Room69 and Alyssa
Noah wiped the sweat off his forehead with a towel, and grabbed his bottle of water. He looked around at Chris, Adam and Pete, all looking like they were suffering in Adam's garage. It had become surprisingly hot in the few hours they'd been practising.
"So, we gonna just hang at mine? Dad's gone for a week, so it's ok if AJ is - " Noah was interrupted by his cell phone ringing. He walked over to it and flipped it open. "Hello?" His eyes widened and he gestured for the others to be quiet.
"I bet it's his secret lover," Chris snickered.
"Yeah, AJ's calling from upstairs," Pete joked.
"Or it's Bella," Adam joined in.
They laughed together and Noah threw his sweaty towel at them, an annoyed look on his face.
"Maybe he's running a phone sex line," Adam suggested as Noah hung up.
"Guys, you're all idiots. And despite that... that was Island Records. We got ourselves a deal. We have a meeting with the company next week," Noah said, grining widely.
"WHAT?" Pete yelled, running over and shaking Noah's shoulders. "WHAT?!"
"Pete! VOLUME!" Noah shouted back. "And we got a record deal!"
"WHOOOOOOOOOOO YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" Adam screamed, dancing like an idiot.
Chris let out a loud cheer, bashing on the drums.
Noah grinned. "Ok, it calls for a celebration! We're getting drunk tonight!"
"DRINKING!" Pete shouted. "YEAH!"
"YEAH!" Chris joined in.
Then, grining like idiots, they went up into Adam's house to tell everyone the good news. Pete, Chris, Noah and Adam ran through the house, cheering, as they ran into the living room where AJ and Alyssa were.
"WE GOT SIGNED!" Pete yelled.
"What?" Alyssa said, her eyes wide in disbelief.
"SIGNED!" Adam exclaimed.
"WHOOOO!" Alyssa cheered.
AJ
"Woah..." AJ sat shocked for a second, then grinned.
"Sweet!" her eyes lit up, "and for the first course of action?"
Noah
Noah lifted her from the couch and kissed her, then sether down on the ground.
"Well, we get drunk of course."
AJ
AJ squinted at him with a grin.
"You know, you do that an awful lot. Ever heard of celebrating soberly?"
Noah and Chris
Noah shrugged. "So-ber?" he said slowly, grinning.
"Yeah, not a word in our dictionaries. When we can help it," Chris chimed in.
"Anyway, AJ, Dad's out of town for the week, so... that means, we're partying at my house tonight!" Noah said happily.
AJ
"Oh cool!" AJ exclaimed, jumping slightly.
"My drums... my drums, man. I miss that place. All cosy..."
She hugged him.
"Congrats, man."
Room69 and Alyssa
"Thanks," Noah grinned.
Alyssa bounced. "So, we going?"
"Yeah, ye-ah!" Adam cried. "I can port us over... I'll have to do it two at a time, that ok?"
"Go for it," Noah said.
Adam touched Noah and AJ's shoulders and ported them to Noah's house, then went back for Chris and Alyssa, then back for Pete. Noah created up some kero and cups.
AJ
AJ bounded for Noah's bedroom, and stood in the doorway just breathing in his scent. Then she went and flopped down onto his bed, remembering when she first came to stay here.
She looked up at his dresser, and grabbed his deodorant. Taking the cap off, she smelt it, and blinked.
"Ok, he uses that alot..."
Room69 and Alyssa
"Mmmkay, me needs a shower," Noah commented. "Rehearsal leads to sweat. So, I'll catch ya's on the flip side."
He strolled into his bathroom and closed the door, then undressed and hopped in the shower, switching the taps on till it was just right.
Meanwhile, the rest of the band and Alyssa grabbed some kero. Pete switched the TV on and flipped over to the movie channel.
AJ
AJ heard the shower turn on and grinned.
Leaving his room and making her way down the hallway, she heard her boyfriend in the shower.
Opening the door slightly, she poked her head through. There was already too much steam to see much of anything. Slipping through the door, she closed it quietly, then tried to figure out the best way to scare him.
Hmm...
The water hit the roof for a moment, then fell again.
Noah, Pete and Alyssa
Noah was confused for a second, then slid the door open slightly and stuck his head out.
"Pervert," he joked. "Yes, AJ, was there something you wanted?"
"I think AJ just went into the bathroom with Noah," Pete grinned.
