author's note: this chapter is for the point of view of Nash. Don't forget that only Hermes, Louisa and Ivan know that Apollo was a girl so I'll use "he" instead of "she" and I won't have any notes like "A.K.A. Artemis". Sisihin niyo na lang si Nash kasi ginawa niyang lalaki si Artemis nung una silang nagkita. Hehe. Enjoy reading! [font=Papyrus][size=7]Chapter Three[/font][/size] [spoiler][font=Bradley Hand ITC][size=3][b]Chapter 3: Nash [/b][/font][/size] [font=Papyrus][size=3]"Hey, Ivan," I called Ivan who was staring to Louisa and Apollo. He looked at me. "Oh, yeah?" "Don't you think that Apollo looks like a girl?" I asked. He gave me a weird look. Wait. It's more like knowing look. Ahh. Whatever. I shouldn't have asked him a weird and stupid question. "Hmm... Not really," he answered thoughtfully. "Maybe you're imagining things." I shrugged nonchalantly. "Huh. Maybe so." Ivan continued staring to Apollo and Louisa blankly. Not giving a damn care around him. Guess he's really tired. ... Man, I'm tired and hot. Who wouldn't be hot in our clothes? Oh. I know. NO ONE. Can you believe that Louisa made us wear thick clothes for the last shoot? But, it seems like Ivan doesn't care at all. What a weirdo. He's just staring Apollo like an idiot. Ain't surprising. Apollo looks great in winter coat (correct! We're wearing clothes for winter! And we're here in Philippines. Isn't it STUPID?) and long brunette hair. He IS pretty for a guy. "Nash?" called Louisa as she comes near me. I twitched uncomfortably. Even though Louisa is my friend for almost seven years, I'm still pretty uncomfortable around her. I cleared my throat. "Yeah?" "You could change now. The pictorial is over," smiled Louisa. "Thanks for helping me out. I'll bring the pictures as soon as possible." "No problem." I entered the dressing room fast. I need to take these hot clothes off. I found Apollo inside who were half-way changing clothes. "Hey," I called to him. "H-hey," he stammered as he stopped taking off his clothes. He's a weird guy, huh. Oh, yeah. Hermes was weird too. They really are brothers. "Aren't you going to take that costume off?" I asked. "Ang init kaya." I added. "What? Oh! Uh... No!" he shook his head eagerly. Or was it nervously? I can't see his face expression. His back was facing me. "Want some help?" I offered as I take off my coat. "No, thank you!" he insisted. I shrug. "Fine." Then, Ivan came rushing in, looking worried. "Apollo? Apollo, are you okay?" he asked Apollo. Apollo nodded. "Let me get you out of here." Ivan said then they left. Now, Ivan is a weirdo too. Wonder why he worries too much about Apollo? He's a GUY. Not a GIRL. He doesn't need a knight-and-shining-armor. Wait... What if... Ivan is a... GAY!?!! !!!... That can't be right! He doesn't even have patience in watching Legally Blonde (Louisa's favorite movie. Haha.)! Or maybe, Apollo is a GAY!!! Damn s.hit. I can't believe this. "Oh! Apollo said that he needs to go because he's going to meet his girl friend." Louisa said loudly to one of her staff. Huh. I guess they found Apollo cute. ... Girl friend!?! So Apollo is a straight GUY!? Stupid imagination. I'm jumping in conclusions. "Hey, Nash," called Louisa when she entered the dressing room AGAIN. "Are you okay? You're freaking pale." "Yep. I'm fine." I answered. She was about to talk again when my phone rang. "Excuse me." I said as I indicated my phone. Louisa nodded. "Hello?" I said to the other line. "Sino 'to?" "Sira. Si Hermes 'to." said Hermes from the other line. "Malay ko ba. Hindi ko naman tinignan 'yung pangalan," I answered with a sigh. "Tawagin ba naman akong sira? Wag mo ng pagdikdikan, 'tol. Tagal ko ng alam 'yun." Hermes laughed. "Anyway, are you with my little brother?" I laughed with him. "Hindi eh. He left awhile ago with Ivan. Naka-costume pa nga eh." "Ah. I see. Got to go. Bye." said Hermes then the line went off. Napano kaya 'yun? Hay. Nevermind. I changed my clothes then stalked off the dressing room. I found Louisa and her assistant checking our photos out on her laptop. "Louisa, I need to go. Ihahatid ko pa 'yung--." I stopped and stared at Louisa's laptop. "Whoa! That IS freaking weird!" guess what? Apollo REALLY looks like a girl in his picture! "Isn't it great or what? Just what I need!" exclaimed Louisa. "The pose. The emotion. All! Doesn't he looks natural? I love it!" "Yeah! You love it! And it's freaking me up!" I stammered. Louisa rolled her eyes impatiently. "What's freaking YOU up?" What's freaking me up? Apollo looks like a girl and I hate going near them. "I hate girls. They creep me up!" I blurted. Louisa looked at me with dagger eyes. She's scary! SCARY, I tell you! "Oh! So, the lady-hater is back!" I realized what I just said. That was bad, huh. "Sorry. I'm sorry!" I said nervously as Louisa started to come near me. I walked backwards in panic. "It's just a picture, Nash," Louisa continued coming near me. "A picture. So, don't get freaked out because of it." I was about to tell her that it still affects me when we tripped because of the stupid costume lying on the floor. Oh, damn. I can't believe what had happened. Louisa and I... Were... ... Kissing. "What the damn heck!?!" screamed Louisa when she got up suddenly. "Did you... Did you just k-kissed Louisa, N-nash!?" asked a new voice. I saw Ivan staring to us with shocked expression while Apollo had his mouth open. Don't tell me that Ivan and Apollo saw me and Louisa kissing!?!? Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn. Damn! "That was my first kiss." I blurted out suddenly before I can control myself. "I never kissed anyone since my ex! Oh, no. Oh, no." Louisa paced back and forth. "Haha!" laughed Ivan. I stared at him bewilderedly. Louisa glared at him. "Why are you laughing, freak idiot?!" "Ouch." said Ivan nonchalantly. Apollo giggled. "It's that stupid costume." I snapped to Ivan. "Nash and Louisa, lying on the floor. K-I-S-S-I-N-G." muttered Ivan with a sing-song voice. Apollo laughed harder. This is so humiliating! "Stop that stupid song, you idiot!" Louisa snapped. Ivan made a peace sign. "Sorry," he said then he faced Apollo. "Now, let's get you out of that hot clothes." "Yes. Thanks." Apollo smiled then they walked towards the dressing room. "Oh. By the way, rehearsals tomorrow." Ivan told me as he helped me get up. "Okay." I smiled as I evaded Louisa's purse. "That was gonna kill me if I didn't evaded it!" I exclaimed. Ivan grinned at me. "Good luck." then, he was gone with Apollo. "Get out of here!" screamed Louisa. "It was an accident!" I snapped. She is so SCARY! I should be the one to get angry. That was my first kiss! Louisa glared at me with dagger eyes. "Get out, you idiot!" I ran to the door. "Freak." I muttered then a blush-on hit my head. "Ow!" "Bagay mo!" shouted Louisa then I heard a laugh when I was finally out of Louisa's sight. I guess it's Ivan because I heard a loud thud then a "Ouch!". I laughed then entered my car. —— Two weeks later. "That was great, Apollo!" cheered Louisa. Apollo just finished singing The Way I Loved You with a great voice. "Tomorrow, it'll be like a concert!" "Thanks, Louisa." grinned Apollo. I laid my bass guitar near the drum set. Sarah entered the rehearsals room with a huge McDonalds plastic bag. "Food, everyone!" "Perfect! I'm starving!" said Hermes then grabbed a french fries, two burgers and a Coke. "You are such a great party coordinator, Sarah." "Well, thank you Hermes," smiled Sarah. I grabbed a french fries, a burger and a Coke as Sarah pass around the plastic bag. "Patay-gutom talaga. Naka-dalawang cup noodles palang kanina." Ian said with a stage-whisper to Apollo. "Do you eat like him, baby Apollo?" "Freak." laughed Apollo. "Not really, baby Ian." They started to fool around again. "You look like a gay, Ian," I called to them. "More like a gay sugar daddy." Justin laughed then everyone joined. They were still joking and laughing but I'm serious with my food. Playing guitar makes you hungry. "Anak ng tipaklong! It's already this late!?" screamed Louisa as she stare at her phone. Everyone stared at her then laughed. But, I jumped and loosed the grip on my half-eaten burger. "Oh, man. You owe me a burger, Louisa!" "No, I don't." "Yes, you do." "Shut up." "Hell no." "Oooh. A fight. Go Louisa!" cheered Jasper then everyone cheered too. Hermes, Justin and Eric are on my side while Apollo, Ivan, Ian and Jasper are on Louisa's side. "Fight. Fight. Fight." everyone cheered but some are laughing. I said coolly. "Give back my BURGER." and my kiss. "I don't care about your burger," Louisa got up and pulled Apollo. "Let's get going, Apollo. It's already 7:40 PM." "Sure." Apollo grinned. There's a lot of "Ooh." in the background. I ignored them and continued eating my french fries. "Bye, guys. Sleep early!" waved Apollo by the door. "Sure thing! Bring me a burger and McFloat tomorrow as a payment of my fallen burger!" I called and grinned to myself. I heard Apollo laugh. "Okay!" After I finished my french fries and Coke, I got up and headed to the door. "Bye, guys. See ya." "Ingat." called Hermes as they wave. —— Where IS Apollo and Ivan? Great. The party will start at 7:00 PM and it's already 6:45 PM. "Did they replied?" asked Sarah worriedly. I shook my head. "Not yet." "We're done tuning!" called Eric from the stage. "They're still not here!" I replied to them. 6:50 PM... ... 