Me again! Here's another chapter of my story. Now, I'm not implying anything about the Backstreet Boys or Aaron Carter's sexuality. I don't know them or their sexuality and if I did I wouldn't tell ya'll NE*Way. So on with.......
Chapter 3 of.....
Midnight Thunder
The next day I awoke to the smell of Nishon and Darby cooking. I woke Aaron up and told him that breakfast was cooking.
"I don't care I just want to sleep," he replied half awake.
"We're going to Pearl Harbor here soon," I said trying to get him up.
"Yay, now leave me alone," he said throwing the covers over his head.
"Oh, no you don't," I grabbed the covers and pulled them off of him and leaned in and kissed him.
"Mmmm, I'm up now," he said smiling.
"Alright lets go eat,"
"K," I grabbed my cell phone and we walked down stairs.
"Morning," Darby said as we entered the kitchen.
"Morning," I replied.
"Never leave that thing alone do you," he asked when he seen my phone.
"Nope, can't afford to miss a phone call when your as popular, and handsome, as I," I answered.
"Shut up," Nishon said from the refrigerator.
"When can we eat I'm hungry," Aaron asked.
"Your always hungry," I said dodging a punch from him.
"Its almost ready," Darby said laughing.
After we ate me and Aaron went to shower and get ready to go. When we got back downstairs Nishon and Darby were still showering so I decided to call Nick and see what the rest of them were up to.
"Hello," he answered.
"Hey,"
"Hey man what's going on. Aaron isn't any trouble is he," Nick asked.
"No, he can never be any trouble. I just called to see what was going on yalls way,"
"Oh nothing much we're on our break at the photo shoot,"
"We're going to go to Pearl Harbor here in a minute,"
"Did Aaron talk you into that," Nick asked trying to be fatherly again.
"Nick, I told you don't worry about Aaron. He'll be fine. Is that all you have done while we've been gone," I asked.
"No not really,"
"Well don't worry about him. I'll take good care of him. We plan on going to get drunk tonight and try to race these asshole across the street," I joked.
"OH HELL NO YOU DON'T," he yelled so loud Aaron heard him and busted out laughing.
"Nick, I was just joking we're just getting drunk and crashing at the club we're not going to be driving,"
"You do and I'll kill you if you're still alive," he joked back.
"You know better than that,"
"I hope so. Well I hate to cut this short but our break is over,"
"Alright I think Nishon and Darby are ready any way so talk later,"
"Ok bye"
"Bye," I said and hung up the phone.
"What's up their way," Aaron asked when I hung up.
"Their at a photo shoot right now, I caught them at the end of their break,"
"Cool,"
"Midnight, Aaron, sorry but my agent just called and said that we have to fly to LA today," Nishon said coming into the room with here cell phone.
"That's ok we'll get our things, go see Pearl Harbor, the get on the next plane out,"
"We have four hours till the flight so we have to stay and pack but I'm sure you can find it,"
"We don't have to go,"
"Sure you do, you two go and have fun,"
"You sure, I can stay and help," I offered.
"No you two go and have fun we'll be fine," she insisted.
"Alright, we'll be back in a few hours," I said and we turned to go.
"So you think you can find it," Aaron asked when we got in the car to leave.
"Yeah it's right over that hill, I used to have a beach house right next door to it,"
"What happened to it," he asked.
"I sold it cause I never came here," I explained.
"Oh, ok," we said nothing until we got there. Aaron was the first to speak, "Cool, what is this used for," he asked.
"Last I heard it was for the cruise ships only, and the cargo ships were to use another port. I also heard that hear soon it was going to be turned into strictly a historical site and all ships were banned. They're supposed to be building a harbor over there for the ships to use so they can shut this one down,"
"How do you know this if you don't ever come here,"
"Just learn over time I guess,"
"Oh,"
We rode around the island a couple of times and I told him the history of things. Three hours later we pulled into the drive and went in to pack.
