Hey! Back with another chapter. Sorry it has taken long, had so much on to do with school lately! Lol! Anyways please read and review and I hope you enjoy!
What's My Goal?
Chapter 6
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"…That will be £2.50. Thanks, enjoy the show," said Yugi for the umpteenth time that evening. By now, he was straining to keep a cheerful tone of voice to greet the public who were there to watch the show. He gave a small sigh as he saw a small group of teenagers walk towards the club. He put on a fake smile,
"Hello.. welc… oh my god! Guys! I haven't seen you in months!" squealed Yugi, happy to see his best friends Tea, Tristan and Joey.
"God Yug! You haven't changed a bit," laughed Joey, ruffling Yugi's hair. Yugi smiled.
"Yeah, its been ages," beamed Tea, giving Yugi a hug, " We haven't seen since… well…"
"Since Yami left?" Yugi finished, " Don't worry guys… erm… I'm over it…" he crossed his fingers behind his back.
"That's good to hear Yugi," said Tristan, who also ruffled Yugi's hair, "man I've missed that…" he laughed
"Missed what?" asked Joey
"Ruffling the tri-coloured do!... daw! Tristan laughed again. Yugi returned to his job like manor.
"Are you here to see the show?" he asked
"Yeah we are actually. We heard about this new band that's playing," answered Tea excitedly, "… they've got quite the reputation… so we thought we'd check them out for ourselves…"
"Well that will be £2.50 each then." Tea rummaged in her purse, while Joey and Tristan counted the several pennies they had between them,
"Look Tristan, I'll take this £2.50 and you can use that £1 and go and scrounge for the rest…" said Joey
"Fuck sake! I'm not a tramp Wheeler! How about I take that and you…"
"Here I'll pay you both in… again!... What do you guys spend all your money on anyway?" sighed Tea. Handing Yugi the money.
"Well a guy's got eat!" they both said in unison, as they were passed their tickets.
"Enjoy the show!" Yugi laughed, as he let them enter the building. He looked up and down the street as if looking for someone. "I would have thought Yami would have been here to check out his competitors… but I guess I was wrong," he sighed, as he finally closed the main doors…
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"Ladies and Gentlemen," boomed Mr Adams' voice over the speakers, "Welcome to the 10th annual Tikki Club competition. We have got lot of talented singers who are eager to entertain you. So let us not keep you and them waiting!" There were loud cheers from the audience, "First up we have the 'Raging Squad' here to sing you 'Wild Thing'
There were more claps and cheers from the audience as the curtains opened to reveal the band, who at once began playing. Backstage Yami and his band were putting the finishing touches to their equipment and performance ideas,
"Now as you know guys, we've got a long wait till we're on," Yami grinned, "So this is good as we'll be able to check out the competition and hear what we're up against."
"Yami…. aren't we getting drinks or what! I'm dieing of thirst here!" said an agitated George
"Yup… I've asked someone to bring them here to my dressing room. They shouldn't be too long," he finished, as he sat in the black chair, with the rest of the band crowded round him.
Meanwhile, Yugi walked down the corridor which contained the dressing rooms of the performers, carrying a tray with pints of beer.
"Which room was I meant to go to?" he muttered to himself, "Right… the band is 'Dark Matter' and they were the first to be here…so… I'm guessing… room number one.." He stopped abruptly at the door. He held his breath as he knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" he heard someone call.
"Erm… I'm hear with your drinks…" Yugi replied, hoping he had knocked on the right door.
"Oh yes," replied the kind voice, "… come on in." Yugi pulled his works cap over his face, to cover his bemused expression. He opened the door and found the band crowded round a black chair. Yugi stood on the spot, ready to be shouted at for the delay.
"Erm… I'm sorry they're a bit late…"
"No. It's fine… they're only drinks after all," said Yami from the chair, "Just put the drinks down on the dressing table and you can go." Yugi obeyed and put the drinks down and turned to leave,
"Oh wait a minute… George give him this," he said. George walked over and gave it to Yugi. Yugi gasped as he looked at the amount 'the man' had given him.
