Virgil. "Thinking, about having sex with Carmen Electra," answered Virgil. "That's not a fantasy!" said Scarface. "No one's talking to you, no ever does talks to you, no one ever has!" Virgil shouted at Scarface. "Really, 'cause I was just talking to your mom last night" responded Scarface. "You know what, FUCK YOU!" exclaimed Virgil as he flipped Scarface off. "I'd fuck your mom but not you," laughed Scarface. "Both of you fags, shut it before I slap both of you," said Sid trying not to laugh. "So what the fuck do you wonder about the most?" Virgil asked Sid, still a bit pissed off. "Wondering how he does that," Sid responded as he pointed over to Matt and Alyssa who were making out on the couch. "Hey José do you have any of that weed left?" asked Monica. "No but there's some from Cuba in my pocket," said Scarface. "I don't go that way mijo." said Monica as she reached into his front pocket. Scarface frowned a bit, but a goofy grin appeared once again.
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~Adam's place
"What do you mean?" asked Adam. "I'm saying we don't have to go to dinner, because Matt gave me two backstage passes," Mimi explained. "Tu ex novio otra vez, ya mi esta hartando el way! That's...... that's wonderful, Mimi my dear, at what time do you think the concert will be over?" asked Adam with a smile. "At about midnight, but then there's an after party, so if you count that it's over at about four maybe one AM." Mimi answered. "Mimi I'm not use to your lifestyle, I have to be at work tomorrow at eight." said Adam. "The theater doesn't open until like noon, what are you talking about?" Mimi said. "Y yo pensaba que la Jessica Simpson estaba tonta... Mimi, I have two jobs, did you really think a job at the theater could support me?" Adam asked. "I never really put too much thought into it I guess." Mimi answered. "I guess we can go, but I can't stay too long," responded Adam. "We'll it's a good thing you're ready, 'cause the concert is going to start in about an hour." Mimi told Adam as he led her out the door.
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~ The Concert
"That's a pretty long line," Adam pointed out as he helped Mimi out of his black Beetle. "You're looking at the wrong line; in fact there is no line for backstage." Mimi said as she grabbed his hand and made her way to the front of the line. "Ms. Taichikawa please make your way in," said the man at the doors. "Told you there weren't any lines," Mimi said with a smile. "Fidishslompa! You broke up with Matt!" shouted a crazed fan from the line.
Mimi and Adam made their way to the back of the stage; the first thing they noticed was Virgil's bright red hair. "Hey, Mimi who's your friend?" Sid asked when he noticed Mimi walk in. "Hey Sid, guys, I'd like you to meet Adam, my boyfriend." Mimi introduced Adam to the three men. "Hey, it's nice to, meet you," Adam said suddenly feeling out of place. "That explains it," commented Virgil just barely loud enough for Sid and Scarface to hear. "Virgil, what's a fidihslompa?" Mimi asked him, knowing he might have the answer. "Why who said it to you?" Virgil asked suddenly interested. "Some girl in line for the concert, something about me braking up with Matt." Mimi answered. "It's Swedish or German..... Yeah German for, for fuck you bitch, so basically you got told," Virgil laughed. "Where is Matt anyway?" Adam asked not passing up a chance to make him jealous. "Somewhere with his new girlfriend, have you met her?" answered Virgil. "No, no I haven't," Mimi said she suddenly began to feel a bit hurt and jealous. "She's hot," commented Scarface with a large grin on his face.