"You go and get things ready and I'll get us some tickets," I told Aaron and pulled out my cell phone and called Laura.
"Hello, Laura's office," she answered.
"Hey we need tickets to LA on the next flight out,"
"Done already, I was just ready to call you and tell you that you had to leave today,"
"Why do I have to,"
"Management wants a meeting with everyone. It has something to do with the tour,"
"Damnit what in hell do they want now, I'm tired of flying in on short notice like this. They're not going to like me when I get there,"
"Midnight, don't go and start something,"
"I won't for now,"
"Well I got a meeting with them now before yalls meeting with them tonight,"
"Alright talk later,"
"Alright, bye,"
"Bye," I hung up the phone and went upstairs to pack.
"They want us in by night for a meeting with management about the tour," I informed Aaron as I entered the room.
"Damnit I hate these meetings,"
"I'm going to raise hell at this one I'm tired of this shit,"
"Oh boy, make it much better,"
"I know but I hate it,"
We finished packing and I told Nishon and Darby we were leaving cause we had to be there earlier so I could load my car. We rode to the airport in silence. When we finally got it loaded and got on the plane I fell asleep. I was awoken by Aaron when we landed. It was time to get off and leave.
"Your car has been unloaded and yours, Mr. Carter's, and Mr. and Mrs. Ross's luggage has been loaded in it and it is waiting in the lot, Mr. Power," the bellboy said as we got to the desk.
"Thanks," I replied and we all went to leave to go to my mansion.
"Damn that cost a lot," Darby said when he saw my house.
"It was about three and a half million,"
"Damn you bought it, or did you finance it," he asked.
"Both sort of, I didn't finance it I sort of paid half one month and the next check I got I paid the rest," I explained.
"Oh cool," he said as we got our luggage and went in. The guys were in the living room watching movies, and we joined them after I showed them their room.
"I believe you know them all, guys this is Nishon and Darby, Nishon, Darby, this is Nick, AJ, Howie, Brian, and Kevin," I introduced and got comfortable in my chair as Aaron plopped down in my lap.
"Hey," they all said in unison.
"Well Midnight, I read that everyone is calling you the King of Pop, and as you know Aaron is referred to as the Prince of Pop. So when yall get married Aaron you'll be the Queen of Pop," Nick joked and Aaron snatched the pillow out from behind my head and threw it at him.
"Fuck you," he said as Nick threw the pillow back at him.
"Eeewww, I don't want the thing after it touched him," I said dramatically and held the pillow with two fingers away from my body as if it were contaminated.
"Hey you sleep with my brother and there isn't much difference between us," he defended himself.
"Yeah there is, I'm sure that there is a T strand and a G strand difference in your DNA," I said knowing I lost them.
"What the hell," they all said in unison except for Nishon.
"Your DNA strand looks like a twisted ladder, and each rung of it is divided in half, one half is A one is T, on another rung there maybe a G and a C," I explained.
"Oh ok," Nick said still confused. "You know that I'm going to have to get a bigger vehicle to carry everyone," I stated. "How are you going to get us all there," Darby asked. "Easy, I have a BMW and a Ferrari in the garage, we'll split," I explained.
"I want the BMW," Brian claimed before anyone could respond.
"Ok, Darby, you and Nishon can take the Ferrari. Kevin, AJ, and Howie can ride with who ever you want,"
"You," they said in unison.
"Brian can't be that bad of a driver," I joked.
"Yeah," Kevin joked along.
"This isn't going to be pretty you know, I'm going to raise hell," I informed them.
"Oh shit, Midnight, don't please I want to get home with my hearing still in tact," Nishon said.
"I take he gets loud," Nick asked.
"Yeah, Let me give you some advice, NEVER, EVER, get in an argument with him, you won't win if he knows he's right or if he is standing up for something he wants, believes in ect. And back off if it starts getting physical or if he says GD. He will kick your ass or if it don't get physical and he says it back off you can't when and he might say something you don't want," Nishon explained.
