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"Hello there Kevin" I say cheerfully as I enter his bus, dropping my bag in the first empty corner I can find. I left my other stuff on mine and Brian's bus, but these things are essensial to a trip on Kevin's bus. I've got my Nintendo, and the Playstation, so I have a choice in what I wanna play. I've got my CD player, with both Linkin Park and some other CD's, I've got a book (never imagined that now did you), and I've got a bottle of lube.

WHAT?!!

You never know when it's gonna come in handy. So I just keep it around all the time. And a good thing that is as well. I seem to remember a week or two ago on AJ's bus, in a way too small bathroom.

Don't tell him that though, he'd flip and probably try to kill me. Or Brian, it was his idea. Or both.

I grin as I start to move back in the bus, but I've hardly taken two steps before a hand on my shoulder stops me.

I turn, and look straight into Kevin's eyes.

Damn, he's angry. His face is all red, and I can see smoke coming out of his ears.

I SWEAR!

Damn, what did I do to make this happen SO DAMN EARLY!

"Yes?" I say, trying to act as innocently as possible.

He looks at my things, and then back at me, his eyes turning red, the same with the smoke coming out of his ears.

"Place that somewhere else" he says, his voice holding a commanding tone.

Damn, he's in that mood.

I think that when I said this would be hell, it was an UNDERSTATEMENT.

*****

Nick is in trouble, already.

I have no idea how he can do it. How he can simply walk into the same room as Kevin, and instantly he's in big shit.

He says it's a talent, a gift.

Looking at Kevin, I have to agree. Cause my cousin looks so damn funny when's he's angry. Like Nick says, it's like there's smoke coming out of his ears.

I walk up next to my love and smile at him, bending down to pick up his bag.

"Come on Nicky, let's put that somewhere else before Kevin gets really mad" I say with a grin, and he takes the bag, following me to the back of the bus.

After dropping off our stuff there we walk to the middle, where the sofa is, along with a very nice table and a TV.

"So, you two alive?" AJ asks, quiet enough so Kevin won't hear. He thinks it really funny when me or Nick gets into trouble, but he'll do just about anything to stay out of it himself.

"Yeah" Nick says, as he drops down next to AJ, blowing him a kiss. Nick's been doing that a lot lately, for a reason I've yet to discover. It makes AJ blush though, so it's fun.

I sit down next to him, and lean againsthim, resting my head on his shoulder.

"Can we get this started?" I ask. Just at that time Kevin sits down as well, and finally we can begin.

*****

I blow a kiss at AJ, and as usual he starts to blush. I swear to God he's reminding me of Kevin when I do that. When it comes to the color of his face I mean.

Nobody understands why I do it though, except for AJ of course. It all leads back to this conversation we had about three weeks ago.

You see, I never really forgot the fact that AJ once claimed that he was not as straight as an arrow. I never did think much of it then, but since we got back on the road, and things have gotten better with me and Brian, I've given it some thought you could say.

So, this one day when I was really bored I decided to corner AJ about it.

Let's just say he was less than thrilled about it, but I got it out of him.

All I had to do was threaten his sunglasses and cowboy hat, and he started singing like Justin Timberlake on drugs.

Wondering about the metaphor, let's just say I've been there and seen that, and it ain't a pretty sight.

So, abyways, after we got through the usual stutter and please-don't-make-me-say-this-Nick shit, I found out what he meant.

Seems our good AJ likes to pick his prizes from both sides of the fence, if you know what I mean.

And if you don't, it could be cause that metaphor (if it was even that) sucked big time.

Now, as if that wasn't funny enough, cause you have to imagine he was resembling a tomato at this point, I found out that he once had a crush on me. Not anymore though, or so he claims.

So, of course now I have to mess with him and make him feel embarassed all the time.

It's funny as hell.

Actually, I think I'm gonna get him a date.

A male date.

Now, all I need to do if find the right guy for him.

Let's see, there's that actor from A Knights Tale, what's his name? No, he's too pretty for AJ. Well, how about that one guy from O-Town, Jacob. Nah, too damn ugly. Even I wouldn't do that to AJ.

Hm, who should I find, who shoul....

"NICK!"

"What?" I ask, and look around.

"Are you paying attention at all?" Kevin asks.

Fuck, has the meeting started already?

 

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