A/N: Okay...this is like..my best chapter I THINK...to me it is. I donno how you guys will like it but yea...thanks for all your nice reviews...here ya go
Disclaimer: I dont own I.S. but I own the cafe and the band members and yea...you know what I own or not
Chapter 11- Don't wanna say Goodbye
Jude woke up and once again noticed that Tommy wasn't beside her. This time, he wasn't even in the house. She walked out in the living room to see Jean sitting at the counter, and Shane still asleep on the couch.
"Where's Tommy?" Jude whispered
"I donno, he said he was going out, and just left" Jean retorted "but that was about an hour ago"
"Oh..." Jude grabbed a poptart and stuffed it in the toaster.
"Hey hey!" Shane said, almost jumping off the couch. Pain overcame him and he rushed back down. Jude went to his side with the pain killers and have him 2 with water. He took them gratefully.
"Thanks Jude" He said
"Don't mention it...Hey Jean?"
"Yeah?"
"Was it scary...? You know...the accident?"
"ARE YOU KIDDING! That thing was AWESOME" Shane cut in.
"awesome! Our tour bus is wrecked...and you say its awesome!" Jude said
"Don't interrogate him Jude, he'll keep going" Jean advised. Jude listened.
"Where is he" Jude asked herself after another half hour of waiting. She heard something loud pulling up outside. Curiosity took over her and she walked outside, but Tommy was at the door and covered her eyes.
"What are you doing?" She asked, trying to pry his hands away from her eyes. He pulled her in the house and shut the door, taking his hand away from her eyes.
"Surprise" He said
"What?" She asked. He then covered her eyes again and took her outside. Jude could tell she was in the middle of the driveway. He removed his hands from her eyes and she opened them slightly. The vision she saw forced her to shoot her eyes open all the way.
On the side of the road in front of her was a huge bus. It was black and had a red streak along the side of it that said in white letters "Jude Harrison". Her mouth was agape and she put a hand over it.
"What's this?" She asked, dumbfounded.
"You're new tour bus"
"How'd you get this!"
"I got it custom made and everything" He said
"It must have cost you...god I don't even want to THINK how much it costs"
"Then don't, I got it covered. Go take a look inside"
Jude walked inside the bus. There was a room that had 2 cushioned loveseats against the windows. The middle of the room was a table built in to the floor that had a copy of all of Jude's favorite CD's embedded into the glass. She walked to the back room. There were bunks, and one twin bed. They all had goose-feathered comforters on them. There were 2 doors, leading to 2 different bathrooms.
Jean walked outside shortly after Tommy had followed Jude into the bus. Jean's eyes widened and he ran up to it, admiring the undented surface. He walked inside.
"WOW!" He yelled "This is..."
"Jean! Look around this place is AMAZING!" Jude said from the bathroom. The bathroom had a small shower and a toilet in the corner. They weren't very big but they were way cleaner than the bathroom on the old bus.
"theres one thing you didn't notice" Tommy said. Jude questioned him and he led her back out to the main room of the bus. He pushed a button that was next to the window and a door opened in the wall, and a small refrigerator pushed out slightly.
"Oh my god!" Jude opened it. It was empty, but Jude didn't care. Jean was now in the bunks room, yelling something about him wanted the top bunk. It reminded Jude of a little child. Jude sat on the loveseat and Tommy sat next to her, wrapping and arm around her shoulders. She rested her head on his shoulder.
"Thank you Tommy" Jude said. Tommy didn't answer, he just kissed her forehead and waited for Jean to come out of the room.
"But...how are Jeff and Shane going to play?" Jude asked after a while.
"We hired some people"
"Really? Who?"
"two of my friends that you've never met"
"Uh, I've been with you for three years and I haven't met them? Friends huh?" Jude said sarcastically
"The one filling for Jeff is Mark, and the one filling for Shane is Lee. I think by Monday Jean can play on his own..Of course this brings you behind schedule for 2 days. That cuts out your tour in Canada completely. It's straight to Europe with you"
"I'm okay with that...I have to make an announcement saying sorry to the fans"
"Oh, thats another thing"
Tommy pulled out a laptop from the bottom of the loveseat and opened it. He clicked on the internet explorer and pulled up " Not a real website...i think). Jude now had her own website other than that boring Myspace. She saw that she already had 253 fans on that website.
"how long have I had this?" She asked
"About a day and a half" Tommy said. Jude embraced him.
"I love youuu"
Tommy placed the laptop back under the loveseat and led her outside after Jean had safely exited.
