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Chapter 2: TILL THE TIME IS RIGHT

A beautiful day hit Briarwood this morning. Ever since the Rangers destroyed Morticon peace and quiet finally seem to hit Briarwood after quite some time. But the Rangers are still prepared for any danger. Nick, Xander, Vida and Chip had their shift that day at the Rock Porium. Nick was late as usual. While he enters the store, he quickly put on his working blouse. Suddenly a man with curled hair and sunglasses jumped in front of him. His surprising attack made Nick yell. "Toby?"

"Nice of you to join us," said Toby while took off his sunglasses.

"Sorry, Tobes. Won't happen again." Nick looked up and down and saw that Toby's wearing leather pants and a leather jacket. He almost looked like some kind of rockstar. "Uhm…why are you dressed like Elvis anyway?"

"Why am I wearing…? Nick, don't you know what day today is?"

Nick was thinking for a while. Knowing Toby, it could be anything crazy. "It's Elvis's birthday?"

"How could it be? His birthday was back in January. I'm talking about the Jake Bonebreaker concert. 4 hours listening to rock and roll. How does that sound?"

"That sounds…groovy, Tobes." Nick answered carefully, hoping Toby wouldn't give him a lecture about the history of rock and roll.

"I'm off now. I've put Xander in charge."

"What else is new?"

"I'll see you guys tomorrow." Toby puts on his sunglasses. "Stay rock and roll, mate."

"You got it." Nick watched Toby leaving the store in his rock and roll outfit.

"Is there anything else Toby loves more than rock and roll? No. He's truly a loyal fan of the music. Sometimes he thinks he is the king of rock and roll of Briarwood. As long you say nothing bad about rock and roll or Jake Bonebreaker, your life will be spared."

He walked further into the store and saw a girl with short hair, black shirt and pink skirt dancing behind the turntables.

"Hey V."

Vida saw Nick. She smiled at him and put off her headphones. "Hey, about time Nicky boy. Oh, you gotta listen to this song. Totally rocks."

Nick puts on the headphone and liked what he heard. He started to dance with the beat. "Oh yeah. This is definitely fine. You should play this song more often, V."

"I am planning to play this song…on Xander's upcoming birthday party."

"He's giving a party?"

"Madison, Chip and I discussed this morning that we should give Xander a surprise party, because he's going to be 21 this year."

"And let me guess. You came up with this idea."

"Well, that doesn't matter. I mean even if we weren't dating each other, one of us would have."

"Not me. He's not exactly my type."

Vida slapped on Nick's shoulder. "I was talking about the party. Now, are you in?"

"Alright, I'm in. No need to get violence. Where is your beloved boyfriend anyway?"

"Someone called me?" Nick and Vida shocked when they saw Xander suddenly appearing in front of them.

"Xander! Don't you ever do that again. God, you know I hate it when you do that."

"You do? I thought boyfriends were allowed to do that."

"Well, you thought wrong."

Xander walked closer and held his girlfriend in his arms. "So, what were you guys talking about anyway?"

Nick and Vida looked at each other. They knew they had to come up with a lame story, so Xander wouldn't find out about the surprise party they are planning to throw for him. "Uhm…we were talking about…Nick?"

"Uhm…the Jake Bonebreaker concert."

Xander was confused. "Why?"

"Because…Vida?" Nick quickly looked at Vida.

"Because…the concert is today."

"So?"

"So, we're talking about it, because…uhm…Nick?"

Nick ran out of excuses and quickly looked at his watch. "Oh, look at the time. I really should get back to work now."

"Oke…Uhm, Nick, did you deliver those ordered records to Mrs. Parker yesterday?"

"I thought you did that already."

"No, I didn't. I was supervising yesterday, remember?"

"Well, I thought you took Vida's car yesterday, because you would deliver those records to her."

Vida turned to her boyfriend and Xander looked with fear at his upset girlfriend. "You what!"

Nick started to bit his lip when he saw the angry face of Vida and looked at Xander "And I suppose she didn't know about that?"

"Does that look on her face means that she did?"

"Xander! You took my car! My car!"

Xander tried to calm down his girlfriend and gives her his sweetest smile. "It's just a car."

"It's my car, Xander! How would you feel if I took your skateboard without your permission?"

"V, sweetheart. That's different. A skateboard is pretty expensive."

"And a car isn't? You think my car felt from heaven right in front of me?"

"Fine. You can borrow my skateboard. Like you can ride on it."

"Excuse me, I do know how to ride on it."

"Yeah, right. Last time I saw you on a skateboard you couldn't even stand on it for more than a minute."

"I was 10 years old. I'm older now."

"Which means you can easily break your bones now."

"Why you…"

Nick slowly took steps back and let the 2 lovebirds arguing. "Xander and Vida. Can't live with each other, can't without each other either. What they have is one of the most complicated love-hate relationship I ever saw. So, the best thing to do is to let them argue, whatever you want to do or say, don't get involved, and let them make up. Like I said, what they have is complicated."

Nick walked over to the counter, where he finds his red haired friend standing behind it, helping a customer. He handed a bag with records to her. "Thanks for shopping at the Rock Porium and please do come back." The customer left the store with a smile. Chip smiled when he saw Nick coming his way. "Hey Nick."

"Morning, Chip. What's up?"

Chip suddenly grab a comic book and showed it to Nick. "Nick, you see this? You know who this is?"