"Pete, shut up..." Alyssa replied. "Actually, turn the volume up. I don't wanna hear it anything happens."
AJ
"Maybe..." AJ grinned, sidling up to him.
She took his face into her hands and kissed him.
"Need any help?"
Noah
Noah grinned back.
"I could use a hand, yeah."
He kissed her again.
AJ
AJ chuckled, sort of, before slipping her jacket off her shoulders, leaving her in a thin top.
She slipped into the shower with him and closed the door behind them, keeping her lips locked to his the whole time.
Noah
Noah put his arms around her, still kissing her as he pulled her under the shower. He pulled away for a second.
"Such a pervert," he murmured, before kissing her again.
Admittedly, he was extremely turned on, but he didn't want to push her. Even though she could probably already feel what she was doing to him.
AJ
AJ let her hands wander, grinning slightly when she realized what she was doing to him.
"Troubles?" she taunted.
She tilted her head into his neck, then proceeded to give him a love bite.
Noah
Noah moaned softly in her ear.
"Maybe I should make this a cold shower," he replied, before tilting his head back, giving her an easy access to his neck.
AJ
AJ waited until she was done, then threw her head back - hair sending water flying in all directions.
"Getting a little... hot honey?" she grinned.
She clasped the cold tap and turned it up a little.
She placed her fingers on the side of his head, tilting it the other way so she could give him another love bite on the other side.
Noah, Pete and Alyssa
Noah grinned and waited till she was done, then turned the hot water back on, as he was shivering. He tilted her head and gave her a love bite, then moved so he could kiss her properly.
"I really do not wanna know what's going on in there," Alyssa commented to Pete.
"Sex," Pete supplied.
AJ
AJ grinned as she kissed him back, then stepped back a little.
"You might wanna..." she licked her lips, "clean yourself off."
She giggled as she opened the door and stepped out, kissed him again, then closed the door on him. She shook herself off like a dog, then grabbed a towel.
Noah, Pete and Alyssa
Noah looked down and was slightly confused. He hadn't come, but anyway...
He finished his shower and hopped out, drying himself off and getting changed into jeans and a shirt, then spiked his hair up with some gel, and headed out to the rest of them.
"See, in the shower, you can just hoist someone up against the - oh hi Noah," Pete said, trying to look innocent.
"Shut him up, please," Alyssa pleaded.
Noah grinned. "Pete, shut up."
AJ
Once AJ had toweled herself off as best she could in quick time, and gotten changed into some clothes she'd left there, she shook her hair out and went to rejoin the others.
"Hey..." she began with a grin, towelling her hair.
Pete, Amy and Adam
"Hey," Adam said, an amused grin on his face. He ported out quickly, then back in with Amy and one of her friends, Alex. Pete grinned.
"Alex! Long time no see, babe!"
Alex smiled back. "Hey Petey," she said, going over to sit by him.
AJ
"Hey Alex," aj grinned, throwing the towel over the back of a nearby chair.
"Nice of you stop by..."
She looked at Adam.
Room69, Amy and Alyssa
"Like always, never get much of a choice," Alex grinned back at her. "I don't think I'll ask about the towel. Or about the fact you and Noah are wet."
"Best not to ask. Anyway, we got a record deal!" Noah exclaimed.
"Ohhhh fun! Congrats guys!" Alex exclaimed.
Adam whispered something to Amy and they stood up. "See ya guys." And they ported out.
Chris grinned and picked Alyssa up and carried her off to a spare room.
"Oh obvious much?" Alex asked, leaning against Pete.
AJ
AJ rolled her eyes, then plopped down on the nearest couch.
She grabbed the TV remote, then spotted the kero.
"Oooh, good stuff."
She reached for a cup and gulped it down.
Noah and Pete
Noah sat on the couch next to her and created up a stack of pizzas, all different toppings.
"What's on?" Pete asked.
Noah shrugged. "Don't know. Some good movies are meant to be on this month."
AJ
"Let's find out," AJ raised an eyebrow.
She switched the TV on and began flicking through the channels, before reaching for some pizza.
Noah
Noah grabbed some kero and a slice of pizza and leaned his head back on the couch.
"There's meant to be like... some horror movie marathon thing," Alex put in, before grabbing her own zlice of pizza. She looked at the kero. "Uh... Noah..."
"Oh yeah, sorry," Noah replied. "I keep forgetting." He created up some vodka for her.
