"A.J.! A.J.! A.J. GET YOUR BUTT OUTTA BED!" Howie screamed. A.J. rolled over, and looked up towards Howie
"man, where are we? What time is it?" Howie glanced down at his watch
"10:00, we have an arena to do a soundcheck in, a photo shoot, and an interview, we'll be there in an hour, your not even up!" A.J. groaned
"Howie, we have an hour, which means I can sleep for at least 30 more minutes" he started to roll back over and go back to sleep, but Howie stopped him
"oh no you don't, you won't be ready in time, and we'll be late"
"So?" Brian called from a few bunks down "we always are, what's it matter? Go back to bed man" Howie sighed impatiantly,
"Kevin, are you up yet? Kevin....? Man, don't tell me you fell back asleep too! Kevin!"
"Howie! Shut-up!" A.J. said "we're trying to sleep!"
"You gotta get up too A.J.!" Howie retorted, "come on guys!" he pleaded. Brian groaned and swung his feet outta bed and glared at Howie
"If it'll make you shut-up, I'll get up" Howie smiled
"great, you can wake up Kevin and Nick!" Brian looked horrified at even the suggestion,
"oh no, I am not getting screamed at, you want them up, YOU can wake them up" With that Brian walked down the hall into the tiny bathroom. Howie groaned, then smiled as an idea struck him, he walked into the kitchen, grabbed a metal pot and a wooden spoon and walked into the hallway where the bunks were.
~*~'BANG BANG BANG! THUD! BANG BANG BANG'~*~
"What the!" Brian screeched, running out of the bathroom, pulling his boxers up as he ran. He threw the door open and saw Howie beating a pot with a spoon, and Nick lying on the floor, tangeled in blankets and rubbing his head. He realized the 'THUD' was Nick falling out of bed. A.J. had snatched the pan and was now cussing at Howie for waking him up, Kevin didn't look so pleased either. He glared at A.J.
"A.J., shut-up! No one wants to hear you yelling" A.J. shot him a look
"No one wants to hear me complain? Then Howie shoulda let me sleep!"
"well just 'cause he woke you up doesn't mean you have to be so whiny!" Kevin retorted, A.J. glared at him,
"Kevin, stop being so goody-goody, if I wasn't bitching at him then you sure as hell would be, wouldn't you?"
"Goody-goody?" Kevin said, "just 'cause I'm not covered in tatoos, and have multi-colored hair like you, does not mean I'm a goody-goody" Nick stood up, throwing his blankets into his bunk
"shut-up, both of you, just shut-up." Kevin glared at Nick
"why should we shut-up! Just 'cause you hit your head. . ." Howie bit his lip, slightly upset at himself for putting them all in bad moods,
"hey guys," he said, but no one heard him over their bickering "guys!" he said a little bit louder, still, he went unheard. Brian saw him trying to get their attention, and failing. Sighing he stuck his fingers in his mouth and let out a loud whistle, they all fell silent and glared at him, with a smile he turned towards Howie,
"they're all yours." Howie smiled gratefully at him, then turned back to the guys
"ok, sorry to wake you guys up, but I'm sick of being the only ready to go on time, besides, now that you are finally through fighting, I should mention you only have. . .35 minutes left" A.J.'s mouth dropped
"Shit! I gotta shave!"
"Oh God, grab the bathroom before he gets in there!" Nick exclaimed, dashing down the small hall into the tiny bathroom. Minutes later Kevin was pounding on the door
"Dammit Nick, I gotta pee! What are you doing in there!" Nick opened the door, Kevin dashed in, then back out, "God Nick, what'd you eat last night?!"
"Screw what he ate" A.J. said, dashing by, "I gotta shave!". The door slammed shut, and flew back open "God Nick, what DID you eat?!" A.J. exclaimed, walking back out into the hall.
"Man, shut-up!" Nick exclaimed, red-faced, "the bathroom doesn't smell so hot after you get out either!"
"it smells better than that" A.J. retorted
"actually. . ." Brian started to say, but was interrupted by Howie
"32 minutes"
"Howie, chill" Brian said, "we won't be late"
"If I can't shave, we will be" A.J. said, Brian looked at him
"A.J., we all need to shave, except Mr. punctuality over there" he said, gesturing towards Howie. A.J. looked around, suddenly he smiled
"uh oh, he has that grin" Howie said, "What are you thinking of now man" A.J. looked at the guys,
"there's a sink in the kitchen, and a mirror over the couch! We don't have to smell Nick's-"
"Dude, don't even go there" Nick said, cutting him off, "I'll prove you guys wrong, I'll shave in the bathroom!" With that he turned and shut the door. They stared after him, A.J. grinned
"Gotta admire his bravery to smell his own shi-"
"Shut-up!" Nick yelped. The guys laughed and walked to the kitchen. Howie, being the first up, had already shaved, but grabbed the camera and laughed his head off as the guys ran back and forth from the kitchen to the entertainment room.
"Get outta the way, get outta the way!" Brian yelled, running through the bus, he ran into A.J., causing them both to fall on there butts. Howie was rolling with laughter, right then the bathroom door opened, and out walked Nick. Perfectly shaven, he looked down at Brian and A.J. on the floor, coverd with shaving cream, and then spotted Kevin coming down the hall, all shaven, and holding tissue to a spot where he nicked his cheek, and Howie, with the camera. Nick couldn't help it, he died laughing.
~*The Interview*~
Interviewer: “Well, I’m sitting in this studio with none other than, the Backstreet Boys! We’ll be having a short spot where the fans can call in and ask questions, even win, you guessed it, BACKSTAGE PASSES! That’s right, I’m giving away two backstage passes and front row tickets to the March 4th concert! And here they are now! Hi boys, how about we introduce ourselves!