"I don't get that bad do I," I asked.
"YES," Nishon and Darby said in unison.
"I take it yall have seen this side of him," Brian said.
"Of course, why do you think we are friends," Nishon said jokingly. Then Kevin looked at his watch and said it was almost time for the meeting. We all got up and went to shower and get ready. When Aaron and me went down the rest of them were waiting at the door to go. I grabbed my keys and walked out. We rode there in silence. When we got there, we got out and went in the building and up to the office.
"Hello all," the manager Bill said as we entered.
"Hey," Laura said not very cheerily.
"Let's just get on with it," I said.
"Sure, you have been called here about the tour. We are going to have to start it two weeks earlier than scheduled," he informed us.
"That's bullshit, some of us have plans and things that have to be done you know," I said in a pissy tone, getting a curious glance from Nick and Brian.
"Well I'm sorry but I had to do it," he said.
"You shouldn't have said that," Laura, Nishon, and Darby said in unison.
"So I was all you huh," I asked calmly getting a curious glance from Nishon, Darby, and Laura.
"Yeah it was me. I wanted to start early so I could get it over with earlier to have some time off,"
"You just fucked up," Laura, Nishon, and Darby said in unison again.
"So you could have time off," I said laughing really shocking Nishon, Darby, and Laura.
"Yeah so I could have some time off," he said matter-of-factly.
"WELL TO FUCKING BAD," I snapped this time watching Nick, Brain, AJ, Howie, Kevin, and Aaron's mouth drop.
"Excuse me," he said shocked a little himself.
"You heard me. We're not leaving two weeks earlier so you can have more time off and leave us with interviews and all that other post tour shit before we get only a three-day break. You get three days off the tour for Halloween, a week for Thanksgiving, two for Christmas, and one for New Years, which really gives you three for Christmas. We, on the other hand get nothing for Halloween, three days for Thanksgiving, and if we're really lucky a whole week for Christmas. You need to have less time off and you would see what we're going through for your dumbass. So we go on regular posted time or I can easily get me and the rest of them a new tour director within the hour and you will not work in this business again," leaving everyone but Laura, Nishon, Darby shocked that I would do something like that.
"Damn, You put up a strong argument. I never looked at it like that. So since you do have to power to do that I will be forced to resume on schedule," he said disappointed.
Laura went over the original schedule and an hour later we left the building. We went home in silence. When we got there Nishon was the first to say something.
"Well we're going to go shower and get to bed, goodnight Midnight and try to calm down," everyone but Darby expected me to snap.
"Alright, goodnight you two," I said calmly and headed upstairs and heard Nishon talking to them.
"He won't snap at us or yall so it is safe to talk just don't say anything bad to him," she explained.
I went upstairs to the master bath and turned on the Jacuzzi. Aaron came up later and got ready to get in bed.
"Want to join me I won't bite," I said and climbed in the water.
"Sure," he said and started toward the tub. Nothing was said until we were out and in the bed about thirty minutes later.
"I didn't expect that out of you," he said hoping I wouldn't snap at him.
"Nishon, Darby, and Laura expected worse if you noticed them," I said.
"So there is a whole side I still haven't seen, huh," he asked.
"Yeah, in fact Nishon and Darby are the only ones who have seen it except the dude whose ass I kicked,"
"So you can get physical to,"
"Sort of," I said. Nothing else was said. About ten minutes later Aaron's breathing mellowed out and I knew he was asleep.
"Morning," I said cheerily when I saw Aaron was awake.
"You're in a better mood," he said.
"Yeah, I only stay mad a little while then I'm back to me," I replied and kissed him.
"So what are we doing today," he asked still half awake.
"Unfortunately, I postponed it to work for two weeks now I sort of in a way have to. But the week after next I said was yalls but if Nick don't mind, which he can't, it will be ours, then the week after that I am flying home for a couple of days then coming here to pack and leave to spend the rest of the year with yall," I explained.
