chapter two


Dave woke up with a jolt. The pillow that had just hit him in the face fell to the floor. Dave looked up into the angered face of his triplet brother. Dave gave a questioning look. "Knock it off!" Clint whispered loudly from his top bunk and rolled back onto his back. Dave was confused. Dave pulled his curtain back and tried to go back to sleep. He couldn't.

Pulling his curtain back again to reveal the inside of a tour bus and stood up. He whipped open Clint's curtain and let the light of a small nightlight fill Clint's bunk. "What's your problem?" Dave asked nicely, he wasn't ever one to start a fight.

"You sound like a slamming door!" Clint said, annoyed. He covered his eyes with his arms and ignored Dave. He was referring to Dave's snoring.

"I can't help it." Dave said innocently and climbed back into his small bed. He wanted to go back to sleep but he couldn't. He noticed Scott was already up and in the far back of the bus watching TV. He decided to join him.

Dave walked back into the small space and flopped down on a bean bag chair and watched as Scott looked intently at some program on MTV, something they missed greatly when outside of the States.

"Previously on "Undressed"..." The voice on the TV said.

"Undressed? Sounds interesting..." Dave said non-enthusiastically.

Scott didn't look at his brother. "I've seen this once before." The TV screen showed a couple making out on a sofa. "Now why can't I have that?" Scott questioned. "I mean, I'm 16 frickin' years old and there are millions of girls that would give it to me and how many do I have? Count 'em D.!" Scott said. He sounded really pissed off.

"Well, Scott...we travel..." Dave attempted to make his brother feel better. It didn't work.

"No kidding." Scott said and got up to get a drink. He found a bottle of water and opened it as he sat down again. "I'm half tempted to grab a girl at a one of our shows and just like make out for like half an hour." Scott said. He looked at Dave. Dave was looking at Scott like he was nuts.

"I'm gonna laugh if you do." Dave said and smiled. Bob walked into the room.

"Hey dickhead." Scott said as he noticed his brother. Bob looked offended. Scott never talked like this.

Bob looked at Dave. "What's his problem?" He asked as he opened the small refrigerator that was in the wall. He pulled out a root beer and found a place on the floor in a corner.

"He's in desperate need of a girl." Dave said "sweetly" and blinked his eyelashes in such a way that made Scott mad.

"Awwwwww, poor little Elvis can't find a little action?" Bob said and laughed. Dave did too.

Now Scott was determined. "You'll see. I'll get a girl and make you guys jealous." Dave and Bob laughed.

"Yeah right." They both mumbled to themselves.