"any more surprises?" Jude asked.
"Not today"
Jude sighed and walked inside. She and Jean proceeded to tell Shane about the awesome new tour bus. Shane listened with excitement. Tommy slipped into his room and picked up the guitar.
"You cried, you cried
As if I couldn't see
You said you'd never
change that part of me
I'd die for you
..Yeah, I'd die for you...
I fell, I fell
but you helped me up
I drowned, I drowned
but you took me out
You were always
what I wanted forever
and when I finally had you...
The memories are growing
and you're here with me
and only one thing left to do
Jude Harrison w---" Tommy instantly stopped singing when Jude walked into the room and shut the door. He placed his guitar on the stand.
"You were singing again" She pointed out
"Yep"
"You don't usually..."
"You just never catch me"
Jude walked back out of the room and Tommy followed behind her. They all went out for dinner that night, came home and went straight to bed.
The next morning, Jude was trembling. Today was Sunday. She was leaving for tour again on Monday. Four months. Four months! Jude got out of bed, she had stayed in Tommy's room again, and walked out in the living room. Shane was up and walking around on his crutch. Jean had taken off his arm splint and was using a stress ball to help get the muscle okay. It still hurt him a little bit, but thank god it hadn't broken. They didn't have any room on the bus for another person. Mark and Lee were out there too. Jude introduced herself, as did they. Tommy was leaning against the counter.
"Hey wanna go to a cafe tonight?" Tommy blurted.
"Uh...sure..."Jude said. She still hadn't registered that she was in the living room, she was still tired.
"Can we go?" Jean asked. "I am so bored"
"Sure..."Tommy said, disappointed.
"Oh! Unless you wanted to be alone with Jude on your last night..."Jean said
"It's fine" Tommy got up from his chair and went back to his room. Jude walked to her own room and layed on the bed. She'd almost forgotten what it felt like in here. She pulled open the blinds and let the sunshine pour in. She didn't want to leave this for another four months. But on the other hand, she also wanted it more than anything. After Europe it was off to Japan. They had to change around the whole schedule just because of the stupid bus accident. Why would they let Shane drive? Were they insane? Jeff was probably too drunk to drive. Jeff was always drunk nowadays.
Night was nearing. Jude could no longer stand this. She'd been in her room all day, and she heard the guitar coming from Tommy's room. She also heard Jean and Shane clapping and commenting on the song. Why was it that they could know, but she couldn't? It was getting to her. Also, they were leaving in less than 14 hours. She only had 14 more precious hours before she left for 4 months. It didn't seem like that long, but she was so used to being with him every night, that four months was like an eternity to her. She scrunched up on her bed and let the tears fall down. They danced on her face, taunting her emotions.
There was a knock at her door. She allowed the person to enter. It wa Shane. He limped over to her and sat down opposite of her on the bed. He stroked her back.
"What's wrong?" He asked softly.
"I don't want to leave" She explained "But I do want to all at the same time."
"It's amazing" Shane said. She lifted her head to look at him. "How much two people can love eachother"
"You see it every day Shane...out on the streets"
"Nope, not the way you two care about eachother. Tommy would die for you. And you...you're falling to pieces when you're not even going to be gone for that long"
"He wouldn't die for me..."Jude denied
"Wanna bet?"
Shane grinned at Jude and plopped his foot up on the bed so it was rested. She rested her head on his shoulder.
"I know.." She said "But..."
"But nothing...I think that if people love eachother the way you two do...it would be really scary"
"How would it be scary?" Jude laughed
"When you two walk into a room holding hands, everyone, even the married ones, have envy in their eyes."
"Woah, you are really getting deep Shane..Are you feeling okay?" Shane ignored this remark and kept on
"You two glow. You may not be the center of attention but people can see how happy you two are."
"Shane..."
"And you two shouldn't let anything be in your way"
"Thanks Shane..."
"Haha no problem Judy" Shane patted Jude on the head and tried to stand.
"Don't call me Judy!" Jude got up and ran to the other side of the bed, helping Shane up.
"JUDY!"
"ugh when you get better you are SO gonna get it" Jude swatted Shane in the face with a pillow and resumed helping him up. She led him out to the living room and sat him on the couch. Then she went back into her own room to change. When she came out, everybody was dressed and ready. Especially Tommy.
"What's up Tommy?" Jude eyed him suspiciously. "You're..."
