The worst thing about ordering pizza with Nick is that I'm a vegetarian and he is, what I call, a meatetarian. When we learned about dinosaurs in second grade, he used to call each other herbivore and a carnivore for fun. I have always disliked meat, but have only been a full on vegetarian for four years now. So, when it came to picking toppings for our pizza, it was difficult. I liked spinach, Nick hated spinach in general. I loved olives and artichoke, Nick loved Canadian bacon and pepperonis. It was horrible, and we could never decide on what to order. In the end, we ended up just ordering a plain cheese pizza, which was very delicious, I cannot lie.
Sooner than later, we were back on the road, heading towards Nicks' house. Thank god the drive isn't far from point A to point B, I was too full to sit in a moving vehicle for too long.
When we pulled into the drive way of the large, mansion-like Lucas home, Nick parked and grabbed my bags from the backseat. Amazingly, within the past year, Nick has definitely bulked up in muscle mass. He used to be so scrawny, and now he can carry four bags full of make up, clothes, and accessories.
"Hey Macy!" I walked into the living room where Kevin sat, his laptop in front of him, his Redbull at his side. "How are you?" He looked up from the screen, pausing the Youtube video he was watching. Nick took my bags upstairs to the bedroom that I practically half live in. It was the guest bedroom right next to his own room, but I'm the only one who ever uses it.
"I'm good Kev, how are you?" I smiled. Kevin was always so polite and made everyone feel welcomed. He was only five years older than myself, but he always seemed to be around ten more years older.
"I'm great. Excited to leave tomorrow." Kevin took a drink of his Redbull. "Are you excited?"
"Of course I'm excited." I smiled.
"Everything is ready upstairs Mace." Nick walked to my side. "Yours bags are up there and the bed is made." He nodded towards the stairs, hinting to me to go up there with him.
"Alright Kevin, I'll see you later." Of course I had to say bye to Kevin.
"Goodnight Macy, see you in the morning." Kevin said without looking at me. He clicked the play button on the laptop and continued watching the video online.
I followed Nick up the stairs to his bedroom instead of mine. In Nick's room, there was everything he needed to practice for his band. An electric drum set, which he used only while practicing. His favorite Gibson LG electric guitar, a Taylor acoustic guitar, and a sheet of hand written music.
Every time, before a concert, I always help Nick practice warming up his vocals. He hands me sheet music, though I have no idea how to read anything he gives me, and a lyric book, homemade, full of lyrics of his own music and his favorite music. Though I am completely tone deaf, I can help Nick as much as possible, I'm just not allowed to sing.
"What song should I sing?" Nick handed me a stack of papers, all which had lyrics of songs popular on the radio right now printed on them. "I need at least two songs."
I scammed through the list, flipping through the pages. There were rap songs and songs sang by females. I definitely needed to find an appropriate song for Nick's voice. "No Katy Perry or Kesha." I said outloud, which caused Nick to laugh.
"Oh shit. I was thinking California Girls since that's where we are going tomorrow." Nick laughed, obviously messing around.
"Hey, Soul Sister" I picked out the lyrics to that song by Train. "And.." still scanning the pages, ignoring all the Eminem and Lady Gaga songs. "Animal by Neon Trees." I pulled out the page of lyrics to that song and handed him the two sheets of paper.
"Oh, that's a good song Macy." Nick grabbed the papers and looked over the lyrics. "Both are good songs. I like Neon Trees a lot, their drummer is a girl."
I laughed at his comment about the girl drummer. "Whenever you are ready." I was giving Nick the signal that I was ready to start.
He gave me the count down to three on his fingers without saying the numbers outloud. On three he began to sing with no background music.
"Your lipstick stains
On the front lobe of my left side brains.
I knew I wouldn't forget you,
And so I went and let you blow my mind.
Your sweet moonbeam,
The smell of you in every single dream I dream,
I knew when we collided,
You're the one I have decided
Who's one of my kind.
Hey soul sister,
Ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo,
The way you move ain't fair you know.
Hey soul sister,
I don't want to miss a single thing you do...
Tonight."
He smiled at me before continuing to the next verse. Of course he sounded good, It was Nick Lucas I was listening to, harmonize lyrics with his own melody.
"Just in time
I'm so glad you have a one track mind like me.
You gave my life direction,
A game show love connection, we can't deny-i-i-i.
I'm so obsessed,
My heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest.
I believe in you, "Like a Virgin," you're Madonna,
And I'm always gonna want to blow your mind.
Hey soul sister,
Ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo,
The way you move ain't fair you know.
Hey soul sister,
I don't want to miss a single thing you do...
Tonight."
Nick ended the song at that verse, leaving out the last verse. "Did you like it?" He looked over at me, setting down the lyrics to that song on his desk.
"It sounded great Nick." I smiled, being sincere with my words. "Really, it was great." I nodded. It really did sound amazing.
"Next song?" He smiled, bring the lyrics to his eyes. "On three." He lifted up one finger at a time in silence. One finger, two finger, three. He then became singing in a different tone.
"here we go again
i kinda wanna be more then friends
So take it easy on me
I'm afraid you're never satisfied
Here we go again,
We're sick like animals we play pretend
You're just a cannibal and I'm afraid I won't get out alive
No I won't sleep tonight
Oh oh I want some more
Oh oh what are you waiting for
Take a bite of my heart tonight"
He winked at me when the lyrics mentioned wanting to be more than friends. I just brushed it off and let it go over my head. I was too busy being intrigued by the singing. He was taking the song, and making it his own, adding a really nice, Nick Lucas' type of melody.
"Oh oh I want some more
Oh oh what are you waiting for, what are you waiting for
Take a bite of my heart tonight
Here we are again,
I feel the chemicals kicking in
Its getting heavy and I want run and hide, I want to run and hide
I do it every time
You're killing me now,
And I won't be denied by you,
The animal inside of you
Oh oh I want some more
Oh oh what are you waiting for
Take a bite of my heart tonight
Oh oh I want some more
Oh oh what are you waiting for, what are you waiting for
Take a bite of my heart tonight"
Nick ended the song with a high-five and a laugh. "I really do like the idea of a female drummer." He smiled at me and sat down on the edge of his bed, placing the lyrics down. "So, did you like?"
"Nope. I loved it." I sat down next to him. "It sounded great Nick, really." I was being serious, it really sounded great!
"Sweet." Nick smiled and looked at the clock on the wall of his bedroom. "We should probably get to bed. We are leaving here at 6am."
I followed his gaze. Shit, it was already 11:30pm. "Sleep. Good idea." I stood up off his bed. "Goodnight Nick."
"Goodnight Macy, thanks for helping me practice." He smiled and fell back onto his own bed, his eyes closing as soon as I left the room.
