Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ How Do I Tell Him? ❯ Dirt ( Chapter 14 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: pinkneko 
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.12.2001 | Pages: 1 | Words: 685 | Visits: 662 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.12.2001 | Pages: 1 | Words: 685 | Visits: 662 | Status: Completed
Ahhh...the toils of being in a band....=^_^=
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The next three clubs came and went. The same routine, the same over-crowded crowd, the same dangers. By the time they reached the fifth club Tai had developed a "slight" case of crowd paranoia. He and Cherona sat back stage with Kaede now. Matt inwardly groaned and looked around the new club. It was a bit bigger than the other three...and the Bouncers seemed to be a bit more finicky here. The place was still way over crowded though. Matt sighed, plugged his amp in, and started to play. Tai watched intently from backstage.
{Matt look so hot in the spotlight...}
"Whatcha thinkin' about?" Kaede asked with a smirk.
"Matt of course." Tai replied, "What else would I have my mind on?"
"Matt in a pink thong?" Kaede suggested.
Tai made a face, "Pink isn't Matt's color."
Kaede and Tai laughed.
"So? What's the band getting paid?"
"Well...we're getting two hundred and twenty per club, so multiply that that by seven...we get one thousand five hundred forty to split among the eight of us."
"That's...one hundred ninety two dollars and fifty cents per person."
"Yeah...."
"That kinda sucks."
"It's better than the money we get at home. Usually we only play one club. That's one hundred and fifty if we're lucky. We only have seven people at home so that's only twenty one bucks and forty three cents per person. Plus we have expenses back at home so our pay usually goes to that."
"I meant for the distance that we traveled and the condition these clubs are in that the pay sucks.
"Oh...yeah that does kinda suck." Kaede mused.
"What sucks?" Akira asked as the band filed backstage.
"You 'n' Hiroshi in the dark." Koji grinned.
"Oh ha ha. Very funny Mr. Comedy." Hiroshi snorted, giving Koji a playful shove.
"Our pay." Kaede explained.
"Ah...I see." Matt said, hugging Tai.
"You were great out there." Tai smiled.
"Whoa! Your main squeeze actually complimented your performance." Akira teased.
"What?" Tai asked.
"Usually Sora would pick Matt's performance apart. She would tell him every note that was a little bit off or flat...y'know...she never complimented him." Niru explained.
"Seriously??"
"Yup."
"Damn..." Tai hugged Matt again. "In that case...you were really, really good."
Matt laughed and ruffled Tai's hair, "Thanks."
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"So? What are the plans for today?" Koji asked.
"Not much. We have nothing booked today and we have the sixth club tonight. We're almost home." Kaede replied.
"Thank God. I can't wait to get home..." Hiroshi said, stretching.
"Me too." Niru agreed.
"Well the hotel's got a swimming pool. How about we go swimming?" Matt suggested.
"Yeah. That sounds cool." Kaede said. "I need a break."
"Me too...let's go!" Akira exclaimed, running off.
Hiroshi laughed and chased his boyfriend to the elevators.
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"CANNONBALL!!!"
Kaede shrieked and shielded herself with her arms as Matt jumped into the pool. "If any of you get me wet I'll kill you!!"
"Aw c'mon Kaede. You don't go to the pool just to sit in the sun." Hiroshi grinned.
"I do. I like to get a tan. So don't get me wet!"
"Yeah, yeah."
Tai splashed water on Matt and giggled.
"Hey!" Matt grinned, splashing Tai back.
"Uhm...excuse me." A woman asked, "Is there a Taichi Yagami here?"
"Uh...yah. That's me." Tai said, confused.
"I'm Margie. I work at the front desk...you have an urgent call from your sister."
"My sister!?" Tai exclaimed jumping out of the pool. "Did she say what was wrong?"
"Just wrap up in your towel. You can take the call at the front desk."
"Ok."
Almost in a panic Tai wrapped up in his towel and rushed to the front desk. Margie took Kari off hold and transferred the call to the front desk.
"Kari?" Tai said.
"Tai! Thank God I reached you! You wouldn't believe what Sora told me!!!"
