At Dare's House

[Mike Spruill]

After the heated make out session, Mike had meant to follow Dare, but then he had this huge pain in his chest and he let Dare go ahead. Mike needed a few moments to compose himself anda few moments turned into a few minutes, cause he was in pain and he could barely breath. Nothing new, this happened when the pain from getting beat flared up. he could very well have a few cracked or broken ribs, but Mike never went to the doctor.

Instead he just stood in the living room slowly breathing until he pain subsided. He felt bad for just ditching Dare and letting the poor boy return to the other part of the house without him, but Mike needed a few moments to himself. He needed to let this wave of pain pass through him before he tried to walk. He could walk to the licing room, but then everyone would see and they would ask questions Mike did not care to answer.

Mike finally got his composure back and the pain subsided. he found a mirror and lifted up his shirt to see the new bruises from last nights beating. Wonderful. Well not he was out, he moved out so there was a a god possibly. Hopefully last night was the last beating. Mike made his way back to the lving room. "Sorry I needed the mens room,and man you can get lost in this place." Mike said laughing and stood near Dare. "By the way thanks for the tour." He told the blond bo softly. "You guys are really good...play some more."

[Evan Hughes]

When Syn appeared, Evan tried his best to hide the slightly panicked look that he was sure crossed his face. And as the girl seemed to pay no special attention to him, he let his focus settle on the really cool drum kit in front of him, relieved. It would be bad enough if Brittany had asked him about the jam, about who came. He couldn’t lie of course, he would own up that she was there. So at least this way if she did ask, he could tell the truth and say that she was there, but she talked more to the others than him. And she certainly didn’t try to kiss him again, no sirree.

He felt bad for her still, she did seem a little lonely, he couldn’t remember seeing her hang around anyone in particular at school. And while normally he would have tried introducing her to Brit and Mal, even he knew that after the whole kissing thing, that was a very bad idea. In fact, he would be more than happy if she and his girlfriend never met. Which would be a difficult feat, considering they both went to the same school, but he could hope.

She was a good singer, but he was more than happy to refrain from speaking for a while, something very unusual for him. It was another relief when Mike came in, and he had a distraction. “Of course we’re good!” he exclaimed, acting outraged at the possibility that his friend might have thought otherwise. “Told you I’m an awesome drummer, it’s just banging things and making noise. My specialty.”

[fryn]

"Specialty?" Taki threw Evan a grin. "Indeed you are... special," he added with a short laugh and it developed into something far longer when Evan tossed a candy towards Takumi's head. He ducked...

The session continued in high spirits for the rest of the afternoon but finally it was time for Takumi to depart. He'd been given a time to be back for supper and as he was hoping to at least talk to Izzy over the phone later - meeting up would be even better though - he didn't want to risk having to re-heat his meal.

"I have had a very enjoyable time," he said to the others. "Arigatou gozaimusu, Dare-kun, for inviting me to your home. I hope we can do this again sometime soon. It was good to meet you, Mike," he added to the boy he'd only met that afternoon. "And also you, Hai," he added with a wink. He had a feeling - and rightly so - that she wasn't all that keen on the name he'd come up with for her but it was easy for him to remember it if nothing else! "Still on for tomorrow?" he asked Evan who assured him the bowling session was going ahead. "Sugoi! Then I will see you there!"

Takumi packed up his treasured bass with fond care and with a final wave he headed for the lift and down to his waiting Vespa. It had been a great afternoon... and he had an equally great evening to look forward to as it included Izzy... even if that was only across the phone!

(wrapped for Taki and thanks guys!!)

[Dare Madison]

Dare slipped his hand into Mike's, hoping he wasn't making a mistake in thinking there was something between them."I think we are great together. I think we should pick some songs to work on and make a demo and enter to see if we can open for my dad's band's benefit concert. There is still food if anyone wants to stay, I can heat it up real fast." Dare didn't want the day to end and it wasn't just because Mike would leave. He was really enjoying being with his friends.Even Syn had been pleasant and fun. She hadn't embarrassed him even once, of course it probably would have been different if she had come back while he had been making out with Mike.There was a knock at the door and it wasn't long before Kian dragged Connor in by the hand. "Hey guys! How did everything go? Kian asked giving Evan an arch look.

[Evan Hughes]

Evan had been planning on leaving as soon as someone else did first, to avoid staying behind with Syn, and getting Brittany even more angry with him, if she was to begin with. He waved goodbye at Takumi, getting ready to get to his feet and leave himself. But then Dare mentioned food. So Evan plonked himself back down, figuring that maybe he should stay a little longer. For Dare’s sake of course. And if it looked like he was going to be left alone with Syn, he could always leave then.

“I could eat.” he admitted with a grin, the large empty bowl next to him, one that had been piled to the brim with candy. “What have you got?” His attention was quickly diverted though, waving enthusiastically as Kian came in, dragging Connor behind him. “Good to see you’re in one piece Photo Dude.” Evan laughed, before throwing an insulted look at Kian.

“Everything went, really, really well. Of course it did! I’m mad at everything.” he boasted, grinning cryptically at Dare before looking back at the two Irishmen. “Oh, and I also impressed everyone with my skills. And I ate just a little bit of candy. You know, just a little, little bit.”

[Dare Madison]

"Well there are tacos and some kind of pasta and best of all spring rolls, Dare said standing up and heading back into the other part of the complex to put the catering trays in the oven to reheat and set out more candy and a large pitcher of red punch. he poured himself a glass of milk and set it on a table near the sofa. When the timer went off he carefully moved the trays to the bar again and put serving utensils in them. "Food is ready," he said into an intercom that connected to the studio. He grabbed a plate and filled it, wondering if the others were going to join him. He began to eat slowly, mostly nibbling on Spring rolls. He wasn't a big eater normally, but today he had a lot on his mind. When the others joined him he took Lace aside and asked her to help him pick out a kitten for his sister.

[Kian O'Connor]

Kian was still starving. He liked sweets and snacks as much as anyone, but he didn't feel like they were real food, so he felt like he hadn't eaten yet that day. He got himself a plate and grinned at Connor, almost daring him to protest.Kian knew he was gonna need his energy for later. It had been very hard proving to Julia that they could keep their hands to themselves all day. The night was bound to be an exciting one after that. He sat down and pulled Mike down next to him. "So how was it?" he asked, knowing Mike would tell him without the boasting that Evan would add. He smiled at Dare who couldn't seem to keep away from Mike. "I am really sorry we couldn't stay, but we had a previous arrangement with Connor's best friend. But if you would like you could come hang out on the boat with us, if it's okay with you Mike? "