"Do you guys know where I left my guitar?" asked Matt as he entered the room. Mimi's and Matt's eyes met, he was beginning to feel bad about having Alyssa in the other room. "Hey how long have you been here?" Matt asked as he approached her. "Long enough," Mimi said strangely she had a smile on her face. "I need to talk to you for just a sec," Matt said as he led her to another room. "Adam might get the wrong idea if we're in her too long," Mimi commented, noticing how Matt had completely ignored Adam. "Yeah..yeah.. but before any of the guys tells you anything, I want you to hear it from me first; you know that one girl that won the backstage pass yesterday? Anyway she's kinda-'' "You're girlfriend," Mimi concluded his sentence. "Who told you?" Matt asked. "Who do you think," Mimi responded. "That was kind of a stupid question wasn't it?.................. Do you wanna meet her?" Matt asked. "Where's your guitar?" Monica asked as she walked right into the room. "I can't really remember, just hook up my white guitar instead," Matt told her. "They're letting the crowds in, you guys are on in five," Monica informed him as she took hold of his white guitar. "I'll introduce you to her when I have time," Matt said as he walked out of the room.
"We should open up with, 'Glad I'm Outta Highschool'," suggested Sid, Virgil quickly jotting it down. "Oh, oh, we should play, 'One Day We'll Unite', 'cause on day, we the outcasts of today's society will rule the world," proclaimed Scarface, Virgil quickly jotted it down. "Ok what about 'First Time I got Wasted'?" Sid Virgil, Matt wrote it down. After about fifteen more songs later, the crowds were chanting their names. "Hey, Virg, give 'em a disoriented riff, we'll go out after you and then we'll start the song," Matt instructed Virgil as he pulled the guitar strap over his head.
"Glad I'm Outta Highschool!
So fuckin' glad of being out!
C'mon everybody, start a riot with me!
(Start a riot with me!)
Fuck all the midterms!
Fuck them stupid ass teachers too!
I don't need an education,
What good will it do?
No one needs history,
What's done is done!
Glad I'm Outta Highschool!
Sick and tired of football players pickin' on me..
Who the fuck needs Highschool!
I don't need another repressed memory!
'You're never going nowhere'
Who needs encouragement like this?
No one's telling me what to do anymore!"
Matt held the mic out to the crowd, and let them sing a verse, "SO HOW CAN I GO ON? AND WHERE DID I GO WRONG? CAN MR. LANGTHON GIVE ME ANSWERS MAYBE!!!" The crowd shouted.
"Glad I'm Outta Highschool!
Sick and tired of football players pickin' on me..
Who the fuck needs Highschool!
I don't need another repressed memory!
C'mon start a riot with me!
(C'mon start a riot with me!)
I don't need an education
(Education!)
Don't compare yourself to me!
At least my girl never left me!
(Never left me!)
."
Sid concluded the song with a syllable crash. "Thank you Odaiba," Matt said into the mic. "Shout if you're still in Highschool," Virgil instructed the crowd, who replied obediently. "You know one thing that Virg does best is make out with girls who are seniors in Highschool, you know he's only twenty years old," Matt commented, a smile on his face. Scarface helped up a girl who was a senior in Highschool, Virgil walked over to her and just started to kiss her.
From backstage Mimi and Adam were watching. "Do they always do that?" Adam asked almost in disgust at the sight before him. "Every time," Mimi answered.
"This is song is for everyone that has been exiled to loneliness, belittled for being themselves, picked on for being different, and everyone in between," said Sid into his mic, "Sing along if you know the words," he added as Scarface began chords of his bass. Matt began the spoken lyrics.
"One day we will all unite
You cast us off into the shadows
Fed us your leftovers as if
We were unworthy creatures"
Matt ended the spoken lyrics, and the rest of the band jumped in, joining Scarface.
"We hang out heads low in the shadows of the night
Don't you understand that one day we'll unite?
We are people just like you,
Don't fear us 'cause we're different,
Embrace us and welcome change.
One day we'll unite and we'll do the same to you
Once we're united, we can never be divided
United we shall fight!
Divided we shall die!
(UNITE, UNITE!)"