"Yeah, it's a real bitch," Alex grinned. "You'd think Amy wouldn't be able to drink it, coz she's a brid with no powers, yet I'm a brid with powers and still... nussink!"
AJ
"Sucks, don't it?" AJ stared at the TV, still flicking through channels.
"What channel's the... oh here we go."
She grinned and leant back, spreading her legs lazily as she found the horror movies.
"This should be good..."
Pete and Noah
"Yeah, you can sit by me if you get scared, Noah," Pete grinned.
"Right back at ya, man," Noah said, rolling his eyes.
Pete pulled Alex into his lap instead and took the pizza from her hands and ate it. She let out an annoyed groan and then brought a box over to them and they started to eat.
Noah moved so he was at the end of the couch and put his feet into AJ's lap, eating more pizza, eyes on the screen.
AJ
"You're lucky you just had a shower, man," AJ chuckled, slapping his feet lightly.
Nevertheless, she used his legs as a rest for a box of pizza. Every now then, tickling his toes.
Noah
Noah chuckled, his eyes never leaving the screen. "Yeah."
He absently created up some fried chicken.
"Sorry, had a craving."
AJ
AJ held her hand out.
"Gimme. But barbequed," she insisted, wiggling her fingers.
Noah
Noah added some BBQ to the mix and handed the bucket to AJ. He grabbed a piece of chicken and bit into it.
"I make a good chicken," he grinned, then created up some fries and cokes.
AJ
"Awww sweet," AJ crooned, taking the chicken and beginning to eat it messily with her fingers.
"We're dining in tonight, that's for sure."
Noah
Noah nodded. "Yep." His eyes went to the pizza as he snagged a slice, then moved back to the TV.
"I haven't seen this yet," he said, watching 'The Exorcist'.
AJ
AJ shrugged.
"It's kinda crap, but you know... Alone in the dead of night I guess anyone could be caught up in it."
She bit into the chicken some more, then swallowed it.
"I think some of the so-called special effects were crap."
Pete and Noah
"Isn't this the new one?" Pete piped in, grabbing more pizza.
Noah shrugged and Alex nodded. "Yeah, I didn't like it. Although it did put me off pea soup for life. Ok, I didn't actually like pea soup to begin with..."
AJ
AJ chuckled.
"Come on, the vomit looked so fake," she pointed to the screen.
"Everyone knows you always have carrots for some reason. That's an interesting thing too..." she grinned, hoping she was going to put someone off their food, "carrots... you always bring them up. But corn... now that always comes out the other end. And vomit is normally white or yellowey. Definately not green."
Pete and Noah
"CARROTS!" Pete cried out, laughing.
Noah joined in. "CARRRRRRRRRROTS!"
Alex rolled her eyes. "You and your bloody carrots."
"Shooooosh, quiet time," Pete grinned.
AJ
AJ rolled her eyes as well, before shifting slightly and grabbing some more pizza.
She blew on Noah's feet, before drinking some of the coke.
Pete and Noah
Pete fell silent before bursting into laughter as Noah created a carrot and threw it at him.
"CARROT!" they both exclaimed.
Noah cleared his throat, still grinning as he watched TV.
AJ
"Ok, what the hell is this carrot thing?" AJ exclaimed, annoyed.
She looked between them, raising her eyebrows.
"Or don't I wanna know?"
Noah and Pete
"Sorry AJ," Noah said, eyes on the screen.
Pete chuckled, and tossed the carrot aside.
Alex shrugged. "You won't get it out of them, I've been trying for years now."
AJ
AJ shot Alex a look, then groaned.
"Typical guys. I hate secrets. They can go to hell. They can go to hell and they can die."
She chuckled.
"Secrets, that is."
Noah
"Yeah!" Alex agreed absently, taking a swig of her vodka.
Noah grinned and chuckled to himself, reaching for some chicken, when his phone rang. It was his Dad. His eyes widened as he spoke on the phone, then hung up.
"Mmmkay, good news and bad news. Good news is Dad is still out of town. Bad news is that Adam's dad mentioned there was an Australian staying with them. He's going to call your dad, AJ."
AJ
AJ actually spat some coke back into the cup before she choked on it, then stared at him with wide eyes as she put it down.
"You ah... I... What..."
She abruptly stood up.
"Now what?!"
