Chapter Five

I've never seen Jasper act so 'un-Jasper-like. He was acting like a crazy person trying to clean before company comes. You would think a little of the 'Pixie-esque' crept into him. He is driving us crazy! I swear I want to kill him. But then, ya gotta love the overly worried clean freak. Maybe Jasper and Alice won't be such a great match if he is going to be like this. It kinda scared me. Like really.

Then he goes and gets all pissed off because I sat down and had a beer while I was video chatting with her. Then he goes on this rant about not wanting to see her until she's here. Like what happened to the super chill-cool as a cucumber dude I know and love? All the while, she is listening to him go on and on about how special he can see her being. I guess he thought that we hung up. Alice is laughing so damn hard that it hurts my ears. When I finally do hang up, I finish my beer and go back to my room. Nothing really needed to be done here until the morning that they came.

After asking Alice what she could tell me about her friends and what I could do to make them feel more comfortable, she said that the only thing that one of her friends needed was a nice pillow and blanket and she was a happy camper. The second wants a five star hotel, she will live.

Well, that made me think that I was due a new set of sheets and pillows. So, I decided to get a new comforter set. Which Jasper also did. I got a new dark blue bed in a bag set. The comforter was shiny and had squares on it that gave it an elegant yet comfortable look. The sheets were a lighter blue that coordinated with the set and 800 thread count and very soft. I could have gotten satin sheets but did not see the point in it.

The plan I have in mind is that they take my room, as it is the biggest of the three. A king bed would probably be easier to share than a queen. And Jasper and I will become better friends by sharing because I am refuse to live in Emmett's pigsty,

After Jasper and I finish the deep cleaning, we tackle Emmett's room. Or dump more like it. This boy is an absolute pig. The science projects we found here, definitely need to be examined under a microscope. But, we get it done and Emmett is so happy that he buys us dinner. After the shit we found there, I don't think I can look at Chinese food the same way again.

"What are we eating? I am thinking something healthy since there was nothing healthy in this room. Maybe salads?" I say in disgust because my man card might be taken from me with this suggestion.

"Sounds like a good idea. I will order them." Jasper said, leaving the room to I assume to find his phone.

I sit down on the unmade bed and admire the fact that we turned this back into a bedroom and not just a dump yard for discarded and uneaten food. I smile and leave the room going into the living room. I decide to take the last of the garbage to the dumpster. It was liberating to have a clean apartment again.

As I walk, I start thinking about the songs we will perform at the concert on Saturday. I'm a little disappointed that my family won't be here to watch. If we're lucky we can get another gig before they leave.

As I look at the busy street in front of me, I watch the cars and people go by and I wonder how many of them are here trying to chase their own dream. To change the world with their music. I never thought that I would make a huge name, I just wanted to play for people. Get my songs out there.

I thought about it and an idea came to me.

While my name may never be a big one, I just want to be the name on your lips.

While I may never be known throughout the world, I want to be known in your heart.

I may not be the best man out there, but I want to be the best man for you.

Watching the street in front of me I can see people coming...

With that in mind, I went back to the apartment and waited for our food. I grab my guitar and try to catch a tune with the words that are going on in my head. All too soon the food arrives. I put my guitar away and dig into the food. All this cleaning made me famished to the point I did not care that I was about to eat rabbit food. We ate while watching Sports Center.

Jasper and Emmett had both gone to bed . As I was making my way to my bedroom to do the same, there was a knock at the door. Who the fuck is at my door? It better not be one of Jazz or Emmett's skanks at 10:30 P.M. As I make my way to the door, I hear that all too familiar tinkling laugh. Oh shit! I so can't handle this right now!