"Oohh do you have plans for me, or with me," he said with a devilish grin.
"Both, you'll have to wait and see," I replied.
"I hate suspense,"
"Well lets go get to work," I said and headed down stairs.
"Morning yall," I replied and noticed everyone but Nishon and Darby staring at me with nervous expressions.
"Morning," Nishon and Darby said in unison, then Nishon replied, "He changes like the wind, this is the Midnight you know,"
"Damn, the blonde can pay attention," I joked and ran into the kitchen as Darby grabbed her to give me time to get away.
"I'LL GET YOU WHEN YOU LEAST SUSPECT IT," she yelled from the living room.
"I see you have a strong standing relationship," Aaron said as he walked in.
"Hungry," I asked.
"Yeah,"
We ate breakfast with the usual small talk about fans, albums, tours, ect. When we were done everyone pitched in to help me finish getting the house ready to leave for the tour. After I got done calling the house maids and gardeners and got done cleaning up some it was after five o' clock.
"Thanks a lot guys, I wouldn't have finished that much today. In fact I got done a lot faster than I had planned," I said as we sat down to rest in the living room.
"We like to earn our keep if we don't pay," Kevin replied.
"No we don't," Nick protested.
"You don't, I do. There is a big difference," Kevin defended himself.
"Quit fighting you two," I stepped in, "I say we take a long break and watch some movies."
"Fine by me," Aaron said as he came from the kitchen and sat down in my lap.
"Alright, they're over there," I pointed to the entertainment center.
We watched movies until about eleven o' clock. Then Aaron decided he wanted to go to bed.
"Well I'm off to bed," I said getting Aaron off my lap and walking upstairs.
"I'm right behind you, goodnight yall," he replied following me.
"Goodnight, yall," I replied going up stairs.
"Goodnight," they all said in unison.
"You want to get a shower right quick with me," I asked Aaron when the door was shut.
"Sure, be right there," he said heading for the closet.
"Alright, I'll get the water started," I walked in the bathroom and turned on the hot water.
We soaked in the hot water for forty-five minutes before we finally decided to get out. We crawled into bed exhausted. We said nothing as we fell asleep peacefully in each others arms.
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH," Aaron woke me up screaming.
"What the hell is going on," I asked bolting upright. I noticed it was about ten and I saw Aaron covered in ice and Nick beside Aaron with an empty ice bucket laughing like a crazed man.
"WHAT THE FUCK, NICK," Aaron yelled when he came to his senses and saw Nick.
"I didn't get enough sleep as it is let alone be woken by this," I said half awake.
"I'm sorry, Cory," Aaron apologized.
"No it is not your fault, it's shit for brains here who thinks this is something incredibly funny," I said.
"Ooohhh, big words and he is still asleep," I heard Nick say from the floor where he has finally stopped laughing long enough to make fun of me.
"Fuck you," I said and got up to go brush my teeth and wake up more.
When I got to the living room about ten minutes later I heard them talking about fighting.
"Nick got into a bar fight one time and this dude broke a beer bottle over the counter and tried to stab Nick with the severed end. He missed him by an inch," said Brian.
"Midnight likes to do that," Darby said and I heard them all gasp. I walk in to see his shirt up showing them a circular scar on his back, "He got mad and was about to beat the hell out of some body and I stepped in the way as he swung and swish."
"I was fucked up that night," I replied scaring the hell out of them.
"I like to have never got him to calm down and stop apologizing," Nishon said.
"Well most people don't just wave off a broken beer bottle in her boyfriends back no matter how good of friends they are, and most people don't just wave off having a beer bottle in their back," I replied.
"True but it was my fault, I stepped in the way, and like you said you were pretty fucked up that night," Darby answered.
"Oh well, some advice that was given to me was 'Never argue with a donkey cause it makes you look like a jackass'," I quoted and left for the kitchen and heard Darby laughing behind me.
"Ok I take it Darby knows where that one came from," Kevin asked following me into the kitchen.
