~I Want You~

I Want You

('I Want You': part 5)

"Oh ya! This Friday, we gotta watch watch for our new video" Darren said excitedly.
Daniel almost gasped. The thought of watching that video again was almost like torment, and as if the vid wasn't already clear *enough* in his mind.
"How did it end up going for you both?" asked Nicole.
"Pretty good i'd say, huh Daniel?"
Daniel looked at Darren and then at Nicole, thinking of what to say, without revealing what he really thought of it. "Ya....it went alot smoother than i thought it would. I think it's gonna look great on tv" he said, thinking of how hot Darren would look on a tv screen.
"How come *we* never get to be in your vids, Daz? We're part of the group too" said Ben.
Daniel shook his head at Ben's typical argumentative question.
"Well Ben, you were in the video for Tears of Pearls...doesn't that count?" said Darren, trying to keep down his bandmate's anger.
"Ya, but Darren, that video was all just concert shots, it's different than a *real* vid..."
Anna Maria looked at the blond. "Ben, you know as well as i do that the media sees savage garden as just Darren and Daniel"
"And what about us?" he asked.
"You know what?" said Darren, looking at all the band. "I think we should call it a day now. We all rehearsed for several hours, and now we should just all go home and relax a little"
All nodded in unison.
"Alright then, Daniel will give you all a call to when our next practice is" "Alright, Dazzy. Good idea" Anna Maria agreed.
"See you guys later" said Daniel as they all began to leave the room. When the band was gone, Darren looked over at Daniel who was fidgeting with his guitar case. "Geez, that Ben is really something, huh?"
Daniel nodded. "Yes, he is. Makes me wonder why he's still in our band.......ah, crap, this case does *not* wanna open today" he said in frustration.
Darren walked over to where he was. He stood almost over him, looking down at him with a smile. "Need a hand with that, Danny?"
He almost froze with tenseness. "Uh.....no, i think i can fix it, Darren." Darren stood there, un moving. "You sure about that?"
He nodded quickly. "Hm-mm" then he waited for Darren to back up a little, but Darren stood still where he was.
Nervously, he continued to fiddle with the metal clasps, trying desperately to pry them open. (My God! He's trying to kill me!)
he thought tensely. (He has to know what he's doing to me)
As if reading his thoughts, Darren backed up a few steps. "Danny, am i making you nervous?" he asked with a friendly smile.
"Nervous? No, i'm ok, i'm just getting so damn frustrated is all" he replied quickly.
Un-convinced, Darren bent down so that he was now facing him. "What's wrong Daniel? Lately you seem so tense around me" he said, his deep blue eyes deeply concerned.
Daniel's heart began to pound quickly. "Really? Have i been acting nervous? Gosh, i never noticed....maybe i'm just over-tired"
Darren smiled. "Well, all i want is for you to feel comfortable around me like you always have" he stood up, not taking his eyes off of him.
"We're best friends, Daniel. You have no reason to be tense around me"
(Ya, if only you knew how i *really* feel about you, Darren) he thought as he smiled at him.
"Anyway, considering the fact that we haven't rehearsed for awhile, we all did pretty good, huh?" said Darren, changing the subject.
Relieved, Daniel went back to fixing his guitar case. "Ya, i'd say so. But, man, we gotta straighten out all those loose ends between Ben and the other members....he's like a rabid dog"
Darren laughed at the image of Ben as a dog; he would definitely be either a German sheperd or a Doberman, argumentative and sarcastic.
"I know, out 1st show is only a week away in Atlanta, and we can't afford to have Ben acting like that throughout the whole tour or he'll drive us all nuts!"
"Good, i fixed it" said Daniel with a smile as he stood up and placed his black guitar in its' case and closed the clasps, hoping that they wouldn't get stuck again.

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