"Erm… I think you've given me the wrong the wrong amount… this is a fifty…"
"Wrong amount?" he gave a deep chuckle, "I gave it so you take it…" Yugi raised a suspicious eye brow,
"Erm… thanks…" he said as he shut the door. "WOW! £50! No-one gives generous tips like this!" he chuckled slightly before kissing the money and putting it tenderly in his pocket, "Tell n' me they've got a good rep!" he said, while he skipped off down the corridor.
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"Excellent work guys! Brilliant!" said Mr Adams over the speakers. "Right… we've got two more bands to go folks and then our judges- and you of course- can choose your winner!" more claps and cheers filled the room… "Let's hear it for our second last band, who have held the champion title for the past four years in a row, 'Phoenix!' The curtains opened and revealed the band. They began playing and the lead singer then started. Yami stood in the wings, mouth open in amazement.
"Fucking hell! They're amazing!" he said as the rest of the group nodded in agreement.
"God! How on earth are we gonna beat these guys?" asked Josh. Yami turned to look at him and gave a comforting smile.
" Just be confident and do your best… that's how we'll succeed," answered Yami giving Josh a pat on the back. A few minutes later, Phoenix finished their song and were replied by a massive amount of cheering from the audience, which seemed to last for hours. The band exited via the same wing where 'Dark Matter' were waiting. The lead singer smiled,
"Good luck man! Give it your all,"
"Thanks… you were brilliant!" replied Yami
"Say… what's your name? I've never seen you round here before…" Yami smiled,
"I'm Yami… Yami Atem, and this is my loyal band and my best friends." He said, as he motioned to the rest of his band. The man held his hand out,
"The name's Michael Jefferson… Mik for short," he said as he shook Yami's hand. "I'm looking forward to seeing you in other competitions in the future," finished Mik.
"Likewise," Yami replied, before Mik turned to walk away.
"Right guys, you've heard how good they were. Well we're gonna do even better!" said Yami. All the band gave a high five before walking onto the stage behind the curtains to get everything set up.
"Hey, is Ryou here to work our special effects?" asked Yami quickly, as he connected his electric guitar to the amp.
"Yeah! Of course I'm here! Why wouldn't I?" came the familiar voice. Yami looked of stage in the direction of the sound, to find Ryou already set up.
"Hey Ryou! How you doing? And how's Bakura?" asked Yami as he gave him a friendly hug. Ryou chuckled,
"Same as always," he paused, "…so how's Yugi?" He knew that he had hit a soft spot and was sure that he saw a blush on Yami's cheeks,
"Well… erm… I…"
"He really misses you… and deep down you know you mis him too…"
"I… don't know what you're talking about. Anyway, he doesn't miss me after what I said to him,"
"Well, I just wanted to let you know… that's all," Ryou replied with a shrug, "Anyway everything is set to go.."
"Great!" Yami replied. He turned to see the excited faces of his band, "Right… this is it! Just do your best and for fuck sake don't forget your parts!" They all began chuckling as they had a group hug before the voice over the speakers came on again,
"And that was our champions! And finally we have 'Dark Matter' who are all new to this so I hope you enjoy! Give it up for them as they sing 'Have A Nice Day!" The band heard the cheering of the crowd in front of the curtains. Yami turned to face the back of the stage for his starting position and checked that his head mic was working by tapping it slightly. He let out a deep breath before looking at his band. They all looked slightly nervous but excited. He gave them all a wink which made them smile, before putting on his dark shades and black hat. He turned to Ryou who gave him the thumbs up and mouthed 'Good luck'
'This is it…I'm finally about to achieve my goal. And one day Yugi, I'll come and find you and say sorry. But for now… I'm going to make one of my dreams come true.' He looked down at the floor and noticed something small which was relecting different colours in the light. He bent down and picked it up,
"My… my plectrum? My lucky plectrum! How'd the hell…" he breathed. But there was no time for questions to be answered. He threw the black plastic plectrum to one side and kept his lost and found plectrum. The cheers grew louder as the curtains gradually began to open….
TBC…
And that's where I'll stop for the moment! I promise that I'll get the next one up soon! Please read & review! And thanks to those who have already done so:D