Kevin: “Hello, this is Kevin!”
Howie: “Hello, this is Howie”
Nick: Hey! This is Nick, What’s up?”
Brian: “Hey! This is the B-rokster, Brian!”
A.J.: “and this is the Bone, A.J.”
Interviewer: “So guys, how’s it feel to be on tour again?”
A.J.: “It’s great, I love touring and performing, so I’m happy”
Howie: “Of course, we do miss our famlies”
Kevin: “but it’s great, the fans are great, the shows are great”
Brian: “Except the first 2"
Kevin: “Yeah, I kinda lost my pants during the first 2"
Nick: “The fans loved it though!”
Interviewer: (chuckles) “maybe you should drop your pants more often”
Kevin: “uh, no thanks”
A.J.: “oh come on!”
Interviewer: Kevin, might I take this time to point out you have a ‘lil bit of kleenex stuck to your cheek”
Kevin: “Thanks, I had, uh, a little nick from shaving”
Howie: “we all had shaving problems this morning”
A.J.: “and after Nick got out, bathroom problems also” (guys laugh, except Nick)
Nick: “let’s take our first call now!”
Interviewer: “Hi! You what’s your name and what’s your question for the Backstreet Boys?”
Caller: Hi, I’m Julia, and I wanted to know, A.J., what’s your worst hair mishap?”
A.J.: (Laughs) “Gosh, I don’t know”
Nick: “No man, it was that time you let me do a chemestry experiment and your hair went platinium blond”
A.J.: “Oh yeah, my mom flipped out when she saw me”
Brian: “We all did”
Kevin: “Quit smacking your gum Nick”
Nick: “I’m not smacking!”
Interviewer: “Hi, what’s your name and question?”
Caller 2: “I’m Amanda, and I want to know, what’s your most annoying traits”
Brian: “Our most annoying traits, or what we think the other guys annoying traits are?”
Caller 2: “The other guys, and I love you Howie!”
Brian: “Nick’s whiney”
Nick: “I am not!”
Kevin: “Are too”
Nick: “I am not!”
A.J.: “Howie is Mr. Consumer shopper, he’s constantly checking prices, me, I just buy it”
Kevin: “sometimes Brian doesn’t know when to stop fooling around, it’s gotten us in trouble before”
Howie: “Dude, Nick, stop smacking that gum”
Nick: “I’m not smacking!” Interviewer: “Hi! What’s your name and question?”
Caller 3: “Hi! My names Alexia, and I want to know, how do you guys feel when girls through condoms and bras up on stage?”
Kevin: “It was weird at first, we’ve gotten used to it, but it’s offensive sometimes”
Nick: “my mom got hit on the head with a condom at our show before”
Brian: “Yeah, a bra once landed on my brothers head, that stuff you throw doesn’t always make it to the stage you know” The other guys nodded in agreement.
~The interview lasted for another hour. Finally the guys trudged back out, slighlty tired. Nick could hear the fans screaming outside, him and the guys pasted on smiles and walked out the doors, signing a few autographs before security had gotten them into the van, and they were off to the photo shoot.
"Man, I am exhausted!" Kevin exclaimed, sinking back against the seat.
"I'll say, who's idea was it to run up a mountain for these photo's?" A.J. questioned
"None of ours" Nick said, poping his gum. "What do we gotta do next? I forgot."
"soundcheck" Howie reminded him, smoothing his hair back into place. Nick groaned.
"great, more running around"
"Your telling me!" Brain agreed. "but I hear they have a basketball court out back. Wanna shoot some hoops afterward, anyone?"
"Count me in" Nick said quickly.
"shopping" A.J. replied, "they have this row of funky stores on the next block over."
"Man, don't even look at me" Kevin said when Brian looked his way "I'm gonna catch up on some much needed sleep!"
"Howie?"
"Sorry Brian, but sleep sounds really good" Howie said, glancing at Brian.
"That's cool man." Brian said, looking out the window as they pulled up at the back door. Security rushed them in, and they walked over to the mikes.
"Mike test, 1, 1, 2" Brian joked, as his voice blasted out over the speakers. Nick talked into his mike
"I don't think it's working man!"
"Aauugghh! We're doomed!" A.J. said, getting in on the fun "the mikes won't work! Quick, think fast, what do we do!?!?"
"Run!" Nick screamed, dashing off stage, followed by Brian. Nick suddenly stopped, unaware of where to run to, and was slammed behind from Brian, the mikes fell down on the ground, right next to a speaker
'eeeeeee' went the soundsystem
"My ears!" Brian said, snatching up the mike, while Nick quickly grabbed his, they looked towards the stage to see A.J. and Howie laughing at them as Kevin walked on stage.
"What'd I miss?" He asked
"Brian and Nick running into each other, dropping their mikes too close to a speaker, and hurting their ears." A.J. said
"Come on guys, be serious!" Their manager called.
~Later that night, at the show~ The mom smiled as she heard the fans screams and shouts. Her daughter had waited three months to see this, and here she was. Suddenly the boys were in view as they circled around the arena, singing the words to 'Larger Than Life'. She saw Kevin, reaching out to the fans. After the show he'd get on the bus with the rest of the guys, go to another town, play another show, and live another day.
"Mom! Did you see that! Kevin, he touched my hand, he touch- Oh my God, here comes Nick!" her daughter shrieked. She smiled
'boys may be boys, but girls will be girls' she thought.
~*Ok, not the best ending, but I kinda lost interest in this one. Sorry*~
2000 Sparkie