Chapter 1

I really don't think I need a disclaimer, I mean come on. Well, enjoy.

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The crowd went wild. About 80 percent of them were girls, but the guys in the crowd were cheering and screaming just as loudly as they were, some even giving the girls a run for their money. All were shouting and pushing excitedly, waiting for the headlining band that was to play very soon…Act Outlet. They were a very popular punk/emo rock band that used to be underground. Before hitting it big, they used to play random songs they made up here and there, but after getting discovered by the famous music manager Kazuya Shiozu and made their first single that hit the radio hard last summer, they were seen on the cover of every music magazine known.

The boys may have been cheering for the band, but for the girls it wasn't just the music they were cheering for; they were mainly squealing and screaming because of the hot singer/lead guitarist of the band…

Yamato Ishida.

Finally, they came onto the stage. First onto the stage was James Townsend, the drummer. He waved cheerfully at the crowd, and started setting up; having to adjust the many dangling accessories he wore (bracelets, necklaces, chains, bondage straps, rings…) a couple of times. Behind him came the bass player Jimmy Li and the second guitarist/vocalist Donnie Cassiani. Jimmy would be considered the second-best looking in the band, according to the polls of Act Outlet fan clubs all over the net for his dark green eyes and beautiful sleek black hair, which he usually tied in a ponytail. Donnie wasn't as popular as the rest of the group since he wasn't as good looking and had plain features, but his singing and guitar playing was sensational; making him more popular with the boys, who don't care about how good a boy looks for obvious reasons.

Then last, but certainly not least, to appear was Yamato "Yama" Ishida. As he walked onto the stage rather nonchalantly, there was a maddening roar of screams from his fans. Yamato Ishida; the best looking, best guitarist, and best vocalist of the group…it was no mystery as to why he was the most adored. He reached the center of the stage, and started setting up his mic. The girls squealed with delight at his new choice of color for his patch of dyed hair; hot pink. A couple of bold teenage girls attempted to climb on to the stage, but the bouncers already saw it coming and forced them to back off, much to their great dislike.

The band finally finished setting up. James' drums were in a comfortable position, Jimmy got his hair to be in that tight yet fashionably messy style he liked it to be, Donnie finally found his lucky golden pick that was in his back pocket all along, and Yama finished untangling the cords from the mic stand. Yama coughed, and the crowd cheered loudly once again, and steadily started to settle down as he started playing, backed by Donnie after a couple of seconds. First the music seemed peaceful and calm, everyone waving their hands to the music.

You think you know (you think you know)

Everything there is to know

But there are things I'll never show (never show)

Things that would make you angry

Angry at me, but can't you see…

You have lost this war

I don't care anymore

Then, everything exploded.

Mimi Tachikawa and Sora Takenouchi both squealed, jumped, and danced in delight as Act Outlet busted out with insane mad guitaring, speedy drumming, powerful bass, and rock hard vocals. They couldn't keep in their excitement, and jumped around so much they knocked down a chair. Tai looked up angrily.

"WOULD YOU GUYS CUT THAT OUT?!! This is a house, MY house, not some crazy concert venue!!!"

With that said he quickly grabbed his remote and put the TV on mute. The girls whirled around with death and murder burning in their eyes, which Tai ignored.

"What'd you do that for?!! This is Act Outlet, ACT OUTLET!! Come on, I know that you like them too, Tai! I also know that you're lying about you buying this DVD for your sister, because she doesn't like them (God help her soul) and you know it, and I've seen your "secret" stash of Act Outlet merch!!!" Mimi ranted swiftly and angrily, pointing towards his closet door.

Tai grimaced and blushed, "Hey, when did I ever let you look in my closet you nosey bitch!!"

Mimi and Sora laughed as they tried to grab the remote back from him, which he waved tauntingly. After a full 5 minutes of difficult prying and wrestling, two finally won over one…only because they started to use teeth and nails. Tai sat back, rubbing his scratches and glared at them turning the sound back on with a triumphant look on their faces for having won over the great "athlete of the year".

"You guys, we need to get this project started! That's an Act Outlet DVD; you can watch it some other time!!!" Taichi whined, waving the research paper around.

He wished that Koushiro, or even the ever so pestering Jyou was in his group instead of these bubble headed idiot girls that were sadly also his best friends. He wasn't one to like homework, but this was one semester he couldn't screw up, as it was his senior year and he couldn't afford to fail after he had come so far (not to mention all those wasted summers in school). He cursed the school's bad class assigning.

They sighed, knowing he was right for once. The girls finally settled for turning the music down a notch, and sat back down to help their desperate in-need-of-credits friend. As they studied, Yamato's guitar solo came up. The girls sighed dreamily with Tai shaking his head and rolling his eyes at them, though secretly he was drinking in the beautiful sounds also.

Mimi was right, that damned nosey and loud-mouthed girl. Tai was a very huge Act Outlet fan; in fact, he had been a fan ever since their underground days when almost no one knew about them, unlike these two boppy twins. He remembered when he was one of the only few that knew about them, and finding another fan was very rare; since he lived in Japan and most of their fans were from the US, them being an American band and all. He thanked God that though he was quite stupid with all his normal classes, he was genius at English.

They used to have a small website made with crude and basic html that got 20 hits a day, where they had about 3 songs they made; their only ones at that time, which was about two years ago. He joined their small fan club, and used to e-mail them all the time and they wrote back. He used to chat with them on AIM a lot, and he remembered the guy he chatted with the most was none other than Yamato Ishida himself, who, though he seemed to be such a mean looking guy, was actually quite nice and kind…well, to him anyway. Recently, Yamato was reviewed as the coldest band member ever known in many magazine polls.

Now they had a brand new site (definitely not geocities) that had fancy flash layouts with all their merch for sale, and 3 sample songs you get to download from a list of their now 16 songs from their first and only album at the moment, Destined for Dreaming. They also never come online anymore, which Tai understood, because people probably IM them day in and day out, and AIM (or even their computers) won't be able to take it.

Tai wondered if he ever, ever got to meet them in person someday…would they remember him? His screen name back then was KappaKamiya (he laughed inwardly), and the band screen name they shared was AOutlet. He sent them a picture of him before, since they asked for a picture of their number one fan. Tai still had that silly photo of him wearing those huge goggles he used to always wear and throwing a peace sign, which was in his wallet just for memories sake. He smiled at the memories, and felt kind of proud that he was one of the few who ever talked with them in person (kind of) and perhaps even the first fan ever to have gotten on the good side of Yamato Ishida.

"Hellooooo? Taichi Yagami, are you in???"

Taichi blinked, and looked up. Both Sora and Mimi were looking at him, waving their hands in front of his face. They grinned.

"Sheesh Tai, you get all hyped up about studying and stuff, but here you are lazing off and day dreaming," Sora laughed.

Tai blushed and socked her arm, which led to Mimi socking his arm, which led to another all out brawl fest where two girls try to beat up on one guy, who is now currently running for is life around his room.

Sooo how was it? Yeah…KappaKamiya, got it from his American last name. Remember kids, don't try to IM any of these sns because you'll probably either never ever see them come online because they don't exist, or you'll be IMing some poor complete stranger that doesn't know what is going on 