"Just wanted to look good on my girl's last night here"
"You say it like I'm dying"
"Don't ever let Shane drive again"
"Noted"
They all got in the car and drove down the La Boyer Cafe. Jude helped Shane out and Jean got out on his own. They walked into the cafe and noticed the essence of the place. It was very cozy inside, and big. There were round tables all over the place filled with people. The lighting was very dim, almost completely dark. There was a small stage that was about 3 feet taller than the tables could reach. There was a table almost exactly in the center of the floor labled "T.Quincy, party of 4" They took their seats and ordered some beverages.
"Niiiice Tommy, I didn't know cafe's were resteraunts"
"it IS called La Boyer CAFE" Tommy said
"It's just the name..it's not really a cafe" Jean pointed out
"Ok...Jean...shut it" Tommy advised. Jean caught on and silenced himself. The performer on the stage was very good. His name was Sylvester Kimbers. He sang a song called "Good Luck Girl" that he wrote for his daughter. Jude wanted to sing desperately, so she signed her name and picked up one of the guitars, checking to make sure it was tuned. Surprisingly, Tommy signed up as well.
"Ok, well tonight we have a special surprise!" The announcer said "Jude Harrison" The crowd roared and applauded tremendously, and Jude suddenly felt happy again. She climbed up on stage and sat on the stool. She strummed a few notes and sang her song. It was on of the ones that she rarely sang on tour, and she was happy to sing it after feeling like she had neglected it. She finished her song and walked off stage, laughing at the appraisals she was recieving from the floor. She placed the guitar back into the stand and went back to the table.
"That was great" Tommy complimented. Shane and Jean did the same.
"Thanks"
"And now we have Tom Quincy" The announcer stated.
Tommy could hear some of the girls in their twenty's whispering and pointing at him. He caught on to one of their conversations. "Tommy Q, from Boyz Attack!" one girl said "Oh my god! Can we get his autograph!" "It's not worth anything anymore, they broke up a long time ago"
Tommy took up a guitar and walked on the stage. He as well sat on the stool and brought the mic midway between his face and the guitar.
"This is for Jude" Tommy said quickly. He softly played a tune on his guitar, playing the opening. He glanced down at Jude, though he could barely see her with the spotlight glaring in his face. But he could see her eyes glittering and she was listening very closely. His heart was pounding. He picked up the tempo on the guitar. Finally, he opened his mouth to sing.
"You cried, you cried
As if I couldn't see
You said you'd never
change that part of me
I'd die for you
..Yeah, I'd die for you...
I fell, I fell
but you helped me up
I drowned, I drowned
but you took me out
You were always
what I wanted forever
and when I finally had you...
The memories are growing
and you're here with me
and only one thing left to do
Jude Harrison...please stay with me
You'd see the truth
and put it back on me
I'd never known
That I had that part of me
You brought me high
and I couldn't feel better
I thought you'd leave
when I protected you
I thought you'd see
that I wasn't good for you
I wished that I
was better than I am
but you seem to like me like this
So I stayed this way for you
The memories are growing
and you're here with me
There's only one thing left to do
Jude Harrison...
will you marry me?"
The crowd broke into applause and screaming. Jude covered her face and began weeping into her hands. Tommy saw this and smiled, playing the musical break to his song. He could see her smiling. The crowd was yelling "Say YES!" Some other people were saying "I didn't even know they were together" and "I heard they had a kid on the way". Jean and Shane shook Jude's shoulders and told her to get up on stage. She did and Tommy smiled. Then he sang the ending to the song and put down the guitar. He got on one knee and pulled out a diamond ring. It wasn't very big, but that was a good thing because Jude didn't like flashy rings. It had 3 diamonds, and the one in the center was pushed outward just a little to give it a 3-D effect. Jude placed a hand over her mouth and wiped away her tears.
"Jude...Marry me?" Tommy said, looking into her eyes. For the first time, she could see how afraid he really was. She nodded her head yes, unable to find the voice to say it. He placed the ring on her finger and stood, taking her into his arms. She could feel him trembling. She held him tighter and cried on his shoulder, and the crowd went wild. There was whistling and laughter, and Jude heard Shane yell "KISS HER ALREADY". Tommy did, and finally they walked off the stage. Jude could feel her heart racing a mile a minute and Tommy as well.
"How sweet" Shane said
"Congrats" Jean said, patting Tommy on the back. Jude put her head down on the table in embarrassment. Thank goodness the crowd respected their wish to not be interrogated tonight by fans, so it was as if they were just regular people, and they were content with that. The rest of the night was spent just laughing away at comedians and other musicians that went on the stage, and Jude and Tommy were actually experiencing a greater happiness tonight than they ever have and ever thought possible.
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