Nick looked closely to the cover of the comic book. It has an image of a sexy woman in front of it. "Your girlfriend?"

Chip looked at the cover of his comic book and sighed. "I wish. This is the dream of every man on Earth." Nick frowned with his eyebrows, not knowing what he's talking about. "Wonder Woman. The very first edition. Isn't she gorgeous? If every woman could look and be like her...it would be a dream come true."

Nick couldn't help, but smile when he sees Chip dreaming away, while he stares at the cover. "Typical Chip. You could say he's the clown of our team, but sometimes he can get serious. The time when Vida was actually turned into a vampire. Boy, you shouldn't mess with him back then. Sometimes, he could act a little weird than usual, but he is a great and loyal friend to all of us. We wouldn't know what to do without him."

"Oke, I'll leave you and…Wonder Woman alone, if you tell me where those U2 records are?"

"U2 records?"

"Yeah, they are ordered by Mrs. Parker."

"I think Toby has put them in his office. Maybe you should check in there."

Nick walked to Toby's office. He was surprised who he found inside. "No, it's Xander. With a X. As in Alexander. No, don't put Alexander on it, just Xander. X-A-N-D-E-R. Xander. No, not Xander with an S, Xander with a X."

"Madison Rocca. I have loved that girl since the day we met and that love keeps on growing. I don't know what I would be without her. I almost lost her to her ex-boyfriend. I'm glad that she felt the same way about me as I do about her. Before I came to Briarwood, if you have asked me if I believe in magic, I would have said no. But ever since I met Madison, I believe in it everyday."

"You are not in charge of it? Then can I speak to someone who is in charge of it? That is great. That is really great. Yeah, no thanks to you." Madison hung up. She yelled when she suddenly felt a pair of arms grabbing her from behind.

"Gotcha."

"Nick, don't ever do that again. You're just like Xander when you do that."

"Speaking about Xander, what was that on the phone?"

Madison rolled with her eyes and sighs when she thinks about her phone conversation. "Oh, that. A pain in the ass. I guess I should tell you that Vida, Chip and I were discussing this morning about…"

"Xander's surprise party. I know. Your sister has informed me about that.

"Well, that was the bakery. I spend a half hour discussing about Xander's birthday cake. Except that the person who's in charge of the orders is on holiday now and won't come back 'till next week. I knew I should have just gone to that bakery, but I just had to listen to Vida and take the easy way."

"Oke, just relax. Xander's birthday is about a month. You have plenty of time to arrange that cake and when it's done, I'm sure it will be perfect."

Madison turns around to face her boyfriend and threw her arms around his neck. She smiles at him. "You always know the right things to say."

Nick smiled back to his girlfriend. He has never been so much in love with anyone as he is with Madison. "I thought you were off today."

"I was, but my mom and her new boyfriend are at my house, so I decided to keep my sister and my friends company."

"You came to the Rock Porium just for your sister and you friends? Come on, you can come up with a better excuse than that."

"Well, maybe because I miss my dear beloved boyfriend so much."

"Now that is a good excuse. A very good one actually."

They smiled at each other. Their lips started to move closer and they were caught up in a passionate kiss. Madison's fingers are tangled in Nick's hair, while Nick's hands are holding her waist. They are so caught up in their kiss that one of Nick's hands is starting to move under Madison's shirt. But Madison noticed that and quickly moved his hand from under her shirt, which broke up the kiss between them. Nick breathed heavily and looked at her for a moment. Then he took a few steps back and turned around. "I'm sorry. I just think we should wait."

Nick turned around to face Madison. "Maddie, we've waited 4 years. I mean, don't you think we waited long enough? Is it maybe because you don't want to?"

"I do. I really do."

"Then what's the problem?"

"Well, first of all, we're at the Rock Porium."

"So?"

"Remember my sister Vida? The girl with short hair and is well known for her fighting temper? Whose actually a few meters away from us and will kill you if she sees what we're about to do."

"I pretty much doubt your sister will pay attention to us at the moment, since she's busy arguing with her own boyfriend and they're probably are now kissing to make things up."

"Well, there's Toby's desk."

"What about it?"

"I don't think Toby will appreciate when he finds out that right on his desk we were almost…you know."

"Toby is off to the Jake Bonebreaker concert right now. Look Maddie, if it's me…"

"No, it's me. I'm not ready. I mean, it's a big step for me. I just want my first time to be…you know…special. And not in my boss's office with my sister and my friends outside. I want it to be perfect."

"Why didn't you just tell me?"

"I was afraid you would be mad."

"Maddie, I could never be mad at you." He took her hands and kissed it. Madison smiled and when their eyes met each other, they were caught up in a passionate kiss again. When they suddenly heard the doors opening, they immediately broke up the kiss. They saw Xander standing in the doorway, smiling at them for what he just saw. "Sorry to disturb you lovebirds, but Udonna just called and she says there's trouble at the beach."

"Great. Just great."

"Sorry." Xander left the office with a huge smile on his face.

"We should go now."

Madison wanted to walk out of the room, but Nick grabbed her arm. Madison turned to Nick. "Look, Maddie…I can wait for…you know. There's no rush. I just want you to know that."

Madison smiled. She moved closer to Nick, kissed his forehead and looked into his eyes. "Thank you."

She walked out of the office to catch up with the others.

"I'll wait Maddie. I'll wait until the time is right for us." With those words, Nick left the office as well, right behind his girlfriend.

End Chapter 2.