Tai froze, "W-what? Sora..."
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Uh oh...what kinda crap is Sora spreading around? R&R and you'll find out! =^_^= (Yes I know I'm evil)
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The next three clubs came and went. The same routine, the same over-crowded crowd, the same dangers. By the time they reached the fifth club Tai had developed a "slight" case of crowd paranoia. He and Cherona sat back stage with Kaede now. Matt inwardly groaned and looked around the new club. It was a bit bigger than the other three...and the Bouncers seemed to be a bit more finicky here. The place was still way over crowded though. Matt sighed, plugged his amp in, and started to play. Tai watched intently from backstage.
{Matt look so hot in the spotlight...}
"Whatcha thinkin' about?" Kaede asked with a smirk.
"Matt of course." Tai replied, "What else would I have my mind on?"
"Matt in a pink thong?" Kaede suggested.
Tai made a face, "Pink isn't Matt's color."
Kaede and Tai laughed.
"So? What's the band getting paid?"
"Well...we're getting two hundred and twenty per club, so multiply that that by seven...we get one thousand five hundred forty to split among the eight of us."
"That's...one hundred ninety two dollars and fifty cents per person."
"Yeah...."
"That kinda sucks."
"It's better than the money we get at home. Usually we only play one club. That's one hundred and fifty if we're lucky. We only have seven people at home so that's only twenty one bucks and forty three cents per person. Plus we have expenses back at home so our pay usually goes to that."
"I meant for the distance that we traveled and the condition these clubs are in that the pay sucks.
"Oh...yeah that does kinda suck." Kaede mused.
"What sucks?" Akira asked as the band filed backstage.
"You 'n' Hiroshi in the dark." Koji grinned.
"Oh ha ha. Very funny Mr. Comedy." Hiroshi snorted, giving Koji a playful shove.
"Our pay." Kaede explained.
"Ah...I see." Matt said, hugging Tai.
"You were great out there." Tai smiled.
"Whoa! Your main squeeze actually complimented your performance." Akira teased.
"What?" Tai asked.
"Usually Sora would pick Matt's performance apart. She would tell him every note that was a little bit off or flat...y'know...she never complimented him." Niru explained.
"Seriously??"
"Yup."
"Damn..." Tai hugged Matt again. "In that case...you were really, really good."
Matt laughed and ruffled Tai's hair, "Thanks."
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"So? What are the plans for today?" Koji asked.
"Not much. We have nothing booked today and we have the sixth club tonight. We're almost home." Kaede replied.
"Thank God. I can't wait to get home..." Hiroshi said, stretching.
"Me too." Niru agreed.
"Well the hotel's got a swimming pool. How about we go swimming?" Matt suggested.
"Yeah. That sounds cool." Kaede said. "I need a break."
"Me too...let's go!" Akira exclaimed, running off.
Hiroshi laughed and chased his boyfriend to the elevators.
***************
"CANNONBALL!!!"
Kaede shrieked and shielded herself with her arms as Matt jumped into the pool. "If any of you get me wet I'll kill you!!"
"Aw c'mon Kaede. You don't go to the pool just to sit in the sun." Hiroshi grinned.
"I do. I like to get a tan. So don't get me wet!"
"Yeah, yeah."
Tai splashed water on Matt and giggled.
"Hey!" Matt grinned, splashing Tai back.
"Uhm...excuse me." A woman asked, "Is there a Taichi Yagami here?"
"Uh...yah. That's me." Tai said, confused.
"I'm Margie. I work at the front desk...you have an urgent call from your sister."
"My sister!?" Tai exclaimed jumping out of the pool. "Did she say what was wrong?"
"Just wrap up in your towel. You can take the call at the front desk."
"Ok."
Almost in a panic Tai wrapped up in his towel and rushed to the front desk. Margie took Kari off hold and transferred the call to the front desk.
"Kari?" Tai said.
"Tai! Thank God I reached you! You wouldn't believe what Sora told me!!!"
Tai froze, "W-what? Sora..."
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Uh oh...what kinda crap is Sora spreading around? R&R and you'll find out! =^_^= (Yes I know I'm evil)