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Characters: Isaac X Anelise (as requested by Artemis) and Kari X Brett (As requested by Ash). It's not exactly what you requested, I know, but cut me some slack.

Summary: Artemis, I love all the bands you mentioned in your review! My favourite song of My Chemical Romance is 'Welcome To The Black Parade'; for Green Day it's either '21 Guns' or 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams'; and for Jimmy Eat World it's 'The Middle'! : D

Bubblegum Pop

"~Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue~!"

Kari's voice hit an octave too high for her to handle, and her once-sweet warbling turned into a sort of strangled wailing that lasted a small eternity. Brett swore as he jerked on the wheel, and his car swerved dangerously into the other lane, where a pickup honked at him.

Wincing, Brett managed to steer the car back into the right lane, and shot a glare at Kari. "What the hell was that?"

"Singing." She smacked her gum. "And don't glare at me like that; it's not my fault you can't drive."

"I would be able to," he growled, "if you would stop screaming in my ear along to the CD."

"Besides, I wouldn't call that singing," Isaac interjected from the backseat, glancing up the stack of CDs he was sorting through.

"It was…" Anelise grimaced, pushing near-black hair out of her face.

"…Kind of like a scream," continued Isaac.

"Completely horrible," Ane agreed. "Maybe even worse than Isaac trying to play along to My Chemical Romance on Guitar Hero."

He made a face at her. "I am pro at that and you know it."

"Because that's obviously why the crowd boos you off every time," she teased, flicking his nose with her finger.

"That's only when I'm on the hardest level, okay? And you're one to talk! Your hair is always in your face like some wannabe-The Grudge: you can't even do anything on the easy level!" he shot back, grinning.

"I do not look like The Grudge!" she shrilled.

"Only in the mornings," he answered, snickering.

"Take that back!" she huffed.

"No," he said, but gave her a playful nudge.

"Stop," Brett groaned. "Stop flirting and hand me a CD."

Isaac, after blushing and stuttering out a refusal, did so, and Brett looked down at it. "Good. She can't sing along to this."

Kari puffed up her cheeks, chewing her gum loudly just to annoy him. "Why? What is it?"

"Green Day's newest album," Anelise said.

Kari crinkled her nose. "Can't we listen to some Kesha or something?"

The two in the back were quiet for a moment. "Ew," squeaked Anelise.

"No mention of bubblegum pop within a two-mile radius," Isaac added.

"Brett," Kari wheedled, "c'mon, you know I don't like rock music."

Brett drawled a sigh, wondering if it was possible to get a migraine within the course of five minutes. "We had to endure your country track," he reminded her. "It's your turn."

She pouted. "Whose side are you on?"

"The side with the better music."

Sulking, she flipped hair off her shoulder and slouched in the passenger seat, crossing her arms. "Bubblegum pop is awesome," she mumbled. She blew her gum into a bubble in front of her mouth, glaring into the middle-distance.

Leaning over with a devilish smile on her face, Anelise poked the bubble, causing it to pop and stick to Kari's face. Shrieking, Kari swiveled around to face Anelise, who had erupted into a fit of giggling. "I thought you said that you liked bubblegum pop," Anelise smirked.

Isaac muttered a one-liner about how 'punny' the situation was, and as Kari threw a hissy-fit Brett resolved to never again volunteer to drive a gaggle of his friends to the outlet mall.