Noah
"I don't know," Noah said softly. "We could try for another runner. Or Adam could port you home for a bit, then, we could come rescue you again later."
He sighed.
"You'll have to go home sooner or later, I guess."
AJ
AJ shook her head.
"I don't think so."
She grabbed the towel and took it back to the bathroom, then hesitated, staring at it.
There was no way she was going back to face her parents. Not now. She'd rather live on the streets of America if she had to.
Noah
Noah sighed and followed her into the bathroom, putting his arms around her waist and resting his head on her shoulder, kissing her neck.
"S'ok, we'll get through it. Even if you end up having to stay at Chris's house."
AJ
AJ chuckled slightly.
"And wouldn't that be something? I might be too afraid to fall asleep at night."
She looked up towards the window, then stood back a little and put her hands over his.
"Everything... everything wants us apart, doesn't it?"
Noah
"Everything except me, love."
Noah kissed her cheek and entwined their fingers.
"Hey, I could always create you a little house or something."
AJ
AJ turned slightly.
"Well ah... thanks... But, where?" she frowned slightly.
She leant back and kissed his cheek.
Noah
"I'm not sure. I'm sure we could find somewhere."
Noah shrugged.
"It'll be ok. Hey, we could always get Adam to port us somewhere out of Tulsa..."
AJ
"I couldn't ask you to leave," AJ shook her head.
"Not for anything. Come on man, you have arecord deal now," she smiled, "you're actually gonna get somewhere. You couldn't leave now."
Noah
Noah smiled sadly.
"But that wouldn't mean anything without you."
AJ
"Mmm... yes it would," AJ nodded, "this can get you somewhere. I can't. I can't stand in the way of a possible career opportunity as great as this."
She leant back into him.
"We'll work something out. But right now, I should probably get out of here, huh?"
Noah
"I don't know, AJ, I really don't want you to go."
Noah sighed.
"Well... look, how about we give it some time, you never know what's gonna happen. You could stay with Chris or Pete. Chris's parents are pretty vacant, like they're good people, but whoa, you can see where he got it from."
AJ
AJ frowned, but tried to see the bright side.
"Well, at least they'd be alien, right?" she shrugged, "it's staying with humans I'd be worried about. And I probably wouldn't be planning to spend most of my time there anyway."
Noah
"Yeah, they're aliens. Pete's are as well."
Noah frowned.
"Anyway, we could probably convince my dad that the you were just a friend of Alyssa's. And not you. That might stop him from ringing your parents."
AJ
"Unless he's already done it," AJ shrugged.
"Better to get out of here either way."
She paused, considering.
"Choosing between Chris and Pete... hm..."
Noah
"Depends on what family you want," Noah grinned.
"Chris's are vacant.. but nice, and he has... a brother? Pete's are just really nice, the kind of parents everyone wants, and he has an older sister. But she's moved to her college, so yeah."
AJ
"Sounds like I go with Pete's then," AJ nodded.
"As long as he himself stays away from me. The freak."
Noah and Pete
Noah grinned.
"Come on, we should tell them the new arrangements."
He kissed her again and led her from the room.
"Pete, AJ stay at yours?"
"Yeah," Pete replied, barely looking up from talking to Alex.
AJ
AJ chuckled, hugging onto her boyfriend.
"Sweet. Perhaps we'd better check with the 'rents though..."
Pete
"Yeah, shouldn't be a problem." Pete shrugged. "My parents will be alright with it. I'll tell them you're a friend of Kate's."
He paused.
"A young friend."
AJ
AJ glanced at Noah.
"Cool," she shrugged.
"Man, I'm starting to sound like you guys. I need to talk to myself more often to keep up the Aussie accent."
Then she chuckled.
"Although getting an American one might not be a bad idea, to hide anyway."
Pete and Noah
Noah grinned.
"Anyway, let's worry about that later... we got a record deal!"
Pete cheered and grabbed more kero.
"Ye-ah!"
AJ
"Fair dinkum mate," AJ grinned, reaching for some kero.
"And good on ya's. You'se deserve it."
Noah and Pete
Noah chuckled and sat down, reaching for kero and pizza.
"Yeah, I guess..."
"Come on, man, we rock," Pete grinned.
AJ
"Literally."
AJ began to headbang to... nothing really.
She suddenly stopped.
"Now that'd be cool. A drum set made out of rock."
Noah and Pete
"Maybe for Christmas," Noah joked.