"Why is there music so angry?" Adam asked Mimi who slightly sighed and led to one of the dressing rooms to escape the loudness of the music. What did you say?" Mimi asked. "There music it's so angry, why?" Adam asked once again. "I can answer that," said Alyssa who was also in the dressing room. "Matt writes all of the songs for the band himself and he comes from a broken home, why should the lyrics be happy?" she answered. "Actually," Mimi stepped in to correct her, "Matt doesn't write all the songs himself, the others help too. Their music is often confused as anger, but it's really the frustration that the band has and their cultural ineptitude." Mimi corrected her. "Mimi, Matt's first girlfriend, the reason Matt is who he is today," Alyssa said. "You must be Alyssa; Matt was going to introduce me to you earlier, but he just couldn't get around to it." Mimi said. "Yes I am, and you are?" Alyssa asked Adam. "I'm Adam, Mimi's boyfriend," Adam answered; the phrase "Mimi's boyfriend" was beginning to define him, and Mimi was beginning to notice.
"We were gonna play this song earlier but Virgil started playin' 'Ms. Electra Wanna Be Mine', so here it is, the last song for tonight, 'First Time I got Wasted'" Matt said into the mic.
I think I have a hang over
I can't remember what I did the other day
(Who's this girl in my bed?)
Let's try and recall some memories
At my cousin's house yesterday
He came to me with a beer and said,
'C'mon it'll give you a buzz,'
So I took the beer and drank
The first time I got wasted!
Was at my cousin's party!
After a beer or two,
I hit up the keg!
I was seventeen,
(Seventeen)
Seventeen years old!
Stumbled around a few times
And fell on my girlfriend
(Girlfriend)
I must've done something stupid
'Cause she's not the one I have in bed,
Oh damn I'm dead!
She'll have to understand; 'cause I was wasted!
I said 'you have to believe me; I wouldn't do that to you'
(To you)
Got slapped across the face and she said
'I forgive you.'
The first I got wasted!
Was at my cousin's party!
After a beer or two,
I hit up the keg!
I was seventeen
(Seventeen)
Seventeen years old!
(FIRST TIME!)
(FIRST TIME I GOT WASTED!!)
YEAH!!
I was so fucked up..
"Thank you Odaiba for coming out! Be sure to keep your ticket stubs for tomorrow. We'll be doing a signing but the only way to get in is to present your ticket stubs," announced Sid as Virgil smashed his guitar into the bass drum. "Now if you'll excuse us, we have to go get wasted at a party!" publicized Virgil as he threw autographed shirts into the crowd. The four made their way backstage, Scarface actually stumbled. "Hey Alyssa are you goin' to the party?" Matt asked not noticing that Mimi and Adam were also there. "Can't have work tomorrow," Alyssa answered honestly. "Bummer, you need a lift or anything?" Matt asked offering his assistance. "No I have a ride, I'm gonna get going," said Alyssa. "Yeah, I'll see you some other time," said Adam before he followed Alyssa out the back door. "Hey, Sid, You're driving, I'm gonna be busy with the keg," Virgil said to him. "Why can't Scarface drive?" Sid asked. "Hell no, Mexicans drive too fast, they have road rage! Are you even registered, let me see your green Card." said Virgil as he tossed his car keys to Sid. "I'm CUBAN!" shouted José.
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Author's Notes: So, what'd you think? How hard is it to tell a Cuban from a Mexican? Not very, Cuban are way, way darker, here's a real life example of what happened at the basketball game:
René: "I've never seen so many black people at once."
Nathanial: "C'mon these are our brotha's, you gotta show some love."
René: "Nah, Nah, I'm not black I'm Cuban, I'm Cuban."
Nathanial: "How can you be Cuban if I'm yo Daddy?"
René: "Easy like this, yo no soy Negro!"
That actually happened, Daniel recorded it, and it was on the news bulletin the following day. So how'd you like the new characters? You know, Sid, Scarface, and Virgil.
Anyway, the songs used in this chapter were: "Glad I'm Outta Highschool" by Messin' With Your Mind. "One Day We'll Unite" by Social Class Zero (wasn't the whole song by the way). And but not least, "First Time I Got Wasted" by Messin' With Your Mind.
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Laterz,
A Fire Inside