Chapter 22
Twenty Questions
"Here we are again TRL." Tony said as he looked around the studio.
"Kind of weird." Shane said as they started to walk into the green room.
"How?"
"Being here again, it’s not weird for you? Never mind nothing is ever weird for you."
Tony started laughing as he sat down.
"Madison you’ve been awfully quiet today." Tony said as he looked at Madison.
"I’m tired." She replied softly and then she got up and walked out of the room, down the hall towards the bathroom.
"Where’d she go?" Shane asked Tony.
Tony shrugged as he picked up a magazine and started flipping through it.
"Am I getting fat?" Shane asked Jake and Tony as he stared at himself in his little compact mirror.
"What?" Jake asked looking at him weird.
"I think I’m getting fat. My favorite pair of leather pants don’t fit me anymore."
"Maybe because you shouldn’t wear leather." Jake muttered under his breath as he played a game on his cell phone.
"I look hot in leather."
"Negative, I look good in leather." Tony said joining the conversation.
"God, you two are worst than girls I swear."
"You’re jealous." Shane replied matter of factly.
Jake looked at Shane like he was crazy. "Of what?"
"Never mind." Shane said as he sat back crossing his arms as Madison walked back into the room.
"Where’d you go sweetie?" Tony asked as she sat down next to him.
"Bathroom."
"There is one right there." Tony said pointing to the door across the room.
"I didn’t want you guys to hear me."
"Pinching a loaf?" Jake asked as he kept his eyes on his phone.
"No, gross god Jake could you be any more immature and rude?"
Jake laughed and shrugged while Madison shook her head disgusted.
"Now back for the second time a band that’s growing quite familiar to the TRL audience Y5." Carson introduced the band as they all walked out onto the stage. "It’s good to have guys back to perform, how are all of you doing?"
"Super." Tony said grinning at Carson.
"We all live here when we aren’t on the road so we love it here and to be on TRL is just great." Jake replied as he scanned the audience for girls.
"So you guys just released your debut album, how does that feel?"
"Amazing." Tony replied excitedly.
"Madison you’ve been in the news lately want to tell us anything about Nick Carter?"
Madison cut her eyes over to Carson. She looked at him wide eyed. "Um… not really."
"You have nothing you want to share with the TRL world?" Carson said as he pointed to the camera.
Suddenly feeling sick to her stomach Madison just shook her head.
"Ok she’s keeping her mouth shut. No gossip about Nick Carter today folks. So you guys are performing your single ‘I’d Do Anything’ are you guys excited about that?"
"Ecstatic." Shane replied laughing.
"Let’s go ahead and get to our number four request this is B2K with their new song ‘Girlfriend’ at number four on TRL."
"A special little treat for you all today. This band is incredible their first single ‘I’m Just a Kid’ was a hit and now their second single is getting up there. They’ve just released the self titled debut album. Here they are Y5, singing ‘I’d Do Anything’." Carson said and then walked off the stage as the music started.
"God, she’s beautiful look at her." Nick said as him and Mike sat in his hotel watching TRL.
"She’s ok." Mike replied shrugging.
They started playing; Madison looked at Tony and grinned before she started the first verse.
Another day is going by
I’m thinking about you all the time
But you’re out there
And I’m here waiting
And I wrote this letter in my head
Cause so many things were
Left unsaid
But now you’re gone
And I can’t think straight
This could be the one last chance
To make you understand
I’d do anything
Just to hold you in my arms
Try to make you laugh
Somehow I can’t put you in the past
I’d do anything
Just to fall asleep with you
Will you remember me?
Cause I know I won’t forget you
"Yo, do they write their own songs?" Mike asked Nick.
"Uh, I think if they didn’t write all of them they wrote a great majority of them." Nick replied his eyes never leaving the TV.
Mike just nodded and then looked at Nick, staring at the TV; he grinned a little and shook his head as he looked back at the TV.
I close my eyes
All I see is you
Madison sang as she looked over at Tony smiling as he started the next part.
I close my eyes
I try to sleep I can’t forget you
Na, na, na, na,
And I’d do anything for you
Tony sang and then they all started jumping up and down as they went back into the chorus.
"Damn yo, she don’t have a bra on." Mike said as he watched her jump up and down grinning.
"Stop looking." Nick said hitting him in the arm.
"You know I’m probably not the only guy looking."
Nick looked over at him glaring and then back at the TV.
"That was awesome you guys, really amazing." John said from the front seat of the van on the way back to their hotel.
"So what are we doing now?"
"Going back to the hotel so you guys can get some rest. Tomorrow is Jay Leno." John replied as Madison’s cell phone started ringing.
"It’s Nick, he hasn’t talked to you since before we left to go to Florida. He might be having withdraws." Jake said laughing.
Madison shot Jake a dirty look and then answered her phone. "Hello?"
"Hey, saw you on TRL today you guys did great."
"Thanks."
"So where are you going now?"
"The hotel for some much needed rest and food."
Nick started laughing and said, "Then what?"
"Uh, tomorrow we’re doing Jay Leno."
"That’s cool."
"What are you doing?"
"Chilling in my hotel room with Mike."
"Does he go everywhere with you?"
"Not all the time he has been here a lot though, it’s cool for me to have someone to hang out with all the time you know."
"Yeah, that’s what I have Tony for." Madison replied grinning cheesy at Tony.
"Yeah he was very obvious when he was checking Carson out."
Madison started laughing and said, "Yep, that’s Tony he’s not subtle at all."
"So I have a question."
"Yeah?"
"The outfit you wore today did you pick it out?"
Madison looked around confused and then replied, "Uh, yeah why? Did I look fat in it?"
"No, I highly doubt you could look fat."
"Then why do you ask? Did you like it and want one of your own?" Madison asked laughing lightly.
"No, I just thought it was a little revealing." Nick said cautiously.
Madison sat there slightly confused and dumbfounded. What was he saying? "So you’re saying what?"
"I just don’t think it was good for you. I mean you looked great and all but never mind just forget it."
"Ok, well we’re at the hotel I have to go." Madison said quickly as she got out of the van.
"Alright bye." Nick said right before Madison hung up.
-song lyrics by, Simple Plan