Pete grabbed Noah's guitar from behind the couch and strummed it quickly. "WE GOT A DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!"
AJ
AJ laughed, then drank some kero.
"Yeahhhhh... let's see how drunk we can get. Although..."
She scratched her cheek, and turned to Noah.
"When's your Dad coming back?"
Noah and Pete
"Two days? Something like that," Noah replied.
Pete lay back in his chair and started to play.
"And I, will always love me!"
"That's coz you're a wanker."
"Shut it, Noooooooaaaaaaaah!" Pete sang.
AJ
"God gave him a mouth, and he intends to use it, don't ya?" AJ grinned, tapping Noah's chin.
"Unless you're not religious. But let's leave that particular phrase right there."
She directed that at Pete.
Pete
Pete chuckled and continued to play.
"Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven
I must be strong
And carry on
Coz I know, I don't belong
Here in heaven..."
OOC: Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
AJ
"I don't think I've really heard you sing ballad before," AJ cocked her head, looking at Pete.
She nodded.
"Not bad. Ballads are really my thing, but not at night or in dark places. Very sleep-inducing."
Pete
"Have you ever heard me sing properly?" Pete asked.
He thought for a minute, then started to play again.
"Got out of bed today
I'm alive what can I say?
I'm really happy to be somewhere
With someone who makes me happy
I took the bus downtown
All day long I walked around
I looked at all the sights
And thought aout how lucky I am now
I was sick of feeling down
So I gave it all away
Two thousand miles from all I know
And so much better off today
I'm still waiting for the world
To come crashing down again
And I'm still waiting for someone
To call me up and tell me your dead
Sometimes I wonder what was going through your head
I don't know
But I won't go there again
You make me smile so wide
When I look into your eyes
When you're not around
I know you're somewhere stuck inside my mind
So here I am today
I was lost for twenty years
I found clarity
The day I took a chance and moved away
I was sick of feeling down
So I gave it all away
Two thousand miles from all I know
And so much better off today
I'm still waiting for the world
To come crashing down again
And I'm still waiting for someone
To call me up and tell me your dead
Sometimes I wonder what was going through your head
I don't know
But I won't go there again..."
OOC: How I Spent My Summer Vacation - The Ataris
AJ
"Sweet," AJ grinned.
"Maybe you could take over Noah's place in the band."
She whacked her boyfriend playfully, then leant up to kiss him.
Noah and Pete
"We all sing," Noah said, then frowned. "Ok, Chris doesn't."
"Yeah, coz he sucks," Pete grinned. "Well he can carry a tune, but he doesn't like singing."
"Yeah."
AJ
"What can we say?" AJ shrugged, "the guy has talent. Unnaturally. Sort of."
She frowned.
"And I'm confusing myself."
Noah and Pete
"Yeah, we get it," Noah grinned.
He settled himself in the couch, as Pete started to play another song.
"Today was a good day
I didn't even have to use my a.k
At least I didn't get my heart broken anyway
Wasting time in east new jersey
Guess I could tell you 'bout
The snow covered rooftops
Sunsets, shooting stars and picturesque backdrops
Or how I went and hung out at quick-stop
And pretended that I was in clerks
Sometimes you gotta stop and remember
That your not gonna live forever
Be young, think smart, stay true
And just follow your heart
Remember the times we watched "Karate Kid"
And memorized every line
Skipped school and went to the arcade
Hung out and played galaga all day
Stole a car and we drove to Michigan
600 miles with no destination
Except to get in the car and drive
And see where we'll end up
Sometimes you gotta stop and remember
That your not gonna be young forever
Think smart, have fun, stay true
And don't ever grow up
Out of all I've learned in life
You always keep your friends close to your heart
Cause who will help you if you're falling down
And everything is ok..."
OOC: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left Right, B, A, Start - The Ataris
AJ
"Someone likes the Ataris," AJ raised her eyebrows.
"Not that that has anything to do with... you know what? Maybe Chris's power is all that has him in the band."
She chuckled.
"And yet you guys and Adam have it naturally."
Noah and Pete
Noah shrugged.
"Saved time, I guess. Chris didn't have to have lessons like us."
"Not that we had lessons," Pete put in.
"Ok, a good point there..."
AJ
"See? Natural."
AJ grinned, leaning into Noah and rocking back and forth again.
"Ah la naturale. I like."
She kissed him again.