"Sort of, I learned that from a coach at our school before I came to this" I replied.
"What's for breakfast, sweetie," Aaron said coming into the kitchen.
"Ooohhh, pet names now huh," I asked.
"I have a name for you," he answered.
"What would that be," I asked afraid of the answer.
"Bitch," he replied jokingly.
"Sure, I don't have to answer to that you know," I said sarcastically.
"No not really. I have the privilege of being the only one who can call you Cory and get away with it," he said matter-of-factly.
"Damn your right. You're the only one that can," I said with a hint of defeat in my voice.
"True it is. His mother don't call him that any more," Nishon said entering the room.
"See," he said triumphantly.
"Now I need a pet name for you," I said pretending to be thinking hard.
"You come up with something stupid and I'll kick you ass," he said seriously.
"Ok. Let's see now." I said putting my hand on my chin like I was really thinking about it hard, "How about, Prince."
"Aaawww, am I your prince now. I feel so special," he replied sarcastically.
"Yes you are," I replied with equal sarcasm.
"Oh no," Nishon said with a disgusted look on her face and went back to the living room.
"Whatever, so what's for breakfast," he asked again.
"Whatever you cook," I said and left for the living room.
"Fine I'll eat what whoever cooks," he said and followed me leaving Kevin to cook.
"So yall talking about me again," I said as I sat down and Aaron plopped down on top of me, "Do I look like your damn chair."
"Close. You keep me all warm, and I fell safe in your arms," he said.
"Aaawww, I feel so special," I said, and he curled up in my lap.
"Well what's up for tonight," Howie asked.
"Don't know, depends on my mood," I said staring blankly out of the window.
"MIDNIGHT, WHERE'S YOUR FRYING PANS," Kevin yelled from the kitchen.
"IN THE CABNET BY THE DISHWASHER," I yelled back.
"Kevin, cooking, watch out you might not have a house soon," Brian joked.
"I HEARD THAT," Kevin yelled from the kitchen
After we ate breakfast I went up to my room to check my email and surf the net a little.
"May I enter," Aaron asked.
"It's your room too you know," I replied.
"Now I really feel special," he said.
"DAMN," I said as I looked at the clock and realized that I had been online for about six hours.
"Yeah that's what I came up here for. The guys want to know what you want to do tonight,"
"I feel like clubbing," I said out of the blue.
"Oh," ha said a little disappointed.
"You're going to," I added.
"But." he started.
"But nothing, your going unless you don't want to,"
"I do," he said quickly knowing that he would get to cause Nick would lose.
"Don't tell them yet, in fact I'll be down in a minute, I want to tell them," I said with a plan in mind.
Five minutes later I flew down the stairs landing where they could see me and then doing a double back flip over the couch and landing at Aaron's feet. Leaving everyone but Nishon and Darby in shock.
"Oh shit," Nishon said.
"Did you bring our fighting equipment," Darby asked Nishon.
"Awesome where did ya get that one," Nick asked pointing at my suit. This one was a three-piece pant, vest and shirt suit with the pants and vest matching my other suit and the white shirt with MIDNIGHT THUNDER written in black letters across the front.
"Why do you need weapons," Kevin asked.
"No I wasn't expecting this," Nishon answered Darby. "Well the only time Midnight does that and wants to go clubbing at the same time he's in the mood for action," Darby stated calmly.
"Aaron is going too," I added.
"No he ain't," Nick jumped up.
"You ain't going to win," I replied.
"He will be in damn good hand's anyway," Nishon and Darby added in unison.
"I am beginning to hate this already but you know I have to go to," Nick said and sat back down.
"That was the plan, everyone goes," I said sitting down in Aaron's lap.
"Fine by me," they all said in unison.
"Well get showered and get down in an hour," I replied and headed back upstairs.
"I didn't know you could do that," Aaron said when he followed me to the bedroom.
"I learn all kinds of things like that," I said as I went to play on the computer.