6:55 PM... Where are they? 6:57 PM. Finally! Apollo and Ivan entered the back stage. Oh, damn. My heart started beating fast at the sight of Apollo WEARING A GIRLS DRESS. "What are you wearing? We're allowed not to cross-dress. I know Ivan and you begged Louisa to allow it." I asked Apollo. "It's emergency." Apollo answered. Ivan held his hands up as if in surrender. "My fault. Sa pagmamadali ko, nagkapalit sila ng paper bag nung girl na nakasabay ni Apollo sa pagbili. Late na nung malaman namin so I just forced him to wear it and we stopped by at Louisa's studio so I can borrow a wig." "Finally! You're both here! And why are you wearing a girls clothes, Apollo?" chuckled Sarah. Apollo rolled her— I mean his eyes. He really looks like a girl! "Long story." "Nice boots and dress, huh." smiled Sarah. Well, they ARE nice. "Go and sing your heart out!" Sarah pushed us to the stage so we can start. Me and Ian are in guitars, Jasper in drums and Apollo in vocals. The rest are watching because they are so lazy and doesn't want to perform. "Hi kids!" greeted Sarah to the, uhh... kids?(More like teen agers. Hehe.) "And of course, our sponsors and visitors. Thank you all for helping us in this fund raising. Anyway, let the 'Taylor Swift' concert, requested by Louisa, begin!" the crowd cheered. Jasper did the intro of The Way I Loved You for our first number then we joined. When Apollo started singing, the crowd became quite. "[i]He is sensible and so incredible. And all my single friends are jealous. He says everything I need to hear and it's like I couldn't ask for anything better. He opens up my door and I get into his car and he says you look beautiful tonight. And I feel perfectly fine...[/i]" Apollo continued singing. After the chorus, everybody cheered so loud. I can see myself grinning and Apollo smiling. In that dress, boots and wig, who would ever thought that he's a guy, huh? As we come near at the last note, the crowd cheered again. "Want some more, guys?" asked Apollo. "Yeah!" they chorused. I laughed then we proceeded to our next song; You Belong With Me. Then the next; I'd Lie, then the next again; I'm Only Me When I'm With You. Then, the last song of Apollo A.K.A. Taylor Swift; Our Song. "One more!" called a girl (maybe a fan of Taylor Swift.) from the crowd. Apollo laughed. "Sure! What song?" "Beautiful eyes!" answered the girl whatever-her-name-is. "Well... Uhh... Okay." Apollo signaled us to start. The intro ended then Apollo started singing. "[i]Your beautiful eyes staring right into mine. Sometimes, I think of you late at night. I don't why. I wanna be somewhere where you are...[/i]" Apollo continued singing but there's something weird about him. There's so much emotion at his song. It's much stronger than his earlier songs. And when I streaked the last note, I saw tears rolling down on Apollo's face. I was about to approach him when someone pushed me. "What the—" I muttered then I saw Ivan pulling Apollo inside the back stage. There was a short silence but Sarah came to the rescue. "Well, that was great, isn't it?" the crowd cheered. "We've got our own Taylor Swift! How about a song from here? Who loves Spongecola's songs here?" everyone cheered but I was confused. What had just happened? I gave the guitar to Eric as they climb the stage then entered the back stage. I found Apollo crying there with Ivan. "Apollo? Are you okay?" I asked him. Apollo looked at me. "Yes. Thank you." he answered. I stared at him blankly. He looks so fragile and vulnerable. And so girly and... ... Beautiful... ... I snapped out of my thoughts when I realized what I was thinking. "S.hit." I cursed myself. "I... I better get going." I told them nervously. Ivan nodded but Apollo cried on his shoulder. I wish he cried on my shoulder... Wait... What am I thinking? I better get the hell out of here. But when I was at the door of the back stage, I can still hear the sobbing of Apollo. Why did he cried? Did something happened? He's my friend but I don't know what to do. "Hey, Louisa." I called Louisa when I found her near the sound system. "What is Apollo's problem?" Louisa sighed. "I don't know if I should tell you the whole story but... Well... You see, I lied to my assistant when I said that Apollo left when we were having a pictorial because of his girl friend. I know you heard me say that. Beautiful Eyes reminded Ar— I mean, Apollo his fiancé." "I think fiancée is the more appropriate word, Lou." I suggested. "Yes. I mean his fiancée who... Died..." Louisa sighed. I stopped. Died!? That is SO sad. What can I do for Apollo? Joke about things? No. Tour him? No. Talk about his past and fiancée? Hell NO. He'll get hurt again. WHAT CAN I DO FOR HIM??? ... ... I'll just do anything to cheer him up! Yeah! That's a great idea![/font][/size][/spoiler]

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