Sorry for the wait guys. With school beginning and me being a freshman, I've been a busy woman. But I hope you enjoy regardless. :D

Chapter 6: Show Time!

After her breakdown, Misty felt a lot better. But now she was worried. Part of her hoped that Gary would sober up, but part of her wished he wouldn't for fear of her virginity. If Gary's going to stick to his promise, it's going to be a long, hard road for the both of them. This is what Misty was thinking about as she was helping Gary prepare for his gig that night. Gary was well aware of her nervousness as he watched her pace backstage with his guitar in hand.

"Misty, I kinda need that. What are you so worried about anyways?" Gary said, sprawled out on the couch backstage. She looked up in surprise when she noticed what she was doing. She handed the guitar to him and blushed. Gary looked surprised at her blush. It's not like he said anything inappropriate or perverted. But he liked her with some color to her cheeks. Gary smiled as she walked away, and snuck something out from under the couch. It was a small flask. He uncapped the lid and with a quick scan of the area, took a big gulp. He leaned back into the couch, feeling the warmth of the buzz beginning to clog his mind.

Meanwhile, Misty was going out the back door to meet Ash in the parking lot. She didn't want him to know that she was working with Gary, and she definitely didn't want him to know about the bet at the end of it all. Misty bounded down the steps that led from the dressing room to the back of the building. She jogged over to the front of it and slowed to greet Ash, who was waiting in front of his old truck.

"There you are, Mist! What took ya so long?" Ash said and gave Misty a huge bear hug. She surrounded herself with his muscular arms, finding the longing she usually has with Ash. It didn't seem as strong this time around. Something inside her was telling her she should be watching Gary.

"Ah, well my sisters were making me run late. You ready to watch a train wreck?" Misty said sarcastically. She knew Gary had been sober all day, but she still had a bad feeling. And she didn't want to let Ash know that she had been with him.

"Well, we might as well. It'll be fun 'cause you're there!" Ash said with a smile. Misty blushed intensely and looked away. Ash casually wrapped his arm around her shoulder, and Misty smiled. They walked over to the bouncer and showed him their VIP passes, courtesy of Tracey. After about a half hour, the lights started up on the stage of the Cerulean Concert Club and the crowd began to excite.

"Ash, let's go to the front again!" Misty said excitedly and dragged him to the front of the crowd. Misty was excited to hear her favorite type of music. But she was even more excited to see Gary play, and to see him play sober. The band began to appear on stage. First out was Jimmy and his big blue bass. His golden eyes looked hungry for the strings of his instrument and he was ready to pump the crowd up. Ritchie was next to emerge, and he looked powerful with his green guitar strapped to his shoulder. He high-fived Jimmy and took his place on the stage. Tracey came out next with his drum stick held high. He sat down behind the silver drums and gave two loud cymbal crashes. The crowd yelled for more. And more they would get. The fog machines began to work again, and Misty saw Gary's outline walking rather offbeat to the front of the stage. Misty gasped. His eyelids were droopy and his eyes were a bright pink again. He slurred his words as he spoke.

"Heloooo, Cerulean! We're Smell Ya Later and we're gonna rock your world tonight!" Gary shouted to the crowd. They shouted back with excitement, with the exception of Ash and Misty.

"Now we're gonna start things out nice and steady tonight. We were thinking of playing a little AC/DC. So let's hit it boys!" Gary said to the band. A loud chord began the song, followed by steady guitar beats.

"This song is dedicated to the amazinglyyyyy sexxxyyy Misty, who promised to give me a little somethin' somethin' for my sobering up efforts. Guess I'll have to wait a bit for that!" Gary said. Right into the microphone. It hadn't even been 24 hours since the last embarrassing incident on the microphone, and Misty blushed a deep red. Ash turned to her with a confused expression and she shook her head and sighed. Gary then began to sing.

"She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean. She was the best damn woman that I'd ever seen..." Gary began singing into the mic. Misty grew even redder. She knew this song. Practically everyone did. And now that it was dedicated to her, well things would get interesting from here on out.

"The walls were shakin', the earth was quakin'! My mind was aching, we were making it... And you! Shook me all night long!" Gary sung loudly as he burst into the main chorus. Misty couldn't help but dance and sing along. It was a classic song, no doubt. And despite being clearly wasted, Gary was playing better tonight. You could hear his voice much clearer and his guitar was almost in sync with Ritchie's. Despite the confusion swirling in his mind, Ash managed to have fun and he danced with Misty. Gary only sung better as he watched Misty dance on the floor in front of him. She swung her hips to the beat, and he almost drooled with lust. Luckily, the song spoke his mind. Misty looked at Gary just as he was watching her, and she winked. Gary winked back, only getting poor Ash even more confused. Misty seemed to get lost in the music. Despite her anger towards Gary's lack of sobriety, she couldn't stay mad at him. Not only was she dancing to the music he was making, she was staring at him make the music. Underneath the ripped up leather jacket he was wearing lied a bare, muscular chest. Misty gazed at his body adoringly, her eyes trailing from his chest to the hem of his pants. She was enjoying herself tonight, no matter what.