"Could you teach me," he asked coming and sitting in my lap.
"Sure, when we're off on breaks and things like that I'll teach you," I said pulling up the Solitaire game.
An hour later I did the same thing at the stairs but this time I landed in the chair in a sitting position.
"Ready," I asked when everyone had gathered in the living room.
"Yeah," they all said in unison.
We went club hunting about an hour then decided to go to Midnight Thunder. The club was named after cause I knew the owner.
"Ooohhh got a club named after him," AJ commented when we pulled up.
"Me and the owner are close friends, in fact we're first cousins," I explained.
"That's how you're going to pull off getting Aaron in," Nick asked.
"That's how I pull off getting me in," I answered, then got out and walked up to the guard, "Party of seven, Midnight Thunder."
"Right this way, Mrs. Denley has been wanting to see you," he replied and got another guard to take us to the owner's balcony that over-looked the whole club.
"Hey, Midnight, long time no see," Angel said when she saw us.
"Hey, this is Nick, Aaron, AJ, Brian, Howie, and Kevin. Guys this is Angel Denley, she is my cousin and owner of the club in which I funded," I introduced them.
"Hold on a minute," Angel said and went to the edge of the balcony and picking up a microphone, "Attention," she said and waited for the music and all to stop, "As you know the club is named after my cousin Midnight Thunder, well he has decided to stop in and say hey. Ladies and gentle men Midnight Thunder, Aaron Carter, and the Backstreet Boys."
We walked up to the edge and waved then after a few minutes of Angel talking the club resumed to its original state.
"Well yall come and have a drink with me," she said and motioned to a table.
"How's business been treating you," I asked when we sat down.
"Fairly well, since you are a little more popular among the too young for this than you are these I decided to open up for three hours every weekday afternoon for the kids to come and hang out."
"Cool I might make and appearance here a couple of times over the next few weeks before the tour. Maybe I could even sign autographs," I suggested.
"Hey that would be great. Could you make it Friday so I can have time to let everyone know, I need a few more bucks," she asked.
"Alright, and for a lot more money I could give away free tickets in a drawing of something," I added.
"Yeah that would be great could you do that,"
"Sure,"
"May I get you guys something," a waiter asked.
"Yall want something, I know what Midnight wants. You letting Aaron drink," she asked.
"Yes, only one bottle of something though," I said before Nick could say something, "and Nick will take the strongest drink you got."
"I'm not going to argue, but I'll have a bottle of After Shock," Nick said.
"Crown Royal," Brain, AJ, and Howie said in unison.
"Hot Damn," Aaron said.
"Two Hot Damns, three Crown Royals, and one Firewater," Angel said and turned back to us as the waiter left.
"How did he know he wanted that, Midnight," Nick turned to face me.
"I might have let him have a shot but only a shot of some before," I said innocently.
"Yeah only one shot I'm sure," he said accusingly but jokingly.
"Your drinks sirs, and maim" the waiter said as he came back with six bottles of liquor.
"Thanks," we all said in unison as we got our bottle.
"Glasses," he asked.
"No," again all in unison.
We spent the next few minutes talking about nothing. Then we heard a fight from below.
"What the hell," Angel said running over to the balcony with us.
"Ready Midnight," Nishon and Darby asked.
"Let me go alone, I call if I need help," I said.
"What," the rest asked.
"Alright," Nishon said, and I jumped off the balcony landing near the fight.
"BREAK IT UP," I yelled, and they ignored me. I walked over and grabbed a pool stick in midair about to hit a bloodied person on the floor.
"Don't stop me damnit," he said turning to me.
"Don't hit him and I won't have to," I said calmly.
"FUCK YOU, MOVE OUT OF MY DAMN WAY," he yelled and tried to yank the stick out of my hand, but I yanked back and got it free of his hand and used one end to hit him across the forehead causing him to fly back about three feet and hit the floor unconscious. Then I felt a beer bottle clash into the back of my head, and shatter.
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